"Go back to Xiliang?" Wei Changying asked in surprise, "Is this accurate? Or is it still being discussed now?"
Shen Liankun said: "If there is no accident, then it is for sure. Now Mr. Shangguan has secretly ordered some people in Jili to return to Xiliang to make preparations. We just wait for Captain Zhao and others to arrive in Panzhou. News... Even if there is no news, it will take some time for the army to start. "
Wei Changying suddenly frowned: "The army is returning to Xiliang, so in this other courtyard...?"
"Third brother means to leave a few old and frail servants to guard here. For the rest, please ask third sister-in-law to take care of them and go back with the rear army." Shen Liankun came with Shen Zangfeng today on his orders. When my sister-in-law was discussing the matter of returning to Sangzi, she told the whole story what her third brother had told her when she came, "Now the troops from the north are pressing the border again, and there are uprisings everywhere outside the capital. If the Xiliang army continues to occupy this place, it will inevitably lead to internal and external difficulties. Therefore, the three brothers I decided to adopt Mr. Shangguan’s suggestion and temporarily return to Xiliang, not only to stabilize the people of the clan, but also to wait for the opportunity.”
"There is nothing wrong with our family. Several members of the Ji family must also miss their relatives in Xiliang." Wei Changying said thoughtfully, "But Miss Gu family... take Miss Gu family with her, or should she return it to the Gu family?"
Hearing this, Shen Liankun said, "Third brother said it's just a little girl. When we were leaving, Third Sister-in-law sent someone to the Gu family to ask. If the Gu family wants to keep their daughter, they will send her back. If they still want to invite Third Sister, My sister-in-law can raise her on her behalf, so it’s okay to bring her along. After all, the Gu family is actually not very suitable to raise her. After all, our fourth sister is her future aunt, so it makes sense for our family to raise her. "
Previously, Gu Wei sent his only daughter Gu Sheng to the Shen family's annex. Although everyone tacitly understood that he was sending hostages, the symbolic significance of the hostages far outweighed the actual significance. Because although Gu Wei has a biological child at his knees, the weight of an only daughter is not comparable to that of a male heir.
After all, with the Xiliang army here, the lives of the Gu family brothers are in the hands of the Shen family. This move is just a statement.
So it doesn't matter if there is Gu Sheng as a hostage or not.
If the Xiliang army retreats to their hometown, it doesn't matter whether they take this little girl with them or not.
But the matter of Gu Sheng being a hostage involved the blood feud between Shen Xuan and others, so Wei Chang Ying couldn't do anything on his own. At this moment, my brother-in-law relayed what my husband said, and I felt relieved: "Then I will send someone to ask."
When he asked Shen Liankun if he had anything else to say, Wei Changying asked him to go see Huo Qingling: "Second brother can get up and walk around these days, and his injuries are much better. But the sixth brother and sister still get sick from time to time. Doctor Ji said it was a heart problem. Although I often tried to persuade him, the pain of separation of flesh and blood cannot be relieved by other people's words. I hope my sixth brother will be more considerate. "
The relationship between Shen Liankun and Huo Qingling was due to Wei Changying. Wei Changying felt he was indebted to Huo Qingling's brother Huo Zhaoyu, so he took special care of his sister-in-law. What he was saying at this moment was to remind Shen Liankun not to forget his wife while he was busy with official duties.
Shen Liankun originally respected his brother and sister-in-law, but after the big change, he paid more attention to his family. Now after listening to his sister-in-law's words, he stood up to receive the instruction, saying yes again and again.
After he left, Wei Changying thought about the matter of returning to Xiliang. He felt that the most worrying thing, besides whether something might happen to Huo Qingling's sick body on the way, was that The eldest son’s homework.
Because if the Shen family fled to Xiliang, Wei Changfeng would definitely not follow them.
But compared to the overall situation, these two things are not worth mentioning - Xiliang has no talents, and Shen Shuguang is only six years old, how can he not find anyone to teach him? What's more, he, a military general's son, doesn't need to be talented or knowledgeable. What he really wants to learn has to be taught by Shen Zangfeng.
"But even my husband has decided to withdraw to Xiliang. It seems that the imperial capital will be the target of public criticism soon." Wei Changying frowned slightly, thinking of people like Song Zaishui, Su Yufei, and Duanmu Xinmiao, "If you don't remind me, If they don't leave the imperial capital, they may encounter difficulties in the future... But if they are reminded that their husband's reputation... is leaked, will there be any trouble... "
After much thought, Wei Changying decided, "When we leave soon, let's give a hint to Cousin Song. Cousin should know what's appropriate."
As for the others, "I'll ask my cousin to tell you. After all, we have a good relationship. Besides, many people have been lost since the fall of the imperial capital. If something happens again, the nobles will be too destitute in the future."
She made up her mind and ordered someone to find Wei Changfeng and ask him, "How do you plan to teach Guang'er next?"
Wei Changfeng was puzzled by the question and said, "But brother-in-law thinks my teaching is not good? Did he send someone to ask eldest sister?"
"Why are you so careless?" Wei Changying laughed dumbly after hearing this, "Your brother-in-law has always said that you studied under Mr. Zhi Jiao, and it is a blessing for Guang'er to have you personally teach him. I taught Guang'er the past two days. I went to the city to see him, and he repeatedly told Guang'er to listen to your teachings and not to neglect him!"
Wei Changfeng felt relieved and said, "Sister has never asked me how to teach Guang'er before. I think it's definitely not what she meant if she suddenly asks me now."
"That's really what I meant." Wei Changying narrowed his eyes and whispered, "You also know that there are no famous scholars in Xiliang, and it is impossible for you to follow him to Xiliang. Who knows what he can find for Guang'er in the future What kind of master? I can't help but ask you to work hard and give him a direction so that I can verify it with what his new master teaches, so that no one will misunderstand him!"
These words made Chief Wei frightened and blurted out: "You want to go back to Xiliang?! When!?"
"I don't know either. Uncle Six came over just now to talk about it." Wei Changying nodded his lips and signaled him, "Don't say anything. You know that the Liu family is urging the two frontier troops to go north for reinforcements. My father-in-law and the others are dead. In the hands of the Rong people, if your brother-in-law doesn't go, he will definitely be criticized. He is afraid of the Rong people, and he ignores his father's hatred... If he goes, he will have to bring all the supplies for this battle himself, and even if the Xiliang army After buying grain from the south, it is actually very dangerous to store grain. Now, over in Xiliang, letters and official documents from my fifth uncle and my eldest nephew are coming in like flakes... Do you think he can go back? "
After Wei Changfeng heard these words, his expression was a little subtle, and he was silent for a moment before saying: "The Xiliang Army thinks so. If the Qingzhou Army ignores the north and retreats to Qingzhou, then the Liu Family will really be unable to hold it, and the imperial capital will fall into the hands of the Rong people again. Not to mention, by then, wouldn’t the Rong people march straight into the Central Plains and wreak havoc?”
Hearing the disapproval in his words, Wei Changying couldn't help but frowned and said: "The Rong people are raging in the Central Plains... Aren't those rogues raging now?"
Wei Changfeng said: "No matter what, the Rong people are a foreign race. What's more, just looking at how they treat the imperial capital, you can see how ferocious this race is! Of course, the rebels also attack each other, which makes the common people uneasy. After all, they cannot attack people of their own race. Kill them all."
"But if your brother-in-law leads his troops north to rescue the Liu family, even if he blocks the front line of the soldiers, what will he do?" Wei Changying bit his lip and asked, "Zangji and Ming'er are young, they can't suppress them at all. People in the clan! My father-in-law and the others have all gone. Now the Shen family is looking down on your brother-in-law and the remaining brothers are all young, and they all covet the position of the clan leader! I lost it with my father-in-law when he broke out, and I haven’t found it yet! This was a small matter when my father-in-law was here, but it is a big deal now. Even if your brother-in-law goes back this time, you still don’t know how to get through this!”
"You said that your brother-in-law has been sending people to buy grain from the south these days. He really thinks that it is too troublesome to transport grain from Xiliang, and he plans to save the grain and use it as a last resort? Although he has some such thoughts, even if your brother-in-law wants to We have to transport the food and grass that have been stored in Xiliang for many years! Those uncles and uncles... who are not eager to drag your brother-in-law down and let their clan take over the status of our clan? "
Wei Changying sighed in frustration, "In short, even if there is no request for help from the Liu family, I think it is inevitable for your brother-in-law to go back in person for a while."
"Mr. Shangguan..." Wei Changfeng hesitated for a while and then said, "Mr. Shangguan is very talented. Doesn't he have a good idea?"
"If he had a good idea, would he still suggest your brother-in-law to return to Xiliang?" Wei Changying frowned, "Besides, the current messy situation was caused by the failure of several generations of Wei emperors. How could it be possible in three to five months? It can't be done by one person."
She suddenly lost interest in talking to her brother, waved him away, and said, "You can't talk about this now. Even if you don't like your brother-in-law leading his army to leave the imperial capital, you won't want to trick even your eldest sister, right? "
Wei Changfeng said hurriedly: "What did eldest sister say? I will definitely not tell anyone."
Seeing Wei Changfeng go out, Mrs. Huang, who had invited him over before, spoke up: "Madam, don't be angry. The fifth master has benevolent intentions, but he is still young. I think he only pity Li Shu, not against our master."
Wei Changying shook his head and said: "The common people are hard-working, don't I know that? It's just that helping the world and helping the people, at least at this moment, my husband can't take care of it. In fact, although the sixth brother didn't mention it, I can guess that, My husband agreed to Shangguan Shiyi's plan, and he must have been in a state of agony. But with the current situation like this, what can we do? After all, we are just one family."
The troubles left by the deaths of Shen Xuan, Shen Zhou and others have now reached the point where they must be resolved.
Even though Shen Zangfeng still holds an army of 300,000 people, it is already much higher than the starting point of many forces in troubled times. Not to mention that Shen Zangji and Shen Shuming were both in Xiliang, there was no way he could just leave his brother and nephew alone. It is only said that almost every soldier of the 300,000 troops in his hands is a native son of Xiliang. These people are willing to follow him, not because he is Duke Dingguo or General Hussar, but because he is a native of the Shen family. Zong's legitimate son!
He is a descendant of the Xiliang Shen family!
Once Xiliang is lost, it's hard to say how many of these people will be willing to follow him.
It’s not that Shen Zangfeng is not smart enough to retain people, but since these 300,000 troops are all descendants of Xiliang, their parents and relatives are all in Xiliang—they are human beings too, and they have to consider their families!
Therefore, Shen Zangfeng must go back to completely eliminate doubts about whether he can still take charge of Mingpeitang without the support of his elders!
In fact, Wei Changying suspected that Shangguan Shiyi had wanted to suggest this to Shen Zangfeng for some time, and the Liu family's request for help only gave him an opportunity to propose it. Shen Zangfeng insisted on staying in the imperial capital for these days, so he was struggling repeatedly between the desire to march north and the reality
She let out a long sigh, and suddenly she felt that she missed the turmoil of fighting with her two sisters-in-law when she first got married. The worries and anger at that time seemed not worth mentioning now. She said to Huang listlessly, "Just I hope everything will go well after returning to Xiliang... I also hope this troubled world will settle down soon!" (To be continued)