Chapter 2755 Advance and retreat. Advance and retreat.
Lu Hong was very proud, so proud that the pimples on his face shone red.
If he hadn't been alert, Li Cheng would have run away without saying anything!
"What a coincidence!" Lu Hong laughed uproariously, and pointed his riding crop at Li Pan and Licheng unceremoniously, "You don't know the importance of the matter, and you use your name to act recklessly, and gather people to violate the ban. You must have known that today is the case!"
Li Cheng seemed a little unconvinced and wanted to argue with Lu Hong, but was stopped by Li Pan.
Lu Hong shook his head. He didn't know whether he felt very proud, or felt disappointed that no one was talking to him. He smacked his mouth, as if he was reminiscing about the happiness of being captured, and waved his arms, "Tie him up."
Go! Take me back to the prison!』
The school steward rushed forward, pushed the two men to the ground, tied their hands and feet, and then put them into a prison car and took them to Xu County Prison.
Lu Hong turned around and pulled over a confidant, signaling with his eyes, "It is inevitable that there are still some bandits left in this manor. You...you know what to do?"
"I understand... Don't worry, my lord! I will definitely clean the manor thoroughly and never miss any remnants of bandits!" said Lu Hong's subordinates.
Lu Hong laughed, patted his subordinates on the shoulders with satisfaction, and said meaningfully, "Then this place will be left to you! Well done! The opportunity has come for us to become prosperous! Don't lose the big for the small."
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Lu Hong took a deep look at his men, and then looked back at the manor with some reluctance, especially the furnishings in the halls. There was unconcealable greed in his eyes.
No matter who you arrest, arresting these gentry children is not as profitable as arresting them.
Lu Hong was very reluctant to give up, but because he had other things to do and other people to catch, it was naturally impossible for him to stay in such a manor for too long, so he could only grit his teeth and force himself.
He turned his head away and left with the rest of the people.
Lu Hong's men followed Lu Hong in small steps. While seeing Lu Hong off, they patted their chests and assured Lu Hong that they had been sent out of the manor. After Lu Hong left, they straightened up, waved their hands, and looked arrogant.
He shouted, "Come on, search everything in the manor, big and small! Not even a penny can be spared!"
Since all the principals in the manor have been arrested, of course the items in the manor are "stolen".
The servants all responded in unison, and then, with some cleverness, they approached Lu Hong's men who were staying in the manor and said, "Lang Jun, how should these... be arranged?"
"How to arrange it?" Lu Hong's subordinates chuckled, with a green light in their eyes, "Do you still want me to teach you?"
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Yanzhou.
Cui Yan's mansion.
Cui Yan was sitting alone in the flower hall in the backyard, which was hollowed out on all sides.
Cui Yan, who was once a prominent figure in Jizhou, now only wears a simple cloth robe and does not wear a crown on his head. He just uses a silk scarf to tie it up and sits quietly.
From the incense burner on one side, faint smoke rose.
Among the tea bowls on the table next to Cui Yan, a bowl of tea has become completely cold and has no heat at all.
When people leave, the tea will definitely get cold.
Even if the person is not gone, the tea will still be cold.
There was no one waiting around Cui Yan. The servants in the mansion also knew that Cui Shijun had been unhappy in recent times. He was already ill and had locked himself in the mansion.
No matter what illness you want to take care of or how to calm your mind, no one dares to come forward and disturb you for no reason. If Cui Shijun is accidentally alerted, even though Cui Shijun always talks about kindness every day, but
If you really get angry and beat your servants to death, who would dare to say anything?
It is a life that my parents took great pains to give birth to and take care of. How can I hand it over to others for nothing?
Cui Yan was sitting in the hall, seemingly staying like this for a long time.
Suddenly, some small sounds were heard outside the courtyard. The steward stretched his head at the courtyard door, and then retracted it.
"What's the matter?" Cui Yan originally wanted to ignore it, but he also knew that if there wasn't something that needed to be reported to him, the manager wouldn't do such a thing.
Sure enough, it was Mao Jie who came.
Seeing Cui Yan's appearance, Mao Jie couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why is Brother Cui so decadent? Nowadays, the outside world is in chaos, and we are waiting for honest people to turn the tide, but Brother Cui lives here and pretends to be sick to cherish his own life!"
As he spoke, Mao Jie walked inside and sat down on his own.
Cui Yan sighed slightly but said nothing.
Mao Jie lightly patted the table beside him and made a snapping sound, "This table is here. It has no grievance against me, but it is an eyesore! Someone, take this table and chop it up."
, to be used as a cook!』
Cui Yan knew Mao Jie's intention and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Xiao Xian, why are you doing this?"
Mao Jie said: "Brother Cui, don't you want to practice pure cultivation?"
"No matter how pure it is, it has been disturbed by you..." Cui Yan waved his hand and asked the servants who came after hearing the sound to retreat again, "Forget it, I want to avoid the world, but the world is forcing me! How are you doing these days?"
"The school stewards are too arrogant!" Mao Jie patted the desk again, "If you want to arrest people, it's up to you to decide whether they are guilty or not. It doesn't matter... But these school stewards not only arrest people, but they also
They even spared all their financial and property assets! They even picked off the tiles on other people’s walls and took them away! What, what is this?!』
"My lord wants to govern the officials with integrity, so I naturally agree! But who would agree with such a group of insects to govern the officials?" Mao Jie sighed and said, "Brother Cui thinks that by staying out of the matter, he can avoid being contaminated by this worldly world?"
When the two of them talked about Cao Cao, their voices could not help but deepen.
Cui Yan took a breath and said: "The words power and money are difficult for even a saint to escape! If the prime minister wants to resist Guanzhong, he must have strong soldiers, but these strong soldiers are not something that falls from the sky, so they naturally need money to support them."
. But this money... This is not the first time that the Prime Minister has done this. Why can’t these people understand it? Money is something external to the body. Now that he has lost his name, in fact, he has lost both his life and wealth."
Mao Jie smiled and said, "That's right. But some people don't understand, so what can be done? Nowadays, people are panicked, the government orders are not implemented, and the people are uneasy. Is this what the lord wants?"
Cui Yan pondered for a while and said, "Does Xiaoxian have a plan?"
Mao Jie said: "Since the lord wants an honest person, he should just choose an honest person. However, the right of selection must not fall into the hands of the school minister, otherwise... I'm afraid that the household tiles will be uneasy! This
It’s better to have this chaos sooner rather than later! If we just sit back and watch it spread, its roots will wither and its leaves will fall. Even the tree holding up the sky will not be able to withstand such a conquest!"
Cui Yan was silent for a longer time, and then slowly said: "What Xiaoxian said is even reasonable. It's just..."
"It's just what?" Mao Jie said with a smile, "It's just a false name! Brother Cui, does he want the name of one person or the name of a family? Do you want temporary stability or the stability of the family? I heard that the school minister wants to do Sanmu, so he
Please climb and bite. Brother Cui really thinks that those people are all humble gentlemen, just like Kong Wenju? Many of these people are the icing on the cake, but few are the icing on the cake. If there are benefits, they will flock to them. If they want to share the difficulties, they will not think of them.
Don’t think about it! Now my lord has no one available, so these school ministers are allowed to be arrogant. If they wait for the limelight to pass, they will probably give up immediately! In this case, why wait?”
Cui Yan looked at Mao Jie, "The meaning of filial piety is..."
Mao Jie snorted, "With Brother Cui's wisdom, don't deal with someone."
Cui Yan was silent for a long time.
Mao Jie did not urge, but waited.
The cold wind howled outside the hall, and it seemed as if the tiles on the hall were being blown away.
……(╥╯^╰╥)……
Compared with Cui Yan and Mao Jie sitting in the Cui family's mansion, it was a different scene at the Lu family's house in the south of Xu County.
Some time ago, Lu Hong's place was almost empty, but now, looking at it, the carriages and horses at this door are all packed from the entrance of the courtyard, and they can't even fit in the alley, and they are even parked on the street!
In the past, the descendants of the major gentry who seemed to have never seen Lu Hong in their eyes seemed to have thought of Lu Hong again at this time. They came to deliver the famous assassin gift list and asked for a visit. As for the reason for coming to visit, there are all kinds of reasons.
, and some people said that they heard that Lu Hong’s pen and ink were excellent, and they wanted to invite Lu Hong to use his brush and ink...
I don’t know who was still teasing him behind his back, saying that Lu Hong was like a dog crawling.
Lu Hong's own courtyard is not located in a neighborhood where nobles gather, but rather in a slum area in Xu County. Generally speaking, nobles do not come to such a place, but these days, it is like a magnet attracting more and more people.
The more people.
However, Lu Hong has been extremely busy these days and has no time to see anyone, so most people cannot enter Lu Hong's house. They can only go to the door to deliver the assassination to Lu Hong's housekeeper and concierge. This Lu Hong originally
There is no concierge either. After all, his original yard was not big and there were only two doors, let alone a concierge, but now there is one. Anyway, those people who followed Lu Hong in silence for a long time some time ago are now one
They were all jumping up and down again, and they were full of momentum. When they walked, their arms, legs and feet were spread out...
Although everyone knew that Lu Hong would not see many people and that their coming was in vain, there were still cars and horses parked outside Lu Hong's courtyard. Those nobles who originally thought the slums were despicable and dirty,
Now, everyone is standing in the mud wearing brocade robes, and they don't seem to have any impatience or disgust.
They themselves also knew that they could not see Lu Hong now, but it was one thing whether they could see him or not, and another thing entirely whether they had a sufficiently respectful attitude here!
If because he didn't work hard enough, Lu Hong became concerned about it and added some "unnecessary things" to his family...
Once imprisoned by the party, your body will be in vain.
If it weren't for the Party's imprisonment, everything would be easy to talk about.
Well, it's easy to say for now.
Haven't people already made up songs?
As the saying goes, "The strong wind blows the grass, and the Party will collapse. As long as we keep taking root, we will still rise in the coming year"...
Huh? So wet?
Regardless of whether they are wet or not, under the influence of the emperor of Han Dynasty several times, the children of the gentry have developed a certain immunity, which can even be said to be group immunity.
No one would really mess with Prime Minister Cao...
Except for a tough-headed kid like Mi Heng.
After all, it is the only one among the Three Kingdoms.
Most of the other people are just like grass on the wall. If the wind is light, they will sway and laugh. If the wind is strong, they will immediately lie down and wait for the wind to pass.
If Cao Cao was at the center of the storm, then Lu Hong would naturally be in the limelight, so these people came to Lu Hong to avoid the limelight as soon as possible.
As long as you avoid the first wave, all the fellow Taoists will die.
After all, the descendants of the Han gentry have the best welfare benefits in the world. If their roots are really blown off by the wind, then the land, shops and other assets that have been accumulated with great difficulty will become the playthings of others.
These gentry children in front of Lu Hong's gate were chattering, rustling, and swaying one by one.
While waiting, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Everyone looked up, but they couldn't help but fell silent!
Why is he here?!
How could it be that he is here?!
Although it was said that there was only one person and one horse, there were no attendants around him, and there were no luxurious vehicles, but the figure sitting on the horse was quite calm, like a rock, calm and motionless despite the wind.
.
Why is Cui Yan here?
This is impossible!
Not long ago, Kong Rong was in trouble and was arrested in prison.
Cui Yan stood aside and watched indifferently, while Li Pan ran back and forth.
Why are you here now?
Cui Yan rode alone, which was more convenient than a vehicle. He dismounted in front of Lu Hong's gate. The originally unruly Lu Hong, the concierge, also twitched his eyebrows and hurriedly stepped forward to help hold the reins of Cui Yan's horse and accompanied him with a smile.
Said: "I don't know if Cui Shijun is meeting you in person, but you are far away..."
Cui Yan got off the horse, straightened his clothes first, and then said, "Please tell me."
"Small...this..."
The concierge Lu Hong was still waiting for excuses when he heard Cui Yan say calmly, "Your husband has come back. He came in through the back door... You go and report it yourself. Whether you see him or not, it's not your husband's turn to decide."
You make the decision, don’t you?”
"This..." Concierge Lu Hong's expression changed, but he finally lowered his head, "Then please Ambassador Cui stay here for a moment..."
Cui Yan nodded and stood with his head held high, as if all the meaningful glances from the side were gone.
The weeds outside are swaying and chirping. It seems that some people want to come up to say hello, but some are hesitant.
Before these weeds could make any move, the concierge Lu Hong came back a moment later. He looked a little more humble and lowered his head and said, "Mr. Cui, my husband has invited me."
Cui Yan nodded and moved forward.
The crowd of weeds watching at the back suddenly realized what they were doing, and they couldn't help but rush forward. However, they were stopped by Lu Hong, the concierge. The two sides immediately got into a mess, chirping incessantly, and everyone seemed to be shouting something.
What, but no one can hear what others are shouting...
Cui Yan sighed slightly.
Lu Hong had a tired look on his face. He stood outside the hall. When he saw Cui Yan, he cupped his hand and said, "Cui Shijun."
"School Lu." Cui Yan returned the greeting.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lu Hong extended his hand to guide him, "Please."
"Please." Cui Yan also signaled.
The two of them sat separately. Lu Hong held Cui Yan between his eyes and said calmly, "Mr. Cui, I'm just like you, so you and I should keep the story short. There's no need to go into details about what we're looking for, and those words of pleading."
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Lu Hong did not ask Cui Yan why he knew his whereabouts so well, nor did he even express any dissatisfaction about this matter, because Lu Hong knew that even if he did, Cui Yan would not answer him directly. Cui Yan used this
A way to express Cui's power, and Lu Hong is also using his language to demonstrate the authority that belongs to Lu Hong.
Cui Yan nodded, "That's it, I can speak frankly. The school official is in trouble now, and I don't know how long it will take!"
Lu Hong burst out laughing, "Wait...really, can't you use another way of saying it?"
"Wen Shaoqin laughed in the past, and Huaiyin Hou Jiuyin cried." Cui Yan said calmly, "You and I are the same, why bother to change the words?"
"You..." Lu Hong's smile froze, then restrained, he lowered his brows, wrinkled his nose, and stared at Cui Yan, like a wolf waiting to bite its prey.
Or a dog.
Cui Yan sat still and seemed not to notice Lu Hong's unkind gaze at all.
"After all, what do you want?" Lu Hong didn't have Cui Yan's patience after all. He grinned and blew out some air from between his teeth, "You know, just what you just said can be a crime of genocide!"
"Then what?" Cui Yan smiled, "Do you know why the Prime Minister dared to kill the Bian family but did not dare to kill the Yuan family?"
"You..." Lu Hong's hand trembled, but he swallowed the bold words that followed.
Can the Bian family be compared with the Yuan family?
Obviously not.
But what Bian did, that is, what Bian Rang did to Cao Cao, or what Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did to Cao Cao, which one was more serious? Even if Yuan Shao had some caring feelings for Cao Cao,
But Yuan Shao also had plans, coercion and coercion against Cao Cao. Not to mention Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu and Cao Cao could not be said to have a deep friendship from the beginning. Yuan Shu even sent assassins to directly kill Cao Cao...
But after Cao Cao defeated the Yuan family, he did not massacre all of the Yuan family. Even those under his command who had colluded with the Yuan family were lightly spared. Is this because Cao Cao has a generous nature and unparalleled kindness?
"Humph." Lu Hong fell silent and turned his eyes aside.
Cui Yan shook his sleeves and stood up, "Tomorrow, I will go to see the Prime Minister. I will also report to the meeting about the meeting with Mr. Lu... I came uninvited today. It is really rude. I still want to see Mr. Lu."
Shi Haihan. Farewell!』
Lu Hong was stunned. Before he could say anything, he saw Cui Yan smile indifferently, turn around and leave!
Cui Yan came all the way here...
Just leave like that?
Just say a few words and then leave?
Just said a few casual words and then left?
Who would believe this if told?
Lu Hong's face suddenly turned a little pale. He realized something and couldn't help gritting his teeth. Then he closed his eyes again and exhaled a long breath.
Lu Hong's men rushed in. Seeing Lu Hong's expression, they couldn't help but look back at the direction Cui Yan left, and then asked in a low voice: "My lord, this is..."
Lu Hong opened his eyes, was silent for a moment, and waved his hand, "It's okay..."
As for whether it was really okay or whether he said it was okay, only Lu Hong himself knew.
Lu Hong's men didn't know what was going on, so they nodded in response, and then asked: "My lord, who should we arrest tomorrow? Do you want someone to prepare some chariots and horses?"
Lu Hong frowned tightly, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked around the hall several times, and finally sighed, "Let everyone come back, let's stop for a while..."
"Stop?" Lu Hong's men asked in confusion, "Why?"
Lu Hong stared, "I want to summarize a few things first and report them to the lord. What, is there a problem? Or are you in charge?"
Seeing that something was wrong, Lu Hong's men quickly smiled apologetically, then retreated with an eye on the waist.
Lu Hong stood outside the hall with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.
The night falls so low that it seems impossible to see the sky or the distance.