Zhongzhao, Songzhou, Xiaba City.
"Cough-cough-"
Cough after cough overflowed from his throat. Nie Liang wanted to endure it any longer, but a fishy smell came up, causing waves of nausea.
He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed heavily.
When he took off the veil, the snow-white veil was already dyed with a dazzling black and red blood.
He was staring at the pool of blood in a daze, when he heard footsteps coming from the corridor, and people were approaching him from far and near.
Nie Liang subconsciously tucked the handkerchief into his sleeve and lay back down again.
"Come in."
Nie Liang secretly wiped away the blood stains on the corners of his mouth, and the maids who were waiting outside the house filed in to wash and change his clothes.
After a simple breakfast, the maid brought the dark concoction for the night, and the indescribable smell could be smelled from far away.
Nie Liang was a person who was afraid of hardship, but he knew that he had to rely on these medicines to hang himself, so he had to squeeze his nose and drink it.
"Is Zishun coming over?"
Nie Liang's complexion is not very good, his eyes are slightly sunken, and the dark circles under his eyes make him look very tired and lacking energy.
The maid said, "The Guardsman was waiting outside a quarter of an hour ago. In order not to disturb the master, I didn't send someone to pass the message."
Nie Liang and Wei Xin are not only masters and ministers, but they are also close friends and have close personal relationships.
Knowing that Nie Liang was in a bad situation, Wei Xian could not wait to pack the beds and take care of Nie Liang.
Nie Liang nodded, and made a random excuse to send the maid off.
After taking people away, Nie Liang got up and took a lamp from the side, and used the fire to burn the blood-stained handkerchief.
He knows his body well. On the surface, it looks fine, but in reality, he is strong on the outside and hard on the inside. He doesn't know how long he can hold on.
but-
A cold light flashed across Nie Liang's eyes.
No matter how long he could hold on, he would have to boil Old Grandpa Nie to death.
If he died, the grandfather would not fully support Nie Liang's son, and would probably hand over the family business managed by Nie Liang to his brothers of the same generation. Nie Liang knew what happened to the Nie Sect. If Nie Liang's son cannot take power, the only way out for the orphan and the widowed mother is to die.
"See your lord."
Wei Xian sat patiently and waited for a long time before Nie Liang came.
"You and I still use so much ceremony?" Nie Liang said with a smile, "Why did you come so early today?"
"I received a few secret letters yesterday, which should have been handed over to the lord early, but it was already late at night, and I didn't dare to disturb the lord's clear dream, so I could only order it earlier this morning." The letter was handed over to Nie Liang, "One is from Dongqing, and the other is from Grandpa."
Dongqing
"Could it be that Liu Xi did something wrong again?"
As he spoke, he opened the lacquer with his slender and slender fingers, and took out the secret letter inside with two fingers.
"She really is a woman who doesn't stop." Nie Liang said with emotion, "There are women in the Liu family, so why is it not prosperous?"
Wei Wei reminded, "Before the war between Liu Xi and Huang Song, they unilaterally declared the independence of their sects."
In other words, Liu's don't want to take half a dime from Jiang Pengji.
Thinking about it, he also sympathizes with the Liu family. If Liu Xi's heart is toward the Liu family, he will not worry about prosperity in the next hundred years.
"Liu Xi is an amazing woman, but Liu's chicken coop can't keep a phoenix." Nie Liang said flatly, "She is used to looking for things, and now it has only been more than a year since the expedition of Huang Song, and she can't help but gear up for Nan. She's not afraid of choking when she's ready."
Wei Wei was surprised, the content of the secret letter is actually this
in this case-
"The Nansheng Allies won?"
Nie Liang said, "According to the informant's report, the Nansheng Allied Forces had a tragic victory. Is there any news about Nansheng in recent days?"
Wei Wei replied, "A new batch of new ones has only been sent back recently."
Nie Liang's throat was a little itchy, and he resisted the urge to cough for a while. He didn't want to cough up blood in front of Wei Xin's face.
"Go get those."
After Wei Xin was sent away, Nie Liang muffled his handkerchief and coughed twice, but this time it was fine, there was no blood on it.
Not long after, Wei Xian came over with a stack of briefs, and Nie Liang came over according to the time mark.
Because Nansheng and Zhongzhao are far apart, news is spread every two weeks, and the lag is very strong.
For example, the content in Nie Liang's hands was actually old news more than a month ago.
With these old news, combined with the news from Dongqing, Nie Liang also roughly figured out the situation in Nansheng.
After reading it, Nie Liang said with a smile, "She really picked a good time, Nan Sheng is bound to win..."
Nansheng's troops were empty, but Jiang Pengji had been cultivating for more than a year. It was when the morale was high, and it was worthwhile to go to Nansheng.
The two slowly walked to the map of Kun, looking at the mountains and rivers of Jingxiu on the map, but Nie Liang had a feeling of desolation.
Wei Wei said, "Liu Xi's next target is Yang Tao."
After beating Yang Tao, it was his turn to get An Yin.
The longer Yang Tao carried it, the more time An Yu would have to recuperate and recover.
Nie Liang said, "Looking at Yang Tao's family history in Nansheng, he... or the people around him don't like to wait and die. Most of the time, he has to work hard and survive in a desperate situation. Zishun, guess what Yang Tao has to do. Revitalize the entire chess surface?"
Wei Wei thought for a while.
"With Yang Tao's family alone, I'm afraid it's not Liu Xi's opponent, not to mention a year, I'm afraid it will be a little hanging for half a year. The only way to survive is to form an alliance!" Wei Xing said, "Yang Tao just ended the cooperation with An Xing, watching the latter's actions, Most likely they won’t get involved in this melee, and it’s possible to hide behind their backs and be an oriole. Looking at it this way, if Yang Tao wants to deal with Liu Xi, most likely he will choose to send someone to persuade the lord to form an alliance?”
After all, there are only so few enemies around Jiang Pengji.
Nie Liang said, "Mostly so."
Wei Wei said, "If Yang Tao really sent someone over, would the lord respond?"
Nie Liang sighed, "I still have a choice? Allowing Liu Xi to sit on the throne is just raising a serious problem for himself. Before she has fully grown up, it is better to find a way to kill her in the bud. If Yang Tao sends her When people come, the alliance must be dealt with."
Wei Xian nodded, agreeing with Nie Liang's point of view.
However, Wei Xian never imagined that Nie Liang was also arranging things behind him.
After finishing the first secret letter, Nie Liang opened the second secret letter, which was sent by his grandfather.
There are not a few words written on the letter, and it can be read at a glance.
Wei Xian asked nervously, "What instructions does the old man have?"
Nie Liang said, "Grandfather still disagrees. He said that Dalang is too young to be appointed as his successor so early."
Hearing that, Wei Xian's face turned blue, and he gritted his teeth, "Is this old man sincerely trying to make the lord unhappy?"
Nie Liang lowered his eyes and said, "My grandfather has been powerful all his life, but when he was approaching his twilight years, his grandson seized power and made him feel uncomfortable."
The Nie Clan, as the largest clan in Zhongzhao, is not comparable to ordinary noble clans.
However, the big family has a lot of shit, and the seemingly calm lake also hides a disgusting power struggle.