Chapter 309
Fu Tingzhou understood in his heart, so he roughly said what happened yesterday. They all grew up in officers' families, and since they were young, Lu Heng could see where the assassins came from by touching weapons, and others could more or less.
Fu Tingzhou said: "Yesterday I fought with a few assassins. Judging from their martial arts skills and types of swords, they should be from Dongying."
"People from Dongying?" Xu Rong was surprised, "Aren't people from Dongying on the coast, what are they doing in the capital?"
These matters involved political affairs, and Fu Tingzhou shook his head and did not elaborate further. Judging by the indiscriminate attack of the dead soldiers in Dongying yesterday, combined with the emperor's ordering Lu Heng to seal the city, Fu Tingzhou judged that soon, the emperor should start a war against Dongying and completely rectify the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates have been harassing the coastal areas for a long time. At first, they stole things and ran away with one vote. The court did not care much about chasing them for such a small amount of money. But as time passed, Japanese pirates became more and more rampant, and now they colluded with local gangsters, smuggled and sold, and robbed their houses, which has become a disaster.
The emperor Qingzhang's land was extended to the south. If the central order was to be successfully implemented, the Japanese pirates had to be quelled. The battle between the imperial court and the Japanese pirates was inevitable, and this attack was nothing more than advancing the time.
Seeing that Fu Tingzhou was reluctant to say more, Xu Rong could probably guess what he was avoiding. Although Xu Rong did not understand the struggle in court, he still understood the principle of tit-for-tat and eye-for-eye. The people of Dongying have all come to the capital to have fun, how can the court do nothing and let the Japanese thieves throw their fists in their faces?
The emperor will definitely send someone to conquer the Japanese pirates, and they are more concerned about who to send.
According to the roughest classification, the court can be divided into Wen and Wu, North and South, Nobility and Shilin. In fact, these three classifications mean the same thing. Civil servants are basically from the southern Shilin family, while the army is in the hands of military generals. Most of these people come from the northern aristocracy and are hereditary from generation to generation. This also led to the fact that many of the princes and nobles in the capital knew how to fight with the Mongols, and very few knew the navy.
Xu Rong tried to ask: "Master Hou, the Japanese pirates are in trouble, it is time to teach them a lesson. Who do you think is the right one to govern the Japanese?"
Fu Tingzhou thought about it for a while, then slowly shook his head: "I know very little about the navy, the emperor is wise, and he will definitely find someone who is capable."
Fu Tingzhou had just returned from the front line, and the emperor would not let him get in touch with real power so soon. There are also factions in the army. In order to check and balance, the emperor probably will not give Wudinghou this faction anymore.
Fu Tingzhou deeply despised Japanese pirates, a group of pirates who were stealing and trolling dogs, what kind of climate could it become? This expedition, obviously, is giving away credit for nothing, to gild the emperor's cronies.
Xu Rong nodded, realizing that this war had nothing to do with them. Since there is no benefit, Xu Rong no longer pays attention, but instead thinks of gossip.
In a joking tone, he said to Fu Tingzhou, "Master Hou, I heard that Lu Du commanded the court to apprehend people in Nanzhen all night. That was the night of the house, and he was willing to do it. He really fought hard."
Fu Tingzhou smiled perfunctorily, but frowned secretly in his heart, feeling that something was wrong. Although Lu Heng said that he usually works very hard on errands, it is not Lu Heng's style to go to the cold prison to torture prisoners on their wedding night.
Fu Tingzhou's eyes flickered, and he probably guessed what was going on.
After sending Xu Rong away, Fu Tingzhou walked to the bookshelf and opened the hidden compartment silently. He had seen the contents inside countless times, but as soon as he opened it this time, Fu Tingzhou's face sank.
The wooden box in the dark compartment was wide open, and the contents were gone.
Fu Tingzhou narrowed his eyes, his expression frighteningly cold. Don't think about it, this must be Lu Heng's. Lu Heng took the things inside and restored the mechanism to its original state. When Fu Tingzhou opened it from the outside just now, he didn't realize it was wrong.
This is a clear provocation. Lu Heng is telling him that if Lu Heng can take Wang Yanqing's household post and family letter silently, he can take Fu Tingzhou's life in the same way.
Fu Tingzhou stood in front of the bookshelf for a while, silently closing the hidden grid, and restoring the mechanism to its original state. What's the use of Lu Heng even if he threatens him, Fu Tingzhou is sure that Lu Heng does not dare to kill him now.
If Lu Heng really did it, it would be a big taboo for the emperor. Given Lu Heng's situation of making enemies, once he loses the emperor's trust, he will not feel better.
Fu Tingzhou called the housekeeper and calmly ordered, "Go and get Jade's life contract."
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Wang Yanqing was ready to go to bed early yesterday, but she couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed, and she finally squinted for a while until it was dawn.
She was awakened by the sound of birds chirping outside. Wang Yanqing sat up clutching his forehead, even after lying down for a long time, there was no sense of relaxation in his body at all, instead he was exhausted.
Since the amnesia, Wang Yanqing has rarely been able to fall asleep. Maybe this is the fact that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. She forgot her past memories and only thought that she was a carefree little girl who was favored by her foster brother. She slept every day when she was full, without any psychological pressure. After restoring memory, sleep worsened again.
Lu Heng suddenly appeared in Wang Yanqing's mind, she was stunned for a while, pressed down hard, and calmed down.
She changed her clothes, but she couldn't lift herself up, and she didn't even feel good about breakfast. Wang Yanqing once lived in this house for three days. The maids and maids in the house knew Wang Yanqing's identity. After Wang Yanqing came back suddenly last night, the whole house seemed to have amnesia. No one asked why, but silently served Wang Yanqing according to Wang Yanqing's preferences.