Liu Xun was already furious at this time. He had long been dissatisfied with his father's hasty decision. What he didn't expect was that in order to help Liu Yan clear the obstacles, his father would not hesitate to let Liu Yan do what he did. If one day Liu Yan finally ascended the throne. If you ascend the throne, you will definitely be the first to be punished. Therefore, Liu Xun cannot sit still and wait for death. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, he would rather choose to be like Wei Wang Liu Xu. Liu Xun gritted his teeth and slapped the table, "It seems that this is the only way. How are your arrangements over there now? Has Xia Jingying's son been trapped?"
"Everything is business as usual over there, but it will take some time."
Liu Xun chuckled proudly, "Huh, Xia Jingying, this old fox, if this thing happens at this critical moment, let's see how he ends up."
"Then how should I handle the next deficit case?"
Liu Xun hid his face and said sadly, "Now we can only lose soldiers to save the car. If we can make up for it, we will make up for it. If we can't make up for it, we will leave it to fate."
Lu Zuo asked deliberately: "What about Cui Hao?"
"Cui Hao is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, which is an important position. He is just a poor official. Although he has been an official in the court for many years, it is expected that his family will have little savings because of his mother. It seems that his money can only be paid for by me secretly." Liu Xun patted his head and said, "I get a headache just thinking about Yang Youxian. He owes so much money all of a sudden. Add in some other officials, and it will take at least a thousand taels of silver to pay back."
"This time the emperor attaches great importance to this matter, so in important positions, we must ask them to pay back the money. As for other officials, we can only pay back. If they can't pay back, we can only resign themselves to fate."
It was already late at night, and Lu Zuo and Yin Jicai walked out of the verandah under the watch of Liu Xun. As soon as they stepped out of the verandah, they saw a black shadow flash out. "Who?" Yin Ji asked quickly and vigilantly.
The man flashed out in the darkness, and under the light of the lights on the corridor eaves, he could see it carefully. It turned out to be Liu Xun's eldest son, Liu Xingyuan. Lu Zuo saluted and said: "It turns out you are the eldest young master, you are so rude!"
"I was offended!" Liu Xingyuan smiled politely, and then asked with a serious face, "Mr. Lu, how is Master Cui's situation? You must save him!"
Lu Zuo had already guessed 70-80%, but he still couldn't help but be curious. Liu Xingyuan had always been an idler who stayed out of the affairs. With so many of his father's subordinates involved in the treasury deficit, how could he be so interested in Cui Hao, the Minister of Punishment, and be so interested? Concerned about him, what kind of person he was, Lu Zuo looked Liu Xingyuan up and down, thinking repeatedly in his heart, becoming more and more interested in him.
Liu Xingyuan also looked at Lu Zuo with suspicion. Seeing that the other party did not answer for a while, he asked again: "Mr. Lu? Mr. Lu... Mr. Cui, is he okay?"
Lu Zuo smiled slightly and said, "Excuse me! Why does the eldest young master care so much about Master Cui?"
"This..." Liu Xingyuan stopped talking, hesitating and not knowing how to start.
"Haha... If it's not convenient for the eldest son to talk about it, forget it!" Lu Zuo said with a smile, "Don't worry, eldest son, the prince will not just sit idly by and ignore Mr. Cui's matter."
Only then did Liu Xingyuan feel relieved. He looked relieved, lowered his head and murmured with a smile: "That's good! That's good!"
Lu Zuoyi cupped his hands and said, "I'll take my leave then." With that, he walked away with Liu Xingyuan.
Lu Zuo and Yin Jicai had taken only four or five steps when Liu Xingyuan suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Lu, wait!"
Lu Zuo also turned around, nodded, and asked calmly: "Is there anything else, sir?"
Under the shadow of the lamp, Liu Xingyuan hesitated on the spot, looking at Lu Zuo suspiciously. The cold wind blew slowly in his ears. The two of them were unaware, just staring into each other's eyes. At this moment, Lu Zuo seemed to feel that he could not understand this person's thoughts, but there was an inexplicable curiosity in his heart.
Liu Xingyuan hesitated for a long time in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface. It could be seen from his actions that he was hesitating about something and thinking about whether to say it. Liu Xingyuan actually wanted to restrain himself and not say anything casually. After all, the person in front of him was his father's confidant. He didn't want to get involved in this dispute between right and wrong. Since Brother Cui was fine, why bother to talk too much? What about those useless words! But Liu Xingyuan just couldn't seem to bear it. The person in front of him always gave people an indescribable sense of trust. Looking at his deep and clear eyes, it seemed that there was some kind of magic, and his inner words were always inexplicably evoked by him. , is he...trustworthy?
"Eldest Young Master..." Lu Zuo broke the silence first, and then smiled meaningfully, "You don't seem to believe me!"
Liu Xingyuan also smiled awkwardly and said with deep feeling: "Who can you trust if you live in a temple? Sometimes even father, son and brothers..." Liu Xingyuan did not say any more.
"So Mr. Cui counts as one, right?"
"He..." Liu Xingyuan immediately lowered his face. If the night hadn't been too dark, his flushed face would have been spotted, "It's just a matter of fact!"
"You don't mean what you say!" Lu Zuo wanted to continue testing him.
Liu Xingyuan saw that Lu Zuo's tone had changed, and he didn't want to tangle with him anymore. He sneered, turned around and took a step forward when he heard Lu Zuo say: "Aren't you afraid that Mr. Cui will be chilled by what you said?"
Liu Xingyuan stopped and took back the step he had just taken. He stood there for a long time and suddenly turned around, frowning and staring into Lu Zuo's eyes. Is the person opposite him really that powerful? Liu Xingyuan couldn't help but have this question, and suddenly the strange smile of the man in front of him was swirling in his mind.
Lu Zuo was also attracted by his cold eyes. It seemed that Liu Xingyuan was indeed unfathomable. He used to give people a simple and honest feeling, but it was just a disguise. Seeing Liu Xingyuan looking at him without saying anything for a long time, Lu Zuo smiled and said: " The eldest son seems to have something to say!"
Liu Xingyuan smiled coldly, "Is Mr. Lu a god? How do you know that I have something to say?"
"Because..." Lu Zuo was startled and smiled, "because the eldest son's eyes... can speak!"
Liu Xingyuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and did not answer. He turned away and looked at the lantern on the eaves of the corridor. The light reflected on his face made him look handsome and tall, and his dark mustache looked full of heroism.
"You don't seem ready to talk to me yet!" Lu Zuo's eyes were firm.
Liu Xingyuan breathed a long sigh of relief and seemed a little impatient. He turned around and said, "Mr. Lu, you seem to have talked a little too much tonight?" After speaking, he said with concern, "It's freezing cold now, Mr. Lu." Be careful of catching a cold, it’s better to go back and rest early!”
Yin Ji also pulled Lu Zuo's coat to indicate that he should go back earlier. Seeing that he was still so defensive, Lu Zuo smiled awkwardly, then turned and left.
