This meal was naturally enjoyed by all the guests, especially Erguotou, which was highly sought after by these famous generals. When Cheng Yaojin left, he even clamored for Lu Chen to give him a few bottles. Chen could only give Qin Qiong and others a bottle of Erguotou on the grounds of low production.
During the banquet, Qin Qiong and others also put forward a lot of opinions on the defense of Lu Chen's Lujiazhuang. After all, after seeing the things produced in Lu Chen's workshops today, these people all proposed that Lu Chen should at least It is necessary to prevent prying eyes from the outside of Lujiazhuang and within a radius of five miles.
"Those people have left Lujiazhuang?" Li Yuan, who was sitting in the imperial study and reading, put down the book in his hand and looked at Chang Bao, who was bowing to report to him, and asked.
"They've all left!" Chang Bao replied respectfully.
"Yes! I understand!" Li Yuan nodded slightly and responded without comment.
"Your bad guy still can't get into Lujiazhuang?" Li Yuan suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked at Chang Bao and asked.
"Your Majesty, let alone entering Lujiazhuang now, if you try to get within three miles of Lujiazhuang, you will be discovered by the patrol team of Lujiazhuang! It seems that Mr. Lu is secretly making something in Zhuangzi. Today, a bad person came to report, saying I heard a loud noise in Lujiazhuang and thick black smoke rising into the sky!" Chang Bao reported with a wry smile.
"Oh?" After hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
"According to the reports from the people below, the loud noise was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and the black smoke rose into the sky. It was very scary!" Chang Bao continued to report the report. The meaning of his words was obvious, that is, he wanted Li Yuan and Lu Chen to put pressure on him. Lu Chen explained what caused the loud noise and black smoke.
"Oh! Don't ask about this matter! I can trust the Duke of Chang'an County!" How could Li Yuan not understand the meaning of Chang Bao's words? After thinking about it for a moment, he waved his hand towards Chang Bao and said, "Besides, you Those bad people should also withdraw!"
Hearing Li Yuan's last words, Chang Bao was immediately shocked, and at the same time he felt a cold feeling. Apparently Li Yuan's trust in Lu Chen had reached the point where he couldn't be more trustful. He even wanted to remove the bad guys? Then wouldn’t Lujiazhuang become a place outside the law?
"Your Majesty, if the bad guys are removed, then if something happens to Lujiazhuang, Your Majesty will not be able to notice it!" Chang Bao said tactfully.
"It doesn't matter! I will be marrying the Duke of Lu County soon. Can't I still trust my consort?" Li Yuan looked at Chang Bao, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the cold light flashed away.
"Yes! It's my slave who talks too much!" Chang Bao hurriedly apologized. Although Li Yuan looked gentle now, there were not a few people who died in Li Yuan's hands. Liu Wenjing could kill at will, let alone a chamberlain. !
"I'm tired, come on!" Obviously Li Yuan didn't want to continue this topic and directly motioned to Chang Bao to come on. Chang Bao hurriedly and respectfully went over to help Li Yuan.
At the same time, the aristocratic families and princes in Chang'an City also received rewards from their servants. The most talked about thing, apart from the fact that several princes went to Lujiazhuang and left Lujiazhuang after dinner in the evening, was about the explosion in Lujiazhuang. There was black smoke.
"Hmph! I'm afraid this Lu Chen has done many unjust things and has been punished by God!" After hearing the report from his subordinates, Zheng Shanguo snorted and said, "It was really an advantage for Lu Chen that he was not killed by the explosion!"
"Aye, Lu Chen said that he would send someone to our house to ask for the advance payment!" The speaker was Zheng Shanguo's second son Zheng Xuandu. Zheng Shanguo's eldest son Zheng Xuanxu is now working as a bookkeeper in Wuxi, so now he is here Accompanying Zheng Shanguo in the study was his second son Zheng Xuandu.
"I heard that you met Lu Chen today?" Zheng Shanguo took a sip of tea and looked at Zheng Xuandu and asked.
"Yes! I met you in Changyuan Building today!" Zheng Xuandu replied very respectfully, and then Zheng Xuandu told him about his encounter with Lu Chen and how Xiao Kai hated Lu Chen so much that he gritted his teeth. Zheng Shanguo listened.
"Then Lu Chen didn't trouble you?" After listening to what his second son said, Zheng Shanguo frowned slightly. After all, Lu Chen is now a typical "thorn in the side" in the eyes of people like Zheng Shanguo. As long as something goes wrong, He was definitely going to cause trouble for what was on his mind. Today, when his second son met Lu Chen in Changyuan Building, it was Chai Shao who was the host, but he didn't cause trouble. This was a bit beyond Zheng Shanguo's expectation.
"It's probably in public. He doesn't want to ruin his reputation too much, right?" Zheng Xuandu said half-guessing.
"Destroying his reputation? Is he, Lu Chen, still afraid of ruining his reputation?" Hearing his son's guess, Zheng Shanguo laughed directly, "He, a master who dared to cause trouble in the Tai Chi Palace when he was white, is afraid of ruining his reputation? He is probably too lazy to pay attention to you. That's true!" Zheng Shanguo sneered and continued, "But Lu Chen, who seems to be your age, can actually be so favored by His Majesty. The reason for this is worth pondering for you brothers!" Zheng Shanguo looked at Zheng Xuan. Du warned very seriously.
"Yes, Aye, my son has written it down!" Zheng Xuandu responded solemnly.
"Lu Chen really feels uncomfortable if he doesn't do anything for a day!" Li Daozong, who also received the report from his subordinates, laughed it off and said, "What's going on with those houses you're keeping an eye on?" Li Daozong put away his smile and looked. He asked the guard standing in front of him to report to him.
"Your Majesty, there is no action!" the guard saluted Li Daozong and replied, "But something happened today!"
"What's the matter?" Li Daozong picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, asking lightly with an expression of enjoyment on his face.
The guard immediately reported what happened in Changyuan Tower today to Li Daozong.
"Yes! I understand. Don't worry about Mr. Lu's affairs. Just keep an eye on those families, you know?" Li Daozong put down the tea cup and looked at the guard and said.
"Yes! I will order you to go down now!" The guard saluted Li Daozong. After Li Daozong nodded, he turned around and left in a hurry.
"This kid definitely didn't hold his fart in!" After the guards left, Li Daozong chuckled and shook his head. At this time, Li Daozong thought of what Lu Chen said to him and Li Xiaogong that day.
After Qin Qiong and the other princes left, Lu Chen sat directly in the side hall and waved to Liu Jing, who came directly in front of Lu Chen.
"Go and find Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo for me!" Lu Chen whispered to Liu Jing. Liu Jing took the order and turned around and left the side hall. At this time, Lu Chen, who was drinking tea, was the only one left in the side hall. .
Not long after, Liu Jing brought Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo to the side hall.
"I've met the father-in-law!" The two of them entered the side hall and saluted Lu Chen directly.
"No need to be restrained, I have called you here. I have something for you to do!" Lu Chen said and winked at Liu Jing who was standing aside. Liu Jing went directly over and looked around, then closed the door of the side hall. .
Seeing Liu Jing closing the door so cautiously, Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
"You two don't need to be too nervous. I just want you two to get a beating! How about it? Is that okay?" Lu Chen looked at Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo and asked.
"This..." When they heard Lu Chen said that they were going to be beaten, the two of them immediately looked at each other in confusion.
"Then the Zheng family owes us an advance payment and has not paid it. I have given up my word and have asked people to come to collect the debt in the past two days. As for the result of the debt collection, I guess based on your understanding of the family, I will No need to say more!" Lu Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip, looking at the two of them with a smile.
"Sir, are you going to take action against the Zheng family?" After hearing Lu Chen's words, Su Dingfang immediately understood what Lu Chen meant. At the same time, he also guessed why Lu Chen wanted him and Du Junchuo to do this. Their status is that they are the most suitable to do this in the Beiwei Guard. Feng Huai is too naive and prone to bad things. Several others have official positions. Only the two of them are the commanders of the Beiwei Guard and are not included in the imperial establishment.
"How can you say that? I'm here to collect the bill, and this needs some excuse!" Lu Chen looked at Su Dingfang and said with a smile.
"I understand! The two of you will live up to your orders!" After Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo looked at each other, they saluted Lu Chen directly.
"You must not disgrace your life. Remember, just let them beat you. I only need an excuse. Don't get hurt, you two!" Lu Chen was really afraid that these two guys would come back with bruises in order to tell the truth. , if there are any sequelae by then, Lu Chen will have no place to cry. These two are the immediate combat power of the Tang Empire in the future!
"Yes! My subordinates must pay attention to their sense of propriety!" Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo said again while holding hands.
"Remember, you can't suffer in vain!" Lu Chen blinked at Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo, and they both nodded in agreement, and then Liu Jing opened the door and let them leave.
"Today's gunpowder explosion has probably spread throughout Chang'an. This matter is a bit tricky!" Lu Chen scratched his head and said with some embarrassment. Even if Li Yuan doesn't ask about this matter, he will definitely do it in the morning. Someone brought this matter up. If those people really put pressure on Li Yuan, Li Yuan would be unable to resist and send someone to investigate, which would be troublesome!
After Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo left, Lu Chen thought about the black powder explosion today. The noise was quite loud and could be heard from miles away, not to mention the black smoke billowing up. Lu Chen Chen was pacing in the side hall, thinking about how to deal with this matter.
Just as Lu Chen was pacing back and forth, a voice came over: "Master, are you worried about the explosion this afternoon?"
Hearing the sound, Lu Chen turned around and saw that Sun Simiao was standing at the door of the side hall with a smile and stroking his beard, looking at him.
"Old God! You can't even make a sound when you walk?" After seeing Sun Simiao, Lu Chen said with a wry smile.
