"This bastard has only been quiet for a few days. He went to listen to some new music in the middle of the night. The glacier on a snowy night is so dangerous. I can't stay in this kind of weather and have to go out. I am so angry. I have been famous all my life.
He was completely destroyed in the hands of this beast. He is so angry." After learning about the situation, Lu Zhongtian was angry and annoyed, stamping his feet and cursing.
Lu Liang, the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion, smacked his lips and said: "Master, please calm down. It's useless to talk about this at this time. Yanei is now in the hands of strong men. What is the situation tonight? Is it a deliberate kidnapping, or is the Yanei Young Master's enemies seeking revenge?"
Whether it's money or life, we don't know. We have to find a way to find out quickly, hunt down the culprits, and rescue Mr. Yanei."
Lu Zhongtian's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words 'Money or life'. He was old enough to have a son, so he had such a son. Although he was useless, he was still his heart and soul. If he was gone, then he would really have no future.
The person who reported the whole incident didn't make it very clear. He didn't know how many strongmen there were, why they took action, or what their purpose was.
"You're right. We have to save people first. Who's here, where is Zhang Chaotang? You bastard, where is he?" Lu Zhongtian asked loudly.
Zhang Chaotang is the commander of the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and is in charge of the security of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Hearing this, he hurriedly came in from outside the hall, bowed and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I am here."
"Bring people there immediately and put everyone in Hongyan Tower under control. This matter happened in Hongyan Tower, and they will definitely have something to do with it. There must be something fishy about whatever song you are singing on a snowy night in the middle of the night. One by one.
Give me severe torture and ask if there are any culprits among them, or if they were the ones who did it." Lu Zhongtian shouted.
"Yes!" Zhang Chaotang said with cupped hands.
"...Wait a minute, not only the people from Hongyan Tower, but all the people on the boat tonight will be arrested by me for torture and interrogation. They will pass the test one by one. This group of people is also highly suspected." Lu Zhongtian shouted again.
"Prime Minister Lu, the Hongyan Tower is the property of Prince Kangping, and the people on board tonight are all descendants of noble families in the capital. Prime Minister, please think twice, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a dispute..." the housekeeper reminded softly from the side.
"Dispute? My son has been kidnapped by thieves! Now his life or death is uncertain! I want to take care of their face? If God's gift is fine, then that's it. If God's gift has any shortcomings, I must let some people be buried with him." Lu Zhongtian shouted angrily.
The housekeeper was so frightened that he quickly shut up and cursed himself that he shouldn't have said such words at this time.
"By the way, and...immediately inform the Infantry Division and the Horse Division to mobilize troops to blockade the inner city. The gates of each inner city must be strictly inspected, and they must not be allowed to take Tianci out of the capital. Street by street
, searching house after house, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find someone." Lu Zhongtian shouted to Zhang Chaotang.
Zhang Chaotang promised loudly, turned around and came to the yard. There was a sound of shouts and orders. Hundreds of guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion gathered together and rushed out of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the heavy snow to go on errands. Soon after, the military camps of the Ma Army Division and the Infantry Division
A large number of imperial troops rushed out and began a large-scale manhunt in the inner city.
That night, the inner city of Bianliang was in a state of chaos. Checkpoints were set up in all the streets and alleys, and searches began one by one. The people didn't know what was going on, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense.
They had no choice but to let these people break into the house and search everywhere. There was an atmosphere of panic in the whole city.
However, after a night passed, nothing was found. After the thief disappeared from the river, there was no trace anymore. Most of the inner city was searched, and even the houses of some wealthy officials were not spared, but there was no news. The only gain was the capture.
That night, after the Hongyan Tower and the gang of benefactors on the boat were interviewed one by one, they learned a little bit of clues.
According to the confession, someone sneaked into the ship last night, and the people they held hostage were a man and a woman. The man claimed to be a businessman from out of town who came to Beijing to listen to Liu Yan'er's new song. The woman claimed to be Lin Bing'er, and she was followed by a man named Chunxiang.
The little maid who got on the ship. The little maid named Chunxiang was severely tortured, but it turned out that the little maid did not know the female thief who got on the ship. She could not even describe her appearance clearly.
, I thought she was the new maid who came to work.
The rest of the people were cleared of suspicion after cross-examination, and their confessions that night were all correct. The situation was that after Lu Tianci arrived, the woman named Lin Bing'er sneaked into the boat hall and kidnapped Lu Tianci.
Another accomplice, holding a firearm, killed the two guards. After that, other accomplices came to help, and after boarding the boat, they disappeared again.
Investigation of the situation at the scene revealed that the roof of the ship's cabin was indeed blown down by firearms, and a large number of small iron beads were found in the bodies of the two dead guards. This situation is reminiscent of the incident in Shili, north of Beijing last winter.
A bloody massacre occurred in the ruined temple on the bridge. Dozens of Jianghu figures died in the temple, and their bodies were burned to eliminate traces. Such iron bullets were also found at the scene. This evidence directly led the matter to the church.
On the body of the remnants of the bandits. Because according to the previous conclusion of the Ministry of Punishment, the Beijing Bei massacre was attributed to the Qingjiao, because firearms were found in the hands of the Qingjiao bandits.
This discovery made Lu Zhongtian feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar. If it was the revenge of the remnants of the cult bandits, then there was a high probability that Lu Tianci would not survive.
Although Lu Zhongtian was extremely frustrated and anxious, he did not give up hope. After all, the thief showed no signs of leaving the city, and if the other party wanted to kill people, he could do it on the building and boat. This showed that there was still a little hope. Lu Zhongtian gave the order
, continue the search, you want to see the person alive, you want to see the body dead, we must get to the bottom of it.
…
The heavy snow stopped in the early morning. This heavy snow caused the snow on the ground to be as thick as a foot. It was like the energy that had been accumulated for a long time burst out. After dawn, the entire capital was covered in silver and became a snow-white world. Those
The quaint and heavy house suddenly became cute after the snow on the roof. If it weren't for the Forbidden Army soldiers coming and going to search and arrest in the streets and alleys of the inner city, the scene in the capital would have been different this morning.
When Lin Jue woke up, the snowy light outside the window was bright, and he smelled a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose. Lin Jue sat up and looked at the fragrance, and found that a few plum blossoms on the wooden table in the corner of the room had bloomed. The dark fragrance slowly entered.
Nose, if I hadn't just woken up from sleep, I wouldn't have noticed this fragrance at all.
Lin Jue felt refreshed and got up to dress and wash up. After washing up, he came to the small hall and found Guo Bing, Guo Caiwei, Xie Yingying and Fang Huanqiu all dressed up and sitting in the hall talking. The brazier in the room was burning brightly, but the face of the little princess was expressionless.
It is unwholesome.
"Husband, there are rumors that Lu Zhongtian's son Lu Tianci was kidnapped. Is it what you did last night?" Guo Caiwei asked directly.
Lin Jue looked at Bai Bing, who blushed and shook his head. Guo Caiwei frowned and said: "Don't look at Bing'er, she didn't say anything after I asked for a long time. It's better for you, everything is hidden from us now. Yingying and I have become
Are you deaf or blind?”
Lin Jue came forward and sat down next to her, and said with a smile: "What are these words? Why did I hide it from you? I was just afraid that you would worry. This kind of thing is too risky. If I tell you in advance, you will definitely worry. So I didn't
Let me tell you, yes, we did kidnap Lu Tianci last night."
The little princess frowned and said: "Husband, it's not that I'm unreasonable, this matter is so important, how could you do this? Now the whole place is in shock, Lu Zhongtian is going to turn the city upside down. If he knows that you did this,
The consequences are disastrous. We can understand your eagerness to save Miss Green Dance. But you also have to think about us and Zhan'er. You can never act so willfully."
Lin Jue frowned and said: "Weier, this is why I didn't tell you. Since giving birth to Zhan'er, you are no longer as brave and decisive as before. Of course, this is not your fault, this is human nature.
, which is also reasonable. But what I want to tell you is that my move is not only to save Lu Wu and Xiaohu, but also to save ourselves. Lu Wu’s identity has been suspected by Guo Xu, and this will affect the Queen Mother Rong Fei.
It is a matter of life and death for Prince Liang's house and even us, so they must be rescued immediately. Therefore, I have to take drastic measures. I have to do this."
Guo Caiwei was stunned for a long time and whispered: "I see, then why didn't you tell us beforehand? We were all kept in the dark."
Lin Jue sighed: "Why should I tell you too much about this kind of thing? It won't make you worry. I originally planned to tell you frankly after the matter is settled. Since you have a misunderstanding, I can only tell you. Of course, action
Before, I didn’t want to leak the news. I wasn’t afraid that you would leak it, but I was worried that the walls had ears. There are spies in the palace, how could I dare to believe that there are no ears and eyes in our palace? This kind of thing is too dangerous, so naturally it must be kept strictly confidential. Even if
Whether it is your mood swings or unintentional words, it may cause the action to fail and the plan to fail. If you blame it, blame me. This is all my idea, and I want everyone involved not to have any information.
Revealed.”
Guo Caiwei and others were relieved after hearing this. They were indeed a little angry at first, and they felt really unhappy about being concealed and excluded by Lin Jue. But after Lin Jue explained it like this, everyone understood the importance of the matter.
"Then what should we do now? If you kidnap Lu Tianci, you will definitely exchange Lu Tianci for Lu Wu and Xiaohu. But won't this also let Lu Zhongtian and Prince Huai know that it is you? How can they be willing to give up?" Guo Caiwei?
Frowning.
"They had no intention of quitting. I'm not afraid. They obviously have no clues, and I certainly won't be stupid enough to publicly admit that I kidnapped Lu Tianci. In the end, they will only know in their hearts that it was me, but they don't have any evidence.
To deal with me, they can only do something secretly, and they can't do anything to me openly. At present, I can only take one step at a time. When the matter has reached this point, it can no longer be solved by tolerance and compromise. But don't worry.
, I will find a way. Lu Zhongtian and King Huai can't do whatever they want. There are ministers in the court and the emperor above them, so they don't dare to do whatever they want."
The little princess sighed and said: "It seems that we can't be at peace again. Husband, you have to be more careful. Lu Zhongtian and Guo Xu have no bottom line in their actions. Who knows what they will do. From today on,
You must be closely protected when you go out. We also need to strengthen security in our house to avoid accidents."
Guo Caiwei nodded slightly and was about to speak when suddenly a maid came in in a panic from outside the hall and reported: "Oh no, there are a lot of officers and soldiers coming from outside, blocking the front and back doors of our house. What are they going to search for?"
The thief, Sun Dayong, led dozens of guards to confront them at the entrance of the hospital, and it seemed... it seemed like they were about to start a fight."
Lin Jue was startled when he heard this, and the girls also looked flustered. The little princess shouted with a cold face: "This is not bad, who is so bold? You want to break into our mansion and search?"
Xie Yingying reminded in a low voice: "Princess, they want to search people. My husband did this. Could it be that they already know about it."
The little princess was stunned, and suddenly realized that she shouldn't be so angry. Her husband had kidnapped Lu Yanei, and he was probably here to investigate, and that was not an unreasonable provocation.
Lin Jue stood up and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, they are just suspicious at most, more likely it is a routine search. Searches are starting all over the city now, it's nothing to make a fuss about. If they knew it was me, they would have broken in long ago
You are here, how can you still be so polite? Just sit down and I will meet them."
The little princess said: "I will go too."
Lin Jue wanted to dissuade her, but after thinking about it, she gave up. After all, the little princess is the emperor's niece and the princess of Prince Liang's palace. If she were present, she would still be a bit of a deterrent. As for Yingying and Huanqiu, there is no need to go, so as not to see her.
I was frightened by the tense situation.
At that moment, Lin Jue, Guo Caiwei and Bai Bing hurried to the vestibule. As soon as they left the vestibule, they heard someone shouting loudly outside the courtyard door: "We have been ordered to search all the mansions where Xiangguo Temple belongs, no matter whose mansion it is."
, they will all be searched. If you stop us again, we will not be rude to you. I have reason to suspect that you have a thief in your house."
Sun Dayong's sneer came: "What a joke, you were ordered to search? Whose order? You can enter the private residence whenever you want. You said you were searching for thieves, how did we know that you were not entering the house to cause trouble?"
"Be brave, we are on official business under the orders of our superiors. Prime Minister Lu asked for an imperial edict. The Holy Emperor and Concubine Mei issued an imperial edict and a Yi edict respectively. No matter whose official residence it is, all official residences must be searched. I'm afraid you haven't understood the seriousness of the matter.
Last night, Lu Xiang's beloved son was kidnapped in full view of the public, and someone else died. Lu Xiang was furious, and everyone in the court was shocked. Just now we searched the residence of the head of the household department. He was a fourth-rank official and a prominent family in the capital, and you cooperated.
Whose mansion is this? How dare you resist the search? If you don't get out of the way, I will really not be polite to you. Don't blame me for killing someone by mistake." The leader of the officers and soldiers outside the door shouted loudly.
Sun Dayong sneered and said: "You should give it a try. Without my master's order, none of you can even think of coming in."
"Okay, then don't blame us for being rude. Brothers, come to me. If there is any resistance, don't be polite. You can come up to me. Someone will support you if you die." The leader of the officers and soldiers shouted.
There was a noise of birds, and the sound of swords being unsheathed was loud. At the entrance of the courtyard, the Lin family guards also drew out their steel knives, preparing for a fight. At this time, sneers rang out.
"Hehehe, Cui Xiaoliu, you are so majestic. Do you dare to go wild in front of my house?"
The surname of the captain who led the imperial army was Cui Mingguangzu, and he was the sixth oldest, so his nickname was Cui Xiaoliu. But this nickname was only known in the army. The nickname used by soldiers to tease each other was not an official nickname. Now he is called
When he came out, Cui Guangzu couldn't help but be stunned.
But when he saw the other party's nursing home making way and a young man walking out of the door. Cui Guangzu was shocked when he saw it. A smile instantly appeared on his face. He stepped forward to bow his head and said, "Oh, yes."
Mr. Lin, Xiao Liu pays homage to Mr. Lin."
Lin Jue frowned and waved his hands: "I don't dare. Captain Cui has been promoted and became a captain. I can't accept your courtesy? Back then in Bolangsha, Captain Cui fell into the quagmire. Lin took the risk
When I risked my life and pulled you out, Captain Cui was not so arrogant. By the way, you were just a cavalryman of the Forbidden Army at that time. You were promoted to captain so quickly, and I don’t know who took advantage of it.
"
Cui Guangzu's face turned red and he said repeatedly: "Master Lin, please calm down. Master Lin, please calm down. Xiao Liu is here today only because of your support and life-saving grace. I really don't know that this is your mansion, so I actually made trouble in front of your door."
He really deserves to die. The adults should calm down, and the villains should cut off one of their fingers to show remorse and punishment for what they have done."
Cui Guangzu did what he said. After he finished speaking, he put his hand on the stone steps in front of the door and slashed it with a knife. Amidst the blood splattering, one of the ring fingers had been cut off by the roots, and there was a sudden flow of blood. Cui Guangzu turned pale in pain.
, his body swayed slightly, but he forced himself not to gnaw.
Lin Jue was also shocked. This kid cut off his fingers as he said. He was not ambiguous at all, but he was a tough character. Speaking of Cui Guangzu, he had to mention the Yangwu battle with the Qingjiao bandits a few months ago.
In that battle, Lin Jue led hundreds of cavalry to raid the enemy camp, contain the religious bandits, and were trapped in the Bolang Sands to deal with their opponents. Finally, reinforcements arrived, cut off the religious bandits' path with fire, and completely annihilated their opponents. That battle is still remembered today.
It is said that Lin Jue was the only one who dared to go out of the city to attack the camp with thousands of soldiers and horses against ten times the enemy.
Cui Guangzu was a Forbidden Army cavalry at that time. He was one of Lin Jue's cavalry who attacked the camp. When he was trapped in Bolangsha, on the way to the east exit of Bolangsha, Cui Xiaoliu
He almost fell into the mire and was swallowed up. If Lin Jue hadn't quickly grabbed one of his arms and pulled him out of the mud with the help of others, Cui Xiaoliu would have been a rotting corpse in the deep mire.
's corpse.
After this battle, all the cavalrymen who followed Lin Jue to attack the camp were promoted. Cui Guangzu was already brave in fighting, and with such great achievements, he was suddenly promoted to the post of Infantry Colonel of the Imperial Guard Infantry Division.
Afterwards, when all the cavalry gathered together, they all felt grateful for Lin Jue's kindness. If they hadn't fought with Lord Lin in that battle, how could they have reached their current status. Although this group of people is not high in rank, they are already members of the Forbidden Army.
Among them, there are quite a few face-saving figures. Those who participated in the two wars against the rebellion are all upright in the army, and their face is doubled. Although there are many bad habits in the military camp, the basic one is to respect the strong.
Mainstream.
For Cui Guangzu, his gratitude to Lin Jue was even greater. Because Lin Jue not only promoted him to an official position and became a figure, but also saved his life. Cui Guangzu was grateful to Lin Jue from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Jue showed up today, and Cui Guangzu suddenly found that he was acting recklessly in front of Lin Jue's house, and he felt extremely regretful. Even if he cut off his fingers to punish himself, he did not hesitate at all. His life and today's status can be said to be worshiped by Master Lin. As a gift, he actually ran to the door of the noble man's house and screamed, even if he cut off his fingers, it would be light. If it weren't for the fact that he would have to hold a sword in the future, he would have wanted to cut off his entire hand to express his guilt.
"What is this? Damn, what is this?" Lin Jue shouted in shock.
"Xiao Liu is not a human being. He actually came to make a fuss in front of Mr. Lin's house. If I hadn't kept this dog alive to serve the country and support my family, I would have stabbed myself to death." Cui Guangzu said regretfully.
Lin Jue understood what he was thinking. He had no idea that this was his mansion, so he couldn't bear the shame. This kind of person who understands how to repay a favor is already very rare, especially one who came from the chaotic environment of the Forbidden Army. , even more rare.
"Hey, why are you doing this? Come on, get the needle and thread. You can still get work done by sewing now." Lin Jue ordered repeatedly.
Someone immediately ran to get a needle and thread. Lin Jue rolled up his sleeves, took wine to clean the broken finger, connected the sore, and sewed the broken finger back stitch by stitch. Because it was chopped off with a knife, the joints were even neat. , it was not difficult to break it into pieces, so Lin Jue dared to do this. Afterwards, Bai Bing took the special pharmaceutical powder from his arms and applied it to him, and wrapped it with a cloth.
Lin Jue was not sure that the finger could be reattached, but Lin Jue knew that this treatment was the most correct way. Cui Xiaoliu would have to go to the hospital for medical treatment, but this first step would be to sew up the broken finger. As for whether it could be reattached If you survive, it depends on luck. As long as you are not infected, you are 70% to 80% sure.
"Cui Guangzu, go to the doctor quickly. If you can survive, you may be able to regain some functions. You are too impulsive. Isn't it just to search for thieves? You have official business, can I still make things difficult for you? Follow your people and follow me. Just go in and take a look, what can we do?" After bandaging, Lin Jue wiped the blood on his hands.
Cui Guangzu tried his best to smile and said: "Master Lin, don't try to hurt me. Are you going to search Master Lin's mansion? Just kill me? I'll take the people away right now. In a few days, I'll come and apologize to Master Lin in person."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "No need, no need."
Cui Guangzu said: "You must, you must, otherwise I will not be able to bear it. Send the order to collect the team and return to the camp."
Cui Guangzu bowed and said goodbye to Lin Jue, turned around and left with a group of officers and soldiers in an instant.
