"The last general of Suzhou Weixia has seen Lord Yu in the first hundred households." After confirming that everyone here was indeed Yu Qian and the others who had escaped from the canal, all the officers and soldiers of this team showed joy on their faces, which was really a merit, and the generals led by them hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

In fact, not only them, but also the Jinyiwei and others who were waiting in place also showed joy, even Yu Qian, who also had a slight smile on his face: "Chen Baihu doesn't need to be polite, and then the official will have to rely on you to maintain more." ”

"The last general should do his best to protect the safety of adults." Chen Gengnian hurriedly replied, and then called a personal soldier and whispered a few words, asking him to rush to the dock to report the news. As for himself, he ordered his other subordinates to be on guard carefully, and said to Qian: "Lord Yu, this place is not safe, let's go to the direction of the government first, and when we enter the yamen, we don't have to worry about someone being unfavorable to you." ”

"It's okay, please ask Chen Baihu to lead the way." Yu Qian nodded and agreed.

As a result, this group of people rushed to the center of Suzhou City, surrounded by more than 100 officers and soldiers. At this time, the city was already boiling, after all, the movement on the canal was really not small, which frightened many people in the city.

However, after seeing this large group of officers and soldiers unsheathed their swords and guns, and they looked like they were ready for battle, those people still avoided one after another, not daring to do anything that might bring trouble to themselves.

In fact, some shrewd people have already seen some clues, and the changes on the dock today must be related to the rumors that a big man will pass through Suzhou in the past few days. Now that there is such a mess on the dock, the safety of the big man is naturally the first, and everyone is still wise to protect themselves, so it is better not to get involved.

It was precisely because everyone made this choice wisely that although there was some chaos on the road, Lu Zhen and the others still rushed back to the mansion very smoothly, and sent Yu Qian and the others to the second hall for protection.

It wasn't until he returned to the house and drank a sip of hot tea that Yu Qian's face was completely rosy. At this time, there were only a few people in front of him, Lu Zhen and Hu Ge, and he didn't hide it, and said with a gloomy face: "Today's incident is obviously that someone is deliberately planning to kill this official, so we must find out the people behind it and avenge the victims!" ”

"What Lord Yu said is very true, in fact, the identities of those guys have been almost checked, just wait for the prefect to come back, and we can send troops to get people." Lu Jinyi said kindly. Regarding Yu Qian's reaction, he was quite in favor.

They have been forced into such a situation, and of course they can't use any forgiveness on the enemy. And the adult in front of him is obviously not the so-called gentleman who is full of benevolence and morality, no matter in the past or in the future, he has always advocated tough against the enemy. Otherwise, when the capital was in danger, it would be impossible for him to stand up and turn the tide.

"Lord Yu, there is one thing that I am quite curious about, why would the people of the White Lotus Sect do everything possible to attack you at all costs?" After a slight groan, Lu Zhen asked his own question.

Yu Qian smiled: "It's just because this official has ruined their good deeds several times before." It was this time when I returned to Hangzhou from my post, and I also encountered several assassinations in a row, but the situation was not as urgent as this time. It's also fortunate that Hu Ge has been by his side, otherwise ......"

Lu Zhen listened, and couldn't help but take a closer look at the man who was standing aside at this time, looking quite low-key. This person looks ordinary in appearance and clothing, just like ordinary people. But just now he was the one who saved his life in time, and the one-handed skill of throwing the oars was quite successful.

Seeing Lu Zhen looking at him, Hu Ge only smiled politely, but didn't say anything, obviously a calm, even silent person. Lu Zhen didn't communicate with him much, just sat quietly on the sidelines, waiting for Kang Sichuan to come back.

At this moment, Yu Qian suddenly spoke again: "Shansi, do you plan to stay in this Suzhou Mansion as a staff member in the future?" ”

Lu Jin's heart suddenly moved when he said this, obviously the other party wanted to promote him. But he quickly suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and smiled indifferently: "Actually, this is also very good, the officialdom is too unguardable, and there are many enemies below, so it is quite safe here." ”

"But your talent and learning, if you only stay in Suzhou, it will be too wasteful. This official has also heard people talk about some things about you, and you have lost your official position, and my Yu family will also have to bear some responsibility. ”

Lord Yu said seriously. What he did on the next day was just to do his duty as an official in Hangzhou. I'm ashamed to say that I can't protect those people after all......" Lu Zhen lowered his head as if he was a little reproachful.

It's not that he is acting coy in front of Yu Qian, he does have this idea in his heart. And this thought was also completely captured by Yu Qian, and he couldn't help but glance at the young man in front of him a few more times. can change over time, and after he lost his official position, he still cares about the people, which shows how selfless he is.

"You were slandered by others, so you were dismissed by the imperial court. This time, I have made a contribution to saving my own officials, and I will explain everything to Your Majesty when I return to Beijing. I hope to make the court change its mind and allow you to be an official again. Yu Qian then said with a straight face.

The other party said so, Lu Zhen naturally didn't insist more, so he smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for taking care of your family, no matter whether this matter can be successful or not, you will feel the kindness of your lord." ”

"Hehe, with a gesture, this is also what this official should do for you. And this is not only to repay the gratitude, but also to select talents for the imperial court, and the official is naturally obliged. Yu Qian said this righteously and awe-inspiringly.

After the two of them chatted a few more words, there was finally a sound of eager footsteps outside. Hearing this movement, Lu Zhen felt a little funny in his heart, this Kang Zhifu was too anxious, it was not easy to get a good impression in front of Yu Qian.

But the person who came in made Lu Zhen stunned: "Why is he?" What about Kang Zhifu? ”

It was only Zhou Wu who came, he had been following Kang Sichuan, but at this time, he was the only one who hurried back, but he didn't see the shadow of the prefect.

"I've seen Lord Yu." Zhou Wu stepped forward and saluted, but his face was full of anxiety, as if he was embarrassed.

When Lu Jin saw it, he hurriedly helped and asked, "Zhou Tongzhi, where is Master Kang?" Is he still at the docks? ”

"Exactly, there's no end to it there!" Zhou Wu rubbed his hands with a sad face as he spoke, and the lower official was just ordered to come to entertain Lord Yu: "My lord, the post station next to the government has been prepared, please go down and take a bath and rest." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to ask the other party to leave.

Yu Qian just sat there and didn't move, but looked at this government official with a sharp gaze: "What's going on here, why are you in a hurry to let this official leave?" ”

This is exactly what Lu Zhen is curious about. It stands to reason that he has brought Yu Qian back, even if the chaos at the dock can't be solved for a while, Kang Sichuan should come back first to settle Yu Qian, and then mobilize people to calm the chaos. But now it's a good thing, he actually only let Zhou Wu come back, and it seems that he still wants to hide from Yu Qian what to do.

"This ......" Zhou Wu's face suddenly showed a little embarrassment. But after a pair of Yu Qian's majestic gazes, he didn't dare to talk perfunctory after all, so he had to smile bitterly: "Lord Yu, it is naturally a good thing that you can return to the mansion safely." However, there are still important people on the river who are in the hands of those guys. ”

"Is there such a thing? But who was taken by them? When Lu Zhen heard this, he didn't care that Yu Qian was still here, so he immediately asked urgently. Speaking of which, he hadn't really been to the docks today, so he had no idea what was going on there.

Yu Qian also said in a low voice: "What happened, I hope Zhou Tongzhi can tell the truth." ”

Zhou Wu looked at Lu Jin, then at Yu Qian, and finally couldn't help but sigh and explain the difficulties they were facing-

It turned out that not long after Kang Sichuan sent people to check the situation of the fire in the rear, another official ship of considerable scale came down from the north.

This ship is also quite public, with a big Huo flag righted, and the light of the Weaving Bureau is held high in front, telling everyone that this is the official ship of Huo Zheng, the current steward of the Weaving Bureau.

This Huo Zheng's status in Suzhou is really a bit detached, although he is only a eunuch sent by the palace of the five grades to manage the income of the inner treasury for the Son of Heaven, but because of the slight edge of the Qincha, the officials in the city have always respected him.

And today, somehow, he swaggered back to Suzhou after going out, and happened to hit his head in the hands of those riotous mobs.

When the people on his boat realized that the situation was not good and wanted to turn back, several small boats quickly attached themselves to it, and soon brought the large, luxurious-looking, but very slow ship to a complete halt. In the end, a fierce man armed with all kinds of weapons hijacked the entire official ship!

All this happened under the noses of Kang Sichuan and others, and they were anxious and angry, but helpless. Governor Kang was so anxious that he even had the idea of jumping into the river, and overnight, two important people fell into the hands of these chaotic people, and he was really the prefect of Suzhou.

Fortunately, soon after, someone in the government government brought back the news that Yu Qian was rescued by Lu Zhen and brought back to the yamen, which made Kang Zhifu breathe a sigh of relief. But just in case, he hurriedly sent Zhou Wu back, wanting to settle Yu Qian in a post station that was easier to defend. As for himself, he had to stay at the docks, thinking of reclaiming the unlucky eunuch who had been sent to the door automatically from the hands of the rioters.

I thought that the situation had changed, but it froze again......