After Wen Yanbo left, Luo Shou walked into the room.
"Brother, Mr. Wen doesn't want to stay?"
"Haha." Luo Yi sneered, "Li Tang is so powerful, how can I keep Wen Yanbo with my mouth of water?"
Luo Shou said: "Brother, this time the Turkic army of hundreds of thousands invaded south, but they couldn't defeat the Tang Dynasty. Let's put aside those ideas."
Luo Yi was silent, somewhat unwilling to do so.
Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, he has been steadily occupying Youzhou. Not to mention the heroes, he is also a momentary hero. However, he has never broken out of Youzhou and watched heroes from all walks of life vying for hegemony in the world.
Li Mi, Yu Wenji, Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, Xiao Xian, he thinks he is no worse than these people, but why is he not as good as these people.
After thinking for a long time, he determined that it was because the position he occupied was not good. If Gao Kaidao had not caused him trouble, how could he be so passive.
"Let me think about it again."
Xue Mansion.
"Who are you?" The concierge looked at Cen Wenwen.
"Excuse me, little brother, please let me know. Cen Wenwen, the imperial envoy, wants to see General Xue."
Hearing this, the concierge did not dare to neglect and said: "Please wait a moment, the messenger, I will go and inform the gentleman now."
"Please."
Only a moment after the young man entered, a big man walked over.
"Your Majesty, Cen, is polite." The big man clasped his fists.
"General Xue is polite." Cen Wenwen clasped his fists and asked, "How dare I ask General Xue his name?"
"This is Xue Wanshu."
Cen Wenwen thought to himself: That’s right.
"I was entrusted by someone to come here specifically to deliver a message."
Hearing this, Xue Wanshu was a little surprised, but she didn't say anything immediately. Instead, she invited Cen Wenwen into the house first.
main hall.
"May I ask Lord Cen, who asked you to deliver the letter?"
Cen Wenwen said: "Xue Shou, Sima of Shence Mansion."
Hearing this, Xue Wanshu frowned.
Originally, he heard from his servant that Cen Wenwen came to visit, and he was surprised that he and Cen Wenwen didn't know each other, so why did he visit him? If Cen Wenwen hadn't been an envoy from Chang'an, he would have refused to meet him directly.
Now it is even more strange to hear that he is delivering a letter for Xue Shou. He is not familiar with that Xue Shou at all.
"Xue Shou, I don't know this person." Xue Wanshu said.
Cen Wenwen took out the letter and handed it to Xue Wanshu.
"Xue Sima said, General Xue will understand naturally when he sees the letter."
Hearing this, Xue Wanshu took the letter, opened it and read it, her eyes changing from shock to solemnity.
Cen Wenwen didn't know the content of the letter either. He was only responsible for delivering the letter, so he didn't care what Xue Wanshu's expression was when she read the letter and just drank tea on her own.
After Xue Wanshu read the letter, she asked: "My eldest brother is under the command of His Highness the King of Chu?"
Cen Wenwen nodded, "Yes, after our country captured Luoyang, General Xue Wanshu surrendered to the King of Qin and served as a general under him. This year, he went with the King of Qin to conquer the state. Due to his failure to defend Shanyang, the court dismissed him for his fault. Later, Chu
The king consolidated his troops and reactivated General Xue Wanshu.
At the moment, he is the general of the Shence Mansion."
Xue Wanshu held the letter and was silent for a while, then said: "Thank you very much."
"No need to say thank you." Cen Wenwen said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Chu, has always been a man of merit. General Xue Wanshu is so brave that he can be reused."
Afterwards, Xue Wanshu chatted with Cen Wenwen for a while, and then sent his gift out of the house.
After returning, he told his servants, "Go to the military camp immediately and call Saburo and Shiro back."
"yes."
Soon after, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, who received the news from their second brother, returned to the mansion one after another.
In the study, four brothers gathered together, namely Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, and the youngest Xue Wanbei.
"A few hours ago, Cen Wenwen, the envoy from Chang'an, came to visit me. He sent a letter from Xue Shou. Please read it." Xue Wanshu put the letter on the desk.
Xue Wanche was tall and muscular, with a muscular face and a very intimidating appearance, but it was a bit inconsistent with the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty people.
Historically, Li Shimin's sister did not want to have sex with Xue Wanche because he was ugly and stupid.
He asked: "Who is this Xue Shou? I've never heard of him. Second brother, do you know him?"
Xue Wanshu said: "I met him once when I was a child. He is from Hedong. When the adults returned to their hometown to worship their ancestors, I accompanied him and met him. But that was twenty years ago."
Xue Wanche was confused, "Returning to hometown to worship ancestors, Hedong?"
He clearly remembered that his hometown was Dunhuang County, but why did it become Hedong County.
Xue Wanshu explained: "Your Excellency was once from Hedong. Later, he followed his grandfather to guard the border and settled in Dunhuang."
Xue Wanshu's grandfather was Xue Hui, the general of Sui Zuowuwei, and her father was Xue Shixiong, a famous general of Sui Dynasty.
Xue Wanche scratched his hair and felt that the relationship was in trouble.
"Then what does Xue Shou want from you?"
Xue Wanshu said: "He said in the letter that he has invited his eldest brother to return his citizenship."
Xue Wanshu said: "The letter said that my eldest brother was ready to agree, but I didn't receive a letter from him. I don't believe it. Although we are from the Xue family in Hedong, we are only side families. Otherwise, my grandfather and you will not be sent to the army. Furthermore, this Xue receives this
Contact us from time to time, I’m afraid it’s not as simple as inviting us to return our membership.”
At this time, Xue Wanjun read the letter and said: "Before, the eldest brother was loyal to Luoyang. Later, the Luoyang court was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and the eldest brother returned to the Tang Dynasty. The eldest brother once sent a letter saying that he was a general under the command of the King of Qin. I heard that the King of Qin conquered
Jieli failed and was defeated, how is my brother doing now?"
Xue Wanshu said: "According to what Cen Wenwen said, the eldest brother was dismissed by the court because of his unfavorable campaign. Later, the King of Chu consolidated the troops and re-activated the eldest brother. Currently, the eldest brother is under the command of the King of Chu."
Historically, Xue Shixiong's five sons were called the Five Tigers of the Xue family. The eldest, Xue Wanshu, the second, Xue Wanshu, the third, Xue Wanjun, the fourth, Xue Wanche, and the fifth, Xue Wanbei, were all famous generals in the Tang Dynasty.
Among them, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche were all loyal to Li Jiancheng.
However, due to the appearance of Li Zhiyun, Li Shimin had few generals under his command, so he did not let go of Xue Wanshu, who was loyal to Luoyang at the time.
Later, King Qin was killed in battle, and Li Zhiyun was ordered to consolidate his troops, so he naturally did not let Xue Wanshu go.
Xue Wanjun pondered: "That Xue Shou is also a member of the King of Chu. Do you think the King of Chu wants us to serve him?"
"It's possible." Xue Wanshu said: "This year, when the King of Chu was dealing with Shibo Bi in Hebei, General Manager Luo did not send troops to help, for fear of causing dissatisfaction with the court. Perhaps the King of Chu wanted us to be loyal to the court."
"Deal with Luo Yi?" Xue Wanjun asked additionally.
Xue Wanshu nodded slowly.
At present, except for Xue Wanbei, who is still young and has not yet served as an official, the other three, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche, all hold important positions in the Youzhou Army.
Xue Wanche asked in confusion: "Why should we deal with Luo Yi? Haven't we already submitted to the Tang Dynasty?"
Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanjun ignored their brother's idiotic questions.
Xue Wanjun said: "I think we should discuss it with the elder brother first. Without the news of the elder brother, we can't make random speculations based on one side of the story."
"That's right." Xue Wanshu nodded.
At this moment, the servant came to report.
"Lang Jun, a letter from Duke Wanshu of Chang'an."
Came so fast!
The person who delivered the letter for Xue Wanshu was an old soldier who followed Xue Shixiong. Xue Wanshu and others knew him, so there was no doubt about it.
After the brothers read the eldest brother's letter, Xue Wanjun, the third brother, said: "Since the eldest brother has decided to serve the King of Chu, we brothers should obey the order of the eldest brother."
"Okay, then it's settled." Xue Wanshu put the two letters on the candlestick, lit them, and threw them into the brazier.
"Tonight, I'm going to see Cen Wenwen."
Xue Wanjun reminded: "Second brother, be careful not to be noticed by Luo Yi."
"Don't worry, I understand. You should also return to the camp as soon as possible to avoid being found out."
"Yes." Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche clasped their fists.