Wang Dayu frowned slightly as he looked at Liang You's retreating back.
After the butler who was waiting beside him noticed it, he whispered: "Master, what's wrong? Are you worried that Liang You didn't tell the truth?"
Both are housekeepers, and the two families have close contact. Butler Wang and Liang You, the housekeeper of the Liang family, have long been familiar with each other.
Wang Dayu shook his head slightly and said: "There is no need for the Liang family to lie to me about this matter. What I am worried about is that so many people have died in Xuanfu. Even if most of these people who died are related to slave thieves, there is no need to do this. Their power must not be underestimated, otherwise how would they have found so many slave thieves and people related to the slave thieves."
"Could it be done by the government?" Steward Wang said hesitantly.
Wang Dayu curled his lips disdainfully and said: "The slave thief should not stay in Xuanfu for too short. If the government had this ability, why would they wait until today to take action? Moreover, the government would never carry out such an assassination." Unless you are a royal guard of the imperial court."
"Maybe it was the Jin Yiwei who did it. The slave thieves came to the Xuan Mansion and could hide from the eyes of the government, but they may not be able to hide from the Jin Yiwei's eyes." Steward Wang said.
Wang Dayu shook his head again and said: "I also suspected that Jin Yiwei did this, but now that I think about it, I think it is unlikely. Even if there are Jin Yiwei in Xuanfu, they will not be too many. It is impossible for them to do this in a short period of time." Killing so many people in a short period of time, unless the Jin Yiwei from the capital came to Xuan Mansion secretly."
"Could it be that the imperial court knew that there were too many slave thieves hiding secretly in Xuan Mansion, so it sent the Jinyi Guards to encircle and suppress them." Steward Wang said tentatively.
Hearing such stupid words, Wang Dayu rolled his eyes at his housekeeper.
If the Jin Yiwei wants to deal with the slave thieves, they are still in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. They can mobilize Xuanfu soldiers and horses to arrest people in an open and honest manner, and there is no need to go to the trouble of secretly assassinating them.
When Butler Wang saw his master giving him a look, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he immediately smiled.
Wang Dayu was too lazy to explain so much to a housekeeper, and just said: "I've been feeling a little uneasy lately. I always feel that something is going to happen to my cooperation with the Liang family this time."
"Master, you are too worried." Butler Wang said with a smile, "Our Wang family and Liang family have been cooperating for so long, and we have never suffered a loss. I believe it will be the same this time."
Precisely because they can gain a lot from cooperation with the Liang family, the Wang family will continue to cooperate with the Liang family. Whatever they do, the heads of the two families often appear together.
Wang Dayu waved his hand towards the housekeeper and said: "The tiger-character flag is not so easy to offend. Don't forget, the imperial court sent a large army to encircle and suppress it, but they failed in the end. Instead, they lost troops and generals, and had to pinch their noses to recruit."
"Master, if you are worried, why don't our Wang family's convoy not go to Biandun? Anyway, the convoy hasn't left yet." Butler Wang said.
Wang Dayu closed his eyes and thought for a while, then finally shook his head and said: "What the Liang family did this time was supported by General Yang and Datong's censor. If you back down now, you will offend these two Datong people." Officials, even the Liang family will most likely hate our Wang family for this."
He hesitated in his heart.
Not only was he worried about the Tiger Flag, but he was also unwilling to offend the Liang family and the people behind Liang Jiabin.
Seeing that his master was worrying about gains and losses, Butler Wang consoled him: "Our Wang family and Liang family have taken care of everything that needs to be done, and this time we have Mr. Yang's personal servants escorting us. I think nothing will happen." .”
"I hope so!" Wang Dayu sighed.
He still felt uneasy, but he also knew that neither he nor the Wang family had any choice.
As soon as Liang You came out of the Wang family, he hurried back to the Liang family with the news that the Wang family had sent a convoy to Biandun first.
But he didn't know that someone was always watching him secretly.
In other words, staring at the Liang family and Wang family.
"You go keep an eye on You Liang, and I'll contact the secret spies of the Wang family to see if I can find out the purpose of You Liang's visit to the Wang family." One of the two idle men not far from the Wang family's gate whispered.
Then he left the crowd.
Another idle man swayed his shoulders and fell far behind Liang You.
On the same street as the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, and not far away, there is another second-level house.
Chen Gong got off the sedan, looked up at the courtyard gate in front of him, and said to the officer who was following him: "Are you sure this is the place?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. I've found out clearly that Mr. Zhao from Tiger Flag lives here." The guard said respectfully.
Chen Gong looked around again and said to the guard beside him: "Go up and call the door!"
"Yes." The guard agreed, walked a few steps quickly, came to the courtyard door, stretched out his hand and patted the nose of the door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was a knock on the wooden door below the gatehouse.
Squeak!
The courtyard door was opened from the inside, and a man with a waist knife came out. He looked down at the people outside the door and said, "Who are you looking for?"
The man coming out of the yard was taller than the officer who knocked on the door.
The officer took two steps back, raised his forehead slightly, looked at the man in front of him and said, "Is Mr. Zhao living here?"
"Yes." The man nodded slightly.
The officer turned around, put his fingers together and gestured in the direction of Chen Gong, and said: "This is Mr. Chen from the General Military Mansion. He came specially to see you, Mr. Zhao. Why don't you go in quickly to report."
The man raised his chin slightly, glanced at Chen Gong who was standing a little further away, and immediately said: "You guys wait here."
After saying that, he turned around and retreated into the yard.
The guard walked down the steps in front of the gate, returned to Chen Gong, and said respectfully: "Mr. Chen, the people in this house have gone in to report and will be back soon."
Chen Gong nodded.
Not long after, Zhao Yutu and his men appeared in front of the courtyard gate.
"It turns out that Mr. Chen is here. It's really a sin for Zhao to miss the welcome." Zhao Yutu apologized as he walked towards Chen Gong.
Chen Gong walked a few steps earlier and came up to meet him. He said politely: "I took the liberty of visiting and disturbing Mr. Zhao."
"Haha, please, Mr. Chen." Zhao Yutu smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Chen Gong stepped up the steps and followed Zhao Yutu into the courtyard.
The officer who came here with Chen Gong followed closely behind him, but when he looked at the men with knives beside Zhao Yutu, he looked wary.
Zhao Yutu took Chen Gong to the side hall dedicated to entertaining visitors.
The two of them were seated separately, and a servant brought hot tea.
"Mr. Chen's sudden visit really brightened up the humble house." Zhao Yutu said with a smile, and then asked, "Mr. Chen, what's going on here this time?"
Ever since he came to Xuanfu from Xinpingbao, he had always visited the General Military Mansion. This was the first time that someone from the General Military Mansion came to visit.
