Autumn turned to winter, and all the dead leaves on the trees fell in the blink of an eye. When Lu Hanjiang returned to the capital, he had already put on a heavy coat. Although winter had just begun, a lazy person like him always felt
I like to dress warmly.
During this period of time, Lu Hanjiang drove around in circles and visited all the cities and towns along the way. Naturally, it was impossible for the Jinyiwei team to follow him around like this. They returned to Beijing early.
The reason why Meng Yuan left Lu Hanjiang alone was because the news of Shuo Xuan's death had already been conveyed to the capital by him. Thinking that he had done a good job, the commander simply shut up in response to his wanton attitude.
If you pretend not to see it, you should give him a holiday.
It was a leisurely journey, and we finally returned to the capital on an evening in mid-November.
It was getting late, and Lu Hanjiang was feeling tired, so he chose the next day to go see Commander Meng Yuan.
"Shuo Xuan is really dead?"
As expected, this was the first question Meng Yuan asked when they met him.
Lu Hanjiang nodded and said: "Destroyed in ashes, unless he has the ability to reincarnate as an immortal, he will never be able to come out to cause trouble again."
"That's good."
Meng Yuan's expression was obviously much more relaxed. It wasn't that he couldn't trust Lu Hanjiang. After all, if he couldn't even trust the juniors he personally promoted and trained, then almost no one could trust him.
It's just my personality, I can't help but have to confirm it personally to feel at ease.
"You did a good job with this."
Meng Yuan first affirmed Lu Hanjiang's contribution, and then said with a serious face: "But you are too undisciplined. You dare to stay outside for so long despite orders. Do you know that there are already people in the Yamen who can't stand it."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Although Lu Hanjiang didn't take it to heart, he was also curious about who dared to have the temper to cause trouble for him.
"Nanzhen Fusi."
Meng Yuan just said this, and Lu Hanjiang already guessed who it was, the envoy of Nanzhen Fusi Town, Xu Le.
Xu Le has been the governor of the town for several years, and he has promoted many talents under him, the most representative of whom is Qiao Shifang.
It's a pity that this time Qiao Shifang and several other Qianhu who had colluded were wiped out by Lu Hanjiang. Although it was later found out that the governor Xu only admired Qiao Qianhu and had nothing to do with what he planned.
They colluded, but they were implicated in the end. I'm afraid they won't have any chance to rise in this life.
In fact, logically speaking, Xu Le himself was shocked and angry at what Qiao Shifang did, but as his boss, what he hated more was having outsiders interfere with Nanzhen Fusi's affairs.
For example, Lu Hanjiang.
Although the favoritism of Master Meng, the commander, was obvious, Xu Le's future was ruined. Anyway, he still had no hope when Lu Hanjiang came to power in the future, so he didn't care about offending him now.
"Ambassador Xu Zhen, hey."
Lu Hanjiang sneered, but didn't care much.
"Don't cause trouble at this time."
Meng Yuan glanced at him and said in a serious tone: "His Majesty's birthday will be on the first day of next month. Please don't cause any more trouble within the Jinyi Guard at this time."
"Don't worry, sir, I am not a petty person like this in my humble position." Lu Hanjiang spread his hands innocently, saying that he had no interest in bullying a lonely governor.
After staring at Lu Hanjiang in silence for a while, Meng Yuancai said seriously: "Remember, if you deal with some people too cleanly, you will cause greater trouble."
Lu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes when he heard this and said in a low voice: "Uncle Meng, is this Xu Zhenfu envoy also involved?"
After Meng Yuan pondered for a while, he said: "There are still a few doubts that are not clear. If the results are found, then he is one of his accomplices. If the results are not found, then he is a complete idiot, a traitor and a fool.
, which one do you like to use?”
"Of course neither is used."
Lu Hanjiang smiled treacherously and said, "Uncle Meng, I understand. Let's see what kind of tricks he can make during this time."
Meng Yuan nodded silently, and Lu Hanjiang talked about another thing at this time: "One more thing, although Shuo Xuan is dead, his senior brothers are still with each highness. Do you want to——"
Lu Hanjiang used his palm as a knife and made a killing move.
Meng Yuan thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's birthday banquet is coming soon, and those people have family backgrounds. It would be really ugly for Your Majesty to take action at this time."
Since Meng Yuan didn't nod, Lu Hanjiang had no choice but to give up, but now there was some trouble. On the emperor's sixtieth birthday, everyone from the nobles to the low-ranking officials in the capital could have a meal.
And a high-ranking official like him would go to the palace to attend a banquet. With the family backgrounds of Xi Qiu and Chu Wei, he would naturally be involved in the palace as officials to celebrate together. Although they were not at the same table, after all, he was the governor.
Naturally, we have to eat together with other colleagues, but if we don't meet them on the road, it will be very embarrassing.
Lu Hanjiang started biting his nails with a tangled look on his face, which made Meng Yuan frown, and he said, "Just take control of this matter yourself. There is one more thing."
As he said that, Meng Yuan took out a letter and addressed it to Lu Hanjiang. After reading it, he was greatly surprised: "Xuantian Sect actually dared to take action in the capital? The target is still Shangluo?"
"This matter is a bit strange, so I'll leave it to you to handle."
Meng Yuan's tone was full of doubts, and he said: "Although that girl's identity is special, it is not worth the high price they paid. She actually negotiated dozens of business deals in Yanbo Tower, which is really hard to understand.
"
Lu Hanjiang also knew about the existence of Yanbo Tower. This place was originally a secret sentinel set up by Meng Yuan, using the devilish method of buying and killing people as a cover. He almost blew it up last time, so he had no choice but to reveal his identity and let him know.
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Yanbo Tower often provided Meng Yuan with some Jianghu information, and many Jianghu masters suffered great misfortune because of this, but their hands and feet were so clean that no one could doubt them.
It was the same this time. The Xuantian Sect spent a lot of money to recruit magic masters and risked enmity with the Jinyiwei just to snatch a Shangluo? Shangjidao doesn't have that much energy, right?
It's weird, but it's true.
According to the estimated date in the letter and the recent inspection reports in the capital, it was almost at the end of the month. This group of people wanted to take action, not on the day of the emperor's birthday banquet, but one day earlier.
Lu Hanjiang made some calculations in his mind and said, "I'm going to deploy my troops right away. None of these people can escape."
"Pre-emptive strike," Meng Yuan, who rarely intervened in command, was uncharacteristically stressed this time. He emphasized again: "We will start tonight. We must capture them all. No one can be let go."
Lu Hanjiang frowned and said, "If we are so anxious, I'm afraid Yanbo Tower will be exposed."
"Your Majesty's face is more important than anything else." Meng Yuan's attitude was firm, and the matter was settled.
Lu Hanjiang did not insist anymore, but said to himself thoughtfully: "Your Majesty's face..."