Just as Lu Fei was sleeping soundly, Zou Yuzhi woke him up. It turned out that he had brought a box of food over. Lu Fei got up and had lunch. The two of them lay on the couch and talked. After a while, Zou Yuzhi said, "Today, many people in the manor are catching thieves. Do you know?"
Lu Fei was surprised. "What thieves?"
Zou Yuzhi smiled. "Last night, you stripped my cousin and hung him on a tree. Many people in the fu saw it. Today, the servants are searching everywhere, trying to find the person who hung him on the tree."
Lu Fei was surprised. "Didn't anyone ask him why he was hung on the tree?"
Zou Yuzhi said, "Even if they did ask, I'm afraid he would find an excuse to evade them."
Lu Fei said, "So you have a younger brother. What's his name?"
Zou Yuzhi said, "Why don't you guess?"
Lu Fei laughed involuntarily. "How can I guess? Don't tell me he's called Zou Yushou. His hands and fingers fit perfectly."
Zou Yuzhi rolled his eyes at him. "My younger brother's name is Zou Yuan. He killed countless enemies on the battlefield. He's very brave."
Lu Fei said, "Then he must be a great general now."
Zou Yuzhi sighed. "There are countless corrupt officials at the border. Although he has made many outstanding achievements, his merits have been stolen by his immediate superior. He often writes back, his words full of resentment. But Xiliang is really too far away. Father can't help him. He can only let him gain more experience on the battlefield. After a long time, the enemies will know how powerful he is. The imperial court will eventually know. "
Lu Fei shook his head. "That's hard to say. Now the Emperor can't even take care of his own affairs. How can he take care of such trivial matters? I have some business in Liangzhou. If there are any changes in the future, I can let Yu An invest there. "
Lu Fei did not expect that his words would come true within a few days.
Two days later, at noon, Lu Fei was resting in Zou Yuzhi's room. Zou Yuzhi had gone back to her mother's house to visit relatives and was not present. Suddenly, the sound of hooves thundered from outside. Lu Fei went to the window to take a look and saw that the Zou Manor was surrounded by military officers. He immediately ran to a secluded place to hide. He saw a eunuch walk in and read out an imperial edict. The gist of it was that the county magistrate Zou Jin's son, Zou Yuxing, had participated in the assassination of the current emperor and had committed a heinous crime. After the imperial edict was read out, the officers behind him immediately took action and killed the people kneeling on the ground like they were chopping vegetables. The Zou residence instantly became hell on earth.
The soldiers spread out in the Zou residence, killing anyone they saw. Lu Fei saw Zou Yuzhi's father being massacred on the spot and thought that it would be difficult for the others to escape. He had to find Zou Yuzhi as soon as possible. Thinking of this, he rushed out of the wall. The soldiers outside shouted, "Where do you think you're going? Chase after him!" In broad daylight, the streets were filled with people. How could these soldiers catch up to Lu Fei? Lu Fei found a secluded place to change his clothes and quickly rushed out of the city.
He had just rushed out of the city when the city gates closed after a few steps, claiming that there was a fugitive and that no one was allowed to enter or leave.
After Lu Fei left the city, he quickly rushed to the home of Zou Yuzhi's mother. If the imperial court had really given the order to execute the entire family, they would probably regret it when they realized that there was a lack of people. They would immediately issue an arrest warrant to kill Zou Yuzhi and his mother. Perhaps even their family would not be spared.
Lu Fei used his qinggong and arrived at Wan County not long after. In the city, Lu Fei just happened to see a group of soldiers heading in a certain direction. Since the imperial court had already given the order, Lu Fei overtook the group of soldiers and arrived at the Mu Manor in the east of the city first. He jumped over the wall and entered the courtyard. Some of the servants saw him and immediately shouted, "Who's there?" They went forward to capture Lu Fei, but their acupoints were sealed by Lu Fei and they couldn't move. Lu Fei shouted in the courtyard, "Yuzhi!" He stood at the top of a house and saw the figures of Zou Yuzhi and his mother appear in the courtyard in front of him. Lu Fei immediately rushed over and landed in the courtyard. He picked up Zou Yuzhi and his mother with one hand and said, "The entire Zou Manor has been executed. Now the army is coming to seize the Mu Manor."
The two were so shocked that their faces turned pale. At this moment, another group of people walked out of the courtyard. They seemed to be Zou Yuzhi's maternal grandparents. Lu Fei immediately shouted, "Everyone, leave quickly. Don't pack your things. The imperial court has come to seize the manor." After saying this, he jumped over the wall with the two people. Those people heard this and looked at each other. An old man hurriedly said, "What are you waiting for? Leave quickly."
A middle-aged man next to him said in a trembling voice, "But, but disobeying the imperial court's orders is a capital offense."
The old man glared at him and said, "Even if you don't disobey, it's still a capital offense. The Mu Family can't be cut off. Take the child and leave quickly. Don't pack your things."
A middle-aged woman next to him said, "I don't know where this kid came from. What if he's a liar?"
The old man said, "Who cares if he's a liar now? It'll be too late to regret it if the manor is seized." Everyone really left through the back door. Most of them didn't pack anything. Only the woman thought that she hadn't taken her jewelry. After a while, the soldiers rushed in. Seeing that the people of the Mu Manor had all fled, they immediately ordered the city gates to be closed and a search was carried out.
At this moment, Lu Fei had already led Zou Yuzhi and his mother out of the city gates. They sat down in a wine shop by the side of the official road in the distance. Zou Yuzhi hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" Zou Yuzhi's mother also looked at Lu Fei anxiously.
Lu Fei said, "Is there a person called Zou Yuxing in your family?"
Zou Yuzhi said, "It's the kid who came to my room yesterday."
Lu Fei sighed and said, "He participated in the assassination of the current Emperor. Now, his entire family will be executed. Not a single person in the Zou Manor will be left alive."
After hearing this, the two of them fainted. Lu Fei hurriedly massaged their acupoints. When they woke up, they couldn't stop crying. Lu Fei said, "The most important thing now is to inform Yu An. If the imperial court issues an order, I'm afraid Yu An won't be able to survive."
Zou Yuzhi's mother immediately woke up and said, "That's right. We have to quickly write a letter to inform him and ask him to escape."
Lu Fei said, "I'll take care of this."
At this moment, a group of men and women of all ages passed by the door in a panic. Zou Yuzhi's mother immediately stood up and said, "Father." With that, she ran out of the door. Lu Fei left a few coins and pulled Zou Yuzhi out of the door. When the group of people saw the three of them, they immediately stopped. The old man bowed to Lu Fei and said, "Benefactor, thank you for your warning. My family was able to escape this disaster."
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