Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 21 Zhao Han's Choice
In Wanqiu City, as dusk fell, the bustling streets finally quieted down.

Candles were lit in the attic, smoke was rising, and the gradually quiet atmosphere seemed to have changed the scene of Wanqiu City.

In a huge mansion, people were coming and going everywhere.

"Look, everyone from the Kong family of Yizhou is here!"

"The sons of Li Shouxuan and Li Shousu of the Zhaojun Li family, Wei Ting, Wei Yijie, and Wei Renji of the Jingzhao Wei family, and Gao Shou of the Bohai Gao family..."

"Xue Shou of the Xue family of the Three Phoenixes of Hedong is here. Isn't that Wang Ji? Even he is here. He traveled to Chang'an when he was eleven years old and was called a fairy with magical powers by many officials. Who is the person next to them?"

"I seem to have seen him. He is a close friend of Xue Shou. His name seems to be Fang Qiao, and his courtesy name seems to be... Xuanling. I heard that his father just passed away this year!"

As a century-old family, the Xie family's mansion is extremely large. At this moment, with the arrival of nobles from all over the place, the mansion is bustling with people they know. Many people come to greet each other and gather together to chat. Some reminisce about the past, while others get to know people from other families through the introduction of other friends.

What are most talked about are some celebrities with aristocratic backgrounds.

Outside the Xie Mansion.

Zhao Gu, with an anxious look on his face, paced back and forth until he saw his father and fourth uncle arriving with people. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and hurried forward to wait.

"Father! Uncle!"

Zhao Gu watched his father arrive and finally found his backbone.

Zhao Zi nodded to Zhao Gu, then looked at his eldest son Zhao Han standing beside him.

"Han'er, have you made a decision?"

Zhao Zi asked.

Zhao Zi had learned what had happened from his entourage. As for the abnormality in Fu Zihou's words, Zhao Zi did not come to Wanqiu with the Fu family today, so he did not see those people entering the city with his own eyes and was unable to make a judgment.

But since Fu Zihou said that to Zhao Han and Zhao Gu, Zhao Zi's first reaction was what Fu Zihou could get.

The conclusion is that deceiving Zhao Han and Zhao Gu would not bring any benefit to those who had already left the Fu family, not to mention that Fu Zihou had also earnestly requested Han'er to protect his master in the village in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Zi brought all the warriors who were raised and trained in the village to the top of Wanqiu City. For the Zhao family, if the story was false, it would be a wasted trip, but if it was true, it would be enough to save the Zhao family's survival.

Putting aside the Zhao family, the rest depends on how the eldest son decides.

"Father! I believe in you!"

Under the gaze of his father Zhao Zi, Zhao Han took a deep breath, then looked up at his father and told him his decision.

Zhao Gu looked at his brother, then looked at his father, then at his fourth uncle, and then at his brother again.

"Your mother said that if you believe Zihou, then you can go to the Wei girl and tell her about this!"

Zhao Zi nodded. Knowing his eldest son's character, he did not find it strange to hear his eldest son's words. He just told his eldest son the idea his wife had given him.

Different from what Fu Zihou said, his wife did not want her eldest son to take too much risk. If something went wrong, it would be too embarrassing. It would be better for her to just go to the woman from the Wei family and tell her that there were thieves attacking the city. Whether it was true or false, it would not have much impact on her.

After all, all the people who came to Xie Mansion today were from famous families all over the world. If he were to make a fool of himself in front of so many people, it would ruin his eldest son's life.

"Father, since I believe in Zihou, I will not be timid. I will go and tell the people in the mansion so that the Xie family can take precautions early! If things are really as Zihou speculated, I will tell everyone about Zihou's name!"

After Zhao Han made the decision, his expression became a lot more relaxed, and he looked at his father with a frank look.

In Zhao Han's eyes, he appreciated Fu Zihou's kindness, but he didn't want to live in lies, and he would not owe others. His background was not as good as that of the children of famous families, so he would not allow his ambition to be inferior to those people.

"Nephew! Are you confused?"

Zhao Yong, who was standing by, almost got a choke when he heard what his nephew Zhao Han said.

It turns out that Zhao Han was planning to tell this matter in person. If it was false, it would be that Zhao Han heard it from others and mistakenly believed in it, and was laughed at. If it was true, it would be the credit of the kid from the Fu family!

Why?
Zhao Yong is not the second brother Zhao Zi, and it’s a good thing that he is not the second brother, otherwise, looking at Zhao Han who is bowing at this moment, he would have beaten to death.

Zhao Han must be out of his mind!

"Second brother, you won't..."

Before Zhao Yong could finish his words, he saw Zhao Zi beside him suddenly laugh, nodded to his nephew Zhao Han, and motioned for him to go in.

At this moment, not only was Zhao Yong confused, even Zhao Gu didn't understand why his father didn't stop his brother. He clearly followed his mother's instructions and let his brother go and talk to the Wei woman alone.

What if Fu Zihou's guess is wrong...

"If that kid from the Fu family talks nonsense, I, Zhao Yong, will find him no matter where he goes!"

Zhao Yong looked at Zhao Han entering Xie's house and said indignantly.

Zhao Zi looked at his fourth brother with a smile on his face, but did not say anything. He just watched his eldest son's back as he entered the mansion, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The eldest son’s shortcoming is that he doesn’t come from a prominent family!
Otherwise, Zhao Zi would definitely go to the Wei family's woman whom his eldest son likes to propose marriage in person!
Inside the Xie family mansion.

Xie Shufang was standing beside his father, chatting with Changsun's eldest grandson Anye, when he suddenly saw Zhao Han hurrying towards him and was a little surprised.

"Zhao Han, meet Uncle Xie!"

Zhao Han glanced at Xie Shufang, but before he had time to greet Xie Shufang, he bowed to Xie Shufang's father, Xie Daohong.

"My dear nephew! Has your father arrived?"

Xie Daohong was no stranger to Zhao Han and nodded.

However, under the gaze of Xie Daohong, after Zhao Han said that his father was just outside the mansion, he hurriedly told Xie Shufang and Changsun Anye that someone had discovered something unusual at the city gate today and guessed that someone was planning to take advantage of the Xie family's wedding banquet to attack Wanqiu.

As soon as these words came out.

Not to mention that Xie Shufang and Changsun Anye were surprised, even Xie Daohong's old face showed astonishment.

"What? Someone wants to attack Wanqiu?"

"How is this possible!" Zhao Han's words were not small, not to mention that Xie Daohong was already talking to people from other aristocratic families, so after learning about this, everyone was confused and looked at each other.

After Xie Daohong came to his senses, he heard that people from other aristocratic families nearby had all heard what Zhao Han said, and that the news began to spread more and more widely. As more and more people knew about it, he hurriedly looked at Zhao Han.

"My dear nephew, today is the Xie family's wedding banquet! Who can be so bold?"

Xie Daohong's face showed obvious disbelief.

At this moment, not to mention Xie Daohong, even Xie Shufang, Changsun Anye and other guests of Xie family all looked at Zhao Han with ridiculous expressions.

"This person is crazy, his mind is not clear..."

"That's right! Who has the ability to attack Wanqiu? Besides, today is the Xie family's wedding banquet!"

"This person just believed what someone else said without any evidence. It's really inappropriate. Could it be that he wanted to cause trouble at the Xie family's wedding banquet today?"

Inside and outside the main hall, more and more people stopped talking and looked at Xie Daohong and others, especially at Zhao Han. Some shook their heads, some laughed, and some even suspected that Zhao Han was deliberately disrupting the Xie family's wedding banquet and making those participating in the banquet feel uneasy.

In short, without exception, no one would believe what Zhao Han said.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Zhao Han also saw that as his words spread more and more widely, more and more people around him were looking at him, and the voices discussing the matter became louder and louder.

But since he had chosen to speak, Zhao Han would not regret it! Now he gritted his teeth and saluted Xie Daohong in front of countless people.

"From what Zhao Han heard from that person, it's very likely to be Lu Mingyue!"

Zhao Han spoke up and told everyone Fu Zihou's guess.

"Lu Mingyue?"

Xie Daohong said softly, then laughed, looked at Zhao Han and shook his head.

"My dear nephew, a year ago, Lu Mingyue was defeated by General Zhang Xutuo. There has been no news of him in the past year. How can anyone believe what my dear nephew said about Lu Mingyue's plan to attack Wanqiu today?"

Xie Daohong asked back with a smile, since it is said that Lu Mingyue wants to attack Wanqiu, then he must provide convincing evidence, otherwise how can he convince others with empty words.

In the Xie Mansion, no matter whether it was the guests in the main hall or the people in the courtyard, no matter whether they were members of the Bohai Gao family, the Jingzhao Wei family, or people from other aristocratic families, more and more people knew about this matter.

Many people heard the discussions around them and learned the whole story. When they heard that the cause was simply that someone was at the city gate and noticed something unusual about the people entering the city, they made such an inference. Without exception, all the people attending the wedding banquet burst into laughter, thinking that the person who said such words was ridiculous.

"Xuan Ling! Is there really such a person? He actually dared to assert that someone attacked Wanqiu City just by talking nonsense."

In the corridor of the courtyard, Xue Shou, who was standing with Wang Ji, listened to what others were saying and couldn't help but look at his friend and said with a smile.

When Xue Shou saw Wang Ji holding the wine, his face was already red from drinking, he felt helpless.

"Brother Ji! The Xie family's wedding banquet hasn't even started yet, so don't get drunk!"

Xue Shou reminded him, and after he finished speaking, he found that his good friend Fang Xuanling looked thoughtful, looked towards the main hall, then frowned and looked at the sky in the direction of the city gate.

"Xuan Ling! You don't believe it, do you?"

Xue Shou thought of something and asked in disbelief.

At this time, Wang Ji swallowed a mouthful of wine and looked at Fang Xuanling. In fact, he didn't really believe this matter. After all, this was the county seat of Huaiyang County, and it was also a wedding banquet of the Xie family.

"Then tell the man of Xie family, he will believe it!"

Fang Xuanling said softly.

"That man seems to be no more than twenty years old, but Xuanling, you..."

Xue Shou said this with a smile on his face, reminding Fang Xuanling implicitly that the two of them were more than ten years apart in age, so how could they be the same?

Fang Xuanling ignored his good friend Xue Shou, but was a little confused and doubtful.

the other side.

The ladies from the noble families who came to Xie's house also learned about the matter. They immediately started laughing and talking about it incessantly.

At one side, one of the three young ladies was listening to the other ladies' discussion. When she saw her sister looking at the young man in front of the main hall door in the distance, there was a hint of worry in her eyes and her pretty brows were slightly wrinkled.

Seeing this, the woman also looked at the young figure in the distance, curled her lips and said unhappily.

"No wonder you dared to come to my sister today, you are so stupid!"

The woman was Lai Ling. At that moment, Lai Ling, Wei Yanyu, and another young girl were standing in the yard. All three of them were wearing short-sleeved skirts and each had her own beauty.

"Does Sister Lai Ling know you?"

The woman who was speaking was named Li Huanzhu, the daughter of Li Shentong of the Longxi Li family. In terms of appearance, she was not inferior to Wei Yanyu and Lai Ling, and she gave people a sense of tranquility. Perhaps because she was also beautiful and charming, apart from her prominent family background, the three of them had a very good relationship in private.

"Sister Huanzhu, you don't know that before you came today, Sister Yanyu and I ran into that person on the street..."

When Lai Ling heard Li Huanzhu's questions, she told him what had happened in a continuous stream.

Li Huanzhu was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect such a thing to happen. He then looked at Wei Yanyu. When he found that Wei Yanyu was a little shy, he showed a little surprise and opened his mouth slightly.

No wonder when everyone else was laughing at the man, only Wei Yanyu looked at the man. There was no smile on her face. Instead, she looked at the man with some worry.

"Then he..."

Li Huanzhu looked at the main hall not far away, and then looked at Wei Yanyu.

"You deserve it! You just listen to what others say without thinking about who dares to attack Wanqiu!"

As Lai Ling was talking, she noticed that Wei Yanyu looked at the main hall with some worry in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, she cursed, "Who is that mean person to say such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huanzhu nodded in agreement. The person who said this was quite mean. He asked the man named Zhao Han to come to Xie's house to talk, but he himself hid himself.

(End of this chapter)