Although there has been a lot of turmoil in Jinchang City these days, and all kinds of rumors are flying all over the city, it is only ordinary people or middle- and lower-class families who are making trouble, while the real big families such as Liu, Shi, Zhang, etc.
Everything is very quiet, at least on the surface it seems so. In fact, everyone knows that this is just a moment of tranquility before the storm is coming. All forces are secretly accumulating strength, waiting for the final opportunity to take action. On the contrary, it has always been
The Wang family, which is not involved in the battle for the governor of Yanxi, has been very busy these days. Scouts and cavalry are out in all directions, and they meet with many civil servants from various places every day. Their large-scale actions are particularly eye-catching.
Others cannot see what the Wang family is going to do, but Xiao Wei knows it well. This is just the Wang family preparing for the upcoming chaos, but the preparation is not to compete for the position of governor, but to compete for the position of governor.
When preparing to clean up the mess after the big "mess", of course, all this is Xiao Wei's own speculation. Whether it is actually the case, Xiao Wei himself does not dare to give a 100% guarantee. After all, the most difficult thing to guess in the world is
People's hearts are broken, especially the thoughts of that old fox Wang Yue are hard to guess. However, for Xiao Wei, what Wang Yue thinks is not important. How to make Wang Yue have to support him is the key to the matter. Obviously,
It is definitely not easy to convince an old fox like Wang Yue. Xiao Wei has been carefully preparing for this for a long time. As for whether it can be done, he can put it bluntly in one sentence - no way!
There is no score, no score, but Xiao Wei will never escape when he should face it. Therefore, as soon as Wang Yue invites him, Xiao Wei arrives and stands calmly in front of the gate of the palace, waving the folding fan casually and without paying any attention to the Wang family.
The Yanxi civil servants who were coming in and out of the gate looked at him curiously.
"Young prince, I have been busy with worldly affairs, so I have kept you waiting for a long time, Haihan, Haihan." Xiao Wei waited in front of the palace gate for a quarter of an hour, and then saw Wang Changtai hurriedly walked out of the gate, with a look on his face.
With a tired look on his face, when he saw Xiao Wei, he hurriedly took a few steps, rushed forward, bowed to the end, and bowed respectfully to see Xiao Wei.[
"Well, brother Wang Shi is busy with official duties, so he has to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. It is appropriate for Xiao Wang to wait for a while when he is in control of things." Xiao Wei laughed and laughed.
"Young prince, please, my father is waiting for you in the study." Wang Changtai had just argued with his father about the Yanxi matter, and the biggest disagreement was about Xiao Wei. At this time, after hearing what Xiao Wei said,
He thought it was Xiao Wei who was sarcastic, and he felt a little unhappy, but he didn't want to say anything more in this situation, so he waved his hand sideways and made an invitation gesture, indicating that Xiao Wei should go first.
Huh? Could this kid have been wronged in some way? Xiao Wei's best skill is to observe facial expressions. Although Wang Changtai's unhappiness was not obvious, Xiao Wei was keenly aware of it, and he couldn't help but feel it.
He mumbled a bit, but didn't think too much. He smiled, made a gesture, said "please", and walked into the palace... The study room of the palace is very large, and the style is the same as that of the entire palace.
They are all similar, and they are all antique-colored. On the surface, they don't look luxurious. But with Xiao Wei's knowledge, he can tell at a glance that all the household items are made of fine rosewood.
When I got out, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get a thousand taels of silver, let alone the rows of bamboo slips placed on the bookshelves. They were all priceless antiques, at least from the early Han Dynasty. Even if
Even a master like Xiao Wei, who was used to big scenes, was severely shaken by the Wang family's background.
Well, you old man Wang, you really know how to enjoy it, don’t you show off? Damn, don’t you just want to tell us that your old Wang family has been inherited for more than five hundred years? Hey, our old Xiao family is a royal family, so next time we will What a bluff! Xiao Wei was rumbling in his stomach, but he didn't bring it to his face. When he saw Wang Yue slowly approaching with a smile, he immediately took a step forward, then stood still and smiled. He cupped his hands and said, "Xiao Wang has met Mr. Wang."
Although Xiao Wei's previous behavior of scanning the study was hidden, Wang Yue saw it. The reason why he invited Xiao Wei to this study that was rarely used to receive guests was for this reason. Now he saw Xiao Wei "Color" was calm and "seemed" to be indifferent to those antiques. He couldn't help but smile knowingly and said: "My young prince is still ill, but Wang has to bother me a lot. I hope Haihan will do it."
"Mr. Wang, you're polite. Xiao Wang was just a little frightened and occasionally felt the cold. It's not a problem. Since Mr. Wang is summoned, Xiao Wang doesn't dare not to come. But does Mr. Wang have anything important to explain? "Xiao Wei didn't want to be led by Wang Yue, so he simply brought up the topic as soon as they met.
Xiao Wei's words were quite aggressive, but unfortunately Wang Yue did not accept the move. He just smiled and said sideways: "Little prince, please sit down, someone is here to serve you tea!"
Wang Yue didn't take the move, and Xiao Wei didn't care. Xiao Wei was already prepared for a protracted battle. The reason why he deliberately acted aggressively was actually just a fake shot. , just to probe Wang Yue's psychology. Since Wang Yue put on the posture of wanting to talk in detail, Xiao Wei was not timid, so he smiled slightly and said no more. The guests and hosts took their seats and let the servants serve them. Xiao Wei took the time to taste the newly brewed fragrant tea, but did not speak again, as if he was just busy.
Wang Yue had talked with Xiao Wei once, so he had a certain understanding of Xiao Wei and knew that this son was very difficult to deal with. At this time, he saw Xiao Wei changing his face faster than turning the page of a book, but he didn't find it strange at all. It was also not surprising. He was sipping the tea animatedly, as if he was competing with Xiao Wei for patience. He was the only two people in the study. Without saying anything, the study immediately became very quiet and strange. Got up.
"Does the young prince know what happened to the beggar tribe?" After a long silence, Wang Yue suddenly asked a question.
The Qiyan tribe? Ha, isn’t it the Huihe tribe that plotted against me? What happened? This word sounds a bit strange! Xiao Wei didn’t expect that Wang Yue would do it if he didn’t speak. When he did, he was shocked. His heart moved and he shook his head with a smile. He shook his head and said: "Mr. Wang has learned clearly that Xiao Wang has been seriously ill since the previous battle. He really doesn't know what is going on outside, but he doesn't know what is happening to the Qiyan tribe now?"
"Well, there is no such tribe anymore." Wang Yue said calmly.
What? Nothing? Even though Xiao Wei was calm enough, when he heard the news, his heart trembled suddenly and he was stunned for a moment. Then he frowned and asked: "What do you mean, Mr. Wang?"
Wang Yue was silent for a moment, and then replied: "The news came back today that the entire tribe was wiped out, and more than 20,000 people were left alive."
"What? This happened? Who did it?" Xiao Wei really couldn't hold back his anger this time. Twenty thousand lives were lost just like this. This is not a pig or a cow. Sheep are human beings. Even though the Qiyan tribe had plotted against him, Xiao Wei really didn't have the intention to destroy the whole clan. When he heard this shocking news, Xiao Wei's hands trembled and he held the tea bowl. He almost fell to the ground and couldn't help but blurt out a question. However, Wang Yue remained silent and did not answer Xiao Wei's question, but the look on his face was extremely solemn.
Damn it, who did this? Such a cruel heart, hey, Man Yanxi is the only one who has the ability to do this except the five major aristocratic families. Since Wang Yue dares to say that he will come out, it will not be his Wang family.
What he did, after all, although the Wang family has power, they also have military power. The only ones who did this were the other four families. Their motive was definitely to kill people and silence them. In this way, the person who took action must also be secretly instigating Yanxi.
Who could be the mastermind of the chaos? The Zheng family? There is a certain possibility, but it would be too cover-up. If the Zheng family planned the ambush, it would be necessary to kill people and silence them.
Huh? If it wasn't the Zheng family, would it be the Shi and Zhang families? It's unlikely. If I hadn't commanded the ambush properly, the Shi and Zhang families would have fallen into civil strife.
, but we can’t rule out the possibility that the Shi and Zhang families staged a bitter plot. As for the Liu family? It seems that there is no need to kill themselves? Damn it, this thing is really weird. It gives me a headache, a headache.
! Xiao Wei's mind was moving very fast, and he had already considered all the possibilities in a moment, but he couldn't find any useful clues. He rolled his eyes, and finally fell silent.
On Wang Yue.
"What does Mr. Wang think of this matter? Xiao Wang is very curious." Xiao Wei quickly calmed down and placed the tea bowl in his hand on the table in front of him, his expression
” asked calmly.
"It doesn't matter what Mr. Wang thinks. What matters is what the young prince thinks about this matter." Wang Yue was obviously a master of Tai Chi, and he kicked the ball back to Xiao Wei with a few words.
"Mr. Wang is joking. The little king came to Yanxi just for a gambling game. He sold the horse and left. What does this matter have to do with the little king?" Xiao Wei was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he laughed and said that he would be with the emperor.
My son's gambling game was moved out, and he looked like an outsider.[
"Is it a gambling game? Since it is a game, then the young prince is already a participant in the game, so why bother?" Wang Yue also laughed and replied nonchalantly.
Damn, this damn old man is so difficult to deal with! Xiao Wei cursed secretly in his heart, but his face looked guilty. He spread his hands and said: "Mr. Wang's words are really confusing. Xiao Wang is just right.
It just happened. Since Mr. Wang favored me and allowed Xiao Wang to sell horses from Yanxi, Xiao Wang's visit to Yanxi has been settled and he will return to Beijing in a few days. In fact, he is not a person in the situation, but he is called Mr. Wang.
What a joke."
When Wang Yue heard that Xiao Wei only mentioned that he promised him to sell horses, but never mentioned the prerequisites he mentioned, he couldn't help but frowned slightly and said: "Does the young prince have a good memory? Wang indeed has
I agreed to the young prince’s request to sell horses, but it seems that the young prince has forgotten something?”
Oh, this old man is trying to drag us into the game. It seems that if we don't join in, we will really feel sorry for the old man's hard work! Xiao Wei cursed in his stomach, but there was a playful smile on his face and he fell silent.