Looking at Xu Hongji staring at him, looking angry that he was not fighting, Xu Ziyin couldn't help feeling guilty, but then he seemed to think of something and straightened his chest.

"Dad, don't look at me like this. The deficits in our house have increased over the years. I remember that we lost more than 6,000 taels of silver the year before yesterday, and the deficit last year exceeded 10,000 taels.

If we continue to lose money like this, even if our Duke Wei family has a great family, it may not last for a few years. If there is no other way to get money, our Duke Wei family will decline sooner or later. Isn’t it for us to do this?"

When Xu Hongji, who was originally very angry, became dim when he heard his son say this.

In fact, the main reason why the Wei Duke’s Mansion has been worse than before in recent years is the battle with Yang Feng five years ago.

In that battle, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Britain and the Minister of War of Jinling dispatched more than 2,000 troops to try to win the East Gate Thousand Houses, but the result of the battle fell below everyone's eyes. More than 2,000 troops were defeated by the 1,000 military households led by Yang Feng.

In that battle, most of the 1,000 cavalry accumulated by the Duke of Wei's Mansion over the years were destroyed. It was this great defeat that greatly damaged the vitality of the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Afterwards, the direct losses alone amounted to more than 100,000 taels, not to mention the indirect losses.

It was also since that war that the reputation that the Duke of Wei, which had been established for more than two hundred years, collapsed overnight.

Seeing Xu Hongji's sad face, Xu Ziyin felt uncomfortable, but he still raised his neck and said, "Dad, I know that you have been keeping your low profile in recent years to avoid Yang Feng's sharpness, but you also saw that Yang Feng not only showed no sign of decline, but was becoming more and more prosperous, and now he has been promoted to Duke Xinguo.

Bai Ding, a lowly businessman, actually sits on the same side as us. This is a huge joke. The child is not convinced. Even though Manager Wang is not wrong, there is a saying he is still right. If Yang Feng is not killed, our Duke Wei's mansion will always live in his shadow. This is the reason why the child cooperates with those people."

"You...you...ah..."

Xu Hongji looked at his son's face full of stubborn expression, and said a few words to you, and finally turned into a long sigh...

Looking at my own helpless expression, Xu Ziyin comforted him: "Dad, don't worry, so what if Yang Feng catches Wang Dazhang? Could it be that Wang Dazhang dares to confess us? If he dares to confess, we don't have to take action, the first boss behind him will not be spared. Let's take a step back, even if Yang Feng knows that we have a part in this matter, he has no evidence. Could it be that he dares to lead troops to attack our Duke Wei's Mansion?"

"Forget it, let's stop here."

Xu Hongji waved his hand.

"That Li Zheng, who has sent someone to clean up him, you must think more about doing things in the future. If you are such a big person, don't always let others wipe your butt. The title of father will be passed on to you sooner or later. But if you cannot bear the glory of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, don't blame the father for not thinking about the father-son relationship.

You have to remember that your every move is related to the life and death of thousands of people in the mansion. Yang Feng will leave Jinling and go to Luoyang to suppress bandits in a few days. After he leaves, everything will return to normal. My father will never allow you to cause trouble again. Do you understand?"

After saying that, before Xu Ziyin could answer, Xu Hongji stood up and walked out of the door, leaving only Xu Ziyin who was already scared and sweating.

It’s like my father has done so many things for him behind his back, but he has no idea. But what scares him the most is Xu Hongji’s last sentence, which is almost a purely telling him that if he makes decisions without authorization, he doesn’t mind changing his heir, which is the most deadly thing.

The strange atmosphere in Jinling City made many melon-eating people who had already brought small benches and melon seeds to watch the fun a little confused, and also disappointed many people. This situation was not much the same as expected. The Duke of Wei's mansion had no movement at all. What was agreed to settle the old accounts with Yang Feng?

"Mr., our spies investigated everywhere, but still did not find Li Zheng's people. However, it is said that someone saw that Li Zheng had appeared in the east of the city. The situation was very embarrassing at that time, but later they were kidnapped by several unknown people."

In the inner hall of the Qianhu House in Jiangdongmen, Song Ye is reporting to Yang Feng.

"After being kidnapped?"

Yang Feng shook his head with some worries.

"I didn't expect that the water here became more and more turbid after two years of leaving Jinling. I dared to attack the commander of the Jiangning Guard."

"The Duke of the State is the former commander of Jiangning Guard." Song Ye reminded carefully.

"Whether it is the most important participant in the ex-girlfriend, Li Zheng, as the most important participant in the sale of food, if he lacks his witness and confession, the case will inevitably have some flaws, and we are prone to impeachment and attacks from others. But it doesn't matter. Anyway, the food has been brought back, so we can also prepare for the war."

Song Ye shook his head and said, "These people are so vicious. They actually try to block the Duke's expedition through this way. Don't they understand that the military situation is urgent? If the bandits are allowed to capture Luoyang, the entire Henan will be decayed. What benefits will this do them?"

"Of course they have benefits."

Yang Feng sneered. He didn't need to think about these people's sinister intentions.

If we can delay or even prevent this expedition, when the situation in Henan is deteriorating, those in the court who have long been eyeing him will definitely take the opportunity to launch a new round of impeachment against him. Even if he cannot be pulled down, it will be a huge blow to Yang Feng's reputation. Even if the situation in Henan becomes deteriorating, it will be a waste of time. As for the national interests and the people's life or death, it is not within their consideration.

Reputation is sometimes useless, but sometimes its usefulness is huge. Why is Yang Feng so famous in the Ming Dynasty now? Why can Zhu Youxiao openly suppress all the memorials that impeached him? It is because of his invincible record.

The identity of the Ming Dynasty God of War is his greatest amulet. If this amulet is broken, Yang Feng can be sure that those people will definitely have a series of actions in the future.

But it doesn't matter. I don't rely on my reputation to make a living, and those people will never understand my power.

"Okay, don't think so much. Those people are grasshoppers in the autumn and will not be long before they jump." Yang Feng patted Song Ye's shoulder: "Follow me to inspect the military camp. Our army will set off in two days."
Chapter completed!