In front of the gate of the Hezhou governor's office, Yuan Ming bowed his hands to Su Baotong and said gently: "My dear nephew, go slowly!"
"Take care, sir." Su Baotong bowed his hands, and then led his three Qianniu Guards to get on their horses and head towards the General Manager's Mansion.
Yuan Ming's gentle expression turned extremely livid the moment Su Baotong disappeared.
"Second brother!" Yuan Xu flashed out from the door, looked at the end of the street to the west, and asked softly: "Is this person really the grandson of Duke Xing?"
"It's true. Su Baotong has been in Qianniu Guard for many years. He has accumulated merits and has been promoted from the fifth rank to Qianniu Colonel. He has been under the command of the King of Nanchang for a long time and has made many achievements." Yuan Ming turned around, looked at Yuan Xu coldly, and then looked at As he walked into the mansion, Yuan Xu followed him immediately.
After entering the mansion, Yuan Ming continued: "Except for Su Baotong and Zhou Qian, who was born in the Zhou family of Taiyuan, the leader of the many Qianniu Guards is Qiu Zhenmu, a Qianniu Lang general of the fifth rank. He is from Yicheng County. The grandson of Master Gongqiu and the second son of Qiu Shenyan, the commander of Guoyi in Gaoling Prefecture."
"That bastard nephew of Qiu Shenji?" Yuan Xu's brows immediately furrowed.
Among their generation, there is still debate over who is the most outstanding, after all, they are not dead yet, but if they are to say who is the most disgusting and the most unprovoked, it is Qiu Shenji.
Back then in Chang'an Imperial College, that guy made himself hated by everyone.
Yuan Ming shook his head and said: "The relationship between Qiu Zhenmu and Qiu Shenji is not considered friendly, and Qiu Shenji is dead. Qiu Zhenmu does not deserve too much attention. The one who really needs attention is the King of Nanchang."
Yuan Xu was stunned: "King of Nanchang?"
"What do you think Su Baotong is doing today?" Yuan Ming stopped and stood in front of the state government lobby.
There were more than a dozen state government agents standing around, but these people were all Yuan Ming's confidants.
"What are you doing?" Yuan Xu came forward with some curiosity. Who on earth was the King of Nanchang targeting to make his second brother so nervous?
"As for the handover, Qianniuwei will send people to the watchtower in the south city at the same time." Yuan Ming shook his head slightly, clenched his fists, then turned and walked into the lobby.
Returning to the side of the central hall and sitting down, Yuan Ming looked at Yuan Xu, who was following him with a serious look on his face, and said, "Do you know now why the King of Nanchang is more difficult to deal with?"
Yuan Xu nodded slowly and seriously and said, "In Nancheng, we can't do anything now."
"Not only the south city, but also the north city. The Hangzhou Guards under the command of the King of Nanchang will come to Hezhou in a few days. By then, the north and south watchtowers of Hezhou City will be occupied by the Hangzhou Guards. As for the east and west cities, I just hope that the people of Qianniuwei will not do anything secretly, otherwise we will be unable to do anything in the entire Hezhou City." Yuan Ming had a wry smile on his face and said: "King of Nanchang, what is going on? Take control of the entire Hezhou City."
"Second brother, you are the governor of Hezhou. The King of Nanchang is in charge of the transportation of military supplies and ordnance along the Tao River. The mountains and rivers in the northwest are high and dangerous. It is impossible for him to stay in Hezhou City for a long time. After he leaves, everything will be easier. " Yuan Xu comforted Yuan Ming in a low voice. Although Li Xuan is not easy to mess with, the Yuan family is the local snake in Hezhou.
Yuan Ming raised his head, with a look of satisfaction and disbelief on his face. He couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Fourth, if you really think so, then one day you fall into the hands of the King of Nanchang, you must understand that for your brother It’s impossible to save you, you have to know it in your heart.”
"Second brother, what are you talking about?" Yuan Xu's pupils stood up, his brows furrowed, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Sit!" Yuan Ming motioned Yuan Xu to sit down, and then asked: "In your opinion, is the Duke of Yan more difficult to deal with, or the King of Nanchang?"
"This is the Duke of Yan, the son of Huangkou, the king of Nanchang. Most of his right guard sergeants have not been on many battlefields. Last time in Taozhou, his soldiers were obviously more than the Duke of Yan, but their military achievements were three. Everyone shares it equally." A trace of disdain flashed in Yuanxu's eyes.
Yuan Ming looked at Yuan Xu, shook his head solemnly, and said: "As a brother, I would rather deal with Duke Yan than provoke the King of Nanchang. Fourth son, you have to understand that Duke Yan is a killer on the battlefield after all. , established his world with military exploits, but the King of Nanchang was a man of strategy and talent in governing the country."
Looking at the confused Yuan Xu, Yuan Ming said directly: "The Duke of Yan is just a murderer. He acts directly, quickly and sharply, and is easy to fool. But the King of Nanchang is very scheming, dissecting, dividing, and fragmenting. Surround and kill in the end, act cautiously and meticulously. Once you are targeted by him, he will not stop until your family is destroyed. Zhang Yungong of Taozhou is an obvious example. After the King of Nanchang arrived in Taozhou, he did not have any respect at all. He was beheaded for his actions."
Yuan Xu paused for a moment, and his expression suddenly became serious. He was no stranger to Zhang Yungong. That guy had always been sinister and vicious, but in the hands of the King of Nanchang, he was like a maggot. 's dead.
It can only show that the King of Nanchang is even more sinister and vicious than him.
"I'll take care of those things about you right away. The King of Nanchang acts like this. I'm afraid that many times, you have fallen into his dark web without knowing it. In the end, you don't even know how you died. The only thing you can do is The way to deal with it is to do nothing." Yuan Ming lowered his head as he spoke and began to think about everything Li Xuan did in Hezhou.
"Second brother, are you exaggerating when you say that? The King of Nanchang is not that scary." After Yuan Xu finished speaking, he shuddered for some reason.
"Just yesterday, the six counties of Linxia, Xiahe, Yongjing, Guanghe, Hezheng, and Kangle all received instructions from the deputy marching marshal of Taohe Road and the deputy marching manager to strictly investigate the outflow of all bulk materials and prevent food, greens, etc. Salt, fur and other supplies are flowing out. At the same time, the Qianniu Guards and the Youwei Cavalry are orderly occupying various transportation points. All communication channels with the outside world are being controlled by the King of Nanchang one by one. In addition, the affairs of the state and city are being controlled one by one. , No matter what we do in the future, every move will be under his supervision."
Yuan Ming looked at Yuan Xu with cold eyes and said in a low voice: "This method doesn't matter what you call it."
"Second brother, this is just the avenue, we still have..." Yuan Xu was about to say something, but was forced back by Yuan Ming's sudden cold eyes.
Seeing Yuan Xu finally shut up, Yuan Ming said slowly: "I don't know about your things, you don't know about them, and no one in the family knows about them. Everything must be done thoroughly in these few months." If you stop, if my Yuan family falls into the same fate as the Zhang family, I will be the first to skin you."
"Second brother!" Yuan Xu looked very embarrassed, but under Yuan Ming's intense gaze, he finally nodded slowly.
"That's good." Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and then solemnly warned: "Old Fourth, you have to understand that what we see now is just the most superficial power and means of King Nanchang. He is nothing more than As soon as he entered Hezhou, he had already laid out elaborate methods. As time went by, he knew how many things he would do. This war would never end within five or six months. Remember Don't fall into his hands, I can't save you as a brother."
"Yes!" Yuan Xu gradually felt Yuan Ming's seriousness. Looking back carefully, he had to admit that the King of Nanchang was indeed not easy to mess with.
At a young age, he could serve as the Shaoqing Xuan of Honglu Temple, inspect the right guard general, serve as the deputy marshal of the Taohe Road March, and the deputy general manager of the march. In addition to his status as a clan king, he also has outstanding personal abilities. The one in Taozhou Three thousand Tubo cavalry were destroyed in his hands.
Although it was Yan Guogong Li Jinxing and the right-leading army guard Zhonglang General Hei Te Changzhi who finally settled everything, it was the King of Nanchang who planned all this.
Just like the three thousand fine cavalry of Tubo, they had fallen into the eyes of the King of Nanchang the moment they entered Taozhou, and then they were stabbed and killed by swords everywhere.
Now thinking about everything the King of Nanchang did in Hezhou, Yuanxu immediately understood how he did it.
If someone really didn't pay attention, he would very likely fall into the fate of those Tubo cavalry and die without knowing how.
"Let's go, we'll have lunch here today, brother, I have some things to explain to you." Yuan Ming stood up and walked towards the backyard.
Yuan Xu took a breath and quickly followed.
In the courtyard behind the door, brightly colored flowers bloomed one after another. For a moment, it was like coming to Guanzhong, which was extremely enjoyable.
A figure suddenly flashed across the corridor in front of him, and Yuan Ming immediately shouted loudly: "Erlang."
The approaching figure stopped and turned around in surprise. Seeing Yuan Ming and Yuan Xu, Yuan Erlang hurried over and said at the same time, "Aye, uncle."
Yuan Ming nodded, his eyes fell on his son Yuan Wei's right hand, and he couldn't help but ask: "What is that in your hand?"
"It's a letter from a classmate in Chang'an." Yuan Wei immediately bowed and handed over the letter in his hand. Yuan Ming waved his hand without intending to read it, then walked to the back hall and asked at the same time: "Whose letter is it from?"
"It's Zhuge Minghui, who is Jinke's flower explorer. He, Lu Lou, Xu An, Sun Xian and others will arrive in Taozhou in a few days. They said they are coming to Hezhou to visit Erlang." Before Yuan Wei finished speaking, the words in front of him Yuan Ming and Yuan Xu stopped.
Yuan Ming's sinister eyes flashed, then became gentle, and then asked softly: "Why did these new scholars come to Taohe Road?"
Yuan Wei did not notice his father's strangeness, but said seriously: "Zhuge Minghui, Lu Lou, Xu An and Sun Xian were recruited by the King of England to march to the Tao River Marshal's Mansion when they were in Chang'an. Now they are following the army to Tao River. state."
Yuan Ming nodded slightly and signaled Yuan Wei to continue.
"The four of them, and several others, were originally scholars brought by the King of Nanchang from Jiangnan to Chang'an. It's just that only four of them passed the imperial examination and were recruited by the King of England to the Taohe Road Marching Marshal's Mansion. The others did not pass the imperial examination. Scholars will also follow him to Hezhou and serve under the King of Nanchang."
Speaking of this, Yuan Wei said with a serious face: "Among all the people, the most talented one is actually Wuzhong He Jizhen. My son once learned the lesson in person. It is indeed extraordinary. The King of Nanchang personally praised him for his talent as the number one scholar. It is a pity that he has not been able to do so this time." There’s a winning mark.”
"Do you know the King of Nanchang?" Yuan Ming looked at Yuan Wei calmly, with an unexplainable look in his eyes.
"My son does not know the King of Nanchang, but when he was in Chang'an, he once saw the poetry and prose of the King of Nanchang in Qujiang Pond. He is truly the best in the world."
Yuan Wei then shook his head with a wry smile and said: "But at that time, my son was far away. Otherwise, when King Nanchang arrived in Hezhou this time, his son would have come to visit him. However, Zhuge Minghui said that after they arrived in Hezhou, I will take my son to see the prince. They and many others are serving under the King of Nanchang. When the time comes, they will also recommend their son to join the King of Nanchang. If the son can make meritorious service, he will be able to take the imperial examination next year."
Yuan Wei's eyes were full of longing, but he didn't notice at all that across from him, his uncle Yuan Xu's face was extremely embarrassed.
The King of Nanchang is indeed ruthless, and his methods have been used on the Yuan family unknowingly.
(End of chapter)
