Chapter 713: Falling short
Daying, Surabaya County
Liu Ji, who was dressed in a military uniform and had a tired look in his eyes, was lying on the handsome chair a little lazily, his eyes straight.
There is an indescribable depression in my heart.
Stealing chickens doesn't make rice!
In this operation, not only did Fan Gou'er not be killed, but the Cao brothers were broken.
It also made the soldiers of Zhibei County on guard, and they became frightened birds, which were difficult to calculate.
Thinking of this, the depression in his chest became even stronger.
Mrs. Lu sat down, although he didn't speak, but there was a little sadness on his face.
Neither of them spoke, and after sitting for most of the hour, Mrs. Lu asked as if tentatively:
"My lord, but are you worried about the money given to Cao Teng?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu seemed to think of something, and his face couldn't help but show a look of pain.
That's 10,000 taels of gold!
Even if the Lu Mansion is rich, he can't take out so much silver taels for a while.
"What!"
Hearing Mrs. Lu's words, Liu Ji's eyes couldn't help but stagnate, and he asked with a bit of a dazedness.
"Aren't adults worried about Cao Teng's affairs?"
Looking at Liu Ji's blank expression, Lu Taigong's heart couldn't help but suddenly, and he asked in disbelief.
"Worried?"
"Why should Liu be worried!"
Liu Ji's eyes wandered, looking at Mrs. Lu's surprised expression, and asked a little stunned.
"My lord, you promised Cao Teng to give him 10,000 taels of gold!"
"That's not a small amount, even if we do our best, I'm afraid it's a drop in the bucket!"
Mrs. Lu looked at Liu Ji with an unbelievable expression and said in a daze.
"Give him 10,000 taels of gold!"
"Why give it to him?"
Liu Ji glanced at Mrs. Lu, pursed his lips, and said nonchalantly.
"In the Chinese army, the official just curled up his fingers a few times!"
"I didn't say anythingγγγγγ β
"In this matter, other lieutenants can testify for so-and-so!"
"This... β
Looking at Liu Ji's indifferent, almost laipi expression, Mrs. Lu's eyes couldn't help but stagnate, and said in disbelief:
"But ... β
"Cao Teng's side!"
"Humph!"
"The official just won't give it to him. β
"What can he Cao Teng do to me?"
"Do you really think that Yang Lin, the loyal and brave uncle, changed his mind and didn't punish me heavily, it's all his credit to Cao Teng?"
"Now that the war is approaching, it is time to employ people. β
"The whereabouts of the Zhibei County Situ are unknown, and there is a possibility that the soldiers of the Zhibei County Government may mutiny. Under such circumstances, how could Yang Lin be severely punished by Zhongyong Bo Yang Lin?"
"Cao Teng's words just coincided with the meeting and gave Yang Lin a step!"
Looking at Mrs. Lu's worried face, the corners of Liu Ji's mouth couldn't help but turn up, sneered, and said with disdain.
"But... β
"But you promised Cao Teng after all!"
"It's probably not a gentleman's doing. β
"After all, Cao Teng is a close person to Yang Lin, who is loyal and brave, and offended him, I'm afraid... β
Although he felt that what Liu Ji said was reasonable, Lu Taigong still hesitated a little in his heart.
"I'm afraid of something. β
Seeing that Lu Taigong hesitated in his heart, his face showed even more entanglement. There was a hint of disdain on his face, and he said indifferently.
"Who can prove that this official will give him ten thousand taels of gold. β
"Backtracking?"
"Changing the order?"
"That's right!"
"This shows that the official has recognized his mistake and has the courage to correct it!"
"This is what the big husband and the big hero do. β
Hearing Mrs. Lu's questioning, Liu Ji not only did not have any shame on his face, but said loudly and shamelessly.
"This... β
Looking at Liu Ji's shameless expression, Lu Taigong's eyes couldn't help but stagnate.
But although he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, he had to admit that Liu Ji had the potential to do great things, and his face was thick and black, and ordinary people couldn't learn it.
"So what are you worried about?"
"What I'm really worried about is ... β
"Miss Lu Jia is very protective of the matter of Situ's punishment. β
"It is precisely because of Miss Lu's action that Liu fell short, and the Cao family brothers died tragically!"
Liu Ji glanced at Lu Taigong with strange eyes, and then said faintly.
"What!"
"This matter is actually related to pheasants?"
Hearing Liu Ji's words, Lu Taigong's eyes couldn't help but froze, a little incredulous, and a little worried.
"The knife and gun have no eyes, and the pheasant is not injured, right?"
"It's too public!"
"This official is full of admiration for Miss Lu, how can he be willing to let him get hurt!"
"Miss is alright!"
Liu Ji saw a rare nervousness on Mrs. Lu's face, and couldn't help but smile slightly, as if he was full of sincerity.
"It's okay!"
"It's okay!"
Mrs. Lu looked at Liu Ji with straight eyes, and he didn't see the dodge from his eyes, and the heart he was holding on to it fell into his stomach, but he was still a little confused in his heart:
"How is this possible?"
"Although the pheasant has learned the exercises to strengthen the body from the old man since he was a child, his combat power is very weak. β
"It can't be your opponent at all. β
"How could she have stopped it?"
"Miss Lu's combat power is not high!"
"But his maid has not only achieved innate, but also has very vigorous movements, and her moves are even more weird. β
"Although it looks like a beautiful woman dressing up, the power is not weak!"
Liu Ji's eyes were gloomy, as if he had fallen into a memory, and after carefully thinking about it for a long time, he said with a strange face.
"That's Beauty Fist!"
"It's a set of boxing techniques that my ancestors of the Lu family found in the palace classics!"
"Although the posture is soft, it can play a surprising role and overcome the rigidity with softness!"
"That Lu Siniang was originally a slave born in my family! The most loyal, and because of the bones Qingqi, this is taught... β
"She's angry, too. In just a few years, it has been innate. β
"The old man left home this time, because he was worried about the pheasant's safety, so he ordered her to serve with him!"
"I didn't expect him to dare to disobey the old man's orders... β
Listening to Liu Ji's words, Lu Taigong's eyes couldn't help shrinking, a little incredulous, and a little angry and said:
"It's the other way around!"
"It's the opposite!"
When I see her this time, I will definitely be punished heavily, so as to give my son an explanation. β
Liu Ji looked at Mrs. Lu's expression, and a trace of strangeness couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
Because although Lu Taigong's expression was angry, and his tone was even more indignant, there was no obvious expression. Obviously, he wanted to make peace with the mud, deliberately took care of it, and turned this matter into invisible.
Seeing the change in Liu Ji's expression, Lu Taigong's heart couldn't help but feel a trace of embarrassment, but he didn't change his mind.
Whether it is Lu Pheasant or Lu Siniang, they are very important to the Lu family.
Even if you tear your face, you can't really kill it.
"It's too serious!"
"Miss Lu is just young and ignorant, and she is bewitched by gangsters!"
"How can this official be blamed!"
However, Liu Ji is also a smart person, and he can't tell through it. It's just that the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, and he really never mentions it again.
It seems that the anger and grief just now are just his performances.
Lu Taigong watched the change in Liu Ji's expression, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and the two looked at each other, revealing a tacit expression at the same time.
It looks like two foxes, one old and one young, have invisibly completed some kind of transaction.