Chapter 350 Asking questions knowingly, warning and the Bai family in Guanzhong
Wei Mansion.
Wei Min sat high on the three-step platform, holding a piece of intelligence he had just received in his hand.
His brows gradually furrowed, and he mumbled an angry word in his mouth. He looked up at the clear sky outside the door, his eyes were filled with fire, and he was extremely angry.
"Second brother, why is this happening?"
Wei Yan looked worried and warned: "Second sister-in-law is also interested in getting closer to my Wei family. She just wants to give Cheng'er a concubine. If she can get the support of many aristocratic families in Jiujiang County, why not?"
Wei Min shook his head and said: "Things are not as simple as you think. I know this woman better than anyone else. She only cares about her little brother who can't help her. She has never considered the life and death of other aristocratic families."
Wei Yan frowned. He had also been disdainful of what his second sister-in-law had done. However, now that the second sister-in-law came to Hedong in person with the sincerity of several major families in Jiujiang, the second brother was so motivated. Why?
Is good?
Wei Yan didn't believe it when he said that Wei Min was not affected by the affair between the couple.
When a true man acts, public is public and private is private. If he acts with personal feelings, how can he achieve great things?
As the head of the Goodwill Hall, Wei Wei is the person who communicates with other aristocratic families in the Wei family. He will never allow his second brother Wei Min to displease the favor of the Jiujiang aristocratic family. It seems that he still needs to tell Cheng'er about this matter.
OK.
Wei Min seemed to have seen through his thoughts, turned to look at him, and said in a deep voice: "Lao Wu, some things are not as simple as you think. It would be a simple marriage, but this Jiujiang is where Sun Jian has lived for a long time.
The relationship between the earth and the earth is intricate and complex, and unless you can see it clearly, don’t let the small things lead to the loss of the big things.”
Wei Wei was startled when he heard the words, then nodded and replied: "Second brother, don't worry, the Goodwill Hall has its own rules for doing things, and there will be no opportunities for interested people to take advantage of."
Wei Min glanced at his fifth half-brother meaningfully, nodded slightly, and motioned for him to retreat first.
Wei Yan bowed his hands, glanced at Wei Min, and exited the meeting hall.
After Wei Min watched him leave, he suddenly said: "Send someone to Jiujiang. I want to know everything that happened in the past three months, including why she was able to convince these many aristocratic families to act together."
"..."
No one answered, but Wei Min's expression remained unchanged. He picked up the information on the table and read it carefully again.
After Wei Wei left the meeting hall, he went straight to the Goodwill Hall located in the southwest corner of the Wei Mansion.
As the head of the Goodwill Hall, Wei Yan was mainly responsible for communicating with the nobles of various aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty, and was equivalent to the diplomat of the Wei family.
As soon as Wei Yan walked into the courtyard gate, he saw a graceful figure standing under the peach tree in the courtyard, gently picking up a peach branch with his bare hands, slightly tapping his toes and smelling the fragrance of April flowers.
Wei Yan didn't dare to neglect, took a few steps forward, bowed his hands and saluted, "Why does your highness have time to come to my thatched cottage today?"
The woman turned around and showed off her face. She stood tall and graceful. Even though she was wearing a mask with gold fringes, she could still see her beauty from between her eyebrows.
"Wei Yilang, long time no see."
Wei Wei bowed and saluted. He once served in Taichang and was the official in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple. He once taught the young princes and princesses the rituals of sacrifice at the annual festivals.
"Yes, after Your Highness went to Chang'an, Wei also resigned. Think about it, it will be six or seven years ago."
When Wei Zhuo talked about his resignation, Liu He's starry eyes moved, as if he were reminiscing, and filled with water, which made people feel pity.
"After my father left, the palace was filled with chaos. I, Mrs. Liu, couldn't stand you, and I made many people feel cold."
"Your Highness, it has been so long. Wei has already forgotten about it. Why does Your Highness need to mention it again... I wonder what happened when Your Highness came to my Goodwill Hall today?" Wei Yan did not want to discuss the rights and wrongs of the royal family, so as not to make too many mistakes.
Liu He frowned slightly, looked at the busy Wei family disciples in the Goodwill Hall, and said with emotion: "Originally, I did have something to ask for, but only later did I realize that some things cannot be helped by outsiders. The prosperity of the Wei family is
It makes sense, the decline of the Liu family can be traced, but I am in trouble."
Wei Yan also raised his eyes to look at the busy nephews and brothers, and then recalled the ridiculous actions of the princes he had seen in the palace. Comparing the two, he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and sighed for the Han family.
and helplessness.
Liu He lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, silently walking towards the courtyard gate.
When Wei Yan looked back, she had already reached the door.
Suddenly his footsteps stopped, and Liu He asked without looking back: "Wei Yilang, do you think my Liu family can be saved?"
Wei Yan's expression changed and he opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer such a simple question.
After a moment of silence, Liu He seemed to chuckle, and then walked away. However, compared with the peerless elegance just now, her back at this time was even more lonely and lonely.
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Xuzhou, Langya County.
Taikang County.
Huang Zhong was training archery on a daily basis, and several young people nearby gathered to bet.
Zhang Fei opened a rotten straw mat and revealed the straw target inside. There were three arrows stuck in the fatal part of the 'heart'.
Hua Cun was overjoyed when he saw this, "Hahaha, I won. Here's the wine, bring it."
Zhang Fei looked at Huang Xu and Tai Shici angrily, and said angrily: "Why are you two so unsatisfactory?"
Huang Xu curled his lips and said angrily: "If you were trying to live up to your expectations, you wouldn't ask the two of us to compete with the old man in a bow and horse competition."
Taishi Ci looked annoyed, looking at Huang Zhong who was still shooting arrows not far away, and said with envy: "Uncle Han's arm strength is really strong, three hundred steps is just ordinary for him, I am not as good as me."
Zhang Fei glared at him angrily, reluctantly took off the wine bottle from his belt on his back, reluctantly handed it to Hua Cun, and said: "We will compete in wrestling tomorrow, do you dare?"
Hua Cun took the wine bottle, unscrewed the cap and took a sip. He patted his chest in high spirits, "Why don't you dare? Let's compete."
Zhang Fei made a cold 'cut' sound, looked back at Huang Zhong, and shouted: "Uncle Han, it's almost done, we still have a mission tonight."
Let's have fun and make fun, and don't delay the business at all.
Huang Zhong shot an arrow and hit the target. He tightened the reins of his horse, moved his shoulder bones, and responded loudly: "In that case, go back and make preparations. There are still more than two hours before Wu Shi. Let the brothers eat and drink enough."
Don’t let down your guard.”
Several people looked at each other and smiled, their expressions relaxed.
At this moment, a man from the city guard ran over quickly.
"General Zhang, General Hua, General Huang, and the military advisor are here to invite you."
Zhang Fei, Hua Cun and Huang Zhong looked at each other with solemn expressions, mounted their horses and hurried towards the military camp.
After a while, the three of them arrived at Xun's tent.
Before they even entered, they saw a man from the secret guard coming out. He cupped his fists and saluted the three of them before leaving.
Zhang Fei and the other two people frowned. The secret guard suddenly sent information. It seemed that things were not simple.
When the three of them entered the tent, Xun Or was already standing next to the map to measure the distance. When he heard the footsteps of the three of them, he turned around and pointed to the futon beside him, motioning for the three of them to sit down and talk.
"As you have just seen, the secret guards sent news that there was a group of soldiers and horses from Xuzhou disguised as a caravan, transporting a large amount of grain and grass into Yangguan. The leader of this army... is him."
Xun You picked up a portrait from the shelf nearby, with basic information about the character written underneath the portrait.
What made Zhang Fei and the others frown was that this man was not one of Cao Cao's generals, but one of Tao Qian's generals.
"What a good old man Tao Qian, we came to help him kill the enemy, but he actually allowed his subordinates to collaborate with the enemy!" Zhang Fei was furious.
Huang Xu, on the other hand, looked at the man's portrait and frowned: "This man is a bandit, and may not be directly related to Tao Qian. As far as I know, although Tao Qian has many soldiers and food, these soldiers are not very obedient."
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"good."
Xun You looked at Huang Xu, nodded and said: "I also feel that this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Tao, and even he was kept in the dark. This Chang Xi is a capricious person, and it is not an accident to behave like this."
Things."
"However, we were ordered to defend the enemy here, but he sold grain and grass to Cao Jun so blatantly. It's really unreasonable. What do you think? Do you want to give it first..."
When Xun Hui came back to his senses, he saw everyone smiling at him, and he also responded.
He bowed apologetically, cupped his hands and said, "Well, please trouble the brothers of Long Xiwei to go there. I don't care about anything else. It's just that this Chang Xi must be captured and sent to Tao Gong Haosheng, so that he can find a way to restrain him."
My subordinates, so as not to break the rules."
Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said, "Military advisor, rest assured, this matter is easy."
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Xuzhou, Donghai County.
Several fishermen in single clothes were carrying heavy fishing nets on the beach.
This fishing net is made of vines. It is not used for fishing, but for cultivating kelp and seaweed.
Chen Deng held a booklet and flipped through it curiously. After a long time he said: "Yes, the next step is to wrap the seedlings around and then fix them in the shallow sea next to the reef area."
Zang Ba looked at the vine nets curiously and asked, "Is this possible for mass production of seaweed?"
Chen Deng was also puzzled, but after looking at the brochure, he nodded and said, "If this is the case, Commander Wei will never fool us, so what good will this do to him?"
Zang Ba shook his head, pointed at the endless sea, and said: "If this is the case, this area is still full of wealth. For two cents per catty, this seaweed can grow hundreds of thousands of stones in a few months. Don't wait until then."
If we can’t eat it, aren’t we white anymore?”
Chen Deng didn't take it seriously, but laughed and said: "Just relax, let alone hundreds of thousands of stones, even ten times more, the Wei family can eat it. According to Wei Shijun's method, ten times more
Tens of thousands of stones of seaweed were finally dried to only a few thousand stones, which is pitifully little."
"What, how come there is such a big difference?"
Zang Ba didn't understand this, but there was a huge difference between a hundred thousand and a few thousand.
Chen Deng nodded slightly and explained: "Seaweed has a high water content, so there is nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, dried seaweed can be sold for thirty cents per pound, and it is easy to transport and preserve over long distances.
It’s also very profitable.”
Zang Ba counted up with his fingers. After drying, the price increased by fifteen times. Moreover, he could transport more and sell more at one time, so he killed two birds with one stone.
"It's done, Zang will let the brothers weave the net. No matter what, we have to fill the sea, hahaha."
Chen Deng smiled slightly and hurriedly waved his hand to persuade: "Don't be too happy too early. Planting seaweed also depends on the right time and place. If you plant too much, you may suffer more misery. If there are more strong winds this summer, we will see if you regret it then."
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Zang Ba's eyelids twitched. Yes, he was not afraid of how terrifying the strong wind on the seaside was.
However, watching Chen Deng's nets of seedlings being dragged into the sea, he seemed to see carts of Xuanjia. How could he not be moved?
After hesitating for a while, Zang Ba cupped his fists and said, "Brother Yuan Long, please give me some advice on which coast is suitable for growing seaweed. Zang also doesn't eat alone. How about we split the accounts later?"
"Twenty-eight points?" Chen Deng narrowed his eyes.
Zang Ba did not shy away and said bluntly: "That's right, you and I are eight. As for whether you share the profit with Tao Gong, that's your business."
Having said this, Zang Ba no longer hid anything, and added: "Zang estimates that you, Mr. Chen, will not let such a huge profit go to others, right?"
Chen Deng frowned slightly, seeming to be secretly thinking about the pros and cons, mainly considering Tao Qian's reaction after knowing about this matter.
At this moment, a man hurriedly ran over from a distance.
"General, there is a man who calls himself Longxiwei of the Wei family, and I want to see him."
Zang Ba raised his thick eyebrows and shouted hurriedly: "Bring it quickly."
Not long after, a Dragon Breath Guard member wearing a camouflage uniform appeared in front of the two.
The team members clasped their fists and saluted, and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "General Zang, the military advisor ordered me to send a message that Taikang County is no longer in trouble. Another outpost of Cao's army was discovered in Yangguan. The military advisor invited the general to come with him. After all, this is the boundary of Xuzhou.
, I can’t wait to act easily.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zang Ba was startled when he heard this, and Chen Deng on the side also looked incredulous.
"In just a few days, you have stabilized the situation in Taikang County?"
The team member glanced at Chen Deng, cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "Yes, we killed more than 1,260 enemies, captured 3,500 people, wiped out several bandit dens, and handed them over to the local villagers for disposal."
The team members spoke very casually, as if these things were just casual and not worth mentioning.
Zang Ba and Chen Deng looked at each other. They were originally going to Langya County, but were delayed by Tao Qianyi, who came here to explore the coast where seaweed is cultivated. It only took three to five days, but they did not expect that Xun or had already captured one in Langya.
base area.
With Taikang County as an outpost, it became much easier to counterattack Cao's army.
However, Zang Ba and Chen Deng made no contribution at all. Fortunately, they were still the hosts. Thinking about it makes me blush.
"General."
Several men in military uniforms came over carrying a large box, and they all looked at the Dragon Breath Guard members with a bit of fear and a strange look in their eyes.
When Zang Ba saw this, he frowned and said, "What is this?"
The faces of those men in military uniforms were very ugly.
The Dragon Breath Guard members cupped their fists and saluted, and said without changing their expressions: "This is a gift from the military advisor to Commander Tao."
Zang Ba and Chen Deng looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
At this time, the leading man in uniform walked up behind Zang Ba and whispered in his ear: "General, there is a person in the box."
Zang Ba was startled when he heard this.
The Dragon Breath Guard members stepped forward and opened the box.
"Uh-huh, Zang Ba, let me go quickly."
"Changxi!"
Zang Ba opened his eyes wide. This Chang Xi's real name was Chang Ba. Xi was his bandit name, which meant a man who was as ferocious as a big wild boar that ran rampant.
Zang Ba did know him and had some friendship with him. When Tao Qian recruited bandit leaders like them, Chang Xi was also recruited, but why was he arrested by Wei's people?
The Dragon Breath Guard members did not wait for Zang Ba to ask, and said in a deep voice: "This person secretly communicated with Cao Jun, and sold the grain stolen from civilians to Cao Jun at a low price. When our people discovered it, he claimed that he was
He is a general under Tao Gong, so the military advisor asked me to send him here."
Having said this, the Dragon Breath Guard members' expressions dimmed and they looked directly at Zang Ba, as if to say: Please give us an explanation.
Zang Ba and Chen Deng looked at each other, both feeling awkward.
They are fighting against Cao Jun over there, but our people are colluding with the enemy behind the scenes. If we don't give an explanation, I'm afraid it won't be justified.
However, Chang Xi was already capricious, and even Tao Qian didn't bother to pay attention to him. But now he did such a stupid thing, and it would be a shame to die.
Zang Ba's expression changed and he immediately pulled out the saber from his waist.
Chang Xi who was tied up in the box was so frightened when he saw this, "Zang Ba, you, you can't kill me. How can you make other brothers believe in you if you kill me? I just killed a few untouchables.
If you resell some grain and grass, your crime will not lead to death."
Zang Ba frowned. They were recruited by Tao Qian together with Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dun. They had agreed to work together and advance and retreat together. This time he killed Chang Xi, which would inevitably lead to trouble.
There was suspicion and dissatisfaction from several other people.
However, in front of Long Xiwei, it was hard for him not to express his feelings.
Just when Zang Ba was hesitating, a green light flashed behind him.
Chen Deng drew out his sword and stabbed Chang Xi in the neck so fast that even Zang Ba had no time to react.
"Chen Yuanlong, how dare you!?" Zang Ba was furious, no matter what, Chang Xi was his.
Chen Deng didn't even look at him. Instead, he bowed his hands to the Longxi Guards and said with shame, "I made Military Advisor Xun laugh. Chen will inform Mr. Tao about this as soon as possible, and he will definitely give an explanation to the Commander of the Guards."
General, please tell Commander Xun that the spies have been killed."
The members of the Dragon Breath Guard glanced at Zang Ba, nodded slightly, bowed with fists in their hands, and left.
Zang Ba and Chen Deng looked at the dead Chang Xi in the box with different expressions.
Chen Deng said in a deep voice: "Zang Ba, if you had hesitated just now, I'm afraid you would have been on the Wei family's blacklist."
Zang Ba was stunned, frowned and scolded: "Chen Yuanlong, don't be alarmist. If you kill Chang Xi, this matter will not be over."
Chen Deng sneered and said in a serious tone: "If I hadn't killed him just now, you would have become the chief culprit for harboring Chang Xi's collaborators. Neither Tao Gong nor Wei Shijun will make it easy for you.
I can’t get even one of the Xuanjia I’ve been thinking about for a long time.”
"this……"
Zang Ba's expression changed drastically. It was related to his own interests, so he had to calm down.
Chen Deng looked at Chang Xi in the box, closed the box with some disgust, turned around and persuaded: "Think carefully, should you kill Chang Xi without evidence, or should you let him bite randomly? You guys are already
Just because you are colluding and collaborating with the enemy to sell grain, you don’t know about it, it doesn’t mean that your other brothers don’t know about it either. When the time comes to really investigate, you won’t be able to get away with it.”
Zang Ba's expression changed again and again, and finally he could only sigh helplessly.
Looking at the box that was slowly leaking blood and the beach that was dyed red with blood, Zang Ba's expression changed inexplicably, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Chen Deng glanced at him and looked at the fishermen who were trawling, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
The people from the Wei family are easy to deal with, but I'm afraid Tao Qian's side will have a hard time explaining it.
If he were to know that Changxi was collaborating with the enemy to sell grain, he would definitely be more wary of Zang Ba and others, which would make the situation in Xuzhou even worse.
To this day, Chen Deng is also a little shaken. Tao Qian is really not a good master.
Being incapable of controlling his subordinates, lacking in leadership, being suspicious by nature, and having a strong sense of superiority to the nobles, these are not the weaknesses that a good master should have, and Tao Qian undoubtedly has them all.
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Hedong, Anyi.
The night is like frost, shining on the bell tower that reaches the sky.
About three feet away from the bell tower, there seemed to be a dividing line leading to the human world. The originally cold moonlight was instantly replaced by the lights of the human world. Colorful brilliance fell on the wall, making the nearby streets look like daylight.
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Bai Chuyi and his junior sister Shuangxi walked out of a shop called Jinyumantang, holding an exquisite brocade box in their hands.
"Senior sister, that jade pendant is your most cherished thing. Don't you feel sad if you just change it like this?"
Shuangxi pulled Bai Chuyi and asked her to think carefully and not to do anything she would regret.
However, Bai Chuyi seemed to have made up his mind. A trace of determination flashed in the gray-white twins, and he shook his head and said: "It has no meaning to me anymore. Keeping it will only make me sad. It is better to exchange some money for it."
You and I can live a good life together."
The two of them had been traveling all the way, and there was not much money left. Although Xie Yu had been taking good care of them these days and gave them money and food stamps many times, it was not a long-term solution.
The most valuable things on Bai Chuyi's body were the sword and the jade pendant. Ever since she saw Wei Cheng's back, inquired about Wei Cheng's identity, and learned that Wei Cheng was about to get married to Xie Yu, she seemed to have figured it out.
What, so I decided to sell the jade pendant.
No matter what, Bai Chuyi didn't want to be the kind of third party who interfered. Besides, Xie Yu was very good to their fellow apprentices, although...she deliberately concealed something.
Bai Chuyi smiled and said: "Okay, don't say so much. I didn't expect that jade pendant to be so valuable. Now that we have money and a lot of tickets, haven't you always wanted to eat cake? Go and buy it now."
How about a piece?”
Shuangxi pursed her lips. It was true that she was greedy, but when she saw Bai Chuyi forcing a smile, how could she still have appetite?
"Sister, you, you seem to be deliberately avoiding something. Although I am not sensible, I can still see that you are afraid, right?" Shuangxi choked with red eyes.
Bai Chuyi frowned, gritted her silver teeth, and her bare hands holding the brocade box were twisted until their joints turned white.
"Senior sister, that jade pendant is related to the secret of your life experience. You will not sell it no matter what. You must be hiding something from me, right?" Shuangxi cried.
"I don't……"
Bai Chuyi's weak rebuttal was unable to convince Shuangxi at all.
"Girl, are you from the Bai family in Guanzhong?"
The two junior sisters looked up and saw a tall, red-haired and blue-eyed Westerner who was excitedly staring at Bai Chuyi's gray boy. The heat between his brows and eyes seemed to want to see through Bai Chuyi.