Lanzhou, the governor's residence. Mr. Wen, the governor of Gansu, personally sent Yuchi Guang out. The two sides said goodbye cordially and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After getting on the sedan chair, Yu Chiguang's face gradually became colder. The people below him were not doing their job very well, and even trivial matters were getting bigger and bigger. He had to bother him to personally go out and follow the governor's path, although the matter was somewhat obvious.
, but the price is also quite expensive, how can this not make him angry.
The sedans of Yu Chijiong and Han Shihe followed behind. At this time, both of them felt uneasy in their hearts. The head of the family was always harsh in doing things, so they must be punished after this incident.
After returning to his residence, Yuchi got off the sedan and went straight to the back hall. Yuchijiong and Han Shihe hurriedly followed. When they reached the second gate, they were stopped by guards. The two did not dare to move forward. They looked at each other with sad faces. After a while,
Words came from inside, asking the two of them to wait at the door of the study for the owner to receive them.
The two of them hurried to the door of the study. It was a quiet small courtyard. There were no trees, tables and chairs in the courtyard. The bluestones on the ground were hot from the sun. They could neither stand nor sit.
Able to pace back and forth.
After a while, the accountant of Yuchi's Lanzhou branch came over with a thick stack of account books. He didn't dare to talk to Yuchi Jiong and walked directly into the study. Yuchijiong's face turned pale. As the head of Lanzhou, he
People have done a lot of tricks in recent years. They have made no less than five hundred thousand taels of silver alone, and the account books are in a mess. Although no one can find out the bad debts, what kind of person is the head of the family? He is ruthless and decisive in doing things.
There is no need to find out how much money you have embezzled. It is enough to know that you have embezzled. There is no need to notify the government to execute the family law within the family. They will kill you if they say they want to.
Sure enough, the master's laughter came from the study room. It was hearty and happy, as if he had encountered something particularly happy. Now Yu Chijiong was even more frightened. He fell to his knees with a plop, his lips were white and he was sweating. Han Shihe
Seeing him kneel down, he also knelt down. Of course he had a share in what the big shopkeeper did. When they saw what happened, they were like grasshoppers on a rope, neither of them could escape.
The afternoon sun was still strong. The two of them knelt on the hot stone slab, their backs still dripping with cold sweat. They didn't dare to wipe or walk. They could only wait for the family to deal with it until dusk.
He appeared with a general ledger, looked at Yu Chijiong with a smile and said: "This ledger is like a heavenly book. Brother, you have to teach me how to read it?"
Yu Chijiong opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. Just as the head of the family was about to speak, a man suddenly ran in from outside. He clearly came all the way through the starry night. Everyone knew this man. He was a steward in Chang'an Mansion. He
Coming here from a thousand miles away must mean something big happened at home!
Yu Chi Guang glanced at Yu Chi Jiong coldly and called the steward into the room. After a while, there was a crisp sound. I don't know which vase was damaged. This is a rare phenomenon. Generally speaking, the owner of the house will not throw things when he is angry.
, but laughed, the kind of laugh that makes one's scalp numb, but this time he actually threw something so ungrately, indicating that something big happened in the family, which must be more serious than the negligence and corruption in Lanzhou.
For a moment, Yu Chijiong and Han Shihe were somewhat gloating about their misfortune. If something happened at home, the head of the family must rush back immediately. That would be good. During the time when he rushes back to Chang'an, he should be able to plug up the holes in the books, although
I can't justify it, but at least the punishment won't be so harsh.
But Yuchi Guang did not leave. He still stayed in Lanzhou. Yuchijiong and Han Shihe were not punished in any way, and they were allowed to go home without even a harsh word.
At midnight, there was a gentle knock on the door of Han Shihe's bedroom, and the fourth shopkeeper asked alertly: "Who?"
A low-pitched voice answered from outside: "Me."
Shopkeeper Han quickly put on his clothes and got up, unlatched the door, and standing outside was naturally Yu Chijiong, a fellow sufferer. Han Shihe was about to light a lamp, but was stopped by Yu Chijiong, "No, be careful that someone is watching."
Han Shihe's hand holding the fire knife and sickle froze. The word surveillance made him shudder. The fact that the head of the family did not punish him did not mean that the matter was over. On the contrary, it was like a knife hanging above his head, making it difficult for him to sleep and eat well.
"Big shopkeeper, let's collect the money and hand it over," Han Shihe said.
Yu Chijiong gently closed the door and said, "I'm just here to talk to you about this matter. The deficit is actually not much. The total amount is more than 800,000 taels, but most of them have been divided. What do you think of this Lanzhou branch?"
Who hasn’t benefited? Everyone has bought a house and land. How can it be realized in a short time? If you can’t fill this hole, you and I will die!”
"No way, we have worked hard all these years without any merit."
"What nonsense, he and I are cousins. How can I know his temper? This guy killed a lot of people in order to compete for the position of the head of the family. If nothing happens, neither of us will survive the end of the month."
"Then... what should we do?" Han Shihe asked tremblingly.
"In the past, I might have had to wait for death, but now I have a chance."
"what chance?"
"You also saw the emergency report from Chang'an today. Although I don't know what happened, it is definitely not a good thing. The master's tiger guards have already set off back to Chang'an at starry night, and there are only five people left with them."
The Tiger Guard is the last trump card of the Yuchi family. This elite force with only a few hundred people was formed from the orphans adopted by the Yuchi family for generations. It has high martial arts skills, absolute loyalty, and very strong combat effectiveness. It will not be used casually unless it is absolutely necessary. If it had been originally
It was the Tiger Guards who attacked Shibali Fort, so I'm afraid the defeat wouldn't be so ugly.
Han Shihe was a smart man, so he naturally understood the meaning of Yu Chijiong's words. He hesitated and said, "Do you think we want to..."
"Yes, you will die anyway, so why not fight? If he dies, I will be the head of the family, and you will be the shopkeeper. If you don't fight, you will really be dead."
Yu Chijiong's eyes shone with a green light in the darkness, like the eyes of a wolf. Han Shihe couldn't help but shudder, but still said firmly: "Okay, I will do whatever the boss says."
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Yuchi Guang couldn't sleep all night because the Yuchi family was facing unprecedented challenges. The Minister of Household Affairs was extremely angry about tea and horse smuggling and wanted to eradicate this abuse. If it weren't for the failure of the imperial decree and local officials to do their own thing, I'm afraid the Yuchi family would have been doomed long ago.
The first time I came to Lanzhou, I actually came not for the Eighteen Mile Fort, but to get closer to the governor.
Businessmen and officials naturally have no emotions at all when dealing with each other. They all rely on money. Governor Wen is a real person. He asked for 10% of the shares of Yuchi's family. Yuchi gritted his teeth and agreed, but in fact he was bleeding in his heart. That's all.
, anyway, the money is spent in the right way, but his cousin Yu Chijiong's money is not spent in the right place. Nearly a million dollars are spent like water, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling to win people's hearts. Just pretend that you don't know, if you don't think about it.
He had helped him in the past and had dealt with him a long time ago. This audit was just to give him a warning. Now is an extraordinary period. Lanzhou cannot be chaotic and people's hearts cannot be chaotic, so Yuchijiong cannot move for the time being.
These things were already very troublesome, and news came from home that his daughter was missing. Yuchi Guang was a ruthless person, and his only weakness was his daughter. Yuchijia was the result of his love with his deceased wife. She had been frail and sick since she was a child, and she was still a child.
Blind man, Yu Chiguang devoted all his love to her. As long as it was something his daughter liked, he would buy it even if it was priceless. Jiao Weiqin was an example. But when his cherished apple suddenly disappeared, how could he not be exhausted mentally and physically?
This is someone who is against him. He can't guess who it is, but the other party must have an agenda. As long as he can bring his daughter back safely, it doesn't matter what the cost is. He just needs to find the place afterwards, so Yuchi
Guang insisted that he did not return to Chang'an in person, but only sent the Tiger Guards back. The Tiger Guards were not only powerful in force, but also had strong detection and arrest capabilities. With them, Yuchi Guang could feel half at ease.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yuchi Guang rushed to the livestock stables in the south of the city to inspect. Yuchi's family's camels, mules, horses and other large livestock were kept here. It was a large fortune, and the accounts, physical objects, and cash had to be reviewed. Yesterday, I checked the account books.
Looking at the real thing today, it’s completely normal.
Neither Yu Chijiong nor Han Shihe came with them. Now they have been temporarily relieved of their duties by the head of the family and are at home thinking about their mistakes.
The owner of the house was driving on the dirt road outside the city. It was very quiet all around. You should know that this road should be noisy with cars and horses. Yuchi Guang was keenly aware of the danger. Just when he was about to call for the guards, he suddenly heard something in the air.
The sound came, and he quickly lay down at the bottom of the carriage, and more than a dozen feather arrows whizzed in, turning the carriage into a hornet's nest.
People outside were shouting and neighing, and they were obviously ambushed. There were only five Tiger Guards around Yuchi Guang, but there were dozens of people on the other side. It can be seen from the number of arrows they shot that Yuchi Guang was not a master.
After many battles, but having experienced many dangerous situations, he made a decisive decision and opened the exit under the carriage and jumped out.
Two of the five Tiger Guards have fallen. The horse pulling the cart, the cart driver, several accounting clerks, and the treasurer were also shot to death. Moreover, the arrows that shot through them were different from ordinary feather arrows. The shafts of the arrows were thick and powerful.
, the arrowhead is triangular in shape and made of fine steel. The opponent clearly used a military weapon that is strictly prohibited for civilians - a crossbow.
"Master, let's go! We're holding on!" The remaining three tiger guards waved their long swords and stood in front of Yuchi Guang, shouting. The situation was urgent, and Yuchi Guang had no time to say anything. He could only nod hard and move towards
He ran in the opposite direction.
The sound of horse hooves roared behind them, and dozens of soldiers wearing armors and holding spears rushed over. Under the impact of the iron cavalry, the three tiger guards could not hold on for long. Yuchi ran wildly without looking back, bald and covering his body as he ran.
Throwing down cumbersome things can reduce the weight and attract enemies to pick them up, thereby slowing down the pursuit.
But those people were not fooled at all, leaving some people to deal with the Tiger Guards. The remaining ten cavalrymen followed Yuchiguang closely. Listening to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, Yuchiguang's heart was in his throat. He didn't want to
Knowing whether the ambusher was from Yuchijiong or from Shibalibao, in his estimation Yuan Feng had been killed by Ye Tianxing at this time, so it was possible that the people from Shibalibao sought revenge on him.
Yuchi Guang ran very fast, but two legs could not outrun four legs. The pursuers had already reached within twenty steps, but he stumbled again by a stone. He flew out and fell to the ground, his head and face bloody from the fall.
, he looked up and saw a horseman in front of him with his bow and arrow aimed at him.