Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Killing two birds with one stone in the dark

A soldier from the Royal Forest rushed to the yard, while Lu Zhongxing was practicing a set of saber techniques with his belly upright. After so many years of indulgence, Lu Zhongxing had long since lost his old skills, and many movements could no longer be connected.

But Lu Zhongxing still gritted his teeth and did not relax. Seeing Qi Yan again a few days ago really irritated Lu Zhonghang. He was also a son-in-law who was only a few years younger than himself, but why did he look like two generations?

When Lu Zhongxing returned home, he looked in the mirror, his swollen belly shook with his body, and there was a "pop" sound when he slapped.

Unconvinced, Lu Zhongxing picked up weapons that had not been used for a long time and practiced them in the courtyard of the Imperial Forest Army.

The Imperial Forest Army fell down on a big horse, and it happened to lie in front of Lu Zhongxing. The latter looked displeased and raised his leg to patch the Imperial Forest Army's body. Is the knife always moving your muscles?"

The imperial guard who reported the letter grinned in pain and got up, but knelt in front of Lu Zhongxing, smiling all over his face: "Congratulations, Mr. Taiwei, congratulations, Mr. Taiwei!"

Lu Zhongxing frowned: "My father is recuperating in Tangquan Mountain, and I will go to Master Pushe for the happy event in the mansion."

"My lord doesn't know something, but just now His Majesty ordered you to be promoted to Taiwei and take over the military talisman!"

Lu Zhongxing was startled, and pulled the other person up by the lapel: "What did you say?"

"My lord, it's absolutely true. The imperial decree was received by the left servant, and I believe it will arrive soon. The little legs are fast, and I will take the first step to announce the good news to my lord!"

Lu Zhongxing's mind went blank for a moment, he couldn't believe that such a beautiful thing could fall on his head, and asked again: "This is serious, if you dare to lie to me, you will see me!"

"This is an imperial decree, how dare a villain!"

Lu Zhongxing loosened the lapel of the imperial forest soldier, 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 still, he burst out laughing, the expression on his face distorted with fanaticism.

I don't know what Lu Zhongxing thought of, he suddenly became serious, but in the blink of an eye, he broke out into a louder laughter than before.

The Imperial Forest Army stood beside him and apologized, and the Imperial Forest Army in the courtyard also gathered over and congratulated Lu Zhongxing one after another.

To patrol the imperial palace, it is safe to find people who know the basics, so the Yulin soldiers in the Wei state are all descendants of aristocratic families. Most of them are people who have been abandoned by their families.

Therefore, there is basically no "respect" in the Royal Forest Army. Everyone is a gentry who usually plays together, but this time it is different.

When the court is Taiwei, the best military officer.Lu Zhongxing was already far from them.

I don't know who took the lead and knelt on the ground, shouting: "See you, Taiwei."

The others followed suit one after another. Lu Zhongxing stood in the crowd, full of energy, as if he had returned to ten years ago in an instant.

He took off his coat from the shelf, took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve pocket, and threw them away regardless of the denomination: "Brothers, take it to a bar!"

Lu Boyan, who was holding the imperial decree, happened to see this scene, and walked away before he stepped into the courtyard of the Imperial Forest Army.

Lu Zhongxing waited and waited but the person who passed the decree did not come, his face was a little hesitant, he grabbed the person who conveyed the letter and asked: "Did you hear it wrong? Why didn't the servant who passed the decree come?!"

"It's absolutely true, my lord. The villain heard that the imperial edict was given to the elder brother of the adult. Maybe he took the imperial edict back to the mansion. Otherwise, why don't you go back and ask?"

Lu Zhongxing: "It's better to be like this, or be careful with your skin!"

……

When Lu Zhongxing returned to Taiwei's Mansion, he found that there was a lot of people in front of the mansion, and many cars and horses were parked, as if he had returned to the days when his father was healthy and healthy when he was young.

Lu Zhongxing felt at ease now. When he entered the mansion, the servants in the mansion were very respectful. Lu Zhongxing walked into the main hall with his head held high. There were already several generals and military officials sitting in the hall. These people were all Lu Quan's former disciples. When Lu Zhongxing came in, he stood up one after another to pay his respects.

Lu Zhongxing: "Where are my mother and elder brother?"

A general replied: "The old lady and Mr. Pushe are in the hall."

Lu Zhongxing nodded, feeling extremely happy in his heart, feeling quite elated.In the past, these generals' disciples always treated their elder brother with courtesy, when did they put themselves, the 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 I say!

Lu Zhongxing strenuously entered the inner hall, Lu Quan's first wife sat in the main seat, Lu Boyan sat in the first place, and a bright yellow imperial edict was placed on the table.

Lu Zhongxing: "Mother."

Mrs. Lu: "Erlang is back, I'll meet your elder brother soon."

Lu Boyan snorted coldly, and replied ambiguously: "In the eyes of the second younger brother, I am afraid that there is no elder brother like me."

Lu Zhongxing was displeased, but after all he was a filial son who didn't want his mother to embarrass him, so he sat on the left hand seat of the old lady and asked: "My son heard that there was an order from the palace, come back and have a look."

Mrs. Lu: "It's there, you can see for yourself. Hey... your father is not at home, Tangquan Mountain is far away, and there is no backbone."

After reading the imperial decree, Lu Zhongxing's heart sank, and he replied: "What is there for mother to discuss? This is an imperial decree, even if the father comes back from labor, he must obey it."

The old lady squinted at her eldest son, with a look of embarrassment on her face: "I must give an explanation to those generals outside."

Lu Zhongxing's heart was like a mirror, knowing that his elder brother was unwilling, and said with a smile: "Mother, take a look at this imperial decree. This is a great blessing. What is there to discuss about benefiting the Lu family from generation to generation? Father sealed the town. The father is still hereditary, and future generations can inherit it, and the military amulet is not lost, isn't it still in our family's hands?"

The old lady nodded, and Lu Boyan suddenly interjected: "The Duke of the State is just a vacant position. He has a title but no real power. Dad has been a Taiwei for most of his life. I am afraid that the old man will not be able to accept such a gap."

Lu Zhongxing: "Brother also said it was 'for a while', and it won't take long for me to recover."

Lu Boyan: "Asshole, do you ever talk like that?"

Lu Zhongxing: "I don't think it's the father who can't accept it, but the elder brother? I'm just inheriting my father's career. Why is the elder 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 this, and the old lady stood up leaning on the tiger-head crutches given by the emperor, and persuaded: "You brothers...don't quarrel."

Lu Zhongxing stopped laughing and supported the old lady: "Mother, don't worry about it. My son insists on talking to my elder brother today."

After speaking, he pointed to Lu Boyan and said, "It's been so many years, brother finally said something from his heart. Does the implication mean that I'm not a match? You are too greedy if you ask me. You are the best civil servant, what are you still not satisfied with? Is there no one in the court? The civil and military officials are all controlled by you alone? Since the eldest brother is dissatisfied with this imperial decree, why don’t you fight for it in court? I don’t think you dare? Go home Come to embarrass mother?!"

Lu Boyan: "You..."

Lu Zhongxing: "What am I? Do you know what this is called? This is called heaven has eyes! Do you think I don't want to take the exam? Who in the world doesn't understand that there is a way out in literary and martial arts in this peaceful and prosperous age? It's just that you and I look exactly the same I was afraid that my parents would feel bad, so I gave up my official career to you, and I stayed in the Imperial Forest Army for ten years! As an elder brother, did you ever feel sorry for my younger brother? Have you supported me for so many years? You The mouth is full of oil, not to mention sharing a bone with my younger brother, it is not too much to share the broth, right? Do you have any?"

Lu Boyan: "I..."

Lu Zhongxing: "You don't need to say anything! Brother, don't expect your mother to persuade me to reject the appointment. The court treats you well. You are the eldest son, and the position of Duke is always yours. Your son, you The grandchildren have inherited it from generation to generation, so are you happy if you want me, the second son, to be a mud leg for the rest of your life?!"

Lu Zhongxing: "Brother, if he had the heart of the eldest son back then, he would let go in front of his father and let me take the imperial examination. I would not be an Imperial Forest Army, and this soldier talisman would not fall on my head! Everything is life, you Do you understand, brother? It’s all life!"

Lu Zhongxing spoke impassionedly and loudly, and his voice reached the ears of the generals in the outer hall. They had tacitly understood each other and had already made their own decisions.

It was exactly as Qi Yan expected: Taiwei's mansion looks like a solid plate, but as long as its own actual interests are involved, it will fall apart in an instant.

Mrs. Lu also felt guilty when her second son said that. Besides, the imperial decree has become a general trend, so she, as a mother, can't be too partial.

So a scheme to divide the Taiwei's mansion by three was quietly unfolded.

Three days later, Nangong Jingnv issued another imperial decree. Lu Boyan, the eldest son of the Lu Mansion, went to Tangquan Mountain to pass the decree and retrieve the military amulet. Lu Zhongxing took the family members of the Lu Mansion to the Xinzhou fiefdom, and officially handed over his post after returning to Beijing.

……

Another month passed in the blink of an eye, Qi Yan ordered Gu Feng to choose two confidantes to station in the private house 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 someone to bring a message to invite Liu Yu'an to meet at the restaurant under the Sifang Bank.

After Xie An's death, without Qi Yan's instructions, Gu Feng and Qian Yuan quickly occupied most of the money houses, restaurants and tea shops in the capital.

Liu Yu'an came to the private room of the restaurant as agreed, but what he got was not Qi Yan, but a pack of Mongolian sweat medicine.

Qi Yan decided to take the sixth prince Nangonglie first, and use his life to stabilize the masked man.

A masked person appeared in the private room, and he ordered the people under his command to strip off Liu Yu'an's clothes, took out a bottle of potion and spread it evenly on Liu Yu'an's body, even his lips and hair...

Qi Yan was worried about leaving this matter to anyone, so she asked Gu Feng to return to Beijing secretly and take care of it herself.

What was rubbed on Liu Yu'an's body was a special kind of medicine, it would not cause any serious harm if taken alone, but once it got in contact with alcohol, it would be a deadly poison.

This was Qi Yan's tailor-made game for Nangong Lie. The other party was addicted to alcohol and would never be sober for a day, and he had coveted this beauty Liu for a long time.

And Qi Yan came to another tea house, and the person sitting opposite her was...