At this point, Wei Ci could not help but sigh.
Apart from him, who else in this world knew that Sun Wen was supposed to be the backbone of the Nie family and had made great contributions to the Nie family's plans for the world?
But before everything started, the Nie family destroyed Sun Wen's family.
In his previous life, Sun Wen sacrificed his life for the Nie family.
In this life, Sun Wen would probably fight to the death with the Nie family.
His wife, who had been with him for a lifetime, died of illness due to a broken heart. His only son, who was smart and cute, died of illness. His filial daughter-in-law also died tragically.
If it weren't for his young grandson's support, Sun Wen would've died of illness in a foreign land long ago.
For the sake of his young grandson, Sun Wen, who had always been arrogant, gave up all his dignity and begged. The grandfather and grandson ended up in Dongqing.
The situation in Dongqing was chaotic. There were battles everywhere.
Even if Wei Ci did not see it with his own eyes, he could imagine how much hardship the grandfather and grandson had suffered in order to survive.
Before Sun Wen secretly found Wei Ci, he had been working at the construction site as a refugee for more than half a year.
His actual age was only in his forties, but now he looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. His black hair had mostly turned white.
Wei Ci supervised the Jianzhou government and used work as a form of relief. Everyone was given work points every day.
No matter man or woman, old or young, they would receive the same amount of food and allowance as they worked.
The less they did, the less they got, the more they got.
Sun Wen's biggest activity in the first half of his life was learning to ride and shoot. When had he ever done hard work at the construction site?
In the beginning, the food he got for a day's work was only enough to feed his grandson. He could only find some leaves and bark and mix it with river water to barely fill his stomach.
Later on, they became familiar with each other. Kind workers would even give him food and let the older children in the family take care of Sun Wen's grandson so that Sun Wen could work in peace.
After getting used to it, Sun Wen's daily earnings gradually increased and he even had a slight surplus.
He took great pains to build connections, inquire about information, and open up connections. Finally, he found the only way to get in touch with Wei Ci.
Wei Ci said that Sun Wen would visit at night. It sounded very elegant, but in fact, he was in a very sorry state.
Wei Ci paid attention to his health, so he had the habit of taking a walk at night after dinner.
However, his walking route was always different and there was no pattern. Sun Wen could only wait bitterly.
After waiting for a long time, they finally caught the fat rabbit, Wei Ci.
In order to amaze the world with a brilliant feat, Sun Wen even thought of many opening remarks to analyze Jiang Pengji's temper. He chose the most arrogant one. "King Wen of Zhou met Lü Shang, and Lü Shang helped King Wu of Zhou to wage war against the Zhou Dynasty. In my humble opinion, Liu Zhongqing lacks nothing but Sun Zaidao. "
Who was Liu Zhongqing?
Liu She.
On the surface, it seemed that Liu She was only compared to King Wen of Zhou.
If Liu She was King Wen of Zhou, then who was King Wu of Zhou and who was Lv Shang?
Wei Ci's thoughts turned, and he turned his head to look at the person who came, only to see a gray-haired old man dressed in tattered linen walking out from the dark shadows.
"Then do you know where Sun Zaidao is?"
"Far away on the horizon, yet close at hand. I am Sun Zaidao."
Sun Wenwen wasn't someone who liked to be modest. Although he was at the bottom now, he believed that he would rise again one day.
This was how Wei Ci first met Sun Wen.
Sun Wen had successfully attracted Wei Ci's attention, but it wasn't enough. He needed more bargaining chips to gain Wei Ci's favor.
As long as Wei Ci valued him and introduced him to Liu Xi, Sun Wen believed that he had the ability to gain Liu Xi's appreciation.
Sun Wen felt that he didn't have much to live for in this life, but his grandson was still young. If he didn't secure a future for his grandson, how could he meet his wife, only son, and daughter-in-law in the afterlife? Therefore, he could only succeed this time. Failure was not allowed.
He was very lucky to have met Wei Ci.
Even if Sun Wen didn't scheme, as long as Wei Ci knew his name, he would still introduce him to Liu Xi.
Sun Wen offered his loyalty and entered the Northern Borderline as a slave to help Jiang Pengji complete her great undertaking.
As for Sun Wen's grandson, Wei Ci sent him to Wanzhou to look after him and made him a transfer student to the Golden Scale Academy.
Not only was he a hostage, but he also made a promise to Sun Wen.
Wei Ci also promised Sun Wen that if Sun Wen unfortunately died in the Northern Borderline, he would adopt Sun Wen's grandson and take care of him as his own son.
Without any worries, Sun Wen entered the Northern Borderline as a slave. In a few short months, he became the trusted advisor of the Northern Borderline's important minister, Haruncha.
Everyone in the tent listened to Wei Ci's narration and sighed. They also admired Sun Wen a little more.
He was indeed a talent!
At the same time, they were even more afraid of Wei Ci. He had quietly placed such a terrifying spy in the Northern Borderline.
It wasn't that Haruncha was stupid. It was clearly that the level of the spy that Wei Ci threw was too high.
As for Hanshi powder …
Feng Zhen glanced at Wei Ci.
What was Hanshi powder, he had a deep understanding of it.
Killing someone was just a matter of nodding one's head to the ground. Wei Ci actually used Hanshi powder to trick people.
It was really well done!
"Zixiao usually looks like a decent person, but I didn't expect him to be a passionate person." Feng Zhen raised the wine cup on the table. "Let's drink a big white wine."
Jiang Pengji exposed Feng Zhen without holding back.
"If you are greedy and want to drink, just say so. Why drag Zixiao down? Zixiao's body is weak and he shouldn't drink. Prepare goat's milk that has the smell removed. Remember to make it warm. "
Feng Zhen mocked, "My lord is biased. Zixiao is weak too. How can you allow him to drink?"
After saying that, he threw a meaningful look at Wei Ci.
When he saw Wei Ci's treasured painting scroll, Feng Zhen knew what this fellow was thinking.
Now that the lord was taking extra care of him, Wei Ci should be overjoyed, right?
Hmph, hypocrite!
Unexpectedly, Jiang Pengji smiled guiltily and blamed herself. "It was indeed my negligence. Someone, change all the military advisor's wine into goat's milk."
Feng Zhen was speechless.
He wasn't a child who hadn't weaned off his mother's milk. Why would he drink goat's milk?
Wei Ci, who was sitting opposite, took a sip of the sweet goat's milk. He threw a mocking look at Feng Zhen, who had fallen into his own trap.
Serves you right!
Who asked you to cause trouble!
Go and drink your goat's milk!
Qiguan Rang was the only one who put on a posture of watching from the sidelines. His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was taking a nap.
Feng Zhen concluded that Wei Ci was lusting after his lord. Qiguan Rang was the opposite. He felt that his lord was drooling over Wei Ci's beauty.
And it was the kind of drooling.
After this little interlude, everyone turned their attention back to the main matter.
Knowing that Sun Wen was a spy in the north borderline, and a very powerful one at that, they could change their plans.
Qiguan Rang asked, "What's Zixiao's plan?"
Even smart people had different ways of thinking.
They needed to exchange information and unify their standpoint and opinions so that they wouldn't drag each other down at critical moments.
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