Wu Xian felt very wronged.
He was really, really, really wronged.
Thinking back to those days, he paid a sincere visit to Yan'an with generous gifts and great sincerity. In order to demonstrate his ambition, he talked at length about the situation in Xin and Geng countries. Speaking of this, the most important person who could not be avoided was Zheng Qiao.
Zheng Qiao's dark history is more than the thick hairs on his head. How can he show that he is a completely different and noble person from him without stepping on him and drawing a clear line? This is the most basic operation, and Wu Xian is no exception.
Zheng Qiao, what a great collection of wrong questions. As long as you avoid his wrong operations, you generally won’t make too many mistakes.
So, Wu Xian talked a lot.
When he was excited, he was in high spirits and felt that he performed a few percentage points better than usual. As a result, Yan An's smile, which was previously light, gradually disappeared. Although he did not do anything rude, his tightly pursed lips revealed a bit of displeasure, and Wu Xian didn't know why. He thought that his performance did not touch Yan An's heart and felt a little disappointed.
However, he did not give up after a defeat.
Two months later, I visited again.
This time he did all kinds of homework, and even asked someone to ghostwrite it, polishing it again and again, and wrote an extremely excellent "self-introduction". He remembered every word, every pause, and every tone by heart. It is guaranteed to highlight his talents, family background, reputation, and background, so that people can tell at a glance that he is a good boss and a good lord! Set off with a heroic spirit!
Yan An listened with a smile, nodding his head approvingly from time to time, and his gaze towards him was noticeably softer, which greatly encouraged Wu Xian. Then—he started to diss Zheng Qiao again, and Yan An politely asked him to leave for the second time.
Wu Xian: “???”
Which landmine did he step on again
After returning home, Wu Xian reflected on his mistakes again.
After some reflection, he did all kinds of homework and even wanted to use "wife diplomacy" - but Yan An's family was still in mourning and was banned from entertainment for three years, so he gave up - a month or two later, when the mountain was closed to snow, he went to the house for the third time.
Yan An greeted him for the third time.
Wu Xian performed superbly at the beginning and was in excellent condition. He could obviously feel that Yan An had fallen in love with him, until he started to diss Zheng Qiao, and even doubled the diss. Yan An endured the throbbing veins on his forehead and directly asked (drove) him out on the grounds that the mourning period had not yet ended.
Wu Xian: “???”
no-
This approach is obviously wrong.
Why is it that others can get the sage's wholehearted assistance after three visits to his cottage, but he went to invite him three times and was directly kicked out
Wu Xian said he couldn't understand it at all.
But he is not stupid.
He clearly felt that the problem might lie with Zheng Qiao, but he checked again and again and couldn't find out where the problem was. It happened that he found Qin Li at this time, which greatly comforted his little heart that was hit and scarred, and he temporarily put the "white moonlight" behind his mind - in the future, when he was successful and Yan An had not yet entered the officialdom, he would "look around" again!
I don’t believe that I can’t shake this “heart of stone”.
result-
Did Yan An serve Zheng Qiao
Are these two brothers from the same school
Wu Xian covered his face with his hands, looking even more aggrieved. Qin Li thought he was feeling unwell: "My lord, are you feeling unwell?"
"Oh, it's hard to put it into words."
Wu Xian stammered as he told his experience of "three visits".
Qin Li: “…”
There were some things he kept in his heart and didn't say.
Despite Wu Xian's "stupid" performance, he was not beaten out by Yan An three times but was instead politely invited out. It can be seen that Yan An is still very satisfied with Wu Xian - except for the time he dissed the junior brother whom Yan An valued, his other performances were perfect.
He chuckled unceremoniously.
Wu Xian changed from covering his face with one hand to covering his face with both hands.
In order to avoid embarrassing his master, Qin Li took the initiative to change the subject. He looked a little serious and said, "However, I didn't expect Yan An to have such a big influence on Zheng Qiao. If Yan An can really stabilize Zheng Qiao, it may be disadvantageous to us."
Wu Xian also put down his hands after hearing this.
He sighed: "This is indeed a problem."
If Zheng Qiao stabilized the situation with the help of Yan An, then he, who had tens of thousands of troops, would be a "self-reliant" and "tyrannical" rebel who could settle accounts with him at any time. With Zheng Qiao's character, he might be able to do this.
Qin Li gave his master another reassurance.
"But this possibility should not be big."
Wu Xian asked hurriedly: "What do you mean?"
"Family strife and father-son fratricide are common. Wasn't Zheng Qiao's biological father, the previous ruler of Geng State, murdered by Zheng Qiao and the Queen Mother? What happened to Zheng Qiao's brothers and sisters? Yan An and he are just fellow students under the same mentor, so it's hard to say how much friendship they have. Zheng Qiao is stubborn and murderous, and he hates others interfering in his decisions and getting involved in his power. The more Yan An interferes, the more he can't tolerate it. I'm afraid - he will die at the hands of Zheng Qiao in the end."
Therefore, Qin Li did not understand Yan An's choice. If he continued to follow Zheng Qiao, he would probably die without a burial place. However, it was also because of Yan An's existence that Qin Li was sure that he would be safe this time and his life would be safe, so he could rest assured for the time being.
After hearing this, Wu Xian felt relieved.
Another person who was also worried and couldn't sleep all night was Gu Ren.
However, Gu Ren was not worried about his own life - his sixth brother was once the imperial physician of Xin State, and he knew many old acquaintances and had a wide network of contacts. He would know what was going on after asking around - he was worried about his other brothers. Half of these brothers had direct or indirect hatred against Zheng Qiao, and when they heard that Yan An had appeared around Zheng Qiao, they were so angry that they wanted to kill Yan An.
Even if Zheng Qiao becomes a so-called "wise leader" with the help of Yan An, can the bad things he did in the past be written off
The hot-tempered seventh brother smashed the table to pieces.
"Brother, let me go and kill that Yan Xingning."
The ninth brother on the side said sinisterly: "Let me go!"
He was originally a bandit who was good at stealing and was an expert at tomb robbing. Although he retired from the business after being subdued by his elder brother Gu Ren, his skills were not abandoned.
If he had been more careful, he could have killed Yan Xingning and then framed some innocent person to muddy the waters!
Gu Ren held his chin up and looked at his brothers, his head aching. He was ambitious, but if Zheng Qiao could reform himself and become a qualified king, he and his brothers would be safe, and he wouldn't mind returning to his hometown to live a rich life.
However, I dare not speak these thoughts out loud.
Because he knew too well the blood feuds that several of his sworn brothers carried.
It's a life-and-death fight with Zheng Qiao. There is no other way.
Take my third brother as an example.
Zheng Qiao loved to burn, kill, and plunder every city he conquered, and indulged his soldiers in committing crimes. If the war was not going well, he would even massacre the city in anger. The third brother's family was all killed in the massacre. His wife and daughter were humiliated, his young son died tragically, his parents' heads were hung under the door plaque at home, their bodies were trampled by horses, and none of their servants and maids were spared... Only he was spared.
In anger, he wanted to assassinate Zheng Qiao.
The result was naturally failure.
He was only half alive during the escape, and was picked up by Gu Ren who happened to pass by. He lost his memory for three months, and when he regained his memory, he almost collapsed. It was also because of Gu Ren's face and his repeated persuasion that the third brother temporarily suppressed his hatred.
How to resolve this hatred
So, Yan An deserves to die!
Everyone was arguing and talking more and more outrageously, vying to commit suicide. Gu Ren finally spoke up and said, "Enough!"
Seeing that Gu Ren was really angry, his brothers fell silent.
They didn't say it, but their faces were full of dissatisfaction, and they wanted to kill Zheng Qiao in the palace right now, or kill Yan An who suddenly jumped out to cause trouble. Gu Ren said, "Do you remember where you are now?"
He pointed in the direction of the palace.
"We are now under Zheng Qiao's nose."
The seventh brother muttered, "Whoever of us is afraid of death is a coward."
What happened right under your nose
Even though Zheng Qiao was in front of them, they still dared to take action.
Gu Ren said angrily, "You are not afraid of death, but I am afraid of death? If I can kill Zheng Qiao by rushing in now, I will be the first to raise an army! You should calm down! If Zheng Qiao is a little bit good, you are afraid that he will become a 'wise ruler of all ages' and you will never be able to take revenge? Is it so easy to be a wise ruler? Even if he sacrifices his life for a mere Yan An, what can he save?"
Even if Yan An really has this ability, he appears too late. Zheng Qiao has done everything to the extreme, so how can he turn back
The brothers remained silent.
Gu Ren sighed.
He said, "Tomorrow, except for the Sixth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth, all the others must stay here. No one should run around!"
Lao Liu used to be an imperial physician in the Medical Department, so he has connections that can be used.
The twelfth Chao Lian is wise and the thirteenth Shao Chong is strong in force.
Plus myself—
Just in case something goes wrong, I can still rush out.
Other brothers
Stay and look after the house.
The seventh brother whispered: "Brother, why don't you let me..."
Gu Ren said mercilessly: "You stay too!"
The seventh brother was so angry that he lowered his head silently.
Gu Ren squeezed his sore brows and waved his hand.
"It's getting late, everyone go back and rest."
Although he was taking a rest, Gu Ren stayed awake until dawn.
As a scholar of literature, staying up all night is nothing.
"Mr. Wu."
"Tani-kun."
On the way, he met Wu Xian and others, greeted each other, exchanged glances secretly, and felt a little relieved.
The temporary palace was a temporary palace that was previously owned by a local noble family. It covers a large area and is exquisitely luxurious. Although it is not as luxurious as "a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps", it is also full of pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted buildings.
only-
A family with such financial resources...
It's also eye-popping enough.
Inside the main hall.
The courtiers in court robes lowered their heads, not daring to look at the handsome and feminine young man at the top. They were so scared of Zheng Qiao that even looking into his eyes made them feel nervous and secretly thought, "My life is over."
Zheng Qiao patiently listened to Yan An's report and said in a bad tone: "Just handle these trivial matters as you see fit."
Yan An disagreed.
"Lord, this is not a trivial matter!"
It clearly concerns the livelihood of the people in the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction!
As the king, Zheng Qiao should take this into consideration!
The only thing Yan An was thankful for was that the Zhu King rebelled after the autumn harvest. If it had happened before that, who knows how many people would have starved to death in this cold winter! Of course, the situation is not much better now.
Therefore, Yan An prepared for the worst.
He planned to check the accounts of the granaries and release grain according to the situation to prevent the people from dying of famine. As long as the people had enough food, those with ulterior motives would not be able to incite them to rebellion.
It can also buy more time.
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