When he returned to the inn that night, Lu Wenyuan didn't even bother to eat dinner, so he just sat on the edge of the bed and was stunned, thinking about the next countermeasures. After a while, the little girl came back from outside, put the package for sale, and lay down under the bed, not knowing what he was looking for. Lu Wenyuan was uncomfortable by him, kicked him lightly and said, "What are you doing? ”

Ping An didn't react, and after a while, he dragged out a piece of yellow paper from under the bed, and there was a shoe pressed on the paper. Lu Wenyuan recognized that the piece of paper was lost by practicing calligraphy a few days ago, and he somehow ran under the bed, and the shoes were worn out safely, and he was reluctant to throw it away, so it turned out that it was also hidden under the bed. Lu Wenyuan just wanted to laugh, but saw Ping'an come out from under the bed with his head covered in ashes, and frowned: "Young master, have you touched the things under the bed since you came back today?"

Lu Wenyuan was surprised: "I've been sitting here since I came back, it's dirty under the bed, only you can hide things, what am I going to do with it?"

Ping'an's expression was even more solemn, he ran to the door and window to check it, leaned over and whispered to Lu Wenyuan: "Young master, it's not good, someone must have come in when we weren't there during the day." ”

Lu Wenyuan was shocked when he heard this, so he listened to Ping'an and continued to explain: "A few days ago, I found out that the things in the house seemed to have been moved, but I wasn't very sure, and I thought that it was probably you who moved, so I didn't dig deeper. But yesterday, when I occasionally went under the bed to look for something, I saw that there were new marks on the dust, and it stretched deep into the ground. Young master, you never put things under the bed, and I haven't been under the bed recently, so there is only one explanation, that is, someone came in while we were away, and went under the bed to find something.

"In order to confirm this conjecture, I specially found one from the waste paper you practiced calligraphy yesterday, pressed my shoes in a specific position, and put them under the bed. As a result, I took it out just now and looked at it, and sure enough, it had been moved, and although he put it back as it was afterwards, the specific position was wrong. Young master, you see, I originally pressed my shoes on this word '泱', but now I have run to this ...... Hmm. What is that word?"

Lu Wenyuan hurriedly asked him not to delve into it, and changed the topic and asked: "So, can you be sure that someone came in and rummaged over things during the day, but afterwards it was laid out as it was, and didn't let us know?"

Ping An nodded affirmatively.

Lu Wenyuan's mind was full of thoughts, and he instantly thought of the fake holy decree. Fan Zhefu figured out that after the way for the emperor to execute Yan Yong was cut off, he would definitely go back to find the physical evidence of the false holy decree in order to convict Yan Yong. Now that he has checked and checked, I am afraid that he has already suspected that he is living in his inn, so he will take advantage of his absence to turn people around.

When Lu Wenyuan thought of this, he was shocked into a cold sweat, thinking that he was fortunate that he was careful and kept the fake holy decree with him, otherwise he would not know where he was this time if he was searched. In addition, he was reminded by Yan Yong today, Fan Zhefu had already begun to deal with himself, and this inn was determined to be unable to stay any longer.

Lu Wenyuan immediately began to pack his luggage, and asked Ping An to go out to see if there was anyone watching under the guise of settling the room fee. I didn't know that I turned around after a while, and said: "I don't know if I don't pay attention to it, there are six or seven big men walking around on our floor, and I feel uneasy and kind at first glance, and the shopkeeper downstairs is even more scary, I smiled at me as soon as I went out, young master, who did you offend?"

Lu Wenyuan told him not to be weak-hearted. After the two of them closed the door and cleaned up, they blew out the light and sat on the edge of the bed, just waiting for the dead of night to be quiet, and the surroundings were quiet, regardless of whether they jumped out of the window and climbed the wall or slipped out of the corner, they would have to escape from this inn tonight.

The two of them sat like drums for an unknown number of hours, and the noise outside the door gradually subsided, and the light cast through the window paper gradually dimmed, and finally only night remained. The two listened carefully for a while, and then Ping An quietly walked to the door, licked a small hole in the window paper and looked at it for a long time, then turned around and whispered: "No, those big men are sleeping in the corridor." ”

I walked to the window and pushed the window to see, but the back alley was clear, and there were no guards. Ping'an hung the big bag and small wraps on Lu Wenyuan, squatted down and motioned for him to come up: "Young master, I'll carry you and jump from the window." ”

Lu Wenyuan shook his hands and feet and asked him if he could do it, and Ping An quietly laughed: "Lao Tzu learned a few young skills when he was a child, and there is no problem with jumping to the second floor on your back." ”

Lu Wenyuan put the letter on his stomach suspiciously, Ping'an carried him to the windowsill, and jumped down, Lu Wenyuan only felt a lightness on his body, and the whirring wind in his ears swept by, and before he could react, he fell to the ground with a "snap", and Ping'an was pressed under his body, and let out a series of screams.

The people in the inn were immediately alarmed, fires flashed from several windows, and the big men upstairs found out that there was a situation and shouted one after another, and there was a rush of going downstairs in the building. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Wenyuan stood up and moved his hands and feet, and he couldn't care about the package on his body, so he was about to run away, but he twisted his foot, he couldn't run fast, and his mouth was still screaming pain, so angry that Lu Wenyuan asked loudly: "Didn't you say that you would do light work? Why can't even I compare." ”

Ping An said in a trembling voice: "I grew up with you since I was a child, and you don't know if it will be light, but if I don't say so, will you let me carry you?"

Lu Wenyuan couldn't cry or laugh, and said in his heart that I came halfway, how do you know if you will work lightly. Seeing that the fire behind him was getting closer and closer, he was about to be caught up, so he hurriedly pulled Ping An and ran. I looked around while sprinting, and found that another street was the lobby of the official department. As soon as Lu Wenyuan touched his body, the key to the lobby was still there, so he pulled the safe path and ran to the lobby of the ministry.

Lu Wenyuan was very familiar with the surrounding roads, and he gradually threw off the pursuers behind him after three rounds and two rounds, and the two opened the door of the official department, and hid all the way into the inner hall, Fang Zi gasped.

The hall was pitch black, and neither of them dared to speak, but they snuggled up to each other and heard the pursuers outside the door getting closer, and then getting farther and farther away. I just wanted to relax for a while, but I heard the door lock in the lobby "bang", the firelight flashed, and a figure appeared at the door. The two of them looked at each other and gasped at the same time.

The next day, Fan Zhefu recruited Liang Youqing into the cabinet to speak, and Liang Youqing reported: "Everyone has been caught." In order not to arouse suspicion, I have let Lu Wenyuan go to the ministry as usual today, and only left the house slave under house arrest in the inn to prevent him from making small moves. ”

Fan Zhefu nodded: "Did you find the holy decree?"

Liang Youqing said: "No." The two of them, the lobby of the officials' department, and the places they passed by all the way when they escaped, but there were none. ”

Fan Zhefu frowned and said: "This is strange, then Chen Jincheng clearly said that the holy decree and the chapter were sealed together, and only Lu Wenyuan entered the cabinet that morning, if he didn't take it, who else would it be?"

After thinking for a long time, but there was no result, seeing that Liang Youqing was still waiting, he said: "This official still has something to do, today's concert, you will enter the palace and present it to the emperor." ”

Liang Youqing hurriedly nodded in response.

Fan Zhefu finished his work and the sun was already setting in the west, so he hurriedly changed into his official uniform and went to the palace. Zhu Shiyang had just eaten refreshments and was teasing the canary under the eaves, and when he saw him coming, he said from afar: "Master Fan, why are you here?

Fan Zhefu saluted breathlessly, and just wanted to answer, but heard Zhu Shiyang continue: "I don't like the person you sent very much, where is Lu Wenyuan? Why didn't he come?"

Fan Zhefu bowed down and said, "The minister came to the palace this time, it was for Lord Lu. ”

Zhu Shiyang became interested, handed the bird food in his hand to Gui Xi, turned his face and asked, "Oh, what's wrong with him?"

Fan Zhefu said: "Lord Lu has made outstanding achievements, and the minister specially came to ask for a reward for him." ”

Zhu Shiyang said: "What is his merit?"

Fan Zhefu said: "Lord Lu has broken through the tricks of the Red Vultures and has made meritorious contributions in the matter of subduing Warat, and he deserves to be commended. ”

He said very sincerely, but Zhu Shiyang's heart was tight, thinking that this matter should have been kept secret, but now why did he know it so clearly, and hurriedly asked: "How did you know?"

Fan Zhefu pretended to be surprised and said: "This matter is known to the government and the opposition, and the non-ministers alone know about it, why did the emperor ask this?"

Zhu Shiyang was even more shocked when he heard this, and when he heard what he meant, he actually said that Lu Wenyuan's advice had already spread, and everyone knew it, but he was the only one who was in the dark. In the eyes of this group of courtiers who have already known it, isn't he really like a clown jumping off the beam? Thinking like this, I really want to find a crack in the ground and get into it.

Fan Zhefu saw that the emperor didn't say a word for a long time, but his face was gloomy, so he knew that he had thought of that layer, and he laughed secretly in his heart, and hurriedly fanned the flames: "Your Majesty, asking for an official for Lord Lu is not the wish of the ministers, but also the hope of the court." As he spoke, he took out the recital that had been prepared long ago from his bosom and presented it to Zhu Shiyang and said: "Your Majesty, please see, this is a recital jointly signed by the ministers of the DPRK and China for Lord Lu to invite officials, which shows the outstanding merits of Lord Lu and makes people admire." ”

Zhu Shiyang only blindly ignored it with a gloomy face, and when Gui Xi saw this, he hurriedly took it and presented it to him. Zhu Shiyang picked it up and flipped through it, and saw that many important ministers in the court were among them, and his heart was even more unhappy.

It turned out that what Fan Zhefu did today was to find people everywhere to jointly sign the chapter, in order to let Zhu Shiyang know that Lu Wenyuan's advice was widely spread, and then think of the great loss of face he had lost this time.

Zhu Shiyang really frowned, and couldn't bear it. Seeing this, Fan Zhefu argued even more: "Your Majesty, clear rewards and punishments are the way to control the ministers. Only by rewarding him can he inspire the top and bottom of the court, so that many capable people can emerge. ”

Zhu Shiyang snorted coldly, flipping through the music in his hand, as if he was pondering. Fan Zhefu continued: "The minister has seen that a few days is the day when General Zhenyuan of Northwest China enters Beijing to accept the reward, and the emperor might as well reward Lord Lu together, which is also the desire of the people, and good things come in pairs." Lord Lu is cautious and low-key, if it weren't for the occasional drunkenness during the banquet and confiding the truth, the ministers may not know that he has made such a meritorious service to the country today. The emperor has this virtuous minister, which is really a great luck for the society. ”

Zhu Shiyang listened to it for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "He said all this himself?"

Fan Zhefu pretended to be innocent and said: "Yes, the emperor, otherwise where would the ministers know." ”

Zhu Shiyang was angry in his heart, thinking that he was going to enter the official for him that day, but he insisted on refusing, obviously pushing all the credit to himself, but now he reversed his word and jumped out to fight for merit, causing himself to lose face, it was really unforgivable, he pinched the chapter in his hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Do I have to give you an answer today?"

Fan Zhefu hurriedly shook his hand and said: "No need, this matter is not urgent, the emperor can think about it carefully." ”

Zhu Shiyang's face was cold, he turned his hand, and turned his gaze back to the cage of canaries, obviously giving an eviction order. Fan Zhefu saluted and retired, turned around and walked two steps, but turned back again, and asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, will tomorrow's recital still be delivered by Lord Lu?"

Zhu Shiyang said coldly: "No need. There was a hint of anger in his tone.