Competing

Chapter 422
Kuaiji General's Mansion is located in the center of Wuzhong City, so it is easy to find.Because it is an important military location, the defense is very tight on weekdays.

The number of sentries at the gate of the General's Mansion did not increase today, but all of them were in high spirits, because there was a very important person in the mansion.

It was getting late, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street. From a distance, I saw a woman stumbling towards her. After seeing the gate of the General's Mansion, she showed a tinge of joy.After that, he took three steps in parallel and rushed over directly.

The guards were very surprised, what kind of girl is this?Because the defense task of the mansion is very heavy today, I didn't dare to take it lightly, and immediately stepped forward to intercept it.

"What? Stop?" the guard shouted loudly, blocking the way.

The woman had no choice but to stop, gasping for breath. Obviously, she had just run so fast that she was out of breath.It took a long time before he regained his composure and said, "Quickly report, I have something urgent to see General Su Jiao!"

The woman was Fan Yilan's personal maid, Cai'er, who came out of Zhenze Villa with Fan Zi's help, so she came here immediately.Because she was worried that Fan Yilan would be in danger if she was late, she rushed to report the news.Hurrying and hurrying, he finally came to the General's Mansion and begged to see Su Jiao according to Fan Yilan's instructions.As for whether it will be successful, it can only depend on God's will.

"Who are you? Did you meet General Su Jiao just as you said?" The guard sneered, disapproving.

The woman immediately said: "Go and tell General Su Jiao, just say that my lady has a gift for the King of Yue with a sword, and there is something urgent to see General Su."

"Your Majesty Yu gave you the sword again?"

"That's right, the water-breaking sword in King Yue's hand was a gift from my young lady!"

The guards were a little puzzled, what is going on?If it was true that he had given the sword to the King of Yue, then his status must not be low, but he would not have visited in this way.If it's a fake, wouldn't it be a joke, and it's hard to say what purpose the other party has.

"What's the matter?" A young general came out from the inside, saw the noise at the door, and stepped forward to ask.

The guards could kill in front of ordinary people, but they were terrified when they saw the general, so they immediately stepped forward and said: "I have seen General Su An, this woman said that his lady gave the sword to the king, there is See you urgently."

"Oh?" Su An was very interested, and stepped forward to ask: "May I ask your lady's name? When and where did you give the sword to the king? What kind of sword did you give?"

"My lady's surname is Fan, and her name is Yilan. In the first year of Qin Ershi, by the shore of Pengze Lake, King Yue rescued my lady from the hands of Zhao Gao, the treacherous minister of Qin. As a thank you, my lady gave the water-breaking sword presented by General Meng Tian to The King of Yue." Cai Er knew that the person in front of her was of high status and should be able to take charge of affairs, so she immediately told all the information that Fan Yilan ordered without hiding anything.

The water-breaking sword has an extraordinary meaning to Yin Xu, and has a great influence among the courtiers of the Yue Kingdom, but not many people know the specific origin of this sword.Although Su An was not there at the time, but after hearing Pu Jun talk about this matter, seeing that what the girl said was not bad at all, there should be nothing wrong.

Seeing the beads of sweat on her face again, she was very anxious, and heard that Miss Fan had helped King Yue a lot.Now that he can let the maid come to see him in this way, there must be something very important, so he nodded slightly immediately: "Come with me!"

"You are?" Seeing that Su An was young, Cai'er couldn't help worrying about whether she could see Su Jiao as soon as possible, fearing that the important event would be delayed.

"This is General Su An, the commander of my king's imperial guards!"

"Is it alright?"

Cai'er nodded, often listening to Miss Yilan say that the names of important ministers of the Yue Kingdom are naturally familiar, so if there is any doubt, even if you can't see Su Jiao, this Su An is enough!

Naturally, Su An would not appear here inexplicably. As the captain of the personal guard of the King of Yue, he was naturally where the King of Yue was.

After being warned by Xu Negative, Yue Wang Yinxu worried that the Chu army might go south, so he personally rushed to Kuaiji to inspect the frontline defense.At the same time, I also came to see the people's sentiments in Kuaiji, but this time I did not come here with much fanfare. I only brought Su An and some of my personal guards to Wuzhong quietly, and lived in the General's Mansion in Kuaiji in Sujiao.

"Wuzhong area is still stable, right?"

"Going back to the king, everything is fine. After Huanchu retreated, we repeatedly emphasized that Qiu did nothing wrong after we took over, so the common people basically supported it, and there was no resistance." Yin Xu asked, and Su Jiao replied respectfully.

Yin Xu nodded and said: "That's good, cooperate with Gao Yi to do a good job in civil affairs. After all, this is the place where the Xiang family raised troops, and the people still have a strong sense of belonging to Chu. We must try our best to use it for me. What a mess.

Su Jiao nodded and said, "Yes, the general will remember it!"

"How about defense along the river?" Yin Xu then asked another question.

"The Chu army has already withdrawn to the north of the river. We have a big river as a natural barrier. It will not be easy for the Chu army to cross the river."

"Well, don't take it lightly. After all, we cut two pieces of flesh from Xiang Yu's body. When he recovers, he might take revenge."

Su Jiao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will be careful. Yuzhang County's naval training is going on. In the future, if the navy participates, the guard will be even tighter."

Yin Xu nodded: "The naval army is indeed the highlight, but for him it is not just for defense, it will be more useful for him to cross the river and go north."

Su An, who was out on patrol, came back suddenly and reported: "Your Majesty, Miss Fan Yilan's personal maid has come to ask for an urgent matter."

"Fan Yilan?" Yin Xu's heart moved, and he said, "Please?"

Immediately Su An brought a woman in and reminded in a low voice: "Cai'er, this is my king!"

As soon as Cai'er entered the door, she got Su An's guidance, looked at the handsome man in front of her, and thought to herself: Is he the king of Yue?The man Missy never forgets?
"Miss Yilan sent you to find the widow?" Yin Xu asked in a low voice.

Who dares to pretend to be the king of Yue in this Kuaiji general?God is sorry to see, the king of Yue is here, the lady is saved.Cai'er immediately rushed forward and cried, "My lord, my young lady is in danger, please hurry up and save her!"

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In the front hall of Zhenze Villa, Fan Wenke didn't expect Fan Yilan to be so calm and calm, but the more he was like this, the more uncertain he was and the more uneasy he was.It seems that this niece is really unusual. Fortunately, she is a woman. If she was born as a man, it would be amazing.Now this bland rhetorical question can be said to be a hidden needle in the cotton, making it difficult for him to answer.

Fan Wenke laughed and said: "Hey, heroes don't ask where they come from! The poor background, but now such a great achievement, shows Liu Bang's extraordinaryness. As for age, it is not a problem. Liu Bang's former wife, Lu Zhi, was only two years old. Ten years old. Isn’t it great that a beauty matches a hero! Now that Lu Zhi has fallen into Pengcheng, with Yilan’s appearance, intelligence and family background, it is not impossible to become the Queen of Yue.”

Fan Yilan said lightly: "Third Uncle, Liu Bang has already known the age of his destiny, how many years will he have to live? What should I do? Besides... Liu Bang's age is not much different from that of you and Daddy, I'm afraid it will be difficult Bar!"

Fan Yilan's heart was filled with monstrous anger, she didn't expect that Fan Wenke would take herself into account.The marriage between the Fan family and Liu Bang, isn't it just to please Liu Bang with his own beauty?Thinking of the two hateful old men, Fan Yilan felt nauseated one after another.But now is not the time for a showdown, we must find a way to delay the time.

She could hold back because she was already mentally prepared, and she was thinking about the overall situation.But it doesn't mean that Fan Wenxuan can be so calm.He saw the blood letter handed over by his daughter, and knew that his eldest son, Fan Yang, had been killed, and the grief of losing his son in old age made it hard for him to restrain himself.

Only then did he realize how failed he was. Fan Wenke was so bold that he didn't realize it.Yang'er was already dead, and the next target must be herself.It is completely conceivable that today is the day when Fan Wenke will do something, if it is not for his daughter's return, he may not know how he died.

But right now, who has a problem, Fan Bai or Fan Jin, or both?How should we deal with it?Fan Wenxuan knew that the woman came here for a purpose, but she didn't know what her plan was, but what countermeasures and arrangements did she have?Although the daughter is smart, but the situation is critical now, can she turn the tide and rescue the crisis?For a moment, Fan Wenke's heart was very chaotic, and when he heard the news of his son's death, he felt restless and sad.

Fan Wenke has been paying attention to the situation of his brother and Fan Yilan, and suddenly saw that his brother's expression was different, and immediately realized that something happened.His eyes fell on Fan Yilan, and he knew that the problem was with this smart and beautiful niece.Immediately said: "Yilan is the eldest daughter of the Fan family. Naturally, the family's interests must be the most important thing in this marriage. As the daughter of the Fan family, she should make some sacrifices. If Yilan and Yang'er can get married at the same time this time , it's double happiness, but it's a pity that Yang'er..."

When Fan Wenke said this, Fan Wenxuan was stimulated and couldn't bear it anymore. His son would never come back again, and he was so angry that he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother, Yang'er can't come back anymore, just cry out when you are sad, there is no need to hold back!" There was nothing to cover up the matter now, Fan Wenke directly pointed it out.

Fan Yilan suddenly felt a little regretful, she just wanted to remind her father of the seriousness of the matter, ignoring her father's ability to bear it, and shouldn't have told him the sad news of her brother.His plan of delaying time has undoubtedly failed. Such a situation is very unfavorable to his own side. What should we do?I don't know what's going on with Cai'er, have you seen Su Jiao yet?Does Su Jiao believe it and send troops to rescue?

The sudden change shocked everyone in the front hall.They all looked at each other, but some of them were pretending, and the ones who were really confused were Fan Jin and Fan Qing.They were very surprised, why the old master and the third master had turned their faces, judging from the meaning of the words, the young master was probably dead, and it was Fan Wenke's hands... What happened to the Fan family?
Fan Wenke pointed at Fan Wenke and said angrily: "I didn't expect you to be so vicious that you would do something to your own nephew? You even pushed Yilan into the fire pit."

Fan Wenke sneered and said, "Brother, don't say such high-sounding words, and don't accuse me like this. The winner is the prince and the loser is Kou, either you die or I die! Am I going to sit and wait for you to deal with me? "

Fan Wenxuan said: "Don't forget, the family rules have regulations, your power is given by me, it doesn't belong to you at all!"

"Really? Power is such a good thing. Maybe you shouldn't have given it to me from the beginning, regret it? There is a rule in the family that only the eldest son can inherit it. If Yang'er dies... Big Brother and you are gone, then this Doesn’t the seat of Patriarch naturally belong to me! Now it’s just a matter of exercising power in advance and feeling it!”

"Shut up!" Fan Yilan scolded coquettishly: "Third Uncle, let's call him Third Uncle again. He keeps saying that he wants to be the head of the Fan family, but he doesn't take the Fan family's family rules seriously. It's nothing more than fighting for power, but brother, what's wrong with him? ? You used him before, but now you kill your family members so casually... Stop being obsessed with ghosts and obsessed with it!"

"Shut up, you don't have a place to speak here!" Fan Wenke shouted aggressively.

Fan Yilan snorted coldly: "Why, don't you dare let people tell you that you have done something wrong?"

The situation was very clear, and Fan Jin took the lead in standing up.He shouted: "I can see it, third master, you are trying to kill the young master and the uncle in vain, I, Fan Jin, will never allow it."

Fan Qing also stood up suddenly, and snorted coldly: "I, Fan Qing, will not let anyone who is not good for the uncle and the young lady be spared!"

The situation was clear, Fan Jin should be fine, Fan Wenxuan and Fan Yilan's eyes fell on Fan Bai.

Fan Wenke also smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'll talk about this matter after asking Fan Bai!"

Fan Bai stood up and said, "I thought the third master would bring more benefits to the Fan family!"

"Fan Bai...you..." Fan Jin had been working with him for a long time, and suddenly found out that his good brother had betrayed him, and he felt very bad in his heart.

Fan Bai said: "I said, Lao Jin, why do you still have this temper..."

Fan Jin said angrily: "Master, kill them to avenge the young master!"

"It's not sure who will kill who!" Fan Bai sneered, while Fan Wenke looked smug.

"Don't move around, you can't get out of this door now..." Fan Qing had just made a move, and Fan Elin reminded him aloud.

Fan Jin and Fan Qing's hearts suddenly turned cold. The recent defense of Zhenze Villa was jointly responsible for the three of them.The staff in the yard for today's banquet was arranged by Fan Bai.In other words, the current situation is completely controlled by Fan Bai, and his side seems to be at the mercy of others...

"You guys... okay... uh..." Fan Wenxuan was furious, and was about to stand up, but a sharp pain came from his abdomen, causing him to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, Fan Yilan ran up immediately, and asked with concern: "Daddy, what's wrong with you?"

Fan Wenke smiled and said, "Brother, how is it? Is the wine good?"

"Wine?" Fan Wenxuan looked at the wine glass in front of him, it was prepared by his favorite concubine Ji Ruxue himself, how could it be possible?

Fan Wenke sneered: "How is it? Big Brother's vision is not as good as before. He can't even see the people next to his pillow. How can he see the situation of the world clearly?"

(End of this chapter)