Although Donggong had sent people to Luoyang, Lu Yan couldn't just wait until the news came back.
In the early morning of June 24th, Lu Yan transferred the existing troops of Jingzhao Mansion to the twelve city gates of Chang'an, east, west, north, south, and south, and personally ordered that those who possessed the entry and exit documents, whether they were ordinary people or dignitaries, All must be thoroughly investigated, and those without documents will be directly returned to Jingzhao Mansion Prison.
In the afternoon, the sun is hot.
Yang Zong handed the letter in his hand to Lu Yan, and said softly: "Master, since yesterday, there have suddenly been more people entering and leaving Chang'an, and it is really difficult to check. The subordinates have gathered news from all over the world, and there are many suspicious people. Many, but none of them are what we are looking for.”
"What did Bai Daonian say to the troupes who entered the city in the morning?" Lu Yan said.
"There is no disease." Yang Zong frowned and said, "Those people are not good at all. As soon as they heard that they were not sick, they immediately turned around and said that our Jingzhao House detained people for no reason, and we went to the Ministry of Punishment to ask for an explanation."
"Tell them to sue, there's no need to stop them." Lu Yan sneered: "The more violent they are, the more problems there will be. After a while, you will go back to the yamen, let half of them go, and leave the other half for trial. , I'm worried about what happens." Seriously, what could be more important than the epidemic at the moment
Yang Zong immediately understood, "My subordinates understand."
Two days later, there were more and more people at the gate of the city. Due to strict inspections, many of the people who were queuing yesterday have not yet entered the city today. The people complained and quarreled constantly.
A woman in red clothes twisted her waist, shook her silk elk and bamboo fan, and said in a loud voice, "I said, sir! The slaves came from Yangzhou, and the girls trained by our Rong family are all innocent. , I haven't been with anyone yet, but I can be searched by the official, but there are distinguished guests in Chang'an who are waiting impatiently, can the official be okay and tell us to go in first?"
The officers and soldiers blushed at the woman's tone, and coughed twice before saying, "Back off, come one by one."
The woman in the red dress stepped back angrily, and an old woman came over with a smile and said, "Master, our girl is the niece of the great lady of the Uncle Yong'an." After speaking, she handed over the two golden leaves in her hand.
The officers and soldiers subconsciously glanced at Lu Yan, looked at each other unfortunately, and immediately turned back and waved their hands: "Bribery is a serious crime! Mommy, be careful!"
After a while, another wife bowed and walked over, "My old lady is over sixty years old, and her health is not good. I have been waiting here for two days. It's medical, but now it's more serious."
Some people followed suit, "This noon sun will be baked for us!"
At this moment, Sun Xu rode his horse and said in a low voice, "Master Lu, there is a sudden disturbance from foreign businessmen in the north gate, at least five thousand people, not to mention that the yamen will not easily deal with foreign businessmen, but they really do. Come on, the available troops are also…”
Lu Yan rubbed his eyebrows with his middle finger, took off a piece of jade pendant, and said to Yang Zong, "Send someone back to the Duke's Mansion to borrow troops. The city gates are far apart, so cavalry is required."
Sun Xu felt at ease, and couldn't help but silently said: As expected, Lord Lu is still reliable.
Zheng Jingzhao reported that he was ill at home, and Lu Yan had become the acting governor. The investigation of the epidemic had completely fallen on his shoulders. After only a few hours of stagnation, Lu Shenjun quickly reported, "Sir, there are many refugees at Ximen, all with sticks. They take innocent people as hostages and insist on breaking in."
"how many people?"
"My subordinates roughly estimated that there must be more than 200 people. As for whether there is a second hand, I don't know." Lu Canjun frowned and said, "Sir, shall we let it go?"
"The flying pigeon's biography will be reported to the palace, and it will be decided by the saint." Lu Yan paused and said in a low voice, "Tell our people to guard first."
Twelve gates in the east, west, north, south and south, these two days are like a big show. No one stops anywhere. Murderers, arsonists, and robbers are really alive, but there is not a single one who is sick. The soldiers guarding the city were obviously distracted.
June 25, the beginning of Yin. Suddenly there was a sedan chair at the gate of the city, and the attendants did not say anything, and there were more than seventy load of dowry behind them.
Lu Yan called a soldier and whispered, "Who is that?"
The officers and soldiers nodded and said: "Reporting to your lord, the woman sitting in the sedan chair is the daughter of a wealthy businessman from Jingzhou. The surname is Yu. The one who came to greet the relatives is the son of Xue's father, named Xue Lu. Sir, this marriage is indeed a good occasion. Auspicious time, can we do it conveniently?"
Lu Yan said: "Have you checked?"
The officers and soldiers nodded, "Naturally, the investigation has been done. The boxes are filled with gold and silver jewelry, tea cloth, and nothing special."
"I'm asking about people. It's impossible that the dozen or so carriages are all gold and silver jewelry."
The officers and soldiers scratched their heads and said, "Those are the wives and maids who were married from the Yu family in Jingzhou. The subordinates have seen them, and they are all slaves."
"how many people?"
"Ninety-three people in total."
"Is there a sore in there, or a cough?"
"I didn't see the sore. As for the cough... They are a marriage team. The sound of gongs and drums is so loud, how can you hear the cough?" Loudly: "The subordinates are negligent, this is to order them to stop."
"No need."
Lu Yan and Yang Zong looked at each other.
A wealthy businessman from Jingzhou carried a sedan chair into the city.
Yang Zong couldn't help laughing out loud, what is this, is it a "hit plan"
Yang Zong said in a low voice, "My subordinates will detain people?"
Lu Yan shook his head: "It would be bad if they were carrying the disease. There are people all around. Once they find that they have missed, they will run away, and it will be even more difficult. Let's let them go. Ask people to follow and wait for them to settle before starting. "
"Yes."
In the next three minutes, Bai Daonian sent a lot of medicines to avoid the plague. Lu Yan was going to make them into medicine bags, one to hang in front of the door, and the other to be burned, so that no fish that slipped through the net would enter Beijing and treat the disease. dye to others.
"It's hard work, Mr. Bai."
Before Bai Daonian left, he sincerely said, "Even if it's an iron body, it can't stand such a struggle. Master Lu should rest well."
Yang Zong echoed: "Master, you haven't slept for a few days, it's time to rest." Yang Zong and Lu Yan have never seen his master so tired for several years.
The day before yesterday was pretty good, at least I went back to the town's palace. From yesterday to now, the yamen can run from both sides of the city gate, so I don't have to take a bath.
Lu Yan nodded and said, "I know, I'll go home now."
Lu Yan bent down and got into the carriage. Seeing him taking a nap, Yang Zong arrogantly drove his horse to Baoningfang. When he arrived at the Shen residence, it was already evening.
Yang Zong nodded and admitted his mistake, but his back was straight and his face was written: "Master, if you want to scold, scold, anyway, it's all over the place.
Lu Yan pinched his temples, that's all.
He hadn't seen her for a few days, and he really missed her. Taking advantage of the few people on the road, he climbed the wall and entered.
Lu Yan avoided the two maids sent from the East Palace, reached out and pushed open the door of the inner room, and after opening the curtain, only to find that there was no one in the room, and the maid beside her was not there either.
It's been a while, why haven't you come back yet
Lu Yan glanced at the pigeon cage, plucked a hair from him, and the pigeon jumped up and down instantly.
The courtyard was quiet and there was no movement. After a while, two female voices came from the main courtyard.
"His Royal Highness has instructed that as long as Miss Shen goes out, we must follow her, so as to avoid the last incident. It's been six quarters of a year, and Miss Shen has not come back, so I feel a little uneasy."
"The one who picked her up was the Marquis of Changping, under the Prince's family, what's there to worry about?"
"But in case the girl needs to go to the toilet or something, the Marquis of Changping can't follow..."
"Isn't that also Sister Qingxi? Besides, who would dare to snatch someone from that Marquis?"
Hearing this, the man in the house frowned and wanted to leave several times, but he stayed.
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The sky is dark, the moonlight is slightly visible, and the tree shadows are faint.
It was not until Xu Shi that Shen Zhen returned to the Shen residence, chatting with Qingxi with a smile along the way.
Qingxi said: "I really didn't expect that the servants would be able to help raise the girl's cat and have given birth to so many cubs."
"That fluffy milk cat is really cute, holding her little claws, my heart is about to melt, hey, it would be nice if I wasn't so sensitive to the fur on their bodies, I can even care that Brother Heng wants two over here. Play."
Shen Zhen didn't have a brother, so a few years ago, his mind was immature, and under Sui Yu's repeated flickering, he recognized brother Yu at once. After Su Heng found out, she was full of jealousy. For her brother, she did a lot of catching cats and dogs.
No matter how close they were back then, they had been apart for so many years, and the indescribable politeness was always between the two of them. Otherwise, Shen Zhen would not always avoid him.
It wasn't until just now that Su Heng skillfully put a scarf on Shen Zhen and handed her a cat that was less than two months old. Shen Zhen suddenly remembered a few years ago.
So is he.
"Zhen'er, don't say I'm here to bring you to see the cat when you go back to the manor, or your auntie will definitely give me a wink."
"You call me brother, and I'll give you the cat."
"Wear the towel so you don't cough. Come here and I'll tie it for you."
Time has passed, and once again, looking at each other, the friendship when I was young suddenly turned into a crimson between heaven and earth.
Su Heng teased her with a cat again, "Zhen Er, should you call me brother?"
"No, what should others do when they hear it?"
Su Heng said: "But there is no one else right now."
Shen Zhen looked at the scar on his forehead, his eyes flickered, and his long eyelashes instantly pressed down.
Whatever it was called when I was a child was all right, but now everything has changed. They are not biological brothers and sisters, so the title of brother should not be called out easily.
After a while, Shen Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Can't you call the Marquis? Young general, Marquis Changping, which one sounds better?"
Su Heng's right arm trembled slightly, raised his hand and patted her head, and said in a hoarse voice, "I just want to be your brother, too?"
Who could not understand the meaning of the words
Anyone who doesn't understand is pretending to be stupid.
So there was Brother Heng who said.
Just as Shen Zhen was about to open the door and enter the house, she was told that the aunt had left her some sweets. She went to the west side room, and went to chat with Shen Hong for a while. When she returned to the main courtyard, it was almost Hai Shi.
Shen Zhen put on her skirt and stepped into the inner room, opened the curtain, and saw the man sitting on the couch at a glance.
She took a deep breath, turned her head and said to Qingxi, "Go and help me guard the outside, and don't let anyone in."
Lu Yan frowned, suppressed the sourness in his eyes, and said hoarsely, "Come here."
Shen Zhen walked straight to him and called out an adult.