Chapter 346 Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
After Zhong Yao left, Wei Duan came to the quiet room.

There was a skylight in the quiet room, and the sunlight fell right on the table.

Spread out on the table was silk of the finest quality, pure white as snow.

On top of the white paper is a golden copy of the "Zhi Tian Ling" written by Wei Duan.

After sitting cross-legged, Wei Duan suppressed his distracting thoughts and watched Jin Jianshu meditate quietly.

After a moment, he fell into some kind of mental illusion and could no longer feel the passage of time.

Before his eyes was a consistent stance formed by the overlapping artistic conception of words. He seemed to see countless officials, big and small, working in the fields, sweating profusely, just like the soldiers and civilians, men and women.

As he became exhausted and hungry, Wei Duan woke up from this brief self-constructed illusion.

This feeling made him intoxicated. He looked at the golden book on the white paper reluctantly, and then took out a roll of coarse silk and covered the golden book with the coarse silk.

As for the original copy he copied, he had hidden it away carefully.

Even if Zhong Yao sent people to dig three feet deep into the ground, he could not find the original copy of the "Zhi Tian Ling".

Wei Duan walked out of the quiet room, holding his abdomen, went to the study, took a bite of the pear on the table, and squinted his eyes to think about Zhong Yao's motives.

With Cao Cao's murder of the emperor, the scholars of Yingchuan became completely disgraced, and the prestige and influence accumulated by Zhong Yao's father and grandfather were almost wasted.

Therefore, Zhong Yao did not dare to step down now. Being over fifty years old and without any children, he could only hold on to the identity of "Shizhong Sili Xiaowei", which was very important to him.

Doesn’t Zhong Yao know how dangerous his current behavior is?
He knew it very well, but Zhong Yao had no choice.

Wei Duan suspected that Zhong Yao deliberately called his friends together with the intention of testing the positions of Wenwu and Hei Xiong.

With Zhong Yao's current strength, he no longer poses any threat.

Zhong Yao's own positive influence has fallen to the bottom, and even if he wants to sell his influence, he can't get a good price.

What if I deliberately pull others in and betray others now?

He had stolen the original copy of the "Official Land Order". Given this humiliation and Zhong Yao's character, how could he let him and his son go easily?

Wei Duan was thinking, and heard footsteps. He turned around and saw Wei Kang walking towards him quickly with heavy steps.

Wei Kang had his left hand behind his back and his right hand across his abdomen. He was wearing a gray gown and a sleeveless white robe with a front opening. The robe was covered with dense words.

This set of clothes was ordered by the Grand Marshal and sewn from Ganquan Mountain and given to Wei Kang.

As for the three of them, the Grand Marshal's attitude was very clear, which was to win them over.

Ever since Yang Fu became the chief clerk of the Grand Marshal's Office, this group of people has been firmly bound together.

After Yang Fu was promoted, one of Wei Kang's two sons would inevitably enter the shogunate to replace Yang Fu.

Therefore, you must not be confused at this time. Although there is no marriage between the two parties, their long-term interests are firmly bound together.

Wei Kang came to the threshold and bowed, "Sir."

"Come in and talk."

Wei Duan also sat up straight, and after his son entered and sat down, Wei Duan said, "Just now, Zhong Yao came to see me, and his words were full of provocations. I also warned him clearly. I also hope that you two brothers will be strict with yourselves, be careful to keep yourself, and not get involved in various incidents."

"Yes, my child understands."

Wei Kang agreed and asked, "Sir, what could be considered a disaster in Guanzhong right now?"

"What do you think?" "If it is a trouble, I think Wang Zhongxuan from the university can be considered a small trouble."

Wei Kang lowered his voice and said, "I went to the northern camp of Mount Li to play these days. The Qinghua Guard has begun to migrate to Ganquan Mountain."

Wei Duan did not think it was strange, so he asked, "How many students were recruited this autumn?"

“Also three thousand.”

Wei Kang lowered his voice and said, "When the Grand Marshal was fighting the Xiongnu in the middle of winter, the Qinghua Camp recruited less than 2,000 new soldiers. After the Grand Marshal withdrew his troops, he selected meritorious men from the army to make up the number of 3,000. After the spring plowing this year, he recruited young men from poor families from Chang'an University and young men from military households in various places to make up the number of 3,000."

Wei Kang felt a little pressured as he spoke: "After the summer harvest, we selected soldiers who had made contributions in the conquest of the Xiongnu to make up the 3,000 soldiers in the autumn. Since the Qingzhou soldiers were reorganized into the Qinghua Guards, we have recruited three batches of a total of 9,000 soldiers."

These are full-time soldiers who are undergoing closed camp training and learning. Closed camp training is not scary. No matter how elite the training is, these troops are just fists and swords.

But studying during the closed camp period is extremely scary.

Many scholars and bankrupt scholars are not eligible for selection. Qinghuawei has its own selection and recruitment standards, and other people cannot get involved.

Many of the new recruits are called new recruits, but in fact they have made meritorious contributions. After completing their studies, they will inevitably impact and influence the official environment of Chang'an University and scholars from all walks of life in Guanzhong.

There are two batches a year, 3,000 people in each batch, which means 6,000 people.

If Qinghuawei continues to develop like this, the grassroots officials of counties and prefectures will inevitably come from Qinghuawei.

The internal training content can be roughly observed from a distance; but the teaching content during the closed camp period cannot be detected by the outside world.

If Da Sima had a more efficient set of enlightenment teaching materials in his hands, and now had the Golden Book, then Qinghuawei's teaching efficiency would be very high.

Considering Wei Kang's age and experience, he has already seen the threat posed by Qinghuawei.

As for Chang'an University, from the beginning to the end, apart from gathering scholars and facilitating the Grand Marshal's selection and employment of personnel, it has almost no influence on the current Grand Marshal's shogunate.

After hearing this, Wei Duan was not surprised: "He is the Grand Marshal after all. How can ordinary people guess his intentions? You don't have to worry about this matter. After all, most of the people from Qinghua Guard are from Guanzhong. It will benefit us in the long run."

"Yes, my child understands."

Wei Kang bowed his hands again and asked, "Sir, there are many scholars in Chang'an who are encouraging the emperor to ascend the throne, and many have responded. I am also being persuaded by them, how should I respond?"

"You don't have to have close contact with them. The Grand Marshal will soon be in charge of the affairs in the west. You two brothers can take turns to travel to Liangzhou to broaden your horizons. This matter cannot be delayed. You must understand the humanities and geography of the three counties of Jincheng, Yuzhong, and Longxi. Then, when the Grand Marshal goes on an expedition to Hehuang, I will be able to recommend you two and ask for the job of guide and envoy."

"Yes, I understand. I will discuss this with everyone when I return."

Wei Kang agreed immediately. Now they brothers would take turns going to Liangzhou and would not encounter any danger.

Go to Tianshui first, gather the scholars and powerful sons of Tianshui, and travel together to Longxi. The scholars and powerful sons of Longxi will also join.

If this traveling team goes around Yuzhong and Jincheng, they will basically have a grasp of the geographical issues, and there will be no problem with the networking issues. They can directly bring the local tyrants to work together in the shogunate.

In this matter, the two brothers have a unique advantage, so they naturally cannot give up easily.

Being recommended to join the shogunate, being recruited by the shogunate, or entering the shogunate as a lowly official and gradually making merit and being promoted are all different routes with different encounters.

Seeing that Wei Kang was working hard, Wei Duan felt much more at ease.

Both of his sons were outstanding and slightly older than the Grand Marshal.

As long as they don't mess up anything, their family will naturally have a long-term future that the Zhong Yao family can't achieve.

We are not on the same level anymore, is there any need to be tied to Zhong Yao?
(End of this chapter)