Yuwen Chengchao's heart felt cold. Although he knew that the old marquis had become more and more indifferent to him over the years, he never thought that the old marquis would make him the enemy of the Yuwen family.
He and Yu Wen Chengling had stopped dealing with each other a long time ago, and now he still cared about a little bit of brotherly love. It was just because the brothers had a very harmonious relationship when they were young. The past love made him unable to really hate Yu Wen Chengling.
The most important thing is that although he suspected that the person behind the attack by the Tusun people was probably a Tusun people, there was still no evidence to confirm it.
Maybe deep down in his heart, he doesn't want brothers to kill each other.
But if he really confirms that the mastermind behind the scenes is Uncle Meng, and that Yuwen Chengling is also involved, then the friendship between brothers will come to an end.
Although he survived that attack, he lost several brothers who he had been with day and night.
Yuwen Chengchao had to admit that what the old marquis said was not wrong. If he was really expelled from Yuwen's family and had everything taken away by Yuwen Chengling and Uncle Meng, and the real culprit of that attack was Yuwen Chengling,
He is bound to be at odds with the Yuwen family controlled by Yuwen Chengling.
Why did the old Marquis let things develop to such an irreversible point?
Yuwen Chengchao was not a reckless man. Although he was horrified, he knew that things would not be that simple. There must be deep meaning in what the old marquis did.
He knew that since the old Marquis told these things tonight, he would definitely give an explanation to him, so he did not say anything and just wanted to know what the old Marquis had to say.
"Zhen Huaqing is right about what he said." Old Marquis Yuwen looked up at the night sky, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "For more than ten years, I have been afraid of the imperial court settling accounts after the fall."
Yuwen Chengchao's face was solemn.
"Do you know why we reached an agreement with the court to let the Tang army withdraw from Xiling and let us take charge of Xiling?" Old Marquis Yuwen sighed: "In the final analysis, we made a mistake, and we can only replace it with another one."
Big mistake to make up for previous mistakes.”
Yuwen Chengchao said: "The first mistake my father mentioned was naturally that he did not support the Xiling Protectorate in time?"
"Yes, we want to protect our lives wisely, and we don't want our family to be destroyed after the Wutuo people invade Xiling." Old Marquis Yuwen said with a bitter smile: "So several of our aristocratic families reached an agreement privately, and even had secret negotiations with the Wutuo people. They promised,
As long as we cut off our support to the Protective Army, after the Wutuo cavalry captured Xiling, they would not only not make things difficult for us, but would also give us rewards. At that time, we only thought that Xiling would definitely fall, so we made a huge mistake."
"The imperial court sent people to negotiate with you, and you finally reached an agreement and supported the Protective Army." Yuwen Cheng said: "The conditions you proposed are naturally an even bigger mistake."
Old Marquis Yuwen nodded and said: "Yes. The imperial court sent an imperial envoy to persuade us to support the Guards Army. We were in a dilemma at that time. After discussing it, we felt that compared to the Tang Dynasty, the Wutuo people could not be trusted even more. The Wutuo people promised us
We made a promise, just hoping that the Protectorate Army could defeat the Protectorate Army faster if they did not have backup. If they swallowed Xiling, they would probably renege on their word. But the imperial envoy said that he could understand why we did not support the Protectorate Army, and also said that the imperial court
They will never be dissatisfied with us at all, let alone settle accounts later." He sighed and said: "If we had taken the initiative to plead guilty to the imperial court at that time, and then tried our best to support the Protectorate, we might have been able to get the imperial court to be lenient.
"
Yuwen Chengchao naturally knew about that past event.
The Xiling clan finally proposed to the court that after repelling the Wutuo people, the Tang army should withdraw from Xiling and retain the Protectorate.
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The Xiling family is given many rights, and can even have a team of personal soldiers.
"We did this at that time because we were worried that after the Wutuo people were repulsed, if Xiling was still under the control of the imperial court, we would have to settle accounts in the future, and then our Xiling family would be in disaster." The old Hou said: "Why?
In order to protect ourselves, we could only put forward such conditions to the court. At that time, the Tang army was unable to provide support to the protective army and could only rely on us. In the heart of the court, it was better for Xiling to be controlled by our family than to be swallowed up by the Wutuo people.
They agreed to our conditions, and because of this, we have laid the foundation for our own trouble."
Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "So for more than ten years, the three major families in Xiling have been worried about the imperial court settling accounts after the fall, and they dare not let the imperial court control Xiling."
"In the past ten years or so, the Xiling family has caused complaints from the people." The old Marquis said: "If this situation continues, the people of Xiling will become chaotic themselves without the court taking action." He smiled coldly and said: "The court will take action.
It's not like he hasn't done anything in Xiling in recent years, especially General Black Feather. He was forced to withdraw from Xiling under the decree of the imperial court, but there was never a day when he didn't want to return to Xiling? It was because we didn't provide timely support back then.
The guards suffered heavy losses, and even the Xia Governor died in the battle in Xiling. The soldiers of the Changsheng Army put that blood debt on the heads of our Xiling family."
Yu Wen Chengchao's face was solemn, and he finally said: "Father, this time we wipe out the Zhen family, will General Black Feather do anything to us behind our back?"
"That's impossible to say." The old Marquis narrowed his eyes slightly: "General Black Feather and Kyoto Tantai Xuanye are sworn brothers, and that commander is deeply loved by the saint...!" After pondering for a moment,
Finally he said: "Rather than just sit back and wait for death, we found an opportunity this time, just to take a gamble. We only hope that the saint will be wise and allow us to redeem our mistakes."
Yuwen Chengchao also knew in his heart that he wanted to show his loyalty to the court by attacking the Zhen family this time, but it was impossible to determine what the court's decision was.
"The hatred between General Black Feather and us will never be resolved in this life." Old Marquis sighed: "He has long been canonized as a second-grade general, but he still condescends to sit in Jiebei Mansion, saying that it is to guard against Tusun in the north.
People, in fact, just to keep an eye on us. I know very well in my heart that the imperial court may not attack Xiling in the next few years, but as long as Murong in southern Xinjiang is solved, Xiling will definitely be next, and then the imperial court will definitely attack Xiling.
Take action, and the Yuwen family is the first target of the imperial court." Staring at Yuwen Chengchao, he asked: "I may not be alive by then. If you inherit the title and become the patriarch of the Yuwen family, you will face
What?"
Yuwen Chengchao's body trembled and he suddenly realized something.
"The Yuwen family cannot be extinct." The old Marquis said slowly: "Although Chengling is smart, he has been pampered since he was a child and does not have the ability to take charge of his own affairs. If the Yuwen family is to continue, you can only shoulder this burden."
As soon as these words came out, Yuwen Chengchao suddenly realized and finally understood the good intentions of the old marquis.
The old Marquis has favored one and the other all these years, just because his vision is too far-sighted and he predicts that the Yuwen family will eventually be unable to escape the fate of being settled by the imperial court.
He neglected Yuwen Chengchao and even planned to expel Yuwen Chengchao from his family, creating a situation where the two brothers were incompatible with each other. Naturally, he wanted Yuwen Chengchao to completely sever his relationship with the Yuwen family.
One day the imperial court really wants to attack the Yuwen family, and Yuwen Chengling and others will inevitably die. However, because Yuwen Chengchao has severed ties with the Yuwen family and has even become an enemy of the Yuwen family, he will naturally not be held accountable by the court.
The old prince dotes on Yuwen
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Chengling even wanted to take the family property into Yuwen Chengling's hands, just to protect Yuwen Chengchao.
Even though Yuwen Chengchao was expelled from the Yuwen family, the blood of the Yuwen family still flows in him. If the Yuwen family is really destroyed one day, at least there is Yuwen Chengchao who can still continue the blood of the Yuwen family, and there are also
An opportunity to revive the Yuwen family again.
"Father...!" Yu Wen Chengchao's voice was choked with sobs.
The old Marquis patted Yuwen Chengchao on the shoulder and said: "That is the worst plan, not a last resort, and I don't want to go to that point. Now we have a chance to make a bet, and this time I have staked the entire Yuwen family.
, I only hope that God will bless and allow the Yuwen family to escape the disaster." At this point, he suddenly started coughing.
Yuwen Chengchao hurriedly went over to support the old Marquis, patted his back, and said, "Father, it's windy outside, so we'd better go back to the tent and rest."
"Chengchao, there is something I still want to tell you." The old marquis held Yuwen Chengchao's wrist, looked at Yuwen Chengchao and said: "My health is getting worse and worse. I secretly asked the doctor to see it.
A year and a half...!"
Yuwen Chengchao's expression changed slightly. Before he could speak, the old Marquis said: "If we can survive this disaster, the Yuwen family will be handed over to you in the future. You must promise me that if you become the patriarch of the Yuwen family,
Don't embarrass Chengling, he is your brother after all."
"Don't worry, father, I have never thought of embarrassing him." Yuwen Chengchao sighed.
"So I feel relieved." The old Marquis coughed again, raised his head and looked to the west, frowning: "It's almost the ugly time, and it's only two or three hours before dawn. Why haven't the Fan family members come yet?
arrive?"
Yuwen Chengchao also looked up and frowned: "Father, did something happen to the Fan family on the way?"
"No." The old Marquis said: "He has elite cavalry guards, and no one dares to attack him along the way." He looked up at the night sky, then at the Fan family camp, and frowned. At this moment,
But I heard an exclamation from the south: "There are cavalry, there are cavalry, be on guard, there are cavalry, be on guard!"
Yuwen Chengchao's face changed slightly, and he looked at Mr. Yuwen and saw that Mr. Yuwen was still calm, so he whispered: "Father, have people from the Fan family arrived?"
The elite tiger cavalry soldiers in the camp had quickly mounted their horses and gathered towards the south of the camp. In just a moment, the tiger cavalry had formed a human wall of cavalry.
When Yu Wen Chengchao and Old Marquis Yu Wen came here, Yuan Shangyu had already stepped forward and said, "Master Marquis, eldest son, a group of cavalry suddenly appeared in the south. There are many people. They seem to be soldiers and horses of the Fan family."
"They have just arrived now?" Old Marquis Yuwen breathed a sigh of relief: "Just in time for Old Man Fan to sign a letter."
"Master Marquis, something is wrong with that team of cavalry." Qin Xiao, who was beside Yuan Shangyu, said: "They are a hundred steps away from the camp, but they are parked over there, forming a formation, and they are not coming, and they show no signs of leaving.
"
Yuwen Chengchao walked through the human wall of cavalry and looked over. Under the moonlight, he saw the cavalry forming a formation in the distance. They were so dark that they numbered at least five or six hundred cavalry.
At this moment, I heard the neighing of war horses at the Zhen family camp, and a group of cavalry were moving quickly from that side to this side. Yu Wen Chengchao frowned, and Yuan Shangyu came closer and whispered: "My eldest son, I feel that the situation is not right.
, mobilized troops and horses from over there."
Yuwen Chengchao nodded slightly and ordered: "Don't act rashly until you understand the situation."