Chapter 107 Even More Destitute Than Myself

It's true that You Xian is worried about the people, but let alone that Prince Su has not rebelled yet. Even if he really did rebel, he, Lu Qing, is no longer an official and has no ability to do anything.

It's not that he doesn't care about the people, but now he can only protect himself.

You Xian's eyes fell on his crutches. Lu Qing, who was now in trouble, was even more destitute than he was back then.

"Lu Qing, I don't want you to do anything, but now, your Lu family is blessed by the gods and appears frequently. Prince Su is using the banner of the emperor being incompetent and the gods descending to the world. I'm afraid that only your Lu family can break this deadlock."

Prince Su wanted to win the hearts of the people when he rebelled, but he lacked such an opportunity. If it weren't for the Lu family god's words, the rebellion would at least be delayed, and they would still have time to plan how to deal with it in the future.

Lu Qing's face darkened slightly. When he met Yu Heng in Laiyuan Town that day, he guessed Prince Su's intention. However, since it was a matter of gods, their Lu family could never admit it!

"What gods are descending to the earth? It's pure fabrication!"

"Could it be that now even you believe in those weird and supernatural words?"

Seeing that his reaction didn't seem fake, You Xian said in a deep voice, "Of course I don't believe it!"

He was naturally aware that the name of Lord Lu was known throughout the world, and Prince Su was only using the Lu family's name to tell the world that the emperor was incompetent and persecuted loyal ministers. What he wanted was for the people of the world to believe him, so that he, Prince Su, could rebel and win the hearts of the people.

Lu Qing: "I know you want my Lu family to step in and quell those rumors outside, but my Lu family doesn't even have the power to protect itself now, and we are really unable to take care of other things. I hope you can forgive me."

To put it bluntly, even if there were no such rumors, Prince Su would still rebel, and the emperor in the capital was also waiting for him to rebel. It was only a matter of time before the world fell into chaos.

You Xian was speechless, knowing that his trip was in vain, but he could also understand the other party's difficulties.

He took the cloth-covered basket from the servant next to him and handed it to Lu Qing, "The journey to the north is still long, here are some food for you to eat on the way."

Lu Qing took it immediately and said, "Thank you very much. I am guilty now, so I won't send you off."

You Xian was silent: "." He was worried that Lu Qing would be too proud to accept it, so he even prepared an excuse. However, he didn't expect that the old man would just take it directly without saying a word of courtesy.

It seems that once one falls into trouble, one's temperament changes a lot.

Lu Qing was carrying a basket and walking back with a cane. Suddenly, he stopped thinking of something and looked back at You Xian. "I know you want to have a good reputation all your life, but if that day comes, it won't be difficult to bend over. After all, staying alive is the most important thing."

He could almost guess that if Prince Su really rebelled, given You Xian's personality, he would definitely not surrender. Otherwise, he would not have been driven out of the capital and returned to Liao County.

You Xian snorted coldly, "You, Lu, have already bent your back, and you still want to drag me down with you?"

Lu Qing didn't want him to submit to Prince Su, but in a critical moment, pretending to flatter was also a means to save his life and wait for an opportunity to resist, rather than dying in vain.

His words of advice were blocked in his throat: Forget it, forget it, it is a duty to repay the favor. Even if You Xian speaks in a sarcastic way, there may not be a chance for him to listen in the future.

Lu Qing shook his head and came back with the basket. He was surrounded by his son, grandson and others.

Seeing the worried expressions on the faces of several people, he comforted them, "It's okay, I just met a former colleague in the court."

As he spoke, he subconsciously handed the basket in his hand to his grandson Lu Xingyao, but after glancing at his grandson's injured arm, he handed it to his eldest daughter-in-law.

Lu Zhou was the first to ask, "Father, why did that man come to you?"

The old man was taken away once when he was in Laiyuan Town before. Later, when he heard Xingyao talk about it, he realized how dangerous it was. Now, we have only been in Liao County for a short time and someone has come to find us again. It would be better to keep on going, which would be safer.

Lu Qing looked at the younger generations in front of him, thought for a while, and decided not to tell them about Prince Su's rebellion in order not to scare them.

"Just catching up and giving some things."

As he was speaking, the eldest daughter-in-law lifted the cloth and saw the things in the basket. She exclaimed, "Oh my God!"

Several people looked over immediately.

Song quickly handed the basket to Lu Qing and said, "Look, these are all rare items."

The other people also looked at the basket and saw that there were two bags of dry food in the basket, but the bottom was covered with silver ingots, even some gold leaves, and a silver note with a face value of one hundred taels.

Looking at so much silver, they now believed the old man's words. Maybe the other party just came to reminisce about the past.

Lu Qing felt unhappy. This old man just wanted to eat the food, but why did he leave so much money?

This old guy has always been stingy. Could it be that he took out all the valuables in the house?

However, looking at the way he was dressed just now, the material of his clothes was not cheap, so I thought his family situation should be okay now.

I just hope that we can meet again in the future so that I can repay his kindness.

However, what Lu Qing didn't know was that You Xian took off his gorgeous clothes after returning to the mansion, ordered someone to send the clothes back, and changed into a coarse cotton robe, went into the study, and picked up a pen to write an article.

"It's clear that our master doesn't get along with Mr. Lu. When our master left Beijing, Mr. Lu even said something to retaliate against his misfortune."

The personal servant held up the luxurious robe and sighed, "Even this robe is borrowed from someone else, how could you give away all the money? Your life will be hard in the future."

Borrowing a good robe from Mr. Lu could help him regain his former dignity, but if he gave away all the money, he would be foolish.

The long-servant who had followed You Xian for many years laughed and said, "You only know that Old Master Lu took advantage of others' misfortunes, but you don't know that when the master was in trouble, among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Old Master Lu spoke up to save him."

Now that Mr. Lu is in trouble, the master is giving him some silver, which can be regarded as repaying his kindness in the past.

In the past, the master had often made things difficult for Mr. Lu in the court, so the fact that Mr. Lu had specially gone out of the city to catch up with the master and add insult to injury was really nothing. After all, the master's former friends didn't even leave the house back then, for fear of being implicated.

It is often only when a person is in trouble that he can see who are the money wolves and who are the sincere ones around him.

After getting so much silver, Lu Qing asked his three sons and daughters-in-law to hide it separately. These silvers could not be used now, but they would be able to make a living in the north.

When Gu Xingzhao came back after finishing his work, he saw Lu Yang hiding the silver on his body, and Xu was helping him.

She was surprised, "Lu Qing, where did you get so much money?"

Upon learning that the ancestor had come, Lu Qing immediately told him what happened during the day, including what he had said to You Xian, without missing a single word.

When the house was searched, You Xian had no one to see him off when he left the city, so he took some silver and money and chased after him out of the city. However, after all, they had fought for many years because of their different political views, and he really couldn't bring himself to say anything nice.

He originally thought that You Xian came here to add insult to injury today. He was too narrow-minded.

Lu Qing: "I didn't expect him to send so much silver. I feel a little ashamed."