In the early morning of the next day, Ye Qing got up and changed his clothes. It was August and the weather was getting cooler and not as hot as before, so he went out with a fan.
When I got to the door, I was blocked. This was an old Taoist priest with white eyebrows and white eyebrows. He was energetic and said with a smile: "It is not suitable for scholars to go out."
"What, you mean to put me under house arrest?" Ye Qing stood still and said.
"Why is it under house arrest? I just heard that it's not very peaceful outside, so I asked the scholar to wait for a few days. Moreover, Mr. Yuan will come today."
After hearing this, Ye Qing thought for a while and asked: "When?"
"It will always come before noon."
Ye Qing went back and saw a banquet under the big tree in his yard with a jar of wine. He thought again, what kind of behavior is this?
Seeing the green evergreen vines in the nearby yard, there are also grapes planted, flowers and bamboo groves everywhere, and autumn insects and crickets occasionally chirping in the grass, I couldn't help but praise: "The fruit is a wonderful place."
He didn't say much, and after only staying for a moment, he heard someone shouting: "Master Yuan is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Shiwen coming over. Before he arrived, he smiled: "Young Master Ye, I have admired you for a long time."
Only then did Ye Qing take a serious look at this man. Seeing that this man was about forty years old, with a rectangular face and a very sophisticated look, he smiled and bowed: "I have seen Yuan Da."
Yuan Shiwen gave up his hand, asked Ye Qing to sit down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye, I'm shocking you, but you look good."
Ye Qing said with a smile: "It's not a shock, it's nothing serious. I don't think that's what you're talking about when you come today, right?"
Yuan Shiwen was startled, not expecting to be so direct, so he smiled: "I came to congratulate the young master. The young master has offended the Yu family, and there is no danger of disaster. However, my family master, Master Tong, has heard of the young master's reputation and sent me to help. I must have
The young master is a blessing in disguise, and he will soon be prosperous. I am really overjoyed."
After saying that, he loudly ordered: "Come, have a banquet, and discuss everything slowly and carefully at the banquet."
If this were an ordinary person without a prophet, he would be vague about the current situation, and would probably agree immediately. But Ye Qing was silent for a moment, and then said: "Master Yuan, please forgive me, but you still don't know me well. I am a straightforward person."
, I will say it directly if I have anything to say, please forgive me."
"Although a lot of people died in Yu Fan's case this time, they were all servants. Now the state examination is just around the corner. This is a national important matter and we will not hold prison sentences at this time."
"The most important thing is that if the prefect Zhang Shiyu wants to take me, a few soldiers are enough. Why send out a patrol camp with great fanfare to set up checkpoints along the way? This is to knock on the Huyu Mansion across the mountain. Even though he is the commander of the county, he would not dare to do it in this situation.
Just try to assassinate the scholar again."
"Of course, I am grateful for your kindness. However, I am taking the imperial examination for fame and longevity, and I only want to serve the imperial court when I come to Beijing, so I can only accept this kindness heartily."
"Master Yuan, please forgive me. I never have banquets in Taoist temples, for fear of blaspheming the emperor. However, if you come to my inn, I will treat you with a small amount of wine." After saying that, he stood up, bowed deeply, turned around and left.
Listening to Ye Qing's talk, he spoke every sentence, analyzed the form clearly, and did not accept his favor at all. Yuan Shiwen was furious and suddenly felt a kind of jealousy. He gritted his teeth and wanted to order: "Take it."
Down"
But he restrained himself, and when he saw Ye Qing walking away, he asked alone: "Sir, what should I do?"
Yuan Shiwen gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then smiled sinisterly and said, "You ignorant bitch, I'll see what happens to you."
Yufu
Yu Chengen was sitting on the bamboo couch, with several sons sitting on the left and right to listen, and a man in gray was prostrate on the ground.
"Master, all the corpses of those who died in the battle have been recovered and all traces have been erased. We have completed the investigation of the two main sites and reconstructed everything that happened that night..."
He said it one by one at the moment, but it was basically consistent with the situation at that time.
Yu Chengen had no expression on his face, but he listened carefully and finally asked: "So, is it really just Ye Qing?"
"The God of Earth watched, but did not intervene. However, Mr. Dai did not take action and only rescued the Third Young Master."
"I know." Yu Chengen waved his hand impatiently, suppressed some disgust, and softened his tone: "Those who died in the war will be compensated. As for the land god, I will remember this... I am asking about before this.
?”
"This is the only one"
"Is the magic array arranged in advance?"
"Yes, this is a one-time illusion formation, the pinnacle of manipulation by a scholar. The accompanying magician asserts that even though there are formation disks and spiritual objects, it will not be completed in two seconds, but I don't understand how this person knew in advance...
"
Yu Chengen thought for a moment and shook his head: "There are too many possibilities, but in the end it is nothing more than luck and vigilance... It's just that Fan'er escaped in the middle of the night on horseback, and why did he chase her later?"
"We secretly examined the horse's carcass, and it turned out that the horse died due to loss of strength... The traces on the road were basically destroyed by the heavy rain, and only a few traces could be seen. Putting them together, the third young master had to escape, but was eventually caught up. If it hadn't been for Mr. Dai..."
When the man in gray said this, he lowered his head deeply and stopped making any sound.
"Mr. Dai, this is the protection of the ancestors." Yu Chengen said, pacing in the secret room, muttering to himself: "Early warning, phantom formation, ambush, defeating each one, taking advantage of the situation, chasing... It's really a bit
The taste of what will be planted.”
After a long silence, he finally sighed: "Fan'er didn't lose unjustly. No wonder the seventh brother warned me to stay away. I just hate that as a father, I don't care enough and don't know this person well..."
"Has all the information about the prefecture and city been analyzed?" Yu Chengen asked after a pause.
"Yes, Governor, the governor's response is all here."
Yu Chengen read it in silence and then dismissed the man. At this time, the remaining four sons all looked at each other in disbelief: "The governor is calming down Yu Jing, and the prefect is inspecting the checkpoints. Nothing happened to Ye Qing?"
"This information has only been transmitted to you now?"
"These people are incompetent and are wasting our time..."
"Shut up!" Yu Chengen roared to stop the chaos from spreading: "Don't talk nonsense."
The disciples remained silent for a moment. Such obedience made Yu Chengen feel disappointed, and he asked the disciples to retreat in a low mood.
When Yu Fan was in trouble, part of the dragon ball was transferred to the four sons, but looking at their performance at this time, Yu Chengen felt slightly regretful.
"How can these four men take on such great things?"
However, since he punished Yu Fan, he had to take over the matter. Fan'er was still a member of the Yu family, so the matter could not be settled like this.
It has nothing to do with right or wrong, only dignity and face.
It is said that when the four sons went out, the housekeeper led a few middle-aged people over. They were ordinary people, but they could not conceal a lifeless aura, which attracted people's attention.
The elder brother frowned and whispered: "It must be the rumored dead man in the family... I'm afraid my father won't give up."
"Why give up? We brothers are fighting. This is our own business, but we are being bullied by outsiders? This Ye Qing really deserves to die..."
"Have you forgotten your lesson?" The elder looked around a few times and warned in a deep voice: "Why doesn't the clan make such a big case public? Father took over this matter and will handle it on his own."
"Don't forget, after many generations, if you dare to confront our Yu family head-on, how many good consequences will there be? But you must remember that this can only be done, not said, and not even a word can be leaked."
"Lord," the three middle-aged men knelt on one knee and saluted.
Yu Chengen stood quietly and looked down at the few people: "I have raised you in my family for several generations just for this moment. Is the Black Flag Camp that accompanied Marquis Jingwen to power Yingzhou in the past still profitable?"
"Wherever the flag goes, I will fight to the death." This fierce golden and iron sound, with only three people, has the atmosphere of a battlefield.
Yu Chengen's eyes lit up slightly: "My father calculated the situation and deliberately spent a lot of resources to reopen the Beimang dark road and sent you to take turns training in the Northern Wei Dynasty. You pretended to be grassland horse bandits and robbed the caravans of small tribes, so that the military spirit was in the blood.
All the brothers of my generation have gone north to participate in the training and practice, and they have been trained."
At this point, he was a little satisfied, but also a little regretful: "The grasslands are all on guard. Since we are not sure, we have switched to trade. It has seen benefits over the years. Your branch is the core seed and is used for the foundation. It should not be flying."
transferred back, but at this time"
"I am willing to die for my lord" is still the only sentence
"Humph, the dragon's energy has mutated, and the undercurrent is turbulent. It must show its color, and the province will fall into the trap. Fifty of you will immediately go to the old village in the east of the city to receive weapons. There are a hundred soldiers at your disposal. The detachment will march at night at dawn.
I secretly entered Pingshou County."
Yu Chengen's eyes were deep and he spoke fluently, and then took out a map: "This is a copy of the map of Ancestor Prefecture. In the past few years, changes have been made and completed. There are also several spies who will lead you to find a mountain as soon as you arrive in the northwest of Pingshou County.
If there is a den of thieves, they will immediately attack and kill them, leaving no one alive. They will wait for food, disguise themselves as bandits, and wipe out the Ye family in one fell swoop, but I will carry out my final flight."
"Follow your orders"
"But remember that your actions must be very concealed. This place is different from the grassland, with a dense population, a town of 30,000 people, and a large family of 5,000 people. Basically, there are gods patrolling. Try to stay as far away as possible and not get too close. To prevent alarm, I will ask the family ancestor gods to accompany me. Remember
Are you staying?"
"Subordinates remember"
"As for the way back, don't worry. Once it's completed, go directly to the grassland on a secret road. You will be given a thick shirt as usual for those who died in battle. Your children and their families will be taken care of at home...you will set off immediately."
"yes"
Watching a few people go away, Yu Chengen took a deep breath and considered in his mind that the order to kill the Ye family this time was really not impulsive.
As long as there are no obvious traces, even if the government knows about it, so what?
Thinking of this, I entered the ancestral hall.
On the ancestral hall, a black flag was planted and unfurled in the wind. Yu Chengen looked at it carefully and saw that although the flag had enough murderous intent, it was not a military spirit after all, not to mention that the imperial court had taken away the canonized organization, and the founding commander had already fallen into the underworld.
Sigh secretly.
However, in the blink of an eye, his eyes lit up again, and he smiled softly: "I am the head of this Yu family."
During this dragon ball transformation, some were distributed to the sons, but he took most of it himself.
At the age of thirty-seven, at a time of great ambition, how could he be willing to marry someone else?
Even if this person is his son
After a while, several gray figures arrived at the old village in the east of the city.
In the agricultural era, night blindness was common. All troops who dared to march at night were elites who were well-nourished and trained in night fighting. Even county officials like the Yu family could not support them without the trade interests of Beimang Dark Road.
I saw this army, silently receiving weapons, marching out on a starry night without a moon, and disappearing into the dark night in the blink of an eye.