Jiangyin is gradually entering the eye of the storm, and half of Hangzhou is already in autumn.

After ten years of living in a small courtyard, there is no hope for ups and downs in the world.

The sound of reading loudly came from the yard, the wooden door was ajar, and a pair of eyes was quietly peering inside.

In front of the door is parked a prince's elephant chariot and a dragon-head chariot pavilion. There are lattice windows all around, a round lotus cover on the top, three layers of lotus petals with gold leaves on the outside, and a jewel embedded on the top. There are cloisters, guardrails, and ladders outside.

Zhu Changzi was standing under the elephant's chariot, and beside him stood the chief envoy Lu Ruoteng and the prefect of Hangzhou Zhang Yinli.

After lying on the crack in the door and watching for a long time, Li Bao ran back and reported to Zhu Changzi: "The prisoner is inside."

"Supervise the country, I will go in and get the person right now!" Zhang Yinli said with cupped hands. Behind him stood a group of officials. The leader was the new squad leader Xiaohu, holding the shackles in his hand, eager to try.

"Hold on, I will go in personally." Zhu Changzi waved his hand. After all, he was Liu Zongzhou's student, so he had to give Liu Zongzhou face no matter what.

Zhang Yinli retreated. In fact, he just said so. In fact, the best thing he thought was that King Lu would come forward in person.

The wooden door was pushed open, and Zhu Changzi walked in with Li Bao and several guards. The others were waiting outside the door.

Seeing someone coming in, the sound of reading suddenly stopped.

The students who were sitting around memorizing books saw King Lu arriving and saluted one after another.

Liu Zongzhou was sitting under the willow tree in the courtyard, answering questions for several of his disciples.

"Ouch, the supervisor is here, I'm so rude!" Liu Zongzhou was helped up by the students and saluted Zhu Changzi.

I was so absorbed in what I just said that I didn’t even notice.

"Sir, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down." Zhu Changzi said while looking at a young scholar next to Liu Zongzhou.

Liu Zongzhou noticed King Lu's eyes, so he also looked at his student, which was his favorite disciple, Niu He.

This disciple of his is knowledgeable, diligent and intelligent, and he values ​​​​it very much. Could it be that King Lu took a fancy to him and wanted him to serve as an official?

Just as he was thinking about how to recommend his students to Prince Lu, Liu Zongzhou suddenly noticed Niu He suddenly rubbing his hands together.

He knows his students very well, and Niu He does this every time he is nervous.

Liu Zongzhou seemed to realize something.

"This disciple of yours seems familiar." Zhu Changzi's words made Liu Zongzhou more certain that the purpose of King Lu's visit today was for Niu He.

Something must have happened.

"Perhaps we met by chance when the supervisor came last time." Liu Zongzhou explained while carefully observing King Lu's expression.

Niu He rubbed his palms silently, his eyelids couldn't stop beating wildly.

He knew that it must have been revealed that he had killed the little beggar, and presumably the official officer he met that night must have discovered something.

With his mind spinning, Niu He knew that King Lu would come in person today and he would definitely not be able to escape.

At this time, he saw Liu Zongzhou in his peripheral vision, his eyes tightened, and he slowly stood up.

Seeing this, Zhu Changzi stepped forward and directly pressed Niu He down.

Niu He, who was sitting on the ground, raised his head and looked at Zhu Changzi.

Liu Zongzhou was a little puzzled.

"Let me guess, you are the spy leader, right?" Zhu Changzi said with a smile.

Niu He's eyes instantly turned cold, as if he had changed into a different person, and the temperament he exuded was completely different from that of a scholar.

Liu Zongzhou was shocked, and the students around him were so frightened that they retreated far away.

Niu He has always been the proud disciple of their master in their eyes, but they have never seen him look like this.

King Lu's words shocked them even more.

"Niu He..." Liu Zongzhou pointed at Niu He, his lips trembled and he hesitated to speak.

Niu He glanced at King Lu with his triangular eyes, and slowly touched his boots.

Li Bao stared carefully and hurriedly shouted: "Prisoner, be careful!"

Soon after, Niu He suddenly stood up, took out a short blade from his boots, and wiped it towards Zhu Changzi's neck like lightning.

There were screams of surprise in the courtyard.

Liu Zongzhou was even more shocked. He hurriedly threw away his crutches and opened his arms to protect King Lu.

Just as he was about to cut King Lu's throat with a knife, he roared through the air.

A feather arrow accurately hit the cow and the short blade in his hand.

The powerful impact instantly caused Niu He to lose his balance. His hands shook, his body tilted, and he fell to the ground.

Everyone seemed to have experienced a life and death, gasping for air and covered in cold sweat.

If Niu He succeeds today, I'm afraid everyone in this yard will be buried with him.

Zhu Changzi did not panic at all, and looked arrogantly at Niu He, who was already being held down by the guards, with his hands behind his back.

On one side of the roof, Huang Degong stands alone with a cold face, as if Huang Zhong is reincarnated.

Slowly lowered the long bow in his hand, waiting for King Lu's instructions.

"Brother Huang, did you hit it? You stand so upright, be careful of your feet slipping!"

A silly voice instantly made Huang Degong roll his eyes.

In the alley behind the house, Zhang Dabiao was holding the ladder, looking up and smiling at Huang Degong who was standing on the house.

In the courtyard, Liu Zongzhou fell to his knees in front of Zhu Changzi.

"I don't understand people well, please punish me." Liu Zongzhou hadn't knelt before anyone for a long time.

"Niu He, since you read the books of sages, why don't you know the word loyalty and righteousness?" Zhu Changzi sighed.

"Hehehehe..." Niu He laughed strangely, stared at Zhu Changqi with his head raised, and spat hard.

When the guard saw this, he slapped Niu He hard on the face.

Liu Zongzhou knelt on the ground, turned his head to look at his disciple, and asked with pain and hatred in his heart: "Why is this?!"

In May, Niu He came to study. Because he couldn't afford to pay Shu Xiu, he secretly leaned on the wall of the courtyard every time, exposed his head and listened to his lectures.

Later, seeing that he was sincere and eager to learn, he took the initiative to take him under his wing.

Unexpectedly, Niu He is very smart and talented, and he is always one step ahead of others in everything he does.

Liu Zongzhou thought he had found a treasure, and he was very happy and wanted to train him to become a talent.

Unexpectedly...

Niu He's original grinning expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his head guiltily, not daring to look at his mentor.

Liu Zongzhou really had nothing to say to him. He taught him knowledge and took care of his food and clothing as if he were his own son.

Seeing that Niu He remained silent, Liu Zongzhou crawled up to Niu He on his knees, grabbed his collar, and asked with tears streaming down his face: "When did you surrender to the Tatars? Tell me!"

"Before I come to you..." Niu He muttered. At this time, with his head lowered, he realized that there was a large blood stain on the lower corner of his robe. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's really a hundred

It's so close, that yamen servant has such a powerful look.

Hearing Niu He's words, Liu Zongzhou was speechless. It turned out that everything Niu He did was just a performance, just to use him.

Zhu Changzi didn't know when he picked up the short blade that had been knocked off the ground. He looked at it in his hand and said, "A similar one was also picked up in the East Canal. Do you think it's a coincidence or not?"
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