Chapter 216 - Return of arrears
"Well said!" the bearded general clapped his hands suddenly, and he didn't know if he was telling the story well or saying this set of clichΓ©s, but his words made everyone sober up from deep thought, and they couldn't stop nodding.
"I said too much, I'm hungry, Lord Hou, you are a guest from afar, let's talk while eating, you see such a sumptuous banquet, why don't you take a seat." Lu Gao ignored Hou Zuoyi's answer, walked over to himself, picked up the wine glass and poured himself a glass.
"That's right, Lord Hou, let's open the table, one is to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Lord Hou, and the other is to congratulate Lord Hou on taking office, and I hope that our Beida Camp will have the arrival of Lord Hou, and the flag will be victorious and successful. Seeing this, Fang Zhiye also came over to play a round.
Hou Zuoyi's face was gloomy, and his heart was dripping blood, but he couldn't say anything, and he held back for a long time before he said, "This official is tired and unwell, you can eat, I'll go rest and rest." After speaking, in the eyes of everyone, he walked out in embarrassment.
"Lord Hou, do you believe that I am innocent? Lord Hou, you can't leave without answering. Lu Gao was still there, stuffing chicken legs in his mouth, and at the same time getting cheap and selling it, and he stood up and used his hands full of oil to pull Hou Zuoyi's clothes.
"Yes, yes, you are innocent, let go, I'm tired, I want to rest, the official wants to rest, you let go!" Hou Zuoyi is angry, this is to show off in front of Fang Zhiye, the new official uniform he just wore, after speaking, he broke free from Lu Gao's hand and fled.
Fang Zhiye saw that Hou Zuoyi had come out of the big tent, and hurriedly ran to Lu Gao's side, bowed to the ground and whispered, "Oh, Lord Lu Gao, it's my fault to arrest you, I'm here to make amends to you." You see, I am also forced to do this, in order to protect myself, I can only grieve you, these days I have not been slow to treat Lord Lu, is not it? delicious and delicious hospitality, right? Besides, it is rumored outside, it was Lord Lu that you killed Hou Zuoren with your own hands, I am the commander of the Beida camp, the backyard is on fire, I can't ignore it, I hope that Lord Lu you will be more considerate, more considerate. β
Looking at Fang Zhiye, who was apologizing, he was still meat in the hands of others, Lu Gao couldn't speak too aggressively, and seeing that Fang Zhiye had a trace of sincerity in his words, he hurriedly said, "Marshal Fang doesn't have to be polite, I'm still a prisoner now, if you have anything to say, just say it." β
"That's the case, these days have wronged Lord Lu, what about me, I also want to ask Lord Lu to stay here for a few more days, and then let Lord Lu go back, as for this compensation, it will be deducted from our grain and grass in the future, and I will take it with me when I let Lord Lu go back." It's just ...... these days" Speaking of this, Fang Zhiye looked left and right, "That...... Let's go eat and drink, and since Lord Hou is unwell, let's deal with it ourselves. β
Seeing that all the generals were interested in finding a position away from them and sitting down, Fang Zhiye whispered, "In the past few days, I want to ask Lord Lu to cooperate with me in a play, and when I take it down, I will let Lord Lu go back, I don't know ...... Lord Lu."
Fang Zhiye knew that Lu Gao couldn't be killed, but if Lu Gao was released, Hou Zuoyi wouldn't let go of himself, so why not use Lu Gao to kill two birds with one stone.
When discussing with Lu Gao, the curtain of the camp tent was opened, and an old man wearing a Taoist robe walked in, the Taoist robe was a little shabby, and there were some blood stains on it, and the color was bright red. β
Because the Chinese military tent was big enough, Lu Gao didn't know that someone came in, and only raised his eyes when he heard the words, but after seeing it clearly, he quickly stood up, bowed down and said, "Oh, Yu Worship, have alarmed your old man?"
"Are you alright? go with me, and we'll fight our way out. The old man lifted Lu Gao, looked at it, and then said.
"Yu enshrined, don't be busy, I still have something to say to Marshal Fang. Lu Gao shook his head, pointed at Fang Zhiye and said.
At this time, a large number of soldiers poured in from outside the tent, the tip of the gun was pointed at Yu Feng, but he didn't dare to go too far, Fang Zhiye saw this, quickly stood up, and waved his hand, "All stand down, this is my guest." β
"Marshal, he has killed many of our brothers. Some soldiers spoke unconvinced.
"Stand down!" Fang Zhiye's eyes widened.
Seeing this, the soldiers who poured in had no choice but to retreat, Fang Zhiye turned around and bowed his hand to the old man, and then asked Lu Gao, "Excuse me, who is this?"
Lu Gao glanced at Fang Zhiye, did not answer, and said, "What you just said, I am willing to cooperate, but if you first send the silver that you owe to our Lu family back to the Lu family's camp with this old man, I will fully cooperate, after all, you understand the grievances between us and the Hou family." β
"This ......" Fang Zhiye was a little hesitant, he planned to use Lu Gao and throw him away, leaving him to fend for himself, even if Lu Wenhan came to the door, he could push and ignore it, anyway, there was no evidence to prove that Lu Gao was kidnapped by him, because the person who kidnapped Lu Gao had already left the North Daying and his whereabouts were unknown.
However, Fang Zhiye thought about it, as long as I can control the Beida Camp, I have glorified my ancestors, and money is just something outside my body, it turns out that when Shi Xuehai was the marshal, the grain and grass were all handled by this civil official, and he never let his subordinates handle it, but Fang Zhiye knew that Shi Xuehai had accumulated a lot of money because of the grain and grass and military salary, but all this fell into Fang Zhiye's pocket the moment Shi Xuehai's head was lost.
"Okay! I will immediately send someone with this old gentleman to send the arrears of grain and grass to your Lu Jiajun. "But anyone who can achieve great things is a decisive person, and Fang Zhiye is resolute.
Lu Gao nodded, since he was arrested, he didn't think of himself as a living person, whether it was betrayed by the Lu Jiajun, or he robbed and killed the 40,000 troops of the Beida Camp halfway, or Hou Jinbao knew that the Beida Camp had captured him, he couldn't live.
But things are not as he thought, when he arrived at Beidaying, although he did not have personal freedom, he was entertained with delicious food and drink, and when he met Hou Zuoyi today, he also gave himself the opportunity to refute and ridicule, and he was content.
And listening to Fang Zhiyi's tone, it seems that he doesn't want to embarrass himself, since he can still win some benefits for the Lu family, even if he dies, it will be worth it.
Yu Feng was confused, he promised the old lady that as long as he saw Lu Gao, he would definitely bring him back alive, but he didn't leave himself, but let himself escort the money back to Lu's house, what was going on?
Seeing that Yu Xianfeng didn't quite understand, Lu Gao said loudly, "Yu Xianfeng, go back and tell my father and my grandmother, just say that I am fine here, and I can go back in a few days, this is what Marshal Fang Zhiye told me personally." β
Early the next morning, the weather was clear, and Fang Zhiye asked his personal soldiers to follow Yu Feng, escorting more than 20 million silver to Zhenyuan Prefecture.