The Lu family in Kyoto.
Someone slowly came to the door of the Lu family's mansion, braved the light snow, and knocked on the door of the Lu family's house.
The doorkeeper of the Lu family has already received orders in the past few days. Anyone who passes by or stops in front of the Lu family gate must be reported one by one. Now that he sees someone knocking on the door, he will immediately report this person. He remembered the person's appearance and asked, "What are you doing?"
The visitor looked at the steward and said with a smile, "My master wants to visit later, please let me know."
The steward was shocked.
Now the only person who can say this is probably him.
The steward nodded quickly and made an excuse: "My master is out today. If there is anything, please come and visit us early tomorrow."
The visitor was not angry, but continued to smile and asked: "Now that there is such a fuss about the reshuffle of the Kyoto family, does the head of the Lu family really want to go out?"
The steward cleared his throat and said, "The head of my family has always been upright and aboveboard in his work, so he can sit still naturally."
In fact, this steward did not know some inside information. He only knew that the head of the Lu family treated their servants very well, so at this time, he would naturally say a few nice words to the head of the family.
The visitor nodded, then took out a name sticker from his arms, handed it to the steward, and said in a semi-commanding tone: "But my head doesn't think so. Please give the name sticker to your family." Master, let him prepare."
The steward frowned, glanced at the name post casually, and his pupils suddenly widened.
There was no content at all on the name card, but there was a big ancient character.
The steward raised his head in disbelief and hesitated: "Are you... from the Gu family?"
The visitor smiled and was noncommittal.
The steward looked down at the name card carefully, then rubbed his eyes to make sure that it was not because of the thin snow that blurred his vision. He was convinced that this name card was from the Gu family.
The visitor waved his hand and left step by step in the thin snow.
The manager wanted to leave the Lu family immediately and then leave Kyoto.
He trusted the head of the Lu family and didn't think that the head of the Lu family would do such a thing, but now the Gu family has to pay a visit in person. Even if they haven't done it, they insist that you will die even if you have done it.
You must know that behind this reshuffle of the aristocratic families, there is the instruction of His Majesty the current emperor.
The family dispute is not that serious, but if it involves people in the palace, it would be a bit difficult to tell.
The steward only felt that the name card in his hand was extremely hot, as if it was a reminder.
After the person who delivered the name card disappeared at the end of the street, the steward opened the door, quickened his pace, and walked towards the main house of the Lu family.
Arriving at the main room, the steward did not knock on the door for the first time, but walked straight in. In front of the owner's reproachful eyes, he placed the name card on the owner's table.
The head of the family glanced at the name card and frowned. Then he waved his hand and drove the steward out of the main room, staring at the name card in silence.
After a long time, the head of the Lu family looked up to the sky and sighed.
In the end, it came anyway.
At the same time, all the characters in the Lu family were hurrying up and rushing back to the Lu family.
There was only the last name on the name card, but no time. The head of the Lu family later asked the steward if he had said when he would come, but the steward just said later.
As for later, when exactly it will be, no one knows.
In the afternoon, all the powerful people in the Lu family have arrived at the Lu family's residence. In the main room, the head of the Lu family sits high on the throne, and the remaining powerful people are arranged on both sides.
When the head of the Lu family saw that everyone had come, he finally said, "You must all know that the aristocratic families in Kyoto are about to reshuffle, and now the Gu family is finally ready to take action."
As he spoke, he raised the name card high.
The faces of everyone below were extremely ugly.
"Tell me, what should I do?"
Seeing that no one was speaking, the head of the Lu family asked, "How can I, Mrs. Lu, escape this disaster?"
Down below, no one offered any advice, but one person complained first.
"Brother, I have long said that cooperating with the All-Martial Arts Association is a bad idea. You didn't listen to the advice at the beginning, but now it's better. Someone has come to your door! I think everyone should just pack up quickly and go their separate ways. never mind."
The man who spoke was the second-in-command of the Lu family, his name was Lu Changqing, and he was the younger brother of the current head of the Lu family, Lu Changxun. It was true that neither of them had any respect for the other.
With Lu Changqing taking the lead, people from Lu Changqing's group joined in.
Lu Changxun's face turned extremely ugly. He slapped the table and said angrily: "Lv Changqing, even if you collude with the All-Martial Arts Association, the benefits you get from this are not much less than mine. Now that something big has happened to the family, you want to kick me in the face." Kick it away, do you still take the Lu family seriously?"
"Yes, Second Uncle, and I remember that even if you didn't cooperate with the All-Martial Arts Association, you wanted to usurp the throne. If you really usurped the throne, do you think our Lu family can survive until now?"
Following Lu Changxun, Lu Renyi, Lu Changxun's son, was the most outstanding young man of Lu's generation.
Lu Renyi was only twenty-four years old and had already reached the state of transformation. Of course, this was inseparable from the help of the All-Martial Arts Association. Moreover, Lu Renyi was also the most eloquent figure in the Kyoto army and commanded a battalion. battalion commander.
Lu Changqing looked at Lu Renyi, of course he dared not speak out in anger.
His two good-for-nothing sons, who only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, are really inferior to Lu Renyi.
Lu Changxun's face looked a little better, and then he asked: "Renyi, in your opinion, what should our Lu family do now?"
Lu Renyi thought for a moment and said, "Father, don't worry, I am the commander of the Iron Armor Battalion after all. Even if they want to destroy our Lu family, they should consider this. How much power the Iron Armor Battalion has in the Kyoto army? They are more powerful than the Iron Armor Battalion." We still know."
As Lu Renyi said, the Iron Armored Battalion is indeed very important in the Kyoto army, and many people are proud to be in the Iron Armored Battalion.
And Lu Renyi happens to be the commander of the first battalion in charge of this battalion, so his words will indeed have more weight.
Lu Renyi continued: "I will go back to the Iron Armor Camp to mobilize troops first and let them hide near Shen's house. If Gu Xiaotian doesn't take action, they don't have to come out. If Gu Xiaotian insists on taking action, it will be a dead end. "
Lu Renyi's expression was fierce, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. It was indeed a bad idea to kill everyone, but anyone with any brains knew that civil strife should not occur at this juncture, especially within the Kyoto army.
At that time, we can continue to drag it out for a while. When the war is over, if Gu Xiaotian wins, Lu will have already flown away by then, to the ends of the earth. Even if he wants to catch it, it will not be easy. .
Of course, if the Quanwuhui wins, Lu's status in Kyoto will also rise in the future, and there will be no worries.
Thinking of this, Lu Renyi smiled with satisfaction.
In the early morning, the snow still didn't stop, but it was much lighter than the previous days.
When Gu Xiaotian came to the door of Gu Mansion, a carriage had already been prepared in front of the door.
Yesterday, he had thought that Madam Lu would come to visit him and say something nice, but now it seems that Madam Lu is determined to fight to the death.
Since you don't eat the toast, you can only drink the fine wine.
Arriving in front of the carriage, Gu Xiaotian looked at the driver who was already sitting at the front of the carriage and said with a smile, "Senior brother asked you to accompany me?"
Zhang Sheng looked at Gu Xiaotian, nodded, and said, "Leader Gu hopes that I can help you when you are impulsive."
Gu Xiaotian smiled, then got on the carriage and said wordlessly: "It's easy to eat carrots and don't worry about it."
The carriage started slowly and was very high-profile along the way.
This is what Gu Xiaotian asked Zhang Sheng to do. He could obviously take a shortcut, but Gu Xiaotian refused. He had to take a detour, so he insisted on passing through the busiest street with crowds, and then stopped on the way. , take a look at the small stalls and buy some things to eat, drink and have fun, just like they do now
It's not like going to Lu's to settle the general accounts, it's just a pleasant trip on weekdays.
But the people didn't think so. I'm afraid it won't be long before Gu Xiaotian's itinerary will be heard by Lu.
Of course, this is exactly Gu Xiaotian’s purpose.
He really wanted to see what confidence Lu had to fight to death without surrendering under such circumstances.
The carriage slowly arrived in front of Lu's gate. Then Zhang Sheng stopped the carriage and glanced at Lu's gate. His eyes were a little cold. He turned to the car and said, "Sir, the gate is not open."
Over there, the Lu family's door was closed tightly, and even the steward guarding the door had long since disappeared.
Zhang Sheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times. It seemed that Lu was really planning to hold on.
The road from Gufu to Lufu took about an hour. During this hour, many people must have tipped off the news, but Lu still didn't take it to heart.
Gu Xiaotian opened the curtain, looked at the door, and asked, "Zhang Sheng, if you were to handle this matter, what would you do?"
Zhang Sheng thought for a while, and temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart, then walked up the steps and knocked on the door. The door slowly opened a small crack. After muttering a few words, Zhang Sheng returned to the carriage. Hui reported: "Sir, they said that the head of the Lu family is not here today. If you want to enter, I'm afraid you will have to go through the side door."
Gu Xiaotian smiled, slowly stepped down from the carriage, stretched, looked around, and said with an evil smile: "It seems that they are indeed ready."
After Gu Xiaotian's reminder, Zhang Sheng also inspected a few times. Outside the Lu Mansion, there were many people dressed as ordinary people wandering around, but their eyes were fixed on the Lu family's mansion, and from their Zhang Sheng could tell from his eyes that they were not ordinary people.
After Zhang Sheng confirmed this, he whispered: "They should all be Kyoto troops. I remember that Lu Renyi seems to be the commander of the Iron Armor Battalion?"
Gu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Exactly, it seems they are planning to kill the fish and break the net."
Zhang Sheng stood aside and said nothing for the time being.
Gu Xiaotian was not in a hurry, he just stood silently in the thin snow and waited silently.
It's not that he doesn't want to take action, but he wants Zhang Sheng to evaluate the weight of the Iron Armored Battalion in the Kyoto army first.
After a moment, Zhang Sheng said: "Sir, although the Iron Armored Battalion has a certain proportion in the Kyoto army, it does not mean that it must be retained."
Gu Xiaotian looked at Zhang Sheng and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, I've already calculated it. Even if the Iron Armored Battalion is gone, there are still many battalions in the Kyoto Army that can take the place of the Iron Armored Battalion in wartime."
Gu Xiaotian breathed a long sigh of relief and uttered a good word.
Then, he returned to the carriage and shouted: "Zhang Sheng, send people over and tear down this gate for me!"
