Yu Yi looked at the soldiers guarding the city gate again, and found that every citizen who entered the city would be beaten to death. At the end of the day, there were not many people entering and leaving the city. Occasionally, some people could protect themselves wisely, and they should have established long-term contacts. The management is in place. Yu Yi secretly thought that he must investigate this situation clearly, otherwise even entering the city would be a problem, so that night he came to an inn outside the city.
This inn also has special characteristics. In the past, Xu Shu took refuge with Cao Cao because his mother was in Cao Cao's hands. Later, after his mother passed away, Xu Shu came to live in seclusion near Chengdu under the pretext of defending Xiliang. As a result, he met Yu Yi, and later became seriously ill. He was buried behind the inn. This is also a mark of Xu Shu's abandonment of officialdom and his pursuit of business.
Yu Yi brought some wine and came to Xu Shu's tombstone and said: "Good brother, I know you like to drink, so I brought some here with you. It's not bad after so many years!" After that, Yu Yi recalled his relationship with Xu Shu. Everything we met seems to have happened yesterday.
Just like this, Yu Yi was immersed in his memories. Suddenly he heard the sound of things being broken from the inn. Yu Yi felt strange and hurriedly sneaked over to take a look. He only saw a group of officers and soldiers coming outside the inn door. The formation was not small. The soldier at the head was the same one he saw at the city gate during the day.
Yu Yi was a little angry, thinking that this soldier was really haunting and it was time to teach him a lesson. Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly heard the soldier shouting: "Jingzhou Prime Minister Yu Yi has conspired to rebel. We have specially obeyed the order of Mr. Huang. The city is under martial law, and now we have received information that a thief has entered the inn."
After hearing this, the innkeeper looked a little unhappy and said with a smile: "Our inn is a small business, how dare we provoke thieves? Did the official make a mistake? After speaking, he took out some money from the counter and stuffed it into the arms of the soldier. .”
The soldier's expression immediately changed. He pointed to the others with a smile and said, "If you have any news about the thief, you must report it immediately. If you don't report it, or report it late, you will be treated as a crime of harboring, which means you will be beheaded." "Yes." After saying that, he turned around and left with the soldiers.
The innkeeper naturally knew Yu Yi, and he also knew that Yu Yi had just checked in and did not expose him, which proved to be trustworthy.
Afterwards, Yu Yi went to the innkeeper alone, bowed and said, "Thank you boss for rescuing the siege."
The innkeeper sighed and said, "Prime Minister, there is no need to be so polite. My life was saved by Mr. Xu Shu. Before he died, he told me that one day in the future, the Prime Minister will be in danger. At that time, I will assist the Prime Minister in regaining Western Shu."
Yu Yi was shocked after hearing this and said: "I only know that Zhuge Kongming proposed the Longzhong Pair in Longzhong and predicted that the world would be divided into three parts. He was a wise man through the ages. I didn't expect that Master Xu Shu was also a great talent and could actually predict today. I’m in trouble, it’s really beyond my reach!”
The innkeeper continued: "Now that the whole city of Chengdu is under martial law, the Prime Minister still needs to be careful."
Yu Yi asked: "I got news that Shu Emperor Liu Chan was seriously ill and asked me to return to Chengdu to care for him. I didn't expect that the city gate was difficult to enter. What happened?"
He replied: "The Prime Minister has been on the front line in Jingzhou for a long time and is unaware of things in Chengdu. After the Prime Minister abdicated the throne, Shu Emperor Liu Chan understood the practicalities. Although the surrounding ministers persuaded him many times to attack the Prime Minister, the Shu Emperor refused. But Emperor Shu was also indifferent to political affairs. Over time, Huang Rang, the eunuch around him, issued orders everywhere in the name of Emperor Shu. After many years of operation, he dominated the world, bought and sold officials, and installed spies in the court. When Emperor Shu found out, It’s too late to regret it.”
After hearing this, Yu Yi sighed, sat down, and sighed: "I didn't expect it to be like this."
Suddenly Yu Yi thought of something again and asked, "Isn't Yu Zekai staying in Chengdu? What is he doing?"
He replied: "It must be that Emperor Shu listened to the slander and never appointed Yu Zekai. Legend has it that he has gone with the flow!"
After figuring out the ins and outs, Yu Yi understood a few things. One was that Huang Rang had been operating in Chengdu for a long time and the foundation was already very stable. The other was that Liu Chan asked an orphan before his death. I'm afraid it was a trap set by the other party in order to let him go. Take the bait yourself and get rid of yourself so that you can truly control the power of Xishu. The three reasons are that Yu Zekai cannot handle the important task and he fails in employing people.
At this moment, there was a sound from outside, and soon the door was pushed open.
It turns out that the soldiers have to
When they got the information, they said that someone saw Yuyi in the innkeeper's room, so they came.
After entering the room, the soldier only saw the innkeeper standing there and asked, "Many people have reported to me that Yu Yi is hiding in this inn. You won't tell me!"
The innkeeper looked very determined and said: "No!"
Although money was collected, life was more important. The soldier waved his hand and his men searched everywhere. After a circle, there were no new results.
When the innkeeper saw this, he smiled and said, "Commander Wei, if there is nothing else, can you let me rest early!"
After all, the leader is short-handed. Commander Wei smiled slightly and said goodbye: "Some people like to report randomly. I will punish them severely when I go back. Excuse me!" After saying that, he took his men and prepared to leave. When he arrived at the door, he suddenly heard There seemed to be a sound coming from the roof.
It turned out that Commander Wei arrived so quickly that Yu Yi had no time to escape, so he temporarily climbed onto the roof. However, the space on the roof was too small. By the time Commander Wei left, Yu Yi could no longer hold on, so he moved his feet and made a sound.
Yu Yi secretly sighed that it was too bad. When he saw Commander Wei turning back with his soldiers, the innkeeper suddenly walked up to Commander Wei, blocked his way, and burst into laughter.
Commander Wei asked why, and the innkeeper replied: "Master Xu Shu entrusted the inn to me in the past. Before his death, he entrusted the prime minister's safety to me. Naturally, I cannot refuse."
Commander Wei looked very happy after hearing this and asked, "So, do you know where he is?"
He replied: "That's natural!"
Yu Yi held Fang Tian's Snake Halberd in his hand. He did not expect that the innkeeper would betray him and was preparing to fight. Suddenly, he saw the innkeeper leaving with Commander Wei and everyone.
When everyone came to the backyard, the innkeeper shouted, "Sir, I'm here to follow you!" After saying that, he actually took out a dagger from his arms and committed suicide on the spot.
Only then did Yu Yi realize that the innkeeper had not betrayed him, but was covering him to leave. He clenched his fists and said in his heart: "Huang Rang, Commander Wei, I will make you pay the price."
Commander Wei did not expect that the innkeeper would commit suicide, so he quickly took the soldiers to the room to check. Fortunately, Yu Yi had already moved and missed the room, so he had to leave in anger.
Yu Yi analyzed what happened and thought that it was too late to mobilize troops from Jingzhou, so he could only solve the problem by himself. The innkeeper had provided considerable information, and he would go to Shu Emperor Liu Chan to find out the situation.
