004 [One foot high]
"Calm down, what's going on?"
After a brief moment of stunned, Lu Shen quickly regained his composure.
Sun Yu's chest rose and fell violently, and under the anxious gaze of Li Chengen and Song Yi, he said a little vaguely: "The mansion has received the news that the young master will return to the city at noon today, and the master is very happy. Who knew that a group of people suddenly came early this morning, and they said that they were inviting the master to go to the government for questioning, and that the master was related to Beiyan's fine work. ”
Lu Shen couldn't help frowning slightly.
Sun Yu said again: "Young master, those people are not officials of the government, but they refuse to tell the master their identity. ”
The words "Warp Weaving Division" flashed in Lu Shen's mind, and after quickly combing through the information, he asked, "Why are you here?" ”
Sun Yu said uneasily: "Those people didn't move, and they only invited the master to go to the mansion alone." The old man took advantage of the chaotic situation at that time and asked the little one to run out of the city quickly to inform the young master. ”
Lu Shen's eyes condensed slightly, and he said lightly: "What to inform me?" ”
Sun Yu gasped and said, "The master only said one sentence, let the young master not go back to Guangling, find a way to escape!" ”
Lu Shen said quietly: "The whole world is not the king's land, if the Lu family is really involved in the crime, where can I escape?" ”
Everyone looked at each other, and Song Yi, who was standing next to him, gritted his teeth and said, "Young master, let Brother Chengen escort you to the north, and the villain will continue to return to Guangling with the goods." ”
Li Chengen was silent and did not hurriedly express his position.
He subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.
Seeing Lu Shen hesitating, Sun Yu choked up and said, "Young Master, run away, otherwise the people from the government will come over in a while, and you won't be able to leave if you want to at that time!" ”
The caravan stopped beside the official road at this moment, and the guards and men didn't know what was going on, but vaguely felt that the atmosphere was a little frozen. Occasionally, travelers passed by on the road, looked at them curiously, and continued on their way without finding anything unusual.
Lu Shen turned to face the vast field, and gradually traced the outline of this matter in his heart.
"Shopkeeper Song, do you think I should run away?" He asked unhurriedly.
Song Yi said with a little excitement: "Young master, the servant doesn't dare to say anything, but where do the big people in the court care about the life and death of the lowly people." Since the lord was invited to the government, he will be convicted of innocence, otherwise where will those old men put their faces? The villain knows that the young master has always been filial, and he can't bear to abandon the old master at this time, but if he doesn't seize the opportunity to escape, I'm afraid that as Sun Yu said, the Lu family's bloodline will be cut off. ”
Tears welled up in the middle-aged man's eyes, and his hands trembled slightly.
Lu Shen sighed softly: "What you said also makes sense. ”
He turned his head to look at Li Chengen and asked, "What do you think?" Think I should abscond right away? ”
Li Chengen shook his head and said: "Young master, the villain definitely doesn't believe that the master will be Beiyan's meticulous work, this is obviously framed by someone." ”
Lu Shen said indifferently: "So you think I should return to Guangling?" ”
Song Yi and Sun Yu dissuaded in unison, after all, everyone knew the methods of the imperial court's yamen, and the Lu family had enviable wealth, how could the government let go when it found this opportunity?
Seeing that the two of them were full of eagerness, Li Chengen couldn't help but hesitate and said: "It's better to be like this, the villain asked a few trustworthy brothers to protect the young master and hide first, and the villain and the shopkeeper Song returned to the city with the goods to find out the situation." If it's just a misunderstanding, then the young master will come back, what if...... Don't worry, young master, even if the villain gives up this life, he will find a way to save the old man! ”
Lu Shen's eyes were filled with relief, he glanced back at his carriage and said slowly, "That's not it." ”
He didn't show his attitude from beginning to end, and the three of them didn't dare to ask any more questions, so they could only stand by with complicated expressions.
Lu Shen looked in the direction of the official road leading to Guangling Mansion City, and then his eyes fell on Sun Yu's face, and his tone gradually became cold: "Let me ask you again, what happened in the city?" ”
Sun Yu's heart jumped sharply, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Lu Shen said coldly: "According to what you said, the old man was taken to the mansion, and the other party accused him of being related to Beiyan Xizuo. Guangling Mansion and even the entire Huaizhou territory, too many people know that the master is only my son. If the court has evidence that the master is really meticulous, why did he ignore me after he arrested the master? ”
Sun Yu opened his mouth slightly, and said in a slurred manner: "Young master, maybe...... Maybe the people in the court didn't know that the young master had returned. ”
Li Chengen finally came back to his senses at this time, even if the people in the court didn't want to startle the snake, then when they decided to arrest Lu Tong, they could send people to rush to the caravan along the official road, after all, the caravan had not hidden its whereabouts since it entered Panlong Pass, and it was effortless for someone to want to investigate.
This place is only less than twenty miles away from Fucheng, no matter how slow the secret agent of the Warp Weaving Division is, can he be slower than Sun Yu, an ordinary person?
Li Chengen was furious, stepped forward and grabbed Sun Yu's wrist, and the pain made the other party howl miserably, he immediately grabbed Sun Yu's throat with his other hand, and asked sharply: "What the hell is going on?!" ”
Lu Shen said slowly: "It's nothing more than wanting me to escape in panic and take advantage of the situation to confirm the Lu family's crimes." ”
Sun Yu's eyes widened suddenly, and he shook his head desperately.
Li Chengen's heart was filled with a fierce sense of fear, and he added a little strength to his hand, and Sun Yudeng's face was like a yellow paper, and his expression was distorted.
"Okay, don't do it yet, I have something to ask him."
Lu Shen calmly commanded, and Li Chengen did not hesitate to do so.
Lu Shen looked at the sweaty young man in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Although I haven't killed anyone, but when you meet a traitor seeking glory and framing the master's family, I think you will definitely die in front of me." ”
Sun Yu was in pain and panic at the moment, and being told by Lu Shen to break the conspiracy made him feel like he had seen a ghost, and Li Chengen next to him had a murderous look on his face, and immediately replied in a trembling voice: "Young master, villain...... The villain is forced. ”
"Whatever I ask, you answer." Lu Shen frowned slightly.
Sun Yu looked like a frosted eggplant, bowed his head and said, "Yes, young master." ”
Lu Shen asked, "Who told you to do this?" What good did he promise you? ”
Sun Yu said astringently: "The villain doesn't know, but those people arrested the villain's parents, and if they don't do what they say, they will kill the villain's whole family." If the thing is done, they will give the villain a hundred taels of silver. ”
He paused, knelt down and kowtowed directly: "Young master, they let the villain quietly go out of the city, wait for the caravan on the official road, and then persuade the young master to escape." Young master, the villain is really forced to be helpless. ”
His body began to tremble with fear and fear.
Lu Shen was noncommittal, and suddenly turned his head and ordered: "Shopkeeper Song, you go and appease the others, tell them that everything is as usual, and the caravan will immediately set off to return to Guangling." ”
Song Yi wanted to speak and stopped, but after seeing Lu Shen's methods in a few words, he suddenly realized that this young young master was a very assertive person, and he was a little more decisive than before.
Seeing this, Li Chengen asked, "Young Master, what should I do next?" ”
Lu Shen thought of the secret letter found in the compartment of his carriage that night, and said in a low voice: "This should be a set of serial schemes, dragging the master and scaring me away are just the first two steps, and the third step should be to find out the evidence and completely confirm the crime." Cheng'en, it's a matter of life and death for the Lu family, at the moment I only believe in you, and there is something for you to do. ”
Li Chengen immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Young master, it's okay to say it." ”
Lu Shen pulled him up, then took out the letter written in the inn in Wuhe County from his arms, and said in a low voice: "You put away this letter and find a secluded place to hide it for the time being." If there is any discord in the matter, and the old man and I are really framed and unable to save ourselves, you will take this letter to Anfu and try to see the Governor of Xiao. ”
He moved closer and whispered something in Li Chengen's ear.
Li Chengen was startled at first, then his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said, "Young master, don't worry, even if the villain is added with swords, he will not live up to his trust." ”
Lu Shen didn't have time to be polite, and said: "You take two trusted subordinates, two horses each, and leave immediately." By the way, take Sun Yu away as well. ”
Li Chengen's eyes flashed with tears, and he said in a deep voice: "Young master, take care!" ”
"Go ahead, I'm afraid it will be troublesome if you don't leave." Lu Shen was still calm, but there was a little emotion on his face after all.
By the time Song Yi returned, Li Chengen and two knights had already headed north with Sun Yu, and everyone in the caravan was at a loss, but no one dared to ask.
The Lu family caravan set off again, slowly moving in the direction of Guangling City.
However, they had barely walked two miles when there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in front of them.
Lu Shen raised his eyes and saw dozens of knights with swords rushing towards him, followed by a group of government officials running wildly in the distance.
"Stop!"
The leader of a man in his thirties shouted angrily at the Lu family's caravan, and with a wave of his hand, the knights immediately surrounded the caravan in the middle.
All the people in the caravan were shocked when they saw this posture.
Lu Shen calmly looked at the burly man opposite, and the guess in his mind became clearer and clearer.