Xie Ke heard Lin Yuan say this at this time, his expression suddenly changed, his body sat up from the chair suddenly, stretched out his hand and pointed at Huang Min and said in surprise: "He is Huang Min, the thief leader of Dangyan Mountain?" ”

Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and was stunned, and said with some surprise: "Lord Xie, is it the custom of your Yuzhou officialdom to change your face so quickly?" Just shouted at the righteous and righteous, how did he become the head of the thief in the blink of an eye? ”

I saw that Xie Ke's face did not change at all, looked at Huang Min and said: "Grandpa, a thief is a thief, and there is no Zhao'an in the court at the moment, it is always a disaster." ”

"Master Xie, you have to figure out, when did I say that he was a thief from beginning to end? Grandpa Ben didn't admit it, what definition do you make here. Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and said.

Xie Ke was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Yuan and said, "What does Grandpa mean?" ”

"It's literally, this Huang Min is my grandfather. Master Xie, is he still a thief right now? Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and said coldly.

Xie Ke knew at this time that he had inadvertently offended the Duke of Yasuko, and he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly said: "Forgive the Duke of Yasukuni, it's the lower official." ”

Lin Yuan didn't bother to worry about Xie Ke, looked at the other party and said: "I will leave you fifty percent of this Ruyang's military defense, and I will take all the rest away, and you have no way to defend Ruyang?" ”

After Xie Ke listened, his brows furrowed slightly, looked at Lin Yuan and said, "Grandpa, is there too much manpower?" ”

"What Grandpa Ben wants is to block the Xue family in Nanyang City, instead of letting them go out of Nanyang and make trouble everywhere, you know?" Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and said.

Seeing that the Yasukuni Gong had no intention of discussing at all, Xie Ke sighed helplessly and said, "Since the Yasukuni Gong insists on doing so, then the lower officials can only cooperate." ”

Lin Yuan glanced at Xie Ke and didn't speak, until now he didn't believe Xie Ke very much, and he transferred fifty percent of his troops, also just in case.

Once Xie Ke took refuge in the Xue family, and he also had the capital to break through, it may be difficult for the Xue family to break through Ruyang, which is fifty percent of the troops, but for himself, this is simply a piece of cake.

"Since it's over, then Grandpa Ben will take the troops away, and I hope that Lord Xie will do his duty for the court, it's best to stay honest in this Ruyang City and don't run around, otherwise something happens, and you don't need to wait for the court to do it, Grandpa Ben will be able to raze your three clans, you know?" Lin Yuan looked at Xie Ke and said coldly.

As soon as the words fell, Xie Ke felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly saluted Lin Yuan, saying: "Xiaguan understands that he must defend Ruyang and not let go of the Xue family." ”

Xie Ke was really scared at this time, Yasukuni Gong didn't believe in himself at all, and he would never dare to have two hearts when this kind of fatal time came. Listening to the tone of Lin Yuan's words, it was obviously not to scare himself, but to really be able to do it. He didn't dare to test the credibility of the Yasukuni Gong with the lives of his family.

Lin Yuan saw that Xie Ke's face was pale at this time, obviously frightened by what he had just said, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he reached out and patted Xie Ke's shoulder and said: "Lord Xie, don't be afraid, this grandfather still believes in Lord Xie's personality, and is a loyal courtier who can sacrifice his life for the country. ”

"The lower official knows." Xie Ke wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded hurriedly.

"Then Master Xie will be busy first, and Grandpa Ben will leave." Lin Yuan patted Xie Ke on the shoulder, got up and left Xie Ke's study, looking at the back of Lin Yuan leaving, Xie Ke wiped the cold sweat on his head, and his heart was still trembling at this time.

This Yasukuni Duke came to his own mansion and was an adult, and he was intimidating, obviously he had a plan for a long time, and this Xue family was also unlucky, and it was not good to offend anyone, but to offend the Yasukuni Mansion. Which of these generations of grandfathers is good to get along with, and none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.

At present, the Great Zhou Dynasty seems to be full of families, and there are faint signs of loosening the imperial power, but that is just an illusion, and a noble who started with military merits like Xiang Jingguo Gong is the real power family of the Great Zhou at present.

These families, no matter how big or small, have a basic characteristic, that is, absolute loyalty to the imperial power, this Xue family thinks about things, it is like digging someone's ancestral grave.

You don't want people to have a good time here, not to mention the Duke of Yasukuni, even those marquis can tear you apart. What kind of foolishness did this Xue family make, and they actually want to do this kind of thing.

Lin Yuan left, secretly left Ruyang City with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and escaped from Nanyang in embarrassment, this time before he returned to Nanyang, last time he was guarding on the side, but a few teams of people, and this time he returned to Nanyang with 5,000 people, and I don't know how the Xue family feels.

Nanyang City, Xue Mansion.

Xue Huaili looked at the reply letter from Dang Yanshan in his hand, and his face was already purple with anger. Recently, there have been a lot of troubles, and the anger that I had suppressed completely broke out: "This Huang Min has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall? Dare to talk to me like this, doesn't he know how to write dead characters? ”

I saw that on the letter, according to Lin Yuan's instructions, there was indeed a big word 'roll'.

That word is so dazzling, it seems to be mocking Xue Huaili's indiscretion, wanting to subdue himself with this letter, how can there be such a good thing in this world.

"I, Xue Huaili, swear that when the soldiers arrive in Ruyang, they will definitely show the head of this stupid man who doesn't know the height of the sky." Xue Huaili tore the letter in his hand to shreds, then turned his head to look at the housekeeper and asked.

"Are you all here?"

"Third master, the soldiers and horses are outside the city right now, just waiting for the third master to give an order." The butler said hurriedly.

I saw a sneer on the corner of Xue Huaili's mouth, raised his hand to stop the housekeeper's words, and said, "Don't worry, let's see the situation tonight." Go down. ”

"Yes, third master, the little one retires." The butler bowed in response, then turned around and exited Xue Huaili's study.

Xue Huaili glanced at the sky outside the house, hesitated, and hurried towards Xue Yong's bamboo hut, some things were better explained clearly in person.

During this period of hesitation, the Xue family's actions were hesitant, and the three Xue Huaili brothers no longer needed to wait through the report to see Xue Yong, and they could already see Xue Yong.

After saluting Xue Yong's personal butler at the door, Xue Huaili walked towards Xue Yong's bamboo house. At this time, there was already Xue Huaiyi and Xue Huaitao in the house.

Xue Huaili saw that Xue Yong was drinking tea at this time, and behind him was the mountain and river ding, and a trace of fire flashed in his eyes. Xue Huaili bowed to Xue Yong and said, "The child has seen his father. ”

Xue Yong raised his eyes and glanced at Xue Huaili, and said, "Get up, the soldiers and horses are all here?" ”

Xue Huaili said: "It's here, a total of 50,000 people, and they are stationed outside Nanyang City at this time, just wait for my Xue family to give an order, and they can be stationed in Nanyang." ”

Xue Huaili's words made the eyes of everyone in the room light up, the Xue family has been planning for so long, that is, the most important part that Xue Huaili is responsible for, there are no soldiers and horses in his hands, everything he says is in vain, and he wastes time and doesn't say it. It's simply not taking your own life seriously.

It's just that unlike the happy expressions of the three brothers of the Xue family, Xue Yong's face is not good, I saw him look at Xue Huaili and ask, "How come there are only 50,000 people?" ”

In Xue Yong's plan, if the Xue family wants to think about things and sweep the world with lightning speed, at least 80,000 people must be able to do it at first. Why are there only 50,000 today?

Xue Huaili hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, there were some accidents over there in Ruyang, and some of the mountains that my Xue family had planted before were all uprooted. ”

Xue Yong's face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Something leaked?" ”

"Father, don't panic, there is a thief in Ruyang, who has swept away the thieves in Ruyang in the past month, and all those who are not in his name have been eradicated, and in the past month, there is only one mountain left in Ruyang, not only our people have suffered, but they have nothing to do with it and have not escaped."

Xue Huaili explained, only to see that after Xue Yong listened to Xue Huaili's explanation, his brows were still tightly locked, and after hesitating for a moment, he looked at Xue Huaili and said: "It's too coincidental, as if we knew about our family's affairs early on, this Ruyang is a matter of life and death in Nanyang, whether the incident can succeed depends on Ruyang, and this thief is too good at picking places." ”

The second son, Xue Huaiyi, rolled his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Dad, even if this incident is not a coincidence, it is unavoidable, we can't change the plan temporarily, then we will be active and passive, and there will be endless troubles at that time." ”

After Xue Yong listened to his second son's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, what the second son said was not wrong, he was already taking the initiative now, and if he hesitated about something, it would inevitably change.

After Xue Yong hesitated for a long time, he turned his head to look at his three sons, his eyes were shining, and he didn't have the same old appearance as before, and said: "Huaiyi, you go and prepare now, send the post down, just say that the old man has gained from cultivating the Tao recently, and he will feast guests, and invite all the people you have invited to the banquet during this time, especially He Wenchang, you can't let it go." ”

When Xue Huaiyi heard Xue Yong say this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed down and responded, "Obey." ”

Turning his head to look at Xue Huaitao, Xue Yong hesitated for a moment and said: "The Gongyuan side is still set, don't do it for the time being, even if we take Nanyang, we will besiege it without attacking, they will always have a day when they can't bear it, and the land of saints is still good to see little blood." ”

Xue Huaitao was slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he bowed down and responded, "Got it, Dad." ”

Xue Huaili, who was on the side, saw that after Xue Yong finished instructing Xue Huaitao, he looked at himself, straightened his waist, bowed to Xue Yong, and said, "Father ordered." ”

Xue Yong looked at Xue Huaili and said: "You go out of the city now, personally lead the troops, and wait for our news outside the city, if there are no fireworks rising during the third watch, then use the dark pile to force into the city, if you see the fireworks, just go to the city, and someone will open the city gate." This fireworks will only be advanced, not late, one after three watches, no matter what, you forcibly take Nanyang City by yourself, you know? ”

Xue Huaili nodded excitedly and said, "Got it, Dad." ”

"Okay, let's go down and do things, whether we succeed or not depends on tonight, you do your best, all step down." Xue Yong looked at his three sons and said.

The three brothers of the Xue family saluted, then exited Xue Yong's bamboo house and walked out.