Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 233 Lost
"We are behind the screen. I think my sister-in-law has been paying attention to what you have to say. Moreover, when I was chatting with my sister-in-law, my sister-in-law said, 'Wen Guogong's mansion is a century-old house, and there are more than a few years of celebration. Wu Sishen seems to be a promising man. There are people who will succeed', I remember you said that very few people know about Wu Sishen, sister-in-law must have known this from elder brother, and." Li Tian paused, looked at the fifth prince and said in a low voice: "She both If you tell me that, you must be certain that I know it too.”

The fifth prince shrank his eyes, his face changed slightly, he stared blankly at Li Tian, ​​and did not speak for a while, Li Tian tilted his head to look at him, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is so easy-going and sees no outsiders, because she didn't treat me as an outsider , so that I can go a few more times in the future." The fifth prince looked at Li Tian, ​​his expression gradually relaxed, he let out a sigh of relief, he was amazed and disappointed, he couldn't tell what was going on and he sighed a few times, I really don't know what to say.

In mid-July, the messengers dripping with mud and sweat rushed through the downtown area of ​​the capital, bringing in the news that Bei'an City had fallen and been robbed.

The curtain of an indigo checkered carriage not far from Weizhou Gate in Beicheng was half lifted. Sitting in the carriage, the fourth prince watched the messenger from the north rush into the city gate from far to near. Behind the fourth prince, Ye Shusheng said softly. Said: "The third dial."

"En." The fourth prince's voice was somewhat satisfied: "The Marquis of Chang'an has put his heart into it, so go back, you give orders, the bigger the momentum, the better."

"Yes!" Ye Shusheng solemnly agreed, his eyes sparkled, and he looked very excited: "Beian City was robbed. This is a shame that has never happened in hundreds of years. This battle can only be won by a big victory." The fourth prince looked at the distant place. In the north, eyes narrowed slightly, smiled lightly and said nothing, stretched out his hand and put down the curtain, Ye Shusheng hurriedly ordered to set off to go back.

The fifth prince, with sweat stains on his back, jumped off his horse at the entrance of the criminal department, threw his hand and threw the whip to the boy, rushed into the yamen, and strode towards the small courtyard where King Shou worked.

King Shou was talking to Mr. Jiang calmly, when he saw the fifth prince rushing in, Mr. Jiang hurriedly stood up to pay respects, and King Shou also stood up smiling and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Big Brother, have you heard about the fall of Bei'an City?" The fifth prince was in a hurry, and Mr. Jiang hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it over. The fifth prince took it but didn't drink it. :"heard."

"In the blink of an eye, the city was full of wind and rain. On the way, I heard that some people in Taixue were making trouble. They wanted thousands of words to ask for a fight. They said that they must wipe out all the tribes in Beiting. How could this letter spread so quickly? There must be someone in the middle What should I do?" The fifth prince raised his head and drank his tea, looked at King Shou and said anxiously, King Shou and Mr. Jiang looked at each other, Mr. Jiang took the cup and poured another cup of tea for the fifth prince, and handed it to him. He said with a smile: "Fifth Master is in a hurry, the uncle already knows, I am discussing this matter with the uncle, and the fifth master came just in time."

Hearing that the fifth prince heard, the anxiety on his face eased a little, he leaned forward and sat down, and King Shou also sat down, shook his folding fan and said unhurriedly: "It is nothing more than to force this battle to have to destroy Beiting. , It’s all about a complete victory.”

"Bei Ting has no fixed place and lives with water and grass. It's easy to drive them away, but isn't it a joke to exterminate the [-] families in Bei Ting?" Mr. Jiang smiled and said, " I was discussing with my uncle just now, it is not necessary to destroy Beiting, as long as you can break up all the tribes in Bahrain, and capture Wang Dan is a complete victory." The fifth prince frowned when he heard that, is it so easy to capture Wang Dan?
"It's just that there is no such thing. That's what I planned. I have been preparing for this Northern Expedition since last year. How much manpower and material resources have been spent. If I can't break up the Bahrain Ministry and kill Wang Dan, it will only be a few years after the army retreats. Dan will be able to relax, dominate Beiting again, and disrupt the border." Shou Wang's tone was calm, and Mr. Jiang continued: "The loss of Bei'an City has caused such a raging public opinion, and it will be of great benefit to win the hearts of the people after the victory."

The fifth prince's brows gradually eased, but his heart was still entangled and heavy. In such a situation, if he could win a big victory, it would be of great benefit, but how could it be so easy to break up the Bahrain tribe and kill Wang Dan?

In the evening, Xu Xuwen, a scholar with a sullen face, got off his horse in front of Xu Xuhan's residence, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and strode straight to the courtyard of the study. Mr. Yang, the staff member, rushed out to greet him. Bachelor Xu glanced at the officials who were sitting in the hall, and then returned to Yang Respecting the gentleman, he raised his chin in the direction of the study and said, "Second brother, busy?"

"Yes, Mr. Yuan has explained that it is an important matter, and you should not disturb it unless you give an order." Mr. Yang hurriedly replied with a smile, Xu Xueshi let out a muffled 'hum', and followed Mr. Yang into the flower hall next to him. Sip tea patiently and wait.

It wasn't until it was dark that Mr. Yuan sent several officials out. Mr. Yang rushed out to report Xu Xueshi's waiting for many years. Mr. Yuan was surprised and went to the flower hall to invite Xu Xueshi in.

Xu Shangshu was resting on the couch with a tired face and his eyes half-closed. When he saw Xueshi Xu coming in, he was not very polite. He only bowed his body and said, "Why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"

"En." Xueshi Xu nodded, and said bluntly: "Mr. Weng took Zhihong to Bei'an City. I told you about this once." Xu Shangshu heard the mention of Bei'an City, and the tiredness on his face swept away. And Guang, straightened his upper body, looked directly at Xu Xueshi and nodded, Xu Xueshi continued very irritatedly: "I haven't received Mr. Weng's safety letter for nearly a month. In the previous letter, he said that the matter is not over. They will still be in Bei'an City for a while, counting the days, it happens to coincide with the fall of Bei'an City, I feel very uneasy, I'm afraid they are still in Bei'an City, or..." Xu Xueshi stopped suddenly, did not dare Go on.

Xu Shangshu frowned a little bit, asked a few words about the date of the correspondence, and frowned even tighter. After a while, he looked at Xueshi Xu and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"Someone has to look for it." Xu Xueshi replied simply: "Mr. Weng can't afford to lose, and Zhihong can't afford to lose anything. We have to ask someone to go to Bei'an City to look for it." Xu Shangshu slowly leaned back on the pillow , tapped the couch with his finger, thought for a while before asking: "Is there a suitable person? Is the one in your house or Qingjianghou's?"

"I thought, if it's not enough to send a steward or a long entourage, the area around Bei'an City must be extremely unstable. I'm afraid they won't be able to get close, but if they can get close, if Mr. Easy, I mean, I want to invite a few masters of the rivers and lakes to go." Xu Xueshi explained, Xu Shangshu nodded slowly, and pondered for a moment: "It is not appropriate to use the name of the Xu family." Xu Shangshu He stopped talking and looked at Xu Xueshi, Xu Xueshi didn't react for a while, Xu Shangshu looked at the door and said in a low voice: "The news of the fall of Bei'an City spread all over the capital in a day, the students of Taixue were angry, and there were many discussions in restaurants and hotels. Who knows who is behind the push, the capital is like this, and Bei'an City, I'm afraid it will be even more uneven. Xu's family invites the gangsters to go to Bei'an City, because they are afraid of attracting attention and making people think too much. In the name of the name, it is not appropriate!"

Xu Xueshi suddenly understood, nodded quickly and said: "It's okay, I traveled around in the early years and made many friends in the world, so I will invite them to go around in my own name."

"That's good." Xu Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief: "I have the money here, just ask someone to pay."

"I still have money here, if it's not enough, I'll look for my second brother." Xu Xueshi hesitated, and then said: "There is also my little sister. I haven't told her about Zhihong's stay in Bei'an City. My little sister is pure and kind. She is not stupid, and she is afraid that she will think about the thing about Hong's slut being sold to the north, and she will get sick after thinking too much, but now Zhihong may be trapped in Bei'an City. Not suitable."

"Yeah." Xu Shangshu pondered for a moment, looked up at Xueshi Xu and said with a smile: "Yaoyao is a good boy. In the past two years, she has become more and more disciplined, just like our Xu family. Tell her, little sister We don't need to worry about it, and there is more." The smile on Xu Shangshu's face became wider: "Yaoyao has a good relationship with Princess Jin'an, why not ask her to ask Princess Jin'an and ask Shouwang for a word. Please Shou Wang also help to keep an eye on the whereabouts of Mr. Yier Weng and Zhihong."

"Please pay attention to King Shou?" Xu Xueshi looked at his elder brother in surprise, and Xu Shangshu's eyes narrowed with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you can find it or not, as long as you pay attention, we owe you this favor. , there will be more room for going back and forth in the future." Xu Xueshi suddenly frowned and loosened his brows, chuckled, looked at Xu Shangshu with shining eyes and said in a low voice: "To tell the truth, second brother, these masters , I think the uncle is the most kingly style." Xu Shangshu pointed to his lips, pointed to Xu Xueshi with sharp eyes, Xu Xueshi laughed a few times, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I'm going to Qingjiang Hou's mansion, I I collected a few jars of good wine yesterday, and I wanted to send two jars over to my second brother, seeing how busy my second brother is, I'm afraid I don't have time to drink..."

"Who said I'm not free? Send it to me as soon as possible!" Xu Shangshu cut off Xu Xueshi's words, and Xu Xueshi laughed and said goodbye.

In the main courtyard of the Prince's Mansion in Jin'an County, the fifth prince's expression darkened: "For so many years, between the eldest brother and the fourth child, there have been countless open and dark arrows between you and me, but this time." The fifth prince sighed deeply: "If Without father's acquiescence, no matter how courageous the Marquis of Chang'an is, he would never dare to report the fall of Bei'an City with such fanfare, and besides, the fall of Bei'an City is extremely suspicious in the first place."

"Wu Sishen mentioned this in his letter?" Li Tian interrupted him and asked, the fifth prince nodded halfway and then shook his head: "How dare he say this in his letter, besides, he is only a general, but he has It's not his turn to know about such things, he just feels that there are many suspicious points, and there is a faint nod in the letter." Li Tian nodded, and the Fifth Prince sighed and said, "What is Dad thinking?"

"Do you think the official family has a favorite heir?" After hesitating for a moment, Li Tian looked at the fifth prince and asked in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)