Twenty days ago.

The bleak autumn wind blows the land of the northern country, and on the banks of the Weishui River, the imperial capital Daxing City stands impressively.

The lord of the Great Sui only presented Xuan, reigned thousands of miles, and worked hard to command the big ship of the empire to sail to the prosperous era, and Daxing City was the brightest new star on the bow of this big ship.

In the Daxing Imperial City, the six-storey high post that runs through the east and west is like the six hexagrams of Qian, from the north to the south, and the rank is the order of ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-five, and ninety-six.

On the ninth day of the first day of the sun, the hidden dragon is not used, the ninety-two Beilong, the Lord of Lijian, therefore, the palace city of the Great Sui stands majestically on the ninety-two high hills, and lives in the palace city of Beichen Zhongtian, which can take in the entire imperial capital of the Lifang market under the eyeline.

It is the late autumn season, on the Longshou Plain, the autumn wind howls, the birds fly away, the traces of people disappear, even if it is a flowery Daxing City, but also in the late autumn cold, the four fields are sparse, quietly.

In Daxing City, one hundred and eight miles of square are well planned, and the nobles of the court, the wealthy and wealthy businessmen, live in it.

At that time, the mansion in Daxing City was located, and there was a tendency to be poor in the west and the east.

Among the West City, the Yang family, the Yuwen family, the Li family and the Dugu family are the most magnificent.

The Yuwen family's mansion is located in the Jude Fang in the northwest corner of Daxing Mansion, and half of the façade and houses in this square are the assets of the Yuwen family.

The Yuwen family is the imperial family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and its power is intertwined, and the empire has always used the Yuwen family as the main one, supplemented by embankments.

Since Yuwenkai faded out of the temples and rivers and lakes, the Yuwen family has been much more low-key.

Between the government and the opposition, there are many remarks that Yang Su will replace the status of the Yuwen family.

After all, Yang Su has won the trust of Yang Jian, Yang Guang and his son, and there are faint signs of overwhelming the Yuwen family, among them, there is no lack of royal intentions to use the Yang family to restrain the Yuwen family.

Gude Fang, the main residence of the Yuwen family, is extraordinary.

In Daxing City, there are many rumors that there is a peerless beast hidden in the Yuwen Mansion, suppressing the rebellion of Kyushu.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this reason that both the first emperor Yang Jian and the new emperor Yang Guang attach great importance to the Yuwen family.

This incident sounds a bit absurd, but the crows that often appear in Daxing City almost never appear in Gudefang.

Even rats and insect infestations are hard to see in Gude Place.

Of course, the most strange thing for the residents of Daxing City is that the members of the Yuwen family, even the family slaves, rarely interact with the outside world.

One of the few dealings is the Yuwen family's external procurement of daily necessities.

Meat accounts for a large proportion of the items that can be purchased at any one time.

No less than 1,000 fat sheep are purchased every month, and they are all living animals.

In short, the Judefang in the northwest corner of Daxing City is the most mysterious and lifeless place in Daxing City.

The appearance of the Yuwen Mansion is beautiful, but in the center of the mansion, there is a large barren forest, and in the deepest part of the barren forest, there is a quaint wooden house.

Most of the children of the Yuwen family know who the owner of this wooden house is.

It's none other than the world-famous head of the agency family, Yu Wenkai.

At this time, outside the wooden house, in the barren forest, a large number of goats are raised.

Inside the wooden house, a young man stood, and in front of him, kneeling a middle-aged man with a gloomy face.

The middle-aged man is in the court, he is the imperial servant Shaoqing, and in the Yuwen family, he also has an extraordinary status, he is Yu Wenhua and.

However, at this time, he buried his head down, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

Obviously, the person who can make him so awe-inspiring, there is no one else in the Yuwen family except Yuwen Kai.

Yu Wenhua and the young man in front of him are Yu Wenkai, who is constantly pacing in the house.

Suddenly, the terrible cries of goats could be heard outside the hut, accompanied by the crushing of bones and the heavy wheezing of some creature.

Yu Wenhua frowned slightly, it's been three years, and the ancestor has been here for three years.

In the Yuwen family, none of the Yuwen children dared to call Yuwen Kai by normal names.

They all call Yu Wenkai by their ancestors.

Yu Wenhua had heard such a voice countless times, but he was still extremely disgusted by what was happening outside the door.

The door of the wooden house was slowly pushed open, and a beautiful girl of twelve or thirteen years old walked into the room.

The girl was dressed in rich satin, and her knees and elbows were badly worn, as if she had been crawling underground.

The girl smelled of blood all over her body, and the hot blood from her mouth slowly remained.

When she entered the house, she let out a cheerful whine as soon as she saw the young man.

Yu Wenkai turned around, and only then did he show his face.

He is nearly 100 years old, his hair is gray, but his face is ruddy, and his facial features are full of softness, looking like Yu Wenhua's nephew.

When Yu Wenkai saw the girl, he stretched out his right arm and stroked the top of the little girl's head.

Every time, he makes such a move.

Every time, Yu Wenhua will feel inexplicably afraid.

Especially when he saw Yu Wenkai's black and red flesh, the feeling of fear became more and more obvious.

Outsiders may not know why, but Yu Wenhua does.

Yu Wenkai's right arm is a mechanism arm composed of gold stones and gears.

This right arm has created countless terrible mechanisms.

The girl's eyes narrowed in delight and her mouth was open, with sharp metal teeth and a mouth full of suckers.

It turned out that this girl was a human puppet, a human puppet who took pleasure in killing.

"Jingwei hunting can already hold itself for about ten hours, and with a little modification, one hunting can hold itself for more than twelve hours." Yu Wenkai smiled.

The self-control in Yu Wenkai's mouth is that this puppet moves independently outside the house.

Yu Wenhua was happy to see the ancestor, and his face was full of smiles: "Supporting the core of Kunlun Stone with blood and keeping the puppet motivated, I think it is Zhuge Wuhou, and it is not as profound as the ancestor." ”

Yu Wenkai shook his head lightly: "Raising a puppet with blood is a matter of hurting the heavens and harmony, Zhuge Kongming is not impossible, he really doesn't want to, Wuhou puppet, with the sun and moon as the core, this is the ultimate way of the puppet, the old man is still far behind." ”

Soon after, the girl's central strength was exhausted and she slowly lay down on the ground.

At this moment, two human kites that appeared in the wooden house at some unknown point took the girl's clothes by the corners and took them out of the house.

"There are important secrets hidden in the Jinding of this world, and the stakes are very important and must not be ignored. What's going on with Yang Su? Yu Wenkai sat down and spoke softly.

Yu Wenhua replied respectfully: "Yang Suzheng sent people to monitor our business with the north, so that the things we trade with Tubo will be much safer." ”

"Now, Yang Su is in power, if he talks about this in front of His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid it will ruin the overall situation."

Yu Wenkai shook his head slowly: "Yang Su has offended too many people, although he can check and balance my Yuwen family, he will not turn his face around." If we deliberately sell the flaws to him, he will not point the finger at us, after all, he has someone else's handle, and it would be a pity if we don't take advantage of it. ”

"Yang Su is too domineering, and if you want to come, the time will not be long." Yu Wenkai smiled like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and was even a little shy.

Yu Wenhua shuddered, and a word suddenly popped up in his heart, the heart of a human-faced beast.

Yuwen Kai said: "My Yuwen family is the royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the world is my Yuwen family." ”

"The art of the mechanism is profound and profound, however, human nature is changeable, and only the puppet of the mechanism will always be loyal to the master."

At this moment, the kite outside the door flew back and stopped on Yu Wenkai's shoulder.

Yu Wenkai wrote lightly: "Yesterday, you recognized that Qingqi person in the Spring Rain Pavilion very well, but you drank too much and the words you spoke were heard by her. ”

"It's also a loss for you."

Yu Wenhua was about to leave, but Yu Wenkai's words made him suddenly startled.

"The old man has already taken care of this for you."

"Remember, the world can never be trusted, only the puppets of the agency will not betray." Yu Wenkai still had a gentle smile on his face.

Yu Wenhua listened to it, and the beads of sweat on his cheeks were dripping uncontrollably.