Chapter 18 Intrigue
Today, Yuwen Shu and his son both did not attend court on the excuse of sick leave. The iron shop accident caused the father and his son to fall into a fear of unity.
"Bang!... Yuwen Shu slapped his eldest son Yu Wenhua and his face. He then turned around and slapped his second son Yu Wen Zhi and his face, and beat the two brothers down.
Yuwen Shu pointed at his two sons and cursed: "You two idiots, I must be killed by you. My Yuwen Shu's reputation for life must be destroyed by you two idiots.
Yu Weng-ji was almost fainted by beating. He touched his hot face and felt very hatred. The credit for success was his own. If something happened, the responsibility was his son. He was famous for his lifetime. Bah!
Although I was very hatred in my heart, I didn't dare to show it. I had to bite my lips hard and said, "I went to investigate Yang Yuanqing's affairs, but my father agreed. How can I blame me now?"
"Am I talking about Yang Yuanqing's incident? I'm talking about pig iron. You idiot, who asked you to sell pig iron to the Turks? I thought it was inappropriate at the beginning, but you turned a deaf ear. You said! What should we do now?"
Yuwen Shu became even more angry. He reached out to beat him again. Yu Wenji knelt in front of his father and begged in a crying voice: "Father, the matter has happened. It's useless to beat the child to death. Let's calm down and think about the countermeasures!"
Yuwen Shu sat down powerlessly. Yes, things have happened, and it is useless to beat his son to death. The key is to think of countermeasures.
Yuwen Shu did not attend morning court today. When he heard the news of an accident in the iron shop in Fengdu City, he hurried to the place. The iron shop had been controlled by the county government. The iron shop manager and several friends were all killed, which made him shocked and angry, and at the same time full of worry.
He did not find the secret account. He didn't know whether his deacon had hidden it or was searched for it. If the account was seen by the Lord, the consequences would be unimaginable.
What made him even more angry was that... until now, he couldn't find out who was doing the night-exploited iron shop?
The first thing he thought of was Yang Yuanqing, but he felt something was wrong. He did not talk to Yang Ya, and Yang Yuanqing had no reason to take revenge on him. Besides, he could not know that he was smuggling pig iron.
Moreover, Yang Yuanqing's Hongrust Tea House was also attacked last night. The magistrate of Luoyang County told him privately that the people who attacked Hongrust Tea House had an ink lotus on the back of their shoulders, which made Yuwen Shu think of King Qi suddenly. Could it be that Zhiji's plan to kill people by using a knife has been effective? Did King Qi really attack Yang Yuanqing?
Yu Wen's family's smuggling of pig iron to the Turks was specifically responsible for Yu Wen's smuggling of pig iron. Yu Wen's smuggling of pig iron was also proposed by Yu Wen's smuggling of pig iron. The shopkeeper of the iron shop was his confidant aide... Seeing that the smuggling of pig iron might be leaked... The consequences were serious, Yu Wen Shu hated and angry at his son, but had no choice.
At this time, the butler's report came from outside the door, "Master, Yang Yuanqing is asking for a meeting outside the door!"
"ah!"
Yuwen and his son stood up at the same time, and were shocked. Yang Yuanqing actually came to the door... What are you here to do? Are you provoking?
Yuwen Zhiji roared, "I'll go and kill him!"
He pulled out the sword on the wall and rushed out. Yuwen Shu angrily shouted: "Bastard! Do you want to get into trouble again?"
Yuwen Zhiji was stunned... He inserted the sword back into the sheath with hatred and stood by the wall without saying a word. Yuwen Zhiji felt extremely hatred, but he did not dare to anger his father.
Yutoushu immediately asked, "How many people have come?"
"He's the only one, not even a follower."
Yuwen Shu couldn't help but secretly admire Yang Yuanqing's courage. He dared to break into the enemy's mansion alone. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Take him to the guest room and wait a moment, don't neglect me and then arrive..."
He said to Qijin again, and his son said, "Since he dares to come to visit, he must be trusted. We should not act too timid and be ridiculed by him. Just treat it as an ordinary visitor. You both follow me and don't talk nonsense."
The two brothers did not dare to say much, so they followed their father to the guest room.
Yuwen Shu’s precious guest rooms are known for their luxury. They are a set of high-quality red sandalwood furniture and a screen made of a whole piece of beautiful Lantian jade. They are crystal clear and flawless. The calligraphy and paintings of Wang Xizhi and Gu Kaizhi are hung on the wall. The exquisite ape is suspected to be the original work. Even the tea cups on the small table are the best celadons of Yue kilns, and even the white ash painted on the wall is mixed with pearl powder, which makes the walls look like crystal light flashing.
Yang Yuanqing sat at the small table and drank tea slowly. Although he dared to visit him alone, it did not mean that he would be careless. He had a small slight made of Arctic cold jade, which was only the size of a palm. This small slight could distinguish poison. He had tried it, and almost tried it a hundred times.
He had tried the tea that Yuwen's family gave him, and he tasted it slowly.
At this time, footsteps came from outside the yard. Yuwen Shu walked into the yard with her two sons and was walking towards the door. Yang Yuanqing stood up and greeted her with a smile.
"General Yuwen, are you safe!"
He smiled and bowed, Yu Wenhua and his heart were filled with anger. He suddenly saw Yang Yuanqing, and anger suddenly surged from his heart. He could no longer control himself. He pointed at Yang Yuanqing and shouted sternly: "Yang Yuanqing, you did a good thing!"
Yang Yuanqing bowed his hands calmly and smiled: "Brother Yuwen, we went out to fight together back then. At that time, Brother Yuwen was handsome and gentle. Why did he become a big official and have a big temper?"
He bowed slightly to Yuwen Shu, "I heard that General Yuwen has returned and has been deeply loved by the holy people, so I can be happy and congratulated...
After all, Yuwen Shu is an elder, much more steady than his son. He was not angry and said coldly: "Two years ago, I rested for a while and took care of my health. Speaking of which, I should also thank General Yang, otherwise I would die of fatigue for a group of incompetent descendants like Ling Zu..."
"Indeed, General Yuwen has two unscrupulous descendants. If he doesn't have a good rest, he probably won't be able to last a few years."
The Yuwen brothers were furious. They were about to scold again, but Yuwen Shu stopped his two sons. He stared at Yang Yuanqing and asked him tentatively: "I heard that General Yang opened a tea shop in Fengdu City. What happened last night?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "It's just a group of small thieves, but they're not as good as the iron shop of the Yuwen family, but they're actually targeted by big people."
Yuwen Shu was stunned and immediately asked: "General Yang, what do you mean?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled but did not answer. Yuwen Shu woke up and waved his hand and said, "General Yang, please sit down!"
The two of them took a seat separately, but Yu Wenzhi and his brothers were not qualified to sit down, so they could only stand behind their father... The two pairs of eyes looked at Yang Yuanqing with extremely unfriendly eyes.
Yang Yuanqing turned a blind eye to the two brothers. He bowed and smiled slightly, "I'm here to visit the general, because there are two things to give to the general."
"I wish to hear it carefully!" Yuwen Shu said without saying a word.
Yang Yuanqing took out a wooden sign and placed it on the table... and pushed it to Yuwen Shu, "This was the earth that was taken from the people who invaded the Red Rust Tea House last night. There were a total of 120 yuan. Judging from the wooden sign, it seemed to be related to Yuwen's mansion. Yuan Qing came to verify with the general."
Yuwen Shu picked up the wooden sign and looked at it. It was made of golden nanmu and was inlaid with silver edges... The three seal characters of Yuwen Mansion were shining on the front... The name on the back... This is a typical Yuwen Shu fake waist sign.
Yu Wenzhi and Yu Wenzhi and his brothers also looked at the sign curiously. Yu Wenzhi recognized it first, "This is not the brand of our country, but a fake..."
"How can I see it?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.
Yu Wenhe walked out quickly and came back for a moment. He held the same sign in his hand and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "You can see it yourself... what's the difference?"
Yang Yuanqing took the sign and looked at it. He saw the difference at a glance. The names of his brand are also in seal script... But the name on the Yuwen family brand is running script.
Yuwen Shu returned the sign to Yang Yuanqing and shook his head and said, "First of all, the sign is fake, and secondly, I have never sent anyone to attack Hongrust Tea House. Last night, those people were fake. Yuwen's family asked General Yang to investigate..."
Yang Yuanqing smiled, but did not answer, took out two letters of arrows from his arms and handed them to Yuwen Shu, "General Yuwen will understand after looking at them. These are the two letters of arrows I received last night. Someone wants to provoke the struggle between us..."
Yuwen Shu was stunned. He opened the two letters and read them quickly. He immediately understood that anger erupted in his eyes..." Wow!, and then he pinched the two letters into a ball.
"Father, what's going on?" Yu Weng-ji asked in a low voice behind her when she saw her father's expressions.
Yuwen Shu gritted his teeth and said, "It was done by King Qi!"
Yang Yuanqing sighed and said, "The King of Qi is indeed very good at doing it. At the same time, he attacked my Hongrusty Tea House and also attacked the Hundred-forged Iron Shop. I thought it was the Yuwen family. General Yuwen also thought it was my move, so he provoked it successfully. Then he fought against the cranes and clams, and the fisherman benefited. If I hadn't seen the corpses with an ink lotus on the back of the shoulders, I would have been fooled."
Yuwen Shu was so angry that he shivered. He wanted to use the sword of the King of Qi to deal with Yang Yuanqing, but he did not expect that the King of Qi would turn around and provoke his fierce battle with Yang Yuanqing, with extremely vicious intentions. Now he is even more worried whether his secret account would fall into the hands of the King of Qi.
Yang Yuanqing took a sip of tea slowly and said tentatively: "I need to get a clear answer to this matter. Although I have heard of the rumors about Mo Lianhua, I have no evidence that Mo Lianhua is the dead soldier of the King of Qi. If the King of Qi is not behind the scenes, then the problem will be big."
Yuwen Zhiji next to him snorted, "Who doesn't know that Mo Lianhua is the Dead Soldier of the King of Qi? Is this necessary to confirm?"
Yuwen Shu seemed to understand Yang Yuanqing's intention. He seemed to be trapping his own words and wanting to know the secret of Mo Lianhua. Yuwen Shu thought to himself: "Does Yang Yuanqing want to deal with the King of Qi? If this is the case, it may not be a bad thing. Let the two of them fight fiercely. It would be best if the King of Qi can kill Yang Yuanqing, or Yang Yuanqing overthrow the King of Qi. Both of these results are all he is happy to see.
Yuwen Shu laughed dryly and said, "If General Yang wants to understand the situation of the King of Qi Dead Soldier, I can recommend one person to General Yang. This person is very familiar with the situation of the King of Qi Dead Soldier."
"Please tell me clearly, General!"
"This person is called Yun Dingxing. He is the father-in-law of the former crown prince Yang Yong. After Yang Yong's death, he was convicted and not an official slave. He had contact with me for a while. He told me that he participated in the training of the King of Qi's death warriors. However, I was not interested and did not believe him at the time, so I didn't ask much. He is now a slave of the King of Qi's mansion and is deeply trusted by the King of Qi. This person is extremely greedy for bribery and has no loyalty. Yang Jiangzhang can go to him to inquire."
Yang Yuanqing stood up and bowed and smiled, "For this reason, thank you General Yuwen!"
Chapter completed!