Chapter Seventy-Nine: Conspiracy and Counter-Conspiracy (1)
In the small pavilion of the garden leading the pond, a stick of incense burns indefinitely, where the incense falls, the faint light smoke floats around, mixed in the steaming water vapor, giving people a dreamlike beauty, but the eighth master in a white robe is blind, his eyes are slightly closed, his hands are raised, the strings are vibrating, and the elegant sound of the piano is hovering and rippling over the garden, which is a poetic and picturesque ink landscape.
"Eighth Master has something on his mind?"
Lu Chunyan, who walked slowly to the outside of the pavilion, did not disturb the eighth master's qinxing, but stood silently at the foot of the steps of the stone pavilion, until the end of the song, then raised his feet and walked up the steps, and asked in a calm voice.
"Sir, please be seated, this is the book of the flying pigeon that has just arrived."
Hearing the sound, the eighth master opened his slightly closed eyes, smiled faintly, raised his hand, put his fingers together, and picked up a small copper pipe placed on the stone table and handed it to Lu Chunyan.
"Are you sure the eighth master wants to take care of this matter?"
Lu Chunyan nodded, stretched out his hand to take the small copper pipe, twisted the hidden button familiarly, took out a note full of words from the inside, and studied it carefully, but did not comment, but asked quietly.
"Now that the matter has come to this, I'm afraid I can't do it."
Hearing Lu Chunyan ask like this, the eighth master sighed slightly, shook his head, and smiled bitterly quite unwillingly, not for anything else, just because he had no choice - the bureaucrats in Shandong were either his disciples or his supporters, although their behavior of making the country difficult to make money was not from the idea of the eighth master, but the ghost of the ninth or eleven masters in private, but once the matter went into trouble, it was just yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants, not but, even if the eighth master was wronged, how could he be reasonable, and now he is in such a field, how can he really stand by and watch.
"If the eighth master really wants to take care of it, then there is only one way to go - break!"
As the first strategist, Lu Chunyan naturally knew where the eighth master's scruples were, and he also knew that it was difficult for the eighth master to stay out of this matter, and the reason why he asked questions before was just to know the eighth master's determination, but now that the eighth master has expressed his position, Lu Chunyan no longer conceals his opinion, and categorically explains the key to solving this matter.
"Well, why does the gentleman say that?"
Although the eighth master was determined to take care of this matter, he didn't think that this matter would be so fierce in his heart, so he just planned to end it smoothly, so as not to leave future troubles, but he didn't expect Lu Chunyan to come up with such an idea, his body couldn't help but shake, he frowned suspiciously, and after thinking about it carefully, he still didn't understand the reason for Lu Chunyan's ruthless move, so he had to ask.
"Heh, I'm afraid that the eighth master is still in the dark, and the third master's knife is afraid that it has already been put on the necks of the tenth master and others, so I just need to push it lightly, and I don't know how many people will fall to the ground."
Looking at the eighth master's shocked and suspicious expression, Lu Chunyan smiled bitterly and gave an answer that made the eighth master creepy.
"This, how is this possible?"
Long before Lu Chunyan arrived, the eighth master had repeatedly pondered the situation in Shandong, and came to the conclusion that he was very optimistic, in the opinion of the eighth master, as long as the tail of the hand was cleaned, this turmoil would be over, but he never expected Lu Chunyan to burst out with such an amazing inference, and he was immediately shocked into a cold sweat, and after being stunned for a while, he hurriedly asked a question.
"There is no impermeable wall in this world, and those who think they are doing secrets are all wrong! I thought that the deeds of Rufu and others had already fallen into the calculations of the third master, and the reason why they did not launch it immediately was because they were worried that the mission would change. ”
Lu Chunyan didn't leave any affection for the self-righteous Ninth Master and Tenth Master at all, although he didn't name them, but he ridiculed the two of them fiercely in his words, and even swept them into it together with the Eighth Master.
"Shall it not be here?"
The eighth master thought about it with a frown, and still didn't believe that the third master could have such a big hand, but when he saw that Lu Chunyan didn't look like he was joking, he couldn't help but panic in his heart, plucked the strings irritably, and asked hesitantly.
"Lu also hopes that this will not be the case, but this is the case, the eighth master doesn't believe it, and allows him to count it carefully." At this critical juncture of life and death, Lu Chunyan didn't dare to have the slightest reservation, smiled bitterly, stretched out a slap, and counted with his fingers: "There are three evidences for what a certain person said: first, according to what the tenth master said, long before leaving Beijing," Qilin Firm's head has been in a hurry to buy 10,000 stone grain to Shandong, if it is not for the third master to know that there is no grain in the Hecao Yamen, and why do you act like this, you must know that the holy decree has been issued, Huguang 40,000 stone grain will be sent to Shandong within the specified time limit, if this 10,000 stone grain is not for emergency use, I am afraid that there is no explanation for it; second, the third master has repeatedly sent people to the Hecao Yamen to urge grain, but he never shows up, if he does not know that the granary has no grain to adjust, how can he be so negligent; third, the eighth master should not forget that the most confidant of the third master's mansion, Li Minquan, is not the Jining people's family, and the actions of that head are afraid that it is difficult to hide those local snakes, with these three things, it is enough to prove that the third master is now just leading but not triggeringWhen the time comes, the head will roll to the ground, and its heart is unpredictable! ”
In all fairness, Lu Chunyan's inference is not entirely correct, he greatly overestimated the ability of the third master, but the guess of the result is the same as the facts, the current third master is really thinking about how to wipe out the eighth master group, of course, the third master categorically could not imagine that anyone in the eighth master's mansion could guess his plan, in this situation where both sides have their own holds, and each has their own basis, it is really hard to say who can have the last laugh, the competition is the wisdom of both sides.
"What is the meaning of the word 'broken' that Mr. said?"
After listening to Lu Chunyan's analysis, the eighth master could no longer maintain a calm and calm demeanor, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his eyes were full of panic that could not be concealed, not that the eighth master was small, but this situation was too amazing, once there was a slight mistake, not only the minions under the head would be finished, but his eighth master himself could not be kept to overturn, and under the agitation of the mood, he was stunned for a while and couldn't say a complete sentence. He bowed to Lu Chunyan and asked very politely.
"Ru Fu is definitely not able to keep it, the third master wants to do this big thing, he will not be reckless, if a certain expectation is not bad, at this time Ru Fu is afraid that he has been stared at by the third master to death, the impeachment of his secret fold may be on the way, it is impossible to suppress the matter, and now, only a strong man with a broken wrist can solve this misfortune."
Lu Chunyan has been following the eighth master for a long time, and he knows that the eighth master is very good, this is the advantage of the eighth master, and the effect is remarkable in winning people's hearts, and none of the brothers can compare with the eighth master at this point, however, at this time, this advantage may be transformed into a fatal flaw, therefore, in order to prevent the eighth master from being soft-hearted, Lu Chunyan said it to death as soon as he came up, not leaving the eighth master the slightest room to move, and insisted that Rufu must be the scapegoat.
"It's ......, it's okay, but how to break this broken wrist?"
Although Ru Fu is not a servant of the eighth master, he has always stood firmly on the side of the eighth master, and he is in the high position of the governor of Hecao, and his authority is extremely heavy.
"Eighth Master Mingjian, the key to this matter is in the granary, I think that when I ......, in this way, I may be able to ensure that the overall situation is not lost."
Lu Chunyan was worried about the eighth master's benevolence and righteousness, and when he saw that the eighth master finally agreed to his proposal, the tense heartstrings were finally loosened a little, but he didn't dare to forget the business, and he was busy and explained his own plan in detail.
"Well, that's it!"
The eighth master did not rush to speak, but pondered silently for a long time, and then sighed leisurely, and even reluctantly agreed to Lu Chunyan's plan, looking as tired as if he had just fought a vicious battle......
On the first day of the first month of April, there is no rain in Qingming, the end of the Shen time, the sun is setting, the day is getting late, the noisy Jining South Street has been thinning out of pedestrians, it is almost time to close, the guys who have worked hard for a day in the "Qilin Firm" have also relaxed at this time, while cleaning the guards, while making jokes about meat and vegetarians, the atmosphere is harmonious and relaxed, the big guys are obviously waiting for the arrival of the end of work, but unfortunately this wish seems to be unfulfilled- A strong man wearing a scarf and hat suddenly walked into the store, but he didn't say anything, just stood straight above the lobby, how did he look at it, how did he look like he was here to find fault.
"Guest officer, do you need anything?"
Seeing that the strong man was not right, the guys didn't care about laughing anymore, and after looking at each other, a young man with a stronger courage stood up, bowed his hand, and greeted him very politely.
"I'm going to find Shopkeeper Chen."
The strong man looked very fierce, but when he opened his mouth, his words were quite kind, and he didn't have too many politeness, so he directly said his intention.
"Yo, guest officer, it's really unfortunate that you came, my shopkeeper is not here, I don't know if you have anything to explain, the little one can help you convey it."
Although the Shandong branch of the "Kirin Firm" has just been opened for a short time, the guys recruited by Chen Size are all carefully selected, and all of them have excellent eyesight.
"Xiao Er, please hand over this thing to Shopkeeper Chen, and he will be able to meet him as soon as possible."
Although he knew that the guy was shirking, the strong man didn't move, just chuckled, his sleeves flicked, and something fell into the palm of the guy's palm very lightly, and it turned out to be a jade plaque.
"Okay, guest officer, please wait, the little one will go back when he goes."
Hearing that the strong man was so sure, and seeing that the jade pendant was obviously not an ordinary thing, the guy didn't dare to shirk it anymore, and after answering, he hurriedly walked to the back hall......