Seeing this, the county magistrate said: "Your Excellency, we must make a decision now. Your Majesty's secret decree has arrived, so we cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Otherwise, we will deceive you. How about this? I will take a team of troops to the south to investigate. Of course, I
Leading everyone through the official road, just to show off, so that no one can catch anything. As for Lu Huayuan, he will leave Yunyang County at night at most today. At that time, it will have nothing to do with us. We can send the news to Chang'an.
, on the contrary, it is a great achievement.”
Snapped.
Upon hearing this, the Yunyang County Magistrate slapped his thigh: "Wonderful!"
Immediately, the county magistrate left the county seat and headed south with seven or eight government officials.
…
Ten miles south of the county seat of Hu County, two horses were galloping.
The people on the horse were none other than Guishen and Xu Zhengdao.
Xu Zhengdao asked: "Brother Gui, I heard people say that the Yunyang County Magistrate is a idiot. Does he dare to risk offending the Lu family to hunt down Lu Huayuan?"
Guishen said: "I also have such concerns, but the young master said that he has his own arrangements. I think he must have expected it. Our mission has been completed, so we should return to Chang'an to assist the young master."
"Walk!"
The two men spurred their horses and headed madly towards Chang'an.
…
it's getting dark.
The setting sun hangs over the distant mountains.
The golden sunshine fills the earth.
Lu Huayuan and others were exhausted.
Along the way, everyone climbed over mountains and ridges, taking infrequent paths. Although hidden, it was a waste of energy and made people and horses tired.
One of his subordinates said: "Second Master, everyone is not doing well anymore, why not take a rest?"
Lu Huayuan shook his head, took out a map, and said: "Yunyang is just ahead. It won't be too late to repair it then. You all should cheer up. Let's take the official road now and leave Yunyang before dark.
It’s an extra bit of protection. The one ahead is Sanyuan County, and the magistrate of Sanyuan County is a member of my Lu family.”
"OK!"
When everyone heard this, they all became excited.
So, under the leadership of Lu Huayuan, everyone returned to the official road, and indeed the speed accelerated a lot.
…
The magistrate of Yunyang County wandered along the official road with his government servants.
Everyone was in a happy mood.
The county magistrate said proudly: "You don't know that Fan Yang's Lu family is one of the five surnames and seven hopes today. It is very powerful in the north. Not to mention other things, many big businesses in our county belong to the Lu family.
Yes, not to mention you, even the county magistrate would not dare to offend the Lu family, but the imperial court has a secret decree, so we have to make a show of it."
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what if we really meet someone from the Lu family?"
The county magistrate pouted: "My analysis is that Lu Huayuan must have got the news. Since he knows that the court is secretly pursuing him, does he still dare to take the official route? How is that different from seeking death? Therefore, they must have taken the less traveled path.
, In this way, we are in the same boat and cannot touch each other at all. We don’t even understand this. You are still too young."
"My lord, you are wise!"
"Your Excellency is worthy of being the little Zhuge of Hu County!"
"Some people compare Du He to adults. Who is Du He? He is a civilian prince-in-law. Why should he compare with you?"
People around him praised him.
The county magistrate couldn't help but feel a little confused.
At this moment, a government official next to him suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted: "Look, what is that?"
Everyone turned around and saw a group of at least thirty people appearing on the official road not far away.
The county magistrate rubbed his eyes, looking horrified.
No way.
So unlucky?
The officials said one after another: "They are the carriages and horses of the Lu family. Look, the marks on the carriages are all the symbols of the Lu family."
"It's really Lu."
"Looking at how miserable they are, they must be led by Lu Huayuan."
Everyone looked at the county magistrate and their expressions changed.
This is a naked slap in the face.
"Sir, what should I do?"
"Yes, sir, there are too many people on the other side."
The government officials were very nervous.
The county magistrate gritted his teeth and said, "Whatever are you looking at? Everyone lower their heads and pretend not to see it."
…
Lu Huayuan and others also saw the government officials from Yunyang County.
The subordinate asked: "Sir, what should I do?"
Lu Huayuan snorted coldly: "The matter has come to this, we have no way out. If these government officials escape and the news spreads, I'm afraid more pursuers will come after them and kill them."
"kill!"
Hooves clatter.
Hooves clatter.
A dozen knights suddenly rushed out.
The magistrate of Yunyang County and the government officials he led were all killed in confusion.
…
late at night.
Chang'an.
The lights of Chang'an City are like stars in the sky.
Royal Palace.
Royal study room.
Hou Junji reported: "Your Majesty, the secret guards have found out the matter. It was indeed Lu Huayuan who led the attack on the Beggar Legion camp last night, but the purpose was not to assassinate His Royal Highness the King of Shu, but to snatch Lu Mingyou's body."
Li Er listened very calmly and said: "The so-called Lu family's rebellion was planned by Du He, right? Lu Mingyou's body was hidden in the Beggar Legion camp. Du He must have leaked it deliberately. Lu Huayuan has also been an old fox for many years.
, to even be fooled like this, really..."
Li Er couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe Lu Huayuan's stupidity.
Hou Junji smiled bitterly and said: "Although Lu Huayuan is extremely intelligent, he has just come to Chang'an and is not familiar with the place. In addition, Du He was unexpected. How could he be his opponent? Also, Your Majesty seems to have known about this for a long time?"
Li Er shook his head: "I'm not a god, so how can I predict the future? It's just that the injuries on Ke'er's body in the hall today aroused my suspicion. His injuries don't look like he was assassinated."
"Your Majesty is wise. The secret guards found out that His Highness's injuries were caused by him going into the mountains to fight with tigers after being drunk."
Li Er: "..."
He already had many guesses in his mind.
But I never expected that the truth would be like this.
"What a traitor!"
After a long while, he couldn't help but curse.
Hou Junji asked: "Your Majesty, now that the truth of the matter has been found out, should you cancel the order to hunt down Lu Huayuan?"
Li Er stood up and handed a memorial to Hou Junji: "Ai Qing, please take a look. This is the memorial that was just sent to the palace. It comes from Yunyang County."
Hou Junji opened it and was stunned.
At dusk today, Lu Huayuan and others entered Yunyang. The Yunyang County Magistrate led people to hunt them down, and they were all killed.
Li Er said: "Summon the ministers, and by the way, call Du He too. This bastard was all caused by him."
Originally, things had progressed according to Li Er's development. As long as the Lu family was conquered, his prestige would be greatly spread, and those dishonest nobles would only become more honest.
Therefore, although I feel wronged by Du He, the overall situation is still the most important thing.
He had even thought about it. Even if he agreed to Du Ruhui's request and wrote a written document to compensate Du He, it would be nothing.
Unexpectedly, Du He suddenly appeared on the way and set up a situation for Lu Huayuan to attack the Beggar Legion camp and "assassinated" Shu King Li Ke. Things changed immediately, and all the plans of Li Er and the ministers were in vain.