Chapter 286: Furious
Chapter 286: Furious
At noon, Xiao Xia arrived at the military camp, sat in his seat, and said to his staff member Pei Kun: "Bring me the prohibited record book for the Pingkangfang area this month!"
Pei Kun quickly handed a thick record book to Xiao Xia. This was a record book for prohibited nighttime travel. The court had required it to be set up a long time ago, but it had always been in vain.
After Xiao Xia took office, he re-implemented this court regulation. Anyone caught violating the ban at night would be recorded and have to sign and seal their name.
But they would not arrest him, as the law did not hold everyone responsible. Xiao Xia searched day by day and soon found Yu Wenzhi's records, with his signature and fingerprints.
In just one month, they were caught ten times. These children of powerful officials really don't take the emperor's ban seriously.
Xiao Xia sneered, put away the record book, and said to Pei Kun: "I'll use the record book first, go find Dou Dexuan for me!"
Pei Kun went there immediately. Not long after, Dou Dexuan hurried into the tent and knelt on one knee to salute. "Greetings, General!"
"Have you had lunch?"
"Reporting to the General, I have already eaten!"
"Where are the men?"
“I’ve eaten it too!”
Xiao Xia nodded, "Quickly go gather a thousand cavalrymen from the Third Prefecture and follow me to capture the criminal!"
Dou Dexuan went there quickly, and soon all the thousand cavalrymen of the Third Prefecture had gathered. Xiao Xia was not only the General of the Right Wuhou Guard, but also the General of the Tiger Guards of the Third Prefecture.
Xiao Xia raised his spear and shouted, "Follow me!"
He led a thousand cavalrymen and rushed towards Anrenfang.
Soon, a thousand cavalrymen arrived at Anrenfang and divided into two groups. Five hundred cavalrymen led by Xiao Xia stood in front of the gate of Yuwen Mansion outside the square, while Dou Dexuan led another five hundred cavalrymen into Anrenfang and surrounded part of Yuwen Shu's mansion in the square.
Xiao Xia ran to the gate of the mansion, drew his bow and shot arrows. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three arrows hit the gate with such strong force that they shot through the gate directly.
This is a provocation full of hatred, with no room for maneuver, which means, 'I have a grudge against you!'
Xiao Xia never forgot the deep hatred for the Xiang brothers who threw him into the Yangtze River.
Xiao Xia also did not forget that Ma Xun wanted to kill him in prison.
Xiao Xia will never forget that Baotai Martial Arts School smashed his own shop.
Now that the Yuwen family is trying to snatch his woman away, it's time to settle these accounts.
The soldiers guarding the gate were horrified when they saw a large number of cavalrymen coming, and hurried back to report to General Yuwen Shu. Yuwen Shu had just finished his meal and was taking a nap in his study.
Suddenly, the housekeeper came running to report, "General, there are many cavalrymen outside, surrounding our mansion."
Yuwen Shu was shocked, and he sat up and asked, "Which army is this?"
"It seems to be the Right Wuhou Guard. Xiao Xia is personally leading the army here!"
Yuwen Shu was stunned for a long while. He couldn't understand why the Youwuhou Guard came to his mansion?
He put on a coat and hurried out the door.
When Yuwen Shu walked to the gate of his mansion, his eyes widened suddenly, and he saw three arrows sticking out of the gate. He was a little scared. You know, the door of his mansion was four inches thick and made of hundreds of years old pear wood, which could effectively prevent impact.
This stone-like gate could actually be penetrated by an arrow. This requires a force of a thousand pounds. Yuwen Shu could not think of anyone else who could have such strength except his adopted son Yuwen Chengdu. Shi Wansui might have been able to do it when he was young, but he might not be able to do it now.
Yuwen Shu was shocked and very angry at the same time. He actually shot an arrow at his own gate. This was the first time he had encountered such a provocation in his life.
Yuwen Shu walked out of the gate quickly, only to see Xiao Xia riding a horse with a spear in hand a few dozen steps away, looking murderous.
Yuwen Shu sneered. He had seen this kind of situation many times, so he was not afraid.
"General Xiao surrounded my house with cavalry, shot arrows at my gate, and threatened me. What is your intention? Just tell me!"
Xiao Xia said coldly: "Yu Wenzhi deceived the emperor and trampled on the emperor's will. His crime is unforgivable. I have come to arrest him. Please hand him over immediately!"
Yuwen Shu was startled and asked hurriedly, "General Xiao, why do you say that? Can you tell me clearly what crime my son has committed?" Xiao Xia snorted, "In January of the eighth year of Kaihuang, the emperor issued an edict that anyone who violates the curfew once will be given a warning, anyone who violates the curfew twice will be given fifty strokes of the cane, anyone who violates the curfew three times will be punished and exiled, and if an official violates the curfew, the crime will be increased by one level, the title will be taken away from the office, and the official will be arrested and investigated.
In one month, Yu Wenhuaji violated the curfew ten times, all of which are clearly recorded and signed by him. This is the duty of this general. I am here to execute the emperor's decree. You have half an hour to hand over Yu Wenhuaji, otherwise we will go directly into the palace to arrest him!"
Yuwen Shu was stunned with shock. He immediately realized that he was in big trouble. There were hundreds of imperial edicts and prohibitions. If they were not implemented, nothing would happen. But once they were investigated seriously, everyone would be guilty of a crime.
"wrong!"
Yuwen Shu suddenly realized that Xiao Xia definitely did not come for this matter, he was just using this matter as an excuse, he must have other intentions.
Yuwen Shu stepped forward and said with a smile: "General Xiao, we did have some misunderstandings in the past. I also cut off my hair to apologize to you. If you think it is not enough, I can apologize to you publicly again. How about this? I will come to your house tomorrow to apologize!"
Xiao Xia said coldly: "You asked Ma Xun to kill me in prison, and ordered the Xiang brothers to push me into the Yangtze River to kill me, and also asked Baotai Martial Arts School to smash my shop. Although the person who hurt me is dead, you are the mastermind. I will not forget this hatred. I gave you three arrows to represent these three things. But today I am enforcing the law impartially, and it has nothing to do with the past hatred. I give you half an hour to hand over Yu Wenzhi, otherwise, he will be contemptuous of the emperor's will and his crime will be aggravated."
Yuwen Shu's face darkened. "Xiao Xia, do you think I'm easy to bully? I've fought in many battles for decades, and I've made great contributions to the establishment of the Sui Dynasty. You, a young boy, dare to shit on my head. Do you think I'll be scared by you? I'll ask His Majesty for justice!"
Xiao Xia took out the gold medal with the words "As if I were here in person" from his bosom and showed it to him, "Do you think you are facing a brat who is still wet behind the ears? Now I am using the emperor's gold medal to order you to hand over Yu Wenzhi within a quarter of an hour, otherwise we will enter the mansion to search.
General Yuwen, you can ask the emperor for help, and I believe you can get to the palace within a quarter of an hour, but it’s best if there are no contraband in your house, and it’s best if your son is clean, otherwise, your Yuwen family will be dead today!"
Yuwen Shu looked at the gold medal in Xiao Xia's hand and his face turned pale. He thought of the thousands of weapons he had hidden in the basement, which was a crime of treason.
Yuwen Shu had no choice but to lower his head, clasped his fists and begged: "General Xiao, I admit defeat. I beg you to give me a way out."
Seeing that the time had come, Xiao Xia said coldly, "I didn't want to quarrel with you, but the hatred of having my wife stolen is irreconcilable. Yuwen Shu, since you dare to do it, I will accompany you!"
Yuwen Shu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He thought that his eldest son had robbed Xiao Xia's wife. He stammered, "General Xiao, I really don't know what's going on?"
"Go ask your son. He knows everything. I'm talking about your second son, Yuwen Shiji. I advise you to hurry up. You only have a quarter of an hour!"
Yuwen Shu turned around and walked towards the mansion. He was extremely shocked because it turned out that it was his second son who caused the trouble.
He walked into the door, pointed at Yuwen Shiji who was hiding behind the door and said angrily: "You bastard, come out!"
Yuwen Shiji came out trembling, "Father, what happened?"
Yuwen Shu grabbed his collar and gnashed his teeth, "Didn't you do something outrageous behind my back and rob Xiao Xia's wife?"
"How could a child do such a thing?"
Yuwen Shiji's face suddenly changed, and he immediately understood, "Father, I know, he came for the daughter of the Cui family!"
"what?"
Yuwen Shu's eyes widened. "What is his relationship with the Cui family's daughter?"
"I heard from Cui Yu's sister yesterday that Xiao Xia is Cui Yu's lover and they have a private engagement."
Yuwen Shu was so angry that he wanted to slap his son. He pushed him hard and said, "Asshole! Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"
Yuwen Shiji was about to cry. How could he know that Xiao Xia would actually lead his troops to fight to the death?
"I I." He trembled, not knowing what to say.
"All right!"
Yuwen Shu's face turned pale. Now that he knew the root of the disease, he could prescribe the antidote.
He turned around and walked outside the mansion again, clasped his fists and said to Xiao Xia: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that General Xiao and Miss Cui were already engaged. I promise General Xiao that I will cancel the proposal immediately and ensure that the Yuwen family and the daughter of the Cui family will no longer have any relationship!"
Xiao Xia raised a finger and said, "General, you have one hour to solve this matter, otherwise I will arrest Yu Wenzhi immediately. I can guarantee that he will resist arrest and fight to death. I believe that General Yu Wen will definitely settle this account."
After saying that, Xiao Xia shouted, "Send the order to retreat!"
A thousand Wuhou Guard cavalrymen retreated completely in an instant.
(End of this chapter)