Chapter 63: The Civil Strife in Lulong (4)

Lu Sheng used the broken knife in his hand to crutch the ground, stood up straight, and spat blood in his mouth. Looking at the officers and soldiers who were getting closer and closer in front of him, he looked back at Lu Tingfang and said, "Master, I did my best!" With that, he fell to the ground with a bang, and an officer stabbed him in the chest with a gun.

Lu Tingfang turned his head and looked at Lu Qing, "Go!" Lu Qing turned around and entered the ancestral hall, and after a while, a raging fire ignited from the ancestral hall and spread to both sides. Wang Yang and the others were shocked, "Rush up and put out the fire!" The officers and soldiers were about to rush in, but they saw Lu Tingfang sweeping them with a gaze like a dead man, which made Wang Yang and the others feel cold in their hearts for no reason. Then Lu Tingfang turned around and entered the ancestral hall, and the door of the ancestral hall closed with a "bang"!

Lu Tingfang's voice came from the ancestral hall, "The two generals are calm and don't be bored, the old man and the people of the village will wait for the two generals!" Hahaha! After a burst of laughter, the fire enveloped the ancestral hall in it.

Wang Yang and the others were shocked, "Hurry up and put out the fire, hurry up and put out the fire!" The two shouted desperately, but what was the use, the Lu family was about to die, and a large amount of oil was poured on the warehouse house. The fire burned brighter and brighter, reflecting the entire sky.

Five miles outside the village, in a forest, there were six Lu Qing'er. Looking at the skyrocketing fire, the six of them wept bitterly, knowing that their loved ones were gone. There are tens of thousands of people in the entire Lujiazhuang, and only six of them remain. After a while, Lu Qing'er wiped away the tears on her face and said calmly, "Let's go, go to Bozhou!" Several people quickly disappeared into the night.

The fire burned overnight and was extinguished at dawn. Wang Yang and the others led people to find the Lu family's belongings, but they were greatly disappointed. Only 200,000 taels of silver were found in a hut, and more than 100,000 stones of grain and grass were snatched out. The two were disappointed and counted the people, and when they saw the casualty figures, they were dumbfounded. More than 1,300 people were killed and more than 1,900 were injured.

The two of them wanted to cry without tears, not to mention the heavy losses, the key is that there are not many benefits yet. The two of them dug around like crazy, but for a whole day, they didn't find anything.

The two were helpless, and returned to Youzhou with the team with their things. Along the way, the whole team was silent, no one spoke, not even the wounded soldiers. This team has lost its spirit, and now a group of civilians rushing over can collapse this army.

The team returned to the barracks, and the two entered Youzhou City with their things. Just entered the city not far from a junction, a three-story restaurant on the three words "Tianxiangju" shining, out of the restaurant out of a young man, "two generals, haven't been here for a long time, come in and drink two cups, little brother, I'll be the east!" "The two of them gave up" Ma Dongjia is polite, I still have something to do, come back later! ”

The young man arched his hand, "Then I will congratulate the two generals!" The two thanked them and led them straight to the Shuai Mansion. Someone had already reported the news to Li Quanzhong's father and son, Li Quanzhong got up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Li Congwei, "Father, please be quiet!" Wait a minute! When the two of them enter the Shuai Mansion, my father will gather the generals to go again! ”

Li Quanzhong was stunned, "What do you mean?" Li Congwei smiled, "No matter how much treasure the two of them bring, I only need this moment, only in this way can we make a fuss, if nothing else, my father will be able to get what he wants in a few days!" ”

Li Quanzhong looked at Li Congwei, "Okay, just wait a while!" After about a stick of incense, Li Quanzhong got up, "Let's go!" The three of them went out of the house and ordered someone to inform the other generals.

Wang Yang and the others entered the Shuai Mansion, and someone led the two to the flower hall. Li Keju turned out from behind the screen. The two arched their hands and said, "Dashuai, we're back!" Li Keju asked happily: "How are you two going to get here?" The two looked at each other and did not speak. Li Keju was unhappy at the time: "Why don't you two speak!" In desperation, General Wang arched his hand and said, "Marshal, lead the troops to go, who knows that the other party has already prepared, and the two of us have suffered heavy losses, only bringing back 200,000 taels of silver and 100,000 stone grain!" "What!" Li Keju was shocked!

"The two of us led troops to attack the village, and the other party resisted desperately, and the two of us suffered heavy losses, but we only found these things when we dug all over the village!"

Li Keju was helpless, these two people were his cronies, and it was unlikely that he could deceive himself, so he could only trust them.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Quanzhong and the generals came to ask the marshal to discuss the matter. Li Keju glanced at the two of them, "Let's go!" ”

In the lobby of the Shuai Mansion, the crowd will be elated. The Lu family is a century-old family, and there must be countless gold and silver, so everyone can share some gold and silver now. Li Keju brought the two in, the two stood still under the hall, Li Keju sat down in the hall, and all the generals saluted "Handsome!" ”

Li Ke raised his hand and waved his hand, "No courtesy!" And the congregation stood on either side, and there was no one in the hall for a moment. For a long time, Li Keju said: "The two generals Wang and Yang have returned, but they only brought back 200,000 taels of silver and more than 100,000 loads of grain and grass!" ”

With a "coax", the hall suddenly exploded. How is it possible, the Lu family is a famous family, how can there only be these things. A pockmarked general shouted, "How is it possible, you two don't want to be fools for us, you two are afraid to hide their secrets!" The others also chimed in, "Say, is it that the two of you are hiding your secrets." ”

The two hurriedly waved their hands, "No, absolutely not, how dare the two of us hide their secrets." The crowd was talking but they didn't believe it. Li Congwei saw that the fire was almost there, and stood up, "Dashuai, we should issue a proclamation at this time!" Li Keju also hurriedly echoed, "What is the proclamation, how to come out!" ”

Li Congwei said, "The proclamation said that the army was assembled due to the war, and there were many omissions in the place, and now there are thieves and robbers who are causing chaos and harming the family, please take more precautions for the family, and the local people will be strong and assist the family to guard, and when the army is calmed down, then appease the place!" ”

Li Keju nodded, "Well, that's good!" Let's write it like this! Li Congwei didn't wait for others to speak, and arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to the handsome!" Li Keju was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked out of the hall. When the rest of the people saw this, they could only stare at Wang Yang and the others hatefully and go out.

Wang Yang and the others left the Shuai Mansion depressedly, and when the two rode past Tianxiangju, the young man came out again and bowed his hand, "The two generals came in and sat down." The two of them wanted to drink to relieve their sorrows, so they dismounted and entered the store. The young man led the two to a private room on the second floor, ordered a few dishes to be served, and a few jars of wine.

The young man raised his glass, "Two generals, please!" The two did not shirk, drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, the young man hurriedly poured it for the two, and the two of them were slightly drunk after a few bowls of wine, and then the young man asked softly, "I think the two generals seem to be depressed, but they have something on their minds!" ”

The general Wang drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp and ate a mouthful of food before saying, "Alas! Don't hide it from Brother Ma, the two of us were ordered to put on makeup and go to Lu's house to grab food, how did we know that the other party recognized our identities and resisted desperately, not to mention the heavy losses of the two of us, only to get 200,000 taels of silver, and was questioned just after giving it to the big handsome. It's so unpleasant! ”

After listening to this, the young man thought for a while, "Two generals, listen to the little brother, you don't have the heart to hurt people, but you have the heart to prevent people!" The two generals need to be careful! The two of them were stunned, "What does Ma Dongjia mean by this?" The young man leaned into the ears of the two and whispered, "Will anyone believe you two when you say this?" ”

The two were shocked: "Ma Dongjia, what should I do!" The young man said softly, "Bring more people in and out, and strengthen the security of the barracks!" The two of them hurriedly got up, "Xie Ma Dongjia advises, and the two of us say goodbye!" With that, the two hurriedly got down and hurried to the barracks.

When the young man saw the two departing, he turned and went up to the third floor, and entered a room with a dozen pigeons. The young man took a pen and paper and wrote a few words, put them in a small cylinder, tied them to the leg of a pigeon, and threw it out the window, and the pigeon flew up and circled the sky, and then flew southwest.

The young man turned and went into another room, where two people were waiting for him, and when they saw him come in, they got up and said, "Lord Captain!" "The young man is Ma Liang, who was ordered to lurk in Youzhou. Relying on a good craft, he has a relationship with many big households in Youzhou. Relying on the restaurant with many people, I got a lot of information. Now he is in charge of the entire Lulong intelligence.

Ma Liang said to the two, "When you two go back, immediately send someone to spread the news, first saying that Wang Yang and the two pretended to be thieves to slaughter the Lu family and secretly swallowed a large amount of treasure, and then said that most of the treasures that the two of them secretly swallowed were all given to the Jiedu envoys." Be careful not to be spotted! "The two of them gave up" No! "Turned around and went out.

Li Quanzhong led his two sons back to the house, and when he entered the study, Li Quanzhong asked, "Wei'er, what do you mean by doing this?" Li Congwei smiled gloomily, "I deliberately went late to let them talk to Li Keju." In this way, it doesn't matter how much they say they robbed! No one will believe it, and Li Keju and the two of them have the possibility of monopolizing or privately embezzing. When we release the news that they have swallowed it privately or exclusively, those generals will inevitably have murderous intentions, and when they kill both sides, we will come out to clean up the mess, and then the Jiedu envoy will be ours! ”

Li Quanzhong nodded, "Well, yes, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" Li Kuangchou arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to my father!" The father and son laughed so unexpectedly.

The day after the proclamation was posted in Youzhou City, rumors suddenly spread that the officials and soldiers pretended to be thieves and slaughtered the Lu family, and then the officials and soldiers privately swallowed the treasure and so on! For a while, the atmosphere in Youzhou City became tense. Many shops were closed, some timid people did not even dare to go out, and pedestrians quickened their pace one by one.

As soon as the proclamation came out, the hearts of the local heroes were moved, and they tried to slaughter a few small villages, and when they saw that the officers and soldiers did not move, they suddenly became bolder. Suddenly, the entire Lulong was plunged into a sea of blood and fire. Due to some preparations made in advance, the family desperately resisted in the face of life and death, and for a while, the landlord Haoqiang and the family were all killed and wounded, and some generals also led the army to disguise themselves as robbers, and slaughtered the family frantically.

The Qinghe Cui family is also a representative of the Shandong family, and many of its children are serving in the imperial court, but now under the artificial promotion, a catastrophe is coming to them!