Chapter 638

Chapter 638: Sending charcoal in the snow

At the end of July, Lu Gang returned to the capital. As soon as he entered Beijing, he was arrested and imprisoned before entering the house.

In the prison, Lu Gang saw the white-haired Master Lu Er, knelt on the ground and said: "Father, it is my son who is incompetent. He lost the battle and lost Jincheng, which made you suffer."

Hearing this, Chen Yu frowned, and then glanced thoughtfully at Lu Gang, who was full of stubble.

Master Lu Er patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Father already knows, I can't blame you for this, if you want to blame, it's my fault for not teaching your wicked brother well." In fact, Master Lu Er was very sad in his heart. The first time I returned to the capital, I couldn't get away again. He might even be dragged to death by the Lu family.

The words of the father and son quickly reached Yan Wushuang's ears. Yan Wushuang asked Chen Yu: "Master Chen, do you think Lu Gang really didn't know that Lu Lin had surrendered?"

Chen Yu shook his head and said, "This minister dare not make judgments." No one could know what Yan Wushuang was thinking, so they all stood by and did not interfere.

Yan Wushuang smiled lightly: "Then how do you think Lu Gang and Lu's family should be dealt with?"

Chen Yu bowed and said: "The defeated generals should be beheaded according to military law. Only in this way can we kill chickens and monkeys." However, there are also disadvantages. If all the members of the Lu family were killed, some generals in the future would not dare to come back after losing a battle, maybe they would directly join the enemy. It's just that Chen Yu didn't elaborate on the disadvantages, and he knew about Yan Wushuang even if he didn't mention it.

Yan Wushuang asked with great interest: "I heard that the Chen family and the Lu family are family friends." The two families have been friends for generations and often intermarried. Chen Yu's great-grandmother was also a girl from the Lu family.

Chen Yu said: "Self-love is not as important as the law of the country."

Yan Wushuang smiled and said: "That's very good, if everyone thinks like you, then this king won't have so many worries."

Chen Yu didn't say anything. In fact, Yan Wushuang is the first person who does not abide by the laws of the country.

On the afternoon of the third day, Yan Wushuang received Lu Gang's blood letter. Looking at the blood book, Yan Wushuang looked at Lin Yuanfeng, the deputy commander of the imperial army, and said, "I didn't expect that you would hand over the blood book." Lu just wrote the blood book the night he came back, and Yan Wushuang couldn't hide this from Yan Wushuang. Lu Gang wanted to ask Chen Yu to present it to Yan Wushuang, but Chen Yu refused. Unexpectedly, Lin Fengyuan went to visit Master Lu Er, knowing that he offered to submit this matter to Yan Wushuang.

Yan Wushuang originally thought that Lin Fengyuan would also refuse, but he did not expect that Lin Fengyuan's behavior was beyond his expectations.

Lin Fengyuan said in a deep voice: "Lu Lin's rebellion led to the loss of Jinzhou. It is not an exaggeration for Lu Gang to be sentenced to behead the capital as the leader. But Lu Gang is indeed a mighty general. It would be a pity to kill him like this." Lu Gang's blood book was also missing. To shirk responsibility, he only hoped that Yan Wushuang would give him a chance to pay off his merits.

Yan Wushuang put the blood book aside, and he knew what it contained without looking at it; "I didn't expect that you would feel sorry for Lu Gang."

Lin Fengyuan didn't agree with Yan Wushuang's words, but said: "It's not a matter of sympathy, but I feel a little empathy." Lin Fengyuan was also betrayed by someone who was regarded as a brother, so he knew how uncomfortable it was.

Regarding Lin Fengyuan's past, Yan Wushuang was very clear: "Then how do you think Lu Gang should be dealt with?"

Lin Fengyuan said without hesitation at all: "I don't worry about putting him in other places, so let him go to Tongcheng!" Tongcheng often fights with the Donghu people, and putting Lu Gang there is the real general. It's a crime.

Yan Wushuang asked with a smile: "Han Jianye made it clear to Lu Lin. As far as I know, Han Jianye is also your junior. If one day Han Jianye finds you, what will you do?"

Lin Fengyuan said: "A few years ago, my master wrote a letter saying that the development of the Northwest would be very good, and I would have a better future there. I rejected it at the time, and my master never talked to me again.

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Yan Wushuang naturally knew about Master Lin: "Your master is very good at making medicines, and the medicine he made from the same medicinal materials is twice as effective as others." Hearing this, he was envious, but it's a pity that his people can't get close to Yang. master. As for the assassination, it is even more impossible to succeed. Master Yang himself is a master, and his people can't get close to him at all.

Lin Fengyuan nodded and said: "Those prescriptions are all the secret recipes of the master, and they are only passed on to one person in a generation. My junior brother has a mellow temperament, and I chose him as the heir to the mantle at that time." After finishing speaking, Lin Fengyuan shook his head and said: "I just didn't expect it, I Junior brother actually entered the military camp with junior sister and became a general." In fact, Yu Zhi's temperament is not suitable for the military camp, and there is no intrigue in the military camp, but he is better than the officialdom. But because Yu Zhi has his back to Princess Pingxi, he is not afraid of being tripped by others.

Yan Wushuang asked: "Then why did you reject your master's proposal?"

Lin Fengyuan said without even thinking about it: "My aunt's revenge has not been avenged. If I go to the northwest, I will never be able to avenge this revenge." Mrs. Lin Guogong, who killed his aunt, has been taken by Lin Fengyuan to the temple to eat fast and chant Buddha. Mrs. Lin worked hard day and night in the temple, and she only had green vegetable leaves and black nests for her two meals a day. For the pampered Mrs. Lin, this was worse than death. It's a pity that Mrs. Lin didn't have the courage to commit suicide, so she could only suffer day and night.

Yan Wushuang smiled, and asked, "Yunqing has already occupied one-third of the world, what do you think about it?"

Lin Fengyuan was silent for a while and said: "Yunqing is good at fighting, and the Han family has the ability to stabilize the country. As long as the husband and wife are not divorced, they will be the prince's rivals." If the husband and wife are divorced, there is nothing to worry about.

Yan Wushuang naturally knew this truth, and he made a lot of efforts for it. But now he knows that it is not so difficult to separate Yunqing and the Han family: "I just got the news today, Yunqing returned to the city of pickaxe, the first thing to do is to deal with those generals who have objections to the Han family." I just muttered a few words, which didn't affect anything.

Lin Fengyuan didn't even frown when he heard this: "Yunqing is not stupid, why doesn't he know that the Han family is one with him, criticizing the Han family is tantamount to dissatisfaction with him. In this case, it is natural to clear these things. People, so as not to leave future troubles." As long as Yun Qing and the Han couple are not separated, the couple will have a much higher chance of winning than Yan Wushuang in the future when they fight for the world.

A smile appeared on the corner of Yan Wushuang's mouth, and he asked, "Then do you regret not listening to your master?"

Lin Fengyuan shook his head and said, "Regret? There is nothing to regret. For me, nothing is more important than avenging my aunt's life."

After Lin Fengyuan left, Meng Nian walked into the room and asked strangely, "What did the lord talk about with General Lin? We talked for so long?"

Yan Wushuang handed Lu Gang's blood letter to Meng Nian, and said, "Lin Fengyuan came here to intercede for Lu Gang."

After reading the blood book, Meng Nian asked in silence, "My lord, Lu Gang lost Jinzhou and wanted to kill him. No one dares to object, but Mr. Lu Er has always been loyal to the court and the lord. If he is also killed, he will definitely be disappointed." The hearts of other ministers." Although Master Lu Er is not Yan Wushuang's confidant, he is also an important minister who holds real power in the capital. If Yan Wushuang said he would kill him, the other ministers would definitely have something in their minds.

If it weren't for this concern, Yan Wushuang would have killed all the members of the Lu family long ago, and still had to wait for Lu Gang to come back.

Yan Wushuang continued: "I just asked General Xialin what he thinks of Yunqing and the Han family. He said that if Yunqing and his wife don't give up, they will be my strong enemies."

Meng Nian said: "This meeting between Yunqing and the Han family is already the biggest hidden danger of the court." The couple already had 900,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, almost comparable to the court.

Yan Wushuang nodded and said: "Everyone knows this, but he is the first person who dares to speak so bluntly in front of me." Apart from his confidant, only Lin Fengyuan dared to talk to him like this.

Meng Nian said: "General Lin is a man of temperament. But this kind of person is also the most difficult to control."

Yan Wushuang hummed and said: "Lin Fengyuan himself said that apart from his aunt, he is the closest to the master." But the problem is that Lin Fengyuan's master and junior are both working for Yunqing and the Han family. He didn't dare to trust such a person with all his heart.

Meng Nian was also a little helpless, Yun Qing was not only brave and good at fighting, but also had strong generals under his command, and the most important thing was that these generals were completely devoted to Yun Qing. This is beyond their reach.

The next day, the result of disposing of the Lu family came out. Lu Gang was dispatched to Tongcheng, and the second master Lu taught his son Wufang and demoted him to a commoner. The imperial residence was confiscated, and all the confiscated property and house were confiscated and not returned.

Mrs. Lu, the wife of the Duke of South Korea, used the dowry to buy a two-entry house for the Lu family, so that they could have a place to live. The eldest wife of the Lu family, Mrs. Hao, hated the Second Household so much that she not only forbade the Second Household Master Lu to enter the house her daughter bought, but also severed ties with the Second Household.

Master Lu Er was ashamed to stay in the house bought by his niece, and immediately left with his wife and grandchildren. At this time, the six people have no money, and board and lodging are problems.

Second Madam Lu wiped her tears and said, "My lord, I'm the one who got you involved." During this time, Madam Lu Second Madam didn't regret it. If she hadn't thought of leaving a way out for the Lu family, they wouldn't be where they are today. this point.

Master Lu Er shook his head and said, "It's very good to have the current result." At least their family is still alive, which is much better than he expected.

Just when the couple was thinking about what to do, they saw Gu Jiu walking over. Gu Jiu saluted Master Lu Er: "Master Lu..."

Before Gu Jiu finished speaking, Master Lu Er said with a face of shame: "I am a commoner now, Mr. Gu can call me by my name." Lin Fengyuan helped his son submit the blood letter, and they owed him a huge favor up.

Naturally, Gu Jiu would not call Master Lu Er's name directly, and said, "If Master Lu doesn't dislike you, I will call you Uncle Lu." Master Lu Er is old enough to be Gu Jiu's father, so he can call you Lu Er. Uncle is also appropriate.

Master Lu Er didn't refuse either: "I don't know if Mr. Gu came to look for the old man, what's the matter?"

Gu Jiu expressed his intention in the future: "My general has a small farm in the suburbs. My general said that if you don't mind, you can stay in the farm temporarily."

Master Lu Er was very moved. Since ancient times, there have been many icing on the cake, but little charcoal in the snow. His Lu family had so many relatives and friends in the capital, but the only one who helped was his subordinate Lin Fengyuan who was not close to him. Master Lu Er has nowhere to go at this time, and he is penniless, and the livelihood of the family of six is ​​also a problem. Furthermore, regardless of the issue of livelihood, it would be inconvenient for him to stay in the capital because of his guilt, but he would be able to live a stable life for two days if he went to the countryside. Lin Fengyuan's arrangement like this can be regarded as bothering. Master Lu Er bowed to Gu Jiu: "General Lin's kindness, I will always remember it in my heart."

Gu Jiu hurriedly avoided, and said: "My general said that the adults have taken care of him a lot in the past few years, but his ability is limited, so he can only help these small favors."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Gu Jiu asked one of his attendants to lead Mr. Lu Er's family of six to Zhuangzi. He himself went to return Lin Fengyuan to his life.

On the carriage, Mrs. Lu Er said: "Our family is in the capital, and we have quite a few relatives and friends. In the end, it turned out that the irrelevant General Lin took us in." many. As a result, when her husband had an accident, these people all became cowards.

Master Lu Er said: "Since ancient times, there have been many icing on the cake, and there are few charcoal in the snow. But I didn't expect that it would be General Lin who would help us and give us a shelter in the end." Lin Fengyuan was about the same age as Lu Lin, so he was Treat Lin Fengyuan as a junior. On weekdays, Master Lu Er taught Lin Fengyuan many things. It is also this unintentional move that has been rewarded today.

Gu Jiu went back to the Forbidden Army Yamen, entered Lin Fengyuan and said, "General, I have already asked Ah Qin to send Mrs. Lu's family to Zhuangzi." Seeing Lin Fengyuan nodding, Gu Jiu said a little puzzled: "General, you help Lu so much. My lord, aren't you afraid that the prince will be jealous of you?" Yan Wushuang is a very suspicious person, and he can stay as far away as possible in such a matter, unlike his general, who even moved forward.

Lin Fengyuan said: "The king of Yan has always been afraid of me, this is not bad." Master Lu Er has given him a lot of guidance in the past few years, which has benefited him a lot. He can't help much, but he can still settle the whole family.

Gu Jiu said with some emotion: "If we know that King Pingxi is so powerful, we should go to the Northwest that day. In the Northwest, as long as you have the ability, you will be reused. Unlike in the capital, only Yan Wushuang's direct descendants can get it." Reuse." Like his general, he obviously has the talent of a general, but he can only hide in the capital.

Lin Fengyuan said: "Yunqing reuses all his descendants." Regarding this point, Lin Fengyuan didn't think it was a big deal. Everyone likes to use their own people, so they are naturally more at ease when using their own people.

Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "That's different." Although Yun Qing also reused direct lineage, he also vigorously promoted talented generals. This is what Yan Wushuang can't compare.

Lin Fengyuan naturally knew it was different, but since he chose to return to the capital that day, he was doomed to be an enemy of Yunqing: "Although King Yan has many faults, he acts fairly." At least he is much better than the previous emperors.

Gu Jiu pouted, but didn't say anything more. (to be continued)