Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 371 Luo Yi's thoughts

After Wen Yanbo left, Luo Shou walked into the room.

"Brother, Mr. Wen doesn't want to stay?"

"Hehe." Luo Yi sneered, "Li Tang is so powerful, how can I keep Wen Yanbo in this pool of water."

Luo Shou said: "Brother, this time the Turkic army of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot defeat the Tang Dynasty in their southward invasion, so let's let go of those thoughts."

Luo Yi was silent, a little unwilling.

Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, he has been firmly occupying Youzhou. Not to mention a hero, he was also a hero for a while.But he never rushed out of Youzhou, and watched the heroes from all walks of life vying for hegemony.

Li Mi, Yu Wenhuaji, Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, Xiao Xian, he thought he was no worse than these people, but why was he not as good as these people?

After thinking for a long time, he was sure because the position he occupied was not good.How could he be so passive if Gao Kaidao hadn't caused him trouble.

"I'll think about it."

Xue House.

"Who are you?" The porter looked at Cen Wenwen.

"Please tell me, little brother, that the court envoy Cen Wenwen is asking to see General Xue."

Hearing this, the concierge did not dare to be negligent, and said: "Please wait a moment, the emissary, and the villain will go to inform the gentleman."

"Please."

Not a moment after the boy entered, a big man came walking like a tiger.

"Cen Shijun is polite." The big man clasped his fists.

"General Xue is polite." Cen Wenwen cupped his fists and asked, "Dare to ask General Xue's name."

"I'm Xue Wanshu."

Cen Wenwen secretly thought; that's right.

"I was entrusted by someone to come here to deliver a letter."

Hearing this, Xue Wanshu was a little strange, but she didn't say anything immediately, but invited Cen Wenwen into the mansion first.

main hall.

"May I ask Mr. Cen, who entrusted you to deliver the letter?"

Cen Wenwen said: "Xue Shou, Sima of Shence Mansion."

Hearing this, Xue Wanshu frowned.

Originally, he heard the report from his servant that Cen Wenwen came to visit, so he was surprised, since he and Cen Wenwen didn't know each other, what was he doing to visit him.If Cen Wenwen was not the envoy of Chang'an, he would have refused to meet directly.

It's even more strange to hear him delivering letters for Xue Shou now, because he is not familiar with that Xue Shou at all.

"Xue Shou, I don't know this person." Xue Wanshu said.

Cen Wenwen took out the letter and handed it to Xue Wanshu.

"Xue Sima said, General Xue will naturally understand when he sees the letter."

Hearing this, Xue Wanshu took the letter and opened it to read, his eyes changed from astonishment to seriousness.

Cen Wenwen didn't know the content of the letter either, he was only responsible for delivering the letter, so he didn't care what Xue Wanshu's expression was when he read the letter, he just drank tea by himself.

After Xue Wanshu read the letter, he asked, "Is my eldest brother under the command of His Royal Highness King Chu?"

Cen Wenwen nodded, "That's right. After our dynasty captured Luoyang, General Xue Wanshu surrendered to the King of Qin and served as a general under his tent. This year, he went to Bingzhou with the King of Qin. Because it was not good for him to defend Shanyang, the court dismissed him for his negligence. Wang consolidated his troops and reactivated General Xue Wanshu.

Right now, he is the general of Shence Mansion. "

Xue Wanshu pinched the letter paper, was silent for a while, and said, "Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me." Cen Wenwen said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Chu, has always been a meritocracy. General Xue Wanshu is brave, so he can be reused."

Afterwards, Xue Wanshu chatted with Cen Wenwen for a while, and then sent the gift out of the house.

After returning, he told his servants, "Go to the barracks immediately and call Saburo Shiro back."

"Yes."

Not long after, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, who got the news of the second brother, returned to the mansion one after another.

In the study room, four brothers gathered together, namely Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, and the youngest Xue Wanbei.

"A few hours ago, Cen Wenwen, the envoy from Chang'an, came to visit me. He sent a letter from Xue, please read it." Xue Wanshu put the letter on the table.

Xue Wanche has a hulking back, a tall figure, and a fleshy face. His appearance is extremely intimidating, but it does not conform to the aesthetics of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

In history, Li Shimin's sister was unwilling to have a bridal chamber with Xue Wanche because he was ugly and stupid.

He asked: "Who is this Xue Shou? I've never heard of it. Second brother, do you know him?"

Xue Wanshu said: "I met him once when I was a child. He is from Hedong. When the adults went back to their hometown to worship their ancestors, I accompanied me and met him. But that was twenty years ago."

Xue Wanche was stunned, "Going home to worship ancestors, Hedong?"

He clearly remembered that his hometown was from Dunhuang County, how did it become Hedong.

Xue Wanshu explained: "Your Excellency used to be from Hedong, and later he followed his grandfather to guard the border and settled down in Dunhuang."

Xue Wanshu's grandfather was Xue Hui, the general of Sui Zuowuwei, and his father was Xue Shixiong, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty.

Xue Wanche scratched his hair, feeling that the relationship was troublesome.

"Then what does this Xue Shou want you to do?"

Xue Wanshu said: "He said in the letter that he has invited elder brother to return his membership."

"Return?" Fifth younger brother Xue Wanbei asked, "Big brother agreed?"

Xue Wanshu said: "It said in the letter that elder brother was going to agree, but I didn't receive any letter from elder brother. I don't believe it. Although we come from the Xue family in Hedong, we are only partial families. Otherwise, grandfather and adults would not be sent to the army. Besides, this Xue accepts this Contact us at any time, I'm afraid it's not as simple as inviting us to return."

At this time, Xue Wanjun read the letter and said: "Earlier, my elder brother was loyal to Luoyang. Later, the Luoyang court was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and my elder brother returned to the Tang Dynasty. My elder brother once sent a letter saying that he was a general under King Qin. I heard that King Qin Jieli was defeated, already defeated, how is the elder brother doing now?"

Xue Wanshu said: "According to what Cen Wenwen said, the eldest brother was dismissed by the court because of his disadvantage in the battle. Later, the king of Chu integrated the troops and reinstated the eldest brother. Currently, the eldest brother is under the command of the king of Chu."

Historically, Xue Shixiong's five sons were called the Five Tigers of the Xue family.The eldest Xue Wanshu, the second Xue Wanshu, the third Xue Wanjun, the fourth Xue Wanche, and the fifth Xue Wanbei were all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.

Among them, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche all served Li Jiancheng.

But because of the appearance of Li Zhiyun, Li Shimin had few generals under his command, so Xue Wanshu, who was loyal to Luoyang at that time, was not spared.

Later, King Qin was killed in battle, and Li Zhiyun was ordered to integrate the troops, so naturally Xue Wanshu was not spared.

Xue Wanjun murmured: "That Xue Shou is also a member of the King of Chu. Tell me, does the King of Chu want us to work for him?"

"It's possible." Xue Wanshu said, "The King of Chu is dealing with Shibobi in Hebei this year, and Director Luo didn't send troops to help. I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction with the court. Perhaps the King of Chu wants us to be loyal to the court."

"Against Luo Yi?" Xue Wanjun added.

Xue Wanshu nodded slowly.

At present, except for Xue Wanbei who is still young and has not yet become an official, the rest Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche all hold important positions in the Youzhou Army.

Xue Wanche was puzzled and said, "Why do we have to deal with Luo Yi? Haven't we already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty?"

Both Xue Wanshu and Xue Wan ignored his brother's idiot question.

Xue Wanjun said: "I think it's better to discuss with elder brother first. Without news of elder brother, we can't make wild guesses based on one-sided words."

"That's right." Xue Wanshu nodded.

At this time, the servant came to report.

"Your Majesty, a letter from Lord Wan Shu of Chang'an."

Come so fast!

The person who sent the letter for Xue Wanshu was an old soldier who followed Xue Shixiong. Xue Wanshu and others knew each other, so there was no doubt about it.

After the brothers read the elder brother's letter, the third eldest Xue Wanjun said: "Since the elder brother has decided to serve the king of Chu, we brothers must obey the elder brother's order."

"Okay, then it's settled." Xue Wanshu put the two letters on the candlestick to ignite, and threw them into the brazier.

"Tonight, I'm going to meet Cen Wenwen."

Xue Wanjun reminded: "Second brother, be careful, don't be noticed by Luo Yi."

"Don't worry, I understand, and you all should return to the camp as soon as possible, so as not to be seen as flawed."

"Yes." Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche clasped their fists together.

(End of this chapter)