Volume 2 The Wind and Rain of the Imperial Capital Chapter 203 Lost the Lady and Lost the Army
Daxing County Ya Ertang, at this time both inside and outside the saber rattling, the situation is about to erupt.
Lu Zhen faced Ma Shuo and several of his personal soldiers alone, although he looked really calm as usual, he was actually a little dangerous. Outside the hall, Lin Lie found that he was a little out of reach, and he seemed to be unable to catch up with the rescue, which made him want to kill him desperately.
But those soldiers were also aware of this, so they were on guard one after another, vowing to stop this guy who looked ordinary and was just an ordinary county officer.
As for the servants who were gathered around, they did not have the courage to come forward. They may be honored because of Lu Jin's previous actions, and feel that they can also puff up their chests, but when the current situation may threaten their life and death, they still don't have the courage to stand up for their own adults.
What's more, they already knew that Lu Zhen would leave the capital and go south in the near future, so naturally it was impossible to fight for someone who would no longer be their boss soon. Fame and dignity or something, compared to life, the latter is more precious.
"I'll ask you one last time, do you want to let people go?" Ma Shuo's eyes widened, and he asked Lu Jindao threateningly, and at the same time, the knife in his hand was raised.
Lu Zhen didn't even want to answer this time, just stared at his movements intently and shook his head resolutely. There was no intention of backing down because of such a threat from the other party.
"Then I'll take you down first, and then release you!" Ma Shuo was still a little sensible in the end, and knew that killing the court officials in public would cause a lot of trouble, so after saying this, he flipped his wrist and only pumped at Lu Zhen with the blade of his knife.
"Stop!" Seeing this, Lin Lie's body jumped out like a sharp arrow, rushing straight into the hall, and several soldiers in front of him also hurriedly waved their swords to meet him. They don't have as many worries as Ma Shuo, they are just a county government officer, and if they kill them, they will be killed, and there will be no problems.
Lu Zhen closed his eyes and clenched his fists, and he wanted to use that ability. Suddenly, a majestic voice came from outside: "Stop it all!" Ma Shuo, you are so bold! ”
The sound was like thunder, piercing the eardrums of everyone present for a while, so that Lin Lie, who was about to fight, subconsciously stopped. And in the hall, Ma Shuo, who had already swung out the knife, stopped the movement of his hand after hearing this, and his face showed a look of surprise, and the whole person immediately stood still.
If it weren't for Lu Jin, who knew that he hadn't used the ability to control time, he would have mistakenly thought that this ability was working. Looking at Ma Shuo's tangled face again, Lu Zhen knew that there should be no more trouble this time, but he didn't know who was sacred.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhen subconsciously looked up and saw an old man with a tall figure and gray beard, but an extraordinary momentum standing outside the hall. Although he only followed two servants by his side, the momentum exuded from his body was as if he had brought thousands of troops and horses into it, which made people dare not look at him.
The person who came was the British duke Zhang Fu who Lu Zhen had also seen and heard him speak before.
As one of the few remaining veterans from the Yongle Dynasty, Zhang Fu's status is obviously the most outstanding and the most special. Because he is a general in the army, he is a noble who has been crowned a prince of the country, which is a higher level of existence than the head of the cabinet or the secretary of the ministry.
Especially for those officers and soldiers in the army, this old man is the highest existence. Even with Ma Shuo's arrogance, and Wang Zhen's backer, he didn't dare to show any disrespect in the face of Zhang Fu.
As for the soldiers he had brought, they were even more frightened. After Zhang Fu's gaze swept over, they threw down their weapons one after another and knelt on their knees: "I've seen the British Duke!" ”
"You are really so bold, you actually broke into the county government for no reason to make trouble, is it really the national law and military law of the Ming Dynasty? Everyone will go back to me, and I will receive a hundred military sticks from the former military governor's office, and the other crimes will be punished later! ”
After hearing his words, the soldiers in front of him not only did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction, but on the contrary, they were like they had been amnestied, and even their own generals behind them did not dare to look at them, so they had already picked up their swords and guns and retreated cautiously.
Ma Shuo's face in the hall changed for a while, but he didn't dare to be an enemy of Zhang Fu after all, so he had to smile a little reluctantly, and clasped his fists at the other party who walked in slowly: "The last general has seen the British duke!" ”
Zhang Fu didn't even look at him, but just smiled at Lu Jin: "Lu Xianling wasn't hurt by these guys, right?" ”
"Fortunately, the British Duke appeared in time, otherwise I am afraid that the lower officials would be martyred." Lu Zhen smiled calmly and bowed his hand.
"British ......" Ma Shuo couldn't help but want to say something when he saw this. But as soon as he spoke, he met Zhang Fu's cold gaze, and then the old man waved his hand: "Take the person down!" ”
The two servants behind him whispered and quickly pounced. Seeing this, Ma Shuo subconsciously drew his knife again. But the movements of these two seemingly ordinary servants were surprisingly fast, and when Ma Shuo's hand was on the hilt of the knife, he had already pressed his shoulders to the left and right, and then raised his foot and kicked him, just kicking him to his knees.
The movements of these two people were so fast that Lu Zhen only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and Ma Shuo had been pressed to his knees, and then the saber on his waist was also removed by them. He could even conclude that if these two guys wanted to kill him, he might not even have time to activate that ability, maybe this was the real master.
And these two masters are actually just the entourage of Zhang Fu's side, just this point, you can see how high Zhang Fu's identity is, which is far more than the existence of ordinary courtiers.
It was only at this time that Zhang Fu's face completely softened: "My father heard that there was a transfer of troops and horses in the former military capital governor's mansion before, so he let people keep an eye on it. I don't want them to be so bold and dare to go straight to the county government, and I hope that Lu County will make you not to blame. He hugged his fist as he spoke.
Lu Jin hurriedly returned the salute: "Don't dare, the lower officials don't dare to accept such a big gift from the British public." ”
"Hehe, this gift is not to compensate you, but to praise you. Your Lu Jin's previous things are enough to make people look at each other, and today you can adhere to your principles so much, and you are not chaotic in the face of danger, which is even more appreciated by my father. Although he is young, it is indeed rare to have such a mind. Zhang Fu explained with a smile, and then glanced at Ma Shuo, whose face changed greatly because he was suddenly taken down: "This Ma Shuo is so bold, my father will definitely punish Lu County to give an explanation, as well as the officials and people in the capital." I wonder if you can trust me? ”
"If you can't even trust the British duke who has made great achievements for my Ming Dynasty, the lower officials really don't know who else to trust." Lu Jin hurriedly said flatteringly. He also knew that it was impossible to really treat Ma Shuo with his own identity, even those brocade guards, staying in the county government was also a big scourge.
In just one day's work, such a thing has already happened, and if they are left for a while, God knows who will come to the door to find trouble. When the time comes, no matter how tough you are, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhen suddenly spoke: "Since the British Duke wants to take people away, it is better to take away Naqu and a few Jinyi guards as well." They set fires, injured people and stole during the Shangyuan Festival, and then blamed others, all these criminal evidence has been completed, our county government is really low in the position can not be tried too much, and I hope that the national government can punish the adulterer. ”
Hearing Lu Jin's request, Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed lightly: "Lu County's order is really young and promising, okay, my father will help you with this." People, just leave it to me. ”
"Thank you for your help." Lu Zhen gave up his hand again, and then said to Lin Lie outside: "Go, bring out all those guys, and help Guogong escort them back." ”
Although Lin Lie didn't understand Lu Jin's mind too much, since his own adults had arranged it like this, he had no objection, agreed, ordered a few people, and hurriedly went to the prison to pick up people.
Zhang Fu looked at this young county magistrate, and sighed secretly in his heart, this son will definitely be able to make a career in the future.
This is not only because of his courage, but also because of his wit. Obviously, the other party saw that he intended to make Ma Shuo's move to break into the government this time a big one, so he took the liberty of proposing to send Qu Ping's trouble to himself, in order to convict them by himself.
And when he needs Lu Jin's cooperation to make this matter a big deal, it seems that he can only cooperate with him to take over this somewhat tricky case. Of course, since the case has fallen into the hands of his British duke, he naturally has to judge impartially, even if he is involved with Jinyiwei and Wang Zhen, there will not be much change.
That's why he felt that Lu Zhen was a capable and changeable person. can see his own thoughts, and decisively seize the opportunity to attack, this vision and courage, there are really few people in the capital who can do better than him.
After waiting quietly for a while, he took a cadre of the county government and escorted a group of people from Ma Shuo to wait for Shi Shiran to leave. And until the British man left, there was no movement on the side of Shuntianfu, which was only half a street away from the county government, as if there was no trouble at all. As for the people of the Terracotta Division, they are even more nowhere to be seen.
After getting this news, Lu Zhen pursed his lips disdainfully, and then sighed lightly, the situation in the capital has really gotten worse and worse, which is why Hu Hu put himself in the position of Daxing County Commander.
It's a pity that he will leave the capital soon, what will be the situation here in the future?
However, this time it was good to establish another prestige, which made Wang Zhen suffer a big loss again, not only breaking the soldiers-Qu Ping Jinyiwei, but also losing his wife-Ma Shuo. may even be held by Zhang Fu because of this, so that Wang Zhen will be restrained in the future.
And this may be the last thing I will do for Beijing this time.
Just as Lu Zhen was pondering, an errand officer cautiously came in to report: "My lord, there are people from the official department outside who have something important to report!" ”