Nine Hundred and Ninety Sixth: War in the Northern Border (33)

Wei Ci felt warm in his heart.

No matter how slandered others are, at least the person in front of him firmly believes that he is innocent.

This realization filled him with joyful emotions.

Jiang Pengji said, "Don't tell me, you died because of this before?"

Wei Ci was still not used to it.

Although the vest had already been stripped clean by the other party, he always found it strange that the lord accepted him so frankly and mentioned his past life.

That feeling is indescribable.

If you really want to describe it in words, it is probably similar to——

He talks to his wife about his first love?

His Majesty and the Lord are clearly the same person, but Wei Ci felt embarrassed and ashamed, as if he was on two boats.

"no……"

Wei Ci denied that even though he had thought of committing suicide several times at that time, he couldn't resist the guards sent by His Majesty to watch him too closely.

"I won't let the same thing happen." Jiang Pengji said, "Wen Zheng talked to me earnestly, and I think what he said is right. When it comes to benefits, you don't have to worry about the few but the unevenness. If you have ever been in such a situation In an embarrassing situation, it can only be said that that 'Jiang Pengji' was too negligent and incompetent, she failed to really level things up, and gave others a reason to criticize you... She couldn't protect you, it was her fault..."

Wei Ci said decisively, "No—Your Majesty has done a good job, Ci has failed her arrangements and expectations."

Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Wei Ci opened his mouth, his face full of guilt and self-blame.

"After doing it all over again, I saw a lot of things clearly - the responsibility for the meteorite warning should be on Ci..."

His Majesty in the previous life was not partial, but he himself was too stupid to see his identity and situation clearly.

Although it was not made public, Wei Ci often slept inside the palace at night. What is the relationship between him and His Majesty, even if the two of them keep it a secret, most people don't know, but Qi Guanrang, Feng Zhen and others can't figure it out? These counselors are all monsters who can go, and they are all difficult to deal with.

They know but don't tell the truth, they should choose to acquiesce.

Your Majesty is impartial,

The important courtiers all chose to support by default, which should have balanced the situation.

But Wei Ci did something stupid!

This stupid thing, Wei Ci just woke up.

The key lies in Wei Shi!

He didn't have a deep relationship with Wei Shi, but he didn't break up with him.

Knowing that the Wei family was down and out, he also tried to support the family.

Although supportive, Wei Ci did not use his contacts for personal gain, instead he let the clan select a lot of plastic talents, taught them well before recommending them to His Majesty. As long as there is support in the court, it is only a matter of time before the Wei family will prosper, and he will not touch the excess.

The Wei clan withered because of the war, but the family background is still there, and there are many talents.

With just one chance, the Wei family will return to the ranks of top families.

For a while, Wei's limelight was boundless.

Wei Ci's recommendation of talents is naturally for His Majesty's benefit. These talents are strictly checked by him and can stand the test of strong winds and waves.

In the eyes of other families, this is not a good sign!

Isn't Wei Ci helping the Wei clan to cultivate the power of his relatives?

When His Majesty dies, won't he support a child of his blood to ascend to the throne and take control of the government?

More conspiracy theories, it is not impossible to kill the young emperor and ascend the throne himself.

No wonder—

It's no wonder that not only the major aristocratic families intervened in the matter of the meteorite, but also the important ministers and confidantes that His Majesty relies on——

From His Majesty's point of view, even the important ministers can't tolerate Wei Ci anymore.

Thinking of this, cold sweat ran down his spine.

【Your Majesty trusts you, let me trust you for once. 】

[Wei Zixiao, take care of your hand, don't stretch it too far, otherwise, no wonder you cut it off! 】

Others don't know Jiang Pengji's background, so they don't know that the meteorite warning doesn't work in front of her.

But if it were another emperor, if this big move continued, not to mention that Wei Ci was going to die, everyone in the Wei family would be buried with him.

After thinking through all this, Wei Ci's face turned pale.

While he was in a daze, someone poked his eyebrows with a finger, and soon a little red mark appeared.

Wei Ci's spirit returned to his body, and he raised his hand to touch the center of his brow.

"Come back to your senses?" Jiang Pengji said calmly, "Anyway, everything is in the past, just don't repeat the same mistakes."

Wei Ci had a lot of feelings in his heart, and he looked at Jiang Pengji with endless affection in his eyes.

"Ci and Wei Shi will never have any contact in this life." Wei Ci said, "If you violate this oath—"

"I know, if you swear, you can avoid it." Jiang Pengji smiled, and she said, "As long as you remember."

Wei Ci couldn't help swallowing the unfinished words.

Looking back now, he found that many things could have been avoided, but he was in the middle of the game without realizing it.

Just as he was talking, the messenger sent out to report back.

"Lieutenant Li begs to see the lord."

"Hammy is here? Let him in quickly."

Jiang Pengji got up and returned to the main seat, and looked at Wei Ci with some pity.

In the military camp, a little time alone is very precious.

After a while, the tent opened, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other was heard, and Li Yun in silver armor walked in.

"See my lord." Li Yun didn't notice the weird atmosphere in the tent, so he said, "There are envoys from the northern Xinjiang tribe twenty miles away from the camp."

"An envoy from the northern Xinjiang tribe?" Jiang Pengji's mood improved a lot, with a smile on her face, "Could it be that they came to surrender again?"

Li Yun praised, "Your Majesty knows things like a god, they really came here to submit."

The tribe that surrendered this time is medium-sized, with about 8,000 young and strong, and the population of the entire tribe is 15,000.

The overall population of Northern Xinjiang is not large, so many people surrendered at one time, if the nobles in Northern Xinjiang knew about it, they would not feel distressed to death.

Thinking of this, Li Yun couldn't help being secretly happy.

Jiang Pengji frowned, she didn't respond immediately, but instead said to Wei Ci, "Zixiao—"

She called out, Wei Ci seemed to know what she was thinking, got up and fetched the topographic map of northern Xinjiang from the side. These blueprints are all important strategic resources, a few were secretly drawn by themselves, and most of them were looted from the contributed tribal territories.

Jiang Pengji opened a piece of parchment and carefully read the contents on it.

"Zixiao, something's wrong—" Jiang Pengji said, "I can't tell what's wrong—"

Rather than saying what she discovered, it would be better to say that her war instinct told her that things were not that simple.

"My lord, what did you find?"

Jiang Pengji said, "I'm not sure...Han Mei, you go and settle those people down, I'll meet their envoys in person."

Li Yun led the order, and Jiang Pengji looked at the parchment, her eyes flickering slightly.

An hour later, Li Yun brought the tribal envoys to see Jiang Pengji.

When the tribal leader appeared in the military tent, Jiang Pengji looked him over from head to toe.

Jiang Pengji's attitude was indifferent, and her reaction was confusing.

It should be a happy event when someone voluntarily surrenders. Why is her reaction somewhat reluctant?