Wei Xiang couldn't help but change his expression when he witnessed several civil servants being dragged away.
In reality, Wei Xiang was not involved, but he was the son of Wu Dinghou, who had great military exploits, and he was also a commander. It is impossible to say that he did not know the tricks involved, but one does not have to go against the kings for the sake of acting for the Duke, and the other
Of course he has a share in the shortfall. It's okay if he can let Dai Guogong take the blame, so things will go smoothly.
Now with this change, most of the initial contempt for Duke Dai was gone. When he looked at this young man again, he didn't dare to look at him like a young man. He took a step forward and lowered his voice: "Mr. Dai, please borrow
Talk every step of the way."
Behind him was the tent. Wei Xiang wanted to have a private conversation with Su Ziji if he had something to say.
Su Ziji was also a little curious about what the former commander wanted to say to him, so he followed him into the tent.
The curtains are hung, and if you stand inside, you can have a panoramic view of everything outside the tent, and if you are facing people, you can also see what is going on inside the tent.
Just as Su Ziji came in, he heard Wei Xiang say: "Dai Guogong, I didn't know about the deficit before. I must have been deceived by these dirty officials. Let's see if we can handle it secretly without alerting the emperor."
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"After all, it's hard to explain this matter until now. For the sake of your innocence and my future, we will smooth this matter over in private. What do you think?"
"It has been dealt with privately. Hello, hello, hello everyone. My Marquis Wu Ding will also be grateful for your kindness..."
Wu Dinghou?
When Su Ziji heard this, he thought to himself: "Is this Wu Dinghou also an insider? No, no, Wu Dinghou cannot be involved in this kind of corruption, but Wu Dinghou is Wei Xiang's uncle."
The intelligence collected by the wild Taoists also related to the original commander Wei Xiang, but because Wei Xiang was transferred away, there was not much contact as long as the delivery was made today, so Su Ziji only glanced at the information briefly and didn't take it too seriously.
The fact that I can think of it now is also due to Su Ziji's good memory. He just saw this kind of thing once and actually remembered it.
After thinking about this quickly, Su Ziji smiled: "It's not impossible to handle this matter privately. There is a total shortfall of thirteen thousand taels. No matter what method you use to make up for it today, I will naturally
Can't see, can't hear."
Originally, he moved out his biological uncle, thinking that Duke Dai would not care about it for the sake of his uncle's face. Unexpectedly, Wei Xiang's tone became colder: "Gong Dai, this has nothing to do with me. It was deceived by the dirty officials below.
, how can I make up for this shortfall? Don’t you give me a face for Wu Dinghou? "
This was a threat.
Naturally, ordinary powerful people would not dare to offend an imperial grandson who was named the Duke of the country, but Wu Dinghou was not an ordinary powerful person. He was an old man who had followed Taizu in raising an army. He was now in his sixties and was still in charge of the army. He was currently leading troops to guard the border.
, he could exchange news with the emperor every month, and could write to the emperor directly without going through the cabinet. It can be said that this was a man who was in the heart of the emperor and who rarely had military power.
Wei Xiang was the direct descendant of the Wei family who stayed in the capital. Although he did not live with Marquis Wu Ding at the border like his cousins, he also became the commander of the Yulin Guards in his thirties, which shows the emperor's trust.
If it weren't for this, Wei Xiang wouldn't be dissatisfied because he was temporarily transferred to make room for the airborne troops. In his opinion, this position is only for him if he wants to move. If he doesn't want it, he will be squeezed out by others. Even if he squeezes
Even if the person who walks away from me is the emperor’s grandson!
Besides, although Duke Dai is the grandson of the emperor, he is one generation behind the two kings. In terms of seniority and connections, he cannot compare with the two kings. He is still just a Duke now, even if he was promoted not long after he was granted the title of Marquis.
For the sake of the Duke, but after all, he is not the prince!
Even if he is granted the title of king, there is no way to compare with people like the two kings of Qi and Shu who have been granted the title of king for many years.
It was impossible for him to get close to Duke Dai and make the two kings dissatisfied.
Su Ziji naturally felt Wei Xiang's dissatisfaction, but still shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't give face, it's just that if I can't make up for the shortfall today, after today's delivery, even if the shortfall has nothing to do with me, it still means
It’s unclear.”
Seeing that Wei Xiang was silent, Su Ziji continued: "If you really want to get the best of both worlds, I have a way."
"You and I jointly write a letter to ask the court to investigate this deficit. This will not only clear your name, but also relieve my worries. Mr. Wei, what do you think?"
Wei Xiang, who was silent, raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Dai Guogong, can't you give in again?"
"No more."
"Then I will resign." Wei Xiang stopped talking to Su Ziji and waved his sleeves away.
Su Ziji sighed: "It seems that I have forced my true attitude. The so-called secret handling is just to coax me."
"If he refuses to join hands with me to investigate the deficit, he either suffered a deficit himself, or he also participated in the frame-up."
Outside, as soon as Wei Xiang came out of the tent, he shouted directly with a cold face: "Peng Lie, Yuan Sizhu, Jiang Zhongping! Follow me!"
These three are all officers of the Habayashi Guards, all of them are Qianhu, and one of them is the commander of Qianshi.
The three of them were all close to Wei Xiang, but when Wei Xiang called them, they actually followed them.
"stop!"
After walking a few steps, Su Ziji's cold voice came from behind: "You must think clearly. Mr. Wei can leave because he is no longer a member of the Yulin Guard, but the three of you are still Yulin
The captain of the guard and the general are at the command line. If the three of you want to leave, you are disobeying orders. I can march immediately!"
Hearing what Su Ziji said, the three people who were following Wei Xiang subconsciously slowed down.
Wei Xiang was furious, turned around and shouted: "How dare you!"
Su Ziji said coldly: "What don't I dare to do?"
The two faced off in the tent. When Su Ziji saw that Wei Xiang subconsciously touched the sword, he shouted: "Here comes someone!"
Ten soldiers rushed in immediately, all drawing out their swords and staring at the four people with eager eyes.
The blade shone coldly in the sun, and these ten people also made Wei Xiang frown.
This is not an ordinary soldier. I heard before that Duke Dai took in the prince's old soldiers and used the old soldiers and their descendants as government soldiers. Do you think Duke Dai is too kind to a woman?
After all, those people can support a large family and support so many people. Even ordinary nobles will find it a burden, let alone someone like Dai Guogong who has only been recognized for more than a year?
How can we support so many people with only the official salary?
But looking at it now, Dai Guogong's move is not without benefits. At least some of these soldiers are in their forties. Although they are older, they have really killed people and are really in the army.
Someone who dares to take action at the first command.
Su Ziji looked at the three of them coldly and continued: "You can't resist and still want to use force, or do you want to rebel?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the four people immediately changed.