Ninefold above

"Why do you have to send Sister Lu to suppress the bandits? Can't others? There are many famous generals in Yanjing, right? None of them can do it. Why does the emperor think that Sister Lu can do it?"

Liu Xiaoxiao sat on the edge of the carriage, and after listening to Zhuo San's story, she lifted the curtain to see the palace gate from a distance, and asked her doubts.

Zhuo San glanced at Xie Jiuxiao who was silent at the side, thought for a while, and said: "Actually, there were bandits in Subei before, but most of the bandits were low-key. Reported to the magistrate of Fengyang County, but the magistrate of Fengyang insisted that there was no banditry in the territory, and even the magistrate of Qingcheng kept this matter a secret. Later, during the spring season, a large number of people in the city were infected with wind and cold, and the city lacked medical materials. It will not cause death, and it only takes a few days of medicine to recover. The magistrate of Qingcheng searched all the medicinal materials near and far. The medicinal materials for healing were stolen."

"The medicinal materials were robbed? Then what happened?"

"Then many people who could not be cured were dragged to death. Zhu Mingzhao, the magistrate of Qingcheng, was furious. After a thorough investigation, he found that there were bandits rampant in Qingcheng, so he took people to suppress the bandits, but the bandit leader was cunning and quite scheming. People, hiding in Tibet, robbed and took advantage of the chaos, and injured many officers and soldiers, Qingcheng was in dire straits."

Liu Xiaoxiao held her chin: "But what does this have to do with Sister Lu?"

Zhuo San said: "It's a big deal. The master was only seventeen at the time, and he had to take a small road from Linxi City to Qingcheng to make inspections. Naturally, it was impossible to sit idly by on such a matter at the stall. The master only took five days to get rid of the Qingcheng bandit leader and The heads of more than a dozen of his subordinates were removed, and more than a dozen heads were hung on the city wall of Qingcheng for public display. The bloody scene scared many people to death, and the master even swore an oath in front of the city gate."

Liu Xiaoxiao couldn't help being curious: "What oath did you make?"

Zhuo San thought about it for a while, and imitated Lu Chengfeng's tone at that time: "Lu Chengfeng swears here today! If there are still people in Subei territory who dare to turn grass into bandits and harm the people, these twelve heads will be the end!"

Zhuo San paused for a while, and then said: "For many years now, no bandits have been heard in Subei territory. This time the gangsters in Qingcheng have another incident, everyone must think that they are making a comeback. Think about it, the 17-year-old The master is still able to unscrew the head of the bandit leader who caused the chaos back then, can the 22-year-old master do it again?"

Liu Xiaoxiao seemed to have been opened up to another strange cognition.

Seeing her slightly stunned look, Zhuo San smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Xiaoxiao said: "I just don't think Sister Lu looks like..."

But she remembered what Sangong once said, that the person who can think of the punishment of bleeding for three days is indeed not the person who is polite to the couple now.

Liu Xiaoxiao paused, then asked suspiciously: "Uncle Zhuo, how do you know so clearly?"

Speaking of this, Zhuo San unconsciously coughed, and covered up a little embarrassment with a smile: "...Because I was the one who escorted that batch of medicinal materials back then."

Back then, Zhuo San happened to be collecting wind with Hu Rong in Suzhou, Western Shanxi, so Zhuo San was temporarily sent to escort the medicinal materials.

Liu Xiaoxiao laughed unkindly.

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It was getting dusk, the two of them had been exposed to the wind and snow for a long time, their lips were white, their waists were straighter than the other, if they didn't know the inside story, they suddenly saw a man and a woman kneeling here, they might misunderstand something.

Xie Yunqian fixed his eyes on a certain place, and said: "That kid must be in a hurry outside."

Lu Chengfeng said: "Don't worry, Uncle Hu will watch him."

Xie Yunqian focused his gaze a little, and said, "I should say this."

Lu Chengfeng twitched the corner of his mouth lightly, but his face was stiffened by the blow, no matter how you looked at it, he looked indifferent.

When the sky was gray, Eunuch Qiu came out of the imperial study, stretched out his hand to help Lu Chengfeng, and said in a low voice: "The emperor has a decree, please go back first, my lords."

Qiu Er had already supported Lu Chengfeng's forearm, and the man who was terribly cold pressed that hand, shook his head slightly at Qiu Er, silently refusing.

Qiu Er persuaded in a low voice: "Lord Lu, everything is easy to discuss, and the weather is cold and the adults get up first."

Lu Chengfeng nodded slightly towards the person, accepting this kindness, but he could not refuse.

Qiu Er had no choice but to withdraw his hand, and went in to report with a complicated expression.

There was a moment of silence in the imperial study room, and after a while, Qin Zhiheng stepped out, with an angry expression on his face, and stopped in front of the two: "Are you going to force me?"

Lu Chengfeng raised his head slightly, his eyes were awe-inspiring: "I don't understand why this imperial decree can't be issued?"

"You don't understand?" Qin Zhiheng sneered, his eyes swept over the two of them, and his tone was gloomy: "You don't understand? Or ask me for the Xie family?"

Lu Chengfeng's eyes were gloomy, and there was a fierce and firm sword inside: "I don't understand."

Qin Zhiheng's eyes were gloomy, and he turned to Xie Yunqian: "Even you want to force me?"

Xie Yunqian shook his head: "Your Majesty, I just want to ask for a marriage for my younger brother, and I have absolutely no other intentions."

"No other intentions? A second-rank minister, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, kneeling here and you tell me that you have no other intentions?"

Xie Yunqian said silently, "Xie Yunqian has no official position now."

"Okay! Very good!" Qin Zhiheng's face darkened: "You——what do you want me to do? Marriage? How can I agree? The Xie family has a century-old foundation, plus you——Lu Chengfeng! In the future, you two Once a person speaks in the court, all the civil and military officials of the court will follow, what do I, the emperor, want to do?"

Maybe he was pushed to the extreme, or maybe he had been too disturbed for a long time, and he finally couldn't help tearing this layer of paper with his own hands in the dimness of night.

Lu Chengfeng said: "The emperor is a ninety-five-year-old lord, and he promises everything. We are courtiers. How can the civil and military followers of the Manchu court? The emperor has concerns, but thank you for the love you have grown up with. Would you really put this down?" Ignoring Duan Friendship? But the emperor has ignored the Xie family again and again, which has chilled people's hearts. In the end, it is just that the Holy Majesty is too suspicious! If the one Lu Chengfeng kneels is not a wise king, why should I ask for trouble!"

These disrespectful remarks made Xie Yunqian sweat for her.

"Lu Chengfeng, you are presumptuous!" Qin Zhiheng said angrily: "You keep saying that I am not a wise king! Do you really think that I dare not kill you?"

Lu Chengfeng said coldly: "The emperor is the lord of the world, so he can kill me naturally! Lu Chengfeng and others have offended the Holy Face, please punish him!"

"You—" Qin Zhiheng choked, obviously angry, he took a deep breath, and fell into another anxiety.

Qin Zhiheng is very contradictory. On the one hand, he wants to trust Xie's family, but on the other hand, he has to be wary of Xie's family. Xie Yi's prestige after more than 30 years in power is dreadful, but Xie Yunqian has a friendship with him. The resignation document, but he has been slow to act out of various considerations, even he himself does not understand, he seems indecisive.

After being silent for a while, Xie Yunqian slowly raised his hand, his tone slightly sad: "You and I have never expressed our affection since we were three years old, but how could I not help you? You want to take back the cabinet, and the Chen family framed me to enter Dali Temple In this matter, I understand your difficulty, but you have repeatedly ruined our friendship, since when did we become so close?"

Qin Zhiheng couldn't answer, why did he sit on this chair of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and what he thought would never change is quietly changing. Is it power?This chair gave him the power of life and death, but it also gave him boundless suspicion.

He used to think that he could be a monarch loved by his subjects, but now it seems that is not the case. The court is treacherous, and there are constant turmoil in various places. Even his only sibling now wants to push him down from the throne.

All the past, time is like a horse watching flowers, Qin Zhiheng was stunned for a long time, and murmured with difficulty: "The mistake has been made... Subei is in turmoil... The relationship is gone... What's the use—"

At this moment, he felt regretful.

Lu Chengfeng raised his hand, his eyes were firm: "No! There is no right or wrong."

Qin Zhiheng looked at the person.

"The Xie family will always be the emperor's retreat!"

Could the Xie family still be his way out?

Qin Zhiheng's gaze could not help but fall on Xie Yunqian.

Xie Yunqian looked at him for a moment, and saw a familiar reflection in those eyes, which was his appearance. He stared at himself, and said slowly and firmly: "The Xie family—— will always be the emperor's most loyal courtier!"

Qin Zhiheng is a seven-foot man, but he couldn't help but be moved by it: "Yunqian—"

He couldn't help reaching out to help, Xie Yunqian stood up, knelt for a long time, his knees were numb, he couldn't help but staggered, Qin Zhiheng held him firmly.

Qin Zhiheng turned to look at Lu Chengfeng, and was about to ask Qiu Er to help him up, but Lu Chengfeng kowtowed slowly, straightened his back, lowered his hands respectfully, and said in a loud voice: "Lu Chengfeng swears here today that he will surely wipe out Subei Turmoil! Re-fortify the Subei border defense line!"

I really can't write about the past, as soon as I write it, I will have a heart attack-. -