Chapter 45: Fighting against the Party and Responsible General (4)
"Ye Yongjia is really amazing!" Liu Zhennian laughed wildly on the water pavilion in the garden, "The Lu Party is going to make some noise this time!"
"You can let people spread the news to Lu Fangxuan's ears, but it's best not to let the old thief know." Yan Liang, who was sitting aside, said.
"Yes!" Liu Zhennian knocked his head, "If those two don't know each other's details, they will be blinded!"
Lu Fangxuan was eating and discussing with Prince Wanjun when he saw an old eunuch walking outside the door and reported, "There is a soldier from Duke Lu who wants to come in and talk about something."
"Let him in." Lu Fangxuan waved to the eunuch, and the eunuch turned around and went out. Another soldier in armor came. He walked a few steps in front of Lu Fangxuan and made a gesture, asking him to turn his ear.
Lu Fangxuan turned his face hesitantly and heard the man whisper: "Commander Qi is very drunk here. Commander Zheng sent me here to ask you to go back quickly and take charge of the overall situation."
He sighed, hurriedly pushed the chair away, and handed over to Wan Heshun: "Something happened in the Yue Mansion. Fangxuan needs to get out of his way. Don't blame Huizhi."
Wan Heshun just thought that he did not want to join forces with him, so he excused himself and left. Without thinking much, he nodded and agreed. Lu Fangxuan left in a hurry.
He walked quickly, and after a while, he arrived at Yue Mansion. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zheng Shiyan walking towards him. He gasped and asked, "Is Qi Zi back?"
Zheng Shiyan was sweating: "I sent someone to call him earlier. I guess he drank too much and couldn't bring him back... he's probably still on the way."
"Why didn't I know that this guy was in Wanfu!" Lu Fangxuan pulled off his official uniform with murderous intent. "Who asked him to go?"
"Eunuch Shen and several imperial guards came to announce to us that His Majesty intends to invite us to a banquet. It is a good intention for us to come together..."
Before the words were even halfway spoken, people outside the house shouted loudly: "We're all here! We're all here! Give way..."
Lu Fangxuan stepped to the side of the road and saw a dozen people holding Qi Zi's arms, stumbling away with their faces red from holding back. Qi Zi shook his head and immediately vomited a big mouthful.
Lu Fangxuan called two more people to help him into the house. As soon as Qi Zi touched the pillow and coughed a few times, he could hear him snoring.
"Scream!" Lu Fangxuan waved his sleeves and said.
Those people pushed left and right, and some even slapped Qi Zi in the face, but it still didn't work.
"Forget it, forget it..." Lu Fangxuan said tiredly, "What did you and Commander Qi do? Drink so much on someone else's territory?"
The soldiers who were drinking with them were horrified when they thought about what their leader said, and hesitantly said: "Who... who knows..."
"Aren't you talking crazy?"
Lu Fangxuan's eyes were so terrifying that the soldiers were so frightened that they trembled and became speechless, not daring to raise their heads and look directly at him.
"Let's all go, let's go."
"Yes, yes, yes." They trembled and left the room one by one.
"There is definitely something wrong, so run to Wanfu without saying a word." Lu Fangxuan said unceremoniously, "I want to investigate the matter clearly. Commander Zheng, if you drag someone out, you must tell him the truth."
Zheng Shiyan knew that Qi Zi was not very stable. If he was interrogated now, he would definitely find out something, so he knelt down and begged: "Yue Gong, I should have known that I should go for him. Qi's commander is usually straightforward and straightforward.
Anyone provoked by a thief will be on fire, no matter how big or small. You also know that he hates his enemies like bandits and will never rebel! Please be merciful..."
"We haven't tried him yet. Besides, Qi Zi may not be able to say nonsense. You said it too. I can rest assured about him." Lu Fangxuan stretched out his hand to lift him up. "But just in case something unexpected happens, we still need to interrogate him." , you can do it with confidence."
The soldier didn't even get rid of his wine. He rubbed his cheeks and saw Zheng Shiyan waving in the distance, so he walked over uneasily.
"Your commander is awake," Zheng Shiyan said with a smile. "I have something to do with you. Please follow me to the back room to see him."
He and Zheng Shiyan walked around the screen wall, and someone tripped under his feet, causing him to flutter forward and fall to the ground. He wanted to get up, but he felt like he was being suppressed by someone and couldn't move - it turned out that there were two people hiding behind him. Soldiers, hold him tight.
Lu Fangxuan walked out of the screen and scolded: "What's the point of going to the banquet without even saying a word to me? Why don't we elaborate!"
"Be honest!" Zheng Shiyan urged him when he saw that he was timid.
"Sir Qi was invited by Eunuch Shen, no, by the Emperor. He was really helpless and had no choice." The man couldn't even speak a sentence.
"Then why drink so much? It ruins the face of my Yue family! What were said during the dinner? If anyone comes, confess them all!" Lu Fangxuan was so angry that he flew into a rage.
"I just said a few innocuous words," the soldier excused himself.
"I don't care what he said, you must explain it clearly sentence by sentence, otherwise I will beat you to death here!" Lu Fangxuan slammed the table, his eyebrows cracked.
He still wanted to say nothing, but someone had already taken advantage of him. Qi Zi was mean to his subordinates, and how could these subordinates be loyal? He panicked and said, "I'll do it! I'll do it!"
"Here we go."
"Chief Qi said something embarrassing. He said he saved Mr. Lu's life, but he was often treated coldly and unpopularly. I blame you for being blind and ungrateful. You were scolding me some time ago..."
Lu Fangxuan leaned his head back, his ears buzzing.
"Who is here?" At this point, Zheng Shiyan could no longer defend himself.
"The prefect Ye Yongjia came. He kept urging everyone to put their collars on their heads, and finally ran away in a panic."
"That bastard..." Lu Fangxuan didn't know who he was scolding.
He was going to continue talking, but suddenly he heard a "boom" in the back room, like a burst of thunder, which made the three of them fall silent.
They saw Qi Zi crawling over, the smell of alcohol gone, and he just lay on the ground, kowtowing to Lu Fangxuan: "Master Lu, you guys were all inflamed by that bitch Ye Yongjia, and made me say the wrong thing." , I hope you will forgive me!”
Lu Fangxuan's face darkened: "Since you have opinions about me, well, don't work in Yue Mansion in the future, so as not to make you full of complaints. Find a pair of shackles and handcuff me!"
Under the watchful eyes of the Manchu officers, the disgraced Qi Zi was dragged to the hall. His usual arrogance was gone, and he became unusually depressed.
"According to Lu's opinion, this person is harboring resentment, colluding with the Liu Party, and wants to overthrow our government. He is extremely dangerous and cannot be left alone. Now I think he should be punished and executed to shake up military discipline and serve as a warning to others. What do you think?"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded:
"Mr. Lu said well...it is appropriate to punish him accordingly."
Only Zheng Shiyan understood Lu Fangxuan's thoughts, and one person stood up and firmly opposed: "Mr. Lu, today the Liu Party wants to destroy the country, and it is hard to conceal its evil intentions. If Nanjing is in danger, if they continue to kill each other, it will only allow outsiders to take advantage of it. If you enter in vain, it will mess up my internal affairs. It is better to remove yourself from the official position and see the consequences and be sincere as a good policy."
Everyone looked at Lu Fangxuan's expression and thought that Zheng Shiyan might lose his official position.