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 put in prison before he could enter the door.

In the prison, Lu Gang saw the white-haired Second Master Lu, knelt on the ground and said, "Dad, it's the son who is incompetent, who lost the battle and lost Jincheng, making you suffer." ”

When Chen Yu heard this, his brows moved, and then he glanced thoughtfully at Lu Gang, who was full of scum.

Second Master Lu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dad knows, you can't be blamed for this, if you want to blame, it's to blame Dad for not teaching your wicked brother well." In fact, Second Master Lu was sad in his heart, Lu Gang returned to the capital this time, and he couldn't get out anymore. may 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: "Lord Chen, do you say that Lu Gang really doesn't know Lu Lin's surrender?"

Chen Yu shook his head and said, "This minister doesn't dare to make a judgment. No one could figure out Yan Wushuang's thoughts, so they all stood by and didn't interfere.

Yan Wushuang chuckled and said, "Then what do you think should be done with Lu Gang and the Lu family?"

Chen Yu bowed down and said: "The general of the defeated army will be punished by military law." In this way, we can make an example of the chickens and monkeys. "But there are drawbacks. If all the people of the Lu family are killed, no more generals will not dare to come back if they lose the battle in the future, and maybe they will directly join the enemy. It's just that Chen Yu didn't elaborate on the drawbacks, and he didn't say that Yan Wushuang also knew about it.

Yan Wushuang asked with great interest, "I heard that the Chen family and the Lu family are world friends. "The two families have been friends for generations and often intermarry, and Chen Yu's great-grandmother is still a girl from the Lu family.

Chen Yu said: "Private feelings are bigger than national law. ”

Yan Wushuang said with a smile: "Very well-said, if everyone thinks like you, then this king won't have so many troubles." ”

Chen Yu didn't say anything. In fact, if you want to say that the first person who does not abide by the law of the country, it is none other than Yan Wushuang.

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 forbidden army, and said, "I didn't expect that it would be you who handed over the blood book." "Lu just wrote a blood book on the night he came back, and this matter can't be hidden from Yan Wushuang. Lu Gang originally wanted to ask Chen Yu to present it to Yan Wushuang, but Chen Yu shirked it. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng went to visit Second Master Lu, knowing that he offered to help present this matter to Yan Wushuang.

Yan Wushuang originally thought that Lin Fengyuan would also refuse, but he didn't expect Lin Fengyuan's behavior to be beyond his expectations.

Lin Fengyuan said in a deep voice: "Lu Lin betrayed and lost Jinzhou, and it is not an exaggeration for Lu Gang to behead the capital as the first general. However, Lu Gang is indeed a fierce general, and it would be a pity to kill him like this. Lu Gang's blood book did not shirk his responsibility, he only hoped that Yan Wushuang could give him a chance to redeem his merits.

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

Lin Fengyuan didn't approve of Yan Wushuang's words, but said: "I can't talk about sympathy, but I feel a little empathy." Lin Fengyuan was also betrayed by people who were regarded as his own brothers, so he knew how uncomfortable it was.

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

Lin Fengyuan didn't shy away from saying at all: "It's not safe to put him elsewhere, just let him go to Tongcheng!" Tongcheng often fights with the Donghu people, and putting Lu Gang over there can be regarded as a real atonement.

Yan Wushuang asked with a smile: "Han Jianye explained Lu Lin, as far as I know, Han Jianye is also your junior brother." What would happen if Han Jianye found you one day? ”

Lin Fengyuan said: "A few years ago, my master wrote to me that the development of the northwest would be very good, and I would have a better future there. I refused at the time, and my master ignored me after that. ”

Yan Wushuang naturally knew about Master Lin: "Your master is very good at medicine, and the medicine he makes with the same medicinal materials is twice as effective as others." He was greedy when he heard this, but it was a pity that his people couldn't get close to Master Yang. As for the assassination, it is even more unlikely to succeed. Master Yang is a master in his own right, 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 down from generation to generation. My little brother has a mellow temperament, and I chose him as the heir to the mantle. After speaking, Lin Fengyuan shook his head first and said, "I just didn't expect that my junior brother would follow my junior sister into the military camp and become 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 it is better than officialdom. However, because Yu Zhi is backed by Princess Pingxi, he is not afraid of being stumbled.

Yan Wushuang asked, "Then why did you refuse your master's mention at that time?"

Lin Fengyuan didn't think about it and said: "My aunt's revenge has not been avenged, if I go to the northwest, this revenge will never be avenged." "Duchess Lin Guo, who killed his aunt, has been brought by Lin Fengyuan to the temple to eat fast and recite Buddha. Mrs. Lin worked hard day and night in the temple, and her two meals a day consisted only of green vegetables and leaves and black nests. This is more uncomfortable than death for the pampered Mrs. Lin. 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 already accounts for one-third of the world, what do you think of this time?"

Lin Fengyuan was silent and said: "Yunqing can fight well, and the Han family has the ability to stabilize the country, as long as the husband and wife are not centrifuge, they will be the fierce rivals of the prince." "If the husband and wife are separated, there is no need to worry.

Yan Wushuang naturally knew this truth, and he made a lot of efforts for this. But now he knows that it is not ordinary difficult to separate Yunqing from the Han clan: "I just got the news today, Yunqing returned to Ho City, and the first thing he did was to deal with those generals who disagreed with the Han clan. At most, ordinary soldiers muttered a few words, which didn't affect anything.

Lin Fengyuan's brows didn't tremble when he heard this: "Yunqing is not stupid, how can he not know that the Han family is one with him, and criticizing the Han family is also tantamount to being dissatisfied with him." In this case, it is natural to get rid of these people and save them from leaving future troubles. "As long as Yunqing and the Han couple are not separated, the husband and wife will compete for the world in the future, and the chances of winning are much higher than Yan Wushuang.

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

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

After Lin Feng left, Meng Nian walked into the room and asked strangely, "What did the prince talk about with General Lin?

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

After reading the blood book, Meng Nian was silent and asked: "Lord Wang, no one dares to object to Lu Gang losing Jinzhou and wants to kill him, but Second Master Lu has always been loyal to the court and the prince, and if he is also killed, it will definitely chill the hearts of other ministers." "Although Second Master Lu is not Yan Wushuang's confidant, he is also an important minister with real power in the capital. If Yan Wushuang said that he would kill him, the other ministers would definitely have ideas in their hearts.

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

Yan Wushuang said again: "I just asked General Lin what he thinks of Yunqing and the Han family, and he said that if Yunqing and his wife are not centrifugal, they will be my fierce enemies. ”

Meng Nian said: "Yunqing and the Han clan will already be the biggest hidden danger in the imperial court. "This couple already has 900,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, which is almost comparable to the imperial court.

Yan Wushuang nodded and said, "This is something that everyone knows, but he is still the first person who dares to be so outspoken in front of me." Except for his henchmen, 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 snorted and said, "Lin Fengyuan himself also said that apart from his aunt, that is, the master is the dearest. "But the problem is that Lin Fengyuan's master and junior brother are all working for Yunqing and the Han family. He didn't dare to trust such a person wholeheartedly.

Meng Nian was also a little helpless, Yunqing was not only brave and good at fighting, but also strong generals under his hands, and the most important thing was that these generals were still dead set on Yunqing. This is something they can't compare.

The next day, the results of the disposal of the Lu family came out. Lu Gang was sent to Tongcheng, and the second master of Lu had no way to degrade his godson to a commoner. The Imperial Mansion was repossessed, and all the confiscated family property and mansion were confiscated and not returned.

The wife of the Korean princess, Lu, used the dowry to buy a two-entry house for the Lu family, so that they could have a place to live. And the eldest lady of the Lu family, Hao, hated the people in the second room, not only did not allow the second master Lu to enter the house that her daughter bought, but also cut off the relationship with the second room.

Second Master Lu felt ashamed, and he didn't have the face to stay in the house that his niece had purchased, so he immediately left with his wife and grandson. At this time, the six people did not have a single piece of silver, and food and shelter became a problem.

Second Mrs. Lu wiped her tears and said, "Master, it's me who has caused you a burden." During this time, Second Madam Lu did not regret it in her heart, if she hadn't thought of leaving a way out for the Lu family, they would not have fallen to this point today.

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

When the husband and wife were thinking about where to go, they saw Gu Jiu coming over. Gu Jiu saluted Second Master Lu: "Lord Lu......"

Without waiting for Gu Jiu to finish speaking, Second Master Lu said with a look of shame: "Old man is now a commoner, Master Gu can call me by my name." Lin Fengyuan helped his son submit the blood letter, but they owe a great favor.

Gu Jiu naturally wouldn't call Second Master Lu's name directly, and said, "If Lord Lu doesn't dislike it, I'll call you Uncle Lu." "Second Master Lu is old enough to be Gu Jiu's father, and it is appropriate to call Uncle Lu.

Second Master Lu didn't refuse: "I don't know if Master Gu came to find the old man, but what's the matter?"

Gu Jiu said what he meant: "My general has a small grange in the suburbs, and my general said that if the adults don't dislike it, they can go to the grange to live temporarily." ”

Second Master Lu was very moved, since ancient times, there are many icing on the cake, and there are few charcoal in the snow. His Lu family has so many relatives and friends in the capital, but the only one who helped was Lin Fengyuan, who was not close to him. Second Master Lu has nowhere to go, and he is penniless, and the livelihood of a family of six is also a problem. In addition, putting aside the problem of livelihood, it is inconvenient for him to stay in the capital now with a guilty body, and he can live a solid life for two days when he goes to the countryside. Lin Fengyuan's arrangement can be regarded as bothering. Second Master Lu bowed to Gu Jiu: "General Lin's kindness is remembered by the old man. ”

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

After a few words of greeting, Gu Jiu asked an entourage who followed him to lead Second Master Lu's family of six to Zhuangzi. He himself went to restore Lin Fengyuan's life.

In the carriage, Second Lady Lu said: "Our family is in the capital, and there are not many relatives and friends, but in the end, it was General Lin who had nothing to do with us. Over the years, I don't know how many people have received his husband's favor. As a result, as soon as the husband had an accident, all these people became shrunken turtles.

Second Master Lu said: "Since ancient times, there have been many icing on the cake, but there are few charcoal in the snow. But I didn't expect that it would be General Lin who helped us in the end and gave us a place to stay. "Lin Fengyuan is the same age as Lu Lin, so he treats Lin Fengyuan as a junior. On weekdays, Second Master Lu instructed Lin Fengyuan a lot of things. It was also this unintentional move that won today's reward.

Gu Jiu returned to the yamen of the forbidden army, entered Lin Fengyuan and said, "General, I have asked Ah Qin to send Lord Lu's family to Zhuangzi." Seeing Lin Fengyuan nodded, Gu Jiu said with some puzzlement: "General, you help Lord Lu so much, aren't you afraid that the prince will be jealous of you?" Yan Wushuang is a very suspicious person, this kind of thing is as far away as other families, unlike his general, who even moved forward.

Lin Fengyuan said: "King Yan has always been jealous of me, and this one is not bad. "Second Master Lu has given him a lot of guidance in the past few years, which has benefited him a lot. He can't help no matter how much he wants, but he can still do it when he settles the family.

Gu Jiu said with some emotion: "If we knew that King Pingxi's momentum was so good, we should have gone 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 lineage can be reused. "Like his general, he obviously has the talent of a general, but he can only retreat in the capital.

Lin Fengyuan said: "Yunqing's reuse is also his descendant. Lin Fengyuan didn't think there was anything about this. Everyone likes to use their own people, and their own people are naturally more at ease to use them.

Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "That's different." "Although Yunqing also reuses his lineage, he also vigorously promotes talented generals. This is what Yan Wushuang can't compare.

Lin Fengyuan naturally knew that it was different, but since he chose to return to the capital that day, he was destined to be an enemy of Yunqing: "Although King Yan has many problems, he is also fair. "At least it's much better than the previous emperors.

Gu Jiu pursed his lips, but didn't say anything more.