The most arrogant in history

Chapter 259: Beautiful Countryside.

Ye Kun nodded: "We have to wait at least three days to prepare the army, horses and food before we can go out on a large scale to wipe out Kuai Qu's rebels."

Wei Ning didn't dare to offend Ye Kun, so he nodded and smiled, "Brother, you're right. I'll listen to you."

After dinner, Ye Kun returned to the military camp outside the city to rest with his soldiers.

After one night, more than twenty seriously wounded soldiers died.

Ye Kun was very sad. He buried the dead, paid tribute to them personally, and instructed the military doctor to take good care of the other wounded.

When it was getting dark, news came from Shangguan Jifu that he had captured Cai Tao's water stronghold and killed more than 3,000 enemies.

Unfortunately, all the large and small warships in Cai Tao’s water fort were burned, causing huge losses.

Wei Ning didn't care at all and said with a smile: "If the warships are burned, we can rebuild them. Winning the battle is the most important thing."

Ye Kun shook his head secretly.

The eldest son is also a fool and can't understand Shangguan Jifu's thoughts.

Shangguan Jifu started a killing spree in order to weaken the overall strength of the Jingzhou Group.

After Wei Ning puts down the rebellion, both sides will probably suffer losses and he will be left alone.

At that time, Wei Ning did not have enough soldiers and could not control too much territory, so he had to rely on Shangguan Jifu's power, which made it easy for him to be sidelined!

A day later, Wei Caiqin rode back to Changsha at full speed.

Wei Dingshan was holding on to his last breath, waiting for his precious daughter.

"Father, father..."

When Wei Caiqin saw her father dying, she was heartbroken and knelt down in front of the bed.

"Qin'er, you're finally... back..."

Wei Dingshan raised his hand with great effort and stroked Wei Caiqin's hair: "What a pity, you are not the Third Young Master, otherwise... otherwise, I would pass the throne to you."

"Father, stop talking!"

Wei Caiqin burst into tears and said to Ye Kun, "Brother Ye, can you ask Doctor Xia Tuo to come over and treat my father?"

"Don't worry, Caiqin. I have sent a pigeon to ask Xia Tuo to come over immediately." Ye Kun nodded.

It is true that carrier pigeons did exist.

But Ye Kun also knew that Xia Tuo probably wouldn't come; even if he did, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up;

Even if we catch up, we will be powerless to save the situation.

"No, that's not necessary." Wei Dingshan shook his head slightly:

"Mr. Xia Tuo told me last time not to get angry, otherwise I would be hopeless. I am now depressed and angry, and my old illness has been triggered. Even gods can't save me."

"No, Father, you will be fine!" Wei Caiqin cried.

Ye Kun comforted Wei Dingshan and Wei Caiqin at the same time, and sighed in his heart.

He was a hero in his lifetime, talented in both civil and military affairs, but Wei Dingshan's last days were so miserable.

Wei Dingshan took a breath and suddenly struggled, "Someone, help me change my clothes. I want to go up to the top of the city wall again... to take one last look."

"Dad, you're not well yet, you can't get up." Wei Caiqin hurriedly dissuaded him.

But Wei Dingshan remained unmoved and insisted on going to the top of the city wall.

Everyone had no choice but to comply.

After Wei Dingshan changed his clothes, Wei Caiqin arranged a sedan chair with four bearers and accompanied her father to the top of the city wall to look north.

The weather in September is cool with autumn breeze.

But Wei Dingshan felt a chill all over his body, and the autumn chill penetrated his bones.

"That's the direction of Jingzhou and Xiangyang, my dear son-in-law, you must get it back for me." Wei Dingshan turned his head and looked at Ye Kun.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. I will definitely help the eldest son to take back all the territory in Jingzhou."

"very good."

Wei Dingshan nodded and looked towards the city.

By the moat, a few naughty children were playing, holding hands and singing.

Wei Dingshan listened carefully and said with a wry smile: "My dear son-in-law, did you hear what those naughty children were singing?"

Because of the different accent, Ye Kun couldn't hear it clearly, so he shook his head and said, "I didn't hear it..."

"What they sang was... a bushel of rice can still be pounded; a foot of cloth can still be sewn; but two brothers cannot get along!"

Wei Dingshan sighed and shed tears: "Two brothers are incompatible, killing each other, what a sin!"

The guard on the side clasped his fists and said, "Sir Wei, wait for me to shoot those nonsense boys to death!"

Ye Kun was shocked when he heard this.

Wei Dingshan waved his hands and sighed:

"I am incompetent in leading the army, which caused the people in Jingxiang to suffer from the disaster of war. How can I commit another crime of killing? Although the naughty boy is ignorant, he sang correctly, so what crime has he committed?"

Ye Kun breathed a sigh of relief and shouted at the naughty boy in the city: "Little kid, hurry up and leave. Don't stay here!"

Outside the city gate, several children ran away holding hands.

Wei Dingshan pointed to the north and told Ye Kun and others:

"After I die, bury me on a high mountain in the north so that I can look out over the Central Plains day and night. God will not let me down. There will be a day when China will be unified and the Divine Land will be revived!"

"Father!" Wei Caiqin knelt down.

"What a beautiful country! What a beautiful country!" Wei Dingshan suddenly let out a long roar towards the sky, then spat out a mouthful of hot blood and fell to the ground.

"Father--!"

"Father-in-law, Lord Wei!"

Ye Kun and Wei Caiqin supported him from both sides, but found that Wei Dingshan's face was pale and he could no longer speak.

A generation of heroes has passed away.

After a long time, Wei Ning hurried over, hugged his father's body, and cried loudly.

Ye Kun took care of Wei Caiqin and whispered:

"Master Wei has a great reputation and is respected by people all over the country. At this moment, we should not be overly sad. We should make proper arrangements for Master Wei's affairs after his death..."

Wei Caiqin nodded, wiped her tears, and went back with her eldest brother to send her father's body back and arrange the funeral.

Ye Kun naturally couldn't sit idle, so he took over the defense of Changsha City so that Wei Ning could concentrate on the funeral.

Three days later, Shangguan Jifu came to pay his respects.

Ye Kun found an opportunity to conspire with Shangguan Jifu alone.

Shangguan Jifu patted Ye Kun on the shoulder and sighed, "Given the current situation, what do you think we should do?"

The original territory of Jingzhou, except for the lost Jingxiang area, also included Yichun and Nanxiang areas ruled by Wei Kang. The rest was under the control of Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "What is Fourth Brother going to do?"

"I can take Changsha anytime, but I feel sorry for Lord Wei and you."

"Then let's wait a little longer until the eldest son takes the initiative to give up his position." Ye Kun lowered his voice and said:

"After Lord Wei's funeral, the eldest son will definitely raise an army to attack Yichun and Nanxiang, and you will be the backup. If the two brothers fight again, their strength will be exhausted, and the eldest son can only rely on your and my troops to protect the original territory. Then we will help the eldest son recapture the Jingxiang area. I advise the eldest son to retire in Chengdu, and you will take over the post of governor of Jingzhou."

The current situation is very clear. Wei Ning cannot hold his territory and will inevitably be controlled by Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu.

If Wei Ning was a wise man, he would take the initiative to give up his position and avoid being killed and his family exterminated.

Shangguan Jifu thought about it and said with a smile, "That's fine. When we conquer the Jingxiang area in the future, we still need the eldest son to come forward so that it will be legitimate. Because that is his family's territory, he has inherited his father's business and has the right to take it back."

Ye Kun nodded: "Yes, let's take over the Jingxiang area first."

Both guys understood that Wei Ning still had some value and they couldn't act rashly.

And at this time, Ye Kun couldn't save face and took away Wei Ning's territory!