When Shen Zangfeng and the three were conspiring, Wei Xinyong was also giving Wen Yaozi advice in Qishan Castle: "Shen Zangfeng will definitely not let the two families go to war. This is a big deal. It took generations of effort from both families to save what they have now." It is impossible for Su Xiuming to ruin her family's fortune over a son. Therefore, Shen Zangfeng will definitely contact those who oppose the war between the two families to prevent Su Xiuming from doing something unwise. Support his third uncle, Su Xiuwei, whose son is Shen Zangfeng’s wife and my niece’s biological cousin, to replace Su Xiu Ming. Once they stop fighting, we will have no chance of survival!”
Wen Yaozi humbly said: "Please teach me, sir!"
"Su Yuliang wanted to kill us, but ended up harming himself instead. Su Xiu Ming must have been extremely saddened by the loss of her beloved son. Although Su Yuliang and He Ziyong were both dead, the design forced me and Mo Xiandi to defect to the Su family. They can’t be the only ones who attack if they don’t allow it.”
Wei Xinyong took a sip of ginseng tea, his pale face expressionless, and said calmly, "So Su Xiuming must know what happened that day."
Wen Yaozi's expression became serious: "Since he knows that this matter has nothing to do with the Shen family and Su Xiuwei, he will definitely restrain the conflict with the Shen family when he calms down..."
"No." Wei Xinyong put down the tea bowl and shook his head, "It may not have anything to do with the Shen family and Su Xiuwei. When Brother Mo Xian hijacked Su Yuliang to break out of the siege, he once asked him why he dared to disregard my identity as a descendant of the Wei family in Fengzhou. Aren't you afraid that the Wei family will ask for an explanation from the Su family? This is because his father, Su Xiuming, acted on his own initiative!"
"He Ziyong?" Wen Yaozi reacted very quickly, "Mr. Wei meant that He Ziyong might be a member of the Shen family or Su Xiuwei's group. But he managed to deceive Su Xiu Ming's trust into assisting Su Yuliang. . But He Ziyong had evil intentions and deliberately killed Su Yuliang under the guise of Mr. Mo and Captain Mo? "
Wei Xinyong nodded: "The situation that day was urgent, so there was no time to ask in detail. But Brother Mo Xian knew Su Yuliang's status in the Su family. The reason why he killed him by mistake was because the Qingzhou Army was too eager to pursue him that day. I accidentally cut the sharp blade across Su Yuliang's throat. When I thought about it later, I felt suspicious: Su Yuliang was in Mo Xiandi's hands at that time. If the Qingzhou Army really cared about his life, they should not have pursued Mo Xiandi. It’s too tight, so as not to injure Su Yuliang!”
When Wen Yaozi heard this, his expression relaxed and he said: "If this is the case, then Su Xiu Ming will most likely take revenge on the Shen family and Su Xiuwei in anger. After all, the revenge of killing a son is intolerable to ordinary people. What’s more, Su Xiu Ming already had a legitimate son who died earlier, and she almost lost her position as the leader of the clan.”
"Not necessarily." Wei Xinyong shook his head again.
Seeing that Yaozi was shocked, he drank a few sips of ginseng tea to refresh himself and explained to him in detail, "Su Xiu Ming is not a mediocre person. How could he not know the outcome of Shen Su's war? The most important thing is that even if the war begins, he will It is impossible to completely annihilate the Shen family. Not to mention that the Shen family is far away in Xiliang, it is impossible for the Qingzhou army to conquer the Xiliang army. Shen Zangfeng is not a fool, and the imperial capital is not the foundation of the Shen family. If he is defeated, will he take his family and retreat to Xiliang? Can the Qingzhou Army pursue Xiliang Army all the way? If we lose, we can supplement it from Xiliang! I estimate that the Shen family and the Su family have almost the same family background. The only possibility is that the two families will be burned together! In short, if Su Yuliang's death is caused by Shen Zangfeng or It is unlikely that Su Xiu Ming will take revenge on the orders of the important people of the Shen family."
"As for the truth about Su Yuliang's plot against me and Mo Xiandi, there are five possibilities: the first is that He Ziyong was eager to do something, but it was self-defeating, and there is no hidden secret; the second is related to Su Xiuwei; the third is It is related to the Shen family; the fourth type is related to both Su Xiuwei and the Shen family; the fifth type is more complicated - He Ziyong was also instigated by others, but the person who instigated him was neither Su Xiuwei nor the Shen family, but There are other people who want to benefit from it.”
"But these five possibilities are actually two for Su Xiu Ming right now: one is that he needs to hate the Shen family; the other is that he does not need to hate the Shen family."
Wei Xinyong said calmly, "But if I were him, regardless of whether I need to hate the Shen family or not, I would doubt the Shen family and Su Xiuwei at this moment. I would even start a war directly if there is any evidence of this suspicion!"
Wen Yaozi thought for a moment and asked for advice again: "I am ignorant. Mr. Lao Wei can explain it in detail."
"Su Xiu Ming was once considered to have no chance of becoming the head of the clan because her son Su Yuliang was not as popular with his father Su Pingzhan as his nephew Su Yuwu." Wei Xinyong said lightly, "Although I have no relationship with the Su family. Even though we are familiar with each other, we can be sure: if Marquis Kangle was still alive, the person in charge of the Qingzhou Army might not be Su Xiu Ming, but the excluded Su Xiuwei and his son. "
"Su Xiu Ming wants to take this opportunity to eradicate Su Xiuwei and his son?" After saying this, Wen Yaozi came to his senses.
"That's right." Wei Xinyong nodded, "Because Su Pingzhan died without a will, Su Xiu Ming took charge of the Qingzhou Army as his eldest son. Su Xiuwei and his son had no choice but to fight for power with him secretly. Although Su Xiu Ming Ming now has the upper hand, but Su Xiuwei and his son also have a place, and this position is difficult for Su Xiu Ming to eliminate. After all, the Su family does not know that he is the successor that Su Pingzhan hopes to succeed. Murdering his brother and nephew for no reason is tantamount to exposing his own shortcomings, and Su Xiuwei and his son knew the plot very well, how could they not take precautions? "
Wen Yaozi completely understood: "Since Su Xiuwei's son is better than Su Xiu Ming's son, even if Su Xiu Ming has the upper hand at this moment, even if the three houses of the Su family have no good strategy, they can try to figure it out slowly. After all, Su Xiu Wei is Su Xiu Ming's son. The third brother is also behind Su Xiu Ming in terms of age, so Su Xiu Wei and his son can wait until Su Xiu Ming gets old to take back the position of clan leader from Su Yu Liang, but Su Yu cannot wait this time! After Liang Shen died, the Shen family and Su Xiuwei were both suspected of taking action. Su Xiu Ming wanted to take this opportunity to provoke them to take action in order to find a loophole and completely control the Qingzhou Army! "
He said with emotion, "If I hadn't pointed out the key to this, I would never have thought of it. You are really a great talent!"
"Great talent?" Wei Xinyong smiled self-deprecatingly, cupped his hands towards him, and said, "If it hadn't been for the generous help of the strong man, we would have been killed by the sword now, and now the strong man would be even more implicated by us..."
"Mr. Wei said this out of touch. To be honest, in order to save Quanzi's life, I led my neighbors to capture Yongxian County and robbed the 500-year-old mountain ginseng from Su's medicine shop in Qingzhou. That's all. When I was trying to seize the wild ginseng, because I was worried about the dog's injury, the medicine shop owner relied on his support and refused to give it to me. In a hurry, I picked up a knife and killed his two sons..." Hearing what he said, Wen Yazi also smiled bitterly. "It turned out later that the shopkeeper actually had only one son. The other boy was a young man from a branch of the Su clan. It seemed that because of Su Yuliang's trip, he went to Yong County to set up a front station and gain credit for being a pioneer. . Even if I don’t save my husband and his party this time, we will still be hunted by the Qingzhou Su family! Speaking of which, my husband saved me and my friends!”
Wei Xinyong was startled. He just thanked Wen Yaozi, but he was actually asking Wen Yaozi tactfully for saving them - because Wen Yaozi really had no reason to wade into this troubled water, and he actually didn't have enough strength to do so. Such troubled waters!
Although this Qishan Fort is run with care, it would be a joke to rely on it to confront the Qingzhou Army.
Even though Wei Xinyong had already gained fame in the world at this time - mostly because of his involvement in Su Yuliang's death - he was not famous enough for the whole country to think that he could lead someone like Wen Yaozi. Small forces fight against the Qingzhou Army.
Unless Wen Yaozi was crazy, he would risk his whole family and all his hard work on this possibility!
Therefore, even Wei Xinyong couldn't figure out why this person wanted to save them
At this moment, Wen Yaozi's words solved his doubts. It turned out that Wen Yaozi himself also had a grudge against the Su family. Even though the person who was killed was only a descendant of the Su family, he was still a member of the Su family. In fact, even if he is not a member of the Su clan, but only the shopkeeper is killed, according to the practices of the Su family, no, all clan members, even if the war is in chaos now, if there is a chance, or when it is not so busy, Wen Yaozi will definitely be killed. To maintain family prestige.
It happened that at this time, Su Xiu Ming wanted her son to make a great contribution, so he sent Su Yuliang and soldiers to Panzhou to recruit Zhao Qian to surrender or destroy him. Yong County is located in Panzhou. Didn't the Qingzhou army easily avenge this hatred
After all, Wen Yaozi couldn't afford to provoke the Qingzhou Army. Since he found out that the Qingzhou Army was chasing Wei Xinyong and others, he might as well save them. With the identities of Wei Xinyong and the others, Wen Yaozi and the others could hope to escape. ! Without saving Wei Xinyong and his party, it would be impossible for them to avoid the Su family's revenge by themselves.
After knowing the reason, Wei Xinyong admired Wen Yaozi in his heart.
It wasn't just the decision and courage of this person who decided to save his group - in fact, once Su Yuliang died, the Qingzhou Army would definitely not be able to care about causing trouble for Wen Yaozi, and would focus all their energy on avenging Su Yuliang. If Wen Yaozi took advantage of this situation and took people to hide in this Qishan Castle, he might not be able to escape by changing his name during the chaos.
But Wen Yaozi chose to save Wei Xinyong and his party.
It can be seen from this move that although this power is not as powerful as Zhao Qian, it is by no means comparable to ordinary rural power. He has ambitious ambitions that are inconsistent with his majestic appearance.
It was a big gamble for him to save Wei Xinyong and his party. Needless to say, he lost. As long as he won, at worst he could take advantage of the favor of saving the descendants of the Wei family in Fengzhou and the captain of the Xiliang army to grow rapidly! This kind of growth is something he cannot achieve under normal circumstances!
And it can also directly connect with the two major players in China.
Even if he is not the one in charge of the two major clans, he can still contact them tactfully. Don't underestimate this euphemistic contact. Even Zhao Qian, who claims to have hundreds of thousands under his command, in the eyes of the generals - for example, this time Su Xiu Ming was like picking a green vegetable and a radish. She selected it and sent someone to send a letter to her son: Here, This Zhao Qian is the result of your father's selection. Whether to recruit or to suppress, you can decide what to do when you get to Panzhou!
If there were no surprises for a force of Wen Yaozi's level, even Captain Zhao...oh, Mo Binwei wouldn't take it seriously. When Mo Binwei was alone, Mrs. Song casually lent her three thousand soldiers and horses, plus food and grass! Needless to say, if Wen Yaozi comes into the eyes of Wen Yao because of this matter, it will be a good thing.
Another thing that Wei Xinyong appreciated was that Wen Yaozi frankly said that he also had a grudge against the Su family.
If there were a smarter person here, since he wanted to take advantage of Wei Xinyong and his party, he might have deliberately suggested that he would draw his sword to help when the road was rough. But this method may not be effective for people like Wei Xinyong, not to mention what will happen if the rescued person learns the truth in the future.
Great kindness is like enmity, especially for people like Wei Xinyong who are conceited and knowledgeable. What they fear and hate most is that others use various means to restrain them.
Favor is one such means.
If he hears that Yaozi intends to repay his kindness, Wei Xinyong will remain calm on the face, but in private he will definitely trick him and trick him to death. After tricking him to death, he will reach out again. "Save" a favor, so as to return the favor...
However, Wen Yaozi revealed the truth and even made it clear that he wanted to rely on Wei Xinyong's identity, connections and means to survive. This was tantamount to not acknowledging that Wei Xinyong and others owed him life-saving grace.
But he denied this life-saving grace. Could it be that Wei Xinyong and others would leave him alone
of course not!
Not to mention that Wei Xinyong and others still rely on him at this moment, Wei Xinyong and others are not so crazy that others risk their whole family and their hard-earned fortune to save them. The situation!
And he will also have a good impression of Wen Yaozi because of his unkind behavior...
Wei Xinyong narrowed his eyes and thought: "Whether it's from the lack of gratitude after I was rescued by the Qiu mother and son, I can still be considered a talent. This person was born in the countryside and is fluent in literature, but he can With such magnanimity and courage, if your luck is not too bad, you will achieve success over time."
Since he judged that Wen Yaozi would definitely achieve success in the future if he did not die early, Wei Xinyong decided to have a friendly relationship with Wen Yaozi after he felt better. "Quan is just a casual move, and I may be able to use it in the future."
Of course, he hasn't thought too much at this time, and is still prepared to return to Ruiyu Hall when he has the opportunity. Because in Wei Xinyong's opinion at this moment, the only one who can deal with Fan Yue is Fan Yue.
But protecting all people and things that may be useful now and in the future is a habit of a person who does not have a lot of power himself and must rely on wandering around various forces to seek benefits. (To be continued)