The Sima Clan was located in the south of the city.
Their residence was grand and magnificent, with pavilions, terraces, and pavilions. It was incomparably luxurious. The Sima Clan's residence occupied an area of more than three hundred mu. There were artificial mountains, flowing water, ponds, and willows in the courtyard. The scenery was picturesque.
This was the most luxurious residence in the entire Yanmen City. After all, this was the residence of Sima Chang Sheng.
An oil lamp flickered in the study.
Sima Chang Sheng was still dealing with some government affairs.
After all, he was the chief official.
Especially since Du Ruhui was here, Sima Chang Sheng, as a member of the Wang Clan, had to be more careful. Therefore, during this period of time, Sima Chang Sheng was especially attentive in dealing with government affairs to avoid any accidents.
The night was dark and chilly.
Sima Chang Sheng finished dealing with all the government affairs and took out a book to read. This book was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although it was only a part, Sima Chang Sheng still liked to read it.
He read a few chapters. Although he had read it before, Sima Chang Sheng still liked it.
After he finished reading, he put down the book and muttered to himself, "Du Qi, oh Du Qi, you are a talented person. Why do you have to fight with the Wang Clan? Why do you have to get involved in a whirlpool like Daizhou? Why bother?"
He quite admired Du Qi.
The problem was that Du Qi and Du Ruhui were the Wang Clan's mortal enemies. Even if Sima Chang Sheng admired them, he couldn't be merciful. He had to carry out the Wang Clan's arrangements.
Make Du Ruhui a figurehead!
Then, push Du Ruhui out of Daizhou.
Finally, deal with Du Ruhui and Du Ruhui. However, this was the last step. It was still very far from the last step.
"Knock! Knock! "
The sound of knocking came from outside the study.
Sima Chang Sheng ordered, "Come in."
The door creaked open. The steward of the residence hurriedly entered and bowed, "Patriarch, Su Jiang is here. He looks very anxious. He said that he has an important matter to discuss with Patriarch. "
"Please!"
Sima Chang Sheng ordered.
He and Su Jiang were enemies because the two of them were competing for power, and the two of them had different political views. However, the two of them belonged to the Wang Clan.
Therefore, on the matter of the Wang Clan targeting Du Ruhui, the two of them were of the same opinion. The butler went to inform Su Jiang. After a while, Su Jiang entered.
Su Jiang entered the study and stood still before saying, "Chief Sima, things are not looking good. Xu Youwen led his troops to Zhou Yunhe's house and surrounded it. I came to see you as soon as I got the news. I don't know what's going on, but I'm afraid that Zhou Yunhe is going to be arrested. "
"Bastard!"
When Sima Chang Sheng heard this, he angrily said, "Where did Xu Youwen get his dog guts from? He actually dared to capture Zhou Yunhe."
Su Jiang said, "What else could it be? It must be Du Ruhui's support. Or perhaps, Xu Youwen has already pledged allegiance to Du Ruhui. That's why he dares to capture him. "
Sima Chang Sheng said, "How audacious!"
"What we need to consider now is how to solve this problem," said Su Jiang. Zhou Yunhe is the Prefect of Hucao. He controls Daizhou's money bag. With Zhou Yunhe around, many things are convenient for us. Once Zhou Yunhe is eliminated, it will have a huge impact on us. So, Zhou Yunhe must be protected no matter what. "
Sima Chang Sheng said, "Let's go to the Zhou Family immediately."
Su Jiang also nodded.
After the two of them left the residence, they went straight to the Zhou Family where Zhou Yunhe was. Because they were in a hurry, the two of them hurried on horseback. Behind them, there was a large number of Sima Family guards.
Just these guards alone numbered at least 500 people.
They were there to protect Sima Chang Sheng and to intimidate Xu Youwen.
The group of people hurried on their way. When they arrived outside the Zhou Family, it was almost dawn. The cold wind blew, especially when Sima Chang Sheng and Su Jiang were hurrying on horseback. Their hands were cold and slightly numb.
Sima Chang Sheng dismounted from his horse and looked at the soldiers outside. He clasped his hands behind his back and shouted, "Go and pass the order immediately. Tell Xu Youwen to come out and see me."
"Yes!"
The soldiers received the order and hurriedly went to report.
At this time, Du Qi and Xu Youwen were still in the hall. The Zhou Family's wealth, land deeds, and fertile land had all been accounted for. Now, they were going through some documents to understand Zhou Yunhe's situation.
The soldiers hurriedly came to Xu Youwen's side and reported, "Adjunct Xu, Sima Chang Sheng is outside the Zhou Family. He said he wants you to go out and see him."
Xu Youwen's expression turned solemn.
Sima Chang Sheng was going too far.
What did he mean by 'go out'?
Xu Youwen was furious. He wanted to question Sima Chang Sheng. He got up and prepared to go out. At this time, Du Qi stopped him, "Adjunct Xu, what are you doing?"
Xu Youwen said, "Go out and meet Sima Chang Sheng. See what he wants."
Du Qi said, "Why must you go out? Can't you let Sima Chang Sheng come in himself? Although you are an Adjunct Cao and have a lower rank than Sima Chang Sheng, you are in charge of the army. You are subordinate to my father. What are you afraid of? "
After a pause, Du Qi looked at the soldiers and ordered, "Go and reply to Sima Chang Sheng. Say that Adjunct Xu said that if Sima Chang Sheng has something to say, he can come in himself. If he doesn't want to, he can go back to where he came from. "
"Yes!"
The soldiers replied and went to inform Sima Chang Sheng.
At this moment, the soldiers' expressions were very relaxed. That was because Du Qi's domineering words had made them very happy. They were all soldiers under Xu Youwen's command. When Xu Youwen was humiliated, they felt the same way. They all felt unhappy.
Du Qi's words were incomparably domineering. They made people feel very refreshed.
Xu Youwen looked at the soldiers who went to inform Sima Chang Sheng and shook his head, "Young master Du, there is no need to show off your courage in front of Sima Chang Sheng. There is no need to fight fiercely at this time."
Du Qi said indifferently, "Adjunct Xu, do you think that after we kill Zhou Yunhe, we can still talk nicely to Sima Chang Sheng? Or perhaps you still want to temporarily stabilize Sima Chang Sheng. "
Xu Youwen said, "That's right. What I mean is to temporarily stabilize Sima Chang Sheng. As long as Zhou Yunhe's matter was settled. The next step was to arrange for one of his own people to serve as the Supervisor of the Household. Thus, Supervisor Du would have a certain amount of power in the Supervisor's Mansion. It's not to the point where it's difficult to get out of the Chief Steward's Manor just because of some government decree. "
The current situation was that it was difficult for government orders to leave the Chief Steward's Manor.
Because there was no way to carry it out.
Du Ruhui's men were not around. Now, Du Ruhui's main goal was to understand the situation in all aspects. He wanted to get a clear picture of everything.
Du Qi shook his head and said, "If we didn't kill Zhou Yunhe, we could still maintain the peace on the surface. However, after we killed Zhou Yunhe, there was no longer any room for reconciliation. "
"At this time, it's a real fight."
"It's impossible to ease the deadlock."
"In fact, if you take a step back now, you will be seen as weak and will be suppressed everywhere."
Du Qi said, "So now, there is no need to be afraid, no need to take a step back. What we need to do now is to attack from all sides and target Sima Chang Sheng and the others everywhere. We need to suppress their arrogance. This is my idea. "
Xu Youwen thought for a while and nodded, "Young master is right. It was me who took it for granted."
Du Qi said seriously, "It's good that you understand. In short, this time, there is no room for reconciliation. We can only fight with our bayonets and see who is more powerful. "
Xu Youwen nodded.
He agreed with Du Qi's analysis.
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