Chapter 155: Everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high
The dazzling cold light swept to his throat, and those clear eyes did not blink, only the corners of his lips curled, and he said slowly: "Do you think that I, Lin Weiya, am the kind of stupid person who comes to die?" β
The shallowness and viscosity skillfully blended together, and the sound slipped into his ears, cold, cold, more dangerous than something spitting poisonous juice.
Lu Dongyang was excited, and the hand holding the sword stopped suddenly, and the sharp blade stopped on his bulging throat.
The difference is a fraction of a centimeter.
Lu Dongyang couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and let the cold sweat on his forehead slide across his sideburns.
Since ancient times, the eldest son inherited the family business, but Lin Weiya, as the third son, took up the burden, carried forward a declining Xinglin family, made a super family across many industries, and became the overlord of Qingzhou in just a few years, with business all over the country, unparalleled.
Can such a person be a stupid person? Would you be stupid enough to send it to your door to find death?
Although he didn't want to admit the answer, he knew that it was the truth.
The fact is that Lin Weiya, over the years, has never missed, never.
With his outstretched arms tightened, firmly holding the long sword in his hand, Lu Dongyang stared at the young man in front of him tightly, with a complicated expression.
He tried his best to steady his breathing and asked in a cold voice, "What other tricks do you want to play?" Don't think I'm going to let you go. I might as well tell you, this place is full of my henchmen, and if you die here today, they will never reveal half a sentence to the outside world. In this world, no one will know that I did it. β
"Really?" With a low voice, Lin Weiya stood still. With a playful smile on his face, he said as if distressed: "But what to do? I came from the shack area on the edge of the city, passed through the city, and caused trouble all the way, causing chickens and dogs to jump, and the whole city knew it. β
His eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and he smiled faintly, admiring Lu Dongyang's iron face.
Seeing enough, he slowly put away his smile and opened his bright eyes. Radiant and glittering. He said in a deep voice: "I walked in from the gate of the government in a dignified manner, if I was carried out lying down, I would not be afraid, but I didn't know about you, my lord." Fear or not? β
"You-" Lu Dongyang was angry. But there is no way to take him. His hand held the long sword tightly, so tight that he was about to bleed, and he endured it with all his life's strength. From between his teeth, he asked, "What do you want to do?" β
Can't kill, can't let go, what can he do? Lu Dongyang gritted his iron teeth.
This time, Lin Weiya answered very clearly and resolutely, "Open the city gate!" β
"Absolutely not!" Lu Dongyang refused, he took a deep breath, and added: "Anything can be done, but this is not the case." If the gates of the city are opened, will I not break my word and become fat, and my reputation will be ruined? β
There is face on the left and right, but he values face more than anything else!
He wants to be shameless, that's his business, it has nothing to do with him, he just needs to open the city gate!
Lin Weiya did not retreat, and Lu Dongyang did not give in.
Just when the two sides were deadlocked, the official who went to watch the door suddenly ran in in a panic and shouted, "My lord, it's not good-"
The voice did not fall, but I heard the drum sound in front of me bang up, "dong dong......" a urge, extremely urgent, the sound penetrated the space, straight into the sky, shook the sky, and then swirled to the ground, and the whole city seemed to be able to hear the echo.
"Who beats the drum and voices grievances?" Lu Dongyang swept his eyes sharply and glared at the officer.
The official looked at the bright sword in his hand, and the people under his sword who were not afraid of danger, trembled, swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty: "It's not anyone, it's a lot of people......"
Not one person, but a lot of people?
Lu Dongyang thought of something, the look of horror on his face flashed instantly, he turned his head and looked at Lin Weiya fixedly, pushed the sword into the scabbard suddenly, nodded with a sneer: "You really won't be stupid enough to send you to death, it's not the head of the Lin family, it turns out that you still have a hand waiting for me!" β
Lin Weiya stood proudly, but smiled silently.
Lu Dongyang snorted, flicked his sleeves and turned around, and strode towards the main hall of the mansion.
Lin Weiya stepped up to follow, but the confident look on his face faded, and a wisp of doubt quietly crept up his cheeks.
He knew very well that he didn't have any backhand at all, and this time he took the liberty of visiting, which was a ruin.
In his hand, there is only one hole card, and he knows that Lu Dongyang cherishes his face, just like a bird cherishes beautiful feathers, so he took his reputation for it, hoping to force him to comply.
However, I didn't expect Lu Dongyang to be so stubborn, and he insisted on a stalemate with him.
If he didn't join in with this drum, he was really not sure what choice Lu Dongyang would make in the end, whether he would open the city gate according to his wishes and put an uncertain factor outside, or whether he would kill him and never suffer in the future, and he could set up the blame, even if he might not be able to completely win the trust of others.
The two benefits are the heavier, the two evils are the lesser, which is more important, and it is not impossible to know several trade-offs.
Lin Weiya, who had never changed her face, was behind Lu Dongyang, when no one saw her, she unloaded her strong aura, faded her bewildering smile, and quietly closed her eyes.
Aftermath.
Thanks to her.
She is the only one who will bring reinforcements at this time, right?
Lin Weiya smiled, a little relieved, and then a little worried.
Is she still so young that she can afford to provoke a lion?
It's not that the yamen Tianmi has not entered, but the government is indeed more solemn, more atmospheric, and more oppressive than the county government.
With a "bump", the stick fell to the ground, accompanied by a uniform "might", Lu Dongyang strode onto the high platform, and sat down majestically behind the desk.
He swept his eyes, and at a glance found the little girl standing in the crowd, he squinted his eyes slightly, and said secretly: It's her again.
It's her again, it was her last time, it was her last time, this time, it's still her who spoils his good deeds, it seems that he has been guilty of eight characters in two days.
Everyone in the hall is well-known in Dezhuang, so he also knows it, but as usual, he has to ask: "Who is kneeling and what is the matter?" β
According to the law of Changguo, people who have no merit and fame must kneel in front of the hall, although Tian Mi does not have the habit of kneeling. But if she follows the customs, her little woman can bend and stretch, so she should kneel to death, and it is not indispensable to bow to him.
She knelt straight, upright, as if there was still a little joy, her eyes fell on Lu Dongyang, and she began to say in a crisp voice: "Caomin Tianmi-"
There was a long list of people in the back who received: "Xu Tianfu, Yan Ming, Lin Yan, Yuan Hua, Zhang Wanfu, Zhou Minsheng, ......"
A long list of names fell in the lobby, each with a resource in its hands.
"And me. Lin Weiya. Lin Weiya walked out slowly. Standing beside Tian Mi, she looked at Lu Dongyang with her head held high.
There are as many names as there are people, among them. There are peddlers and pawns. There are Li people and merchants. There are governors of various prefectures, and there are also heads of major yamen, which can be described as varied. Inclusive of Unai.
It can be said that these people can almost represent the entire Dezhuang.
The entire Dezhuang stood in front of Lu Dongyang.
At this moment, Lu Dongyang's face sank like water, holding his shocking hand, and his bones burst out, blue and white.
A good Lin Weiya, a good Tian Mi, all of them are very good, this battle is to force him to obey alive!
Break the county order, destroy the door order. Thinking that he was dignified, he was ordered to be in charge of the entire Dezhuang, and he held the power of life and death, which was really a powerful party. It has always been him who wants others to live and die. But he never thought that one day, he would be forced to do so.
And this qiΔ happened in his territory, where he exercised his power.
However, it is difficult to commit public anger, and it is difficult to sail against the current, even if he is a Fuyi, he can't confront the people of a house.
Forcibly reining in his violent atmosphere, Lu Dongyang said calmly: "Everyone, rise up." β
Everyone helped each other to get up and looked at the high Fuyi-sama.
Although his face was silent, Lu Dongyang looked at them like a beast whose territory had been violated when it saw an enemy, it was eager to devour them alive, and the first to bear the brunt was Tian Mi.
Tian Mi felt his cannibalistic gaze, there was no expression on her delicate doll-like face, she stepped forward, and said in a crisp voice: "My lord, I waited to come, just for one thing." β
Lu Dongyang wanted to sew her mouth in his heart, but in reality, he could only bite a mouthful of iron teeth and hold back a few words from between his teeth: "Come quickly." β
Tian Mi didn't seem to see his constipated look, his small face was solemn, his big and clear eyes were firm and powerful, and he arched his hand very strictly: "My lord, in the past few days, there have been workers in major workshops who have been absent from work for no reason, and there are servants in various prefectures who have disappeared inexplicably, and even in the major yamen, there are people who have not shown up for a long time. At first, it was assumed that the workers didn't want to do it β this happened from time to time, and because of the small number of people, it didn't go unnoticed. β
Everyone nodded and agreed: "Yes, there are many people in the workshop, and it is not strange that a few people are missing, or even a dozen people are missing, and it is difficult to attract attention." β
"Moreover, on weekdays, many people don't want to do it and leave, they don't work for a long time, they don't even say hello, and the government is happy not to pay for those days, so they don't bother to look for it."
"The situation in the yamen is different, those who don't come, there are people who help them ask for leave, but it's understandable that one or two people are looking for someone to ask for help, and everyone is the third uncle, fourth uncle and fifth aunt who don't know where to come from, which is a bit strange. However, the steward went to their residences to inquire and found that it was exactly as their relatives had saidβthat the whole family went to another country to visit relatives, send funerals, and observe ceremonies......
As everyone spoke, Lu Dongyang's eyes rolled unconsciously, and his heart was as heavy as a stone, pressing him almost suffocating. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked in a deep voice, "In that case, when did you find out that something was wrong?" β
Apparently he did it flawlessly, but how did they find out?
The answer to him was the sound that was clear and pleasant, but to his ears, it was as piercing as a needle prick.
"At first, no one cared, but as time went by, the situation not only did not slow down, but became more and more strict, which is a problem." When Tian Mi said this, she half-closed her eyes, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes.
She was not alone in this suspicion, but I was afraid that if she said it, everyone would feel that it was wrong, and she said, "And, this morning, all of a sudden, all the beggars in the city were singing a ballad, and soon the children learned to sing it, and the whole street was filled with this ballad. (To be continued......)