In the middle of the day, the chirping of cicadas was heartbreaking, making people feel depressed for no reason.
In the small courtyard, a willow tree that needs several people to embrace provides shade for half of the courtyard.
There is a low couch in the shade of the trees. The man on the couch is handsome and extraordinary, but his face is haggard and pale. He is wearing raw linen clothes, as if he is in mourning.
On the stone bench next to the couch, a man in military uniform was lighting mugwort to drive away mosquitoes and flies, while whispering: "... Seven, seven, eight, eight, many people escaped in the dark night. Yesterday, under the pretext of going out for patrol, there were several more people. He wanted to escape, but was captured by the people in the fort. I ordered them to be killed... There are only fifty or sixty people left, either because they have no family in Fengzhou or they are old people from the past. "
At this point, he paused. Seeing that the man on the couch didn't speak, he continued, "Although Wen Yaozi didn't say it explicitly, he clearly wanted to recruit us. The old ginseng used to make medicine for you today is said to be It was the one that was brought to Chishuling. His eldest son was too late to save the ginseng, so he originally wanted to keep it just in case. But I heard about your illness. I couldn't live without the wild ginseng, so I sent it over without saying a word. How could I be so willing to ask for nothing?"
"Brother Wei, are we leaving or staying? Are you really not going to say anything?" Seeing that Wei Xinyong remained indifferent, Mo Binwei said with a touch of irritation between his eyebrows, "I know that the tiger slave died to save you. , You feel uncomfortable in your heart. However, that night you held the corner of your robe dyed with the blood of the tiger slave and swore that you would take revenge on the Qingzhou Su family! Can you take revenge just by lying here like this?"
When it comes to the Su family in Qingzhou, Mo Binwei can't help but reveal a trace of resentment in his eyes!
He was born as a commoner and had long been accustomed to the superiority of the gentry, let alone a family like the Qingzhou Su family? For ordinary bullying, Mo Binwei would never be so angry as to be unforgettable because he is no longer the little yamen servant he once was.
Because the more he climbs up, the more he realizes how terrifying these families that have accumulated over hundreds of years, experienced countless ups and downs and still stand at the top of the country's gentry are! He was not completely cowardly, but the flame of ambition ignited by Wei Xinyong made him see his own path clearly - to be born with generals and talents in troubled times, this was a chance to change his own destiny and even his future generations. Chances for the fate of descendants.
In order to achieve this opportunity, he did not mind enduring all the humiliation and hardships in the process. He knows that those who achieve great things cannot have smooth sailing.
But the Qingzhou Su clan was different from the other noble clans who had bullied and despised him.
The Su family wants him dead!
After death, everything comes to nothing, so what's the point of forbearance
In particular, Mo Binwei had been won over by the Fengzhou Wei family. The Wei family's family status was no worse than that of the Su family, but their methods were somehow gentler—even this time, the three thousand Fengzhou soldiers were lent to him by the Wei family! After receiving the affirmation from one magistrate, he was then threatened with life and death by another magnate. One can imagine Mo Binwei's resentment towards the latter!
This is a thousand times better than being directly forced by a judge!
It was not just because of him that his value was affirmed. The confidence that he had just cultivated as a famous general was completely destroyed by this coercion. As a person with great ambitions, what Mo Binwei hated the most was that Su wanted to kill him but failed. Instead, he killed Su Yuliang, which was equivalent to ruining most of the future he had managed to build so easily!
Originally, contrary to almost everyone's expectations, he met Mrs. Song's favorite granddaughter Wei Changying in Chang County, and he was already destined to receive additional bets from the Wei family. Wei Changying's husband, Shen Zangfeng, was also grateful to him for protecting his wife. When he regained the imperial capital, Yanzhou and expelled the Rong people, he specially gave him several great achievements, which made him famous.
Nowadays, the name "Mo Binwei" is somewhat famous throughout the country.
Originally, even though the three thousand elite soldiers under his command were taken back by the Wei family, with the money and fame provided by the Wei family, and Wei Xinyong's guidance, Mo Binwei was confident that he could build an army of his own. In troubled times, we open up new territories and achieve things that are beyond the reach of others.
But the splendid future that could already be roughly outlined has been completely shattered with Su Yuliang's death.
Most of the three thousand Fengzhou soldiers died in the hands of the Qingzhou army, and the rest were killed, wounded, or fled on the way out. When they broke out of the siege, there were only about a hundred Fengzhou soldiers still following Mo Binwei!
Mo Binwei's eyesight was split at that time!
Although most of these three thousand Fengzhou soldiers still love the Wei family, they are still his subordinates until now! And even if these people return to Fengzhou, they will always have a favor... What's more important is that the Wei family gave these three thousand people to him, not without asking him to help train their troops, so that they can focus on these three thousand people later. Plan to build an elite army to defend Fengzhou.
Now that this army is almost finished, how can he explain to the Wei family? !
You need to know that the Wei family has not yet given him his share of the reward for guarding Captain Ying!
Not only the Fengzhou soldiers, but also the 5,000 Xiliang troops brought by Captain Zhao suffered heavy casualties. Captain Zhao himself is from Xiliang, and the five thousand people under his command are all friends from the same hometown, and several are even his relatives. This hatred and grief is not inferior to Mo Binwei's!
If Captain Zhao hadn't been hit by an arrow and fell unconscious at that time, and had to rely on his personal guards to escape with him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to catch him in one breath due to the pain!
Originally, Wei Xinyong would not care much about the lives of Fengzhou soldiers, Xiliang troops, or even Captain Zhao.
but…
The tiger slave also died.
This boy who had served Wei Xinyong since he was a child had been loyal to Wei Xinyong for twenty years and followed Wei Xinyong's lead in everything. Even Wei Xinyong was entangled by the hatred between his father and sister and had no intention of getting married. The tiger slave also refused to start a family and served him wholeheartedly, working hard and never complaining.
Nominally he is Wei Xinyong's servant, but in fact, after many years of companionship and dependence on each other, Hu Nu is the last person in the world who can affect Wei Xinyong's heart - even when he was in Chishu Ridge, Wei Xinyong He didn't want to contact Hu Nu; even though Wei Xinyong still had his half-brother alive.
But this loyal book boy, the only person who accompanied Wei Xinyong's growth, sacrificed his life to stand in front of Wei Xinyong for the sake of two stray arrows that neither Mo Binwei nor Captain Zhao had time to deflect.
- Two arrows pierced the heart and the horse fell. Mo Binwei tried to take away the body but failed... Under the witness of Wei Xinyong, he was trampled into pulp by the horseshoes of the Qingzhou army!
All that was left to Wei Xinyong was a piece of blood-stained clothing rolled back by Mo Binwei's whip.
On the way to Qishan Fort, Wei Xinyong held the piece of clothing and vomited more than a dozen mouthfuls of blood.
But after Mo Binwei helped him off the horse with trembling eyes, he smiled calmly: "Don't worry, I can't die. At least I won't die until I avenge the tiger slave!"
Even though they had suffered such heavy losses, if they hadn't been rescued by Wen Yaozi when they fled to Yong County... I'm afraid they still wouldn't be able to escape the Qingzhou Army's pursuit!
But what Mo Binwei didn't expect was that Wei Xinyong, who had vowed to avenge the tiger slaves, had been lying dumbly for four days, both inside and outside the house, and wouldn't answer when he spoke to him... Thinking of Mo Binwei Thinking of the unpredictable future, thinking of the upcoming catastrophe, and thinking of Wen Yaozi's unexpected rescue... Mo Binwei's heart was as confused and confused as a ball of paste.
Right now is when he needs Wei Xinyong the most.
So even though he knew that Wei Xinyong must be extremely sad at this moment, he couldn't help but urge again and again: "Wei Qi and Zhi Bentang, you have failed twice. Do you also want to fail this time against the tiger slave? Su Shi is What a behemoth? Even if you are extremely resourceful and out of reach, how easy is it for you to take revenge on someone
It was rare for him to chatter like this, but when he saw Wei Xinyong looking calmly at the willow branches above his head, seemingly not hearing anything, he couldn't help but feel more and more frustrated.
Unexpectedly, just when he decided to shut up in despair, Wei Xinyong spoke: "Go tell Wen Yaozi."
"Ah?" Mo Binwei was stunned.
"Go tell Wen Yaozi and ask him to send people to spread a message throughout Panzhou." Wei Xinyong closed his eyes, and the tiredness deepened on his haggard face. He said lightly, "Su Yu Liang and his confidant He Ziyong discussed Duke Kang's intention to murder his brother Su Xiuwei and his nephew Su Yuwu, but we accidentally discovered it, so they fabricated lies and hunted us down! "
Mo Binwei didn't think much about the news and said in surprise: "Were you thinking of an idea just now?"
"Let Wen Yaozi do this." Wei Xinyong repeated again.
Mo Binwei heard his impatience and stood up hurriedly: "Don't worry! I'll go right away!" However, after taking two steps, he stopped again and turned around in confusion, "But Su Yuliang is here to visit you. At that time, he was trying to recruit us, and he was accidentally killed after being kidnapped by us! How can we cover this up?"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Wei Xinyong said coldly, "How many people saw you accidentally kill him at that time?"
"Even if we don't count our side, there are at least thousands of pursuing troops!" Mo Binwei said in surprise. How can we hide something like this in full view of the public
Wei Xinyong said: "Zhao Qian in Panzhou alone claims to have hundreds of thousands of subordinates. Will all these hundreds of thousands of people believe those Qingzhou soldiers? They don't believe it even in Panzhou, let alone those from other places. people?"
"This..." Mo Binwei still hesitated, "But where is Duke Kang?" Isn't the most dangerous thing at the moment the Qingzhou Army's pursuit? Although it is said that Wen Yaozi saved them, the Qingzhou Army is approaching, and Qishan Fort will be found sooner or later.
"You are not good at political affairs after all." Wei Xinyong sighed tiredly, opened his eyes, his expression was neither sad nor happy, like stagnant water, but deep in the pupils, there was deep hatred, "How can the Xiliang Army and the Qingzhou Army... Strong, the two families were as close as one before... With them here, even if the Wei Dynasty declines, will there be any trouble in the world now? "
He said calmly, "As long as you let Wen Yaozi spread the news, someone will naturally find a way to make it true. At worst, it will be half-truth and half-false!" (To be continued)