Spring is full of peach blossom water

Chapter 23 When Water Falls, Rocks Come Out, Lu Li Kneeled to Hear the Sky

Lu Li slowly opened his eyes and said, "Tonight is really lively."

The seemingly invisible sound of footsteps came from a distance, if it wasn't because of his internal strength, he really couldn't hear it.Lu Li heard it, and Wen Tian could hear it too.As for Zou Ziheng, a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was anxious about.

Lu Li put the sword back into its sheath, and said to Wen Tian, ​​"If you don't leave, it shows that the person coming is not your opponent."

Wen Tian coughed twice in embarrassment, "I'll explain clearly when I'm done with these things."

"Oh." Lu Liai replied indifferently.

Zou Ziheng suddenly turned his head and stared at Wen Tian, ​​"Who are you?"

Wen Tian smiled faintly, "Good guy."

"Are you a good person?" Zou Ziheng snorted, then turned to ask Lu Li, "Do you trust him? How long have you two known each other? Why do you trust him but not me?"

"It's a matter of character, Hero Zou." Wen Tian interjected, "Come on, let me explain a little bit about Hero Zou. The tragedy of the Wu family cannot be caused by one person. You can't bring too many people with you. The whereabouts were exposed, so not all 17 members of the Wu family were killed by the knife, and several of them were burned to death by the fire. You spilled the kerosene, and after preparing to kill people, you burned the evidence. Trapped in one place, they arrested Wu Chen's wife and his two concubines, and used their lives as bargaining chips to force Wu Chen to hand over the map."

At that time, Wu Baihua had already sneaked back to Wu's house. Seeing the tragic death of his family members, he knew that the tragedy was irreversible, so in desperation, he lit the fire first.Before that, Wu Baihua buried the kerosene surrounding the doll's house with sand.

Wen Tian said: "You saw that the fire was already on fire, so you had no choice but to kill the Wu Chen couple and other members of the Wu family. Those who escaped your murderous hands by chance were also burned to death by the fire."

And Wu Baihua knows that his strength is like a mantis' arm, so he can only wait for you to leave and go in to save the baby.Coincidentally, Lu Li arrived.Mistakenly thought that Wu Baihua was going to harm Doll. "

Speaking of Wu Chen, he was also a tough one, he would rather die his whole family than submit to the threat of Zou Ziheng.

In this way, where the map is located, it is necessary to ask Wu Chen's adopted son, Wu Baihua.

"You have said so much, do you have evidence?" Zou Ziheng asked.

Lu Li spoke first, "Zou Ziheng, are you delaying?"

While talking, the sound of footsteps gradually approached from far away.Wen Tian pricked up his ears and listened, surprised: "There are at least 20 people?"

Lu Li glanced in the direction of the gate, "The footsteps are orderly and undisturbed, either government officials or soldiers." After saying that, he lowered his eyes to look at Zou Ziheng, "The rescuers you were waiting for are here."

"The situation is not good." Before Zou Ziheng could speak, Wen Tian stepped on it, making Zou Ziheng groan. Wen Tian stroked his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly grabbed Zou Ziheng and tried to escape.

"Wentian! How dare you!?" Lu Li shouted loudly, jumping up and blocking Wentian's path, "Put him down!"

With a smirk on Wen Tian's face, he said, "Xiao Lu, this name suits you."

Lu Li pointed his sword at Wen Tian, ​​"Put him down!"

"Borrow it for a while, and I will definitely pay you back."

"No discussion. Either the two of you stay together, or..."

"Or, can you still kill me?" Wen Tian still had a smirk on his face, "I know, you are reluctant. Look at you, the sword is not even out of its sheath."

With a clang, the sword was unsheathed, with a cold light.

Wen Tian looked at Lu Li who was already angry, and sighed helplessly: "You can't keep me. I promise to send you back, okay?"

Holding the sword in his hand, Lu Li said coldly, "Tonight, you talk a lot of nonsense."

"Hey, hey, don't do it!"

Seeing that there was a rift between Wentian and Lu Li, Zou Ziheng hurriedly said: "Lu Li, Wentian is definitely not a kind person. He kept saying that I was the real murderer of the Wu family, but in fact, he is even more suspicious!"

"It wasn't him." Lu Li said without hesitation, "The murderer who killed the Wu family used to use knives, good knives, and good knives. I used his anger as an excuse to fight him."

Dong Da!

Here I am!

Give him your knife, don't say that I bully unarmed people.

Wen Tian was very surprised, it turned out that he was deceived by Lu Li at that time.

Honest people lie to others, every time they lie to each other!

Lu Li's eyes fell on Wen Tian's face, "The weapon you use is neither a knife nor a sword, and your martial arts are also very strange. I don't know what sect or sect in the world can teach you this weird kung fu."

How thick is Wen Tian's face?The truth was about to be exposed by Lu Li, and he still looked like he was indifferent, and said indifferently: "Not all martial arts in the world are like that, they fight and kill."

Suddenly, people entered the gate of Wu's house.

Wen Tian was really in a hurry.

Lu Li took another step forward, "Wen Tian, ​​I don't ask who you are, but Zou Ziheng, you must stay. If you insist on leaving, let me go first."

"You know you can't beat me, why are you so stubborn?"

"If you can't beat it, you still have to fight."

As soon as Wen Tian changed from his previous hip-hop grumpiness, his face showed some sullenness and impatience.His eyes were deep and piercing, and he only stared at Lu Li.

Lu Li subconsciously took half a step back.

Wen Tian remained silent, making Lu Li feel the pressure he had never felt before.

Who are you?

At this moment, a stern shout came from the front garden, "Surround the back garden to my house, and not a single fly can fly by!"

It was Mr. Hu, a burly and seemingly upright Mr. Hu.

Hearing Mr. Hu's shout, Lu Li didn't change at all. The anger in Wen Tian's eyes grew, and the corners of Zou Ziheng's mouth secretly curled up, cunningly and strangely. He tilted his head and pretended to faint.

The majestic Mr. Hu led more than 20 yamen servants and rushed in in a hurry.When he looked at Lu Li and Zou Ziheng who was caught, his eyes changed slightly.

"Sure enough, Catcher Lu did not disappoint the government. He caught the murderer within three days." Mr. Hu walked towards Lu Li with a gratified expression on his face, "It's hard for you, go find the doctor to see the injury." Come on, he shouted at the yamen servant behind him: "Come here, take the two criminals back, and the government will interrogate them overnight!"

Before the yamen servant came forward, Lu Li took a step forward, stood in front of Wen Tian and Zou Ziheng, saluted Lord Hu, and said, "My lord, please forgive me for being rude, these two cannot be handed over to your lord."

Master Hu squinted at Lu Li when he heard the words, "Why? Could it be that you don't trust me?"

"Your Excellency is serious. There are still details of the Wu family case that have not yet been clarified, and the officials will keep these two people here to continue waiting."

"Wait for what?"

"Partner."

"Okay. You bring some people to wait, and the two criminals are handed over to the government." Master Hu stopped talking, and greeted the two yamen servants to take Wen Tian and Zou Ziheng away.

How could Lu Li let him succeed?Although the sword was not out of its sheath, it still hurt a lot when it hit someone.The two yamen servants grinned from the beating, and retreated to Mr. Hu's side wisely.

Master Hu looked angry, and shouted: "Bold and Lu Li! Are you trying to cover up the murderer?"

Lu Li replied neither humble nor overbearing: "My lord, the lower officials have said that the Wu family case was definitely done by one person and two people, and there are still many details that have not been clarified. It is not wise to bring them back now."

"Are you teaching me how to handle a case?" Lord Hu stepped forward and glared at Lu Li, "It's just a small captor who dares to disrespect this house. Come here! Take Lu Li down!"

Lu Li had long discovered that the servants who came with Mr. Hu were not from the mansion. Presumably, they were all brought by Mr. Hu from Nanlingzhou Mansion, and he didn't know where they hid before, so he responded in time.

When Lu Li was thinking about it, seven yamen servants had already walked in front of him.Lu Li was taken aback, and said to one of the yamen servants, "Aren't you Zou Daxia's servant? When did you become a yamen servant?"

The yamen servant whose true colors were seen lowered his head subconsciously.

Master Hu reacted quickly, "What are you still doing in a daze? Take Lu Li down quickly!"

Lu Li was ready to resist with his sword.Unexpectedly, Master Hu said: "Lu Li, if you dare to resist, you are disobeying the court's decree. Do you know what the result will be?"

"I know. According to the laws of this dynasty, those who disobey will be punished with [-] lashes and sent to the frontier."

"Now that you know it, just obediently grab it!" Then Master Hu sneered contemptuously and said, "Don't say you're a small headhunter, even if Liang Momo is here, he wouldn't dare to resist the government if he had a few guts."

Lu Li seized the opportunity to retort, "If Master Liang hadn't disappeared, would Master Hu still come?"

"Naturally. Liang Momo is really a straw bag. Besides drinking tea and eating meat, what else do you do?"

Master Hu's voice hadn't finished yet, when he suddenly heard Master Liang's teasing voice from outside.

Mrs. Liang, who had been missing for several days, came over from the front garden in casual clothes.While walking, he said: "Master Hu, the sages have said: Don't talk about others' faults in small talk. It's all right for you to say bad things about me. How can you look down on drinking tea and eating meat? This is a big deal."

grown ups!

Seeing Lord Liang appear, Lu Li's heart finally eased a little.Before, Wen Tian said that Master Liang was locked up, so he was still a little worried.Thinking of this, Lu Li quickly glanced at Wen Tian.Wen Tian covered his face with one hand, looking like he was having a headache.

The sudden appearance of Liang Momo made Master Hu stunned.Then, with a half-smile, he looked at Liang Momo who came up to him, "Where did Master Liang come from?"

"Back from where I went."

"Why go?"

Mr. Liang stroked his chin without a single beard, shook his head and replied, "It's been a long time."

Master Hu shouted angrily, "Liang Mo!"

"I'm here, what orders does Mr. Hu have?"

"As an official of the imperial court, you leave your post without authorization, connive at your subordinates' disadvantages, and openly violate the imperial court's laws and regulations. Are you guilty?"

Master Liang was dumbfounded, "Did Catcher Lu disobey the court's laws? It's too wrong!" As he spoke, he pretended to walk up to Lu Li and looked him up and down.

Lu Li saluted politely, "My lord, it's good that you come back."

"How many injuries have you suffered?" Master Liang looked at Lu Li, unable to hide his distress, "You child, you are not good! You are really not good!"

puff!

Wen Tian couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Lu Li glared at Wen Tian, ​​then turned around and asked Lord Liang in a low voice, "My lord, is there a way to deal with it?"

"nature."

Lu Li was still a little worried. After all, Mr. Liang came here alone. If Mr. Hu really wanted to do something, Mr. Liang would be in danger.

Master Liang patted his chest, "Wrap it on your master!"

"My lord, what are you going to do?"

"Adults not only know how to drink tea and eat meat, but also flirt with each other!"

Why do you have to say such things with confidence?

Master Hu gave Liang Momo a disgusted look, but Liang Momo suddenly turned around and said to Master Hu, "What evidence do you have to say that Lu Li violated the court's laws? Just because he didn't follow your order? Today, at this moment, I really want to make it clear to you, Lu Li is my headhunter, and he obeys me, not you Hu Jianxi. Who are you going to take away, have you asked me?"

Even the word "Xiaguan" was omitted. It can be seen that Mr. Liang is determined to fight against Mr. Hu.

Master Hu never expected Liang Momo to be so disrespectful to him, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent for a moment!Immediately shouted: "Come here, give these three traitors to the Fa-rectification on the spot!"

Mr. Liang sneered and said, "Hu Jianxi, Mr. Hu, you are such a powerful official. I can understand why you want to kill me. But Lu Li and this brother are also helping me to investigate the case. I'm not being disrespectful to you, and secondly, I'm not hindering you from being promoted and making a fortune, so if you kill him if you say so, isn't it child's play?"

"Don't talk sweet words!" Master Hu was really angry, wishing he could kill the three of them with a knife, "Liang Mo, just based on what you said just now, it is already a capital crime! The remaining two will also be punished with the same crime. You If you are smart, give up resistance and obediently catch him. Otherwise..."

Before Mr. Hu could finish showing off his power, Wen Tian coughed twice honestly, which caught Mr. Hu's attention.Wen Tian said with some embarrassment: "I'm just a passerby, it's none of my business."

"Little thief, don't quibble!"

Mr. Liang looked at Mr. Hu with half-closed eyes, and said, "Mr. Hu, this matter really has nothing to do with this brother. He is only helping Lu Lu to arrest and investigate the case. Why do you embarrass an irrelevant person?"

Lu Li couldn't understand his own adults.Although what he said was reasonable, but when he looked carefully, he always felt that the adult was hugging Wentian's thigh.

Moreover, Mr. Hu cooperated with his "good intentions" and stared at Wen Tian.

Mr. Hu waved at several yamen servants, pointing at Wen Tian, ​​"Let's take down this little thief first, and execute him!"

"Rectify me?" Wen Tian was quite surprised, looked left and right at Mr. Hu's yamen servants, and in a blink of an eye he had a smirk,

"What are you still doing in a daze? Do you want to wait for the government to do it yourself?" Master Hu ordered his servants to quickly deal with Wen Tian.

As a result, many yamen servants rushed towards Wentian together.

"Stop!" Master Liang yelled, his fat body was as fast as lightning, he ran up to Wen Tian, ​​and scolded a group of yamen servants, "Lawless! Where are you going to put the laws of this dynasty? Don't blame me for not reminding you, The origin of this brother is unknown and his identity is suspicious, if he kills the wrong person, how will you explain it?"

Is this a compliment?Wen Tian stared at the back of Mr. Liang's head with disgust.

Master Hu said nonchalantly: "Don't say that his identity is unknown, even if he is a relative of the emperor, the government dares to arrest him! Don't forget, this place is under the jurisdiction of the government, the government is the law, and the government is the sky!"

Lu Li rolled his eyes at the sky.

Mr. Liang said with emotion: "It's really a death."

With the backing of Lord Hu, the yamen servants are still afraid of a small county magistrate?I don't know which yamen servant was the quicker, he pushed Mr. Liang to the ground, and went straight to Wentian.Master Liang was as brave as a man with a broken body and a strong will, grabbed the skirt of the yamen servant and shouted: "Brother, you go!"

The corners of Wen Tian's mouth twitched, he no longer knew how to deal with Mr. Liang who was "fisting with love".

It's too late to say it!A few sharp knives were already on Wen Tian's neck, and Zou Ziheng, who had collapsed at his feet, kept pretending to faint. Hearing that Wen Tian was under control, the corner of his mouth gloated a little.

At this moment, Lu Li slowly drew out his sword. The sound of friction between the blade and the scabbard made Mr. Hu and his group nervous.

"Lu Li, do you dare to disobey the government?" Master Hu was still pressurizing, "If you stay on the sidelines obediently, the government can consider giving you a lighter sentence."

Lu Li didn't even look at Mr. Hu, but said, "I don't know who Wentian is, but I do know one thing."

Wen Tianxia looked at Lu Li consciously.

Lu Li said, "He owes me his life. If he kills him, it won't be anyone else's turn."

A yamen servant grabbed Wen Tian's shoulder and shouted, "Lu Li, if you dare to take a step forward, I'll immediately wipe his neck!"

While Lu Li was still walking, several yamen servants came over and restrained him with their knives.The blades on his neck are no less than those on Wen Tian's neck.

Seeing that the most important two were under control, Zou Ziheng, who was pretending to faint, got up neatly, clutched his injured leg, and limped to Mr. Hu's side.

Master Hu looked slightly cold, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you so careless?"

"Let's talk about this later, let's deal with that person!" Zou Ziheng pointed at Wentian, "If this person is not eliminated, it must be a serious problem for you and me."

Lord Hu frowned, and ordered the yamen servants who controlled Wentian, "Kill!"

Several yamen servants raised their knives to chop off Wen Tian's head!Suddenly, a huge black monster descended from the sky!A few knives were broken abruptly.

Wen Tian flicked up his sleeves violently, and a strong inner force leaked out, shaking the servants around him out!The gigantic creature that came out of nowhere, seemed to be full of life, and flew back by itself.

However, Hu Jianxi saw it for real!The big thing was originally a huge shield, the whole body of the shield was black, and the tails of two golden dragons were intertwined with each other, and the heads of the dragons faced each other.

Lu Li was also very surprised. Although he had expected that Wen Tian had a good status, he never expected that it was related to the court.Who will have the Golden Dragon?Royal relatives?

Looking at Wen Tian now, he doesn't look like he's a bit of a hip-hop rascal, his waist is tall and straight, his face is not angry and majestic, and his whole body is domineering and natural.

There is a saying that Zou Ziheng is right - if not this person, it must be you and me who have a serious problem.

Wen Tian's eyes were deep, and he looked at Hu Jianxi with extreme indifference, and said, "Hu Jianxi, the governor of Nanlingzhou, is an official of the second grade."

At this moment, Hu Jianxi also became timid, and looked at Wen Tian in doubt, "You, who are you?"

Wen Tian continued: "A second-rank official who knows the state dares to turn right and wrong and misuse his power. Does your family's general judge know about this?"

Zou Ziheng grabbed Lord Hu's wrist, shook his head, and said sharply: "No matter who he is, he can't stay tonight!"

Only then did Hu Jianxi regain his senses, and turned his head to curse, "You know what! Do you know who he is?"

Wen Tian shouted in a deep voice: "Hu Jianxi, are you convicted?"

Hu Jianxi's knees softened, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.Trembling all over, his voice was trembling, "My lord, my lord, Xiahou Wentian."

Xiahou Wentian raised his eyebrows, raised his voice, and seemed to say to the surroundings: "Squat down and don't come out. After so many days of discipline, it's time for the king to start eating meat." Saying this, he walked towards Hu Jianxi.

Wen Tian walked very slowly, and said as he walked: "Hu Jianxi, Zou Ziheng, went to the underworld and asked the ghost messenger to burn two high-quality incense sticks. It is your luck that you can die under the hands of this king."

"You are the prince..." Lu Li's voice was like a cold spring, which seemed out of place in this tense atmosphere.

Wen Tian's footsteps stopped because of Lu Li's words...

Their eyes meet, and their hearts have thousands of words.

Lu Li's eyes dimmed, and he turned his face away.Wen Tian didn't care if there were people around, he just smiled wryly at Lu Li, "Actually, I didn't intend to lie to you, it's just... I can't tell!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Li respectfully knelt down to him...

"Lu Li, what are you doing!?"

"The county government of Nanling Prefecture and Tuofeng County is arresting Lu Li, please refer to the prince."

Lu Li knelt as it should be, kneeling was reasonable.But this scene was indescribably aggrieved in Wen Tian's eyes.

Wen Tian didn't catch his breath, almost suffocating to death!All the resentment was vented on Zou Ziheng and Hu Jianxi, the more I watched it, the more I wanted to chop a few times!

"I won't cut you off, and your surname is not Xiahou!"

Before Wen Tian finished speaking, a few people swished in from outside the four walls.These people were all dressed in blue short clothes, covered their faces with green cloth, and rushed towards Wen Tian when they entered the garden.One of them ran and shouted, "My lord, you can't kill him! It's still useful."

Tangtang, who is angry, will listen to people's persuasion?He kicked Hu Jianxi until he vomited blood and passed out, then beat Zou Ziheng until he limped and ran around.

The people in Tsing Yi frantically stopped the prince, but the prince still grabbed Zou Ziheng and stepped on him, kicking him hard!

I don't know who it was, but suddenly said, "My lord, Catcher Lu is still kneeling!"

Wen Tian finally pulled back, and the moment his back was turned to Lu Li, his eyes were full of killing intent.Wen Tian lowered his voice, and said to Zou Ziheng, who was unconscious, "Don't you want evidence? This king is the evidence!"

Zou Ziheng rolled his eyes and passed out.

Wen Tian hurriedly turned back to Lu Li, trying to reach out to help him up, but he was still a little embarrassed.Crouching down, he turned his head slightly to observe Lu Li's expression.

"You, already knew?"

Lu Li lowered his head even lower, "Report to the lord, the villain doesn't know."

villain?

Xiahou Wentian smacked his tongue and scratched his forehead, "Xiao Lu, it is really inconvenient for me to reveal my identity, and I didn't intend to embarrass you. The imperial court had already received news that people in Nanling Prefecture were privately recruiting troops and hoarding money. The emperor ordered I came to find out the truth, and I found out about Zou Ziheng. In fact, after Wu Chen discovered the gold mine, he contacted the imperial court, but unfortunately, his second letter was not delivered in time."

"Wu Baihua's lost letter!?" Lu Li asked.

Xiahou Wentian nodded, "I arrived one hour late and was snatched away by Zou Ziheng's men." After saying that, he held Lu Li's hand solemnly, "I should have explained to Mr. Liang and asked you to help me. But , Zou Ziheng suddenly appeared, I'm not sure about your relationship. So, I can't be sure for a long time."

So, you pretend to be the real murderer, come to spy on me?

Xiahou Wentian smiled wryly, "You also dug a hole for me and set a trap. First you lured me to use a knife, and then you pretended to be dead to cheat. Xiao Lu, you are more cunning than me."

Lu Li withdrew his hand and said respectfully, "Please convict me, my lord."

Lu Li treated him respectfully, which was hard for a prince.I want to get closer, but because there are too many people around me, I want to stay away, and I am a little bit reluctant, so I have to talk about the case again, "Liang Momo knows me, but it's just not convenient to tell. He sent two letters to inform the Nanling Island. The judge prepared manpower for me. The general judge of Nanlingzhou sent me a secret letter to inform me that Hu Jianxi was here. Hu Jianxi had seen me in the capital before. I was afraid of being recognized, so I had to disappear for a few days. Actually, I didn’t want to alarm There are too many people, so I secretly informed Liang Momo to pretend to be missing, so as to attract the secret agents of the government."

"Master Liang left because of you..."

Before Lu Li could finish speaking, Liang Mo, who was not far away, ran over in a hurry, fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted urgently: "My lord, you are so frightened that you are going to be an official! Hurry up, please come back to the mansion. "

Xiahou Wentian gritted his teeth and pointed at Master Liang's nose: "What's your name? Didn't you see that I was talking to Lu Li?"

Lu Li bowed his head again and said respectfully, "My lord, please go back to the mansion. It's not suitable to stay here for long."

"Little Lu..."

"Please return to the mansion, my lord."

"Speak well!"

"My lord, please go back to the mansion!"

No matter what Xiahou Wentian said, Lu Li always said one word - please return to the mansion.

Xiahou Wentian got up helplessly, gave Mr. Liang a hard look, and had to leave Wujiayuanzi.

The guard in Tsing Yi yelled anxiously: "My lord, what should I do with the rest?"

The dark guard who had been following Xiahou Wentian floated out without a sound, looked at the brother who was left behind, and muttered, "I'm following all the way, whoever wants to follow. Count on the prince? Huh..."

Lu Li looked at the guard, and suddenly remembered the first person who took the baby from his arms on the night of fighting the fire.The secret guard knew that Lu Li was watching, so he walked up to him with a serious face, "Boss Lu, on behalf of the twelve brothers, I would like to express my admiration to you. Your lord, you are the only one who can control you."

what?Lu Li didn't want to think about it.He just wanted to go back to the mansion quickly and work carefully!

The author has something to say:

More than 6000, is it cool?

The last chapter of this case will be updated tomorrow.

I made up official positions based on the Tang and Song dynasties, so don't take it for granted.mwah.