Chapter 460: Revenge is not delayed until the night when you meet your enemy
Chapter 460: Revenge is not delayed until the night when you meet your enemy
After interrogating Zeng Yanfu, Chen Jingyi ran quickly in the military camp.
Soon they arrived at the rear of the camp.
Before he got closer, he heard cheers and saw a strange and huge object standing there.
What is this?
With doubts in his heart, Chen Jingyi squeezed through the crowd and came to the front of the soldiers.
ho-
The scene that came into view made Chen Jingyi stunned.
I saw about thirty or forty soldiers standing under the lotus pods in front of me, facing the water naked.
At one side, the craftsman Lao Lu was still shouting and waving at the crowd:
"Come on, come on, ten more people come and see the water flow."
The soldiers who had been impatient on the side swarmed over, rushed forward, stripped themselves naked in an instant, and stood under the water.
Chen Jingyi looked around.
For some reason, even before he tried it, he thought this thing was great. It could wash so many people at a time, and there was an endless supply of water.
While I was thinking, Lu Yunyi came over.
He was very happy that the shower was built so quickly, and asked with a smile:
"Is there any result?"
Chen Jingyi came back to his senses and cupped his hands:
"My Lord, Zeng Yanfu has already explained it. Would you like to come and take a look?"
Lu Yunyi thought about it, then looked back.
Even if there are forty people, the water flow is still stable, with only some impact when turning it on and off, but it does not affect its use.
Lu Yunyi felt relieved and nodded:
"Go and have a look."
"Yes!"
Soon, Lu Yunyi and his group arrived at the interrogation camp near the southeast corner.
As soon as you enter here, the smell of blood hits you in the face and screams can be heard one after another.
Lu Yunyi looked at the military tents one by one.
Some members of the Chihuo Gang cried and screamed, wishing they could tell everyone what they had done wrong in the first half of their lives.
He came to the innermost tent,
Compared to what I had seen before, it was much quieter here, with only cold questions and slightly trembling answers.
Lu Yunyi immediately saw Zeng Yanfu slumped in the chair.
At this moment, his hair was disheveled, his body was covered in blood, his hands and feet were fixed and hanging to the side, his body was still shaking from time to time, and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.
Seeing him coming, Zeng Yanfu cast his eyes over.
His body was shaking more violently, his head kept shrinking back, and fear was almost overflowing from his eyes.
"Don't come over here, don't come over here"
Lu Yunyi walked up to him and said with a smile:
"It's not me who is going to execute you, why are you afraid of me?"
Zeng Yanfu did not answer, but just kept shaking his head:
"Don't come over here. Don't come over here."
Lu Yunyi looked him up and down. His body was relatively intact. There were some scars but it was okay.
"Since you are so afraid of me, why do you still spread rumors and cause trouble?
Didn't you expect this outcome?
Or do you think that I am like your friends, just quarreling and fighting and then letting it go?"
Lu Yunyi's voice was calm and cold.
To Zeng Yanfu, it sounded like the whisper of a devil, causing deep regret to well up in his heart.
“I was wrong, I was wrong”
He murmured, looking at the young man in front of him who was younger than him.
For the first time, I realized that people are not the same.
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and finally he burst into tears.
"I am the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. How could you do this to me?"
The voice was unclear, Zeng Yanfu's tears and snot were streaming,
But Lu Yunyi in front of him still heard clearly what he said, and a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.
"I am a guest of the Crown Prince of the third rank. My troops killed nearly 200,000 enemies in the battle of Wuluchuan.
Why shouldn't I do this to you?
When your father sees me, he will bow and call me "Sir"!
You are a commoner without any official position or real power, yet you dare to spread rumors. Why don't I dare to do the same to you?"
Zeng Yanfu stared at the young man in front of him.
His lips were dry and his throat was rolling back and forth. He suddenly realized.
Yes, he is just young, but his official position is higher than that of his father.
A strong feeling of regret came over him, and this incident quickly occupied an absolute position in his heart, becoming the thing he regretted most in his life over the past twenty years.
Lu Yunyi turned around and looked at the two soldiers who were recording, and asked:
"Have you explained everything clearly?"
A soldier took the document and walked over quickly:
"Reporting to the Lord, I have explained everything clearly and am currently confirming it for the fourth time."
"Is there a mistake?"
Lu Yunyi took the document and asked as he read it.
"My Lord, there will be no mistakes after the second time."
Lu Yunyi nodded and ordered:
"Keep asking. He can't sleep or rest. He won't be given water or food. Ask twenty times and make sure it's correct!"
"Yes!"
After finishing speaking, under Zeng Yanfu's incredulous gaze, Lu Yunyi walked out of the military tent, and the two interrogating soldiers sat down again.
A strong sense of fear surged in his heart, and he quickly shouted with all his strength:
"Come back, come back, I was wrong, Master Lu, I was wrong!!!"
Lu Yunyi ignored him. He looked at the documents carefully and slowly left.
Zeng Yanfu did a lot of bad things.
Not only did he run teahouses and gambling houses, he also owned a brothel, and he forced many women of good families into prostitution, many of whom were dealt with by the Chihuo Gang.
Lu Yunyi quickly flipped through the confession and soon found the issue that concerned him most.
Why is it him?
[Entrusted by Yu Qilun, I spread the rumor. I received a reward of 1,000 taels. The time limit is three days. The rumor must spread throughout the upper city.]
Lu Yunyi suddenly stopped, and in less than ten breaths, he returned to the military tent where Zeng Yanfu was.
"Sir, please let me go, I will never dare to do it again!!" Zeng Yanfu shouted as if he had grabbed the last straw.
Lu Yunyi walked quickly to him and held the document in front of him:
"Yu Qilun only gave you one thousand taels of silver, and you dare to insult me?"
Lu Yunyi felt that he had been greatly insulted.
If his reputation could be ruined, Luchuan Beiyuan and even the Huaixi party would not mind tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Now, only one thousand and two taels of silver?
Zeng Yanfu's body continued to tremble, and the fear in his heart was beyond measure. He did not dare to hide anything and confessed honestly:
"No no no, Master Lu, you misunderstood.
He insisted on giving me the 1,000 taels of silver, but I didn’t want it.”
Lu Yunyi's eyes widened even more? Free?
Zeng Yanfu probably realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly tried to explain:
"Sir Lu, my father is only a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. It is difficult for him to move up a level.
I was thinking of trying to squeeze into the circle of those princes and dukes' descendants to see if I could find some other ways.
I'm just trying my luck."
At this point, Zeng Yanfu felt extremely aggrieved.
He cried out in an indistinct voice:
"This is the first time I helped them. I lost my mind. Lord Lu, please forgive me. I won't dare to do it again."
Lu Yunyi looked at him crying loudly and suddenly felt relieved.
It's not worth getting angry with such a spoiled young man.
Yu Qilun had his hand broken by the eldest son of Marquis Xiongwu a few days ago.
He has just recovered and is already causing trouble again. He really doesn't know how to live or die.
Lu Yunyi put away the documents and walked out of the military tent!
The orange-red sunset cast a shadow, and the hot weather became sultry. The khaki military tents turned golden yellow.
Lu Yunyi looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes becoming more and more empty.
The Yu Tongyuan incident had created a feud that had lasted for nearly two years, and even after leaving Beijing, the couple still felt uneasy.
But as he thought more deeply, Lu Yunyi frowned, feeling that this matter might not be that simple.
If Yu Tongyuan was behind this, things wouldn't be that simple.
I wouldn't be so stupid as not to set up a "firewall" and be caught by him so easily.
Lu Yunyi's eyes moved and he quickly made a decision.
Yu Qilun acted on his own!
Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi suddenly smiled helplessly.
If he were Yu Tongyuan, he would have wanted to kill his son at this moment.
Lu Yunyi had long understood one thing, that was different from the frequent use of tactics in battle formations.
When fighting in the court, do less or even no things that cannot cause substantial damage. If you take action, use a fatal move and kill the person with one blow.
If you alert the enemy in vain and get caught by the tail, you will be at a disadvantage in the fight in an instant.
Lu Yunyi felt a little regretful after suddenly realizing what was going on.
Such matters should not be taken care of. Instead, they should be spread widely and vigorously, preferably to the palace and to the ears of many princes and dukes.
When the investigation is carried out, everyone will know that it was Yu Tongyuan who was behind it.
In this way, Yu Tongyuan was sent to the fire pit by his own son. Now, he arrested and tortured people so quickly that he accidentally stopped the incident.
This made Lu Yunyi feel that maybe fools really have good luck.
In this case, Lu Yunyi's eyes flickered, he made a decision, and ordered in a cold voice:
"Xianzhi, take a hundred people and follow me out of the camp to Yingtian!"
Gong Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the sky and said, "Sir, the city gate is about to close."
"So be quick!!"
"Yes!"
Gong Xianzhi reacted, his body suddenly straightened, and a group of guards quickly ran away
In less than half a quarter of an hour, a group of people rushed out of the camp of the front army scouts and headed straight for the gate of Puzikou City!
Puzikou City is a military town and there is no curfew, but the city gates will still be closed at night.
When the group arrived here, they could already see the soldiers guarding the city cleaning up the mess left behind during the day.
They began to arrange roadblocks and barricades, as if they were planning to close the city gates.
Seeing them coming in a hurry,
A guard who was cleaning widened his eyes and quickly ran into the city wall to call his master.
Soon, Lu Chen rushed out with the head armor in hand.
Seeing that it was Lu Yunyi, a smile appeared on his face:
"Where are you going, Lord Lu? The city gates are about to close."
Lu Yunyi clasped his hands and said:
"Lord Lu, I am going to Yingtian, please make way.
I cannot explain the reason, but I will ask Lord Lu to come to the military camp to discuss it after I have dealt with the matter!"
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows. It was just a routine inquiry, but he didn't expect there would be such a surprise!
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
After saying this, Lu Chen turned around and looked at the soldiers, waving his hands repeatedly:
"Hurry up and clear the way so Lord Lu can leave the city!"
Lu Yunyi clasped his fists and said, "Thank you!"
The group of people sped away. Lu Chen looked at the figures of more than a hundred people with a thoughtful look on his face.
Today's incident caused a lot of uproar, and he had heard about it.
Now I leave in a hurry, what happened?
Thinking of this, Lu Chen sighed slightly.
Although he held a high position, he was only a general defending the city.
Moreover, other people kept their mouths shut about him and did not have close relationships with him, and he was not even as well-informed as the officials in Yingtian Prefecture.
As he thought about it, Lu Chen shook his head and prepared to go back and have a drink to cheer himself up.
But he soon stopped and saw a group of people who had just run out of the city gate stopped at the city gate.
"Hmm? What happened?"
At the gate of Puzikou City, Lu Yunyi was riding a warhorse.
Looking at the group of people who hurriedly stopped in front of him, his brows were slightly frowned and his expression was strange.
The carriage wobbled to a stop, and an octogenarian in a scarlet robe slowly walked out.
He is not tall, but has a calming aura, standing there like a mountain, unmoved.
At the side, there was an old man in a red robe waiting quietly.
He looked somewhat similar to Zeng Yanfu, and kept looking at me.
This made Lu Yunyi have some guesses in his mind.
The old man in the carriage came out, his clear eyes swept over Lu Yunyi, as gentle as water, and then he let out a dry laugh, with a hint of warmth.
"But Lord Lu?"
Lu Yunyi nodded: "That's right."
After saying this, he could clearly feel the scarlet-robed official standing next to him tremble and a look of anxiety flashed across his face.
This made Lu Yunyi conclude that this person must be Zeng Yanfu's father, Zeng Jingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
"hehe."
The old man in the middle with an extraordinary temperament laughed twice and spoke slowly:
"I am Zhang Zhi, the Minister of Rites. I wanted to come and pay my respects to Lord Lu, but I met you at the city gate. What a coincidence."
When Lu Yunyi heard the identity of the person who came, his whole body tensed up and his face looked solemn!
He didn't know Zhang Zhi, but he remembered clearly,
When Qiu Xuanqing, the future Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu, died, the official sent by the court to Mount Longhu was Zhang Zhi, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites!
He also left behind a sacrificial text "to pay tribute to the spirit of Minister of Rites Qiu Xuanqing".
Moreover, when the crown prince died, the Ministry of Rites discussed the funeral, which was also presided over by Zhang Zhi.
How can this person be called the Minister of Rites? This person is clearly an old jinx.
Seeing that Lu Yunyi was slow to speak, Zhang Zhi was not angry and smiled slowly:
"Lord Lu, I came here today on the orders of Lord Li to talk to General Lu about this matter."
Lu Yunyi pursed his lips, and spoke loudly on his warhorse:
"Master Zhang, are you here to deal with the rumors in the city?"
"Business."
Zeng Jingyuan looked unhappy, even though he was not in the right.
But seeing that Lu Yunyi looked so arrogant and did not dismount, he still felt a little angry.
Zhang Zhi turned his head and patted Zeng Jingyuan's arm, then spoke slowly:
"Hey, Master Zeng, don't be angry. If something is wrong, it is wrong.
As officials of the imperial court, we must not lose sight of the greater good and disregard the laws of the king."
Zeng Jingyuan breathed a little faster and cupped his hands:
"That's what the adults taught you."
"Haha, go ahead, Lord Lu, you have read military books and know the truth. Just admit your mistakes. The matter is not that serious."
Zhang Zhi spoke in a mellow voice with a smile on his face, which calmed Zeng Jingyuan's anger a little.
Zeng Jingyuan took a deep breath, took a firm step forward.
As everyone around him looked at each other, he bowed and said in a clear voice:
"Lord Lu, your unworthy son Yanfu, who is young and ignorant, believed in rumors and spread gossips that disturbed people.
As his father, I have not taught him well and I cannot shirk my responsibility.
I have come here on behalf of my son to ask you to be magnanimous and grant me forgiveness."
At one side, Zhang Zhi, the Minister of Rites, stepped out of the queue, and in a gentle and elegant tone, full of ancient style, he consoled:
"Lord Lu, our dynasty governs the world with filial piety, and filial piety comes first among all virtues.
Zeng Gongzi was young and ignorant, and he made a mistake.
He has received severe reprimands from his father, and his heart of repentance is evident to all.
I hope Lord Lu will take into consideration Mr. Zeng’s sincerity and his youth and frivolity, and give him a chance to mend his ways.”
As he spoke, Zhang Zhi bowed as everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Seeing this, Lu Yunyi quickly got off his horse, his mind racing.
Are these two old guys here to force the emperor to abdicate?
He glanced around and saw many soldiers and civilians around, all of them looking at him.
Lu Yunyi cursed inwardly. Even though he was unhappy, he quickly stepped forward and pretended to help him. He smiled and said in a loud voice:
"What are you doing, my lords? I am still young and I am more than qualified to be your grandson.
It is embarrassing for the two adults to act like this."
Zhang Zhi paused, a deep look flashed in his clear eyes, and he immediately stood up, thinking that something was wrong.
He is old, and his ways are corrupt,
If the person in front of him was an old man of the same age as him, he would naturally be able to appreciate the sincerity of this gesture.
But the person in front is a young man who is just 20 years old, so this action is forcing him.
Seeing Zeng Jingyuan still bowing there, he sighed and reminded:
"Get up quickly."
Zeng Jingyuan looked puzzled, but still got up.
They both stood up straight.
Lu Yunyi did not move forward, but stood there, the smile on his face gone.
The atmosphere was no longer as warm as before, and suddenly became a little more solemn.
Minister of Rites Zhang Zhi smiled and spoke slowly:
"Sir Lu, I have been careless in this matter. Please do not mind.
I am here today only to express my deepest apologies, nothing else.”
Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zeng Jingyuan:
"Master Zeng, the noble young master has already confessed.
Spreading such vicious words was instructed by Yu Qilun, and he also received a lot of money. "
Zhang Zhi narrowed his eyes and looked at the hundreds of people behind Lu Yunyi.
When I thought about what they were going to do, I no longer underestimated them.
Zeng Jingyuan knew this long ago, so he lowered his head secretly and clasped his hands:
"I hope Lord Lu will forgive my fault and let my son go."
To everyone's surprise, Lu Yunyi waved his hand with a carefree look on his face:
"Take the person away."
Without waiting for the two to react, Lu Yunyi turned around, jumped on his warhorse, and galloped away with more than a hundred people!
Leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment
Zhang Zhi noticed the many looks coming from all around him and sighed:
"Good intentions led to bad consequences. This matter cannot be resolved peacefully. Lord Zeng should make preparations early."
(End of this chapter)