Cao Mian was famous for his upright conduct. He didn't even have two concubines in his house, so why would he have an illegitimate child?
Calculating it, Shen Sui should be a few years older than Cao Jie, the eldest son of the Cao family.
Gu Jue was a little shocked. He stared at Huo Shan and said: "You mean, Shen Sui was a member of the Cao family from the beginning and was deliberately sent to the Zhenguo Army as an undercover agent?"
Huo Shan knelt down on the ground with some exhaustion, stretched out his hand to hold the door frame and said: "It should be, he probably didn't expect to be sent to Yingzhou suddenly. I remember... he didn't seem very happy at the beginning, and I didn't either. I think that's why we got acquainted with him. After we came to Yingzhou, before we decided where to start, he had already figured out the situation on Yingzhou Island and soon became the real leader. People. Later..."
Huo Shan said in a daze: "I don't know what he did that day. When I arrived, he had already killed two people. However, he convinced Fang Yuan and I, and we planned to kill the other one because we tried again and again. He had no intention of wavering at all, but it was a pity that he escaped. We were worried that Ye Shisan would take out Yingzhou, so we had no choice but to go and seek refuge with the Fang family as he said, and the Fang family accepted us very easily. What happened next? He also helped us make suggestions for many things and helped us win Fang Changyun's trust."
Gu Jue frowned and said, "He hasn't been to Fang's house?"
Huo Shan shook his head and said: "No, the Fang family only thought that Fang Yuan and I killed other people and took refuge. We didn't know that there was Shen Sui. At that time, we were afraid that the Fang family would cross the river and burn the bridge, so we thought it would be better to save a hand."
Keeping things in reserve is a double-edged sword. If you don't say it at the beginning, if you say it again in the future, it will inevitably make people doubt your loyalty.
Especially people like them who rebelled against the Lord from elsewhere.
"Did he come to Yingzhou later?" Gu Jue asked.
Huo Shandao: "In the past few years, he has come to Yingzhou every three months. Sometimes he is delivering messages and doing things for Cao Mian, and sometimes he just comes to see me and Fang Yuan. He also said some things about himself. At that time, he Originally, he wanted to go with the King of Chu, but he didn't have any talents on the battlefield. At that time, the King of Chu valued people who could fight more, so he could only get into the secret camp by relying on his good skills. But he didn't expect that he had not yet entered the secret camp. He had no time to do anything, so he was sent to Yingzhou. This incident made Cao Mian very unhappy, and he was punished a lot when he returned."
"Besides what he thought, did Cao Mian send anyone else into the Suppressing Army?" Gu Jue asked.
Huo Shan shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."
Gu Jue nodded and was not surprised by the answer, "There is a second question."
Huo Shan gritted his teeth and said: "Fang Yan, he is Fang Changyun's nephew, and his father is the brother of Fang Changyun's mother. If Fang Yan's father had not died early, Fang Changyun might not have had the chance to inherit the Fang family. After Fang Changyun succeeded to the throne, Many members of the Fang family were killed. If Mrs. Fang hadn't protected Fang Yan and kept a low profile, he might not have survived. His father was the most favored eldest son of the Fang family back then, even in Yingzhou now There are still many people who will look at his father's kindness and defend him. If he comes forward, maybe... some of the family members will turn against him."
Gu Jue was thoughtful and wanted to ask something else. The sound of music playing suddenly came from the side, "Why does it take so long? Do you think this is your home?"
Huo Shan was shocked. He didn't realize when this person appeared. When he saw him, he was leaning against the corner with his arms folded.
Gu Jue was a little embarrassed and said, "There was an accident. Someone is here?"
Qu Fang shook his head and said: "Something seems to have happened in the yard behind. Someone might come over soon."
Gu Jue shrugged and said, "Okay, let's talk about it next time. Yao'er."
Qin Yao'er responded, threw a pill to Huo Shan and said, "Antidote."
Huo Shan hesitated when he took it in his hand, and Qin Yao'er said, "You don't have to take it. Once the blackness spreads to your neck, you won't need the antidote."
Huo Shan raised his head and swallowed the medicine. As expected, it took effect very quickly. Within a moment, the black color began to fade away. Huo Shan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Gu Jue smiled appreciatively at Qin Yaoer and said, "Let's go."
Huo Shan felt a little hesitant when he saw them leaving so easily.
Gu Jue smiled and said, "You can try it and see which one is better at playing tricks, or whether the Zhenguo Army is better at killing you."
Huo Shan lowered his eyes and said, "I don't dare."
Qin Yao'er chuckled lightly and followed Gu Jue out. A clear and gentle message came into his ears: "Before you think about bad thoughts, I might as well take a look at your heart."
What?
Huo Shan was stunned, and quickly opened his clothes and looked down.
I discovered that there was a faint dark blue color on my heart, which looked like a bruise left after hitting somewhere.
He stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly, only to feel a sharp pain, and quickly put down his hand.
After a while, the pain just now disappeared, as if it had never existed at all.
Huo Shan raised his head and looked into the yard. There was no trace of the three people in the yard.
"Uncle! Uncle!" The servant's hurried footsteps came from outside the yard.
"Miss suddenly felt a stomachache, as if she was about to give birth!"
Huo Shan quickly closed his clothes and walked out quickly, "I know, send someone to ask for the doctor and Wen Po."
Although the Huo family's mansion is not as good as the Fang family's, there are still many guards. Those three people came and went freely in the mansion during the day without disturbing anyone. If they wanted to kill him, he would never be able to escape.
Even if he risked his life to report this matter to the Fang family, would the Fang family really have any special protection for this useless chess piece just because he was the son-in-law of the Fang family?
Perhaps from the moment he decided to betray the Zhenguo Army, this day was already doomed.
But no matter what, he wants to live!
Since he doesn't want to die, he can only let others die!
"Shen Sui is Cao Mian's illegitimate son?!" Luo Junyao was a little shocked when he heard the news that Gu Jue brought back, "Can Huo Shan's words be trusted?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gu Jue said: "If he really would rather die than surrender, he would not have taken refuge with the Fang family back then. Moreover, I don't think he could make up such a story in such a short time.
story. Regarding Fang Yan’s news, he did not conceal it or deliberately mislead us.”
Of course they won't come to the door casually. The second question is just a test for Huo Shan.
If he dares to talk nonsense, then there really is no value in living.
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "This is interesting, Cao Mian...did he send troops to the Zhenguo Army nearly ten years ago? He is still his own son. It seems that Marquis Wen Ding is very optimistic about Ayan."
The late emperor had just ascended the throne ten years ago, and no one would have thought that he would die young.
At that time, in the eyes of the world, Xie Yan was more of a young general who was good at fighting, a member of the royal family, and a confidant of the late emperor.
Gu Jue nodded and said: "Indeed. Princess, Fang Yan's situation is not very good now. We can get in touch with him."
Luo Junyao said: "Fang Shuo is dead, he is also the target of Fang Changyun's suspicion, right? After all, we helped him."
Gu Jue smiled and said: "It's useless. Fang Changyun always disliked Fang Yan. If it hadn't been for the old lady protecting him these years, he wouldn't be alive now. The old lady died two years ago, and Fang Yan's life in Yingzhou became even more difficult.
But Fang Changyun is afraid that Fang Yan will gather his father's old friends and come back to seize the throne, so Fang Yan is not allowed to leave Yingzhou. He is now a trapped beast."
"So for him, we are life-saving straw." Luo Junyao said.
"You can say that."
Luo Jun said: "Go and make an appointment with Mr. Fang."
"Yes." Gu Jue responded, thought for a while and then asked: "In what capacity does the princess plan to meet him?"
Luo Junyao thought for a moment and smiled: "Of course he is Mr. Dongfang. Fang Yan is also named Fang after all. He may not want to do what Fang Changyun wants to do."
Gu Jue nodded, "That's what the princess said."
Unlike Huo Shan, Fang Yan lives in the Fang family.
This is of course due to the fact that he was originally the eldest grandson of the Fang family, but more importantly, it was because Fang Changyun was worried about him living outside.
Naturally, this could not stop Qu Fang. As for what Fang Yan thought after receiving the letter, it was not his concern.
Luo Junyao was sitting leisurely on the highest floor of a restaurant not far from the Fang family, leaning against the window and admiring the magnificent Fang family's mansion in the distance.
Fang Changyun's fiftieth birthday will be in two days. In the past two days, there have been more and more outsiders in Yingzhou City, and it has become more lively. Luo Junyao naturally does not reject such liveliness. The more outsiders come at this time, the more he will treat them.
favorable.
In his free time, Luo Junyao even took Qin Yao'er to visit the market in Yingzhou City, and bought a lot of things that were considered precious in Shangyong, and the prices were quite gratifying.
It's no wonder that the Fang family is so prosperous, and the transactions of middlemen and dealers have always been huge profits.
"Sir, the guests have arrived." A deep voice came from outside the door.
Luo Junyao folded the folding fan in his hand with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Please come in, Mr. Fang."
A moment later, a middle-aged man in his early thirties walked in from outside. When he saw the young man sitting inside, he paused in his steps and showed a trace of anger on his face.
But he quickly calmed down and walked into the inner room.
Luo Junyao placed the tea he had just poured across from him and said with a smile, "Master Fang, please sit down."
The middle-aged man looked at the young man in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Is this young master joking with Fang?"
Luo Junyao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "I thought Mr. Fang should thank me."
This middle-aged man is Fang Changyun's nephew, Fang Yan, the former eldest son of the Fang family.
Speaking of which, he was indeed unlucky. For the first ten years of his life, he was the most distinguished eldest grandson of the Fang family. When he was sixteen or seventeen years old, his father suddenly died.
After the second uncle came to power, the concubine of the second wife, whom he had looked down on in the past, was able to put pressure on him. He also had to be guarded and suppressed by the second uncle, making life very difficult.
After his grandmother passed away in the past two years, Fang Yan's life has plummeted.
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Fang Yan frowned and asked, "Young master and I have always been together."
Luo Junyao sighed and said, "It seems that Mr. Fang really doesn't know much about the affairs of the Fang family."
A dark light flashed across Fang Yan's eyes, and he said coldly: "Did the young master come here to ridicule me specially? Although Fang is not talented, not everyone in Yingzhou can step on him."
Luo Junyao held up his chin and smiled: "Young Master Fang misunderstood, I didn't mean it. Now that Young Master Fang is here, he's not here to quarrel with me? Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea?"
Fang Yan looked at her inquiringly for a moment, then slowly walked to the opposite side and sat down.
Picking up the tea on the table and taking a sip, Fang Yan said, "Young master, can you talk now? What do you mean I should thank you? Fang asked himself that he never owed you any favors."
Luo Junyao said: "Has the Fang family master not caused much trouble to Young Master Fang recently?"
Fang Yan sneered and said: "Second uncle's birthday is approaching, not to mention... why does he need to trouble me personally?"
Luo Junyao said: "Is it possible that he found a more difficult enemy to deal with than Mr. Fang?"
Fang Yan was startled, stared at Luo Junyao for a long time, and then said: "My surname is Dongfang?"
This time it was Luo Junyao's turn to be surprised. It seemed that the former eldest grandson of the Fang family was not as low-key and harmless as he appeared.
"Young Master Fang is amazing." After being suppressed by Fang Changyun for so many years, he is still able to put his eyes on Fang Changyun. It is indeed amazing.
Fang Yan said: "If Fang didn't have any means, Mr. Dongfang wouldn't come to me, right?"
Luo Jun smiled and said nothing, he still had to look for it, it just depends on how to cooperate.
Luo Junyao played with the folding fan and said, "It seems Mr. Fang knows what I want to do?"
Fang Yan shook his head and said: "That's not true. I just received some trivial news. I didn't expect that Young Master Dongfang would come to Yingzhou in person. Young Master, you might as well tell me now why you asked Fang to come here.
thing?"
Luo Junyao stared at Fang Yan and asked, "Does Young Master Fang want the Fang family?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fang Yan was stunned, and after a while he looked at Luo Jun and said: "Whimsical."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Similar things have been said by Cao Jie of the Cao family. Mr. Fang might as well try another one."
Fang Yan sneered and said: "Master Dongfang underestimates the power of the Fang family in Yingzhou. If you think you can easily take over the Fang family, just do it yourself. I will not accompany you to seek death."
Luo Jun said leisurely: "Mr. Fang, you are so old but so timid. It's not good."
"It is precisely because I am timid that I have survived until now." Fang Yan was unmoved, "Young Master Dongfang is quite timid. I'm afraid you won't live to my age."
Luo Junyao said: "Without a dream, even if you live to ninety-nine, what is the difference between being a stone? Isn't it just tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the island and some people in the world?"
Fang Yan looked at Luo Junyao with a sneer and asked, "How many people are there, sir?"
Luo Jun shook his eyes and pointed out two fingers with some embarrassment.
"Twenty thousand?" Fang Yan looked suspicious. It was simply impossible to send 20,000 people to the island quietly.
Luo Jun said: "Two hundred."
"..." Fang Yan felt that the young man in front of him was really here to play with him.
Although being able to quietly bring two hundred people to the island is considered a skill, compared with the Fang family, two hundred people are almost negligible.
Luo Junyao said very bachelorly, "I don't have many people, but isn't there Mr. Fang?"
"Do you think I have people?" Fang Yan stared at Luo Junyao with sharp eyes.
Luo Junyao said: "I don't believe that Mr. Fang has really only relied on the protection of Mrs. Fang these years. Mr. Fang, to put it harshly, if I don't succeed and leave Yingzhou, where will the world be? If you keep doing this
If you go down, are you really not afraid that Fang Changyun will attack you that day? Even if you can escape, will you be willing to part with the Fang family's wealth?"
Fang Yan said: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell the truth?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Even if you tell the truth, will Fang Changyun let you go? You will die sooner or later. Now that you have friends coming to your door, why not give it a try?"
Fang Yan said coldly: "What does Young Master Dongfang want?"
Luo Junyao said: "I originally told Cao Jie that I wanted Yingzhou Island."
Seeing Fang Yan sneer, Luo Junyao continued: "I admit... I really didn't expect that the Fang family's water was a bit deep, so I can take a step back now. I only want half of the Fang family's property and merchant ships."
"Young Master Dongfang has a huge appetite," Fang Yan said.
Luo Junyao said generously: "Otherwise, you take half of the Fang family's property and merchant ships and leave, and leave the rest to me?"
"..." Fang Yan was obviously angry and was speechless for a long time.
The room was quiet for a long time before Fang Yan finally said: "You can cooperate with me if you want, as long as you can prove that you really have this strength."
Luo Jun said: "Listen attentively."
Fang Yan said: "Fang Changyun has a adopted son."
"Fang Yuan?"
Fang Yan glanced at him and said, "It seems that the young master knows the Fang family very well. Yes, he is a dog like Fang Changyun and has caused me a lot of trouble over the years. As long as you can kill him, I will cooperate with you."
"
Luo Jun waved the ivory-carved folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "No matter how big the matter is, it can be settled with one word."
Fang Yan looked at her and said: "Master, are you sure? This Fang Yuan is not weak in strength. It is not easy to kill him."
Luo Jun said: "It's settled, Fang Yuan's head will be delivered to you at this time tomorrow."
"..." No need to.
Luo Junyao stood up, leaned over and said with a smile: "If Mr. Fang regrets it at that time, I will burn Fang Yuan's head and yours to ashes, cast them together and throw them into the sea, so that you will never leave each other for the rest of your life."
