Chapter 973: Undercurrents surging!

Luoyang, Yongheli, Yuan Kui's mansion.

Yuan Ji, clad in white robes, walked quickly toward Yuan Kui's study.

In the quiet study, Yuan Kui, sitting behind the desk, had a chessboard in front of him.

"Uncle."

Yuan Ji, who walked quickly into the study, bowed to Yuan Kui and then said impatiently: "Uncle, news has come from Liangzhou."

"Oh?" Yuan Kui raised his eyebrows and asked, his gaze still on the chessboard: "Is it Duan Yu."

Yuan Ji nodded, his expression slightly excited: "It is Duan Yu."

"Seven days ago, Duan Yu was ambushed in Xiutu Marsh while besieging the Huangzhong Yi Cong Beigong Boyu in Wuwei City, Wuwei Commandery, and his life or death is currently unknown."

"There are rumors that Duan Yu has died in Xiutu Marsh."

Hmm?

Yuan Kui, who was holding a chess piece and preparing to drop it, froze, and then looked up at Yuan Ji in astonishment.

Yuan Ji, facing Yuan Kui's gaze, nodded.

"Is the news reliable?" Yuan Kui asked in disbelief: "Where did the news come from?"

"It is said that the news first came from Han Sui and Bian Zhang and others who were coerced by Beigong Boyu to rebel together."

Yuan Kui's brows were tightly locked, and then he slowly put down the chess piece in his hand.

Yuan Kui had heard the name Beigong Boyu.

And it was more than once.

Last year, Duan Yu had already fought with this person twice in Liangzhou.

This person was a general of the Huangzhong Yi Cong and had no low prestige among the Western Qiang and the miscellaneous Hu bandits in Liangzhou.

Did Duan Yu really die at the hands of Beigong Boyu?

Yuan Kui felt a bit unbelievable.

Although Yuan Kui very much hoped that this news was true, there was always a sense of unreality in his heart.

"What about Beigong Boyu?" Yuan Kui asked.

"Dead, also dead," Yuan Ji replied: "It is said that he was killed by Duan Yu in one blow before Duan Yu died."

"Has anyone seen Duan Yu's corpse, and is there any unusual movement in Hanyang Commandery?"

Yuan Ji shook his head repeatedly after hearing this.

"No one has seen Duan Yu's corpse, but it is rumored that Duan Yu's mount and weapon were left in Xiutu Marsh."

"Duan Yu's mount was a gift from the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu, and that weapon was a gift from Dong Zhuo; if Duan Yu hadn't really encountered some situation, he wouldn't have easily abandoned them," Yuan Ji said.

Yuan Kui nodded slowly.

That was true.

But...

After all, he still hadn't seen Duan Yu himself.

If Duan Yu were Dong Zhuo or Duan Jiong, Yuan Kui might not have doubted these people.

But after all, he was Duan Yu.

Not only good at fighting, but also extremely good at scheming and planning.

Beigong Boyu certainly had his abilities, but to say he killed Duan Yu.

Yuan Kui was still a bit unbelievable.

Unless...

Unless he could see Duan Yu's corpse with his own eyes.

But if Duan Yu didn't die, why would he let such unfavorable news about him spread?

Yuan Kui stroked his white beard under his chin.

"Tell me all the detailed intelligence, including how Beigong Boyu ambushed Duan Yu, the more detailed the better."

Yuan Ji didn't dare to disobey, so he told the intelligence he had obtained one by one.

Because Duan Yu's relationship with the Yuan clan was already like fire and water, the Yuan clan had exhausted its resources on Duan Yu.

The intelligence and attention to Duan Yu in Liangzhou exceeded that of anyone else in the world today.

And Yuan Ji had now begun to take over the core power within the Yuan clan as the clan leader, especially regarding intelligence and connections.

And Yuan Kui, who had stepped down from the position of the Three Excellencies, was in a state of semi-retirement.

Yuan Ji told the whole story one by one.

From Beigong Boyu harassing Jincheng Commandery before autumn, to Zhang Liao starting to pursue Beigong Boyu, and how Duan Yu supported him.

And according to rumors, the location where Duan Yu was ambushed, and Beigong Boyu's means.

Although there was no detailed intelligence on what happened in Xiutu Marsh later.

But the death of such a person as Duan Yu and such a person as Beigong Boyu, who were both famous in Liangzhou, would definitely become a topic of conversation for others.

And these things would also spread inadvertently.

"Wait!"

Yuan Kui, who heard the key point, suddenly interrupted Yuan Ji and asked: "You said that Beigong Boyu might have used a large number of strong crossbows and bed crossbows?" ===== CHAPTER 975 =====