Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 112: They are from the Fu family!
The sun is rising in Xin County.

Below the countless houses are streets and alleys. On the streets, wheels are rolling, and horse-drawn carriages are rolling over the bluestone slabs, making creaking sounds. Pedestrians are everywhere, and men are carrying goods on their shoulders, weaving through the crowd. Grocery stores, teahouses, and cloth shops are lined up in order, all exuding a sense of bustle.

"Have you heard? More than 100,000 bandits from Shanggu County in the north have all gone to Taiyuan County..."

"This news was from a long time ago. Everyone knows that Wei Dao'er is heading for Taiyuan County and is trying to become emperor. I heard that his troops are fully armored and are attacking the city..."

Among the pedestrians on the street, there were still some people whispering.

Zhang and Tai were walking on the street, each holding a bamboo basket filled with things. Listening to the discussions of those people, they both looked unhappy and returned home silently.

Inside the Fu family's residence.

Fu Rui, Fu Zhi and Liu Lao were working together to hold down a sheep. Seeing the sheep struggling to break free, Tao took the opportunity to quickly tie up its legs. After some effort, he finally subdued the sheep.

"Let's go!"

When Grandfather saw his eldest daughter-in-law Zhang and granddaughter-in-law Tai coming back, he slowly stood up and spoke to everyone.

Upon hearing this, Fu Rui found a thick stick from the front yard, and he and Old Liu lifted the sheep and walked out of the house. Fu Zhi picked up a shoulder pole.

"Sister-in-law! Let's go!"

Zhang came to Tao's side and saw that her sister-in-law Tao had obviously lost a lot of weight in recent days. Zhang didn't know what to say to comfort her sister-in-law, so she could only stay with Tao with her daughter-in-law.

Inside the Li family mansion.

On this day, the Li Mansion was exceptionally lively. Not only were the servants and maids busying around, but the family members and descendants of the Li Mansion, except for Li Chengzhi in Pingyao County, all the Li family members in other places returned to the Li Mansion.

"Xindu Feng family, Feng Renyi, a gift of one gold!"

"Fang Renyu from the Qinghe Fang family, a gift of one gold!"

"Langya Yan Clan, Yan Shigu, a gift of one gold!"

"Qinghe Fang family, Cui Yuzhe, a gift of ten gold coins!"

When Aong and Fu Rui's family arrived at the gate of Li's mansion, they saw the long empty street outside the mansion. Now, there were already many carriages lined up on the street. The people coming and going were all servants and grooms of the clan, just like a busy market.

Seeing this situation, not to mention the three women, Zhang, Tao and Tai, who all looked uneasy, even Fu Rui, Fu Zhi, and even Old Liu were not much better.

Grandpa was also a little nervous, but looking at his family, he waved his hand and gestured to walk towards Li's house.

Today is Madam Li’s birthday. The Fu family cannot compare with other families, but in this Li Mansion, the Fu family has to go in despite the gazes of others.

"Voaong!"

The brothers Li Chenggao and Li Lingchuan, who had been receiving guests at the gate of Li's mansion, saw the Fu family coming and hurried forward to greet them.

"Where are your father and uncle?"

Grandad looked at Li Lingchuan and asked, "There are so many guests here, can Li Chenggao and Li Lingchuan alone handle it?"

"Father and uncle are both inside! There are many people here today. Not only are other noble families here, but Lord Yuan, the prefect of Wuyang County, is also here today. Father and my fourth and fifth uncles are all busy!"

Li Lingchuan explained to Aong.

A Weng nodded when he heard this. At this moment, he saw many people looking at this place in confusion, and other famous clans were coming one after another. He didn't want to delay the two brothers, so he took Fu Rui, Fu Zhi and others and walked towards Li's mansion.

"Fu family of Huaiyang, Fu Zihou! Ten golds, ten silks, ten treasures!"

The old man came to the registering servant and said to him, at this time Zhang and Tai at the side also came over with bamboo baskets, lifted the covering cloth, and took out the things inside. There were also the sheep carried by Fu Rui and Liu Lao, and the shoulder pole carried by Fu Zhi, after lifting the covering cloth, they were all covered with silk.

See this scene.

Not to mention the registered servants, even the other prominent families around them all took a deep breath and were somewhat amazed by this amount of money.

This was just a birthday party. It was even said that at the beginning, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li did not want to hold a banquet. But in the end, it seemed that someone persuaded Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li changed her mind.

This family is probably the first to receive gifts!

The people from the prominent families looked at each other and thought to themselves.

However, when they thought of the name on the register, which was Fu Zihou, they vaguely remembered that this was the man who led the prisoners to fight against the bandit Zhang Jincheng and rescued Qinghe County a few months ago! Later, Emperor Yang Guang granted him the title of Fenwu Wei and Taiyuan Yingyangfu Xiaowei.

However, I heard recently that the young general was besieged in Jinyang by more than 100,000 bandits, and was isolated and helpless in the East City of Jinyang.

Pity!
When everyone thought of this, they couldn't help but shake their heads.

That young man is a hero, but what a pity! I'm afraid he won't be able to escape this time!
I heard that there is no strategic location to defend in the East City of Jinyang. Facing the siege of more than 100,000 bandits, I'm afraid the best outcome would be to abandon the city and surrender!

Unexpectedly, that family were all members of the young man’s clan.

Poor thing~!

Judging from the way the family was dressed, they should have been proud of the young man. But now, I am afraid that in the future, either the young man will die or they will be laughed at because of him.

No matter what, there will be no good results!

Inside the Li Mansion.

The Fu family, supporting Grandpa, came to the courtyard and saw that the courtyard was full of people talking. Some young scholars were talking to each other, while people of status and position were accompanied by people from the Li Mansion. This scene made the Fu family feel a little out of place.

Fortunately, upon learning that the Fu family had arrived, Li Liyan came out in person to welcome Aweng, Fu Rui, Fu Zhi, and Liu Lao to the main hall. A short while later, Changsun Nonggui also led Li Cai to the front yard to welcome Zhang, Tao, and Tai from the Fu family, and wanted to take the three of them to the backyard.

During the conversation, Zhang, Tao, and Fu Zhi all saw the cloth wrapped around Li Cai's neck and couldn't help but feel confused.

"This girl was so depressed before that she almost died! These days, I dare not let her leave my side!"

Changsun Nonggui said to the three people from the Tao family.

Upon hearing this, Li Cai, who had not dared to look up, was all a little stunned.

This Li Cha actually wants to commit suicide?

"You see, she is the sixth daughter of the Li family. It is said that she killed her own mother when she was young, and then she became the third son of the Li family. Many people outside said that this time, the Fenwu Lieutenant Fu Zihou was also killed because he had an engagement with her, and was eventually trapped in the East City of Jinyang..."

"I heard about that too! He is truly an unlucky and ominous person..."

Hearing the faint sound of discussions, Li Cha's eyes, which were already red with guilt, began to shed silent tears. Her clenched fingers pierced her palms, and some blood flowed out.

The thought of committing suicide that had always been in my mind resurfaced at this moment.

If it wasn't myself.

Maybe he wouldn't be in danger!
Li Cha was afraid that one day, the figure in her heart would suddenly leave like her mother and her third uncle.

"Who said that?"

Tao stopped and glared at the young scholars under the pavilion.

"We in the Fu family haven't said anything yet, so why are you talking about me? Which family are you from? Who taught you to read? Stand up and speak clearly in person! You've been quibbling behind my back, how come you're not even as good as a woman like me now?"

Zhang hadn't been angry for a long time, but now, her temper, which had disappeared for a long time, suddenly reappeared on her face. She rolled up her sleeves, stood up, and pointed at those scholars.

"In the Li Mansion, if you dare to say something about the Li family, the Li Mansion will not do anything for the sake of face, but she is also the daughter-in-law of our Fu family. Who gave you face to say anything about her?"

When it comes to swearing, Tao is no match for Zhang, and when it comes to protecting one's own people, no one in the Fu family can compare to Zhang.

Faced with Zhang's sharp words and a refusal to let the matter rest, the scholars under the pavilion looked at each other, none of them dared to say a word, with guilty looks on their faces.

In the front yard.

As Tao spoke angrily, other people around naturally saw this scene. After hearing Zhang's words, everyone quickly thought of something.

As the daughter-in-law of the Li family, Changsun Nonggui did not appear to act as a peacemaker this time. She raised her hand and touched the crying Li Cha's head, looked at the scholars, and made her position clear by keeping silent.

Finally, a few respected elders and a few middle-aged men came out to mediate. No one dared to talk about Li Cha anymore, and the situation finally calmed down.

Seeing how Tao and Zhang protected their people, everyone in the front yard was afraid.

After all, if the matter gets to Old Li and people from other clans and officials in the main hall, who knows who will be embarrassed.

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In the main hall of the Li Mansion.

Cui Yuzhe was in a daze and stood behind his uncle.

My sister is missing!
Younger sister Cui Wenjin had never been to the Li family mansion in Luoyang, and Li Huanzhu had never met her.

When Cui Wenjin thought of this, it seemed as if the sky was falling. Her father, mother, clansmen, and even her eldest sister who was already married used her husband's family connections to inquire about the news, but to no avail.

"Where the hell is my little sister?"

What Cui Yuzhe feared most at this moment was that his younger sister would be kidnapped and killed.

Behind a wooden table.

Cui Luxing was kneeling. Because of his relationship with the Cui family of Boling and the fact that he had not served in Dou Gong's army, Cui Luxing could come to the Li Mansion on behalf of Dou Gong at the birthday banquet of old lady Li. He did not need to be too afraid of other Sui Dynasty officials and generals.

This time with the return of Mr. Li, many important figures came to the Li Mansion to congratulate at the birthday banquet of Mrs. Li, especially Yuan Baozang, the prefect of Wuyang County.

For Dou Gong.

Now with the secret support of Bohai Gao family, Lanling Xiao family and Fanyang Lu family, all that remains is to lead the troops to capture cities and seize territories.

Attacking a city and fighting are not that easy. If Yuan Baozang can be persuaded, Wuyang County will be within easy reach.

In this regard, with Dou Gong's current strength and prestige, Cui Luxing is confident that he can convince Yuan Baozang.

Just as Cui Luxing was watching Li Shaozhi talking with Yuan Baozang, looking at Old Li with a look of disgust and Old Fu who kept talking above him, thinking of leading troops to fight, and secretly feeling sorry for the young man named Fu Zihou, he suddenly saw his servant coming hurriedly.

"My Lord! This is news from the south!"

The servant hurriedly handed a note to Cui Luxing.

When Cui Luxing heard that the news came from the south, he immediately took the note, opened it and read the contents.

(End of this chapter)