Lu Heng couldn't help but feel a little doubtful about the sudden appearance of so many Japanese people.
At first, he thought that these Japanese people were here to assassinate him. However, as the number of Japanese people increased to 500, he began to doubt the other party's intentions.
Mobilizing a thousand people to assassinate me? Ha, it seems like I don’t have such a big face, right?
Even in his previous life, the opponent killed him with just one guide tree. Now he uses so much power.
If all these thousand people were trying to kill him, then it would be enough to assassinate the emperor of a country, let alone Lu Heng.
By the way, Emperor!
When this word suddenly popped up in his mind, Lu Heng's heart lit up, as if he had caught something.
Just as Lu Heng was thinking carefully, the deathly silence of the courtyard was suddenly interrupted by a rapid knock on the door.
As soon as the sound rang out, all the warriors in the courtyard stood up like hungry wolves.
They looked at the door with murderous intent, ready to attack.
"Sir, sir, it's me!" A familiar voice came through the door.
After hearing this voice, Lu Yan's expression remained unchanged, and she quietly glanced behind the wooden door.
He gently waved his hand to tell the warriors to hide, and then sent two sergeants to open the door.
After receiving the order, the sergeant tightened his grip on the handle of the knife and cautiously headed toward the door.
The soldiers hiding in the dark had their swords out of their sheaths. Just waiting for Lu Heng's order, they could tear the invading enemy into pieces like the tigers descending from the mountain.
Agui also quietly took a step forward and stood beside Lu Heng. The back of his right hand was stuck to his waist. This action could ensure that he could draw the sword out of its sheath as quickly as possible.
Last time in Chengdu, the young master had already been in danger. At that time, Agui felt guilty. No matter what, he could not let the young master get hurt again this time.
After the two soldiers walked to the door, they made a gesture.
One person took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, grabbed the door latch, and pushed back hard. But his companion immediately pulled out his knife and slashed forward.
"Ah, no, please forgive me! I am Manager Wang!" A cold light flashed through, and Manager Fang, who was standing at the door and sweating profusely, was so frightened that he quickly raised his hands and acted like a prisoner.
Screaming for mercy.
This, I haven’t cut it down yet!
The soldier holding the knife had a dull look on his face when he saw the fat man looking so panicked.
Seeing that there was only Manager Fang outside the door, Lu Heng nodded to the two soldiers who turned around and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, we are one of our own!"
After receiving Lu Heng's explanation, the soldier took back the steel knife. Then, after the two of them invited Manager Fang in, they closed the door again.
"Huh, I'm so anxious!" Manager Fang ran in all the way dragging his fat body, panting heavily with his hands on his hips, and said intermittently: "There are all Japanese people outside. Fortunately, I stole a piece of Wei Jian's waist.
Pai, I said nice things to the Japanese people and then I slipped in!"
"Oh, Mr. Fang has taken the trouble!" Seeing the fat man panting and out of breath.
Lu Heng smiled and quickly asked the soldier to take the water bag and handed it to Manager Fang.
The fat man took the water bag, raised his head, took a gulp of it, raised his sleeves, wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, took a deep breath, and said: "Sir, please understand!"
Lu Heng nodded, pulled Mr. Fang to sit down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, please speak more slowly!"
Manager Fang nodded, calmed his breathing, raised his head, looked at Lu Heng and said: "Sir, I have inquired clearly. So many Japanese people appeared in Jiangning City tonight. First of all, it was because of Wei Jian's idea.
The one who assassinated you! The second thing is, that’s it”
"What is it?" Lu Heng frowned, raised his head, saw the weird look on Manager Fang's face, smiled slightly and said, "Manager Fang, it's okay to say so?"
"It's to find a stone!" Manager Fang coughed and lowered his head.
It seems that more than a thousand people were mobilized to set up such a huge formation just to find a stone. It seems that even a three-year-old child would not believe this excuse.
What nonsense!
Manager Fang was cursing in his heart, this conclusion is simply not tenable!
He raised his head and secretly looked at the Master who was sitting in front of him and listening quietly. He saw that the Master was not making fun of him, but had a solemn expression on his face. Then he continued: "Furthermore, according to my humble inquiry.
The big reason why these Japanese people have appeared in various places in the south of the Yangtze River for so many years is because they are looking for this stone! Even tonight!"
"Oh, doesn't that mean that Lu has suffered an unreasonable disaster?" After hearing this, Lu Heng smiled, shook his head and said. After laughing at himself like this, he couldn't help but laugh.
When Manager Fang saw Lu Heng's face was expressionless, he just shook his head and smiled bitterly. He seemed helpless. He coughed and continued: "Furthermore, according to the information obtained by people in humble positions, it is said that the stone is probably there.
In the hands of the master!"
"Oh?" Hearing this, Lu Heng was greatly surprised. After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't remember when he had seen this crazy stone. He thought hard for a long time, but finally there was no answer.
He raised his head and looked at Manager Fang with burning eyes and said, "I wonder, what kind of stone are they looking for?"
"It is said that it is a piece of jade called Heart of the Sky!" Manager Fang thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
Heart of the sky?
Hearing this, Lu Heng couldn't help but be shocked. After his eyes flickered for a moment, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the west wing.
Could it be that heart of the sky!
"Sir, have you seen it before?"
Manager Fang's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Ha, I've seen it before!" Lu Heng's expression soon returned to normal. He turned around and saw Manager Fang's small eyes full of curiosity, so he smiled and nodded.
"Then, I wonder if the Heart of the Sky is with the Young Master now?" Manager Fang seemed to be extremely interested in the Heart of the Sky and kept asking questions.
With a casual glance, he saw the twinkling eyes of Manager Fang. Lu Heng smiled lightly, his expression very relaxed. The next moment, he suddenly turned his head and stared at him quietly.
Seeing Master Taifu's expression, Manager Fang was suddenly shocked. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have gone too far.
He quickly stood up, raised his hands and saluted Lu Heng: "Sir, you are so reckless under your humble position!"
"Oh, Manager Fang doesn't have to be polite!" Lu Heng smiled faintly, stood up, stretched out his hand to hold Manager Fang's palm. Then he gently pulled him and asked him to sit down. He was still a little frightened when he saw the other person's expression.
Uneasy, Lu Heng reached out and patted his shoulder. Then he said with a smile: "This heart of the sky is not in Lu's hands. Well, it should be in the hands of King Jin! Oh, it should be said that it is in the hands of His Highness King Jin.
Sister, in the hands of Princess Qinglan!"
"That day, Lu accidentally discovered the Heart of the Sky in a jewelry store. However, at that time, he thought it was pretty and wanted to buy it. However, Princess Qinglan came out halfway and sold the high-priced gem!"
Heng said lightly, with a helpless smile on his face. Finally, he sighed softly: "I'm so short of money!"
"In the hands of Princess Qinglan?" Manager Fang was suddenly surprised, blinked and asked in confusion: "But Wei Jian said that Princess Qinglan told him that the Heart of the Sky is in your hands!
"
"Oh, do you believe it?" Lu Heng stretched out his hand to dust off his gown, turned his head and looked at Manager Fang, and asked with a smile.
"Uh, sir, I don't understand this humble position!" Manager Fang shook his head blankly.
Seeing Manager Fang's puzzled face, Lu Heng did not answer him directly, but asked a topic that seemed to have nothing to do with the matter: "According to what you just said, Manager Fang, the Heart of the Sky has important implications for Japan."
It works! Is what Lu said right?"
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense!" Manager Fang first confirmed Lu Heng's guess, and then explained: "According to what Wei Jian said, the Heart of the Sky was said to have been given to the King of Japan by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. From then on, it was
The Japanese used this object as a national treasure. Whenever a new king ascends the throne, it is only legitimate to have this object with him. It is just like the jade seal of Zhou Dynasty!"
"That's it!" After hearing this, Lu Heng nodded, thought for a while, and continued: "Since the Heart of the Sky is so important, then it can also be said that these thousand Japanese warriors are so bold in their actions.
Tong. They just got the order from a certain Japanese prince to snatch back the Heart of the Sky and then successfully ascend the throne!"
Seeing that Manager Fang was listening carefully, Lu Heng continued: "So, according to this analysis, Japan should be extremely unstable now. It may even be in a state of falling apart!"
Lu Heng stood up, stretched, and smiled at the other general manager: "If the Japanese prince gets the Heart of the Sky, he can successfully ascend the throne. Then he will unify the entire Japan. By then, it will be a powerful Japanese empire!
Oh, you know, a powerful neighbor is not a good thing for Da Zhou. What’s more, this neighbor also has great ambitions!"
"Sir, what do you mean?" Manager Fang's eyes lit up and he asked in shock.
"No matter whether the King of Jin ascends the throne or the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, they all have the surname Wu, they are all emperors of Zhou Dynasty, and they are all citizens of China!" Lu Heng raised his head, glanced calmly at the dark night around him, and turned
Turning his head to look at Mr. Fang, he said: "Ah, I think that as long as any of them dominates the world, they will not want to complete the unification of Japan. Only by continuing to divide Japan can the east coast of the Great Zhou Dynasty maintain a peaceful state!
"
At this point, Lu Heng had already described his inference completely. He turned around and saw the contemplative look on Manager Fang's face. Lu Heng smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to press his broad shoulder, and said in a deep voice.
Said: "So, Manager Fang, do you think that if the Heart of the Sky is in the hands of Princess Qinglan, she will return that national heritage, which is extremely important to Japan, to the Japanese people?"
"Of course not! If King Jin returns the Heart of the Sky to the Japanese, he will be betraying his ancestors!
Betrayal of the nation!" Manager Fang said solemnly with a solemn expression.
Oh, good boy!
Seeing that Manager Fang was successfully brought into the ditch, Lu Heng was very satisfied. Seeing the fat man's fleshy appearance, he wanted to reach out and touch his face.
You know, good children need rewards!
"Speaking of it, Princess Qinglan seemed to be afraid that the Japanese would find out and cause unnecessary trouble. That's why she turned the blame on Lu!" Lu Heng stretched out his fingers, rubbed his sun rays, and smiled helplessly.
He smiled and said, "Although it's a clever move, but, hey, it's really a bit of a loss!"
It was a helpless move to say such a lot of words to point the finger at King Jin.
It’s not that Lu Heng wanted to swallow this Heart of the Sky.
Well, although Lu Heng really wanted to swallow it.
However, after thinking about it carefully, I decided to forget it.
This thing is a time bomb, and maybe even myself will be involved.
Regardless of any force, getting the Heart of the Sky will be a great help.
If the Japanese get it, they can complete the unification of the country and start to seek other things.
If the King of Jin or the An family obtains this piece of jade, they can successfully complete the agreement with the Japanese people and gain the support of the Japanese people. This will further endanger the country.
After much deliberation, it was most appropriate for this piece of jade to be placed in the hands of the emperor.
It's just a pity that such a large diamond is. I spent hundreds of taels of silver to buy it!
Lu Heng smacked his mouth and sighed helplessly with a look of pain on his face.
At this moment, a loud and melodious flute sound resounded throughout the world.
"Sir, all four gates have completed the encirclement. The Japanese who entered the city total more than 1,200 people!" On the side, Chu Xuliang, who was responsible for receiving intelligence, heard the sound of the flute, his eyes lit up and he hurried away
Come over and clasp your fists to report to Lu Heng.
"Wake up all the brothers, let's retreat!" After hearing this, Lu Heng nodded, glanced around, looked at the sergeants sitting in the corner and rested, turned to Chu Xu Liang and said.
"Yes!" Chu Xuliang responded in a muffled voice, turned around, and was about to walk towards the team when he gave the order. He suddenly froze for a moment, turned around and looked at the military advisor with a puzzled face: "Ah
?”
"Ah what! Hurry up and gather the team, it's too late if you don't leave!" Lu Heng glared at him angrily, then turned around and headed towards the west wing.
"What, what is this?" Chu Xuliang rubbed the back of his head with a confused look on his face.
I waited most of the night just for this battle. When I got close, I heard the military advisor saying to withdraw.
Not to mention, if the battle breaks out, how many of the brothers in the yard will survive.
Take the current situation as an example: everyone outside is Japanese, where can you evacuate?
There are more than 1,200 Japanese warriors outside, but there are only less than a hundred soldiers around him. Once they face each other, there is no chance of winning at all.
Lu Heng did not want these soldiers to die in vain, nor did he want this small courtyard to become his burial place.
Therefore, before this happened, a way out had already been thought out.
The escape route was actually very simple. It was a tunnel that Lu Heng discovered in the woodshed a few months ago. The tunnel was only less than fifty steps, not very long. But it was enough for Lu Heng to escape from the encirclement today.
In fact, speaking of this tunnel, it was also due to Lu Heng's good luck back then.
This small courtyard was the home of a local snake in Jiangning a few years ago. This local snake dug this tunnel because he was afraid of being arrested by the government. Fifty steps away, it was directly from the woodshed of the small courtyard.
It reached the Qinhuai River, but was not discovered for a while. Lu Heng only discovered it when he was cleaning the woodshed.
Now, after all, the Jiangning gangster who had been executed long ago could be regarded as his savior.
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled, secretly saying in his heart.
Raising his head and listening to the silence of the night surrounding him, Lu Heng knew that the Japanese were already approaching.
It is estimated that at this time, the people waiting by the river to respond are almost there.
After staring at the dark night, Lu Heng went directly into the west wing where Liu Qingqing and the three girls were.
After entering the room, they saw the three women sitting there quietly without saying a word. The atmosphere in the room was quiet, but also solemn.
The expressions on the faces of the three women were as calm as water, as if they were looking forward to death.
"Let's go!" At this moment, time decided everything. Lu Heng entered the room and saw the expressions of the three women. He originally wanted to make a joke. But considering the increasingly serious situation outside, he had to suppress his feelings.
It was a prank. He said it directly to the three girls.
"Ah?" Looking at Chu Xuliang, Cang Xue Qingshuang was stunned when she heard Lu Heng's mindless words. Her big pure eyes blinked, very innocent and cute.
After Liu Qingqing heard Lu Heng's words, she pursed her lips and smiled, chewed her lips gently, looked at Lu Heng quietly, and then stood up.
"Uncle, you did it on purpose!" Liu Qingqing looked at Lu Heng with her beautiful eyes. She lowered her head and pursed her lips, smiled, then raised her head, with a hint of anger in her beautiful eyes, and whispered softly.
From evening to now, Lu Heng had a look of death on his face, which made people worried. Now, with such a relaxed look, the smart Liu Qingqing immediately thought that Lu Heng was deliberately trying to scare him.
them.
Although in the evening, Lu Heng said that he would never lie to her again or leave her alone.
However, based on her understanding of Lu Heng, she always believed that her uncle's words were somewhat duplicitous.
It wasn't that she suspected that her uncle was deliberately lying to her. It was that she knew that her uncle didn't want to put her in danger.
Because, in the evening, when the uncle saw himself and Cang Xue sisters coming back, his unhappy expression and helpless look showed that he really didn't want to put himself in danger.
"Sir, how bad are you!" After hearing Liu Qingqing's words, Qingshuang immediately jumped out reluctantly, pouted, and glared at Lu Heng angrily, with an annoyed look on his face.
"You?" Cang Xue's eyes were flashing with tears, her mouth was squeaking, but she didn't say anything for a long time.
Uh, things seem a bit serious!
When Lu Heng saw the three women's expressions, he suddenly felt a little dizzy.
Just as Liu Qingqing said, the main reason why Lu Heng didn't tell them that he had a backup plan was to scare them.
You must know what happened tonight, even if Lu Heng personally planned the layout, he still had no 100% plan to escape unscathed.
In later generations, in the industry that Lu Heng was engaged in, almost everyone knew a creed about profession and war.
That is: the battlefield situation changes rapidly. On the battlefield, anything can happen! No one can make perfect plans and make sure there are no mistakes.
Although all the planning was done, thinking about possible uncertain factors, and then making corresponding preparations based on these factors. However, when things actually happened, we realized that the plan could not keep up with the changes.
There will be omissions in any plan or strategy, and no one can achieve perfection. All they can do is to try their best to predict the future, reduce losses, and reduce their own losses. Then when something goes wrong, make timely remedies.
Take today's incident as an example. Because Lu Yushi made a serious mistake in reporting information, Lu Heng's judgment was biased. If it weren't for Lu Heng's unintentional preparation, today's incident would not be the same.
It's so easy now.
However, this is also thanks to Lu Heng's behavioral habits of later generations, and it is also due to the good professional habits that Lu Heng has developed over the years.
No matter what time, he never puts himself in desperate situations.
Moreover, when fighting, Lu Heng will use all available resources and means to strive for victory. If he can sit, he will never stand. If he can lie down, he will not sit.
How comfortable, how safe, how come!
Take the current situation as an example. There are more than 10,000 Jiangning garrison troops outside who have formed a circle around the Japanese people. The destruction of these more than 1,000 Japanese people has become a settlement. Even if a few escape, it does not matter.
There was no need for Lu Heng to let Chu Xuliang and more than a hundred people in the courtyard spend their lives to show off their bravery in a meaningless way.
"Sir, the Japanese are less than a thousand steps away from us!" At this time, there was a knock on the door. Agui's deep voice came in.
"Well, I understand!" Lu Heng nodded and replied. He turned around and looked at the three women who were looking at him with different expressions. Lu Heng smiled and took a deep look at the three women.
He said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
The night is cold and the wind is biting.
The bright moon in the sky has hidden into the clouds and is slowly floating in the sky. Only a dim white spot is left.
The earth was hazy and dark.
Only the lantern hanging at the door shone dim light, and a gust of cold wind blew, causing the lantern to sway violently.
In the pitch-black night, the lantern is like a lighthouse in the sea, flickering on and off, making people sailing on the sea feel uneasy.
The cold wind howled by, and the surrounding trees, like mountain ghosts and demons, swayed violently, emitting waves of blood-curdling wailing sounds.
The cold wind blew through the cold bluestone slabs, picked up the weeds and dead branches on the roadside, and hit people's faces, causing pain.
In the dim night, pairs of men in black gathered together from all over, densely approaching Lu Heng's small courtyard.
In their hands, they held bright scimitars. The scimitars rubbed against the ground, making a rustling sound.
The dim moonlight shone on the scimitar with a cold light.