Chapter 241 The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins

Lu Yunyi followed Duke Shen and Sima Xu to an empty side hall and told them everything that had just happened.

Doubt appeared in the eyes of Shen Guogong Deng Zhen:
"Who do you think did this?"

Lu Yunyi pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and looked conflicted, as if he was making a decision.

"Just say it." Sima Xu remembered that Lan Yu once said that he was too mature, and couldn't help but remind him.

Lu Yunyi spoke in a deep voice:
"Reporting to Lord Shen and Commander Xu, after much investigation, I feel that this trip may not be an assassination, but just a coincidence."

coincidence?

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the side hall became solemn, and Deng Zhen frowned:

"Go on."

"Reporting to Lord Shen, we just arrived at Yuezhou Port yesterday, and going to Huajianji for fun was just a sudden idea.
The Yuezhou rear guard soldiers I encountered last night were also somewhat suspicious.

But according to the girls from Huajianji, they may come twice a month.
Moreover, the captain also said that the purpose of the spying was to see who the owner of Huajianji followed.
The abbot also said that the thieves had entered the temple the day before.
So I think those people must have escaped from the military camp and hid on Junshan Island, and we just happened to come here and run into them.
Maybe the guards alerted them and thought we were soldiers trying to arrest them, so they attacked us brazenly."

The two of them looked extremely solemn.

Lu Yunyi showed some embarrassment on his face and continued:
"When I entered the temple, I found the official of Yuezhou Guard and bribed him with five taels and five cents of silver.
He told me that there might be rebellion on the island, and he told us not to stay here.

After hearing the news, I thought about entering the temple and worshipping once before leaving.

But I didn't expect that once I entered the courtyard,

I discovered that the monks in the courtyard were all disguised as rebels.
At that time, we were accompanied by many guards and looked very anxious.
Perhaps those rebels also thought that we were soldiers who came up the mountain to arrest them, so they all drew their swords and started fighting with us.

Deng Zhen and Sima Xu frowned, their brows were furrowed.

"How many guards did you bring?" Sima Xu asked.

A trace of relief flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes:
"When we first disembarked, we had only fifteen guards.
But because someone quietly came to the door yesterday,

I was a little worried, so I transferred some people from the ship to serve as guards, about fifty people, and hid among the passengers.

If there weren't these fifty or so people, there might have been more casualties in this fierce battle."

Deng Zhen nodded:

"Whether this was premeditated or just coincidental, you did a great job."

Lu Yunyi sighed softly, with a fierce look in his eyes:
"Duke Shen, someone from the Yuezhou navy defected but didn't make it public.
If we had known about this earlier, we would definitely not have wandered around. This is really unlucky."

Duke Shen and Sima Xu looked at each other and saw the strangeness in each other's eyes.

"The smuggling incident involves a lot of things, and we didn't disclose it to the outside world for the sake of the navy's reputation.

If they neglect their duties, the court will punish them.
"Okay, go down and take a rest first. People from Yuezhou Prefecture will come to handle this matter. This time, it's all thanks to you!"

Duke Shen stepped forward and patted Lu Yunyi's shoulder vigorously.

"I'm resigning!"

"Go, help me call Fang Wenshan in."

"Yes!"

Lu Yunyi turned around and walked away slowly. The weirdness and confusion on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by calmness.

He quickly told Fang Wenshan about the message from Duke Shen, and then found Li Jinglong.

When Li Jinglong saw him coming, he quickly pulled him aside and asked in a low voice:

"What did you say?"

Lu Yunyi smiled and said frankly:
"Don't worry, according to our previous agreement, we will just say it's a coincidence and wait for the court to investigate."

Li Jinglong let out a long sigh and smiled:
"That's great, although the time these people went to the island is a little off.
But I still smell a conspiracy, so I'd better pick us out first."

Lu Yunyi nodded repeatedly, and Li Jinglong said:

"I think these people may be here to take revenge for the smuggling incident."

Fear flashed across Lu Yunyi's eyes: "Did the smuggling leak out?"

Li Jinglong's face was solemn, and he shook his head repeatedly:

"No, no, no, the revenge I'm talking about is the revenge of those hiding in the dark against the court, just like..."

Li Jinglong's eyes flickered, emitting a dangerous cold light:

"Just like the weapons before the departure, only this time it is used for my safety."

Lu Yunyi's eyes widened, and a hint of shock flashed in his eyes: "Are they so bold?"

Li Jinglong sneered, and the corner of his mouth twitched:
"If you don't have enough courage, how can you do private things?"

Li Jinglong was thinking of his father at this moment. When he was a child, he did not understand the fierceness of the court struggle. He just thought it was an accident and believed that everyone in the court was a good person.

But now, he is the Duke of the current dynasty, although he is still young,

But he had seen some of the struggles in the imperial court, and they were completely different from what he had imagined.

There is no good person in the court, including himself.

Those who have different positions are enemies.

In order to fight against the imperial court, they had to use any means necessary. Killing a few people was nothing. What they were doing was to exterminate the three clans.

Li Jinglong gathered his thoughts, took a deep breath, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Yun Yi, although you and I guess this,

But what you and Black Hawk did must not be revealed to anyone.

Those people are ruthless. If everyone knows about Hezhou’s affairs, I’m afraid you will be in danger.”

Lu Yunyi nodded solemnly:

"I see.."

After a long while, he hesitated and spoke again:
"Jinglong, are you worrying too much? How did they know we were coming to Junshan Island and how did they arrange for people to be on the island in advance?"

Li Jinglong's eyes were deep as he glanced at the people in the hall. His face was gloomy and his voice was hollow:
"So many rebels have escaped. Who knows where they are? There are thirty here and thirty there. Where else can we go? We'll always run into them!"

Li Jinglong sighed and said slowly:
“Those big shots act in mysterious ways, so let’s not think about it.

The smuggled letter from Hezhou has already been sent out. I will send another one when I get back to shore.
Tell His Majesty what happened today and what you and I speculated about, and let His Majesty make the decision for us."

At this moment, Lu Yunyi couldn't help but feel a little absurd.
After hearing what Li Jinglong said, he felt that it was possible that the person behind the smuggling case might be implicated.

But only he himself knew that the red-robed monk was looking at him, and the person behind him must be Yu Tongyuan!

But now, how come it has been linked to the smuggling case for no apparent reason?

Wouldn't the real murderer be at large?

In the side hall, Fang Anwen had already arrived in front of Duke Shen and Sima Xu. His face looked somewhat serious and his heart was heavy.

Duke of Shen, Deng Zhen, asked in a deep voice:
"Let me ask you, how many people have defected?"

Fang Anwen's expression changed back and forth, a trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

He raised his head slightly, met two sharp and ruthless eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
After a long pause, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Reporting to Lord Shen, there are a total of 750 people who defected, and nearly 500 have been captured so far."

As soon as these words came out, an invisible cold wind seemed to blow in the side hall.
Deng Zhen and Duke Shen both narrowed their eyes, exuding a dangerous aura, and had made up their minds about what would happen today.

It was premeditated murder, and the net was cast widely!
After waiting for a long time without hearing any sound, Fang Anwen was frightened and wanted to explain.
But before he could speak, Duke of Shen Deng Zhen waved his hand:

"Go down."

For some reason, Fang Anwen felt empty inside, as if he had lost something.
He obviously had a lot to say to defend himself, but now he was not given the chance.

He certainly wouldn't think that his superiors were going to let him off, but would probably punish him more severely.
Fang Anwen's expression changed back and forth, but in the end he bowed slightly and walked out.
When he left, the solemnity on their faces had not dissipated in the slightest.

After an unknown amount of time, Deng Zhen sighed:
“Young people are young people, they don’t know the dangers of court struggles.

Coincidence? There is no such thing as coincidence in this world!"

Deng Zhen's eyes were somewhat grim, and so was Sima Xu beside him.
He spoke in a deep voice, with a hint of amusement in his eyes:
"Who do you think it is?"

Deng Zhen did not answer directly, but said something inexplicable:
"This is the Yuezhou Navy. Those people in the navy are not immune from blame."

Sima Xu suddenly thought of something and nodded in agreement:
"Yu Tongyuan still had some grievances with Lu Yunyi, and thought that Lu Yunyi had ruined his good fortune.
But he didn't even take a piss to look in the mirror. It was so difficult for Guo Laosi to be conferred a title, so how could he be considered a nobody?

By the way, last time he was rewarded, he tried to persuade everyone to suppress him but failed. This time he wants to kill him?"

Deng Zhen had a strange expression on his face. "They are also involved in the smuggling. Zhao Yong controls the Chongming seaport. If he doesn't know about the smuggling of garbage ships, then there must be something fishy going on!"

Sima Xu's eyes were cold and grim:
"What do they think of the imperial court? A punching bag? These traitors deserve to be killed.

Is it them who did it? Check the families of those rebels to see who protected them and where they were transferred to. "Deng Zhen's face was calm and he shook his head slowly:
"What are you looking for? The body?"

Sima Xu fell silent, pacing back and forth with his hands on his hips, his anger was self-evident.

Deng Zhen sighed:

"Alright, let the court investigate this matter. The Yuezhou Navy and the Yuezhou government are both responsible.
Let's stay out of this matter and focus on transporting troops."

"makes sense"

Time passed by little by little, and the sky gradually turned dark.
The huge troop transport ship slowly sailed towards Yuezhou Port at dusk.

All the people on Junshan Island were transported by ships and then interrogated by the Yuezhou government. They were allowed to leave only after confirmation that they were all normal.

Lu Yunyi and his group returned to the ship. Fortunately, the troop transport ship was the one they were on.

At this moment, nearly twenty cannons have been placed on the deck, with the black muzzles facing outward. Soldiers are waiting there quietly, holding fuses in their hands.

After Lu Yunyi settled the soldiers, he returned to his room.
Liu Heiying followed closely, and some generals in the army also squeezed over, showing concern on their faces.

Lu Yunyi washed his face, looked at everyone present with a wet face, and waved his hand casually:
"What are you doing gathering here? Let's go. I'm fine."

Lu Yunyi shook his head left and right, and soon found Chen Jingyi in the back, and waved with a smile:

"Chen Jingyi, this time it's all thanks to you for making the arrangements. If it weren't for these fifty brothers, who knows how many people would have died.
In this way, each person will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver. Rank Fei? Has Rank Fei come?"

Lan Kefei was the quartermaster of the front army scout department. He squeezed over from behind with a respectful look on his face.

He is in his twenties, tall, slightly youthful, and full of energy.

"grown ups!"

"All the brothers on this trip will be given a reward of fifty taels of silver. It will be distributed at dawn tomorrow."

"Yes!"

At this time, Chen Jingyi came up, his face respectful and serious:

"Thank you, sir. This is my duty. Please bring more guards with you next time you leave the ship."

Wu Fuliu also nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, more than ten guards are not enough. There are also two ancestors, Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan. If a fight really breaks out, we have to protect him."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present laughed.

"Next time? You want a next time? From now on, I will stay in the army and not go anywhere."

As Lu Yunyi spoke, he pulled off the towel and wiped his face vigorously, waving his hands:

"Go ahead, go ahead, do what you need to do. The quartermaster and the clerk will stay here."

"Yes!"

The generals slowly left the room, leaving only the military discipline officer and the clerk.
Lu Yunyi's face became serious and he sighed softly.
Looking at the military discipline officer, he was in his thirties, not tall, and had a simple and honest appearance. His name was Wang Xue, and he was a rigid person.
He was not welcome in his original team, but was recruited by Lu Yunyi into the front army scout unit when the army was expanded.

Lu Yunyi sighed and asked:

"Six of our brothers died on this trip. What should we do according to military law?"

"Reporting to the Lord, I died in the line of duty."

"How much is the pension?"

Wang Xue replied coldly: "Thirty taels."

"What if he died in battle?"

"Reporting to the Lord, if a soldier dies in battle, he will be compensated with three years of full military pay, and then half of it will be paid.

If a son inherits his position, he will be given ten taels of silver as funeral expenses.

If a soldier has a wife, his wife will be given an additional three years of full military pay, and then a monthly pension will be given. "

After hearing this, Lu Yunyi looked calm and spoke slowly:
"Too few. We will record their names in the military merit list and add five levels of beheading to them when we get to the southwest. We will treat them as dead in battle.

Also, keep a note of their descendants and ask them if they are willing to join the army the next time you recruit soldiers."

Wang Xue straightened his back and said loudly, "Yes!"

Lu Yunyi nodded, looked at the clerk again, and ordered:
"Write more letters to your family members in their tone these days, telling them that everything is fine and they don't need to worry about you."

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi stood up, took out three stacks of banknotes from the side of the bed, and handed them over:

"Public is public, private is private. Three hundred taels of silver, fifty taels per person, send it back to them and say it's a reward."

"Yes!"

At this point, Lu Yunyi sighed:
"The soldiers died because of me. As a superior, I naturally have to make proper arrangements. I hope you understand.
Don't tell anyone about this, just keep it to yourself and go down."

"Yes, I'll take my leave!"

After they left, the house fell into silence.
Lu Yunyi looked calm, slowly stood up, and walked to the bookcase to water the bean sprouts.
At this moment, faint footsteps sounded from outside the door, and a slightly sturdy figure appeared in front of the door.
Soon a dark head poked its head in, and he smiled as he saw him in the house:
"Brother Yun'er"

Liu Heiying closed the door and walked over, rubbed his hands, and asked in a low voice:

"Brother Yun'er, how is it going?"

Lu Yunyi put down the kettle, walked to the table and sat down, with a strange look on his face:
"Something has changed, but it doesn't matter.

There are enemies on both sides, one open and one hidden. No matter which side the court attacks, we will be happy."

At this point, Liu Heiying breathed a sigh of relief:

"Brother Yun'er, if we don't tell anyone, can the court really find out?"

Lu Yunyi glanced at him and smiled:
"Don't underestimate the heroes of the world. What we can think of, others can think of too.
If you say these things are coincidences, the civil and military officials of the court and your majesty will not believe it.

They will investigate carefully, and it would be strange if they can't find anything."

Liu Heiying blinked his eyes, nodded repeatedly with a look of sudden realization:
"I understand, Brother Yun'er, smart people like to do the opposite of what others do.
Rather than telling them directly, it’s better to let them check it themselves.”

"That makes some sense. No matter what we find out in the end, it will be beneficial to us.

We can't just take advantage of the situation and expose ourselves foolishly, otherwise we will become the target of public criticism.
We are still young and have some achievements, so it is better to be a little stupid.

It would be best if others thought that our achievements were due to luck, but they don’t believe it.”

Lu Yunyi shook his head slowly, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then he spoke:
"If someone hints at something, you can push the blame on the Yuezhou Guards and blame them for not reporting it. Be angry, just like Jinglong did today."

Liu Heiying showed a cunning look and nodded repeatedly:

"good good good good!"

"By the way, Jinglong's letter has been sent out. This matter may implicate your little lover. If she dies at that time, don't be sad."

In response to this, Liu Heiying showed some sadness and a hint of pity in his eyes, and muttered:
"Yesterday I asked her to give me a baby, but I didn't expect her to die so soon. Didn't I suffer in vain?"

Lu Yunyi's face darkened: "You look like you are taking advantage of others."

"It's a pity that a spy who had been undercover for more than ten years died just like that."

Lu Yunyi rolled his eyes at him:
"She's not dead yet. I think she's fine. Jinglong doesn't even suspect her."

Liu Heiying's eyes lit up and he immediately said:

"That's great. I'll go to Huajianji tomorrow to have a look."

Seeing Lu Yunyi's eyes widened, Liu Heiying said seriously:
"She's been so frightened, and as a sentimental person I should go and visit her."

Lu Yunyi blinked his eyes and felt that there was some truth in it.
"Go ahead, then. Be careful."

"Don't worry, Brother Yun'er!"

Liu Heiying turned to leave, but when he reached the door, he stopped and looked back: "Brother Yun'er, are you still writing that travel journal?"

Lu Yunyi was also stunned for a moment, then he remembered the bold words he said at the port yesterday, and nodded with a smile:

"Of course I have to write it down. If I don't record such a wonderful thing, wouldn't it be a waste of suffering?"

Liu Heiying thought this made sense, so he nodded and said, "Brother Yun'er is right, then I'll go find Jinglong first."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Wait, what do you want to see Jinglong for?"

"Go find out something and ask for protection for Hua Jian Ji."

"Oh, go ahead."

(End of this chapter)

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