The country of Jue is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has warm and humid weather all year round, with few cold spells.
Yinyang is located in the middle of the country. It has never snowed in more than 300 years.
Leizhou is located in southwest China. Although it is not a very cold place, it snows several times every year. It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the season of frost and snow has arrived.
"Sir, when I first came down, I heard from the shopkeeper that there will be snow tonight!" Mu Jie said to Duanmu Yudao with a smile.
In order not to attract attention, Duan Muyu used the pseudonym Yang Lan during this trip, and he was the eldest son of the Yang family, a reclusive family in Binan County. Yu Lingyi and a group of guards were transformed into guests of the Yang family, and the group came out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. of.
"Haha, Mu Jie, we have never seen snow before. We will go to bed late tonight and see if we can see the snowfall." Duan Muyu poured him a cup of hot tea and chuckled.
Although they have been practicing martial arts for many years, they have lived in southern Xinjiang for a long time. The weather in Leizhou is really a bit cold for them. Drinking a cup of hot tea can ward off the cold a lot.
"Boom! Boom!" The two were chatting when Yu Lingyi knocked on the door and walked in.
He walked quickly towards Duanmu Yuxing, his face solemn.
"Mr. Yu, you don't look very good, but you are not used to the cold weather? Let's drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up first!" Duan Muyu also picked up the teapot and poured him a cup.
Although the two of them did not practice the courtesy of master and apprentice, Yu Lingyi had actually taught Duanmuyu his vocation. Before he ascended the throne, Duanmuyu often treated each other with the courtesy of respecting his master in private.
Yu Lingyi did not go over to drink tea, but stood three or four steps in front of him and bowed to report: "Sir, Xu Xigong just sent someone here to report that they were patrolling at night and found suspicious people around the inn. , the quantity is still being verified, so let us be more vigilant.”
Duanmuyu frowned and slowly lowered his head, thoughtfully.
"This Xu Xigong is really a character. We have been here for more than half a day, but he never came to see me. He was helping us clean up the mess outside, haha..."
Even before he met her, he already had a good impression of her.
"An Wuyu once told me that there are many talents in the three generations of the Xu family. Xu Xiaoyi's son Xu Yanye has the highest martial arts. Even An Wuyu himself can't even win within 500 moves. However, as the fourth generation of Dahua A martial arts family, the Xu family has always regarded Xu Sugong as the young master, who can do everything in the family
Participation shows that this person is by no means an easy person to deal with. "Yu Lingyi replied seriously, "I have met him a few times, and I feel that this person is calm, restrained, and thoughtful, and he can be used by the young master. "
The true details and intentions of the Xu family are almost unknown in the world, and even among the entire clan, very few people know about it. The fact that Xu Xiaoyu could entrust the important task of contacting the emperor of Jue to Xu Sugong naturally shows that he is an insider.
In the past ten years or so, the officialdom of Dahua has been corrupted, the country's power has gradually declined, and the people's support has gradually dispersed. Xu Xiaoyu and An Wuyu both felt that the things entrusted by their ancestors had turned around, so they successively sent talents from their clans to build the capital.
The one from the Xu family is Xu Sugong, and the one from the An family is An Ruqing. Both of them are leaders in their respective families.
An Ruqing adhered to his father's always hidden style and had a panoramic view of the movements of the entire Northern China, but he always played the role of an observer.
Before the Jueguo killers entered the capital, An Ruqing obtained accurate information in advance. However, he did not sell this extremely valuable secret information to anyone. Instead, he secretly cleared the obstacles for them to enter the city.
Duanmuyu asked people to dig the Pingzhou Dam, but he just withdrew the people from Zhaixing Pavilion in advance.
Prince Yun's Mansion, Yan Gang, and Jiudian surrounded and killed Xia Muren in Pingshang. Almost all the elites from the three parties came out. How could such a movement be easily hidden from the eyes of other forces? It was An Ruqing who quietly destroyed most of the hidden sentries to cover their actions.
How could Xia Muyan, such a cautious person, not be wary of Xia Chengxuan conspiring with Zhang Suiguang? However, the spies he sent to Prince Jaw's Mansion and Lingcheng Zhai were eliminated by the people of Zhaixing Pavilion at the last moment. If the letter cannot be communicated, the superiors cannot reach and the inferiors cannot transmit. No matter how thoughtful Xia Muyan was, he became a closed-door man. He had plans but could not execute them, and was powerful but could not execute them.
Contrary to An Ruqing, Xu Sugong was active in the capital six years ago as the young master of the Xu family in Ruozhou. He not only opened a brothel and a gambling house, but also ran a restaurant and established a bank account, traveling among the powerful, powerful, political and business people in China. between. The turmoil in the Great China Dynasty was indispensable for the "contribution" of the Xu family - talking about interests to make hostile officials attack and criticize each other; making clear the gains and losses, luring the officials of allies and allies to check and balance each other. Although the three kings had no intention of fighting against each other, they could not stop their subordinates from the three factions from fighting openly and secretly.
Xu Xigong was very good at observing words and emotions, and was often able to favor officials: he would give money to those who deserved it, others to others who deserved it, and if he wanted fame, he would try every means to make him gain fame...
After so many years, even the enemies can
If an official becomes a flatterer, an honest official will become a corrupt official, and a capable official will become a corrupt official... If an upright official is encountered, he will be transferred to an insignificant position as much as possible.
If he can't drive away, like Mei Siyuan, his usual approach is to kill. Xu Xigong sent people to Jinzhou four times to assassinate Mei Siyuan, but unfortunately he never succeeded. After all, he had to continue to lurk and could not send out his direct descendants. How could an ordinary killer easily break through the defense around Mei Siyuan?
Fortunately, Mei Siyuan died, which made Xu Sugong feel at ease. Today, outside the Shunshun Inn, he saw his son Mei Yuanchen, which really surprised him.
Xu Xigong considered himself not a man who killed indiscriminately. Everyone he killed was someone he felt he had to kill for his own good. Mei Yuanchen was not a member of the imperial bureau. If it did not interfere with what he was doing during his trip, Xu Xuggong had no intention of killing him.
He didn't know if Mei Yuanchen was in the way, but the group of men in black lurking outside the inn was already in the way.
A few months ago, Xu Xiaoyu had told him all about the origins of the Xu, An, and Chen families and the alliance between the three families and the emperor of Jue Kingdom. As the grandson of Xu's family, he took over the important task of welcoming Duan Muyu and his party without hesitation.
This matter is of great importance and there must be no room for error. Just now, a close confidant came to report that there were dozens of men in black moving within a radius of two or three miles of the Shunshun Inn, which made Xu Sugong tighten his nerves.
"Nine Halls? Others are afraid of you, but I, the Xu family, are not afraid! If you dare to come, I will make sure that none of you can go back!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The knock on the door disrupted Xu Sugong's thoughts.
An old man behind him walked over and opened the door. A middle-aged man with a short beard came in.
"Young Master, it's done. It's the handlers of the Nine Halls. There are thirty-seven people in total, and they have all been dealt with."
Xu Xigong nodded and ordered: "Xu Jiu, keep a close eye on us and make sure that it is absolutely safe within a radius of ten miles."
The middle-aged man named Xu Jiu bowed with his sword in his hand and replied Zheng Sheng: "I understand."
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After Xu Jiu left, Xu Sugong got up from his mat and walked to the window, gently pushing the window open.
As soon as the window door opened, a cold wind rushed in.
"It's snowing. Let's go and give some cloaks to the distinguished guests from the south."
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