General Yuwen Shu's mansion is located in Zhangshanfang, Luoyang. It is a mansion covering an area of ​​150 acres. The exquisite pavilions and pavilions are hidden in the lush woods. A small lake of twenty acres is embedded in the middle of the mansion like a mirror.

The spring is chilly. Although the frozen lakes have begun to thaw, the weather is still cold and there are few people walking around in the mansion.

At noon, a man quickly walked through the corridor and walked into a small courtyard in the back house. The man was about 35 or 36 years old, tall and thin, with a brocade dress and jade belt, a pale horse face, a pair of slender eyes and an eagle-crossed nose, which easily left a treacherous and sinister impression.

He was the eldest son of General Yuwen Shu, Yu Wen Shu. He was originally appointed as the imperial servant Shaoqing, but because he secretly traded contraband with the Turks, he seriously violated the ban, which angered Emperor Yang Guang and was almost killed. Thanks to the Princess Nanyang pleaded for mercy, he escaped and was given to his father as a slave.

During the Yang Xuangan rebellion last year, he had been working in the north. It was not until recently that the weather gradually warmed up that he came back from the north. As soon as he returned home, he came to report to his father.

Yu Wen Shu, the father of Yu Wen Shu, was appointed as the General of the Left Guard and Duke Xu, who was in charge of the military affairs of the Sui Dynasty. He was also one of the confidants of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.

Yuwen Shu is completely different from his son Yu Wenhua and looks completely different. He has a wide purple face, curly beard and leopard eyes, a burly figure and majestic figure. He used a golden back weighing 60 kilograms to cut a mountain knife. He was extremely brave. Although he was over 50 years old, his martial arts remained the same as before.

At this time, Yuwen Shu was sitting in the study reading, and the voice of his eldest son Yu Wenji came from outside, "Father, come and see you!"

"Come in!"

Yu Wenji walked into the study and kowtowed, "I'm paying homage to my father!"

"How did I do what I gave you?" Yuwen Shu asked straight to the point without saying nonsense.

"Reporting to my father, there is a clue to those items, and Shi Shuhu and Hu Xi agreed to his father's request."

Yuwen Shu didn't like this eldest son very much. He thought Yu's culture and body were too thin and lacked courage in doing things, so he never spoke to him.

However, I heard that there were clues to those items, and Shi Shu and Hu had agreed to the transaction. Yu Wen Shu's face was a little gentler and said to Yu Wenhe: "Get up!"

Yu Wenji stood up and stood with his hands down, waiting for his father to give a speech. Yu Wen Shu glanced at him and asked, "Why are you back now?"

"Because the road is blocked due to heavy snow, the child cannot rush back in time. Please forgive me."

"nonsense!"

Yuwen Shu snorted dissatisfiedly, "You came back in November last year, but you stayed in Chang'an for more than a month, drunkenly and dreaming. Do you think I don't know?"

Yu Wenji was so scared that he lowered his head quickly and did not dare to say anything. Although this son was not good at being rich, lustful, and romantic, he was the eldest son after all, and he had gained something when he went to the grassland. Yu Wenshu's tone became a little tolerant.

"Someone discovered Yang Xuangan's whereabouts and had reported to the government. The emperor ordered me to lead 20,000 troops to encircle and suppress Yang Xuangan's remnants, just in the Xionger Mountain area of ​​Hongnong County. I will send troops in three days, but I have something to leave to you."

Of course, Yuwen Shu had known Yang Xuangan's whereabouts for a long time, but he delayed for three and a half months. Many court officials were afraid that Yuwen Shu would know about Yang Xuangan's secretly, so they bribed him a lot of money, causing him to get a lot of money.

Now Emperor Yang Guang could no longer bear it and was preparing to change the head coach. Yuwen Shu then reported to Yang Guang that he discovered where Yang Xuangan was and wanted to catch them all in one place.

However, while Yuwen Shu was preparing to wipe out Yang Xuangan, he also wanted to take revenge on those families that refused to bribe him, especially the Yang family of Hongnong. Although he had collusion with Yang Xuangan, the emperor did not want to pursue the matter, and even rejected Yuwen Shu's conditions for reconciliation. If he did not deal with them seriously, wouldn't the people in the world underestimate him?

"Listen, I have something to leave to you."

Yuwen Shu whispered a few words to the eldest son with a flash of time, and said, "The means should be more ruthless, but do it in a hidden way. Don't let people know that it was you who did it. Do you understand?"

"Boy remembered it."

"I will lead the army to set off the day after tomorrow. In addition, I will let the Eighth Taibao secretly help you, so that you can be foolproof, go!"

Yu Wenji hurriedly stepped back. Yu Wenshu closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. He suddenly opened his eyes, and a terrifying and fierce light shot out from his eyes. He said to himself: "If you don't care for yourself, heaven will be punished by the earth!"

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In the mysterious mansion deep in the alley of Xiuwenfang, a slender woman in black quickly walked into the secret room lobby, passed the large tripod of Wuchuan Mansion, and walked up the third floor from the spiral ladder.

In the room, Dou Qing, the leader of the Wuchuan Association with a young face, was discussing something with a young man. The man was under thirty years old, with a very tall figure, a mighty appearance, a red beard like a rogue, and a pair of tiger eyes flashed with a terrifying cold light.

"Yuwen Shu played too much this time and accepted bribes of less than 100,000 yuan. When I was extremely dissatisfied with him today, I am a little worried now. Yuwen Shu is likely to capture Yang Xuangan alive and dig out evidence of Yang Xuangan's secret contact with our Wuchuan Mansion, divert the emperor's attention and make up for his faults."

"Once Yang Xuangan is captured alive, it will be too much of an influx. Will Yuwen Shu do this?"

"That's because you don't understand Yuwen Shu. This person is ambitious and is the mortal enemy of our Guanlong nobles. It is more beneficial to him to muddle the water. I believe he will choose to capture Yang Xuangan alive. We must not let him succeed. Zhongjian, you are the leader of Xuanwu, this task is yours."

The bearded man immediately bowed and said, "I will not let the Lord down!"

"Very good! Yang Xuangan does not have our written evidence in his hands. The key is to keep him shut up forever. If you bring his head back, Wuchuan Mansion will completely separate him from him. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

The man hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Can you let your subordinates go with Hongxiu?"

Dou Qing stared at him coldly and said, "This is a major event in Wuchuan. It is not a time to talk about your children's affair. If you dare to make such a request again, don't make Xuanwu again!"

The bearded man lowered his head deeply, "I know my mistake!"

At this time, a report came from outside the door, "Report to the Lord, Hongxiu is back."

Dou Qing glanced at the bearded man again, and when he saw that he had no expression on his face, he waved his hand, "Go and prepare! I will notify you when I will set off."

"yes!"

The bearded man stood up and hurried out of the room through another door. Dou Qing then ordered: "Let her come in!"

After a moment, a woman in black quickly walked into the room. She had taken off her veil. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old and had a slim and tall figure. She saw that her skin was as white as fat, her neck was beautiful and slender, and under her slender willow eyebrows were a pair of shiny eyes like gems, her nose was elegant and her lines were soft.

"Daughter meets the foster father!"

The woman in black knelt down and kowtowed. Dou Qing's eyes showed a loving look. He took a sip of tea and smiled and said, "Your senior brother wants you to go to Hongnong County with him. Do you want to go?"

"Are you going... kill Yang Xuangan?"

"You're stressed?"

"No!"

The woman in black whispered: "Daughter kills Yang Qi without hesitation."

"Yang Qi is not Yang Xuangan, after all, it is Yang Xuangan who raised you. People are not plants and trees. Who can be ruthless? Although Xuanwu Fire Phoenix was asked to be ruthless when it was formed back then, I do not agree with it. Everything is hard and easy to break, and it is tough and easy to soft. What I want is loyalty, not cold-blooded and ruthless..."

Perhaps feeling that he was talking too much, Dou Qing stopped talking and said, "It is up to you to decide whether to go or not. I will not stop you. You should consider it yourself, but this matter is of great importance and you must not miss it."

"Daughter understand!"

The woman in black stood up to say goodbye, but she remembered something again and said, "When my daughter killed Yang Qi today, she met the Zhang Xuan mentioned by her adoptive father last time."

"Oh? How is he?"

"I am tall and strong, and I can do a few martial arts skills, but unfortunately I am a fool."

"How could it be?"

The woman in black had a prejudice towards Zhang Xuan. She curled her lips disdainfully and said, "He was willing to be a disciple of observation, which angered the entire martial arts hall. If we hadn't happened to go to the martial arts hall to perform missions, he would have died there. Such a person is simple-minded and does not deserve the attention of his adoptive father."

Dou Qing smiled and said, "I never think he is a simple-minded person. Maybe things are not what you think. He should have a deeper meaning in the Yang Qiwu Hall. Forget it, you should step down first! Go and think about it carefully, and whether to go to Hongnong with Zhongjian."

"Yes! My daughter surrendered."

The woman in black bowed and stepped back. Dou Qing opened a white box on the table and took out a bronze plaque from it, with the words "Zhang Xuan" engraved on it.

Although Dou Qing was determined to pull Zhang Xuan into Wuchuan Mansion and Zhang Xuan passed the investigation, Dugu Shun competed with him in this matter and actually linked this matter with the bloodline of the Guanlong nobles, he was not allowed to break this example again, and threatened that even if Dou Qing accepted Zhang Xuan, he would resolutely remove this person after he took over Wuchuan Mansion next spring.

Although Dou Qing had the right to accept Zhang Xuan's entry into the mansion, he did not want to turn against Dugu Shun because of this incident. Especially after the death of Yuan Hongsi, which caused cracks to appear within the Guanlong nobles, he needed to carefully maintain his relationship with the Dugu family.
Chapter completed!