Zhang Shihe opened the door curtain and strode in.
He reported to Yu Wenji: "General manager, I have brought the fat assassin You Gui back, and he is now staying in an inn in the city."
Yuchi Sheng's eyes lit up, he put his hands on his hands and laughed, saying: "Okay, after waiting for a month, I finally got you back. So sooner rather than later, let You Gui take action tonight to get rid of Painter Li."
Yu Wenhuaji showed a smile on his face and said: "Well, let's do it tonight. First, get rid of Li Yizhi, to avenge Brother Yuchi, and secondly, to vent my anger on those two old thieves Yu Shiji
.By the way, have you brought the Dongming Sect’s account books?”
Zhang Shihe hesitated, lowered his head and said: "Manager, something went wrong before the Haisha Gang took action. The information was leaked in advance. Instead, the Dongming took advantage of the situation and suffered a lot of losses."
"waste!"
Yu Wenhuaji's expression changed, his aura became fierce, and he said: "A bunch of men can't deal with a group of women despite their calculations. What does Han Gaitian do for a living?"
Zhang Shihe hurriedly said: "General manager, this matter is not irreversible. We have received news that the Dongming will pass by Yangzhou, go north along the canal, and make deals with various forces."
Yu Wenhuaji's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "When?"
"About half a month later." Zhang Shihe said.
Yu Wenhuaji thought for a while and then said: "This is our last chance. When the time comes, I will lure everyone from Dongming Sect ashore in the name of a banquet, and then let Yuwen Wudi take action, and you will assist."
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Pengcheng.
Li's villa, in the back garden.
Li Shimin and Li Xiuning were sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
Li Xiuning put down the tea cup, kissed her lips, and said in a clear voice: "Second brother, there is news that the Dongming was attacked by the Haisha sect when it docked in Hangzhou. Fortunately, the people of the Dongming sect were well prepared.
This is the only way to avoid danger."
Li Shimin's movements faltered slightly. He continued to take a sip of tea and said in a mellow and magnetic voice: "Xiuning, you mean that the Yuwen family is planning to use the Dongming Sect's account books to deal with us?"
"That's right. The Haisha Sect is just a dog raised by the Yuwen family. Without the Yuwen family's instructions, how dare they dare to sneak attack on the Dongming."
Li Xiuning's pretty face was solemn and she said: "Second brother, this matter is not trivial. Once Yu Wenhuaji gets the account books of the Dongming, it will be a disaster for our Li family."
Although the Li family had long wanted to rebel, they were not prepared enough and acted hastily, which might lead to failure.
Li Shimin nodded and said in a deep voice: "You are right. Now the situation is getting more and more complicated. The Yuwen family is ready to take action. I am afraid they have already plotted against us. Originally, according to the plan, the Dongming was going to Pengcheng to trade with us. Now
It seems that we have to set off for Yangzhou."
"Well, Yangzhou is the intersection of the canal and the Yangtze River. The Dongming will definitely dock in Yangzhou. That will be the last chance for the Yuwen family. The first thing we need to do when we rush to Yangzhou is to prevent the Yuwen family from seizing the Dongming Sect.
Secondly, if you have the opportunity, you can also hold the account books in your hands and get rid of the Yuwen Clan and even the Dugu Clan."
When Li Xiuning said this, he paused, smiled like a hundred flowers blooming, and said: "Besides, I have been curious about the name of the painting sage for a long time, and I was thinking of asking for a painting. It is said that this person governed Yangzhou in an orderly manner.
Moreover, there is a gap with Yu Wenhuaji, so maybe we can recruit the Li family."
Li Shimin also smiled and said: "If we can recruit Li Yizhi, it will be like driving a nail in Yangzhou. At the critical moment, there will be miraculous results."
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Those who called Dongming's attention were not only the Yuwen Clan and the Song Clan, but also the Dugu Clan.
Compared with the other two companies, the Dugu Clan is much weaker to begin with. If they want to fight back, the Dongming Account Book is their only chance.
As long as the Li Clan and the Yuwen Clan are defeated, then they will naturally be respected by the Dugu Clan.
As for the Song Dynasty, it has always been independent from the Central Plains, so there is no need to consider it.
Therefore, when he received the news that the Dongming would dock in Yangzhou in half a month, Dugu Ce immediately found the Jukun Gang and asked Yun Yuzhen, the leader of the Jukun Gang, to send out manpower and wait for an opportunity to steal the account books.
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Jiangdu Palace.
Li Yizhi found Yu Shiji. After he sat down, a maid brought him fragrant tea and snacks.
Yu Shiji smiled and said, "Prefect Li is a rare visitor. Why do you have time to see me today?"
Of course, Yu Shiji knew everything about what Li Yizhi did in Yangzhou, and in front of Yang Guang, he easily took all the credit for himself.
This made the way he looked at Li Yizhi particularly pleasing to the eye.
Originally, he just wanted to cause trouble for Yu Wenhuaji, but unexpectedly he discovered a talent.
Li Yizhi cupped his hands and said: "Shilang Yu also knows that I have been busy sorting out Jiangdu County during this period, and I have just come to an end today, so I came to visit Shilang Yu. Firstly, I want to thank Shilang Yu for his support.
Secondly, I want to discuss with Minister Yu how to deal with Yu Wenhuaji."
Yu Shiji immediately became interested and said, "Does Prefect Li have any good ideas?"
Li Yizhi did not answer immediately, but said: "I guess Minister Yu also received the news about Du Fuwei's capture of Liyang, right?"
"Well, I received it last night."
Yu Shiji nodded lightly, as if he just heard a very common thing.
Li Yizhi was speechless. With such a treacherous minister, the Sui Dynasty had a reason not to subjugate the country. Moreover, I am afraid that Yu Shiji has not told Yang Guang this news yet.
He calmed down and said: "Although Du Fuwei does not dare to march eastward and attack Jiangdu County, the opponent really has no brains. If he invades Jiangdu eastward, Yuchi Sheng will definitely send troops to defend it."
Yu Shiji nodded and motioned for Li Yizhi to continue.
It is one thing whether Du Fuwei dares to go eastward, but if Yuchi Sheng does nothing, then Yu Shiji will immediately take part in a book and guarantee that Yuchi Sheng will not be able to eat anything.
Li Yizhi sneered and said slowly: "Servant Yu, if Yuchi Sheng is accidentally assassinated by Du Fuwei's men on the battlefield, what do you think will happen?"
Yu Shiji's eyes narrowed and he stared at Li Yizhi.
After a long while, he laughed and said: "What else can we do? We can only blame Yuchi Sheng for his own bad luck. However, the war is urgent and we must send people to take over the army as soon as possible to prevent Du Fuwei's rebels from advancing eastward."
Li Yizhi took a deep breath, stated the purpose of his trip, and said: "I want to succeed Yuchi Sheng!"
Yu Shiji's smile faded. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put it down and said, "Prefect Li, it is not difficult for you to take over the Jiangdu army and become the general manager of Yangzhou, but what good will this do to me?"
Although it is said that Li Yizhi was supported by him and used to weaken Yu Wenhua and his strength.
Logically speaking, the stronger Li Yizhi is, the more beneficial it will be to Yu Shiji.
But Yu Shiji has always been unwilling to do anything without profit, and now that Li Yizhi's demands are on him, he will naturally want to kill him severely, even if it is his 'dog'.