Lu Fang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we are safe for now."
Even if the imperial court of Dayu traveled eight hundred miles to send orders at an urgent speed, the secret order from Kyoto would definitely not be delivered to Yan'an Mansion at this time.
Liang Siqi looked at him and said, "Then should we find a place to rest first, or should we continue on our way?"
She knew that Lu Fang didn't close his eyes all night last night, so there was inevitably a look of distress in his eyes.
Lu Fang gritted his teeth and said, "Keep on going! Go to Luojiao County to buy horses."
The messengers of the Dayu imperial court could change horses or even people. But he and Liang Siqi would almost have to use horses to travel.
Because the original fuel in the helicopter was almost used up.
Just relying on the little time advantage squeezed out by the helicopter, he might be overtaken at some point.
Liang Siqi nodded and followed Lu Fang to Luojiao County without trying to persuade him.
Luojiao County is just an ordinary county town. In terms of prosperity, it is not as prosperous as Ningyuan.
Fortunately, there is still a pony market in the county.
Of course, Lu Fang didn't care about being slaughtered as a fat sheep. He bought two Guizhou horses that he thought should be pretty good at a high price of nearly a hundred taels, and then hurriedly left Luojiao County with Liang Siqi.
Then he galloped southwest along the official road.
It’s just that Liang Siqi is leading the way.
…
The sun has already risen.
Liang Hanmin finally announced the top three candidates for this imperial examination in the palace hall.
The champion is an old man in his early fifties, but he is also a figure on the popular list.
The second place on the list was Su Mo, whom Lu Fang knew.
Tanhua is a very handsome man.
Dong Jiayan ranked first in the second class.
After Liang Hanmin announced the ranking of the new Jinshi in the hall, he hurriedly announced the dismissal of the court amidst the slight surprise of the ministers.
Immediately, a red notice was posted outside Zhuque Gate.
Xue Liangce, Li Moshan, Zhao Xiuyun and others did not perform well in the palace examination.
Among them, only Xue Liangce is ranked in the second rank, and the others are all in the third rank. And Lu Fang's name is also only in the third rank.
This naturally surprised Xue Liangce and others.
Based on Lu Fang's performance in the joint examination, and the fact that he was summoned by Liang Hanmin alone one after another, it was obvious that he was favored by the emperor, and it really shouldn't be due to such results.
But now that the red list has been posted, how could there be any mistakes?
After they stayed outside Zhuque Gate for a while, they went to the inn where Lu Fang stayed to look for Lu Fang.
Everyone had disappointment on their faces.
Even Lu Fang is in the top three. This time, the students from Jingnan County have fallen into disgrace again.
It wasn't until they learned from the innkeeper that Lu Fang didn't come back at all last night that they realized something was wrong.
Could something have happened to Brother Fang?
So he hurriedly found Yu Yuanwei's house.
Yu Yuanwei has already gone to the palace for business.
Mrs. Yu and Lao Li learned from Xue Liangce and others that Lu Fang was missing, and they were extremely anxious.
Such a big living person is in Kyoto. He didn't go back to the inn last night, and he didn't go to see the red list today. Where did he go?
…
Royal study room.
Liang Hanmin had just returned to the imperial study and sat behind Long An.
Only the old eunuch who always waited here before was not in the imperial study room at this time.
Liang Hanmin shouted: "Let Eunuch Liu come over."
"yes……"
A high-pitched reply sounded outside.
In less than two minutes, the old eunuch appeared in the imperial study, "Your Majesty..."
Liang Hanmin raised his eyes and said, "Run away?"
"This slave is incompetent."
The old eunuch's eyes were full of confusion and he said: "Last night, I had people search dozens of miles south of Kyoto, but no trace of him or Princess Yongle was found."
He added: "My servant has ordered that the portraits of Lu Fang and Princess Yongle be sent to Wu Gou An Tang in various places."
"Could he have gone north?"
Liang Hanmin frowned and said: "This boy's performance in the spring hunting is very familiar with detours..."
But he was never as furious as when he learned Lu Liang's identity last night.
This is his confidence as a king.
He didn't think that Lu Liang and Lu Fang could escape. With their little background, it was only a matter of time before they were killed by the watchmen or Wu Gou's spies.
To a behemoth like Dayu, what do Lu Liang, Lu Fang, and Xu Jingnian, Lao Xiao and others around them mean?
Their strength may not be as good as a large sect in the world.
With Wu Gou's power, it would not be difficult to destroy any martial arts holy place in Dayu.
The old eunuch lowered his head and reported: "In the north, my slaves also sent people to deliver messages."
Being able to take charge of an organization like Wu Gou for Liang Hanmin these years, he is obviously a very thoughtful person.
This net to capture Lu Fang was spread throughout Dayu.
Liang Hanmin had a sarcastic smile on his lips, "I just want to see how long he can hide."
…
It's almost night again.
Xue Liangce, Li Moshan, Zhao Xiuyun and others gathered at Yu Yuanwei's house again.
Under the orders of Mrs. Yu, they spent the entire day searching in Kyoto, inquiring about Lu Fang's whereabouts.
"Have you found it?"
Seeing the last Zhao Xiuyun hurried back, Mrs. Yu, who was sitting with Xue Liangce and others in the lobby, stood up and said anxiously.
Zhao Xiuyun sighed and shook his head, "Not found."
In order to find Lu Fang, and for the favor of Mrs. Cheng Yu, he had to lose weight today. He even bought two sesame seed cakes on the street for lunch.
"this……"
Mrs. Yu, who had actually been thinking about Lu Fang all these days, even her eyes were red, and she said anxiously: "Where can this child go?"
She really regarded Lu Fang as her nephew.
In the days since Lu Fang moved out of the Yu Mansion, she had been urging Yu Yuanwei to call Lu Fang back.
It's just that Yu Yuanwei is also stubborn and feels that as a teacher, you can't bow your head first, so he never agreed.
In fact, during the palace examination, Lu Fang handed in the paper in advance, and he told Lu Fang to go back and continue answering the paper, which was equivalent to bowing his head.
"Master Yu..."
At this moment, Yu Yuanwei also walked in from outside the house.
Xue Liangce and others quickly stood up and saluted.
Because they were both students from Jingnan County, they called Yu Yuanwei "Master Yu".
Seeing them all here, Yu Yuanwei thought they were coming through the back door, so he couldn't help but frown slightly, "What are you..."
The results of the palace examination have just been released, do they actually think that they will run for office?
"Xiao Fang is missing!"
Mrs. Yu said hurriedly, "His classmates didn't see him when they were looking at the list at Zhuque Gate. They went to the inn where he stayed to look for him. The shopkeeper said that the kid didn't come back last night. After a whole search,
God, I still haven’t been able to find him.”
"Gone?"
Yu Yuanwei couldn't help but be stunned, and then said: "You are such a big man, how can you lose it? I think you are too impatient."
He still knows Lu Fang well.
I don’t think anything could happen to Lu Fang in Kyoto.
Furthermore, Kyoto is at the feet of the Emperor. Could anyone dare to kill his own student quietly?