My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 156 The Night Before
As Lu Yi had expected, Zhang Shiping did not take action against Cai Yong, but continued to lie dormant in public.

Gao Shun, along with more than a dozen men, escorted Cai Yong and his daughter safely all the way to Jiuyuan Pavilion.

Cai Yong and his daughter had lived in Bingzhou for some time and had a full understanding of the hard life of ordinary farmers.

But once you step into Jiuyuan Pavilion, you will find that the residents here are obviously different from those in other places in Bingzhou.

Not only are there very few people with pale faces, but although not every household is wearing new clothes, the clothes they wear are all neat and clean, and at least they are well patched.

Moreover, the occasional fierceness in the eyes of the border villagers was replaced by friendly gazes.

In the year since Lu Yi's rebirth, not only has his own identity changed dramatically, but his power has also greatly increased.

It was also of great help to those in Jiuyuan Pavilion who were dependent on Lu Yi.

Almost every household of these people followed Lu Yi for a living. The caravan made very lucrative profits, and the compensation Lu Yi gave them was far beyond the local income level.

Therefore, every household bought cloth this year and stored up food for the winter, and also had some spare money left over.

Therefore, the mental outlook of the residents of Jiuyuan Pavilion was very different from that of other villagers in Bingzhou, which even Cai Yong was amazed.

"Gao Shun, your elder brother is the chief of Jiuyuan Pavilion, and although he is a lowly official, he has managed Jiuyuan Pavilion very well. In my opinion, Sixiao is a man of such ability that he can only be a small chief. This is a loss to the court."

"Sir, you are right. It is natural for my elder brother to take over the small Jiuyuan Pavilion."

When Gao Shun heard that Cai Yong, a famous scholar like Lu Yi's teacher, praised his elder brother, he couldn't help but feel proud of it and chatted with Cai Yong for a rare moment.

"Dad, look, that fort is so tall and magnificent. It must be the Luwu that Senior Brother mentioned!"

Cai Yan held Cai Yong's hand and saw Lü Wu's tall figure at a glance. She immediately reminded Cai Yong excitedly.

"Well, it is indeed a solid fortress. Its scale seems to be comparable to some run-down county towns, but its defense is even stronger than those earth walls. With such a solid Luwu, it seems that my father and I can live in peace for a while!"

Cai Yong was also very happy to see this.

He had been displaced for a long time, and now was the time he needed a safe place to rest and sort out his gains and losses and knowledge during this period.

Gao Shun brought the father and daughter directly into the living room of the master's mansion.

After some decoration by Zhang Wan'er and Qiqige, Lu Yi's home now looks quite presentable. Although it is not very luxurious, it can be used to entertain guests without any impoliteness.

Because Lu Yi was not at home, and mistress Zhang Wan'er and Qiqige were both pregnant and not convenient to meet guests, Gao Shun, after getting Zhang Wan'er's instructions, took it upon himself to arrange for Cai Yong and his daughter to come.

Before Luwu was built, it was considered that there would be guests of high status living there, so many guest houses were built. Although they were not as magnificent as the master's mansion, they were also large and spacious, making people feel comfortable.

Gao Shun settled the two of them and their servants in a guest house, which was right next to Hua Tuo's home.

After settling Cai Yong and his daughter, Gao Shun immediately began to issue Lu Yi's orders in Luwu and began to mobilize the men.

And immediately sent someone to Zhang's house to borrow a car.

It is still early October, and Lu Yi's caravan is still on its last trading trip of the year under the command of Cheng Lian.

However, Lu Yi's goal has always been to keep the caravan going without stopping. In order to prevent various emergencies, Zhang has always kept a large number of replacement carts and horses on hand, so a temporary caravan of forty or fifty new carts can be formed in a hurry.

It is also unlikely to travel abroad for long-term business.

But there would be no problem in using it to set up an ambush and help Cai Yong transport his collection of books.

Three or four days later, Zhang's caravan arrived. Gao Shun immediately gathered a group of 200 men from the previous group, disguised them as coachmen, and hid in the baggage carts to head to Wuyuan County.

However, halfway through the journey, Gao Shun released a part of his ambush troops in the middle of the night and ambushed them outside Wuyuan City.

He led the team to Lv Yi's place to load the books. Cai Yong had quite a large collection of books, and Lv Yi told his men to make a bigger noise.

The news that Lu Yi was preparing to transport his collection of books back to Jiuyuan immediately reached Zhang Shiping's ears.

"What! Lu Yi finally decided to move!"

Zhang Shiping was overjoyed and immediately made preparations, waiting for Lu Yi to leave the city and then catch up with him in a remote place and kill him with his own hands.

But things once again turned out to be beyond his expectations.

It turned out that Lu Yi only asked Gao Shun to transport a cart of books away first, and he himself remained indoors, allowing Zhang Shiping's well-prepared punch to hit Cotton hard, making him feel very uncomfortable.

"It seems that Cai Yong's collection of books is indeed quite a lot, but it is estimated that it will all be transported in one more trip, so let Lu Yi rest for a few days!"

Zhang Shiping had no choice but to suppress his anger, force himself to suppress the murderous intent in his heart, and patiently wait for the opportunity to strike.

A few days later, the caravan returned for the second time.

This time Gao Shun took 500 of the 600 men stationed in Luwu, leaving only 100 men to guard the house.

One hundred men disguised themselves as coachmen and followed Gao Shun into the city to continue moving the collection of books.

The superior force of 400 men was fully prepared and lying in ambush outside the city, waiting for Lu Yi's order the next day.

All the books were packed away during the day.

In fact, the first trip was basically completed.

The rest are just some unimportant empty boxes.

There wasn't a single book in there.

The reason why Lu Yi made two trips was to paralyze Zhang Shiping and prevent him from becoming suspicious.

These books are Cai Yong's treasures, and Lu Yi dare not expose them to Zhang Shiping's attack.

These dried bamboo slips could be easily set on fire by a few unprotected rockets.

If I lose Lu Yi, I don’t know how to face Cai Yong.

That night, in order to ensure the reliability of the operation, Lu Yi used the contact information of the tall and thin spy for the first time.

"What's the situation?" Lu Yi went straight to the point.

"Zhang Shiping has fallen into the trap. He has issued an order to wait for Lü Tingzhang to leave the city tomorrow and then kill him in a remote place."

The tall and thin spy immediately reported the truth.

"Very good. The trap has been set up, and we are just waiting for Zhang Shiping to fall into it."

Lu Yi was overjoyed when he heard this. It was also a good thing for him to be able to cut off contact with Zhang Shiping.

"Look for an opportunity to leave the battle tomorrow, and don't get too close."

However, Lu Yi still did not forget the tall and thin man, and tried his best to stabilize him. If this kind of spy was not used properly, it would cause great harm. Lu Yi did not mind winning him over to reassure him.

"Thank you for your care, Chief Lu. I know about it."

After expressing his gratitude, the tall and thin man immediately returned to Zhang Shiping.

(End of this chapter)