The Imperial Guard’s Revenge

Lu Heng said and motioned to Jin Yiwei behind him to take the two women away. Fu Tingzhou narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said, "How should Commander Lu handle the errand, this marquis has no intention of intervening. But, how do you know that when they complain about grievances, they do have grievances? What if they just use this as an excuse to approach the palace and intend to assassinate them?"

Lu Heng knew that Fu Tingzhou would do this. If it was someone else, Lu Heng wanted to bring someone up, who would dare not do it? But Fu Tingzhou is different. The grievances between them are not limited to differences in the court. In March, Lu Heng openly took Wang Yanqing away and replaced him in front of Fu Tingzhou. After that, he destroyed Fu Tingzhou's plan to get close to Wang Yanqing several times. Now Fu Tingzhou must hate him so much, how can he let him take people away?

Fu Tingzhou really didn't want to let go of this heaven-sent opportunity. It was purely accidental for the two of them to rush over to complain, and it just so happened that Lu Heng took over the case. Fu Tingzhou finally got hold of Lu Heng's handle, how could he give up his chips? He had to settle accounts with Lu Heng.

It would be even better if he could take the opportunity to exchange Wang Yanqing.

Lu Heng put away the token, the smile on his lips remained the same, and a cold glow appeared in his eyes: "Marquis Zhenyuan, this is the decree of the sage, do you want to disobey the emperor's order?"

Fu Tingzhou was indifferent. He looked at Lu Heng coldly, and said tit for tat: "Protecting the safety of the palace is also the emperor's order. Commander Lu said that the prince does not agree with him, and I am sorry to accept the order."

Lu Heng issued a military order in front of everyone and solved the case within three days. He didn't have time to fight with Fu Tingzhou here. Lu Heng glanced behind him and said, "Since the Marquis Zhenyuan doesn't believe it, why don't you join me in interrogating the two of them. Is it possible to know the grievances immediately. What does Marquis Zhenyuan think?"

Fu Tingzhou thought about it and agreed. He could use witnesses to threaten, but he couldn't really hinder Lu Heng from handling the case. After all, this is the emperor's decree. If Lu Heng, a lunatic, bites Fu Tingzhou without finding out, Fu Tingzhou won't get better. Why don't you go over there and see what Lu Heng wants to do.

The two took a step back and reached a consensus for the time being. But Fu Tingzhou was still reluctant. He asked the soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division to press the two women forward. Lu Heng didn't want to waste time and went with him. Just as they were about to set off, the prefect of Weihui House ran over with a few cronies, panting and shouting, "Commander Lu, please stay."

Lu Heng turned his head, Cheng Zhifu stopped in front of Lu Heng, kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, out of breath and said: "Commander Lu, it's all because of the poor governance of Xiaguan, which disturbed the holy car. Xiaguan does not Dare to let Commander Lu get tired, these two should be interrogated by the subordinate officer. The subordinate officer will definitely investigate it clearly, and it will never delay the return of Lord Lu."

It's about Lu Heng's life, how could he let him go. Lu Heng said lightly: "Cheng Zhifu has so many people under its control, how can you know everything? Cheng Zhifu doesn't have to feel bad about it, I can check it."

Cheng Zhifu was still reluctant, and repeatedly said that he would not dare to bother. If it were normal, Lu Heng would not listen to other people's disagreement when investigating the case, but this is Wei Hui, without the cooperation of local officials, he would never find out the cause and effect within three days. Lu Heng thought that there was one more Fu Tingzhou anyway, and he didn't care about another one, so he said, "I was about to go to the quiet room with Zhenyuan Hou to ask questions. Since Cheng Zhifu is not at ease, let's come together."

When Cheng Zhifu heard this, he knew that he could no longer stop Jin Yiwei from intervening, so he could only reluctantly agree.

The emperor's southern tour brought more than 15,000 people, ordinary soldiers camped outside, accompanying officials and servants stayed in the palace. At this moment, it was sunset time, and the palace was busy and messy, so it was not difficult to find an empty room to interrogate the suspect. Lu Heng entered first, and Fu Tingzhou looked around and found no ambush, so he followed cautiously.

Cheng Zhifu wiped his sweat and followed behind the two.

This house is remote, far from where the emperor stayed, and the people living here are not very high-ranking, so the cleaning is very sloppy, and many places are still covered with dust. The house is three rooms long, with paintings and calligraphy hanging in the middle of the hall, and a set of rosewood tables and chairs below, which can be seen to be newly purchased. On the east and west sides hung drapes, which were stacked on the ground, and the screens slanted across the back.

Fu Tingzhou frowned as soon as he came in, but this place is far away from the crowd, remote and quiet, and it was just right for interrogation, so Fu Tingzhou had to endure for the time being. Lu Heng should sit in the middle of the Mingtang, Fu Tingzhou glanced at Lu Heng without making a sound, and sat on the armchair on the right, with Cheng Zhifu following carefully below.

When the adults were seated, the soldiers pushed up the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had been tied into zongzi. The soldiers escorted them to their knees in the hall, and then pulled out the white cloth from their mouths. They had never seen this kind of battle before, they had long been frightened.

Lu Heng silently swept over the two of them. The two women were one old and one young. One was in her forties and the other was in her early twenties. Judging by their age, they matched their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The old woman was wearing blue coarse cloth, her hair was wrapped in a dark blue cloth, her face was wrinkled, her knuckles were thick, and her fingers had black cracks. The younger lady had brighter clothes than the old lady, a wooden hairpin was stuck on her head, her skin was firm, but there were tiny skins on her cheekbones, and her fingers were the same color as her face and neck.

It looks like they are all peasant women, and their skin color is also in line with the rural women who have been exposed to the sun all the year round. Lu Heng asked, "Who are you and why did you trespass into the palace?"

Although the old woman didn't know the people in front of her, but judging from their clothing and temperament, I'm afraid they were all high-ranking officials they couldn't afford to offend. The old woman was trembling and kowtowed, saying, "The woman's husband's surname is Liu, and the villagers call her Aunt Liu, who lives in Hegu Village, Qi County. The woman has no other thoughts, but the woman's husband and son are gone. , the women really have no choice, I heard people say that the emperor and the empress will pass by here, so they dared to come here to claim their grievances."