If you can’t afford the fine, don’t impose it!

Complaints are complaints, life is life,

The next morning, General Ren discovered with great sadness that being the dog emperor's love security guard was his destiny.

A cool breeze blew past the tent in the morning. Ren Xuan hadn't even turned to the third page of the military register when Jiang En interrupted him with a hurried shout: "General! Cai Feng from the Inspectorate is here!"

Ren Xuan didn't even raise his head and asked nonchalantly, "What is he doing here?"

Jiang En looked helpless: "He said he was looking for the prince."

Ren Xuan didn't care: "Just take him there."

Jiang En muttered softly, "The prince... is out."

Ren Xuan's forehead vein jumped, and he raised his head suddenly: "Where did he go? Didn't he know he was under house arrest?! Why didn't you stop him?!"

Jiang En scratched his head and said shamefacedly, "How dare I? His Highness brought... he said he was going hunting."

The fact is, when His Royal Highness Prince Xiang came over early in the morning and saw Lu Xiyun was listless, he slammed the table and said, "What do you mean by confinement? Can't you see that the prince is in a bad mood? I'll take some people hunting to relieve their boredom. You tell Ren Xuan."

Ren Xuan almost broke the table apart. He wanted to call the police. What the hell, Qin Shu, that idiot, just left the people to Ren Xuan to cover for, and then took his people to have fun in the mountains!

Ren Xuan suddenly felt a headache. If you can't afford the punishment, then don't punish! Qin Shu took the man out of my house arrest. How could he say he was dealing with Lu Xiyun? Qin Shu was simply here to deal with him.

Before Ren Xuan could recover from the rage that made his head ache, Cai Feng arrived.

As soon as Cai Feng entered the room, he began to look around, muttering non-stop, "General Ren, someone down there said they saw the Crown Prince leave this morning. Is that true?"

Ren Xuan pinched his brows and forced a smile on his face: "Master Cai, how can this be possible? The prince is right here with me."

Cai Feng stared at him with a hint of amusement in his eyes, but he did not expose him directly.

"That's good." Cai Feng nodded, and asked about the Crown Prince's well-being with a serious and sincere tone. "General Ren, we all know that the Crown Prince is under house arrest. But after all, there should always be a sense of propriety, right? The Crown Prince is under house arrest, and you are responsible for supervising him. How can you let people say that he ran away? If someone at court really asks about this, how do you plan to explain it?"

Ren Xuan was choked by these words and couldn't refute them. He nodded reluctantly.

Cai Feng stopped at the point, speaking with a veiled tone: "General Ren, everything should be done in moderation. Don't overdo it. I stopped you this time, but next time, I'm afraid the memorial will be submitted directly to the Censorate. By then, what will happen to Lu Xiyun? You will be the one who will be in trouble."

Ren Xuan understood what he meant and looked at the other party. It seemed that Lord Cai was doing him a favor.

Ren Xuan quickly replied, "Your Excellency has taught me this. I will definitely pay attention to this in the future."

Cai Feng said nothing more: "Since the prince is in the camp, I will not stay any longer."

After seeing Cai Feng off, Jiang En approached cautiously: "General, how about we bring the person back?"

Ren Xuan rubbed his temples: "Don't worry about them. Anyway, now that Lu Xiyun is back, I have to support him. If he doesn't come back, I have to take care of him."

Ren Xuan threw the military register on the table and said, "How can this be called house arrest? I'm treating you like an ancestor!"

That night, Ren Xuan, filled with rage, went straight to Qin Shu, ready for a "serious negotiation."

At the middle of the night, His Royal Highness Prince Xiang was still busy reviewing memorials at his desk - the ones he had written during the day.

To be honest, Qin Shu is really good at running around outside all day and still writing memorials at night.

Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, examining the man before him. Qin Shu, a man with neither a broad mind nor a heart for the people, never delegated power to others, possessing a mastery of checks and balances.

Power itself can bring Qin Shu a sense of security.

Or perhaps, Qin Shu never believed that, apart from money, power, fame and fortune, there would be someone willing to sacrifice their life and go through fire and water for him.

--wrong.

Ren Xuan's thoughts suddenly paused, and he suddenly remembered that someone had already done all this.

When Qin Shu rode out of the city alone, someone followed him like a shadow. When Qin Shu fled a thousand miles, someone secretly protected him. When Qin Shu raised an army to quell the rebellion, someone followed him with his entire family.

Unfortunately, in the end, no one in the court dared to mention the name that was clearly embedded in Qin Shu's blood, and it just turned into dust along with the past.

Ren Xuan fell silent and couldn't help but wonder, if Lu Xiyun was still alive that year.

Would things not have developed to that point that year?

Seeing him inexplicably silent, Qin Shu looked up and glanced at him. His face showed no emotion. He calmly wrote on the memorial: "If you have something to say, tell me."

Ren Xuan paused and smiled with relief: "It's nothing, I was trying to persuade you not to go too far. Just now I suddenly felt that this is not bad."

Compared to the political machine in memory that only cares about gains and losses and interests, the partial Qin Shu now has some of the touch of human life.

Qin Shu frowned slightly and said impatiently, "Are you crazy? You just ran out to play for a day. I'll be more careful next time."

Ren Xuan ignored the other party's perfunctory response and walked straight to the armchair beside him and sat down. "Sincerely. Your Highness, you hand over Lu Wenzhong to me, and I'll take care of Prince Lu. How do you think?"

Qin Shu nodded calmly, but he had a different opinion: "Lu Jie was dismissed from office some time ago, and the Lu family is clearly losing power in the imperial city. You can follow the clues and see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Haven't you always been interested in inciting Lu Jie to rebel?"

Ren Xuan was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Me?"

Qin Shu didn't notice the change in his expression and continued, "Rebellion is good. The Lu family's formation is quite powerful."

Ren Xuan began to sweat profusely and asked tentatively, "Then I will go to the military prison to pick up the person tomorrow?"

"Eighty strokes of the cane first." Qin Shu said calmly, "The rest is up to you."

Ren Xuan was speechless: ...My boss is too vindictive, what should I do?

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In the early morning of the camp, the adjutant came in a hurry, saying, "General, General, the Highness is here!"

Ren Xuan glanced up at him and uttered a "Oh." How surprising! Ever since Lu Xiyun had locked him up, had Qin Shu not come to check in even for a single day?!

Fortunately, Lu Xiyun was only detained here for a month. If he had been detained for half a year, the political center of the Yunzhong Commandery would probably have to move south to his camp.

As Ren Xuan entered the tent, he saw Qin Shu sitting in his command chair, next to him were various military reports that had been piled up for a long time. Qin Shu reviewed them while instructing his attendant, "Send this back, and let Xiao Jingyuan handle this. Oh, and see if the prince is awake. It's already this late, why is he still sleeping?"

You're robbing a handsome guy, aren't you?! Ren Xuan took two steps forward: "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Qin Shu said without hesitation: "Xiyun was tired yesterday and hasn't gotten up yet. I'll help you with the military affairs. Ren Xuan, you have a lot of backlogs."

Ren Xuan almost vomited blood. I just came back from a business trip in Yinshu City. Not everyone is a workaholic like you!

Qin Shu didn't mean to punish him: "Don't be nervous, I've taken a rough look, and there's nothing urgent here."

Ren Xuan: Thank you so much.

The soldier who had just left returned and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has woken up. I would like you to come over and have breakfast with us."

"Got it, I'll be there soon."

Qin Shu nodded, stood up from the commander's desk, and finally reminded him, "By the way, Ren Xuan. Xiyun is injured, and Lu Xingchuan is keeping a close eye on Lu Wenzhong's affairs. You should pay attention."

Qin Shu's hint was so obvious, how could Ren Xuan not understand? He immediately rushed to the prison to pick up the person.

If Lu Xingchuan took Lu Wenzhong away first, then things would be really unpredictable.

···

Qin Shu had given the order first, and Lu Wenzhong was actually beaten with eighty sticks.

Although the beating did not kill Lu Wenzhong, it did cause him to fall flat on his back.

Ren Xuan looked at Lu Wenzhong, who had completely collapsed on the stretcher, with a complicated expression: "I told you Lu family to stay away from Lu Xiyun. Why did you provoke him?"

Lu Wenzhong gritted his teeth and said, "Qin Shu is a traitor who betrayed his master, and the Lu family aided and abetted the tyrant. Everyone has the right to punish them!"

The soldiers who were originally responsible for escorting him were all horrified and pale, and even the way they looked at Ren Xuan became strange.

Ren Xuan's face turned as dark as an iron pot. It was too bad. How could he have such a bad brother-in-law...

Fortunately, Jiang En was quick and swift. He kept muttering "I'm sorry" and stuffed a piece of cloth into Lu Wenzhong's mouth, completely blocking the rest of the words.

Lu Wenzhong was so angry that his face turned red. He kept mumbling unclearly and struggled for a long time.

Ren Xuan's mood became more and more complicated. How could Lu Shian, such a smart man, have such a cousin who has no tact at all? If you could understand the situation a little, you would not ignore it at all.

Ren Xuan had selfish motives in saving Lu Wenzhong. Since he knew that Lu Shian was going to kidnap people, it would be better for him to go to his camp to rob. At least he could cover for Lu Shian.

Just as he brought the people out of the prison camp and was thinking about the next arrangements, he heard a burst of orderly horse hooves.

When I looked up, I saw that Lu Xingchuan had brought a group of people directly into the camp.

Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes and sighed in his heart: It came so quickly.

Lu Xingchuan stopped his horse and glanced coldly at Lu Wenzhong before dropping his gaze to Ren Xuan: "General Ren, who is this Lu Wenzhong to you? He hasn't even been in the military prison for a while, and you're already sending him out?"

Ren Xuan was neither humble nor arrogant, and clasped his fists and said, "Lord Lu, I am following the orders of His Highness. Please don't make it difficult for me."

Lu Xingchuan smiled faintly, "Then, Qin Shu, do you know that there was a prison break yesterday? It's strange that you didn't strengthen the security when the assassins broke into the prison, but instead led them into your own camp. It makes people think that the general has ulterior motives."

Ren Xuan frowned slightly, Lu Xingchuan knew about the prison break.

A cold light flashed in Lu Xingchuan's eyes, and he pressed on: "General Ren, don't you want to bring the people to your camp and let the assassin kidnap them?"

Ren Xuan raised his eyebrows, his expression remained calm, but he gritted his teeth in his heart. He was a thousand-year-old fox, but was seen through by this guy.

Lu Xingchuan has already said so much, if Ren Xuan still insists on taking people away, it would be too obvious.

Ren Xuan said coldly: "Lord Lu, you are worrying too much. I wonder what you think should be done?"

Lu Xingchuan said nothing more. With a wave of his hand, the armored soldiers around him immediately dismounted. "I will take this man away first. I will report this matter to His Highness personally."