Han Dao world

Chapter 196
Wei Gu returned to the main courtyard and came to the vestibule.

Seeing this, Wei Ke in the corridor was overjoyed, and hurried up to meet him.

Wei Gu smiled before saying anything, amiable.

"Bo Ru, why did you wait so long without saying a word when you came?"

Wei Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to say a few perfunctory words, and then brought up the business.

"Uncle, the prefect Wang Yi is gone and will never return, but the Son of Heaven is personally leading the army. I'm afraid that the misunderstanding has been completed. The current plan is to take the initiative to meet him, so as to avoid the disaster of overthrowing the nest."

Wei Gu let out a long sigh. "Yeah, I'm also worried about this, but I can't find a suitable candidate for a while. My father and son don't study well, and they don't know how to be polite. Now they have a bad reputation, and they are powerless to refute. If the king is rude before, the crime will be added to the crime." , why?"

Seeing Wei Gu's intention of repenting, Wei Jiao felt relieved and immediately volunteered to invite Ying.

Wei Gu was in the middle of his heart, and after a few false words of encouragement, he entrusted Wei Ke to see him and plead guilty, hoping that the emperor would give him a chance to explain.

Wei Xi didn't dare to neglect, and left in a hurry.

As soon as his figure disappeared outside the door, Wei Gu and Wei Ping looked at each other and smiled.

After a while, Wei Gu waved his hand.

"Zijun, order people to kill cattle and sheep. I want to feed my soldiers and prepare for the battle. The battle is approaching. If we can repel the little emperor, we will not only preserve the Wei family's property, but also a good opportunity to honor our ancestors."

He sneered. "In troubled times, the king is the one who is strong in soldiers and horses, so what's the use of reading and talking."

Wei Ping was overjoyed in his heart, flattered him a few words, and walked away arrogantly.

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"Gongda, what can I do?"

Looking at the towering Wubao in the distance, Liu Xie frowned, feeling inexplicably anxious.

Xun You shook his head. "It is difficult to succeed in a strong attack, and it must take three to five days."

Liu Xie took a deep breath and let it out gently, repeating it several times.

What Xun You said was true.

Wei's mansion looks like an ordinary manor, but it is actually a strong fortress.Especially the main castle, tall and strong, no less than the Fucheng, it cannot be taken down by simple ladders.

Even ladders take time to build.

Logging, building ordnance, and attacking the city, the possibility of winning the main castle within five days is very slim.

It doesn't make any real sense to take down the main castle, but only the surrounding manors.

If you think with your toes, you can see where the food is hidden.

Without food, what is the use of this manor?
At this moment, in this situation, Liu Xie understood why Fan Xian didn't attack Yang Feng.

The salt pond is indeed a money pond, but no amount of salt can replace food.Wei Gu, Fan Xian and others fortified the wall to clear the field, reduced their troops, and hid all the food in the strong fortress, so that he would collapse without food.

This is a simple but effective plan aimed at the reality of the court's lack of food.

Faced with such a situation, even if he has [-] steps, he can't do anything.

He had less than two days' rations left.

If the standard ration quota is used, it is only one day.

Pinning hope on Yang Feng is a huge mistake, and no one can blame him.

The time to test Xun You has come.

"But Your Majesty, don't worry." Xun You was as calm as ever. "The person who asked to surrender will arrive soon. As long as His Majesty handles it properly, food will be available at your fingertips. It is the popular support, Your Majesty should not take it lightly."

"People's hearts?" Liu Xie turned to look at Xun You.

Xun You nodded slightly. "Your Majesty, although Hedong has been plundered, there are still tens of thousands of households, and Wei and Fan are only one or two of them. Even among Wei and Fan, not everyone is willing to join the rebellion. Your Majesty suppresses the rebellion and punishes the chief culprit. Don't implicate the innocent and fall into Guotu's trap."

"Are you sure Guo Tu is here?"

"Flesh wounds are easy to heal, but broken teeth are hard to regenerate. If he doesn't perform amazing feats, what face does he have to return to Yecheng?" Xun You sighed. "Guo Tu's crime is unforgivable for admiring false fame and causing real disasters, and using personal enmity to harm justice."

Liu Xie was skeptical.

It cannot be said that Xun You's words are unreasonable, but his selfishness is also obvious.

He did not approve of heavy handing against the Hedong clan represented by Wei Fan, and he did not even suggest rebellion such as Wei and Fan.

Can the problem be solved by only punishing the culprit?
"Your Majesty, someone from the Wei family please surrender." A Huben Lang walked over quickly, bowed to salute, and handed a famous badge with both hands. "The person here calls himself Wei Ke."

The famous thorn reads "Hedong Anyi Weiqi, with the word Boru, asking about daily life", the handwriting is correct and rigorous, and it is quite powerful.

Liu Xie couldn't help but glance at Xun You again.

So accurate?I just said that someone would ask to surrender, and the person arrived.

Xun You said indifferently: "The person who came here was either deceived by others, or deliberately surrendered. Seeing my emptiness and reality, I used a strategy of delaying the attack. Your Majesty can adapt to the situation, and there is no need to rush for a while."

Liu Xie nodded in agreement, motioning for Huben to invite Wei Qie to see him.

Taking advantage of Wei Jiao's absence, Liu Xie asked Cai Yan who was beside him, "Does Ling Shi know this Wei Jiao?"

Cai Yan stopped the pen in his hand, leaned forward and said, "He is my late husband's elder brother. He is styled as Boru and also named as Bocui. He is quite talented and learned. Because he rarely loses his parents, he manages his family well and is quite capable. He is a practical person. According to my humble opinion, he does not dare to deceive the emperor, but he may be deceived by villains."

"You return to Ning Chenliu, is it related to him?"

Cai Yan's eyelids trembled slightly, and he secretly glanced at Liu Xie, and then looked back.

"The minister returned to Ning Chenliu because her husband died and had no children. It has nothing to do with the Wei family, let alone Ji Bo's fault."

Liu Xie didn't say anything more.

The reason why he asked the question was not to seek justice for Cai Yan, but to test Cai Yan's attitude.

If everyone, like Xun You, opposes the cleansing of the Hedong clan, he can't promote his ideas too simply and rudely, lest he become a real loner.

Cai Yan's answer has already shown her attitude, she is on Xun You's side.

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Wei Ke came in by roll call, his body was like a chime, and he was meticulous in his actions.

Liu Xie nodded secretly.

This man is familiar with etiquette and is by no means rude or ignorant.

It is indeed unlikely that the family who can let Cai Yong marry his daughter is as simple as a local tyrant.

"Head up."

"Wei." Wei Qi bowed again, straightened up, raised his head, and looked at Liu Xie calmly, neither humble nor overbearing.

Wei Ji is around forty, with a white face and little beard, and his appearance is upright and elegant, but his eyes are sharp and shrewd, which is different from ordinary scholars.

"What is your relationship with Wei Gu?"

"Wei Gu is the head of the Wei family, the coveted patriarch."

"You came to ask for surrender, is it at his order?"

Wei Jiao said unhurriedly: "Cai came to see Jia, indeed he was ordered by the clan father, but it was not to ask for surrender, but to defend against false accusations."

"Oh?"

"Although the Wei family is of a cold family, since the great-grandfather Wei Hao was famous for Confucianism, he was buried in Hedong and passed down the family for several generations. The Taiwei obeyed His Majesty's edict to appease Hedong with festivals. The father of the family did his best to be a landlord. There is help. Unexpectedly, he was framed by others, fell into rebellion, and was terrified. Hearing that the Son of Heaven is coming, I want to take the liberty to ask for orders. May Your Majesty see clearly."

After finishing speaking, Wei Jiao fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. "With His Majesty's permission, I wish to confront the first accuser."

The corner of Liu Xie's mouth twitched slightly.

Talent ah, anti-customer-oriented, beat back.

(End of this chapter)