Chapter 134: Lu Xin: A gentleman takes revenge and scolds happily
"Hahaha... What can you do to me? How dare you do anything to me?"
In the stone prison, He An thought about it carefully and felt that there were no flaws in what he had done.
So he started laughing.
Even if you really have doubts, so what.
There is no written evidence as evidence, and even if someone testifies against it, given the strong background, it can be said to be a false accusation.
Lu Xin said lightly: "You are so tough-spoken and you are so optimistic..."
"The swordsman of the Hanging Sword Division is already interrogating your subordinates. I don't believe that you relied on your own communication for such a big matter."
"Whenever something comes out of the trial, do you think the He family will forcefully defend you...or will they abandon you, firmly express that they have no intention of going back, and just end their relationship in the name of justice?"
Born into a noble family, Lu Xin naturally understood how these so-called noble families survived and were passed down from generation to generation.
To put it bluntly, you have to follow the emperor's lead, and you have to learn to accept coercion and not be stubborn.
Even if you are right, you still have to be soft-spoken, not to mention that there are problems in the first place.
For an aristocratic family, if a child rebels, according to the law, the nine clans can be killed, but it does not apply here.
Even if He An's crime breaks out, as long as the He family is not stupid, they will not be implicated.
Just handing over He An's small family is enough.
At most, the whole family would be executed, including parents, brothers, children, wives and concubines.
If it spreads further, it won't work.
"You have no evidence, I haven't done it!" He An shouted, as if his loud voice could give him confidence.
"I don't believe you dare to surrender! The He family will not suffer this humiliation!"
Lu Xin said: "Don't be so loud. Whoever speaks louder is not the right person."
"Do you know why I'm here?"
"If you weren't such a fool, it would be so warm in the capital. I could go to the Jiaofangsi on the Qinhuai River after work and watch the fireworks outside Fangjiazhuang at night...not to mention how beautiful it is."
Lu Xin's tone suddenly worsened: "But because of you, I have been restless for several days, and I have come with secret edicts to pursue the first few edicts...I have lost several kilograms."
As he spoke, Lu Xin smacked his lips, and the sound as if he was eating something came to the stone prison.
"He An... Gudong..." While drinking, Lu Xin asked, "Tell me, what do you think?"
"You are a rising star of the younger generation of the He family. You will at least be able to reach the position of a third-level general in the future. Why are you so impatient to collaborate with the enemy to achieve military exploits?"
"When you committed the crime, did you ever think that your family would be implicated?"
"Do you know what it feels like to be executed by Lingchi?"
"Your wife and daughter... should probably go to the Jiaofang Division. There are many concubines and daughters of fallen officials there. Do they commit crimes like you?"
Gradually, He An stopped talking and hugged himself in the stone prison.
He remained silent, but tears streamed down his face, and his clothes were soaked with tears of regret.
He An did regret it.
"Eh? Why don't you say anything?"
Lu Xin smiled and said, "You idiot, aren't you crying?"
"Let me remind you, there is no point in crying now."
"But don't worry, before we return to the capital, we will take good care of you and not let you lose a hair."
"When we get back, we'll hand it over to the Criminal Department... Your case won't be finished even by the three divisions."
"A few years ago, the Liangzhou defense line let the Northern Liang army go. Did you also hinder it?"
Lu Xin sighed and gloated a little: "By the way, don't try to commit suicide. Qin Mengyao from the Xuanjian Division gave you strong medicine. You have no strength now."
Hearing this, He An, who was about to commit suicide to cover up his crime and wait for his family to escape, suddenly sat slumped on the ground.
He really had no strength left, but his mind was still clear and he could still cry.
I can still feel hungry.
He Andao: "How do you know?"
He almost admitted it. When he thought about the consequences, he began to collapse and couldn't keep his mouth strong.
Fear filled my whole body.
"If you want others to know, you have to do nothing..."
Lu Xin chuckled: "Back then in the capital, you were so timid that you didn't even dare to kill a chicken. Now the changes are so big. It seems that the border is for training people?"
"Lu Xin...you and I have no grudges, right?"
He An couldn't stand the cynicism: "Why are you so gloating about misfortune?"
"Why?"
Lu Xin was disdainful: "It seems that you have forgotten it a long time ago... Do you know why His Majesty sent me to deliver the order?"
"It's because Your Majesty knows that it's impossible for me to join forces with you, and it's impossible for me to spare you."
He An was puzzled: "You hate me? Why?"
"Successful people will never remember how many people's heads they have stepped on along the way..." Lu Xin sneered lightly.
But then, I felt relieved.
She is from the He family. Compared with the Lu family, she is not big enough, so it is normal that she is not taken seriously.
"There are two positions as deputy general of the Beiliang Army. One of them was originally mine, but you took it."
"Originally it was yours?" He An sneered, "There are so many people competing, why do you think you can get it?"
Lu Xin disdainfully said: "Going to Liangzhou to experience the wind and snow, do you think there are really many people going there?"
"At that time, I asked myself. No one else was willing to go this far. The He family took over this position for you and allowed you to soar into the sky..."
"But it was originally me who earned the qualification after a bloody battle... In the end, I was given the position of a general in the Forbidden Army, and I was dismissed."
"From the fifth grade? Haha..."
Lieutenant general of Liangzhou camp, from the fourth rank.
"Five years, do you know how I lived these five years?"
"Step by step from being a general in the Forbidden Army to becoming a third-grade lieutenant general, it is a different world... But I will not thank you for the suffering and loss you have brought to me!"
The Forbidden Army has a military position higher than that of military attachés in various places.
For all the same positions, they are generally one level higher than military attachés in other armies.
He An was silent, and then said: "Originally, this is the rule of the game in the capital. The He family makes the decision for me. It's not that I deliberately compete with you."
"I know...so I didn't take revenge on you?"
Lu Xin smiled and said: "But now that you are in trouble, why don't you allow me to laugh at you? Then your moral requirements for me are too high, right?"
They all robbed my things, I didn’t care about you, why don’t you let me talk too fast?
He An was silent, he felt that Lu Xin was right.
But I can't stand the feeling of being ridiculed and discriminated against.
"Lu Xin, I want to die... If you can help me, I can give you all the wealth I have accumulated over the years."
After He An thought about it, he said seriously.
But Lu Xin saw through his thoughts: "You want to die without any evidence, and your guilt cannot be determined. Even the Third Judiciary cannot convict a dead person without evidence?"
"Do you want to use this to keep your family together and escape the fate of being implicated?"
"Yes." He An didn't argue, he had exactly this idea.
But I heard Lu Xin’s disdainful voice:
"He An, do you think you are quite a man?"
"You commit crimes yourself and don't harm your family. Seems cool?"
He An gritted his teeth: "Isn't it supposed to be like this?"
He has no choice, committing suicide is the best way out, and it can also prevent his wife and daughter from living in Jiaofangsi.
Lu Xin coldly slapped He An in the face with words:
"As a man, if you don't want to bring trouble to your family, the best thing to do is not to commit any crime."
"Rather than after committing a crime, you still stand here and say that you are responsible for it alone."
"Five years, I've already reached the third level. If you didn't collaborate with the enemy, you would still be a fourth-level... Did you just want to take a shortcut because you couldn't stand it any longer?"
He stimulated He An with each sentence.
The decree says you can't hurt him or judge him... but it doesn't say you can't scold him, right?
If he doesn't talk freely, how will he have the chance to laugh at him after he returns to Beijing and is handed over to the Sanfa Division?
"I'm in such trouble, and you're gloating about my misfortune and adding insult to injury...don't you think it's a villain?" He An said coldly.
Lu Xin drank wine and ate meat, and sighed: "I also thought about not being a villain, but there is no way. Isn't a villain unable to defeat you noble gentlemen with their own brilliance?"
"You were promoted to the third rank of deputy general in five years. Haha, I don't believe you are so clean and you have the nerve to laugh at me?" He An seemed to have found a point to counterattack.
Lu Xin laughed: "I am cleaner than you. I am lucky. The person in front of me has either been transferred or involved in a case... I am the only one who is clean and capable. Who else can I choose if I don't want to be promoted?"
He An choked, never expecting that when the He family transferred Lu Xin to the Forbidden Army, it would actually help him.
Among the imperial guards, those above Lu Xin all left.
Among the remaining generals, none can compete with Lu Xin. As long as one has a clean style, no one can compare with him.
Naturally, it falls into the eyes of superiors.
"The Lu family is looking for a job for you, and you have blocked the way of so many people. What's the difference between you and me? It's just that you can get promoted if you have better luck." He An said disdainfully.
Lu Xin shook his head: "You still haven't figured out why you haven't been promoted for many years. Why do you think you have such a good relationship in the military?"
"Let me tell you, you don't really take your superiors seriously... When a deputy general tries to win over the generals and soldiers, do you want to mutiny or evade the general?"
"No matter how much you grovel, you can't hide your ambition. Did you know that all you need is a letter of recommendation from Wei Ran, and you can return to the capital long ago, without having to stay in Liangzhou for five years?"
When children from aristocratic families go to the border, to put it bluntly, they are plated with gold.
There are very few people who are determined to stay on the border and guard the border for the country.
For these people, the general's opinion is of vital importance, and it is not his colleagues who must be dealt with first... but his superiors.
"This..." He An was confused.
Lu Xin looked down from the window and laughed at him: "You are the rookie of the He family and the future star of the military. Of course you don't take Wei Ran, a veteran, in your eyes. Do you think that relying on the He family and the imperial concubine, you can arrange your entire future?"