Chapter 34 The Shen Family’s Plan
Lu Chenyang rushed to the garrison camp, where Yan Xing was training the soldiers.
Today, the garrison camp is well organized and morale has greatly improved.
This is all thanks to Yan Xing.
Lu Chenyang looked at Yan Xing with a kind face: "My Lord, what can I say? You have worked hard, really hard." After thinking for a while, he said: "How about I cook you another meal."
He'd had someone do him such a big favor, so he couldn't just not show some appreciation. Treating them to a meal wasn't an option; County Magistrate Lu was stingy and reluctant to spend. It would be more cost-effective to cook it himself, saving money and showing his appreciation.
Yan Xing looked at his stingy appearance and said, "Okay, I want to drink."
Do you know how expensive alcohol is in Yanquan County?
Lu Chenyang suppressed the words that were about to come out of his mouth: "Okay! My Lord, you need to drink more."
Yan Xing raised the corner of his lips and said, "But I thought about it. Drinking is prohibited in the army. I can't be the first to violate military regulations. Forget about drinking. I'll do it next time."
Lu Chenyang was so moved that he felt Yan Xing was really considerate.
Yan Xing said, "I'll take you to see what we've harvested this time."
This trip to Yan was fruitful, as they intercepted an entire caravan, most of which contained cloth and food, both of which were scarce in Lingnan.
Yan Xing said, "I've checked. The Shen family is going to deliver the goods soon, and they need this batch of goods. Now it's the Shen family's turn to beg you."
The Shen family has made things difficult for Lu Chenyang too many times, and it's time to fight back.
The garrison outside is Lu Chenyang's confidence.
Lu Chenyang looked at the dazzling array of goods and clasped his fists towards Yan Xing: "Thank you for your help, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful."
Yan Xing raised his eyebrows: "Don't blame me for being too radical?"
This time, the Shen family was directly embarrassed.
Lu Chenyang chuckled, his eyes full of carefreeness. "We've already torn our faces apart, so what's the point of being radical or not? This is how we should do it. We should put their arrogance down!"
The handsome top scholar said some vicious and cruel words, but Yan Xing curled the corners of his lips.
"You'd better be careful. You're a weak scholar. He might kill you in a fit of rage." Yan Xing said.
Lu Chenyang thought to himself that he was not weak.
Yan Xing’s words came true, and the Shen family really planned to do so.
The head of the Shen family now is the old man of the Shen family, Shen Baicheng. He has two sons, the eldest son Shen Zhanpeng and the second son Shen An.
He was in charge of the caravan that was robbed by Yan Xing this time, and Shen An was furious at this moment.
"Too arrogant! You think our Shen family is easy to bully? Cough cough cough..." Shen An was in poor health and started coughing when he got excited. His face flushed with anger: "Dad, call Zu Xingwei over."
Zu Xingwei is a martial arts expert and has helped the Shen family deal with many difficult opponents in the past.
Shen Baicheng looked at his eldest son: “Boss, what do you say?”
Shen Zhanpeng and his brother had always had a bad relationship, and he was happy to see him suffer misfortune. He suppressed the corner of his mouth that was raised: "We just got rid of the previous county magistrate a few months ago. If another county magistrate dies in Yanquan County, the court will not let it go." After a pause, he looked at Shen An: "Second brother, I don't mean to criticize you, but you are too arrogant in this matter. We can't let the guards disperse just because we entered Lingnan. Our Shen family is not short of this little money. Why lose the big picture for a small one?"
The Shen family hired guards, and Lingnan had no shortage of martial arts proficient, hired thugs. However, Shen An, having arrived in Lingnan, believed that no one would dare to lay hands on the Shen family's goods, so he let them go, since they had Zu Xingwei's men to escort them anyway.
Shen An was so angry that he started coughing again.
Shen Baicheng sighed as he watched the two brothers fighting openly and secretly. He then looked at his eldest grandson: "Shi Qian, how do you think we should deal with this?"
Shen Shiqian was silent for a moment, then said, "Grandfather, we absolutely cannot kill him. Our Shen family cannot afford to take on the responsibility of killing a top scholar who passed the imperial examination."
Shen An said angrily: "Are we just going to let him go like this? How can our Shen family gain a foothold in Yanquan County in the future?!"
Shen Shiqian said: “Second uncle, if we take action, it is a contempt for the court, but if some people take action, it is a merit.”
Shen An was stunned.
Shen Shiqian said, "The Dongyi people's lair has been destroyed this time. I don't think they will let it go."
A hint of relief flashed in Shen Baicheng's eyes, "Hahaha, you are worthy of being the eldest grandson of my Shen family! Okay, let's do it! You go and arrange it."
Shen An was a little unconvinced: "Dad, are we just going to let our losses go? Our Shen family has never suffered such a big loss. Face aside, we have to deliver the goods. Where can we get so many goods in such a short time?"
Chen Zhanpeng said: "Now they have obtained the stolen goods from Zu Xingwei. Aren't there many such things in the government office? If they say they need to verify it, then there is no credibility."
Who can say that these goods were lost by the Shen family? These are stolen goods seized by the court. There is no owner, so according to the rules, they belong to the court.
This is what is called the people should not fight against the officials, because whatever the officials say is right. They are the imperial court, so how can they possibly rebel?
Shen Shiqian said in a gentle voice: "Second Uncle, our Shen family naturally cannot tolerate this. Those goods must be returned to us properly." As he spoke, his eyes were playful: "Lu Chenyang does have means, but he has a fatal weakness, which is that he cares too much about the people. Then let the people be his opponents, I want to see how he will deal with it."
Lu Chenyang even took in disaster victims on his way to take office, showing that he also loves the people like his own children. The scholar who just became an official still has the naive idea of caring about the world and serving the people wholeheartedly.
Shen Baicheng felt even more relieved when he looked at Shen Shiqian.
Look at his two sons again, with a look of disgust on his face. None of them has achieved anything.
"Let Shi Qian handle this matter." Shen Baicheng made the final decision.
Shen Shiqian stood up calmly and said, "Yes, Grandfather, I will do my best."
Shen Zhanpeng looked proud. Although he was not a good person, his son was very capable. He relied on his father for the first half of his life and on his son for the second half. He felt that he was very lucky.
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