"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi?" After Shi Tao changed his Hsinchu brand, he walked out of the door happily, but Xu Shu was nowhere to be found.
???Weifu. Xu Shu knelt down on the futon solemnly. There was not much fear on his face, but more of awe.
He knew that Wei B didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him, otherwise he wouldn't have been brought to the house instead of prison.
At this time, he looked around at the surrounding layout, with doubtful expressions in his eyes from time to time, because many objects he had never seen before.
"That's a small object used to start a fire. If you like it, I can give you one." When Xu Shu was staring at a fake Zippo lighter in a daze, Wei B's voice came from behind.
"Xu Fu of Yingchuan, I have met Mr. Wei Shijun." Xu Shu quickly stood up and bowed. Wei B smiled and nodded, walked to the main seat and sat down. He waved and several maids came in with drinks and food.
"Sit down, don't be so formal... Also, I personally don't like the title Shijun." Xu Shu rolled his eyes. Shijun is usually another name for Zhou Mu. Wei B doesn't like to be called 'Shijun' , revealing a lot of information.
"Thank you, Master, for the seat." Wei B nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"You are a smart man. Tell me why you want to destroy Li Yan's whole family." Xu Shu did not expect Wei B to be so direct. He tightened his palms on his knees. He planned to tell the truth.
It’s not that I deliberately whitewash myself or shirk responsibility...
"Oh, so you are at most an accomplice?"
"I don't dare. Although I didn't take action, I didn't stop him at the time. He will be punished with the same crime." Xu Shu bowed his hands and said:
"The reason why the nine members of Li Yan's family were killed was actually because of his excessive greed. Years ago, when there was a cold disaster in Yuzhou, the court allocated 100,000 shi to provide food relief, but he alone embezzled 30,000 shi. After that, he resigned from the official position and took a huge amount of money with him. Wealth goes north to buy property.”
"Is there such a thing?" Wei B frowned. Xu Shu cupped his hands and responded:
"It's absolutely true. In fact, it's not just Li Yan. The aristocratic families and wealthy households from outside Anyi are more or less involved. It's just that the evidence we found is too little." Wei B nodded slightly, but he didn't feel that Xu Shu He is trying to absolve himself. As for Li Yan's crime, it will be clear to Wei Gong when the time comes. If not, he can ask his eldest brother Wei Qian. He must be an official in the same dynasty and he will know more about it. Winding and twisting.
"In this case, Li Yan is more than worthy of his death, as is his family." While enjoying the happy life brought by money and power, no matter who it is, they must be prepared to be backlashed by money and power.
On this point, a certain actress surnamed Liu in later generations has a special say. Children are also obliged to repay the mistakes their parents have made. This is justice in the world.
Seeing that Wei B did not discuss the matter too much, Xu Shu frowned, hesitated, and then asked:
"Master, won't you punish me?" Wei B took a sip of wine, looked up at him, smiled, and said:
"Punishment? I didn't say I wanted to punish you."
"That……"
"Master!"
"Brother-in-law!" Outside the door, Sima Yi and Cai Heng walked in side by side. They refused to give in to each other. Fortunately, the door frame was wide enough, otherwise they would have to squeeze in.
Xiao Shuting app Xu Shu looked back and saw two teenagers of twelve or thirteen years old, and couldn't help but be full of curiosity.
Sima Yi and Cai Heng also noticed him, but they didn't pay attention. Instead, they bowed to Wei B and greeted him in advance.
Sima Yi said excitedly:
"Master, I'm not late, am I?" Wei B looked at this brat and said angrily:
"Don't you know what etiquette is?" Cai Heng rolled his eyes and hurriedly bowed his hands to Xu Shu.
"I don't know how to call this brother, I would like to send you Cai Heng." When Xu Shu heard that his surname was Cai, and the mention of brother-in-law just now, he didn't dare to neglect, he stood up and said with cupped hands:
"Not talented, Yingchuan Xu Fu."
"Xu Fu, Xu Yuanzhi, I know you." Sima Yi said like a kid. Xu Shu looked at Sima Yi, who cupped his hands.
"My father is Sima Fang. He once recruited you, but you rejected him." Xu Shu was stunned.
"It turns out he is the son of Sima Jiangong. I am honored to meet you." Wei B and the other three introduced each other, then pointed to the other two empty seats and said:
"Okay, you guys should sit down and talk." The three of them took their seats one after another. Sima Yi looked at Xu Shu, then at Cai Heng, raised his hands and asked:
"Master, why don't we let my disciple guess the master's intention of summoning the three of us here at the same time?" Wei B heard this, looked at Sima Yi with a smile, nodded and replied:
"Okay, guess it, you'll get a prize if you guess it right." Sima Yi glanced at Cai Heng triumphantly, then looked at Xu Shu, and said loudly:
"I once heard my father say that Brother Xu is a man of both civil and military skills. If he had a better background, his achievements would be no less than that of Sun Bofu." Wei B's expression changed, and he suddenly remembered that Xu Shu was still a sword cultivator.
Xu Shu bowed his hands humbly to the south.
"Jiangong is so complimentary. Xu is just a wielder of swords and spears." Sima Yi shook his head and said:
"Brother Xu is too self-effacing. My father rarely praises people. He can really praise him. Brother must have a skill. Now that master invites you here again, I am even more convinced. Hehe." Xu Shu glanced at Wei secretly. B, he was still very confused in his heart. Wei B is a high-ranking official, so he doesn’t have to drink with a green forest ranger like him. Is it really like what the little brother said, that uu Kanshu approves my actions?
Sima Yi then said:
"The most troublesome thing for Master now is the construction of the new city. The land of Shuofang was originally the location of the southern Xiongnu royal city. If you want to capture Shuofang quickly, simply expelling the Huns will definitely not work. At this time, you need my talents and Xu Brother's martial arts skills are amazing, hahaha." Xu Shu's expression calmed down and he looked at Wei B in surprise,
"Young master, you want to build a new city in Shuofang?" Wei B smiled and said nothing, motioning for Sima Yi to continue. Seeing Wei B's reaction, Sima Yi knew that he had guessed correctly, and was as happy as a child... Well, he was a child to begin with.
"What are you talking about? What about me?" Brother-in-law Cai Heng looked at Sima Yi indignantly. Sima Yi glanced sideways and sneered:
"You're just making up the numbers." Cai Heng looked at him angrily. In the end, he had no choice but to turn to Wei B for help.
"Brother-in-law, look at him." Wei B really wanted this brother-in-law to follow him to get some experience. Sima Yi was right, he was just a do-it-yourselfer.
But I definitely couldn’t say that, so I said directly and honestly:
"Well, the three of you are gathered here today just because I want you to get to know each other... Yuan Zhi, I know that you have been doing chivalry, but your talents should not be wasted on those fools. How about it? Is there any Are you interested in hanging out with me?" Xu Shu opened his mouth, his face flushed, and he seemed very excited.
He would be lying if he said he didn't want to. Over the past year, he had heard too many legendary stories about Wei B. Especially for the story books on "The Great Han Dragon and Tiger List", he also wants to be the protagonist like Xu Huang, Zhang Fei and others!
Wei B picked up the wine glass and chuckled:
"Of course, you can also find your close friends. My Hedong County is a good place to end up, isn't it?"
