Chapter 30: To the City of Ink
Bandits in Mocheng?
A trace of puzzlement flashed in Lu Huaiyu's eyes: What does this have to do with him?
This kind of good opportunity for meritorious service is still reserved for those who are eager to make meritorious contributions in the court!
King Chu shook his head and sighed, this person, if you don't want to open your mind, even if you have a knife on your neck, it's useless!
After watching a boring polo game and chatting with boring people for a boring day, Lu Huaiyu finally returned to the house bored.
In front of the Mingyang Palace, the housekeeper had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Lu Huaiyu riding his horse, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Your Highness, the prince asked you to go to the study after you come back."
Lu Huaiyu turned over and dismounted in a dashing manner, and after handing over the horse rope to the attendant in charge of the horse in the house, he went straight to the study.
Walking to the door of the study, Lu Huaiyu lowered his head and tidied up his clothes, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, he knocked on the door of the study.
"Come in!" In the study, a dull and powerful voice came out.
Lu Huaiyu pushed the door in, and King Mingyang was sitting on the office desk in the study, looking at a map on the desk.
"The housekeeper said that my father was looking for me, why did he say so?" Lu Huaiyu stood outside the desk, and his eyes inadvertently glanced at the map on the desk.
King Mingyang is very burly, he has been infiltrated in officialdom for many years, and his body has already been dyed with an aura of not being angry and majestic, at this time he is just sitting there, but the aura of majesty around him is all over the study.
"Come, come and see." Lu Huaiyu of the Mingyang Dynasty waved his hand and pointed to the map on the desk.
Lu Huaiyu stepped forward, his eyes fell on the map, and a clear map of the terrain of Mocheng was displayed in front of him.
King Mingyang pointed to a red dot at the north end of the map and said, "There are a lot of bandits gathered at the northern end of this ink city, which has seriously affected the lives of the residents of ink city, if you are you, can you have a way to exterminate this gang of forces?" ”
Lu Huaiyu carefully analyzed the topography on the map, the place where the bandits are located, easy to defend and difficult to attack, is not an easy problem to solve, but this terrain is not completely without drawbacks, now it is about to enter winter, the materials in the mountains must be transported from the bottom of the mountain, just use this terrain to trap the bandits in the mountains, and finally catch turtles in a net.
Lu Huaiyu said what he thought in his heart, and King Mingyang nodded with satisfaction: "The emperor has been worrying about this matter these days, and I want you to ask for orders to get rid of the bandits." ”
Lu Huaiyu paused, he really couldn't be interested in this matter, so he opened his mouth and refused directly: "I'm not interested, my father should find another capable person." ”
"You!"
King Mingyang was so angry that he was so angry by Lu Huaiyu's direct refusal, but he was helpless, over the years, he couldn't control this son more and more.
In the end, he sighed and said, "That's it, since you don't have any intentions, this matter will be found for the father." ”
Lu Huaiyu withdrew from the study and returned to the study with a depressed face.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, a dark black shadow fell.
Lu Huaiyu paused, and looked at the person, it was the eyeliner he had arranged in Luowangfu before, and he had been staying in Luowangfu all the time, and only when there was any big movement over there, he would appear.
He lowered his eyes to the shadows and asked, "What's going on over there?" ”
The shadow said respectfully: "Back to the master, the old lady has to go to Mocheng at this time of year to worship her ancestors, and this year someone from the ancestral house came to the ancestral house, saying that she was going to take the past in advance, and the old lady was going to take the eldest lady with her." ”
Mecheng ......
Lu Huaiyu's eyes sank, thinking of the matter of King Chu in the racecourse just now asking him to take over Mocheng, as well as what his father said in the study, his original mind of resolutely not getting rid of bandits suddenly changed.
If that woman was going to Mocheng, he would have taken the opportunity to exterminate the bandits to see her!
Lu Huaiyu looked at him and nodded with satisfaction: "You have done a good job in this matter, continue to stare at it, and if there is anything, report it again!" ”
"Yes!"
The shadows vanished.
He continued to walk into the courtyard, and after not taking two steps, he paused, turned around and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.
"Come on, prepare the horse, this son is going to enter the palace!"
Lu Huaiyu rode all the way to the palace gate, because of the special identity of King Mingyang, Lu Huaiyu did not need to report to the palace, but went directly to the imperial study.
After the father-in-law who was waiting in front of the imperial study reported, Lu Huaiyu went in.
In the imperial study, there was still one person at this time.
King Mingyang saw Lu Huaiyu come in, his eyes were full of doubts, didn't this kid just say that he didn't want to take over the matter of Mocheng, what does the face saint want to do now?
The emperor sat in the study and saw Lu Huaiyu come in, and the sorrow between his eyebrows and eyes spread a lot: "Aiqing, I don't need to ask you, Huaiyu is here, I will ask him personally." ”
A drop of sweat fell on King Mingyang's forehead, this stinky boy came by coincidence, if he was one step slower, he would have to reject the emperor's proposal to let his unfilial son lead the troops to eliminate the bandits.
King Mingyang nodded: "What the emperor said is that since this stinky boy is here, the emperor will ask himself." ”
The emperor looked at Lu Huaiyu and said in a relaxed tone: "Huaiyu, this matter of bandits in Mocheng has been bothering me for many days, what do you think?" ”
Lu Huaiyu bowed: "Back to the emperor, the minister is willing to invite himself to lead the troops in Mocheng, eliminate the bandits, and relieve the emperor's worries!" ”
"Hahaha...... Good! Good! Good! ”
The emperor said three good words in a row, and the sorrow between his eyebrows and eyes instantly dissipated a lot, and his eyes were full of relief when he looked at Lu Huaiyu: "Then I will leave this matter to you, Huaiyu, you don't want to disappoint me!" ”
Lu Huaiyu's voice was firm and powerful: "The emperor can rest assured, Weichen, he will not disgrace his mission!" ”
Coming out of the imperial study, King Mingyang kept staring at Lu Huaiyu, this son, he is getting more and more incomprehensible, he swore resolutely not to do it one second ago, and entered the palace the next second to ask for his life, should he be possessed by a ghost, right?
Lu Huaiyu noticed Lord Luo's gaze, and continued to walk forward without squinting: "Put away your ghostly eyes, your son is very good!" ”
"Tell me, what made you change your mind all of a sudden?"
Lord Luo chased after Lu Huaiyu, wanting to know the reason for his sudden change of words, but no matter how he asked, Lu Huaiyu was stunned and didn't say a word.
The old lady was worried that it would be difficult to travel in winter, so she sent someone to prepare the things needed to worship the ancestors, and followed Luo Hongtai to Mocheng.
In the old lady's yard, the grandmother slaves and maids are very busy, the old lady's health is getting worse and worse, and a lot of things have to be prepared every year to worship the ancestors, and this year is no exception.
Mama Zhang stood in the courtyard, instructing the slaves and maids to go back and forth to pack the things that the old lady wanted to use.
"The quilt has two more beds, the wind is cold on the road, and the forehead has to be checked clearly and put in the box."
After sweeping around the room, Mama Zhang stuffed a stove into the hand of a maid: "The old lady likes this stove the most, and I will install it, as well as the fox fur at the bottom of the box, count it carefully, don't leave anything behind!" ”
The old lady sat in the courtyard, looked at the busy people, turned her head and waved her hand to the grandmother who kept walking: "You go to Yi'er's yard to see, is she ready over there, if there is anything missing, let people go out and buy it." ”
Mama was about to nod her head in response, when a person suddenly walked in from outside the courtyard, it was the maid of Wushuang Courtyard.
The maid came to the old lady and said respectfully: "Back to the old lady, the eldest lady asked the slave to come over and report that the things to be brought on the road are ready." ”
The old lady nodded with satisfaction in her eyes: "This kid is a worry-free person!" ”
Mama's impression of Luo Shuangyi is also getting better and better, and she can't help but start saying good things for her: "I heard that the eldest lady is worried about the strong wind on the road, and your legs can't stand it, so she is sewing knee pads for you in the yard." ”
The old lady suddenly sighed: "That kid is a good one, it's just a pity......"
Mama understands what the old lady is sorry for, and it is not for nothing that the prince and the old lady favor the eldest lady, and the identity of the concubine who can never be changed at this level still makes the old lady feel indebted to the eldest lady after all.
She smiled and comforted softly: "With the love of you and the prince, the eldest lady can't stand the grievances, according to the old slave, the eldest lady is lucky to be able to get your attention." ”
"You're used to saying good things." The old lady glared at her, turned back to the maid standing in front of her, and said, "It's going to leave tomorrow, don't let your young lady suffer, you go back and wait!" ”
The slave maid took the order and returned to Wushuang Courtyard, Luo Yingxue is the daughter of Luofu, of course, she is indispensable for this ancestor worship.
The old lady wanted Luo Shuangyi's mother to go with her, but Prince Luo's mansion was busy with official business, and if they all left, it would inevitably look deserted, so she rejected the old lady's proposal.
The next day, everyone set off towards Mocheng in a majestic manner.
Luo Shuangyi wrapped in a newly made cloak, and glanced at the plane tree in front of the house before getting into the car, now in autumn, the leaves are yellow, but there are still small golden fruits hanging on the tree, swaying with the wind, but there is really some autumn taste.
The green plants planted in the yard have repeatedly told the maids in the yard to be well raised, and I don't know if those little things will still be alive when she comes back.
The carriage slowly drove on the ground of Bluestone Street in the direction of the city gate.
The emperor's decree was sent to the Mingyang Mansion at this time, and Lu Huaiyu had already asked people to prepare the things needed to go to Mocheng, and as soon as he received the holy decree, he went to the Luowang Mansion and prepared to go to Mocheng with the people of Luofu.
Lu Huaiyu stood at the door of the mansion, listening to the answer of the doorkeeper, and a touch of disappointment crossed his eyes: "What? You mean, the old lady and your young lady have gone to Mexico? ”
The servant replied respectfully: "Back to His Royal Highness, the old lady set off yesterday. ”
Lu Huaiyu turned around in disappointment, a touch of gloom fell in his deep eyes, and the next moment, it suddenly brightened, and he rode back to the house.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Lu Huaiyu picked up the baggage he had packed and walked out: "Butler, gather people, this son will set off for Mocheng now!" ”
Looking at Lu Huaiyu, who didn't look back, the housekeeper chased after him and said eagerly: "Your Highness, the prince will be back soon, or you can say hello to him before leaving!" ”
"No need, you take good care of it, this son, go and go back."
The words fell, and Yang spurred the horse away.