Chapter 728 Undercurrent
Surprisingly, Hedong is much more stable than Pingyang.
Perhaps this is related to the fact that they did not face too strong military pressure.
The most important task of the counties in Hedong is to send personnel to deliver food and grass to the front lines of Zhiguan and Lianchi.
Zhi Pass is close and it is safer behind the pass, so this job is not that difficult.
The Chichi is much more dangerous. Therefore, they only sent supplies and equipment to Shaanxi County, leaving Wang Mi to figure out the rest. Anyway, in the past few years, he has been dividing houses and farmland, and has also reclaimed some wasteland and distributed it to the refugees. He has a large population in his hands, no less than 50,000, so it is no problem to recruit some strong men and women to be transported.
It was already evening when Qiao Yu arrived in Anyi County, Hedong County.
The countryside in early September is extremely quiet, even a little too quiet.
Qiao Yu came to the old house of Wei family in Anyi and looked around.
This is a depressed family.
It may have been a wealthy family and a famous wealthy family in the North a few years ago, but the bloody storm more than twenty years ago caused this family to suffer heavy losses - just like the Pei family at that time.
But the Wei family was not as lucky as the Pei family.
Mr. Pei relied on women to make a comeback.
Shao Thief was obsessed with his mistress and took great care of the Pei family, attracting many of the Pei family's children to run away to work for him. Even Pei Kang, one of the elders in the clan, became a member of the Liang Kingdom. Sangong.
Wei made a mistake.
I heard that Wei Jie had contact with Shao Xun because of his wife Leshi's relationship. But in the end, he took his mother south to the Jiangxia fiefdom to take care of her old age. She died within a few years - it was too easy for northerners to get sick and die suddenly when they went to the south.
Wei Jie's brother Wei Xuan stayed in the north, first serving as the minister of Sanqi, but later he was resentful of Wang Yan's monopoly on power and the rise of a lowly person like Shao Xun. In addition, Luoyang could not pay salaries, and life was difficult. , he resigned and returned to his hometown Anyi.
Liu Cong heard about it and recruited him to serve as an official. Wei Xun also looked down on the Huns and thought it was a shame for people of the Wei clan in Anyi to serve for the Huns. It would be better to serve as an official for Shao Xun, so he refused.
Liu Cong was furious and killed him.
Of course, this can only be done. Wei Xun can die, but the Wei family cannot be destroyed. Otherwise, the Pei family, the Xue family, the Liu family and the wealthy people of all sizes who depend on them will feel threatened.
It would be fine if there were no external enemies, but there happened to be Shao Thief. At this time, we must not mess up our position. The crime stops at Wei Hong and nothing else is involved.
The Wei family also gave in and sent several of their children to serve as officials.
To be honest, these Wei family members really have no talents.
When Jia Nanfeng was in chaos, the outstanding descendants of the Wei family were wiped out, leaving only Wei Jie and Wei Xuan who were somewhat famous. After their death, the Wei family in Hedong obviously had a talent gap.
Qiao Yu didn't even look down on the children who were promoted to be officials, let alone become officials in Luoyang and Bianliang where competition among scholars was more intense.
This family is finished, and now it can only be used as a source of money and food for the big man.
After Qiao Yu watched for a while, he saw that Wei's tribe was already poking around the wall, so he asked his entourage to come forward and call the door.
After a while, someone introduced it.
About half an hour later, by the fence in the backyard of Wei's Manor, a man came out of the dog hole and ran wildly. He first arrived at a gardener's vegetable patch not far away, picked up his horse, and climbed up. Afterwards, we arrived at a Wei Manor at the junction of Anyi and Wenxi in the middle of the night.
After checking the identity, hurriedly entered.
"Rat slave, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Wei Zhan, who was waiting for guests in the garden, stood up and asked.
"Brother, Qiao Yu came to supervise the provision of food and grass, and the young men are strong, and he has the order of the prefect." the rat slave replied.
"Is he the only one here?" Wei Zhan frowned and asked.
"There are still more than ten followers. The envoy from the prince will not come until tomorrow. Qiao Yu came one night in advance to let the mansion prepare a little and transfer 100,000 dendrobium grains and 200,000 bundles of hay tomorrow morning. To Pingyang."
"Is it so urgent?" Wei Zhan thought thoughtfully.
After saying that, he waved his clan brother to leave and said: "I'll find you later."
The rat slave retreated as instructed.
The guests sat aside and watched calmly.
The Wei family in Hedong was a famous family.
During the Cao and Wei Dynasties, Wei Jian was highly regarded. From then on, this branch became the main vein.
But he wasn't too famous at the time.
Wei Guan's son, Wei Guan, was very capable and made the family proud and developed further. All his children were married to famous families.
The eldest son marries the daughter of He Shao in Yangxia.
The second son Wei Heng married Wang Hunnu of Taiyuan.
The third son Wei Yue married Pei Kainu of Hedong.
Princess Xuan Shang Fanchang, the fourth son of Wei. ……
Wei Guan’s daughter almost became Queen Hui. If it weren't for Jia Chong's secret manipulation, nothing would have happened to Jia Nanfeng.
After Wei Guan, his grandson Wei Hong was killed by Liu Cong, and Wei Jie died in Jiangnan. This branch was completely in decline.
Wei Zhan is the grandson of Wei Lie, the former Pengcheng guard, and the son of Wei Shao, the commander of Guangping. In terms of seniority, he should be Wei Guan's nephew. He is the same generation as Wei Heng and is also Wei Can. , Wei Jie's clan uncle.
Wei Zhan had a younger sister, Wei Shuo, the famous Mrs. Wei, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy teacher, who married Li Ju of Jiangxia - not Pingyang Li Ju. His family background did not qualify him to marry a daughter of the Wei family.
Unexpectedly, for such a prominent family, it would slowly decline once it became empty.
"Daoshu, one of the Wei family's sons is in Jiangxia, one is in Jianye, and one is in Hedong. They are scattered all over the country and have branches and leaves. There is no fear of overthrow of the clan. Since you have returned to the north, you must have revived the family. Determined." The guest stroked his beard and said: "On this occasion, you should fight hard, otherwise you will lose everyone."
Wei Zhan sat down, looked at the visitor and said: "Jing Si (Pei Xian) returned from Youzhou. He must have recognized Liang Gong?"
Pei Xian was asked by this sentence and was speechless for a while.
Wei Zhan was amused by his appearance and said, "Jing Si is really not a lobbyist."
Pei Xian was shocked when he heard this.
Not only is he not good enough to be a lobbyist, but he is not good enough to be a general. He is even regarded as a broom star...
The more he joins Sima Yue, the more he will be defeated.
Hua Yi went to Jiangzhou and died.
Then he attached himself to Wang Jun of Youzhou, and Jun died again - Wang Jun's ex-wife Wei Xiu was Wei Guan's niece and Wei Zhan's clan sister.
Since Liang Gong dares to use him, Taibai Xingjing’s luck is really amazing!
"That's all." Wei Zhan smiled and shook his head, saying: "Qiao Yu was originally in Xiurong, but he returned from Taiyuan to supervise the grain and grass. It seems that Liang Gong's troops are not far away."
< br>"Haven't we already sent out troops?" Pei Xian asked: "Hou Feihu captured Changzi County and beheaded more than three thousand people."
"This is to clear the door, not to send out troops." Wei Zhan patiently asked Pei Xian Explained: "If Hou Feihu crosses Wuling Road and attacks Pingyang directly, it might be okay."
So that's what happened! Pei Xian really doesn't understand these things.
"Jing Si——" Even though there were no outsiders, Wei Zhan still lowered his voice subconsciously and said, "What does Mr. Liang do to Mrs. Pei?"
Hearing this, Pei Xian snorted coldly. With a cry, he said: "I don't even have any shame!"
Wei Zhan looked at him helplessly.
Pei Xian took a deep breath and said: "My sister has been well-educated, gentle and beautiful since she was a child. Seeing that Shao Xun was pitiful, she took care of her more. But what Shao Xun was thinking about was the following..."
"That's enough!" Wei Zhan wanted to get up and beat this guy, but he held back and asked, "I heard that Mrs. Pei gave birth to three sons for Mr. Liang. Before Mr. Pei passed away, Mr. Liang took time out of all the opportunities to accompany him. Mrs. Pei went out to relax and soothe her pain. I have never seen a king and duke doting on a woman so much. Jing Si, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Someone in the Pei family will tell me the inside story of Bianliang. , I’ll think about it some more.”
“Is this something we still have to think about?” Pei Xian said in surprise.
If he were Liu Cong, he would have abandoned the army and ran to Chang'an long ago. What else should we consider? Consider how to defeat? Do you think about how to lose honorably?
"Wei can't stand the trouble anymore." Wei Zhan told him the truth: "If the benefits are not big enough, I would rather not move."
Pei Xian is not a fool after all. After thinking for a long time, , said coyly: "Mr. Liang really likes my sister..."
After listening to Pei Xian's words, Wei Zhan generally understood, and it was pretty much what he expected.
If you don’t like it, can you have three children? How is it possible!
And there are three sons, that’s why.
Wei Zhan suddenly stood up and looked at the bright moon outside, thinking for a long time.
"Daoshu, I brought you the words." Pei Xian said: "Liu Cong no longer trusts the Pei family. In the battle of Xishibao, there were many children of the Pei family. Anyway, Wang Mi It's a bit tricky to sue Pingyang. Some people in the clan are worried that Liu Cong is crazy and wants to take action against Pei, so they want to do something big. But if you don’t move, it will be of no benefit whether you win or lose.”
Although Pei Xian is not very capable, there is nothing wrong with his words.
Assuming that the three families of Pei, Xue and Liu launched a rebellion and were eventually successfully suppressed by Liu Cong, is the Wei family really free from suspicion at all? not necessarily. Maybe Liu Cong would take the opportunity to clean them up so that they would no longer have the ability to cause trouble.
If the three families succeed in their rebellion and Liang Gong's army invades Pingyang at the same time, then the Wei family will be even more embarrassed.
Pei Xian is now the censor of the Liang Kingdom. He not only represents the Pei family, but also represents Liang Gong.
I asked you to do justice, but you resisted. If it hadn't happened, it would have been easy to say, but now that he has definitely come to the door and has not said anything, he will definitely be punished in the future, and it is justifiable.
"Jing Si, what do you want me to do if Mr. Liang wants me to wait?" Wei Zhan sat back again and asked aloud.
"It's very simple, just come here." Pei Xian waved and said.
Wei Zhan shook his head and laughed, leaning his ear closer.
After a moment, he mused: "This is not difficult. But the timing needs to be grasped. If we take action, Liang Gong is still hesitating in Luliang Mountain, it will not be beautiful."
"Just wait for the news." Pei Xian said.
(End of this chapter)