0154 Kyoto Night Hunt
Zhang Xuan included the innermost suite on the third floor in Bibo Tavern. The suite was divided into two rooms inside and outside. Perhaps because of his experience of eavesdropping on Yuwen Taibao, he also included the room next door and gave his personal soldiers a rest.
At this time, in the room, Zhang Xuan listened to Yuchi Gong's report with all his attention.
"Are you sure that the middle-aged man was a young man changing his dress?" Zhang Xuan asked at the end.
"I can be sure that although he looks like a middle-aged man, his posture cannot be changed. He is a young man in every move and has a very strong martial arts skills."
Zhang Xuan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. As expected, Pei Ju was not willing to let Li Shanheng be snatched away by him.
Of course, Zhang Xuan knew that everything Dou Qing did was to protect Li Yuan, and Li Shanheng was an extremely important part. Although Zhang Xuan did not protect Li Yuan, Li Yuan's existence could accelerate the historical process. From this point of view, Zhang Xuan did not want Li Yuan to die in the prophecy case.
However, Zhang Xuan also hopes that the Guanlong nobles will become divided. In any case, he does not want to give up this excellent opportunity.
"Yuchi, what would you do if you find that your enemy has exposed a big flaw?" Zhang Xuan thought for a long time and turned around and asked Yuchi Gong with a smile.
"I will do it immediately. If I don't grasp this flaw, it will probably disappear."
Zhang Xuan nodded slowly. He also thought so. Dou Qing revealed his flaws. How could Yuan Min resist? The Yuan family will definitely take action tonight. Time is too late. If he doesn't take action, it will be too late.
Zhang Xuan immediately ordered his personal soldiers to set off. At this time, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. If Pei Ju wanted to destroy Dou Qing's plan, it would be easy. He didn't need to borrow the Yuan family's hands at all. Could it be that Pei Ju was too
But speculation was just speculation. Zhang Xuan would never give up on his actions for one speculation. He led Yuchi Gong and seven personal soldiers to leave Bibo Restaurant and entered Luoyang City directly from the west gate.
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There is a huge house covering an area of 100 acres in Datongfang. This is the mansion of Yuan Min, the former Left Guard General, who is also the head of the Yuan family.
The Yuan family is the Han name of the Tuoba family, the Northern Wei royal family. The Northern Wei is also the origin of the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi, and is in line with the Great Sui Dynasty.
It is precisely for this reason that the Yuan family was in the Great Sui Dynasty and had great power, such as Yuan Min, the general of the Left Guard, Yuan Zhou, the general of the Right Guard, Yuan Yan, the Minister of War, Yuan Hongsi, the governor of Youzhou, and Yuan Wendu, the current minister of Taifu Temple, etc. As for the general, there are countless Yuan family children who are Lang.
Although he was in the court with high authority, the Yuan family ranks second among the Guanlong nobles, second only to the Dugu family, because of Empress Dugu.
However, shortly after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he cracked down on the Guanlong nobles who supported the former crown prince Yang Yong. The Yuan family suffered heavy losses. Yuan Zhou died of illness in prison and Yuan Min and Yuan Yan were dismissed from office.
The Yuan family was silent for a moment. After a full eight years of silence, as the Sui Dynasty gradually became unstable, buried deep in the heart of the Yuan family, the ambition from the ancestors' rule of the world began to resurrect again.
At this time, in the study, the head of the family Yuanmin was listening to his Changsun Yuanjun report with interest.
"The grandson really doesn't know who the middle-aged man is. We were drinking in our respective rooms, not interfering with each other, and not knowing each other, but he invited the grandson twice and said those inconspicuous words."
Although Yuan Jun was confused, Yuan Min understood it, but his heart was like a mirror. The Li Shanheng, who Yuwen Shu was looking for everywhere, was in Dou Qing's hands, and Li Shanheng was the nephew of General Li Hun. Yuan Min immediately inferred what Dou Qing would do next and used Li Shanheng to get rid of the prophecy dilemma in front of Li Yuan.
Yuan Min had to admire this as a clever move. Dou Qing was indeed scheming, but the question was, who betrayed Dou Qing and told him about Dou Qing’s true feelings?
Yuan Min pondered for a moment and asked again: "If you think about it again, is this middle-aged man no hint at all?"
Yuan Jun lowered his head and thought for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Report to grandfather, although the middle-aged man did not say who he was, it seems that the shopkeeper of the restaurant knew him."
Yuanmin nodded, this was a good clue.
He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about the countermeasures he needed to take.
Last year, Yang Xuangan raised an army in Liyang, and Yuan Min immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He tried his best to persuade Dugu Shun to persuade Wuchuan Mansion to support Yang Xuangan.
At the same time, he secretly sent his nephew Yuan Wuben to contact Yang Xuangan as a representative of the Yuan family, and then Yuan Hongsi gathered troops in Honghua County to prepare to raise an army in Longyou to respond to Yang Xuangan.
Yuan Min's idea was very beautiful. He used Yang Xuangan to restrain the main force of the Sui army in the Central Plains, and then led his army to capture Guanzhong, and then supported Yang Xuangan to continue to fight with the Sui army. Once the Yuan family gained a foothold in Guanlong, they could rebuild the Yuan Wei country and confront Yang Sui based on half of the country.
But the final outcome hit Yuan Min deeply. Not only was Yang Xuangan's rebellion quickly suppressed, but his nephew Yuan Hongsi also raised an army and was killed by Li Yuan's army, and Li Yuan was promoted to a resignation.
This made Yuan Min finally realize that the real enemy of the Yuan family was not Yang Guang, but from the Guanlong nobles.
It is obvious that the Guanlong nobles wanted to support Li Yuan to replace Yang Sui, but what about the Yuan family? The Yuan family, which once ruled the world, wanted to lose to Li Hu's descendants? This made Yuan Min unacceptable.
Although he promised Dugushun not to spread prophecies, he would not give in to some matters in principle.
Yuan Min immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Yuan Jun, repeatedly instructing him: "This letter is very important. You must hand it over to Li Hun in person. After this matter is done, you go back to the restaurant to find out who the middle-aged man was? I want to know who is helping us behind the scenes. Do you understand?"
"Please rest assured grandfather, grandson will definitely get things done!"
Yuan Hong carefully collected the letter, bowed to his grandfather, and hurried away. Yuan Min looked at his grandson's back and disappeared into the night. He couldn't help but sneer: "Dou Qing, since you are ruthless, don't blame me Yuan Min for being unrighteous!"
As night fell, Yuan Jun got on the carriage. Under several entourages, he left Datongfang and drove towards the Taoist yard in the northwest corner of Luoyang.
But just as they drove out of Datongfang, two horse riders silently stared at the carriage from behind.
It is about five miles from Datongfang to Taoistfang. There are you going to pass through the most prosperous Tianjie in Luoyang. The weather is particularly cool on autumn nights. It is still early to close the city gate. There are people on the streets, clamoring and clamoring, and cars and horses are flowing.
Yuan Jun's carriage was slowly moving among the crowd, but Yuan Jun was considering what happened today. His grandfather was obviously dealing with Wuchuan Mansion and Dou Qing, which made him feel a little depressed. As the eldest grandson, he didn't know the conflict between his grandfather and Wuchuan Mansion. His grandfather had been hiding himself from him. Why?
Yuan Jun was about thirty years old and had outstanding talents. He was the doctor of the Ministry of Rites. He was the eldest grandson of Yuan Min and the heir of the Yuan family in the future. He was also the founder of the Yuan Wei Dynasty in Yuan Min's mind. However, Yuan Min only wanted him to accept the result and did not want him to participate in the process. Yuan Jun also knew about this, so he was deeply depressed.
He couldn't help but touch the letter in his arms, and the frustration in his heart was diluted by this letter, perhaps this letter was his beginning.
Opposite to Guandefang, Tianjie, Zhang Xuan, Yuchi Gong and several personal soldiers were waiting patiently under a big tree. Zhang Xuan also changed his clothes, wore a flat scarf, and a slightly tight samurai robe. They were not conspicuous among the bustling pedestrians, and looked like several wealthy generals waiting for their masters.
Zhang Xuan was a little worried. The news about the Yuan family in Datong Fang had not yet come. I don’t know if they were late or the Yuan family had not taken action.
At this time, a personal soldier dressed as a servant walked out of the small street south of Guandefang, and passed through the endless crowd. He came to Zhang Xuan.
"General, there are people lying in the street." The personal soldier said in a low voice.
"Is it Pei Ju's person?" Yuchi Gong next to him suddenly understood.
Zhang Xuan nodded and smiled, "If I was not mistaken, it was the one who dressed up as a middle-aged man."
"But"
Yuchi Gong frowned, really confused, "I can't figure out what Pei Ju is doing, and told Yuan Jun that he was secretly trying to catch him again. Isn't this fart taking off his pants?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "This is not a redundant thing. Pei Ju actually had the same purpose as ours. He did not want to betray Dou Qing. He also wanted to split the Guanlong nobles."
Yuchi Gong slowly woke up and sighed softly, "The power struggle is so incredible."
Zhang Xuan looked at him with praise. Although Yuchi Gong looked rough on the outside, he was very smart and meticulous inside and very smart. He could actually react to such a complicated thing. Yuchi Gong was definitely a person who could stand alone.
"General, here we come!" a personal soldier reminded in a low voice.
Zhang Xuan also saw a carriage slowly coming north along Tianjie, following three guards next to the carriage, while his two personal soldiers followed closely behind dozens of steps. One of them raised his hands high and signaled the arrival of the target.
"Prepare for action!" Zhang Xuan made a quick decision and ordered him.
Yuchi Gong slowly clenched the big iron rod, and according to the plan, he would kill the first one.
The carriage finally left the noisy people on Tianjie and drove to a small road on the left. The Taoist House where Li Hun Mansion is located is located in the northwest corner, close to the city wall, and is separated from Tianjie by Guandefang. You need to walk about a thousand steps along the wall of Guandefang to see the gate of the Taoist House.
The path is about 15 feet wide, with high walls on both sides. A hundred-year-old tree extends from the walls on both sides, forming a unique tree-shaded path. Although the path is not as lively as the streets, pedestrians still come and go from time to time, making it not deserted.
The carriage slowly walked on the boulevard, and three followers with knives followed around the carriage. When they reached the densest shade of the tree, there were no pedestrians on both sides. The shade covered the moonlight and the road became particularly dark.
Chapter completed!