Fortunately, Shen Shuguang, who has been studying hard in the past few years, is much smarter than his unlearned cousin Shen Shuming.
He was neither stupid enough to rush to the enemy camp to "replace" Shen Shuming; nor did he go to his father to cry and beg - his father Shen Zangfeng's strict words and deeds in recent years had left a deep impression on his eldest son. Shen Shuguang has been hesitating and thinking that since his father has made a decision, it is almost irreversible; he did not even tell his brother Shen Shuxie.
After thinking deeply, he chose to stop it himself.
... Before the two little brothers were taken to Diecuiguan, Wei Changying and Huang packed their things.
Because it was spring, everything was coming back to life, and there were lush vegetation inside and outside Diecuiguan—and there were a lot of insects and ants. In addition, children are prone to getting sick, and Shen Shuxie also has chronic illnesses, so everyone around them took a bunch of medicine with them when they left.
Most of these medicines are used to prevent insects and snakes and treat diseases.
But there are also a special poison or two.
There was a reason why they brought poison to them - the mountains near Diecui Mountain were lush with vegetation, and there were not only insects and ants, but also birds and animals.
Although Guan Zhong's soldiers often go into the mountains to steal, their most important task is to garrison here, and they cannot hunt every day. There are not many private households in Diecui Pass.
So as long as you go deeper into the nearby mountains, you still have a chance to encounter larger beasts.
Ever since Shen Shuguang and Shen Shuxie knew that they were going to Diecuiguan with their father, they had been clamoring to take this opportunity to hunt some good skins and come back to honor their elders - oh, this is a nice way of saying it, but in fact they wanted to take the opportunity to go hunting.
At that time, Shen Zangfeng was already ready to trade his son for his nephew. He was filled with guilt and naturally he didn't say anything about his longing for his sons. And Wei Changying believed that her husband was just taking their brothers to see him. Because Shen Zangfeng had a tight control over the children, she loved her son more, and she would not object.
Huang had always followed these two young masters in everything, so when he saw this, he made plans for them: at the age of the two brothers, it would be good if they could shoot a rabbit now. If they want to hunt larger beasts, it is basically impossible. possible. For the two brothers, who were full of fantasy, this fact was a blow.
but…
They have Aunt Huang!
Although Aunt Huang has no power to bind a chicken, she is proficient in preparing various poisons!
So each of the two young masters stuffed one or two medical packets with bloody throats into their luggage.
I know that Shen Shuxie is naive and ignorant and not as reliable as Shen Shuguang. Mrs. Huang quietly called Shen Shuguang to the corner and warned: "When the time comes, put a little bit of the arrow on it. Auntie promises that as long as the skin is scratched, no matter how big the beast is, it won't be able to escape!"
Just shoot an arrow that can see blood, and then wait for some unlucky beast to die of poison under the protection of the guards... Can't this be regarded as something that the young master hunted by himself? !
It’s safe and saves face!
Wei Changying felt that his son was going to take over Ming Peitang in the future, and there was nothing wrong with establishing a reputation as "extraordinarily brave and capable of hunting wild beasts at a young age" as early as possible, so he readily agreed. Just in case, Huang was also asked to give the antidote to avoid accidentally hurting his own people.
Shen Shuguang, on the other hand, took a packet of medicinal powder that Huang had prepared for him to eat for rabbits and other small animals, and a packet of poison that can seal the throat when seeing blood. He first used the former to treat his father while he was serving tea. The son was unprepared and fell down from the medicine. Then he went out and found a general named Shen Xu. He falsely conveyed Shen Zangfeng's intentions and asked him to try to kill Shen Shuming with a poisonous arrow...!
Of course, Shen Xu couldn't believe such a big thing based on the words of a child, Shen Shuguang, even if he was the unofficial young master.
So he asked to meet Shen Zangfeng for confirmation.
It's just that Shen Shuguang finally brought down his father, so he took this opportunity to find Shen Xu. Isn't it pointless
According to Shen Xu's later confession, Shen Shuguang looked at him indifferently and said slowly: "Do you really want to continue to spend time with the Rong people like this? Just for the sake of the 'Jijiwei' who were dispersed by my grandfather? "
... The Shen family has argued several times about Shen Shuming falling into the hands of the Rong people. Because Shen Zangfeng was determined in one word, it was not convenient for him to express his position easily.
The rest of the people are divided into two camps. One side believes that Shen Shuming cannot be ignored because of Shen Zangli; the other side believes that it is not that there are no other young masters in our sect. At most, an heir will be adopted in Shen Zangli's name in a few years, and the dignified Xiliang Shen Sir, how can you tie your hands and feet in front of the Rong people for the sake of an ignorant child
And Shen Xu was the latter.
However, his willingness to pretend to be confused is not just Shen Shuguang's persuasion, but Shen Shuguang's explicit threat after his persuasion failed: "I am the beloved son of my parents, and I am the eldest son! What happened today is just between you and me. I heard that even if you go out and spread the word, no one may believe you, and you will be killed! And do you really want to offend me? Even if my father considers another choice for the young master because of today's incident, don't forget that I am his after all. Bones and blood! And you are just one of the distant descendants of the Shen family. Even though you have become a general through your talents, there are not just one or two people from the Shen family or outside the clan who can replace you!"
"If you do as I say, you can still blame me when the time comes; if you don't do as I say, don't think that I can't punish you to death now that I'm young!"
After Shen Shuguang said this, he didn't even bother to wait for Shen Xu's reply, dropped the poison and walked away!
In the end, I thought about it intensely all night. I didn't dare to disobey this young lord who brazenly planned to poison his first cousin when he was only nine years old. He took action the next day...
Hearing this, Wei Changying was surprised and said: "Didn't you say that Shu Ming was replaced?" Doesn't he mean that he is not dead
"Although Shen Xu deceived the soldiers into taking Shu Ming to the city to prove that Shu Ming was still alive, and took the opportunity to take action, but I don't know whether it was due to cowardice in his heart or God's will, but he missed the shot. He did not shoot Shu Ming, but shot the man who was holding Shu Ming. Rong people, that Rong people didn’t even snort, they died on the spot under the city!”
Shen Zangfeng sighed, "The Rong people later agreed to send Shu Ming back after just making things difficult. It was also related to this incident. Because after I woke up, I told them that the clan was not willing to redeem Shu Ming's family. Someone is here to kill me while I'm taking a nap, for example. They're also afraid of beating me up in the end, so... "
Wu Xian was proud of his eldest son's intelligence and determination, but Wei Changying was confused: "But, what does this have to do with you being so hard to talk about just now? Don't tell me, you are kidding me!" With that said, she left just now The palm of the fatal point could not help but move again...
"Although Shen Xu didn't succeed, he did. It's impossible for me not to hold him accountable." Shen Zangfeng said helplessly, "Originally, he was sensible and didn't tell Guang'er. He just said that he was tired of Shu Ming dragging down the He clan. This I just made the move, but Guang'er insisted on protecting him in public... Shu Ming had already returned, so there was no way I wouldn't punish Guang'er... "
"Why!" Wei Changying was so angry that he slapped him with his backhand! She felt sorry for her son and held a grudge in her heart. She was not polite at all this time and hit Shen Zangfeng so hard that he staggered and a clear palm print was immediately printed on his fair face.
Still unable to understand his hatred, he raised his foot and kicked his calf, and then said with a sneer, "Your nephew is a treasure, but your son is just a piece of grass?! If Shen Shuming hadn't been confused, how could our family have all these troubles now? Let alone the Central Plains. Everyone over there said that this military attack was all caused by our family... If you don't punish Shen Shuming, the troublemaker, you will punish your own son! Let me tell you, if you dare to beat him, I'll break Shen Shuming's bones myself! If he doesn't harm my son, I recognize him as my nephew. Since he has hindered my son... do you think I care about my virtuous reputation and not touch him?"
Shen Zangfeng said awkwardly: "How could I beat him? I just punished him to stay in Diecuiguan for a while..."
"How dare you!" Wei Changying shouted loudly, "Go and take him back now! If you don't go, I will! I'll take him back, and we won't let him go. You should give me a wife's release letter as soon as possible. , let me take Guang'er and Xie'er back to Fengzhou! Although I have been out of the palace for many years, my parents still don't think they will let me in! Even if I go back and live under someone else's roof, it is better than having to work hard for your precious nephew in your hands. !”
Shen Zangfeng said in embarrassment: "Please speak softly - listen to me, I am doing this for Guang'er's good. He will take over Ming Peitang in the future, why should he have a reputation of being ruthless to his brother now? In fact, it is also his wife I was anxious. Isn't the reason why I postponed the punishment of Shen Xu until Shu Ming came back, just to get Shu Ming to intercede on his behalf? I sent someone to notify Shu Ming at that time... "
"Then you wouldn't have told Guang'er earlier?! Guang'er is so smart, if you hit him, he would be one of those ignorant people?!" It's a pity that Wei Changying didn't accept this trick at all, and was angry instead He had to give him another slap in the face. Although this time it was much lighter than before, it also made Shen Zangfengjun's face turn red!
Wei Changying was filled with anger, "You must have deliberately not said anything, forcing Guang'er to stand up and protect Shen Xu! What was wrong with what he did? Then Shen Xu knew that he was pretending to give you orders, but he still followed Guang'er's orders He was told to do something. Even if he didn't do it, he did it! And if Guang'er doesn't stand up for this, will anyone be able to obey him and be willing to be loyal to him? "
"...How old is he?" Shen Zangfeng said helplessly, "This protection depends on the occasion and the matter. As I said, I have already arranged for Shu Ming to be present at Shen Xu's place. Although Shu Ming is confused, he will not know this point of propriety. . I will definitely plead with him, and I will be fine with it..."
"Then why didn't you tell Guang'er!" Wei Changying didn't slap him again this time, but he kicked him hard and said through gritted teeth, "You deliberately tested Guang'er? Didn't you?! You were tricked. My son, are you so angry? Did your father treat you like this
Shen Zangfeng felt severe pain in two places on his calf. He knew that it was either blue or purple without looking. But looking at his wife who was as angry as a lioness, she really didn't dare to lean over and rub her, and said calmly: "I just feel that Guang'er is very thoughtful and courageous at a young age. I want to see what he thinks about this matter." How will it be dealt with..."
"Sure enough, you are cheating him!" Wei Changying was furious, "You still have the nerve to punish him... Where is Shen Shuming?! When will Shen Shuming come back? You have to punish him all for such a small thing, don't tell me you don't Punish Shen Shuming! If he hurts my two sons like this, he still expects me to be safe! Give me at least ten times more! If you dare to stop me, let’s fight to the death!”
"...I have asked him to go to Guanzhou to guard the jade mine." Shen Zangfeng touched his short beard and whispered, "At least ten years. This punishment..."
"Don't think I don't know! Are you punishing me? Are you protecting him?" Wei Changying picked up the fly whisk and threw it at him, sneering, "You are just afraid that I will deal with him when he returns to Xiliang, so you Are you sending him to Guanzhou to escape? Do you think he can escape there?"
"Now you just kill him, what's the point?" Shen Zangfeng was silent for a moment and sighed, "Don't you think I blame him for being stupid? But this is something that can't be helped - I used Xie'er to replace him, but actually At first I just wanted to make a gesture, but then the news brought by Liu Rong made me decide to replace him - Mo Ye has spread his life experience in the Central Plains, even if we immediately send troops into the Central Plains to fight against the army, even if we kill him with our own hands , others will also talk about our family killing people."
"Especially if Shu Ming is ignored at this moment, Mo Ye will definitely take advantage of this and publicize how unsympathetic our Shen family is to our flesh and blood, and how justified he is in retaliating against Wei Tu... You know, we must never give him such a thing again If you have a strong army but no support from the people, how can you achieve great things?"
Wei Changying sneered: "So you need to prove that you are a good uncle and that you value your flesh and blood - but I just don't understand. Is Shen Shuming kissing you or Xie'er kissing you?! You have to prove that you value your flesh and blood. Are you crazy to give up your son and use your nephew to prove it?"
"I didn't trade Xie'er, I just found a substitute." Shen Zangfeng smiled bitterly, "And soon after Shu Ming came back, I spread the news. The Rong people deceived Shu Ming by fraud, and I used There is nothing wrong with using the same method to bring Shu Ming back. And then I will attack the Rong people for telling lies... Oh, the reason why Shu Ming sneaked away was because the Rong people forged the handwriting of his elder brother and wrote a letter. He was deceived by the blood letter, thinking that his elder brother was still alive and in the hands of the Rong people, so... he managed to hide the blood letter in the vast desert, and it should not have fallen into the hands of the Rong people. "
"I don't care how he was deceived. All in all, if it hadn't been for him, our family wouldn't have had this disaster at all, let alone my Guang'er and Xie'er. It's a pity that they did something wrong at such a young age to deserve this. Damn brother, you're so involved!" Wei Changying said coldly, "Anyway, please bring Guang'er and Xie'er back to me right away! Otherwise, I'll pick them up myself, and then..."
"Then you want to release the wife's letter?" Shen Zangfeng sighed, "You must give up on this, I can't give it to you. Our youngest son is already so old, and we have to divorce after just a few quarrels. How can we do this? What's the matter? If you're still too angry to hit me a few more times, it's okay, so don't mention it anymore - it's all in vain!"
Wei Changying sneered and said: "A letter to release your wife? Put that one later - I will personally rush to Guanzhou and torture your precious nephew to death! You can handle it yourself!" (To be continued)