"Second brother, let me bake some potatoes for you first."
"What kind of potatoes are you going to roast? Let's grill the mutton skewers first. Remember to sprinkle a little more of the spicy powder prepared by my second brother."
"Brother Six, should I bake it or should you bake it? You decide?"
The Imperial Garden has a glass dome, and it is not cold at all even at night. Watching the sixth brother Wei Jue and the ninth brother Wei Huan bickering with each other, Wei Cheng and Wei Gong smiled at each other.
"Second brother."
"Um?"
Wei Gong held the wine glass and walked to Wei Cheng. He frowned and said: "There has been some noise in the court recently. Many people have stood up to oppose the expedition. Although they were temporarily suppressed by the eldest brother, they will definitely not give up behind the scenes. You see
, do you want the secret guards to do something?"
Wei Cheng drank wine and ate grilled chicken wings. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I have a surprise for them. Let's wait until spring starts."
Emiya was stunned, "Surprise?"
Wei Cheng chuckled and said, "Yes, it's a big surprise, the kind that's big enough to shut everyone up."
Wei Gong raised his eyes and looked at Wei Cheng, a little confused. However, when he thought of Wei Cheng's various miraculous methods in the past, he was inexplicably looking forward to it. I think the so-called big surprise from the second brother would be a big shock to some people.
,interesting!
"As for you, how have you been getting along with that Jirimen lately?" Wei Teng suddenly asked in a gossipy tone.
When Wei Gong heard this, he was startled at first, and then he avoided looking at Wei Cheng, hesitantly saying: "No, it's nothing..."
Wei Cheng saw that his cheeks were glowing red, and his earlobes were even more so. She suddenly felt like a mirror and said, "You are already twenty-one this year. It's time to get married, or you should do it quickly."
"Second brother, what are you talking about? I, I'm not in a hurry." Emiya blushed as red as a monkey's butt.
Wei Cheng burst out laughing, causing Wei Jue and others to come over curiously, pulling Wei Gong to ask what happened.
When Wei Cheng saw this, he stopped gossiping.
On the contrary, I feel relieved. At the very least, Emiya has feelings for Yoshinomon, and he is no longer a messy couple.
"Second brother, I want to join the Benlang Guard." Ninth Brother Wei Huan suddenly stood up and said.
Wei Cheng's expression tightened, and he frowned and said, "Okay, why are you joining the Wolf Guard?"
The Benlang Guards are all Northern Huns. To be precise, they are all members of the Jiri Tribe of the Northern Huns. This is an army formed entirely by foreigners. With the armor and weapons provided by Wei Cheng, their combat effectiveness is no better than that of the Longshan Army and Hu Po.
Military mission.
Moreover, the Benlang Guards are light cavalry, and the Northern Huns are very good at raids. If such a strong army is really established without its own people to restrain it, it will inevitably cause the Wei family to secretly worry.
It was under the orders of several clan elders in the family that Wei Huan and Wei Cheng came up with the idea of joining the Wolf Guard.
However, Wei Cheng didn't buy it, because the Wolf Guard was used by Wei Cheng to contain his own people.
And these so-called own people naturally include the Wei family.
Some people may wonder why Wei Cheng is wary of his own family? Isn't this being cautious?
This point has to start with his two sons. There are some things that need to be prevented early.
Of course, these are all things for later. What Wei Cheng is doing now is just to take precautions in the future.
Therefore, he must keep this Benlang Guard firmly in his hands and not let anyone in the family infiltrate it.
In fact, Wei Cheng has already put the reform of the army on the agenda.
Wei Cheng will slowly kick out some family members who were previously assigned to the Longshan Army and the Hupo Army.
The education these people have received since childhood is to obey the arrangements of their family elders. Compared with Wei Cheng, they obey the orders of the elders of the Wei family more. This is something Wei Cheng absolutely cannot accept.
Just like the eldest brother Wei Jian, the third brother Wei Gong, the sixth brother Wei Jue, and the ninth brother Wei Huan, these are the four younger generations of the Wei family.
Why does Wei Cheng treat Wei Gong and Wei Jue better, but there is always a gap between his eldest brother Wei Qi, ninth brother Wei Huan and other Wei children? It is because Wei Gong and Wei Jue prefer him as the second brother, and
Wei Qi, Wei Huan and others put family as their first priority.
People are close, let alone brothers. Wei Cheng is closer to Wei Gong and Wei Jue, which is understandable.
Wei Gong not only controls the secret guards, but also marries Jilibatu, the chief soldier of the Benlang Guard.
As Wei Jue is still young, Wei Cheng will also place heavy responsibilities on him in the future and train him to be his right-hand man.
Just like Lao Si and Lao Thirteen in "Bu Bu Jing Xin", if Wei Cheng wants to achieve great things, he must have brothers like Lao Shisan who are willing to sacrifice by his side.
Back to the subject, facing the request of his ninth brother Wei Huan, Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said in an indifferent tone: "After the Chinese New Year, you should go to the Hubu to practice first. Running Wolf Guard is not suitable for you, and you are the only sixth uncle.
Son, I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
Wei Huan was stunned for a moment, looked at Wei Gong and Wei Jue, and motioned for them to say a few good words for him.
Wei Gong and Wei Jue toasted to each other, chatting and joking, turning a blind eye to Wei Huan's look for help.
This is the tacit understanding between brothers. Both Wei Gong and Wei Jue know that Wei Huan is not a person with independent opinions. This time he invited himself to join the Wolf Guard. It must be the third uncle and the sixth uncle who are planning something secretly.
Wei Cheng was very satisfied with the performance of the two of them. He looked at Wei Huan who looked embarrassed and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go barbecue. I don't have any eyesight. Let's grill more lamb kidneys. Go quickly."
Wei Huan scratched his head with a wry smile and left weakly.
After Wei Huan left, Wei Gong frowned and said, "It seems that not only the old ministers in the court can't sit still, but also our own family members are making some discordant voices."
Wei Jue did not dare to speak, but just looked at Wei Cheng. When Wei Cheng saw this, he chuckled and said, "You don't have to worry about these things, just do your own thing."
Wei Gong and Wei Jue looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
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"You mean, your second brother rejected you as soon as you opened your mouth?"
Wei Huan stood cautiously in the middle of the study, facing several uncles and elders. He didn't dare to breathe, but nodded slightly.
The elders of the Wei clan frowned and looked at the leader, Wei Hui, who was Wei Cheng's third uncle.
There are some people in any family who like to form cliques, and Wei Yi is like this. He woos the fourth, sixth and other younger brothers who are close to him, and usually likes to go against the head of the family, Wei Hao.
If in the past, the Wei family in Hedong was just a famous family, they would at most just make a fuss over some family property, which would be okay.
Nowadays, the Wei family in Hedong is the top family of the Han Dynasty, and Wei Cheng is the king of a country. Wei Yi and others, whose power continues to expand, are naturally not satisfied with their current identity and status, and always want to infiltrate their influence into the army.
This time Wei Huan's request to join the Benlang Guard was just a small test, but Wei Cheng unexpectedly refused directly.
Wei Yi and the others looked at me and I looked at you, they all looked unhappy.