Zhongzhao, Songzhou, Xiabacheng.

"Ahem, ahem—"

Coughs spilled out of his throat one after another, and Nie Liang wanted to endure it any longer, but unexpectedly, a fishy smell surged up, causing a burst of nausea.

He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed heavily.

When he removed the veil, the snow-white veil was already stained with a dazzling cloud of black-red blood.

He was staring at the blood in a daze, when he heard a sound of footsteps coming from the corridor, and people were approaching him from far and near.

Nie Liang subconsciously tuged the handkerchief tightly into his sleeve and lay back down.

"Come in. ”

Nie Liang secretly wiped away the remaining blood stains from the corners of his mouth, and the maids waiting outside the house rushed in and served him to wash and change clothes.

After a simple breakfast, the maid brought a night of swarthy medicinal juice, and you could smell the indescribable smell from afar.

Nie Liang was originally a person who was afraid of hardship, but he knew that he still had to rely on these medicines to hang himself, so he had to pinch his nose and pour his stomach.

"Zishun is here?"

Nie Liang's complexion was not very good, his eyes were slightly sunken, and the dark circles under his eyes made him look very tired and unenergetic.

The maid said, "The guard division was waiting outside a quarter of an hour ago, so in order not to disturb the master, I didn't send someone to spread the word." ”

Nie Liang and Wei Xi are not only the relationship between the lord and the minister, they are also close friends and close personal friends.

Knowing that Nie Liang was in a bad situation, Wei Xi couldn't wait to pack all the beds and take care of Nie Liang.

Nie Liang nodded, and casually found an excuse to send the maid down.

After leading the people away, Nie Liang got up and took a lamp from the side and burned the blood-stained veil with fire.

He knows his body, he looks fine on the surface, but in fact, he is strong on the outside, and he doesn't know how long he can last.

But—

Nie Liang's eyes crossed with a cold glint.

No matter how long he can hold on, he has to survive Old Lady Nie to death.

If he died, this grandfather would not fully support Nie Liang's son, and would most likely hand over the family business run by Nie Liang to his peers. What is the situation of the Nie family, Nie knows in his conscience. If Nie Liang's son is unable to take power, the orphans and widows have only one way to die.

"See the lord. ”

Wei Xi sat patiently, waiting for a long time before waiting for Nie Liang, the other party's footsteps were vain, and he still looked sick.

"Do you still use so many courtesies between you and me?" Nie Liang smiled, "Why did you come so early today?"

"I received a few secret letters yesterday, and I should have handed them over to the lord early, but it was already the middle of the night, and I didn't dare to disturb the lord's dream, so I could only come early this morning. After that, Wei Xi handed over a few letters to Nie Liang, "One is from Dongqing, and the other is from the old lady." ”

Dongqing?

"Could it be that Liu Xi is making some moths again?"

As he spoke, he opened the fire paint with his slender and slender fingers, and took out the secret letter inside with two fingers.

"It's really a woman who doesn't stop. After reading the ten lines at a glance, Nie Liang sighed with emotion, "The Liu family has a woman like this, why not prosper?"

Wei Xi reminded, "Liu Xi and Huang Song unilaterally declared their independence before the war. ”

In other words, the Liu family didn't want to take advantage of Jiang Pengji's half a dime.

Thinking about it, it is also sympathetic to the Liu family, if Liu Xi's heart is towards the Liu family, he will not worry about the prosperity of the next hundred years.

"Liu Xi is an amazing woman, but Liu's chicken nest can't keep the phoenix. Nie Liang said flatly, "She is used to looking for things, and now that it has only been more than a year since the conquest of Huang Song, she can't help but attack Nan Sheng, and she is not afraid of choking." ”

Wei Xi was surprised, the content of the secret letter was actually this?

In this way—

"Did the Nansheng Allies win?"

Nie Liang said, "According to the informant's return, the Nansheng Allied Army won a crushing victory. Is there any news of Nansheng in the near future?"

Wei replied, "A new batch of new ones has only recently come back. ”

Nie Liang's throat was a little itchy, and he endured it for a while before suppressing the urge to cough, he didn't want to cough up blood in front of Wei Chen.

"Go and fetch them all. ”

After sending Wei Xian away, Nie Liang covered the handkerchief and coughed twice, but this time it was okay, there was no blood on it.

Not long after, Wei Xi came over with a stack of books, and Nie Liang looked at them one by one according to the time marking.

Because Nansheng and Zhongzhao are far apart, the news is transmitted once every half a month, and the lag is very strong.

It's like the content in Nie Liang's hands is actually old news from more than a month ago.

With these old news, combined with the news from Dongqing, Nie Liang also roughly figured out the situation in Nansheng.

After reading it, Nie Liang smiled, "She really picked a good time, Nansheng is bound to win......"

Nansheng's troops are empty, but Jiang Pengji has been cultivating for more than a year, and it is when the morale is high, and it is profitable to go to Nansheng.

The two slowly paced to the front of the Kunyu map, looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers on the map, but Nie Liang felt a sense of desolation.

Wei Xi said, "Liu Xi's next target is Yang Tao. ”

beat Yang Tao to get peace of mind.

The longer Yang Tao carried it, the more time An Xuan would have to recuperate and recover.

Nie Liang said, "Throughout Yang Tao's history in Nansheng, he ...... Or maybe the people around him don't like to be tied up. Most of them have to work hard to survive in a desperate situation. Zishun, guess what Yang Tao has to do to revitalize the entire chess board?"

Wei Si pondered for a moment.

"With Yang Tao's family alone, I'm afraid it's not Liu Xi's opponent, don't say a year, I'm afraid it's a little hanging for half a year. There is only one way to survive by forming an alliance!" Wei Wei said, "Yang Tao has just finished his cooperation with An Ming, judging by the latter's actions, most of them will not be involved in this melee, and it is possible to hide behind it as a yellow bird." Looking at it this way, if Yang Tao wants to deal with Liu Xi, most likely he will choose to send someone to persuade the lord to form an alliance?"

After all, there are only a few enemies around Jiang Pengji.

Nie Liang said, "Probably so. ”

Wei Xi said, "If Yang Tao really sends someone over, will the lord respond?"

Nie Liang sighed, "I still have a choice? Letting Liu Xi sit on it is just raising a big problem for himself." While she has not fully grown up, it is better to find a way to nip it in the bud. If Yang Tao sends someone over, the alliance must be followed. ”

Wei Xi nodded, agreeing with Nie Liang's opinion.

However, Wei Xi couldn't have imagined that Nie Liang was also arranging the aftermath by doing this.

After saying the first secret letter, Nie Liang opened the second secret letter, which was sent by his grandfather.

There are not a few words written on the letter, and you can read it at a glance.

Wei Xi asked nervously, "What instructions does the old lady have?"

Nie Liang said, "Grandfather still disagrees, he said that Da Lang's grade is too young to be established as a successor so early. ”

Wei Chen's face turned blue when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Old lady, is this sincere want the lord to be unhappy?"

Nie Liang lowered his eyes and said, "My grandfather has been majestic all his life, but he is about to be in his twilight years but his grandson has seized power, and his heart must be uncomfortable. ”

As the leading family in Zhongzhao, the Nie clan has a heritage that cannot be compared with ordinary scholars.

However, there are also many things in the big family, and there is also a disgusting power struggle hidden under the seemingly calm lake.