Chapter 129 Huan Xiu
After yesterday, Sun Wei already had the answer in his heart.
Sima Jun only killed Fu Cheng at the beginning, but the complex network of contacts that Lu Qiuyan had laid out in Xunyang City was never uprooted. As a result, eight years later, these contacts corroded like poison and finally destroyed the Jiangzhou army from within.
The scarlet blood is still before my eyes.
It turns out that the gangrene in Jiangzhou already existed eight years ago.
"Of course I've divined it," Sun Wei said. "Besides, Xunyang City is the foundation of the Yuzhang Palace and cannot be lost. Anyone who dares to touch it is opposing me. Since they are opposing me, how can I not take action myself?"
As he was speaking, someone came in to report, "Princess, Sima Deng led his men to search Yao's private residence, but they were stopped."
Sun Wei was surprised: "Who?"
"That man claimed to be the owner of the house and the fourth son of the Huan family."
Sun Wei was surprised, and then smiled at Aju.
"Look, the person who's against me has shown up, hasn't he?"
The fourth son of the Huan family was named Huan Xiu, who was the son of Huan Yi's concubine.
It has to be said that this news surprised Sun Wei quite a bit.
She didn't expect that someone from the Huan family would appear in Madam Yao's house so openly.
And that person was not Lu Qiuyan, but Huan Yi's biological son.
Isn't it obvious that Huan and Madam Yao are connected? She originally wanted to find evidence, but now there is no need to find evidence.
What is going on here?
Sun Wei went there in person and met Huan Xiu.
He was a decent-looking young man, but his face was sallow and he was obviously ill.
In terms of age, Huan Xiu was seven years older than Sima Jun, but his words and actions were not at all steady.
In full view of the crowd, he was wearing a cloak, sitting on a sedan chair carried by his family, leaning on a hidden pillow.
There were more than a dozen guards standing beside him, guarding the door.
Deng Lian was concerned about his identity and did not dare to take it by force, so he had to confront him.
Seeing Sun Wei approach, Huan Xiu sneered and asked, "Who is this? What happened to the Prince of Yuzhang's mansion? Why is there a woman here?"
Deng Lian whispered to Sun Wei, "This Fourth Master Huan insists that this house is his and that he doesn't know any Yao family members. I'm undecided at the moment and would like to ask for your advice, Princess."
Sun Wei asked, "Does the Yao family really live here?"
"My people have been following them for four months, there's no doubt about it."
"Is the house guarded on all sides?"
"Don't worry, Princess. They are all under guard. Not even a bird can fly out."
Sun Wei understood and looked at Huan Xiu.
"I am the successor consort of Prince Yuzhang." She stepped forward and said, "I am trying to commit a crime against the Yao family and hide in this house. I beg Prince Huan to be kind and not make things difficult for me."
Huan Xiu smiled and said, "Anyone who dares to search our Huan family's house is against us. Anyone who dares to take a step forward will be punished without mercy. Princess, if you have made up your mind, please do as you wish."
Although he looked sick, he was still arrogant.
Sun Wei was not afraid at all and said, "In that case, I will respectfully obey your command."
After she said this, she walked ahead and went to the house.
Huan Xiu had not expected this concubine to be so ruthless, so he immediately stopped smiling, jumped off the sedan chair, and pointed at Sun Wei, "Catch her!"
The guards behind him all drew their swords.
Deng Lian also shouted loudly and ordered people to take action.
This was Xunyang, after all, and Deng Lian's men were more numerous and more powerful. It wasn't long before Huan Xiu's men were all disarmed and pinned to the ground.
However, Huan Xiu personally held the knife, screaming and waving it around, unable to stop like a possessed man.
The people around him avoided him and looked at each other in confusion.
"Princess, this..." Deng Lian was a little embarrassed.
Sun Wei sighed lightly: "Let's control him first."
Deng Lian took the order, and when the opportunity arose, he attacked Huan Xiu from behind and captured him in one fell swoop.
Huan Xiu's arms were tied behind his back and he was pressed against the wall.
He cursed and swore, and vowed to cut Deng Lian into pieces and feed his eyeballs to dogs.
Sun Wei didn't say much. He asked Deng Lian to stay and guard the house, and then he personally led people into the house.
"What happened to Huan Xiu suddenly?" A'ru said, "It's like he's been possessed by an evil spirit."
"Five Stone Powder," Sun Wei said, "If you take too much, you'll go crazy."
If she remembered correctly, she had heard from the Huan family in her previous life that Huan Xiu died from taking Wu Shi San.
Ah Ru understood and asked, "Why did this madman suddenly appear here?"
This is also what Sun Wei doesn’t understand.
In my previous life, I had never heard that Huan Xiu had any relationship with Xunyang City.
Everyone entered the study and searched it.
Huan Xiu's claim that the house was his was just a forced statement. The manuscript in the study was in a woman's handwriting, clearly Madam Yao's. There were some documents on the desk, mostly teahouse account books or books like The Classic of Tea, which looked normal.
There is still no trace of Mrs. Yao.
Sun Wei asked Aju to take people to search the bedroom, and he stayed in the study.
This Madam Yao was like a spider in the middle of a web, entangled in many people and events. She had to stay in the center and communicate everywhere, so she had to write letters.
If I were Madam Yao, where would I hide these things?
Sun Wei was pondering and accidentally caught a glimpse of the Bodhisattva enshrined in the shrine. The gestures on the golden body were quite awkward.
She walked forward and touched it gently. Suddenly, she heard a "zhiya" sound and the wall in front of her suddenly turned.
Then, she was led behind the door.
Deng Lian, who was still restraining Huan Xiu in the outer courtyard, suddenly heard Aju shouting "Princess" and felt something was wrong.
He ordered his men to tie up Huan Xiu and ran to the backyard.
I saw Aju leading a group of people in the study, shouting at a wall.
"What happened?" Deng Lian asked hurriedly.
A'ru said anxiously, "The princess has been taken inside. There's not even a crack in the wall. How are we going to open it?"
Deng Lian was surprised and looked at the wall, but he could not find any cracks.
He was lying on the wall and seemed to hear a faint sound from inside, so he quickly asked everyone to be quiet.
Aju also leaned over to listen, and sure enough, through the thick wall, she could hear some of Sun Wei's voices.
"...I can't find a way out for the moment, but there are many secret letters here." Sun Wei said, "Sima Deng, how many people do you have?"
Deng Lian said, "There are only 200 guards."
"Can the people in the main camp be mobilized?"
"I do not have military orders, so I cannot mobilize troops."
"Who can mobilize troops now?"
"The military token in Tian Ying's hand must be accompanied by the Crown Prince's order before the troops can be mobilized."
"Without the Crown Prince's order, even Tian Ying can't be transferred?"
"That's right." Deng Lian thought for a moment and then added hurriedly, "But there is one exception. That was agreed upon with Tian Ying before the Crown Prince left his post to observe mourning. Speed is of the essence in war. If an emergency arises, Tian Ying can mobilize the 3,000 troops from Pengcheng."
Sun Wei's heart skipped a beat.
"Pencheng?"
"Exactly."
Aju also heard the trick and understood.
Her eyes widened. "If Guo Xin in Pencheng is indeed Cui Pan, then he could mobilize these 3,000 men to attack Xunyang with Tian Ying's authority. But the Xunyang camp is unable to move without the order."
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