Gushui Lane in Turtle City has always been quiet and quiet. It is full of large houses and spacious courtyards. If you want to own a house in Gushui Lane, you must be rich or powerful.
The alley is located in Xicheng, at the end of Gushui Alley, and there is a rather spacious house.
It was late at night, Gushui Alley was completely silent, and all the villages in the alley had turned off their lights.
A figure climbed from the side wall into the courtyard, walked quietly to the east wing, and knocked lightly on the window. Not long after, he heard footsteps approaching from inside, and the man whispered: "It's me,
Open the door quickly." Then we arrived in front of the door.
The door was opened a crack, and the figure got in, and immediately said: "Hurry up and pack up, take the gold and silver, don't worry about the rest, wake up the two children, let's leave the city overnight...!" Before he finished speaking,
, but felt a chill on my neck, and then the lights turned on.
He only saw a person sitting on a chair a few steps away in front of him, and a person standing beside him, holding a machete in his hand, and the big knife was placed on his neck.
"Yu...Yu Wen Chengchao!" The man was shocked when he saw the man on the chair, and his face instantly turned pale.
The person on the chair is naturally Yuwen Chengchao.
After Yuwen Chengchao and Hu Tuo arrived at Turtle City, they changed into coarse clothes and secretly inquired about Tang Wuhen's residence.
As the deputy commander of the Wolf Cavalry, Tang Wuhen is naturally a well-known figure in Turtle City. It is not difficult to find out where he lives.
Yuwen Chengchao held a knife in his hand, staring at Tang Wuhen like a wolf with his eyes, and said calmly: "I said, as long as I don't die, your whole family will die."
Tang Wuhen broke out in a cold sweat, glanced towards the back room, and suddenly fell to his knees: "Young Master, please forgive me, I deserve death, but... please spare my family.
You are a famous hero in Xiling, and it will bring harm to your family, you...!"
"You seem to have forgotten that my father died in your hands." Yu Wen Chengchao's voice was solemn: "The lives of your whole family don't seem to be worth my father's life."
Tang Wuhen smiled bitterly and said: "I know that I deserved death for killing Chang Yihou, but every injustice has its own debtor. I led people to ambush you, so you deserve to die, but I am not the one who wants to kill you. Although I do
I hate your Yuwen family for killing Lord Zhen, but...how can I, the deputy commander of Little Wolf Cavalry, dare to be cruel to Lord Zhen." He looked up at Yuwen Chengchao and begged: "Young Master
, it is not an exaggeration for you to kill me a thousand times, I...I just ask you to be merciful and spare them."
Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "I am talking to you now. If you treat me with sincerity, I may be merciful. As long as there is a lie, you will know the consequences."
Tang Wuhen said hurriedly: "Whatever the eldest son asks, I will report it truthfully."
"You know what I'm going to ask."
Tang Wuhen hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Eldest Young Master, you also saw that night, the black-feathered night crow suddenly appeared, and they... They were ruthless against us regardless of the circumstances, just to kill and silence us."
"You mean, it was the Black Feathered Night Crow who ordered you to ambush me?" Yu Wen Chengchao sneered, "Do you think I will believe it?"
Tang Wuhen said: "I know that the eldest son may not believe it, but it is absolutely true. We knew your itinerary two days in advance...!" Before he could finish speaking, Yuwen Chengchao's expression changed slightly.
, said sharply: "What do you mean by two days in advance?"
Tang Wuhen said: "Two days before you left Fenggan City, we knew about your itinerary and knew that the old Marquis was going to Beijing."
A cold light flashed across Yuwen Chengchao's eyes.
When the old Marquis entered Beijing, it was an extremely secretive matter. Not to mention the day he entered Beijing, even the day he left Fenggan Mansion was done quietly, trying not to let anyone know.
He selected more than ten elite men from the Marquis Mansion to escort the old Marquis. He did not tell the guards in advance that they were going to Beijing. He only revealed the truth to everyone after leaving the city.
He was just worried that the old Marquis's itinerary would become known, and people with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
From the day they left the city, only a handful of people knew that the old Marquis had entered the capital. Apart from a few of his close confidants, Fat Yu and others, there were only a few people including Xiling Protector Yao Mubai and General Black Feather.
When Tang Wuhen saw Yu Wen Chengchao's cold expression, he immediately dared not speak.
"go on."
Tang Wuhen said hurriedly: "Yes. We knew the old marquis's itinerary and made a plan in advance. The old marquis is a lord of the imperial court, so naturally we can't massacre in a big way. We can only use a small number of people to ambush and attack at the place we selected.
After careful consideration, that is the only way to enter Beijing, so...1"
"No need to say this." Yuwen Chengchao interrupted: "I want to know who ordered you to lead someone to set up an ambush?"
"We know that Lord Zhenhou was killed in Yuwen County, and the commander also died in the battle there. The Wolf Cavalry is leaderless, so I can only take over as commander temporarily." Tang Wuhen said: "Du Hongsheng, the governor of Zhen County, sent someone to issue an order to us.
, the Wolf Cavalry was stationed in the camp, and was not allowed to move without permission, otherwise it would be punished as treason. At that time, everyone in the camp was in panic, not knowing what kind of punishment they would face. I was the deputy commander of the Wolf Cavalry, and the soldiers in the camp all asked me where the Wolf Cavalry should go.
, I had no choice but to rush to Turtle City to look for Governor Du and want to know what the court would do to us, but before I entered the city, I encountered a black-feathered night crow...!"
"How do you know that what you encountered must be a black-feathered night crow?" Yuwen Chengchao asked.
Tang Wuhen said: "I have heard about the Black-feathered Night Crow's attire. The one I met on the way that day was dressed like a Night Crow."
"It's a black-feathered nightcrow dressed up, but it may not be a black-feathered nightcrow." Yuwen Cheng said, "Don't you suspect that someone is pretending to be someone?"
Tang Wuhen said: "They took out the tiger head jade pendant. I heard the commander mentioned to me that back then, the black-feathered night crow made great military exploits. The saint ordered the manufacturing office supervisor to forge thirty jade pendants as a reward for the snowy night attack.
It is said that the thirty night crows in the king's tent can avoid death with the tiger head jade pendant. As long as they do not commit a serious crime of treason, they can use the tiger head jade pendant to avoid death once."
Although not everyone in the world knew about it at this time, Yuwen Chengchao naturally knew it.
The thirty tiger head jade pendants were kept by each of the thirty night crows. Although there was no explicit purpose, it is said that when the tiger head jade pendant was awarded, the saint did pass down a message that the tiger head jade pendant would avoid the death penalty once.
"The tiger head jade pendant has the seal of the prison, and it cannot be fake." Tang Wuhen said: "I knew they were black-feathered night crows, and I was very surprised. I didn't know why they came to me. One of them asked me:
Do you want to serve the imperial court...?" He looked at Yuwen Cheng and said, "My eldest son, the future of the Wolf Cavalry is uncertain. If I have the opportunity to serve the imperial court, I would naturally wish for it. The man said that General Black Feather is planning to recruit the Wolf Cavalry.
, but he needs me to do something for them. As long as he can complete the tasks assigned by them, he can guarantee that the Wolf Cavalry will be officially accepted by the imperial court, and he will be an officer and soldier of the Tang Dynasty from now on."
Yu Wen Chengchao's face was grim: "They asked you to ambush us?"
"Yes." Tang Wuhen said: "They said that the Yuwen family caused thousands of deaths and injuries to the Guards Army back then, and this debt must be repaid. He also asked us not to kill the eldest son on the spot, but to capture you alive at the agreed date.
Give the place to them, and they will use your heads to stain the blood of the Guardsmen who died in the battle."
"So you agreed to them?"
Tang Wuhen said: "I know they want to kill someone with a borrowed knife. The Yuwen family killed Lord Zhen, and Wolf Cavalry ambushed the Marquis of Changyi to avenge Lord Zhen. It makes sense both emotionally and rationally. I know that this is the case once it is done.
The marquis of the empire was ambushed and died. The court will definitely investigate afterwards, and someone must come forward to take the blame." Looking into Yuwen Chengchao's eyes, he smiled bitterly and said: "This scapegoat will naturally fall on me in the end.
The moment I agreed to them, I was destined to die."
Hu Tuo remained silent until he finally asked: "Since you knew you would be used as a scapegoat, why did you take action?"
"The Marquis Zhen and the Commander-in-Chief have been very kind to me, and the brothers of Langqi have been with me day and night." Tang Wuhen said seriously: "Both the Marquis and the Commander-in-Chief are dead, and the future of Langqi is uncertain. Many of them are
We all have young children. If the imperial court decides to disband the Wolf Cavalry or even turn them into rebels, countless people will be implicated and the consequences will be disastrous." He raised his neck slightly and said, "Of course I have to think about their future.
My life can be exchanged for them being included in the imperial court, so the deal is worth it."
Yu Wen Chengchao sneered: "So, do you still think you are a good and loyal man?"
"At least he's not a coward." Tang Wuhen said: "And since Black Feather Night Crow has murderous intentions towards Chang Yi Hou, I won't agree. They also have other ways to kill Chang Yi Hou. If I refuse them, naturally
I have offended General Black Feather, and the future of the Wolf Cavalry is even more worrying. At that time, promising them can find a way out for the Wolf Cavalry soldiers, but refusing them may lead to disaster. I have no choice but to agree to their offer.
I asked you to select your best soldiers and plan to ambush Changyi Hou." He looked at Yuwen Chengchao and asked, "My eldest son, if it were you, I believe you would make the same choice as me."
Yuwen Chengchao said coldly: "It's just your man, do you know his name?"
"I only know that he is Black Feather Night Crow. What is his name? If he doesn't tell me, I don't dare to ask." Tang Wuhen said, "But Black Feather Night Crow is the cavalry guard of General Black Feather. They only obey Black Feather Crow."
According to General Yu's military orders, without General Kuroyu's instructions, they would never dare to let anyone assassinate Chang Yihou without permission. So it is not important to find out who my Night Crow is. What is important is that he must have been ordered by General Kuroyu.
." After a pause, he said word by word: "The real culprit who killed Chang Yihou was Black Feather General Su Shoumo!"
Yuwen Chengchao stood up, walked to Tang Wuhen, squatted down, stared into Tang Wuhen's eyes like a pair of tiger's daggers, and asked: "If I need you to testify, do you dare to tell the truth?
?Also, do you dare to write a petition to accuse Su Shoumo of assassinating my father?"
Tang Wuhen was startled, and the corner of his mouth twitched, and said: "My eldest son, Su Shoumo is the second-rank general of the imperial court and a famous general of our Tang Dynasty. He has three thousand immortal troops under his command, and it is said that he and Tantai Xuanye are sworn brothers. Even if
Writing a thousand petitions will not help, the court will never punish Chang Yihou for his death. And... I come forward to testify, Su Shoumo will become angry from shame, and Langqi will be implicated. When the time comes...
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"It seems that in your eyes, the Wolf Rider is more important than your family." Yuwen Chengchao nodded slightly: "He is a good man. In this case, I can help you." Xiang Hutuo said: "You can kill people now.
Yes, besides him, there are six other people in his family, and the price is two thousand taels!"
Hu Tuo smiled and said: "A few ordinary people are not actually worth that much. I am an innocent businessman, and they are only worth a thousand taels in total."