It was already midnight in Fang's house, the lights were still brightly lit, and the atmosphere in the study was particularly solemn, almost breathless.
"To report to the head of the family, we have checked all parts of the house and found nothing dangerous." The guard commander of the Fang family lowered his head and reported.
Fang Changyun snorted coldly and said, "Didn't find it? How did those things enter the Fang family? How did they bury them accurately in Miaosi Garden and Xianxian Building?"
The guard commander lowered his head and did not dare to speak, as if he wanted to bury his face in the ground.
This was indeed a dereliction of duty on their part. After searching for half a night, they could not find out how those people transported a large amount of gunpowder into the Fang family and buried it in Miaosi Garden and Xianxian Tower without being discovered.
But what is certain is that a pure outsider cannot be so accurate, and there must be a traitor within the Fang family.
Fang Changyun took a deep breath and said coldly: "Go and check! Check the entire Fang family for me! Everyone's whereabouts in the past few days must be detailed! Especially Fang Yan, check for me.
Be careful!"
The guard commander did not dare to say anything more and could only respond respectfully. When Fang Changyun waved his hand impatiently to signal him to leave, he bowed and left.
Cao Mian and Fang Changyun were the only two people left in the study. Cao Mian didn't speak tonight because he was waiting for Fang Changyun to have an attack.
Sure enough, Fang Changyun's gloomy gaze fell on him the next moment, "Brother Cao, should you also give me an explanation?"
Cao Mian looked calm and showed no surprise at all. He said calmly: "What explanation does Brother Fang want?"
Fang Changyun said sternly: "What did the man in black mean by what he said?! Cao Jie already knew that the boy named Dongfang wanted to do harm to Fang's family!"
Cao Mian frowned and said: "Brother Fang, didn't I send someone to give you this news? Just for a few words to a person of unknown origin, do you have to speak ill of me and be suspicious of me out of thin air?"
Fang Changyun was choked. The Cao family had indeed informed him in advance of the news that someone was going to harm the Fang family and Yingzhou, but he always felt that Cao Jie was hiding many things.
After being silent for a long time, Fang Changyun sneered and said, "Anyway, these things happened after what happened to your Cao family."
"Your Majesty..."
Fang Changyun interrupted Cao Jie and said: "It's hard to say who killed Shuo'er. Besides... I keep talking about that boy named Dongfang. Who is he? Only your Cao family has seen it, right?"
Cao Mian was startled, and then he realized that Fang Changyun clearly suspected that all this was the work of the Cao family.
The young man who claimed to be the queen of the Dongling Royal Family was a cover deliberately released by the Cao family.
Cao Mian raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said a little tiredly: "Brother Fang, now is not the time for us to fight among ourselves. If you think about it carefully, given the friendship between our two families, why should I do this?"
Fang Changyun still looked at Cao Mian with some suspicion. His mind seemed to be divided into two halves. One half felt that Cao Mian was right, and the other half suspected that Cao Mian wanted to monopolize Yingzhou. In the past two years, the Fang family and the Cao family
The relationship is not very harmonious, and the various reasons are naturally complicated and difficult to explain.
Cao Mian sighed and said: "That's all, since Brother Fang doubts me, I will take people to leave Yingzhou early tomorrow morning. My Cao family will do the rest. Don't worry, the benefits that I promised to give to the Fang family will not be affected at all."
You will be missing."
After hearing this, Fang Changyun's expression softened a bit, "Brother Cao is serious, I'm not suspicious of you, it's just... there are too many things happening these days that are too sudden, and my mind is a little confused."
"The enemy in the open is not scary, the scary thing is the person hiding in the dark." Cao Mian said: "Except for the news from Jie'er, none of us now know what Mr. Dongfang looks like, let alone who he is.
What a saint. Not to mention you, even I feel uneasy in my heart."
Fang Changyun paced back and forth in the study room a little irritably. After a while, he stopped and looked at Cao Mian and said, "I don't believe it! How can a foreign boy rebel on Yingzhou Island!"
Cao Mian asked: "What do you want?"
Fang Changyun sneered: "Now that he's on the island, I don't believe he can get wings and fly! I've had people blockade the entire Yingzhou Island. No one can enter or leave without my permission. I don't believe I can't get him out."
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Cao Mian frowned and said, "I originally planned to return to Qingzhou after dawn."
Fang Changyun glanced at him sideways and said, "Brother Cao, aren't you afraid of leading the disaster star back to Qingzhou? Besides... you'd better check to see if there is any problem with your own people."
"What do you mean?" Cao Mian asked.
Fang Changyun said: "Such an incident has never happened to the Fang family in so many years. Now that the incidents are happening one after another, do you think it has nothing to do with your Cao family?"
"Do you suspect that Dongfang infiltrated the Cao family and entered the Fang family?" Cao Mian said displeased.
Fang Changyun said: "It is better to kill by mistake than to place by mistake."
Cao Mian was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "That's all, what you said is not bad. But I can only stay in Yingzhou for three days at most."
Fang Changyun said with a smile: "That's enough. If Brother Cao wants to go back with his troops and horses, doesn't he also need time to prepare? I need to deal with things at home these days, and you can't take away all those troops and horses at once."
Cao Mian was silent, he had nothing more to say.
When Luo Junyao woke up, he felt a hundred times more energetic. Fang Yan was completely different from him.
Mr. Fang obviously didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were still red and bloodshot when he saw Luo Junyao.
Seeing Luo Junyao lazily walking in, Fang Yan's face sank and the teacup in his hand clinked onto the table.
Luo Jun shook his feet and raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong with Mr. Fang? Are you so angry?"
Fang Yan said angrily: "How dare you say that?! Do you know that you..."
Luo Junyao played with the folding fan, walked to sit opposite Fang Yan, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with me? Isn't this good?"
Fang Yan couldn't help but push open the window next to him, pointed outside and said, "You think this is good?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Junyao glanced condescendingly at the people in armor and weapons walking on the street in the distance, and said: "It seems that the head of the Fang family is not in a good mood."
"..." Fang Yan was speechless.
Luo Junyao said with concern: "Master Fang asked me to meet at this time, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
Fang Yan said angrily: "You don't need to worry about this."
Luo Jun waved his hands and said, "Then I don't understand. Why is the young master so angry?"
Fang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "You blew up the Xianxian Tower!"
Luo Jun said: "I remember that your father's tablet is not inside."
"But the tablets of my grandfather and grandmother are inside!" Fang Yan roared in a low voice.
"..." This was really a little thoughtless. How could she have imagined that Fang Yan would value his ancestral temple so much.
Seeing Fang Yan's livid face staring at him with sinister eyes, Luo Junyao said cautiously: "Um... the old ones won't go, and the new ones won't come? Fang Changyun stole the position of the head of the family, and you are also trying to regain the Fang family's legitimacy. In the future.
Rebuild a new ancestral hall, welcome your father-in-law into it, and then apologize to the ancestors? I think the ancestors of the Fang family will not care about this little detail."
Fang Yan was speechless for a long time, staring at Luo Junyao for a while before he couldn't help but ask: "Are you really the queen of the Dongling royal family?"
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said: "I have a long-standing relationship with the Dongling royal family." Princess Rui of Zhongxing Dongling is my best friend, isn't it a long-standing relationship?
Fang Yan said: "I don't want to care whether what you said is true or not, because what happened last night, Fang Changyun mobilized most of the troops into the city, and the entire Yingzhou Island was blocked. No one can get out unless they catch you."
"So?" Luo Junyao asked,
Fang Yan said: "Now there is an opportunity. Although I am sure that I can control 20,000 soldiers and horses, Fang Changyun usually strictly prohibits those soldiers and horses from leaving the camp. As long as I move, I will immediately attract his attention. But now he has to mobilize his troops.
Horses, there is naturally room for maneuver."
Luo Junyao nodded and said, "It is indeed a good opportunity."
Fang Yan looked at her with a complicated expression, "This is also the last chance. If it hadn't happened last night, those soldiers would have followed Cao Mian and left Yingzhou in the next few days. What are you going to do?"
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "Didn't Fang Changyun use those soldiers and horses to capture me? Then let him capture me."
"How to do it?"
Luo Jun called out to someone, and a moment later Gu Jue opened the door and came in.
Gu Jue spread a map on the table between the two of them and said: "We have already arranged these locations. When the time comes, Fang Changyun will naturally get the news and will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress Mr. Fang."
Just be careful not to let Fang Changyun divert the troops and horses you can control."
Fang Yan raised his head and glanced at Gu Jue, "Trying the tiger away from the mountain? Are you sure you have the ability to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?"
Gu Jue smiled and said: "What if someone wants to forcefully land on the island at this time?"
"Ordinary pirates have no impact on the Fang family. There are no pirates near Yingzhou who dare to offend the Fang family." Fang Yan said.
Gu Jue said: "Then there is no need for ordinary pirates."
"Who are you?" Fang Yan frowned slightly, pursed his lips and looked at the two people in front of him.
This oriental young master acted ruthlessly at a young age, and in terms of demeanor and appearance, this young man did not look like a retainer at all.
Which squire will be proficient in soldiers and horses?
Thanks to Qin Yaoer's disguise skills, Fang Yan did not recognize Gu Jue as the young master of the Gu family whom he had seen at Fang's house yesterday.
But he never believed that he was an ordinary guard.
As for the identity of the so-called descendants of the Dongling royal family... If the descendants of the Dongling royal family have such ability and power, why not go to restore the country and go to a small island in Yingzhou to torment?
Luo Junyao lightly fanned his folding fan and said with a smile: "People who want Fang Changyun's life."
Fang Yan remained silent.
Luo Junyao sighed and said: "Master Fang, if you regret it, you can tell Fang Changyun now, but I don't know if Fang Changyun will appreciate it?"
Fang Yan's eyes changed slightly, but he still lowered his eyes and pondered.
He naturally knows who his uncle is? Even if he catches this Dongfang Master in front of him now, Fang Changyun will never let him go.
"If you really just want Fang Changyun's life, you shouldn't need to go to such trouble." Fang Yan stared at Luo Jun and said.
With the gunpowder that blew up two places in the Fang family yesterday and the elusive masters under his command, he didn't think it was really that difficult to kill Fang Changyun.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Some things cannot be solved with just one life. Mr. Fang... the previous promises are still valid. Fang Changyun is dead, and the Fang family belongs to you."
Fang Yan took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
"That's good." Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Master Fang, as long as you control the 20,000 soldiers and horses under your command, then we can control Yingzhou City together when we see our signal. Leave other matters to me and us."
It can be done. As long as we can control Yingzhou City, everything else will be easy to handle."
Fang Yan said: "Fang Changyun has gathered many people from the world over the past year or so. You should know this."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Of course."
Fang Yan stood up and said, "If you have anything to ask the master next to you to tell me, he should be able to do it, right?"
Luo Jun shook his head, and when Fang Yan was about to leave, he quickly stopped him and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you, Master."
"Please say."
"A few days ago, I saw many women getting off the Fang family's merchant ship when it docked, but I didn't see those girls being sold anywhere in the city. What did they do?" Luo Junyao asked.
"Those women were all sent to the southeast..." Fang Yan didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly stopped in the middle of the sentence.
After being silent for a while, he said: "Master Dongfang doesn't seem like someone who cares about such things. Those women are from Qingzhou. You were attracted by the Cao family because of the Cao family's burning of Yunhai Academy last year?"
Suddenly, Fang Yan's expression changed slightly, and his eyes quickly fell on Gu Jue.
Luo Junyao and Gu Jue looked at each other: Oh, it seems like the secret is about to be revealed!
"You..." Fang Yan stared at the two of them and said with some difficulty: "You are from the imperial court."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Luo Junyao's mind was spinning like lightning, swinging between sophistry and admission.
After a while, he nodded and said with a smile: "That's right." He pointed at Gu Jue and said: "This is Gu Jue, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenguo Army."
Gu Jue nodded towards Fang Yan with some embarrassment, but Fang Yan did not look at him but asked: "Who are you?"
Fang Yan had naturally heard of Gu Jue's identity, but it was obvious that this young man was the one who made the final decision among the two.
Luo Jun said: "Well...I am the crown prince of Ancheng County, and my name is Xie Xiao."
"..." Princess, don't recognize your father carelessly. Gu Jue thought painfully in his heart.
Fang Yan didn't know how many sons Prince Ancheng had, what their names were, and how old they were.
"It turns out it's the prince, I'm disrespectful." Fang Yan said.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "You're welcome."
"Farewell."
Seeing Fang Yan's somewhat forlorn figure disappearing outside the door, Gu Jue couldn't help but ask, "Does he really believe it?"
Luo Jun shook his shoulders and said, "He doesn't really have to know who I am. It's enough for him to confirm our origins."
"He won't tell the truth?" Gu Jue said, "Didn't you say before that he might not want to do what Fang Changyun wants to do?"
Luo Junyao said: "What good does informing him do? He is not someone who can sacrifice himself for the sustainability of the Fang family. Besides, he is not stupid. Since he knows that the court has long been eyeing the Fang family, even if we are all screwed by him,
If you die in Yingzhou, there will still be a steady stream of troops from the imperial court coming from behind. How will you resist it? Also, didn’t you say you scared him last night? If you were him, what would you choose? "
Gu Jue thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right."
To inform him, not to mention whether he could definitely catch them, he could not escape the charge of colluding with outsiders anyway, and Fang Changyun was worried that he would have no excuse to deal with him.
If he didn't tell the truth, he might be able to help the imperial court after it pacified Yingzhou. Even if he couldn't save the entire Fang family, at least he himself would be able to escape unscathed.
The fact that Fang Yan was able to calmly place his own men among Fang Changyun's troops and even control so many troops showed that this man himself was not a good person, and it was not difficult to guess what his original intention was.
"Now that he knows your identity, it will be easier for him to listen to you." Luo Junyao said.
It's one thing to have soldiers and horses, but it's another thing to be able to command them.
Anyway, she asked herself that she was not capable of commanding tens of thousands of troops on the battlefield. It was really wise to have General Gu Jue come to Yingzhou with her.
"Let people keep an eye on Cao Mian and take action immediately if he intends to leave."
Gu Jue said: "There are many experts around Cao Mian. Those people didn't move at all last night and don't know the depth. Even if Mr. Qu takes action himself, I'm afraid he may not be sure of it."
Luo Junyao said: "There is no need to be sure, and there is no need to kill him. It will sink the ship, right?"
