Lu Zhengfu dared to swear that if one of the houses and tiles in the Lu family shops that Xiao Yu asked for fell into the hands of Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, he would die without a burial place! It was just Xiao Yu's own insatiable greed. The dozens of people in front of him were
Wan Guan's wealth cannot satisfy him, but also requires the Lu family's livelihood...
But Lu Zhengfu had no other choice.
One thing is certain, Xiao Yu will definitely do things for him after receiving his money, even if the price is too heavy, making it almost unbearable for the Lu family...
But if it were someone else, regardless of whether they would help or not, even if they took the money, they would probably swallow it secretly and take the money without doing anything. Even so, what can the Lu family do now that they are about to be ruined?
Therefore, now that Lu Zhengfu is being raped by Xiao Yu, he still has to shed tears of gratitude.
"Thank you very much, Duke of Song Dynasty, for your great kindness. Even if the Lu family is broken into pieces, there is no way to repay it. I will send a message to my family and send all the house deeds to the capital. I also ask Duke Song of Song Dynasty to deal with it and protect my family, the Lu family."
Xiao Yu stroked his long beard with one hand, patted Lu Zhengfu's completely slumped shoulder with the other, and said with relief: "It's either someone who is unreasonable or someone who wants to be friends with you, but in this civil and military court, who would go to see you for no good reason?"
Where is your Majesty?"
Lu Zhengfu obeyed, but he swallowed a mouthful of blood in his heart!
Our Lu family has been glorious for hundreds of years. Even if it is in desperate situation now, it will one day rise! At that time, who will dare to force the Lu family so hard? Now, although the Lu family is at the end of its rope, it can only be plundered, but the Lu family’s things
, and no one can take it away if they want...
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There is a saying that goes, "When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves."
In this era where the clan is the ancestor of the law, whenever personal interests conflict with the interests of the clan, the former must give way to the latter, or it can be said that "one is in a clan, and one cannot help himself"...
It was impossible for Xiao Yu to directly intervene in Lu Xiaoyu's case despite his past friendship with Lu Zhengfu. He was the head of the Xiao family, and he represented more than just himself. When he intervened, it meant that the entire Xiao family was involved.
Without corresponding benefits, there is no way to explain to the entire clan, even if Xiao Yu is the head of the family.
The interests of the family are above all else.
Similarly, Lu Zhengfu will not feel grateful because Xiao Yu took action. After all, the Lu family paid an almost unbearable price for this. Losing money to save the family from disaster is a last resort. If the situation is reversed one day, it will be Xiao Yu.
If Yu comes to beg him, then his behavior will be the same as Xiao Yu's.
Again, the family's interests are above all else...
But what Lu Zhengfu never expected was that the saying "good fortune never comes in pairs, misfortunes never come alone" was definitely more than just words. The ancestors' life experience condensed over countless years gave them wisdom like insight into heaven's secrets.
"Liufu Tower" is the only property of the Lu family in the capital, but it is also the largest inn and first-class restaurant in the capital. This is an industry founded by the Lu family for Lu Xiaoyu to make friends with officials in the DPRK after Lu Xiaoyu came to Beijing as an official.
His younger brother Lu Xiaojie is in charge of the business.
On the night when Lu Zhengfu was knocked out of his bones by Xiao Yu and sucked out his marrow, which almost cut off the foundation of the Lu family, a jaw-dropping riot broke out in Pingkangfang where the "Liufu Tower" was located. Officials from Honglu Temple, Japanese envoys, Wei Wang Li Tai, and the imperial family clan
My dear, a noble son, a dandy and a bastard...these unrelated people got into a fight and almost demolished half of Pingkangfang.
Then the next morning, the shopkeeper of "Liufulou" went to Wannian County to report the crime. The owner, Lu Xiaojie and his wife, were murdered in the backyard bedroom...
Lu Zhengfu, who was persuaded by Xiao Yu to stay overnight in the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, heard the news and hurried to the backyard of "Liufu Tower". Seeing the tragic scene, he fainted and caused another burst of ghostly crying and howling in "Liufu Tower". Chaos.
The world has been at peace for a long time. Although Chang'an City dare not say "Do not close the house at night and do not pick up items on the road", murder cases like this are absolutely rare. Naturally, the magistrate of Wannian County did not dare to neglect, summoning the officers from the Yamen and the investigation experts from the Criminal Department. Immediately conduct an inspection of the site.
The investigation went smoothly, but this was not a well-planned case...
Traces were found in the dog hole in the backyard wall. The murderer should have entered the backyard from then on. It can be seen that the murderer must be thin and short, otherwise it would be difficult to get in and out of the dog hole. According to the footprints left in the backyard and the scene, the murderer should be four. People, they got into the backyard through the dog hole, and then swaggered into the main room where Lu Xiaojie and his wife were sitting. Instead of using weapons, they strangled the couple to death with their hands. There were bruises on the neck of the deceased. The method was extremely cruel. cruel.
What's even more cruel is that Lu Xiaojie's wife was obviously assaulted before she died, probably because she tried her best to resist. She was beaten with scars all over her body, her whole body was naked, her lower body was in a mess, and her death was horrific.
The room was rummaged through in a mess. According to the inspection by the maid of Lu Xiaojie and his wife, a lot of clothes and gold and silver jewelry were missing.
As for tracking down the murderer it's easier.
I fished out some strange clothes from a pool in the backyard, then checked who was in Pingkangfang at that time, and who quietly left the capital... Then I identified the murderers as several Japanese envoys. The man must have changed his clothes and left Pingkangfang after committing the crime.
The government officials of Wannian County and the detectives of the Ministry of Punishment almost turned the entire city of Chang'an upside down, but there was no trace of the Japanese envoys.
The Japanese envoys disappeared after the Pingkangfang Rebellion. At first, no one paid attention to these soy sauce characters. Even if they died, who would care about the emperors and common people of the Tang Dynasty?
But now the emergence of this murder case has made the entire city of Chang'an boil!
When did the Japanese devils be able to commit such unscrupulous violence in the Tang Dynasty? What's more, it was in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Empire! This was simply a naked slap in the face of the Tang monarchs, ministers and common people, with a crackling sound and burning pain. !
The people were so angry that they spontaneously gathered in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment and demanded that the Ministry of Punishment investigate and arrest the murderer!
Naturally, the Ministry of Punishment did not take heed. While summarizing the case and reporting it to the political hall, it also issued arrest documents, ordering all the prefectures and counties along the route from Chang'an to Laizhou to conduct strict interrogations of suspicious persons, etc., so that the murderer must be apprehended and brought to justice.
After His Majesty Li Er learned about this case, he was furious!
He ordered people to carry Fang Jun to Tai Chi Palace, where he roared angrily and sprayed Fang Jun's face with saliva!
"Remember me, once the navy is formed, after I conquer Goguryeo, I will immediately set sail to the sea and reach Japan! If I don't let out this bad breath, I will be a ruler in vain!"
In fact, even His Majesty Li Er knows that with poor communication and traffic jams, once the murderer leaves Chang'an City, it is basically impossible to catch these envoys unless he is stupid enough to slip through the net. The world is so big, The uninhabited area is very vast. As long as you hide somewhere for a month or two, basically nothing will happen. It is impossible for the imperial police to keep an eye on these people all day long. There are still many things to deal with...
Fang Jun wiped the saliva from his face and said with certainty: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there will definitely be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese! In fact, you don't have to wait until Goguryeo is conquered. As long as your Majesty sends troops to Goguryeo, the Japanese will definitely not want to be left alone, and they will definitely defeat Goguryeo."
We are going to send troops to fish in troubled waters, and when the time comes, I will make sure that the Japanese can't eat anything and go away!"
Although I spoke openly, I was actually a little disappointed in my heart.
With His Majesty Li Er's domineering character, he has not paid much attention to the Japanese land. A naive Japanese country is just a group of unruly people living in poor mountains and rivers, so there is no need to pay too much attention...
In fact, in history, only Kublai Khan launched a large army to attack Japan, but it was unfortunately terminated due to sudden natural disasters. The other emperors, whether they were the domineering Emperor Wu of Qin and Han Dynasty, or the enterprising Emperor Zong of Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty,
Even the Ming Dynasty, which dominated the world, never thought of conquering Japan.
Natural conditions are on the one hand, but more importantly, it is because the Han people are not good at invasion and have a natural tendency to be content with one side. If they really want to conquer Japan, how can it be possible with so many unified and powerful dynasties and so many wise and powerful emperors in history?
Can’t we pacify a mere island country?
You must know that until now, the so-called nobles on that island don't even have a surname...
Japan has always been in Fang Jun's plan. As the saying goes, "How can one allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?" Today's Japan is vulnerable. In fact, almost all of Japan's history has succumbed to the Han dynasty. But Fang Jun
You know, once this extremely vicious nation breaks out in power, it will be a kind of madness full of destruction...
He wants to press this nation tightly into the rocky crevices of that island, so that they will never be able to stand up, and let the broken earth, gushing magma, and violent waves play the sad music of destruction for them, and they will be imprisoned in hell for life after life.
In despair...
But how to persuade His Majesty Li Er to use force against Japan, which he despises?
Fang Jun's mind was racing, thinking of excuses that could impress His Majesty Li Er...