Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 297 The Disaster of Wei Teng
After being turned away by Qiao Wei and Zhou, Chen didn't dare to come again.

The Third House sent an invitation to the Fifth House on the occasion of their eldest son's coming-of-age ceremony. Qiao Rui was silent for a while, then said to the servant who delivered the invitation, "I am still in mourning, and I appreciate your kindness. By the way, congratulations to you on your appointment."

Then he asked the servant to take the gifts prepared by Zhou back to report.

Qiao Wei whispered, "Brother, your mind is clear now."

Qiao Rui smiled sheepishly, "Sister has never praised me before."

She didn't want to praise him, but after experiencing the gentle offensive of Xie Chunfu and Chen, Qiao Wei had to reflect on herself.

Maybe sometimes she can also extract the essence and use it for herself.

Anyway, you won't lose anything by just praising someone. If it can eventually lead to a good result, it can be a useful method.
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Wu Fan suddenly came to ask to see Qiao Wei.

"Someone from the Wei family is colluding with Cao Cao and wants to assassinate the Marquis of Nanchang. Zhou Lin, as a Gongcao, is also suspected of leaking secrets and colluding with the enemy. He has now been arrested. Madam, please help rescue him."

Zhou Lin is Wei Teng's courtesy name, and Qiao Wei is not unfamiliar with the name Wei Teng. When Sun Ce was still alive, he served as Sun Ce's Gongcao, but he was quite dissatisfied with Sun Ce and did many things insincerely.

Once he disobeyed Sun Ce's orders and offended a son of an aristocratic family without authorization. Sun Ce was so angry that he wanted to kill him and make an example of him to the aristocratic families in Wu.

Wei Teng had already been persuaded by Old Madam Wu and was able to save his life.

Sun Quan followed Zhang Zhao's advice and reappointed Wei Teng as Gongcao, in charge of official documents.

Sun Quan also recognized Wei Teng's abilities and planned to send him to a distant place to take charge of a county after he had trained him for a few years.

As a result, the people of the Wei family still had evil intentions and colluded with the enemy in the north.

Sun Quan had also noticed this, so he gave half of the Wunan Guard to Qiao Wei, pretending that the defense around him was negligent and weak, and lured the enemy deeper.

Sure enough, the Wei family couldn't resist and took action in the end. Unfortunately, this was a trick to lure the enemy into a trap. In the end, with both witnesses and evidence, the Wei family had no way to deny it.

It was only after receiving Sun Quan's letter that Qiao Wei learned that Sun Quan had given half of Wunanwei to him. It turned out that this was his long-term plan.

The Wei family knew that Wunanwei's defense was weak, so after making a plan, they sent all the elders, women and children in the clan to the ancestral home on the mountain under the pretext of ancestor worship.

This seemingly ordinary arrangement still aroused Sun Quan's vigilance.

Although it seemed that half of the Wunan guards had left, half of Sun An's Jin'an soldiers were still left in the dark. Zhou Tai also had troops in his hands, and they had already been divided into small groups and ambushed in various places in Wu County.

As soon as Sun Quan gave the order, the troops would rush out and kill the bandits.

"Since the Wei family has rebellious intentions, they are the mortal enemy of the Sun family. Why should I plead for them? Wouldn't that leave trouble for myself?" Qiao Wei is not a saint who has to be compassionate every day and forgive this and pardon that.

"Zhou Lin is a man of integrity. Since he has accepted the appointment as a subordinate, he will never have second thoughts."

Wu Fan and Wei Teng have been good friends for many years and Wu Fan knows each other's character well. The Wei family never consulted Wei Teng about their connection with Cao Cao in the north. However, the Wei family was able to learn about some of Sun Quan's itinerary and arrangements through Wei Teng's position as Gongcao.

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Sir, you are so willing to vouch for your friend. Zeng Xingguo, maybe for Wei Teng, his loyalty is not to the Sun family, but to the Liu family behind the Sun family."

Now, the followers of the Sun family, including the aristocratic families, can temporarily coexist peacefully with the Sun family, including Zhang Zhao who is wholeheartedly plotting. Their so-called loyalty may not necessarily be to the Sun family.

When the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao came to an end, Cao Cao ate up the entire north and marched south in the name of the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, he would truly know that those people were loyal to the Sun family. Unfortunately, the Wei family was not smart enough and jumped out in a hurry at this time, hoping to take the credit from Cao Cao.

However, they did not know that Sun Quan had never really trusted these aristocratic families in Wu County.

Wei Teng's current situation is precarious. Anyone who pleads for Wei Teng will be affected at this time. Qiao Wei values ​​talent and does not want to lose Wu Fan, his helper.

"Madam, General Sun and his son both inherited the title of destroying the enemy and fought against the enemy for decades for the Han Dynasty. Being loyal to General Sun means being loyal to the Han Dynasty. I think there is no difference. Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and ordered the princes of the world. In fact, he was stealing the country. People with lofty ideals in the world should not sit idly by.

Zhou Lin told me this himself. Such a loyal person would never be involved in collaborating with the enemy. Madam, please understand. "

Qiao Wei just remained silent and did not agree. Human hearts are fickle, more so than anything else in the world. Wu Fan's words were unfounded, and Qiao Wei could not just listen to his one-sided words.

"You know that your assassination is not an ordinary matter. Your Majesty not only reported it to the court, but also announced that those who remonstrate with you will be punished. For Wei Teng, are you brave enough to risk your life?"

Wu Fan knew that although Qiao Wei disagreed, his tone had softened, so he kowtowed and said, "I know that I am a lowly person with little influence. If Madam is willing to introduce me to you, the Lord, and if I am lucky enough to survive, I will follow your lead."

"Follow my orders? It sounds like I want to compete with you, my lord." Qiao Wei tilted his head slightly and said in a light tone.

"I am sorry for my words. Your Excellency and Madam will certainly have no shortage of people to serve you, but I have no other way to repay your kindness. The only thing I can do is to serve the Sun family with all I have learned in my life." Wu Fan kowtowed repeatedly, his voice mournful.

In ancient times, numerology has always been regarded as the art of alchemists, not a formal study.

But Qiao Wei knew very well the great use of numerology.

So she still hoped that a master of divination like Wu Fan would not die.

Qiao Wei finally gave him a handwritten letter, "Take this and go to the Sun family to pay your respects. At most, I can save your life."

Wu Fan was very grateful, "Thank you, Madam, for your help."

When Wu Fan left, Qiao Wei personally saw him off and gave him some money for his journey. "I hope you can come and see me when I return to Wu County."

"Whether this can be accomplished or not, I will never forget this great favor until I die."

"Sir, you are good at fortune-telling, but can't you also understand your own destiny?"

Wu Fan sighed, "To be honest with you, Madam, the result of the deduction is a narrow escape from death."

"Sir, you want to find a chance of survival from danger?"

"It is unwise to do something knowing that it is impossible. I am making a fool of myself in front of my wife."

"It is unwise, but it is also my true heart. You are willing to go through fire and water for your friends. You are truly a loyal and righteous man." Although Qiao Wei did not understand, he still admired him very much.

People in this world, including Qiao Wei himself, make decisions for profit, but those who are willing to die for friendship have the ability to shock people.

After seeing Wu Fan off, Qiao Wei was about to go back when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "Sister-in-law!"

"An'er?"