?A four-wheeled carriage was surrounded by guards and was driving on Anlucheng Street. In the carriage, Yuwen Wen sat opposite a man with expressionless face. When he left the General Administration, his father asked him to take someone home. Fortunately, it was not a woman, but now Yuwen Wen still feels a little headache.

"The envoy Yuwen angrily scolded the traitorous prime minister Yang Jian in the court, which made Cui admire him." The man said with a smile. He was the envoy of the court in Yecheng who came to Anlu for a long time, and the Prime Minister Shi Cui Dana.

Cui Dana, a noble family man from the Boling Cui family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes, was the chief secretary of Xiangzhou when Yuchi Jiong rose up to rebel against Yang. If it were according to the historical trajectory, this one had been dead for two years.

'It's the chief minister of the Prime Minister again!' Yuwen Wen complained in his heart that Yang Jian had sent as an envoy to be his envoy before was Zheng Yi, and now the chief minister of Shu Duke Yuchi Jiong was also sent as an envoy to be his envoy. It seems that those who want to accomplish great things must turn their chief minister into a confidant.

"Changshi Cui was joking. If I had killed Yang Jian on the spot, there would not have been so many things to come. Whenever I think of this, I would have tossed and turned and regretted it." Yuwen Wen started to speak indifferently. This person was not the kind of "industry conscience" like Zheng Yi who collects money and does things, so he didn't plan to waste time.

As a confidant of Yuchi Jiong, Cui Changshi risked his life to come to Anlu, not only to persuade Yuwen Liang to join the court in Yecheng, but also to visit Yuchi Jiong's son, Yuchi Shun, the Duke of Angu County. Because he arrived secretly, he had to hide his whereabouts when he walked in Anlu City. Yuchi Shun lived next to his son-in-law Yuwen Wen, so he brought him along the way.

As expected, the other party was so choked by his words that he could not continue the conversation. Just when Yuwen Wen thought his ears could be purified, Cui Dana started chattering again. He first asked the Angu County Duke how his recent situation was. He heard Yuwen Wen say that his father-in-law was attacked and fell down the mountain last year and saved his life. He couldn't help but sigh:

"It's really thrilling, but if the envoy had not brought the Duke of Angu County from Chang'an, the Duke of the State would have lost his parents."

‘Why did it go around me again?’ Yuwen Wen wondered in his heart, why did this person always talk to him because he had eaten the wrong thing? He didn’t know anything about him when we first met and didn’t know each other.

He had no intention of making a fuss in Yecheng, and this famous family Cui Changshi may not be able to respect him. As the saying goes, he is tough if he has no desires, so he is too lazy to laugh with the other party.

"If there is nowhere, you have to help me if you are in trouble as a son-in-law." Yuwen Wen replied lightly. The family life opposite is very miserable, and he can talk about some topics but is afraid that the other party will "go wildly".

Cui Dana was originally a minister of Qi. Her original wife was Princess Le'an of Qi. The couple had a good life, but once Princess Le'an returned to the palace to meet her uncle, Emperor Gao Yang. When she saw the other party asks her how she was doing at her husband's house, she said everything was fine, but her mother-in-law didn't like her very much.

Then Gao Yang's family had a mental illness and killed Cui Dana's mother and threw it into Zhangshui. Cui Dana wanted to cry but had no choice but to continue living with his wife who accidentally killed her mother. When Zhou State destroyed Qi, he killed Princess Le'an to avenge her mother.

‘You can’t talk, you can’t talk!’ Yuwen Wen kept silent while suppressing his dark thoughts. Unexpectedly, Cui Dana raised the issue of burning Jiangjinshu again and asked him what he thought, whether the governance in Bazhou was going smoothly, etc.

Seeing the other party so 'subtle', Yu Wen Wen became more and more puzzled: Are you five surnames and seven hopes very arrogant and disdainful of having sex with novices like me? Why are you so rude?

If you show your kindness for nothing, you are either a traitor or a thief. Yuwen Wen judged that the other party seemed to have something to ask for, but couldn't figure out what he could do. The two of them were cold and hot until they arrived at the mansion of Angu County Duke.

Yuwen Wen introduced the Angu County Duke Yuchi Shun to Cui Dana and slipped back to the next door from the side door. Since his family moved to Bazhou, the original mansion was still kept as a villa, and also as an "office" in Anlu.

The guards and servants he met along the way in the mansion greeted him one after another. Yuwen Wen learned that his wife was next door with her mother, and her sister was not interested in reuniting, and she started to wander around the mansion.

Anlu was recalled by his father this time and brought Yuchi Chifan back with him. His son Jilang, who was only a few months old, did not travel with him because of the bumpy road. After the "decisive battle at the top of Xiyang" on New Year's Eve in Bazhou, his parents-in-law were also worried about their daughter's recent situation, so this time he came back to fulfill his wish to meet his daughter.

After walking around the mansion, he found that everything was the same. Although there were fewer people, everything was still in order. After listening to the report from the manager one by one, he was very satisfied with sending the reward. When he was bored, a servant came to report to the shopkeeper Cui next door to ask for a meeting.

When Yuwen Wen was stunned when he heard this, he immediately asked the servant to lead the other party over. While waiting, he muttered in his heart that the clingy man seemed to be "either a traitor or a thief". Sure enough, Cui Da took it in and sat down and cut into the topic directly.

"A mere gift is not respectful." Cui Dana presented several golden gold bars. Yuwen Wen looked at the ten gold bars in front of him, thinking that something was wrong.

"What does Cui Changshi mean? If I don't explain it clearly, I will not dare to accept it."

"The minister must say that the Duke of Qi will lead Jingxiang and the military and civilians in Jiangbei to support the court. Please ask the Duke of the County to say a few more words in front of Duke of Qi. If he can accomplish this, he will be grateful."

‘A few good words?’ Yuwen Wen wondered in his heart that if his father proclaimed himself emperor, the second beneficiary would be his brother Yu Wenming. If this Yu Wenming, who did not "solve" might be in a hurry to be the crown prince, came to find his second son because he was afraid that he would interfere badly in the middle?

Some people in this world collect money and do things like Zheng Yi. Some people can't collect money and do things just because they can't. Do you think I'm the kind of person? Look down on me?

"It doesn't matter." Yuwen Wen said unhappily. "If my father wants...Cui Changshi will find his brother."

Cui Dana smiled and said that the prince naturally had to go there, but now he would visit him on the way. He was afraid that it would be too abrupt in the car and he dragged him to the door. Prime Minister Yuchi sincerely hoped that Duke Qi could serve the court in Yecheng to fight against Yang Jian together for the orthodox work.

"Your Majesty will probably have a life of a few days in abdication. Now the bloodline of Emperor Wen is the one in Yecheng. This official, my father, and my elder brother, as a royal family, naturally have to consider the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Yuwen Wen accepted the gold bars with a smile. His father had already made a decision, so he would not take them for nothing. Although they were not as expensive as a glass mirror, no one thought that the money was too much. If he didn't take the gold bars, he would be worried, so it was natural that everyone would be happy.

"This matter... I will definitely advise my father not to believe in other people's slander and act ruthless."

Cui Dana felt a little calm when he saw Yuwen Wen accepting the gold bar and agreeing. He disguised himself as a escort of a fierce soldier and walked through Yang Jian's territory to Anzhou. After asking about the situation on Yuwen Liang's side. According to what he heard, the person in front of him was the one who could not do anything but would have bad things, so he was set as the first target to "conquer".

"Changshi Cui. Is there something wrong with Yecheng that Duke Shu was so anxious and angry?" Yuwen Wen began to perform "true colors". Since the other party thought he was that kind of person, he would act like that kind of person.

Cui Dana never expected that this person would ask the question of "mystic retarded" and failed to speak. How could he tell the truth about this kind of thing in person? Even if there was something wrong with the court in Yecheng, he would not say it directly, so it was useless to ask this.

He laughed dryly for a while and said, "Don't listen to rumors. The Prime Minister is very good now. The court is working together to fight against Yang Ni and recover the mountains and rivers."

‘In other words, the Duke of Shu was in poor health and the court in Yecheng began to fight in the internal struggle?’ Yuwen Wen thought, the so-called explanation was to cover up, and the other party hurriedly "refuted the rumors" that he had not asked. This was completely a self-indulgence.

If I acted wise and magical martial arts, how could I find out such news? It turns out that pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is the king!

Cui Dana is more than twice as old as Yuwen Wen's career, and has been a veteran in the officialdom for more than 20 years. Yuwen Wen feels that the other party may feel that he is not in tune with it, so he relaxes his vigilance without realizing it.

So he decided to continue.

"Cui Changshi went south and crossed the Yellow River to pass through Yang Jian's territory. Now that he usurped the throne, he was also in aware that the exchanges between Yecheng and Anlu must have been closely investigated in Yuzhou. How did Cui Changshi come?"

Cui Dana naturally talked about this kind of boredom and said a few words in general. Yuwen Wen then enthusiastically made a suggestion: It is better to change the path when Cui Changshi goes back, and go to Bazhou where he works, and go east along the river, and reach the boundary of the Wuzhou General Administration opposite Jiankang and then land on the north shore.

"You can walk day and night when pretending to be a businessman and traveling on the waterway. If you buy a road, you won't be afraid of being intercepted by Chen Jun. I heard that some prefectures and counties in the Wuzhou General Administration are under the control of the Duke of Shu. When you get there, you don't have to hide your head and tail when you get there."

Cui Dana was amused and laughed at this bad idea and explained that he had friends to help him along the way, and he and his subordinates had never taken a boat for a long time.

Don’t be afraid of beheading your head, but you are afraid of taking a boat for a long time? He hesitated. It seems that some prefectures and counties you took down by the Wuzhou General Administration are not very stable.

It took about 1,200 miles to Jiankang, the capital of Chen State. It took a boat to go east along the water day and night to reach it in a few days. Now there are so many merchants who come to Shu and Sanwu, the west and east ends of the Yangtze River, who are not afraid of Chen's navy.

It was far away from Wuzhou to return to Yecheng, but it didn't take long to send news from one's territory. The journey from Wuzhou to Yecheng was about 1,500 miles by land, and it took five days to relay the Yima, which was 300 miles a day, and it took no more than half a month.

Although the water and land routes are a little farther, they are safe. Even if people arrive in Wuzhou, they can go first. If they return to the original route and cross Yang Jian’s territory, the news can be spread, but people will be at risk of being intercepted at any time, especially the area around Xingzhou on the Yellow River is a high-risk area. If it were Yuwen Wen, he would rather take a long way.

While talking to Cui Dana in detail, he thought in his mind: If it weren't for the unstable situation in Wuzhou, I guess this Cui Changshi would have gone like this... Wait, could it be that the Duke of Shu has an insider in Yuzhou... Such a powerful force can ensure the personal safety of the envoy, I'm afraid it's a big source... Damn, it's not that someone in the Yuzhou General Administration wants to turn to the Yecheng court.

In this way... If the war starts again, then the Duke of Shu will probably take Yuzhou as the key direction of attack?!

Cui Dana sat down for a while and stood up to say goodbye. Yuwen Wen sent him enthusiastically to his father-in-law's house next door to board the carriage and left. As soon as the other party left, he was about to rush to the General Administration to report the latest news to his father.
Chapter completed!