Although Wei Yan's death was somewhat controversial and even funny in the end, on the whole, it is a basically certain fact that Wei Yan's personality ultimately led to his tragedy.
Wei Yan stood in front of Wubao, raised his head slightly, and placed one hand on the sword at his side. The carved head of Yaizhen at the entrance of the sword scabbard revealed two fangs in the sunlight.
"I wonder where this distinguished guest is coming from? You are so polite!" After the old man stepped back, a young, somewhat immature voice sounded on the wall of Wubao, and then a small head appeared,
"My father is out of town and not in the castle. He treats the distinguished guests indifferently and looks forward to the sea..."
Wei Yan frowned, "Are you not here? I don't know when you will return?"
"I don't know..." said the young boy on top of Wubao, "There is almost no food in the fort. My father went out to buy food and I don't know when he will return..."
"That's it..." Wei Yan thought for a moment, and then said, "I'll come back next time... Is there some water? It needs to be boiled. Bring some..."
"Dear guest, please wait..."
The half-grown boy retracted his head, and after a while, someone hung some water hyacinths down.
Wei Yan asked people to go up to pick him up, and also tied a money bag up. "I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare to bow. I have some money to repay you with water! I'm very sorry that I can't see Brother Yang today, so I'll stay later."
See you again when we are destined!』
Since Yang Yi was not in Wubao, Wei Yan was not interested in asking a question to a young man, so he returned. There was only one and a half young men left in Wubao. Unless he was a very familiar person, normally he would
I didn't dare to open the door. And there was no point in waiting outside. Who knows when I would be able to come back.
Wei Yan went north to Jiangling. In addition to seeing the situation in Jiangling with his own eyes, he naturally also had some personal purposes.
Nowadays, Jiangling and Nanjun in Jingzhou are basically disabled. If Wei Yan brings a large army, he may be able to occupy an empty city or something. But now with only two or three ships, dozens of people want to say
Occupying Jiangling City, I'm afraid I don't know how death is written...
Even if there is no plague, can Jiangling City be defended by dozens of people?
Without the help of the civilians and the surrender of the former Jiangling soldiers, even if Wei Yan really sat on the ruins of the government office in the middle of Jiangling City, planted a flag, and declared that he had occupied Jiangling and was the lord of Jingzhou South County, what use would it be?
What's more, if you show your flag, it means that you have to take on the responsibility of restoring order around Jiangling City. Otherwise, it will not only be useless, but may also ruin the reputation of the Hussars. So now Wei Yan can only say that he will return to the waterway.
Return to Yi Dao. Wait for the soldiers from Sichuan and Shu to catch up one after another. First, take over Badong safely, and then consider the issue of Jiangling.
"Is your wish fulfilled?" Gan Ning suddenly asked after walking for a while.
Wei Yan tilted his head, then nodded, "That's it!"
"Tell me about it?" Gan Ning winked, obviously very interested.
"What are you talking about? There is nothing to talk about. I just want to visit my "old friend"..." Wei Yan turned his head to the side.
Gan Ning laughed, then rushed to the side where Wei Yan turned his head, "I don't believe it!"
Wei Yan glanced at Gan Ning, smiled, and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back!"
……(￢-￢)……
The boat slowly went down the water, and the water splashed on the side of the boat, making a rhythmic sound.
Suddenly, Gan Ning's head popped up from the side of the boat with a splash. He shook the water on his head from side to side like an animal. Then he raised his arm and threw a huge fish onto the deck. "Little ones," he said.
, and caught it!』
Two or three soldiers quickly stepped forward to catch and hold down the fish, otherwise the big fish might jump back into the water after a few jumps.
Gan Ning quickly climbed onto the boat, dangling with his three legs exposed, then casually put on a cloth robe, letting his messy hair stick to his head and shoulders wetly.
There is no such thing as a swimsuit or swimming cap these days...
Wei Yan laughed, extended his thumb and praised, "Xingba's water nature is really amazing!"
Gan Ning laughed loudly and immediately took the short blade. He sat on the deck of the boat and cooked the big fish on the spot. "Fish meat, use green onions in spring and mustard in autumn! I found a piece of mustard today, so eat this meat! Haha."
!』
Wei Yan frowned slightly.
For a long time, under the Hussars, many hygiene habits have become fixed. Eating cooked food, drinking boiled water, and a clean and tidy camp have made many Hussars soldiers, including Wei Yan, basically
They can maintain a relatively healthy state and naturally have certain immunity against some diseases.
However, something like Yusheng...
As if seeing Wei Yan's rejection, Gan Ning, who has such a crazy personality, immediately began to snort, "Hey, hehe, could it be that the editor doesn't dare to eat cold meat? Hahahaha... Jifu Yan is so happy that he has received so many blessings."
Come and return from Hao, I will travel forever. I will drink from my friends and enjoy the turtles and carps. Who is there? Ah... this, Wei Shiwen Chang..."
Wei Yan shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that...the Hussars ordered that when marching outside, all people should have cooked food and water, and those who violate it will be punished..."
Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked: "Really? Don't you want to coax me... Hussar... to even care about this?"
Wei Yan nodded.
"Huh!" Gan Ning's eyes widened, he looked at Wei Yan, and then at the half-killed fish, "Well, anyway, I'm not one yet... so... this fish just wants to eat the meat..."
Otherwise...huh?!』
"Well..." Gan Ning paused in his movements and suddenly changed his tone, "Forget it, let's just bake it and eat it!"
Wei Yan squinted over and saw Gan Ning seem to take out a piece of something from the fish's belly, and throw all the cleaned fish belly and intestines into the river.
Gan Ning didn't want to eat fish skin, so he didn't bother to fillet the fish himself. He left the rest to his men, walked to Wei Yan and sat down, "By the way, you haven't said why you went to Yang's Wubao..."
』
Wei Yan asked: "Tell me first what you found in the fish's belly just now?"
"Huh?" Gan Ning waved his hand, "Nothing...how can there be anything..."
"Fingers or toes?" Wei Yan asked.
"Hand..." Gan Ning said subconsciously, "Uh? Did you see it? Then, then... do you still want to eat that fish? How about I catch another one?"
Wei Yan waved his hand, "No, it's done after it's roasted... People eat fish when they're alive, and they're eaten by fish when they're dead... It's fair... Back then, it was just like this..."
"What? It's also a finger?" Gan Ning asked.
"It's not a finger, but it's almost the same..." Wei Yan shook his head and said, "Back when a certain person was the governor of the sect, there were water thieves who made trouble... A certain person led his soldiers and chased them along the waterway to their lair. After killing them all, they
I brought the thief's head back, but I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring some lime..."
"Then the weather was hot, and the heads were put in the cabin, and there were many rots..." Wei Yan said, "Later, some soldiers said that it would be slowed down by putting them in the water, so I tied the heads and put them in the water...
…』
"Hi!" Gan Ning clapped his hands, "That's it!"
Wei Yan laughed and nodded, "It is true that the water rots slowly, but it also attracts a lot of fish and shrimps... But when we fished them up under Jiangling City, they were basically chewed to pieces..."
"Then what?" Gan Ning asked.
"Then?" Wei Yan sneered, "Then he denied it! Then he said that such a rotten head was not the thief's at all! He also said that he didn't know where the coffin was found! Who is this person? Can he do this?
What to do?!』
"This is happening!" Gan Ning said angrily, "Why didn't the editor tell you earlier! If you want someone, you can enter Wubao and let's talk about the merits!"
Wei Yan waved his hand and said, "After thinking about it, it's not the Yang family's fault. After all, the head is rotten and difficult to identify. If in a certain army, the soldiers took the rotten head to record their merits, they would be suspicious and ask about it."
...It's just that Yang's mouth was too foul-mouthed and he kept chattering, which hurt someone... He was also very angry at the time, so he pulled his crown and beat him on the spot..."
"Well done!" Gan Ning waved his fist, "If this happens to someone, beat him up too!"
Wei Yan laughed loudly, "Forget it, it's all over..."
Gan Ning nodded, "It's all over!" and then said in his heart, "How strange. Otherwise, you, Wei Wenchang, wouldn't have gone all the way to Jiangling..."
……┐(~)┌……
Xiangyang City.
Cai Mansion Courtyard.
Cai Hao was sitting in the hall with a calm expression.
Yang Yi was lowering her head. Although she lowered her head, she couldn't help but her eyes drifted upward slightly, and then quickly looked back...
"Mighty Duke..." There was no obvious emotion in Cai Mao's expression. People like him were originally not easily sensual, but now after the great changes in Jingzhou, they have become more and more calm.
"This battle of Jiangling is not easy..."
Yang Yi bowed slightly, "I don't dare to praise you..."
"You live in Jiangling, and when thieves from the east of the Yangtze River come, you will be the first to bear the brunt..." Cai Mao said slowly, "It must be difficult for you to mediate among the thieves and protect your hometown elders... As expected, Wei Gong, this time, at home,
I’m afraid...it’s a lot of damage?』
Yang Yi bowed his head and said: "What your Majesty said is true. Fortunately, the thieves from Jiangdong directly demanded money and food without harming the clan members, so I am lucky to have everything..."
Cai Hao nodded, "It's rare. In this way, the Yang family can be considered as escaping from the disaster, and they will be blessed later." Cai Hao patted the table gently, as if to express admiration or something.
Other emotions, and then continued, "It's a pity... Now Xiangyang has also been damaged by the war, the people are in dire straits, and everything is in dire straits waiting to be revitalized. Otherwise, the majesty will be trapped, and it will be easy..."
Yang Yi raised her eyebrows, "Your Majesty, are you... suspicious of someone?"
Cai Mao's expression did not change, "Wei Gong is joking... With Wei Gong as a person, how can a certain person be suspicious? It's just that a certain warehouse is empty under the three signs and three adjustments... In this way, since Wei Gong is asking for a certain person today."
Of course, I can’t just sit back and watch, even if my own people are hungry, I have to let Duke Wei have a good meal... I will issue a receipt right now, and Duke Wei can go to Caizhou to get it for himself..."
"No need!" Yang Yi stood up and said angrily, "I heard in the past that Mr. Cai was famous as a chef, and now that I have seen it, it is indeed true! There is still some savings in a certain family, so I will not waste it on you! Farewell!"
Cai Mao was not angry and nodded slightly, "Since Mr. Wei said this, I can feel relieved... Mr. Wei walked slowly. I have a disease in my legs and can't walk, so I sent him away not far away. Forgive me, forgive me..."
Yang Yi snorted, rolled up her sleeves and walked out.
After seeing Yang Yi leave, Zhang Yun came out from the back hall. "This boy has a bad temper..."
After Zhang Yun escaped from Jiangling with self-inflicted wounds, all his soldiers were also lost. Originally, a landless general like Zhang Yun would be held accountable, but now Jingbei is very delicate...
…
Naturally, Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun would not care whether Liu Biao's generals had fulfilled their duties, but Liu Cong was now unable to protect himself, and had neither the thought nor the strength to punish Zhang Yun, so Zhang Yun was fine, as if nothing had happened.
Whatever happened, it was like losing ground and neglecting one's duty.
"What I just said..." Cai Hao looked at Zhang Yun, "But are you serious?"
Zhang Yun shook his head repeatedly, "How can this happen?! If he really had a good idea, how could he not listen to it?! Now that he saw Jiangdong's troops retreating, he was just making excuses to take credit. He is really a villain! Fortunately, Brother Cai had a clear vision and was able to
Don’t be blinded by it..."
Cai Hao smiled, "Really?"
"That's it!" Zhang Yun said firmly, then glanced at Cai Mao, and rolled his eyes, "What's more, Jiangdong soldiers are extremely cruel and poison Jiangling. This is known to everyone... Someone heard that Jiangling was nearby.
Inside and outside the city, there is simply no one out of ten... And this person on the side of Jiangling can actually protect his body without being damaged?! How strange it is!"
Cai Hao smiled again and nodded, "This is correct."
Cai Hao was almost certain that Zhang Yun definitely did not follow Yang Yi's plan at that time, so he was in a state of embarrassment. However, Cai Hao did not want to delve into this matter. Because for Cai Hao, there was no benefit in standing up for Yang Yi.
Yang Yi will only think that this thing is what he deserves, and will not shed tears of gratitude and loyalty to Cai Mao because of this.
On the contrary, all Zhang Yun can rely on now is Cai Mao. After all, Zhang Yun and Liu Biao are related. Even if he joins Cao Cao's series, Cao Cao and others will not really reuse him...
Therefore, Cai Mao specially called Zhang Yun first, and then called Yang Yi, just to show his kindness to Zhang Yun and make Zhang Yun follow Cai Mao wholeheartedly.
"So..." Cai Mao twirled his beard, "Do you know what to do?"
Yang Yi would definitely be angry and complain when she got into trouble with Cai Mao. If Zhang Yun and Yang Yi were allowed to argue about who was right and who was wrong when Jiangdong soldiers attacked, Zhang Yun would obviously not do anything good.
You can eat the fruit, so you only need to catch one. Anyway, Jiangdong Bing occupied Jiangling for a period of time. Whether it was Yang Yixu and the snake, or delaying and confusing, Jiangdong Bing did not take action against Yang...
As for the reason for not taking action, it is no longer important. What is important is that this result is enough to make people doubt whether the Yang family has made any deal with Jiangdong, or may even have betrayed Jingzhou's interests and become traitors to Jingzhou people.
, so we can survive from the clutches of the Kodong people.
Zhang Yun understood and nodded, "I know, let's do it now!"
Cai Hao nodded slightly.
If Yang Yi had not had a bad mouth just now and scolded Cai Mao's original "chef name" as fake, Cai Mao would not have gone against Yang Yi in turn. If Yang Yi had lowered her attitude and stopped talking about Jiangling's merits and demerits,
He just said that he fled into the mountains and waited for the Jiangdong soldiers to retreat before returning home. He asked Cai Hao to support him in the name of fellow countrymen, hold Cai Hao in high esteem, and let Cai Hao publicize his reputation in Jingzhou...
…
According to the rules among the noble clans, if Yang Yi really did this, it would mean that he owed the Cai family a great favor. If the Cai family came to find them in the future, Yang Yi would have to repay this favor.
But Yang Yi just wanted to get back what she deserved.
To show that he deserved something, Yang Yi had to prove that he had done something. Therefore, Yang Yi very seriously told Cai Mao about the fall of Jiangling, how he himself gave advice, and what Zhang Yun said.
, and then what Zhang Yun did in the end, and what the Yang family did...
Anyway, Yang Yi said that not only was he not at fault, but he protected a lot of Jingzhou people when Jiangdong soldiers came, and preserved some of the vitality of Jingzhou Nanjun, which was very meritorious...
Even if these things are true, so what?
If it’s meritorious, to whom?
Liu Biao? Liu Biao is dead.
Liu Cong? Liu Cong has surrendered.
Then there’s Cao Cao? Does that mean he wants to compete with Cai Mao for credit?
It was as if Yang Yi was the only one in Jingzhou who was working hard to deal with the enemy and protect the countryside.
This can only make Cai Mao say haha.
If all the credit is due to Yang Yi, a subordinate, then where should the leader's face be put?
Ever since, like the wind, the story of how Yang Yi groveled in front of the Jiangdong people in Jiangling City, lingered, and then was abandoned by the Jiangdong people spread throughout Xiangyang City...
Why are so many people in Jiangling dead, but the Yang family is still alive?
Isn’t this an obvious fact?
Then Cao Jun thought it was true and sent people to arrest Yang Yi, suspecting that Yang Yi was a spy sent by Jiangdong...
In panic, Yang Yi ran away in a hurry, and finally escaped back to Jiangling. She heard that her children said that an "old friend" was visiting...
Yang Yi's son was still young, so his ability to judge some things was naturally poor. When Yang Yi heard this, his expression changed. When he saw the famous assassin and money bag left by Wei Yan, he became furious and took away the things Wei Yan had left.
The gold and silver were thrown all over the floor, "What a shame! A little drinking water, how much money?! Keeping this gold and silver is a mockery of someone's greed for wealth! Damn it, damn it! You actually accepted it, do you think you are a father?"
?!ah?!"
After taking care of his son, Yang Yi's anger subsided a little. After thinking about it, he finally had to pack up his bed, carry his belongings, and run east of the Yangtze River with the young and old. It was considered that he had firmly established his previous position in Xiangyang.
