Nie Liang?
Qiguan Rang and the others looked at each other. They did not receive any news.
Wei Ci stepped forward and said, "When you mentioned this, I thought of something. A few years ago, the Nie family sent Nie Liang as an envoy to Dongqing in an attempt to force you to hand over Cangzhou. In the end, the Nie family returned without success. Nie Liang and his men left in a hurry … "
Qiguan Rang interrupted, "Nie Liang's health has been poor since then?"
Wei Ci smiled bitterly and asked Jiang Pengji to punish him. He continued, "My elder brother is Nie Liang's right-hand man. My elder brother secretly asked me to feel Nie Liang's pulse. I was shocked to find that Nie Liang's diet and medicine were poisoned. His lifespan was greatly reduced. Even if he recuperates carefully afterward, I'm afraid he won't live long. I heard that … Nie Liang fought for power with my grandfather. He has to look over everything personally. He probably doesn't have time to recuperate … "
This indirectly proved Jiang Pengji's intelligence.
Of course, Jiang Pengji did not blame Wei Ci. He had confessed to her about this in the past.
Qiguan Rang frowned. "The secret agents sent by our army did not find any news of Nie Liang being sick or weak."
Not only was there no news, but the secret agents also found out that Nie Liang ate two big bowls of food every time. He often rode horses and hunted. His complexion was excellent.
Did he look like he did not have long to live?
Jiang Pengji said, "What do you mean, Wenzheng?"
Qiguan Rang looked at Jiang Pengji helplessly. His lord had made up her mind to change the plan.
"Changing one's mind at the last minute will have a great impact. If it is not handled well, it will shake the army's morale. Please reconsider, my lord."
Jiang Pengji had naturally considered this point. They could not come to a stalemate and could only temporarily disperse the meeting.
Wei Ci and Qiguan Rang left one after another.
Qiguan Rang asked Wei Ci, "How confident are you in this matter?"
Wei Ci said, "Nie Liang's health is indeed not very good. He doesn't have time to recuperate carefully. I'm afraid he has been using tiger-wolf medicine all these years. If I'm optimistic, it's estimated that he only has one year left. If I'm pessimistic, he can still struggle on for another two to three years … He won't live long. "
In the previous life, Nie Liang also knelt at about this time, kneeling disgracefully.
Everyone knew that Nie Liang was in poor health, but only a few people knew that there was something fishy about his death, and Wei Ci happened to be one of them. In his previous life, Nie Liang did not trust anyone except his eldest brother, Wei Xiao. Wei Qiang secretly invited Wei Ci to the residence to take Nie Liang's pulse. From the pulse, it was clear that Nie Liang's poison had entered his bone marrow. However, the physician hired by the Nie family insisted that it was a congenital weakness and a cold … The medicine that was prescribed was naturally not right, and the longer it was delayed, the more serious it became.
Wei Ci helped Nie Liang recuperate for a while and expelled most of the poison, but he still could not save Nie Liang's life.
Who asked Nie Liang to be too capable? The Nie Clan's fifth branch was practically in an invincible position. How could the other uncles endure it?
In his previous life, Nie Liang did not lay a hand on his clansmen until his death. Perhaps it could be said that by the time he realized he had been poisoned by his clansmen, it was already too late.
On his deathbed, Nie Liang entrusted his child to his good friend Yu.
Wei Yong did not disappoint his good friend. Not only did he marry his daughter to him, but he also taught and nurtured him as his own son.
Thinking of this, the face of a young man with a light smile appeared in Wei Ci's mind.
He had interacted with Nie Liang's eldest son, Nie Qing, a few times, and had a good impression of this youth.
Nie Qing did not enjoy the benefits brought about by the Nie clan's reputation. Instead, he was dragged down by the Nie clan and was implicated time and time again. It was truly regrettable.
In the 18th year of the reign of Yongchen, the Emperor was bedridden for several months. The aristocrats were eager to take action and Crown Prince Zhang Zuo forced the Emperor to abdicate under their support.
It was more like a farce than a forced abdication. The main character of the farce, Crown Prince Zhang Zuo, was also kept in the dark and became a puppet in the hands of others. The aristocrats at the side were secretly adding fuel to the fire. Other than the large clans like the Nie clan and the Wei clan, the other aristocrats were also involved, stirring up a turbulent situation in the imperial court.
According to Wei Ci's understanding of Young Emperor Jiang Yan, none of these meddlesome people would have a good ending. That was the truth. Not long after the coffin of the deceased Emperor was buried in the mausoleum, the Young Emperor swept through the imperial court swiftly and decisively. None of the aristocrats who were involved fared well and all of them suffered great losses.
This was Wei Ci's previous life. The changes in this life were too great. Everything was different.
Nie Liang, who was originally only playing the supporting role, became the leader and became the head of the Nie clan.
However, there were many things that did not change. Nie Liang was still fated to die early.
In his previous life, Sun Wen had prolonged the life of the Nie clan, but now …
Hehe.
Wei Ci counted the time on his fingers and could not help but feel relieved.
After the internal strife in the Nie clan, the third branch became the final winner. In the end, a young man named Nie Yang came out on top.
Nie Yang was scheming, but unfortunately he lacked some luck. At that time, the Nie clan was already beyond saving.
Qiguan Rang said, "The difference between one year and two or three years is huge. My lord seems to have made up her mind."
"My lord's temperament is like this. When she's stubborn, even ten oxen can't pull her back."
Qiguan Rang fanned himself and asked, "Do you have a way to make the best of both worlds?"
"The strength of the troops on both sides is not much different. It's not appropriate to change the leader at the last minute. It's better to make the best of a mistake and replenish the logistics."
For the other feudal lords, they had to mobilize their elites to attack the main area. The troops in the defensive area were relatively weak. Because of the terrain at the pass, the requirements for the quality of the elite troops could be lowered appropriately. Jiang Pengji's camp was different. Her troops were trained over and over again. Except for a small number of newly recruited troops, the rest were considered elites. Their overall quality was very high.
There was not much difference in which troops attacked or defended.
Therefore, Wei Ci suggested increasing the investment and building more equipment to make up for the hidden danger of changing her mind at the last minute.
Qiguan Rang said in distress, "In this way, there will be a shortage of rations. It will be hard to survive the winter."
Transport and manufacturing equipment also required cooks. Cooks also needed to eat. Naturally, the expenditure on rations would increase.
That was an astronomical figure that greatly exceeded the budget.
If there was a shortage of rations during the war, it would be a dead end!
Wei Ci said, "This is already the only solution. Why don't … Wenzheng persuade my lord to change her mind?"
Qiguan Rang snorted coldly.
Wei Ci and his lord had slept together before. If he could not make his lord waver, Qiguan Rang would most likely return in failure.
At that moment, Sun Wen quietly went to see Jiang Pengji and expressed his intentions.
"You want to go to the Nie camp? Why? "
The two families were obviously going to fall out, but Sun Wen still had the guts to go.
Sun Wen said, "My lord, are you sure that Nie Liang doesn't have long to live?"
Jiang Pengji did not give him a definite answer. She said, "I'm 60% sure."
Sun Wen said, "60% is enough. Whether Nie Liang is really sick or not, we'll know when we see him for ourselves."
"The two armies are about to go to war. What if they detain you?"
The two armies did not want to go to war, but it did not prevent them from acting like hooligans and secretly detaining people.
Sun Wen said with a smile, "I'm already a bag of old bones. There's nothing to cherish."
Jiang Pengji said with a displeased expression, "How precious is life? If I don't cherish myself, who will cherish Sun Lan? "
Sun Lan had not grown up yet. Was Sun Wen really willing to let her go?
When Sun Wen heard that, he could only smile bitterly and change his words. In the end, he still managed to persuade Jiang Pengji to agree to go to the Nie camp.
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