Throughout the conversation, Wei Ji acted like a spectator and rarely expressed his opinions. In fact, Wei Ji positioned himself as a spectator. If you don't become a spectator, you will be prepared to face Wang Shichong's butcher's knife.
Wei Ji and Wang Xuanshu said goodbye to Simo and parted at Honglu Temple. Wei Ji went home and Wang Xuanshu went to the palace.
Currently, Wei Ji and his younger brother Wei Jin live together. The two brothers escaped Wang Shichong's murder for their own reasons.
Wang Shichong once wanted to marry the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang for his eldest son Wang Xuan's request, but was rejected. Later, he found Jingzhao to marry Wei.
The female Webster married Wang Xuanying.
That grandniece is Wei Boti, the legitimate daughter of Wei Kuangbo.
In the thirteenth year of Daye, Wei Kuangbo died of illness in Jiangdu. Several of his children passed by Luoyang on their way back to Jingzhao. It happened that Wei Ji made the decision to marry Wei Puti to Wang Xuanying. Because of this relationship, and Wei Ji's cautiousness
, so he escaped Wang Shichong’s butcher knife and survived until now.
As for Wei Jin, he survived by accident. When Wang Shichong usurped the throne, Wei Jin happened to lead an army to attack Li Mi, but was defeated and captured. By the time Li Mi was defeated and Wei Jin returned to Luoyang, Wang Shichong had already taken over the power.
In order to win people's hearts, Wang Shichong praised Wei Jin's integrity in not surrendering even in the enemy's camp, and then appointed him Minister of the Ministry of Industry and ignored him.
"Wang Shichong may join forces with the Turks." Wei Ji told his brother Wei Jin what he had seen today.
Wei Jin looked at the book, as if he didn't take this matter to heart at all. Ever since his friend Yuan Wendu was killed by Wang Shichong, he no longer wanted to get involved in Wang Shichong's affairs and stayed behind closed doors.
"The Turks are far away in the grasslands and are beyond their reach to the affairs of the Central Plains. When the Tang army left Tongguan in the east, the Turks could not save Wang Shichong at all. Furthermore, I heard that the Turks also supported Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande. How much advantage could Wang Shichong get from the Turks?
Woolen cloth?"
"So, you don't think highly of Wang Shichong?"
"Do you still need me to watch?" Wei Jin asked back, "He is cruel and extreme, loves slander, is jealous, and has no tolerance for others. How can he succeed? Furthermore, if Li Tang gets help from Guan Long, who can he get?
ah?"
Hearing this, Wei Ji sighed heavily.
He also knew that Wang Shichong's prospects were slim and he was just in jail, so what could he do.
Wei Jin said: "Don't think about useless things anymore. The Wei family has a great cause and nothing will happen to us without you."
"Of course I know, I just suffered a lot for Bodhi's child." Wei Ji sighed. He now regretted marrying Wei Boti to Wang Xuanying.
Wei Jin put down his book and stared blankly at the fallen leaves outside the door.
"This is fate, you can't force it."
In troubled times, they had nothing to do.
On the other side, Wang Shichong quickly reached a cooperation with Simo. He was willing to surrender to Chuluo, but the condition was that the Turks would give him war horses and excellent cavalry. Simo said it was okay.
In order to show his sincerity, Wang Shichong said that he would attack Liyang next. Naturally, Simo was overjoyed and promised Wang Shichong many benefits.
Chang'an.
After the Turkic envoys left, Chang'an suddenly became much quieter. Coupled with the relative calm in various places, everyone felt the long-lost peace.
Such peace made Li Zhiyun feel a little at a loss. Since the great chaos, Datang had spent almost every year in war. The sudden silence made Li Zhiyun feel very unreal.
In the Prince of Chu's Mansion, the lights in the study were not extinguished.
"Your Highness, the Guards have been reorganized according to the instructions. For the selected people, their subordinates have used the Battle of Nanyang to fake their deaths, erase their military and household registrations, and put them on standby in various places." Li Zhen reported.
"Very good." Li Zhiyun looked at Li Qiang, "Ah Qiang."
"My subordinate is here."
"From now on, you will be responsible for managing that part of the population. If you don't have enough money, just come to me."
"Yes." Li Qiang paused and asked, "Should we arrange the Jingzhao Mansion area first?"
"That's natural."
"My subordinate understands."
Li Zhiyun spread out the yellow paper, picked up the pen, sketched on it, and wrote a few words. He rolled it up and handed it to Li Qiang.
"Tell them that from now on they will have no names, only pseudonyms."
Li Qiang nodded and spread out the yellow paper with the word "Fu Yi" written on it.
"Your Highness, why is it called Fuyi?"
Li Zhiyun smiled softly and chanted: "Kill a person in ten steps and leave no trace for a thousand miles. When the matter is over, brush off your clothes and go away, hiding your merit and fame."
"My subordinate understands." Li Qiang bowed and then slowly retreated.
Li Zhen watched Li Qiang leave, looked at Li Zhiyun, and asked: "Your Highness, will A Qiang..."
Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Azhen, you and Aqiang have practiced martial arts with me since childhood, raised troops to fight against the Sui Dynasty together, and charged into battle together. The only people I trust the most are you two. This matter is related to my life.
Only by leaving it to you can I rest assured."
Li Zhen knelt down on one knee, clasped her fists and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Li Zhen will be able to eradicate the enemy for Your Majesty even if his body is shattered into pieces."
Li Zhiyun smiled, walked up to him, and patted his shoulder, "It's not that serious. You just need to manage the news. Leave the killing to Aqiang."
"I obey my orders."
After Li Zhen resigned, Li Zhiyun slowly sat down, leaned against Yang He, and fell into silence.
He started planning this step very early, and it has only been initially completed today. How it will develop in the future can only be left to fate.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock on the door, and Li Zhiyun returned to his senses, rubbed his face, and asked people to come in.
Huaiyang walked in with a medicinal meal and sat down next to Li Zhiyun.
"Your Highness, the princess asked the slave to bring this." Her pretty face was flushed inexplicably, and she held up the jade bowl with her bare hands.
In the bowl, there is a turbid liquid.
Its pungent smell made Li Zhiyun frown unconsciously.
"What's this?"
"Medicinal diet."
"What did you put there and why does it smell so bad?"
Huaiyang lowered his head and said softly: "It's some tonic."
tonic?
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun suddenly felt like vomiting. During these days, his wife had many in-depth exchanges of feelings with him, at the cost of taking a lot of soup every day.
Li Zhiyun feels that his body is completely OK and he has an indestructible kidney.
"Let it go first."
Hearing this, Huaiyang put down the medicinal diet.
Li Zhiyun stretched out his hand to cup her ear and asked, "Are you feeling better these days?"
Huaiyang nodded.
Yang You's defection made Huaiyang feel uncomfortable for a long time.
Li Zhiyun reached out and took her into his arms, and said softly: "In a few days, let me go with you to the outside of the city to relax. By the way, is there anywhere you want to go?"
After getting along day and night, she and Li Zhiyun have long been in love with each other.
Smelling Li Zhiyun's scent, she thought for a moment and said, "I want to visit Lishan Mountain."
"Okay, I'll find you then."
"Um."
After a moment of tenderness, Li Zhiyun said: "I will find a time to meet with my mother and concubine and propose that you be admitted into the palace."
Huaiyang asked softly: "How do you want to explain to the princess?"
Speaking of this, Li Zhiyun suddenly felt a little big-headed.
He reassured: "It's okay, I will find a time to talk to the princess. She also approved of your entry into the palace at the beginning."