At dawn, the three of them got into the carriage again, and drove forward along the official road, Lu Zheng thought a lot overnight, mainly including handling cases after arriving in Luoyang, and after listening to Shaoyin's words yesterday, he somewhat understood that the matter in Luoyang was braking quietly, not something that could be done vigorously. I have to investigate secretly, and I have to deal with those officials, but there are also Qi Huan and Shaoyin who handle the case with themselves, and they are people they can rely on.

At this time, the carriage had just driven out not far away, Lu Zheng was a little sleepy, he thought too much last night, and he was a little uncomfortable when he got up this morning, so he had to lean on the side and take a nap. And Qi Huan and Shao Yin saw it, and Qi Huan said: "Lu Changshi must have thought about something after he arrived in Luoyang last night, I still know him as a person, and he is too dedicated to doing things." ”

Shao Yin was speechless, but he was still secretly happy, because seeing that Lu Zheng was so concerned about this matter, he was not worried that this matter would not be investigated, as long as Qi Huan and Lu Zheng worked together with him, he didn't have to worry about the officials in Henan making another trick.

So Shao Yin said again: "Lu Changshi's dedication to doing things is naturally a good thing. ”

Qi Huan suddenly said at this time: "If we travel more than 100 miles today, we will find a town in Henan to live again." ”

And Shao Yin immediately said: "No, the people of Qishe don't know, I haven't been in this Luoyang City for a long time, if the other officials suppress this matter again, we will definitely have resistance to investigate it again, it is better to arrive at this time and night, and we will definitely be able to give those people a dismount, and it will be simple to investigate later." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng also woke up from his sleep and said, "Just listen to Shaoyin, this matter is about speed." ”

Qi Huan saw that the two of them had made up their minds, so they didn't say anything anymore, and said to the coachman to speed up, at this time, the carriage on the official road galloped hard, and the wheat seedlings in the fields next to it were blown by the gust of wind carried by the carriage.

At this time, Lu Zheng was thinking about when he would be able to get to Luoyang, they had walked for a whole day, they had passed the east side of Guannei Road, and had entered the territory of Henan.

Lu Zheng asked at this time: "Shaoyin, where is the worst disaster in Henan?" ”

Shao Yin said: "Oh, I forgot to say that the area near Luoyang is the most serious. ”

Lu Zheng was thinking about why Luoyang could become the most severely affected place, and Shao Yin said: "Actually, why this is the case, it is difficult for the lower officials to explain, but there is one thing I think should be that Luoyang officials are not able to govern, so some bandits use the excuse of defeating the greedy officials to expand the team." Although this is an excuse for the bandits to run rampant, there will still be some truth in it. ”

Lu Zheng noticed another problem at this time, so he said: "Since the bandits are so serious, should we suppress the bandits first, or rectify the greedy officials first?" ”

This abrupt question was something that Shao Yin didn't expect, and he didn't know what to say at this time, so he said hesitantly: "This subordinate hasn't figured out the pros and cons yet. ”

And Qi Huan said with a sharp mind at this time: "No matter who comes first, there are pros and cons to these two, but I suggest that we go our separate ways, which will be better." ”

Lu Zheng and Shao Yin smiled at the same time: "It's still a good idea for Qi Sheren, and if you start at both ends at the same time, maybe it will save a lot of time." ”

Qi Huan said ashamedly: "The two of you are joking, I may not be right when I say it, it's just a whim." ”

"No, the Qishe people are very right, it is better to start at both ends than to grope in one place."

Lu Zheng said approvingly, and then pointed his gaze at Shao Yin, who also nodded with a smile. After a long while, the three of them didn't speak again, Lu Zheng just looked out the carriage window, until he saw one wasteland after another, and there were some scattered trees in the middle.

Lu Zheng suddenly shouted at this time: "The coachman stopped the car." ”

The coachman pulled the reins hard, and after a sound of neighing, the carriage stopped steadily, Lu Zheng opened the curtain and jumped down, and Shao Yin and Qi Huan also followed. In front of them was a sparse forest, and in the distance it was a dense forest. Compared to the low woods just now, there is some life here.

Lu Zheng said at this time: "Let's go in and find a water source, since there can be a lush forest here, there must be water." ”

Shao Yin said at this time: "Lu Changshi can still see clearly, if there is dry land in the future, and our water is not much." ”

A few people walked towards the dense forest in front of them, and they could hear the sound of water more and more, and suddenly Qi Huan pointed to a bush and said, "There is movement." ”

Then an arrow flew over, shooting Lu Zheng's official hat directly to the ground, and Lu Zheng immediately shouted: "Who secretly injured people with arrows?" ”

Then a reckless man stood up behind the grass, dressed in tatters, and said angrily, "Who are you?" ”

Shao Yin explained at this time: "We are from Chang'an, please raise your noble hand." ”

Lu Zheng also said: "I won't tell you, a few of us were sent here by the imperial court to run errands, if the strong man still has a conscience, don't target us." ”

At this time, the strong man put away his bow and arrows, came out of the grass and said: "In Xianai, a hunter, living in the mountains, seeing that you are hiking here, I have some doubts. However, since you were sent by the imperial court, I also believe it. But in this famine in Henan, I have seen no commendable officials, all of whom are people who do not care about the people's livelihood. ”

After hearing this, Qi Huan explained: "The strong man misunderstood, we are not some evil officials, we dragged the emperor's order to come here to investigate the case, if you have any grievances, you can complain." ”

The strong man said at this time: "It is actually a few officials who handle the case, my name is Liu Dayuan." Then Liu Dayuan saluted the three of them, and Lu Zheng hurriedly said: "Strong man, please get up." ”

After the strong man got up, he said very respectfully: "If the officials are not familiar with this place, I can show the way for the officials, and I know every mountain road in these ten miles and eight towns well." ”

As soon as the three of them saw it, they found an opportunity that should not be missed, this place is already remote, and now they have met such a local, which can be regarded as God's help. So Lu Zheng said: "I want to know how many other families are here, and where do they live?" Has there been any damage? ”

Liu Dayuan said: "The farmers here all live by the mountains and rivers, and the disaster in Henan has less impact here. However, the officials here actually deceived the world and harmed the people, filled their pockets with the imperial court's pension money, paid off the officials and justice, and gave the people here an explanation. ”

Liu Dayuan said exactly what Lu Zheng wanted, but Lu Zheng could only reply: "Don't be anxious about this, Liu Zhuangshi, since we can come here, all the greedy officials in Henan will be dealt with." However, at this time, we have not yet arrived in Luoyang, and we cannot draw conclusions before some issues are clearly explained, because everything must be well-founded. ”

Liu Dayuan said: "I don't understand this, I listen to the orders of your officials, since you are going to Luoyang, there are too many dangers on the road, and it is very likely that you will not be able to reach Luoyang, and you will die on the way." ”

Qi Huan asked, "What does that strong man mean?" Do you want us to hold back? ”

Liu Dayuan showed a smile and said: "There are groups of bandits in Henan, as long as they see people passing by, they will intercept the mountain, and the bandits are all active in large numbers, so they are ambushed on both sides of the mountain. And these bandits hate you officials very much, and once you fall into the hands of thieves, you will never live. ”

At this time, Qi Huan and Shao Yin were already a little stunned when they heard this, and Lu Zheng calmed down and asked, "Then Liu Zhuangshi knows what can be done to avoid this disaster?" ”

"It's not difficult to avoid trouble, I can go on the road with all the officials, I know best where there are bandits on all the roads from here to Luoyang, we can avoid them along the way."

Lu Zheng said happily at this time: "Liu Zhuangshi can also do this, work with us to guide us, as long as we can arrive in Luoyang safely, it will also be a great achievement." ”

Liu Dayuan said: "It's nothing, I just want you officials to ask for your life for the people, which is more significant." ”

"Okay, let's get in the car." Lu Zheng said, and let Liu Dayuan get into the car, the four of them were a little crowded in the car, but with Liu Dayuan's guidance, the four of them were not afraid along the way. At this time, Lu Zheng asked again: "I think Brother Liu is a righteous person, and he also thinks about the people. ”

Liu Dayuan said: "This official is wrong, although I am a grass people, but I also have the heart of ordinary people, this world knows that the world has been peaceful for a long time, and people don't want to have disputes anymore, so the extermination of bandits is in line with people's wishes." ”

Lu Zheng sighed: "Although Brother Liu was born in a reckless background, he does not lack awareness of the overall situation, which is much more enlightened than those officials. ”

At this time, Liu Dayuan looked at the mountains in the distance, and said a few words, and the coachman turned around and walked towards a mountain path. ”

Liu Dayuan said: "The official doesn't know, although the road ahead seems to be easy to walk, but it is a place where bandits often rob, we must bypass it, otherwise it will be difficult to escape when the bandits find out." ”

Shao Yin also said: "With Brother Dayuan, we will be safe all the way." When I arrived in Luoyang, what did Brother Dayuan want, even if I mentioned it, I, Henan Shaoyin, still have power in this regard. ”

Liu Dayuan said: "Dayuan doesn't dare to invite credit, so I just hope that after we arrive in Luoyang, the officials will do big things, and I can do small things." ”

Qi Huan mentioned at this time: "If Dayuan doesn't have any errands, it is better to serve in the army with Lu Changshi, it should not be a problem for you to make military achievements like this, so that there is a guarantee for eating military salaries, and you don't need to hunt in the mountains for a day." ”

Liu Dayuan looked at Lu Zheng, who had already nodded, and said, "Lu Changshi can give him such a position, and Dayuan is willing to do it." And Dayuan doesn't ask Changshi to help me repeatedly, I should work hard and not embarrass Lu Changshi. ”