EBE Chapter 195 The only one in the Nian family! Who assassinated Su Yu?
Chapter 195 The only one in the Nian family! Who assassinated Su Yu?
Yang Biao's Residence
Yang Biao, leaning on a cane, slowly entered the mansion.
A young man who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old immediately came forward and helped Yang Biao all the way to the study door before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
The two then entered the study, carefully closing the door and dismissing all the servants.
Yang Biao, who had previously looked rather old, suddenly threw away his cane and, with a strong voice, gave instructions to the young man:
"Quickly pour your dad a glass of water; he's been dying of thirst on the way here."
As the young man poured water, he asked Yang Biao:
"Father, I don't understand. You are clearly in good health, so why do you always pretend to be sickly?"
Yang Biao said earnestly:
"Xiu'er, do you know what the Yang family's principles are?"
The young man called "Xiu'er" pondered:
"If you remain silent, you'll be all but once you speak; when you do, you'll astound everyone."
Yang Biao nodded and said:
"That's right, but there are two more sentences before that."
"Those two sentences were personally instructed by my ancestor Yang before his death to be passed down to future generations."
"A moment of courage is nothing special."
"As long as the family can avoid decline, what's wrong with being a coward for a thousand years?"
Xiu'er, Yang Biao's eldest son, pondered these two sentences carefully, then shook his head and said:
"Father, are these two sentences truly the words of our Yang family's ancestor?"
"It feels...quite vulgar."
Enraged by Yang Xiu's lack of ambition, Yang Biao picked up his crutch from the ground and slammed it onto Yang Xiu's shoulder.
"You haven't gone stupid from reading too many Confucian classics, have you?"
So what if it's crude? So what if it's ornate?
"My Yang family is the only one among many aristocratic families that has survived from the pre-Qin period to the present day."
“Looking back on the history of my Yang family, it has been nearly six hundred years.”
"Six hundred years, how many storms have they weathered?"
“Back when Shang Yang implemented his reforms, my Yang family sided with the old aristocratic families.”
"After the decline of the old aristocratic families, my Yang family once again stood on the side of the Qin kings of all time!"
"When the Han Dynasty came, my Yang family once again chose the right side and became a prominent family under the command of Emperor Gaozu."
"Although my Yang family has never reached the top position among aristocratic families."
"But how many of those once-powerful families are still around today?"
Yang Xiu was also stirred by Yang Biao's recollection.
Overwhelmed with emotion, he ignored the pain in his shoulder from being hit on the shoulder with Yang Biao's cane and asked Yang Biao:
"Father, do you mean that our Yang family has finally gotten the chance to become the leading family?"
Yang Biao glared fiercely at Yang Xiu.
Why is this kid so clueless about human language?
Lao Tzu's meaning was clearly praising the Yang family for their cunning; he told us to just keep being cunning.
How come it's become that my Yang family has finally gotten its chance when it comes to him?
This is the difference between Yang Biao and Yang Xiu.
Yang Biao was extremely cunning, not just in an ordinary way.
Here's a little-known fact: Yang Biao originally died in 225 AD, the year before Cao Pi died.
Many people probably think that Yang Biao has long since passed away.
But in reality, even though Yang Xiu was executed by Cao Cao for his involvement in the succession dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, Yang Biao remained unmoved.
They almost lived to see Cao Rui ascend the throne!
This has always been the character of the Yang family of Hongnong.
No matter what the outside world says, my Yang family will never be the first to stick our neck out!
After the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Yang family continued to maintain its power for an exceptionally long time.
It wasn't until the Sui Dynasty that the Yang family of Hongnong finally achieved great success, producing Yang Jian.
If the Li family hadn't later become more powerful, the Yang family's prestige might have continued to rise.
However, Yang Xiu went against the mainstream family traditions of the Yang family.
Cao Zhi, whom he sided with, was already at a disadvantage, and he went around stirring up hatred for Cao Zhi, acting as a scapegoat for him.
If Cao Cao didn't settle scores with him, who would he settle scores with?
"Chicken rib, chicken rib" is just an excuse.
Even without chicken ribs, given Yang Xiu's reckless nature, he would inevitably end up with pork ribs or duck ribs sooner or later.
But there is one thing to say.
If Yang Xiu had won his gamble, Cao Zhi would have become the emperor of Cao Wei.
Then, Yang Xiu's status would definitely leap to become Cao Wei's chief civil official!
Unfortunately, gamblers have no room for error.
If you gamble wrong, you gamble wrong; there's no chance to choose again.
Right now, Yang Biao is pretending to be terminally ill all day long, trying his best to minimize his presence.
Although he is one of the three dukes, he should just be a mascot.
As long as he doesn't interfere in court affairs or get involved in factional strife, Cao Cao naturally wouldn't have the time to take action against an old comrade as weak as him.
"Enough, enough. You're young and impetuous, and you don't know your own limitations. I won't bother with you."
Yang Biao angrily flung his sleeves, clearly dissatisfied with his son Yang Xiu's radical personality.
Yang Xiu wanted to argue a few more points.
Yang Biao suddenly said:
"Starting tomorrow, I plan to send you to Su Ziyi's command so that you can learn a thing or two about how to be tactful."
Yang Xiu's eyes widened:
"Father, wasn't Su Ziyi just assassinated today? Is it appropriate for me to go under his command at this critical juncture?"
Yang Biao sneered:
"My old friend is still too impatient."
"Is Su Ziyi so easy to kill?"
"But he overestimated himself, thinking that killing Su Ziyi would eliminate a major threat."
"Ambition that doesn't match one's ability will ultimately lead to a tragic end!"
"You brat, don't even think about making an enemy of Su Ziyi."
"I will send someone to deliver a gift to Su Ziyi tonight, and try to get you to report for duty tomorrow morning."
Yang Xiu looked at his father in disbelief, his mouth opened and closed again.
He wondered, what's so great about Su Ziyi?
Tomorrow, I'll definitely let Su Yu see Yang Dezhu's talent!
Oh right, the last young man this arrogant was Chen Qun.
Although Chen Qun has been taken to Xuzhou by Cheng Yu to work as an assistant, it is said that his workload is so heavy that he doesn't even have time to go home and have a baby.
Hmm! Su Yu definitely didn't write a letter to Cheng Yu asking him to make things difficult for him!
……
Fu Wan Mansion
On Fu Wan's unchanging face, his eyes gradually narrowed into slits.
"Wang Yue failed."
"Ha, and this is supposed to be a swordsmanship master!"
"He's nothing but a fraud!"
Fu Wan felt utter contempt for Wang Yue at this moment.
Little did they know, Wang Yue had truly done his best.
The mission that Fu Wan gave to Wang Yue and the group of assassins was not only to assassinate Su Yu, but also to assassinate Cao Cao!
Both of them, Fu Wan wanted to kill!
The plan is also very simple.
The first wave of thirty-two assassins were responsible for killing Su Yu.
Once Su Yu dies.
Anxious and worried, Cao Cao would definitely rush to the scene of the crime immediately.
The more anxious you are, the easier it is to lose your composure.
At this point, Wang Yue can strike and deliver a fatal blow to Cao Cao, and the mission will be accomplished!
But Fu Wan had no idea of the true value of the exceptional talents in Cao Cao's camp, led by Xu Chu and Zhao Yun.
No matter how fierce Wang Yue is, can he beat those few freaks in a gang fight?
……
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