"Master Ye, Master Ye!"
As soon as Ye Yongjia walked to the corridor, a servant opened the bamboo curtain in the corner room and waved to him and shouted. Ye Yongjia went to the wall and asked him what happened.
"Where are you going?"
"Go to the toilet."
"There are relatives of Mr. Lu in this house. If you go the wrong way, you may be inconvenienced. I will guide you there."
Ye Yongjia agreed, and the man came out of the house, led Ye Yongjia to the door of the toilet, and said, "It's right here. I still have something to do, so you can go back by yourself."
Ye Yongjia smiled and thanked him, then turned around and went in. But he didn't have abdominal pain. He paced back and forth a few times, thinking that it was time for the man to leave, so he pushed the door lightly, looked around for a while, then walked out and closed the door.
He looked at several rooms passing by, found the study, and entered cautiously. Seeing that there was no one around, he took out a pen from the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and then took a piece of paper. For fear of making any noise, he slowly writes.
After writing, he tore off the part with the words, held it in the palm of his hand, and took it out with his hands behind his back.
…
Ye Yongjia opened the curtain and saw Lu Deguang, slightly drunk, lying there laughing; and he was behind the armchair of the supervisory censor.
"Master Lu, I'm sorry..." He faced Lu Deguang, his hands on the chair, and took the opportunity to throw down the note.
It fell on the lap of the royal censor.
The censor hurriedly stuffed the paper into his sleeves, and then ate the wine as if nothing had happened.
"You are so unreliable! The Censor is here, and there are so many things to do..." Lu Deguang scolded.
"What the prefect taught you is..."
Ye Yongjia immediately returned to his seat. His heart was pounding, and he couldn't even eat a few bites of the food. He prevaricated a few words, and after a while, everyone dispersed.
When the censor came out, he didn't mention going to the barracks. He just asked about the conditions of the household and prison cells, and talked about some unimportant matters. Lu Deguang felt relieved.
After patrolling for only an hour, the censor said: "It's getting late and I have to go on my way, so I won't stay here." After hearing this, the prefect persuaded him again, but the censor said he wanted to leave, so he could only I sent him out of the city to mount his horse and said goodbye.
The censor walked about a hundred steps and saw that Lu Deguang had led his people back and that the outside of the city was an empty wasteland. He lowered his head and took out the piece of paper from his sleeve, and while riding on his horse, he read:
"Lu Deguang has raised thousands of troops, and he will raise the flag of rebellion within a few days." The censor can report to the emperor to send troops to Chen. Hurry! Be quick! '
The censor was really taken aback and broke out in a cold sweat. He sent a sergeant over and ordered sternly: "Take this thing and hurry to the capital. If Lu Deguang wants to rebel, don't delay at all!"
"Yes!" The sergeant took the note, flicked his horse whip, and ran forward quickly, and disappeared after a while.
But Lu Deguang didn't notice anything strange yet, and was planning his great cause as usual. At this time, he began to send craftsmen to forge tiger talismans and forge yellow satin edicts. In preparation for the day when the army was to be launched, he falsely claimed that "the emperor personally issued an edict, and strived to kill the willow thief"; once he used this name, he could deceive the morale of the army. Make the soldiers and horses concentrate on fighting the enemy without any distractions.
Because the materials used in the imperial edict were difficult to find, the matter was left alone. Although there was no mold for the tiger talisman, the shape must be different. However, it was only shown to the soldiers of Chenzhou as a way to gather people's hearts. Therefore, they were not so careful and casual. The earth was forged.
Only Lu Deguang's 'minions' knew about this matter, including Ye Yongjia of course. But this was a serious mistake made by the always cautious Lu Deguang and his military advisor. At this time, Ye Yongjia was worried that he could not slow down the pace of raising troops, but getting such good news was like adding more wings to a tiger, giving him an opportunity to build momentum.
Ye Yongjia first went to the governor's office to find Professor Zhao.
"Master Zhao!"
When Professor Zhao heard someone calling him 'Sir', he couldn't help but smile. When he turned around and saw that it was the colleague, his face suddenly turned and he felt evil in his heart.
"Tinglong, what are you doing here?"
"Does the governor still remember the previous grudge?" Ye Yongjia did not answer, but asked him with a smile.
"How can there be any hatred..." Although Zhao said so, his expression was not good-looking.
"Captain Zhao, I was confused about what happened before. I apologize. You see, I am here just to make meritorious deeds."
"How to achieve meritorious service? Let me tell you."
"Do you know about the Tiger Talisman?"
"I know, but it has nothing to do with me," Zhao Shouzhong sighed, "I, the governor, can't make the decision and lead the troops. I don't have the tiger talisman either."
"You won't go to Mr. Lu?"
"Don't dare!"
"Why don't you write a submission from the Governor and pass it over to me? I'll try to persuade Mr. Lu, and maybe it will be done."
Professor Zhao looked at him warily: "I'm afraid you will say bad things in front of Mr. Lu..."
"This is absolutely not the case," Ye Yongjia tried to explain to him, "What kind of relative do you think you are to Mr. Lu?"
"You don't know? Ask me?" Professor Zhao's tone was not kind.
"I'm wrong... Please continue to listen to me. You are Mr. Lu's cousin, and you have been taken care of by him many times. I am not related to the prefect, so who is my turn to slander you? Why is Governor Zhao worried? ?”
Professor Zhao felt that it was reasonable, and he was more eager to ask for Fu, so he agreed: "I will write a petition right now; but if you can't handle it, don't even think about staying in Huaining City!"
"Yes, yes..." Ye Yongjia spoke humbly, for fear of offending him.
Professor Zhao wrote the submission in the hall and handed it to Ye Yongjia. He then left and walked to the magistrate's office. Hearing that Lu Deguang was resting in the study, he stopped paying him a visit. Instead, he asked Li Yong where he was and handed the submission to him. He handed it to him and said that it was entrusted to him by Zhao Shu.
The reason why Ye Yongjia did this was because his prestige was gradually losing, and it was not his turn to speak when he was about to present the son, so he asked a prefect's servant to help him deliver it. Lu Deguang trusted Li Yong, so he naturally took this letter seriously, which aroused suspicion. .
Lu Deguang was indeed suspicious. He held the letter in his hands and said nothing for a long time.
"I thought..."
"You don't need to tell me," Lu Deguang said, "I think Professor Zhao also has some problems."
"This letter was given to me by Ye Yongjia. I'm afraid..."
"No," Lu Deguang shook his head, "If he really wanted to make me suspicious of Professor Zhao, wouldn't it be more convenient to send him directly and make some slanderous remarks in front of me? Why should he leave it to you... This must be assigned by Professor Zhao. of."
Li Yong kept silent.
"He's so brave!" Li Yong could clearly feel the vibration in Lu Deguang's throat. "Didn't anyone tell him that this military power belongs to me?" Magistrate Lu waved his hand and threw the letter away. to the table.
"And in those days, I sent him to contact Magistrate Zhong, and then the Supervising Censor came. Today, something like this happened again... Can you tell me if he is less suspicious!"
"What do you think, Lord Magistrate?"
"You will send someone to the Governor's Office to search for me tomorrow! ... As for raising troops, it seems that we will have to rest for a while."
