Lin Jue stood under the gate, looked at the soldiers and horses going away, nodded and sighed: "They are all good brothers who respect loyalty and love. How can Lin Jue be so virtuous and capable that you value him so much? I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have these As long as people are alive, the country may not be destroyed, and the dynasty may not be destroyed.”
The little princess and Bai Bing nodded and pondered. The three of them turned around and sat down in the hall. The little princess frowned and said: "Husband, it seems that the whole capital was shaken by what happened last night. This is the step of the guards." The soldiers and horses of the military department mean that Lu Zhongtian has even mobilized the imperial army to search and arrest people all over the city."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Lu Zhongzhen is really anxious, which means we hit the snake seven inches. This is a good thing, Lu Wu and Xiaohu can definitely be exchanged."
Bai Bing whispered: "But if so many soldiers and horses are mobilized to search, Master Shen's house may not be spared. If it is searched, wouldn't it be bad?"
Lin Jue nodded and said, "So we have to act quickly. Bing'er, follow me back to the study. I have something for you to do."
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In the front hall of Lu Zhongtian's Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Zhongtian, who had not slept all night, had deep-set eyes and black eyes, was sitting in the hall, drinking tea to refresh himself. There was no news at all about the large-scale manhunt that started last night. Lu Zhongtian went into the palace to see his daughter Mei in the early morning. Concubine Mei reported the matter. Concubine Mei was greatly shocked and immediately rushed to Xihua Palace with Lu Zhongtian to ask for an audience with Guo Chong.
Guo Chong summoned them and was shocked to learn that Lu Zhongtian's son was abducted by strongmen in full view of the public. Although his brother-in-law had a very bad reputation, he was the son of the father-in-law and the biological brother of Concubine Mei, so naturally Can't ignore it.
So Guo Chong agreed to Lu Zhongtian's request and ordered Yang Jun to mobilize the troops of the Ma Army Division and the Infantry Division to jointly search for the thieves. He also agreed to Lu Zhongtian's request to search the residences of all officials and nobles. Therefore, after dawn, people in the inner city The Imperial Guards who searched began to also search the residences of officials. Before this, they had ignored the residences of people with official positions and status. It is not that Lu Zhongtian didn't know that this would anger some people, but he was eager to save his son, so he also Don't care too much.
However, until 6 o'clock in the morning, no clues were found. Lu Zhongtian stayed up all night and was dizzy and exhausted. Just now his heart was beating fast and he couldn't stop it, so he sat down to rest. He ate a bowl of bird's nest tea and told himself that Don't be anxious, and then slowly let your heartbeat recover.
Outside the hall, there were gathered the ministers and officials who came after hearing the news. Lu Zhongtian did not let them enter the warm hall, nor did he ask them to come here. But these others still endured the cold and stood in the courtyard. In the snow, people stamped their feet and whispered to each other. They huffed and hunched their necks to endure the biting cold weather.
Just when Lu Zhongtian put down the bird's nest tea and stood up, preparing to order someone to prepare a sedan to personally participate in the search, two guards in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly stumbled over half carrying and half holding a large square wooden box.
"Report to the Prime Minister, someone outside left a wooden box at the door. He said that he wanted us to present the wooden box to the Prime Minister. He said that the wooden box was related to the whereabouts of Mr. Yanei." A nurse came down the steps. The voice reported back.
"Oh? It has something to do with Tianci? Who is it?" Lu Zhongtian came to the door in surprise and stood on the steps staring at the wooden box several feet in diameter.
"The man passed by on horseback, dropped the wooden box, said a few words and then rode away. He was carrying a bamboo hat and a raincoat, but we didn't see his face clearly. He disappeared in the blink of an eye." The nurse hurriedly reported back.
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Lu Zhongtian murmured in his heart, looking at the wooden box that the two men were carrying. But when he thought that it was no longer than two feet long and wide, it couldn't hold a person, not even a baby. This ruled out the possibility of God-given being inside.
Maybe. Thinking of this, Lu Zhongtian forced himself to calm down and said: "Put it down, open it and take a look."
The two guards agreed and placed the wooden box in the snow at the foot of the steps. The surrounding officials, staff, stewards, and even the servants gathered around and stretched their necks to look at the box. They all heard what the guards said.
, the person who sent the box was related to Mr. Yanei, but he didn’t know what was in the wooden box.
The two nurses used waist knives to break the wooden nails at the seal. After the sound of caracara, the lid of the wooden box was opened. Everyone looked inside intently, only to find a round thing wrapped in a piece of red cloth.
Inside, when Lu Zhongtian saw this thing, his heart felt cold, his whole heart slowly sank, and his eyes slowly closed.
One of the nursing staff swallowed and vomited, then reached out and picked up the red cloth, and immediately the crowd scattered back as if it had exploded.
"Head...head...it's a head." The horrified sounds of the crowd reached Lu Zhongtian's ears, and Lu Zhongtian almost spat out a mouthful of blood. What he worried about may have come true.
"Is...is it...a...pig head? What...is going on?" came the shocked voice from the nursing home. Hearing this, Lu Zhongtian hurriedly opened his eyes and saw that the wooden box did not contain Lu Tianci's head, but the head of Lu Tianci.
A big black pig's head with an arched mouth and big ears, black hair stained with blood. The blood on the pig's head was not dry yet, and it seemed to be full of enthusiasm. It looked like it had just been killed.
"There is a letter!" An official nearby had a keen eye and actually used a wooden clip to clip a letter on the pig's ear.
"Bring it to me." Lu Zhongtian called.
The nurse hurriedly reached for the letter and handed it to Lu Zhongtian. Lu Zhongtian tore off the envelope, pulled out the letter and unfolded it. There were only a few lines on the envelope, which were clearly visible at a glance.
"Master Prime Minister, your beloved son Lu Tianci is in our hands. We are not interested in wealth, and we are not interested in life. We just want to exchange your son for two people. Please ask Huai Wang Guo Xu for details. Those two people belong to a friend of ours.
Family, we can't bear to see you bullying my friend and that's why you took action. A good man in the world has no other intentions than to save his friend. Before dark today, if the person is not released safely, he will be released early tomorrow morning.
The Prime Minister’s is no longer a pig’s head, but a dog’s head given by Lu Tianci. If the person is released, we will release him immediately and will never regret it. The most important thing for children in the world is trust. Believe it or not, it’s up to you. Anyone who sees injustice on the road will bow to you.
!”
Lu Zhongtian's face was gloomy, and he slowly gathered the letter into a ball in his hand. At the foot of the steps, a group of officials raised their heads and asked Lu Zhongtian a lot of questions.
"Prime Minister Lu, whose letter is this?"
"What's going on with this pig's head?"
"Is Mr. Yamen okay? Is he still there?"
Lu Zhongtian burst out with an angry curse and said: "Get out of here, who wants you to be blabbering here? You are annoying yourself to death. Get out of here!"
All the officials were stunned and at a loss. Several stewards whispered: "My lords, please leave quickly, lest... lest the prime minister be angry."
Only then did all the officials come to their senses, and threw their hands in panic, not even daring to say goodbye, and trotted away one after another. Lu Zhongtian stood on the steps, his face ashen, and he gritted his teeth.
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"Pah!" There was a loud noise, and a thick palm slammed heavily on the mahogany table. The owner of the palm had an angry look on his face and his face turned red.
"Hehehehe. Wow! You Lin Jue, you are so courageous. I have never seen such a bold and reckless person. You actually did such a heinous and unethical thing just to force me to release someone. What are you doing?
Are you determined to be an enemy of me? Hehehe, okay, since you are like this, I don’t have any expectations for you anymore. You are asking for your own death, and I can’t do anything about it.”
Huai Wang Guo Xu was so angry that he laughed and shouted angrily.
Lu Zhongtian, who was standing aside, had a pale face and frowned. Not long ago, he came to Prince Huai's palace and handed the letter that came with the black pig head to Guo Xu for inspection. In fact, after receiving the letter, Lu Zhongtian
Realizing that Lu Tianci's kidnapping must be Lin Jue's doing. Lu Zhongtian knew about the kidnapping of Lu Wu and Lin Hu. It was his and Guo Xu's joint plan that decided to kidnap Lu Wu and find out the relationship between Lu Wu and Rong Fei.
relationship between them, and could use this to blackmail Lin Jue into submission. How could he not understand who the two people to be exchanged in the letter were? How could he not understand that this matter was most likely done by Lin Jue.
"Guo Xu, Tianci is in their hands now, and the situation is dangerous. Look, why don't we release those two people first, so that Tianci can return safely, and then we can make a long-term plan. Otherwise, if the fish is dead and the net is broken, Tianci will have three advantages and two disadvantages. I...
What should I do?"
Guo Xu frowned and muttered: "Grandpa, Lin Juehua is so powerful and takes such risks to save this woman, which proves that this woman has a major secret. If you can ask about that matter, it will be very important to my position as the crown prince.
It’s a decisive help. If we just let him go, wouldn’t it mean that he has failed and gained nothing?”
Lu Zhongtian said angrily: "What do you mean? Do you want to ignore God's life? He is my only son and your biological uncle. Guo Xu, you must not hesitate in this matter. You must ensure God's safety."
I plan wholeheartedly for you to succeed, and you should also think about me. I am the only one in the Lu family. Although your uncle is not a man, he is my only son after all."
Guo Xu hurriedly said: "Grandpa, where are you thinking? How could I not care about my uncle's life or death? I was just thinking about how to punish Lin Jue. How could he be allowed to be so arrogant? And what about that woman?
secret...or...before letting her go, torture her and the servant, and finally force them to do it. Letting her go like this is really unacceptable. You don't know if it can be confirmed that this woman and Rong Rong are the same.
If the relationship between the concubines is as we have guessed, the fact that Concubine Rong is disloyal to the emperor is enough to bring down the Queen Mother, Concubine Rong and their Wei family. Now the old Queen Mother and Concubine Rong are obviously on the side of King Jin, for
The Queen and King Jin are supporting her. If they fall, the Queen may be implicated in the chain reaction. Then who else can support King Jin behind him? Don’t you understand how important this is to your grandson’s position as the crown prince?"
Lu Zhongtian shouted: "Absolutely not! How can I not know the importance of this matter in seizing the crown prince? But the current situation will never allow you to do this. Godsend is in their hands, and if they are tortured, Godsend will also be retaliated. Absolutely not
Do this. Since Lin Jue dares to kidnap Tianci, he has the intention of defeating the fish and the net. At this moment, he must not anger him. Guo Xu, I hope you can understand my feelings. If you don’t even care about Tianci’s life and death, then I will
