"Follow the order!" Ma Cheng responded in a loud voice, and immediately dispatched troops and horses to outflank Huichuan County.
Li Qitian was in a panic at this time.
When he first got the news of the treasure, Li Qitian wondered whether it might be a fake news sent by someone with a wicked plan to lure him out of the capital.
But after all, he was reluctant to take this opportunity.
What if the treasure is real
If he doesn't go, will the treasure really fall into Lu Heng's hands
Lu Heng can hide this news, who knows what plans he has! Moreover, Qian Ying had always been his trusted courtier and had a wide network of contacts. One of his advisers had learned of Lu Heng's actions from various channels, and he had no idea what he had told his master.
If this news is not true, he will at most be running for nothing. If it is true, the crisis of his current treasury being empty and his internal funds being exhausted can be solved!
Li Qitian became more and more certain that this trip was correct, and his eyes became more urgent.
The team ran forward for a while, and the buildings of Huichuan County became clearer and clearer on the plain under the scorching sun at noon.
Li Qitian raised his whip and was about to make a move, but saw one person and one horse coming quickly from the opposite side.
The man was wearing an inky blue bunt, his hair was pulled back, his face was square, and his features were ordinary.
That was Li Qitian's spy named Zhu Meng.
"Holy!"
Li Qitian slowed down his pace, and the more than a thousand soldiers and horses behind him also slowed down. The dust on the dirt road was blown by the strong wind, which made people squinting. The slightest sound beyond the sound of hoofs.
The horse galloped to the front, Li Qitian stopped the red horse, and the whip came at one point, "Quick report!"
Zhu Mengfei dismounted, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, "See Lord, the last batch of stones from the stone factory has been dispatched from the south gate, heading towards Wanzhou Town."
Li Qitian sneered, "It's a coincidence that it's better to come earlier. Come on! Follow me in pursuit!"
"Yes!"
The rest of the soldiers responded in unison.
Li Qitian turned and instructed Ma Cheng: "Go into the city and control Huichuan County for the time being. You don't need to do any extra actions. The most important thing is to give me a good look at Uncle Zhongyi!"
Ma Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and there was a vague premonition that the world would be in chaos. He hurriedly suppressed his wild thoughts and saluted, "The minister leads the order!"
Li Qitian hurriedly led a thousand troops to bypass Huichuan County and chased in the direction of Wanzhou Town.
While Ma Chengze ordered the lieutenant to surround Huichuan County, he dispatched troops and horses to bring them into the city.
Seeing a group of soldiers and horses coming back towards the city gate, the people entering and leaving the city all fled to the side in fright. When the city gate officer saw that the person coming was the cavalry of the Fifth Army Battalion, he knew that something must have happened, and he was busy opening the city gate. open, quietly back away.
At this time, it was the busiest time in Huichuan County. Women with vegetable baskets and businessmen were walking on both sides of the street in twos and threes.
Everyone was worried and whispered about today's food prices with furrowed brows.
In the middle of the city, there was a long queue in front of the rice line, winding two streets straight.
In the late autumn, the sun was lining up in the main house, and the people were squinting in the sun.
As soon as the cavalry led by Ma Cheng entered the city, they screamed at the people on the road and stumbled to both sides of the road to avoid them. Seeing the cavalry rushing forward, everyone panicked.
The women gathered in a frightened group and whispered:
"What's the matter? What is the court going to do!"
"Why do you see that these soldiers are heading for the county government?"
"Lu Zhixian has committed a crime against any noble in the court, right?"
…
Ma Cheng couldn't help but pouted as he listened to the voices of the people.
Isn't it the one who has sinned against the noble, and this time, the most expensive person in the dynasty is the one who sinned against the righteous man!
The soldiers and horses quickly surrounded the government office, and the soldiers came down to the mountains one by one, and charged fiercely towards the government office.
"Who! Dare to come to the yamen to be wild!"
Ma Cheng walked quickly with a knife in one hand, and said loudly: "Everyone, give me some peace of mind! I would have come by the Holy Order, if anyone dares to resist, it will be regarded as a crime of treason!"
The officers were taken aback for a while.
The sergeants from the Fifth Army Camp had their own evil spirits, and they were like wolves and tigers. The officers didn't want to make any trouble to implicate their families. Naturally, they quietly stood by and waited for Ma Cheng to speak.
"General, I didn't find it!" Someone was ordered to search, but Lu Heng's person was not found.
Ma Cheng was stunned for a moment, then glared at the guards viciously, and asked, "Where is Bo Zhongyi!"
Some of the officers hesitated, but others judged the situation and said, "It seems that Mrs. Uncle has something to do, and Uncle Zhongyi is in a hurry to go home."
Ma Cheng immediately ordered some people to stay at the yamen, and the rest went straight to the mansion of Uncle Zhongyi.
Lu Heng did return to the house at this time, but it was not because Bian Ruohan had something to do, but the general situation was set. He hadn't closed his eyes and rested for many days. of sleep.
When Bian Ruohan knew that Lu Heng was back, he was flattered and quickly ordered, "Quickly prepare the dishes that Uncle likes to eat."
He hurriedly checked himself in the mirror, chose a favorite hairpin and put it on, filled the rouge, and smeared mouth grease, and then the corners of the skirt flew out to the study in the outer courtyard.
Unexpectedly, he came to the courtyard where the study was located, but was stopped by Lu Wenru with someone.
"Madam, uncle has been tired for a long time, and just fell asleep now."
Bian Ruohan immediately turned cold, "Uncle comes back to the mansion, even if he wants to rest, he has to go back to the inner house, why would he rest here? You son of a bitch, are you kidding me!"
Lu Wenru is the long follower beside Lu Heng, and he is the most respectable, but Bian Ruohan opened his mouth and shut his mouth and called the servant, which was really unpleasant.
It's just that Lu Wenru has a gentle and rational nature, and knows that the uncle in front of her is a broken house, and she can even make trouble with the uncle, and he can't quarrel with the mistress in his capacity.
Lu Wenru had to cup his hands and said, "Madam, please go back. Uncle is really tired. At this time, he finally fell asleep. Madam should love Uncle and don't disturb his good sleep."
Bian Ruohan felt that she was being humiliated, her face turned purple with anger, she pointed at Lu Wenru, gritted her teeth and said, "Good, you dead slave! How dare you..."
Unexpectedly, before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden "boom" from behind, and Bian Ruohan screamed in fright, and hid behind the maid in a panic.
Lu Wenru was shocked, and hurriedly led the people out of the courtyard to the gate. Before he could get close, he saw that the black lacquered gate was hit again, and there was another dull "Boom", and the two door panels were knocked down. When I got down, I was busy frightening the door and the long-term workers at the door.
Soldiers in the military uniforms of the fifth army battalion rushed in. At this moment, Lu Wenru didn't have time to react at all. Amid the screams of the servants, he was pressed to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Raising his head with difficulty, Lu Wenru saw a middle-aged general with a sturdy back and a knife coming, and when he got close, he recognized the person.
This person is the Governor of the East Road of the Fifth Army Camp. The holy man!
The black boots stopped in front of him, and Ma Cheng said in a deep voice: "It is the will of the Holy One to surround the Lu Mansion, where is Bo Zhongyi!"
Lu Wenru's heart skipped a beat.
It's broken, something is wrong! The sage came in such a hurry, as if he was raiding the house, he couldn't wait to knock on the door and broke through the door. Could it be that what the uncle did in private was leaked out! Aren't things going in the direction they least hoped
Lu Heng was awakened by Bian Ruohan's sharp clamor as early as when she was approaching, but he was too lazy to pay attention to Bian Ruohan, and he had to talk to Bian Ruohan when they met, so he covered the cold blanket and was too lazy to pay attention.
When he was so exhausted, he couldn't find a safe place to sleep. Lu Heng felt an unnamed fire in his heart, and even violently wanted to kill.
But at this moment, someone knocked on the door!
In a fit of anger, Lu Heng put on his robe and shoes and rushed out, "It's against you! Who..."
The second half of the reprimand was choked in his throat. Seeing the cavalry of the Fifth Army Battalion swarming in, both Lu Heng's anger and sleepiness were poured into a basin of cold water at the same time.
Ma Cheng strode forward, clasped his fists and folded his hands, and said with a smile on his face, "Bo Zhongyi is safe. The last commander will come here to protect Bo Zhongyi's safety, and ask Bo Bo Zhongyi to rest in the house. There is no order from the sage. You still don't come out."
The voice fell, and before Lu Heng could react, Ma Cheng pouted at the person behind him,
Immediately behind him, a dozen people rushed in, pushing Lu Heng directly to the bedroom.
Bian Ruohan squatted behind the porch, and when she saw Lu Heng was arrested, she immediately screamed and jumped out, not caring about her fear, and said with righteous indignation, "What the hell are you guys doing! Who knows whether you are really following the edict or spreading false rumors. The imperial decree! This is Uncle Zhongyi, the red man in front of the saint! Who am I? I am the younger sister of Concubine Zhuang! A serious royal family member!"
Ma Chengpi bared his teeth without laughing, "No matter who you are, aren't you a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty? How can you question the Holy Lord's order like this? Madam Zhongyi should calm down a bit, and everyone will avoid trouble. , you can also suffer less."
"You!" Bian Ruohan was furious, but couldn't find any words to refute for a while, and a strong fear arose in his heart.
Seeing that Lu Heng didn't mean to defend Bian Ruohan at all, Ma Cheng looked bored. Thinking of the shared honor and disgrace between Pang Xiao and Qin Yining, he couldn't help but look at Lu Heng contemptuously.
Is this a man too
Whether you like it or not, your woman and the foreign man are quarreling. Shouldn't the man be a man to defend it
Looking at Lu Heng's bedclothes and a random robe outside, and this is the outer courtyard of Lu's family, you can see that Lu Heng is sleeping in the outer courtyard.
"Since Mrs. Zhongyi is here, then please invite Mrs. Zhongyi into the room." Ma Cheng saw that Lu Heng didn't like Bian Ruohan, so he wanted to lock Bian Ruohan with him more and more.
At this time, Lu Heng still has time to think about other things. Under the extreme lack of sleep, his brain's response was slow, and he finally figured it out.
The sage ordered someone to guard him, and his great affairs must have been exposed!