Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system
Chapter 256 Conspiracy
On the official road, Guan Shanyue and others' carriages trotted all the way, but this time, there were two more horseback riders on the left and right sides of the carriages.
These two horses were led by Lu You and Hu Laojiu, who were in the escort team of the Jinma Escort Agency. Before leaving, they opened the box of the escort vehicle and found that there was nothing inside.
The other party's empty-handed dart mission was obviously intended to kill Lu You and others.
It's true that his death was not unjust.
"Boss, do you still have the armor hidden?" While walking, Hu Laojiu turned around and asked Lu You.
"No." Lu You, who was riding a horse for the first time, said happily with his back straightened. Obviously, he did not take Hu Laojiu's words seriously.
"Is it really gone?" Hu Laojiu asked again.
Lu You turned his head to look, and saw Hu Laojiu's face full of confusion.
"It's only another 20 or 30 miles to the city. If someone sees you wearing armor, they'll probably take you to jail. What's the point of that thing?"
Hu Laojiu looked at the woods beside the road with a worried look on his face.
"If there are bandits robbing us again, won't we be sitting ducks? I think it's better to wear some armor."
"Look at your guts." Lu You said disdainfully, "Don't worry, it's unlikely that the Golden Horse Escort Agency would support two gangs of bandits. We should be safe."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Yi in the car frowned and spoke.
"Second sister, please think carefully and see if you have missed any information."
Lu You understood that Lu Yi was talking about the other party's ambush and killing of Guan Shanyue. When she caught up with them before, she recounted everything about the battle with the escorts from the Golden Horse Escort Agency.
She wanted Guan Shanyue and others to help analyze the cause and effect, but because of Ma Feng's decisive suicide, the information she received was very limited.
After discussing it for a while, we put the matter aside.
"I've said everything that needs to be said. There shouldn't be anything left out." Lu You turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
“I just can’t figure out the connection.”
Lu Yi frowned slightly.
"According to what you said, it is basically certain that the gang of bandits was supported by the Jinma Escort Agency, and the Jinma Escort Agency obeys Wei Anping's orders."
"This explains why Wei Anping never sent troops to clear out the bandits who were robbing merchants outside Qingning County."
"But the assassination of Mr. Guan is unjustifiable even if it is a factional struggle within the court."
“Although Mr. Guan has been away from the court for nearly twenty years, his influence in Wudu is enormous.”
"Even if Wei Anping arranged his men to wait until we left Qingning County before taking action, Wei Anping cannot escape responsibility!"
Having said that, Lu Yi paused slightly, organized his thoughts, then turned around and looked at Guan Shanyue behind him.
"Mr. Guan, I remember you said before that you didn't know this Wei Anping and he had no grudge against you."
"Even if he is one of those important officials who want to get rid of you, he is only a seventh-rank county magistrate. Would he dare to do it?"
"We entered the city at midnight last night and left Qingning County at cockcrow. Even if he asked for permission when he saw us, even if he rushed a thousand miles, midnight would not be enough for the postman to get out of Qingzhou Prefecture."
"Not to mention that they arranged for someone to attack you after getting the answer. Doesn't the timing make sense?"
"Does he really have the guts to take action on his own and use your life as a token of his loyalty?"
Hearing Lu Yi's words, Guan Shanyue shook his head slightly.
"I'm not bragging, he probably wouldn't dare to do that."
"As the Grand Tutor, I am actually a teacher and student to several of the princes."
"Even though the princes don't care about the life or death of my teacher, as long as something happens to me, they will win over the students all over the world to show the righteousness of respecting teachers."
"We will also order a thorough investigation and will not tolerate it easily."
Zhao Wenbo slowly spoke after hearing this: "In other words, Wei Anping must have received orders from others to do this."
"But it takes time to send a message. Once we enter Qingning County, this time will definitely not be enough."
"Then there is only one possibility. The news had already spread before we arrived at Qingning County."
"I'll make a bold guess. Could it be Wang Mingzheng?"
"Isn't your guess too bold?" Lu You interrupted and said, "Uncle Zhao, although Wang Mingzheng was a bit greedy, he allowed the people to pass through the city, which shows that he still has a sense of justice."
"Besides, look at Wang Mingzheng's expression when he saw Lao Guan. He wanted to cling to Lao Guan's thigh immediately. I think this man can still be trusted."
In fact, Lu You had another important basis that she didn't say, which was that Wang Mingzheng had never had any negative emotions towards her from beginning to end.
Lao Guan and I went together. If the other party wanted to kill Lao Guan, they would have some negative emotions towards me, just like Wei Anping.
"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but you can judge his heart by his attitude towards Mr. Guan alone. We cannot rule out his suspicion."
Lu Yi spoke as if he was talking to himself.
"But Uncle Zhao mentioned the time issue. Even if Wang Mingzheng spread the news after we entered Pingchang County, it would only be one day later. There is still not enough time."
Seeing that the three scholars, old, middle-aged and young, fell into silence again, Lu You sighed helplessly.
"Lao Guan, you better think about it carefully."
"Before he died, Ma Feng said that even if we reached the capital, we would not survive."
"I think Qingzhou City is not safe for you either. Think carefully about whether you want to go in or not!"
Guan Shanyue chuckled when he heard this.
"If I don't go into the city and take a detour, it will make it easier for the thieves to destroy the body."
"They are plotting a conspiracy, so I will use an open conspiracy against them. Not only will I enter this city, but I will also make sure that everyone in Qingzhou knows that I am going back to Wudu!"
"By then, anyone who dares to attack me would be blatantly showing off his sword to the imperial court."
"Whether it's Wen Xiuyuan from Qingzhou or Xie Qingsong from Yanzhou, they have to protect me and bring me back to Wudu."
"Otherwise, if anything happens to me on someone's territory, they will be held responsible!"
Guan Shanyue's tone was very calm, but it carried a hint of arrogance.
Talk and laugh about life and death, without any disturbance.
Perhaps this is what Lao Guan, a contemporary great scholar, really looks like?
Even Lu You couldn't help but feel admiration at this moment.
"Lao Guan, please stop bragging."
"I will stay here when we get to the city. No one will protect you on the way back, so don't die."
Guan Shanyue turned and looked at Lu You with a smile: "Don't worry, your grandfather is born tough."
toothache!
Lu You looked at Guan Shanyue speechlessly.
"Lao Guan, I still like your old rebellious look. How about you recover a bit?"
Hearing Lu You's words, Guan Shanyue laughed out loud.
"I feel pretty good now. I got a granddaughter who is both literary and martial for free."
"made money!"
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