Late at night in the summer of the fourth year of Hanzhongping, Si was under the command of the Anyi Wei Mansion in Hedong County. Wei Su, the prefect of the Han Dynasty, was frowning and working hard at writing a book. This descendant of General Wei Qing was the magistrate of Wen County, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, and the governor of Yuzhou.

Representatives of the scholar-bureaucrats are very dissatisfied with the current power of the eunuchs in the imperial court and the interference of foreign relatives in politics. They are writing to the current emperor, hoping that the emperor can lift the imprisonment of the party, clean up the eunuchs around him, and return the government to the scholars.

This is not the first time that Wei Su has been like this. When he was a Taiwei in the imperial court, he was forced to resign and return to his hometown because he criticized the eunuchs and relatives. Over the years, the government has been corrupted and the Han Dynasty has been in decline. The Yellow Turban Rebellion is even more serious.

It greatly consumed the vitality of the Han Dynasty. This loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who cared about the country and the people almost every once in a while

He would write to the court and go over and over just those few things. As a result, he offended many people. This year it was even worse. After spring plowing and summer harvest, he wrote to the court twice, pointing out that there was a harvest failure and disaster victims everywhere in Hedong County. Naturally, this person

It is hoped that the imperial court will lift the party shackles as soon as possible and allow capable people to preside over the internal and external affairs of the imperial court.

Although Wei Su has resigned and returned to his hometown, because the Wei family has always been a prominent family in the country, and has been married to the Pei family in the same county for many generations, Wei Su himself married Pei Ye's sister, and his biological mother was the sister of the great Confucian Ma Rong. In addition, he

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The Wei family, the Pei family, and the famous Yingchuan families continued to marry. As a result, Wei Su's reputation in the government and the public was growing. The boss took action so frequently. Naturally, people in nearby Hanoi, Chenliu, Yingchuan, etc. responded and tried to form a group to provide support to the court.

The emperor exerted pressure.

The second son Wei Xuan, who was standing by, looked at the flickering lights and inadvertently saw his father's gray hair on his temples. He couldn't bear it. His father worked hard all his life and there were many children in the family. Although his three sisters were married, his brother Wei Jian also came.

He was promoted to Xiaolian in recent years and is now serving as an official in other places. However, he and his two younger brothers are still at home and have not yet married.

Therefore, my father is now in his sixties and still has no free time. But he also knows his father's temper. If he doesn't finish this letter today, he is afraid that even if he goes to bed, he will not sleep well. He can only shake his head helplessly, and then reach out to turn on the oil lamp next to him.

I turned the wick upward, hoping that the optical fiber in the room would be brighter and reduce my father's fatigue.

Wei Su seemed to be aware of Wei Xuan's little move. He looked up at his second son, a smile appeared on his lips, and then continued to write his official document.

At this time, there were several barks outside the door, followed by a muffled sound, which seemed to be the sound of a dog falling to the ground. Then, a guard on patrol seemed to have noticed something strange and wanted to shout, but was strangled by a man in black from behind.

Saw a flash of cold light, a sharp dagger

Quickly swiping across the guard's throat, the man fell into the assassin's arms without making a sound. The assassin quickly dragged the guard's body into the darkness. Then he waved towards the wall, and then a large number of people joined the previous ones.

The man in black clothes dressed like an assassin climbed over the wall and entered.

Wei Xuan, who was a little sleepy at first, also heard something unusual outside. He originally ignored the barking of dogs in the middle of the night, but the successive strange noises also made him alert. But before he could make any move, the study door was kicked open.

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Wei Xuan saw a masked man in black rushing in with a sword in his hand. The man's eyes only stayed on Wei Xuan for a moment before locking on Wei Su. Wei Xuan wanted to scold loudly, but then he felt that the man might have come prepared, so

He picked up the Fang Yan on the desk and threw it at the visitor, shouting loudly: "My lord, retreat quickly! Wei Ming, Wei Ming, come and protect your lord!"

However, whether Wei Xuan hit someone with an inkstone or called for help, it seemed to have no effect, because there were usually at least two guards at the door ready to be dispatched. Now that the man in black can stride in, the guards at the door are probably in danger.

Wei Ming, the leader of the guards in the mansion, is also missing.

Wei Su, who was immersed in writing a letter, discovered the situation when the door was kicked open. When he heard Wei Xuan's loud call, he raised his head and found that a man in black had already rushed towards him with a sword. And his second son

When the assassin took action, Wei Xuan stood up and stopped in front of the criminal, poof...

...Pfft... Two sounds of swords penetrating flesh and blood were heard in succession, which shocked Wei Su. He quickly jumped up from his seat and wanted to go up to save people. Looking at the other side, Wei Xuan grabbed the opponent's sword with both hands and turned his head.

He smiled miserably and said to him: "Sir, go quickly, go quickly! I'll hold him back!"

The assassin obviously did not expect that the young man next to Wei Su was so unafraid of death. When he saw that Wei Su was about to leave from behind after a slight hesitation, he quickly tried to pull back the sword, but in the end he killed Wei Xuan with the sword.

He was pulled in front of him. When Wei Xuan saw this, he didn't stop doing anything. When he let go of the sword, he hugged one of Hei Yi's thighs with his arms.

Although Wei Su couldn't bear it, seeing the murderous intent in the eyes of the man in black, he naturally did not stay any longer and quickly moved into the back hall connected to the study.

Seeing this, the man in black quickly used his feet to hit Wei Xuan, but he was kicked several times in succession, but Wei Xuan did not let go. The man frowned and danced with the sword in his hand, stabbing Wei Xuan in the heart next to him again.

Pfft... the sound of the sword penetrating flesh and blood sounded again, this time with more force than the previous two times. Wei Xuan seemed to be unable to hold back the pain and let go of his hands. The man in black then kicked him away again, and then

He ran towards the direction Wei Su left.

Just being delayed by Wei Xuan, Wei Su, who had hid in the back hall, suddenly had several guards around him, and many guards nearby came after hearing the news. The man in black didn't hesitate, and rushed towards him while waving his sword.

In the direction of Wei Su, several guards tried their best to block Wei Su, clanging, clanking,

Puff, puff... There were constant sounds of weapons clashing and swords penetrating flesh. However, the difference in strength between the two sides seemed to be too great. Within a few breaths, the few guards who had finally gathered together were killed by the men in black.

Scattered. Lying staggering on the ground, not knowing whether to live or die...

At the same time, the guards who came for reinforcements from all over the Wei Mansion were stopped by the men in black who had been stuck in their positions for a long time. Seeing this situation, Wei Su's heart felt cold. Not only was he going to die here tonight, but he also gave away his second son in vain.

If he had known this, it would be better to just let the assassin kill him and save his second son and other guards from the trouble.

When the man in black saw that all the guards around Wei Su had been taken care of by himself, a hint of pride appeared on his lips, and then he raised his sword and slashed at Wei Su, who had no way to retreat...

Ding! It was not the expected sound of the sword penetrating flesh and blood, but the sound of metal hitting. When the man in black realized something was wrong, he discovered that there was a middle-aged masked man next to Wei Su. All he could see was his hand.

Holding the spear just right to hold his sword. Obviously just now

He was too focused but didn't want this person to get close to him. The man in black's sword just now was intended to kill with one blow, so it was much more fierce than when he dealt with Wei Xuan in the inner hall before, but seeing this strike in front of him,

The young man's relaxed demeanor suddenly made him feel that something was wrong!

So he quickly withdrew his sword and swung it several times in an attempt to deflect the middle-aged man's spear, and then looked for an opportunity, but soon he found that he couldn't do anything to the other party, even if he was prepared and tried his best, he couldn't.

! He quickly made a judgment. Although the middle-aged man was masked, he remembered who it was, but he was curious about how the Wei family invited this person?

And those men in black who had previously intercepted the guards in the yard also heard the clanking sound of metal collisions here. Their years of career as assassins made them immediately understand what was happening here, and they almost didn't need to say hello to the men in black before, and they immediately came.

Four or five men in black abandoned their guards and headed towards Wei Su's direction, hoping to win with more.

However, the guards of the Wei Mansion were not ordinary people. After a brief period of confusion, almost all the guards rushed towards Wei Su's position regardless of their own safety.

So a melee broke out around Wei Su. Both the men in black and the guards of the Wei Mansion were killed or injured. However, the men in black were obviously prepared. Everyone was much more skilled than the ordinary guards, so even though

Although they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, they still have a slight advantage in terms of situation.

The battle around the core figure Wei Su became more and more intense. The man in black and the five men in black who came to help were blocked by the middle-aged man with a spear. Obviously they were unwilling to do so, so they

He also started to become ruthless. However, that man had wonderful marksmanship and body skills, and he kept Wei Su firmly behind him during the fight.

This lasted for about a stick of incense. Wei Tong, the third son of Wei Su, who had smelled the movement, led a dozen strong domestic slaves to the scene. Wei Su's younger brother Wei Le also rushed to the scene with his people. Although Wei Tong was young,

He was young but extremely brave. He rushed all the way to his father and was relieved to find that Wei Su was okay. However, after taking a look at the scene, he found a middle-aged masked man being surrounded by four or five men in black and rushed to help.

The domestic slaves who followed Wei Tong were divided into two groups. Four or five people stood around Wei Su, and the others followed Wei Tong up to help. For a while, the middle-aged man's situation was reversed by Wei Tong.

Wei Le led his people to protect Wei Su fiercely. Everyone looked around with swords in their hands. It was obvious that he was continuing to wait for reinforcements. The Wei family was so big that such a big movement would come to other places in the house very quickly.

I'll come over when I get the news.

The people brought by one of the middle-aged men seemed to be more powerful than the ordinary guards of the Wei family. The situation on Wei Su's side stabilized after this group of people arrived at the scene.

Soon the men in black began to suffer a large number of casualties. Although it was a sneak attack, the Wei family was indeed a big family. There were hundreds of slaves and maids living in the Wei mansion on weekdays. People kept coming to support them, even some strong ones.

The maidservants also rushed over with wooden sticks, shovels and the like. Although they were vulnerable to these black-clothed assassins, they bought time for Wei Su and others.

After about a while, a clever guard led the county soldiers from the north of the city and arrived. Although there were only a hundred people who arrived first, people came one after another from behind. The man in black couldn't defend himself when something happened.

So they all threw away their opponents and fled into the night.


Chapter completed!