At this point, Wen Heng had nothing to say, so he had to sit in the middle of the banquet and drink sullenly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The fact that Wen Xuan received the support of Wen Shizhong to preside over the carriage line greatly weakened his power in the Wen family, and dealt a great blow to his ambition to take over the position of head of the Wen family. In this case, he was inevitably depressed.

The Wenfu night banquet ended in this awkward atmosphere. Just when Wu Ruotang was in a bitter mood and was about to get up to say goodbye to Wen Shizhong, he heard Wen Shizhong suddenly say to him: "Lin Xian's nephew, the dog Wen Xuan has always respected the virtuous nephew, and if he does not give up, the old man wants to ask the virtuous nephew about the establishment of a carriage shop." ”

Saying that, he didn't wait for Wu Ruotang to refuse, so he said to Wen Wan'er beside him: "Wan'er, can you greet Miss Danyue for me...... Lin Xian's nephew, the old man is waiting in the study! When he had finished speaking, he turned and left without raising his head.

This sudden invitation not only made Wu Ruotang strange, but even Wen Xuan was also confused. Although he did mention Wu Ruotang in front of Wen Shizhong, he didn't expect Wen Shizhong to attach so much importance to Wu Ruotang.

Wu Ruotang looked at Wen Xuan inquiringly. Wen Xuan thought about it, smiled at Wu Ruotang, secretly made a look, and signaled to Wu Ruotang to be flexible and adaptable, and did not speak. When Wu Ruotang said a few words to Danyue, got up and followed the maid who led the way to the inner hall, he saw Wen Heng leaning his head and muttering something to Zong Weihan beside him, but his eyes were looking at him, and there was a hint of surprise and vigilance in his eyes.

Wenfu study. Wen Shizhong stood in front of the window with his back to Wu Ruotang, looking up at the misty crescent moon in the sky, silent. The cold wind outside the window swept in, stroking a strand of gray hair on his forehead. Looking from the side, Wen Shizhong was calm and calm at this moment, and there seemed to be a trace of worry in his eyes, which was very different from the arrogant expression in the lobby before.

After a long time, Wen Shizhong suddenly sighed and said, "Time flies so fast...... At that time, I was full of enthusiasm and led the elite children of the clan to Xiangyang at the age of a weak crown, and single-handedly founded the Yangtze River water transportation system. Now, none of my former comrades-in-arms are old and dead, and none of them can share this immortal cause with me. Alas! The years are urging people to grow old! In the blink of an eye, my Wen Shizhong is also gray-haired, but I hate that the second-generation disciples of the clan do not have any outstanding talents, and this huge family business is about to have no successor......"

This was an abrupt remark, and it should not have been said to a person who was meeting for the first time. Wu Ruotang was surprised, so he had to say cautiously: "Why did the head of the family say this? In the eyes of contemptible people, the eldest son of Wen is calm and cautious, and the second prince of Wen is smart and clever, and they are all talents worthy of great responsibilities. Besides, the head of the family has a long life, and it is too early to worry about these things. ”

Wen Shizhong turned around, staring at Wu Ruotang for a long time, Fang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You and I both know that the Wen family is about to come to a catastrophe, why do you bother to prevaricate the old man with these hypocritical words...... Wu Xiaotang, Wu Xiaotang, as long as you promise me not to touch Wan'er, I will cooperate with you against the Tianshan Sword Sect! ”

Suddenly being called out by Wen Shizhong, Wu Ruotang was taken aback, and when he stood up, even the teacups on the table were knocked to the ground. He raised his breath and concentrated the Heavenly Demon Skill, but exclaimed in his mouth: "How do you know that I am Wu Xiaotang?" ”

Wen Shizhong looked at Wu Ruotang with a smile, and saw Wu Ruotang's heart furious. Wu Ruotang has never underestimated Wen Shizhong, this person can single-handedly establish the Yangtze River water transportation system in the gap between the Jiangbei and Jiangnan martial arts, which in itself shows that he must have some earth-shattering means. But now it seems that Wen Shizhong's cleverness is far beyond Wu Ruotang's imagination.

Wen Shizhong did not directly answer Wu Ruotang's question, but smiled and said: "Looking at the general trend today, since the Tianshan Sword Sect fought in Dongting Lake a month ago, it defeated the Eight Banners of Heavenly Demons cleanly, and the entire Jiangnan land is no longer able to resist the grabbing, and the unification of Jiangnan martial arts is just around the corner. However, Huo Tiandu, an old thief, has always been ambitious, and with the abundant financial and material resources of Jiangnan and Bashu as his backing, he will definitely take advantage of the remaining momentum of unifying Jiangnan to approach Jiangbei and win the Central Plains. And if he wants to cross the river to the north and compete with the gangs that have been in the martial arts of Jiangbei for a long time and their power has long been entrenched, he must have a supply line that can ensure the continuous flow of manpower and material resources in the rear. Therefore, for Huo Tiandu, the Wen family, who controls the Yangtze River water transportation system, is the key to whether he can go north. ’

He paused, and then continued: "In recent days, I have been receiving information that a large number of gang figures have assembled in the two places of Gong'an and Yiling, and it is estimated that the total number of troops in the two places is about 6,000. Gong'an and Yiling are important towns on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and from the geographical point of view, they are just the trend of clamping Xiangyang from the left and right. And the "Yangtze River swarm", which has always maintained a good relationship with my Wen family, suddenly became cold, and connived at his subordinates to make things difficult for my Wen family's fleet. Facts have clearly proved that the Tianshan Sword Sect is trying to exert pressure on our Wen family through various means. If it weren't for the reputation of his Baidao gang, I am afraid that he would have forcibly invaded Xiangyang. ’

Wu Ruotang shook his head suddenly, and said, "In my opinion, Huo Tiandu and the Tianshan Sword Sect will not care about people commenting on him as Bai Dao or ****, and the reason why he did not rob him is mainly for fear of arousing the public anger and vigilance of Jiangbei Wulin. Even if Huo Tiandu was given great courage, he didn't dare to fight against the Jiangbei martial arts who joined forces alone, and each defeat was his best strategy to enter Jiangbei. He used force to rob your Wen family, which is equivalent to forcing Jiangbei Wulin to join forces against him Tianshan Sword Sect regardless of his previous suspicions, he would not do such a stupid thing. ’

Wen Shizhong nodded and said, "What Wu Gongzi said is extremely true. Although the Tianshan Sword Sect has unified Jiangnan, because of the new defeat of the Heavenly Demon Palace, the land of Bashu is not stable, and it is still necessary to retain a certain amount of manpower to control it, so as not to be taken advantage of by the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Palace to re-emerge, so in fact, his current strength is not as strong as everyone imagined. If you ignore the destructive factors such as strategy and strategy, and compare it purely by strength, it can be said that it is more than enough for the Tianshan Sword Sect to eat any faction in the Jiangbei martial arts, but it may be very reluctant to eat the two factions, if it is to eat the three factions, he must be defeated. In this way, the lack of strength forced him to use tricks to take my Wen family, and he didn't dare to rob him with real swords and guns. ’

Wu Ruotang sighed: "That's exactly the truth. The reason why the tiger of the Tianshan Sword Sect does not dare to blatantly eat your Wen family is not because he is afraid that others will say that he is not kind enough, but because there are still major gangs and evil wolves in the Jiangbei martial arts around your Wen family. If he dared to forcibly seize the Wen family by force, it would inevitably put everyone in Jiangbei Wulin in danger, and they would have to join forces to deal with him Tianshan Sword Sect first. (To be continued.) )