Jiuxi

Chapter 264 262 [Why to complain]

The intelligence provided by Ji Ximing's subordinates was inaccurate. Although Lu Chen and his party entered Taixing Fucheng on horseback, they did not gallop around the city. Otherwise, how could their spies have been able to outrun the cavalry that had been withdrawn from the battlefield.

More than a hundred cavalry moved forward at a steady speed without causing panic among the people in Taixing City. When they stepped onto the North Street where the governor's office is located, this cavalry that had been tempered by the war gradually revealed its solemn and solemn killing momentum.

Among the team, Lu Chen's face was frosty and his eyes were like daggers.

Everyone around him had different expressions. Li Bingxue was relatively calm. This did not mean that she did not care about Lu Tong's life or death, but when she expressed her intention to accompany Lu Chen to go south, she decided that no matter what Lu Chen wanted to do, she would not Will stand by and watch.

Huang Xianfeng, Sima of the Dudu Mansion, looked solemn. On the one hand, he was afraid that Lu Tong would have some shortcomings, and on the other hand, he was worried that Lu Chen would make trouble out of control. Although he came on behalf of Xiao Wang, he knew very well that he was completely unable to dissuade Lu Chen.

Su Yunqing on the other side had a worried look on his face. From the news he received along the way, he already had a rough idea of ​​why Ji Ximing was causing trouble for Lu Tong.

In fact, he had been privately curious about the relationship between Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Tong, but Ji Ximing's approach was too stupid. For a young man like Lu Chen, who was young and distinguished and had numerous military exploits, such crude methods would only intensify the conflict.

The sound of horse hooves gradually spread forward, from slightly chaotic at the beginning to uniformity. Although it was not a sudden storm, it was still startling every step of the way.

The officers of the Governor's Mansion only felt the sound of hoofbeats hitting their hearts like drums. When they looked around, they saw more than a hundred cavalry walking towards the square in front of the gate. The power was as real as the force coming towards them, which shocked them all. They were immediately frightened. He could only stand there fearfully and at the same time, he quickly asked people to go in and ask for help.

After a while, more than a hundred riders came to the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and then stopped and turned their horses' heads at the same time. Everyone was speechless and looked at the gate in silence.

The guards' calves were trembling at this moment, and they even suspected that the other party would mount a charge at the next moment.

Footsteps suddenly sounded inside the door, and Yao Chong, the governor of Huaizhou, walked quickly with a group of subordinate officials.

This feudal official, who is over fifty years old, is wearing a second-grade official uniform and looks a little flustered.

Lu Chen looked at the hurried officials, raised his legs and got off his mount, and then his soldiers shouted angrily: "Dismount!"

"Crash-"

More than a hundred cavalrymen dismounted at the same time, and the sound of armors was heard.

This posture made Yao Chong's heart sink. Then when he saw that all of these soldiers were wearing swords, his expression changed slightly. Before he got close, he said loudly: "Is the person coming here Lu Chen, the captain of Lu? I am the governor of Huaizhou, Yao." worship!"

Lu Chen looked up and without stopping, the soldiers followed closely behind.

Seeing this, Yao Chong ignored the official's manners and walked quickly to Lu Chen. He said with a bit of breath: "Captain Lu, what are you going to do?"

Lu Chen did not salute, but said one word at a time: "May I ask the Governor, what crime did my father commit? Why should he be detained in the Governor's Mansion?"

At this time, Yao Chong no longer cared about the etiquette issues of this young man, and said solemnly: "Captain Lu, your father is not detained in the government office, but there are some old things that need his cooperation to understand."

Lu Chen glanced at the plaque hanging on the door of the Governor's Mansion in front of him, and asked bluntly: "Old things? What old things? Is this the emperor's will, the imperial court's decree, or the decision of the Governor?"

Beads of sweat appeared on Yao Chong's forehead, because he saw Huang Xianfeng's figure, and this man did not say a word and assumed a posture of following Lu Shen's lead, which obviously represented Xiao Wangzhi's attitude.

More importantly, how could he have an imperial edict or central writing in his hand?

Ji Ximing made his own decision in this matter, and he had received a secret letter from the Left Prime Minister in advance, so he had to make it easier for Ji Ximing.

Originally thinking that the border troops were far away from the country and the war was too intense to be distracted, by the time Lu Chen and Xiao Wangzhi received the news, Ji Ximing might have already taken care of Lu Tong and obtained the key evidence of Lu Chen's secret life experience. Who knew that Lu Tong would still be here? As safe as a mountain, Lu Chen has already brought people to Taixing Mansion!

Even though Yao Chong was extremely eloquent, he was speechless at this moment.

When Lu Chen saw this, he whispered: "My lord, the governor, I am not a general who knows the etiquette, but my father is old, so it would be inappropriate if he was frightened. Since he has been in the governor's house for several days, he must have asked all the questions. If you ask, please send someone to bring my father out. If you are disrespectful, I will make a special trip to apologize to you on another day, and you can also impeach me."

The implication is that today he will take Lu Tong back intact. This matter can be put on hold for the time being. How to end it later depends on everyone's ability.

It's not that Yao Chong is afraid of these hundreds of soldiers, but it's just that the other party is clearly responsible for this matter, and the most important thing is that he has also seen the battle report of Lei Ze's victory. Lu Chen, a young man, can be said to be in his prime.

When he thought of this, Yao Chong nodded slightly, and just as he was about to give an order, dozens of tough people suddenly poured out of the gate of the government office.

The person in the middle is Ji Ximing, the warp weaver.

"Lu Chen! As a general of the border army, you left the battlefield without authorization and led more than a hundred soldiers on horseback to threaten the governor. Do you still have the law of the court in your eyes?"

Ji Ximing strode forward, one step at a time, with awe-inspiring momentum, taking the lead.

Several masters walked in front, looking warily at the frontier cavalry on the opposite side.

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes and walked forward.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him. Su Yunqing lowered his head and said, "Captain Lu, please calm down."

There is a deep connection between the two, and they even had the experience of fighting side by side at Yongquan Pass. Su Yunqing is now one of the people who knows Lu Chen better. Just by looking at his actions, he can tell that something is wrong, even if he can't stand people like Ji Ximing. , at this moment, he had to step forward to ease the situation.

Lu Chen tilted his head slightly and looked at him, his eyes full of frost: "Master Su, are you trying to stop me?"

"This……"

Su Yunqing looked troubled.

Then Li Bingxue's cold voice sounded next to him: "Su Jianxiao, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Su Yunqing sighed secretly and had to give way.

Lu Chen continued to move forward, and a sneer appeared on Ji Ximing's lips opposite him. He wanted to see what this young man was capable of. It would be best if he could make this matter get out of hand, so that his hard work would not be in vain.

As Lu Chen approached step by step, several experts from the Warp Weaving Department couldn't help but tighten their waist knives and shouted: "Stop."

"Step aside."

Lu Chen only said two words.

Naturally no one retreated.

Lu Chen let out a soft breath and suddenly took action the moment he approached the man from the Sutra Weaving Department.

After two slaps, the two figures flew out. They didn't even see Lu Chen's action clearly, so naturally they didn't know that this was Yu Chi Gui's famous Sanshou skill.

"How brave!"

Ji Ximing was furious. As soon as he said these two words, dozens of spies from the Weaving Department simultaneously raised their knives and pointed them at Lu Chen.

However, before he could continue to rebuke, Li Bingxue said solemnly: "We are facing the enemy!"

"Shh!"

More than a hundred long knives were unsheathed at the same time, and the sharp sword light brought out a murderous aura!

More than a hundred elite border troops looked indifferent and followed Lu Chen and Li Bingxue forward!

With every step he took, the wind and clouds surged, as powerful as thunder.

At this moment, not to mention Yao Chong and other civil servants, Ji Ximing finally changed his expression. He stared at Lu Chen and gritted his teeth and said: "Lu Chen, as the head of the Sutra Weaving Department, you dare to hurt people in public. Do you really think so?" Do you want to rebel? Are you really the blood of the criminal Yang Guangyuan!"

Lu Chen didn't answer and continued to move forward. Step after step, the secret agents of the Weaving Department, including Ji Ximing, could only retreat, and then were squeezed near the steps.

After Ji Ximing shouted the last words, Yao Chong couldn't help but frown, and desperately came to Lu Chen's side, saying in a deep voice: "Captain Lu, control your anger!"

If Lu Chen really went under the knife in front of the governor's office today, even if he didn't kill Ji Ximing in the end, he would definitely be charged with committing rebellion, and then the rumors would become even more widespread.

Ji Ximing looked at Yao Chong with resentment. This guy happened to do bad things at this time, so what if he was allowed to lead people to a bloodbath in the Governor's Mansion?

However, Lu Chen suddenly stopped.

His eyes were slightly gentle when they glanced at Yao Chong, but when they looked at Ji Ximing, they returned to indifference, as if looking at a dead person, and said indifferently: "The following is your fault?"

Ji Ximing said in a cold voice: "I am a third-rank officer in the Warp Weaving Department, but you are only a seventh-rank officer. Even if you have the post of Captain of the Rui Shi Camp, you are only a fourth-rank official! It is completely wrong for me to interrogate Lu Tong. It complies with the internal regulations, when will it be your turn to give instructions?"

"is it?"

Lu Chen took out a token from the belt around his waist, then handed it to his left hand and raised it in front of everyone, saying word by word: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly what this is."

Although the sky was gloomy, it was morning after all, so everyone could see clearly.

Ji Ximing looked at the words on the jade plaque, swallowed hard, and said with difficulty: "You... how could you have the jade plaque for mentioning?!"

This jade plaque represents the promotion of Qin Zheng by the Sutra Weaving Department. Not only Ji Ximing recognized it, but also the expressions of the spies from the Sutra Weaving Department next to him also changed drastically. They looked at the young general opposite with murderous intent in disbelief.

But when I see the jade plaque, I feel like Qin Zheng is coming in person!

Lu Chen ignored him at all, and only said to the secret agents of the Warp Weaving Department who were huddled in front of him: "Get out of the way."

Everyone looked at each other and looked at the jade plaque in Lu Chen's hand. Finally, someone couldn't withstand the pressure represented by the name Qin Zheng and walked to the side dejectedly.

In a moment, there were only two or three kittens left around Ji Ximing.

At this moment, his face was pale and his body was shaking slightly.

In his expectation, Lu Chen would definitely be young and vigorous, and he might be able to cause a bloody tragedy in front of the governor's office. No matter how much the emperor appreciated him, all the important officials in the dynasty would be furious. It could kill Lu Chen.

However, the destructive power of the jade token in the opponent's hand was too great, and he completely gained the upper hand in the blink of an eye.

Even if he, the warp weaver, suggested something, he would not dare to openly challenge Lu Chen, because that would mean that he did not take Qin Zheng seriously.

Lu Chen was not interested in paying attention to this man's change of mood. He raised his hand and pointed at the close associates around Ji Ximing and said coldly: "You guys, go and respectfully invite my father out."

Ji Ximing's face immediately turned red and he glared angrily.

Several of his close followers couldn't cry even if they wanted to. Just when they were hesitating, the hundreds of cavalrymen behind Lu Chen raised their swords again.

They immediately did not dare to delay any longer and quickly turned around and rushed into the governor's house.

Lu Chen put away the jade token and put his sword on the ground. Li Bingxue stood beside him and said softly: "If my uncle is fine, let's call it a day. There are many ways to clean up this mess without causing a storm in the city."

"Ah."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, and Li Bingxue said no more.

The square in front of the gate can be described as a picture of all living beings.

Ji Ximing seemed to have been greatly insulted. In fact, when Lu Chen took out the jade token, he was in a mess but not too embarrassed. Only Lu Chen forced his most loyal subordinate to invite Lu Tong. This move made him Almost broke his teeth.

The secret agents of the Sutra Weaving Department were extremely uneasy. On the one hand, they were afraid of Ji Ximing's pressure and did not dare to change their ways. On the other hand, they were worried that today's incident would trigger retaliation from the young man. Naturally, they were very uneasy and terrified.

Yao Chong, the governor of Huaizhou, had a complicated expression. He looked at the frontier cavalrymen who were full of iron-blooded aura. He had no doubt that as long as Lu Chen gave the order, they would dare to break into the governor's office with swords.

Only such elite soldiers can defeat the main force of Jing's army, but they obviously only have Lu Chen's orders in their eyes...

Yao Chong couldn't help but sigh.

Shuofeng Liexun, in the almost suffocating solemnity, Lu Tong's figure finally appeared in front of everyone, next to him was the cautious and respectful secret agent of the Weaving Department.

Lu Chen raised his eyes and saw the slightly rich face, as well as the gentle and gratifying smile on his face.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel tears in his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

However, when he came closer, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly changed. Before Lu Tong could say hello, he reached out and held Lu Tong's wrist, eagerly checking his pulse.

Only then did he clearly see the bloodshot eyes and fatigue in the middle-aged man's eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Dad..."

Lu Tong raised his other hand and patted his shoulder, smiling: "It's okay, I just chatted with them for a few days, let's go home."

Lu Chen suddenly let go of his hand, and then disappeared like the wind.

Everyone in the arena felt their eyes blurred, but Ji Ximing felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. But just as he raised his hands in a defensive posture, Lu Chen was already in front of him, and at the same time he had a fist as hard as steel.

Lu Chen shouted violently, and punched Ji Ximing's chest with his right fist. The energy in his body exploded, and the bluestone beneath his feet shattered inch by inch!

Ji Ximing didn't even make a sound before he slid down more than two feet on the ground like a torn sack, and his back hit the stone pillar hard.

This scene left Yao Chong stunned.

Lu Chen strode forward, but saw that his beard and hair were spread out and his eyes were red. No one around him dared to stop him. The only one who dared to take action was Li Bingxue, with her arms folded across her chest and looking at the secret agents of the Sutra Weaving Department indifferently.

The blood spurted out by Ji Ximing had stained his chest red. If he hadn't luckily protected his chest at the last moment, Lu Chen's punch would have killed him.

Even so, Lu Chen still broke five or six of his ribs with one punch. His internal organs seemed to be displaced, and he would be a useless person if he survived.

Lu Chen came to the side of Ji Ximing, who had a pale and bloodless face. Before he could take action again, a warm voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Shen'er."

Lu Tong raised his tone slightly and called out to Lu Chen, who was so angry that no one dared to stop him. He looked at his son's red eyes, and for a moment he felt relief filling his heart, and said solemnly: "That's enough."

The color in Lu Chen's eyes slowly calmed down. After looking at Lu Tong for a moment, he nodded slightly, but before turning around, he still sprayed Ji Ximing's face with extremely precise spit.

Ji Ximing's face was filled with despair at this time, and even though he had endless resentment in his heart, he could only watch Lu Chen leave.

Lu Chen first came to Yao Chong and said apologetically: "Your Majesty, the Governor has always been reckless, and I don't ask for your forgiveness. Your Excellency, you can tell the court what happened today exactly, and attach an impeachment memorial, so that the General will not be punished." No complaints at all.”

Yao Chong smiled bitterly, looking at the calm faces of Lu Chen and the two who were completely different from before, and finally said nothing.

Lu Chen and Li Bingxue looked at each other, then came to Lu Tong's side, supported the middle-aged man with his own hands, and said respectfully: "Dad, let's go home."

Lu Tong did not reject his filial piety, but his eyes glanced at Li Bingxue next to him. The old man suddenly felt more at ease, so he said with a smile: "Okay, let's go home."

(End of this chapter)