PS: Chapter 3 is around 2:00

The howling north wind blew across the Hexi Plain, blowing the flag of the Wei family at the head of Shaoliang City tossed to and fro.

At this moment, the faces of everyone in the city were as sad and helpless as an eggplant beaten by frost.

"My father died?" Wei Ju hugged his head and lay on the table, unable to believe it was true. His father Weimanduo was in his prime, shrewd and strong, and would prosper the Wei family with him from west to east, but his life disappeared like a withered tree in the midsummer, which made Weiju unacceptable for a while.

"The head of the family was assassinated!" It was Lu Xing who came to Hexi to report the mourning, the Wei family's younger son. He was equally sad in his heart. Thinking of the scene that day, he felt cold and angry in his heart.

Weimando died a shame. He was assassinated while using the toilet. The assassin shot Wei Qing with a dagger and a hand crossbow, and kicked him down the cesspool, defiled his body. As for the assassin, facing the attack of hundreds of Wei's bodyguards, he naturally had no way out. But he only relied on one arm and Weimando's sword, and rushed out to kill several people in a row, causing the whole Wei clan to be in chaos. In the end, Lu Xing shot him in the thigh with an arrow, and he used the sword. Cut his face, gouged out his eyes, cut his stomach, and died...

Until his death, everyone only knew that he was called a "criminal", from Xinjiang, and was the person who painted the toilet of the Wei family, but his true identity was unknown. After Lu Xing cleaned up Weimando's body, he put the assassin's body on the market, and offered his name with thousands of gold. No one knew who he was until Lu Xing came. Since even the murderer had been investigated. If they don't come out, the behind-the-scenes envoy will be even more difficult to find. They can only guess that the person who wants Wei Manduo to die is either from the Qin country or from the Zhao family...

All the retainers bowed down one after another and said, "The head of the family has passed away, and I hope the gentleman can take charge of the overall situation and succeed him as minister!"

Wei Ju's hands stopped shaking, he wiped the two lines of tears from his face, and then entered the inner room.

When he came out, he had already put on a full set of linen mourning clothes, and on his head was the crown representing the noble. He was not used to pushing Mian back and placing it on the thick bun. It didn't take long for him to pull it forward again, then turn it around, as if it would make it more comfortable for him to wear.

It's not easy to be high-sounding, and the things on the head are heavy.

Wei Ju wiped away the tears on his face, and said to the officer next to him, "The order goes on, and the whole army is full."

A counselor said hesitantly: "The Qin army may come to attack at any time. Will the announcement of the death of the head of the family at this time affect the military's morale, or will the master retreat to Hedong?"

"My uncle (Wei Wu) is in Hedong, and now I want to stay in Hexi and live with the 20,000 soldiers of the Wei family!"

For Wei Ju, he hoped that the assassination was done by the Qin people, not Zhao Wuxi. If it was Qin, the Wei family would lose Hexi, which had only been captured for more than a year. If it was the Zhao family, the Wei family would die. Home woes!

By then, Hexi may be safer than Hedong...

...

"Sir, the minister has inquired about a piece of news from the Jin State..."

In Zheng County, Qin country, a black-clothed Qin official respectfully stood in front of the eldest son Pu, the eldest son of a concubine, and shared what he had heard.

"Weimanduo is dead!" Zipu was still fiddling with the map, but he jumped up from the mat in surprise. Once the head of the Wei family dies, the interior will be in chaos. This is a great opportunity for Qin to recover Hexi!

"Is this reliable?"

"The Hexi front line reported that the entire Wei family had changed to black flags. This should be true."

"Good, great! This year, the Wei family has suffered consecutive disasters, and many places have failed to harvest grains. I heard that the price of salt has dropped sharply, and it has not collapsed with a sigh of relief. It is all due to Weimanduo's shrewdness, and I don't dare to do anything to Hexi easily. It was time for him to die."

But immediately, Zipu became suspicious, because more than a hundred years ago, Qin State took the funeral of Jin Wengong, and sent troops to attack Zheng State. As a result, he was first deceived by the patriotic businessman Xiangao with a pile of cowhide, and when he returned, Jin was deceived by Jin. The Chinese united Jiang Shirong to ambush in Weihan, and the Qin people were defeated.

Will it be the same routine this time, the Wei family's head pretends to be dead, and then induces himself to send troops in winter, and the Wei family sets up an ambush together with the Zhao family, causing heavy losses to the Qin state?

"How did Wei Qing die?"

"I heard that he was assassinated and died." The Qin official told the anecdote from the Jin state, and this incident has become a legend in the streets of Anyi.

Hearing that the assassin was lurking in the toilet to assassinate, and then tried to commit suicide afterward, the general of the Qin state who liked strong men could not help but sigh sincerely: "It is a strong man, if you want him to fight for his life to assassinate Weimando, there must be his own reasons, only It’s a pity that such a warrior cannot be earned by our Qin country, it’s a pity, it’s a pity.”

When the break continued, he was affected by the chaos, perhaps because of the assassin's deeds, Zipu no longer hesitated, he immediately sent someone to pass the news to Yongdu, riding the winter snow before the fall, sent ten counties east of the Jingshui River. Those over five years old rushed to Hexi, and he wanted to try to attack Hexi again when the new master of the Wei family was first established.

The new monarch of the Qin state has only been in the throne for more than a year. The military and political affairs in the DPRK are basically Zipu's words. Although his younger brother Zihu was once captured by the Zhao family, he resigned from the position of Zuo Shuchang in shame. This time , just enough to make him guilty and meritorious.

"The Wei clan must not have the will to fight. He took Xueluo to seize some cities in Hexi, and when next spring begins, when Qi Zheng and other countries invite me to attack Jin and Zhao together, they will work hard to recover the rest!"

...

"Wei Qing is dead, this matter has been confirmed from Anyi, how should we deal with it."

Zhao Wuxi stayed with the eldest son for several months, and after the disaster eased a little, he did not return to Yecheng immediately, but went to Jinyang, so it took ten days for the news of Anyi to reach here.

Under the seat were officials from various counties in Taiyuan County and close ministers of Zhao Wuxi, Zixia, Youcheng, and Yu Xi who came from Dai County to report to him, either gloating, frowning, or whispering.

The first person to stand up was Sima Xuqu in Guayan County. He grinned and said, "I'm a rough man, but I've also heard a saying that when the time is too late, I've suffered from it, Wei Shi's family leader died, and the main force is still there. In Hexi, it is a good time to capture them and unify Jin!"

"otherwise."

Zixia frowned and expressed his opinion: "Ancient rituals, don't kill the country because of mourning, let alone friends and neighbors? This move is not benevolent."

Xu Qu, who had been a brigade commander and guarded the border for ten years in Juzhusai, finally succeeded in his cultivation and became a Sima in a county. He squinted at Zixia and laughed in his heart.

"Zixia is young, I'm afraid you don't know there is a saying in the military battle, that you will die if you are sick, if you are afraid of this or that, wouldn't you be Song Xianggong who leaves the enemy halfway without attack? ?"

"I just hope that the lord will be able to gain the country in an upright manner, rather than relying on deceitful means. Besides, it is the middle of winter, and there is also an army of Wei soldiers in Hedong, which is not so easy to attack. Once the balance of power among the three Jin kingdoms is broken, it will cause Han's centrifugation. , the division of Jin, the feudal feudal lords, and Shangqing's painstaking maintenance after the alliance of Houma, is it not in vain?"

Every retainer here has the right to speak, and they also seize the opportunity to do their best... Either louder, or sarcastic, or sensible, or joking, some people stand up in anger from time to time.

Generally speaking, the advisors around Zhao Wushi tend to maintain the status quo, send envoys to the Wei family to pay their respects, and then ensure that the Wei family stays in the Jin state. In this way, the Wei family, who faces the threat of the Qin people, will become more obedient.

However, the generals are eager to start another war. Wei Guo and San Zhu are too easy, and most of them were pacified by Lu soldiers. People on Jin's side can't get any credit, especially Guayanzhi County in Xuqu is far from Wei's. The territory is very close, and he must be the vanguard at that time.

As for Zhao Wuxi, he just sat quietly and listened intently.

This is a way to understand the talents and capabilities of the subjects. A wise monarch should be a person who sees and listens to all directions, understands the ideas or better suggestions of his subjects, and makes firm decisions based on their opinions~ lightnovelpub.net~ But the final decision-making power has been firmly in his own hands.

In the end, it was Dong Anyu, who was leaving his post next year to go to Yecheng for the elderly, and interrupted the ongoing controversy.

"Did the second and third sons forget to ask the most important thing?"

Dong Anyu looked at the crowd with a sullen face, then turned back to Zhao Wuxi and said, "Dare to ask your lord, who killed Wei Qing? Who is it? Can you find out?"

Everyone was excited, yes, it is Qin and Zhao who want Wei Man to die. If Qin State did it, Zhao Wu Xie would have to help Wei Shi, but if Zhao Wu Xie did it by himself...they thought Regarding the previous run on Wei's salt price, those who advocated Xu Xutu for a while were silent, but Zixia was the only one who insisted on his own opinion.

Zhao Wuxi sighed: "Just right, I still have one thing in trouble, and the second and third sons will also witness with me."

He ordered: "Let Chen Chengqingyu bring Anyi Qingxia and Duqiu up..."

(To be continued.)