Liu Wen paced back and forth in the room. It has been confirmed that Su Ren only took half a month to gather all the bandits in Wenshui into his hands. These forces belonged to Liu Wen at the beginning. The operation of mixing sand was also
Declared a failure, those who infiltrated were killed and driven away, and those who actually entered were not direct forces. This made Liu Wen very irritated.
The bad-breathing brother stood at the door politely. Liu Wen hated being disturbed when he was deep in thought, so he tried not to make any noise and just rolled his triangular eyes and secretly glanced at Liu Wen.
"Huh..." The melodious sound of turbid air being expelled from the body suddenly sounded, and the sweat on the head of the bad-breathed brother immediately started to fall.
Liu Wen frowned: "How did they recognize those of us? Didn't Rang tell us not to attract attention and try to sneak in? They were discovered so easily. They are really a bunch of trash."
"Master, it's not that those people have good eyesight, it's that our people can't stand the suffering of others. I heard that Gou Tianming is very cruel in training bandits. If he wants to get in, he has to peel off his skin. Our people can't stand it. Say something.
If you make sarcastic remarks, you will be driven away." The bad breath brother gasped for air, trying his best to inhale all the stale air into his stomach, and never let it get into Liu Wen's nostrils.
"You're leaving now. You've charged me so much money and you just want to leave?"
The brother with bad breath quickly took a few steps forward with a flattering smile: "I didn't even leave. As soon as I came down from the mountain, I was caught by Hou Jian's people and they were all locked in a cell."
"Kill them all and leave no one alive. This is the consequence of betraying me."
"promise!"
"Come back and ask Hou Jian immediately. We can't delay this matter any longer. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for us. If that kid is allowed to control the bandits, who knows what can be done? The people sent to Chang'an
Has he come back? It’s been so long, why is there no news at all? Send someone to check.”
"No, I'll do it now!"
The guy with bad breath went out and breathed heavily. There were only two people in the room. He didn't fart that fart, it must have been someone else. But he couldn't say it, so he had to bear the blame.
First, he sent someone to invite Hou Jian, and then sent someone to Chang'an. After finishing all these things, he waited obediently at the back door. It was obvious that his master Liu Wen was really anxious this time. He didn't want to go in and get into trouble.
, waiting for Hou Jian at the door is a good choice.
It was not long before Hou Jian appeared at the back door of Liu Wen's house on horseback. He got off his horse and looked around. He didn't find anyone suspicious, so he lowered his head and ducked in.
"You are here, my master is waiting in the study."
"Haha, this is the first time I'm so anxious. I always had to wait for him before. Why has it changed today?"
"Well, my county lieutenant, that Su Ren is too good at stirring up trouble. In just a few days, the bandits in Wenshui have been cut off. This is not a good thing!"
"What are you afraid of! A teenage boy has scared our Prime Minister Liu into this state. As long as I am in Wenshui, they can't change the world!"
"That's right, the county captain's men are all elite soldiers, and those bandits have nothing to fear."
Liu Wen looked anxious. He always felt that things were abnormally serious and he no longer had the feeling of being in control of the overall situation. At this time, he wanted to find someone to discuss it. Selecting Hou Jian was not an accidental decision.
"Brother Liu, why do you let me go through the back door? It's not like you!"
"Sit down! Give the county captain some water!"
"Forget it, I really can't get used to your Tucao soup. To be honest, Laojun Guan's big bowl of tea is more suitable for me."
Liu Wen smiled and ignored Hou Jian's complaint: "I'm still worried. The people sent to Chang'an haven't come back yet. Considering our lifelong friendship, you really don't know what Su Ren said to Tian Fu.
What?"
"Here it comes again! I, you still don't believe it! I really don't know! I just know that Su Ren sent a letter to Tian Fu. The content is unclear, and it is definitely not a good thing. Wait a moment, wait until the person you sent to Chang'an comes back.
, doesn’t everything become clear?”
"That being said, you can't just watch Su Ren grow up in Shuangzui Mountain. I mean you should send someone to scare him. If Su Ren gets too big and it becomes a problem and the court blames you, you
The responsibility is not small either.”
"Shocking is not impossible, but it will also alert the snake. If Su Ren sees the relationship between us, and Bao Qi does anything, there are hundreds of people in Shuangzui Mountain. If they really start to take action, they will not be able to take them down for a while.
, something big will happen! We can only wait for Shu County to send troops and work together to remove the obstacles."
"I think that boy's plan to recruit bandits is to deal with us. I regret that I agreed to that boy's request because of the trade route."
"It's too late to say anything now. Since he dares to recruit troops privately, we can just wait for the court to kill him. Why not?" Hou Jian didn't take Liu Wen's words to heart at all, while eating snacks from several cases.
, while teasing the little maid who brought the soup.
Liu Wen waved everyone away, and as soon as they left, Hou Jianli immediately became serious. His loose look was gone, and his nonsense and insincere words were gone. He sat up straight and waited for Liu
Wenfa speaks.
"The old man is ready to use manpower."
"The old man has seen things thoroughly. The boy named Su is definitely not a good person. I sent people to investigate. The origin of that boy is very strange. I can tell you that no one knows what he did before, where he lived, and his parents.
Who is it, it seems that he suddenly appeared in our warm water."
"The origin is a mystery, and his behavior is incompatible with other people. Everything he thinks of has a completely different meaning. Take this letter he sent to Tian Fu. I had someone sneak it over and read it. It turned out that
When the false accusation was made, the old man led his troops and wanted to defect to the rebels, but was blocked by Zhou Yafu's troops, so he went to the King of Liang. If this matter is true, you Liu family will not be able to destroy the nine tribes. "
Liu Wen sneered: "Huh, this guy is really cruel. I just want to get rid of him, but he actually wants the lives of my Liu family, so don't blame us for being rude."
"Is the old man really planning to use our power? Premature exposure will do us no good. We have worked hard for several generations to accumulate this power. Once it is revealed to the world, there will be no room for turning back."
"What kind of room do we need to look back? Our ancestors stayed here for decades. What kind of life did other people live in Chang'an? We are popular and drink hot food, but what about us? We are in a remote place and have to work hard to please those in Chang'an.
Moth, why? Don’t our ancestors have any merit?"
Liu Wen became more and more excited as he spoke, and his whole face turned red: "If you can't defeat us, we will fight. It's also good to establish yourself as king. Yelang Kingdom has promised that as long as we become vassals and pay tribute, Wenshui will be a country. They will help us.
Otherwise they wouldn’t have made things difficult for Su Ren’s caravans!”
"Is this the old man's decision or yours?" Hou Jian looked at Liu Wen with wide eyes. Instead of laziness, his eyes became vicious.
Liu Wen subconsciously avoided Hou Jian's gaze: "Of course it was the old man's idea, and I have no right to use those people."
"Well, since it's the old man's wish, I will definitely do as he is told and say goodbye!" Hou Jian said no more nonsense, stood up and said goodbye.
The brother with bad breath sneaked into Liu Wen's study quietly, spat towards the door, and said angrily: "He is just a dog of ours. He became rampant when he became a county captain. I really don't know how high the sky is."
Liu Wen ignored Brother Bad Breath's flattery and put the two bamboo slips he had already written into a cloth bag and handed them to Brother Bad Breath: "Send them out immediately, this one to Laojun Guan, and this one to Shi Blacksmith."
Shop, send some smart people there, don't attract attention and don't cause trouble."
"Here." Brother Bad Breath didn't dare to neglect. He quickly took the bamboo slip and walked out the door.
After waiting for a moment, Liu Wen calmed down his mood. Then he turned around the screen in the study and entered the place where he usually rests. An old man with white hair was holding a cane in one hand and a teacup in the other. It was loose.
With his beautiful clothes and kind-hearted appearance, if he were not in Liu Wen's family, he would definitely be considered an old god.
Liu Wen was very submissive. After he came in, he stood obediently in front of the old man, not even daring to breathe.
"Is everything arranged?" The old man put down his tea cup.
"Everything is ready. According to your instructions, father, give them three days to prepare and take action as soon as the time is up."
"Okay, you go down and get ready too."
"Here!" Liu Wen saluted, slowly exited the room, gently closed the door, and then let out a sigh of relief.
After Hou Jian came back from Liu Wen, he became taciturn. He locked himself in a room and ordered that no one should disturb him. Hou Jian was very upset. He knew clearly that he couldn't do anything, so why did the old man give the order? Yelang's bullets
What does Xiaoguo's guarantee mean? In Hou Jian's view, Su Ren is not as sinister and cunning as Liu Wen thought. After working together for such a long time, he still knows Su Ren somewhat. As long as you really make friends with him, he will
I will never treat you badly.
Hou Si opened the door and came in. Hou Jian knew who it was, and only Hou Si, who had watched him grow up since childhood, dared to come in at this time.
"Master, would you like to have something to eat? Don't hurt yourself for the sake of the Liu family. The Liu family has gone crazy!"
Hou Jianyi got up from the couch and said, "You think so too, so what should we do? Should we go crazy and die together with the Liu family, or..."
"Master, do we have any other choice?"
Hou Jian's newly ignited hope disappeared in an instant, and he sat down on the couch in despair: "We have no choice. From the beginning, we are vassals of the Liu family. No matter when, this will never change."
Leng Jun received a letter, which was a bamboo slip in a cloth bag. It was delivered suddenly today, and he was completely unprepared. When he saw the letter, he was stunned for a long time. Finally it was time for him to
What to do when making a decision? This question made it difficult for this sixteen-year-old Taoist priest. (To be continued)
