"Third Master, the head of the Lu family is looking for you outside!"
A servant knocked on the door cautiously. He knew that the third master was in a low mood now and wanted to find a pump to vent. If the head of the Lu family hadn't forcefully stuffed him with copper coins, he wouldn't have wanted to get into this bad luck.
"What's the matter? I'm not free. If there's anything, let him talk to Uncle Shan!"
Lying on the bed, Yang Yan's eyes were dull and tears fell from both sides of his face.
A few hours ago, he was full of confidence. Pointing to his fully armed soldiers with advanced weapons and equipment, he assured his two brothers that the safety of the Yang family would be left to him.
Everything is ready, including soldiers, horses, money, food and equipment. He never expected that in the blink of an eye, two of the main figures of the Yang family would be killed and one was seriously injured. More than seventy servants were lost, and more than a dozen of the family's generals and guards were killed.
The huge century-old family in Daizhou City has undergone earth-shaking changes in just one month.
Today, Mr. Yang has not been harmed. He and his son Yang Miao are the only ones who have survived the crisis unharmed. . .
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that he blamed himself even more. If the second brother failed to survive this time, the burden of reviving the entire Yang family would have to fall on his shoulders alone.
"Third Master, the head of the Lu family said that he has something important to tell you. News about the prince, whether you want to hear it or not, he asked me to reply."
The servant held the copper coins in his arms and replied tremblingly. I thought that with the Third Master's temper, he would probably get a beating at most, and that would be enough.
Yang Yan was stunned, what kind of tricks was this Lawrence Lu doing? If you want any benefits, go talk to Shan Bo. Now that there is news about Yang Ming, if I don’t see him, people outside will think that I am worried about being the head of the family!
Yang Yan wiped away his tears, washed his face with cold water to wake up, and then said to the servant outside the door:
"Make some tea and ask the head of the Lu family to sit in the front hall for a while. Third Master, I'll be there right away. When you get to the hall, ask Uncle Shanshan to come with you!"
The servant breathed a sigh of relief, he got this copper coin, he was at ease!
"Here! Make arrangements immediately, little one!"
A quarter of an hour later,
Yang Yancai slowly appeared in the front hall with red eyes.
The poison of those assassins was so powerful that even in an empty place like the front hall, the poison did not weaken at all.
Now it's not just Yang Yan, it seems that the most powerful people in the Yang family are also like him. After taking the antidote prescribed by the military doctor, they still feel weak and their hands and feet are weak.
Although he didn't know what kind of poison the assassin used, after taking the antidote Yang Yan brought, he could temporarily suppress the poison for a while.
In order for the Yang family to survive this crisis, Yang Yan did not dare to show signs of poisoning.
He also ordered everyone in the Yang family who took the antidote after being poisoned not to leak any information. Even Yang Shan didn't know that most people in the Yang family were holding on, waiting for the head of the family to wake up soon!
In the front hall, Lu Guanxi leaned the big mallet stained with blood to his right hand and drank tea with his legs crossed leisurely. His mentality was not affected by Yang Yan's delay in showing up at all.
He had been chatting with Shan Bo for a long time, and both parties had reached a preliminary consensus, and they were just waiting for Yang Yan to come and make a decision!
"Does Mr. Yang look down on me, Mr. Lu, or does he think the news about me, Mr. Lu, is not valuable?!"
Brother Guanxi put down the teacup in his hand and said in a leisurely manner, without even looking at Yang Yan from beginning to end. You are so disrespectful to me, why should I give you a good look? I will have to increase the reward for exchanging information later.
Yang Yan felt very uncomfortable because cats and dogs would dare to come out and cause trouble.
In the past, the Yang family was the dominant family in Daizhou. Even the second and third ranked Shen family and the Lu family could not reach it, far less than one ten thousandth.
"There are so many things to do, I'm sorry to keep Master Lu waiting for a long time!"
Although he was very reluctant, Yang Yan still understood the seriousness of the matter. After taking a look at Yang Shan, he pretended to have a guilty expression and smiled bitterly at Lu Guanxi as he apologized.
It was a bit incredible that Yang Yan, who had lived in the military for a long time, could lower his head. Lawrence Lu felt a little incredible, so he quickly stood up and returned the greeting:
"What are you talking about, Mr. Yang? Although I am the head of the Lu family, I am also a rough man. I am used to speaking directly in the house. I hope Mr. Yang will not take what I just said to heart. In fact, I I also admire the Yang family very much."
When Lawrence Lu saw that Yang Yan was quite sensible, he walked down the steps. He came here to seek wealth, not to fight Yang Yan!
Yang Yan didn't expect that Lu Guanxi was different from others. Didn't he come to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble? !
After Yang Yan sat down, Shan Bo withdrew all the servants and servants. He noticed some traitors within the Yang family, but he had to clean up the mess at the moment and had no time to find the enemy spies.
There is no problem with the direct family members. The eldest master and the eldest son are responsible for the family business, so there is no way they can cut off their own wealth. The third master and the third son are both in the military, so it is even less possible for them to ruin their own industry.
Then the most likely possibility is that a natural disaster occurred some time ago and the eldest son went to the city to recruit that group of refugees. It was then that the Yang family began to have problems one after another.
Shan Bo came up behind Yang Yan, and after muttering in his ears for a while, Yang Yan's pale face turned rosy, his eyes shone, and his whole person's energy and energy were different.
"Brother Lu is here to tell the news about Ming'er. Our Yang family is very grateful. Why would we care about those Dawan horses? Besides, we haven't even thanked the Lu family for coming to the rescue this time!"
Lu Guanxi is a sweet-tempered person. After seeing Yang Yan's statement, he stood up, gave Yang Yan a big salute and said with a little shame:
"Third Master, don't say that. Mr. Lu is timid and fearful. When the Yang family was attacked, he did not dare to come to the rescue. As a result, the Yang family suffered huge losses, and he feels deeply guilty in his heart."
"If I have no choice but to put the clan in danger, I hope Third Master can forgive me! This time I came to ask for horses, it is indeed the development needs of the Lu family, and it is also a way to give an explanation to the outside world."
"But don't worry, Third Master, if the Yang family urgently needs any resources, as long as my Lu family can provide them, I will secretly ask my subordinates to provide help. I will never add insult to injury and steal the Yang family's Dawanma in vain!"
Yang Yan also knows that people from aristocratic families outside now take a detour when they meet the Yang family, for fear of getting involved. How can they dare to come to discuss cooperation like Guanxi Lu!
"Brother Lu, don't say that. We are both warriors, so don't talk to them like literati and behave like a pussy. The fact that you can take the initiative to share information with us shows the attitude of the Lu family. I just don't know Where did Brother Lu find my Ming'er? Is he safe now?"
Lawrence Lu took out a sheepskin map from his pocket, took away the teacup on the desk and spread it out, then pointed to Bancheng Road:
"Third Master, look, this is the position."
"Three days ago, I, the Lu family messenger, met your Yang family's caravan near Bancheng. At that time, your caravan was heading towards Wuhui Mountain. The entire caravan was made up of Dawan horses from the Turks. Discourage others."
"According to the speed of Young Master Yang's caravan, by now you Young Master Yang should have passed Wuhui Mountain, entered the boundary of Hedong Road, and arrived in Yuzhou."
Yang Yan was overjoyed when he heard this. This is great news. If Yang Ming had survived and brought back supplies, then the Yang family would definitely be able to survive this disaster and get back on its feet.
"Uncle Shan, why don't you ask Xiao Wu to take a few of his cronies and rush towards Bancheng to pick up Ming'er?!"
After Yang Shan winked at Yang Yan, he stroked his beard, raised his hand to Lawrence Lu worriedly and asked:
"Master Lu, I wonder if your messenger has told us how many people are left in our Yang's caravan, and what supplies are being transported back?! Why haven't we received any information here?"
Lu Guanxi understood. As the steward of the Yang family, Yang Shan was still worried about him, fearing that the enemy would send him here to deceive his trust and take the opportunity to transfer the Yang family's guards and reduce the strength of the Yang family.
"Uncle Shan, I also know that the world is not peaceful now, and there is a lack of trust among the nobles. But we, the Lu family, are not the kind of insidious people who betray their friends for glory just for a little money!"
"Your young master's caravan is estimated to have more than a hundred people, and they all use Dayuan horses to transport some food supplies. I believe that your young master also sent people back to deliver the message, but he doesn't know that Weizhou is now It’s just a disaster over there!”
Yang Shan was also puzzled. The young master was not like Erha. Why didn't he send anyone to tell him that he was coming back? ! Could it be that the return journey is also full of dangers? !
Yang Yan was also puzzled, scratched his head and said:
"Brother Lu, did your messenger misjudge? Is it the caravan of our Daizhou Yang family? I remember the scout reported that the more than a hundred guards before Ming'er died tragically in the Valley of the Gods. No one was spared. How can Ming'er now? Where did these more than a hundred people around me come from?”
Lawrence Lu is a little angry. It's hard to be a good person these days, so he came here to reveal the news to you, but you questioned him instead. well! It’s okay not to want these Dawan horses, so as not to get into trouble!
"Third Master, Uncle Yang, the disaster in Weizhou is also serious, and many people have chosen to become bandits. If the number of messengers sent is not large or the roads are unfamiliar, they will definitely not survive the forest of bandits' dens."
"As for why the young master of the Yang family still has so many guards, I don't know, and I can't explain it. As for this, you just have to believe it or not. Normally, your young master will be back in five days..."
After speaking, Lawrence Lu picked up the big mallet and walked out of the Yang family's front hall angrily. The Dawan horse was not found and he even put the parchment map on the desk without getting it back. He really lost his wife and lost his army.
"Uncle Shan, do you think what Lawrence Lu said is true or not?! Should we send someone to take care of Ming'er?! By the way, tell me about the family affairs?!"
Yang Shan took the sheepskin map and sighed, and replied worriedly:
"Third Master, please don't hide it from me. I'm old, but I'm still blind! The poison on your bodies has not been completely removed. The Yang family's defense is also riddled with holes. It can only be a show-off. Scare those who don’t understand.”
"Compared to the entire Hongnong Yang family, I don't agree with sending more manpower to look for the young master. What we should do at this time is to strengthen the defense in the mansion and protect the relatives and heirs in the backyard. Not after the young master comes back one day , the Yang Mansion I saw was just a land of ruins!"
For the sake of the overall situation, Yang Yan could only agree to this plan.
After all, the eldest brother is dead, but his wife, daughter-in-law, and grandson are still there, and his wife and concubine are still in the backyard. As for Wei Ruyi, it is not known whether the unborn child was injured during the transfer. . .
