Chapter 598 Seeing Old Friends Again
Half an hour later.
The city defense troops around the South Gate have been withdrawn, the civil and military officials have returned to their homes, and Ning Wenjun has also returned to the palace.
They came here just to welcome Wei Changtian. As for discussing the matter of resisting the enemy, they would have to find another time. So after completing the task, they all went back home.
Wei Changtian also took a carriage to return to the Wei Mansion to stay, and then start to deal with the things he needed to do in the capital.
"Sir, it's only been two years, and I never thought the capital would become like this."
In the carriage, Yang Liushi looked at the scene outside the window with a somewhat sad tone.
Wei Changtian was in a similar mood at this time.
As they walked along, although there were many people on the street, most of them looked dejected.
Everyone was either walking hurriedly with their heads down, or wandering around with nothing to do.
The originally bustling capital city became lifeless, a far cry from how it was when Wei Changtian left.
But it’s normal when I think about it.
Wei Xianzhi rebelled and nominated Ning Wenjun to be the new emperor, and he must have killed a lot of people at that time.
Including after Ning Yongnian’s death, there will inevitably be another wave of “cleanup”.
After two "great purges" and the "grain market chaos" that lasted for nearly a year, everyone in the capital must have been in danger and all businesses were in decline.
Even though Ning Wenjun is now firmly on the throne and the political situation is stable, the damage done in the past cannot be erased so easily.
I don’t know how long it will take for the capital to return to its former prosperity . “Alas, the people suffer when the country prospers, and the people suffer when the country perishes.”
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian sighed softly.
This line of lyrics that everyone had to memorize in the previous life immediately stunned Yang Liushi.
She pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, as if she was pondering the deeper meaning of these words.
Wei Changtian glanced at her, then shifted his gaze to Li Zimu.
The latter hadn't said a word since getting in the car, and had been looking outside the car. He must have been shocked by what had just happened.
After all, from a poor woman who was almost tortured to death by bandits to a Wei family retainer who was able to see the emperor of a country with her own eyes, such a change in status and vision is indeed not something that can be achieved in just two days.
"Miss Li, you saw what happened just now."
Suddenly, Wei Changtian asked without warning: "Do you think Ning Wenjun is the kind of person who is willing to be a puppet of my Wei family for the rest of his life?"
"ah?"
Li Zimu was stunned and turned around hurriedly, his eyes just meeting Wei Changtian's.
She obviously didn't expect the latter to suddenly test her, but she quickly came to her senses, thought for a moment, and then slowly answered:
"Sir, he is not."
"Why?"
Wei Changtian had already gotten the answer from his recent conversation with Ning Wenjun, so he knew that Li Zimu's analysis was correct again this time.
But he still wanted to hear the latter's reasoning.
"If Ning Wenjun dares to disobey the Wei family, the only outcome is death. He knows this very well."
"So why do you think he is willing to risk his own life to find a chance to escape the control of my Wei family?"
"Sir, since the emperor has come to welcome you with such pomp and ceremony today, he will certainly not put himself in danger."
Li Zimu corrected him seriously: "So I just said that he was unwilling, but I didn't say he would do it."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian's expression was calm: "What do you mean?"
"Well, if you are unwilling, you will always have something in mind. If there is a chance, you will do it. If there is no chance, you will not do it."
Li Zimu looked at Wei Changtian, his hands resting squarely on his knees: "The emperor will definitely be accumulating power in secret. If the young master continues to be powerful in the future, he will endure it and not oppose the young master."
"But if the young master's power declines one day, he might make trouble."
“Is that so.”
After taking a deep look at Li Zimu, Wei Changtian had already gotten the best answer he had expected.
This should indeed be what Ning Wenjun was thinking.
It's just that she tricked him out of the latter's mouth, while Li Zimu was It seems that her "mind reading" is not really luck.
“Well said.”
After a pause, Wei Changtian spoke a word of praise for the first time.
Li Zimu lowered his head embarrassedly and was about to say something.
However, the carriage slowly stopped at this moment, and Zhang San's slightly relaxed voice came from outside the carriage.
"Sir, we're here."
The familiar vermilion gate, the bluestone road in front of the gate, and the old trees beside the road After more than two years of walking, I finally returned to the "first stop" after the time travel.
Standing in front of the door, Wei Changtian looked up at the words "Wei Mansion" on the plaque, and couldn't help feeling a sense of emotion.
He originally thought that he would come back after the "three-year period", but he didn't expect that it would be several months earlier.
From leaving as a "criminal who killed the prime minister" to returning to be personally welcomed by the emperor of the time, if he had left in a more miserable way, this would undoubtedly be a classic scene of "you ignored me in the past, but now you can't afford me."
If it were put into a classic online article in the past life, there would be at least one sentence:
Don’t look down on the young and the poor!
But unfortunately, Wei Changtian was not "poor" when he left, and now he is at most a little "richer" than before.
Therefore, apart from feeling a little sad about the passing of time, he did not have the slightest feeling of "returning home in glory and holding his head high".
“Young Master!!”
Suddenly, a familiar voice came first, followed by a strong figure.
Looking at Wang Er who came from the yard, Wei Changtian suddenly showed a smile on his face.
"Hahaha, Wang Er!"
"Young Master!"
"Wang Er!"
"male"
"That's enough! Stop it!"
"yes"
When the evil master and evil servant met again, Wei Changtian instantly recalled many past events.
Strictly speaking, Wang Er was the first "one of his own" whom he won over. Not only did he do a lot of things for him, but he also managed the Freemasonry in an orderly manner during the two years when he was away from Beijing.
It can be said that I did not disappoint my expectations.
"Young Master."
The breeze blew the corners of the clothes of the master and servant who had once colluded with each other to do all kinds of evil things.
After looking Wei Changtian up and down, the sturdy Wang Er thought for a while and uttered a sentence quietly -
“You seem to have lost weight.”
"???"
Looking at Wang Er's distressed expression, Wei Changtian's face turned black.
"If you can't talk, just stop talking!"
"Yes, yes, I just feel a little sorry for your health."
Noticing that Wei Changtian's face was getting darker and darker, Wang Er stopped talking in time, and then pointed to the side as if to take credit.
"Sir! Look who this is?!"
“.”
Wow, after two years, Wang Er hasn’t changed in other aspects, but his ability to keep people in suspense has improved a lot.
Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and moved his gaze to the fair-skinned man next to him.
He wore a scarf on his head and a white scholar's robe. He had one hand behind his back and in the other hand he held an open folding fan, which he was shaking slightly.
If it weren't for the fact that he looked stupid because of fanning himself in the middle of winter, he would have looked quite suave at first glance.
But. "Uh, brother, I wonder who you are..."
Looking at the young man who was smiling at him, Wei Changtian was confused and had no idea who this person was.
As soon as he said this, the smile on the young master's face froze, and he immediately cried with a sad face:
"Brother Wei!! It's me!! Li Yang!!!"
"What? Brother Li??!"
Wei Changtian was shocked and looked at him again and again, only then did he find some similarities between this fair-faced young man and Li Yang.
"Brother Li, did you have plastic surgery???"
(End of this chapter)
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