Chapter 179: Give birth to a child like Ye Dalang!
Chapter 179: Give birth to a child like Ye Dalang!
In the early morning, Ye Kun and others returned to Tianmen County.
After having some midnight snack, we took a rest.
The next morning, Ye Kun wrote a letter to explain the matter to Wei Dingshan and sent someone to deliver it.
In the letter, Ye Kun used very modest words, but also concealed a sharp meaning, explaining that he released Lu Biao's family at that time to give Wei Dingshan face. But Lu Biao repaid his kindness with hatred and humiliated him again and again, which led to the scene last night...
At this moment, a heated debate was taking place in the mansion of Wei Dingshan, the prefect of Jingzhou.
Wei Dingshan was very angry and his face was as cold as water.
Because Lu Biao was a famous scholar in Jiangnan and could write articles. Now he was in trouble in Jingzhou and sought protection from Wei Dingshan, but was beheaded by Ye Kun, which made Wei Dingshan very embarrassed!
The second son, Wei Kang, was even more furious and shouted:
"Father, Ye Kun is really rude. He assassinated Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan, and deceived you to obtain your warrant. He treated the heroes of Jingzhou as nothing. I am not talented, but I am willing to lead the army by land and sea to capture Tianmen County and Dongba County, so that Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu will know how powerful I am!"
Wei Dingshan was an experienced man after all. He looked at the civil and military officials in the hall:
"My Lords, what do you think of this?"
Someone said: "Ye Kun was indeed rude. We treated him with courtesy, but Ye Kun assassinated Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan and sent their heads to the Second Young Master. What is intolerable?"
Someone else said: "If we don't teach Ye Kun a lesson, I'm afraid all the princes in the world will look down on us in Jingzhou."
Someone else said:
"Although Tianmen County and Dongba County are small places, Shangguan Jifu is a fierce general of the time, and Ye Kun is a master of military tactics. The two of them help each other and complement each other, and should not be underestimated. If we use troops, we need to make long-term plans."
The second son shouted, "Although Tianmen County and Dongba County are small places, Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu are eyeing them covetously. We must wipe them out as soon as possible to prevent them from coveting our Jingzhou territory! If we don't eliminate them today, they will definitely cause trouble in the future!"
Wei Dingshan looked at his eldest son and frowned, "Ning'er, why don't you speak?"
Wei Ning stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Father, I'm afraid you don't like what I say."
Wei Dingshan glared: "Just say it!"
"Yes." Wei Ning nodded, looked at everyone and said:
"Ye Kun came to Jingzhou this time, bringing waterwheels and plows, and also instructed our army, equipped with heavy arrows, and clearly intended to surrender. In fact, Tianmen County and Dongba County have become the ninth and tenth counties of our Jingzhou. With Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu, we can block Yizhou and Jiaozhou in the south. We can sleep soundly in the southwest and focus on defending Jiangbei and Jiangdong Yangzhou."
Everyone nodded slightly.
Wei Ning added, "As far as I know, Ye Kun assassinated Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan last night because... he was insulted by Lu Biao and the other two yesterday at noon. Thinking back to the time, my father wrote a letter and Ye Kun immediately released Lu Biao's entire family of 80 people, which was considered to be kind and righteous. If he hadn't been insulted yesterday, he would never have done such a thing."
Wei Dingshan then realized something was wrong and stared at his second son:
"Kang'er, you hosted a banquet for Ye Kun yesterday at noon. What happened during the banquet?"
Wei Kang glared at his elder brother and said with a specious argument:
"I arranged for Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan to have dinner together, hoping to resolve the feud between them and Ye Kun. Who knew that Ye Kun would be so rude..."
"Second brother, you are talking nonsense!"
Suddenly, Wei Caiqin rushed in with a cry, "Father, I have something to say, I know everything!"
Wei Dingshan frowned: "All the adults are here, how can a girl shout and scream?"
"Father, I still want to say it."
Wei Caiqin knelt down and told everyone exactly what happened yesterday afternoon, then looked at everyone:
"Everyone, think about it. Ye Kun is my father's honored guest. My second brother and Lu Biao, how can they humiliate him like this? Ye Kun has been working tirelessly in Jingzhou these few days, teaching various skills. If he was not forced into a desperate situation, how could he take such a huge risk to assassinate Lu Biao?"
Wei Kang was furious: "Third sister, it was you who supported Ye Kun, otherwise how could he dare to be so bold?"
"Kang Er, shut up!"
Wei Dingshan already knew what was going on, and sighed, "Qin'er, please leave first, I will handle it myself."
Wei Caiqin stood up, bowed and left.
Wei Dingshan thought for a moment and gave the order:
"Kang'er was so arrogant and rude that he angered Ye Kun, causing the murder of Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan. So...Kang'er will go to Xinye County, take the post of county lieutenant, train troops there, and reflect on your actions. This is also my punishment for you."
"Father……"
Wei Kang was shocked and knelt down.
Xinye is equivalent to the border of Jingzhou.
Wei Dingshan was unmoved and continued, "Give Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan a grand funeral with the ceremony of a county governor, and provide relief to their families."
Wei Kang knelt on the ground and shouted, "Father, are we just going to let Ye Kun go like this?"
"My Lords, please disperse."
Wei Dingshan ignored his second son and walked away, sighing, "If I had a son, I'd want him to be like Ye Dalang."
Wei Dingshan was very angry about Ye Kun's assassination of Lu Biao.
But deep down, he also admired Ye Kun, who was brave and resourceful, and much better than his two sons.
Wei Dingshan naturally felt sad when he thought about the fact that he was no longer a hero and had no one to succeed him.
At this time, Ye Kun was still in Tianmen County. He ordered Wang Da Kui to return and arrange the defense of Xiping Mountain, Shuangya Mountain and Pingye County just in case.
According to Ye Kun's guess, within two or three days, the eldest son Wei Ning and Wei Caiqin will definitely send a secret letter.
Sure enough, at midnight that day, a secret letter from Jingzhou arrived.
In the letter, Wei Caiqin comforted Ye Kun, saying that his father had no intention of attacking Tianmen County, and that his second brother had been demoted to Xinye County.
The next morning, a secret letter from the eldest son Wei Ning arrived, which made Ye Kun feel at ease.
Due to this unexpected incident, the second son lost face and was demoted to Xinye; the eldest son remained calm, gained a point, and also made friends with Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu, making him the biggest winner!
The biggest losers were Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan, who lost their heads.
Another day passed, and the messenger sent by Ye Kun came back and reported aggrievedly:
"Master Ye, Master Shangguan, I went to Jingzhou to deliver a letter, but Master Wei just accepted the letter without saying a word and beat me out with a stick..."
Shangguan Jifu laughed: "If that's the case, it means Wei Dingshan has already forgiven Dalangge. He's just still angry and is just taking it out on you."
Ye Kun also agreed with Shangguan Jifu's opinion and rewarded the envoy and the twenty brothers who participated in the operation the night before.
Shangguan Jifu was a little disappointed again and sighed:
"If Wei Dingshan doesn't come to fight us, we will have nothing to do for the time being. If we don't fight all the time, our soldiers will become lazy and slack. We need to find something to train our soldiers."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Fourth brother, for now, we should just focus on production and training. After the autumn harvest, when we have enough food and grass, we will decide on the next plan based on the situation."
Now that everything is in ruins, Ye Kun dare not act rashly.
The most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts, develop production, and build a solid rear area.
Shangguan Jifu nodded: "Brother Dalang has a better view of the overall situation than I do, so I'll listen to you."
Ye Kun changed the subject and asked, "Fourth brother, last time I asked you to raise 200 pigeons, how are they doing now?"
Shangguan Jifu nodded: "I have raised more than 200 pigeons. I have to say, they taste really good, especially the baby pigeons. They are roasted and paired with your bean paste. The taste is amazing..."
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