After my rebirth, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Lu Linzhi walked in the night and arrived at Zuo Changshi's mansion first.

As soon as he reached the door, he ran into his subordinates walking towards him carrying three pigeons.

Lu Linzhi took one, unrolled the letter, took a look at it, and shook his head slightly.

Taking out a dagger, he scraped the pigeon feathers while slowly kicking the door open and swaggering into the Changshi Mansion.

When he was stopped by the servants, he was forcibly dragged away by the subordinates behind him.

Only when he entered Xu Jinzhou's bedroom did he stop and look at the figure standing by the window looking at the night sky. He greeted him lazily, "Master Xu is really relaxed."

Hearing the voice, Xu Jinzhou was startled and turned around quickly, his face suddenly pale: "Fourth Master... why are you here?"

"It's the Lantern Festival, and Xu Changshi is lonely at home, so I came to keep you company."

Lu Linzhi placed the pigeon in his hand on the candle in the candlestick and turned it to roast it: "By the way, roast a few pigeons for Xu Changshi to practice for you, brother."

As he was talking, the other two pigeons were placed on the table.

"Practice it?"

Xu Jinzhou stared at the pigeons in a daze and immediately recognized that they were the carrier pigeons he had released.

"Fourth Young Master, you are so bold that you even dare to shoot the carrier pigeons I released?" he shouted angrily.

"They are just a few carrier pigeons. Xu Changshi has been in Liyang City for so many years, and I'm afraid he has only been focusing on seducing the prince and has made no progress in other areas."

Lu Linzhi said in a gloomy tone: "You have to remember, this is Jiangzuo. No matter if it's you or the Duke of Changguo's Mansion, no one will stop you from spreading the news. If it can't be spread, then it will be in vain no matter how hard you try."

"Otherwise, how could our Lu family have dominated Jiangdong for eight hundred years?"

Looking at his dark eyes as deep as a cold pond, Xu Jinzhou felt a chill in his heart: "Fourth Master, are you trying to silence me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Linfeng rushed in and said, "Xu Changshi, you are wrong. You have committed countless crimes. Why do you need to kill me?"

Lu Linfeng threw the documents in his hand fiercely in front of him and said sternly: "You colluded with Chen Dianbu to embezzle military pay, and even dared to hide the money for disaster relief into your own pocket. You have failed the grace of the emperor, and failed the trust of the prince and the prince in you. What dare you to shout about it?"

After he finished speaking, he stabbed Lu Linzhi in the heart in front of him and made an exaggerated expression.

"Oh, how could he commit suicide out of fear of punishment? He is just like Chen Dianbu."

"My Lord, you have wrongly killed..."

Just as Xu Jinzhou was about to say something, he stabbed the short blade deeper.

Xu Jinzhou endured the severe pain and smiled with blood foam in his mouth: "You don't think you can hide the truth by killing me? I have already ordered people to inform the prince about the matter of Lancheng."

"You've gotten smarter this time."

Lu Linfeng looked at Lu Linzhi with a half-smile: "Old Four, I can't help you this time. You can only carry it on your own."

Lu Linzhi was just sighing helplessly when he heard footsteps coming from all directions and flames everywhere. The army quickly surrounded the entire Changshi Mansion.

Lu Chen walked in with big strides, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he immediately flew into a rage: "You... are so bold, how dare you casually murder an official of the imperial court?"

"Uncle, you are really wronging my nephew and the fourth brother."

Lu Linfeng picked up the case and handed it to him: "This guy was corrupt and committed suicide because he was afraid that his uncle would punish him. Everyone present must be a witness to avoid wrongfully accusing Xu Changshi of his determination to die."

Lu Chen shook his head speechlessly, and with a stern face, ordered people to bring in Song Xiang and Wang's family of four.

Looking at Lu Linzhi with a stern gaze, he shouted in a stern voice: "What's going on? Leader of the Liyang Gang?"

Lu Linzhi looked slightly stunned.

I didn't expect the prince to find out my background so quickly.

"When I attacked Darong, I was wondering why it went so smoothly, as if a divine army had descended from the sky. When the prince conquered Dali, all the signs were almost exactly the same, and I began to suspect your Liren Gang."

Lu Chen said, "Also, the snowstorm in Jiangzuo was a righteous act. This king and the court are willing to accept your kindness and give Li Ren a way out. However, the son of the Song family betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. How dare you do such an unjust thing?"

Lu Linzhi knelt down silently: "My nephew is guilty and I am willing to accept the punishment."

"Uncle, this is not a bad thing, why should you..."

Just as Lu Linfeng was about to plead for mercy, Lu Chen shouted, "Shut up."

"Your Majesty, this matter is not the fault of the Fourth Young Master."

Song Xiang sighed and said, "It's my fault that I had the idea of ​​living a life of shame and despair. I am a rebellious son with no moral integrity. My family has suffered such misfortune. I should be punished. I hope Your Majesty will forgive the Fourth Young Master and the Liren Gang."

After saying this, he picked up the short blade on the ground and closed his eyes lightly: "Fortunately, it hasn't caused any major disaster yet. I am willing to lead my wife and children to confess my crime. I only ask that Your Majesty, for the sake of our past as comrades, please don't pursue this matter any further."

Seeing this, Wang hugged her two children tightly and closed her eyes.

At the moment when Song Xiang was about to commit suicide, a short blade wrapped in a scabbard suddenly flew in and knocked the sharp blade in his hand to the ground.

"The emperor is confused, will father also be confused?"

Lu Linchu strode in: "I heard that Song Weizhao has raised an army from the northern border and is making great progress. If he really goes south, leaving behind the Earl of Changping and his wife can be a bargaining chip to restrain him."

"What? Song Weizhao raised an army from the northern border?"

Lu Chen and everyone else were shocked when they heard this.

Lu Linfeng asked excitedly, "Where did you get this information from, Prince?"

"Just now."

Lu Linchu explained: "An old friend of mine from Beijing moved his family south to seek refuge here. He said that Song Weizhao had captured several cities in a few days, and the people in Beijing were already in a panic."

"There are nearly 400,000 soldiers stationed in Yundu City, and there are many passes from the northern border to Yundu. How can he attack Yundu in a short time?"

Lu Linfeng curled his lips in disdain: "Sir, your old friend is really exaggerating."

Lu Linzhi sighed softly: "He was once a citizen of Dakang, and he is well aware of the defense deployment in various places."

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned deeply.

Lu Linfeng said, "There is no imperial edict from the capital to support the emperor. With 400,000 soldiers defending the city, the young emperor must be confident."

Lu Chen immediately agreed with this and shouted to the soldiers outside, "Come here, escort Lu Linzhi and the Song couple to the capital to plead guilty."

Just at this moment, Ye Zhilan hurried over.

"Your Highness has spent his entire life in the military. Is he really so cruel that he doesn't even recognize his relatives?"

Ye Zhilan angrily stopped Lu Linzhi and said, "What did Linzhi do wrong? Everything he did was for the palace. The reason why the Crown Prince of Song went on the Northern Expedition was that Duke Teng Hu Chongyi misled the country and the emperor, and implicated the three armies. Even if he wanted to live, he should be summoned back to the country to be punished, instead of slaughtering the whole family and exacerbating hatred."

"Yes, uncle."

Lu Linfeng also echoed, "Forgive my nephew for his nonsense, but the young emperor is really short-sighted. Song Weizhao is indeed a man of some talent and courage. The emperor knew that the Alhe people wanted to win him over, so he should at least trick him back to the country and settle the score later. How could he be so foolish as to hand him over to Alhe?"

Song Xiang sighed helplessly after hearing this, but Lu Chen's face became even gloomier.