The Wei Mansion is located in Chaochen County in the territory of Chixi Kingdom, northeast of the Fengyin Continent, Chaochen County is close to the national capital, but its prosperity is actually slightly stronger than that of the country. The reason is simple, the center of the economy and talent of the Chixi Kingdom was not the king a long, long time ago, but the Wei clan.

Of course, in addition to Chaochen County, the Wei Mansion has mansions in other counties of the Chixi Kingdom, and even in the neighboring Danmeng, Heirong, and Lanjiang countries, and firmly controls the salt and iron trade routes in these four countries. Generally speaking, both of these are highly profitable and representative commodities of commerce and industry, which must be controlled by the state. However, who has the final say in this vast territory, from the monarch to the people, everyone knows it in their hearts.

Today, in the mansion of the Wei family lord in Chaochen County, two carriages drove out, each of which was pulled by two good horses with solid muscles and bright manes, and the two carriages were surrounded by five equally fine horses, among which the most divine black horse bowed his head respectfully and let the young man beside him caress him.

This richly dressed and handsome man is the young son born to the concubine who is the most beloved of the head of the Wei family, Wei Yeqiu.

Although he is a concubine, after all, his mother is well versed in the way of being a woman, and he is quite liked by the head of the family, and he is the son born to the head of the family when he was 50 years old, so Wei Yeqiu is also very loved, and he himself has a good talent in cultivation, and he is very intelligent, so his status in the family is naturally not low.

In fact, in the early days, this young man was also a gentleman who walked cats and teased dogs, wandered around, molested women from good families, beat the children of the royal family on the street, and stole the princess's skirt... He didn't do any less of these bastard things, so he often knelt in the ancestral hall and was punished. But after the year of the weak crown, he reined in a lot, and began to have the opportunity to meddle in some family businesses, and it didn't take long to gain good connections and prestige.

Clear-eyed people can probably guess that when this product was young, he deliberately made that idle energy to show others.

To whom? His three older brothers, of course. The elder brother of the three descendants.

However, seeing that the head of the family was about to abdicate, he could no longer hide his thoughts if he had any ideas, so he began to show his talents.

Due to his remarkable achievements this year, the head of the family entrusted him with an important task.

"This box of jewels and other precious treasures is for the head of the Qi family to celebrate his birthday, and there is no room for any difference, so it must be delivered in full. Secondly, about the purchase of 10,000 barberry wood, I have already told you the key points and bottom line, and what you can negotiate depends on your ability. ”

He was seventy-five years old, but his face looked only like fifty, and his spirit was more like that of a forty-year-old man standing in the doorway, he stood with his hands in his hands, his waist straight, his eyes were like electricity, and his whole body inadvertently exuded majesty. This person is naturally the head of the contemporary Wei family, Wei Guoyin, and the eight thousand children of the Wei family are the only ones who look forward, and they can be said to be one of the masters of this continent.

In front of him, Wei Yeqiu can only be an obedient son, even a deferential subordinate.

Wei Yeqiu bowed his head meticulously and responded: "Yes, my son must complete his mission." ”

"If you don't do this well, you don't have to come back." The head of the family spoke calmly, but there was seriousness and indifference. Although he loved this son, he was not inferior to anyone else.

"Yes." Wei Yeqiu did not have the slightest dissatisfaction, bowed down again, and said, "My son will set off and return it as soon as possible, and I hope that my father will take care of his health these days." ”

"Little brother, don't worry, we have our own family affairs to share my father's worries, but you need to be careful on the road." Behind the head of the family there is a man in his thirties, with a restrained expression and a face very similar to the head of the family, who is the eldest son of the family, Wei Yan.

"Thank you big brother for your concern." Wei Yeqiu looked at Wei Yan and smiled.

Wei Yan also smiled and said with some concern: "It's not early, let's go, we are waiting for your good news." ”

Wei Yeqiu clasped his fists and saluted, then turned around and got on the horse, and there were four people behind him who knelt for a long time facing the head of the family.

"Let's go."

Whipping the horse, two carriages and five horses drove away from the Wei Mansion and headed west.

The head of the family, Wei Guoyin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the figure of his youngest son in the distance.

"Father, go back early, there are still some important matters for you to deal with." Wei Yan said.

"Hmm." Wei Guoyin replied softly, turned around and walked towards the mansion. Wei Yan bowed his head respectfully and looked at the threshold under his feet.

Wei Guoyin's footsteps paused slightly, and he spoke: "Do you not agree with me sending Ye Qiu to do this important errand?" ”

Wei Yan did not hesitate, and replied calmly: "I have my father's arrangement." ”

It's a very well-behaved statement, but there is another meaning in it, and that is - I don't understand.

This time to congratulate the Northwest giant Qi family on his birthday, coupled with a big business of 10,000 purple barberry wood, there is no doubt that this is an opportunity to show his face and show his ability. You must know that this 10,000 purple barberry wood is mainly used to renovate the palace for the Chixi Kingdom! Once it is done, it can be favored by the Qi family and appreciated by the Chixi royal family, which is of great significance.

Wei Yeqiu has just emerged, and his character, ability, and talent are known to the world, and what he lacks is such a real achievement!

But why would such a proper opportunity be given to him? A young son from a concubine!?

Wei Guoyin looked up at the sky and said, "Eight years ago, you let the fifteen-year-old third child break off his mind about the position of head of the family and send him to Emperor Danmeng to become a courtier. Four years ago, the second child was forced by your pressure, and also made it clear that he had no intention of competing for the position, and voluntarily went to the Heirong country with the least interests to manage the salt merchants, no matter how good he did, he was destined to be only a second-in-command in the future. ”

Wei Guoyin's two bland words made Wei Yan's head even lower, if it weren't for some stewards and servants beside him, he would have knelt down. However, his face was not without fear, let alone cold sweat, and some were only a little solemn.

These things were indeed done by himself, and he used his own power and power to force the two brothers who were compatriots to give up their thoughts of competing for the throne. Maybe this is already a vicious act in the eyes of ordinary people, but Wei Yan knows that his father will not convict himself for this incident. This was all a few years ago, and his father must have seen his actions, and he had no words at that time, how could he turn over this old account after the second and third children had already decided to give up?

What my father wants to say is still in the future, and what Wei Yan cares about is also the content in the back.

Wei Guoyin really said: "If you use these methods, they are all yang schemes, and there are no indiscriminate tricks, which can be regarded as your ability." But..."Wei Guoyin turned his head to look at his eldest son, and said: "But you didn't expect that this son-in-law, who was idle all day long, would suddenly turn over under your nose, make friends with so many powerful people, gather several masters, and... Got my reuse. ”

Wei Yan did not apologize or defend, but said calmly: "Yes, the child is confused." ”

"I want to remind you that you can fight, after all, it is the son of my Wei family, and he does have scheming, and he wants to take everything into his own hands, yes. You think that as long as you become big alone, the Wei family's family business will be yours as soon as possible, so that there will be no struggle for power, and after you take over the Wei family, there will be no chaos. Wei Guoyin's eyes narrowed slightly, stared at him coldly, and said, "But I... Not dead yet. ”

His father's eyes were cold, and Wei Yan felt a little frightened at this time, and responded: "I have no intention of taking my father's authority, but since this Wei family should be mine, then what's wrong with me making some preparations as soon as possible?" ”

"Then let me ask you again, when your power is so great, why are there still people who are willing to befriend Ye Qiu and are willing to gamble their lives on him?" Wei Guoyin asked solemnly.

Wei Yan stared and pondered for a long time, in fact, he thought of many answers in his heart, but although those answers made sense, they were not absolutely convincing. For example, those people are stupid, or those people are not at odds with me, or those people think that strange things can be lived. He hesitated for a moment but didn't say these answers, shook his head and said, "The kid doesn't know. ”

"Then you can think slowly." Wei Guoyin did not give an answer. just said softly: "Sometimes fighting too hard is not necessarily a good thing." ”

Wei Yan's head was lowered, and his thoughts were chaotic for a while, and he was depressed and lost indescribably.

Who knew that Wei Guoyin took two steps forward, suddenly sighed lightly, and said in a voice that only their father and son could hear: "To this day, as long as you are conscientious, quit being anxious, and treat others leniently, this Wei family's family business will be yours sooner or later." ”

Wei Yan raised his head in surprise when he heard this, and then lowered his head again.

Wei Guoyin muttered: "Just go with Ye Qiu, it just so happens that this trip crosses the Lanjiang River, and when he comes back, I will send him to the Lanjiang Kingdom to take over some of the business, so that he can experience it." ”

Listening to the meaning of the head of the family, it seems that he wants his second son to be in charge of Danmeng, and the third son is in charge of Heirong, and then put the young son in Lanjiang. The main position of the Wei family, Chixi Kingdom, was naturally left to the eldest son Wei Yan.

Wei Yan bowed his head and replied yes, extremely deferential.

Wei Guoyin's eyebrows were slightly raised, as if his expression had changed, but he didn't say anything, and slowly walked away.

Wei Yan raised his head, and when his father was no longer in sight, the man who had been bowing down straightened his waist, as if he wanted to insert himself into the clouds. He looked indifferent, took a deep breath, and then turned to leave.

After a short time, Wei Guoyin, who was already sitting in the study and reading the reports and bills of various counties, looked solemn, he was grinding ink on the inkstone, and said to himself: "I just made up my mind, so he went to Lanjiang to play chess with the prince, and I don't know if the chess game is exciting." ”

Without muttering a word, Wei Guoyin continued: "I still couldn't hold back, and reminded him a word, so that he could understand that I could also see and feel the things on the Lanjiang side, but this boss didn't seem to be dead." ”

At that time, Wei Guoyin deliberately mentioned Lanjiang Kingdom, on the one hand, to remind Wei Yan not to think about what to do on the Lanjiang side.

Because this time Wei Yeqiu sent an envoy to the Qi family, the main route was to cross the Lanjiang Kingdom from east to west.

Wei Yan did respond obediently, but this arrogant prince with a city in his belly, the more deferential he is, the more wrong he is, how can he not understand this as a father and as the head of the Wei family who has been in the middle of his life?

He sharpened his ink and held a brush.

His fingers were strong, as if he were holding a knife.

He said indifferently: "What's the use of just knowing how to fight, is it all about the Wei family's family business?" If you can't even tolerate your own brother, how can you tolerate this thousands of years of family business. ”