Chapter 143 The Truth [End of this Volume]

In the Lu family's carriage, Lu Yuanwang sat in the middle car with a stern face, neither sad nor happy.

He took part in the imperial examinations when he was over ten years old, and became an official when he was over twenty years old. He was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of Works, which was the end of his career considering his background and abilities.

It was not until his daughter entered the palace as a concubine that a new track opened up for him. He then became the father-in-law of the emperor and joined the front row of the court.

After nearly fifty years of ups and downs, he was accustomed to personnel changes in the court.

There are so many people who have risen to prominence one day and then fallen to poverty the next. Now, he has become more open-minded about success and failure.

But my mood just couldn't get better.

All the honors of yesterday have become distant memories.

I have spent half of my life working hard, and tonight I am back into the wind and rain again.

Ugh.

There was only a long sigh.

In fact, it is precisely because he has seen great ups and downs that he has such ambitions. He wants to make the Lu family ascend and personally turn the family into a family that can be passed down for thousands of years.

Only a family like this will never lose.

Just like Liang Fuguo, Song Zhili, Qi Kunlun now...

They all have extremely deep foundations behind them, and will never fail miserably like themselves. Even if they lose, the noble families can quickly raise a facade like theirs.

such a pity.

Lu Yuanwang was feeling melancholy when he suddenly heard a shake and the carriage stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Lu Guanxu asked unhappily in the carriage in front.

"Sir, in front..." the driver said hesitantly.

Lu Yuanwang lifted the curtain of the car and saw a person sitting on top of the protruding rock on the road ahead.

He was a thin and short old man wearing tattered clothes, with sparse gray hair, a dirty face, and a tattoo on his cheek.

He looks like a beggar, but also like a person with tattoos on his face.

"Old man, who are you? Why are you blocking the road here?" Lu Guanxu jumped out of the car and walked forward to ask.

He has already restrained himself a lot. If he were the former young master of the Lu family, he might have directly sent his men to beat up the old man and thrown him to the roadside.

The old man was holding a jar of wine in his hand. He gulped down two mouthfuls and said lazily, "Why did you come so late?"

"Huh?" Lu Guanxu immediately realized something was wrong.

The other party seemed to be well prepared.

Lu Yuanwang called out, "Guanxu, don't argue with him, let's take a detour."

Lu Guanxu also realized that something was wrong and hurried back to the car.

But a few more people jumped down from the cliff on the side, and they walked very quickly, surrounding the Lu family convoy in a blink of an eye.

There are big men who look like bulls, thin men with long hair covering their faces, peddlers carrying shoulder poles, and old women holding black umbrellas...

These people have one thing in common, that is, they all have a black tattoo on their face, as if something had been tattooed once and then erased.

The guards of the Lu family also hurriedly got off the car, surrounded the carriage, and stared at these people cautiously.

Lu Yuanwang has been supporting the Naihe Sect for many years, and the sect leader Hu Pojia has always been his personal bodyguard. His disciples also follow and serve the Lu family.

Although Hu Pojia disappeared yesterday, the remaining disciples of the Naihe Sect were still grateful for the Lu family's kindness and were willing to escort them to their hometown in Dongzhou before leaving.

It has to be said that although Lu Yuanwang harmed many people in order to make money, he was indeed very generous when it came to giving money and made many friends.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Guanxu fled back to the car. On the contrary, Lu Yuanwang looked at the situation and no longer wanted to leave, so he got out of the car leisurely.

"I heard that when Liang Fuguo was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he would secretly keep the death row prisoners with high cultivation and recruit them under his command. These people gathered into an organization called "Pensioners", and they were loyal to him alone and devoted to him." Lu Yuanwang said leisurely: "I guess you are all like this."

"Mr. Liang will only save those of us who have been wronged. He will never tolerate the truly treacherous and evil criminals, no matter how high their cultivation level is." The old woman holding the umbrella replied calmly.

What Lu Yuanwang said was right. They were all martial artists with unique skills. They were thrown into prison for various reasons and were about to die unjustly.

After conducting a thorough investigation, Liang Fuguo would secretly rescue such people and recruit them for his own use, making them his own force hidden in the shadows.

After years of accumulation in the Ministry of Justice, this force has now become very powerful.

“Heh.” Lu Yuanwang shook his head and chuckled, “But I’ve already lost. He asked you to kill me, which is breaking the rules.”

In court struggles, the winner always takes all and the loser leaves.

Unless the fight is extremely brutal, the big guys in the first row will not kill each other.

Because you don't know whether you will suffer the same fate in the future. Leaving the court and ending your political career is enough. There is no need to chase after it and chop it again.

Giving others a way out is also giving yourself a way out, so that both parties can be decent.

Lu Yuanwang felt that he and Liang Fuguo had never fought to the point of a blood feud, and he had never thought of revenge. Liang Fuguo should not have such a strong murderous intention.

"Mr. Liang guessed you would say that." The old man sitting on the stone said, "Mr. Liang wants to tell you... If a traitor like you who brings disaster to the country and the people can leave peacefully, then the officials in the court will only think that this is an encouragement. So for the future of Jiuzhou Yin Dynasty, you, Mr. Lu, must die."

"Moreover..." The old man's voice became increasingly sinister, "From the first day you started to commit corruption and evil, you should have been prepared for the death of your entire family."

……

At this point, Lu Yuanwang finally understood.

Why did Liang Fuguo keep targeting me even though I had no grudge against him, and was determined to defeat me and kill me?

It's just because I am the most combative.

Liang Fuguo did not want to defeat a particular enemy, he wanted to subvert the entire officialdom and establish new rules of his own!

He finally understood what this man was trying to do.

This is absolutely crazy.

Although he was born into a wealthy family and possessed the resources and background that he envied the most, he wanted to do something to break all of this.

"Liang Fuguo..." Lu Yuanwang repeated it again with gritted teeth, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was struggling to accept the truth that he was going to die here, and then he opened his eyes again.

"Then it's enough for you to kill me, and let my family and guards behind me go." He almost begged, "They are innocent in this."

The old man just sneered and asked back: "Lu Guozhang, didn't they benefit from the money you got by abusing your power for personal gain? Didn't they enjoy the status you gained by killing people?"

"You guys..." Lu Yuanwang's eyes suddenly became desperate.

Before he finished speaking, another man walked out from the big rock where he was sitting. He was a sturdy man and Lu Yuanwang was very familiar with him.

It was Hong Yinsheng. He stepped out and asked, "Lu Yuanwang, if you had killed me, would you have let my daughter go? I know exactly what your grandson wants to do. Back then, he used Hong Xi to kidnap women, steal people's innocence, and kill people. Didn't he do less? From top to bottom, not even a dog in your family can be innocent!"

Seeing him, Lu Yuanwang seemed to have completely given up hope of living, and said in a sad voice: "Since you are still alive, Hu Pojia must be dead."

"Hmph." Hong Yinsheng sneered, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Lord Father-in-law. It wasn't me who entered the palace that day. Lord Zuo Xiang didn't need me to defeat you. I was just used to confuse you."

"I made an agreement with him that if you die, I will confess my crime and accept punishment for my past crimes of being an accomplice to the evildoer." Hong Yinsheng continued, "Today I am here to bear witness."

As he finished speaking, the wind on the desolate avenue suddenly became fierce and fierce. The first to be struck was the old woman holding an umbrella, whose black umbrella suddenly flew out.

This turned out to be a magical weapon. There were hundreds of black and gold symbols engraved under the umbrella. It made no sound in her hand, but now it covered the top of the convoy and made a crisp sound of tinkling.

Amidst the noise, countless black and gold snakes gushed out, baring their cold venomous fangs and sturdy bodies, and coiled around and bit every person in the convoy.

"Ah——" The screams suddenly resounded everywhere.

All the prisoners are masters, otherwise Liang Fuguo would not have deliberately recruited them. The strongest minister of the Lu family has already died in the palace, and the remaining guards are like lambs to be slaughtered.

These killers do what they are most skilled at, just like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

……

After a while, the black car slowly set off again and returned to Longyuan City.

After a long silence, Chen Su said, "You told me that the Yin Dynasty had three major problems: corrupt officials, royal family members, and aristocratic families. You said you wanted to remove the wounds for the dynasty. Now it seems that you really have to deal with them one by one?"

Liang Fuguo replied: "The journey is long and difficult, all we can do is try our best."

Chen Su gave him a look of admiration and said only four words, "I'm willing to help."

Liang Yue covered his face with his sleeve and handed a note to Liang Fuguo.

Liang Fuguo looked down and saw a criminal document, which should have been approved by Liao Zhongchun to Liang Yue at that time, allowing him to go out temporarily.

Princess Fuyang's case has been concluded long ago, so this note is no longer useful.

But Liang Fuguo looked at the handwriting above, then glanced at Liang Yue, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha! Good boy, you are really amazing."

Liang Yue had a cunning look in his eyes. He said nothing but smiled.

Chen Su was a little confused, "What are you two laughing at?"

Liang Fuguo shook his head and said in a secretive manner: "This is a secret between the two of us."

"That's right." Liang Yue whispered, "Secret."

Chen Su looked suspiciously at the two of them, and couldn't help asking, "Why do I feel that you two look more and more alike? There are rumors in the court recently that Liang Yue is your illegitimate son. Could it be true?"

"Nonsense!" Liang Yue and Liang Fuguo said in unison.

The note was written by Liao Zhongchun.

Liang Yue had found a letter from Zhen Changzhi's belongings. He didn't find the murderer, but he did.

When Liang Yue saw the document approved by Liao Zhongchun, he suddenly understood everything.

The handwriting on it is the same.

It turned out that the whole drama of overthrowing the Ministry of Industry was directed and performed by Liang Fuguo from beginning to end. The murderer of Zhen Changzhi, whom he had been looking for for a long time, was right in front of him.

The truth was blown away by the wind amidst the laughter.

　Good morning.

　　The first volume is finished. I haven’t had a rest for more than two months. I worked hard every day and finally finished it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)