Chapter 411 Jin Shang Angrily Says Zhang Xiu Comes to the Door for Alliance
Wei Kang first said Wei Ning's words, and then expressed his own opinions, saying: "Father, Yang Fan's intention to destroy my aristocratic family is obvious. Now he has captured the three counties of Henoi, Hedong, and Yin in Henan. The next goal is Hongnong County. Why don't we join forces with Hongnong Zhang Ji to fight against Yang Fan together?"
Wei Duan looked shocked, obviously not coming back to his senses from Wei Kang's words. After listening to Wei Kang's statement, Jin Shang also looked like he shared the same hatred for the enemy. He immediately said hatefully: "What is the difference between Yang Fan and the original Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun? This is really a concern of my great man."
Wei Duan looked at Jin Shang with a surprised look and thought to himself, when did his old friend be so impatient? He made him look like this in just one sentence. He asked in confusion: "Yuan Xiu, you are the governor of Yanzhou appointed by the emperor. Yang Fan is a dignified prime minister, a general of cavalry, and a first-rank official. Now your statement is inappropriate, please be careful!"
Jin Shang was honest and irritable, and was the most foolish and loyal to the Han Dynasty. After Wei Kang was provoked, he was out of control. In addition, there were no outsiders here. Jin Shang said angrily: "Xu Fu, you don't know anything. Yang Fan was a Han minister, but he was actually a Han thief! When I followed the emperor north to Bingzhou, I thought Yang Fan would return military power. When the emperor was about to show his strength, he was placed under house arrest by Yang Fan in the palace. All government affairs were handled in the Prime Minister's Mansion, without asking the emperor's intention at all. It can be seen that Yang Fan already had the intention of replacing the Han Dynasty."
"What?" Wei Duan was shocked and shouted: "But the people of Bingzhou are happy and healthy. Is this a false thing?"
Jin Shang smiled bitterly and said, "This is Yang Fan's cleverness. Under his rule, I have to say that it is comparable to Wen and Jing's rule, but these are all handled by him and have nothing to do with the emperor. In Bingzhou, the people only know Yang's cavalry, but not the emperor. Isn't this a great rebellion?"
Wei Duan frowned slightly and asked, "Why did Yang Piqi become a traitor? Yuan Xiu, talk to me."
Jin Shang did not dare to hide it and replied: "In Bingzhou, the emperor did not have the right to mobilize troops. The appointment of officials from various places was entirely up to Yang Fan. The ministers and ministers in the court had no right to interfere in local affairs. Anyway, whether the suggestions made by the emperor or the ministers, they all needed to pass Yang Fan's nod to agree. The emperor was just a toy in Yang Fan's hands!"
"How could this be?" Wei Duan was shocked when he heard this. Although Jin Shang only led the way, Wei Duan could still hear what the emperor was in Bingzhou in these few sentences.
Jin Shang's thoughts were stubborn, and there were listeners at this moment, and they were even more indignant and complained. However, they knew that the salary he received was still given by Yang Fan, and Yang Fan did not make too embarrassed by the old ministers in the court. As long as the suggestion was reasonable, Yang Fan would still adopt it. The Jinyang court was not as dark as he said, but the emperor had no personal freedom, which was true.
Since this has been said, Wei Ning directly struck while the iron is hot and said angrily: "In the court, we have not seen what Yang Fan does, and we cannot judge it. However, you can see Yang Fan's actions towards local aristocratic families. Every time he goes to a place, the aristocratic families will be greatly weakened. What's more, he directly confiscated his family and exterminated his clan. If such a cold-blooded butcher is really governed by him, how could there be a day for us to make a fortune? The Ma family in Yanmen, the Sima family in Hanoi and the Wei family in Hedong are all lessons from the past. I hope Mr. Wei will not believe the rumors about the people in the market and be deceived by Yang Fan."
Wei Ning did not directly agree with Jin Shang's words, but only talked about the ways Yang Fan weakened the aristocratic families. In this way, he left Wei Duan and Jin Shang with a fair image of not being able to speak nonsense. The two old men subconsciously chose to believe Wei Ning's words, and they also gave Yang Fan a feeling of sadness in dealing with the aristocratic families in various places.
At this time, Wei Duan's heart was ups and downs. It was obviously because his old friend said that he didn't know what to do. The reason why he still dared not make up his mind is the Yang family army. As long as he solved his worries, Wei Duan might really rise up.
At this moment, Zhang Ji's envoy also came outside the Wei family and asked to meet Wei Duan.
When Wei Ning heard the visit of Zhang Ji's envoy, he was delighted. Such an icing on the cake was really a perfect grasp of time. At this time, Wei Duan's heart was in a state of turmoil, and he needed a helping force to make up his mind. The visit of Zhang Ji's envoy happened to be this help.
Soon, everyone saw a majestic young man walking in from outside the door.
This person's sword-eyed eyebrows and starry eyes, and his face was covered with wind and sand. He just stood quietly in the hall, giving people the feeling of a tiger waiting to pounce.
Such a heroic posture made Wei Duan and others look at each other side. Even Wei Kang, who had always been rebellious, was shocked by the harshness in the young man's eyes.
The young man took the lead in clasping his fists at Wei Duan and said, "In the lower house, Zhang Xiu, is the son of the prefect of Hongnong and the general of the Central Army. Today, he is ordered by his father to visit Mr. Wei."
It turned out that this young man was Zhang Ji's son, Zhang Xiu, the Western Liang general who was rumored to have good guns and swords. As soon as he appeared on the stage, he shocked the Wei family.
Wei Duan quickly smiled and said, "So it's the young master of Prefect Zhang. I wonder what it's expensive to come to my Wei family?"
Zhang Xiu glanced at everyone in the hall and did not speak. The meaning was very obvious, and he asked Wei Duan to withdraw some irrelevant people.
Wei Duan was a man of a mature spirit, and he couldn't see what Zhang Xiu was thinking. He smiled and said, "General Zhang is a big deal, and I am all trusting." Then, Wei Duan introduced Zhang Xiu again.
After receiving Wei Duan's reply, Zhang Xiu said directly: "Then I will speak out loud. My father intends to form an alliance with Mr. Wei and send troops to resist Yang Fan together."
Although we could guess the purpose of Zhang Xiu's trip, Wei Duan was still a little scared when he said it directly. However, Wei Duan, as the head of the family, was a top tyrant in the Sili realm, and his expression naturally would not show it.
Wei Duan hesitated for a moment and replied, "This is a big deal. Please Rong, think about it!"
Zhang Xiu thought Wei Duan was scared, so he quickly said, "Xuan, born in the border areas of Xiliang, is good at rank among the army, has always been decisive in his work. If what he said just now disturbed Mr. Wei, Shang Que Hai Han!"
Wei Duan waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile: "It's okay, I have lived for decades and have never seen any storms. I'm not hiding it. We were discussing just now, what should Yang Chow brings troops into the country?"
Zhang Xiu was anxious. If they did not get the support of the Wei family, they would be alone. Judging from Wei Duan's tone, they obviously intended to recruit troops and resist Yang Fan, but there was something that made Wei Duan not make up his mind after all.
In order to gain an alliance, Zhang Xiu naturally wanted to give Wei Duan confidence and asked immediately: "Master Wei, how are you discussing?"
Wei Duan glanced at his old friend Jin Shang quietly and replied, "If I raise an army to resist Yang Fan with General Zhang, I wonder how to fight this battle?"
Zhang Xiu was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself that Wei Duan was worried about this. Then he smiled and said, "Although the Yang family army has strong combat power, it is only on land. Now our army has entered Hangu and Luhun Pass. If the Yang family army wants to continue to advance westward, it will be difficult for the Yang family army to continue to advance westward. In addition, Jingzhao Yin and Hongnong County are adjacent to the Yellow River north, which is actually a natural barrier. If Mr. Wei intends to send troops, then we only need to guard the Yellow River and its ferries and will block the Yang family army."
Zhang Xiu is worthy of being a predecessor in the battle on the battlefield. With just a few words, he analyzed the location conditions of both sides very thoroughly, and invisibly gave Wei Duan and others great confidence.
Finally, Zhang Xiu glanced at Wei Kang and Wei Dan brothers and smiled and said, "As the saying goes, the Wei family has two Qilin sons, one is literary and one is martial. It is hard for anyone in this Sili world to be able to get ahead. Xiu has also achieved great success in martial arts. I wonder if Brother Wei Kang dares to fight me?"
People who practice martial arts are all strong people. If someone speaks out, they will have a fight with him even if they know they are not in the right way. In addition, Zhang Xiu’s invitation is just an ordinary exchange. How could Wei Kang have the reason to be separated? As soon as Zhang Xiu finished speaking, Wei Kang smiled and said, "It is really a blessing for a boy to compete with General Zhang. How can he reject each other?"
Wei Kang was practicing martial arts at the age of three and had a very strong ability. Wei Duan naturally knew this. At this time, he also wanted to see if Zhang Xiu was really as rumored, with a powerful gun and sword, and he didn't say anything to stop him.
Soon, everyone moved to the martial arts field. Looking at the rows of weapons of different shapes, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Xiu's eyes and said to himself that Wei Kang was also capable.
When it comes to the competition, Wei Kang will be in a state of excitement. He walked to the weapon stand, picked a spear that he usually used easily, and came to the center of the martial arts field, and smiled at Zhang Xiu, "General Zhang, you can choose the weapons here at will!"
Zhang Xiu's martial arts skills are good, but he is a person who can fight Dian Wei without falling at a disadvantage. He can tell at a glance that he just took a long stick and walked to Taichung.
Seeing Zhang Xiu so calm, Wei Kang felt unreasonable and thought for no reason in his heart. He thought to himself that Zhang Xiu was really arrogant. When he was selecting weapons, he just took the long stick closest to him, and he had to wink him.
Speaking of Wei Kang's martial arts, it's really good. When Li Jue and Guo Si were in charge of Chang'an, Wei Kang had come to challenge him because he was the legitimate son of the Wei family. At that time, he was equally matched with Guo Si, and he defeated Li Jue with one move.
Zhang Xiu stood on a long stick and chuckled, "Brother Wei Kang, please!"
It would be fine if Zhang Xiu said this, and as soon as he said this, he aroused the nameless anger in Wei Kang's heart. Wei Kang thrust his spear and stabbed Zhang Xiu directly, yelling: "Okay, then let me see what your ability Zhang Xiu has!"
Chapter completed!