Late at night, Beilu Pass.
After a dinner, Wei Wenzhong followed Wei Shuo to the secret room.
This time, Wei Wenzhong came to Beilu Pass under the pretext of inspecting the defense of Beilu Pass.
He had no idea what his second brother had asked him to come to Beilu Pass for.
"Come on, what do you want to tell me? Why are you being so secretive?"
Wei Wenzhong frowned and looked at Wei Shuo, feeling very confused.
"Brother, please read this letter first!"
As Wei Shuo spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wei Wenzhong.
"Who gave this to you?"
Wei Wenzhong frowned and asked.
...
...
Wei Shuo chuckled: "This was handed to me personally by the prince's confidant."
"What?"
Wei Wenzhong's face changed drastically, and he shouted angrily: "Are you going to die?"
It has been a taboo in all dynasties for generals at the border to secretly communicate with the princes in the court!
If His Majesty knew about this, we would lose our heads if we weren't careful!
"Don't worry, bro."
Wei Shuo didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Only you and I know about this matter, no third person will know about it!"
"Is there any wall in the world that is impenetrable?"
Wei Wenzhong's face was still furious. "Do you know who among you and me is His Majesty's man? Can you guarantee that this matter will not reach His Majesty's ears?"
Wei Wenzhong was able to become the general guarding Shuobei, so he was certainly not a fool.
He knew in his heart that no matter how loyal they were to Emperor Wen, and no matter how much Emperor Wen valued them, it was impossible for Emperor Wen not to be wary of these generals who commanded large troops.
If Emperor Wen didn't do this, he wouldn't be Emperor Wen!
There are definitely spies planted by Emperor Wen around them!
If not, would Emperor Wen be confident in handing over the Northern Army to him?
"Brother, you worry too much."
Wei Shuo shook his head and smiled, "When I met that person, it was just me and him! I can guarantee that no one knows that I met that person!"
"real?"
Wei Wenzhong's complexion improved slightly.
"You still don't trust me?"
Wei Shuo chuckled, "Don't worry, I'm not as smart as my elder brother, but I'm not that stupid! I've always been on guard against His Majesty."
"It'd be great!"
Wei Wenzhong glared at him unhappily before opening the letter.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Wei Wenzhong's face changed again.
This letter was also very simple. It simply promised them many benefits and asked them to assist Crown Prince Yun Li in taking Yun Zheng's life.
The letter also said that Yun Zheng was very cunning and was definitely not a useless prince. Yun Zheng came to Shuobei this time with the intention of raising an army to rebel.
Wei Wenzhong stared at the letter several times and then immediately burned it.
This kind of thing must never be kept!
If this letter falls into the hands of Emperor Wen, he will surely die regardless of whether he intends to murder Yun Zheng or not!
Even if he gave this letter to Emperor Wen, it would still arouse Emperor Wen's suspicion!
The fact that he was secretly communicating with the crown prince was fatal!
Wei Wenzhong only felt relieved after the letter was burned to ashes.
"You are confused!"
Wei Wenzhong looked at Wei Shuo with a sullen face and roared, "For us border generals, the biggest taboo is to get involved in court disputes! I have repeatedly warned you not to get involved in court disputes. Did you ignore my words?"
Throughout history, few border generals who were involved in court disputes had a good ending!
The emperor asked you to guard the border, so just guard the border well!
What happens in the court is the court’s business!
"Brother, calm down."
Wei Shuo patted Wei Wenzhong's hand, "The Third Prince is now the Crown Prince! He will inherit the throne in the future! Isn't this also about making our Wei family further advanced?"
"Further?"
Wei Wenzhong snorted coldly and looked at his brother with disappointment, "Do you know what the heart of an emperor is?"
"Even if the Third Prince successfully ascends the throne, do you think he will definitely use you?"
"You can have secret dealings with him now, but won't he suspect you of having secret dealings with other princes or other lords in the future?"
"If we take one wrong step, we will be doomed!"
Wei Wenzhong was furious.
If he hadn't tried so hard to restrain himself, he would have been unable to resist teaching Wei Shuo a lesson.
I warned him so many times, but he still got involved in these messes.
The emperor's heart is not as simple as he thinks!
Listening to Wei Wenzhong's words, the smile on Wei Shuo's face gradually disappeared.
His elder brother's words reminded him.
yes!
He can secretly communicate with the prince now. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, won’t he suspect that he is secretly communicating with others?
For these border generals, once the emperor becomes suspicious, at best their military power will be gradually taken away, or at worst the lives of their entire family will be in danger!
The more Wei Shuo thought about it, the more frightened he became, and a look of panic gradually appeared on his face.
"So what should we do now?"
Wei Shuo looked at his elder brother in dismay.
"What should I do? Tell me what to do?"
Wei Wenzhong was furious. "Now, if you help the prince get rid of Yun Zheng, he will be suspicious of you after he ascends the throne! If you don't help him get rid of Yun Zheng, can you guarantee that he won't bear a grudge against you? Can you guarantee that he won't settle accounts with you after he ascends the throne..."
This is a dead end!
It's a dead end no matter which way you go!
Unless the prince is overthrown!
But they were far away in Shuobei, how could they overthrow the prince?
Moreover, he didn't dare to think about such a thing!
If the prince is not overthrown, once he ascends the throne, the entire Wei family will be killed!
From the moment that bastard Wei Shuo started secretly communicating with the crown prince, this was basically a dead end!
As Wei Shuo listened to his elder brother analyzing the current situation, his expression became increasingly ugly.
After a long silence, Wei Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "It's already like this! Why don't we fulfill the prince's wish? Then, after the prince ascends the throne, if things don't go right, we can just go back to the imperial city to retire like those veterans in the court! This way, at least we can give our descendants a life of wealth and glory!"
No matter how suspicious they are, they won't be suspected anymore after they have relinquished their military power, right?
Moreover, by the time the prince ascends the throne, they will be almost old!
After fighting for a lifetime, it’s time for you to go back and retire!
"you……"
Wei Wenzhong looked at his brother with anger on his face, shaking with rage.
As he watched, the anger on Wei Wenzhong's face inexplicably began to dissipate.
"well……"
Wei Wenzhong sighed deeply, "Have you never thought about what we would do if Yun Zheng didn't die? As long as he's alive, even if we helped the prince, he would think we didn't help him!"
Wei Wenzhong couldn't help but smile bitterly and sigh.
madness!
He only discovered today that his younger brother was so stupid!
Fortunately, he is guarding the border!
If he were to fight those old foxes in the court, he probably wouldn't even know how he died!
"Then let Yun Zheng die!"
Wei Shuo's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Didn't the prince say that in the letter? As long as the people of Beihuan know that Yun Zheng has come to Shuobei, they will do everything they can to kill him without us having to do anything!"
Wei Wenzhong looked at his foolish brother coldly, "If the battle for Shuobei hasn't even started yet and he, the King of Jingbei, is assassinated by the Beihuan people, do you think His Majesty won't blame me?"
It’s so easy to kill Yun Zheng!
The question is, how is he going to get out of this unscathed?
"Then convict him of treason!"
Wei Shuo said with a frosty face.
"rebellion?"
Wei Wenzhong was so angry that he laughed. "Even if he really wanted to rebel, the prince and his followers couldn't prove his crime of treason. How can we prove it? Saying that he was treasonous is the most stupid thing to do!"
"Why?"
Wei Shuo was puzzled.
Wei Wenzhong asked angrily, "He has been in the court for so long, not only has he not been convicted of treason, but he was also made a king as an exception! But he was convicted of treason as soon as he arrived in Shuobei. What do you think the emperor will think?"
"this……"
Wei Shuo paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "The emperor will think that it was my elder brother who framed him..."
"You're not that stupid!"
Wei Wenzhong raised his eyes slightly and sighed helplessly again.
After listening to his elder brother's words, Wei Shuo suddenly felt a headache.
It should be a very simple matter, why has it become so complicated?
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