This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 242 Light
"This……"

Lu Yuanzhi lowered his head and said: "His Royal Highness King Yu is noble, but the subordinates dare not raise their heads for fear of conflicting with His Highness."

He himself felt that his tone was a bit jerky.

This is a feeling of suddenly knowing that the end of the world is coming.

"Ha ha."

King Yu looked at Lu Yuanzhi with interest. He found the young man whom he had not paid much attention to before to be somewhat interesting:
"What? Is this king so scary?"

horrible……

Lu Yuanzhi's heart twitched.

You are the scariest person in the world.

When Lu Yuanzhi saw the materials disappearing on the ship, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Because on Luoshui, the tough-tongued old man said that it seemed that the big tree behind their ship, Tongjiu Commercial House, was the one in front of him, His Highness King Yu.

Lu Yuanzhi didn't care at all about this.

Because there are people everywhere who will cling to you.

Is it considered a person of King Yu who has honored King Yu and bought him some things?
Of course Lu Yuanzhi scoffed.

But I heard the petty official named Lu say that those things were moved away by King Yu’s people...

Lu Yuanzhi felt a little enlightened for a moment.

The Yong court regarded gunpowder as a great weapon of great importance.

If Lu Yuanzhi hadn't seen the saltpeter on the ship and knew that it was a material for making gunpowder, I'm afraid even if Lu Qifeng saw it, he wouldn't have recognized that those things were made of gunpowder.

Lu Yuanzhi was very puzzled by the weapons displayed by the rebels outside the city, which were obviously large cannons.

Moreover, the actions of the rebels were too abnormal.

Only besiege but not attack.

Set up camp directly on the spot.

The artillery was laid out without even firing. .

Unless there are scruples in the city that prevent them from daring to fire, or even from attacking the city...

These various factors are linked together.

Lu Yuanzhi had a magical guess.

The rebels outside the city are likely to be members of a big shot in Hangzhou...

With this big shot in the city, he didn't dare attack the city casually.

The reason why the rebels have artillery is because of the support of the big shots in the city.

As for who this big shot is...

A clue can already be seen from the shipment of the goods on the ship.

It is most likely the King Yu in front of him.

Although it was just a guess, Lu Yuanzhi was vaguely sure of his thoughts.

Next, you only need to find out the origin of the rebel army in front of you to see if it is what you think...

When inspecting the ship on Luoshui River, the old man said that he wanted to transport this cargo to... Jiezhou! !

Therefore, if the rebels come from their home state...

That basically confirms that King Yu’s butt is definitely not clean.

As for King Yu’s purpose.

Lu Yuanzhi didn't think it through.

What's the reason for abolishing such a big battle? ?

Lu Yuanzhi frowned.

Fortunately, King Yu probably didn't think that he had doubts about him.

Otherwise, it is very likely that the fight will end at this moment.

Just because Lu Yuanzhi was so certain, King Yu didn't know that he was very clear about the ability of saltpeter to make gunpowder.

He must have felt that even if he knew that he had moved the goods on the ship, he would only be ashamed of his greedy behavior.

After all, the goods on the ship are not cheap.

So next, if you want to be safe and prevent King Yu from becoming suspicious of you, what you have to do is...

Just pretend you don't know what to do.

And he also wanted to remind Lu Qifeng, who was guarding the city at this time.

Don't tell me what you said when the two stopped the merchant ship.

In an instant, Lu Yuanzhi had sorted out the thoughts in his mind.

"Your Highness is so powerful that your subordinate is indeed trembling."

Lu Yuanzhi smiled bitterly.

"Ha ha!"

King Yu laughed loudly when he heard Lu Yuanzhi's words, and then said: "The rebels are besieging the city, and the people in the city are panicking. Other places are not safe these days, so you members of the envoy should come to my palace, King Yu, for safety."

"If something happens to the mission, I'm afraid His Majesty will not blame me."

The cold aunt nodded and looked at King Yu: "That's fine."

Lu Yuanzhi didn't want to agree at first, but Shangguan had already agreed, so Lu Yuanzhi had no choice but to say yes.

……

"Brother Lu, we are..."

Lu Qifeng rode a tall horse and drove alongside Lu Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi looked back at the delegation's team, forced a smile and said:

"His Royal Highness King Yu is kind and virtuous. The war is about to begin and there are riots in the city. He wants us to come to King Yu's Mansion, saying it will be safer."

"I think it's for the princess's sake."

Lu Yuanzhi sighed, a fourth-grade delicate princess?
However, Lu Yuanzhi only had suspicions. He had no substantial evidence, so there were some things he couldn't say to others.

And the most important thing is that this is Hangzhou. In Hangzhou, King Yu's territory, even if there is any substantive evidence, Lu Yuanzhi cannot say anything.

After the mission team arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, someone arranged Lu Yuan and his party into a side courtyard.

Zhang Shenxing, Lu Qifeng, and Lu Yuanzhi were arranged into a separate courtyard.

The yard is not big, just three rooms.

Watching the servants arrange the three of them, and then close the doors in the yard after going out.

Lu Yuanzhi already had some guesses in his mind.

This courtyard is like a prison to the three people now.

"Alright, why did King Yu arrange for us here?"

Zhang Shenxing frowned as he looked at the servant who was walking away. His tall figure stood like a small tree in the yard.

Lu Yuanzhi smiled bitterly.

Apparently it was for his own safety, but in reality it was for house arrest.

This is Lu Yuanzhi's own idea, but he can't say it.

"Why do you care so much?"

Lu Yuanzhi shook his head.

His guess has been confirmed by this dark-looking yard.

King Yu...

What is your purpose? ?
…………

Dayong Imperial City.

The uncle went to the morning court and yawned.

Recently, my uncle has clearly felt that he is not up to his ability in some official duties.

"Getting older."

The uncle laughed to himself.

"Is this the Young Minister of Dali Temple in front of you?"

Just as the uncle was walking towards his carriage, an old voice interrupted him.

kindness?
The uncle frowned and looked up at the source of the sound. He saw an old man sitting under a big tree that had no leaves.

It's winter now, and when my uncle walks and talks, he can still see his breath visible to the naked eye.

"It's me, who are you?"

The uncle's tone was wary.

The inexplicable appearance of the old man and the Taoist uniform on his body made the uncle feel a little uneasy.

After all, he was investigating a case recently, which was related to Daomen.

"I am a poor man, Hongyun. I have met Shaoqing."

The old man stood up, came to his uncle's side, and bowed to him.

"What are you looking for?"

The uncle frowned.

A Taoist appeared out of nowhere, and he didn't know that he had crossed the many barriers in the imperial city and came here to block him. "Pindao came to Shaoqing for a case."

The Taoist's face was serious.

"What case?"

The uncle's heart moved, obviously thinking of the case of his immediate boss's family.

"This case is in Hangzhou. Xiao Lu Fengpei has already investigated some clues..."

The Taoist did not beat around the bush and directly told everything he knew.

The uncle heard the Taoist talk.

The corners of his mouth were twitching unconsciously.

If not for anything else, it was because of his nephew's astonishing speed in solving crimes.

It was like this when I was in Chongbei, and it was like this in Beijing. Now that I have gone to Hangzhou, can I find any clues about the case in Beijing? ?

Is that kid really that powerful?
I was surprised in my heart, but the uncle in front of me had already started to smell bad.

Not for anything else, just for one sentence, I am a clear stream!

What kind of charm are you talking about? ?Sorry, unfamiliar.

"I already understand what you said. When I investigate thoroughly, I will give justice to that young monk."

The uncle smiled at the Taoist.

"In this case, I will resign."

Hongyun was a little confused about her uncle's expression.

But he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and disappeared into the imperial city.

Hongyun was galloping all the way, and it only took one day to get from Hangzhou to the capital.

At this time, he was still a little tired, so he found a place to rest peacefully.

The next day, he came to Pei Yinlang's door in Beijing alone.

At this time, Pei Yinlang's door was constantly being hawked, and the people were no longer shy about it. In the past, the people's attitude towards Pei Yinlang was like avoiding snakes and scorpions.

Now anyone who sees Pei Yinlang dares to come up and call him Mr. Tiger, and then invite Mr. Tiger to come to his shop to eat and drink for free.

And Pei Yinlang, who was stunned by enthusiasm, had never been treated so warmly by the people, so naturally the superiors demanded money no matter what.

Naturally, there are some Pei Yinlangs with pure bad tempers who bully the people, but their colleagues obviously can't get through that.

Little Lu Fengpei risked his life and finally broke through the Buddhist formation to make Peiyinlang Yamen such a famous one. Do you really want to be the rat excrement in a pot of delicious food? ?

So now Pei Yinlang is vaguely divided into two factions because of Lu Yuanzhi. One is the mainland-protecting faction that firmly supports Lu Yuanzhi.

What Lu Yuanzhi was trying to protect was the reputation he had earned so hard, while the other faction was a disgusting faction who was used to lording it over the people and wanted to continue causing trouble.

But this is a trivial matter to Ji Xuan.

When he heard about this, he just treated it as a child's slapstick and didn't take it to heart.

"Ji Gong."

Ji Xuan was handling official business in the chamber of Yinwu Hall. Looking at the pile of confidential letters on the desk, Ji Xuan seemed to have been used to it for a long time, and he read through it in a leisurely manner.

When Ji Xuan heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw Gong Yanggan's respectful face.

"what happened?"

Ji Xuan asked softly.

"Ji Gong, there is an old Taoist coming to visit outside the door."

The ram dared to hold his fist.

"Oh? Whose name is it?"

"He called himself Hongyun and said he came from Hangzhou."

"Let him in."

When Ji Xuan heard the name, his brows tightened slightly, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes. He looked towards the Kewu Department in the capital, which was in the direction of the observation tower where the Imperial Master usually stayed. .

Old Taoist Hongyun, one of the top three people in the Taoist sect, actually entered the capital?
Could this matter have been arranged by the National Preceptor?

Ji Xuan's brows had furrowed into the character "Sichuan".

Not long after, Old Taoist Hongyun came to Yinwu Hall under the leadership of Gongyang Gan.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, poor Taoist Hongyun, I have met Lord Ji."

Hongyun looked at Ji Xuan in front of him, sighing that Ji Xuan's martial arts were so high, and at the same time looking at his not-so-old age.

Having already achieved this level of cultivation in his 40s really shocked the old Taoist.

"No need to be polite, Taoist Priest Hongyun came here to look for me. Why?"

Ji Xuan chuckled lightly and sighed as he looked at the old man with gray hair and childish face in front of him.

He obviously knows something about the Taoist who called Hongyun. Looking at the entire Dayong, how many of Pei Yinlang's intelligence organizations can compare with him?
"Pindao is here because of Hangzhou Xiaolu Fengpei."

The Taoist looked solemn.

"Oh?"

When Ji Xuan heard that it was related to Lu Yuanzhi, his heart moved slightly, and he nodded seriously:

"Please say."

Hongyun had lived for so many years, so he could naturally see the solemn look on Ji Xuan's face when he heard him talking about that boy Lu Yuanzhi.

I was also filled with emotion.

It can be felt that Ji Xuan attaches great importance to Lu Yuanzhi.

Hongyun said softly: "This is what happened..."

He said the same words as in the morning, but the difference was that Hongyun was somewhat discernible.

He could tell that although the young minister from Dali Temple who went to block the traffic yesterday was nominally Lu Yuanzhi's uncle, it was obvious from his behavior that he did not care about Lu Yuanzhi as much as Lu Yuanzhi's boss in front of him...

After hearing Hongyun's words, Ji Xuan's face flashed solemnly.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yuanzhi had progressed to this point.

He thought it would take some time before Lu Yuanzhi could get in touch with the secret he arranged in Hangzhou.

Entered the ghost market.

I got such important news from Hongyun again.

Ji Xuan's eyes burst out with a brilliant light.

Will the Xiwu Formation be restarted? ?

Haha, things get interesting.

Countless thoughts flashed through Ji Xuan's mind at this moment.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest Hongyun, for traveling thousands of miles to come here. Taoist Priest, please go and rest first. A dinner will be held in the evening to express your hospitality to Taoist Priest."

Ji Xuan thought a lot and did not forget the Taoist in front of him, so he invited him politely.

"Haha, no need, Pindao still has things to do in Beijing."

Hongyun's eyes unconsciously glanced at the National Preceptor's observation deck.

"If that's the case, then that's it."

Ji Xuan chuckled lightly and accepted Taoist Hongyun's excuse. The two exchanged a few words and Ji Xuan sent someone to see the guest off.

After Taoist Hongyun left.

Ji Xuan lowered his head, with an unknown light shining in his eyes.

The light flashed, obviously thinking of something that made him unhappy.

…………

After Hongyun left Pei Yinlang's yamen, she thought about going to find the national preceptor.

But I didn't expect that as soon as I left the Yamen, I saw a fast horse galloping towards me.

"Hurry up to [-] miles! Hurry up to [-] miles! There is a rebellion in Hangzhou and the army is besieging the city!!"

Hongyun's eyes froze when he heard Kuima's voice.

This……

Are there rebels in Hangzhou? ?
Soon, clarity flashed in Hongyun's eyes.

Come to think of it, the thief's martial arts formation is about to open.

King Yu...danger!
But... what does this have to do with Pindao? ?

Hongyun chuckled and hid in the crowd, quickly walking towards where he wanted to go.

…………

Hangzhou.

Lu Yuanzhi sat calmly in the yard, watching the first snowfall.

This was his second day in the yard.

Unexpectedly, it has already snowed here in Hangzhou.

At this moment, a thought flashed through his mind:
It's been four days.

I don’t know if Hongyun has arrived in the capital...

Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Yuanzhi noticed that his ring was shining with light. .

(End of this chapter)