The wind blew and blew Wei Xiaokuan's sleeves, making a rustling sound.
Wei Xiaokuan actually found a big tree and sat down directly, admiring the scenery in the distance.
"This place is different from Qi State, right?"
"Although it's a bunch of bad things, here, soldiers can't kill people wantonly, and officials don't dare to bully the people for no reason. Of course, that's not to say there's nothing at all. Since I took office, many, many people have come from Qi."
"They talk about how the situation there is getting worse every year. I get angry when I hear it."
"I have taken good care of all the people who came here, and so far, none of them have starved to death."
"What do you think?"
Liu Taozi stood beside him. Under the strong wind, he remained motionless, pressing his sword with one hand and looking solemnly into the distance.
“Really good.”
Wei Xiaokuan opened his mouth, "I actually quite like you. They sent people to tell me about you, and I was very concerned about it. I think you are quite similar to me."
"We are all people who want to make people's lives better."
"Look, I ordered this tree to be planted. At the beginning, the temple stipulated that an earthen moat should be set up every mile on the official road to mark the mileage. This thing would break when it rained. If it broke, people would be sent to repair it.
, I issued an order and requested that locust trees be planted instead of the moat. This would not only avoid the pain of repairs, but also give pedestrians a place to rest. Don’t blame me. This man is old and likes it.
Bragging about one’s own merits”
"I know, you did a great job in Wuchuan. You resettled the people and conquered the temples. Very good, very good. I have already reported these things to Your Majesty."
"The people who participated in the corvee during the Great Zhou Dynasty did not live a very good life. There are also many temples here."
"I won't talk empty words like Jian, I will tell you the truth. In fact, there is no difference between our two countries. There are a lot of bad things in the temple, those who bully others, and those who are domineering. Hey, our Duke of Jin
, he has raised a lot of people, he protects them, and when those people commit crimes in his name, he actually thinks it is to gain face for himself. He will not punish the extraordinary, but also reward them. Do you think it is strange?"
"Right now, these ghosts and monsters wearing the skin of the Duke are causing chaos all over the Zhou Dynasty. Fortunately, it is peaceful here and no one dares to come and die."
Wei Xiaokuan smiled and said a few words, then suddenly looked at Liu Taozi.
"You know it."
"Why don't you come to my place? People like you will not live long in Qi. Our place is not very good, but at least I am here. Come and help me, and we can govern the world together.
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this number
After a hundred years of war, the world is already riddled with holes. Don't look at me. I'm staying in Yubi City now and can't get out. My body is still very strong. If I live for another twenty or thirty years, it won't be a big problem. How about it?
Do you want to come and help me?"
The little old man was sitting under the tree. In the sunset, his face became more kind and kind. He was waiting for Liu Taozi's answer.
Liu Taozi also looked into the distance.
"There is no shortage of such people in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"We are in short supply over there."
"Besides, what the general wants and what I want may not really be the same."
Wei Xiaokuan was a little disappointed. He looked into the distance again and sighed, "What a pity, what a pity."
The two of them stayed together for a long time, neither of them speaking.
Wei Xiaokuan finally stood up, looked at Liu Taozi in front of him with a smile, and patted his shoulder, "That's fine, then you go back to your Wuchuan and wait for me to come!"
"only."
Liu Taozi replied, Wei Xiaokuan waved to the distance, called a soldier, and asked him to send Liu Taozi back.
After Liu Taozi left, soon several warriors emerged from both sides, holding long swords and standing next to Wei Xiaokuan. Wei Xiaokuan changed his clothes, and his face no longer had the gentleness and kindness before, and his whole person was as if
The sharp blade that had just been unsheathed, his eyes were much sharper than Yang Jian's. He looked at the many warriors and said, "Let's go!"
Wei Xiaokuan led them and strode towards the camp.
When he walked into the main tent, Doctor Yin was talking to the people around him. When he saw Wei Xiaokuan rushing in, the man looked a little unhappy, but he still held it back.
"The Governor!"
"If this big thing can happen, I think these people really want to return the two of them, but they want to ask for something. I just need to talk to them again."
Wei Xiaokuan sat directly aside, raised his head, and looked at Mr. Yin solemnly.
"General Wu Yi Liu Taozi, who is accompanying us, is extraordinary and cannot be allowed to go back alive."
"What?!"
Doctor Yin was shocked. He hurriedly said: "This is a big event. The Duke of Jin wants to welcome his mother back. You actually want to murder the envoy of Qi?"
"I know it's a big deal, but this Liu Taozi is no small matter. It's a matter of great importance."
"General Wu Yi? Rank 7!!"
"If you put it in the Duke's Mansion, you'd be worse than a gatekeeper!"
"How important is this?!"
Doctor Yin hurriedly said: "Prince Governor! Don't be rash! The current matter is to welcome back the mother of Jin. If you kill the envoy without permission and cause things to fail, then you will be trapping the Duke of Jin and being unfilial! This is God's fault.
A big crime! No matter who dares to do this, he will be severely punished!"
"Gongshi, you should know your identity. The Duke of Jin has never accused you of any crime and he values ​​you very much."
Wei Xiaokuan had a straight face, frowned, and looked very solemn.
After Dugu Xin was killed, Dugu Xin's closest confidants became a thorn in the side of the Duke of Jin, including Dugu Xin's old brother Wei Xiaokuan, and of course his son-in-law Yang Jian.
Doctor Yin continued: "I have sent someone to report the matter to Duke Jin. If the general can complete this matter, it will be a great achievement. Duke Jin will definitely not forget it."
"But if the general wants to ruin this matter, I'm afraid even a humble person like me won't be able to allow it."
Wei Xiaokuan said: "I don't want to hinder the important event of welcoming back the mother of Jin."
"This Liu Taozi is in Wuchuan, appeasing the civilians, punishing the powerful, and rectifying the border soldiers, and has become Qi Zhu Gaoyan's confidant. This person is still young, but he has already done many important things. He will be reused in the future. If we can't get rid of him in time
, it will definitely become a serious problem for me, Da Zhou, in the future."
"Grand Governor!! Seventh Grade!! Only Seventh Grade!!"
Doctor Yin couldn't bear it any longer. He paced back and forth and became a little irritable. "Does the Puppet Qi lack people who know how to fight? Who among them doesn't know how to fight? I have two people who can become kings based on their military merits."
I can’t even count them with my hands! He’s a seventh-grade junior, no matter how powerful he is, he’s just on par with those people, so what’s the use of killing him?”
"If you kill him now, the State Council of Qi will have an excuse to directly kill Jin's mother, or to humiliate him. At that time, outsiders will say that the Duke of Jin is unfilial and deliberately forced the enemy to harm his biological mother. What do you want to do?!"
"Do you want to avenge Dugu Xin?!"
As soon as this sentence came out, the entire tent suddenly became dead silent.
Doctor Yin seemed to realize that he had gone too far, so he immediately closed his mouth and froze on the spot.
The surrounding soldiers had different expressions. Some of the warriors who had followed Wei Xiaokuan in had slowly put their hands on the hilt of their swords.
The atmosphere became increasingly solemn.
Wei Xiaokuan suddenly spoke, "You hold these people back and tell them not to leave in a hurry."
"I will send someone to send the news to the Duke of Jin quickly and ask for the Duke of Jin's consent."
"It's impossible for Duke Jin to agree."
"Then wait until Duke Jin personally refuses."
"You just need to hold them back, don't negotiate so fast."
Doctor Yin had a straight face. Wei Xiaokuan had said so, so what could he say in reply? He had no choice but to nod, "Okay, just as the general said, I will hold him back."
"However, you must not take action without the Duke's permission."
"Don't worry, doctor, I won't do anything."
Wei Xiaokuan looked at the warriors on the side and ordered: "In addition, send a letter to the doctor Si Huizhong to inform him that Liu Taozi, who once killed Cui's second wife, has arrived here."
Wei Xiaokuan did not avoid Dr. Yin in front of him at all. He said: "If Duke Jin agrees, we can use the younger members of the Cui family to carry out the assassination, and then show our attitude of asking for guilt so as not to affect major events."
Doctor Yin gave him a cold look and did not answer, but felt extremely uneasy.
This general has always been a very quick striker.
“Strange”
After walking out of the tent, Lu Yao returned to the other courtyard where he was resting temporarily.
After walking into the tent, Lu Yao frowned, looking confused, and muttered to himself.
"You were very good yesterday, so why have you changed your mind today?"
"Are they unwilling to welcome you again?"
Liu Taozi asked.
Lu Yao shook his head, "That's not the case."
He looked at Liu Taozi and said, "They agreed, but I feel something is wrong. Although we argued yesterday, many things were discussed very quickly, from the welcome matters to the joint market between the two parties. But today, Na Yin
Justice has always been hesitant, and when it comes to talking about things, he is no longer as sure as he was yesterday. Today, in the political arena, he has not even been able to talk about the return of the guilty."
"And this person suddenly became a little polite and didn't dare to argue with me anymore. He seemed to be deliberately delaying it."
Listening to Lu Yao's words, Liu Taozi said slowly: "They are waiting for orders."
Lu Yao nodded, "It seems so."
"But yesterday, that person was still able to make the decision and didn't need orders, but today he does?"
Lu Yao suddenly raised his head, "What do you mean?"
"Then Mr. Yin came here to take care of the matter of welcoming his mother on behalf of Yu Wenhu. Therefore, yesterday he dared to make the decision on his own and negotiated directly. If he hesitates today, then someone else has written a letter and needs to be judged by the temple."
"Is it possible that we are waiting for Yu Wenhu to judge the results of yesterday's negotiation?"
"It's not like, if you want to adjudicate the outcome of the negotiation, you don't have to send it one day at a time. After the negotiation is completed, it will be sent together and then it will be decided by Yu Wenhu. How can you ask for a ruling right after the negotiation begins?"
"It makes sense, so what they have to decide is"
"Wei Xiaokuan came to me yesterday and asked me to surrender, but I refused again."
"Maybe Wei Xiaokuan didn't want to continue, so he sent someone to write to Yu Wenhu, asking for a ruling, and wanted to kill us."
Lu Yao was shocked.
"How is this possible? Then Yu Wenhu was already worried about Wei Xiaokuan, and Wei Xiaokuan suggested attacking us. Isn't this harming Yu Wenhu? Does he dare to show off like this??"
"I think Wei Xiaokuan is very courageous and strong-minded, so he may not dare to do this."
Lu Yao's face turned pale and he shook his head, "It's impossible for Yu Wenhu to agree to it. It's impossible. Wei Xiaokuan will never dare to disobey the general's order."
Liu Taozi said calmly: "Don't be afraid, Mr. Lu."
"Come with me."
Liu Taozi led Lu Yao out of the tent. Kou Liu and others hurriedly came forward. Liu Taozi looked at Kou Liu and said nothing. The moment the two parties made eye contact, Kou Liu tightened his grip on the bow.
, he looked at the rest of the people, pursed his lips, and everyone woke up and dispersed one after another.
Lu Yao quickly took Liu Taozi's hand, "I know it!! It's just your guess! Don't dare to mess around!!"
Liu Taozi replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu. If this is the case, just ask and you will know."
He continued to move forward, but Lu Yao couldn't hold him back at all.
Soon, two knights stood in front of Liu Taozi, "General, what are your orders?"
"My envoy has something important to see General Wei. Please send someone to inform him and ask him to come as soon as possible."
The warrior smiled and returned the salute to them, "I hope you will forgive me, General. The governor is busy with important matters and will not be able to come here during this period of time."
Liu Taozi nodded and suddenly rushed forward. The knight was knocked off his horse by Liu Taozi. Liu Taozi quickly got on the enemy's horse, took a step forward, bent down and grabbed the stunned Lu Yao, as if grabbing a
Like a child, he lifted him up and put him on the horse. The next moment, Liu Taozi galloped away on horseback.
The other knight was confused at this moment.
Seeing Liu Taozi rushing out, she started shouting loudly.
"Whoosh~~"
Yan Heijuan raised his hand and fired an arrow, causing the knight to fall off his horse.
Kou Liu and others drew their swords one after another, Kou Liu grabbed the horse, and the rest of the people ran with all their strength and followed Liu Taozi.
Lu Yao was pinched under Liu Taozi's arm at this moment. He watched Liu Taozi charge towards the innermost place on horseback. Along the way, knights rushed up with shouts. Liu Taozi held a long sword and fought back one by one, one after another.
As he landed screaming, gongs sounded in the distance, and the rapid sirens made the whole camp noisy.
Lu Yao's mind went blank. He watched Liu Taozi holding him between himself, chopping melons and vegetables. The blood spattered, some of it splashed on his face, and his whole body froze.
Liu Taozi rode into the big tent. Doctor Yin's face was full of panic. Just as he was about to escape, Liu Taozi rushed over and knocked away the two warriors who were blocking him. He swooped down and knocked Doctor Yin down.
Then he pinched his neck and lifted him up.
Doctor Yin was stunned at this moment.
"What are you doing?!"
Liu Taozi stared at him, "How dare you send someone to kill us? Am I really easy to bully?! Today you have betrayed your trust and want to kill us. Even if I die, I will drag you to death with me!"
Justice Yin's eyes widened, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! How dare you send someone to kill the envoy!"
"Misunderstanding?! Aren't those knights just sent by you? If I hadn't found out in advance, I would have been killed by a cold arrow!"
Justice Yin was stunned for a moment and thought of something. The next moment, he became furious, "Messenger!! Misunderstood! That's not the person I sent!!"
"Who sent that?!"
Kou Liu and others rushed into the tent at this moment, and the roar of the army could be heard outside.
Listening to the commotion outside, Mr. Yin turned pale and said, "General!! It's really not me. This is all Wei Xiaokuan's conspiracy! He just forced you to kill me and wanted to get rid of both of us!! If you do it now
If you kill me, you will fall into his plot!!"
"General, you take me out, and I will order those people to let them go and send the general out, how about that?"
"I don't believe you! We will die here together today!!"
Yin Zhenggong hurriedly looked at Lu Yao, "Mr. Lu!! You speak! You know it!! The matter involves Jin Gong's mother, how dare I murder the envoy?! It's really Wei Xiaokuan!"
Lu Yao looked at Liu Taozi, "It shouldn't be him, he takes this matter very seriously."
Liu Taozi snorted coldly, "Then you send us out. When it's safe, we will naturally let you go. Otherwise, we will die here together!"
"Even if the general doesn't say anything, I still want to protect your safety! This important matter is extremely important, and Wei Xiaokuan actually dares to take action privately! I will never spare him! I just want you envoys to know that this is definitely not my intention, let alone
It’s not what the Duke of Jin means! The Duke of Jin wants to take his mother back!!”
"Walk!"
Only then did Liu Taozi let go of his hand. He pushed Mr. Yin and walked out of the tent.
Outside, the knights had already surrounded the place. They raised their crossbows and aimed them at Liu Taozi and others. In the next moment, they could shoot them into hedgehogs.
Mr. Yin looked at the knights in front of him with anger on his face, "Who told you to attack the envoy!! Don't you want to live anymore?! Do you want to disobey Mr. Jin's order?!"
The knights were unmoved and just looked at Mr. Yin coldly, not caring about his threats at all.
Justice Yin's eyes widened, and his whole body trembled with anger.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!"
There were scoldings from the crowd, and the knights got out of the way, and they saw Wei Xiaokuan wearing armor and rushing out on horseback. Looking at the scene in front of him, his face was full of astonishment, "Doctor Yin? General Liu? What is going on?
?”
Yin Zhenggong pursed his lips and said, "Prefect Wei, the envoys from Qi want to go out for a look. I want to go out with them. Please get out of the way."
Just as Wei Xiaokuan was about to speak, the knight on the side stepped forward and said angrily: "General!! They killed our people!!"
Wei Xiaokuan slowly looked at Liu Taozi, his face was full of disbelief.
"I know. After you arrived, I treated you with courtesy. Why did you kill my people? These people are all from the lowest level."
Then a deep sadness appeared on his face again, and he was speechless.
"General Wei, why is this necessary? You are only allowed to send people to kill me, but I am not allowed to kill them?"
"I didn't believe it just now, but now I believe it. These knights don't listen to Duke Jin at all. They only listen to you. Only you can order them to kill people."
Wei Xiaokuan slowly narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Taozi, and then at Doctor Yin.
At this moment, someone suddenly grabbed his arm.
Yang Jian didn't know when he came here. He looked at Wei Xiaokuan and shook his head gently.
"If the memorial had not been sent, it would still be possible. But now, the memorial has been sent to the temple. If they all die here, then the governor will definitely die too."
Chapter completed!