Chapter seven hundred and twelfth being hunted down
"Thanks to the fishermen this time. Otherwise, if you were injured, I don't know if you would have been able to swim to the shore. Besides, even if you could swim to the shore, those people would not let us go."
Gu Chengyu sighed, this time it was really dangerous. Although he was good at martial arts, it was difficult for him to fight with two fists. If there were more people, he would always be exhausted or careless.
"You don't really plan to take this boat back to the capital, do you?" Lu Chen looked at the vast river, and he also felt lucky to survive the disaster.
They had already changed two boats before, each of them was a small fishing boat. It was very uncomfortable to stay in such a small place.
In addition, he was injured and fell into the water before, so he was not feeling well. He had a high fever a while ago, but it has gone down a bit today.
It's just that he has been vomiting from the morning until now. His body has not fully recovered yet, and even seasickness has come to his door.
"You haven't had enough time on the fishing boat? I can't stand it anymore."
The three of them huddled in the small fishing boat. On the fishing boat in front, when they got on the boat, the fishermen also caught a lot of fish.
The fishy smell almost made them faint, and even Gu Chengyu couldn't bear it.
"There are times when you can't stand it. I thought you were happy with it!"
Lu Chen felt relieved when he heard that he no longer had to huddle in the fishing boat.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so it was not that he couldn't endure hardships. But this time it was different. They had narrowly escaped death in the past few days, and he had also suffered a lot.
Gu Chengyu glanced at Lu Chen's fair and generous back and silently looked away.
"If you hadn't been too aggressive, we wouldn't have had to return to the capital in such a dejected state."
They had obtained evidence of Liao Cheng's crime from Qu Huaiyun before, but they didn't expect it to be a big fish.
There were many businessmen and officials who had close relations with Liao Cheng, including two senior officials in the capital.
Gu Chengyu felt that this matter was not trivial. Even if Lu Chen had officials from the same lineage in Hejian Mansion, those people were not of a higher rank than Liao Cheng.
Lu Chen is indeed from Zhan Yuanhou's Mansion, but the power of Zhan Yuanhou's Mansion is far away in the capital, and it is beyond the reach of the whip!
Gu Chengyu felt that this matter was huge and involved too many people, so it would be difficult for them alone to handle it.
It would be better to write a letter back to the capital to mobilize reinforcements. Although his contribution will be smaller, it is the safest way.
After all, he didn't come to Hejian Mansion for these things. He was afraid that the emperor would think that he stretched his hands too far.
If your ability grows too fast, the emperor will become more suspicious.
If I were to write a memorial, I am afraid that those old and cunning people would stop me before it reaches the emperor.
Gu Chengyu felt that when he returned to the capital this time, he would definitely convince the emperor to implement the secret plan immediately.
In this way, if something like this happens again, he can ask the emperor for instructions.
Unexpectedly, Lu Chen was a little impatient. He felt that if Liao Cheng was not captured first, it might be too late in a few days.
In order to follow the example, Lu Chen went behind Gu Chengyu's back and started scheming with officials from the same lineage in Hejian Mansion, which Gu Chengyu knew about.
But he didn't expect that Lu Chen wouldn't listen to his advice at all, and actually wanted to unite Hejian Mansion Tongpan Yilanting and the forces behind him to capture Liao Cheng first.
How sensitive were the noses of those officials? As soon as they realized something was wrong, they immediately attacked Lu Chen in order to save their own lives.
He and Lu Chen came to Hejian Mansion together, so naturally they became the targets of those people.
"If I don't catch Liao Cheng first, Xia Shoufu will definitely rush ahead of us and kill Liao Cheng first."
Lu Chen was a little unconvinced. Liao Cheng was a very important person. He had a close relationship with Xia Qing. Especially in the past two years, Liao Cheng had done a lot of things for Xia Qing.
Gu Chengyu sneered, "Do you still think that Liao Cheng and Xia Qing are really of the same school?"
Lu Chen's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean?"
"I'm afraid he has already joined another Ming Lord, but this is just my guess."
Gu Chengyu waved his hand, he said this, but in his heart he was sure that Liao Cheng must have taken refuge with some prince.
Of course, Gu Chengyu thought so after some analysis.
If he was really working for Xia Qing, then Liao Cheng would not be so high-profile.
Moreover, the Qu family was considered his ally, but Liao Cheng regarded the Qu family as a stepping stone, which showed that Liao Cheng had second thoughts.
Liao Cheng used Xia Qing's name, but secretly worked for the prince.
If this matter comes back to Xia Qing's ears, Xia Qing will probably be the first one not to let Liao Cheng go.
So he has already written a letter asking Ming Yan to be sent back to the capital. The only person he can rely on now is his senior brother.
As long as this matter is revealed to Xia Qing, Xia Qing's temperament will definitely interfere in the matter.
Liao Cheng betrayed him, how could he possibly swallow this sigh of relief?
He also asked his senior brother to report the matter to the emperor. As long as the emperor sends someone to investigate thoroughly, this matter will definitely bring benefits to him.
Maybe he could get Xia Qing involved. Even if he couldn't get Xia Qing to do anything, he would still be willing to add some trouble to Xia Qing.
Besides, he still had some of the evidence in his hands. Some of them he had already selected and asked Ming Mo to take back to the capital. For him, the purpose of this matter had been achieved and it should be over.
He will not interfere later, and the emperor will not allow him to interfere.
Of course, Lu Chen also has some evidence in his hands. As for who he will hand it over to, that is not what Gu Chengyu cares about.
He made an agreement with Lu Chen at that time that each person would take half of the credit, and no one could take away the credit from the other.
Lu Chen agreed wholeheartedly, which made Gu Chengyu quite satisfied. Lu Chen did a great job in this matter, and did not want to take the opportunity to take all the credit.
This is also the reason why he is so polite to Lu Chen now, otherwise he would not care whether Lu Chen is in pain or not, and what kind of medicine he would give him.
"Then who is the person behind him?"
Lu Chen was thoughtful. In fact, his people had already found out that Liao Cheng had contacts with a mysterious figure in the capital.
Although we haven't found out who it is yet, that person is definitely not Xia Qing.
But what surprised him was that Gu Chengyu also noticed it.
No wonder Gu Chengyu was promoted so quickly, and it was not without reason. How could such a thoughtful and cautious person remain unknown in the officialdom?
What a pity! Gu Chengyu was born in a peasant family and had no connections in the officialdom.
He didn't have anyone available, otherwise Gu Chengyu would have been able to bring this treasure map back to the capital.
Gu Chengyu shook his head, "I don't know, this Liao Cheng must have just taken refuge with that person. You probably haven't found out who he has close contacts with, right? Then I won't know."
Lu Chen was silent. He asked himself, if there was no family, he would not be able to think of this with just his brain.
"But, do you really plan to leave like this? Are you just going back to the capital before we get the treasure map?"
Lu Chen suddenly thought that they had just returned to the capital before they got the treasure map. After all, they were a little unwilling!