To the south of Donghu, there is the Yongjun military camp and the Zhongjun tent.
Wen Yaozi's face was as dark as water, and he looked at Wei Xinyong beside him: "Sir, Shen Zangfeng is coming with a fine horse, what should I do?"
Although it was said that there were no fleas left outside Yanzhou City this season, the location they were in was carefully chosen and there was no place where severe epidemics had occurred.
But there were too many people killed in the severe epidemic before, and it was rumored that only cavalry would not be infected by the epidemic, so the infantry did not dare to set off. Wen Yaozi came to supervise the formation in person, and gave up riding horses and walked on foot to boost morale, so that the team had the courage to take Yanzhou and kill Donghu.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into Donghu, he received a handwritten letter from Shen Zangfeng from Tan Ma, saying that he would join them in the near future... You must know that Shen Zangfeng was all cavalry when he retreated, and Wen Yaozi had a large number of infantry. , but, without heavy armor, in a head-on battle, should the infantry be slaughtered by the cavalry
Even if Shen Zangfeng loses, there is no way to pursue him if he retreats!
"Is there no news about Changzhi?" Wei Xinyong's face turned pale. It was not that he was shocked by the news, but that his health had become worse and worse in the past two years. This time he went out with the army, even though Wen Yaozi specially sent a large group of people. Even though he was being treated carefully, things still got worse. At this moment, his tone of voice was very soft when he spoke, and his energy was very weak.
Wen Yaozi shook his head: "If Chang Zhi can come with news, I will be relieved." As he spoke, he frowned even more tightly, "I said before that Chang Zhi was seriously injured... I was afraid that when Shen Zangfeng left Yanzhou, Use this as an excuse to leave him behind..."
Changzhi is Mo Binwei's nickname. Although he is Shen Shujing's husband, he is Wen Yaozi's confidant. Shen Zangfeng is not an indecisive person, so he may not let him go just because he cares about his niece.
"Then we can only retreat into the nearby mountains or dense forests." Wei Xinyong concentrated for a moment and said helplessly, "We are almost all infantry this time. If Shen Zangfeng has malicious intentions, we cannot resist it. Even if Changzhi is still there, and Shen Zangfeng is sure to keep him alive, but for the sake of safety, I ask the king to lead his troops to retreat into the dense forests of the nearby mountains, and I will take the old man with him. The weak soldiers wait for him."
If he hadn't threatened him with Shen Zangfeng's family before, he might have been able to talk and gamble through the Rongren. But even the family members were coerced... Even though Huo Zhaoyu came forward that time, how could Shen Zangfeng not guess that Wen Yaozi's handiwork was definitely there
Logically speaking, Shen Zangfeng would never let Wen Yaozi go this time.
"Absolutely not!" Wen Yaozi hurriedly advised, "Sir, your health is not in good condition, how can you still bother yourself like this? Furthermore, I have already lost my face by running away from Shen Zangfeng during my own expedition. How can I lose my husband again?" How can I lose my face after I am cut off..."
Wei Xinyong muttered: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Shen Zangfeng will not kill me easily."
But after he said this, Wen Yaozi would only become more worried - indeed, anyone with a well-known counselor like Wei Xinyong who is a bit ambitious would try their best to recruit him. Especially Shen Zangfeng and him are still relatives.
But what if Wei Xinyong is really persuaded by Shen Zangfeng? The reason why Wei Xinyong gave up and returned to the Wei family in the first place and was willing to join him was that Wen Yaozi hoped that he was destined to be blessed with the emperor. So in his early days, he was worshiped as his lord by Mr. Wei who was wise and talented? But that’s not the case!
Because of his life experience, Wei Xinyong has been filled with resentment since he was a child. When the tiger slave died to protect him, he was filled with hatred and lust - if not for this, he would have died of depression long ago!
The reason why he refused to return to Ruiyu Hall and would rather assist Wen Yaozi was that Wen Yaozi himself made him feel that he was worthy of assistance. This was only a small part of the reason. The bigger reason was that he knew that the Wei family, which had produced civil servants for generations, had to Not worthy of this world.
In this way, even if he succeeds with the Wei family, if he wants to avenge the tiger slaves, the most he can do is use a few scapegoats to vent his anger. If the Su family conquers the world, it would be nice if he is not handed over by the Wei family to Su Yuliang to pay for his life...
This is naturally unbearable for Wei Xinyong, who has spent all his energy on avenging his father and sister since he was sensible!
Of course, he can also seek refuge with Shen Zangfeng. The problem is that Shen Zangfeng is surrounded by counselors such as Nian Chuan and Shangguan Shiyi, and there is no shortage of generals in the Shen clan. Even if Wei Xinyong goes, Shen Zangfeng will not treat him badly, but whether it is him or Mo Binwei, it will be very, very difficult for him or Mo Binwei to gain a unique and indispensable position in front of Shen Zangfeng...
Because even though the Shen family was in dire straits at that time, how could it be compared to Wen Yaozi, who was still hanging around in the countryside of Yong County several years after the uprising
Wen Yaozi's group of old brothers can't compare with Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei in terms of intelligence and general talent!
Of course, if he doesn't defect to the Shen family or return to Ruiyu Hall, Wei Xinyong can also have other choices, such as Xu Zongwen before Qu Wen, etc. It's not like he can't defect to these places.
However, although the power of these people was not comparable to that of the Shen family at that time, they were still famous throughout the country. Wei Xinyong is still a disciple of Ruiyu Hall. How can these people from the common people trust him and dare to use him? It would be strange not to suspect that he is a traitor sent by the Wei family!
On the contrary, Wen Yaozi, who had saved Wei Xinyong twice by chance and whose power was very weak at that time, would not suspect that Wei Xinyong was a traitor - because he had little foundation at that time, and even the Wei family probably looked down upon him...
Based on Wen Yaozi's power at the time, he really had no hope of recruiting Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei. So after Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei expressed their willingness to help him, he knew that the only thing he could retain these two people was their wholehearted trust and unreserved obedience.
He even did not hesitate to press down relatives such as Zheng Sanya and beat the old people who had followed him since the beginning of the uprising.
What Wei Xinyong wants is this kind of trust and obedience. He is really fed up with being controlled!
Earlier, Wei Qi's old bones had been endured in Fengzhou for many years until he died of old age.
If Wei Huan let go a little bit during this period, Wei Xinyong would have the means to kill him! But he had to restrain himself and had to wait! Why? Because he took refuge under Ruiyu Hall at that time, he had to be restrained by Ruiyu Hall.
Wei Huan wanted to keep Wei Qi to seduce his appetite, keep Wei Qi to negotiate terms with him, keep Zhi Bentang to boss him around... just like this, Wei Qi stayed and died! Zhibentang was killed by the soldiers!
But what can he do to Wei Huan? Wei Huan apologized to him and promised him some benefits that he didn't care about at all, and the matter was over. Could he kill Wei Huan to vent his anger
After learning this lesson, how could Wei Xinyong be willing to be fooled again
Therefore, he used Wei Qi's incident as a reason to reject Wei Huan's request to return to Ruiyu Hall and insisted on staying in Panzhou to assist Wen Yaozi. All I want is freedom...
This kind of freedom has no basis and is only given to him by Wen Yaozi, who has gradually strengthened himself through Wei Xinyong's advice and Mo Binwei's many battles and victories. Even in terms of his selfishness and personal hatred, he is willing to help him and follow him.
None of the six clans in the world could give it to him.
Because it has been accumulated for hundreds of years, its own interests are complicated in the flourishing society. Even if Wei Xinyong is considered one of them, even if Wei Xinyong becomes the head of the Wei clan, he cannot freely avenge his personal revenge on another clan with the same family name.
What he did was just a servant!
A huge family, a long history, and if you look closely, there are almost all the in-laws in the country... This kind of thing is both a help and a burden. From the beginning, Wei Xinyong valued this benefit more, so he tried every means to collude with Wei Huan to betray Zhibentang; but in the end he bore the burden, but sadly found that the benefits in exchange were of no use at all.
Nothing in this world comes for free.
Wei Xinyong's choice of Wen Yaozi was the best choice after careful consideration. Rather than saying how much he likes and prefers Wen Yaozi, he will help him no matter what.
The problem is, the situation now is no better than before.
The Shen family has suffered such a big loss this time, and the Su family is now dormant in Qingzhou, only trying to repay itself, and its momentum is not as good as before.
In this case, Shen Zangfeng may not offer a higher price to Wei Xinyong.
Wen Yaozi was willing to sacrifice his own flesh and blood, why was Shen Zangfeng not willing to sacrifice his maternal family
If Wei Xinyong was left to deal with Shen Zangfeng, he would die. Losing one of Wen Yaozi's most powerful advisers to this day would be a painful price to pay. If he was recruited by Shen Zangfeng, what future would Wen Yaozi have? What is it about Wei Xinyong that he doesn't know about
You must know that Mo Binwei is in Shen Zangfeng's hands now!
Wen Yaozi didn't dare to say anything, but she was wondering in her heart whether Mo Binwei had sent some news to Wei Xinyong in private. Wen Yao and Wu had already begun to plan to defect to Shen Zangfeng
Now that he had this idea, it was even more frightening to him to think about it further - Shen Zangfeng had been forced to force his men to withdraw into the Gobi Desert before... Later, his wife Wei Wang Wei Chang Ying showed that they were both in danger, and Huo Zhaoyu and Wen Yao Zi had to give in and sent people to chase him back.
But after such a pursuit, it took only a few days for these remnants to disappear!
The others should just pay it forward. Mo Binwei and Wen Yaozi knew that Wei Xinyong had sent people to rescue him. At that time, he planned to use the secret agents among the people who accompanied Shen Zangfeng on the expedition to secretly send the seriously injured Mo Binwei out. . Then he secretly sent him back to Panzhou to recuperate... As a result, the people Wei Xinyong sent out to meet him could only stay outside the Gobi in embarrassment. However, when Wen Yaozi sent his troops to the north, they did two horse explorations...
"The disappearance of the remnant army led by Shen Zangfeng is really suspicious. He still has 100,000 cavalry in his hands. With so many people, even if there is heavy snow to cover up the traces, how can they just disappear? But now that our army has arrived in Donghu, he will appear immediately ? Mr. Wei has always been very resourceful..." Wen Yazi suddenly felt that his clothes were soaked.
But looking at Wei Xinyong who was so close, he didn't dare to reveal such suspicion!
He was very aware of the scheming of this frail scholar. Wei Xinyong was not very interested in political intrigues, his health was gradually getting worse, and he was not in the mood to yearn for the throne in the imperial capital. All he wants is revenge - not only Wen Yaozi can do this for him!
"What should Gu do now?" Wen Yaozi was upset, "I can't let Mr. Wei know my suspicions, let alone let him stay! But what if he has conspired with Shen Zangfeng to betray Gu... Gu took him to hide Is it okay to just go into the mountains and forests? Mr. Wei planned this dispatch... Could it be that he and Shen Zangfeng... were working together to create a conspiracy?" (To be continued)