Liu Zhang thought clearly that this group of playboys headed by Lu Yu would not let them go, and their immediate superiors had no intention of standing up to help them. If they did not take the initiative to fight for themselves, what would be waiting for them would definitely be what Lu Yu had said before, letting them "go home and eat themselves."
He was not afraid of "going home and eating on his own", but the consequences of offending the Lu family and losing his official position were not something his family could bear.
Even if the Lu family didn't cause trouble for their family, those who wanted to curry favor with the Lu family would come and step on them.
His subordinates were even worse off than him. They were all ordinary soldiers from ordinary military families. If they were kicked out of the army and lost their monthly pay and food, they would probably have to live with hunger in the future.
Even the common people, when cornered, can summon the courage to fight for survival. This was the situation Liu Zhang and his subordinates faced, so he took a gamble and presented the tiger, which Lu Yu believed belonged to them and not to Liu Zhang and his men, directly to the emperor.
The emperor was very happy that Yu Zizhen and his companions were safe and sound, and that they had brought back a tiger and a bear. However, he was also puzzled. He asked the deputy commander of the imperial guards, who was in charge of the hunting grounds' security, "How could there be tigers and bears in the hunting grounds?"
The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards sweated on his forehead and said, "This is my fault. I have already sent someone to investigate immediately."
He was not afraid of the emperor, but of creatures like tigers and bears. They threatened not only the personal safety of the emperor, a mascot, but also the personal safety of all the court officials, nobles and their families present.
Especially the tiger and the bear, they seemed to have opened their third eye, one went straight to Lu Yu, the son of the Lu family, and the other went straight to Yu Zizhen, Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying.
Oh my God, if anything happens to any of these four people, his whole family will be in danger.
Whenever the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard thought of this, his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys began to tremble uncontrollably.
Upon hearing this, the emperor did not punish him immediately. Instead, he waved his hand and asked him to step aside. Then, the emperor smiled and rewarded Liu Zhang's team with some gold, silver, and cloth, and then appointed Liu Zhang as a sixth-rank Zhongxian captain.
As for Yu Zizhen and his group, the emperor said, "You little guys, tell me what you want."
Lu Yu's eyes turned red with jealousy. He was extremely jealous of Liu Zhang and others who had "robbed" his tiger, as well as Yu Zizhen and the other three who he had originally intended to kill but ended up allowing them to become famous.
Yu Zizhen seemed to be deliberately trying to irritate him, "Hushan, Huaiying, you two speak first."
Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying were both very sensible. One of them asked for a good knife presented by the supervisory officials on the emperor's birthday, and the other asked for a century-old ginseng from the Imperial Hospital.
The knife that Chen Hushan wanted was intended to be given to his grandfather, Duke Jingguo, and the century-old ginseng that Fang Huaiying asked for was intended to be sent back to his adoptive father, Duke Weiguo, for emergency use.
As for Yu Zizhen, she asked the emperor for two retired craftsmen from the Imperial Household Department. Since she didn't specify who she wanted or what kind of people she wanted, the Imperial Household Department just picked two at random and sent them over.
One of these two people is good at construction and the other is good at carpentry. They are both very useful to Yu Zizhen.
Of course, that’s a story for later.
At this time, Yu Zizhen didn't know what kind of master the Director of Works would give her. She and Chen Hushan, Fang Huaiying and others bowed to the emperor and took their leave.
The eldest prince and others also followed them out. Behind this small group of people, there was a small group of guards headed by Liu Zhang, and a group of playboys headed by Lu Yu.
Lu Yu's eyes were as sharp as knives. If the knife light could become substance, he would definitely skin Yu Zizhen and the other two as well as Liu Zhang and the others alive.
Yu Zizhen looked directly at Lu Yu without fear, "Mr. Lu, are you looking at me like this to fulfill the bet we made?"
The person who brought the tiger and black bear into the hunting ground was not found out so quickly, but isn’t Lu Yu, the mastermind behind the scenes, standing right here?
According to their previous bet, Lu Yu and others not only had to give money to her, Fang Huaiying and Chen Hushan, but also had to kneel down and imitate the barking of dogs three times, and walk around the three of them in the future.
Now their group has undoubtedly defeated the group headed by Lu Yu. Even if they all raise their chins and look at others out of the corner of their eyes, it is just a tiny and insignificant counterattack against the previous arrogant attitude of this group of people.
Lu Yu's face suddenly became even uglier, but he couldn't bring himself to kneel down and bark like a dog three times. Rather than making a fool of himself in front of so many people, he would rather be accused of not being able to accept defeat and not admitting his loss.
So, under the scorching gazes of Yu Zizhen and others, he and his group of lackeys left in shame.
Chen Hushan still felt it was not enough, so he asked Yu Zizhen, "Are we just going to let them go like this?"
He tampered with the hunting ground and forced them to make such a bet before setting off. It was obvious that he thought he was sure to win, so he deliberately proposed such conditions to humiliate them. His intentions were so vicious.
He didn't think that if their team lost, the other team would let them off just like they did.
Yu Zizhen smiled and said, "Everything should be done in moderation. They have already been embarrassed enough today."
Forcing others to bet with them, refusing to pay when they lose, and biting their savior in order to win, these two things are enough to prove that their character is questionable.
You have to know that the more mysterious things are in this world, the more they are considered taboos, the more people want to get a glimpse of them and the more they want to spread them.
The same thing happened today. The more people were afraid of Lu and didn't dare to ridicule her in person, the more they would spread and comment on her behind her back as interesting gossip.
This means that this matter will not be completely over just because she handled it lightly. On the contrary, these people will pay the price for their "questionable character" every day in the future.
They will be looked down upon by others, openly or covertly, punished by their family or even abandoned, and this is enough for Yu Zizhen.
Chen Hushan was reminded by the word "today" that she said with a louder voice. His brain worked rapidly and he soon figured out the connection.
Fang Huaiying, who wasn't as shrewd as him, frowned with concern. "But if we just let it go, won't they think we're weak and can be bullied?"
Yu Zizhen smiled, "Don't worry, they won't be able to take care of us soon."
Tigers and bears have entered the hunting grounds, and the mastermind behind this is none other than Lu Yu. This matter may not be brought to light, but those who should know will definitely not be kept in the dark by the Lu family.
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