Chapter 35 Life and Death in troubled times are unpredictable

Lu Chengfeng Mansion, the richest family and richest man in Chang'an City.

When he woke up this morning, Fu Chengfeng found that his right eyelid jumped straight. As the saying goes, "Left jumps money, right jumps disaster". Fu Chengfeng rubbed his eyes and said this saying in his heart. At the same time, he thought: Where did this disaster come from? Physical illness? No, my health is very healthy, and my family's health is also good; in this way, the disaster can only come from the outside! That is related to the current situation. At this time, hundreds of thousands of troops of the allied forces are besieging Chang'an City. The purpose of the allied army is to fight against the king of Qin. They will definitely not embarrass the ordinary people, let alone the rich clans. In this analysis, the disaster can only be related to the Xiliang Legion...

The Xiliang Legion... Lu Chengfeng's thinking focus began to be on the Xiliang Legion. From morning to night, he was thinking.

In the understanding of Lu Chengfeng: unless it is a rebellious yellow scarf army, the general army will not conflict with the local clan gates. The general army will respect the local clan gates. The city head will change the king's flag, and the local ruling class will be changed, but the local stability still depends on the clan gates.

In troubled times, the emperor and the princes and ministers lived a life of fear, but the rich family lived a rich and stable life for no other reason, because the life of the rich family was basically self-sufficient and usually protected by clan soldiers.

Of course, since the Xiliang Legion moved today and the civil and military officials from Luoyang to Chang'an, the barbaric and arrogant Xiliang soldiers have also caused trouble to the rich clans. For example, the first public infighting between the senior management of the Xiliang Legion was that Fan Chou, the general of Xiliang, did not play cards according to the convention. At that time, Fan Chou indulged his subordinates and soldiers wantonly. The suppression of the rich clans made the rich clans complain.

Finally, when the clans of the rich family united against Fan Chou, the former general Li Yu designed to kill Fan Chou in public. In this way, the tension between the Xiliang Legion and the rich clan was eased.

...What kind of disaster can happen? Lu Chengfeng knelt down in front of the table in the hall and held his cheek and thought: Since Li Wei, Guo Yan and others led the Xiliang army into Chang'an City, the Lu's door valve has responded to their requests. They never relied on their noble identity to bargain with the Xiliang Legion, ask for money and food, just like Sun Tzu has never Slack off!

If there is a contradiction between the Lu's door valve and the Xiliang Legion, the only possibility is that because of his in-laws, Lu Chengfeng has offended the Xiliang Legion. At the beginning, he did not agree to marry his only daughter to Guo Feng, Guo Yan's son, as a concubine. Later, Lu's door valve gave Guo Yan a large number of rare treasures to deal with this matter...

Speaking of disaster, what happened half a month ago was a disaster: there were more than 500 people in the Lu Mansion, plus thousands of guards and clan soldiers in the courtyard. Now there are only more than 100 people in the mansion. Other guards and clan soldiers and even adult women have been recruited by the Xiliang soldiers to guard the city. At the same time, the steel knives, long guns and other weapons used in the guardhouse of the mansion were also confiscated, and even the axe was not left. Nowadays, the only sharp weapon in the whole mansion is a kitchen knife. In such a situation, the time of eating up and down the Lu family has been lengthy for half a month. The family banquet has become a flowing banquet, a kitchen knife, and the diet of more than 100 people. How can it be dealt with in time?

Lufu is the first valve in Chang'an City. Lu Chengfeng's relatives within the five services are all over Chang'an City and all walks of life. Because Lufu has been in business for generations, their family is also the most well-deserved richest man in Chang'an City.

The rise of the Lu family is closely related to the rise and fortune of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty: at the beginning, the ancestors of the Lu family, who came from the Ma Gang, gave money, grain and horses to Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, for free of charge, and supported Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the overlord, to compete in the Central Plains and win the world. As a result of the struggle between Chu and Han, Liu Bang and the 18 princes defeated the overlord Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty.

In terms of meritorious rewards, Liu Bang, who finally won the victory, certainly rewarded the Lu family to help his family, but the Lu family did not want to accept the rich salary of senior officials, so Liu Bang, the ancestor, gave the Lu family a death-free iron roll. It makes the Lu family have a detached position.

Hundreds of years have passed, and this death-free iron scroll was useful during Wang Mang's dictatorship. Is it still useful now? Lu Chengfeng didn't know the answer.

Since late last night, the soldiers of the Xiliang Legion have been coming and going in Chang'an City, searching door to door, making them restless. At noon today, when Lu Chengfeng's family of ten was having dinner in the hall, hundreds of Xiliang soldiers gathered at the gate of Lufu.

Lu Wei, the general manager of the mansion, reported to Lu Chengfeng that the generals of Xiliang were going to take some old people and children away from the house. Lu Chengfeng was furious when he heard the words. He threw his chopsticks aside and scolded, "What do these Xiliang jackals want to do? ... It makes sense to confiscate weapons, recruit ethnic soldiers, and use them for city defense. What do they want the elderly and children to do? ...General Manager Lu, the door is closed, don't pay attention to those jackals..."

With softness and hardness, hundreds of Xiliang soldiers faced the closed gate of Lufu and went away.

Late at night, Lu Chengfeng still couldn't sleep, and his right eye jumped more and more. Suddenly, he faintly heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the gate, which came to his ears through the double courtyard.

Just as Lu Chengfeng came down from the bed in his coat, a rapid pace came from the Qingshi Road in the courtyard. According to the strength of the pace, Lu Chengfeng judged that the person was Lu Wei, the general manager.

"Master, the generals of Xiliang came to the mansion to make trouble again!" Lu Wei gasped and reported to Lu Chengfeng through the wooden door.

"What on earth do these beasts want to do..." Lu Chengfeng opened the door angrily and roared.

The door opened, and the general manager Lu Wei dodged and hid aside. Lu Chengfeng, who was over sixty years old, passed in front of him like a gust of wind. His powerful pace and speed were not as good as that of young people.

Lu Wei also followed Lu Chengfeng at the same speed. The closer to the door of the mansion, the clearer the fierce knock on the door is. At the same time, there is the threatening sound of Xiliang soldiers: "... Open the door quickly. If you don't open the door, we will hit the door..."

The extremely arrogant sound of intimidation seemed particularly three-dimensional and heavy in the silent night.

Lu Chengfeng came to the front yard of the mansion. He stood in the middle of Qingshi Road and motioned the doorkeeper to open the door. Two 40-year-old men had just pulled the door bolt. The thick door was pushed open, and dozens of Xiliang soldiers stumbled in.

The leading lieutenant rushed to the doorman, enthusiastically opened his arm and slapped the houseman twice in the face. At the same time, he scolded angrily, "Fuck you, you want to kill me..."

Do Xiliang soldiers dare to fight the family members of the rich clan? Even the arrogant Fan Chou did not dare to be so blatant... Lu Chengfeng saw it with his own eyes that he did not have an attack in his heart, but felt cold for no reason.

More and more Xiliang soldiers poured into the mansion, and in groups of two, they tied Lu Chengfeng and others with ropes.

"What are you beasts doing? Let go of me. I am the suzerain of the Lu family..." Lu Chengfeng tried his best to resist the bondage of the Xiliang soldiers.

"Go to your mother's suzerain, am I still your ancestors? "..." The lieutenant came over and slapped Lu Chengfeng. After "Papa", Lu Chengfeng was suddenly confused.

Lu Chengfeng governs his family with Confucianism and cultivates himself with Confucianism. He has never beaten anyone in his life, and no one dares to beat him. How highly virtuous he is.

After Lu Chengfeng was beaten, the Xiliang soldiers rushed to the depths of the mansion, faster than the hungry wolf. Then, Zhonglang put Guo Feng surrounded by everyone and went straight to the main hall of the mansion. Lu Chengfeng was escorted by two soldiers.

After entering the main hall, the Xiliang soldiers took out the fire and lit the candlelight. Guo Feng knelt down on the main seat with a calm face. He said to Lu Chengfeng, who was standing in the middle of the hall, "Lu Chengfeng, under the instructions of his superiors, specially came to invite you to the barracks..."

In the hall, the bright lights and warm atmosphere made Lu Chengfeng come to his senses. He listened to Guo Feng's cold voice and couldn't understand what was happening in front of him.

He did not respond to Guo Feng's words in time, and he tried his best to break free from the control of the two Xiliang soldiers. The more he broke free, the harder the soldier worked, which made his arm hurt. Such a situation made a burst of anger in his heart: The Lu family is extremely rich, and even the three princes in the past have to give in three points when they see him. How dare you Xiliang soldiers treat me like this with barbarism and domineering?

At this time, more and more family members were rudely brought into the hall by Xiliang soldiers. Many people were untidy and looked extremely panicked.

In such a situation, Lu Chengfeng could no longer control his panic and anger. He roared, "What on earth do you beasts want to do..."

"Ha ha, Master Lu, didn't I just say that? I just want you to go to the military camp!" Guo Feng smiled contemptuously and said casually.

"I don't want to go! Please leave the mansion as soon as possible!" Lu Chengfeng straightened his chest and refused bluntly.

"You don't want to go? At present, the military situation is urgent, and it can't be you!" Guo Feng said lukewarmly.

"You jackals are really lawless. Even today, I dare not treat me so rudely... I have a death-free iron scroll rewarded by Emperor Gaozu! Do you dare to treat me and my family like this? Aren't you afraid of the crime of bullying the king and committing chaos?" Lu Chengfeng struggled and shouted again with a blue face.

If he can pull his arm out of the tough soldiers, he will definitely punch Guo Feng. What kind of Confucian etiquette education is bullshit at this time!

When Guo Feng heard Lu Chengfeng's scolding, his ferocious smile suddenly appeared on his face, and at the same time, a bad idea rose from his heart. At this time, a group of Xiliang soldiers were escorting the Lu family's family into the hall. From the crowded crowd, Guo Feng saw Miss Lu's figure at a glance.

Guo Feng's eyes flashed green, and he suddenly stood up and went straight to Miss Lu. Then, he picked up the panicked lady with a ferocious smile and walked to the lounge behind the main hall. The other family members tried their best to stop them, but they were knocked unconscious by Guo Feng's bodyguard on the spot.

In the face of Guo Feng's unscrupulous animal behavior, Lu Chengfeng trembled all over and said nothing more. It seemed that at that moment, time had stagnated and Lu Chengfeng could not feel anything. Even the miserable cry of the young lady came from the lounge, and he turned a deaf ear...

Guo Feng answered Lu Chengfeng with a straightforward action: The death-free iron roll is of no use at all. The only use is to deepen the disaster of Lu's door valve. The glory of the past turned out to be the reason for the tragic man-made disaster at this time: Because of the protection of the death-free iron scroll, Lu Chengfeng looked down on the style of the Xiliang Legion and openly refused the marriage of the general Guo Wei as his son Guo Feng; because of the glory of the death-free iron scroll, the Lu family valve lived a smooth life of a rich family... The detached status must attract more Deep hatred, under the deep jealous mentality, the terrible disaster will inevitably come to the head of the Lu family valve.

In this way, under the brutal ** of the Xiliang Legion, the once brilliant first valve of the empire was so defeated!