Two birds with one stone in the dark
An imperial guard rushed into the yard with rolling and crawling. Lu Zhongxing was practicing a set of swordsmanship with his belly upright. After so many years of indulgence, Lu Zhongxing had long since lost the skills he used to be, and many of his movements could no longer be connected.
But Lu Zhongxing still clenched his teeth and did not relax. Seeing Qi Yan a few days ago really stimulated Lu Zhongxing. The other consort, who was also a concubine, was only a few years younger than him, but how could he look like two generations
When Lu Zhongxing returned home, he looked in the mirror, his shy stomach swayed with his body, and there was a "pop" sound.
Lu Zhongxing was a little unconvinced, picked up the weapons that had not been used for a long time, and practiced them in the yard of the Imperial Forest Army.
The Yulin Jun fell on his horse and was lying in front of Lu Zhongxing. The latter raised his leg in displeasure and put a foot on Yulin Jun's body, scolding viciously: "Things that don't have long eyes, I didn't see this. Is the knife always moving the muscles and bones?"
The imperial guard who reported the letter grimaced in pain and climbed up, but knelt in front of Lu Zhongxing with a full smile on his face: "Congratulations to the captain, congratulations to the captain!"
Lu Zhongxing frowned: "My father is recuperating in Tangquan Mountain, and the happy event in the mansion will go to Lord Pushe."
"My lord, I don't know, but I just ordered you to be promoted to captain and take over the command of the army!"
Lu Zhongxing was stunned for a moment, then he pulled the other person up by the front of his shirt: "What did you say?"
"Sir, it is absolutely true that the imperial decree was taken by Lord Zuo Pushe, and I believe it will arrive soon. The little legs are fast, and you will be one step ahead to announce the good news to the adults!"
Lu Zhongxing's mind went blank for a moment. He didn't believe that such a beautiful thing could hit him on the head, so he asked again: "Take it seriously, if you dare to lie to me, you will be beautiful!"
"This is the imperial edict, how dare the villain!"
Lu Zhongxing loosened the collar of the imperial guard, and with a bang, the saber in his hand fell to the ground.
Lu Zhongxing took two steps back, his body swayed, and after standing up, he laughed loudly, the expression on his face was a little distorted.
I don't know what Lu Zhongxing thought, he suddenly became serious, but in the blink of an eye, he burst into a louder laughter than before.
The Royal Forest Army stood beside him and smiled, and the Royal Forest Army in the courtyard also gathered and congratulated Lu Zhongxing.
To patrol the palace, it is safe to find people who know the basics. Therefore, the royal guards of the Wei Kingdom are all descendants of noble families. Those who are not long-term and have no ink will be recommended by the family to the palace to be a royal guard. To put it bluntly They are all people who have been abandoned by their families.
Therefore, there is basically no "honor and inferiority" in the Royal Forest Army. Everyone is a nobleman who usually frolics in one place, but this time it is different.
When the imperial commander of the dynasty, he was a top military officer. Lu Zhongxing was already a world away from them.
I don't know who took the lead and knelt on the ground, shouting: "See the captain."
The rest followed suit, and Lu Zhongxing stood in the crowd, as if he had returned to ten years ago in a flash of energy.
He took off his jacket from the shelf, took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve pocket, and sprinkled it without looking at the denomination: "Brothers, take it to the bar!"
Lu Boyan, who was holding the imperial decree, just saw this scene, and walked away before his legs entered the yard of the Imperial Forest Army.
Lu Zhongxing waited left and right to see the person who delivered the decree, and his face was a little overwhelmed. He grabbed the person who delivered the letter and asked, "Did you hear it wrong? Why hasn't the inner servant who delivered the decree come yet?!"
"It's absolutely true, my lord, the villain heard that the imperial decree was given to the elder brother of the lord. Maybe he took the imperial decree back to the manor, or would you go back and ask?"
Lu Zhongxing: "It's better, otherwise, be careful with your skin!"
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When Lu Zhongxing returned to the Taiwei's mansion, he found that the gate of the mansion was like a city, and there were many cars and horses parked, as if he had returned to the days when his father was healthy when he was young.
Lu Zhongxing was calm now. When he entered the mansion, the servants in the mansion were very respectful. Lu Zhongxing held his head high and entered the main hall. There were already several generals and military officials in the hall. Lu Zhongxing came in and stood up to greet each other.
Lu Zhongxing: "Where are my mother and elder brother?"
A military general replied, "The old lady and Lord Pushe are in the hall."
Lu Zhongxing nodded, very happy in his heart, and he had a feeling of exaltation. In the past, these generals' disciples always treated their elder brother with courtesy, so when did they take this second son in their eyes
Today is different from the past, God finally opened his eyes! This time I won't give in to anything!
Lu Zhongxing entered the inner hall with high spirits, Lu Quan's first wife was seated in the main seat, the next seat was Lu Boyan, and a bright and yellow imperial decree was placed on the table.
Lu Zhongxing: "Mother."
Mrs. Lu: "Erlang is back, I've seen your big brother soon."
Lu Boyan snorted coldly, and replied without yin or yang: "I'm afraid that there is no older brother like me in the eyes of the second brother now."
Lu Zhongxing was displeased, but he was a dutiful son who didn't want his mother to be embarrassed. He sat on the left hand of the old lady and asked, "My son heard that the palace has made an order, come back and have a look."
Mrs. Lu: "It's over there, you can see for yourself. Hey... Your father is not at home, and Tangquan Mountain is far away, so he doesn't have a backbone."
After reading the imperial decree, Lu Zhongxing's heart fell, and he replied, "What else is there to discuss with mother? This is the imperial decree, and even if the laboring father comes back, he must obey."
The old lady squinted at the eldest son with a look of embarrassment: "I have to give an explanation to the generals outside."
Lu Zhongxing's heart is like a mirror, knowing that his eldest brother is unwilling, he said with a smile: "Mother, look at this imperial decree, this is a great favor, what can be negotiated to benefit the Lu family from generation to generation? The Duke is still hereditary, and in the future, future generations can inherit it, and the military talisman has not been lost, isn't it still in our family's hands?"
The old lady nodded, and Lu Boyan suddenly interjected: "Guo Gong is just a vain position, and there is no real power in the empty title. Dad has been a captain for most of his life. I am afraid that the old man will not be able to accept such a gap for a while."
Lu Zhongxing: "Big brother also said that it was 'in a while', and it won't take long to recover."
Lu Boyan: "You bastard, did you say that?"
Lu Zhongxing: "I don't think it's my father who can't accept it, it's my eldest brother, right? I'm just inheriting my father's business. Why is my eldest brother so excited?"
Lu Boyan's face was ashen, and the beard on his lips trembled: "Even if the son inherits the father's business, it will not be your turn!"
Lu Zhongxing couldn't stop laughing when he heard it. The old lady stood up with the tiger-headed cane given by the royal family, and persuaded: "You two brothers... stop arguing."
Lu Zhongxing stopped laughing and helped the old lady: "Mother, don't worry about it. My son has to talk to his elder brother today."
After finishing speaking, he pointed to Lu Boyan and said, "After so many years, Big Brother finally said something from his heart. Does the implication mean that I am not a match? If I say Big Brother, you are too greedy. Excellent civil servant, what else are you dissatisfied with? Is there no one in the court? You are the only one to control the civil and military officers? Since the elder brother is dissatisfied with this imperial decree, why not fight for it in court? I think you dare not? Go home To embarrass your mother?!"
Lu Boyan: "You..."
Lu Zhongxing: "What am I? Do you know what this is called? It's called the sky has eyes! Do you think I don't want to take the exam? Who doesn't understand that there is a way out in this peaceful and prosperous world? It's just that you and I look exactly the same. I was afraid that my parents would give up their career to you. I stayed in the Royal Forest Army for ten years! Did you, the elder brother, feel sorry for my younger brother? After so many years, have you supported me? You It's not too much to eat a mouthful of oil, not to mention a bone in a brother, and a broth in one mouth, right? Do you have it?"
Lu Boyan: "I..."
Lu Zhongxing: "No need to say anything! Brother, don't expect your mother to persuade me to turn down the appointment, the court treats you well. You are the first-line chief, and the position of the prince is always yours, your son, you The grandchildren have been inherited from generation to generation, do you want my second son to be a mud leg for a lifetime, will you be happy?!"
Lu Zhongxing: "My eldest brother, as long as he had the heart of the eldest son, let me go in front of my father and let me participate in the imperial examination. I will not be a royal guard, and this military talisman will not fall on my head! Everything is fate, you Do you understand, big brother? It's all life!"
Lu Zhongxing spoke impassively and loudly, and the voice reached the ears of the generals in the outer hall. They tacitly understood each other and had already made their own decisions.
It was exactly as Qi Yan expected: the Taiwei's mansion looks like an iron plate, but as long as its own actual interests are involved, it will fall apart in an instant.
Mrs. Lu felt guilty when her second son said so, and since the imperial decree has already followed the general trend, she, as a mother, can't be too partial.
So a three-point strategy of the Taiwei's mansion started quietly.
Three days later, Nangong Jingnu issued another imperial decree. Lu Boyan, the eldest son of the Lu family, went to Tangquan Mountain to pass the decree and retrieve the military talisman. Lu Zhongxing took the family of the Lu family to the Xinzhou fief, and officially took over after returning to Beijing.
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A month later, Qi Yan ordered Gu Feng to select two henchmen to station in a private residence in the south of the city to monitor Wu Er's every move.
Then Qi Yan ordered someone to find out Liu Yu'an's residence in the capital, and sent a message to ask Liu Yu'an to gather at the restaurant under the Sifang Qianzhuang.
After Xie An's death, Gu Feng and Qian Yuan did not need Qi Yan's instructions, and quickly occupied most of the capital's banks, restaurants, tea shops and other industries. Without the strong enemy of the Xie family, Qi Yan's industry quickly took root in the capital.
Liu Yuan came to the private room of the restaurant as agreed, but what he waited for was not Qi Yan, but a bag of sweat medicine.
Qi Yan decided to take the sixth prince, Nangong Lie, and use his life to stabilize the masked man.
A person wearing a mask appeared in the private room. He ordered the people under his hand to strip off Liu Yu'an's clothes, took out a bottle of potion and wiped it evenly on Liu Yu'an's body, even his lips and hair...
Qi Yan did not worry about handing over this matter to anyone, so Gu Feng secretly returned to Beijing and took care of it himself.
The medicine on Liu Yu'an's body is a special kind of medicine. It is not a big problem to take it alone, but once it gets in the alcohol, it is a deadly poison.
This was Qi Yan's tailor-made game for Nangong Lie. The other party was addicted to alcohol and never sobered for a day, and he coveted this beauty Liu for a long time.
And Qi Yan came to another restaurant, sitting opposite her was...