Taiyuan City, the Wang Clan's ancestral home!
"Master, there's someone outside who says he wants to see you!"
In a courtyard near the northwest of the Wang Clan, a manservant walked into a side hall and reported to Wang Yu.
"Mm? Who wants to see me? "
Wang Yu was in the middle of resolving 'family matters'. Speaking of which, since his second son had requested to be adopted by the second branch, as his father, he naturally had to ask Wang Renyi's birth mother, Madam Cui, about this. His intuition told him that Wang Renyi's adoption was not as simple as it seemed, and Madam Cui had returned to the ancestral home several months ago. In theory, she should know some secrets.
But before he could ask a few questions, the manservant said that someone was looking for him. He couldn't help but be surprised. He had only returned to Taiyuan a few hours ago, so why was someone already looking for him?
The manservant held an item in his hand and bowed to Wang Yu. "Master, that person did not say. He only asked this lowly one to present this item to Master. He said that once Master sees this item, you will definitely see him!"
"Oh? Let this old man see! "
Wang Yu raised his brows and ordered the manservant.
"Yes! Master! "
The manservant naturally accepted the order and stepped forward to hand the item in his hand to Wang Yu. Wang Yu stretched out his hand to receive it. The manservant handed over a token wrapped in brocade. Wang Yu lifted the brocade and focused his eyes to see that it was actually a token. After clearly seeing the words engraved on the token, his eyes trembled, and then he quickly wrapped the token up again. He then instructed the manservant, "Take a look at the token.
"Hurry and invite him in!"
"Yes! Master! "
The manservant obeyed and left.
Wang Yu turned to Princess Tong 'an and Wang Renyi's birth mother, Cui Qinfang. After a few moments of thought, he said, "Madam, Qinfang, return to the rear courtyard and rest. This old man has some matters to take care of!"
Princess Tong 'an had wanted to ask Wang Yu what had happened, but when she heard this, she stood up and looked at Wang Yu, then at Cui Qinfang, who was sitting across from him. Without saying anything, she turned and left.
Cui Qinfang bowed and said, "Yes! Master! This concubine will take her leave! "
After bowing, Cui Qinfang followed Princess Tong 'an out the door.
Although Wang Renyi had been adopted by the second branch and had completely become a member of the second branch, as his mother, as long as Wang Yu did not divorce her, she would always be a member of the eldest branch and had to live under the roof of the eldest branch.
After the two women left, Wang Yu was the only one left in the room. Not long after, the manservant from before came in with a young man in tight clothes. Wang Yu waved his hand at the manservant and ordered, "You can leave first! Close the door while you're at it. Without my orders, don't let anyone come close to this place! "
The manservant's expression turned cold as he bowed to receive the order and said, "Yes! Master! "
The manservant left and closed the door. Only then did the young man cup his fists and bow to Wang Yu. "This general, Dugu Feiying, greets Provincial Governor Wang!"
That's right, the young man who came to see Wang Yu was Dugu Feiying. The fish talisman he had the manservant pass in was the Imperial Army's general. This could directly prove his identity. It was because of this that Wang Yu dismissed the others in the room. The Imperial Army would not leave the capital so easily. Now that an Imperial Army soldier had come to Taiyuan and had not revealed his identity to the manservant and only passed the fish talisman to Wang Yu, it meant that he did not want others to know his identity!
At the same time, it also meant that this Imperial Army soldier did not want others to know the purpose of his visit!
"Haha! So it's a brat from the Dugu family! Have a seat! "
Hearing this, Wang Yu laughed and threw the fish talisman in his hand to Dugu Feiying. He pointed to the chair beside him and said.
The Dugu family was a noble family from the North Zhou to the Sui Dynasty. The founding empress of the Sui Dynasty and Li Yuan's first wife were all from the Dugu family. Although the Dugu family was not as powerful as the Five Families and Seven Nobles, they were not far behind. Therefore, after hearing Dugu Feiying's identity, Wang Yu's attitude became very polite.
However, Dugu Feiying did not sit down as he was told. He cupped his fists and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Provincial Governor Wang. However, this general still has military affairs to attend to. I came here today to ask Provincial Governor Wang for a favor. After I'm done, this general will leave!"
Seeing that Dugu Feiying's tone was hurried, Wang Yu did not have the intention to continue the small talk. Instead, he went straight to the point and asked, "General Dugu, please tell me what you need. If I can help, I will do my best to help!"
Hearing this, Dugu Feiying was overjoyed. He quickly said, "To be honest, this general came to Taiyuan with my brother mainly to protect the safety of His Royal Highness Prince Wei and the people from Yanhuang College! This general brought people to Taiyuan yesterday. My brother, Prince Wei, and the others will only arrive at Taiyuan at dusk today. After this general arrived at Taiyuan City, he discovered a group of extremely suspicious people who were suspected to be Turkic spies hiding in Taiyuan. This general was worried that this person would harm Prince Wei and the others, so I sent people to monitor him. Who knew that he would disappear right under the noses of this general's subordinates … "
Dugu Feiying made a long story short. He told Wang Yu about what he had encountered after arriving at Taiyuan City, as well as the two key "suspects", Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan. Hearing this, Wang Yu frowned. After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and asked,
"You said that His Royal Highness Prince Wei and the people from Yanhuang College are coming to Taiyuan? I wonder if you can tell me their purpose in coming to Taiyuan? "
It wasn't that he wanted to pry for information, but he didn't understand. Even if Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan were Turkic spies in Taiyuan City, why would they harm Li Tai and the others? If he wanted to help Dugu Feiying solve this problem, he had to understand the cause and effect of this matter!
Hearing Wang Yu ask this question, Dugu Feiying couldn't help but look troubled. Seeing this, Wang Yu waved his hand and laughed. "Haha! Since it's not convenient to say, then forget it! Don't violate military discipline because of this old man! "
Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Dugu Feiying hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's no harm in telling you! His Royal Highness Prince Wei and the others have come to Taiyuan to complete a top-secret mission from Yanhuang College, which is to build a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan City. It will be used to quickly transmit information between the frontline soldiers and the imperial court when they attack the Turks in two months.
His Majesty is worried that the Turks will send people to obstruct or harm His Royal Highness after learning of his Royal Highness's purpose, so he sent me and my brother to lead a thousand Imperial Army soldiers to escort him. When we were in Xihe County in Fen Province, my brother suspected that we were being followed, so he sent me to Taiyuan City first to clean up the hidden dangers in the city. Unexpectedly, the suspects escaped! The Wang Clan has operated in Taiyuan for many years. If Provincial Governor Wang is willing to help, it won't be difficult to find those two people in Taiyuan City in a short time! "
As the head of the Wang Clan and the Provincial Governor of Sui Province, Wang Yu couldn't be unaware of the pros and cons of this matter. Moreover, Wang Yu had a close relationship with the imperial family and Li Zexuan. He couldn't possibly reveal this secret and put Li Tai and the others in danger. It was precisely because of these prerequisites that Dugu Feiying told Wang Yu the true purpose of Li Tai's trip. He believed that Wang Yu would definitely keep this secret!
"Yanhuang College? A telegraph relay station! "
Hearing this, Wang Yu's expression suddenly became serious. He said in a deep voice, "General Dugu, rest assured. This old man will do his best to help this matter that concerns Prince Wei's safety and Yanhuang College's mission!"
Just as Dugu Feiying thought, Wang Yu was the emperor's son-in-law. His son and Li Zexuan were close friends. He was now firmly tied to the imperial court's war chariot. When it came to the safety of Li Zexuan's son and Li Zexuan's students, he couldn't just stand by and watch!
At this point, Wang Yu muttered to himself for a moment before continuing, "This old man hasn't been in Taiyuan for a long time. The affairs of the clan are handled by Second Elder. You just said that you suspect that the Chuji Ironware Shop and Zhu Hongsheng are accomplices, and the Chuji Ironware Shop's daily iron ore needs come from the Wang Clan. This old man will immediately send people to the clan to investigate this clue! In addition, this old man will use all the resources of the Wang Clan to find Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan in Taiyuan City as soon as possible! "
Wang Yu's words meant that in the next few hours, all of the Wang Clan's overt and covert spies, guards, servants, shopkeepers, and servants in Taiyuan City would be involved in the search for Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan!
Dugu Feiying secretly let out a sigh of relief. He cupped his fists and said to Wang Yu, "Many thanks, Provincial Governor Wang! Since that's the case, this general will take his leave first! "
With the help of the Wang Clan, who had been entrenched in Taiyuan City for many years, he believed that Zhu Hongsheng and Kang Changan wouldn't be able to hide for long! Then, he would be able to free up his hands to investigate if there were any other hidden dangers in the city!
"Good! General Dugu, please go. This old man will arrange for people to help you! "
Wang Yu got up and sent him off.
Dugu Feiying nodded and turned to leave.
Wang Yu looked at Dugu Feiying's departing back and sighed, his expression grim. A moment later, he also left the room with his hands behind his back and walked toward the courtyard of the second branch.
But neither he nor Dugu Feiying noticed that on the roof, there was an ordinary-looking man in gray robes. At this moment, he had also quietly left the courtyard.
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