Late at night, the curfew in Xiyang City had already begun. In most areas of the city, there was no sign of a person except the patrol soldiers and horses. Only in specific areas, they were able to enjoy themselves all night long and not affected.

As Xiyang's commercial activities become increasingly prosperous, more and more merchants traveling from south to north live in the city. They have strong socializing and enjoyment needs. Many buyers and sellers need to drink and have to stop drunk. Therefore, Xiyang, which was originally just an ordinary city, Lefang's business became more and more prosperous.

Eat, drink, play and have fun. The music shops in Xiyang City are not too large, not as large as those in the metropolis such as Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinyang, and Yecheng. However, they have their own characteristics. In addition to various popular entertainment methods, there are also novel "Xiyang characteristics", and shadow puppetry is one of them.

The most famous shadow puppetry performance venue in Xiyang City is the famous Changlefang. Not only does shadow puppetry be performed during the day, but there are also skin acting at night. Several opera troupes take turns performing day and night, and the "Yulong Manyan" performed from time to time, make merchants linger here.

Changlefang and surrounding wine shops, theaters and restaurants form the concentrated area of ​​entertainment venues in Xiyang City. In this area, as long as you have money, all kinds of enjoyment will not be interrupted by day and night.

Convenient circulation coupons and a wide variety of entertainment methods make guests' desire to consume unprecedentedly. If the guests are unable to drink, they have to have a "long talk" with the young ladies, or they miss the time and cannot go home, they can have a place to stay.

As the cups and cups were filled with laughter, echoing faintly in the night sky. Sima Yuwen Shiwu of Huangzhou listened to the laughter outside the box, smiled, and wiped the blood from the blade with cloth.

The room was in a mess, the food was overturned, and delicious food and wine were spilled all over the floor. Several men were all over the place, all of whom had been wiped with their necks and died with anger. Blood was splattering everywhere, rendering a thrilling red scene.

The smell of blood was covered by the incense medicine brought in by the servants, and the movement was covered by the noisy opera colors outside the box. Yuwen Shiwu put his knife into the sheath, watched the servants pack up the bodies, sat back on the seat, picked up the wine pot that fell to the ground, and drank it by himself.

The bloody corpse was right in front of him, and it could not affect Yuwen Shiwu's mood at all. He picked up a handful of popcorn and looked at a corpse while eating.

There was a knife wound on the face of the corpse, which was cut by Yuwen Shiwu. The corpse was still a living person not long ago. He raised his glass to drink with him and chatted and laughed. Just as another round of toast, the other party suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed him, but it was easily chopped down by Yuwen Shiwu, who had been guarding.

His helper was also dealt with by Yuwen Shiwu's entourage and died on the spot. The reason why he did not leave a living was out of caution. After all, once the situation was out of control and people ran out covered in blood, it would be hindering:

When guests saw extremely exciting murder scenes in Changlefang, how can they do business in the future?

Yuwen Shiwu is the backer of Changlefang. Of course, he has a backer, that is, King Yuwen Wen of Xiyang. Yuwen Wen handed over the Changlefang, which has a lot of people, to Yuwen Shiwu to manage it in order to reward his confidants. At the same time, he also made some "warnings".

In entertainment venues, fighting, group fights, etc. are common because of jealousy, or drinking, they are bored, but there must be a certain degree, that is, they cannot die.

Therefore, the golden signboard of Changlefang must not be ruined by human life. Although the boss is the one who kills people by himself, everything will disappear into laughter and joy.

If you can pass it, you will never let the other party scream, so as not to disturb the isolated guests. As for the food case, the sound of various utensils falling off, it is just to think that someone is drunk and smashing it wildly. It is no big deal.

The servants quickly put the body in a cloth bag and carried it away. All the items stained with human blood had been replaced. The blood on the ground disappeared without a trace, and the private room was soon "changed".

"Eat, why don't you eat anymore? I'll treat you tonight, don't be polite."

Yuwen Shiwu called on several young men to sit down. These people just killed people on the spot like him, but they did not look at all restless, nor were they uneasy. After putting their knife in the sheath, they sat without moving their chopsticks.

"Sima, we are full."

"Didn't you feel nauseous when you see human blood? Oh, how did your boss train people? Are the people in the Cat Team actually afraid of blood?"

Yuwen Shiwu clapped his hands and signaled the servant to bring in various midnight snacks: "Eat! If you don't eat, you won't give face! Otherwise, when Amin comes back, I will settle the score with him!"

Several young people smiled helplessly. They were not afraid of blood, and they were also familiar with Yuwen Shiwu. They just couldn't kill someone and just sat next to eat. Although they didn't feel nauseous and vomiting, they always felt strange.

Just as he was about to turn on his chopsticks, he heard a sound of talking outside the door. After a moment, he pushed the door open and entered, but it was Jia Niu, a Dianwei of the Prince of Xiyang.

"What's wrong with Chuanshe?"

"Those people have been controlled and have now been under house arrest. Just wait for Sima to speak."

"sit."

"Oh, did Sima deliberately let Bei Yi sit in this place where people died?"

"I'm telling you, what's going on with your Cats? They're so pretentious!"

"Okay, sit down."

Jia Niu sat in a seat next to Yuwen Shiwu, took a handful of popcorn and ate it. Yuwen Shiwu touched his beardless chin and asked, "In your opinion, is this group of people acting like this?"

When several young men saw the two people talking about the secret matter, they quickly stood up and left, leaving only two people left in the house. Yuwen Shiwu continued to talk to Jia Niu: "These serious court officials dare to turn against each other. I'm afraid there will be something wrong with Yecheng..."

Since the Lingnan Road marched at the end of last year, the Xia government has often sent people to Huangzhou Prefecture to manage Xiyang to coordinate the military command of the Lingnan marching.

The military force composition of the Lingnan Road marching was mainly Huangzhou Army, but after all, it was for the country to fight, so the court had to allocate supplies, food and grass to meet the combat needs of the Lingnan Road marching, so people needed to send to Xiyang to coordinate and supervise.

Such official duties have lasted from the end of last year to the present, and there is nothing special about it. However, the officials who were rotated half a month ago were somehow close to the fifteenth day of Huangzhou Sima Yuwen, which made him feel a little strange.

If you do business and private matters, it seems that everyone has no friendship. If the other party wants to buy a hot-selling goods in Huangzhou, you shouldn't have come to Yuwen Shiwu.

As the owner of Changlefang, he can give a "discounted price" to let everyone go to Changlefang to have fun, but the other party obviously has no such idea.

As the saying goes, if you show your kindness without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief. Yuwen Shiwu, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of staying behind, couldn't help but mutter to the motives of these people.

According to the guidance of King Yuwen Wen of Xiyang, Yuwen Shiwu also became a conspiracy theorist, so the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He and Chief Secretary Hao Wu Boyi thought it was...

Boldly guess and carefully verify, Yuwen Shiwu asked Jia Niu to spy on the details of these people. After listening to the corner for a few days, although he could not hear any problems, he felt that the other party was approaching him because of a bad intention.

Yuwen Shiwu directly invited the other party to have fun in Changlefang. The time was delayed several times. The other party really found out that he wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate, but was killed by Yuwen Shiwu who was prepared.

The death of the court officials was a terrible matter, but for Yuwen Shiwu, the act of the other party assassinating him was a great sign, because what the other party wanted to deal with was not Yuwen Shiwu, who was a Sima of the State, but with Yuwen Shiwu, the confidant of the King of Xiyang.

Acting like this means someone is going to deal with King Xiyang. Who is that person?

There is no need to think about who else can be, but once that person wants to take action, it means that the situation changes drastically. Yuwen Shiwu is not facing isolated incidents, but a series of crises.

"The king led his troops to fight, far away in Lingbiao Guangzhou. Once the situation in the Central Plains changes drastically, he will not be able to come back in a hurry, so before the king comes back, Huangzhou cannot be in chaos!"

Yuwen Shiwu said firmly, Zhang Dingfa and Wu Ming went to Yecheng, and Jia Niu was responsible for the cat team of King Xiyang, so now we must stand up and shoulder the heavy responsibility. Everyone works together to protect Huangzhou and the family business.

Not to mention anything else, most of the families of the soldiers under Yuwen Wen's command are here. Once Huangzhou is lost, it may lead to chaos in the morale of the army, not to mention that the Xiyang Palace is in Xiyang City. Once something happens, Yuwen Wen's family will be taken down.

Over the years, whenever Yuwen Wen wanted to use troops to the outside world, Yuwen Shiwu was arranged to stay in Xiyang for his guardianship and never had the chance to make military achievements. However, he had no complaints because this was Yuwen Wen's trust in him, and it was precisely because of this that Yuwen Shiwu did not dare to take it lightly.

"According to previous news, the emperor in Yecheng had a wedding today, but it seems that the prime minister is about to turn against each other. Then the princess and the prince may be trapped in Yecheng... Is there a pigeon in Yecheng back?"

"Not yet. If something really happens in Yecheng, the pigeon will fly back tomorrow."

"But don't have any trouble. If the princess and prince are trapped in Yecheng, the king is afraid he will be mad!"

"Sima, this is the worst case, but according to the previous plan, the princess is in her parents' home after all, so it doesn't matter for a while. Now the important thing is Huangzhou. Since the other party plans to take action against Sima, there may be a second move."

"Later move? Haha, from now on, I will not listen to anyone except the king's orders. The king has been on guard against this day. So, if any official, the general dares to pretend to be crazy and stupid, he will not listen to the orders, I will kill him to sacrifice the flag first!"

"Sima, then these people? Is it really good not to keep a living?"

"It's great! Don't talk nonsense and disturb people's hearts. Tomorrow morning, I will take these heads to the government office to convene everyone to discuss matters and see who dares to pretend to be crazy!"

Jia Niu was thinking about other problems: "What I worry about is that some people are ready to move but pretend to obey. Once the enemy is approaching and Sima is doing their best to go abroad, they will take the opportunity to make small moves."

"So you have to watch it. Isn't it just right to catch mice or something?"

"How many people can we keep an eye on? Those officials and generals are talking in secret in their own houses, but we can't find out what they are talking about."

"Then let's see who often get together, the officials who often travel around the house should strengthen surveillance, and the ones that should be bought must be bought, and there are always some servants with unclean foundations who are waiting to betray their husbands at any time."

Yuwen Shiwu and Jia Niu began to discuss countermeasures. Jia Niu didn't need to worry about business. He only needed to play the role of eyes and eyeliner. After all, King Xiyang has been operating in Huangzhou for so many years and has basic eyeliner, so now we must be vigilant at any time whether there is a conspiracy brewing.

Yuwen Wen led his troops outside, and Yuwen Shiwu, who was left behind, could call on various eyeliners and ears of the royal palace, and could further mobilize all powers if necessary, and this power was never known to outsiders.

This is a secret arrangement, and there are also an open arrangement. Before Yuwen Wen went to war, he announced in public that if necessary, Yuwen Shiwu will act as the position of Sima, and the responsibility of the Huangzhou general manager will be shared by Yuwen Shiwu and Hao Wubo.

In other words, the decision made by these two people after discussion was Yuwen Wen's decision. If anyone dares to pretend to be confused, he is deliberately provoking trouble, killing him if he should be killed and arresting him if he should be arrested.

It’s not that Yuwen Wen is arrogant and treats the Huangzhou General Administration as his own private land, but that this is originally a private land given to him by King Qi, so there is no need to be "treated as". The members of the officials are really Yuwen Wen’s assistants, and there is no one to restrain them. So whoever dares to jump out at critical moments is either stupid or bad.

"Tomorrow, I will go and explain the details to Butler Li, and prepare the palace. Don't let Xiao Xiao frighten the family members of the mansion. You will work harder. I think the king will set off to the north immediately after receiving the news, so before the king returns, you must ensure that Huangzhou is foolproof."

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Huangzhou Prefecture Office, Huangzhou Prefecture Chief Hao Wu Bo was in charge of the official office at this time. Once a rebellion occurred in Xiyang City tonight, he would immediately send troops to suppress it. The governor usually served as the county magistrate of the county where the prefecture was located, so Hao Wu Bo's move was within the scope of his duties.

At this time, the government office was heavily guarded inside and outside. Hao Wu Bo, wearing armor, was looking at a note. This note was just sent to him by the people in Sima Yuwen Shiwu, who had just sent it to him. The two lines of poetry on it were the secret codes agreed upon by the two.

Hao Wu Bo looked at the note carefully several times, then lit it with a light to burn it. Yuwen Shiwu had already solved the officials of the Xia government with ill intentions, which means that their guesses were correct in advance: the situation changed drastically, and Prime Minister Yuchi Dun was probably going to turn against him.

This means that all parts of Shannan are facing a huge crisis, and Hao Wuwang is not in charge of other places, but Anlu and Xiyang are his most concerned places.

The Anlu Hao family means that the foundation of the Hao family is in Anlu, and many of Hao Wubo’s relatives are in Anlu, and Anlu will inevitably become the target of the attack of Prime Minister Yuchi Dun. In the following war, Anlu’s safety will inevitably attract Hao Wubo’s attention.

Another place is Xiyang, which is the territory of King Yuwen Wen of Xiyang and is also the starting point of Hao Wubo's career. It is both his place of making his fortune both in public and private, so Xiyang and even in Huangzhou cannot be missed.

Hao Wu Bo is concerned about the current situation. Of course, he knows that the Yuchi family is now in great power. Once Prime Minister Yuchi Dun turns against each other, the next path between Qi, King Yu and Wen Liang and father and son (nephew) will be difficult to walk, but he is full of confidence in King Xiyang, so he will never give in.

Hao Wubo was a personal witness to the development of Huangzhou. He was very proud of his political achievements and trusted the abilities of King Xiyang. Therefore, even if the Yuchi family is powerful, he felt that his side might not be able to fight.

The breakup between the emperor and the prime minister may have arrived early, but this crisis is both a challenge and an opportunity. The young Hao Wu Bo is in a tough mood. When he thinks of this, he is not depressed but happy.

Back then, the young governor of Huangzhou (Bazhou) and the young master of the government, in the face of many difficulties, worked together to open up the situation. After eight years of hard work, Huangzhou made a earth-shaking change.

Now, let the three still young people change the situation too!

Thinking of this, Uncle Hao walked out of the room: "Come here!"

"The last general is here, please give the Shangguan order."

"The order is sent, and the troops of each unit take turns to rest. There is no signal, so there is no need to be dispatched."

"The last general will receive the order!"
Chapter completed!