Han Xuandao's eyes suddenly sharpened, staring at Han Xuanchang, and Han Xuanchang's expression was calm, and he also looked at Han Xuandao, the two brothers looked at each other and didn't look away for a while.

After a long time, Han Xuandao said lightly: "Third child, what do you want to know today?" ”

"Big brother, I want to know a lot." Han Xuanchang said slowly: "But I'll ask the eldest brother today, I, Han Xuanchang, am still not from the Han family?" ”

"Of course you are."

"Then why do you have so many things to hide from me?" Han Xuanchang said helplessly: "If I am a child of the Han family, why do you have to hide many things from me!" ”

"What are you hiding from?" Han Xuandao said lightly.

"Who's that girl?" Han Xuanchang asked: "When she appeared in the East China Sea inexplicably, the uncle asked me not to ask more, and I didn't dare to ask more." But I can't figure out a lot of things these days, so I'm curious to know, how many things do I still don't understand? He picked up his wine glass and drank it all, "The Su family mutinied and sent people to kidnap the elders in various counties, but on the other side of the East China Sea, the uncle who had not been to sea for more than ten years actually brought all the elders of the clan with him without pulling the boat...... Is this just a coincidence? ”

Han Xuandao was silent, and after a long while, he said: "Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, you can drink more and don't ask more!" ”

"Why?" Han Xuanchang frowned and said, "Isn't there a lot of things that I am not qualified to know?" ”

"It's not that I don't have qualifications." Han Xuandao stood up and said lightly: "There are some things, when you should know, you will naturally know." The third child, you are a governor, and you naturally know that there are some things that have not been told to you, so there is naturally a reason not to tell them. He raised a hand and rubbed it at his temple, and said slowly: "It's rare to be relaxed tonight, tomorrow is up, and there is a big mess of things waiting, and your Ministry of Rites must also prepare for the Beijing test in spring...... I heard that among the students who went to Beijing for the examination this time, there are many outstanding talents, you should investigate the details in advance, if you are really talented, grasp the ...... as soon as possible! ”

Han Xuanchang wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't say much, just picked up the wine jug and poured the wine for himself.

Han Xuandao put his hands behind his back, watched Han Xuanchang drink, and didn't speak for a long time, but when he saw that Han Xuanchang had quickly finished drinking a pot of wine, and when he went to get another pot of wine, Han Xuandao had already reprimanded in a deep voice: "Don't drink anymore!" He also instructed: "Uncle Yin, send the third master back to the house!" ”

Han Yin turned out from the side like a ghost, and was about to help Han Xuanchang up, but Han Xuanchang had already reached out and pushed it away, stood up, and said lightly: "When I'm drunk?" In my life, although there are many times when I am confused, there are also many times when I am sober! "Don't say much, don't look at Han Xuandao, straighten your clothes, and go out.

Before he went out, he saw a person outside the door hurrying in, but it was Han Qing, his face was very anxious, and when he saw Han Xuanchang, he walked quickly and said, "Master, something happened!" ”

Han Xuanchang frowned: "What is so much fuss?" ”

Han Qing wiped away the sweat from his head and said, "Madame led the young lady to look at the lanterns on the street, and ...... encountered an attack!" ”

"What?" Han Xuanchang was shocked, grabbed Han Qing's arm, and asked sharply, "What happened?" Can anyone be hurt? ”

Han Xuandao had also come quickly, his face was gloomy, and he asked, "Who did it?" Can you catch the murderer? ”

Han Qing hurriedly said: "Master, master, madam, they are fine, they are just frightened." The murderer has been caught, is it ...... It's someone from the Xiao family! ”

"People from the Xiao family?" Han Xuandao's eyes were not angry but happy, showing light: "You can't talk nonsense, is it really the Xiao family who did it?" ”

Han Qing nodded and said: "Madame led the young lady to the street, and brought six people to follow the guards, and the little one was worried about an accident, so he led a dozen or so people to protect him in secret." When everyone was looking at the lanterns, the little one saw that Xiao Mingtang and a few people were also watching the lanterns on the street, so they kept an eye on him and kept staring at him. Later, when Xiao Mingtang saw his wife and his party, he called his subordinates and secretly instructed that the little one knew that they were not well-intentioned, so he immediately mixed in the crowd and stared at ......! Speaking of this, his mouth was dry, but Han Yin brought him a glass of wine, Han Qing drank it all, moistened his throat, and continued: "Those guys deliberately mixed in the crowd, approaching the ladies and them, and the little people followed them, but they didn't even notice. After getting closer, there were two people with knives to stab Madame, and two people went to hit the young lady's stomach, we immediately shot and took them down on the spot, that Xiao Mingtang saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run, and the little one immediately took someone to subdue him ......! ”

Han Xuandao sneered: "Master Xiao is scheming, Xiao Huaiyu is brave and unparalleled, and Xiao Wanchang is also feminine and skillful, but the Xiao family has produced a pair of stupid father and son, Xiao Mingtang's inconspicuous figure, unexpectedly, but it has become the key to the fall of the Xiao family." He looked at Han Xuanchang and said slowly: "You are right, Taishi Xiao's death, whether it is related to our Han family or not, the Xiao family will definitely be unable to hold back because of his death, and there will inevitably be chaos." Siu Mingtang...... Hehe, I didn't expect that the first one to jump out would be such an idiot...... But then again, if it weren't for such an idiot, things wouldn't have gone well. ”

Han Xuanchang didn't say much, and left in a hurry, wanting to go home to see his family.

Han Qing was about to follow, but Han Xuandao had already stopped and asked, "Where is Xiao Mingtang now?" ”

"Back to the old man, Xiao Mingtang and those people under him are now locked up in a room by us." Han Qing bowed down and said, "Just wait to come over and return to the eldest lord to see how to deal with it!" ”

Now that the Han family is powerful and the Xiao family is weak, this kind of atmosphere can be felt by everyone in the Han family from the bottom, and now the eldest young master of the Xiao family dares to openly attack the people of the Han family on the street, Han Qing was entrusted by Han Mo, and an important task in Beijing is to protect the family, so when encountering this situation, it is natural to beat Xiao Mingtang and the others severely, and then tie them up and find a place to lock them up.

Han Xuandao bowed his head and said, "Good job." Wei Yi groaned and ordered: "Han Qing, you will take someone to send them to the Yamen of Dali Temple now, remember, don't send them to the Criminal Department, and hand them over directly to the Yamen of Dali Temple." Then let people immediately go to Master Hu's mansion to tell him what happened, and he must tell him that his wife was frightened and was almost stabbed to death by Xiao Mingtang's people, and asked him not to think about tonight's New Year, and quickly go to the yamen to handle the case. ”

Han Qing immediately said, "Let's do it for the little one!" "Hurried away.

……

"Master, I didn't expect the Xiao family to be able to hold it down so soon!" Han Yin said softly.

Han Xuandao sneered: "Thousands of families welcome the New Year, but their Xiao family is at the end of the road. After a pause, he said, "Uncle Yin, you personally go to the Shangfu of the Ministry of War and tell Lord Fan about this." Remember, you have to explain to Master Fan that Xiao Mingtang's subordinates were doing something against his daughter, and his daughter almost died in two! ”

Han Yin nodded and said, "The old slave understands. ”

Han Xuandao returned to his seat, poured a full glass of wine, took a sip, and saw that Han Yin was about to leave, but he stopped and said, "Uncle Yin, you say, if Hu Xuexin and Fan Yunao knew about this, what kind of attitude would they have?" ”

Han Yin thought for a moment before he said softly: "Master Xiao is dead, Xiao Huaiyu's life and death are uncertain...... The pillars of the Xiao family have collapsed, and now they are like autumn leaves. **Milk is Lord Hu's own sister, Miss Fan is Lord Fan's daughter, this time Xiao Mingtang just pointed the knife at these two, my Han family is angry, if the Hu family and the Fan family know the news, they must be extremely angry. Xiao Mingtang was sent to Dali Temple, and Lord Hu presided over it, but I am afraid that he will never be able to come out again, and Lord Fan will inevitably take action against the Xiao family this time! ”

Han Xuandao smiled: "You old thing is still very insightful. His expression immediately became solemn, as if he was saying to himself: "Xiao Wanchang has the power to skill, and he may be able to endure it, but Xiao Huaijin will not sit back and watch his son be punished......!" ”

"With Xiao Huaijin's character, to such a point, he can't help it." Han Yin said softly: "He must make trouble!" ”

"Not bad." Han Xuandao sneered, "Unless he watches his son being executed, ...... The death of the Xiao family is right this time! After a pause, he sighed: "Xiao Fox has been cautious all his life, and he is cunning and cunning, but this last time, he took a stinky move!" ”

Han Yin asked, "Is the master saying that he resigned and went into hiding?" ”

Han Xuandao nodded and said, "He resigned and went into hiding, on the surface, he wanted to compromise with my Han family, but in fact, he just wanted to hide behind the scenes." In the middle of the court, he was placed in the light, but after he went into hiding, he hid in the shadows. He wanted to confuse me, but when people get old, they are confused, although they are retreating and marrying to show humility, but this old fox wants to preserve the strength of their Xiao family, in order to make a comeback. ”

"The old man is wise, and he is like watching the fire!" Han Yin praised.

"I have to say, the old fox is indeed very insidious." Han Xuandao sneered: "At first, I really thought he was admitting defeat, but his biggest mistake was to do things in marriage. Xiao Lingzhi ran to the northwest, and he threw this problem to our Han family, which was to harbor evil intentions. ”

Han Yin frowned slightly, and was the only one who was silent, before he whispered, "Master, this matter ...... It's a nuisance after all. If the eldest young master knew that Xiao Lingzhi followed the fifth young master to the northwest, he was afraid that he would ......! ”

"Are you worried that they will have a conflict?" Han Xuandao glanced at Han Yin, pondered slightly, shook his head and said, "They are all descendants of the Han family, there are some things to talk about, and they will always be solved." ”

Han Yin bowed slightly.

……

In the brilliant and lively Chinese New Year's Eve of the ten years of Yanli Pingguang, not many people knew that Xiao Mingtang, the eldest young master of the Xiao family, was sent to the Yamen of the Dali Temple Criminal Department, and after bringing in, Hu Xuexin, the secretary of Dali Temple, did not say a word, and directly imprisoned Xiao Mingtang in an extremely smelly prison, and it was a ten-person cell, and the Yacha of Dali Temple gave a hint to those old prisoners in the prison according to Hu Xuexin's orders, so when most people in Yanjing City were immersed in the atmosphere of singing and laughing, The eldest young master Xiao Mingtang suffered inhuman abuse and abuse in prison.

A dark cloud that had been brewing for a long time had already loomed over the heads of the Xiao clan.