In September, the streets of Chengdu gradually increased with pedestrians.

The hot and dry weather of July and August has disappeared by this time, and it has been replaced by a cool feeling.

The trees on both sides, their branches and leaves swaying in the wind, and under the green color, there is a harbinger of decay.

In front of the big handsome, the white silk has been removed, and the gate guards stick to their posts one by one as before, a kind of awe-inspiring majesty, but it gradually disappears with the old handsome returning to the west.

When he first ascended the throne, Wei Cundong Yu Wei was still there, but now two months later, people in Chengdu finally realized that Wei Cundong was dead and the strongman was gone.

In front of the gate, there are carriages, all of which are of medium style, and there are few luxurious ones.

This situation is common in the past two months, and the children of the wealthy families who used to come and go to the Marshal's Mansion are now rarely seen, but in other words, they are some small officials who want to take the opportunity to take the position, these people, when the old marshal is alive, even the Marshal's Mansion is difficult to enter.

Now, he has become a frequent visitor to the Marshal's Mansion.

I have to say that although they are in the same position, different people come to sit, and the deterrent effect is different.

"Dashuai, you can rest assured that these things will be handled properly and will not disappoint your trust. In the living room, several young people were talking to the new handsome Wei Xian.

Because it involved the construction of the city wall and the collection of donations, the young man who spoke confidently assured the person in the upper seat.

Wei Xian looked at these people who had repeatedly promised him, and sighed softly in his heart.

In fact, if it weren't for his own lack of authority, why waste words with these people?

It's not that he didn't think about it, emulating his father and suppressing the disobedient, the second brother and several clansmen, in the name of filial piety, were reluctant to go to the fiefdom, and his officials and generals were all fathers and former ministers, and they held great power, although they did not disobey their own orders, but they were not afraid, in this case, giving people a handle would only put themselves in an embarrassing situation.

It's just that he only needs another year and a half, and he can subdue some forces and reverse the current situation.

Thinking of this, Wei Xian smiled with a kind smile on his face and said, "Since this is the case, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

After sending them away, the butler walked in from outside.

Wei Xian sighed and looked at him with a little tiredness: "How is the situation on the second son's side?"

"If you go back to the Lord, the second son has been keeping filial piety in the new mansion during this time, except for the monks and Taoists who have been invited to chant and pray for the old handsome, and no officials have come and gone. ”

"If he really has filial piety, it will be easy to do. Wei Xian rubbed his eyebrows and said.

"Eldest Prince, do you continue to send people to keep an eye on you?" the butler asked cautiously.

Wei Xian was silent for a moment and said: "No matter how much he delays, he can't delay the 100-day filial piety period, and in a few days, he will get up and go to Jingcheng County." During this time, your daily supervision is all it takes. ”

More than two months have passed, and now that the overall situation has been decided, even if the other party is not angry, there will be no way to change it, and he is not very worried about this second brother.

I'm just worried about the movement in Wenyang County.

"I thought that there would be a fierce battle two months ago, but I didn't expect that the other party would not make the slightest movement...... Could it be that there is a problem with the two counties of Wenyang and Changding?"

Wei Xian really hoped that this would be the case, and what he lacked now was time.

Give him a year and a half, even if he can't subdue his father and leave the entire power, at least he won't be as he is now, he will be controlled everywhere and cannot be used.

He didn't know that just as he was thinking about it, Wang Hongyi had already made a decision in Wenyang Mansion and raised troops in the direction of Chengdu.

When he heard the news, Wei Xian was reading the book left by his father, and when he saw the highlights, the housekeeper staggered in from the outside, looking embarrassed, which was really rare.

"What's wrong?" frowned, watching the housekeeper gasp for breath, Wei Xian asked slowly.

"Lord, a spy has just come to report, saying that the Wenyang army is coming in the direction of Chengdu Mansion!" the housekeeper took a breath and said it very smoothly.

"What are you talking about?" Wei Xian was shocked: "Is this really true? Where is that spy now? Bring him in!"

"No!"

Unlike when Lao Shuai was there, Wei Xian trusted the people around him very much, so he should not have reported the information he knew through the housekeeper, but he could also let the housekeeper contact him.

After hearing the lord's command, the housekeeper quickly brought the spy to Wei Xian.

"General, Wenyang Mansion has raised 25,000 troops, and it has come in a vast way, led by Wang Hongyi himself. ”

After listening to the other party's repeated information about the inquiry, Wei Xian finally panicked.

Although he is already a new commander, he has very little experience in fighting, and at this time, he is a little at a loss.

In the end, the housekeeper has been with the old man for a long time, and after seeing the new handsome walking back and forth in the room twice, he finally reminded carefully: "Lord, is the old slave going to invite a few adults to wait for you in the council hall?"

Wei Xian thought of what he should do, and his mood gradually calmed down, and said, "Well, you will go and ask ...... now."

After thinking about it, at this time, I didn't know who to use and who not to use, I didn't have my own team, and although I knew my father's team, I didn't know much about it.

Just over two months after he took office, he encountered a crisis, which really made him at a loss.

But after all, he is a child of the Wei family, and this confusion is just a change of thought in his heart, and he has not shown it in the end.

Then he ordered a few generals whose father was very important.

He added: "Call Ge Shou and Zhong Xing again." ”

These two are considered their own faction, although they are only lieutenant generals, with more training, they may make a difference.

The butler answered, and in less than a pillar of incense, everyone gathered in the council room.

When Wei Xian got the intelligence report and everyone knew about it, there was silence in the conference hall for a moment.

"Why, before the Wenyang Army arrived, you are afraid?" Although he is also afraid in his heart, as the new master, Wei Xian is just a more generous person, but he is not stupid, nor is he incompetent.

but not enough authority to convince the people.

At this time, he knew that the capture of Chengdu Mansion by the Wenyang Army was the time when the Wei family died.

He can clearly remember what the relationship between the Song clan that his father destroyed last year and Wang Hongyi, the lord of Wenyang Changding.

If others surrender to Wang Hongyi, it may be okay, but if the children of the Wei family surrender to Wang Hongyi, they will bring about their own destruction.

Facing the generals who fell silent, Wei Xian had to calm down and let himself try to be like a coach.

"Commander, the top priority is to send more men to defend the city gates, the second is to prepare more things to defend the city, the third is to gather the troops in the city and prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to create panic in the city, and if possible, send messengers to the nearby county town to ask for ......support."

Chengdu Mansion has the power of defense, and after hearing that the people who came from the Wenyang Army were shocked, some people began to make layout suggestions.

Although Wei Xian was uneasy in his heart, he still listened to his opinion in the end and immediately agreed.

Chengdu Mansion began to prepare for the battle, and on a slope far away from Chengdu Mansion, the Wenyang Army, which had taken a short rest in place, was already covered in the entire wilderness.

Wang Hongyi had turned over and dismounted at this time, and sat in a circle with several generals accompanying him, pointing at a simple map.

"My lord, if you walk from this road, you will arrive at Chengdu Mansion in less than five days. The first general pointed to a point in the picture and suggested to Wang Hongyi.

At this time, Wang Hongyi's eyes fell on the other corner of the map, and he changed his mind: "What if our army does not go to Chengdu first, but takes a detour to take Yangle County?"

Wang Hongyi pointed to Yangle County on the other side of Chengdu Mansion, and said with great interest: "If Yangle County is taken first, then Chengdu Mansion will become a lonely city." Chengdu Mansion is a prosperous place, and if it can be less damaged in battle, it will save a lot of worry after our army takes over. ”

"Yangle County?" A general next to him thought for a while, and suddenly said: "This county is too guarded, it should be Pei Chengyan, right? This person has some skills, but he has always been the only one who looks forward to Wei Cundong, and he is afraid that it will be a vicious battle." ”

"Taking this county first is extremely beneficial to conquering Chengdu Prefecture. Wang Hongyi said, thinking about this, he finally made up his mind, and said to the left and right people: "Notify the army, change the route, and move to Yangle County." ”

"No. ”

Yangle County, the county town was originally calm, but with the gallop of a horse, it brought a restless atmosphere.

"Lord Taishou! Lord Taishou! Big things are not good! Big things are not good!" An official who got the information ran and shouted again, and after receiving the report, he ran to the front of Taishou Pei Chengyan.

"What the hell is going on, all the fuss?" said Pei Chengyan slowly, this official was his nephew Pei Xin.

"Lord Taishou!General Dingyuan of Wenyang, with 20,000 troops, is coming straight to Yangle County!" Pei Xin said anxiously.

"What if General Dingyuan is here...... Pei Chengyan still said slowly, but suddenly stopped moving: "Who did you say is coming?"

"General Dingyuan! General Dingyuan is here with 20,000 troops, in the direction of Chaoyang Lejun!"

The repeated words suddenly made Pei Chengyan startled, and he didn't even know that the cup in his hand had landed, he stood up suddenly, and said sharply: "Is this matter true? If it is false, it will be dealt with by military law." ”

"My lord, uncle, how dare you lie about this! The Wenyang army has been less than thirty miles away from the city!" Pei Xin said with a crying voice.

Hearing this, Pei Chengyan's face turned pale and wandered around the room, but he still managed to hold his composure: "How many soldiers are there in the city?"

"My lord, there were originally three soldiers in the city, but the two were taken away from the marshal, and now there is only one. Pei Xin said.

"Why don't you go and gather the generals and discuss how to resist?" Pei Chengyan said instructively, seeing that Pei Xin did not move, he frowned and said, "What do you think?"

Pei Xin suddenly threw himself on the ground, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said in a choked voice: "Now there is only one soldier in the city, only 1,500 people, how can these 1,500 people resist the 20,000 army?"

"Shut up, fifteen hundred can't resist? In ancient times, there were thousands of people who guarded for months!" Pei Chengyan was furious and said scoldingly: "Don't let me hear the words of this kingless and fatherless again, I can't go down yet!"

"Uncle, think about it, now that the handsome man is dead, the new lord is weak, uncle, I know that you have received the favor of the handsome and want to repay the king, but how can these thousand soldiers resist, besides, as soon as Wang Hongyi's army arrives, the wealthy families have different intentions, won't they gather to open the door?"

"Uncle, do you dare to kill all the wealthy families in the city and collect their private soldiers to resist for a few months?" Speaking of this, Pei Signal's crying voice suddenly increased, filling the room: "If this is not the case, I am afraid that in less than three days, these wealthy families will take the heads of our Pei family to sacrifice the city!"

"Uncle, you have to think about our Pei family!"

Hearing this, Pei Chengyan's heart palpitated, and his face turned pale in an instant.

Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement, cherishing the heart of heaven, and cultivating virtue. Unyielding means that the world should have love.