Pick all the cold branches

The middle land and the grassland have been fighting continuously for years. Suddenly, a few Tatar women appeared, with hounds, galloping past in the Jiangnan market. It is obvious and eye-catching.

But Suge Bala didn't care about that much anymore.

She even thought that it would be better to make a fuss and startle the officials of the Southern Dynasty and startle more people.Anyway, in the worst case, there is a little Han prince by her side, which can always come in handy.

She had already exchanged for the masked clothes that the female slaves had brought for her. From head to toe, she was a bright and bright little princess of the prairie, with a sword and bow in her hand, and a horsewhip in her hand, and she immediately stood in front of the gate of Ji Garden.

"I'm an old acquaintance of your Boss Lu, please come out and say something."

The old dumb servant guarding the garden gate hastily signed incomprehensible sign language, turned around and ran away, and after a while turned back, there were several more people behind him.

Lu Lan let out a Taoist robe, with big sleeves blowing wind on both sides, and led two little boys with lanterns. Shi Shiran came to the door, and when he saw Brother Su, he smiled and bowed: "Miss, are you looking for someone?"

"Since you know, you don't need me to talk nonsense." Brother Su yanked the rein, leading the restless horse under his crotch to spin around.

Lu Lan was not in a hurry, he didn't respond to her request, and just smiled and made a gesture of welcoming guests, "You two nobles appreciate the honor, and when you come to the Humble Garden, you have to allow me to be the landlord first, so I won't be rude. Why don't you come in How about coming to the garden and explaining in detail?"

When talking about "noble person", he took a special look at Jiashou who was following Suge Bala.

Those eyes made Jiashou tremble all over, and he couldn't help asking in confusion, "You...do you know who I am?"

Lu Lan just smiled and said nothing.

Brother Su had no choice but to pull Jiashou back.She got off the horse first and followed Lu Lan into Jiyuan.

The servant of the Lu family came to lead the horses for them, and wanted to lead the dogs, but was scared by one of the mastiff dogs and backed up three steps.

"Where is my big brother Zhen now? Quickly let him out!" Su Ge Basai tightened the rope around the hound's neck with one hand, and pressed the handle of the scimitar at his waist with the other hand.

"I have heard for a long time that the people in the grassland are heroic, and today I can see the true face of your lord. It really is a hot temper." Lu Lan clapped his hands and laughed, "Since I promised you, I will not lie to you. It's just not the time yet, you guys It's too early, this person hasn't arrived yet."

He invited Suge Bala and Jiashou to a waterside pavilion in the garden.

A series of lotus lanterns have already been placed on the surface of the water. The lanterns shine on the water, and the water waves are shining, which is too beautiful to behold.

Su Ge Bala had never seen such a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, and even though he was worried, he couldn't help but be fascinated by it.Even Jiashou, who had seen the big world, couldn't help but widen his eyes, and clicked his tongue twice. Although he didn't want to praise in his heart, he couldn't hide his surprise on his face.

Lu Lan ordered people to serve some tea and fruit, and asked them to wait for about a stick of incense, before the dumb servant led several people over in a threatening manner from a distance.

Jia Shou hurriedly poked his head to take a look, and saw his second brother, Tong Qian, and three or five guards from Prince Jing's residence, he shrank his neck in fright.

It was already dark, and he couldn't see the expression on his second brother's face clearly, but he felt that he would be scolded and punished if he was dragged back by his second brother this time, but it was too late to find a place to hide at this time .

And those who came together were Lu Shiquan, Zhou Wenlin, the prefect of Suzhou, and the manpower brought by Lu Zhou and the others.

The dumb servant led everyone to the pavilion, babbling and gesticulating to Lu Lan.

Lu Lan nodded to show that he understood, sent the dumb servant away, stood up and smiled at the visitor, "What a coincidence today, so many distinguished guests have arrived, it is really radiant."

"If Boss Lu's garden can be considered as 'Pengpi', then our two or three humble houses can only be regarded as thatched huts."

Before the words finished, Zhou Wenlin, the magistrate of Suzhou, replied back with a rather blunt tone, obviously very dissatisfied.

Zhou Wenlin originally didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

This week, Wenlin is not an upright official, but he is also one of the very few outliers in Zhejiang who do not get involved with the Weaving Bureau.It's not because he's upright and upright, but because he doesn't want to cause trouble.

This weaving bureau is a real problem.Because it involves the palace.

There is no simple matter when it involves the palace.

When the two princes came to Suzhou, Zhou Wenlin also went to greet them as usual, but he hid immediately after the audience.I wanted to hide until when the two giant Buddhas returned to Beijing, but unexpectedly, some big incidents happened one after another.

First, the embroidered lady who was taken away by the fourth prince from the weaving and embroidery workshop jumped off the cliff, and then the Lingyan ancient temple caught fire, which made the whole city of Suzhou under martial law, the people complained, and all commerce and trade were affected.

That's all.

Until today's evening, seeing that the curfew was over, a group of Tatar "cavalry" suddenly rushed out from the post house, and they brought dogs along the main road in the city. After a while I didn't understand the situation, I almost thought it was the Tartars who came across the river to kill them.

This weaving bureau has made the entire Zhejiang people miserable. As long as the people don't rebel, the emperor will not hold these local officials accountable.

But what's all this fuss about now?

Also let people live a peaceful life?

The lives of the common people are hard enough, and these royal family members, dignitaries, and high-ranking officials are still so domineering and making troubles endlessly. If there is a civil uprising, will the responsibility be counted as the weaving bureau or the Suzhou government?

Otherwise, they can't be counted as His Royal Highnesses, can they?

If you can't control the local people, you will die.

If you can't cope with the weaving bureau, you will die.

If the service is not good, the highnesses will still die.

Seeing that two and a half years had passed since the three-year term of office, Zhou Wenlin thought about it, and felt that nothing could be done at this last juncture, so he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and led a team of officials and soldiers from the government office to chase Brother Su and the eight assassins. Jiashou's butt chased him all the way to the gate of Jiyuan, where he bumped into King Jing Jiafei and Lu Shiquan who came on the same road.

In fact, Zhou Wenlin's idea was very simple.Whether there is a problem with the Weaving Bureau is none of his business.He is not interested in who is right and who is wrong between Prince Jing and Eunuch Lu.He only hoped that these people would go back wherever they came from, and all of them would leave immediately.As long as you leave the boundaries of Suzhou, no matter what kind of mess you make, whoever fights with whoever, it's none of Mr. Zhou's business.

But the prefect of Suzhou is the official of the Holy Majesty, how can he not save face for the people who come from the palace and the Sons of the Holy Majesty?

Of course, this face can only hit Lu Lan.

No matter how rich he is, a businessman is a businessman after all, if he doesn't cling to the people in the palace, he will make a lot of money in no time.

Thinking of this, Zhou Wenlin glared at Lu Lan more and more angrily.

However, Lu Lan only smiled modestly, as if he didn't see the explicit gaze at all, and just respectfully saluted the lord of Futai, then bowed his head to Lu Shiquan again: "Your hard work, father-in-law, finally came."

Lu Shiquan stiffened his neck, his face pale.

When he was lighting the lamp, he just heard that the little Tatar princess and the seventh prince had gone to Jiyuan, and then he received a letter from Lu Lan, saying that the person he wanted was already in Jiyuan.

This news finally dispelled the doubts that had been lingering in Lu Shiquan's mind for the past few days.

He already suspected that Lu Lan was about to turn against him.

If it wasn't, how could the Lu family have been unable to find Zhang Siyuan for a long time given their foundation in Zhejiang?

But Lu Lan still handed Zhen Xian into his hands.

With this Zhen Xian, that little eunuch Zhang Siyuan is irrelevant.

Lu Shiquan ordered dozens of people immediately, and he was about to go to Jiyuan to fetch them himself.

He never expected that he was stopped halfway by the guards of His Highness Prince Jing.

"I heard that Lu Gong has an old friend of Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang has been separated from his friend for several days, and he is very worried about his friend's safety. I wonder if it is convenient for Lu Gong to accompany Xiao Wang to find a friend?"

When His Highness Prince Jing said these words, there were more than a dozen guards around him in full armor, ready to show their spears and sharp knives at any time.

There have been rumors in the court for a long time that the guards of Prince Jing's Mansion are all Jin Yiwei who were convicted of the death of King Zhuangmin and were pardoned and survived.Naturally, Lu Shiquan had also heard of it.Although the truth is unreliable, there must be a reason for the groundless rumors. If this is the case, it is really a narrow road and a deep hatred like the sea.

Of course, even if the rumors are false, he can't fight with Prince Jing in the streets of Suzhou City.

After all, the city is not as good as the mountains.

Since His Royal Highness Prince Jing was able to block his way with the guards, it meant that his service in the official post was completely abolished.

At that time, although Lu Shiquan didn't know that his subordinates were actually bitten by Su Ge's dog, but he also clearly understood that he could only go with His Highness Prince Jing on this trip to Ji Garden.

So he had no choice but to go to Ji Garden with Jing Wang Jiafei with a stiff face, but before he could gain a firm foothold, he saw Zhou Wenlin leading a group of officers and soldiers from the prefect's yamen blocking the entrance of the garden, arguing with the mute servant guarding the gate.

Although Zhou Wenlin was not the enemy this week, he was not from the Weaving Bureau. He suddenly came out to meddle in his own business. Did he have enough to eat, or was he instigated by someone?

Lu Shiquan faintly felt that the situation was getting more and more out of his control.However, up to this moment, he still only felt that someone must have plotted against him, and there was no other possibility of God's will in the dark.

Lu Shiquan narrowed his eyes, carefully looked around everyone present, coughed twice deliberately, and reprimanded Lu Lan: "No winks! Why don't you meet His Highness Prince Jing?"

"Small man with poor eyesight, I greet His Royal Highness Prince Jing." Lu Lan immediately knelt down and shouted.

But when he looked up again, the brilliance in his eyes was completely different.

Jing Wang Jiafei was also staring at Lu Lan.