That was the gaze of a pack of wolves.
Even though they were more than ten meters apart, and even though Lu Xiaochen had never seen a Turk before, the cold, beast-like eyes would definitely not appear on the faces of Han people.
Seeing those eyes, all the doubts in Lu Xiaochen's heart were gone.
He no longer doubted Bai Song, no longer tried to test Bai Song's true intentions. He squatted down subconsciously, his hands and feet feeling a little cold.
"What should I do? What should I do? Those are the eyes of Turks. They must be Turks! I can see the smell of blood in their eyes."
"Get out of the city! The city is no longer safe."
"Leave the city? Absolutely not! All you care about is your own safety! You are worried that the Zheng family will kill you, so you have to leave the city. But the target of those Turks is me! They don't dare to do anything if I am in the city. If I leave the city, they will definitely find a way to kill me!"
"You can be safe for a while by hiding in the city. Can you guarantee that you will be safe for the rest of your life? How long will it take you to hide in the city? Will you stay in Jixian for the rest of your life and never go back to recover?"
Lu Xiaochen's lips were trembling: "It's all you! It's all you, a madman who pulled me into trouble!"
"What's the use of talking about this now? The Turks have just entered the city. If they escape from the city while their foothold is not stable, there may be a glimmer of hope. If they wait until they are familiar with the terrain and try to escape, I'm afraid It’s not that simple anymore.”
"Let's go! Let's go now!" Lu Xiaochen quickly made a decision and pulled Bai Song to go downstairs.
Bai Song was also a little nervous and wanted to relax a little, so he said casually: "Sir, let's go change some clothes. It's so uncomfortable."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaochen was so angry that he wanted to bang his head against a pillar and glared back at Bai Song: "It's already this time, why are you still talking nonsense?"
Bai Song relaxed a little and followed Lu Xiaochen downstairs.
Lu Xiaochen was upstairs shouting for his entourage to prepare the carriage.
Bai Song took the opportunity to ask: "Sir, how many followers did you bring with you on this trip?"
Lu Xiaochen pointed to a few scattered people in front of him: "That's it."
"Are there any more powerful ones? Just choose two powerful ones and follow them. Don't show that you are leaving the city."
Lu Xiaochen nodded and pointed to two people, asking one person to control the carriage and the other to escort him.
Before they were ready, someone was knocking on the door outside the garden.
"Master Lu, Master Lu..."
Listening to the voice, this is the butler of the Zheng family.
They are not looking for Lu Xiaochen, they are looking for Bai Song.
Lu Xiaochen winked at an entourage: "Go out, be smart and don't let anyone in."
Then he said to Bai Song: "You hide on the carriage first and come out of the house with me later. I still don't believe they dare to search my car."
There were sounds of conversation outside.
"What's the matter? Mr. Lu is busy now and has no time to receive you."
"I heard that there is a thief in this house. The master asked me to come over and take a look."
"Thief? In broad daylight, where did the thief come from? Even if there is a thief, as guards, don't we know how to protect you? What do you mean by bringing so many people here?"
"This official, this old slave is also following orders. No matter what, he has to meet Mr. Lu before he can go back and get his orders. Please be accommodating, and let this slave go in and take a look, and then leave after taking a look."
"Then you stay here later. I'll tell you later after I've reported back to you, Your Majesty."
Seeing that the person in front could not escape for too long, Lu Xiaochen also took the opportunity to get into the car and asked people to go out through the back door.
Before leaving the house, Lu Xiaochen did not forget to look up at the inn on the third floor, but the previous few people were missing, which only made people feel more uneasy.
As soon as I walked out of the back door, someone immediately blocked my way. There were more than twenty people in the alleys in front and behind.
The alley was not wide, and was only wide enough for a carriage to move. If these people refused to give way, the carriage could not move at all.
The chief butler of the Zheng family at the front door is still half a person, but who is he who surrounds the servants behind?
Lu Xiaochen was furious. After all, he was the censor on inspection, but a servant came to stop his car!
"Get out of here! Are you brave enough to stop me?"
The leading servant was humble in front of him and confessed repeatedly, but refused to back down. He only said: "Sir, please calm down. I also heard that a thief has entered here. After all, this is the Zheng family's residence, and it is related to your safety. The master's house The master said that we must check it out, and please forgive me. If you don’t let me check it out, I won’t be able to do anything when I go back."
"Listening to your tone, it sounds like you suspect that I am the thief you call me. Are you going to give in or not?"
"My lord, please forgive me. Let me take a look inside the car and let me leave immediately."
"Good! Very good! It is indeed the largest family in Youzhou, and it is very prestigious in Jixian County!"
The servant was also a sophisticated person. He knew that it was inappropriate to stop the patrolling censor, and he didn't want to talk nonsense to him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaochen took a step forward and opened the car curtain without warning!
"no one?"
The servant was stunned, this was different from what he expected.
"Now this servant, have you seen enough?"
The servant quickly stopped his hand, stepped away, and knelt on the ground: "My lord, make atonement!"
"Atonement!"
Lu Xiaochen roared angrily, quickly pulled out the sword of the guard beside him, and stabbed the sword straight into the servant's shoulder.
The servant groaned, gritted his teeth, big beads of sweat rolled down his face, and his face suddenly turned pale.
The surrounding servants were shocked when they saw this, and subconsciously took a step forward.
The servant who was stabbed into the body by a sword raised his hand to signal his subordinates not to mess around.
Lu Xiaochen shouted: "How brave are you? Do you dare to assassinate the censor in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Sir, please calm down. I don't mean that. I'm just worried about your safety, so I acted to offend you. I took the sword willingly."
"Then why don't you let me leave! It's delaying my important business, but you can ask me!"
As he spoke, Lu Xiaochen suddenly sheathed his sword, and the servant fell to his knees in pain.
Under the car, Bai Song secretly scolded Lu Xiaochen for talking nonsense and he should leave quickly.
You know that the people of the Zheng family are so bold that they dare to check even the inspection censor's car.
He listened to his words and hid in the carriage. At this time, he was arrested by the Zheng family.
Fortunately, I learned a trick from the TV series to hide under the car.
I never thought there could be a person hiding under the car!
Just hanging on the bottom of the car like a crab, every second is suffering.
After only a few minutes, Bai Song already felt that his limbs were weak. If he delayed for another minute or two, he would not be able to hold on anymore.
"Everyone got out of the way, they were blocked from the adults' way."
The servant finally gave the order, and the carriage slowly moved forward.
The carriage left the alley, and Bai Song just got out of the carriage, climbed into the carriage, and urged the guards to hurry up.
Now is the time to grab time and get out of the city before everyone can react, otherwise we will really be trapped in Jixian County.
In the car, Lu Xiaochen clenched his fists, veins twitching on his forehead, as if he had not gotten over his previous anger.
"How audacious! It's simply lawless. This little servant actually dares to block the way of the imperial censor. Does the Zheng family still have the imperial court in their eyes?"
"Hmph..." Bai Song snorted, "They can even collude with the enemy, what else can't they do? Don't forget, if this matter is exposed, no one in the Zheng family will be able to survive. Come down! For the sake of the whole clan, what’s the fate of a patrol censor? Don’t you, sir, not believe what I say? Now you still think I’m an alarmist?”
Lu Xiaochen opened the curtain and asked, "How long until we leave the city?"
"There is also a stick of incense at the nearest east gate."
Lu Xiaochen put down the car curtain, took a deep breath, and tried hard to regain the demeanor of an official.
"What is your purpose? Why do you want to investigate the Zheng family?"
"Is it okay to say that it is to serve the country and the people?"
"Huh..." Lu Xiaochen exhaled again and changed the question, "Leaving Jixian like this doesn't count as finding evidence of the Zheng family's collaboration with the enemy."
"I know that this matter needs to be settled slowly. But before that, I can't let you be in danger."
"They all said you were talking nonsense and you couldn't believe a word you said. Now it seems that what the Zheng family said is not entirely wrong."
Bai Song didn't explain either, sitting in the car and shaking his weak hands.
Lu Xiaochen looked at this young man who was much younger than himself, and suddenly became confused: "Are you really trying to save me?"
"Your Excellency is my only hope to bring down the Zheng family. If the Zheng family colludes with foreign enemies and cannot be punished as they deserve, it will not make any sense."
"Are you so sure that I will help you? Aren't you afraid that after saving me, I will immediately return to Beijing and stop asking about this matter?"
"If you really want to get out of the way, I will find another way. After all, I did trick you in this matter. Otherwise, you would have been bribed by the Zheng family and the local government, right? I would probably only know about the Zheng family's trafficking. It's a private matter. For adults, this situation is the best."
"What kind of officer do you think you are..."
Lu Xiaochen originally stated that he was determined to be a good official.
But as he spoke, he suddenly remembered that he had been drunk and dreaming in Ji County these past few days, and that the villa still contained many good things given by local officials.
Be a good official?
Does it look like that?
Lu Xiaochen was silent, thinking that although the poor boy in front of him had a personal grudge against the Zheng family, at least he was not afraid of power and did not follow the crowd.
Investigating the Zheng family caused a lot of trouble, which was also a matter of justice.
When I left Beijing, I vowed to contribute to the country and share the emperor's worries, but I didn't expect to forget it so quickly.
"I know how to find evidence of the Zheng family's crimes."
Bai Song was startled and turned around: "How to do it?"
"If you can't get the evidence from the Zheng family, it's better to find it from the Turks."
"Find it from the Turks?"
"Among the people accompanying me, there are people from the military. They are currently fighting with the Turkic army. There are many prisoners on both sides of the war. As long as we go to the front line to investigate, we will definitely find someone who knows the evidence of the Zheng family's crimes."
Bai Song's eyes lit up after hearing this.
yes!
Who said we can only find evidence from the Zheng family?
Everyone in the Zheng family is cunning and difficult to succeed.
Most of those Turks are simple-minded, and they don't care about evidence of collusion with the Zheng family. Finding evidence from the Turks is far easier than spending it in Jixian.
"When you leave the city today, I will take you to meet a person. You can follow him to the North Front. You may gain something unexpected."
