Wei Cheng went to the government office. There was a can of tea on the shelf behind the official case. He grabbed a handful, soaked it in boiling water, and drank it into his mouth. He frowned in pain and spit it back.
It simply added another fire to the already irritable heart.
Wei Ning came back at just this moment. Seeing that his expression was not so good, his originally brisk steps suddenly slowed down a bit.
"General." He saluted, walked aside, picked up the fire sticks, and lit all the candlesticks.
Wei Cheng stood holding the tea until the lights gradually turned on, illuminating the room brightly. When he lowered his head, he saw that the tea leaves in the cup in his hand were still broken! I don’t know when the residue was left, no wonder it’s so astringent! Bitter and astringent!
He clicked his tongue, placed the cup heavily on the case, tapped the golden nanmu case with his fingers, and frowned: "The government office is so poor, or has Wei Zheng withheld the funds again? We can't afford good tea anymore. ? Even the rotten tea leaves are put out there, and the dogs won’t even drink them.”
He had always been very satisfied with Wei Ning's style of dealing with things. He rarely hit him in such a strange way. Wei Ning was a little confused and didn't know where his inexplicable anger came from.
Until he saw the celadon tea jar with a lynx painted on it on the shelf at the back. The lid was half open and he didn't have time to close it. He looked at it and thought it looked familiar. He suddenly remembered that it was that day when Wang Yuanjun came to deliver food to her. The jar of old tea that has been brewed for three years has not been drunk by anyone.
I remembered that it was Wei Cheng himself who gave the order, saying that if unimportant guests came in the future, he would bring out the old tea and clear the inventory. Now it was obvious that he had forgotten...
Wei Ning didn't say anything, just said: "This subordinate neglected his duty."
He added: "Not anymore."
"Forget it." Wei Cheng waved his hand and poured the tea in the cup into the porcelain bowl.
Just a cup of tea.
"Has the news from Chang'an arrived?"
Wang Yuanjun's incense remained on his body. He couldn't tell what it smelled like. It was faint but lingering. The smell made him frown, especially now that he sat down and the scent was evaporated by the heat of the candlestick and dispersed. , can be smelled all over the house.
He casually took off his robe, threw it aside, put his hands on the backrest, and leaned back lazily.
Wei Ning was about to report business to him. He stood up straight: "At the beginning of the month, Dong Yan summoned all the ministers to Da Sima's mansion to detail the crimes of the young emperor. He had decided to depose the emperor. If there were any disobedient people at the table, they were threatened with swords by Dong Yan's generals. , the next day, Dong Yan was at the court meeting, the young emperor asked himself to abdicate, and welcomed King Luling to Chang'an to be canonized as the new emperor. All officials above the fourth rank were asked to go to Chang'an to congratulate and meet the new emperor before the next month."
He handed over a piece of silk with names written all over it, "This is a list of officials who were openly at odds with Dong Yan. Among them, Liu Min, the governor of Jizhou, and Li Huan, the king of Yuzhang, both scolded Dong Yan for his ambition, despised the emperor's favor, and refused to enter Chang'an to pay his respects. , Liu Min of Jizhou threatened to clear the emperor's side and kill Dong Yan. Dong Yan was furious and faked the new emperor's edict, promoted the general to general of guard, ordered the general to recover Jizhou and kill Liu Min."
Wei Cheng took a quick glance and saw that the people on the list were no different from those he had known before. The name of the Great Situ Wang Qin was clearly on the list.
"The Wang family, which has always been neutral, seems to be very dissatisfied this time." Wei Ning said.
"Of course I'm dissatisfied." Wei Cheng sneered, "The Wang family has a daughter who is serving as Jieyu in the palace. Seeing that she can give birth to a prince, she will be able to control the government with dignity and authority. Now that the young emperor has been deposed, the Wang family is naturally anxious."
Seeing that Chang'an was no longer reliable, he probably hurriedly asked Wang Yuanjun to come to Youzhou to find him, hoping to marry into Youzhou, which had military power.
"General, are you really going to attack Jizhou?" Wei Ning said. "Dong Yan's move is probably because he wants to compete with the snipe and the clam and reap the benefits of the fisherman."
"Of course." He squinted his eyes, the candlelight flickered faintly, and a handsome and indifferent profile was reflected on the wall, "Jizhou has a dangerous terrain and has been a prosperous land since ancient times. How can you not want such a piece of fat. "
"But Dong Yan just wanted to consume Youzhou's military strength and kill Liu Min. The imperial court would also send new Jizhou Mu to guard Jizhou."
Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows, half-smiling: "Jizhou Mu? There are many bandits in Hanoi. It's unclear whether they can safely enter the Jizhou governor's office. Are those people raised in Yanshan raised in vain?"
Wei Ning understood what he meant, "I understand."
The edict to be promoted to General Wei estimated that it would arrive in two days. When Wei Ning saw that he was silent, he took out this year's new tea and brewed a new pot for him. It was said that it was expensive. The eldest son of Wei sent someone to deliver it last month. , the tea soup was thick, and his eyebrows and eyes were uncertainly hidden behind the thick white mist.
"Wang Ziyan has arrived in Youzhou?"
"I just arrived today, and arrangements have been made to send her to the Wang family's annex."
Wang Ziyuan was the father of Wang Yuanjun and the third son of the great Situ Wang Qin. After the eldest and second families of the Wang family died, the eldest son died before he was thirty. Only the third family lineage survived. Wang Qin was very interested in Wang Ziyuan and Wang Zi. Yan's children have high hopes.
They are nothing more than food and wine bags that cannot stand upright. As long as Wang Qin dies, the Wang family will be completely finished.
Wang Ziyuan took all the trouble to come to Youzhou just because he wanted to finalize his children's marriage as an elder.
After hearing the report from his men, Wang Ziyuan heard that his daughter was injured as soon as he arrived in Youzhou. His face darkened and he went to the villa without stopping. Wang Ziyuan had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son Wang Fu and the eldest Queen Yuanjun were both legitimate children. The youngest son Wang Xian is only nine years old.
Wei Ning thought for a while: "General, do you want to go to the Wang Family Annex now?"
Their beloved daughter was injured, and the man she loved so much was not by her side. The Wang family and her daughter must be dissatisfied.
Wei Cheng tapped his fingers on the table. He didn't say go or not go. He picked up the tea on the table and took a slow sip. Maybe the drink he drank just now was really unpleasant, like horse urine. This time After taking a sip, I felt the mellow and delicious aroma of tea overflowing. When I lowered my head, I saw that the tea soup was clear and the tea leaves were lovely.
He has no interest in tea, but Shen Yinxiao loves tea.
"How much of this tea is left?"
Wei Ning paused: "It was given by the eldest son. The eldest son mentioned that he didn't get much, so he only gave us this jar."
It is said that it is first-class tea specially transported from Sichuan. This year, only three kilograms were made. Wei Zheng has always been generous. He did not hide any good things and would always send some to Wei Cheng. Wei Zheng Ning actually really felt that no matter what the eldest son was thinking, he was very humane.
When Wei Cheng heard this, he frowned. It turned out to be Wei Zheng's gift.
Forget it.
"Do two things." He put the tea aside, "Prepare some gifts. Before the edict from Chang'an to encircle and suppress Jizhou is sent, send them to Jizhou and give them to Liu Min. Tell him that Liu Min's father was six years old. As a junior, I didn’t go to the tenth birthday, so now I’m making up for it.”
He squinted his eyes and thought for a while: "I remember Liu Min has a sister who is not much younger than him. I want to add something that the little girl likes to the gift. I will send it to her quickly today. I will go to Jizhou tomorrow."
"yes."
"One more thing, send someone from the bodyguard to check on Shen Yinxiao."
Wei Ning was stunned for a moment and then thought carefully: "Are you going to monitor Madam Shen?"
He clicked his tongue and said, "Let me follow you. What's the point of being imprisoned? Don't follow too close, lest you find out and get upset. Watch from a distance. Someone is probably going to cause trouble in the next two days."
Wei Ning nodded.
"Let Chen Zhao follow." Wei Cheng thought for a while. Chen Zhao had met Shen Yinxiao before, and Shen Yinxiao was familiar with him. She wouldn't be afraid if he was discovered.
"Chen Zhao has asked for three days' leave." Seeing Wei Cheng frown, Wei Ning said, "His wife gave birth to a daughter for him at noon. Why not let Yu Shan protect Mrs. Shen?"
Having a family is trouble.
Wei Cheng's face was gloomy as he sat in the chair, Yu Shan's lustful and hungry look appeared in front of his eyes.
His bodyguards are all among the most skilled. Among them, Yu Shan is the most handsome, but he is a bit bad, lustful and playful. Fan Yang, among all the more good-looking widows, he has fallen in love with him. The girl from Qin Lou Chu Pavilion When she saw him, her eyes glowed green, and she saw that the area where he was playing with women was spreading with Fan Yang as the center. Wei Ning also mentioned asking Yu Shan to protect Shen Yinxiao?
What do you think?
He raised his eyes and looked at him, half-smiling but not smiling: "Can you let Yu Shan go accompany your widowed mother?"
Wei Ning paused, knowing that he had made a mistake again, and said sternly: "I didn't think carefully, so why not let Qiu Xiaoyun come? What do you think, general?"
"Can."
He stood up, walked out, and said lazily: "Let's go and meet my future father-in-law."
