bookcurios Chapter 131 The Old Man
Chapter 131 The Old Man
Outside the door, there was a crisp sound of a key unlocking the door, and with a "creaky" sound, the study door was pushed open.
Lu Zhan was the first to step over the threshold, followed by an old man in casual clothes.
After the two of them entered the room and sat down, a servant soon brought tea in. After the others left with the tray, Lu Zhan sighed heavily.
In recent days, Lu Zhan has been suffering from both mental and physical fatigue, which has made him a little overwhelmed.
The old man took a sip of tea, and seeing that Lu Zhan looked exhausted, he smiled and said, "Why should you worry too much, sir? If an enemy comes, we will stop him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. What's more, we... can withstand any investigation."
Over the years, they have spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and have considered every aspect carefully. Isn't it for today? Why should they lose their composure?
Lu Zhan knew this truth very well, but things had been very rough lately, with a lot of trivial matters and nothing going well, which made him very annoyed.
"Is there really no result in the capital yet?"
Jiang Huaiqing and his family were arrested by Luo Cheng for no apparent reason, and no news was leaked out. There was also no movement from Prefect Xie, which made Lu Zhan, who was always arrogant and reckless, nervous.
The old man shook his head upon hearing this, and was somewhat puzzled by the situation in Kyoto: "When I left the capital, the best candidates were discussed every day in court. The Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince all had their own candidates, and the ministers also seconded them, but the Emperor was still hesitant to make up his mind. I didn't receive any relevant news on the way."
If we don’t send people out, it will soon snow in the north. By then the journey will be too long and we don’t know if this matter will be left unresolved.
"I always have the illusion that the imperial envoy is on the way."
Lu Zhan spoke out what he was thinking, and his worries became even worse: "Jiang Huaiqing's arrest might be related to this."
The old man was silent for a while after hearing this, but this did not conflict with his purpose.
If what Lu Zhan said is true, then he came to the right place.
The old man explained his purpose to Lu Zhan: "There is one more thing. Before coming here, His Highness asked if the silver for the end of this year could be delivered before the imperial envoy arrives?"
When Lu Zhan heard this, his face turned pale and he did not reply immediately.
The old man was not in a hurry and just waited.
When the two men on the beam heard the word "Your Highness", they wanted to pry open the old man's mouth and ask him why he didn't say another word?
The emperor has eleven sons. The former crown prince was a taboo. The second prince is now the crown prince. The sons of the third prince and the fifth prince are about to get married and have children. The sixth prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince are already adults.
In other words, the "Your Highness" mentioned by the old man is one of these people.
Xu Xing went through the names of several princes in his mind, but he could not find any one of them that the Lu family was close to. It was also possible that the others hid well and were not exposed.
In Kyoto City, there were things that even Xu Xing didn't know, let alone Jiang Hao.
Lu Zhan sat on a chair and used the tea lid to stir the floating tea leaves and tea in the tea bowl. He used more and more force in his hands until the tea lid snapped on the tea bowl. He then said to the old man, "Something happened at the mine. I'm afraid it's not a good time. Even if Your Highness is in a hurry, we are doing something that will cost us our lives, so it's better to be safe."
The old man seemed to have known the result long ago, and stood up: "Then you may as well think about it carefully again. I will withdraw first."
Seeing the old man's attitude, Lu Zhan was so angry that he smashed the tea bowl. Was he trying to force him to death by being so impatient?
He was very angry and pressed the brush on the far left of the pen holder.
With a "boom", the wall behind him instantly rotated 180 degrees, revealing a door.