The next day, around dawn, Wei Tianzi, under the protection of Li Cheng, the president of the Three Guards, and more than a dozen tiger guards, quietly came to the camp of the Qingyang tribe to visit the injuries of his sixth royal brother Zhao Yuanlian.

At this time, Zhao Yuanyan, because of the relationship after resting all night, looked much better.

He was a little surprised by Wei Tianzi's visit, but he didn't think that Wei Tianzi came purely to visit him for his injuries, and believed that the most important purpose was to go to the horse thieves yesterday.

Because there were no tables and chairs in the tent, Zhao Yuanli and Wei Tianzi walked casually in the camp of the Qingyang tribe, anyway, the vast majority of people in the Qingyang tribe of the Qingyang tribe could not understand the dialect of the Wei country, and took a step back and said, even if they understood, it didn't matter.

"'The Huan Tiger of the Korean Land'?" After hearing Wei Tianzi's statement, Zhao Yuanyan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This name is very unfamiliar, I don't have any impression. However, Brother Wang's view of those horse thieves yesterday was by no means as simple as ordinary horse thieves. ”

"That's what Li Cheng meant." Wei Tianzi nodded and agreed: "Li Cheng suspects that these horse thieves may be from South Korea's elite cavalry......"

"Is it a Korean conspiracy?"

"Not really. …… It's more like a regular army that has fallen into the grass......" Wei Tianzi said with an incredulous expression.

"Rebels in South Korea?" Zhao Yuanli recalled the bandit spirit of those horse thieves who still did not forget to gnaw on the roasted beast legs when they were fighting last night, and nodded slightly.

After all, he also felt that the powerful combat power of those horse thieves was completely inconsistent with the incomprehensible behavior, and they obviously had the strength comparable to the elite regular army cavalry, but their posture during the fight was not flattering, making it difficult to judge the identity of the other party.

"Li Cheng will go back and verify this matter."

"......" Zhao Yuanli didn't speak, because he felt. The king of their Wei kingdom beside him, all of which he said at the moment was still not the real purpose of his visit.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Wei Tianzi suddenly spoke: "According to what Li Cheng said, that Huan Hu had already admitted it himself last night. He's coming for me...... In the whole world, I believe that there will not be any bandit who will attack the king of a country for no reason, right? Besides, most of that Huan Hu is a Korean, and I have no grievances or enmity with him, if it weren't for someone behind him who lured him with a lot of money, I believe that Huan Hu would attack me for no reason? ”

As he spoke, the expression on Wei Tianzi's face gradually converged. After glancing at Zhao Yuanling, he asked, "Yuanling, in your opinion, who was the mastermind of those horse thieves yesterday?" ”

Zhao Yuanli was slightly stunned when he heard this, he could hear that Wei Tianzi's words had a deep meaning, so after thinking about it, he asked in a low voice: "Is the imperial brother suspicious of my Wei people?" ”

"......" Wei Tianzi nodded expressionlessly, and said coldly: "For now, it seems." The "anti-Wei forces" lurking in the country as Hongrun said are the most suspicious. ”

Glancing at Wei Tianzi's expression, Zhao Yuanyan asked with some surprise: "It seems that the imperial brother has a suspicion?" ”

"Hmm."

"Who?"

"Huh. Who else could it be? Wei Tianzi glanced at Zhao Yuanyan, lowered his voice and said: "Three times and twice plotting conspiracies against my Great Wei, I can't wait for my Great Wei to be destroyed, it seems that such a deep hatred and hatred, I'm afraid there are only those 'clan souls' who hide their heads and tails." ”

"The Soul of the World......

Zhao Yuanli opened his mouth slightly.

Of course, he understood the 'soul of the world' in Wei Tianzi's mouth. It does not refer to the absurd myth that people become dead souls after death, but refers to those "nobles of the original family who have their families banned by the imperial court because of their crimes", to put it bluntly, the people who failed to kill the imperial court when they raided certain families in the first place.

These people, although they narrowly escaped. But in the world, they had long been issued by the imperial court and had been nominally arrested, so these people could not show their heads in the eyes of the world, but could only hide in dark corners, full of resentment and planning revenge against the Wei state.

And these people are the 'souls of the world' in Wei Tianzi's mouth, some guys who should have died a long time ago but are still surviving.

『……』

Zhao Yuanli opened his mouth and was silent.

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi lowered his voice and said, "Yuan Li, in fact, I know that you have sheltered many 'dead souls'......"

Glancing at Wei Tianzi, Zhao Yuanyan did not deny it, but sighed slightly, shook his head and said, "Brother Huang forgives his sins, his ...... Some sins don't go that far. ”

Wei Tianzi smiled faintly, and did not mean to blame, after all, there are indeed some people who, as Zhao Yuanyan said, would not have reached the point of raiding their families and exterminating their clans, but sometimes in order to cater to certain needs, Wei Tianzi turned a blind eye, which made some people die unjustly.

Therefore, his sixth brother Zhao Yuanli secretly sheltered some nobles of the Yuanshi clan who escaped by luck, and Wei Tianzi also turned a blind eye.

But now the situation is different, the emergence of the "anti-Wei forces" lurking in the country has made Wei Tianzi target the object of suspicion at these "souls of the world", even if he has the intention of killing mistakes rather than letting go, Wei Tianzi must eradicate these uneasy factors.

And he came this time, not only to visit Zhao Yuanyan's injury, but also to reveal a message to the sixth prince: for the sake of the Great Wei Sheji, as the monarch of the Wei State, he is ready to attack those survivors of the original nobles who were once protected by him Zhao Yuanyan.

And Zhao Yuanli obviously understood this meaning, frowned and persuaded: "Brother Huang, as far as my brother knows, most of those people keep to themselves, just to continue the family bloodline, and they have not done anything rebellious...... The killing is unknown. ”

In fact, most of the 'souls of the world's clan' who were sheltered by Zhao Yuanyan were his former acquaintances, guests, and friends, and Wei Tianzi knew this.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, this royal brother who was named "King Yi" has been famous for his light wealth, love and righteousness, and good play, and he has funded and promoted countless three religions and nine streams, if it weren't for the fact that this royal brother is playful by nature and is not interested in things in the DPRK and China.

And grew up with Wei Tianzi and "King Yu" Zhao Yuantong since childhood, and knew each other well, so Wei Tianzi also trusted this sixth prince brother, even if Zhao Yuanli always maintained a neutral position when he was competing for the throne.

"It's a moment, a moment."

Wei Tianzi ended the conversation between them with this sentence.

"......" Zhao Yuanli was silent when he heard this. After all, he knew that that sentence meant that the imperial brother had made up his mind, and he could no longer make him change his mind.

Probably noticing Zhao Yuanli's silent expression, Wei Tianzi added after thinking for a while: "Don't worry, Yuan Li." I don't want to kill them again, and if those people do their duty, I should not see them. …… But if the evidence of the crime is found out by my secret agents, I hope that you will not embarrass me. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yuanli was slightly stunned, because he felt that the imperial brother in front of him now seemed to be a little less ruthless than the 'Four Royal Brothers' he knew in his impression, to put it simply. It's just getting a human touch.

Looking at the surprised gaze in Zhao Yuanyan's eyes, Wei Tianzi couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly in his heart, and then asked with a straight face: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Zhao Yuanli thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "If those people are restless and guard themselves and try to be unfavorable to my Great Wei, Brother Wang will not tolerate it. ”

"Good! With your words, I am relieved. He said. Wei Tianzi subconsciously patted Zhao Yuanling's shoulder, but was shocked to see Zhao Yuanling showing a painful look. Only then did he quickly withdraw his hand in shock, and his expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

It turned out that he happened to photograph the shoulder blade of Zhao Yuanyan's injured side.

In this regard, Zhao Yuanli didn't care, and after gently rubbing the wound, he asked, "Then again." Brother Huang, this is a matter of 'borrowing the way'......"

Hearing this, Wei Tianzi sighed: "Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will discuss this matter with the people of the Qiang tribe again today, but in my opinion, I am afraid that it may not go well, a tribe of the Qiang tribe that calls itself 'Karma'. His patriarch Bitatu had been deliberately trying to instigate the people of the Qiang tribe to reject our proposal two days ago, and most of the things about yesterday's night attack would be talked about by him......

Zhao Yuanli frowned and said in a low voice: "That is to say? ”

Wei Tianzi nodded and said: "It is imperative for Brother Yuanzuo to send troops to support Longxi, if the people of the Qian tribe refuse to borrow the Tao, I can only ......"

He didn't say any more, but he believed that Zhao Yuanyan had been able to understand.

"Rest well, don't leave the camp easily. Li Cheng guessed that the Huan Tiger might still be lurking around, waiting for an opportunity...... I have summoned the Chenggao army to escort us, and whether today's talks with the three tribes of Chenggao are successful or not, we will return to Chenggao Pass tomorrow. …… While you still have some time, you can say hello to your friends in the Qingyang tribe of the Qiang tribe. By the way, in addition, I will convey to me that as long as the people of the Qi tribe do not take the initiative to wage war against our Great Wei, I will still admit that they will live in the land of Sanchuan and abide by the "Covenant of Wuxu" agreed between the former king and the king of Wuxu. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanli nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanli was about to leave, but after walking a few steps away, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "By the way, Yuan Li, forget about the 'constraint' I imposed on you back then." With that, he left without looking back.

However, when he heard this, Zhao Yuanyan was shocked, and looked at Wei Tianzi who was striding away with an incredulous expression.

He opened his mouth, and a few struggles flashed across his face, and a wry smile flashed across his face.

『…… I didn't expect to hear this sentence from your mouth one day. But there is no turning back from the bow, brother Wang.'"

Raising his hand and pressing the wound on his shoulder blade, Zhao Yuanli slowly closed his eyes.

On the same day, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, once again invited the tribal chiefs of the three tribes of the Qiang, Qian, and Qiang tribes to discuss the matter of "borrowing the way" with the representatives, just as Wei Tianzi was concerned, the patriarch of the Qiangjiao tribe of the Qiang tribe, Bitatu, framed the attack last night as the mastermind of the Wei State, until the Tiger Ben Guards brought out the horse thieves who died in the camp of the Wei people as evidence, Nabitatu still did not give up, saying that this was a bitter ploy directed and acted by the Wei people.

Moreover, this person sneered at Du You in the meeting, and Du You, a civil official, was so angry that he couldn't wait to draw his sword and kill this person on the spot.

In the final voting ruling, the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe, Amutu, chose to support the "borrowed way", and in addition, the Aries tribe and other tribes also came forward to support because they were supported by the tiger guards last night.

But unfortunately, of the fourteen tribes here, Wei only received six votes in favor, and the rest, except for the opposing Qianjiao tribes, more tribes chose to abstain and not express their opinions.

In the end, the talks, which Wei hoped for a peaceful end, ended in failure. (To be continued.) )