Horse on the World

Chapter 348
When Li Qing returned to Dingzhou City from Shanglinli, the two battalions of Changsheng Battalion and Xuanfeng Battalion each had six thousand cavalrymen and the two infantry battalions of Qi Nian Division who had just returned to Dingzhou and hadn't caught their breath immediately set off on the journey. Pounce towards their respective targets, Luofeng County and Changqi County in Luzhou.Although these two infantry battalions are infantry, in order to keep up with the pace of the two cavalry battalions, they are equipped with pack horses and have fought against the barbarians for many years. what's the problem.

The elite of Dingzhou had already rushed to the border of Luzhou, but Luzhou at this time did not realize that the border conflict was about to break out. Because of Lu Zhaoting's disappearance, there was an uproar in Luzhou. Lu Ran searched everywhere and Lu Zhaoting was missing. Not good, while sending people to Luzhou Marshal Xu Hongwei for emergency, at the same time sending people flying horses to rush back to Yanzhou, the center of the Lu family's rule, to ask Lu Fengshi, the patriarch of the Lu clan, and Lu Fengchun, Lu Zhaoting's father, Lu Fengchun.

Xu Hongwei was also shocked when he heard the news. Lu Zhaoting's status was very valuable. If something happened to his territory, the Lu family would get angry, but catastrophe would be imminent. A large number of people were sent to carry out a carpet search in and around the area. After a few days of hassle, nothing was found except for sweeping up some local rogues in Lulong.Little did they know that Wang Qi and his party left the city that night, and as soon as they left the city, these well-trained special agents would let the birds fly in the sky and swim in the sea, and where they could still be found. After searching in vain, Lu Zhaoting had already been taken to the small dark room of Dingzhou Statistics and Investigation Department.

Lu Fengchun rushed to Lulong on the tenth day when Lu Zhaoting disappeared. His arrival made Xu Hongwei a little more sincere and frightened. Lu Fengchun is the core figure of the Lu family, and he will not leave Yanzhou easily. attention to this matter.

"Master Lu, I am very sorry that something happened to Zhao Ting." Xu Hongwei said sincerely.

Lu Fengchun is just in his early fifties, and his well-maintained skin and the unique temperament of a family make him look younger. Although his son's disappearance for no reason makes him anxious, his profound energy-raising skills make him not show the slightest bit Seeing that Xu Hongwei was a little panicked, Lu Fengchun turned to comfort him and said, "Shuai Xu, don't be in a hurry. A person who can calmly tie him up to take care of the court must have a deep background. Such a person has his own sense of propriety, so he probably won't hurt you at will. Zhao Ting's life, otherwise you need to know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Once the Lu family finds out, they will definitely be hit by a thunderbolt. The tragic revenge is not something they can bear. There will be no danger of life in a short time."

"Although I said so, Zhao Ting disappeared with me, and I always feel the responsibility of not protecting him well. I am really troubled by Master Lu's loss of his beloved son!" Xu Hongwei said,

Lu Fengchun smiled and said: "Relax Xu Shuai, no matter what the other party's purpose is, now that so many days have passed, I think there should be some news. I wonder what Xu Shuai has in mind here?"

Xu Hongwei shook his head and said: "It's unbelievable to say that the Gusi Bank Store where Mr. Zhao Ting's accident happened is a well-known store in Lulong. The owner Chen Gong is also a good dancer in Lulong. , the wealth is abundant, and in my Luzhou, there is a wide range of properties. After the accident, I seized the property under the name of this person, not counting the servants and maidservants he bought in the past few years, only the real estate and other properties. The merchant took the share, and it is roughly estimated that this person has a net worth of several 10 taels of silver. Who is this person who can put down such a huge amount of property and leave resolutely? Xu can't think of it. Their purpose of kidnapping Mr. Zhao Ting is also puzzling."

When Lu Fengchun heard this, he was even more shocked. If he wanted such a huge amount of property, he would let it go. The party was definitely not asking for money, so there was only one possibility left, political kidnapping, who would kidnap him?Several forces flashed through Lu Fengchun's mind, and the one he was most afraid of was Dongfang Zeng. If Dongfang Zeng had a judgment on Lu's strategic goals and kidnapped Zhao Ting, his son's life would be at stake. It is difficult to guarantee that Lu's army is ready to attack at any time, and they will definitely not stop just because their son falls into the opponent's hands. When the two sides start a war, Zhao Ting must be the first to die.

Worried in his heart, but calm on his face, he got up and said goodbye to Xu Hongwei, "I have to ask Shuai Xu to take care of me!"

Xu Hongwei got up to see off the guests, "Master Lu, please go to the post house to rest first. I have been increasing my efforts to find the trace of the young master. As soon as I have news, I will come to inform you immediately."

Back at the post house, Lu Fengchun immediately summoned Lu Zhaoting's bodyguard, Lu Ran.

"Why did Zhao Ting hide everyone from going to the Gusi Bank?" At this time, Lu Fengchun had completely lost his former composure, his ashen complexion and gloomy eyes indicated that he would explode at any moment.

Lu Ran knelt down in front of Lu Fengchun, took out a piece of paper from his bosom, and said, "Master, that day we went to the Gusi silver shop with you to buy jade, the owner of the silver shop, Chen Gong, told you that he had this thing, but I have never dared to make a move. If the young master is interested, I can go to him at night. He is willing to sell the capital to the young master. He also said that he must not let Marshal Xu know. After the young master saw this picture, he took Lu Hao and Lu Zheng out at night , just leave me pretending to be the young master, and stay in the young master's room to confuse the officials of the post station, who knows, who knows, the son will never hear from me again!"

After taking the blueprint from Lu Ran, and taking a look at it, Lu Fengchun was also taken aback, "Tenglong Pei?"

"The master also knows about this thing? I only know that after taking a look at it, the young master's face changed drastically, and he hurried back!"

Lu Fengchun sighed: "No wonder Zhao Ting fell for it. It turned out that Tenglong Pei was used as bait. I'm afraid I couldn't help it. Forget it, Lu Ran, get up!" Lu Fengchun sat down slumped.

"Master, what should I do, young master?" Lu Ran said with a mournful face.

"What should we do? Now we can only wait. Wait for the news, no matter what the other party's purpose is, they will reveal the news." Lu Fengchun said seriously.

Lu Fengchun didn't have to wait long, when the news came that shocked him. Dingzhou sent out troops brazenly, attacking Luo Feng and Changqi, two counties on the border of Luzhou.When Lu Fengchun hurried to Xu Hongwei's mansion, he happened to meet the county magistrate and a group of officials who had escaped from Luo Feng and Chang Qi.

"Marshal, please spare me!" Several fugitive officials knelt down and cried, "Dingzhou cavalry suddenly attacked, we were really caught off guard, Marshal!"

Xu Hongwei said calmly: "What a surprise. Thousands of cavalry attacked, and the sound of horseshoes could be heard miles away. What are you doing? Can't even close the city gate? Can their horses climb into the city? Or They all grew wings and flew up to your city walls. People who are greedy for life and fear of death, obviously ran away after hearing the news, and handed over the two counties. Already!"

The wolf-like guards rushed forward, grabbed a group of officials who were lying on the ground and left, Xu Hongwei was still angry, kicked the big case bitterly, looked at Lu Fengchun, "Lord Lu, let you Look at the joke!"

Lu Fengchun asked, "How many troops have been dispatched from Dingzhou?"

Xu Hongwei said bitterly: "This group of useless snacks, when they saw the Dingzhou cavalry rushing, they climbed on their horses and fled first. They didn't even find out how many troops and what numbers the opponent had. I have sent people out to inquire. People who have escaped should understand more or less!"

"What's Xu Shuai's plan?"

Xu Hongwei looked up to the sky and sighed, "What plans can I have? Xu can't pretend not to see someone else calling. I have ordered all the troops in the prefecture to assemble and drive to Luofeng and Changqi. Although the Dingzhou iron cavalry is elite, I, Lu State soldiers defending their homeland must not be vulnerable." At this point, he slammed the table and cursed: "Li Qing, you are too bullying. You invade our border for no reason, which is tolerable or unbearable."

Lu Fengchun looked at Xu Hongwei's performance with cold eyes, and thought that this guy has a talent for acting. Seeing himself here, he put on a dignified appearance, and he knew in his heart that the Lu family would never stand by and watch Li Qing attack Lu State, because it is not in Lu's own interests at all, not to mention that Zhao Ting has just signed a contract with him.

"Xu Shuai, be safe and don't be impatient. Let's find out the situation first. If Li Qing really wants to invade Luzhou, then I, the Lu family, will never sit idly by. Don't worry Xu Shuai, just give an order, we Lu's [-] iron cavalry will come rolling in and crush that little Li Qing into powder."

Back at the post house, Lu Fengchun counted the time silently. There was only a few days' difference between the dispatch of troops in Dingzhou and the time when his son was robbed. It was revealed that he was taken captive by Dingzhou, and Dingzhou dispatched troops, naturally because he learned about the contract signed between the Lu family and Luzhou from Zhao Ting.After thinking through all this, Lu Fengchun was not only amazed, three years ago, when Li Qing had just risen, his nails were placed in Luzhou, a place that seemed insignificant at the time, and three years later, it really played a big role. And once he knew about this, this son's move was clean and neat, without delaying his hand. Just this move put Lu's family in a passive position. What should we do?They just signed a contract with Luzhou. If they help Luzhou, they will inevitably fall into the quagmire of war with Dingzhou. The goal of attacking the Eastern Zeng family will be impossible to achieve. Undoubtedly, there was a sharp knife on his back, and no one dared to take it lightly.

Lu Fengchun fell into a dilemma for a while, the only thing that made people happy was that his son Zhaoting fell into the hands of Dingzhou, so there should be no fear of his life.

Three days later, Lu Fengchun finally got the information he wanted from Xu Hongwei. After Dingzhou soldiers captured Luo Feng and Changqi, they didn't move forward, and no follow-up troops followed, but stayed there quietly.As for Dingzhou, it was peaceful, and there was no sign of another big war.

Lu Fengchun understood that they were waiting, waiting for the Lu family to negotiate with others. As for Xu Hongwei of Luzhou, Li Qing had never considered him as a negotiating opponent, and now it seemed that his negotiating opponent was about to change.

(End of this chapter)