408: I want Thirty Thousand Crow Heads (4) [2-in-1]
"I vaguely remember that Master Yu is not an only son?"
Chu Yao's question confused Chief Yu, but he couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do, so he had to find out what he was trying to do and answered along the way: "Well, there is still a brother in the family."
Master Yu has a twin brother.
With the level of medical care in this era, it is rare for twins to be fully fed. Either the mother has a difficult delivery and one corpse is dead, or she dies early due to various reasons after birth. Twins have always been regarded as unknown. The two brothers, Master Yu, are lucky.
They all survived, but their biological mother was unable to conceive again due to a difficult childbirth. The biological father devoted all his energy to the brothers.
Master Yu’s elder brother has a gentle and dull temperament.
I don't have any big ambitions in my life.
I just want to run my family business and serve my parents with peace of mind.
Master Yu's book is different.
Unwilling to stick to a small world, he had no ambition. If he didn't go out and give it a try, he would only be a local official in the future. Still a young man, Master Yu packed his bags and went out with his friends from the same hometown. At first, he could still maintain stable contact with his family.
, after that, the world was in chaos again, family letters were precious, Master Yu encountered trouble, and his father and brother moved to avoid the war, and the two sides completely lost contact.
Trying to contact me again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After Master Yu settled down, he searched for someone for several years but made no progress. Not long after, Chu State was destroyed and there was no hope at all.
Why did Chu Yao deliberately mention this?
Could it be——
Where has he seen his brother?
Master Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he was filled with anticipation.
Chu Yao's next question seemed to confirm his guess: "Are Master Yu very similar to my brother?"
"I am 100% similar in appearance to my brother and my mother. If I were not an extremely familiar relative, I would hardly recognize him. Why - where has Wuhui seen such a person?"
There was undisguised anticipation in his tone.
Chu Yao said lightly: "That's not true."
Master Yu's expectations were instantly dashed.
He suppressed his inner disappointment and secretly said that the other party was immoral and used this matter to bully an old man like him.
"But-" Chu Yao changed the topic again.
Chief Yu asked hurriedly: "But what?"
Compared with him, Chu Yao was very calm, and even had time to observe Yu Zi with his peripheral vision - this child didn't realize that he might be the center of the topic, and was focusing all his attention on his master, never leaving.
Chu Yao said: "However, I met a child whose facial features are somewhat similar to Master Yu's..."
When Chief Yu heard this, he lost interest.
There are many people with similar looks in the world.
It’s not like they are related by blood just because they look alike.
Chu Yao said slowly: "This person also has the surname 'Yu'."
Chief Yu had a feeling that something was wrong.
If he doesn't understand Chu Yao now, how can he understand Chu Yao before? More than ten years have passed, and this guy has gone through many hardships, and his thoughts will only become deeper and more introverted. If he didn't do anything, he wouldn't suddenly talk to him about such a "child"
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Master Yu simply went straight to the point.
He said with a smile as if he were chatting and reminiscing: "This is a great fate. Could it be that he is a direct disciple of my brother's branch?"
Chu Yao didn't answer, but his expression became serious.
Chief Yu looked at him and understood something.
"Are you really from my brother's side?"
Calculating their age, they should be grandchildren.
So he hurriedly asked: "Where and when did we meet?"
No wonder he was so excited.
He is a lone goose who has been away from home for many years and cannot find his way back. The world is vast but he has no blood relatives to accompany him. Many years ago, he was accompanied by his wife and children, but one of them died in childbirth and the other died in infancy. He is still alone today.
After following the general for so many years, apart from the fact that the two share the same illness, another part of it is empathy.
To him, the Lord is both his student and his son-in-law. They are each other's relatives in troubled times, and they share the same affection as father and son.
I thought this would be like this for the rest of my life.
Who knew I could hear news about my brother’s lineage!
How can Mr. Yu not be excited?
However, no matter how excited he was, he did not show it, only a few words revealed his true mood.
"This..." Chu Yao looked embarrassed at this time.
Master Yu will not take advantage of others easily.
He looked calm: "Is it possible that he is no longer alive?"
If this is the case, it is normal.
Separation between life and death is normal in this world.
"No, it's just that the experience has been quite tortuous. Chief Yu is getting old, and I'm afraid that if you get angry, it will be difficult for General Chu to explain." In Chief Yu's suspicious eyes, he waved to Yu Zi.
, "Weiheng, come here."
Hearing her own voice, Yu Zi subconsciously turned her head to look, revealing a slightly dark face.
In order to make herself look less fair, Yu Zi deliberately darkens her skin every day, and does not deliberately trim her eyebrows. At first glance, she looks like a slightly delicate boy: "It's Mr. Gong Cao who calls me boy."
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"Well, come here."
Yu Zi was a little flattered.
I'm really flattered.
She grew up in the middle of the street, and was best at observing people's emotions. Chu Yao didn't treat her badly, but he didn't treat her well either, showing an indescribable alienation. If the other party disliked her but it didn't seem like it, she followed Lin Feng.
Even though she was taking classes, the other party tried her best to teach her, but she had a weak foundation and struggled to learn. Chu Yao would not deliberately ask her if she needed to start a small study.
She doesn't care whether she understands or not.
Yu Zi didn't dare to take offense, so she had to seek advice from Kang Jishou, whom she was familiar with. Fortunately, the latter did not refuse.
Unless there is serious business, Gong Cao never calls her.
Yu Zi stepped forward with a feeling of anxiety and confusion, and skillfully bowed to Chu Yao and Master Yu, then stood aside obediently, lowering his head and waiting for Chu Yao's instructions. Master Yu knew what he was doing when he saw this,
Look carefully at Yu Zi's appearance.
Being stared at so rudely by a stranger, Yu Zi was naturally extremely unhappy, but she could only endure it and not get angry.
After a while, she heard this person ask her.
"what's your name?"
Yu Zi said: "Yu Zi."
"Is there any words?"
Yu Zi asked Chu Yao with her eyes. The latter just nodded slightly, and then she said with confidence: "The word is 'Wei Heng'."
Although Mr. Gong Cao didn't like her very much, when it was time to pick up the words, he did it for her.
She quite liked it.
"Wei Heng...Yu Zi...do you know the names of the elders in your family? Where do they live? Who is Aweng and Apo?"
Chief Yu wanted to confirm further, but Yu Zi didn't say a word and looked a little disgusted until Chu Yao spoke and softened.
"Weiheng, this person may be your great-uncle."
Yu Zi was stunned by these words.
granduncle……
Isn't he my mother's biological uncle?
only……
Grandma Aweng didn't know how to answer the names of her elders and where she lived. She couldn't help but cast a look at Chu Yao asking for help. Chu Yao explained to Master Yu: "Wei Heng's life experience is more complicated, and Master Yu is still
Find a secluded place and listen to her talk about her experiences over the years, and then you can make your own judgment..." I just hope he doesn't get angry...
If Qi and blood attack the heart, hemiplegia will occur directly...
That would be difficult to explain.
Chu Yao seemed to be expecting Master Yu to be so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and even the aura of alienation around him faded a lot. However, Master Yu knew there was a problem, so he could only nod his head and whisper a few words to the general.
The two left.
It takes less than a quarter of an hour.
A certain camp was overwhelmed by the wrath of Wenqi.
The soldiers who noticed the movement rushed over, and even the general and the others were alerted. All they saw was Chief Yu with an angry look on his face, looking like he wanted to fight anyone desperately. The strange boy stood on one side wiping tears, and Chu Yao watched with his hands in his sleeves.
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The general was surprised and confused: "How could this happen?"
It was rare to see Master Yu get so angry. His eyes swept over Yu Zi and Chu Yao. Neither of them looked like the "culprits." He had to stretch out his hand to calm Master Yu, and kept comforting him:
"Teacher, please calm down."
Master Yu's face was livid, his eyes were wide open, his eye sockets were covered with horrible bloodshot eyes, and his whole body was stiff. Finally, under the worried eyes of everyone, he spit out a mouthful of fishy and dirty blood.
Yu Zi was worried and stepped forward to help: "Uncle and grandpa..."
The Lord will be surprised when he hears this title.
"Are you a descendant of the Teacher clan?"
If you look carefully, there are indeed some similarities.
Chief Yu regained his breath and his face was not as green and ugly as before. He patted the back of Yu Zi's hand.
His voice was hoarse: "It doesn't matter."
After all, he had been mentally prepared for decades and did not dare to have too much hope for the life and death of his brother's family. Suddenly knowing the outcome, he was heartbroken but not so angry. But what happened to Yu Zi's mother, Yu Meiren, was something he couldn't bear.
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Yu Zi watched her biological mother suffer with her own eyes. Her narration was natural, true, detailed and full of emotions. When you close your eyes and think about it, you can see the corresponding picture. It made Master Yu's blood pressure rise at the same time.
My brother’s descendants have been humiliated by this...
If the culprits hadn't already crushed their bones and scattered ashes, Master Yu could have dug their bones out of the graveyard and whipped them to vent his anger. He was so angry that his molars were trembling. As his emotions passed their highest point, his reason gradually returned to him. Body.
He tilted his head and looked at Yu Zi with critical eyes.
Although he was disgusted by Yu Zi's biological father's many evil deeds, Yu Zi was, after all, the only member of his brother's bloodline. In addition, the child could distinguish right from wrong, was filial and respectful, and had not been contaminated by the stench of his father's lineage. This made him look at him differently, and he was quite impressed. In appreciation, his eyes gradually softened, showing the kindness and tolerance of an elder looking at a younger one. He said: "Wei Heng, you did a good job."
It’s not that Yu Zi doesn’t understand everything.
My lord's position is inconsistent with that of my newly recognized uncle, so I should do something...
She sobbed: "I dare not take credit... If my lord hadn't saved my grandson from the fire, how would he be alive now?"
Master Yu's face darkened and he sighed.
I can't say a bad word about Shen Tang.
He is not an ungrateful person either.
However, private is private and public is public.
Even with Yu Zi's relationship, Master Yu could not lean towards Shen Tang. He calmed down his turbulent emotions, calmed his disordered breathing, and appeared in the chief account as if nothing was wrong.
If it weren't for his slightly pale face, I really wouldn't be able to see the problem.
The general was attracted by Master Yu's elegant demeanor, but Shen Tang and others were not and were still waiting quietly.
Until both parties take their seats.
"We know the purpose of Mr. Shen's visit, and we also admire Mr. Shen for having the courage to lead the three armies, and he will not let ten squids clamor and run rampant. However, Yonggu Pass is not an ordinary pass, and the involved matters are important and cannot be entrusted easily. Please forgive me Mr. Shen."
The smell of alcohol still lingered around Shen Tang.
There was still a strong smell of alcohol on his breath.
His expression was slightly cold: "How can I forgive you? There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Don't you understand this simple truth? Longwu County can be as strong as a rock only if the top and bottom work together. But you have doubts in your hearts and are on guard against everything. How can we trust you?" ?Furthermore, when Long Wu Gongcao was detained indiscriminately, shouldn't there be an explanation for this?"
She was still thinking about this wave of people who detained and tortured Chu Yao.
I won't be happy if I don't let this out.
Gu Chi heard his voice and looked at Chu Yao with strange eyes, looking up and down - How could this guy look like he was being abused?
Master Yu said: "We did not detain Chu Gongcao, we just met old friends and stayed to reminisce. There is no evidence to prove it. As for what you said about 'having doubts in my heart and taking precautions at every step', it is even more misunderstanding. It is all because of Shen Junfeng The king's order came here, but we have been suffering from the king's court for a long time, so we misunderstood that Jun Shen's behavior was the king's order. We do not dare to take it lightly to ensure that the seal is never lost."
This was a misunderstanding. Even if there was a mistake, it was Shen Tang's behavior that made them "stressed".
Chu Yao didn't say anything to undermine him.
Quan should default to the theory of "reminiscing about the past".
However, the various reasons are well understood by each other.
Chief Yu asked again: "As the governor of Longwu County, Lord Shen naturally has the right to mobilize Yonggu Pass troops and horses, but - with less than six thousand troops and horses, can Yonggu Pass be guaranteed to be safe?"
There are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yonggu Pass.
But more than 70% of them are private soldiers of the general.
The rest are what Shen Tang has the right to mobilize.
She calmly said, "Six thousand? That's difficult!"
Shen Tang didn't follow Master Yu's lead either.
Let's go straight to the point: "But you and others will not let Yonggu Pass fall into the hands of Shiwu. I am short of people, and you are short of food, grass and baggage. If we join together, we will both benefit, and if we divide, we will hurt both. Let me tell you frankly, what conditions can enable me to do this?" Command more than 20,000 troops to guard this eternal pass?"
Master Yu frowned.
He originally wanted both parties to cooperate.
But Shen Tang's words were not satisfied with this.
Their purpose is only to "keep the gate forever" and have no other ambitions. It is not easy for Master Yu to take advantage of this.
Faced with Shen Tang's arrogant and unruly attitude, although the generals in his tent were unhappy, they had a fight with their general not long ago, and they never fell behind. Thinking again, he is at this age. , it is reasonable to be arrogant.
If they were so good at fighting at their age...
Definitely more arrogant than Mr. Shen.
Chief Yu said what everyone had discussed before.
"Thirty thousand! We want thirty thousand squid heads! Regardless of age or gender, as long as they are ten squid heads! Use their heads to build a platform to worship the heavens and pay homage to the brothers who died tragically over the years!" These words were loud and clear. , with a firm expression.
The other soldiers in the tent also looked angry.
Let them be completely convinced——
This is the condition for being willing to be driven by Shen Tang.
If you can, do it.
No, everyone should take a step back.
You give us food, and we'll guard the gates.
We should keep in touch with each other and never interfere with each other's wells.
but--
Is Shen Tang the kind of person who would give up when faced with difficulties?
She didn't even move her eyelids and said with a smile: "Thirty thousand black and green heads? Okay, of course it's no problem!"
Chief Yu and others were stunned.
They also knew that the conditions were harsh, so they took the initiative to add additional conditions to reduce the difficulty - as long as it was Shiwu's head, it would be fine regardless of gender - generally speaking, a few tribes would be enough. But if it is a "young and strong head" , how difficult is it?
The Lord, who had been silent all this time, spoke.
"Does Mr. Shen really mean what he said?"
Shen Tang said: "Of course it is true. Do you still remember why Zheng Qiao transferred me here?"
Transfer to Longwu County and escort Wang Ji for marriage to Shiwu safely, which will give you a lot of room for maneuver.
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My brother is getting married tomorrow
Although there is nothing for me to do, I still need to get up early...