Mingshi

Chapter 238 236. Liu Bang Feng Yong Chi

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Luo Xin fell into deep thought, and the room fell silent again.Everyone frowned slightly and pondered.Time passed in silence, the charcoal in the charcoal brazier gradually burned to ashes, and the temperature in the room gradually turned cold.Luo Ping and Luo Xin are martial arts practitioners, they didn't feel anything yet, but the two brothers Lu Tingfang shuddered.Lu Tingjiang stood up hastily, went to the door and opened it for Lu Daqing to add charcoal, then returned to the table and sat down again, looking at Luo Xin.

"Teacher, what has changed at the border recently?"

Lu Tingfang was stunned, then shook his head in frustration and said, "Master, I've been living in a shallow place recently, and the news has been blocked."

"If..." Luo Xin glanced at the three of them and said, "If something happened at the border gate, then Jin Yiwei didn't come for the teacher and the second uncle this time, but for the border affairs. I just learned that the second uncle and the guard The generals in Guan, or people outside the pass have connections, and want to develop Second Uncle's people into a line of Jinyiwei. If this is the case, Second Uncle will not be in any danger. However, Jinyiwei will stick to him in the future. "

Lu Tingfang and Lu Tingjiang's expressions relaxed. Although they would be glued to Jin Yiwei, at least there was nothing wrong in front of them. This was the luck of misfortune.

"Xin'er, do you think something happened at the border?"

"It should be!" Luo Xin nodded and said softly, "Otherwise Jin Yiwei would not let Second Uncle go. It seems that they just want to use Second Uncle, but they don't intend to harm Second Uncle."

Although the faces of Lu Tingfang and the two brothers eased from being pale, they were still ugly. No one wanted to have a relationship with Jin Yiwei, especially a scholarly family like Lu Tingfang.Right now it seems that there is no danger, but I don't know when it will be eaten up by Jin Yiwei.And once he has a relationship with Jin Yiwei, his reputation among scholars will be stinky.

"We must find out whether there is any accident at the border." Luo Xin said calmly: "The exam is suspended today. I will go to the county government later and ask the county magistrate. If there is no accurate information, I will send Lu Zhonglian to the border. Ask about it."

Lu Tingfang waved his hand and said, "Xin'er, don't get too involved in this matter. You are responsible for inquiring about Zhou Zhi County, and I will send another person to the border."

"Okay!" Luo Xin didn't refuse, and nodded.

"Then... what if it's not something at the border?" Lu Tingjiang said worriedly.

"What happened to Lu Fang? Why was he captured by Jin Yiwei?" Luo Xin asked in a calm voice.

"He's just a white-eyed wolf!" Lu Tingjiang's face suddenly became angry.

Luo Xin looked at him calmly, that calm gaze made Lu Tingjiang calm down, let out a long breath, sorted out his thoughts and said:
"Brothers Lu Fang and Lu Yuan are relatives of our Lu family for five generations. According to their seniority, they should call me Uncle. At the beginning, their family was poor, so they were sent to my house. I have never treated them badly in the past few decades." There are two brothers, and these two brothers are really competitive, one manages the outside business for me, and the other manages everything at home for me.

After the weaving business was ceded to the Yan Party, there was almost no business outside, but there were still a few shops in the north.I handed over those shops to him, and let Lu Yuan concentrate on managing the affairs of the mansion.A few days ago, Lu Fang was sent to a few shops, and then he disappeared.Then yesterday he brought Shen Lian and Chen Bao to meet my elder brother and me. "

"Lu Yuan is here too?" Luo Xin couldn't help asking.

"Here we come!" Lu Tingjiang slumped on the chair like a deflated ball and said, "He has joined Jinyiwei."

"Joined Jinyiwei?"

"Yes!"

"He...didn't say anything to you?"

Lu Tingjiang shook his head and said, "He didn't say a word."

Luo Xin frowned and thought for a while, "Second Uncle, think about it calmly, will Lu Fang take the initiative to go to Jinyiwei to report to Second Uncle because of the Lu family's loss of power, or will he be caught by Jinyiwei? "

The anger on Lu Tingjiang's face gradually disappeared, and he calmed down slowly: "I think Jin Yiwei must have found out that I had a connection with the outside of the pass and arrested Lu Fang. For decades, he wouldn't take the initiative to report me for a chance to get in just because my family was in trouble. Besides, even if he joins Jinyiwei, it's only a sesame-sized position, how can he compare with being at ease in my house?"

"Why does Jin Yiwei know that you have contact with outsiders?"

"I can't hide the fact that the strict party seized my family property from Jin Yiwei, and...the matter of my smuggling outside the pass may not be hidden from Jin Yiwei."

Luo Xin was terrified when he heard this, and only then did he realize how terrible the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty was. He used to only study history, but now that he is personally on the scene, his feelings are absolutely different.

"And..." Lu Tingjiang looked a little hesitant.

"what?"

"Lu Yuan has already known about Lu Fang's affairs. I saw that Lu Yuan's expression was not right, and I felt that there was something wrong with all the servants in the house."

Lu Tingfang was shocked: "Why not?"

"Their eyes are a little wandering, and... I accidentally found that Lu Yuan's room gathered a few servants, and they are all old people in the mansion."

Lu Tingfang's complexion changed, she stared at Lu Tingjiang and said, "Do you still have some nasty things that Lu Fang doesn't know, but Lu Yuan knows?"

Luo Xin's heart also hangs, Lu Yuan is away all year round, contacting matters inside and outside the customs.And Lu Yuan was there all the year round, dealing with the Lu Manor's affairs one by one, I'm afraid there would be some secrets that Lu Fang didn't know, but Lu Yuan knew.

"This..." Lu Tingjiang hesitated and said, "There is always something..."

"Stop talking!" Lu Tingfang waved his hand, his face became extremely ugly and said: "Lu Yuan can't stay."

"no!"

Before Lu Tingjiang could open his mouth, Luo Xin resolutely vetoed it: "Teacher, now that Lu Fang is in Jinyiwei, if his younger brother Lu Yuan is removed, have you ever thought about Lu Fang's feelings? Also, I don't know what the second uncle said these days. How has it been managed in the past ten years, but since Lu Yuan was able to call a gathering of several old people in the mansion, the second uncle has a tendency to be ostracized. Once Lu Yuan is removed, the second uncle can guarantee that the old people in the mansion will not respond? It will not intensify the conflict ?”

"Then what should I do?" An anxious look appeared on Lu Tingjiang's face.

Luo Xin pondered for a moment, and then he said with a flash of inspiration: "Liu Bang Feng Yongchi."

Lu Tingfang and Lu Tingjiang fell into deep thought when they heard this, but Luo Ping didn't understand, so he asked softly:
"Xin'er, what do you mean?"

Luo Xin explained softly: "This is an allusion. It is said that after Liu Bang became the emperor, he has not rewarded the meritorious officials for a long time, which makes those important officials fear. What about discussing changes?
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