Chapter Ninety-Six: Exhausted
Wen Lingzi was suspicious of Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei, in a small town south of Donghu.
Shen Zangfeng, who was dressed in a light green robe, and Liu Xixun, who also wore plain robes to express his condolences to the nearly 400,000 soldiers who died of the epidemic, and Liu Keng, the eldest son of Liu Xixun, had just finished visiting Mo Binwei together.
After saying goodbye and leaving the 'door', Liu Xixun personally straightened Liu Keng's clothes, and said warmly: "If your father wants to talk to your Uncle Shen, you go to find Mr." ”
Liu Keng saluted calmly, said goodbye to the two, and then turned around with his subordinates.
"Keng'er is also eight years old, right?" Shen Zangfeng was aroused by the calm and sensible Liu Keng to miss his eldest son, and when he saw this cousin walking away, he retracted his gaze and said to Liu Xixun, "I remember that it was the same year as my family Xie'er?" It's a pity that the two boys followed their mother far away in Wanzhou, otherwise the children would be lively together. ”
Liu Xixun's eyes were also in a trance, and said: "It's really lively when there are more children, and Keng'er Xing is too quiet, and I don't know ...... Was it when you broke through in the first place...... Scares the hell out of him! ”
At the same time, Shen Zangfeng thought of his eldest son who had changed greatly, and his heart ached!
He didn't want to discuss it anymore, so he walked to the ashram on the other side: "Let's go and talk in the room." ”
After entering the house, the next person made tea, saw the two waving their hands, and bowed down and exited with interest.
"Why do you want to keep that Mo Binwei's life?" As soon as the people left, Liu Xixun immediately stopped talking about the gentle attitude of his sons and daughters, his eyes were 'fine', and he asked aggressively, "My Liu family can't be much now, if it weren't for your help this time, the Ming 'Spring' Fort would be lost, and the rest of the clansmen would have no way out!" The few remaining troops won't last long at all! But you Shen family ......"
"The 150,000 'fine' soldiers all died of the severe epidemic, and almost none of the 50,000 heavy armor soldiers saved over the years remained. Shen Zangfeng's spirit was very calm, but the words he said made Liu Xixun's heart shake, "These soldiers are all my Xiliang disciples, and many of them are even from my Shen clan...... You know how bitter cold the West Liang is, and the population is far less dense than the Central Plains. The Liu family is hurting their muscles and bones, how can I have any chance of making a comeback in Xiliang? ”
Liu Xixun was dumbfounded!
The Liu family was already in danger before, and suddenly received news that Shen Zangfeng came to the rescue with the army, and he had been busy fighting with the Rong people these days, and only now did he have the strength to talk to each other. He originally thought that since Shen Zangfeng had the spare strength and was willing to rescue the Liu family, of course there was a place where the Liu family could be used.
It was to 'take time' several times during the fierce war to express its willingness to surrender...... As a result, he was surprised to see that Shen Zangfeng hadn't killed Mo Binwei so far, and Mo Binwei didn't seem to have taken refuge in him.
But when he asked like this, Fang knew that the Shen family had no strength to fight again!
"In addition to Xiliang, isn't there Yunzhou and ......?"
A trace of sorrow crossed Shen Zangfeng's eyes, and he interrupted him lightly: "Those places have not been taken for a few years, and the foundation is still shallow. Moreover, the Xiliang army was brave and battle-hardened earlier, and there was no need to take troops from the side, and the original soldiers in the two states, in order to prevent them from making 'chaos', were all dismissed by my order...... Now that I suddenly go to conscription, where is there kung fu training? You and I are not soldiers on paper, and we should know that 'elite' soldiers are not the work of a day and a night. And Wen Yanzi and others have become a ...... Donghu has the trouble of Beirong, and I have the same disaster of Qiudi in Xiliang. ”
"Even though Qiu Di's vitality was greatly damaged in his early years, Xiliang is even more damaged now...... Do you think they'll let go of this chance to recover? If it weren't for the distance between the two places, I would have received a stupid military report from Di Ren! ”
How huge is the amount of money to raise soldiers.
The Shen family has accumulated for hundreds of years, and they have been digging into the corners of the imperial court to save the Xiliang Army. Before Huanzong, the Xiliang army of this dynasty had actually always been raised by the Great Wei court, and the Shen family was tantamount to coaxing the border army raised by the Great Wei to their own 'door'.
Therefore, in the early years, when the Xiliang army was sufficient, Shen Zangfeng would certainly not rashly recruit troops from Yunzhou and other places, which would mean the same amount of money, even if the Shen family had a big business, it would not be able to stop this kind of defeat.
Under normal circumstances, it is enough to supplement only with Xiliang people. The foundation of the Shen family is in Xiliang, and of course they think that Xiliang people are reliable. But who would have thought that such an unprecedented epidemic would be encountered?
The soldiers are dying one after another, but the world-famous healers have not been able to find a cure......
Except for a very small number of people who relied on their own constitution and God knows where to fight - completely phoenix 'hairy' horns, all those infected with the epidemic will die in a minimum of one or two hours and a maximum of six days!
Now that the Xiliang infantry brought out by Shen Zangfeng is gone, there is no way to take back their equipment...... Such a loss, even if the power of the three states is gathered, it will not be able to make up for it in a short period of time - you must know that this is the essence of the Shen family's savings for hundreds of years!
In the last years of Dahe, when the heroes were competing for deer, the Shen family did not mix much, because considering that the grasp was not very big at that time, instead of gambling on the ethereal luck, it was better to continue to save hole cards for the younger generations.
But the hard work of this predecessor was finally defeated under the destiny of heaven.
“…… Then did you choose to smell the girl? Liu Xixun only felt that Xiong Zhong was depressed indescribably, he 'rubbed' the placket of his clothes, and said, "This is too ...... Too cheap for him, right? That Wen Yanzi came from a humble background, what kind of thing is it? Do you want us to grovel to him? Tut! ”
Shen Zangfeng had obviously thought about this question for a long time, and he asked calmly, "Then who do you want to choose?" The four in the South? Xu Zongwen's relatives? After Xu Zongwen's death, his remnants were no longer the same, and now they are still just surviving. If it weren't for me, Wen Yanzi would have completely swallowed them up a long time ago! South...... If you want to contact them, you have to bypass Wen Yanzi's territory, not to mention, are you sure they are Wen Yanzi's opponents? Don't forget the four in the south, of course, they can't compare to Wen Yanzi combined, but can they work together? ”
Liu Xixun Yin had a calm face and said, "But I can't believe Wen Yanzi!" Don't forget, how did he send his own son 'daughter' to Xiliang City without saying hello to him? It is said that after he gained power, the concubine he accepted poisoned his own second son, who had blocked arrows for him several times, and also caused the young son and the only 'daughter' to suffer greatly, and he actually let the concubine give birth to a child and then give her death...... and 'handed' that concubine to his wife to raise! In order to force his wife to protect the life of the concubine wholeheartedly - such a cold man who does not think about the 'flesh' and bones and does not think about the affection of the hair, can he be good in the future? ”
He sneered and said, "Don't look at him to become a climate, Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei have made great contributions!" It's hard to say what will happen to these two people in the future. Otherwise, after Wen Lingzi became a climate, why did Rui Yutang become more and more obscure, and did not use Wei Xinyong's trust to get close to this King Yong? Is it because of the mood of your grandson's son-in-law? Wei Lao Lord and Mrs. Song are both far-sighted people, they must see Wen Yanzi's heart, once he ascends the throne as the emperor, the earlier heroes, the greater the credit, the faster he will die, so he will not touch this matter! With the prestige of the Wei family, if you don't have too close to Wei Xinyong, whoever ascends the throne can't do anything with them - in general, Wenchen can reassure those Ninety-Five Supremes more than military generals! ”
"Wei Xinyong has no ambition for power schemes, he is willing to assist Wen Yanzi, firstly, he was angry with the old lord Wei back then, and secondly, he was not subject to the control of others." Shen Zangfeng said indifferently, "Wen Yanzi's personality, do you think he will know less than us?" How could he not have spared? ”
Liu Xixun frowned and said, "Wen Yanzi's young son went to Ruiyu Hall to study, isn't it Wei Xinyong's meaning?" ”
"Earlier, I didn't plan to take in their brothers and sisters to live in Xiliang for a long time, since I don't need hostages, why bother to meddle with other people's affairs?" Shen Zangfeng said lightly, "Especially when I hear that I don't take my own flesh and bones seriously, who knows if he will play with this son and a 'woman'?" However, Wei Xinyong sent me a secret letter in the middle, saying that the poisonous worry caused by the concubine surnamed Fan was caused by him, and he managed to 'get' it from your house to the concubine. I just agreed to keep that brother and sister in Xiliang to avoid all kinds of calculations in the backyard of the family! ”
Liu Xixun was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that when Wen Yanzi had nothing, Wei Xinyong was willing to assist him, and persuaded Mo Binwei to work for him, how loyal would he be to him...... It turned out that he couldn't be sure that Wen Yanzi would finally win the world? Why do you want to keep such a backhand? ”
Wei Xinyong revealed his shortcomings to Shen Zangfeng, and seemed to have given Shen Zangfeng a handle, but in fact, this kind of stepping on two boats with one foot is not very dangerous for him.
He sent that letter to Shen Zangfeng is nothing more than to leave a way back, once he hears that the son is not good, then Wei Xinyong will naturally have a secret hand to kill him and surrender to Shen Zangfeng - he even instigated other people's favorite concubines, and the favored concubines were given to death without tyrannizing him, which shows the means!
If Wen Yanzi wins the world, Wei Xinyong is not afraid. First, Shen Zangfeng and Wen Lingzi were originally competitors, Wei Xinyong had a very high status on Wen Lingzi's side, almost second only to Wen Lingzi, Wei Xinyong could claim that the letter in Shen Zangfeng's hand was forged, in order to plant and discord...... Wen Lingzi is said to believe in Wei Xinyong more, after all, when Wei Xinyong assists him, what is he?
Second, Shen Zangfeng may not do this. Shen Zangfeng is related to Wei Xinyong because of Wei Changying's relationship. When Wen Yanzi really came to power, since Shen Zangfeng and Wen Yanzi had competed for the world, he would inevitably be suppressed. At that time, he will definitely have to count on Wei Xinyong to speak to the Shen family. Then it is even more impossible to dismantle Wei Xinyong's stage.
Therefore, Wei Xin Yongming wholeheartedly assisted Wen Lingzi on his face, and he was ...... Liu Xixun said sarcastically: "I don't know how many people he sent this kind of letter to?" Maybe all four in the south have a copy, right? ”
"Not necessarily." Shen Zangfeng said indifferently, "The four in the south are full of contradictions with each other, and they contain each other in the terrain. I don't think Wei Xinyong necessarily looks down on them. ”
"So he's only betting on you and Wen Lingzi?" Liu Xixun was silent for a moment, and sighed, "Although our two families had a lot of old grievances in the past, but to tell you from the heart, I would rather be the one who kneels and knocks on the golden throne." That smells of the man...... What is it! ”!。