Chapter 74 Traitor—Xiao Yuansui!
"Black-armored cavalry!"
Upon seeing those men, everyone was startled, and Mu Xian immediately said, "Young Master, it's Wang Shaoji's men!"
Yuwen Ye looked up at the team, his expression turning serious.
The Wang family is a powerful clan on par with the Yuwen family, producing many talented individuals. The most outstanding among them is Wang Shaoji, the Right General of the Imperial Guard who currently commands the Imperial Guard!
Although both were from aristocratic families, Wang Shaoji was frivolous, greedy, and arrogant by nature. Because he was in charge of the Imperial Guards and served the emperor at all times, he never advised the emperor against some of his absurd policies. Instead, he was suspected of fanning the flames and aiding and abetting the tyrant. The emperor's previous suspicions of the Duke of Sheng were also inseparable from his slanderous remarks.
So, everyone tensed up as soon as they saw him arrive.
Yuwen Ye thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Get into the carriage."
Without saying a word, Shang Ruyi immediately dismounted and was helped into the carriage next to her by Tu She'er, while Yuwen Ye had already spurred his horse toward the front of the procession.
As Shang Ruyi sat down in the carriage, she felt a muffled "thud" from the partition under her feet.
At this moment, Yuwen Ye had already reached the very front of the line.
The black-armored cavalrymen on the opposite bank of the river came to a stop. The soldiers, clad in black armor, were all tall and imposing, and their horses were also armored. Even when they were still, they exuded a menacing aura that made it hard to breathe.
Just then, the black-armored cavalry split in the middle, making way for them.
A rider slowly approached from behind.
Sitting in the carriage, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but lift a corner of the curtain to look ahead. She saw a young man in his twenties, dressed in heavy armor, standing at the front of the procession. He had a thin face, high cheekbones, and slightly upturned eyes. Although he could be considered handsome, he gave off a mean and arrogant feeling.
He held the reins in one hand, leaned back slightly, and said coldly, "Who's blocking my way!"
Yuwen Ye said, "Wang Shaoji, has your heart become corrupted, and your eyes have become corrupted as well?"
Wang Shaoji flew into a rage: "Yuwen Ye, you—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yuwen Ye gave a cold laugh and said, "Oh, so your eyes aren't broken after all. Then why are you blocking my way?"
His words were a direct rebuttal to what Wang Shaoji had just said.
Wang Shaoji said, "This general is ordered to capture the traitor!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye frowned.
Shang Ruyi's heart suddenly pounded—Catch a traitor? What kind of traitor are we going to catch this time?
Yuwen Ye asked, "Who do you want to arrest?"
Wang Shaoji said, "The traitor—Xiao Yuansui!"
The name Xiao Yuansui shocked everyone present.
For no other reason than that the Xiao family also came from Dingchuan Military Town, and had been friends with the Wang and Yuwen families for generations. Xiao Yuansui himself was a rare military genius among his peers, and was once praised by the late emperor as a pillar of the state.
Unfortunately, after the late emperor passed away, the Xiao family gradually fell out of favor. Two years ago, a large-scale rebellion broke out in Ying and Song prefectures. Xiao Yuansui joined the rebellion and offered several strategies. The rebel army besieged Luoyang, almost forcing the emperor into a corner. However, with the help of various parties, the rebel army was eventually annihilated. Xiao Yuansui escaped in the chaos and has been pursued by the court ever since.
So, Xiao Yuansui has now fled to the vicinity of Taiyuan?
Yuwen Ye slowly turned around, glanced at the team behind him, and his gaze became profound.
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