Chapter 443: There are people in the court who like to be officials

Chapter 443: There are people in the court who like to be officials

Chapter 443: There are people in the court who like to be officials

At Jubao Gate, the generals and soldiers guarding the city were as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

He tightly grasped the long sword at his waist and the spear in his hand.

This was because in front of them, there was a huge army of black-armored soldiers, who occupied most of the spacious official road in front of them.

Even their dusty appearance could not stop the murderous aura they exuded.

Especially the generals at the front, when their eyes swept over, the guarding general felt his soul tremble.

Duke Cao Li Jinglong looked at the city gate guard in front of him and became angry:
"Who are you? Why don't you let us go into the city?"

The guards behind the barricades frowned and answered quickly:

"Reporting to Duke Cao, I am Tang Boyong, a captain of the Yingtian Left Guard. In the early years, I followed Marquis Wuding to fight in Liaodong."

He hoped to use his backing to block a few enemies and wait for the gentlemen to arrive.

After hearing this, Li Jinglong smiled and looked around.

He quickly found Guo Quan in the crowd and waved to him.

Guo Quan came to the front of the battle somewhat helplessly. He was very familiar with Tang Boyong, who was his father's personal guard.

Li Jinglong looked at Tang Boyong:

"Come, open your eyes and see who this is?"

When Tang Boyong saw Guo Quan, his expression suddenly became strange:
"Master Liuliu? Why are you here too? Are you also plotting a rebellion?"

After the words fell, Tang Boyong's face was full of regret, and he quickly covered his mouth, thinking:

"Oh no, oh no, I'm dead now."

Li Jinglong and Lu Yunyi looked at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.

Guo Quan said helplessly:
"What happened? How did we rebel? Why won't you let us into the city?"

Tang Boyong knew the Sixth Young Master very well. He had done all kinds of extravagant things when he was young, and he had to clean up some things for himself.

He replied:

"Sixth Master, half an hour ago, a messenger from Yuezhou Prefecture came.
They said... that Duke Cao was plotting a rebellion."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field became completely solemn.

Li Jinglong, Lu Yunyi and others all frowned.

"What the hell is treason? We are living such a good life, who would want to rebel? Get out of my way!" Guo Quan cursed loudly at this time.

Tang Boyong didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"Sir, we can't let you in, you better wait.

Wait for the governor's office and the palace masters to come. I, your humble servant, cannot make the decision."

At this time, Li Jinglong waved his hand and took off his head armor:

"Okay, okay, I won't make it difficult for you, we'll wait.

No matter how hard we tried, we had to give up our chance to take the boat, and let these thieves get there first."

Lu Yunyi on the side smiled, looked at the guards in front of him who numbered only a few hundred, and said calmly:

"As it should be, they are faster men and horses, and we are more numerous.

Traveling 1,500 miles in four days is already considered very fast."

After hearing this, Li Jinglong suddenly became curious and asked:

"How long does it take to run 1,500 miles on the grassland?"

Lu Yunyi shrugged and shook his head:
"I don't know. It's not to the point where I'll do anything at all costs.

But they did cover 1,500 miles in two days, and hundreds of horses died.
Fortunately, there are war horses everywhere in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so they can be replenished."

Li Jinglong's face was dull. He had been running for four days.
The rest time was only a few hours, but he already felt like he couldn't stop.

One thousand five hundred miles in two days, the thought of it made Li Jinglong shudder.

I kept thinking that fighting was too hard.

The two of them kept talking to each other.

The guards and soldiers at the front gradually let down their guard and breathed a sigh of relief.

How could there be such a rebellion?
In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of hurried horse hooves could be heard.

Tang Boyong's body almost collapsed. He breathed a sigh of relief, wondering why he came so late.

But when he looked back, his body suddenly tensed up, and his originally relaxed body stiffened again.

The group behind had stopped in front of the city gate.

The leader was wearing an indigo robe, was tall, had a slightly red face, and was over forty years old. He walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, very arrogant. It was Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang.

Next to him was a young man in his twenties.

He is also tall and handsome, and is the new Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu.

Behind him are Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen and Dongping Marquis Han Xun.

Han Xun's father, the late Duke of Yun, Han Zheng, was a former subordinate of the late King of Qiyang, Li Wenzhong.

The group of people arrived here in a hurry, causing the atmosphere in Jubao Gate to suddenly freeze!

Tang Boyong's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He trotted forward and greeted them one by one!
But many dukes and princes ignored him and walked straight out of the city gate.

Tang Boyong wanted to shout a little louder, but after thinking it over, he decided not to.

Outside the city gate, when Li Jinglong and others saw who was coming, they finally smiled, and the leading ones dismounted!
Come forward quickly!

Li Jinglong stepped forward quickly, took a long breath, and bowed:
"Jiujiang has met Uncle Lan, Uncle Cao, Brother Xu, and Brother Han!"

Lu Yunyi straightened his back and felt inexplicably at ease when he saw Lan Yu at this moment.

He cheered up and said in a loud voice:

"I, Lu Yunyi, pay my respects to the General, the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Jingchuan, and the Marquis of Dongping!"

Xu Zengshou also ran over from behind excitedly, and after greeting everyone in turn,
He ran to Xu Huizu's side, and the grievances and fatigue from the long battles burst out at this moment.

"Brother."

It had been a year since they last met. Xu Huizu missed him very much. His eyes were red and he patted his shoulders repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're back."

Lan Yu glanced at the Xu Zengshou brothers, his expression serious:
"There are soldiers in front of you. How can you maintain your authority if you two keep crying? Go home and cry if you want!"

Xu Zengshou immediately closed his grinning mouth and tried hard to hold back his tears.

Lan Yu turned his eyes away from them and looked at Li Jinglong, sizing him up and down:
"I heard that you rebelled?"

Li Jinglong didn't laugh.

"Uncle Lan, that's not the case. It was the traitors and villains who complained first."

Lan Yu didn't ask any further questions, just nodded.

Turning to look at Lu Yunyi, he looked him up and down, his expression softened a little bit, a rare smile appeared on his face, and he even stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder:

"He has lost a lot of weight, but he has marched deep into the enemy's territory alone and destroyed the Luchuan camp. He has the style of me in my old days.

I was not wrong about you, hahahahaha."

The difference in attitudes made all the bigwigs feel weird.

It seems that the general really likes the young man in front of him.

Then, everyone put away their contempt.

What they did during the Luchuan War was something they couldn't have done better.

The young people in front of me can no longer be considered young people.

At this time, the slightly hurried sound of horse hooves came from behind again.

The group looked back and saw a group of people wearing silver armor.
The soldiers, who looked very imposing, came at high speed from Jubaomen Street in the distance.
There are all kinds of weapons, including swords and bows and crossbows, and it is full of murderous intent.

Tang Hao, the commander of the Jinwu Vanguard, frowned and thought carefully about His Majesty's order.
Bring the rebels over? How? Arrest them or invite them over?
He was thinking about this question all the way.

But soon, he had the answer in his mind.

Outside the Jubao Gate in front, there were many big shots standing, and they were so close to the "rebel party".

He would not be stupid enough to shout and arrest all the rebel leaders and their accomplices.

Tang Hao waved his hand quickly and gave the order in a deep voice:

"Everyone, dismount and wait!"

In an instant, the ferocious Jinwu vanguard soldiers dismounted like quails without hair. Tang Hao did the same, dismounting and trotting out of the Jubao Gate.

Before he even got close, he had already bowed and saluted to the important figures.

"What are you here for?" Lan Yu glanced at him and asked with a frown.

"Reporting to the general, His Majesty has ordered me to bring Duke Cao and General Lu to the palace for an audience."

Lan Yu waved his hand and looked at Xu Huizu standing aside:
"You come and arrange these Beijing troops, and I will go with them."

Han Xun is over 40 years old and a little anxious: "General"

Lan Yu gave him a reassuring look:

"Don't worry, your majesty and the prince have sharp eyes and will distinguish right from wrong. Nothing will happen."

He looked at Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen again:
"Notify the people below to get ready. We'll go to your Zuixianlou for a drink tonight."

Cao Zhen's dark face opened up, revealing his white teeth:

"okay."

Lu Yunyi looked surprised and paused on Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen.

Zuixianlou is the largest restaurant on both sides of the Qinhuai River in Jinling, and is also the largest restaurant in Beijing today.

Merchants and dignitaries who make reservations usually have to wait two or three months, and this is also a place where many important people often stay.

Compared with this, the roadblockers in Yuezhou are like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

Unexpectedly, this restaurant is actually the property of Marquis Jingchuan.

Noticing his gaze, Jingchuan Hou chuckled and raised his head towards Lu Yunyi:
"Interested in the restaurant? Here's a gift for you."

what?
Lu Yunyi tilted his head and leaned forward unconsciously, and was stunned for a moment.

Cao Zhen patted his stomach and laughed out loud:

"Boy, you fought well and made us proud.

If anyone says we have no successor again, I will tear his mouth apart."

Lu Yunyi was startled, reacted, and said quickly:
"Marquis Jingchuan, you are too kind. All my skills were learned from the military books and documents of many predecessors. I am just a fox relying on the power of the tiger!"

Cao Zhen laughed out loud:

"Wang Bi said you are eloquent, and it's true!

Let’s go to Zuixianlou tonight and let us see how magnificent your restaurant is!”

"Marquis Jingchuan, you are joking. How can I do this?"

Lu Yunyi stuttered, he had never seen such a scene before.

The number one building in the capital city gives away gifts as soon as it says so. How much money do these military officers have?

Jingchuan Hou waved his hand:
"The restaurant belongs to Wang Bi and I, we each own half.

When he heard that you were getting married, he wrote to you from Shanxi, offering to give you his half as a betrothal gift."

As he spoke, Cao Zhen glared and snorted coldly:
"That bastard Wang Bi is clearly trying to take over my army. Do I need that little bit of money?
I've also given you the other half. I'll have someone deliver the title deed and other things to your house this afternoon."

ah.
Just as Lu Yunyi was shocked, Lan Yu looked at Cao Zhen and said sternly:
"Just tell me what you want to say. You are too old to hesitate."

Cao Zhen chuckled and stepped forward to hug Lu Yunyi's shoulders:

"My second son is just eighteen this year.

He does all kinds of evil things all day long. He is just a playboy and never submits to anyone.

I plan to send him to your command, and you can give him some training, how about that? "

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the group glanced at Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, Guo Quan and others.
There was a deep light in his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

"Naturally."

Lu Yunyi readily agreed. There were too many second-generations in the military now, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

Cao Zhen laughed again and patted his shoulder:

"And Wang Bi's grandson Wang Ding will also be sent to your army.

You don’t know, these two people have been making trouble in the mansion all day long, and it’s really a headache for me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xun, the Marquis of Dongping, looked around and took a step forward.
Just as he was about to speak, Lan Yu raised his hand to interrupt him:

"Don't say anything. We can talk about it in the evening. Let's go see His Majesty and the Crown Prince first."

Han Xun pursed his lips twice and nodded in frustration.

He looked at Cao Zhen, and seeing that he looked smug, he cursed the old man in his heart for being treacherous!
At night, I don't know how many people will stuff their unfilial sons into the room.
The price won’t be this anymore by then.

But think about it, the money is worth spending if it can help the unfilial son in the family become successful.

Han Xun had already made up his mind to go back and collect them carefully to see if there were any valuable items.

The group left Jubao Gate in a mighty procession.
The city gate guard Tang Boyong breathed a sigh of relief, finally seeing off these giant Buddhas.

Among the drivers gathered at the city gate,
Li Wu's eyes widened and he quickly found the familiar General Lu, with a dazzling light flashing in his eyes!
I’m back, I’m back!!

Soon, Lan Yu brought Li Jinglong and Lu Yunyi to the Zhengyang Gate of the Imperial City.

Guo Zhen, who had been waiting here for a long time, stepped forward and bowed:
"Greetings to the General, Duke Cao, and General Lu,

Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time, please follow me."

"Ah."

Lan Yu nodded grimly. He had already known the whole story along the way.
He was so angry about what happened in Yuezhou Prefecture!

"Traitors, they are all traitors!!"

Lu Yunyi heard his groan and whispered:
"General, the traitors have been beheaded.
The subordinates felt that something unexpected might happen if they stayed there any longer, so they hurried back.

The situation in Yuezhou Prefecture is a bit ugly right now, and no one is handling it."

Lan Yu nodded:

"Don't worry about Yueyang Prefecture. Leave the rest to the court.
After you leave the palace, this guild will order the Governor's Office to give you a military order to strictly investigate rebellion and act according to the circumstances.

The Zhanshi Mansion will also send you a handwritten letter, ordering you to thoroughly investigate the rebel party.

I will see His Majesty and the Crown Prince in a moment. There will be no outsiders in the room.
You must tell the truth and don't hide anything.

But if outsiders ask you about it later, you can say that it was my order and you acted according to it."

Lu Yunyi completely relaxed, feeling somewhat emotional. No wonder people always say it is easier to be an official if you have someone in the court.
With a backer behind you, you can handle any problem, no matter how big it is!

"Thank you, General. I will remember this."

Lan Yu's face was calm:

"Well, His Majesty will ask you about the sweet potatoes in a while, so you must tell the truth.

You are a man of many ideas. Tell us your own ideas.
Your Majesty's most important thing now is the sweet potatoes, and he visits them every day."

"Yes, my subordinates know."

Lan Yu nodded: "Okay, don't panic, I will take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

"Thank you, General!"

Soon, the group arrived at Wuying Palace.
The weather was still hot, and the sunlight shone through the clouds, sprinkling on the glazed tiles in patches, emitting golden light.

The square in front of the temple is spacious and solemn, illuminated by the summer sun and turned into a golden color.

In the center of the square, a huge incense burner stood quietly.

The smoke rises up, interweaving with the surrounding air, and the fragrance is overwhelming.

Occasionally, a breeze blows, bringing a moment of coolness.

This is Lu Yunyi's second visit to the palace.

The Fengtian Hall I visited last time was extremely magnificent.
Although the Wuying Palace in front of us is smaller, it looks more solemn.

Guo Zhen bowed to them:

"Please wait for a moment, my humble servant will go and report to you."

Lan Yu waved her hand, and Guo Zhen quickly turned and left.

Soon, several eunuchs appeared at the entrance of Wuying Palace and shouted in unison:

"Duke Xuanliang Lan Yu, Duke Cao Li Jinglong, and the Crown Prince's guest Lu Yunyi, please come to the palace!"

(End of this chapter)