Chapter 335: Jiangnan Crisis?
Cheng Hu was in a bad mood. He used five thousand troops to tossed all night, but he ended up finding nothing. He really felt depressed.
Originally, he thought that since Sankong Bridge had made him turn upside down, the only house that had not been searched was Lu Zheng's residence, and Lu Zheng's house was very likely to have problems.
After all, on the ground of Liuhe, Cheng Hu knew very well that Lu Zheng was capable and had the conditions to do this. As for the motive, Lu Zheng's mentor Nie Yong had already defected to the prince.
The prince might have secretly pulled Lu Zheng to his camp. Under such circumstances, the prince had to complete an assassination operation, and Lu Zheng could use this to show his loyalty!
Otherwise, the assassin was injured by an arrow, how could he disappear without a trace after leaving the high wall?
However, Cheng Hu did not expect that there was nothing unusual in Lu Zheng's house. At the time of the incident, Lu Zheng was attending the Lu Ming Banquet. Will a scholar who had just passed the high school education company secretly plan an assassination against the royal family?
After all, Lu Zheng is less than eighteen years old and is just a young man. How dare he risk the world to assassinate the royal family?
Cheng Hu thought about it and was really unsure. He was in a mess. Lu Zheng mocked him without hesitation, embarrassing him. All kinds of emotions were intertwined, and they all turned into frustration of failure.
His Highness the King of Qin was in a good mood and seemed not affected by the assassination. After getting up early in the morning, he would walk in the back garden surrounded by a bunch of guards.
"Your Highness! I deserve to die. Yesterday, I searched the men all night and found nothing after searching the entire Sankong Bridge. The assassin seemed to have disappeared out of thin air..." Cheng Hu knelt down and apologized.
The King of Qin waved his hand gently and said, "Since the other party dares to act, he will naturally be confident and respond. I have no foundation in Jiangnan, and the only one I can rely on is General.
The general is not from Jiangnan. Although he holds five thousand cavalry in his hand, it is a pity and a tragic way to fall into the sun!"
Cheng Hu lowered his head and blushed. Although His Highness the King of Qin was polite, Cheng Hu heard His Highness's disappointment. Cheng Hu held five thousand cavalry in his hand and couldn't catch an assassin. How cowardly should he be, the general?
Can his performance be considered a veteran of a hundred battles? Can he still deserve his attention and use?
"Your Highness, you have a lot of secrets. The general ignored Lord Zhan's ship. Last night, the magistrate of Liuhe County Nie Yong left office, and Lord Zhan personally sent him. It was a coincidence that they happened to be the dock that was leaving at night. The generals' thousands of households dared not make things difficult for the Grand Governor and missed the great opportunity.
Finally, I guess that Nie Yong's ship must have just entered the canal to the north at this time. I will chase after him now. If I am unexpectedly surprised, I will definitely get something. I beg your highness to approve it!" Cheng Hu said.
The King of Qin frowned slightly, and he snorted coldly, turned his head to look at Zhong Fuming behind him, and said, "Sir, it's true that as expected, no one else will think of me except for my brothers!
General Cheng, get up, you can't blame you for this matter. The other party carefully planned it and unexpectedly. Not to mention that you didn't expect it, even Mr. Zhongfu, who was as good as a god, did not expect it.
Okay, just a little assassin, it is impossible to get on the table. For me, the most urgent task is to complete the matter in Jiangnan as soon as possible, and then get a northward edict from my father!”
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The King of Qin still lives in Cheng Hu's house, and Lu Zheng is still living next to him. Assassin Nie Xiaonu seems to have adapted to his role as a maid, and he is very interested in competing for favor with Ying'er.
The people in the family are not surprised. Old Master Lu loves Lu Zheng very much and arranges a group of maids to come every now and then. Lu Zheng's previous handling would either give it away, or stay in the mansion to do chores, or ask him to help Gu Zhilun handle business matters.
This time, there was a pretty maid and slave in the family. This must have been the arrangement of the old man. Now Lu Zheng is no longer the same as before, and he has become Lu Jieyuan!
Although the Lu family is a family of Dukes, there are not many scholars in the family. Since the founding of the Dakang Dynasty, there have been only eighteen Jinshi and more than fifty Juren. However, there have never been people in high school Jie Yuan before. Lu Zheng was able to get Jie Yuan and surpass his ancestors and ancestors, which is undoubtedly of great importance!
Generally speaking, disciples of powerful families who work as officials do not necessarily need to be a high school Jinshi. For example, Lu Qian and Lu Shanchang were not from Jinshi. However, the Great Kang Dynasty established the country with literature, and Jinshi was the only serious background. If you want to join the cabinet and become the prime minister, you must not be a serious background without a Jinshi.
Once the prime minister is the first thing to do is convince the scholars of the world. Scholars are the most difficult to serve. They look down on powerful families at all, and they may not even be able to even the royal emperors! They only look down on the same kind, so it is necessary to become the leader of scholars of the world.
Lu Zheng is now in such a rapid momentum, and a high school Jinshi is just around the corner. If the Lu family does not express it, it will surprise the people in the mansion.
Nie Xiaonu is very charming and looks no less than Ying'er. Her figure is smaller than Ying'er, but she has a different charm. Even Ying'er is very kind to Nie Xiaonu, and the girl around Lu Zheng is even more convinced by Nie Xiaofu.
The only person in the mansion who was hostile to Nie Xiaonu was the boy. He couldn't understand why Lu Zheng had to take such a risk. After he was alone for a few days, he vaguely understood Lu Zheng's intention.
At present, the forces in Jiangnan, especially hidden forces, Lu Zheng said second, and no one dared to say first. Lu Zheng's power includes the old foundation left by Mr. Yan before, the power accumulated by the Lu family over decades, as well as hundreds of dead soldiers and assassins of the Gu family and spy networks.
The power of the boy's control is so powerful that he actually made a little woman silently arrive in Jiangnan, and almost successfully assassinated His Highness the King of Qin. Where is the boy's face?
Lu Zheng deliberately kept Nie Xiaonu by his side and put himself in danger. He would not mention other considerations for now. At least one thing is that his dissatisfaction with the boy is absolutely true.
If the assassin was not for the King of Qin, Nie Xiaonu came to kill Lu Zheng specifically, would Lu Zheng die or live now? The boy is a smart man. If he figured out these things, he couldn't help but sweat.
Then, now Lu Zheng has such strength in Jiangnan, but others don’t know, how can Cheng Hu not know? In Cheng Hu’s eyes, Lu Zheng is one of the few behind-the-scenes planners who are capable of completing such assassination, although they are sworn brothers.
But now that Cheng Hu has defected to the King of Qin, will he still put brotherhood in front of the truth? Therefore, Lu Zheng's situation is destined to be passive, and such situations are caused by the boy's incompetence and mistakes.
Nie Xiaonu is now staying by Lu Zheng's side, stimulating the boy all the time. The boy was cruel and scolded the big kings under his command one by one. Then he began to severely pursuing the hidden forces in Jiangnan, which was quite effective and achieved unexpected gains.
Lu Zheng reads books in the study. As the new Jie Yuan, he should be crowded with people. However, because of the assassination of the King of Qin, the entire Liuhe has been in a panic recently. Those guests who wanted to visit Lu Zheng and those who wanted to invite Lu Zheng all chose not to flow into this muddy water. Lu Zheng was so happy that he reads and writes every day, and lives a relaxed and comfortable life.
Nie Xiaonu obediently placed a cup of tea in front of Lu Zheng, and wanted to speak but stopped. The book in Lu Zheng put down his hand raised and she said:
"Young Master, the little slave's injuries are healing day by day!"
"Want to leave? Do you think you can leave?"
"The little slave didn't want to leave. The little slave didn't want to leave anyway, because it might cause trouble for you as soon as you leave!"
Lu Zheng smiled and shook his head and said, "Is it just my trouble? I'm afraid it may not be possible that your master, Lord Zhan Tianqi, and even the prince may be involved in a huge vortex because of your hasty. What is my trouble? The trouble you bring to the master behind you is a huge trouble!"
Nie Xiaonu's face instantly turned bloodless. She stared at Lu Zheng and said, "You...you...you..." She said three of you on her face, and an extremely panic appeared on her face.
"Don't be nervous. This time you assassinate the King of Qin because you know it is impossible. You must have the will to die. Now you can save your life and make money!
As for your background, since I dare to save you, I will naturally not be ignorant. Do you really think I saved you because you were born beautiful?
These days, it is not easy to find a satisfied dog, but it is too simple to find a gentle and considerate girl with good looks. You can buy several of them for dozens of taels of silver!" Lu Zheng said lightly.
Nie Xiaonu pursed his lips, and a thin anger appeared on his face, saying, "Young Master, what do you want to arrange it?"
Lu Zheng said quietly: "Since you have already lived there, just stay there! You can't live for too long, because I will come to Beijing soon, and you can leave freely at that time.
Don't look at me like that. On the side of the prince, you are already dead. Only when you die can the prince be at peace at this time. Otherwise, the King of Qin will stay in Jiangnan, and you failed to assassinate the King of Qin and are still alive. With your IQ, you can think of what kind of torture the people behind the scenes in the capital at this time!”
Nie Xiaonu took a deep breath and suddenly said loudly: "Young Master Lu, you are very awesome. I have heard of your name for a long time, but don't be too happy too early. This time, the King of Qin came to Jiangnan to dismantle the Jiangnan power family!
There was a counselor named Zhong Fuming next to him. I heard their conversation lurkingly. They deliberately showed weakness in Jiangnan, with the purpose of making the emperor misunderstand that Jiangnan Quan could not insert the needle and water could not be poured in, and they would be opposed to the court everywhere.
If the King of Qin returns to the capital successfully, Jiangnan will inevitably be in trouble..."
Lu Zheng suddenly stopped, and his hand holding the book shook hard, and subconsciously stood up. It was not the first time he and Zhongfuming had come into contact with him, and he had a deep understanding of Zhongfuming's femininity and strangeness.
Chapter completed!