Fifty-six, set trap

  Fang Ziyi slowly spread out the paper, ground the ink, picked up his brush and began writing slowly.

  Her boudoir was decorated with elegance and simplicity, almost devoid of the trinkets that other girls her age would have. After all, she was a guest in someone else's home and didn't want to make her own space too lavish. In her room, she would embroider, paint, and copy poetry and scriptures - these were the things she used to do every day.

  Now she loves to copy the "Physics Little Knowledge" written by her cousin Fang Yizhi. Originally, this was just a scattered manuscript of Fang Yizhi's, writing whatever came into his mind, similar to Song people's notes. But after he returned this time, the content of the manuscript became much richer and the classification became more detailed, some content is even directly quoting someone's words.

  "Guo Zhen's younger brother is skilled in military training and has said that the way of military strategy lies in orthodoxy, not in heterodoxy... Therefore, to win a war, one must first secure victory through strategic planning; to win with troops, one must first gain an advantage in equipment..."

  Fang Ziyi pursed her lips and smiled lightly as she thought of the person who had spoken to her through the window.

  It had been eight or nine months since the two last met, and Fang Ziyi couldn't quite recall the young man's appearance, but he still remembered the spot under the windowsill that hadn't gotten wet from the rain.

  "Refined in military training..." Fang Ziyi was extremely curious about Yu Guozhen, she knew that her cousin Fang Yizhi was a proud and arrogant person, even the few famous masters of the time had not been mentioned repeatedly by him like Yu Guozhen.

  Fang Ziyi carefully copied Fang Yizhi's notes in neat small script. She was a recluse, rarely seen by outsiders. As she copied, the image of that young man reappeared in her mind, although his face was somewhat blurry, it made her feel very close to him.

  "Sister, sister!"

  Thinking of that young man's appearance, she suddenly heard a string of silvery calls, Fang Zi Yi softly exclaimed, her face instantly flushed with pink, and she turned pale as she ran into Fang Zi Ning: "Zi Ning!"

  The little girl stuck out her pink tongue, then slowed down and took two steps in a steady manner, but only walked two steps before showing her true form: "Sister, my feet hurt!"

  Fang Ziyi herself did not bind her feet, because when she reached the age of foot binding, both her parents had passed away, and her relatives pitied her weakness, so no one required her to do so. Now, however, many in the clan regret this, for such a clever and virtuous young girl will find it more difficult to marry into a good family because she has unbound feet.

  She herself knew this matter, so when her family wanted to bind her feet, she did not object.

  "Zi Ning, sister will rub it for you, and the pain will go away." She let Fang Zi Ning sit on her own bed, using her hands to gently knead Fang Zi Ning's feet.

  "Why tie up someone who has always been obedient?" Fang Zi Ning's eyes welled up with tears: "Sister, you didn't have your feet bound!"

  "Zi Ning, sister didn't bind feet, so...so she suffered the consequences." Fang Zi Ning said in a low voice: "Zi Ning's feet hurt, sister's heart hurts..."

  Fangzi suddenly withdrew her foot, knelt on her bed, stretched out her small hand to stroke her chest: "Fangzi doesn't hurt anymore, sister doesn't hurt either, Fangzi helps sister touch..."

  The child's innocent words and pure smile made Fang Zi Ning's heart ache as she smiled. She was fine, her parents had passed away when she was old enough to understand things, but Fang Zi Ning didn't know anything back then, it was her elder sister who had taken care of her until now.

  It is too bitter and cannot be told to outsiders.

  "By the way, sister, I heard from Brother Mi that the little master we met will come to our house in a few days." Seeing her sister smile, Fang Zi Ning naturally wouldn't think about whether this smile was genuine or fake. She thought of something she had heard: "It's that Mr. Yu!"

  Last time, Yu Guozhen was surprised to find that Fang Ziniang knew a lot about miscellaneous studies. Behind his back, Fang Ziniang called him "Little Master". After returning to Tongcheng for more than a month, she carefully collected all kinds of strange and unusual knowledge. When Fang Ziniang asked her why, she always replied seriously: "Next time I see Little Master, I must defeat him!"

  "Ah?" Fang Ziyi was stunned for a moment, and his eyes flashed with surprise and excitement.

  "As expected, Sister also wants to see him, Sister also wants to see Little Master!" Fang Zi Ning clapped her hands and said.

  "Don't talk nonsense!" Fang Ziyi grabbed her small hand, both angry and amused. If others heard this, they would think that he had a private relationship with Yu Guozhen!

  The Fang family was very strict, and several aunts and sisters were also virtuous and dignified. If she appeared more frivolous than them, she would be scolded by her already deceased parents!

  "Sister, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense. I only tell you about Little Master's affairs, others, I won't tell them!"

  This little girl is getting more and more out of line, Fang Ziyi could only interrupt: "Have you finished your homework today?"

  "It's done, it's done, let Mi Zhongge see it, and then listen to what Mi Zhongge says."

  Fang Yizhi was the eldest son, ten years older than Fang Yishi and nine years older than Fang Zhiyi. As a result, his younger brothers and sisters were very respectful of him, regarding him as half-brother and half-teacher. Even Fang Zhiyi would show him his homework before showing it to their sister, and only after getting feedback from them would he show it to their aunt, Fang Weiyi or Fang Weizhen. If their eldest aunt, Fang Mengshi, was present, they would have to show it to one more person.

  Yu Guozhen's message was like a small stone, casting a faint ripple in Fang Ziyi's heart lake, but that was all. Although she felt some joy in her heart, she also knew that even if Yu Guozhen came to the house, it was unlikely that they would meet.

  At this time, Yu Guozhen had just bid farewell to Bo Shu and left Xiang'an by boat. Looking at his receding figure, Yu Yixuan shook her head, with a bitter expression on her face.

  "What's wrong, Fifth Brother? Do you think there's something improper?"

  "Second brother, the matter of those thieves ambushing us last year still hasn't been resolved. At this time, Guo Zhen shouldn't be leaving Xiang'an." Yu Yixuan said: "He's only bringing two people with him, how can I possibly feel at ease?"

  "You've already advised me, haven't you?" Yu Yiqin, however, didn't think so: "You're just being too cautious."

  "It's not that I'm being overly cautious, but our family's fate is tied to Guo Zhen's. If he were to meet with a mishap, those water bandits and mountain outlaws he's eliminated would never let us off the hook." Yu Yixuan's voice dropped to a whisper.

  "Do you think you can surpass Guo Zhen?" Yu Yiqin laughed: "The things you worry about, Guo Zhen must have considered them. He did this, he must have a reason for doing so!"

  Yu Yixuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "That's also true, Second Brother, you now completely trust Guo Zhen."

  "Second brother, I have no other strengths. In the past, I completely trusted you, now I completely trust Guo Zhen." Yu Yi Qiong said with some pride: "This is why your second brother can make the Yu family grow stronger and stronger, haha..."

  He fully trusted Yu Guozhen, but Yu Guozhen himself on the ship had an unprecedented solemn expression.

  This time, he was using himself as bait, that is to say, he had put himself in the most dangerous place!

  This is the result of his current lack of strength, the Xiangxiang Sect has been active for decades and has a deep foundation, it's not something he can confront head-on with just a few dozen young home guards, the only way is to lure him out of Yangzhou City.

  Yu Guozhen's mouth corners rose with a faint smile at this thought.

  Wang Haoxian still showed a flaw, he thought he would find Fang Sanye from Xiang Anshun and then get his whereabouts from Fang Sanye, but didn't know it wasn't that troublesome.

  Wang Hao Xian is hard to find, but Song Bao Yi is not difficult to find. Those who can get in touch with the private salt smugglers are not only Xiao Si and Xiao Shi's gang of Anhui water bandits, but also Yu Jia!

  "Little official, there's only one little man, can't guarantee the safety of Little Official." Gao Bu Pian whispered beside him: "Or should we wait a bit?"

  "No need, the message has been sent, hasn't it? He's already left Yangzhou and is on his way here." Yu Guozhen said: "Only if we make a move first will he not be suspicious. I dare say that by now his spies have already sent back the news."

  "If he had taken action earlier..."

  "No, he's too close to Xiang An, he doesn't dare approach, he'll have to wait until we're far away from Xiang An before making his move. Old Gao, you'd better be careful of your own safety at that time, his goal is the Planting Pearl technique, he won't dare kill me, but it's you who should worry."

  Gao nodded in response, he had no fear of this. Having fled from Shaanxi and managed to survive until now, seeing his two sons gradually making a name for themselves, he had nothing left to regret.

  "However, that fellow is indeed cautious. The news says he went to Luzhou, but in fact it's absolutely impossible. If he wants to intercept us, there are only two places: one is Tuqiao, if I were him, I would bribe the Tuqiao patrol officer and block our boat here. The other place is Fushan, we have to land at Fushan, and it's also possible to launch a surprise attack here."

  Gao was not unfamiliar with these two places. He had been ordered by Yu Guozhen to go back and forth between Tongcheng and Wuwei, delivering messages for Yu Guozhen and Fang Yizhi. He nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment: "I think the possibility of Fushan is greater."

  "Oh? Why do you think so?"

  "Blocking the river to intercept me, although it's easy to block, but the young master is familiar with water affairs, and the other party must also know that if the young master jumps into the river to escape, he will be pouring water into a bamboo basket."

  "Not bad, not bad. And in Tugou Town, we just entered the Yangtze River and our vigilance has not been lost yet. But it was at Fushan, not far from Fangfu, where our vigilance was weak, that they ambushed us, which is indeed the best..."

  Yu Guozhen's eyes lit up, and Gao Dapeng, who was usually calm and composed, had a good sense of proportion in his work, and with such vision, he could be entrusted with even greater responsibilities in the future.

  "I share the same idea with you, so this order to General Zhu is also to let them meet us at Fushan and add up to the preparations made by Brother Mi for me... I think this time, it will give that Wang Haoxian a surprise." Yu Guozhen took a deep breath, exhaling the slight tension in his heart along with the air: "This hidden danger must be eliminated!"

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