"Have you read carefully? Is this really the only content in the letter?" Murong Fu couldn't help but point his suspicion at Yagyu Shenghuaqi.
Liu Shenghuaqi's body trembled, and she quickly said seriously, "Everything I said is true, and there is absolutely no deception."
Then she opened the letter and translated it word for word. Murong Fu stared at her lips and even the changes in her expression while reading the letter, secretly comparing the length of each paragraph until the last sentence was translated and basically matched.
"Qier, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that your father is a treacherous person... Haha, I'm just worried that you haven't figured out the mystery in this letter, so don't take it to heart." Murong Fu smiled awkwardly and made a few nonsense remarks.
, his eyes turned and looked at Zi Mo, "So you are just a suspect?"
Zi Mo was stunned, "Why do you say this, sir?"
Even Yagyu Hanaki was confused and couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you discover something?"
Murong Fu didn't find anything, but the whole thing was weird, and this "secret letter" that Yagyu Zongyan took so much trouble to send gave him the feeling of making a fuss out of a molehill.
After thinking for a while, he simply expressed his doubts.
The two people present were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and both looked at him with strange eyes.
"Why, is my suspicion unreasonable?" Murong Fu asked.
Zi Mo did not dare to speak, and Yagyu Shenghuaqi pursed her lips and whispered, "Master may not know much about the situation in Japan. Although Japan is now dominated by the General's Mansion, in fact, the lords of all parties still maintain a high degree of independence.
, wars still occur from time to time in many areas. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the General Office to send large-scale agents to lurk in the Central Plains, and..."
She paused for a moment, seeming a little hesitant.
"And what?"
"Furthermore, ordinary detailed operations cannot detect too confidential information, let alone see the essence through the appearance. Therefore, the general's grasp of the situation in the Central Plains should be very limited. My father... my father's delivery of such a secret letter is... considered normal.
Things."
Yagyu Shenghuaqi's words were very tactful, but Murong Fu couldn't help but feel his face heat up slightly after hearing this. His thoughts were indeed too natural. It's no wonder that all his understanding of Japan came from the modern history in the memory of later generations. In fact, he
Our knowledge of the history of Japan itself is extremely limited, not to mention that the Japan of this world has long been deranged in time and space, and all kinds of chaos have entered it, making it impossible to bring it back to its original history.
"So that's it..." Murong Fu looked like he suddenly realized something to cover up his embarrassment, but he thought to himself, "I must urge the Crystal Palace to get their business to develop there as soon as possible. This kind of uncontrollable situation (bragging encounters)
(acquaintance) is really uncomfortable.”
Yagyu Shenghuaqi didn't know what he was thinking, so she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his doubts were lifted. She changed the subject at the right time and said, "Master, do you have anything else to ask?"
Murong Fu put his thoughts aside and asked Zi Mo, "Why did the Yagyu family come to the Central Plains this time?"
Zi Mo glanced at the letter in his hand and said, "I don't dare to deceive you. On the one hand, the Yagyu family was invited by Wu Sangui of the Central Plains to eliminate dissidents for him. On the other hand, the head of the family also wanted to take this opportunity to find a place in the Central Plains.
And... the head of the family received an order from the General's Palace, asking the Yagyu family to find out the situation in the Central Plains and report back at any time."
Murong Fu thought about it carefully, and realized that Yagyu Soyan's ambition was consistent with it. He pondered for a moment and then asked, "After I left yesterday, I heard that you told Yagyu Soyan that you wanted to deal with me. It seems that your Yagyu family still wants to deal with me."
Do you have any trump cards, but Yagyu Soyan interrupted, I want to know what you were going to say at that time? What other trump cards does your Yagyu family have?"
When Zi Mo heard this, his already pale face lost even a trace of color, and he quickly explained, "Sir, the villain was just trying to please the head of the family at that time, and did not intend to target the adults. In fact, the villain knew that the adults were powerful in martial arts and did not care about him at all.
Maybe the Yagyu family can handle it, the admiration of a villain for an adult..."
"Okay, okay," Murong Fu had long been tired of hearing such flattery, and interrupted impatiently, "I'm asking you what you wanted to say at that time, and I don't have time to ramble on with you."
"Yes, yes," Zi Mo stopped talking and rolled his eyes, "Sir, what I wanted to say at that time was actually the General's Mansion. This time, the General's Mansion made an exception and provided the Yagyu family with five hundred dead men.
There are many master ninjas, swordsmen, and sorcerers among them, and they are also the Yagyu family’s biggest support.”
"Oh?" Murong Fu was a little surprised, "Where are these people now?"
"This..." Zi Mo's face froze, "I don't know much about this little guy. The head of the family will not let us know about such a top-secret matter."
Five hundred dead soldiers composed of various professional elites are indeed a powerful force. Murong Fu believed it for a while, then changed the topic and said quietly, "The General's Palace values the Yagyu family so much. It seems that they want to
Let the Yagyu family be the first to invade the Central Plains?"
These words were said casually, but in reality they contained murderous intent. Zi Mo was shocked when he heard this, "Invading...the Central Plains?"
Then he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, it is clear to me that regardless of whether the General's Office has plans to invade the Central Plains, the Yagyu family will never dare to get involved in this kind of thing. What's more... Moreover, the General's Office is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and it is impossible to allocate forces to invade the Central Plains.
"
Murong Fu was furious, "Humph, do you think I am a three-year-old child? The General's Office sent the Yagyu family to the Central Plains to stir up trouble and spy on intelligence. What if they didn't want to invade?"
There was something he didn't say. Unlike the martial arts in the Central Plains, the Japanese martial arts had always been inextricably linked with the Japanese warrior class and the elite class. If the Yagyu family didn't dare to get involved in this kind of thing, they wouldn't kill him.
He will believe that it doesn't matter whether the Yagyu family is involved or not. What he really cares about is whether the General's Mansion really has plans to invade the Central Plains.
"This... this..." Zi Mo was speechless for a moment and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Yagyu Shenghuaqi opened her mouth but stopped talking.
Murong Fu continued as if he hadn't seen you, "My patience has its limits. If you still refuse to tell the truth, don't blame me for being cruel."
After saying that, a sword energy condensed in the palm of his hand, and he was eager to try.
Zi Mo's face turned pale, and he kowtowed to the ground several times, "Sir, please spare your life, villain... what I said is the truth. As for whether the General's Mansion is going to invade the Central Plains, I really don't know."
Murong Fu remained indifferent, but the sword energy in his hand became brighter and brighter.
Seeing this, Zi Mo looked desperate, and suddenly glanced at Yagyu Shenghuaqi standing next to her, and hurriedly kowtowed to her a few more times, "Miss, please, considering that I have treated you well in the past.
For my sake, please intercede on behalf of the villain and spare him this miserable life."
Yagyu Shenghuaqi hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Master, what he said is not false. You know my father's character and will not reveal anything that is too confidential to others, and I am a slave.
It seems that the General's Mansion is indeed unlikely to invade the Central Plains at this time."
"Why do you see it?" Murong Fu asked in a calm tone.
Yanage Shenghuaqi heard some dissatisfaction from his tone, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue, "As the slave said before, wars are frequent in Japan. The General's Office must suppress rebellions and stabilize the regime internally, and guard against Goryeo externally.
It is unlikely that neighboring countries will allocate troops to invade the Central Plains."
"Then how do you explain this series of actions by the General's Mansion, including this secret letter detailing the situation in the Central Plains?"
"This... slave girl has limited knowledge, but according to slave girl, it is very likely that she is seeking wealth."
"Asking for money?"
"Yes, the Yagyu family has earned a lot of wealth thanks to their cooperation with their master over the years. Although most of this wealth has been handed over to the Shogun's Mansion, it has inevitably aroused the jealousy of some people, even including the Shogun's Mansion itself. This
This time I sent so many people to my father for deployment, so I may not have the intention to lay eggs, and to inquire about the situation in the Central Plains may also be to find a suitable partner."
Murong Fu was noncommittal after listening. Liu Shenghuaqi's explanation seemed reasonable, but in the final analysis it was just her one-sided statement, and she was a woman with limited knowledge and was not trustworthy.
After pondering for a while, he nodded slowly, "Okay, I'll just take your word for it. As for you..."
After talking about it, he looked at Zi Mo and said, "Go away."
Zi Mo was granted amnesty, but he soon remembered the secret letter and said hesitantly, "That letter..."
This is a letter from the General's Palace. If the letter is lost, how can you still survive?
Murong Fu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, slowly put the letter back into the leather bag, and said, "I will keep the original of the letter, and you can figure out the rest by yourself."
"Can……"
"What, why don't you get out of here? Are you waiting for me to change my mind?"
"No, no, farewell, little man, farewell."
After Zi Mo finished speaking, he didn't dare to delay and left quickly, crawling and rolling.
Yagyu Shenghuaqi also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, this was all because she was overthinking. Murong Fu had no intention of killing Zi Mo from the beginning, because it was not yet time to fall out with the Yagyu family. Just now, Yagyu Huaqi said that the cooperation between the Yagyu family and the Murong family would bring benefits to the Yagyu family.
It was of great benefit, and the same was true for the Murong family. The hundreds of young and beautiful women provided by the Yagyu family every year were of great use.
Speaking of this, I have to mention that among the many industries in Tianxialou, the profits of brothels have always occupied a large proportion. However, at the beginning of the establishment of Tianxialou, Murong Fu once made a dead rule, that is, no
Forcing good girls into prostitution makes it difficult for brothels to replenish high-quality fresh blood.
Although at the beginning, you could use your wealth to snatch the resources of other brothels, it became unsustainable over time. After all, in this era where the concept of chastity is extremely important, who would want to be bald if they have hair? The cooperation with the Yagyu family just makes up for it.
To fill this vacancy, no matter whether the women provided by the Yagyu family were snatched or stolen, Murong Fu never questioned them and had no frivolous feelings of guilt.
In addition, the Murong family has vigorously expanded its army in recent years. The reason why there has been no major trouble is that the Yagyu family has also made great contributions. The details cannot be detailed...