Since the prisoner had escaped, the group escorted more than 30 monks back to the Yuezhou Assassin's Mansion.

Li Yuan hated Yizhen deeply, so he naturally thought about it quickly, so he said to Lu Yu: "Sogo has traveled thousands of miles to save the little girl this time, and my uncle won't say anything, and the matter of arresting the thief will be over!" ”

Lu Yu said: "My nephew is responsible for this matter, and he will definitely arrest Yizhen back to correct the Fa!" ”

On the same day, Li Yuan and Li Susu sent Lu Yu and Guo Hong to the flying boat of the Hengshan faction.

Li Susu had already reconciled with Lu Yu, and took her lover's hand and said, "Lu Lang, this time I returned to Luoyang, in addition to preparing for the marriage, the concubine also has one more thing to ask you to do for you." ”

Lu Yu gently held her soft and asked, "Susu, you and I don't have to be so polite, there is nothing wrong with talking." ”

"If the concubine is married, there will be an old father and two younger brothers left in the house, and there will be no one in charge, so I want to find a virtuous lady for my father, so that he will not have to work inside and outside, which will make me worry about it."

Li Susu said and handed Lu Yu a letter, and said: "This is a letter to my father's friend Chang'an Du Fanchuan (Du Mu), please send it to Lu Langtuo, if you can visit and explain this matter, it will be better." ”

Lu Yu nodded and asked, "Is this matter urgent?" Before the end of this year, I will enter Beijing to take the exam, and I can just stop by to meet Du Gong. ”

"That's not in a hurry, my father still needs to keep his wife and filial piety for three years before he can remarry, and it has been two years since my mother died, so there is still one year to plan slowly."

She hesitated for a moment before she said: "The slave family heard that Du Gong's sister is now widowed in Huainan (Yangzhou), and her appearance is the same as her father's. ”

Lu Yu glanced at Li Yuan, who was talking to Lu Zhizhen and Yun Xuansu, and said, "With the status of an uncle, you can marry a younger one, right?" ”

Li Susu shook his head and said: "I have seen the lady of the Du family, she has an excellent character, and she will not treat my two younger brothers badly, if you marry a young person, I am afraid that they will suffer." ”

Lu Yu nodded, it seems that Li Susu is mainly thinking about his younger brothers, and his father is not in the scope of consideration.

Li Yuan: Is it me who marries my wife? Why don't you consider my feelings?

Unaware of the fact that his marriage was arranged by his daughter and son-in-law, Yuezhou Assassin Shi, said goodbye to everyone, and watched his son-in-law Lu Yu take Guo Hong's flying boat down the river, and then returned to the Assassin's Mansion with his daughter.

The next day, Li Yuansheng went to court to try the case of Shi Quanxin, Shi Chengye and others who committed witchcraft and harmed people, and Xiao Mercury also went out to testify.

This case is very bizarre because it involves the daughter of the assassin history, and the disgusting thing is a fragment of a Buddha statue, so it caused a sensation in the city, and hundreds of people came to watch the trial.

Li Yuan retired and returned to the back, called the servants, and asked them to tie up the small mercury and send it to the prison together, ready to be convicted of hanging as an accomplice.

When Li Susu heard this, he hurriedly stopped the servant and went to his father to theorize.

Seeing his daughter interceding, Li Yuan shook his head and said, "You must not let go of this cheap maid, otherwise how can you restrain other slaves?" ”

"Father, Xiao Mercury is my most intimate person, I have been together for several years, and I am not used to other people's daughters! If you kill her, your daughter won't want to live! ”

"How is this possible? Don't talk nonsense, just don't kill her for the sake of your father. Li Yuan was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that his daughter had such a good relationship with Xiao Mercury.

Li Susu said again: "It just so happens that my daughter has something to do today, so I ask my father to remove Xiao Mercury's slavery and let her marry with her daughter." ”

Li Yuan shook his head again and again, and said, "This did something wrong, but you want to reward her?" ”

"Now that the daughter has a bad reputation, the father may find a fellow who is willing to marry?"

It is customary for the daughters of the big families to marry poor women of the same clan to marry.

Li Yuan thought about it and shook his head awkwardly, he really didn't have a close relationship with his own clan.

The daughter made a big fuss, and the same clan knew that his daughter was crazy, and no one wanted his daughter to marry Su Su as a concubine.

"Then ask my father to accept Xiao Mercury as a righteous daughter and marry into the Lu family with me."

Li Susu's request is becoming more and more unacceptable, although Li Yuan's personality is not strong, he is definitely not to be kneaded, he just shook his head and said nothing.

Li Susu saw that he couldn't move his father, and when he saw the cleanly wiped Buddha shrine in the study, he had an idea and said: "Say something disrespectful, what Zhongli Immortal Master said that day must be right?" Maybe this is the marriage arranged by the Buddha, otherwise how could it be so coincidental? Moreover, my daughter heard the servants in the mansion say that if there was no Yun Lian Master's help, Zhongli Immortal Master might not be able to save me! ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, curiosity rose, and asked, "What rumors did Su Su hear?" Tell the Father! ”

Li Susu said: "There are all kinds of rumors in the house about this matter, and my daughter has ordered a ban on it. But it's a coincidence that I think about it, I'm afraid that the Buddha borrowed Xiao Mercury's hand to make my marriage with Lu Lang, and Xiao Mercury is also out of good intentions, and I ask my father not to take it to heart! ”

Li Yuan already believed in Buddhism, but he couldn't resist his daughter, so he had to give up, shaking his head and sighing while asking people to help Xiao Mercury prepare the documents for leaving his nationality, and soon after that, he accepted her as a righteous daughter and still lived with Li Susu.

Shi Quanxin, Shi Chengye and other monks were convicted of beheading and put on death row to wait for the execution after the autumn, and the sensational assassination of the Shifu witch Gu case finally came to an end, and Li Susu finally washed away the notoriety of madness.

Guo Hong and the others took a flying boat to the east, traveling 300 miles a day, twice as fast as ordinary ships, and they kept looking for suspicious ships along the way, but they did not find Yizhen.

But there was an uninvited guest on the ship, and it was Zhong Liquan.

As soon as he got on the boat, he said to Lu Yu: "You kid left the master alone?" ”

Lu Yu's face was full of grievances: "Master, you are gone, how can you blame me?" ”

Zhong Liquan snorted and said, "Don't blame you, who is to blame?" Who found me in Luoyang and transported me all the way through the starry night? ”

Guo Hong asked Lu Yu in a low voice, "Transported here?" ”

Lu Yu: "I can't say. ”

Zhong Liquan shook his fan and laughed: "What can't you say?" I'm not afraid of your jokes, a certain family likes to drink, was drunk by a stinky boy, and was transported by car in a daze, only to find out that it was Yuezhou when I got out of the car. ”

Transported thousands of miles?

Uncle Shi is really good!

Guo Hong seemed to see Lu Yu in a hurry rushing to the car, wearing stars and moons all the way from Luoyang to Yuezhou, Zhong Liquan in the car sent a jar of wine as soon as he woke up, woke up and drank, drank and fell asleep, and woke up and drank again......

Why do you think of pigs being transported in a truck on the highway?

Illusion?

Absolute delusion!

……

For the next two days, a big-bellied Taoist on the ship disappeared and did not know where his luggage and clothes were hidden.

Guo Hong and Lu Yu discussed the Tao with each other, Lu Yu learned a lot, Guo Hong had the knowledge of later generations, his thinking was more open, and he complemented each other in the deduction of Taoism.

Guo and Lu have researched a lot of interesting things, and they are tired of talking about them until late every day.

He Qiong and the other three girls were also very interested, and often intervened to help.

Several people got acquainted, and Zhong Liquan saw that He Qiong always gave him wine to drink, so he asked, "The little girl is so sensible, why don't you worship me as a teacher?" ”

He Qiong lowered his head and considered.

Zhong Liquan saw the play, and said: "The family teacher Qi Xiazi is the number one master in the world, Penglai is known as the fairyland on earth, worship under my door and have face on the rivers and lakes!" ”

He Qiong peeked at Guo Hong.

Guo Hong said: "Zhongli's predecessors are really powerful, and my senior sister has never worshiped the master......"

Yun Xuansu said with a smile on the side: "Senior Sister He's father is from the Hengshan faction, and her mother is from the Wangwu faction, if she re-enters the Penglai faction, she will gather the essence of the world's Taoism, and her future achievements will be limitless!" ”

He Qiong nodded, Zhong Liquan shook his pu fan and laughed, and Yun Xuansu, Lu Zhizhen and others congratulated in unison.

Red Bean: "Master, you can't be brothers and sisters with puppeteers, and you can't see people when you pass it out." ”。

Lv Yu: ......

Are all the slaves and maids so powerful now? One sentence spoiled the atmosphere of apprenticeship.

Zhong Liquan glared at Lu Yu, pointed at him with a pu fan and said, "Criminal, look at the good things you have done!" ”

Lu Yu: "Master...... Anger is relieved. ”

What did I do? The grievances in my heart are like a surging river flowing to Xizhou.

Guo Hong also persuaded: "Senior Brother Lu didn't do anything harmful, that kind of thing is purely a personal hobby......

……

The boats on the river became scarce, and they inquired all the way, and finally found that the boat hired by Shi Quanyi was returning to Yueyang.

stopped and asked, only to know that the monk had already gone ashore.

Lu Yu said: "How is it good now? ”

"I guess Shi Quanyi also knew that our ship was fast, so he had to abandon the boat and go ashore, in fact, I have already guessed where he is going!" Guo Hongdao.

Lu Yu was overjoyed and said, "Come and listen!" ”

"According to the confessions of those monks, there is a Qinglong Temple in Xinchangfang in the southeast of Chang'an City......"

Before Guo Hong finished speaking, Lu Yu patted his thigh and said: "Yes, it is Qinglong Temple, where is the ancestral court of the secret sect, Yizhen is like a lost dog at this time, and he will definitely flee back!" ”

Yun Xuansu hesitated and said, "Since it is the Ancestral Court of the Esoteric Sect, I'm afraid that the other party's power is too great......

Lu Yu said with a smile: "Tantra is Tantra, and the Demon Sect is the Demon Sect, besides, we are not going to the Qinglong Temple to arrest people, but waiting for him outside the temple." They abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, and they were not court officials, so it should be very slow to walk by land, so we took the fastest path and went there in advance to intercept them, so that they could be taken by surprise and wait for the rabbit......"

Zhong Liquan drank with He Qiong at the bow of the boat, and was indifferent to the matter from beginning to end.

The flying boat continued to the northeast, and arrived in Ezhou at noon on the third day, where they went to the north shore, and Lu Chaoyang and several Hengshan disciples drove back to Hengshan.

Cao Shouzhen told them a few words, telling them to be careful themselves, try to detour when they see the enemy along the way, and don't stay at the dock at night, so as not to be blocked.

Guo Hong said: "The Dongting water thieves have lost their courage, you boats are fast, don't be verbose when someone robs you, just sink them!" ”

Lu Chaoyang smiled: "Don't worry...... Before I come back, I will send a message from Chang'an, and then I will drive a boat to pick up people! ”

Cao Shouzhen said: "Hanzi, I will bring Chang'an's candied fruit back!" ”

They waved goodbye.

Seeing the flying boat disappear into the river, Guo Hong and the others set off to a nearby town to hire a carriage and horse, and the group went north to Luoyang along the official road.

Along the way, Zhong Liquan slept in the car, and when he was about to arrive in Luoyang, he floated away without saying hello.

"Acting recklessly, there is really the style of an ancient qi refiner." Yun Xuansu sighed.

When they arrived in Luoyang, it was already May mango planting, Jiangnan is called the plum rainy season, the north is the harvest of winter wheat, but also the time to sow beans and amaranth, so the farmland on both sides of the official road is a busy scene, passing by the villages and towns are busy threshing wheat into the warehouse!

When Lu Yu went to his own grange outside Luoyang City, he saw that his parents were directing the farm and doing farm work with the slaves and maids, so he hurriedly ran to help.

Guo Hong and others were not good at watching from the sidelines, and they all joined in the work.

Busy until the evening finally rested, everyone sat around the bonfire, watching the song and dance to celebrate the harvest, the stars were bright, the night breeze was blowing, they were eating wine and meat while chatting, feeling indescribably happy.

Lü Rang has been demoted for three years, he is now the prince washing horses, the division of the eastern capital, the Tang Dynasty implemented the two-capital system, and there is also a set of spare official system in the eastern capital Luoyang, called the branch of the Eastern Capital, a bit like the Ming Dynasty's Nanjing Six Divisions.

The prince washes horses from Wupin, and is a subordinate official of the prince, but the branch is in Luoyang, and he can't even see the face of the prince (the East Palace is in Chang'an), and even if he goes to Chang'an, it's useless, because the emperor didn't set up a prince......

So this is an idle errand at all, and you don't have to go to the yamen all day, which is equivalent to a long vacation.

Lu Rang is over fifty years old, his hair is white, and he is also very tall, it seems that the demotion career in the past few years has made him age very quickly, and he has a sore back and legs after a day of work, and he sits on a stool and keeps knocking his legs.

His wife, Mrs. Li, was also about the same age, and her physical strength was obviously much better.

Lu Yu explained to his parents that he wanted to marry Li Susu as his wife, and the two elders were very happy, and Mrs. Li asked: "I know about Li Yuan's family, Su Su is the eldest daughter, and the two younger brothers are still young, and they have no contact with the same clan, who will send them to their relatives when the time comes?" ”

When women in the Tang Dynasty got married, they were escorted to the groom's house by their brothers of the same clan (preferably their own brothers), and if the distance was long, because they carried a dowry, they also needed to be guarded.

"Su Su said that her mother is very popular in the Li family, can you help invite one?"

Mrs. Li thought for a while and said, "You have a distant cousin in Luoyang, and he is about to go south and will pass by Yueyang, but I don't know if it's suitable or not......

When Lu Rang heard this, he shook his head and said: "I know who you are talking about, this matter must not be avoided, such as today, people are afraid to avoid it, you still let your son go up, do you want to ruin his future?" ”

Lu Yu looked puzzled and asked, "Mother, who are you talking about?" ”

Mrs. Li said: "It is Li Ye, the fourth son of Li Weigong (Li Deyu), who took his wife and children to the house the day before yesterday to talk, saying that he was going to Xiangzhou when he passed through here. ”

The next day, Guo Hong and the others followed Lu Rang back to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Luoyang City is majestic and magnificent, Luoshui passes through the city from west to east, divides the city into two, the west side of the north bank of the Luohe River is the palace city, and the east and the south bank of Luoshui are the inner city of Lifang.

In the inner city, there are 29 squares and the north market in Luobei, and 71 squares and the south market and the west market in Luonan.

Nanshi occupies two squares, is the largest market in Luoyang, Li Mi once burned here at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there are many Hu people shops in the city, there are many Hu Jiao Temple, Mani Temple, Wuzong destroyed the Buddha when they were demolished.

Lü Rang's mansion is located in Quy Nhon Fang, which is two squares away from each other to the east of Nanshi. (About 800 to 1,000 meters per square)

Quy Nhon Fang, also known as Quy Nhon Garden, is located next to the entrance of Jianchun Gate in the east of Luoyang City.

As the first lane facing the south street of Jianchun Hengjie (east-west street), it was very famous in the Tang Dynasty and was a residential area for dignitaries.

To the south across a square of place, diagonally opposite is the track workshop, where is Bai Juyi's pension in his later years of the "Chishang" garden, Bai Lotian made "Chi Shang Chapter" to remember it, "Pipa Xing", "Long Hate Song" are completed here.

There is a tributary of the Luo River, Yishui, which passes near the Chishang Garden of the Shodao Fang, and flows north through Quy Nhon Fang.

Most of the residences in Quy Nhon Fang are the mansions of the Niu monks and children, and the people in charge of the Niu family are all officials in Chang'an, and only the servants in the house are taking care of them.

Everyone passed by the gate of Niu Monk and Ru's mansion and entered Lu Rang's mansion, Lu Yu's second brother Lu Xi, fifth brother Lu Xuan and two minor sisters, heard that their parents were guarding the door to greet them when they returned home.

Zhong Liquan, Guo Hong and others were arranged to rest in the guest room.

Guo Hong found that the Lu family was very tall, and Lu Xi and Lu Xuan were also more than 1.9 meters, but Lu Yu was still the tallest.

Lu Yu and his brothers and sisters went to the inner house with their parents, and after they sat down, the maid served tea, and Lu Rang and his wife asked Lu Yu in detail about the process of going south, only to know that these people were profound, and hurriedly arranged for servants to go and wait carefully.

"San Lang, since Su Su asked you to go to Chang'an to deliver a letter to Du Fanchuan, you should leave early, and you can go to the former residence of Anrenfang in Beijing, where your brother and sister-in-law live now." Lu Rang said.

When he was the secretary of Dali Temple in Chang'an, he bought a mansion in Anrenfang.

The high-quality Jingguan court will reward the mansion, but after leaving office, it will be taken back, and if it is a private property purchased by himself, of course, it is not among them.

At this time, this private house was inhabited by Lu Rang's eldest son, Jingzhao Mansion, and Lu Huan and his wife.

"Yes, father."

"You don't have to worry about the marriage preparations, you should be respectful to your brother and sister-in-law after you arrive in Chang'an, don't make mistakes with bandits, the son of the military department makes the fox notorious, and Wen Tingyun and others have a banquet all day long, you have to stay away." Mrs. Li said on the side.

"Yes, Mother."

"In addition to visiting Du Fanchuan, you also have to walk around more with your old neighbors in Luoyang, such as Niu Wei, the supervising Yushi Niu Wei who went out of the Niu Mansion next door, Niu Cong who is the right to fill the Que, Pei Xianfang, Pei Xiangguo's Mansion, Erlang Hanlin Bachelor Pei Shu, and Shilang Hanlin Bachelor Cheng Zhi Pei Tan (shen), as for San Lang Lang Zhong Pei Yan, you don't have to go there, he is too close to Ling Huzhu." Lu Rang pointed out his son again.

The Jixian Fang, where Pei's Mansion is located, is to the west of Bai Juyi's former residence, only separated by a vertical street.

Pei Xiangguo refers to the old Xiangguo Pei Du, who died ten years ago.

Pei Du is also the Pei family of Hedong, born in the Eastern Family House, and his eldest son Pei Zhi is the current Hunan Observer mentioned above.

This Pei Du is also famous in the world, once served as the prime minister of Xianzong, Muzong, Jingzong, and Wenzong, and had the merit of re-establishing mountains and rivers, and the people of the time compared him to Guo Ziyi, and was named the Duke of Jin after his death, so he was called Pei Jin Gong.

Mrs. Li also said: "Yes, it is time to move around with the township party more, the power of the Niu family is not weak, I still remember that Niu Qizhang (Niu Monk and Ru) returned to Luoyang, and it was really a big show when his daughter married Deng Chang, didn't Deng Chang go to the department this year?" I heard that he will be awarded an official soon. ”

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Historical figures: Lü Rang and his wife Li. Lu Xi, Lu Xuan.