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() Chu Huan looked solemn, "I don't know for sure whether it's New Year's Eve or not. If the character 'Xi' in Xi Po refers to New Year's Eve, then the character 'Po' is of course meaningless." He rubbed his chin, as if thinking Thinking, "Could it be that the Taoists of Tianmen are planning to make trouble on New Year's Eve?"

Li Wangsun's expression also became serious, "My lord, if it's as you expected, then there are only five days until New Year's Eve. Before that, we must find out General Mu. Although we know that they have a conspiracy, but we don't know how to deal with them. I don’t know anything about the plan, if General Mu cannot be captured in advance, the consequences will be disastrous.”

Chu Huan hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Commander, to tell you the truth, before I saw you tonight, I actually suspected that Yuan Chongshang was that General Mu, but this matter is of great importance. Not sure, but after talking to you tonight, this General Mu must be Yuan Chongshang."

Li Wangsun was stunned, and wondered: "Why would Lord Chu say that? Could it be that Lord Chu has long suspected Yuan Zongdu's identity?"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "Maybe the commander doesn't know that, before the Beijing Tongtian Temple incident, the Holy Majesty had already sent a team of guards to Anyi to arrest Huang Tianyi!" ..

Li Wangsun was stunned again, but soon sighed: "The sage is wise. Jingzhong solved An Guogong's party with thunder, but it was a two-pronged approach...!" But soon realized something, and said strangely: "But An There was no movement from Yi, Huang Tianyi was not arrested, but the attack on the Governor's Mansion failed, and he retreated to Yusuo Lake."

Chu Huan sneered and said, "That's only because Shen Yiwei's whereabouts were leaked."

"How is this possible?" Li Wang Sunda was puzzled, "As far as I know, Shenyiwei has always been secretive in his actions. When he came to Anyi to arrest Huang Tianyi, it must have been carefully arranged. How could it be possible... to leak his whereabouts?" His face was full of suspicion, obviously not believing it.

Chu Huan said: "It's unbelievable, but...it's the truth. Two hundred households of Shenyiwei led ten school captains to Taiyuan. Instead of catching Huang Tianyi, the entire army was wiped out."

"The whole army was wiped out?" Rao Wangsun Li was calm, but he was also taken aback at this time.

Chu Huan clenched his fists, "As far as I know, only one Shenyiwei knew their whereabouts before they were attacked."

"Who?"

"Yuan Chongshang." Chu Huan said with a sneer, "In order to ensure the safety of his actions, Shenyiwei secretly approached Yuan Chongshang in advance, and was immediately attacked by a group of people."

Li Wang Sunhu questioned: "The whole army of Shenyiwei was wiped out, where did your lord know that they met Governor Yuan in advance?" In the depths of his eyes, there was a look of alertness.

Chu Huan said with a faint smile: "Because Shenyiwei was attacked, but they still left clues. Shenyiwei puts intelligence work as the first priority. Even if they are wiped out, they will still leave a lot of information. .”

Li Wangsun thought for a while, and then said: "If this is the case, then Governor Yuan...!" He paused, but did not continue.

Shenyiwei's whereabouts are very secretive, and only Yuan Chongshang knew about it at the time, and even if he was attacked, he didn't have to think about it, the attack of Shenyiwei must have something to do with Yuan Chongshang.

"There are only five days until New Year's Eve." Chu Huan said, "Commander, you are older than me. In your opinion, what should we do next?"

Li Wangsun said solemnly: "My lord, if Yuan Chongshang is really General Mu, then...the matter is very difficult."

"how do I say this?"

"Yuan Chongshang was the captain of the personal guard next to the Holy One back then. Although he is old now, his kung fu has not stopped. He has a lot of martial arts himself, which is above the lower officials." Li Wangsun stared at Chu Huan's face. Eyes, "In addition, there are [-] Imperial Guards in Taiyuan City, which are directly under his command. Although a lot of troops were lost in Yusuo Lake before, the remaining [-] Imperial Guards Army, still not to be underestimated."

"Commander Li means that the two thousand imperial guards will follow Yuan Chongshang to rebel?" Chu Huan frowned.

Li Wangsun shook his head and said: "That's not true. The imperial guards' salaries are not low, and they are officers and soldiers of the court. They have no worries about food and clothing. Naturally, they will not abandon the court and follow Yuan Chongshang to rebel. But even Yuan Chongshang is General Mu. The officers and soldiers don't know...!"

Chu Huan couldn't help but said, "Can't we expose his identity?"

Li Wangsun smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, the imperial guards don't know what we know, and you and I judged from some clues that Yuan Chongshang is General Mu, but the imperial guards will not listen to us unless they have absolute knowledge. Otherwise, they will never believe it, and you and I...!" With a wry smile and shaking his head, he said, "The evidence in hand is not ironclad evidence. We can say that he is General Mu, and Yuan Chongshang has a long mouth, so he will naturally deny it. Speaking of us, the imperial guards naturally believed Governor Yuan's words, if something goes wrong, we will be in a more dangerous situation."

Chu Huan's eyes twitched.

"In addition to the imperial guards, since Yuan Chongshang is General Mu, there are naturally Taoists from Tianmen in the dark, whose strength should not be underestimated." Li Wangsun said slowly: "When the Huang family was here, Yuan Chongshang was a puppet, but now he can be sure. It is indeed a governor, with a high position and authority, and there are thousands of soldiers and horses at Yusuo Lake that can be mobilized at any time. If we confront it head-on, we will definitely not be opponents."

Chu Huan smiled wryly and said, "The commander only has five hundred guards, and I have only two hundred guards around me. They are indeed no match for them."

Li Wangsun tapped the chair handle lightly with one finger, thoughtful, Chu Huan was silent for a while, and then asked: "Commander, even so, we can't just do nothing?"

Li Wangsun was a little anxious when he saw Chu Huan, so he could only say, "Master Chu, if you really want to attack Yuan Chongshang, you must not confront him head-on, but attack suddenly."

"The commander means to attack the governor's mansion at night?" Chu Huan raised his eyebrows.

Li Wangsun smiled wryly and said: "If Yuan Chongshang is really General Mu, how can he not be on guard? Of course the two of us can't do it, but if we mobilize troops to raid the Governor's Mansion, Yuan Chongshang will know when he mobilizes troops."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Li Wangsun thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said: "Lord Chu, do you know that on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, two days before New Year's Eve, Lu Bingyue's son Lu Shixun is going to welcome his relatives?"

Chu Huan nodded and said, "The last time I had a banquet in the Lu Mansion, I heard Lu Bingyue mention it at the wine table!"

"The lower officials thought that it was a golden opportunity." Li Wangsun leaned forward and said in a low voice, "After the Huang family fell, this Lu family is obviously the number one wealthy businessman in Anyi. His son is going to get married, so he posted a post Arriving at the mansions of the officials, it is said that Yuan Chongshang was even invited as the marriage partner... Yuan Chongshang will not refuse to give him this face...!"

Chu Huan's eyebrows were slightly opened, and he said in a low voice: "The commander means that we will do it at Lu Shixun's wedding banquet?"

Li Wangsun nodded and said: "Capture the thief first and capture the king. If we go to the banquet, you and I must be by Yuan Chongshang's side. When the time comes, the officials will fight hard with Master Chu and attack together. There should be [-]% certainty that we can win Yuan Chongshang." !"

Chu Huan clenched his fists, his eyes were sharp, "After taking down Yuan Chongshang...!"

"With Yuan Chongshang in hand, even if the imperial guards arrive upon hearing the news, they will never dare to act rashly." Li Wangsun said slowly: "At that time, we will have time to reveal Yuan Chongshang's true identity to the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards. If Yuan Chongshang is taken down, the conspiracy of Tianmen Dao will completely collapse, and they will not be able to stir up troubles on New Year's Eve."

Chu Huan was silent for a while, and finally asked: "The Commander is not in good health, I'm afraid...!"

Li Wangsun smiled bitterly and said: "The internal organs of the lower officials have been poisoned quite a bit, and the residual poison has not been cleared at all. Even if they survive tomorrow, it is unknown whether they will survive the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, Lord Chu, although the lower officials are not as good as before the poisoning , but the sudden joint attack with Master Chu must be a full blow."

Chu Huan thought for a while, with determination in his eyes, and nodded slightly: "So, Chu will give it a go with the commander!"

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The most talked about in Taiyuan City these days is of course the marriage of the young master of the Lu family in Taiyuan City. Not many people knew about this marriage before, but as the new year is approaching, it is already well known in the city.

The Huang family has dominated Taiyuan for 20 years, but the Taiyuan Lu family has been in Taiyuan longer than the Huang family. Now that the Lu family in Taiyuan has made a comeback, coupled with Master Lu's wedding, it can be described as double happiness.

Even in the past few days, the Lu family has been very lively. There is an endless stream of relatives and friends from all over the country. Especially in the states of Anyi, businessmen are always well-informed. The name was handed over to the Lu family. In fact, in the eyes of the merchants, the president of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is also the president of the entire Anyi Chamber of Commerce. Naturally, none of the presidents of the chambers of commerce in each state would dare to fight against the president of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce and make a comeback. The Lu family will naturally want to control the business routes in Anyi in the future. The big and small businesses that were attached to the Huang family at the beginning will naturally have to establish a good relationship with the Lu family in Taiyuan.

The big wedding of the young master of the Lu family is naturally an excellent opportunity for big and small businesses to build a good relationship with the Lu family, so since the news of the young master Lu's big wedding spread, there was a lot of people, and the gifts received by the Lu family every day should be counted as cars.

The chefs of the major restaurants in Taiyuan City have been hired by the Lu family with a lot of money to show their skills at the wedding banquet. It is said that Lu Lengyue, the owner of the Lu family, has put down his words, and the chefs let go. Who will do it at the wedding banquet? The dishes are the most popular among the guests. When the wedding banquet is over, the merchant silver is 300 taels. For ordinary people, this is of course a huge windfall, so the chefs hired by the major restaurants are all gearing up and eager to try. Everyone wants to be a blockbuster at the wedding banquet.

Lu's house was decorated with lanterns and festoons and carefully prepared for the day of the big wedding. Naturally, the officers and soldiers of Yusuo Lake could not feel such a festive atmosphere.

Since the last defeat, the morale of the officers and soldiers besieging Yusuo Lake has actually been very low.

Although the construction of ships did not stop, many officers and soldiers even doubted that even if a warship was built, would it really be the opponent of the Huang family's fleet?Many people witnessed the scene that day with their own eyes. Thousands of officers and soldiers and dozens of ships were easily defeated by the Huang family. The Huang family did not lose a single ship, and even seized several official ships.

This situation is vivid in my mind. The officers and soldiers do not know when the next battle will be fought, let alone whether they will suffer such a disastrous defeat in the next battle.