Chapter 574 The Wind Rises
Xu Shuo didn't realize that he was feeling a sense of crisis.
But only after he rode away and out of the city gate did he have some understanding.
Blown by the cool night wind, Xu Shuo felt a chill to the bone, and had a vague feeling as if he had walked through the gates of hell.
Others are the butchers and I am the meat!
This thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and Xu Shuo had an epiphany at this moment!
He finally understood why he had lived such a miserable life for most of his life, because he had no power to resist. When he was in the Xu Mansion, facing his mother, Old Madam Xu, he, as a son, was overwhelmed by filial piety. Later, he was expelled from the Xu Mansion. He followed his mother's wishes and went to the northwest to join the army. However, his family did not provide any support, so he could only start as a soldier. However, he had no luck until he met the Grand Princess, and then he could turn his life around.
But everything in this world has a price.
The Grand Princess made him successful and famous, but he forever lost the right to speak with his head held high in front of the Grand Princess.
As the Grand Princess said, he is just her dog.
When his mother, Old Lady Xu, was around, the eldest princess was wary of him, but she still treated him the same way.
Now that his mother is gone, he is of no value to the Grand Princess.
Will the eldest princess, who has always looked down on him, still keep him?
Xu Shuo was not stupid. He knew in his heart that even though the emperor called him uncle, deep down he did not think much of him.
Xu Shuo reined in his horse and stopped, looking back at the tall city walls of the capital, with a surge of ambition gradually rising in his heart.
He, a descendant of King Taiping, was born a hero. He had wasted most of his life and could not continue like this.
In the Tang Dynasty, local aristocratic families were emerging one after another, controlling their own regions. The Tang Dynasty was about to enter a period of chaos. And he was not without the opportunity to dominate his own region.
At this moment, neither Xu Yuanzu nor the Grand Princess knew that someone was undergoing a miraculous change in this cold and dark night.
Especially Xu Yuanzu, if he knew that the reason why Xu Shuo had such a change was largely because he remembered him, the former King Taiping, he would probably vomit to death.
But no matter what, someone woke up that night!
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At the Duke Dingguo Mansion, when the Grand Princess learned that Xu Shuo had left the capital, her brows immediately furrowed. She had promised Xu Yuanzu that she would definitely deal with Xu Shuo.
"You can escape for a while, but you can't escape forever!"
The Grand Princess did not realize that Xu Shuo was different.
Her impression of Xu Shuo always remained that he was just a dog by her side.
Having controlled Xu Shuo for so long, she no longer considered him a threat. In her opinion, she could go to the palace tomorrow to see Emperor Yongping and ask for an imperial decree. Then, she could just send a eunuch with a team of guards to the northern border to bring Xu Shuo back.
Of course, there are good reasons to deal with Xu Shuo.
Simply put, Xu Shuo led his army to suppress the barbarians, but the result was heavy casualties, the loss of several cities in the northern border, and the brutal looting of the Tang people. For all this, a few impeachment memorials from the censors would have brought Xu Shuo to the abyss.
Sometimes, things in the court are really that simple.
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While undercurrents were surging in the capital, in Jingbian City, Qifeng Prefecture, Old Master Xu, Boss Xu Da and Boss Xu Er also received news from Lingshui Village.
After learning that an unknown force was targeting their family, both Boss Xu and Second Boss Xu were eager to lead their troops back to provide support.
"Just sit still!"
Old Master Xu slammed the table and said, "You're the only ones anxious, am I not anxious?"
"Also, is it any use to be anxious now?"
"Your uncle and his family are at home, nothing will go wrong."
"Now, there's only one thing you need to do, and that's to train your troops. Once you find out who's behind those people, lead your troops and destroy them!"
Family has always been Mr. Xu's Achilles' heel.
If someone was targeting him, whether it was an open or covert attack, he didn't care. After all, this was a battlefield confrontation, and each player had to fight based on their own abilities.
But if he uses such despicable tactics, don't blame him for following suit.
"Dad, what if?"
"Or, let my son go back and take a look!"
Xu Lao Er was still uneasy. "Besides, for matters like military training, it's enough to have my elder brother and you. My son is here, but he can't really help much!"
This is the truth!
Xu Laoer has a very simple personality, and his method of training soldiers is also simple and crude.
In a nutshell, as long as you don’t die from training, then train until you die.
However, Boss Xu combined some of the ideas provided by Fubao and his military training was quite effective.
"Dad, why don't we let the second son go back and take a look!"
"Uncle Seventh and his ancestors left us an escape route. It's been so many years now. Who knows what the situation is like in the mountains?"
Mr. Xu sighed and said, "I understand your worries."
"But, have you ever thought about another situation?"
"What if this is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
The Xu family's current status means they directly control the three prefectures in the northwest. This territory is more powerful than those of the aristocratic families that have been passed down for many years.
Shen Wansheng said that their Changshan Shen family had no idea of becoming emperor, but this was only the Changshan Shen family, not all prominent families had this idea.
"Dad, even if we have to lure the tiger away from the mountain, we can't just ignore Mom and the others!"
Xu Laoer felt that there was something wrong with his father's current thinking.
When Old Master Xu heard Old Master Xu say this, he slapped him on the back of the head and said, "What do you mean by ignoring your mother and the others?"
"What I mean is, to remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances!"
"Then you still don't care?"
Xu Laoer glared. "Don't change. Doesn't that mean you don't care?"
"You know nothing!"
Old Master Xu was so angry. It was really terrible to have such a stupid son!
"What I mean is, although we can't move, there are people who can move!"
If this was truly a tactic used by some people to lure the tiger away from its mountain lair, then they could certainly take advantage of the situation and lure the snake out of its lair. However, since the other party had such a plan, they must have anticipated the possibility of them luring the snake out of its lair.
Therefore, the best way is for them to remain silent and force the people in the dark to continue making small moves.
As for Lingshui Village, King Yan’s Whirlwind Cavalry is no mere decoration.
"Dad, well, you've always been so thoughtful, hehe..."
After hearing Mr. Xu's plan, Mr. Xu grinned.
He is worthy of being his father, a truly cunning and treacherous man.
Old Master Xu was too lazy to pay attention to his stupid son, so he immediately sent a letter by carrier pigeon, asking King Yan to take action.
The Whirlwind Rider is famous for its speed.
Moreover, if they set out from Longxi Mansion and head south, the journey would be much shorter than if Mr. Xu and his men set out from Qifeng Mansion.
When Mr. Xu and his men received the reply from Prince Yan, they also received the information that Zhao Bingzhao had sent them urgently.
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