Lu Shou, who was at home, received the news that Lu Qing was sent back from Chang'an. He learned that his grandson had been sentenced to death, and he was so excited that he almost fell off the couch.

He felt a sweet throat, and then he opened his mouth and squirted out a mouthful of blood.

The maid serving Lu Shou was shocked when she saw this. While supporting him, she hurriedly shouted: "Come, come, come, the master vomits blood..."

"I...I'm fine..." Lu Shou said, picking up the handkerchief to wipe off the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Soon, Lu Shou's wife and two servants ran in.

"Hurry, go and call the doctor!" Lu Shou's wife saw the blood on the ground and hurriedly shouted to the servants.

"It's okay... don't call the doctor... I'll take a break for a while." Lu Shou was angry but weak.

"But the master..."

"I said it's okay!" Lu Shou interrupted his wife and said excitedly and angrily.

"Okay, okay, don't call me a doctor, don't call me a doctor." Mrs. Lu said quickly.

She didn't want Lu Shou to be too excited and vomit blood.

The maid stroked Lu Shou's heart and tried to calm him down.

Lu Shou waved his hand, signaled the maid to stop, and then slowly lay down. After he lay down, he left his wife and let everyone else go out.

Mrs. Lu looked at Lu Shou with concern: "Master, rest first, and talk about it later if you have something to do."

Lu Shou shook his head slightly and said excitedly and sadly: "Madam, Qing'er sends back the message, Sun... Sun'er was sentenced to death..."

"ah!"

When Mrs. Lu heard the news, she almost became unstable.

"Good grandson...my poor grandson..." Mrs. Lu suddenly cried sadly.

When Lu Shou saw his wife crying, he felt uncomfortable and tears fell from the corners of his eyes. But he knew that this was not the time to be sad, so he took a deep breath.

"Madam, don't cry!" Lu Shou shouted as he tried his best.

Mrs. Lu seemed not to hear Lu Shou call her and continued to cry.

While crying, she called Lu Ge's name sadly.

"The grandson is not dead yet, why are you crying!" Lu Shou said impatiently, "At this time, we must try every means to save our grandson, not cry!"

Hearing Lu Shou say this, Mrs. Lu stopped crying, quickly looked at Lu Shou, and sobbed, "Is there any help for my grandson?"

"As long as the moment of beheading, there will be a chance." Lu Shou could not hide his sadness.

Mrs. Lu nodded, still sobbing.

Lu Shou calmed down and said in a low voice: "Madam, call the butler in for me. I want to instruct the butler to find someone to save my grandson for me."

"Okay, okay, go and call the housekeeper immediately for your wife." Mrs. Lu said, wiping her tears and walking out quickly.

Mrs. Lu went outside and asked the maid to go in and serve Lu Shou. Then she ordered the servants to call the doctor, and then asked the butler to go into Lu Shou's room...

Two days later, the patriarchs of the three great families Cui, Zheng and Wang, received letters from Lu Shou, and Lu Shou would visit him soon.

When the patriarchs of the three great families of Cui, Zheng and Wang saw Lu Shou's letter, they knew why he was visiting him.

Whether it is a wealthy family like Cui, Zheng, Wang, or ordinary aristocrats who are sentenced to death by the court, they are already known.

The patriarchs of the three great families of Cui, Zheng and Wang all realized that the reason why the court sentenced Lu Ge to Qiuhou was to kill him to warn him. At the same time, we should remind the Shandong rich families not to cause trouble.

Two more days later, Lu Shou and his entourage appeared at the home of the head of the Cui clan of Boling.

After the simple greetings, Lu Shou did not say too much nonsense and explained his purpose straight to the point. He hoped that Cui and Lu could put pressure on the court and exempt Lu Ge from the death penalty.

The head of Cui's clan thought for a moment before giving a reply.

He did not directly refuse to put pressure on the court with Lu, nor did he agree to put pressure on the court with Lu, but told Lu Shou that someone in Cui was in charge of the court, and he would instruct the Cui officials who served in the court to plead for Lu Ge.

Lu Shou could see that Cui was unwilling to put pressure on the court with Lu, so he had to leave disappointed.

Next, Lu Shou visited the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Wang family in Langya in turn.

What disappointed Lu Shou even more was that both the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Wang family in Langya refused to put pressure on the court with the Lu family, expressing that they did not want to cause trouble.

The heads of the Zheng clan of Xingyang and Wang clan of Langya told Lu Shou that the Shandong tyrants are now inferior to those before. After years of wars at the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the Shandong tyrants has been greatly reduced, the population is lost, and the land is deserted. In addition, the rise of Shandong heroes, many people who originally followed Shandong heroes have joined the army of Shandong heroes.

If you challenge the court at this time, you will undoubtedly send a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

After the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the wars that unified the Central Plains in the Tang Dynasty, the Shandong wealthy clan group was no longer as good as before. Now most people want to live a peaceful life. If they waved the flag and shouted at this time, there would not be many followers.

What's more, the current Tang Dynasty, shortly after defeating the Turks, the soldiers' fighting spirit was still rising.

Although there are frequent contacts and some even marriages between wealthy families, when they really involve their own interests, these so-called wealthy families who stand on ordinary people and rely on the support of the people will show a selfish face.

These wealthy families have seen the wealthy families from different eras from prosperity to decline, which makes them understand one truth, that is, gamblers will never be able to play with the dealer.

Throughout history, many wealthy families have disappeared from the long river of history because of offending the royal family. The reason why these wealthy families can maintain their special status is because the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty needed them to help maintain social stability.

If they really had the will to rebel, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would probably use thunder and thunder to suppress it. At that time, it would not be a simple suppression, but a complete destruction.

What's more, Lu Ge committed the crime of beheading this time, not because the Tang Dynasty court wanted to inflict the crime, but because Lu Ge was indeed illegal and he asked him to do so.

The Tang Dynasty court was dealt with in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If the Shandong rich people made trouble with this, the people in the world would not stand on their side, and it might also cause the people to dislike them.

Now the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not break up, but instead adopted the method of winning over and suppressing the Shandong rich clans to balance the forces of all parties.

If the major families in Shandong cannot understand this truth, collude with the Lu family of Fanyang, and fight against the Tang Dynasty, the result can be imagined.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not like other emperors. He has the courage, can be cruel and ruthless.

If you are his enemy, he will kill him; if you are his "friend", he will be compassionate.

Whether it is the Boling Cui family, the Zheng family in Xingyang, or the Wang family in Langya, they all understand that one of the reasons why the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty killed the people of the Lu family in Fanyang this time was to remind the Cui family in Boling, the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Wang family in Langya to choose a good team.

Should we stand on the side of the Tang Dynasty or on the side of the Lu family in Fanyang?

It is obvious that the Cui family of Boling, Zheng family of Xingyang and Wang family of Langya have chosen to stand on the side of the Tang Dynasty court.

After being ruthlessly refused to help from other wealthy families, Lu Shou almost vomited blood again.

He made a decision to go to Chang'an in person to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!