Jiuxi

Chapter 57 057 [Excellent hand to solve the chain]

When the sky is twilight.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes, and after regaining consciousness, he let out a sigh of unknown meaning.

After talking to Ou Zhiqiu yesterday, he discussed the follow-up arrangements with Li Jin, and then listened to Li Chengen's report on the relevant situation and made a decision. It was almost dark when he returned to Lu's house after all this work, and he was still away from the words he said to Ou Zhiqiu, "Go home and sleep." More than two hours have passed.

After a casual dinner, he fell asleep until now.

Because of the blessings of Shou Zheng Jue and Shang Xuan Sutra, his physical condition is still in good condition, but he has spent too much mental energy during this period, and his brain is almost always in a state of high tension and operation, which inevitably makes him a little chaotic.

Fortunately, the sweet sleep he had last night allowed him to recover.

After hearing the commotion, Song Pei and He Yu walked into the inner room dressed in clothes. Song Pei helped Lu Chen get his coat and said softly: "Master, do you still want to go out for errands today?"

In the past few days, the Gu family's affairs have been spreading in the city, and naturally they will also spread to the Lu family, not to mention that the protagonist of this turmoil is their young master.

They don’t know how powerful the officers of the Weaving Department are, but they only know that even the high-ranking deputy commander of the Guangling Army, who can’t do anything to the young master, and the spies of the Weaving Department who are like wolves and tigers and make people change their minds are all subordinates of the young master...

Knowledgeable people in the house, such as the housekeeper Lu Wu, may worry that Lu Chen is too involved, but for most servants, they only know that the young master has done something very remarkable.

The maids in Xiyuan were even more energetic and proud.

However, after seeing Lu Chen's unconcealable fatigue last night, the girls' hearts were filled with concern, so no one made any noise the whole night, for fear of disturbing Lu Chen's sleep.

Song Pei was more mature than the others, so she didn't show her emotions openly. Instead, she quietly got up a few times at night to check if Lu Chen was sleeping peacefully.

Lu Chen put on his clothes very naturally, glanced at Song Pei's dark circles, and said gently: "Yes, I still have something to do today. If there is nothing in the house, you can catch up on some sleep later."

Song Pei knew that her kind act last night had disturbed Lu Chen's dream, so she lowered her head with some guilt and said, "My maid should not...please ask the young master to punish me."

Lu Chen couldn't help laughing and said: "Punish you? If father knew that I was so ignorant, he might beat me up."

He Yu, who was pouring water into the basin next to him, turned his head and looked at the two people with his big eyes blinking.

Lu Chen stopped there. After washing and eating a hearty and delicious breakfast, he immediately went to the living room on the four sides of the front house and saw Li Chengen and a man of about 30 years old standing in the hall.

"Xi Jun has met Mr. Lu." The man bowed first.

Lu Chen quickly held his arms and said with a smile: "Brother Xi, don't be too polite."

Xi Jun was obviously a kind person and said straight to the point: "I have been ordered by the eldest lady to help Mr. Lu keep an eye on Captain You. I have discovered something fishy in the past two days and I have informed Brother Li."

Lu Chen said: "Thank you, Brother Xi, for your help. After seeing it with my own eyes that day, I know that Brother Xi's archery skills are superb."

Xi Jun said modestly: "It's nothing to mention a small skill. Mr. Lu, the eldest lady said that if you want to find Lieutenant You, she can go with you to help."

Lu Chen cupped his hands and said, "Brother Xi, please tell senior sister on your behalf that it's really not easy to work with her often. This matter can be easily solved and I will handle it myself."

Xi Jun returned the courtesy and said: "In that case, I will go back and report to the eldest lady immediately."

Lu Chen sent him outside the second gate and said to Li Chengen: "Gather twenty good men to follow me to the west gate."

Li Chengen agreed.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Chen led people to the end of the east-west main street in the city. Li Jin was already waiting here with a group of elite spies from the Weaving Department.

After the two groups of people met, they walked straight towards the city defense area, immediately attracting the attention of the defenders.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, because both Li Jin and the detectives from the Weaving Department were wearing standard clothes, and standing among them was the young Lu Chen who was wearing regular clothes and stood out, making it easy for people to recognize his identity.

Duan Zuozhang is still staying in the Yamen of the Sutra Weaving Department. The defenders in the city were already resentful. Seeing such a posture now naturally aroused the anger hidden in their hearts.

Fortunately, these sparks were not ignited immediately, because Captain You Pu of the Zhang Tuan came over with his people.

He walked closer surrounded by a group of soldiers and said in a rather unkind tone: "Lu Ganban and Richard Chashi have brought so many people here, what are they doing? Could it be that they want to give guidance to the Guangling Army on how to deploy the city defense?"

There were jeers all around.

Li Jin was the first to speak: "Captain You, the Sutra Weaving Department has made new discoveries regarding the Gu family's collusion with the fake Yanxi case."

You Pu's heart tightened. Only Ou Zhiqiu in the entire Guangling City knew his true identity. The others contacted him through secret channels. It was not clear that he was the person responsible for coordinating the army's attack on the city in the original plan.

It had only been two days since Ou Zhiqiu and Duan Zuozhang were taken away by the Sutra Weaving Department. These people came to him again, and the hints in their words were very obvious. What on earth was going on?

You Pu never believed that the other party could force Ou Zhiqiu to speak in such a short period of time. How could a figure that Wang Shidao trusted so much be such a weakling who could not withstand beatings?He calmed down and asked with an indifferent expression: "What did you find?"

Li Jin said casually: "There are many people here who talk a lot, so I would like to ask Captain You to lend me a moment to speak."

How could You Pu believe such nonsense? A sense of crisis quickly struck him, and he said decisively: "The war on the border is fierce, and the young men in the army are fighting desperately for the country. It seems that you and other people who are in power do not want to contribute to serving the country, but instead stir up trouble all day long." Feng Yun. You detained General Duan for no reason, and now you are pointing the finger at me. They just want to make some unjust, false and wrong cases so that you can be promoted to a higher position. This is so shameless!"

These words spread around, and more than 200 soldiers who defended the city came closer, and restlessness began to spread.

Lu Chen took a step forward and said sternly: "Commanders of the Guangling Army, the Puppet Yan Xizuo has been making frequent moves in the city recently. It is obvious that he wants to disturb the situation and fish in troubled waters. Your Captain You is not a general of Da Qi. He is a member of the Puppet Yan Procuratorate many years ago. The purpose of the spy sent to Huaizhou is to control the military power of Guangling City so as to cooperate with the Yan army’s next plan!”

High-pitched, loud and impactful.

The soldiers looked surprised and uncertain.

Although they did not understand the way of the imperial court center, they also understood that Lu Chen's words were real accusations. If he spoke freely and slandered on such matters, how would he explain to the imperial court afterwards?
If what he said was true and You Pu was really a traitor to the Yan State, wouldn't he be in the wrong position?

You Pu obviously did not expect that the other party would be so straightforward. He clearly sensed the trend of division in the team behind him, and then angrily yelled: "How dare you frame this general!"

Lu Chen stared at him coldly, not giving in to the tit-for-tat: "The fake Yan Xizuo has confessed, and you are their accomplice! Come on, bring me here!"

The spies behind Li Jin moved out of the way, and then a man with bruises all over his body was pushed forward.

The moment You Pu saw the pale-faced Ou Zhiqiu, evil spirits suddenly surged in his eyes.

Lu Chen raised his voice and said: "This man's name is Ou Zhiqiu, and he is the chief officer sent to Huaizhou by the Puppet Yan Procuratorate. He has already fully confessed that the Gu family in the city has long collaborated with the enemy and treason, and Captain You Pu You is also a spy of the Puppet Yan. Lieutenant You, don't say that I didn't give you a chance, now you can kill this useless Xizuo with one knife to prove your loyalty to Da Qi!"

Ou Zhiqiu remained silent, not because he was scared out of his wits, but because nothing he said at this time would help.

Are you saying that You Pu is indeed Beiyan Xizuo?The rude military men around me will only believe it.

Say You Pu is not Beiyan Xizuo?In the eyes of others, this is undoubtedly a forced cover-up.

In fact, after Lu Chen guessed You Pu's identity, Ou Zhiqiu knew that his failure was a foregone conclusion, which was why his face looked so ugly yesterday.

All the sergeants looked at You Pu with bright eyes, wondering what decision he would make.

How to choose?

You Pu stared at the calm-faced Lu Chen. If he killed Ou Zhiqiu, it would be second that Xi Zuo lurking in the city would no longer trust him. The key was that the Weaving Department could not let him go like this.

Ou Zhiqiu suddenly raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes full of death wishes.

You Pu Tan tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, shook his head imperceptibly, and then drew his knife and roared angrily: "Guangling Army officers and soldiers, listen to the order, follow me to kill these eagle dogs that are causing harm to the country and the people, demolish the Guangling Yamen and rescue General Duan!"

The confidants around him responded in unison, and the momentum was huge for a while. The other soldiers who had calmed down subconsciously stepped forward after hearing the words "General Duan".

The situation is imminent.

Lu Chen could now fully confirm You Pu's true identity. If he hadn't been for Beiyan Xizuo, he certainly wouldn't have chosen such a destructive method, so he said loudly and solemnly: "Soldiers, please be patient. I'm asking you to meet this person. "

Li Jin turned around and winked. A spy pinched his lips and screamed, and then he saw several people walking out of a shop on the street not far away.

The experts from the Sutra Weaving Department surrounded Duan Zuozhang, deputy commander of the Guangling Army, who appeared.

"General!"

"General Duan!"

Most of the soldiers shouted with surprise.

In sharp contrast, You Pu and his confidants looked defeated.

Duan Zuozhang looked calm and said to everyone: "What the Sutra Weaving Secretary Lu Ganban said is correct. I will cooperate with him just to find the spies in the army. There is no need to panic."

The soldiers responded in unison: "Obey the order!"

The big picture is set.

Lu Chen slowly exhaled a breath, then raised his finger to point at You Pu, and said calmly: "Take it."

(End of this chapter)