Chapter 41: Encirclement, Pursuit, and Interception
The news of Lu Ji's return to Beijing was not known to the officials along the way, and it was not as well known as when he took office, and this was also done under Lu Ji's instructions.
Due to the blockage of information, Lu Ji was looking through the situation in various places sent by the spy agency all the way, and Lu Ji was more and more shocked, the gap between the current situation and his imagination was too great, and the phenomenon of separating feudal towns in various places was extremely serious.
Not only that, but he also saw two familiar names, Meng Liu and Zhang Taibai.
Lu Ji sighed: "The fish into the sea dragon was born. ”
As for his father, there would be such a big change, and it was really surprising that he could kill the fourth prince Zhao Hao on the spot in front of so many people.
Time passed day by day, and Lu Ji's team was almost in Gyeonggi Province, and as long as Gyeonggi Province passed in a few days, they could reach Laian City.
However, the news sent today surprised Lu Ji, Yang Liangru collaborated with the enemy and treason, and even the nine clans!
"Uncle Lu, come in." Lu Ji said loudly.
Lu Bo, who was driving the carriage, handed the horse to the entourage on the side, got up and walked into the frame.
"My lord, what do you call me?"
"How much do you know about Yang Liangru's collaboration with the enemy and treason?" Because Lu Ji knew that Lu Bo was a dead soldier, even if what his father did was hidden from him, he should not hide it from Lu Bo.
"This..." Lu Bozhi was hesitant for a long time.
"Say! Is there anyone else here, what are you afraid of! Lu Ji said angrily, "If you don't want to say it, you can stay with your father after you return to Beijing, and you don't need to follow me, I don't need someone to hide from me." ”
"The general situation is actually very different from what is written in the letter, except that..."
"My dad is familiar to me, he doesn't look like the kind of person who can do the killing of the nine clans of sheep and good Confucianism, is there anyone else behind my father?" Lu Ji asked further.
"My lord, I can't hide it, Meng Qing, who was famous in the thirteen states of the world, did not die, but has always been in the mansion, but the lord won't let me tell you about this matter." Lu Bo hurriedly knelt down and admitted his mistake.
"National Teacher Meng Qing? It's impossible! Lu Ji waved his hand, not believing what Lu Bo said at all, but seeing that Lu Bo had been kneeling on the ground and not speaking again, he asked tentatively, "Are you serious?" ”
Lu Bo nodded.
"How so? How could Yang Liangru keep him, the first emperor would not keep him, and it was impossible for his father to have so much power to protect him back then. Lu Ji ordered Lu Bo to tell everything he knew.
"My lord, in fact, it was not the master's idea to leave Meng Qing at the beginning, but the idea of the first emperor, when the reform of the political court failed, Yang Liangru was afraid that the national teacher Meng Qing would strangle him, so Yang Liangru would take the life of the whole family to gamble on an uncertain, bet on an eventuality, he first poisoned the prince, and when the army of King Qin entered Beijing, he let go of the west gate of Laian City and let the king of the west enter the capital at that time." Lu Bo continued.
"At that time, Yang Liangru's only request was to kill Meng Qing, and he also frantically suppressed the Shi clan at all costs, what he was afraid of was the rebellion of the Shi clan, because Meng Qing was the old lady of the Meng family in Yuzhou."
"But the first emperor ostensibly agreed to Yang Liangru, and also said with great fanfare that he had ordered Meng Qing to be sentenced to death, but secretly came a trick to replace the prince with a tanuki, and on the day of the execution, one of the prisoners on death row was transferred to Meng Qing, in fact, Meng Qing did not die, as for why he was in the lord's mansion, it was because the emperor had entered Lai'an City, so the political affairs were extremely constrained, and because Meng Qing was killed, the entire court civil and military officials were Yang Liangru's people."
"So the emperor brought the lord out and let the lord sit as prime minister, in order to restrain Yang Liangru, after the lord ascended the throne, with the help of the first emperor, all the six Shangshu were replaced by his own henchmen, and Yang Liangru was in the same water, and there would be no intersection in private, at this time, the emperor handed over Meng Qing, who had been hiding for several years, to the lord, in order to let the lord have the ability to compete with Yang Liangru."
After listening to this secret matter, Lu Ji's mind couldn't calm down for a long time, this is really too appalling, no wonder he always received a scolding when he said some disobedient words a few years ago, it turned out that if it wasn't for the emperor, it wasn't certain that he would be alive now.
"No wonder, no wonder, everything is predestined." Lu Ji muttered to himself.
Lu Bo raised his head and looked at Lu Ji and reminded him loudly, calling Lu Ji back from his trance.
Lu Ji laughed at himself: "It turns out that what I did a few years ago was so stupid. ”
"Adults don't know what's secret, and it's understandable to make mistakes." Lu Bo explained.
"Go down."
"The villain quits." Lu Bo looked at Lu Ji worriedly, but after all, he didn't speak again, got up and walked out of the frame, and set off towards Jingshi on his horse again.
Lu Ji has always had a question in his mind, and he can't wait to return to the capital to ask his father if he has been in contact with the scholars so smoothly over the years, and whether his father has contributed to the trouble.
Lu Ji put down the letter, was about to have a good dream, a sharp arrow broke through the wind, directly through the wooden board of the frame, it happened that Lu Ji bowed his head and was not shot, but it alarmed the horses, suddenly the whole car almost overturned, Lu Ji was too late to prepare to fall out of the frame, was helped up by Lu Bo, Lu Ji got up and found that he had been surrounded by people, Lu Bo stood on the side with a Taihe sword. Tang Xian also changed his previous attitude of laughter, and sat on the horse with a machete sideways, and shouted loudly: "Where did the rogue come from, he dared to disturb the frame of the adult, he was simply looking for death!" ”
Lu Ji lowered his head and asked softly, "What the hell is going on?" ”
Lu Bo replied: "I don't know where a group of rogues came from, but recently, since the loss of Yumen Pass, there have been a lot more rogues in Zhao Kingdom. ”
"How long will it take for the back team to arrive?" Because Lu Ji wanted to reach the Beijing division as soon as possible, he only led 300 light horsemen and fast horses to rush to the Beijing division, and the rest of the cavalry is still resting at the post station.
"It's going to take about half an hour." Lu Bo said in a deep voice.
Lu Ji unanimously looked at the rogue who surrounded the frame, there were about 1,000 people, and the only way to do this was to hold on and wait for the remaining 700 light horsemen to arrive.
However, those rogues seemed to know Lu Ji's thoughts, and they didn't answer in the face of Tang Xian's question, and rushed directly to kill them, Tang Xian saw the phalanx that came to rush and kill, and his heart was shocked, this was not an ordinary rogue at all, this was clearly a well-trained soldier.
"Half of them rushed over with me, and half of them stayed behind to protect your lordship!" Tang Xian hurriedly shouted, and immediately slapped his horse and rushed over, and then two hundred light horsemen separated from the team and rushed out with Tang Xian.
Lu Ji was protected by a hundred light horsemen in the middle, Lu Bo carefully stared and found the clues, ordinary rogues were more or less afraid in their eyes when they saw the army charging, but in their eyes Lu Bo could not see the slightest fear, some were eager for military achievements.
Lu Bo turned his head and said, "My lord, these people don't look like rogues. ”
"Isn't it?" Lu Ji was about to ask.
"You are the Northern Barbarians!" Tang Xian cut off the enemy's head with a knife, and saw the sign of belonging to the Northern Barbarians from the corpse, there was a wolf totem on the neck, and all Northern Barbarian men would be baptized in the clan totem when they became adults, and the wolf totem was stabbed.
"Lu Bo! Escort the adults to go first, I will break it for you! Looking at more and more Northern Barbarian Rogue, Tang Xian shouted loudly, if he didn't leave, everyone might be trapped here.
Lu Ji now just wants to know who leaked the news of his departure from Antelope City, this is not an ordinary encounter at all, but an interception!
"Can you stand it?" Lu Bo was worried that Tang Xian would not be able to withstand the enemy's attack, and now Tang Xian was being besieged by four or five people, and he was already a little uncontrollable.
"If you can't stand it, you have to top it! Come on! Tang Xian took advantage of the gap to reply.
Lu Bo no longer hesitated after hearing this, everyone present except Lu Ji could die here, and then slashed on the frame with a knife, and directly turned over on the horse, Lu Ji was on the other horse, escorting the landing plane out of the encirclement and going straight to nearby Fulin County, and then brought troops to support when he arrived in the county seat.
Tang Xian looked at Lu Ji's back as he gradually moved away, and then he was relieved.