Cheng Xuan Cheng Yun: ...
Lu Chengwen meant it when he said he was detaining them, and he showed them no mercy whatsoever, locking them directly in the servants' quarters of the mansion.
Preferential treatment?
There isn't any at all!
Anyway, I didn't plan to see him again in the future.
Cheng Yun cried heartbrokenly at his cruelty.
But Lu Chengwen pretended not to see it at all.
He even specifically instructed the brother and sister in front of them: "The silver in our Lu family is tainted with the stench of money. If you and your sister Cheng are not used to it, just send some water that doesn't cost money every day."
When his father passed away unexpectedly, the Cheng family's attitude towards him changed. At first, they only offered him an official position, but when they saw that he wouldn't listen, they actually said to his face that "merchants have a lowly status and are covered in the smell of money." They disliked him for being covered in the smell of money, yet they were frantically extorting money from the Lu family. At that time, Lu Chengwen wanted to slap them across the face!
Cheng Xuan was dumbfounded. He had wanted to use his past relationship to get a large sum of money from the Third Prince, but before he could even say a few words, he was imprisoned by that wolf.
Moreover, Lu Chengwen couldn't even afford two rooms, so he locked him and his sister in one room.
Boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven, and even siblings should not be alone in the same room.
Moreover, that guy is really ruthless. He wouldn't even give them food, only a bowl of water. Does he want them to starve to death here?
As expected, around noon, the Lu family only brought in two bowls of water, which were still cold water.
They didn't even offer him a sip of hot water.
After glancing at his younger sister who was only crying and wailing, Cheng Xuan gave in.
If we don't compromise, can we just fight head-on?
He only brought a dozen or so guards with him to Yuecheng this time, and they were no match for Lu Chengwen!
The brother and sister brought a total of four thousand taels of silver to Jiangnan. After deducting the expenses on the way, Cheng Xuan gave the rest to Lu Chengwen, just so that Lu Chengwen would give him a room alone that night.
He then had a servant from the Lu household bring him pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote a letter to the servant who had been left in the woodshed without even a sip of cold water.
The servant rushed out of the Lu residence with the letter, and the next day, two hundred thousand taels of silver were carried into the Lu family home, box by box.
Ning Yan stood beside Lu Chengwen and teased with a light laugh, "It seems that this Lord Cheng has quite a problem with you. He's afraid that others won't know that the Lu family made 200,000 taels of silver today!" He could have just given them silver notes.
Lu Chengwen said nonchalantly, "Do you think I'm afraid?"
"You think you can just deduct money from the sons and daughters of politicians like that? Are you afraid others will know you have money?"
The Lu family was already a wealthy family; everyone knew they were rich.
I just don't know exactly how much money he got.
With the world in chaos, the imperial court's control over the south has weakened, and officials in Jiangnan are each pursuing their own agendas. Let alone participating in politics, even the Third Prince or the Emperor would be powerless to take action against the Lu family!
Once the money was deposited, Lu Chengwen immediately "sent" the person out of the Lu residence. Cheng Yun looked at Lu Chengwen as if he were a heartless man.
Lu Chengwen: This person is really sick. Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately she "died" herself.
"I want to see Xiaobao."
Lu Chengwen said coldly, "Don't worry, I will have Xiaobao visit his birth mother's grave every Qingming Festival." The implication was: Be a good dead man and don't come out and disgust people.
Cheng Yun left in tears.
Lu Chengwen didn't know why she was crying. These past two days, she seemed to be crying every time he saw her, while his wife had never cried.
She's always cheerful, especially when she's with Xiaobao; her smile is absolutely beautiful.
Every time he sees it, his mood improves a bit.
After sending Chengjia's siblings away, Lu Chengwen became truly busy, often not returning home, and officially handed over all the household accounts to Ning Yan.
For the sake of the future, right? Ning Yan did it.
In May, timely rains fell, and the land was finally no longer dry. Many displaced people had a way to survive and returned to their hometowns, no longer suffering.
In July, the Third Prince led an army of 50,000 to force the emperor to abdicate. The old emperor was torn from his concubine by his own son and beheaded. The Third Prince then ascended the throne as the new emperor.
After the coronation ceremony, the new emperor gave the Duke of Li a decree to subdue the various rebel armies and also granted him an additional 100,000 troops.
In October, the Duke of Liguo led his army to fight against General Sun's son.
Meanwhile, the people of Sanhu Mountain, under the banner of "the new emperor's patricide is intolerable to Heaven," officially rebelled.
The leader was none other than Lu Chengwen.
The area around Sanhushan is also known as the Lu Family Army.
No one knew that Lu Chengwen was skilled in both literature and martial arts from a young age. The bandits on Sanhu Mountain were initially just thieves hired by Lu Chengwen to protect the Lu family's caravan. Over time, for various reasons, they took in a large number of people, who eventually became his confidants.
In their first battle, the Lu family army silently absorbed Gao Jinzhu's 70,000-strong army.
After a battle with Zhang Haocheng the following March, he brought Zhang under his command. This battle finally made the Lu family army famous.
King Zhao was furious at losing a general and tens of thousands of soldiers. He immediately led 100,000 troops to confront the Lu family army head-on. However, his troops were assassinated that night after arriving at the front line. He was shot with several arrows and died instantly.
Finally, the 100,000-strong army, led by several generals, defected to Lu's army.
The Lu family army advanced steadily, dividing into three routes and slowly moving northward. They encountered the imperial army several times and won great victories each time.
Soon, the three armies reached the capital.
The entire Cheng family was dumbfounded. The only thing on their minds was, "Lu Chengwen, what makes him so special?"
The new emperor was furious. The army of the Duke of Liguo had suffered a crushing defeat after clashing with the central army led by Lu Chengwen. The Duke of Liguo, who was leading the army, was even killed by Lu Chengwen. Now that the Lu family army was at the city gates, he had no one to rely on and had no choice but to send someone to negotiate with the Lu family army.
Inside the central command tent.
Lu Chengwen sat in the center and had someone invite the envoy sent by the imperial court in.
There were seven people in total. The leader was the Prince of Jin, and right next to him was the Emperor's father-in-law and former father-in-law, Minister Cheng.
Among the others was Cheng Xuan, and there was also a woman wearing a veil.
Lu Chengwen felt disgusted.
Who exactly came up with the idea of having his ex-wife show up in front of him every time?
Was she brought here to remind him that he was being cuckolded?
Looking at his former eldest son-in-law, Cheng Canzheng felt an increasing tightness in his chest.
He never imagined that his eldest son-in-law, whom he had always looked down upon, would one day be able to threaten the position of his youngest son-in-law!
No, if we can't come up with a solution, Lu Chengwen will be the one to take that position.
Lu Chengwen of the Jin Dynasty bowed and said, "Chief Lu."
The title was a bit awkward, but Lu Chengwen didn't have an official position before, so calling him Boss Lu wouldn't be appropriate. He could only be called the Big Boss, and that's what everyone in the army calls him now.
Lu Chengwen also cupped his hands in greeting: "Your Highness, Prince Jin. Please be seated. Someone, bring tea for these gentlemen." (End of Chapter)
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