Chapter 258: Lost

(Cat flutter Chinese) "We are behind the screen, I think my sister-in-law has been listening to you attentively, and I was chatting with my sister-in-law, my sister-in-law said 'Wen Guogong Mansion is a century-old home, there is more than one celebration, Wu Sishen seems to be a good one, Wen Guogong Mansion has a successor', I remember you said, very few people know about Wu Sishen, and the sister-in-law must know it from the eldest brother, and," Li Tian stopped, looked at the fifth prince and whispered: "Since she told me so, she must have concluded that I also know." Please use this site to access. ”

The fifth prince's eyes shrank, his face changed slightly, he looked at Li Tian in a daze, he didn't speak for a while, Li Tian tilted his head to look at him, pursed his lips and smiled: "Sister-in-law can be so easy-going and not outside, and she doesn't treat me as an outsider, so I can go a few more times in the future." The fifth prince looked at Li Tian, his expression gradually relaxed, and he sighed softly, amazed and stunned, and sighed a few times without telling what was going on, I really didn't know what to say.

In mid-July, muddy and sweaty messengers rampage through the downtown of the capital, bringing the news of the fall and robbery of Bei'an City.

The curtain of an indigo lattice carriage not far from the gate of Weizhou in Beicheng was half lifted, and the four princes sat in the car, watching the messengers from the north rush into the city gate from far and near, and the four princes were sideways, Ye Shusheng said softly: "The third dial." ”

"Hmm." The fourth prince's voice revealed a little satisfaction: "The Marquis of Chang'an is attentive, go back, you tell to go down, the bigger the momentum, the better." ”

"Yes!" Ye Shusheng agreed heavily, his eyes shining, and he looked very excited: "The robbery of Bei'an City is a shame that has not been seen in hundreds of years, and this battle can only be won by a big victory." The fourth prince looked at the far north, his eyes narrowed slightly, he smiled lightly and didn't speak, stretched out his hand and lowered the curtain, and Ye Shu hurriedly ordered to set off and go back.

With sweat stains on his back, the fifth prince jumped off the horse at the entrance of the criminal department, threw the whip to the little servant, rushed into the yamen, and strode towards the small courtyard where King Shou worked.

King Shou was talking to Mr. Jiang with a calm demeanor, and when he saw the five princes rushing in, Mr. Jiang hurriedly stood up to salute, and King Shou also got up and smiled: "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"The loss of Bei'an City, has the eldest brother heard about it?" The five princes were in a hurry, Mr. Jiang hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it over, the five princes took it but didn't drink it, just stared at King Shou anxiously, and King Shou looked indifferent: "I heard about it." ”

"In the blink of an eye, the city was full of wind and rain, and on the way, I heard that there were still people in Taixue who made a fuss, and asked for tens of thousands of words to ask for war, saying that it was necessary to destroy all the departments of the North Court, how could this letter spread so quickly? Someone in the middle must have done something to do it, what should I do? The fifth prince raised his head and drank tea, looked at King Shou and said anxiously, King Shou and Mr. Jiang glanced at each other, Mr. Jiang took the cup and poured a cup of tea for the fifth prince, and handed it to him with a smile: "The fifth master is a little anxious, the uncle already knows, I am discussing this matter with the uncle, and the fifth master came just in time." ”

When the fifth prince heard this, the anxiety on his face decreased slightly, and he sat down, and King Shou also sat down, shook off the folding fan and shook it unhurriedly: "It's just to force this battle to have to destroy the North Court, and to win a complete victory." ”

"Beiting has no fixed residence, and it is easy to beat them away, but if you destroy the seventeen clans of Beiting, isn't it a joke?" The fifth prince's fan crackled, and Mr. Jiang smiled and said: "I was just discussing with the uncle, it is not necessary to destroy the North Court, as long as you can break up the Bahrain tribes and capture Wangdan, it will be a complete victory." The fifth prince's brows furrowed when he heard this, it was so easy to catch Wangdan?

"It's just that there is no such thing, I also plan to do so, this northern expedition has been preparing since last year, how much manpower and material resources have been spent, if you can't break up the Bahrain Department and kill Wangdan, only a few years after the army retreats, Wangdan will be able to relieve his breath, regain dominance in Beiting, and disrupt the border." Shou Wang's tone was calm, and Mr. Jiang continued: "The loss of Bei'an City has caused such a violent public opinion, and it will be of great benefit to gather the people's hearts after the big victory." ”

The five princes' brows gradually relaxed, but their hearts were still entangled and heavy, in such a situation, if you can win a big victory, of course, there will be great benefits, but if you want to break up the Bahrain Department and kill Wangdan, how can it be so easy?

In the evening, Xu Xuwen, a scholar, had a calm face, got off the horse in front of the door of Xu Xuhan's mansion, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and strode straight to the courtyard of the study. ”

"Yes, Mr. Yuan has explained, saying that it is all important matters, and you must not disturb it unless you give an order." Mr. Yang replied with a busy smile, and Mr. Xu snorted sullenly, followed Mr. Yang into the flower hall next to him, and waited patiently for tea.

waited until it was dark, only to see Mr. Yuan send a few officials out, Mr. Yang hurriedly rushed out to ask Mr. Xu for many years, Mr. Yuan was surprised, and hurriedly went to the flower hall to invite Mr. Xu in.

Xu Shangshu was tired and leaned on the couch with half-closed eyes to recuperate, and when he saw Master Xu coming in, he was not polite, but he owed a bow and said, "Why did you come here so late?" Urgent? ”

"Hmm." Master Xu nodded and said bluntly: "Mr. Weng took Zhihong to Bei'an City, I told you about this once." Xu Shangshu heard the mention of Bei'an City, the tiredness on his face swept away, straightened up and looked directly at Master Xu nodded, Master Xu was very irritable and continued: "I haven't received Mr. Weng's letter of peace for nearly a month, the previous letter, he said that the matter is not over, they still have to be in Bei'an City for a while, counting the days, just close with the loss of Bei'an City, I am very uneasy, I am afraid that they are still in Bei'an City, or ......" Xu Bachelor suddenly stopped, did not dare to say more,.

Xu Shangshu's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked a few words about the date of the letters, his brows tightened, and he looked at Mr. Xu for a while and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Gotta someone look for it." Mr. Xu replied simply: "Mr. Weng can't afford to lose, and Zhihong can't afford to lose, so he has to let people go to Bei'an City to find out." Xu Shangshu slowly leaned back on the pillow, tapped his fingers on the couch, and thought for a while before asking, "Is there a suitable person?" Is it from your house or from the Marquis of Qingjiang? ”

"I thought, it's not okay to send a steward or a long-term follower, the area around Bei'an City must be extremely unpeaceful, I'm afraid that they can't get close, even if they can get close, in case Mr. Weng and Zhihong are still trapped in Bei'an City, it will be even more difficult to bring them out, I mean, I want to invite a few masters of the rivers and lakes to take a trip." Master Xu explained, Xu Shangshu nodded slowly, pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is not appropriate in the name of the Xu family. Xu Shangshu stopped talking and looked at Bachelor Xu, Bachelor Xu didn't react for a while, Xu Shangshu looked at the door and said in a low voice: "The letter of the loss of Bei'an City has spread all over the capital in one day, the students of Taixue are angry, and the teahouse hotel is talking about it, who knows who is the pusher in the middle, the capital is like this, Bei'an City, I am afraid that it will not be very peaceful, the Xu family invites the high-rollers of the rivers and lakes to go to Bei'an City, I am afraid of attracting attention, making people think too much, and they can't use the name of the Xu family, it's not appropriate!" ”

Master Xu suddenly understood, nodded hurriedly, and said, "It's okay, I traveled everywhere in my early years, and I also made a lot of friends in the rivers and lakes, so I asked them to go around in my own name." ”

"That's good," Xu Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief: "I have the silver here, let someone pay for it." ”

"I still have silver here, if it's not enough, I'll look for the second brother." Bachelor Xu hesitated, and then said: "There is also the little sister, I haven't told her about Zhihong in Bei'an City, the little sister is pure-hearted, but she is not stupid, I am afraid that she will think of the sale of Hong's slut to the north, I think too much for a while, and I am sick again, but now Zhihong may be trapped in Bei'an City, if the Qingjiang Marquis Mansion knows nothing, I am afraid that it is not suitable." ”

"Well," Xu Shangshu pondered for a moment, looked up at Master Xu and smiled: "Yaoyao is a good boy, she has been acting more and more in accordance with regulations in the past two years, full of the appearance of our Xu family, tell her, little sister, we don't have to worry about it, and." The smile on Xu Shangshu's face was even stronger: "Yaoyao is friendly with the princess of Jin'an County, it is better to ask her to ask the princess of Jin'an County, ask King Shou for a word, and ask King Shou to help pay attention to the whereabouts of Mr. Yier Weng and Zhihong." ”

"Please Shouwang help keep an eye on it?" Master Xu looked at his brother in surprise, and Xu Shangshu squinted slightly with a smile in his eyes: "No matter if you find it or not, as long as you pay attention, we will owe this favor, and if you owe favors, there will be more room for future exchanges." Mr. Xu's eyebrows suddenly twisted and loosened, chuckled, and looked at Xu Shangshu with shining eyes and said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from the second brother, these masters, I think the uncle is the most kingly." Xu Shangshu pointed to his lips, and his eyes sharply gestured to Master Xu, Master Xu laughed a few times, stood up and arched his hand: "I'm going to Qingjiang Houfu, I received a few jars of good wine yesterday, I wanted to send two jars to the second brother, seeing that the second brother is busy like this, I'm afraid that I won't have time to drink......"

"Who says I'm not available? Send it to me as soon as possible! Xu Shangshu cut off Mr. Xu's words, and Mr. Xu laughed and said goodbye.

In the main courtyard of the palace of Jin'an County, the five princes' faces were gloomy: "For so many years, between the eldest brother and the fourth child, there are countless open guns and hidden arrows between you and me, but this time," the fifth prince sighed heavily: "If there is no acquiescence from Daddy, no matter how bold Chang'an Hou is, he will never dare to report the loss of Bei'an City with such fanfare, besides, the loss of Bei'an City is extremely suspicious." ”

"Wu Sishen said this in his letter?" Li Tian interrupted him and asked, and the fifth prince nodded halfway through and shook it again: "How dare he say this in his letter, besides, he is just a general, even if there is such a thing, it is not his turn to know, he just feels that there are many suspicious things, and the letter is faintly pointed." Li Tian nodded, and the fifth prince sighed and said, "What does Daddy think?" ”

"Do you think the official family has a desired heir?" After hesitating for a moment, Li Tian looked at the fifth prince and asked in a low voice. Cat flutter Chinese