Sir, I can do it!

The old lady Wei was originally from Xiangzhou, and later married Wei Shang, a son of the famous Wei family in the local area. The two had only one son, Wei Ru.

A hundred years ago, there was a terrible chaos in the great Chu. Emperor Heng of Chu was ordered to put down the chaos and revive the Chu Kingdom with the support of several nobles.According to the situation at that time, the eight kings with different surnames were entrusted to each other, and each of them guarded important places and defended the Great Chu.

Emperor Heng of Chu made great efforts to govern the country, making the country prosperous, Haiyan Qingping, Chu State reached unprecedented prosperity, and then gradually planned to abolish the system of kings with different surnames.It's a pity that the dragon controls the guests before the achievements are completed.The remaining kings with different surnames also have their own thoughts.Because of the stable power in the fief for many years, the royal family of Chu had no choice but to let it develop on its own in the fief.

Until the period of Emperor Wei of Chu, the emperor was cruel, the state owned courtiers, the people complained a lot, bandits and bandits were rampant everywhere, and people's livelihood was difficult.And Hu Di went south to knock off the gate and slaughter the city.Wei Shang enlisted in the army and joined the Qi Wang Li Xuan, and joined forces with the Chu family of Ningzhou to resist the invasion of Xihu.

In the following year, there were frequent internal strife in the Central Plains, and the uprising armies all over the country were like leeks, suppressing one crop after another.The people of Xiangzhou fled everywhere.Mrs. Wei did not move south with her family, but fled north with her son to Qizhou to find her husband.Although Qizhou is not as prosperous as the south, the disaster of Xihu has stopped. Under the rule of King Qi, it is safer than the south where wars are frequent.

After going through a lot of hardships, the husband and wife finally meet each other.Wei Shang has become a general under the command of the King of Qi, majestic and majestic.

Qi Wang Li Xuan continued to expand his army and went south to suppress the bandits and quell the chaos. The old lady Wei accompanied the officers and family members.Wei Ru admired his father, studied martial arts with a teacher in private, joined the army at the age of 15, and followed Li Yu, the younger brother of King Qi.

In the 12 years of war at the end of Chu, it was finally pacified by King Qi and forced into Shengjing.Emperor Wei of Chu fled to the south, King Qi led his army to pursue and kill him, and was ambushed.Wei Shang desperately rescued him, but was killed by an arrow.While fleeing, King Qi accidentally fell off his horse and died of serious injuries.

His younger brother Li Yu inherited his elder brother's behest and established the Qi State. Four years later, he sent Wei Ru in command to destroy Chu.

"29 years..." Mrs. Wei leaned on the couch, half-closed her eyes, her voice was weak.

After a while, Old Madam Wei raised his voice: "Little monkey spirit, don't poke your head outside, it's really like grandma is deaf and blind and can't see you..." Although she was angry, she couldn't hide her joy.

Wei Zhao entered the room with a smile, holding a few peach branches in his hands, the peach blossoms on them were pink and delicate, very gratifying.

"Who dares to say that grandma is deaf and blind, but grandma is smart, otherwise how could there be a little monkey spirit like me." He said, and put the peach branches in the Ru kiln vase under the window, the breeze blows, and the room is filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms. It lifts people's spirits.

Mrs. Wei sat up, and Wei Zhao moved closer to her, smiling and coaxing her with witty words, no matter how angry you are, there is nowhere to use it.

Mrs. Wei poked his forehead helplessly, and said, "Everyone in the whole house thinks my old lady is deaf and blind. Tell grandma, what's it like in the prison in Tongcha Mansion?"

Wei Zhaoli said boldly, "I didn't intend to hide it from my grandmother, but my father didn't ask me to tell it."

Mrs. Wei laughed lightly: "I don't know the virtues of your father and son? In short, it's good to come back. Don't worry about Zhao'er. Grandma is there for everything. It's just a prince of Beiyan. I think Wanyanzhe was scheming at both sides back then. , How many good sons of my Daqi have been damaged, even your father almost died. Everyone knows how the six states in Shuobei came to be. And Wanyanhong's uncle, Yin Shijun, is not a good thing..."

Wei Zhao loves to listen to stories, so he hurriedly said, "Grandmother, tell me quickly."

29 years ago, Li Yu occupied Shengjing, established Daqi, and called him Emperor Wu.Emperor Wei of Chu fled south to Nanjun, which was called Later Chu.

The eight kings with different surnames who were enfeoffed during the time of Emperor Chu Heng, remained Qi, Yan, Yue, and Liang four kings during the time of Emperor Chu Wei.Among them, the King of Yan became self-reliant early on, and changed into the Kingdom of Yan, occupying a large area of ​​the northern part of the Great Chu with Chuanyun Pass as the boundary.At that time, Hu Di invaded on a large scale, and all the kings were tired of fighting against foreign enemies.With the help of the Chu family of Ningzhou, the king of Qi was the first to put down the chaos, seize the opportunity, and take control of Shengjing.

The troops of the King of Yue and the King of Liang were weakened, and they resisted the barbarians, but they could not withdraw.

Murong Xiong of Yan State has a strong army and horses, but the battle with the Beidi tribe is intense, and it is a step too late.Dissatisfied with Li Yu usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, he led his army south.Yin Shijun, the guard of Chuanyun Pass, was defeated and surrendered to Yan State, and the six prefectures in Shuobei fell.

Although Murong Xiong has a great talent and general plan, he is very happy about his achievements and is also cunning and suspicious.At that time, the Qi State was first established, and the people had not yet recovered from the chaos of war. The country was weak and the people's livelihood was dying, and they could no longer withstand the war.Li Yu then made a plan to divide the Murong Wanyan and Yan clans, causing Yan State to fall into civil strife, and it remained stable for four years.Qi State took the opportunity to grow stronger and destroyed Chu.The king of Yue and the king of Liang took advantage of the situation to stand on their own and joined forces to resist Qi.Li Yu couldn't go any further.

At this time, Yan State had split, and Wan Yanzhe occupied the northern part of Yan State, and declared himself emperor, called Beiyan.Although Murong Xiong lost his troops and lost his generals, his background is still there. Occupying the natural danger of Yushan Mountain, he can't defend it.Wanyanzhe was ambitious and wanted the entire Yan Kingdom.And Emperor Wu of Qi, who freed himself from the battle to destroy Chu, naturally aimed at the large northern territory to avoid future troubles.

At the right time, Wanyan Zhe handed over a letter, intending to join forces with the State of Qi to destroy the Murong family.However, Emperor Wu of Qi wanted to tell Wanyan Murong and his surnames to continue their infighting, while he was reaping the benefits.Then he sent General Wei Ru to garrison Shuozhou to wait for changes in time.

Unexpectedly, Wanyanzhe was cunning and bribed Murongxiong's counselor Yin Shijun, saying that Qi State and Wanyanzhe had signed an alliance to encircle and suppress Yushan together, and also sent the Shuozhou defense map.Murong Xiong was old and his temper became more and more violent. No matter how his subordinates dissuaded him, he still insisted on leading his army out of Yushan and besieging Shuozhou.

Wei Ru was shocked, and hurriedly mobilized the city defense to defend Shuozhou with all his might.But Wanyanzhe took advantage of the emptiness of Yushan's defenses, cooperated with Yin Shijun from inside and outside, occupied the court of King Yan, massacred members of the Murong royal family, and there was a sea of ​​corpses and blood in the court.Murong Xiong couldn't attack Shuozhou for a long time, so he led his army back, but he saw that Yushan was lost, and the heads of Murong's clan were all hung on the city wall, and he vomited blood and died immediately.

Since then, the Wanyan family has completely ruled the Yan Kingdom.However, this move caused Emperor Wu of Qi to be furious, and he sent more troops to Yunzhou.

Wanyanzhe knew that he was wrong, and the battle cost him so much that he had no energy left to fight Qiang Qi again, so he ceded the six prefectures of Shuobei to Qi State and signed an agreement to stop troops. Bei Yan would pay tribute to Qi State every year, and the two countries agreed Peaceful coexistence within 25 years without seeing any weapons.

It has been 24 years since the Wanyan family continued to grow, and its military and financial resources have long been different from what they used to be.

Emperor Wu originally wanted to destroy the Yan Kingdom, but Wan Yanzhe plotted against him and regarded this battle as a humiliation, and no one dared to discuss it in private.Therefore, someone like Wei Zhao who spends his days playing and doesn't care about state affairs naturally doesn't know about it.

He nodded slowly: "So, Wanyan Zhe is quite shameless."

Mrs. Wei snorted coldly.

"And that Yin Shijun, as a minister of Chu, first surrendered to the King of Qi, then surrendered to Murong Xiong, and then hooked up with Wanyan Zhe. It's good enough. No wonder Wanyan Hong's dead skin Shameless, it turned out to be my nephew, Uncle Xiao."

After Wei Zhao finished cursing, he let out another 'tsk', as if he had a headache.

"What happened to Zhao'er?"

Wei Zhao frowned and said, "Grandmother knows, who is the most difficult person to deal with in this world?"

"who?"

"Shameless person. Wanyan Zhe is determined to return to the six states of Shuobei. If he is allowed to go one step further, the world will not be peaceful. He wants to have another chaos in this world and break the balance of the four kingdoms. Take advantage of the trend to unify the world. If you get the supreme position, who would dare to mention those shameless things in the past."

Old Mrs. Wei didn't know what to think of, and sighed: "That's right, people, for the sake of power, they will give up everything, not to mention a face, even love, brothers and feet can be abandoned..."

"Zhaoer go first, grandma is tired."

Wei Zhao looked up, it was already dark, and he had sat with his grandmother for a long time without realizing it.He hurriedly helped Old Madam Wei to lie down, and said softly, "Grandma, rest well, grandson will come to see you tomorrow."

After leaving the old matriarch's courtyard, Wei Zhao wandered towards Guiyun courtyard with his hands behind his back, thinking about Wan Yanhong in his heart.

Si Wan and Wanyan Hong have no intersection, after all, he is the prince of Beiyan.Over the years, envoys from Beiyan came to Qi State to pay tribute every year. They were still fresh, and they didn't care about it as time went by.Beiyan sent a prince this time, and they only took a look at it from a distance during the palace banquet.

At that time, Wan Yanhong said that he was not acclimatized to the soil and water and developed facial sores. He was afraid that his eyes would be stained, so he asked Emperor Yuan to allow him to cover his face with a tulle.At that time, Wei Zhao and the others still laughed at him for being like a woman and being shameless, but he was not annoyed.

After that, I heard that the emperor sent an imperial doctor to see him several times, and officials from Honglu Temple often went to express condolences.It was after spring that his condition improved, and occasionally he would go for a walk in Shengjing City accompanied by Cheng Honglusi.During the period, I met a few times by chance, but it was just a meeting, a nodding acquaintance.

Now that this happened, and after hearing what his grandmother said about the past, Wei Zhao faintly felt worried.Daqi, Beiyan, Nanliang, Dongyue, and the four countries have struggled to maintain a balance for more than [-] years, and they are about to be broken because of the huge ambitions hidden in the hearts of all countries.

Wan Yanhong's death was the first blow to break this balance.It's just that I don't know who is benefiting the most from this.

When he was about to arrive at Guiyun Courtyard, Wei Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard the creaking sound of wheels ahead, and he smiled and called out, "Second Brother!"

Sure enough, two people flashed past from behind the flowers, the servant pushed Wei Xi around and stopped in front of Wei Zhao.

Wei Xi smiled at him and said, "I'll come to see you. Huo Bao'er said you went to grandma's."

"Yes, after chatting with grandma for a while, it will be dark. Second brother, go to my place again."

"No, the second brother is relieved to see you alive and kicking." Wei Xi sighed and said, "Azhao, you are my younger brother, I don't want you to feel guilty, if it wasn't for the second brother you wouldn't... ..."

Wei Zhao remained silent for a while, only the sound of cuckoo and insects in the silent garden.

Wei Xi looked at Wei Zhao with a distressed expression, entangled and unable to bear it: "Azhao, if you still think about what happened back then, don't come to see me again in the future. Qingping, let's go back."

The servant nodded towards Wei Zhao, and silently pushed Wei Xi away.

Among the three sons of the Hou Mansion, Wei Xuan is heroic and upright, with the air of a general.Wei Xi is elegant and handsome, with the air of a scholar.Wei Zhao is unrestrained and unrestrained, with the air of a young chivalrous man.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that this young master of the Hou Mansion has never known what sorrow is.Only those close to him know that the biggest pain in Wei Zhao's heart is his second brother Wei Xi.

If it wasn't for his bad legs, he would also be a noble young man in Shengjing, so he wouldn't have to hide in the yard all day long and live in loneliness.Wei Zhao knew that the second elder brother was full of talent and learning, even better than those wits.Whoever mentioned the second elder brother in the Hou's mansion, besides praising him, they all sighed.

Wei Zhao didn't know how to make up for it, he just wanted to give his second brother the best in the world, Wei Xi said bluntly today, Wei Zhao was like a thunderbolt, suddenly realized.

The better I treat my second brother, the more uncomfortable my second brother feels.This kind of restraint of oneself is not torturing the second brother.If you treat it with a normal heart, brothers and sisters will be in harmony, and you will be at ease.

"Hahaha, I often laugh at the hypocrisy of others, but now that I think about it, I am actually that self-deceiving person."

Wei Zhao laughed wildly twice, startling the birds in the tree.

Huo Bao'er, who heard the sound, thought that Wei Zhao had hysteria, and hurried to find a doctor, but Wei Zhao grabbed him by the collar.

"I'm fine, let's go, go to work."

Huo Bao'er said urgently: "Ancestor! It's so late, what must be done now, the yamen are closed!"

"Go to Meiyuan!"

Huo Bo'er was surprised again: "Let's go!"

"Of course I have to go. If I don't go, I will find evidence."

"I still need to find evidence! Young master, have you recruited something unclean in the prison..."

Wei Zhao covered Huo Bao'er's mouth: "Noisy!"

Qi State does not set a curfew, and it also follows the Chu system.Shengjing is prosperous, especially in the area around Baihui Street and Huguo Temple.Even though it was night, the street was very lively.

Baihui Street is decorated with lights and festoons, and the voices of people from all the homes are buzzing.Only Mei Yuan, who had just had an accident, suddenly calmed down.

The little servant was standing at the door, knocking melon seeds and watching the excitement on both sides. When he turned around and saw Wei Zhao, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and its hairs stood on end in shock.

"Wei, Mr. Wei Wei!"

After entering the prison of the Tongcha Mansion, he was able to come back without a problem. He really deserves to be Mr. Wei.The boy was astonished, but also a little bitterly envious.

Wei Zhao smiled and said, "You're so careless, you're not afraid of being scolded by your housekeeper."

The young man went into the room and murmured: "Look, the plum garden has been sealed off, and the manager is almost worried, so he has no time to talk to us. Today, during the day, Mr. Chen brought people to inspect the site again, and took the little ones in the plum garden. They have been interrogated one by one."

"Oh? What did he ask?"

The boy replied: "I just asked about the fourth prince of Beiyan yesterday. Let us think about it carefully, what happened to the fourth prince yesterday. The little one said that the fourth prince was fine when he came, but I don't know about it later." .”

Wei Zhao let out an 'oh', thinking that Chen Tieban wasn't bad, and he didn't let go of any doubts.

Wei Zhao rewarded the boy with two taels of silver, and walked into the Meiyuan. It was really deserted.

He glanced to the second floor, and suddenly his eyes lit up, he is here too!