Dawn, the light on the horizon, gradually kicked off the day.

In a corner of the study, a brass incense burner placed on a carved stilt high table floated a faint sandalwood incense.

The study was very quiet, although the sky was almost bright, but the oil lamp on the table had not been blown out, and it was still emitting a faint and invisible light.

A few bigwigs in Nanjun City sat on a few chairs in front of the desk, staring blankly at the oil lamp on the table.

No one spoke, they were all silently thinking about their thoughts.

After a while, the light from the window crack became thicker and thicker, Guo Yi looked left and right, couldn't help but stand up, came to the table, and blew out the oil lamp on the table.

"It's dawn!"

Guo Yi's words seemed to bring life to several people in the room.

Miao Shouan stood up, walked slowly to the window, stretched out his hand and gently pushed the window open, and a cool breeze blew from the window.

Blown by this cool breeze, Miao Shou'an's somewhat sleepy spirit suddenly cheered up.

"I don't know how Lord Shi happened this night?"

Although he heard Miao Shou'an's words, Zhang Zhenwei did not answer, reached out to pick up the tea on the table, but suddenly found that there was no tea in the cup.

Zhang Zhenwei patted the table with some annoyance, "Come on, serve tea!" ”

As soon as Zhang Zhenwei's words fell, the Zhang family, who had been guarding the door, immediately pushed open the door, and made tea for everyone with a sigh of anger.

Guo Yi smiled reluctantly, "Lord Zhang, you don't have to worry, I already brought everyone back last night, so many people searched together, I think I should be able to find someone!" ”

When Zhang Zhenwei heard this, he was about to speak, but suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door.

When everyone in the house heard the footsteps, they were overjoyed, and Guo Yi didn't wait for Zhang Zhenwei to speak, so he rushed out first.

"It seems that there is news from Lord Shi!"

Before Guo Yi walked to the door, the footsteps had already rushed to the door, and the old housekeeper of Zhang's Mansion stood at the door and arched his hand to everyone.

"Sir, when does breakfast start?"

Hearing the old butler's words, the faces of everyone in the room suddenly flashed with a trace of disappointment.

Zhang Zhenwei waved his hand impatiently, "You can retreat first, we are not hungry now, I will tell you when we are hungry!" ”

"Yes!"

The old housekeeper answered, and was about to turn around and retreat, when Miao Shouan suddenly smiled and said, "Since breakfast is ready, let's send it here!" ”

After hearing Miao Shou'an's words, the old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and looked at Zhang Zhenwei.

Zhang Zhenwei looked at Miao Shou'an and waved his hand casually, "Then send it over." ”

Hearing Zhang Zhenwei's words, the old housekeeper turned around and left.

Miao Shouan turned his head to look at Zhang Zhenwei and said with a smile, "Lord Zhang, look at it like this, the gangsters don't know when they will be caught, do we still have to wait until the gangsters are caught eating?" ”

Speaking of this, Miao Shou'an's tone paused, and he said teasingly, "Or do you say, you, Lord Thorn Shi, are reluctant to take care of our food!" ”

After hearing Miao Shou'an's words, Zhang Zhenwei was about to speak, when footsteps came from outside again.

Hearing the footsteps outside, Zhang Zhenwei turned his head to look at Miao Shou'an, and said with a smile, "Since you are still in the mood to eat, the meal is coming, I see how many bowls of rice you can eat, if you can't eat, I won't agree!" ”

After saying this, Zhang Zhenwei turned his head to look at the door, wanting to see what breakfast the family served.

After seeing the person clearly, Zhang Zhenwei was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed, hurriedly stood up, and said with a smile.

"Master Shi, you are here, tell me quickly, have you caught those gangsters?"

Shi Zhong came to the door, first respectfully saluted Zhang Zhenwei, and then shook his head, "I disappointed Lord Zhang, I didn't get anything last night!" ”

Hearing Shi Zhong's answer, everyone in the room was stunned, and no one answered Shi Zhong's words.

After a while, Guo Yizai walked quickly to Shi Zhong and asked quickly, "Master Shi, how is this possible, more than 1,000 people searched all night, didn't they find any clues?" ”

Hearing Guo Yi's question, Shi Zhong was still expressionless, and said lightly, "Lord Guo, more than two hours have passed from the time you rushed back to the time when the people you brought back participated in the search, if they had already left, even if we had 10,000 people searching, I am afraid that nothing would be searched." ”

Hearing Shi Zhong's words, Guo Yi was immediately furious and shouted, "Master Shi, are you complaining about me?" ”

Shi Zhong didn't see Guo Yi's anger, and nodded, "Lord Guo, if you don't take those people away, as long as everyone does their part, the gangsters will not be so easy to rescue Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao, if they can't be caught this time, Lord Guo, you have direct responsibility." ”

Guo Yi said angrily, "Master Shi, what do you mean by this, I took those people away to save people, how could I know, they used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, if I had known, how could I take people out, wouldn't it be better to stay in Nanjun City." ”

Shi Zhong shook his head, turned his head and hugged his fist at Zhang Zhenwei, and said loudly, "Lord Zhang, Lord Guo took away most of the inspection last night, resulting in no one patrolling the streets at night, so that the gangsters have a chance.

The people in the yamen were even more evacuated by him, and there was no room for defense, otherwise, the gangsters would not have rescued people so easily. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Zhong's tone paused before continuing, "In addition, he transferred most of the troops guarding the city, so that the troops guarding the city gate and the city wall are weak, if those gangsters take advantage of the weak forces to go out through the gate or the city wall, then I am afraid we will never find them again." ”

After hearing Shi Zhong's words, Guo Yi suddenly became angry, stretched out his hand to point at Shi Zhong, and said angrily, "Shi Zhong, what do you mean by this, is it all my responsibility?" ”

Shi Zhong nodded solemnly, "When you set off yesterday, I dissuaded you and asked you not to take so many people and horses, but you didn't listen and insisted on doing so." ”

Speaking of this, Shi Zhong's tone paused before continuing, "So, the responsibility for the gangsters to save people this time is all on you." ”

Seeing that the two were arguing fiercely, Miao Shouan hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly, "Two adults, don't quarrel, now is not the time to shirk responsibility, the gangsters have rescued people, and the most important thing for us now is to find a way to get people back."

If it's useful to be as noisy as you are, then let's all quarrel together! ”

Zhang Zhenwei slapped the table and said angrily, "Shut up for me, hurry up and find a way for me to get people back, don't talk about these useless things." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhenwei was angry, Guo Yi glared at Shi Zhong fiercely, and then turned his head and stopped talking.

Shi Zhong didn't care about Guo Yi's eyes, turned his head and hugged his fist at Zhang Zhenwei, "Lord Zhang, Xiaguan led people to search all the inns in Nanjun City yesterday, and checked their registers, verified the personnel, and found no suspicious people. ”

Zhang Zhenwei nodded, "Lord Shi, besides the inn, didn't you search other places?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Zhong shook his head, "Yes, we also checked a lot of beggars' gathering places and some dark alleys, but we still didn't find anything. ”

After hearing Shi Zhong's words, Miao Shou'an frowned, "Could it be that these people live in personal homes?" ”

Speaking of this, Miao Shou'an's tone paused, but then, without waiting for others to speak, he continued to speak to himself.

"If they live in someone else's house, it's not easy to search."

After hearing Miao Shou'an's words, Shi Zhong shook his head, "Master Miao, this is impossible, they are not locals, and they have no relatives here, unless they buy a house by themselves, otherwise, it is impossible to hide in someone else's house." ”

After hearing Shi Zhong's words, Guo Yi's heart moved, and he suddenly shouted, "I remembered, this time I went to Fengxue Mountain Villa, and there was another thing that might be related to this matter." ”

Speaking of this, Guo Yi's tone paused, turned his head to look at Zhang Zhenwei, and then continued, "Lord Zhang, those gangsters can trick the two sons to Fengxue Villa, and there is one person among them, who is very crucial, and that is Lu Jiansheng's cousin Liang Shaoliang.

For this rescue plan, Lu Jiansheng's cousin Liang Shaoliang came to Nanjun City and tricked the two sons to Fengxue Villa, so that we could mistakenly think that the two sons had been caught by them. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Yi's scorching eyes glanced at the people in the room, and then asked loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you say, will these gangsters hide in the Lu family?" ”

As soon as Guo Yi's words fell, Zhang Zhenwei had already slammed the table and shouted, "Don't care if he has anything to do with him, immediately send someone to Rujia to investigate, turn it over carefully for me, you must find out those gangsters for me." ”

Hearing Zhang Zhenwei's words, Shi Zhong hurriedly hugged his fists and was about to turn around and leave.

Zhang Zhenwei suddenly said, "Master Shi, you have worked hard all night, don't go, take a good rest." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhenwei's tone paused, turned his head to look at Guo Yi, and then continued, "Lord Guo, if you take someone to Lu Jiansheng's house now, you must search carefully, you must not let go of any clues, you must find someone for me." ”

After hearing Zhang Zhenwei's words, Guo Yi hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his fists, "The lower officials listen to the order!" ”

After receiving the order, Guo Yi immediately turned around and left, and soon walked out of the door of the study.

After Guo Yi left, Zhang Zhenwei turned his head to look at Shi Zhong, and said with a smile, "Master Shi, you haven't rested all night, hurry up and go back to rest." ”

Shi Zhong shook his head and sighed, "The gangster hasn't been caught yet, how can I be in the mood to rest?" ”

Speaking of this, Shi Zhong's tone paused, and then continued, "I think, the lower officials should stay here, and after catching those gangsters, it's not too late to go to rest!" ”

Everyone has been together for a long time, and naturally they all know Shi Zhong's stubborn temper, if he says not to rest, no matter how many people persuade him, it is useless.

Zhang Zhenwei smiled and waved his hand, "Since Master Shi doesn't go back to rest, let's have breakfast with us, and by the way, what should we do next?" ”

Hearing Zhang Zhenwei's words, Miao Shouxin suddenly moved, and said with a smile, "Lord Zhang, why don't we call Lu Zhutou from Huaishui County to see what he can think of?" ”

Zhang Zhenwei pondered for a moment, nodded, and said loudly outside the door.

"Someone!"

As soon as Zhang Zhenwei's words fell, a Zhang family member walked in from outside the door.

"Master, is there anything wrong with finding a little one?"

"Go and call me that Lu Zhutou from yesterday!"

When the family heard this, he hurriedly answered, turned around and hurried in the direction of the guest room.

……

Last night, it was getting late, and Lu Dashi did not leave the Thorn History Mansion, but stayed in the Zhang family's guest room to rest for the night.

This night, Lu Dashi didn't have much rest, he was always wondering, what kind of choice would Li Wenchang and Ge Feiyu make after saving people?

According to Lu Dashi's assumption, Li Wenchang and they should have three choices.

First, after they rescued people, they immediately left Nanjun City and returned to the territory of the Shenwei Army.

The second possibility, after they rescued Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao, they did not return to the territory of the Shenwei Army, but went directly to the Cao Gang station on the Huaishui River, hoping to gain some fame by subduing the Cao Gang.

After all, if Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao take away all the people in Shuangniu Mountain, so many people can be regarded as a capital for them.

However, Shuangniushan's plan was destroyed by Lu Dashi, and the capital for their promotion disappeared.

Therefore, it is very likely that they will go to subdue the Cao Gang to obtain new promotion capital.

The third possibility is that they rescued Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao, but they did not leave Nanjun City, but chose to lurk in Nanjun City.

Each of these three options has different benefits.

If Li Wenchang, Ge Feiyu and the others chose the first possibility, then they chose safety, and in addition, if they escaped to the territory of the Shenwei Army, with Ge Feiyu's relationship, they should also be able to get a small position.

If they choose the second possibility, then they just want to go big.

When Ge Feiyu came, he once said that in the Huaishui River area, among these people who were subdued, there would be a candidate for the rank of lieutenant.

If Li Wenchang and the others subdue the Cao Gang, then Li Wenchang or Ge Feiying and the others will get the position of lieutenant.

Lu Dashi can be sure that the position of lieutenant is not only wanted by Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao, but also by Li Wenchang.

Therefore, in order to be all for this position, they are likely to choose to go to the Cao Gang.

The third option, on the other hand, has more benefits.

If Li Wenchang and Ge Feiyu rescued people, they would choose to stay in Nanjun City.

If they have a good hidden identity, it is almost impossible to find them in the huge southern county town.

There is a more important problem, if the Shenwei army goes south, and a master like Li Wenchang knows that Ge Feiyu stays in Nanjun City, once Zhang Zhenwei is assassinated, it will immediately cause chaos in Nanjun, and let the Shenwei army have a chance.

Of these three possibilities, each of which is possible for Li Wenchang and Ge Heyu to choose.

But the question is, which choice will they make?

Lu Dashi kept pondering Li Wenchang's past, as well as the temper of Ge Feiyu and others, and wanted to judge from them what kind of choice they would make.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Lu Dashi could only shake his head in disappointment, because the more he thought about it, the more he found that these three possibilities, no matter which choice Li Wenchang and Ge Feiyu made, would be very beneficial to them.

However, Lu Dashi must judge which choice Li Wenchang, Ge Feiyu and others will make among these three possibilities.

Just when Lu Dashi was thinking quickly, the Zhang family's family knocked on his door.

"Lu Zhutou, the lord is invited."