Taian City.

Wei Family Courtyard.

"Father, Wei Linqi is probably not in the Sheriff's Mansion." The speaker was Wei Wuji, a well-known member of the Wei family. At this moment, he was not as arrogant and domineering as he was outside. Instead, he looked modest and cautious. He looked at the old man who was leaning on the chair in front of him with respect.

Awe.

The old man who is half leaning on the chair is wearing an embroidered silk outer coat, with a round face full of red. He has a jade ring on his finger and a jade ring around his waist, showing his wealth and splendor.

"Of course Wei Laosan is not in the Sheriff's Mansion." Wei Dewang said slowly.

"Father, do you know that he is not in the governor's house?" Wei Wuji was stunned.

"How can Xu Santong and He De dare to accept Wei Laosan?"

"He doesn't have the guts!"

"There is another person who picked up Wei Laosan. That person should be someone from the imperial court."

Wei Dewang said calmly.

"It turns out that someone from the imperial court intervened! No wonder my father recently mobilized his family's power and began to hide in various places." Wei Wuji said.

"The Wei family can't face the imperial court directly yet. The visitor should be from the capital. If there are hidden forces in Taian City that we don't know about, they must be the hidden guards of the imperial court."

"I can conclude that the person coming is a high-ranking member of the Hidden Guard." Wei Dewang said.

"Father, how should our Wei family respond? Should we withdraw from Tai'an City completely?" Wei Wuji was a little worried. Now the Wei family faced Da Qi's hidden guards. Those were not the lame county guards like Xu Santong who could be ignored.

Than……

It is easy to deal with Xu Santong, but difficult to deal with the hidden guards! There is no way to confront him head-on.

"The hidden guards cannot take innocent people. I have already written to my old friend. There are quite a few of us in the court, and some of them who have been fed by our money will speak up for us. The emperor cannot make people angry."

Wei Dewang cleared his throat and said: "Besides this, I have already made secondary preparations. People from the north will come as requested."

"Who are the people from the north?" Wei Wuji asked.

"This is why my father asked you to come here. You are getting older and there are some things at home that you should know..." Wei Dewang said.

Hearing this, Wei Wuji took a breath in his heart. He had long wanted to participate in more affairs of the family. However, his father always said that he was still young and it would be best to practice for a few years before he started. As a result, he was very well-known outside.

However, his family status is not high and his power is very small.

"Yes, father, the child is always ready." Wei Wuji hurriedly expressed his position.

"Okay, my son, this time you will accompany your father to pick up people from the north."

"This time the visitor from the north is a high-ranking member of the Northern Zoroastrian Cult. Who he is, we won't know for the time being. No matter who it is, we can just wait in the backyard. When the time comes, we must be respectful and there must be no mistakes." Wei Dewang warned.

"The big shot of the Zoroastrian Cult in the north! This is incredible. Father, are we going to greet you right here? You don't need to make arrangements, call for more people?"

Wei Wuji said.

Now the backyard environment is quiet and peaceful, with flowers fragrant and birds chirping, but it is too clean and not formal enough.

"No, the distinguished guests from the north are coming in secret. We cannot let outsiders know. The people inside the Wei family are also mixed, so we have to guard against them." Wei Dewang said.

"Father, are there traitors in our Wei family?" Wei Wuji was slightly shocked.

"Wei Laosan has already left Taian City. There is no doubt about it this time. How could he leave? There are people from our Wei family in the four city gates. Why can't we check? There must be traitors and traitors from the Wei family here.

." Wei Dewang sneered.

He had received a report that someone saw the owner's carriage leaving the city gate.

The owner's car... is his own car. Even if it is an old car, there should be someone in the family keeping it, so it is impossible for him to leave the city without permission.

He sent someone to investigate, and found out that the carriage had been stolen recently, and the coachman who lost the carriage had absconded in fear of crime. The insiders of the whole matter either disappeared or committed suicide, and all the clues were completely cut off.

This made him have to suspect that there was a traitor within the Wei family, or a traitor with a higher status, maybe it was the hidden guard who lurked in.

He has sent people to conduct an internal review of the Wei family, but there has been no progress so far. There are no clues at all, and not even a suspect can be found.

"Father, I am willing to find this traitor for my father!"

When Wei Dewang revealed that a traitor from the Wei family used the family owner's carriage to take Wei Linqi away, Wei Wuji immediately angrily expressed his intention to find this person.

"No, do you know whether there is one traitor or multiple traitors? You can't tell, but at this precarious moment, we cannot have chaos within the Wei family, so we cannot conduct censorship in a big way, as that will cause chaos in the Wei family!"

Wei Dewang is still clear-headed. If he pursues the "traitor" in a big way, it will only intensify the internal strife in the family.

"Father, let the traitor go like this? I'm not willing to do it." Wei Wuji gritted his teeth and said.

What he hated most in his life was not enemies, but traitors. Being betrayed by one of his own was the most infuriating thing.

"The review has been ongoing and has not stopped. I believe that the traitor will show up sooner or later. As long as he acts, he will leave traces." Wei Dewang said coldly, with a fierce look in his eyes.

If he finds out who this person is, no matter who he is in the family, he will impose the most cruel punishment on him, and he will definitely live or die.

"My father is wise, but my father's approach is more prudent." Wei Wuji said.

"Come, sit here and drink tea, waiting for the distinguished guests to come." Wei Dewang slowly closed his eyes. Since he got older, he has begun to cultivate his body and nature. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will practice internal qigong and strengthen his internal energy to increase his life span.

He has a lot of wives and concubines, an endless amount of wealth, and he has not enjoyed enough. How can he become a man if his body and bones are not well taken care of?

Wei Wuji was sitting nearby. He knew that his father was already cultivating his body and mind and practicing internal qigong. He did not dare to disturb him. He picked up the purple clay pot, put it on the stove and started to make tea.

Half an hour passed quickly.

A green shadow suddenly fell next to the rockery in the yard.

"Father!" Wei Wuji said hurriedly.

"Get up, the distinguished guest is here!"

Wei Dewang stood up and stepped forward to greet him.

The shadow appearing in front has been completely revealed.

This is an elegant middle-aged man wearing a green robe, with his hands behind his back and a faint smile on his lips.

"Mr. Wei, it's good to see you after we've been together for a long time." The middle-aged man said loudly.

"Your Excellency is here in person. The Wei family is really in full bloom!"

"After so many years, you still have the same style, which is gratifying!"

Wei Dewang's eyes burst out with a bright light, and his expression was truly excited.

His voice was trembling a bit.

"When I left last year, I said that we would see each other again, but I didn't expect that we would be apart for fifteen years."
Chapter completed!