Everyone in the family affairs hall of the council was excited by Wei Xuan's extermination of the Huo Mountain thieves, and when they saw Wei Xuan, they naturally greeted him very warmly, but Pei Sheng, who was looking at the Xingxian log brought back by Wei Xuan, sat in place with his brows locked.

Wei Tong and Wei He were very curious, what could be more important than celebrating at this time, so Wei He quietly came to Pei Sheng's side and picked up a bamboo slip he had just seen.

Just a few lines in a hurry, Wei He looked at his brother Wei Xuan with wide eyes and muttered, "Is this ...... Is any of this true? ”

Wei Xuan nodded with a solemn expression, and everyone was aroused at once, and at this time, Wei Su, who was sitting on the Taishi's chair, said: "He'er, you will give everyone a point of bamboo slips." ”

Wei He nodded and then picked up the bamboo slip placed next to Pei Sheng's case and came to Wei Su's case first, Wei Su waved his hand to signal that he didn't need it, and distributed it to others first.

After Wei He finished distributing the bamboo slips, he came to Wei Tong's side, thinking about leaving here with the third brother quickly, but was stopped by Wei Su: "You two also stay and listen." ”

The two had no choice but to sit down under Wei Xuan, and Wei Tong looked at Wei He with a look of disgust, originally he wanted to leave when his father taught the second brother, but now the core members of the Wei family want to discuss major matters, and he is most annoyed by these.

Everyone soon got the bamboo slips in their hands, these were all collected by the members of the White Tiger Hall for many years, plus the records of the actual visits during this time, and everyone looked at them one by one. After reading it, they exchanged bamboo slips with each other, and soon everyone basically browsed the county logs that Wei Xuan had worked hard to get during this time, and then looked at everyone's expressions more solemnly than one another.

Wei Zheng looked at everyone, except for Wei Tong and Wei He, the two minors in the council hall today have the lowest status, and can only take the lead in speaking: "In this way, it seems that Taiping Dao swept Hedong overnight, and my Wei family, as the first family in Hedong, will definitely become the main target of Taiping Dao." Zhongdao made an instant decision in Huoshan, but it was also a shock to the snake! Zheng thought that the Wei family should shift the target, and the forces in the court analyzed by Zhongdao before were possible, I recognized it, but the Xiangling incident was really strange, and it could make Xiangling belong to the tripartite forces of relatives, eunuchs and scholars to unite to attack my Wei family, Zheng thought that Wang Juncheng might have really gained some inspiration from the case that day, and it was impossible to say that Taiping Dao had completely infiltrated Xiangling, that is to say, Taiping Dao wanted to treat Hedong as the next giant deer, and Xiangling was the next Guangzong! As the first family in Hedong, the Wei family may face the danger of extinction! ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, especially Wei Su and Wei Xuan, but Wei Su soon showed a smile on his face, and Wei Xuan completely admired Wei Zheng's strategic vision, he was because he heard what Tang Tong said, and then related to the relationship between Paiziling and Huoshan and Xiangling that day. Wei Zheng simply relied on some records to deduce such an almost close result so quickly.

Everyone understands that the destruction of the family by the Yellow Turban Army was unacceptable to a family like the Wei family, and unlike ordinary bandits and bandits, who mostly targeted poor people, the Yellow Turban Army contacted the poor people and targeted everyone including the wealthy family. They are not simply plundering wealth, they are changing the world!

Wei Zheng was a little embarrassed to be seen by everyone, but fortunately, Wei Xuan relieved him in time: "Before we went to Huoshan, the big boss of Huoshan Qingfeng Village had already discussed with Tang Tong that he was going to move after robbing our grain truck, and the destination of the migration was Wangwu Mountain, and the reward for the thieves of Qingfeng Village who fled to Paiziling to commit crimes was 10,000 stone of grain!" It is also ready to be transported directly to Wangwu Mountain. Therefore, I agree with the speculation of the fourth brother that there may be someone in Wangwushan to pick them up, and even that they are ready to expand their ranks quickly. ”

Everyone looked at Wei Xuan and then at Wei Su, and from the expressions of the two, they also seemed to see a huge net enveloping the Wei family! When everything is lifted, it may be the time when the Wei family is overturned.

Of course, the Wei family would not be arrogant enough to think that the three forces wrestling with the court today, the eunuchs, relatives and the scholar group would unite to deal with the Wei family, if that was the case, the Wei family would have been wiped out long ago!

Then it is very likely that the people who can divide Xiangling into three lineups together to deal with the Wei family are Taiping Dao, or the forces that are ready to use Taiping Dao to benefit. And the Yang family in Xiangling is likely to be eradicated by Taiping Dao as a roadblock! In the eyes of these people, the Wei family is just a bigger goal than the Yang family.

Wei Cheng couldn't sit still any longer, got up from his seat and apologized to Wei Su and said: "It's all because the old man is incompetent, he wasted more than ten years of time in vain, and the White Tiger Hall was reduced to the point where the family was facing a crisis of life and death in my hands, but I didn't notice it at all. ”

Wei Su waved his hand: "Fourth uncle, I don't blame you for this matter, it's my responsibility, the Great Han has been peaceful for two hundred years, I thought that to bring the Wei family to a new peak, in addition to chasing those domestic families, is to find partners." Over the years, the White Tiger Hall has made great contributions to the marriage of my Wei family and other families, and my Wei family is also prestigious in the sea, although it is not as good as the Runan Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family, but I think that in time to come, it will definitely be able to reach their height, or even surpass them.

Thinking that my Wei family has married the Yingchuan Zhong family, the Xun family, and the Hanoi Han family in the past ten years, if it is peaceful and prosperous, these families will definitely become a powerful help for my Wei family to reach the peak.

However, the world has changed, and the troubled times are coming, in fact, some clues can be seen in the two party leaders, although the prestige of the family is also very important, but self-preservation is the first priority in the troubled times. Fortunately, my Wei family has young people like Wen Rong and Zhongdao! It's really immortal, haha! ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, purely from the perspective of family management, the people married by Wei Xuan's three sisters now seem to be mediocre, in fact, whether it is the eldest brother-in-law Zhong Xuan or the second brother-in-law Han Hao, it is very likely that they will rely on their own ability to pull the Wei family out of the quagmire in the upcoming troubled times, and the third brother-in-law Xun Zhan is the son of the Yingchuan Xun family, and the fourth brother of Xun Yu, the chief manager of Boss Cao in the early stage!

Whether it is a peaceful and prosperous era or a troubled era, these series of actions of the Wei family are quite strategic. Therefore, after hearing that Baihutang made a lot of efforts to promote the marriage of his three sisters, Wei Xuan's perception of Baihutang suddenly improved a lot.

Wei Zheng's face was a little red when he was praised by the sect master like this, looking at his father, and then at his eldest brother Wei Ning, both of them smiled and nodded, obviously very satisfied with his previous performance.

Wei Cheng also changed his expression, and what came to his mind was the scene of the Yellow Turban Uprising reported by the White Tiger Halls in various places three years ago, and said: "Ancestor bless, my Wei family has young people like Zhongdao and Wen Rong. Now that you can all see it, I guess I'm almost feeling the danger in my seat, so let's talk about what to do next? ”

"Of course, it is to make a quick decision to cut off the source of the development and infiltration of Taiping Dao, the protection and inaction of the county magistrates in the north of the county are the fundamental reasons why Taiping Dao can penetrate so smoothly, and those unscrupulous tyrants and tyrannical people provide a steady stream of believers for Taiping Dao. I, the Wei family, together with Zhongdao, wrote to Taishou and demanded that the north of the county be rectified immediately! ”

Thinking of the threat that the Wei family might face, Wei Zheng was a little excited in his words.

Wei Ning glanced at Pei Sheng on the other side and said lightly: "The prince of the mansion is lenient and benevolent, and he will definitely not agree!" ”

Pei Sheng nodded, he and Wei Ning are direct subordinates of Taishou Yinde and two of the Yamen of Hedong Taishou Mansion with relatively heavy rights, so they know Taishou very well, Wei Ning is polite, translated it is timid and afraid of things and slack, when the Yang family in Xiangling was crowned with the crime of colluding with the Yellow Turban Yu Party, if he was diligent and thought about it, it would not be clear that the Yang family would have died, and it would not have been so that Yang Feng of the Yang family would gather thousands of people to seek revenge so quickly.

This time there was such a big thing in Xiangling, he still appointed Jun Cheng to go, the case was investigated clearly, and the Huo Mountain thief was also extinguished, in the eyes of Yin De, it was a consummation of merit, and he definitely didn't want to make extraneous branches.

After thinking about it, Pei Sheng said: "The day after tomorrow is the day when Fujun ascends to the court, and when the time comes, Zhongdao will directly take these county logs and submit them to Fujun, and Brother Wen'an and I will return them from the middle, and I may be able to get Fujun to agree to choose one or two typical rectifications." ”

Wei Xuan's heart was cold when he heard this, Pei Sheng said this is equivalent to telling himself not to have too many expectations for Yin De, so do you want to let Taiping Dao develop in Hedong?

Suddenly remembering something else, he asked Pei Shengdao: "Cousin, what do you say about buying grain for disaster relief?" ”

"I told the prince of the prefecture the last time you came back from writing, and he did not agree, but I will try my best to persuade the magistrate to buy some grain from other counties. But you know, although the population of Hedong is large, there are many poor places, especially in the north of the county, and the government treasury is not abundant. ”

"What does it mean to be insufficient? Do you want to see a repeat of things like Xiangling, or do you want to wait until the Taiping Dao enters the city, and all the money is cheapened by the thieves? "Wei Xuan couldn't suppress the fire, even Pei Sheng said this, so he must have never heard of such a thing.

The corner of Wei Su's mouth showed a slight smile and said: "Zhongdao, Jukai is the master of Hedong, he knows how many families in the county, plus Yin Hedong is already thrifty, I am afraid it will be difficult to buy grain from other places for disaster relief." ”

The corners of Wei Xuan's mouth twitched, it is already winter now, if the Taishou Mansion does not provide disaster relief after the New Year, Taiping Dao will definitely spread, and then when the Baibo Army revolts, it will definitely be able to quickly gather tens of thousands of people. With Zhang Jiao's example in the past, most people are unwilling to starve to death, as long as there is a trace of life, they will not miss it, and the demagogic power of Taiping Dao is beyond the government, and now the government has actually given up disaster relief, which is equivalent to completely giving up competing with Taiping Dao for the hearts of the people, so what will the future of Hedong look like?