MTL - Three Kingdoms-Chapter 2755 advance and retreat

  Chapter 2755 There are advances and retreats

  Lu Hong was so proud that the pimples on his face were all red and shiny.

  If he wasn't alert, he might have let Li Cheng run away!

  『And what a coincidence! ’ Lu Hong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, pointing at Li Pan and Li Cheng with a horsewhip unceremoniously. 』

   Li Cheng seemed a little unconvinced, and wanted to argue with Lu Hong, but was stopped by Li Pan.

Lu Hong shook his head, he didn't know whether he felt proud or disappointed that no one talked to him, so he smacked his mouth, as if reminiscing about the happiness of being captured, he waved his arms, "Tie superior! Take me back to prison! 』

  The school official rushed forward, pressed the two of them to the ground, bound their hands and feet, then stuffed them into the prison van, and escorted them to the Xu County Prison.

  Lu Hong turned around and pulled a confidant over, and signaled with his eyes, "There are inevitably some bandits left in this manor, you...you know what to do?" 』

  『Little one understands... Don't worry, my lord! The little one will definitely clean up the manor thoroughly, and never miss any remnants of bandits! ’ said Lu Hong’s subordinates.

  Lu Hong laughed, patted his shoulders in satisfaction, and said meaningfully, "Then this place will be handed over to you!" Good job! It's time for us to rise to the top! Never lose the big because of the small! 』

  Lu Hong took a deep look at his subordinates, and then looked back at the manor with some reluctance, especially the furnishings in the halls, with an undisguised greed in his eyes.

   Arresting anyone is not as lucrative as arresting these gentry children.

Lu Hong felt very reluctant, but because he had other things to do and other people to catch, it was naturally impossible to stay in such a manor for too long, so he could only grit his teeth and force himself He turned his head away, and left with the rest of the staff.

Lu Hong's subordinates followed Lu Hong in small steps. While sending Lu Hong off, they patted Lu Hong's chest to reassure him that they had been sent all the way out of the manor. Shouted, "Come on, search all the manor, big and small!" Even a penny of copper can't be let go! 』

  Since all the principals in the manor have been arrested, the items in the manor are of course "stolen".

   The handyman was Qi Qi, who was clever enough to get up to Lu Hong's men who stayed in the manor, "Mr. 』

  『How to arrange? ’ Lu Hong’s subordinates laughed, with some green light in their eyes, ‘Do you still want me to teach you this? 』

  ...(o_O)||...

Yanzhou.

  Cui Yan's mansion.

  Cui Yan was sitting alone in the flower hall in the backyard with carvings on all sides.

  Cui Yan, who used to be a prominent figure in Jizhou, now only wears a simple cloth robe, and does not wear a crown on his head.

  Inside the incense burner on one side, faint smoke rose.

  Among the tea bowls on the table beside Cui Yan, a bowl of tea has been completely cooled, without any heat.

  When people leave, the tea must be cold.

   Even if no one left, the tea would still be cold.

   Cui Yan was around, but there were no waiters left behind. These servants in the mansion also know that Cui Shijun has been in a bad mood for the past few days. He has already declared his illness and locked himself in the mansion. No one dared to go forward to disturb without reason. If you accidentally startle Cui Shijun, even though Cui Shijun always talks about kindness, but if you really get angry and kill the servants and servants at home, who would dare to say anything? ?

  It is a life that my parents took with great difficulty, so how can I just hand it over to others?

   Cui Yan sat in the hall, and seemed to be sitting like this for a long time.

  Suddenly, some small voices sounded outside the courtyard, and the steward stretched his head at the courtyard gate, and then shrank back.

  『What is it? 』Cui Yan originally thought of ignoring him, but he also knew that if there was no need to report something to him, the steward would not have done such a thing.

   Sure enough, it was Mao Jie who came.

  Seeing Cui Yan's appearance, Mao Jie frowned and said, "Brother Cui, why is he so decadent? Now the outside world is divided into chaos, waiting for the upright people to turn the tide, but Brother Cui lives here to pretend to be sick and cherish his life! 』

   While talking, Mao Jie walked in and sat down on his own.

   Cui Yan sighed slightly, but did not speak.

  Mao Jie patted the table next to him lightly, making a crackling sound, "This table is here, and I have no grievances or enmity, but it's just an eyesore!" Come on, take this table away, chop it up, and use it as a cook! 』

   Cui Yan knew Mao Jie's intentions, so he couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Xian, why are you doing this? 』

   Mao Jie said: "Brother Cui, isn't this a pure cultivation? 』

  『No matter how clean it is, you disturbed it...』 Cui Yan waved his hand, and let the servants who heard the sound retreat to retreat again, 『Forget it, I want to avoid the secular world, but the secular world is pressing me! How is the situation these days? 』

  『The school official is too rampant! Mao Jie patted the table case again, "If you arrest people, you will have to judge whether you are guilty or not. This is not a big deal... But these school officials not only arrest people, but also all the financial and family properties. ! Even the tiles on other people's walls were taken away! What, what is this? ! 』

  『My lord wants to be clean and honest, so I naturally agree! But let such a group of insects rule officials, who would agree? Mao Jie sighed and said, "Brother Cui thought that by staying out of the matter, he would not be contaminated by this mundane world?" 』

  The two of them couldn't help but lower their voices when they talked about Cao Cao.

  Cui Yan said with a sigh of relief: "The word power and money is difficult for a saint to escape!" If the prime minister wants to fight against Guanzhong, he must have a strong army, but this strong army is not something that falls straight from the sky, and naturally it needs money to support it. But this money... It's not the first time the Prime Minister has done this. Why can't these people understand it? Money is something outside the body, and now even the name is gone, in fact, people and money are empty? 』

   Mao Jie laughed and said, "Exactly. But some people don't understand, why? Now people are in a panic, government orders are not working, and the people are uneasy, is it what the Lord wants? 』

   Cui Yan pondered for a while, then said: "Xiao Xian has a plan? 』

   Mao Jie said: "Since the lord wants an honest man, he should choose an honest man." It's just that the power of selection should not be left in the hands of the school secretary, otherwise... I am afraid that the family will be uneasy! It's too early for this mess! If you sit back and watch it spread, when the roots and leaves fall, it will be a tree that lifts the sky, and it will not be able to withstand such conquests! 』

  Cui Yan was silent for a longer time, and then slowly said: "What Xiaoxian said is even reasonable. only…"

  『Just what? Mao Jie laughed and said, "It's just a false name!" Does brother Cui want the name of one person, or the name of a family? Do you want temporary stability, or family stability? I heard that the school official wanted to do three woods in order to climb and bite. Brother Cui really thinks those people are modest and gentlemen, just like Kong Wenju? For such a generation, there are many who make the icing on the cake, and few who give charcoal in the snow. If there are benefits, they will flock to them, and if they want to share troubles, don't even think about it! Now the lord is no one to use, so let these school officials be arrogant, if they wait for the limelight to pass, they will probably throw them away immediately! That being the case, why wait? 』

  Cui Yan looked at Mao Jie, "The meaning of filial piety is..."

   Mao Jie snorted, "Brother Cui's wisdom, don't be perfunctory. 』

  Cui Yan remained silent for a long time.

  Mao Jie did not urge, but waited.

  The cold wind howled outside the hall, and it seemed that the tiles on the hall were about to be blown off one by one.

  …(╥╯^╰╥)…

  Compared to the Cui family mansion where Cui Yan and Mao Jie sat withered, the Lu family in the south of Xu County is another scene.

  A while ago, Lu Hong’s place was almost empty, but looking at it now, the carriages and horses at this gate were all filled from the gate of the yard, and they couldn’t even fit in the alley, and even parked on the street!

  In the past, the children of the noble families who seemed to have no such figure as Lu Hong in their eyes at all, seemed to think of Lu Honglai again at this time, and they all came to the door to deliver the list of famous assassins, asking for a visit. As for the reason for coming to the meeting, anyway, there are all kinds of reasons, and some people said that they heard that Lu Hong's pen and ink are excellent, and they wanted to invite Lu Hong to splash ink...

   I don’t know who was still laughing behind his back, saying that the word Lu Hong was like a dog crawling.

  Lu Hong's own courtyard is not in Lifang, where nobles gather, but in the poor areas of Xu County. Generally speaking, noble people do not come to such places, but these days, it is like a magnet that attracts more and more people.

  However, Lu Hong has been extremely busy these days, and has no time to see anyone, so most people can't enter Lu Hong's house. Lu Hong didn't have any concierge at first, after all, his original yard was not big, and there were only two doors, let alone a concierge, but now he also has one. Anyway, those people who had been silent with Lu Hong for a long time, are now jumping up and down again, all of them are full of momentum, and their arms, legs and feet are spread apart when they walk...

Although everyone knew that Lu Hong wouldn't meet a few people, and they came here for nothing, but outside Lu Hong's courtyard, there were still cars and horses parked full of cars and horses. Now they are standing in the mud wearing brocade robes, and they don't seem to have the slightest sense of impatience or disgust.

  They also know that they can't see Lu Hong now, but it's one thing to see Lu Hong, but it's another thing to show enough respect here!

  If it was because he didn't do enough work, Lu Hong would miss it, and then add some "unnecessary" to his family...

   Once the party is imprisoned, it will be white.

  If it weren't for the party, everything would be easy to talk about.

   Well, it’s easy to say for the time being.

   Hasn’t someone already made up a ballad?

  What do you say "the strong wind blows the grass, the party will fall down, as long as it doesn't take root, it will still rise in the coming year"...

ha? So wet?

  Don’t care if it’s good or not, under the control of the Han emperor several times, the children of the gentry have formed a certain immunity, and it can even be said to be group immunity.

  No one would really mess with Prime Minister Cao on fire...

  Except for the iron baby like Mi Heng.

   After all, it is the only one among the Three Kingdoms.

  Most of the other people are like grass on the wall. If the wind is low, they will shake and laugh, and if the wind is strong, they will immediately lie down on the ground and wait for the limelight to pass.

  If Cao Cao was the center of the storm, then Lu Hong would naturally be in the limelight, so these people came to Lu Hong just to avoid the limelight as soon as possible.

  As long as you dodge the first wave, all fellow daoists will die.

   After all, the current gentry children of the Han Dynasty have the best welfare benefits in the world. If they are really cut off by the wind, then wouldn’t the farmland, shops and other assets accumulated with great difficulty become others’ playthings?

  The noble children in front of Lu Hong's gate, one by one, clusters, clusters, chirping, rustling, swaying.

  While they were waiting, they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes, and everyone looked up one after another, but they all fell silent!

why did he come here? !

  How could it be that he came? !

Although it is said that there is only one person and one horse, and there are no servants around, let alone any luxurious vehicles, but the figure sitting on the horse's back is quite calm, like a rock, letting the wind blow, leisurely and motionless .

  Why is Cui Yan here?

This is impossible!

  A few days ago, Kong Rong was in trouble and was arrested in prison.

   Cui Yan stood by with his arms folded and remained motionless, which is why Li Pan ran back and forth.

  Why did it appear here instead?

  Cui Yan rode alone, which was more convenient than a vehicle, and dismounted in front of Lu Hong's gate. Lu Hong's concierge, who was originally rebellious, also twitched his eyebrows, hurriedly stepped forward, helped hold Cui Yan's horse's head rein, and said with a smile: "I don't know if Cui Shijun is in front of me, I'm too far away to welcome you..."

  Cui Yan got off the horse, first adjusted his clothes, and then said: "Let me know. 』

  『Small... this...』

The concierge of Lu Hong was still waiting to prevaricate, but he heard Cui Yan say indifferently, "Your lord has come back, he came in through the back door... You go and report yourself, whether you see or not, your lord makes up his mind, it's not your turn." Is it up to you? 』

  『This…』The concierge Lu Hong’s expression changed, and he finally lowered his head, “Then please Cui Shijun stay here for a while…”

  Cui Yan nodded, and stood with his head held high, as if all the meaningful gazes from the side didn't exist.

  The weeds outside are swaying and chirping, it seems that some people want to come forward to say hello, but hesitate.

   Without waiting for these weeds to do anything, a moment later, the concierge Lu Hong came back, with a humble expression, bowed his head and said: "Cui Shijun, my lord is here. 』

  Cui Yan nodded and walked forward.

The group of weeds who were watching from the back suddenly realized at this time, they couldn't help rushing up together, but they were stopped by Lu Hong's doorman, and the two sides immediately made a mess, chirping, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. what, but no one can hear the others yelling something...

  Cui Yan sighed slightly.

  Lu Hong looked a bit tired, standing outside the hall, when he saw Cui Yan, he cupped his hands, "Emissary Cui. 』

  『School Lu. 』Cui Yan returned the gift.

  The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lu Hong reached out to greet each other, "Please. 』

"Please. 』Cui Yan also indicated.

  The two sat separately, and Lu Hong pinched Cui Yan between his eyes, and said calmly, "Mr. Cui, I suspect that the melon fields are under the plums, you and I should make a long story short." There is no need to repeat what I am looking for, and those words of intercession. 』

  Lu Hong didn't ask Cui Yan why he knew his whereabouts so well, and he didn't even express any dissatisfaction with this matter, because Lu Hong knew that even if he said it, Cui Yan would not answer him directly. Cui Yan used this method to express the power of the Cui family, and Lu Hong also used his language to demonstrate the authority that belongs to Lu Hong.

  Cui Yan nodded, "That's it, so I spoke bluntly." Woe is in trouble for the school official, and I don't know how long it will be! 』

  Lu Hong laughed loudly, "Wait... Really, can't we change the story?" 』

  『Wen Shaoqin laughed in the past, while Marquis of Huaiyin cried in Jiuyin. Cui Yan said calmly, "You and I are the same, why change the words?" 』

  『You...』Lu Hong's smile froze, then he restrained himself, lowered his brows, wrinkled his nose, and stared at Cui Yan, like a wolf waiting to bite its prey.

   Or a dog.

  Cui Yan sat still, seemingly not aware of Lu Hong's unkind gaze.

  『Speaking of which, what do you want? After all, Lu Hong didn't have Cui Yan's patience, so he grinned and spewed some air from between his teeth, "You must know that what you just said is a serious crime that can exterminate the genocide!" 』

"and then? Cui Yan smiled, "Do you know why the prime minister dared to kill the Bian family but not the Yuan family?" 』

  『You…』 Lu Hong shook his hands, but swallowed the bold words that followed.

  Can Bian’s and Yuan’s be compared?

   Obviously not.

  But what Bian did, that is, what Bian Rang did to Cao Cao, or what Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did to Cao Cao, which one would be more serious? Even if Yuan Shao has some caring friendship for Cao Cao, Yuan Shao also has calculations, threats and coercion towards Cao Cao. Not to mention Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao couldn't be said to have a deep friendship from the very beginning, and Yuan Shu even sent assassins to kill Cao Cao directly...

  But after Cao Cao defeated the Yuan family, he didn't slaughter all of the Yuan family. Even his subordinates who had colluded with the Yuan family were lightly let go. Is this because of Cao Cao's magnanimous nature and unparalleled kindness?

"Humph. 』Lu Hong fell silent and turned his gaze aside.

   Cui Yan shook his sleeves, stood up, and said, "Tomorrow a certain person will go to see the prime minister. A certain person also reported to the meeting about the meeting with Principal Lu... It is really impolite to come today without invitation, and I hope that Principal Lu will be happy. Farewell! 』

  Lu Hong was taken aback for a moment, before he could say anything, he saw Cui Yan smiled indifferently, turned around and left!

  Cui Yan came so far...

   Just leave?

   Just said a few words and left?

   Just said a few understatements, and then left?

  Who will believe this thing?

  Lu Hong's face suddenly turned pale. He realized something, couldn't help but gritted his teeth fiercely, then closed his eyes again, and let out a long breath.

  Lu Hong ran in with his jaw down. Seeing Lu Hong's expression, he couldn't help but look back at the direction Cui Yan left, and then asked in a low voice, "My lord, this is..."

  Lu Hong opened his eyes, was silent for a moment, then waved his hands, "It's okay..."

   As for whether it is really all right, or verbally said it is all right, only Lu Hong himself knows.

  Lu Hong's subordinates didn't know what to do, nodded in response, and then asked again: "My lord, then who are we going to arrest tomorrow?" Do you want someone to prepare some chariots and utensils? 』

  Lu Hong frowned tightly, with his hands behind his back, wandered around the hall several times, and finally sighed, "Let everyone come back, stop for a while..."

  『Stop for a while? Lu Hong's subordinates asked puzzledly, "Why?" 』

  Lu Hong stared, "I want to collect one or two first, and report it to the lord. What's the matter, is there a problem?" Or, are you in charge? 』

   Lu Hong's subordinates saw that something was wrong, so they quickly made an apologetic smile, then looked at their waist and retreated.

  Lu Hong stood outside the hall with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.

  The night is low, it seems that people can't see the sky, and they can't see far.

   Chaos.

  (end of this chapter)