Xue Li didn't guess wrong, Lin Yuan really planned to do it tonight, and the province had a lot of long nights. As soon as he entered Zhenjiang Mansion, Lin Yuan began to arrange tonight's action, Xue Li's industry is mostly in other places, and there is only one Sanmu Hall in Zhenjiang Mansion, as for his concubine room outside, Zhang Li reported that it was already empty.

"The matter in Yangzhou has already alarmed Xue Li, so be careful tonight, lest Xue Ligou jump off the wall in a hurry and ensure his own safety in the first place." Lin Yuan commanded.

Shen Lian nodded after hearing this, and said: "Judging from the available information, the Xue family has colluded with the Huai Mountain thieves, and it is inevitable that there will be no dead soldiers in the house, and according to Xue Li's temperament, he will not be restrained." ”

"Let's act after curfew tonight, Lord Shen will ask you to cooperate." Lin Yuan said.

At night, a large number of officials flocked out of Zhenjiang Mansion, and there were no merchants and pedestrians on the streets at this time because of the curfew. Three-person groups were stationed on the streets, and the entire Zhenjiang Mansion was quiet, except for the soldiers and officials who were constantly gathering.

Sanmutang is a special building in Zhenjiang Mansion, the mansion is not big, and it is even a little inferior to other rich families, but Xue Li lives here, so he is extraordinary. Although Xue Li is a member of the Xue family, he is only twenty-seven years old, but he became famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In just one year, it gained a firm foothold in Zhenjiang Mansion, and in the following years, it continued to expand with Zhenjiang Mansion as the center, and in a few years, it became the largest bookseller in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and other industries also got involved. With the already strong financial resources of Mikitang and the Xue family behind it, Sanmutang can be said to be the barometer of Zhenjiang Mansion.

Outsiders didn't know the inside story, they just thought that the Xue family had taken a fancy to the Shen family's heirloom, and they couldn't take it by force, but they offended the Yasukuni Duke in the capital. People thought that the Xue family would shed their skin at most, but they would have thought that it would be a disaster of extermination.

After surrounding Sanmu Hall, Lin Yuan did not give the order to rush in, but waited outside the door, Ye Tao and the others did not know Lin Yuan's thoughts, and they did not act rashly.

With a 'squeak', the door of Mikido opened, and the soldier at the door clenched the knife in his hand for a moment to prevent accidents. Shen Shitao walked out slowly, glanced around at the door, stepped forward, and arched his hand at Lin Yuan: "Jingguo Gong, the head of the family is invited." ”

Shen Lian frowned, Xue Yong is here? How could there be no news? Seeing Lin Yuan stepping forward, Shen Lian hurriedly stopped him and whispered, "Grandpa, be careful of deception." ”

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "He's talking about Xue Li, don't worry." Turning over and dismounting, Lin Yuan looked at Shen Shitao and asked, "But Mr. Shen?" ”

"Exactly down there." Shen Shitao said.

"Let's let Xue Li come out, Grandpa Ben doesn't have time to spend with him." Lin Yuan said.

"Yasukuni Gong, the head of the family said that you haven't invited you to a meal since you went south, and no matter what the outcome is tonight, you will always have to get together." Shen Shitao said.

Lin Yuan thought about whether to see or not, or saw Lin Yuan's hesitation, Shen Shitao said: "If the grandfather is not at ease, you can let people follow, but I can ensure that the head of the family has no malicious intent." ”

Lin Yuan frowned, if you believe it, there is also a ghost, Lin Yuan thought about it and beckoned Yu Shi Zhang Li to follow him and entered the Sanmu Hall together. As soon as he entered the gate, Lin Yuan was stunned, Xue Li actually set up a table of wine and food in the front yard.

"Thank you Yasukuni for your face." Xue Li stood up and said.

Looking at Xue Li with a smile on his face, Lin Yuan frowned and sat down, this was the second time he had seen Xue Li, except for that time at the city gate, it was the first time he was so close to him. Filling the wine glass in front of Lin Yuan, Xue Li said: "Grandpa, please drink, this is Yanmen Spring from the capital." ”

Lin Yuan glanced at Xue Li, not knowing what he meant, so he didn't move his wine glass. Xue Li smiled and didn't speak, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. smiled and said, "It's not poisonous." ”

"Something to say." Lin Yuan said coldly.

Xue Li first glanced at Shen Shitao, seeing this, Shen Shitao bowed and stepped aside, and Xue Li said: "The cup just now is to make amends, and I hope that the prince of Yasukuni will not meet you in the past few days." ”

"I'm not that stingy, and I don't want to see you." Lin Yuan took the wine glass and drank it all.

"That's good, to be honest, I don't feel anything about the Yasukuni soldiers surrounding my Sanmutang today, I expected this day many days ago." Xue Li said.

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place."

"This sentence is well-said, 'I knew today, why bother in the beginning', but is there anything in this world that can fulfill my wish? No. Xue Li shook his head with a smile, filled the wine glass and drank it all in one sip, and then said, "I have never done anything I want to do in my life. ”

"You didn't come into this world to live for you." Lin Yuan said.

"Xue Yong also said this." Xue Li looked at Lin Yuan curiously, and said: "That's what he told me when I went south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I was still thinking at the time, I am not free without you by my side, how can I act according to the will of the family, until one day he sent me something, I knew that as long as I am not dead, I will always live in his shadow." Do you want to know what it is? ”

Seeing Lin Yuan frowning, Xue Li didn't care whether he was interested or not, and said, "It's a pair of hands, and it was still bloody when it was sent." Lin Yuan wrinkled his eyebrows and looked at Xue Li, listening to him chattering there: "There is a ring I gave her on it, I promised her, I will go away with her when the matter of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is over, which Cheng thinks that the Xue family will attack my fiancée in order to let me stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang with peace of mind, which year I am only nineteen years old." ”

"And then?" Lin Yuan asked subconsciously.

Xue Li took a sip of wine, and then said: "Later, I was honest and did things for my family with peace of mind. Want to know why I'm doing this to break the levee? ”

"Isn't it to stop the imperial court from continuing to advance north?" Lin Yuan asked.

"That's what the Xue family meant, they are not so bold, I want to drag the Xue family into the water." Xue Li said with a smile, "Millions of people, in exchange for more than 100 members of his Xue family, this deal is worth a lot." ”

"You're a madman." Lin Yuan frowned.

"There are no normal people in the Xue family, and if he Xue Yong dares to attack his own family, he must be prepared like this." Xue Li said, "It's a pity, it's a matter of the Shen family, otherwise how could it have fallen to this point." ”

"Even without me, you can't run away, and the court won't let go of people who do such things. That's the livelihood of millions of people, not the mustard. Lin Yuan shook his head and said.

Xue Li didn't refute, he looked at Lin Yuan with a smile and said, "As for the matter of the Shen family, haven't you always been curious why I care so much about that painting?" I'll tell you the secret, but before I do that, I'll tell you a story. ”

Seeing that Lin Yuan didn't stop him, Xue Li smiled secretly, sure enough, people have ambitions, took a sip of wine, Xue Li said: "This matter is only circulated in the royal family and the family, and outsiders don't know much. ”

"A hundred years ago, the Chen Xia Dynasty, which dominated the world, the national Zuo for more than a thousand years, fell apart overnight, the world was strong and powerful, and the world was competing for the world, isn't the Yasukuni Gong curious why it has been chaotic for nearly a hundred years, that is, the national strength is as strong as the Great Zhou has not yet dominated the world?"

Lin Yuan shook his head, he really didn't know about this thing, now there is the Golden Horde Court in the north of Great Zhou, Beiliang in the west, and a half-dead Southern Liang in the south, but the forces are so delicately balanced.

"That's because the countries didn't have all the nine tripods. There are six tripods enshrined in the temple of the Great Zhou Sheji, the south Liang and the north Liang each occupy a tripod, and the Wang Ding, the head of the nine tripods, has been missing. It was rumored in the previous dynasty that those who won Jiuding won the world. ”

Xue Li took a sip of wine and moistened his throat, and then said: "The royal family and various families have been pursuing the whereabouts of Wang Ding, ten years ago, the capital rioted, and it was the Chen family who recognized the fake Wang Ding as the real Ding, and was finally exterminated. ”

Lin Yuan didn't know much about this layer, ten years ago, people always thought that the Chen family wanted to follow Nanliang and empty the imperial power, but it turned out that they were tempted by the fake Ding.

"The painting in the hands of the Shen family is a map. There is a record in the ancient books of the Xue family, which contains the whereabouts of Wang Ding, now do you know why I was so obsessed with that painting in the first place? Xue Li said.

Lin Yuan glanced at Xue Li and said, "The story is finished?" ”

Xue Li was stunned and nodded, who knew that Lin Yuan immediately said: "But this is my business?" ”

"You're not tempted? That's the world. Xue Li looked at Lin Yuan with some surprise.

Lin Yuan poured himself a glass of wine and said with a smile: "I have heard too many ghost stories, it can indeed deceive people's hearts, I was surprised that you hundred-year-old families are so obsessed with a painting." Now it's understood. ”

"Got what?" Xue Li asked.

Lin Yuan asked rhetorically: "Let me ask you, where was this Jiuding before?" ”

"Great Xia Taimiao."

"What about Great Xia? Jiuding can be destroyed by someone in his hand, you haven't thought about this? Lin Yuan asked, seeing that Xue Li was a little confused, Lin Yuan said like an idiot: "That's just a symbol, you know, those who win the hearts of the people win the world." ”

Xue Li sat there in a daze, muttering, "How can you not be tempted?" That's Wang Ding, you can win the world. ”

"I'm not interested in the world, but I'm interested in eating and drinking." Lin Yuan said coldly, then turned around and left. Xue Li wanted to separate himself, but after all, he was acting in the minds of ordinary people. Not to mention whether Lin Yuan is interested in Wang Ding, just talking about the current title of the Duke of Yasukuni, although it has brought him a lot of convenience, he is so tired from doing things all day long that he can't finish his mind.

This is not the life he likes.

When Lin Yuan walked out of the Sanmu Hall, he was not blocked, but it made Yu Shi and Zhang Li a little nervous. As soon as the three of them stepped out of the door, there was a burst of laughter behind them, and Lin Yuan glanced back and was shocked at the moment. I saw Xue Li looking up to the sky and laughing, holding a fire candle in one hand and a wine jar in the other, only to hear a bang, Xue Li threw the wine jar aside, which was the sound of the wine jar hitting each other. In just an instant, Lin Yuan smelled a smell of wine.

"Yasukuni Gong said that he was a dream man, and he admired it. But it's too late now, Xue Mou took the first step, looking forward to you sending Xue Yong's old thief down, and this favor will be reported in the next life. With that, he threw the candle at the jar.

With a 'boom', the fire burst open. Seeing this, Yu Shi hurriedly threw Lin Yuan to the ground, and secretly cursed Damn, Xue Li lit all the spirits that had not been mixed with water, because there were too many of them, so they became like this.

"Quick, get my grandfather out." Ye Tao hurriedly said.

The soldiers pulled Lin Yuan back from the door, Lin Yuan was not injured, and looked at the flames of Miki Hall a little sluggishly, Xue Li couldn't save it, he was standing there in the explosion just now, he was not killed by the fragments, and he was already buried in the fire at this moment.

Waving his hand to drive away the soldiers who were going to help him, Lin Yuan looked at the fire and walked back with the horse alone, Shen Lian and Ye Tao glanced at each other, a little puzzled. How did this Yasukuni Gong become like this? Shen Lian motioned to Ye Tao to follow Lin Yuan, and he was here to deal with the aftermath. Although Xue Li died, he still had to put out the fire so as not to harm other people's families. After tonight, there will be no more Sanmu Hall in Zhenjiang Mansion.