Xiong Wu has his own ambitions, and he always firmly believes in his heart that under his governance, Great Chu will annex the southern princes, become the emperor of the ages.

Today, Da Chu encountered a little difficulty, which made his prestige fall to the bottom in his emperor's career, but it does not mean that there is no chance to make a comeback.

According to the financial resources that Da Chu has gathered over the years, he believes that the difficulties are only short-lived, and that Da Chu, with the efforts of the monarch and ministers, will definitely come to the top and make a comeback, not only becoming the hegemon of the south, but also dominating the country.

He, Xiong Wu, will definitely step on the corpses of the kings of the north and south, step by step, step by step, step by step, and become another great emperor who dominates the country after the Great Zhou.

Li Yuhe will become a woman who has witnessed his great achievements.

However, at present, it is necessary to rescue Han Zhitong and the others from Dayan first, and whether they succeed or not depends on whether Duan Mengya can lobby the members of the Duan clan.

The next day, in the Yushang Palace, Duan Mengya sent a message back to the palace for the personal palace maid, hoping to recruit her father or uncle into the palace, discuss going to Dayan, and rescue Han Zhitong and others by virtue of her sister's status in the Yan Palace.

It's a pity that after the palace maid passed the word, the two refused to enter the palace, and in desperation, Duan Mengya had no choice but to return to Duan's mansion in person to discuss with her father.

Xiong Wu is ruthless, she can't be unrighteous.

Moreover, the Duan family and Xiong Wu's political views were to the left, and because of the existence of Li Yuhe, the contradictions between the two sides continued to deteriorate, Xiong Wu secretly weakened the influence of the Duan family in the Chu State, causing the family to be unhappy, and she hoped to ease the contradictions between the two sides.

Duan Mansion is located in the southeast of Yingcheng, adjacent to the Chu Palace, it is rumored that once Duan Mansion regardless of scale, luxury, are far more than Chu Palace, however, later the rise of the Chu royal family, forcibly annexed a large area of Duan's mansion, only to make Duan's mansion shrink.

Even if the area of the Duan Mansion is reduced, in Yingcheng, the area is still second only to the Chu Palace, the momentum is magnificent, the luxury is abnormal, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the mansion piled up by the golden mountain.

In the spacious official road, the eunuchs in the Yushang Palace, driving a carriage in the hot sun of May, carrying Duan Mengya, went to the Duan Mansion without hurry, and hundreds of Chu troops were protected on all sides.

When the carriage arrived outside Duan's mansion, Duan Mengya slowly got out of the carriage under the service of the palace maid, and more than 100 guards quickly formed a human wall, protecting Duan Mengya tightly in the center.

Standing in front of the carriage, Duan Mengya looked up at the tightly closed red lacquered wooden door of the Duan Mansion, and motioned to the maids around her to knock on the door to report.

Soon, the door of Duan's mansion opened, and the family members who showed their heads, seeing Duan Mengya's figure, didn't dare to be sloppy, and quickly opened the wooden door, someone greeted him, and someone hurried to report to the head of the family.

Duan Mengya was snubbed in the Chu Palace, and when she returned to the Duan family, she was still the eldest lady in the mansion and was valued by the head of the family.

Surrounded by the family and the palace maid, Duan Mengya went straight to Duan Chunhan's study, she knew her father's character, and often when she was idle, she would stay in the study and read books to kill time.

When I arrived at the study, my father was really in the study.

An elegant man, dressed in a blue Confucian robe, sat at a desk, holding an ancient book in his hand, and reading it intently.

Seeing Duan Mengya walk into the study, the man put down the book, closed the ancient book and got up, the man's expression was calm, a pair of deep eyes, revealing a shrewdness, and a calm face, with a non-angry and threatening expression.

His name is Duan Yunxiao, he is the patriarch of the Duan clan, who decides all the affairs of the Duan clan, and among the people of the Duan clan, his prestige status is much higher than that of Duan Chunqiu and Duan Chunhan.

A few years ago, Duan's entry into Yan was proposed by Duan Yunxiao to overcome public opinion, and last year, Duan's family split up and established a branch vein in Dayan, such a big deal also came from Duan Yunxiao's proposal.

He is not an official in the court, and he rarely goes out to walk, but he is the person at the helm of the Duan family, even Duan Chunhan and Duan Chunqiu, and when they encounter major events, they also need to report to Duan Yunxiao.

Its identity, in Yingcheng, is very mysterious, and if it weren't for the Duan clan and the royal neighborhood, many times, many people would forget that the Duan clan had such a personal existence.

However, it is undeniable that under his leadership, Duan's became the largest gate valve in the north and south, and the first gate valve in the south.

At this moment, the father and daughter were alone, and there was not much etiquette, Duan Yunxiao got up, walked to Duan Mengya's side, and asked in a calm tone, like a kind elder, "Ya'er, I suddenly returned to the house today, could it be that I have been wronged in Chu Palace again, Xiong Wu, this bastard, is becoming more and more ruthless!" ”

As the saying goes, the water spilled by a married daughter has little to do with the family.

Duan Yunxiao treats his two daughters very favorably, he lost his wife in middle age, according to Duan's prestige, if he wants to take a concubine, he will definitely be surrounded by wives and concubines, however, Duan Yunxiao insisted on not marrying under the persuasion of everyone and concentrated on raising his two daughters.

Completely regarded as a baby bump, Duan Mengya is gentle and elegant, but Duan Mengrou has developed a flying and domineering personality, which is very important to be pampered by Duan Yunxiao and doted on him.

A few years ago, his second daughter married far away, and he could only spend his thoughts on his eldest daughter, but unfortunately, marrying with the royal family did not make his eldest daughter happy, which became a lingering trouble in his heart, and he always felt indebted to Duan Mengya.

Duan Mengya married into the Chu Palace for several years, at first, she would occasionally go home to save her relatives, the Duan clan, warmly welcomed, after a long time, the people of the Duan family knew that she had been wronged in the Chu Palace.

In recent years, Duan Mengya rarely returns home, however, whenever she goes home, she often cries secretly.

As a father, the second daughter is married far away and cannot always be with his knees, and the eldest daughter is in the Chu Palace, and he cares very much about whether she is good or bad, which is also related to the intimacy between the family and the royal family.

Married to Xiong Wu, his daughter was the queen, but she was not cared for and cared for, Duan Yunxiao wanted to get rid of Li Yuhe many times, but she died without a problem.

In addition, Xiong Wu's attitude towards his daughter became more and more cold, which led to the gradual estrangement of the Duan family and the royal family, and the two sides appeared to be separated for the first time in hundreds of years.

Half a month ago, the Duan family suddenly became low-key in Dachu, and adopted a non-contact attitude with the royal family to confront.

Duan Mengya sat on the chair next to her, squeezed out a smile in her expression, and said: "My daughter is okay in the palace, she is quiet and quiet, and she is not disturbed by anyone. ”

"Four?" Hearing this, a look of astonishment rose at the corner of Duan Yunxiao's mouth.

According to his understanding, during the Northern Expedition, Han Zhitong and Yue Yunshan were both captured in the territory of Dayan, and this matter was well known to everyone in the Chu State.

In just a few days, how did they suddenly become four?

However, Duan Yunxiao was thoughtful, and quickly guessed the reason for the incident, it must be Xiong Kui who fought in Yandong, and Xiong Hui, who sent an envoy to Dayan, and the two members of the Great Chu royal family also encountered accidents in Dayan.

Duan Yunxiao didn't know about the changes in the court, and it was reasonable that recently, the Duan family closed the door and thanked the guests, and he had no intention of inquiring about the news of the court.

What's more, Xiong Kui failed in Yandong, Xiong Hui was captured in Shu, both of which showed the great power of Dayan.

Duan Mengya looked at her father's surprised expression and explained: "It is rumored in the Chu Palace that Emperor Yan personally led his troops to Yandong to quell the rebellion and capture Liu Xuanyuan alive.

Why Xiong Hui was captured alive, his daughter doesn't know the details for the time being, however, Xiong Hui was chased by Dayan's dark sword for thousands of miles, transferred to Shu, and was captured alive in the south of the Shu Kingdom, indicating that when he was in Yanjing, he did something that Da Yan hated. ”

Hearing this, Duan Yunxiao sighed lightly, he didn't know whether to say that Emperor Yan was strong, or Xiong Wu was too incompetent, for half a year, all the people sent by the court to Da Yan were captured and detained by Da Yan Sheng, and no one was lucky enough to escape.

It can be seen that in the game between Xiong Wu and Lin Feng, Lin Feng's means are far stronger than Xiong Wu.

However, when it came to Xiong Wu's request for the Duan clan's disciples to go to Dayan and blow the pillow wind to Lin Feng through Duan Mengrou, Duan Yunxiao would never agree to this matter.

The corners of his mouth flashed with a smile, and he said gently: "Not long ago, your third uncle sent someone to send back a letter, the letter said, Rou'er gave birth to the prince in April, Lin Feng was overjoyed, and also to show the determination to level the Great Chu, the child was canonized as the king of Chu, which is among the many princes of Dayan, he was crowned king in his infancy, and it is the first case in the Yan Palace. ”

Duan Mengrou gave birth to a prince, and Duan Mengya also knew about it, but the child was still in infancy and was named the prince, and even she was very surprised to hear about it.

Imagining her treatment in Chu Palace, and then looking at her sister's status in Yan Palace, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Soon, he gathered the pain in his heart and asked, "Father went to Dayan to visit his little sister, will he take the opportunity to help Xiong Wu?" ”

Duan Yunxiao's face sank, and he said in a cold voice: "Every time I think of your situation in the Chu Palace, I can't wait to kill Xiong Wu for my father, how can I help him."

Moreover, Emperor Yan has always been assertive, listen to your third uncle said, the princess of Yan Palace can participate in government affairs, but must get the consent of Emperor Yan, Rou'er has been in Yan Palace for several years, favored by Emperor Yan, because of her temperament, but I have never heard of her meddling in the affairs of Dayan, this time I went to Dayan for my father, only to visit Rou'er and her grandson, and did not mix any interests, so as not to be in a dilemma! ”

Hearing her father's words, suddenly, Duan Mengya realized an important problem, and couldn't help but stare at her father and asked, "This time, my father went to Yan Kingdom, I'm afraid he won't return to Yingcheng?"

Duan Mengya knew very well that the Duan family and the royal family were inseparable, on the contrary, Da Yan had obtained rich benefits, and many children in the family secretly suggested that the Duan family should be moved to the Yan Kingdom to strive for greater benefits.

This time, even his father went to Dayan in person, and it is very likely that it is a large-scale migration of the Duan family in the past 600 years, and the core of the family will turn to Dayan.

"No, my father will return to Chu, and the Duan family has earned a lot of wealth in Dayan, but there are no important ministers in the court, which is closely related to Emperor Yan's intentional restrictions. Moreover, Dayan's new policy seriously suppressed the family gate valve, and before Dayan had no friendly attitude towards the family gate valve, the Duan family would never move all of Dayan. Duan Yunxiao said.

Even if he went toe-to-toe with Xiong Wu, the relationship between the two sides was rigid, however, compared to Lin Feng, Xiong Wu adopted a policy of support and tolerance when dealing with the family gate valve, which Duan Yunxiao admired Xiong Wu very much, at least not like Lin Feng who killed the family gate valve in the north.