Huan Rong

In May of the second year of Ningkang, Chang'an City, Taiwei Mansion

The two doctors carefully exited the inner room and stopped in front of the door. Thinking of the situation just now, they all showed fear and did not dare to sweat.

"Taiwei's condition..." A doctor was about to speak, but was stopped by another person.

On weekdays, colleagues are enemies, but now they are grasshoppers tied to the same rope. If you make a wrong sentence or make a half step, both of you will have to move your head.

"You don't want to die?!"

Lv Taiwei died not long ago, all the doctors who diagnosed and treated him knew about it, but no one dared to speak out. Every time he went to the mansion, it was like walking through the gate of hell.

"Hurry up and boil the medicine, leave as soon as possible!"

It can be delayed for a day, and if it is really impossible, I will escape from Chang'an with the whole family. No matter whether I go east or south, I can always earn a living with my own ability.

The doctor whose mouth was covered was also frightened for a while, and nodded hurriedly, his face pale.

The two hurriedly went to the warehouse to get the medicine, boiled it by themselves, and sent it to Lu Polou's bed.

During the whole process, the servants sent by Lu Bao followed closely, watching every move of the two of them, and would draw their swords immediately if there was any mistake, and beheaded the two of them on the spot.

Two medicine boys had died before, whether they were killed by mistake or had different intentions, since then, the soups and medicines imported by Lu Polou have to be brewed by the doctors themselves, and the health servants will keep a close eye on them to ensure that there are no mistakes.

Lu Polou fought half his life and was an official for dozens of years. He had many enemies outside, and the political enemies in the court were also too numerous to count with two slaps.

This time he was seriously ill and had not been able to go to court for many days. It was difficult for outsiders to intervene, but the enemies in the court found opportunities.It is very convenient to do something about the decoction without the obvious assassination.

If it wasn't for a coincidence, and Lu Bao found out that something was wrong, how could Lu Po Tower survive until today, and returned to the west as early as half a month ago.

Lu Polou didn't die, the boy who made the decoction was decapitated, and the doctor was driven to the shelves. He was unwilling and dared not to disobey orders, so he could only honestly decoct the medicine and test it for Lu Polou himself. Can leave.

As for whether the body will be damaged by taking medicine without illness, the Taiwei Mansion doesn't care at all.

The two doctors completed their "task" and left in a cold sweat.Walking all the way to the front yard, my legs were shaking.If it's not supporting each other, the road is not stable at all.

While lamenting his bad luck, he couldn't help but feel lucky compared to his colleagues who are permanently stationed in the mansion.

The latter's life and death depended on Lu's family, and the lives of the whole family were in Lu's hands, and sooner or later he would be buried with Lu Polou.At any rate, I have some freedom, I can leave the house every five days, and go home to visit my parents, wife and children.

This is their hope to survive and the only chance to escape from Chang'an.

Physicians hold each other's arms, encourage each other, and secretly strengthen their confidence.

Walking to the gate of the mansion, he was about to call the porter to open the door, when he heard a horse neighing behind the door, and then the auxiliary head was knocked.

The porter came out, motioned to the two doctors, quickly took off the latch, and opened the corner door.

The doctor didn't dare to think too much, and only hoped to leave the mansion as soon as possible.

Passing through the corner gate one after another, just about to step down the stone steps, I saw two large carts parked in front of the house, covered with cloth.Five steps away from the gathering, one can already smell the fragrance of medicine.

"It must be a pharmacist."

Since Lu Polou became seriously ill, Lu Deshi and Lu Bao began to search for good medicines everywhere. They bought ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, regardless of whether they could be used or written in the prescription, as long as they were good medicines, they would spare no expense.

Looking at the pharmacist who got off the car, the doctor had some calculations in his mind.

Previously, most of them were Hu merchants, but this one is Han Chinese.

However, the imperial court did not prohibit Han people from doing business in the capital. In fact, more than [-]% of the rich merchants in Chang'an were Han people.It was quite normal for this medicine merchant to appear in front of Lu's mansion, there was nothing surprising about it.

The doctor hastily glanced at it twice, but didn't take it seriously, turned around and left quickly, and walked home as fast as he could.

After Di Qin established the country, the regime was newly established and followed the example of the Jin Dynasty in everything.

Officials and aristocrats were strictly regulated by car, while ordinary people had to walk in and out.Farmers can drive ox carts when entering the capital, and caravans can use horse-drawn carts and camels, but they must get off the carts before reaching the city gate, and the guards will check them one by one.

If there is a violation, it must be severely punished according to the law and will not be tolerated.

When it comes to the public service system, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were relatively loose. In the Han Dynasty 200 years ago, people would not only be laughed at for wearing the wrong clothes, but some people would lose their titles and officials because of this, which shows the strictness of the law.

After the doctor left, the drug dealer and the concierge clarified their identities, handed over the list of medicinal materials delivered this time, and said: "There is an old ginseng plant, which was obtained by a certain effort, and it is worth no less than a hundred gold. agreed."

If it was two carts of common medicinal materials, there was no need to report to Lu Deshi and Lu Bao, and the manager would settle the money with the merchant.It involves rare medicinal materials, worth more than a hundred gold, not the steward can make a decision without authorization, and must be reported to the higher authorities.

Lu Polou took the decoction and her spirits improved a little.

When the healthy servant came to report, he was explaining the court affairs with his two sons.

"Old ginseng?"

Hearing what the servant said, Lu Deshi's eyes lit up, and Lu Bao jumped up excitedly.

Among the decoctions that Lu Polou took, this medicine happened to be needed.

"Brother, you serve my father, I will go to see the drug dealer."

Lu Deshi left in a hurry, and returned quickly after a while, holding two scrolls of bamboo slips in his hands, his face was cloudy and ugly, which was a bit ugly.

"Brother?" Lu Bao asked strangely, "What happened?"

Lu Deshi did not return, but walked to the couch, presented the bamboo slips to Lu Polou, and said, "Father, something happened to my third brother."

Lu Bao's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "Second brother, what did you say, what happened to third brother?!"

Lu Polou's pupils constricted, and she seemed to be on the verge of falling, but she didn't really fall down. She spread out a skinny hand and said hoarsely, "Bring it."

"promise!"

Lu Deshi handed over the bamboo slips and sat aside.

Lu Polou unfolded the bamboo slips, saw the words "Youzhou Inspector Rong", his expression changed suddenly, he hurriedly scanned the contents, and then opened another scroll with trembling hands, and confirmed that it was Lu Yan's handwriting, he immediately became angry, His pale face turned red, and he coughed violently.

"Fu Jian, Wang Meng! This is to exterminate my Lu family!"

"Father!"

Lu Deshi and Lu Bao were shocked and rushed to the bed at the same time.He was about to call a doctor, but was stopped by Lu Polou.

"No, cough cough, pour some warm water."

"promise."

Lu Deshi personally fetched warm water, Lu Polou took half of it, suppressed the itch in his throat, and asked, "Where is the person who gave you the bamboo slips?"

"I've been locked up in the passenger compartment." Lu Deshi's eyes flashed cruelty, and he said, "Father, do you want to take him down for torture?"

"No, bring someone here." Lu Polou leaned against the couch and said in a deep voice, "Don't be negligent."

"But..." Lu Deshi was puzzled.

"Do as I say!" Lu Polou's expression suddenly turned harsh, "Your third brother is in Huan Jingdao's hands!"

Huan Rong dared to send people to Chang'an, and corrected Da Guangming to find Lu Polou, so he naturally had something to rely on.

Not long after Lu Guang died, Lu Polou would risk the death of another son and hand Xu Chuan over to Fu Jian?Possibility is infinitely close to zero.

Even if Lu Polou was willing to sacrifice his son, Huan Rong still had a backup.

For this, he paid a lot of money. The price of grain sent to Pengcheng in the second half of the year was [-]% lower, and this time he had to give away [-]% of the benefits he got back from Diqin.

Of course, the benefits are not in vain. In addition to ensuring the safety of Xu Chuan and his party in Chang'an, Qin Jing agreed to cooperate with Huan Rong to send troops.There is no need to invade Chang'an, just contain the Di people's troops at the border.

As far as this business is concerned, both parties can benefit, but also need to pay a considerable price.

Although the Qin family can get money, food and people, they may expose some of the nails buried in Chang'an. In terms of gains and losses, they are like people who drink water and know whether they are warm or not.

Xu Chuan took the initiative to invite Ying this time, and his determination was really not small.

Since joining Huan Rong's command, he has walked a more difficult path than others. Because of his impatience, he was often tempted by Zhong Lin and Xun You.After the suspicion was cleared, he was arrested again and again, and he was so busy with government affairs that he couldn't breathe.

After finally having the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and meeting Jia Bing, Xunyou and others who have no skills at all, they naturally have to step forward to relieve Minggong's worries.

More importantly, he knows Chang'an better than others.

Before taking refuge in Huan Rong, he had stayed in Chang'an for a while. He spoke Luoyang Mandarin very well, and he could also speak fluent Hu.

As it turns out, he wasn't boasting.

From Liangzhou to the north, he arrived in Chang'an smoothly all the way. When he entered the city, he exchanged greetings with the guards and handed out a bag of bacon.

The guards were very satisfied, and when they let him enter the city, they even secretly mentioned a few words, saying that the Taiwei Mansion is looking for medicinal materials, he does not need to go to Fangshi, but directly goes to the Taiwei Mansion in Dongcheng, where he can sell at a higher price and save money. to tax

"I have a fellow clan patrolling the East City. With him leading the way, there will be less trouble."

The so-called sleepy pillows are nothing like that.

Xu Chuan bowed his hands in thanks, sent another bag of bacon, and entered the city smoothly.

What I saw along the way was not much different from what I remembered, but the squares and markets in Xicheng were quite new.It is similar to Jiankang, but it is a replica of Xuyi.

The tax officer located in front of the square city needs to get a wooden sign before entering the square, and the price in the merchant's population, and then let Xu Chuan raise his eyebrows.

The time is too short to enter the workshop to check carefully. The clues obtained so far are enough to prove that Wang Meng is not only good at governing the country, but also good at economics.

"Di Qin has no shortage of talents." Xu Chuan's heart sank slightly, thinking of the plan for this trip, he immediately cheered up.

What about talent?

If the plan can be implemented smoothly, it will be enough for Chang'an to be in chaos for a while.

Thinking of this, Xu Chuan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was no worry in his expression, and the bottom of his eyes became even darker.

After successfully finding Taiwei's mansion, Xu Chuan ordered someone to come forward and call the door.

Seeing the two doctors coming out of the corner gate, he immediately confirmed what he had heard before, that Lu Polou was lying ill in bed, and he was afraid that he would be terminally ill.After saying that he had brought the good medicine, Xu Chuan was invited into the guest room, and saw Lu Deshi within a short while.

To confirm the identity of the other party, Xu Chuan not only took out the old ginseng, but also took out two scrolls of bamboo slips.

Unfolding the bamboo slips, Lu Deshi's face changed drastically.

The passenger compartment was quickly guarded by heavy soldiers, and all the escort coachmen who came with Xu Chuan were taken down.

Watching Lu Deshi leave in a hurry, Xu Chuan didn't feel anxious at all. He sat in the room leisurely, took out the shortbread that he carried with him, ate it in two or three bites, and didn't even look at Lu's pastry.

Putting himself under the curtain of Huan Rong, he has more or less seen the appetite of the envoy, and also tasted the craftsmanship of the chef of the assassin's mansion.

Nowadays, even the food in the prefecture government has become so delicious that Jia Bing would dislike it even in Jiankang.

In less than two quarters, Lu De passed away and returned, his expression was still gloomy, but his words and actions were polite.

"Mr. Xu please."

"Don't dare." Xu Chuan cupped his hands and said, "A certain is the Youzhou Inspector to join the army under the curtain, and Lu Lang-jun can just call a certain official position."

Lu Deshi: "..." Is there anyone so arrogant?Do you really think I dare not take pictures of you? !

Xu Chuan smiled, doing things for the envoy, naturally he couldn't fall into the prestige of the envoy.Xu is not paying attention to the mere Taiwei's mansion!

Being so excited that the top of his head was smoking, Lu Deshi almost drew his sword on the spot.Fortunately, remembering Lu Polou's previous instructions, he barely suppressed his anger and led Xu Chuan to the main room.

At that time, Lv Polou cheered up, put on dark clothes, and put powder on her face to cover up her sickness.

Xu Chuan entered the inner room to pay respects, his expression was natural, without any embarrassment, but in fact, he thought to himself, Lu Polou is worthy of being a famous Di Qin general, his eyes are like knives, as if they are real.

If he hadn't been prepared, he might be overwhelmed by the opponent's evil spirit.

"I've seen the lieutenant."

Xu Chuan sat down and waited for Lu Polou to speak.

Seeing that his expression was natural, without any trace of fear, Lu Polou was slightly surprised, but did not show it on his face, but threw out two scrolls of bamboo slips, and asked, "Huan Jingdao pretends to be a hero!"

Knowing what he meant, Xu Chuan smiled slightly.

"I don't agree with Lu Taiwei's words."

"He committed traitorous things and threatened my son's life. If this is the case, how can I justify it?!"

"It's impolite to come and not to go." Xu Chuan put away his smile and said sternly, "Lv Taiwei must have read the bamboo slips, one of which was written by Ling Gongzi himself, discussing conspiracies and tricks, with vicious methods, Huan Shijun is not as good as Dizhu Half a share with Prime Minister Wang."

"you……"

"Xu said the truth, the Taiwei is loyal to the Lord Di, can the Lord respect the Taiwei?" Without giving Lu Polou a chance to retort, Xu Chuan continued, "There are many Chinese officials and generals in the Guangming Palace, why do everyone have to give up?" It's safe, but the eldest son of Taiwei was buried outside Shuofang City?"

"According to what Xu knows, Wang Meng has a nephew, and his talent can't match Mr. Lu's. Why is it not the former who went south to Liangzhou?"

"Looking at Chang'an, how many old officials like Taiwei are left?"

"Nonsense!" Lu Polou said angrily.

"It's really nonsense?" Xu Chuan said unhurriedly, "The Taiwei thought carefully, what Xu said didn't make any sense? Didn't the eldest son be buried outside Shuofang City, and the third son was trapped in Liangzhou? I heard that the Taiwei told me Illness, Master Di, apart from a few warm words, has no other intention?"

"He wants?"

"Did Master Di ever mention that he would send troops to Shuofang again? Did he ever mention to the Taiwei that he wanted to help the Taiwei to avenge the eldest son?"

Lu Polou was silent.

Lu Deshi and Lu Bao's expressions were even more ugly, and they gritted their back molars fiercely.

Not to mention the shame of sending troops, since Lu Polou was seriously ill and could not go to the court, the Lu family was constantly suppressed in the court, and Lu Bao almost lost his official position.

Fu Jian and Wang Meng didn't speak about this, how could Lu Polou not harbor resentment, and even suspected that Fu Jian had longed for his death in order to take back the army in his hands.

After the death of Marquis Shuofang, all the remaining generals and soldiers were controlled by Fu Jian, and neither of his two sons could intervene.

This approach is beneficial to the country and can further concentrate military power, but it will inevitably chill the hearts of veterans.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Xu Chuan changed the subject and said, "What's Lieutenant Lu's plan, I have no intention of inquiring. This time, I came here to discuss a business with the Taiwei. As long as the Taiwei nods, a thousand taels Send the gold, and send the third son out of Liangzhou City safely!"

"Business? What business?"

"I heard that the Second Young Master is the head of the front guard?" Xu Chuan turned to Lu Deshi and said with a smile, "I just need a little help from the Second Young Master."

Hearing this, Lu Polou's eyes flickered slightly.

"You want to assassinate?"

"Of course not." Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "It's just to send a message to Master Di. There is no need for Second Young Master to show up, there is another person with the letter. At that time, Second Young Master only needs to arrange a little bit, and let him leave while he is in disorder."

"Take advantage of the chaos?"

"Take advantage of the chaos."

Xu Chuan's smile deepened, and he leaned forward slightly, expressing his plan in this way, in this way.

"How? After the matter is completed, Lu Taiwei will get a thousand taels of gold, the third son will leave Liangzhou City safely, Di Lord's dignity will be reduced, Wang Meng's reputation will be ruined, and the Taiwei will be able to vent his anger."

"How to ensure that Huan Jingdao fulfills his promise?" Lu Polou was already a little moved.

"Why not?" Xu Chuan said indifferently, "Emissary Huan is an inexhaustible talent, he must do what he says, and everyone knows it. Besides, as far as this business is concerned, Lu Taiwei did not take too much risk. It has benefited a lot. Isn't the Taiwei willing to take a gamble?"

Lu Polou looked at Xu Chuan, clenched her fists little by little, thought of what was said in the bamboo slips, thought of Wang Meng not sending his nephew, but let his son be trapped in Liangzhou, finally made up his mind,

"it is good!"

The good words came out, Lu Polou seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

Xu Chuan bowed in salute, and the moment he raised his arms, a sarcastic smile flashed across his mouth.

In the second year of Ningkang, Jiaxu in May, at the court meeting, a palace guard suddenly rushed into the Guangming Palace and shouted: "The ruler of the country does not distinguish between loyal and traitorous, fatuous and immoral, and the prime minister is willing to do poisonous things. will die!"

The whole hall was stunned, and no one stepped forward to stop it for a while.

The guard in front of the hall took out a handful of coarse cloth from his arms, and spread it out while everyone was in a daze, turned around and ran out of the hall.

Fu Jian said loudly: "Take it!"

The palace guard rushed forward, but he was a step slower, and the man was very skilled, beheaded two Di soldiers, circled three times and circled twice, jumped over the palace wall, and disappeared soon.

Back in the hall, some courtiers picked up the coarse cloth, and when they saw the contents, their expression changed with horror.Looking up at Wang Meng, there was doubt in his expression, and even a little bit of fear.

Looking at Fu Jian again, he was so heartbroken that he almost beat the ground and yelled: The ruler of the country is stupid, let the traitors murder the veterans, the country will perish!

Fu Jian noticed something was wrong, so he ordered the eunuch to present a coarse cloth, and after reading two lines, he was furious immediately.

"Full of nonsense, full of nonsense!"

What does it mean that he coveted the beauty of Shuofang Hou's stepwife and ordered people to poison him?

What does it mean that the youngest son of Lord Lie in Jianning is beautiful, but he couldn't ask for it, and was reprimanded by Lord Jianning, and then he killed him in anger?

What is it that Wang Meng helped him search for beauties and hide them in the palace?

What does it mean to hear that the Liangzhou assassin of the Jin Dynasty has a beautiful concubine, and ordered the assassin Yang An to lead the army to rob?

In the end, it was said that Wang Meng, as the prime minister, not only did not dissuade the lord of the country, but instead fought for power with the old officials, and lavishly helped the tyrant to do evil.

Holding the coarse cloth, Fu Jian was so angry that his eyes were filled with stars, and when he heard that the people who broke into the Guangming Palace ran away, he was even more furious, wishing he could draw his sword and kill people.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

The guard in front of the hall bowed his head and did not dare to speak, while Lu Deshi knelt behind the owner of the building, inconspicuous at all.

Knowing what the thick cloth wrote, Wang Meng didn't get angry on the spot, but had an ominous premonition in his heart, so he immediately asked the soldiers to strictly investigate the city.

"Traitors slander, you must investigate the city!"

Wang Meng's reaction could not be described as unpleasant, but he lost the opportunity and was still a step too late.

Waiting for the soldiers to strictly investigate Chang'an, rumors have already spread in the city.

The contents of the rumors are incredible, but they are quite credible.

It is well known that Fu Jian is beautiful; Shuofang Hou and Jianning Lie Gong died suddenly; Prime Minister Wang had disputes with veteran ministers in order to implement some policies, which was heard inside and outside the court.

Think about it carefully, it seems that the rumors are not false?

At least two or three points are credible.

As the rumors intensified, the reputations of Fu Jian and Wang Meng fell to the bottom, and the courtiers looked at them with strange eyes.

Things cannot be explained, and the more they explain, the more suspicious they become.

Fu Jian was furious, but Wang Meng furrowed his brows, feeling that something was wrong.The people behind it are not acting according to common sense, and it must not be as simple as spreading rumors.

At the same time, Wang Meng found something unusual during the inspection of the front guard of the palace on that day. Following the clues, his eyes quickly turned to the Taiwei's mansion.It's a pity that there are rumors, and he can't continue to investigate strictly.If not, he will be given the notoriety of "persecuting veterans".

There are many rumors in Chang'an, and the monarch and his ministers are eccentric.

The news spread quickly, and Huan Huo, who was stationed in Weixing County, showed his blade, ordered his eldest son to be the forward, and led the state soldiers to attack Diqin territory.With the Qiang people under Huan Rong's command leading the way, they attacked cities and villages all the way, and plundered the population.

Qin Jing led troops to meet Qin Jun, sent troops from the east of the river, and sounded the horn of war at the same time.

According to the plan, the Qin family only needs to be a "suspect soldier" and delay the Di soldier to the greatest extent.However, with the style of the Qin brothers, how could they not take the opportunity to snatch it up.

When Huan Rong received the news that Xu Chuan had left Chang'an, he immediately kept his promise and released Lu Yan from Liangzhou City.

"Just let him go?"

Standing on the top of the wall, Yang Guang was full of disapproval.

"There is a promise in advance." Huan Rong put one hand behind his back, stroked the pigeon that fell on the city wall with the other, and said with a smile, "You must not lose your promise when you say that you will leave Liangzhou City safely."

Leaving Liangzhou City safely?

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, "Is it only Liangzhou City?"

Huan Rong nodded.

When he left Liangzhou City, whether he would encounter rioting soldiers or other accidents was none of his business.

Yang Guang was silent.

Such a dark heart, he really is Huan Yuanzi's son!