Chapter 73 Talk about Cao "Cao", Cao "Cao" is here
"Little prince."
"Brother Wei."
"Brother Xiaowei."
Xiao Wei and Fatty Tang chatted and laughed all the way back to Liu Mansion's residence. As soon as they walked into the gate of the small courtyard, several people of varying heights appeared next to them, shouting one after another, which caught them off guard.
Xiao Wei was startled, and after taking another closer look, he recognized that the children were all the children of his second uncle Liu Zhenhao's family - the one who called him "Little Prince" was his second son Liu Mingli, who was seventeen years old and older than Xiao Wei.
Half a year old, the one called "Brother Wei" is the third son Liu Mingcheng, who has just turned fourteen. As for the one sweetly called "Brother Xiao Wei", it is Liu Mei, the only little princess of the second uncle's family, who is only eleven years old.
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Liu Xiaoquan's married woman, Xiao Wei's maternal grandmother, passed away early. Liu Xiaoquan later married many concubines, but he did not have many children. They only had three sons and one daughter - the eldest daughter.
That is, Xiao Wei's mother-in-law Liu Yuan, the eldest son Liu Zhenying, who was born as a legitimate daughter, married the eldest daughter of the Wang family, and had several concubines, but unfortunately none of them; the second son Liu Zhenhao, who was born as a concubine, married the daughter of the Shi family as his official wife.
There are many concubines, but there are many children. In addition to the three standing in front of Xiao Wei, there is also the eldest son Liu Mingyi, who is in his early twenties. He has already joined the army and is currently guarding the front line of Yizhou with his father and is not in the Liu Mansion; three
His son, Liu Zhenxiong, married a daughter of the Zhang family as his head wife. He had three sons and three daughters, all living in Liangzhou. The only third generation in the huge Liu family were the three people standing in front of Xiao Wei at this moment.
Generally speaking, the children of the royal family are very indifferent to family affection. Not to mention the cousins, even the brothers are full of conflicts. Even if they get together, it is just a dispute of interests.
, the affection between each other can be described as indifferent, or even hatred for each other, it is not surprising that they want to kill each other, but Xiao Wei is different, after all, he is not an original royal child, although he looks carefree on the surface, but in his heart
There is still a true character in his head, and he is very close to the cousins in front of him who have only met once. At this time, seeing the three of them saluting him and saying hello, Xiao Wei hurriedly turned to one side.
, said with a smile: "Brother Li, Brother Cheng, and Mei Mei, you are here just in time. Xiao Wang was thinking about giving you gifts earlier, and by chance you are here. Come, come to the house to see the gifts."
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"Wow, is it true? That's great, Brother Xiaowei, you brought a great gift to my little sister. Thank you, Brother Xiaowei." Liu Mei seemed to be a lively girl at first glance. As soon as she heard that there was a gift, she immediately
He jumped up impatiently and kept shouting, just like a little sparrow.
"Xiao Mei, you're not polite." Liu Mingli felt embarrassed when he saw his little sister being so excited. He acted like an elder brother and scolded her with a straight face.
"Yeah, who cares about you, huh." Liu Mei obviously didn't like her brother's behavior. Xiaoyao wrinkled her nose, stuck out her tongue, made a cute face at Liu Mingli, and then pulled her tongue without any recognition.
He grabbed Xiao Wei's arm and called out very affectionately: "Brother Xiao Wei, where is the gift?"
Liu Mingli's face turned dark with embarrassment when he saw his little sister acting like this. He smiled wryly and clasped his hands to Xiao Wei as a gift, and said apologetically: "My little prince, my little sister is naughty. Please forgive me."
Xiao Wei looked at Liu Mei's naughty look and immediately thought of his weird and elf girl Xiao Xuan. He felt deeply sympathetic to Liu Mingli's torture, so he resisted the urge to laugh wildly and gave up.
He started to say: "It's okay, it's okay, come on, Xiaomei, go look at the gifts."
"Oh, look at the gift!" Liu Mei was not afraid of her brother at first, but now she had Xiao Wei's support, she was even more proud. She made another face at Liu Mingli, let go of Xiao Wei's arm and walked into the yard.
Xiao Wei ran away, his eager look made Xiao Wei secretly amused, and without saying anything more, he made an invitation gesture to the Liu brothers and then strode towards the bedroom. When the Liu brothers saw him,
They looked at each other for a while, then followed behind with grimaces.
"Wow, what a beautiful gauze scarf, what gorgeous silk, ah, this powder smells so good, wow, there is also a bronze mirror, that's great, thank you brother Xiaowei." Liu Mei, a small person, looked at her face.
Facing the gifts that were piled high, he couldn't put it down, taking this one and sniffing there. He was so excited that he jumped around the room like a little elk without stopping. As for Liu Mingcheng, he was also grinning widely and nervously.
He tightly held a seven-star sword given to him by Xiao Wei and danced non-stop, praising him with his tongue, as if he was completely immersed in the way of swordsmanship. That is to say, Liu Mingli was able to keep his composure, even though he held his hand
The hand holding the sword trembled slightly, but he resisted the urge to make some gestures. He inserted the half-sheathed sword back, made a fist with both hands, and saluted Xiao Wei:
"Thank you so much, young prince, for such a great gift, Ming Li is well-deserved."
Hmm, this Liu Mingli is a bit interesting, he has good self-control, he looks like a character! The things Xiao Wei gave are naturally not ordinary goods, not to mention that each sword is a sharp weapon written by a famous master, and its value is several
Thousands of taels of silver, even the incense powder, bronze mirrors and other small gadgets were all purchased from the capital's "Jubaozhai" of the highest grade. They were definitely considered a generous gift. How could one be so generous in front of such a generous gift?
Those who can control it must be extraordinary.
Xiao Wei smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "Brother Li, you're welcome, you and I are brothers, so why should we thank you for the things we have outside of you? Well, I just arrived last night, and there are still many places in this house that I haven't visited yet.
If it’s convenient for Brother Li, can you accompany me for a walk?”
"This..." Liu Mingli looked at his brother and sister who were making a fuss in the room, and hesitated for a moment.
Xiao Wei's ability to observe faces was very strong, so he knew that Liu Mingli was worried that his younger siblings would cause trouble here, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, just let them play here."
"Okay, please, young prince." Seeing Xiao Wei's attitude, Liu Mingli no longer insisted. He put the sword aside and walked up to him empty-handed. He waved his hand to signal Xiao Wei to invite him first.
Xiao Wei always has a clear purpose in doing things. This time he invited Liu Mingli out for a walk. Naturally, it was not as simple as a walk. After walking and leisurely for a long time, Xiao Wei finally provoked
Topic of interest: "Brother Li, I saw Shi Fenggong outside the east gate yesterday. Brother Shi, hehe, he is such a burly man. I heard that he is the most brave among the younger generation in Yanxi. I don't know if it is true."
"That's true, cousin Shi's martial arts skills are superb, and his sword skills can be ranked in the third level, and may even reach the second level. Not to mention the younger generation, even the older generation, there are not many who are like him My opponent, hey, what a pity, my cousin has always liked the military, but he can't..." When Liu Mingli said this, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have lost his words, so he stopped talking and just shook his head, with a look of regret on his face. Meaning.
Xiao Wei saw Liu Mingli stop mid-sentence, and couldn't help but become curious, and hurriedly asked: "Oh? Why is this? As far as Xiao Wang knows, there are two generals, Shi Wanming and Shi Wanzhong. Isn’t he also in the army now? Well, if Xiao Wang remembers correctly, isn’t General Shi Wanming your father’s deputy? And General Shi Wanzhong seems to be the garrison envoy of Suzhou. The other sons of the Shi family are in the army. There are quite a few of them, so why is Brother Shi not allowed to join the army? Is there another story here?"
"This..." Liu Mingli hesitated for a moment, not wanting to answer, but when he saw Xiao Wei staring at him intently, he shook his head helplessly and said: "It's a long story, and I can't explain it clearly for a while, well, This is our old rule in Yanxi. The heads of the five great families or the heirs of the heads are not allowed to join the army. I don’t know why this is the case."
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Xiao Wei couldn't help being stunned when he heard that there was such a rule, but he soon understood the key point of this rule - unless the head of the five major families can become the Grand Governor , Otherwise, you will have only a trace of military power in your hands. In this case, if you want to stabilize your position as the head of the family, you will have to compete with the brothers who have military power in the family, and most of your energy will have to be placed within the family. In addition to struggle and balance, there is naturally much less interference in the affairs of the Yanxi Dynasty, which also facilitates the management of major aristocratic families by the governor's office. However, there is a fatal prerequisite for all this, and that is the governor's line. There must be enough strength to intimidate all parties. Otherwise, once there is a problem with the governor's line, the major families will immediately unite internally and fight against the outside world. It is obvious that the battle between families will begin. Nowadays, problems have arisen in the Liu family. The competition among various families for the position of governor has actually begun. As for the Zheng family, it is just the first family to jump out. It can be seen that the instability in Yanxi is not only External threats and internal competition are equally dangerous and dangerous, which can explain why Wang Yue so easily agreed to Xiao Wei's request to sell horses.[
"Well, that's true." Liu Mingli didn't know that Xiao Wei's mind had turned several corners at this moment, so he nodded seriously and responded.
"Oh." Xiao Wei said noncommittally, and then said after a while: "Brother Li, the Shi family is also a relative of yours. Can you tell Xiao Wang about the current situation of the Shi family?"
"The Shi family..." Liu Mingli was not surprised at Xiao Wei's motive for asking about the Shi family's situation. He opened his mouth to describe it, but before he could say anything, he saw the girl Bi Luo leading several servants of the Liu family and rushing away. Come on, he immediately stopped talking and looked at Bi Luo and his entourage in confusion.
"The young prince, Shi Fenggong, the eldest son of the Shi family, and Zhang Chaoyang, the eldest son of the Zhang family, are here to visit. They have arrived in the courtyard. Please give me some instructions." Bi Luo hurriedly rushed to Xiao Wei. A way of etiquette.
"Oh? We are talking about Cao Cao. Cao Cao is here soon. Let's go and meet him together, brother Li." Xiao Wei's heart moved and he already guessed that these two people came here with the most likely intention.
Jiu was here because of the fact that he came to the palace, but he didn't take it to heart. He laughed, flicked his sleeves coolly, and walked towards his residence along the way...