Taiyuan City, the ancestral home of the Wang family!
"Master, there is a person outside the door who wants to see you!"
In a courtyard near the northwest of the Wang family, a servant walked into the side hall and said to Wang Yu inside.
"Huh? Who wants to see me?"
Wang Yu was solving "household matters" at this time. It was said that his second son now actively asked to be adopted into the second room. Naturally, as a father, he had to ask Wang Renyi's biological mother Cui, because his intuition told him , Wang Renyi's adoption is not as simple as it seems, and Ms. Cui had returned to her ancestral home a few months ago. Theoretically, she should know some hidden secrets.
But before he could ask a few questions, the boy at home said that someone was looking for him. This made him slightly stunned, thinking that he had just returned to Taiyuan a few hours ago, why did someone come to his door?
The boy held something in his palm and bowed to Wang Yu: "Back to the master, the man didn't say anything. He just asked me to present this thing to the master. He said that after the master sees this thing, he will definitely meet him~!"
"Oh? Bring it to me and take a look!"
Wang Yu raised his eyebrows and ordered the boy.
"Yes! Master!"
The boy obeyed the order and stepped forward to hand the object in his hand to Wang Yu. Wang Yu reached out and took it. What the boy handed over was a token-like object wrapped in brocade silk. Wang Yu opened the brocade silk and took a closer look. Look, what was wrapped inside was actually a token. After seeing the words engraved on the token clearly, his eyes froze, and then he quickly wrapped the token again and told the boy:
"Go and invite him in!"
"Yes! Master!"
The boy took the order and left.
Wang Yu then looked at Princess Tong'an and Wang Renyi's biological mother Cui Qinfang who were sitting on the left and right. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Madam, Qinfang, you should go back to the backyard to rest first. I have some things to deal with!"
Princess Tong'an wanted to ask Wang Yu what happened a moment ago. After hearing this, she stood up, looked at Wang Yu, and then at Cui Qinfang who was sitting opposite. Without saying anything, she turned around and went out.
Cui Qinfang, on the other hand, leaned over and bowed, saying: "Yes! Master! I will take my leave first!"
After the ceremony, Cui Qinfang followed in the footsteps of Princess Tong'an and left.
Although Wang Renyi adopted the second wife and completely became the second wife, as a mother, as long as Wang Yu did not divorce her, she would always be the eldest daughter and she would have to live under the roof of the eldest son.
After the two women left, Wang Yu was the only one left in the house. After a while, the young man from before came in with a young man in smart clothes. Wang Yu waved to the young man and ordered: "You go down first! Close the door by the way. No one is allowed to come near this place without my instructions!"
The young man looked serious, bowed and accepted the order: "Yes! Master!"
The young man withdrew and closed the door. The young man raised his fists towards Wang Yu and saluted, "The last general, Dugu Feiying, has seen the governor Wang!"
That's right, the young man who came to see Wang Yu was none other than Dugu Feiying. What he asked the boy to pass in earlier was the fish talisman of the Imperial Army General. This could directly prove his identity. It was precisely because of this that Wang Yu withdrew. and other people in the house, because the Imperial Guards generally do not leave the capital easily, but now there are Imperial Guards coming to Taiyuan, and the visitor did not reveal his identity to the boy, but just presented the fish charm to him, which shows that the other party does not want others to know. My own identity!
At the same time, it also shows that the purpose of this forbidden army man coming to him in the future is not to let others know!
"Haha! It turns out to be a boy from the Dugu family! Sit down!"
Hearing this, Wang Yu chuckled, threw the fish charm in his hand to Dugu Feiying, pointed to the chair beside him, and said.
The Dugu family was a wealthy and distinguished family from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the pre-Sui Dynasty. The founding queen of the former Sui Dynasty and Li Yuan's first wife were all descended from the Dugu family. Although the Dugu family today is not as good as the five surnames and Qiwang, it is not far behind. Therefore, Wang Yu After hearing Dugu Feiying reveal his identity, his attitude became very polite.
Dugu Feiying did not sit down as he was told. He clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Thank you very much, Governor Wang, but the general is still busy with military affairs. I came here today because I want to do a favor to Governor Wang. After the matter is finished, , the general will leave immediately!"
Seeing Dugu Feiying's hurried tone, Wang Yu had no intention of continuing the greetings, but went straight to the point and asked: "General Dugu, if you have anything to do, just tell me. If I can help, I will try my best to help!"
Hearing this, Dugu Feiying was overjoyed and said quickly: "To be honest, I led the army to Taiyuan with my brother this time, mainly to escort the safety of His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Yanhuang Academy and his party! I brought him yesterday. People arrived in Taiyuan first, and my brother, King Wei and others will not arrive in Taiyuan until this evening. After I arrived in Taiyuan City, I found a group of extremely suspicious people, who were suspected of being Turkic spies lurking in Taiyuan. I was worried about this person. It would be detrimental to King Wei and others, so he sent people to monitor him, but who would have thought that he disappeared under the eyes of the general’s men..."
Dugu Feiying made a long story short, and briefly told Wang Yu what he had encountered after arriving in Taiyuan City, as well as the situation of the two key "suspects" Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan. Wang Yu frowned and thought deeply after hearing the words. After a moment, he asked:
"You said His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the people from Yanhuang Academy are coming to Taiyuan? Can you tell me what their purpose is in coming to Taiyuan?"
It wasn't that he intentionally wanted to find out information, but he just didn't understand. Even if Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Chang'an were really spies planted by the Turks in Taiyuan City, why would they be detrimental to Li Tai and others? If you want to help Dugu Feiying solve the problem, it is necessary to understand the cause and effect of the matter!
Hearing Wang Yu ask about this, Dugu Feiying couldn't help but look embarrassed. Seeing this, Wang Yu waved his hands and smiled: "Haha! Since it's not convenient to say it, forget it! Don't violate military discipline because of me!"
Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Dugu Feiying hesitated for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if I tell you! His Highness King Wei and others came to Taiyuan this time to complete a top-secret task of Yanhuang Academy, which is to build a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan City. , used to quickly transmit information between the frontline soldiers and the imperial court when they attacked the Turks two months later.
The Holy One was worried that after the Turks learned about the purpose of His Highness’s trip, they would send people to obstruct or harm His Highness, so he sent my brother and I to lead a thousand forbidden troops to escort us along the way. When we were in Xihe County, Fenzhou, my brother suspected that we were being followed, so he I was sent to Taiyuan City first to eliminate hidden dangers in the city, but I didn’t want to let the suspect escape! The Wang family has been operating in Taiyuan for many years. If Governor Wang is willing to help, it must not be difficult to find those two people from Taiyuan City in a short time! "
As the head of the Wang family and the governor of Suizhou, Wang Yu could not be unaware of the interests involved. Moreover, Wang Yu had a close relationship with the royal family and Li Zexuan, so it was impossible for him to leak secrets and put Li Tai and others in danger. Based on these premises, Only Dugu Feiying would tell Wang Yu the true purpose of Li Tai and others' trip. He believed that Wang Yu would be able to keep the secret!
"Yanhuang Academy? Telegraph relay station!"
Hearing this, Wang Yu's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "General Dugu, don't worry, it involves the safety of King Wei and the mission of Yanhuang Academy, I will do my best to help!"
Just as Dugu Feiying thought, Wang Yu himself was the emperor's consort, and his son was close friends with Li Zexuan. He was now firmly tied to a chariot with the imperial court, and it was related to Li's second son and Li Zexuan's students. His safety was in danger, and he would never stand idly by!
Having said this, Wang Yu pondered for a moment and continued: "I have not been in Taiyuan for a long time, and the affairs of the clan are all taken care of by the second elder. You just said that you suspected that Chu Ji Iron Shop and Zhu Hongsheng were accomplices, and Chu Ji Iron Shop All the iron ore that the shop needs daily comes from the Wang family. With this clue, I will immediately send people to the clan to check! In addition, I will use all the resources of the Wang family to find the Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan you mentioned in Taiyuan City as soon as possible! "
Wang Yu's words indicate that in the next few hours, all the Wang family's exposed and hidden personnel in Taiyuan City, the guard slaves, and the shopkeepers of shops and restaurants will all be involved in the search for Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan. !
Dugu Feiying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his fists towards Wang Yu and said, "Thank you so much, Governor Wang! In that case, I will take my leave first!"
With the support of the Wang family, a local snake who has been in Taiyuan City for many years, he believed that Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan would not be able to hide for long! Then, he will be free to investigate if there are any other hidden dangers in the city!
"Okay! General Dugu, go ahead. I will arrange for someone to help you!"
Wang Yu stood up and saw off the guests.
Dugu Feiying nodded, turned around and left.
Wang Yu looked at Dugu Feiying's leaving figure and sighed with a serious look on his face. After a moment, he also left the house with his hands behind his back and walked towards the other courtyard where the second room was located.
However, neither he nor Dugu Feiying noticed that there was an ordinary-looking man in gray clothes on the roof. At this time, he jumped up and quietly left the courtyard.
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