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Yang Su thought of the news he got yesterday, shook his head and said with some disappointment: "Wang Junlin immediately went to the palace to meet the saint after Sun Wentao disappeared yesterday. If it was just this matter, I'm afraid it would be of little use. What other news?
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Zhang Sizhong was startled when he heard this. Could it be that all the credit he had worked so hard for a day and night was gone? He couldn't help but feel anxious and said: "Your Excellency, Sun Wentao also said something that may be useful to the Duke.
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Yang Su glanced at Zhang Sixong and said a little impatiently: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"
Zhang Sixhong quickly said: "On his way back to Beijing this time, Wang Junlin met Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and stayed alone in a room with her for a whole night."
When Yang Su heard this, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he said with some surprise: "Wang Junlin actually colluded with Princess Leping."
After pondering for a while, he became increasingly wary of Yang Lihua and Wang Junlin. If Wang Junlin had no foundation, no manpower, and no intelligence, even though he had the support of the emperor, he had plenty of ways to deal with it, but
The key point is how to make the king look more beautiful when he dies, so that the emperor can't find any excuse to get angry.
But now if Wang Junlin has Yang Lihua's support behind him, it will be as powerful as a tiger. Others don't know, but he knows very well. Let alone the preferential treatment given to Yang Lihua by the emperor and Empress Dugu over the years. When the Northern Zhou Dynasty was forced to cede to Yang Jian, even though he was
All the forces in the hands of the Northern Zhou royal family and the royal family on the surface were killed by these nine old guys, but many of the forces secretly controlled by the Zhou royal family were taken over by Yang Lihua.
There was a hint of solemnity in his expression, and Yang Su said: "You did a good job, this news is very important."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sixhong couldn't help but perked up and asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, what do we need to do now?"
Yang Su narrowed his eyes, thought for a while and said: "As far as I know, Dachang Iron Shop in Fengrongfang is the property of Prince Changping, and the third son of Prince Changping, Qiu Ponu, is specifically responsible for it, and Qiu Ponu's first wife is a Khitan
The daughter of the Black Sheep King, the Khitan warriors in the north have been able to wield an iron sword in recent years. I heard that the Black Sheep King has a personal army of 5,000 men in iron armor. Qiu Ponu is indispensable for these things. How dare he, the Changping Palace,
If I use my grandson as a spearman, I dare to use them as a piece of meat to lure the snake out."
When Zhang Sixhong heard this, his eyes lit up and he said: "What the Duke means is that since Wang Junlin has the shadow of the eldest princess Yang Lihua behind him, we cannot take the lead, but find a way to send Wang Junlin to the Western Turks and Tuguhun people."
, the news that the Tubo people were smuggling porcelain, ironware and tea and making huge profits was leaked to the Changping Palace. It would be best to find a way to transfer the owner of the Wufu Tea House to the Qiu family, and let Wang Junlin know about the Dachang Iron Shop.
This will allow the Changping Palace and Wang Junlin to conflict first, and by the way test the extent of the collusion between Yang Lihua and Wang Junlin."
Yang Su nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right. Go to the accounting office and get three thousand taels of silver to use for this matter."
When Zhang Sixhong heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and bowed and said: "Don't worry, Lord, this villain will definitely handle this matter and will not let the Changping Palace and Wang Junlin know that it was us."
After saying that, Zhang Sixong retreated. When he walked to the door, Yang Xuangan, Yang Su's eldest son, arrived in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Father, the news just came that Yang Mingyue was beheaded in Chunnu Square.
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When Yang Su heard this, his expression became gloomy. The twelve iron guards were the guards he had carefully cultivated for many years, especially the six stagnant iron guards. Each one was hard-earned, but they were not the ordinary guards Wang Junlin died in.
However, one of them was killed now.
Taking a slight breath, Yang Su said: "Have you found out who did it?"
Yang Xuangan said: "The day before yesterday when Rong'er sent six iron guards to capture Yu Zimo, Yang Mingyue killed one of Wang Junlin's guards. After Wang Junlin came to run wild in front of our house that day, he showed his intention to kill Yang Mingyue when he left.
.And last night someone saw Wang Junlin and Pei Shiju's grandson Pei Yuanqing staying at Chunnufang, and Wang Junlin left in a hurry early in the morning, so I think Yang Mingyue must have been poisoned by Wang Junlin, a little thief."
"Wang Junlin, you little thief, you go too far to bully others." Yang Su said with murderous intent flashing in his eyes, gritting his teeth.
"Father, since Wang Junlin dares to kill our people, why not just send experts to surround Wang Junlin and kill him? As long as no evidence is left behind, your Majesty will not do anything to my father." Yang Xuangan suggested in a deep voice.
When Yang Su heard this, he calmed down, shook his head, and said: "It's not the end yet. It is an unwritten prohibition between noble families to send people to assassinate each other. This prohibition cannot be broken by us, otherwise even if
Killing Wang Junlin will inevitably make other aristocratic families wary of us and greatly increase their fear, which will not be conducive to our future actions. Moreover, Wang Junlin is the best at assassination. If he fails to kill him once, he will remain hidden.
If you let go of your hands and feet to retaliate in the dark, the consequences may be disastrous."
After hearing this, Yang Xuangan thought of Wang Junlin's appalling deeds and couldn't help but shudder. He hesitated and said: "Father, why don't we start eating with silver chopsticks, silver cups, and silver bowls from today on?
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Yang Su sighed and nodded, expressing his deep agreement. No one dared to ignore the reputation of a poisonous general, not even Yang Su, the powerful Duke of Yue.
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After practicing all morning, most of the injuries in his body had recovered. After having breakfast at Wufu Tea House, Wang Junlin led four guards to leave Wufu Tea House and walked towards the Hou Mansion.
But as soon as the five of them left the market, several guards immediately exclaimed: "Master Marquis, be careful, there are cold arrows!"
The guards had already noticed it. How could Wang Junlin not see it? A cold arrow shot towards his face from the right front. There seemed to be something on the arrow. Although the arrow was extremely fast, Wang Junlin calmly raised his hand.
, catching the arrow in the air. With his current perception and martial arts, how could a cold arrow from such a distance hurt him.
The four guards were furious, and two of them drew their swords to protect Wang Junlin. They wanted to chase after them on horseback, but Wang Junlin immediately waved his hand to stop them.
From a distance, Wang Junlin watched a figure cross the high wall in front of him on the right until he disappeared from the wall of Fangshi. Then he looked down at the arrow in his hand. There was a roll of sheepskin stuck on the arrow. After Wang Junlin took it off and opened it, he found that it was an arrow.
When I closed the text message, there was only one sentence in it: He was imprisoned in the Dahamui Iron Shop of Fengrongfang.
Wang Junlin frowned, thought for a while and then said: "Someone wants to tell me where Sun Wentao is. But who is this person? What is his purpose?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a scholar's robe, looking like a scholar, and holding a folding fan came over on horseback.
Wang Junlin took a look and felt that it looked familiar, especially the look in his eyes was like that of a nighthawk. It would be hard to forget after seeing it once. He turned his head to take a closer look and couldn't help but smile.
"Brother Wang, you are well." When the middle-aged man was seven steps away from Wang Junlin and his party, he clasped his fists on his horse and said with a smile.
Wang Junlin also responded with a smile on his horse and said, "Brother Ye has changed a lot since we haven't seen you for a day."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man turned his horse's head and rode forward with Wang Junlin.
"Master Marquis, Sun Wentao has been found. The person who took action was someone from the underground tunnel of the capital, but the person who spent the money was an aide named Zhang Sixong of the Duke of Yue. However, we have received news that Sun Wentao has already sent many of the Marquis's
All the secrets have been revealed." The middle-aged man whispered.
That's right, this middle-aged man is a Nighthawk envoy. In their profession, dressing up in disguise is commonplace, or a necessary skill.
"Where is Sun Wentao?" Wang Junlin seemed not surprised by what Yi Yingshi said, and asked calmly.
In Wang Junlin's view, Sun Wentao was just a businessman who had not experienced any training in enduring torture. The fact that he persisted all night before telling some of his things was enough to show his loyalty to him.
The Nighthawk envoy's thoughts were obviously completely different from Wang Junlin's. At this time, he was a little surprised by Wang Junlin's reaction. He wanted to see the latter's true thoughts from Wang Junlin's eyes, but it was in vain. He had to say in his mouth: "Sun Wentao was killed by that
Zhang Sixong deliberately let him go. Just now, when he was returning alone and passing by Fengrongfang, he had a conflict with someone and was captured again."
Wang Junlin frowned and said, "The person who arrested Sun Wentao again is from Dachang Iron Shop?"
Nighthawk looked surprised: "How could Lord Marquis know?"
Wang Junlin gave a bitter smile and handed the palm-sized sheepskin in his hand to the Nighthawk envoy. After the latter looked at it, he frowned tightly. He didn't know what he suddenly thought of, and said with a sudden look on his face: "The Changping Prince's Palace is in the name of the capital.
There are so many shops that I almost forgot that the Dachang Iron Shop is the property of the Changping Prince's Palace."
"The property of Changping Prince's Palace?" Wang Junlin was a little surprised, "Is there anything special about this iron shop?"
The Nighthawk didn't think for long this time, and said: "I remembered that we once suspected that this Dachang Iron Shop secretly had pig iron trade with the Khitan people in the north. This was a ban in the Sui Dynasty and was considered a serious crime."
Wang Junlin suddenly said: "That idiot Yang Rong was used as a spearman and lost one of his hands. Yang Su wants to give it back."
The Nighthawk envoy nodded and said, "Then what does the Marquis want to do?"
Wang Junlin pondered for a moment. He looked up at the sky, estimated the time, and said: "Of course I followed Yang Su's wishes and went to rescue Sun Wentao. By the way, I found evidence that Dachang Iron Shop secretly sold pig iron to the Khitans, and then sent it to
Go into the palace and show it to Your Majesty."
"It's just that your manpower must not be involved in this matter, and your Majesty's marquis must be involved."
Nighthawk was thoughtful. After a while, he looked at Wang Junlin with a complicated expression, cupped his fists and said, "Master Hou is smart."
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