After Lu Zheng talked to the shopkeeper in detail, he finally had to leave due to limited time, and at this time Lu Zheng and the three of them had already driven out of the city gate. This time, Lu Zheng changed his carriage, so that people couldn't see it, otherwise if he stayed away, the people of Luoyang City would definitely block the road and send him away, but Lu Zheng took this farewell ceremony very lightly.

For Lu Zheng these days, as the mainstay of insisting on a thorough investigation of this case, he has also paid a lot, and this case is over in Lu Zheng's heart. At this time, looking at the gate of Luoyang City in the distance, Lu Zheng was still full of emotion, and the scenes were almost indelible in Lu Zheng's mind.

After Lu Zheng and the three of them drove out of the city gate, they walked through the dense forest, and Lu Zheng said: "Lu compared us to go back to Chang'an first, and now it is estimated that we have arrived, I don't know how he will play Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Dayuan said: "As an old minister, Lu Xiang naturally plays according to the facts, and Lu Xiang has a share of the credit for this Luoyang City, and there should also be a share of Lu Changshi." ”

Qi Huan said with a smile: "I think so too, but Prime Minister Lu should be the first credit, after all, when we were at a loss, it was he who came here to determine the overall situation by His Majesty's will." He is the key man, no one can deny that. ”

Lu Zheng also said: "Yes, that's true, Lu Xiang is a key person, and I have only made ordinary achievements, and I am still a little deficient compared to Lu." ”

In fact, Lu Zheng didn't need Lu Huaishen to come at all, Lu Huaishen just picked up a big bargain, if Lu Zheng could dredge up the relationship in the army as soon as possible, he wouldn't let Fu Yin be so arrogant, in short, Lu Zheng was lacking in uniting the forces around him.

At this time, the forest road was a little muddy, and the carriages and horses were difficult to travel, Lu Luzheng looked at the carriages and horses driving slowly, and saw that it was getting late, so he said to the two: "It's getting dark, I see that there is a village in front of me, so I can take a rest, as for the journey, I will speed up the march from tomorrow and strive to return to Chang'an in three days." ”

Everyone had no objection, and drove into the village, this sparsely populated village, when Lu Zheng and others just entered, they saw a few people with hoes at the entrance of the village, Lu Zheng felt that the village environment was not bad, people came and went, and it was also very harmonious.

Lu Zheng said to Liu Dayuan at this time: "These places in this Henan Road, for example, are naturally clean places, which are much quieter than in the city. ”

Liu Dayuan said at this time: "Living here by the mountains and rivers, food and clothing come from nature, people's hearts are naturally simple, and my township is not much worse than here." ”

Qi Huan said: "I also believe that you say that this place is simple, but there is no restaurant here, where should we stay?" ”

Lu Zheng said: "Of course, it depends on who can pick up the three of us, there are ordinary people here, we are all polite." ”

After the three of them entered the village, they put the carriage and horses aside and traveled lightly, there were only a few private houses here, Lu Zheng knocked on a room, saw that it was an old man inside, and came out and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Lu Zheng naturally couldn't tell his true identity, so he just said: "Hello old man, we are from Luoyang, some businessmen who went to Chang'an, and now they have lost their way and strayed here, can we want to spend the night?" ”

The old man was a little vigilant and said, "It's best for you to hurry as soon as possible these days, it's not peaceful here." ”

After that, the old man wanted to close the door, but at this time Qi Huan said again: "Others have less money for accommodation, but we have more money, isn't this okay?" ”

Saying that, Qi Huan took out the money, and the old man felt that it was really a lot, so he beckoned the three of them to come in, but what the old man said just now was not very peaceful, and Lu Zheng was still very curious.

The three of them lived in a side room, and Lu Zheng didn't rest immediately, but said, "Why does the old man say that this place is not peaceful?" ”

Qi Huan thought for a moment and said, "Isn't there a bandit, except for this, I can't think of anything else." ”

Liu Dayuan said at this time: "I think the Qishe people are right, if it weren't for the bandits, this village would be deserted, and except for some middle-aged people, every household is closed." ”

Lu Zheng said again: "If it's a bandit, maybe it will come again, if we're lucky, we can still meet it." ”

As soon as Lu Zheng's words fell, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside, and Liu Dayuan immediately alerted: "Isn't it a bandit?" ”

When a few people walked out of the house, they saw the old man's anxious face, and hurriedly said, "A few guest officers go back to the house, the bandits are attacking again." ”

Lu Zheng said at this time: "Don't be afraid, old man, a few of us can deal with it." ”

The old man was a little surprised, and after sighing, he went into the house to hide, Lu Zheng and the others opened the door and walked out, just in time to see a few thieves sitting on horseback also looking at the three of them.

Before Lu Zheng could say anything, several thieves jumped off their horses and walked over, and the thieves were murderous in the firelight, but they didn't say anything.

Liu Dayuan, who was behind, was about to go up to fight, but was stopped by Qi Huan, Qi Huan said: "Brother Dayuan, let's get to the bottom first, these people haven't attacked us yet." ”

Liu Dayuan said: "How can this stand by and watch, these people surround us, I think it is nothing more than a battle." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng said to the bandits: "Why do you fall into the grass in this peaceful world? ”

Several thieves laughed and said: "Who are you, dare to ask us questions, do you know that the villagers of these ten miles and eight towns are in awe of us, and this grain is served with both hands." If you say more, I'll cut you. ”

Liu Dayuan was already furious, so he shouted: "You and other bandits, don't repent, and now you want to kill others in vain, I, Liu Dayuan, am not a vegetarian, do you dare to fight me?" ”

Several thieves laughed, and one of them came over and said, "Do you dare to compete with me?" ”

Liu Dayuan said: "Why don't you dare? ”

Then Liu Dayuan and a bandit set up a position, and at this time, Lu Zheng shouted again: "Brother Dayuan, don't be like this first." ”

The bandits were a little surprised, but Lu Zheng said unhurriedly: "A few strong men came here to loot, but now that the government has ordered to sweep away the bandits, you are undoubtedly a dead end in doing so." ”

Several thieves looked at each other, and then one of the leading bandits said: "You know the instructions of the government like this, are you from the government?" ”

Lu Zheng said: "I am indeed from the government, and my brothers are also from these ten miles and eight towns, I can give you brothers a place to go, as long as you brothers believe me." ”

As soon as Lu Zheng said this, the bandits whispered for a while, and they were all a little moved, but a few bandits still said: "What you said is too simple, now the government does have this order, but how can we believe you?" ”

Lu Zheng said: "I can't hide it, I am Shi Lu Zheng, the head of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and I did all the things that Luoyang City did to control corruption and bandits." ”

The thieves all looked at each other again, and one of them said: "Lu Zheng seems to have heard of it, he is indeed an official, but there is no evidence, we have to prove it." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng put on the official clothes he was carrying again, and after the thieves saw it, they said: "It's really Lu Zheng and Lu Changshi." ”

At this time, all the bandits surrendered one after another, and Lu Zheng took in these bandits with almost no effort.

At this time, Lu Zheng gathered all the thieves and bandits together in the wilderness, and said: "You go to the government tomorrow to report my name, and there will definitely be someone in the government who can accept you." ”

Several thieves were grateful, and when they saw that Lu Zheng was so kind to them, they said: "Lu Changshi is preparing to return to Beijing, and he will give us such a good road, we will not be able to repay Changshi Shen's kindness for the rest of our lives." ”

Lu Zheng said: "I know that you people are also forced to do so, and I can see the suffering of this people." If you are taken in by the government, or if you are given land to cultivate, or if you are on an errand in the house, do your best. ”

The bandits were all grateful: "We are now blessed by Lu Changshi, and we want to help Lu Changshi." ”

Lu Zheng said again: "No need, as long as you don't rob the house, I am very satisfied, and I don't need you to do anything for me." ”

At this time, Qi Huan said: "You are a beautiful place according to me, why do you want to be this bandit?" ”

The thieves and bandits all rushed to say: "The official knows that during this period of time, this grain has decreased sharply, and we have no choice but to eat, if there is food, how can we be thieves?" ”

Qi Huan sighed: "I can also expect this, but now it's okay, you can get on the right path, I think you brothers can do a good job in the future." ”

At this time, a bandit asked again: "Lu Changshi wants to go back to Chang'an, we might as well escort you, this will be of great help to you, this mountain road is difficult to travel, Lu Changshi may still encounter danger, this is unspeakable." ”

Lu Zheng wanted to excuse himself and said: "Although this journey is very dangerous, I also have some strength, and we will not easily encounter accidents." ”

Hearing this, several people saw Lu Zheng say this, so they said: "That's okay, since Lu Changshi is unwilling to let us escort us, let's just do it." ”

Lu Zheng nodded, seeing that it was almost dawn, he was ready to leave, and said to the bandits who had surrendered: "I will not forget you, I will definitely come back, but you don't have to remember my kindness." I help you for a reason, as long as you can be worthy of me. ”

Lu Zheng's words were very moving, and several thieves wept, but this must be said goodbye, so Lu Zheng stood up from the field and finally said to the bandits: "We need to say goodbye today, let's say goodbye." ”

Several bandits reluctantly said: "When we get rich after Changshi, we can wait here for Changshi, no matter what time it is, we have to follow it closely, but the days are long and indefinite, but maybe we have forgotten these decisions at that time." ”

Lu Zheng said: "If there is really that day, we can set up a table of banquets under the shade of the tree, for us to be separated for decades, these are not expected, there are too many variables, we can only have such a mind, as for the future, we can only take one step at a time." ”