There was a glint in Ning Li's deep eyes, this young master of the Lu family was indeed a little beyond his expectations.

He and Lu Shen's father, Lu Tong, are not world friends, but in the past, the Lu family's caravans were led by Lu Tong himself, and they were considered acquaintances after a few face-to-face photos.

Lu Tong is a typical businessman in his impression, with a humble smile on his face, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a sleek and old-fashioned man. I have seen it many times, and Ning Li probably knows this wealthy businessman who is quite famous in Guangling Mansion, and knows that he has not continued to live after the death of the main room seven years ago, and he is dedicated to keeping his only son alive.

It is said that Lu Tong attaches great importance to this son, and he takes him by his side to teach him all the time, until he is nineteen years old this year, and he does not let him go out to do business.

Ning Li originally thought that Lu Shen would be frightened into chaos, but he didn't expect the other party to be so calm at a young age.

Seeing that the face of this imposing commander was gloomy, everyone in the caravan did not dare to come out, and at the same time, they had a little admiration for Lu Shen in their hearts.

The more than 100 blade-wielding elite soldiers around give people a great sense of oppression, they are fighting all year round, Lu Shen is only going out for the first time this time, not to mention that he was in a coma with a strange illness more than half a month ago.

Although the young master has always been a young man, his bearing has obviously become more and more calm after this serious illness.

"Huh."

Ning Li pulled the corners of his mouth and sneered, then nodded and said, "You are very smart." Someone came, took all the people of the Lu family caravan aside for questioning, and then carefully searched these goods and their accompanying belongings. ”

More than 100 elite soldiers immediately stepped forward, but Lu Shen raised his head and said, "Captain is slow." ”

Ning Li put his hands on the bridle, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Shen said calmly: "I can guarantee that the Lu family's firm will definitely not collude with Beiyan to make a fine work, just as the so-called body is not afraid of shadows, and will not resist the search of the captain." However, my father once said that people who go out will not leave the goods, so please let your family investigate thoroughly in front of everyone. ”

Li Chengen and Song Yi couldn't help but raise their hearts to their throats.

Of course, they knew that Lu Shen's reaction was decisive and important, not to mention whether Ning Li's words were strange in acting on military orders, even if it was just a seemingly ordinary routine search, they had to prevent the other party from framing him.

But it takes a lot of courage to stand up to these fierce soldiers.

Ning Li was a little surprised, but soon returned to normal, and said with a slight sarcasm: "How are you going to behave in the textbook?" ”

This time, Lu Shen did not flinch, and said calmly: "This matter is related to the life and death of dozens of members of the Lu family, I dare not treat it imprudently, and I ask the captain to forgive me for any offense." ”

Ning Li sneered: "You must know that although the Lu family is quite wealthy, this is Panlong Pass and not Guangling Mansion. You are the son of a businessman, you don't have any fame, and you dare to make a show in front of the general? Come on, bring it down! ”

More than 100 elites showed their blades at the same time, and the cowards in the caravan were already trembling.

Li Chengen's face changed, and his right hand subconsciously reached for the hilt of the saber at his waist, but Lu Shen seemed to have predicted his reaction in advance, and shook his head at him with a solemn expression.

Ning Li's face was a little more cruel, as if he would face each other in the next moment.

Lu Shen looked at him with his head high, and said calmly and forcefully: "Ning Duwei, it is reasonable to search and inspect in person, but Du Wei is so bent on going his own way, could it be that there is another hidden reason in this matter?" Although he is young and immature, he also knows that the imperial court has its own rules, so I'm afraid I can't let the captain cover the sky with one hand, right? ”

The more than 100 people brought by Ning Li were obviously the elite of Panlong Pass, and they didn't take the caravan crowd in their eyes at all, but at this moment, in addition to them, there were also household officials who were responsible for collecting commercial taxes near this Xiongguan.

When Lu Shen finished saying the last sentence, his eyes swept to the household member Wailang who was standing on the other side.

Before he arrived at Panlong Pass, he heard the shopkeeper Song Yi say that Lu Tong had fed a lot of gold and silver to this foreigner named Hu Quan. At this time, there is no need for him to be righteous, he has already paved the steps, and a word or two of help is not difficult for this kind of official.

Seeing this, the foreigner coughed lightly twice, smiled at Ning Li and said, "Captain Ning, the lower official thinks that what Lu Gongzi said is also reasonable. ”

In terms of grade, the staff is from the seventh grade, and the captain is the fifth grade, and there is a huge difference between the two. But no matter how important Panlong Pass is, the commander of the regiment is only a middle-level military general in the border army after all, and although the rank of the member is low, he is a Beijing official directly managed by the household department, and the doorway is very interesting.

The reason why Jingguan appeared here is that the Guy Panlong Pass is the only way for Huaizhou to reach the land of Gyeonggi in Northern Yan.

In recent years, there have been a lot of customs clearance caravans, and the oil and water are naturally very considerable, so the household department specially set up a tax collection point here and sent a foreigner to preside over it.

Ning Li obviously didn't expect this turn, he could be honest with Lu Shen, but he couldn't treat the officials in Beijing as nothing.

He bowed slightly to the outsider, and then said indifferently: "Okay, Ben will give Master Hu a face today." Lu Shen, let your people watch it on the side, if something inappropriate is found, Hugh blame will be ruthless. ”

Lu Shen lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, since he had achieved his goal, it was a stupid act to seek death if he took advantage of his tongue.

Under the bright spring sunshine, a mighty search unfolded on this flat land.

The elite soldiers brought by Ning Li searched the caravan's goods, everyone's entourage, and even Lu Shen's carriage in great detail, and it was a chaotic scene.

These soldiers have rough hands and feet, and after checking the goods, they leave them casually. Fortunately, the Lu family purchased cloth from Beiyan this time, not porcelain and other items, otherwise the loss would be unimaginable after a search.

Lu Shen stood aside, looking at the yellow earth at his feet with a calm face.

Under the witness of the caravan and the household officials, the search that lasted for more than half an hour finally ended, and no suspicious items were found, and the shopkeeper Song Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ning Li's face is not very good-looking, and the tone was too high before, which will inevitably be a little unpleasant.

Seeing this, Lu Shen arched his hand and said: "Ning Duwei, I don't know what happened, but fortunately, Duwei gave the Lu family business this opportunity to prove his innocence." Lieutenant Fang Cai said that he would still be questioned, and everyone in the caravan would fully cooperate. ”

A flash of surprise flashed in Ning Li's eyes, and the household member not far away, Wailang, also showed appreciation.

Since Lu Shen lowered his posture very low, Ning Li didn't want to continue to behave, so he only nodded, and the soldiers under his command took everyone to a row of bungalows in the south, and then asked questions separately.

The content of the interrogation is very simple, just ask them to tell them the itinerary to Yan from beginning to end, whether they have seen people with secret identities, encountered inexplicable things, and finally compare these questions with each other.

More than half an hour passed before the investigation was over, and everyone in the caravan was exhausted.

At this time, Ning Li walked into the house at the head, holding a thick stack of papers recording the question, and said lightly: "Master Lu, Ling Zun has a good family, your family is one of the few businesses that has nothing to do with the Beiyan Mansion recently. ”

Lu Shen knew that the difficulty had passed, and said humbly: "Du Wei praised. My father has said more than once that the Lu family is a great Qi people, and we must always remember our duty. ”

Ning Li walked over and raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, and said: "The general is not deliberately making things difficult, just because a nest of pseudo-swallows was found in Taixing Mansion a month ago, which alarmed the imperial court and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Warp Weaving Department also sent people across the river to supervise it." Recently, searches have been intensified everywhere, especially at border crossings. ”

Lu Shen's heart moved slightly, Taixing Mansion is the place where the Huaizhou Thorn Mansion is located, just east of Guangling Mansion, and then suddenly said: "I see, Duwei has worked hard this time. ”

He took out a Yongshengchang ticket worth fifty taels from his sleeve, quietly stuffed it into Ning Li's hand, and then smiled: "This is in the next little heart, please ask the lieutenant and your family to drink and eat, and I hope you don't want to push it back." ”

Ning Li's gaze swept across his face, and he bowed his head and said, "Lu Gongzi is polite." ”

So far, everyone is happy.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Lu Shen returned to the caravan and continued to move forward in the southeast direction with everyone, while Ning Li turned over and rode into the pass.

A moment later, he arrived at the Commander's Mansion, located in the middle of the Kannai, and strode in without notice.

"Done?" In the main hall, a middle-aged military general sat behind the desk, with a stack of files in front of him.

Ning Li loosened his collar and nodded, "No problem was found." ”

The middle-aged military general is Pei Di, the commander of the Panlong Army, and said calmly when he heard this: "The Lu family was just a small family in Shanyang County below Guangling Mansion a few decades ago, and several generations of hard work have made it possible to have such a family business today, so naturally be cautious and not cross the thunder pool. I once met Lu Tong, this person seems to be a good person, but he is actually very skillful. ”

Ning Li sighed with emotion: "It's okay for Lu Tong, after all, he is a person who has seen the world, his son is not very old, but his mind is a little deep. ”

Pei Di said with interest: "Why do you say this? ”

Ning Li briefly retold Fang Cai's episode, and Pei Di smiled after hearing it: "I do have a little courage." Okay, this matter was requested by the warp weaver, and we can only do it, but you have to understand what the most important thing is at the moment. ”

Ning Li asked with a little expectation, "Is there really someone from Beiyan who will come over?" ”

Pei Di said: "It's still under negotiation, but it shouldn't be a big problem, a certain has already reported this matter to Governor Xiao Dadu, and he is fully responsible for it." Although the person who contacted a certain person this time did not have a high status in the Northern Yan Imperial Court, if it could be successfully completed, it would inevitably make the Northern Yan Dynasty unstable. ”

He looked up at Ning Li and said solemnly: "In a few days, you will lead a team of people to the north to contact, and try to find out the other party's thoughts and attitudes." ”

Ning Li said solemnly: "The last general will take the order!" ”

He bowed his head, a complicated look in his eyes.