On the second day after Qin Qiong and others left, Luo Cheng and Liu Zhouchen were still at Qin's house preparing the last few birthday gifts sent by everyone in the Eighteenth Village, when they saw Min'er hurried over and shouted: "Uncle, it's not good! Master Biao

My home is surrounded by officers and soldiers!"

"What?" Luo Cheng stood up suddenly and hurriedly walked out of the house. He saw Lai Hu'er outside the courtyard leading his troops straight into the courtyard. Without saying anything, he ordered his soldiers to capture everyone in the courtyard. Seeing this scene, Jia hurried back to the house.

Lai Huer shouted: "Catch her!" A soldier immediately chased after her, but was knocked to the ground by Luo Cheng in an instant.

"Lai Hu'er! Why are you so arrogant here?" Luo Cheng asked angrily.

"General Luo! This general has received a report that someone bought this tribute on the black market, and the person who resold this tribute is in this courtyard at the moment. General Luo, do you want to stop this general from enforcing the law?" Lai Huer said at this time

He took out a crystal clear jade cup in his hand and asked. Luo Cheng recognized it. It was the purple jade luminous cup that Liu Zhouchen had just sold yesterday. He and Liu Zhouchen were originally following Xu Shiji's instructions to send everyone from the Eighteenth Village to the other side in the next two days.

All the birthday gifts he received changed hands, but he never thought that there were tributes included in these birthday gifts!

"You just took a cup and said it was a tribute, and you came here to arrest people. Why do I think you framed it intentionally?" Luo Cheng refused to admit it and retorted. Because as long as Lai Huer is not allowed to catch Liu Zhouchen,

Lai Hu'er can't touch the people here.

"This thing is called the purple jade luminous cup. It was robbed by thieves on the way to pay tribute five years ago. It appeared in Jinan Mansion today. After my general investigated, I found out..." Lai Huer suddenly sniffed when he said this.

Luo Cheng also smelled a burning smell at this time.

"There!" Lai Hu'er pointed at the house that Jia had just entered, and a soldier rushed over immediately. Luo Cheng wanted to go to the barricade, but Lai Hu'er shot him and stopped him in place. In this moment, the soldier

He had already rushed into the house, and when he came out again, he saw a soldier hurriedly coming out holding a piece of paper with a corner burned off.

"Sir, the people in the house are burning this." The soldier reported back, and the remaining paper was handed over to Lai Hu'er.

"Hmph! Sure enough, we have something to do with the thieves, take them all down!" When Lai Huer gave the order, Jia Shi also chased him out of the house. After seeing the piece of paper in Lai Huer's hand, Jia Shi instantly softened.

On the side of the door.

Seeing this scene, Luo Cheng also guessed that the piece of paper was probably the petition written by everyone last night. Because what others did was dangerous, Qin Qiong left the petition here and gave it to Jia for safekeeping.

When Jia saw Lai Hu'er leading his troops, she thought that the matter had been exposed. The first thing she thought of was to destroy the certificate of surrender. However, she did not expect that it had the opposite effect and was stopped by the soldiers who rushed in.

"Lai Hu'er, what crime did this general commit that you want to take against me?" Luo Cheng looked at the burned and incomplete surrender form and asked, his voice no longer showing any nervousness.

"The evidence of adultery is conclusive!" Lai Hu'er shouted loudly, holding up the surrender certificate in one hand. Lai Hu'er was also very happy in his heart. Originally, he was just here to catch Liu Zhouchen who was reselling tributes, but he didn't expect to get this piece of paper by accident.

The petition clearly stated the oath to fight against the Sui Dynasty, and many famous thieves were clearly listed, including Qin Qiong's name.

"Really? Then you saw my name?"

When asked by Luo Cheng, Lai Huer quickly picked up the petition and read it. Sure enough, Luo Cheng's name was not on the petition because the lower left corner of the petition had been burned off by Jia. Not only was Luo Cheng's name missing, but the names of several of the Beiping generals who followed Luo Cheng were also missing, let alone Chai Shao, who had a chance encounter with him last night. Was he burned or was he not there in the first place? Not sure at all!

"General Luo, it is true that your name is not on this, but your cousin Qin Qiong's name is on it. According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, if there is a rebel, his relatives will also have to sit together. Should General Luo capture him without hesitation, or should he be punished by himself? Will the general take action?"

"Try it!" Luo Cheng shouted loudly, and a silver gun flew out of the window in the room. Luo Cheng reached out to take it, and the silver gun opened Lai Hu'er's gun body and placed it horizontally in front of him, which made Lai Hu'er dare not to do it anymore. He hurriedly stepped forward. Behind Luo Cheng, the generals of the Beiping Mansion filed out. Qin Yong held two hammers and guarded Qin's mother and Qin Huaiyu. Zhang Gongjin and Shi Danai were guarding Zhuang, and Luo Shizhi guarded Min'er. , only Bai Xiandao said. He was about to protect Jia, but before he could arrive, he was beaten by Lai Huer's soldiers.

The scene became tense for a while. Of course, Luo Cheng could not give in at all, but Lai Huer had no intention of withdrawing his troops. It was just that in Lai Huer's heart, he really did not want to have a direct conflict with Luo Cheng. For no other reason than Because Luo Cheng has the backing of the Beiping Mansion behind him! He has long heard about Luo Cheng's riot in Luoyang City. The current emperor is unwilling to offend the Beiping Mansion for the sake of the Eastern Expedition. If he really goes to war with Luo Cheng today, no matter what Regardless of the outcome, I'm afraid he will have to bear the biggest responsibility. What's more, if there is a fight, he may not be able to defeat Luo Cheng. Even if Luo Cheng is tied up, Jinan Mansion has no right to deal with Luo Cheng. I'm afraid he still has to first Please order the imperial court to inquire about the attitude of the Beiping Prefecture. Just let people go like this? How should he explain it when he goes back? He cannot bear the charge of releasing rebels without permission!

As for Luo Cheng, he has also estimated the pros and cons of this, but what he is worried about is not the battle with Lai Huer, but that once a fight breaks out, with the people around him, it may be difficult to protect his aunt's family and all the female relatives. If anything happened to these people, how could he have the face to meet Qin Qiong and his parents?

"General Luo!" Lai Hu'er finally spoke first: "You can leave." When Luo Cheng heard this, he was about to signal Bai Xiandao to take Jia back, but Lai Hu'er said again: "But Qin Qiong's family, I will not forgive you. put!"

"What if I must take him away?" Luo Cheng dared to ask, knowing in his heart that Lai Hu'er made such a concession after weighing the pros and cons.

Sure enough, as soon as Luo Cheng finished asking, Lai Hu'er had already said: "General Luo's battle with General Tianbao outside Luoyang City is famous all over the world. General Luo has also heard about it. General Luo believes that he is no match for General Luo." , and the name of General Luo is not on this list, so the general does not dare to keep the general. However, the evidence of Qin Qiong's name is conclusive. As a general of the imperial court, it is impossible for the general to release him today no matter what. General Luo is the most valuable. Prince of the Beiping Prefecture, you should know that military law is strict and the law is strong. If we take action today, if this matter is spread to the imperial court and the Beiping Prefecture in the future, the general will not be afraid. I believe that the patron king will not blame the general. I also ask General Luo not to It's going to be difficult for me. If the general insists on obstructing it, I will see that the general's current manpower may not be able to guarantee the safety of the prisoners."

A soft yet hard admonishment, Lai Huer's words were clearly meant to give in, but they also secretly reminded Luo Cheng of his involvement with the Beiping Mansion. He had indeed thought of the stakes involved in today's matter, so although he made a personal mistake today,

To save face, he undoubtedly handled today's matter just right. Qin Qiong is Qin Qiong, and Beiping Mansion is Beiping Mansion. Only by separating the two parties can we not offend Beiping Mansion and fulfill our responsibilities. As for the deeper things that will be touched later.

Weighing interests is beyond the scope of his responsibilities.

The silver gun in Luo Cheng's hand gradually disappeared. Seeing this, Lai Hu'er ordered his soldiers to step forward to take the man. As soon as the soldier took a few steps forward, he heard the man behind Luo Cheng shout loudly: "Cousin!"

The one who spoke was naturally Qin Yong. Most of the other generals in the Beiping Mansion were soldiers in the army and they did not dare to disobey Luo Cheng. However, the people Lai Huer wanted to arrest now were his godmother and grandma, plus him.

He didn't think much about it, so he shouted out in a hurry, but Luo Cheng said sternly: "Yong'er, step back! Can you afford anything that happens to your grandma?"

Qin Yong was unwilling to step forward, but Luo Cheng stepped forward again and said to Lai Hu'er: "General Lai, this person is Qin Qiong's adopted son Qin Yong. Although he is somewhat involved with Qin Qiong, he has been serving in Beiping Mansion.

The general can guarantee that he had no knowledge of Qin Qiong's rebellion. If General Lai doesn't believe it, you can check to see if his name is in the book."

"Since they are not blood relatives and there are no names on the list, the general will not arrest people randomly." Lai Hu'er looked at the list and ordered: "Everyone listens to the order. Qin Qiong has rebelled. The youngest member of his family and the criminal Liu Zhouchen are dead."

Arrest them all! The other generals of Beiping Prefecture have nothing to do with this matter and are not allowed to touch them without permission!"

"Who dares to arrest my mother!"

As soon as the soldier arrived in front of Qin's mother, Luo Shixin shouted loudly and lifted the soldier up with one hand. Everyone panicked, and people from both sides stepped forward with weapons in hand. Seeing that Luo Shixin was about to smash the soldier to the ground, Qin's mother

She called him out in time: "Shixin! Put him down!"

"Mom! They are going to arrest you!" Although Luo Shixin was unwilling, he still let go of the man in his hands honestly.

At this time, Qin's mother said to Lai Hu'er: "General, this is my godson Luo Shixin. He is a bit stupid. He doesn't know about my son's uncle Bao, and he can't be involved. Please general, don't arrest him."

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Lai Hu'er looked at Luo Cheng and was about to agree to Qin's mother, but Luo Shixin had already ran to Qin's mother and cried out: "Mother! Shixin is not going anywhere, Shixin will follow you."

"Shixin, mother is afraid that you will be hungry when you go in. You eat a lot and can't sleep when you are hungry. Who will take care of you if you leave with mother?" Qin's mother cried and took Luo Shixin into her arms. Everyone outside could not help but feel moved. Luo

Cheng glanced at Lai Hu'er, who didn't want to drag it on like this, so he said: "General Luo, don't worry, although the Qin family is suspected of treason, our Jinan Mansion will not abuse prisoners, and we can still take care of the food."

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Several people in Beiping Mansion got out of the way and allowed Lai Hu'er to take Qin Qiong's family away from the Qin family. However, in everyone's heart, they felt extremely aggrieved. Yesterday, they and Qin Qiong had signed their names on the roster sworn to.

, but now they are watching Qin's mother being arrested. If this spreads out, the world will laugh at her! But Luo Cheng doesn't say anything, and they don't dare to act rashly. Because of their years of comradeship, they believe that Luo Cheng is not a person who is afraid of trouble.

There must be some reason for being so forbearing. Finally, as soon as Lai Huer and other Jinan soldiers left the Qin family, Zhang Gongjin stepped forward and asked: "Little Marquis, do you want to go and snatch the old lady and the others back? They haven't done it yet."

It’s still too late to go far!”

Zhang Gongjin mentioned this, and the others came forward one after another, but Luo Cheng said: "Don't act rashly, this matter is not urgent. A good man can't handle the crowd! With our current manpower, it will be difficult to protect my aunt in a fight.

Although my aunt and sister-in-law were arrested, they are not the main culprits. In addition, Jinan Prefecture knows the relationship between my cousin and Beiping Prefecture. Before my cousin is caught, my aunt's life will not be in danger."

When everyone heard this, they felt at ease, and then heard Luo Cheng give another instruction: "Gong Jin, you and Master Shan are old acquaintances. You should know a lot about the people in the green forest of Jinan Prefecture. My cousin is a generous and chivalrous man, so he should be here."

There are many friends. If you contact them, you can talk about the rebellion against the Sui Dynasty. If they are willing to help, we will have enough manpower to rescue my aunt and her family from Jinan Mansion within three days!"

————Spoilers to follow

"Everyone!" Su Dingfang spoke in front of dozens of swordsmiths present, and as he spoke, all the swordsmiths below also looked at him. "You are all famous swordsmiths in the capital.

Dingfang also said it bluntly, the reason why I invited you here today is only for one thing - to forge swords!"

"Forged knife?"

"That's right! But the knife that Ding Fang wants to forge must be able to cut flesh, break bones, cut bones and cut marrow! If this knife is made, you will all be heroes of the world! If not, the imperial court will also help you and other families, until
Chapter completed!