In the evening, in front of the northern border checkpoint of Yuzhou Province.

Ma Chusheng led a large group of men and horses to rush over.

Hou Dali led his two deputy inspectors, four hundred households, and six hundred general managers, and said in unison: "Hou Dali, the chief inspector of the northern border, personally led all the officials under him to meet Lord Zhentai." ”

Ma Chusheng did not dismount, and frowned: "This official asks you, where is Lu Deshan, the owner of the Lu family's firm?"

Hou Dali said: "Lord Hui, Lu Yuanwai has already left the country two hours ago. ”

Ma Chusheng was furious and said sharply: "What, I went abroad, so did you verify the identity of his party and everyone?"

Hou Dali's heart was terrified, and he secretly screamed that it was not good, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Lord Hui, it has been verified that he is right, and Lu Yuanwai said that he is going to Beijing to visit his sister, that is, the princess of Yong'an County." ”

Ma Chusheng was stunned when he heard this: "What's the matter, his sister is Princess Yong'an, who told you?"

Hou Dali said cautiously: "The humble position is to listen to Lu Yuanwai's own words, presumably he will never dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing." ”

Ma Chusheng's face was gloomy and terrifying, and he said coldly: "In this way, you must not have verified your identity to the people of the Lu family, have you?

Hou vigorously threw himself to his knees and kowtowed: "Lord Zhentai is angry, and he feels that since he is the richest man in this province, it must not be related to the invasion of the imperial court, so he will just let him go!"

Ma Chusheng smiled coldly and said in a low voice: "Come on, take off Hou Dali's official uniform, escort him back to Dongyang and hand him over to the government army to personally send him down, and the rest of the people will follow me north to hunt down the fugitives." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen officials jumped off his horse.

Hou Dali's soul was all gone, and he cried: "My lord, slow down, my brother is the provincial supervisor of the Daohou Jinbao Imperial History, please read it for my brother's sake, and spare my humble post once!"

Ma Chusheng hurriedly waved his hand to stop more than a dozen officials, and hesitated: "You are Brother Jinbao's younger brother?"

Hou Dali nodded again and again, and said sadly: "Yes, yes, Hou Yushi is a lowly cousin." ”

"I really didn't expect that the surname Lu would be related to the invasion of the imperial court, so I just let him go, please see it!"

Ma Chusheng glared at Hou Dali fiercely: "Those who don't know are not guilty, for your sake, this is an unintentional mistake, and this official will not care about you first." ”

With that, lead a large group of men and horses through the checkpoint and gallop all the way north.

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Early in the morning, Zhou Zhong led his entourage to escort Liu Shiyan to the eastern border of Yuzhou Province, and then the group passed through the checkpoint, marched all the way east, and ran to Yangzhou day and night.

After Liu Shiyan left, Tian Sanbiao sent all his men out and scattered them within a hundred miles nearby to find out the whereabouts of his courtiers.

As soon as noon, one of the guards came back and said, "This morning, an old farmer saw a man who looked like a demon, hiding in a long-abandoned land temple outside the city. ”

Tian Sanbiao was overjoyed: "Okay, hurry up and gather people, and immediately rush to that deserted temple to see how long the demon road can hide, haha." ”

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On the outskirts of the Three Gorges Mansion, in front of the dilapidated land temple.

Tian Sanbiao led more than a dozen royal forest guards and more than 40 officials from the Three Gorges Mansion to surround the entire temple.

He stared at the temple gate with burning eyes, and shouted loudly: "Demon Dao, you practice evil arts and harm the people, it is not a pity to die, and you don't hurry out to die." ”

As soon as his words fell, a slightly weak sneer came from the temple: "Hehe, is Steward Tian you? After the death of Poor Dao, you are not far from death, Poor Dao Road, with a butler as a companion, Poor Dao is also a little comforted, hehe!"

Tian Sanbiao, who was just about to give the order to rush in, suddenly heard this, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and after a little thought, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please take a hundred steps back for a while, and I will ask a few questions about this demon for Lord Zhou." ”

When the guards heard the news, they had to retreat together.

Tian Sanbiao said: "Don't talk nonsense, you use evil arts to do a lot of evil, now the political envoy Zhou and my eldest lady can't tolerate you, you still accept your fate, I will send the Taoist to go on the road well, and I will never mutilate and humiliate the body of the Taoist chief." ”

"And after the Taoist is gone, I will let you settle in the ground, so you can rest assured. ”

The courtiers in the temple sneered, and said in a calm tone: "Hehe, I'm afraid it should be your eldest lady who wants to let Poor Dao die." ”

"Steward Tian, you are also a person who understands, why did your eldest lady suddenly turn her face and put the poor road to death, don't you really understand?"

"There are some things that don't need to be said too clearly, as long as Steward Tian is willing to think about it, it is impossible not to understand the key points. ”

"Poor Dao knows too many things, before that, even if your eldest lady wants to kill her mouth, she doesn't have the ability and certainty. ”

"But right now, Poor Dao was broken by someone and was seriously injured, even if no one took the opportunity to harm him, it is unknown whether he can survive or not, in this case, how could Miss Liu, who has always been ruthless and cunning as a fox, let go of such a God-given opportunity!"

"It's just that the poor Dao is too greedy, so that he was toyed with by your eldest lady. ”

"It's even more strange that Poor Dao is not decisive and ruthless enough, and he didn't strike first, so that he is about to die at the hands of your eldest lady!"

"But Steward Tian, don't have any luck mentality, when it comes to the scheming of the city government and the resourcefulness of the means, your family Liu Yuanwai is not worthy of lifting shoes for his daughter. ”

"After Poor Dao dies, Liu Yuanwai may not kill you, but your eldest lady will definitely not let you go, because you also know too much. ”

Tian Sanbiao's eyes flickered, and his heart beat wildly.

I only heard the courtier continue: "If the poor Dao didn't guess wrong, your eldest lady would definitely go to do a big thing, otherwise how could she rest assured that she would leave it to you to do such a thing, she would definitely come in person." ”

When Tian Sanbiao heard this, he could no longer suppress the fear in his heart, cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and his face became whiter and paler.

The courtier seemed to be in the temple and could feel Tian Sanbiao's emotional changes, and said with a cold smile: "Hehe, although the numerology technique of the poor Dao is not very good, it is by no means comparable to ordinary Jianghu warlocks. ”

"Poor Dao dares to assert that after you return to Dongyang, Steward Tian, your eldest lady will definitely have a secret letter to her father, and then Poor Dao's today will be Steward Tian's tomorrow. ”

Tian Sanbiao's body trembled slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Today's matter, what should I do, please teach me the Taoist master!"

The courtier pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Later, you let people cover this temple with dry firewood, and a big fire will directly burn the poor road and this temple." ”

Tian Sanbiao's face changed greatly.

I only heard the courtier continue: "Don't worry, the poor road has its own way to get out, but you remember not to let people rush into the temple." ”

"After the deed is done, you return to the city with peace of mind, and when it is midnight and the third watch, you secretly come here to meet the poor road. ”

"Isn't it better for the poor Dao to accept you as a disciple, take you to travel the world, and teach you all kinds of Taoism, than to be a slave of a rich merchant and a rich man?"

Tian Sanbiao was in ecstasy at first when he heard this, and then hurriedly forced himself to calm down, so as not to be noticed by the officials around him, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the disciple remembers." ”