"Who are you and why are you blocking my way?"
Lu Wen frowned and looked at the young man in front of him.
This young man is about in his twenties. The round-neck robe he wears is of exquisite quality and meticulous workmanship. The futou on his head is also made of Sichuan brocade fabric. He is not like the children of ordinary people.
"Don't worry about who I am, I just want to ask you where did these fifteen war horses come from?"
The young man's eyes were fixed on Lu Wen's fifteen Turkic horses from beginning to end, and there was undisguised greed in his eyes. These were not Turkic horses, but Turkic army horses.
Trafficked to Chang'an, a Turkic army horse can be worth tens of thousands of dollars.
These fifteen Turkic horses cost a total of 150,000 yuan!
Lu Wen ignored it and held the horse to avoid the young man.
However, the young man just clapped his hands and then a dozen thugs rushed out from both sides of the street.
And these are not ordinary thugs, because ordinary thugs have no armor or standard crossbows, and they are not likely to have military crossbows. But the round-neck robes of these dozen thugs are all bulging, and it looks like they are wearing armor underneath. , there is also a crossbow in one hand, and the thugs behind are holding crossbows.
Lu Wen's pupils suddenly shrank slightly.
At the same time, I am also a little confused. These thugs are too courageous, right?
This is the town of Khotan. Do you dare to rob someone in the street in broad daylight?
And where did their weapons come from? Is it possible to get a crossbow even in the fighting business?
Lu Wen had no choice but to cross his hands and sing a song, and said: "This gentleman has invited me. I am at the left brigade and right brigade of the Ninth Regiment of the Anxi Protectorate of Nailong Road. Lu Wen, please give way."
The young man seemed not to have heard anything and continued to ask: "Let me ask you again, where do these Turkic horses come from?"
Lu Wen glanced at the thugs surrounding him and said in a deep voice: "It was captured from the Tibetan army on the battlefield. May I ask, do you have any questions?"
"Is there any problem?" The young man laughed when he heard this.
Then he straightened his face again and shouted sternly: "This is a big problem!"
"Because fifteen Turkic horses were stolen from the Khotan town penyard last night!"
"The troops and horses in Khotan Town were stolen, what does it have to do with me?" Lu Wen frowned even more when he heard this.
"What does it have to do with you? Fifteen military horses were stolen from Khotan Town, and yours happened to be fifteen too. What's even more coincidental is that all the stolen horses from Khotan Town were Turkic horses, and yours is also a Turkic horse!"
"Dare I ask, is there such a coincidence in the world?"
At this point, the young man pointed at Lu Wen and shouted sharply: "Take it down!"
"Who dares!" Lu Wen drew his sword with his backhand and said sternly, "Robbing and killing soldiers in the street is considered rebellion!"
At this time, there were already many Hu merchants and Anxi troops on the street, as well as no less than Khotanese people. When they heard Lu Wen's scolding, they gathered one after another and surrounded the young man and a dozen thugs.
Lu Wen took out his identity card from his arms, raised it high and shouted: "I am the commander of the left brigade and right brigade of the ninth regiment of the Quyen Army of the Anxi Protectorate. Is there someone from Khotan Town outside?" Brother? Please report to Ambassador Li as soon as possible, saying that the Quy Nhon army in Seluburg is in dire need of military help, but they were beaten and made things difficult for no reason on the street."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Khotan soldiers were filled with indignation.
The young man calmly took out a tooth tag from his arms.
Then he raised the tooth tag in the air and shouted: "I joined the army to record affairs in Khotan Town, and I am now the right minister..."
Hearing this, the Anxi army officers and the people of Khotan who were originally filled with righteous indignation fell into silence, and the Hu merchants dispersed in an instant, right minister? Can't afford to offend, really can't afford to offend.
Lu Wen was also stunned for a moment. This person actually joined the army in Khotan Town? A relative of the Right Prime Minister’s family?
The young man had obviously expected this scene. He smiled and continued: "Yang Jiu, the steward of Cao Cao's house, is leading the crowd to arrest the thieves who stole the Khotan army and horses. The rest of the people are waiting to avoid accidental injuries. "
Lu Wen was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Manager Yang, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of Anxi soldiers by acting like this?"
"Indulging thieves and lawless people and allowing evil people to run rampant in the city will chill the hearts of Anxi soldiers." Yang Jiu pointed at Lu Wen and shouted again, "Get it with me quickly!"
"Here!" More than a dozen thugs responded in unison.
"Let's see who dares!" Lu Wen took a step back to guard the door.
Yang Jiu snorted coldly and shouted: "If you dare to resist arrest, you will be killed in the street!"
"Here!" Upon hearing this, several thugs on the periphery raised their crossbows in unison.
Lu Wen's heart suddenly sank and he banged his crossbow. He was really in big trouble now.
A crossbow can penetrate the black hammer armor within fifty steps, not to mention that it can only take less than ten steps now. He alone can't stop six or seven crossbows shooting at the same time.
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Seeing Lu Wen in danger, Lu Xiaoning was also anxious.
Isn't this confusing right and wrong? He knows better than anyone how this horse came to be.
This clan member of Yang Guozhong, no, the stewards in the clan clan's house were really lawless. They dared to rob someone in the street in broad daylight, and the one who robbed him was a captain of the Anxi Army.
Has the officialdom ecology of the Tang Dynasty become this bad?
What did Li Linfu do during the nineteen years he was in power?
Originally, I only read in history books that Li Linfu was a traitor. He had abilities, but he did not do serious things. He only knew how to greedy for money and power, blocked his own opinions, and rejected talented people. However, what he did specifically was unclear.
However, now, Lu Xiaoning has truly seen the damage Li Linfu has done to the Tang Dynasty during his nineteen years as prime minister.
Although this is just an isolated case, the so-called isolated case does not prove anything, and an accidental incident cannot explain anything.
But there is another saying, it is called "Guan Ban peeking at the leopard". From the fact that the steward of Yang Guozhong, a small clan member, dared to rob the captain of the Anxi Army in the street, we can know that the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty has completely collapsed. It would be no exaggeration to describe there being no good people in Dong County. The ecosystem is in ruins!
But Lu Xiaoning must not watch Lu Wen being robbed.
Lu Xiaoning still has a very favorable impression of the leader of the Anxi Army.
At that moment, Lu Xiaoning shouted sharply: "Yang Jiu, aren't you afraid of being punished by God for your misbehavior?"
This stern scolding voice appeared out of nowhere, startling Yang Jiu and his dozen thugs.
"Who? Who spoke just now?" Yang Jiu huddled behind a tall thug, then poked his head out from the thug's shoulder and asked, "You're such a sneaky guy, why don't you show up!"
"You alone are not worthy of letting me show up to meet you." Lu Xiaoning said coldly.
"I think you don't dare to show up, right?" Yang Jiu rolled his eyes and continued, "If I guessed correctly, you must be a Manichaean demon, right? Yes, you must be a Manichaean demon here. Pretending to be mysterious!”
When Lu Xiaoning heard this, he almost spit blood onto the screen. This style of painting was not quite right.
Li Siye is a fierce general, so he is not afraid of ghosts and gods. Why is he not afraid of Yang Jiu, a loser?
Isn’t it said that ancient people were very superstitious? But why is it that none of the people I met today are afraid of ghosts and gods? how come?
In the screen, Yang Jiu saw that there was no divine punishment yet, and he became more and more courageous, and said: "Hahaha, did you all hear it? This team of the Quy Nhon Army is called Lu Wen, and it is the same as the Manichean monster. They secretly colluded and stole fifteen Turkic horses from the horse farm without telling the guards of the horse farm last night."
Now, even Lu Xiaoning didn't dare to speak easily anymore.
If he talks too much, others will really think of him as a Manichaean monster.
Unless he can punish mortals like a real god.
The problem is that he can't do it. He can only curse a few words through the screen.
In addition to swearing, the most it can do is play audio to scare people.
At this point, Lu Xiaoning had to start to reflect on a problem.
Pretending to be an immortal and befriending Li Siye and Feng Changqing didn't seem to be a good idea.
Because not everyone believes in ghosts and gods as devoutly as Lu Wen.
More people reacted by treating him like a Manichaean demon like Li Siye and Yang Jiu.
If Li Siye and Feng Changqing regarded him as a Manichean demon, how could he realize his dream of leading the Tang army to attack Tibet and even the entire Central Asia? Are you counting on Lu Wen?
Lu Wen is just a small team captain.
A single team can only command fifty soldiers.
So we still have to rely on Li Siye or Feng Changqing to realize our dream.
Just how to gain the trust of Li Siye and Feng Changqing and get them to accept something as unthinkable as the Window of Time and Space, I'm afraid it will take some effort.
So now, all we can do is find another way to help Lu Wen.
However, where can I think of any good solution in my eagerness?
Just when Lu Xiaoning was extremely anxious, another group of Tang troops suddenly arrived.
