Wei Wuhou

Chapter 503 Wei Hou's face

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On the second day of December in the 14th year of Wei Hou, that is, the second day of the Great Court Meeting, Wei Hou finally issued an edict to the Junwei Mansion.

The most important thing in the imperial edict, which is also the content that most people pay attention to, is that Wei Hou finally agreed to promote Wei Wuji as a naturalized general.

A wave of thousands of waves was stirred up, and the whole Wu'an was shocked by this edict, from the nobles to the nobles, to the traffickers and pawns, everyone was talking about this moment.

As the instigator, Marquis Wei, was sitting alone in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, facing a pool of frozen lake water expressionlessly.

The reason why he is said to be alone is that compared to his usual scene of huddling and hugging, there is a middle-aged man with a haggard face standing beside Wei Hou.

The middle-aged man was wearing a thick fur coat, and he looked chubby, but the determination in his eyes would make anyone look in awe.

"The widows tell you to sit down, why do you have to stand and suffer!" Looking at the bright white in the distance, Wei Hou said in a low voice.

The middle-aged man smiled, and then said: "Your majesty is standing, how can I mess up the etiquette of the emperor and ministers!"

Marquis Wei turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man for a long time before he sighed: "The widow shoulders the country and the country, how can I sit if I want to?"

The middle-aged man said: "The ministers are incompetent and cannot share the worries of the emperor!"

After saying this, the middle-aged man may have become a little emotional, and even coughed uncontrollably.

Wei Hou suddenly showed a sullen expression: "I told you to sit down, this is the end of showing off!"

Even if it is rare to say some caring words, Wei Hou even expresses a feeling of scolding, but fortunately this middle-aged man can still understand.

This time the middle-aged man was no longer stubborn, he confessed honestly and sat down, then said: "Your Majesty, I have something I want to ask from the bottom of my heart!"

Wei Hou also sat back on his seat, and said, "What you want to ask is the decree issued today?"

The middle-aged man nodded, and said: "Why did your majesty promote the fifth son? This is not in the interest of the family..., and it also violates your majesty's original wish to exile the fifth son!"

Seeing the middle-aged man finished speaking, Wei Hou said: "Qingliang, you have been with me for so many years, don't you really understand?"

The man called Qingliang was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "Your Majesty, I have already buried half of my body in the ground. I have been offering advice and suggestions by your side for so many years, but I can't see through the whole thing... !"

In fact, this Qingliang was still able to go out with the army during the Changping War two years ago, but now he is suffering from illness and his bones have reached such a point.

But Lu Qingliang's words just showed that Marquis Wei is a qualified monarch.

A person who followed him when he was a son, but now he dare not say that he understands him, who is not afraid of such a monarch.

For this servant of the dragon, Wei Hou undoubtedly trusted him, of course, this was based on the fact that the other party was about to die.

When Lu Qingliang asked this question at this time, he actually refuted his previous statement that he didn't understand the question at all, because he still expected a little bit of Weihou's thoughts.

To Lu Qingliang's question, Marquis Wei replied: "When the widow left Wu'an years ago, I asked him to fight against the Huns. I didn't say that I was exiled to him!"

"After he arrived in Yanshan, the conscription exceeded the limit, and I don't care... He asked for armaments, food and grass, and I let the Lingbei camp satisfy them one by one... He sent troops to the grassland at will, and I let the Lingbei camp ignore him!"

"It's all because I just want to see how high he can jump. Now that he can jump high, I will not hesitate to reward him!" Wei Hou said indifferently, as if it was an insignificant thing.

Lu Qingliang was stunned, and then he couldn't believe it and asked: "Your Majesty didn't intend to distribute the fifth son, and use this to deal with the family?"

The meanings expressed here by circumvention and compromise are similar, but it is undoubtedly more appropriate to use circumvention.

After Wei Hou glanced at him, he said: "It's not his good fortune to go far to the northern border. Adversity can temper people's will!"

"Your Majesty cultivates the Fifth Young Master in such a way, could it be..." Lu Qingliang said he hesitated here, after all, matters about successors are extremely sensitive.

So Wei Wuji said conveniently: "The widow is not cultivating the fifth son, but the widow is giving his son a chance, all sons have it! As long as they are not willing to be frequent, the widow will give them a chance to show themselves!"

Maybe it was too long, Wei Hou said again: "The second child is the same as the third child, they want to experience in the army, I just let them go!"

Speaking of this, Wei Hou sighed: "It's just that their performance is not so outstanding, otherwise the widow would not be stingy with rewards!"

Seeing that Marquis Wei had finished speaking, Lu Qingliang said belatedly: "Your Majesty, I still have a few questions, I hope your Majesty will answer them!"

Marquis Wei glanced at Lu Qingliang, and saw that the face of the other party had become even more flushed, so he said: "Ask!"

Lu Qingliang said: "My lord, is this a competition to decide who will be the crown prince?"

After all, the topic was led to the prince's topic, which was really taboo. After Wei Hou stared at Lu Qingliang for a long time, and found that the other party's eyes were pure, he looked straight ahead again.

Wei Hou said: "Yes and no, the position of the crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. Sometimes you have to follow the trend, and sometimes you have to go against the trend!"

The so-called potential of Wei Hou is of course the internal situation of Wei.For him, if the power over there is more powerful, then just make the person over there the crown prince.

"Your Majesty thinks this is fair?" Lu Qingliang asked again.

Although Lu Qingliang didn't say who was fair to whom, Wei Hou still knew who the other party was asking.Just listen to Wei Hou said: "Fate should be like this, if you can't go against the current, the widow can't save him!"

Lu Qingliang was actually disappointed by this answer, because Wei Hou's words indirectly admitted that competition was unfair to Wei Wuji.

If Wei Wuji didn't work hard himself, no one would be able to save him if Marquis Wei wasn't around.

Hearing this, Lu Qingliang suddenly stood up and said: "Could it be that your lord has given up on the original revenge and the ambition to make the world fair?"

If someone else questioned him like this, then this person can be said to be a corpse, but after all, Lu Qingliang was an old subordinate when Wei Hou was still a son.

This is not to say that Marquis Wei is nostalgic for the past, but because Lu Qingliang's time is numbered, and when the time comes, he will have one less person to talk to.

Then Wei Hou said unhurriedly: "You have also seen the results of the reckless reforms back then. There are already many people who have been harmed. Now that Wei is surrounded by tigers and wolves, he no longer dares to go to war inside!"

"Not only that, it doesn't matter whether it's from aristocratic or poor families...as long as you are loyal to the country, it's also a good thing for Wei!" Wei Hou said in a deep voice.

It wasn't until Wei Hou said these words that Lu Qingliang really believed that the vigorous young monarch back then had now become a cold politician.

Whether it's a courtier or a son...it's just a tool he uses to maintain his rule and hegemony.

To put it plainly, it was also what Lu Qingliang was unwilling to admit. It was Wei Hou himself who was the first to betray the vigorous reform.

"I understand...I understand now!" Lu Qingliang spoke incoherently, and at this moment, strands of hot tears even flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Wei Hou was also speechless for a long time.As a monarch, all he cares about is Wei's foundation. The poor family is no longer important to him, and even the two are evenly matched. The more fierce the better, the better.

Of course, for today's powerful family, Wei Hou must of course support the poor family to a certain extent, which is another inhumane reason why he promoted Wei Wuji.

"My lord, let me die!" Lu Qingliang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.At this time, he thought of the dead Tan Shiyun, and the group of like-minded friends back then. Lu Qingliang no longer wanted to stay in this world where his ideals collapsed.

Courtiers always have a tendency to delve into the true face of the monarch, but when the monarch really takes off the layers of masks, what he sees is a chilling scene.

After heaving a long sigh, Marquis Wei still had that majestic look, and then said: "I won't let you die, if you die, it will be really hard for me to find someone to talk to!"

"The old friends from back then have already gone, so naturally I should follow them!" Lu Qingliang said with a sad smile, after hearing so many secrets from Marquis Wei, he would only feel at ease if he died, so as not to implicate his family.

Perhaps guessing what Lu Qingliang was thinking, Marquis Wei said, "Qingliang, you have been with me for 20 years, right?"

Lu Qingliang nodded, and then said: "It has been 22 years!"

Marquis Wei said: "Don't you think that the widow will not trust you?"

At this time, Lu Qingliang and Wei Hou also looked at each other, and said after a long time: "Of course I trust your lord, but my lord...but it's hard for me to advise you anymore!"

"It's about recuperating well. In the face of the war with the Qin people, I will ask you for advice!" Wei Hou said with a smile.

At this moment, the two became the intimate pair of monarch and minister again.

(End of this chapter)