"Under the Prosperous City" is a costume suspense drama adapted from Wang Qiang** "Prosperous City", directed by Zhang Luyi, starring Bai Lu, Wang Hedi, Li Yitong, etc., telling the story of a series of serial murders caused by a fire during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In the play, Lu Zhong is an important character, he is Lu Yuan's personal servant and Lu Zhi's master, and his death is the turning point of the plot and the focus of suspense. So, how did Lu Zhong die?What is the conspiracy and tragedy behind his death?
According to the description of the plot, Lu Zhong was killed by Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi is the adopted son of Lu Yuanbang and the scholar of the Lu family, he is a smart and clever person, but from a humble background. He has always wanted to change his destiny and live a rich life. He was instructed by Lu Zhong and began to plan a plan to destroy the family, wanting to kill Lu Yuanbang and Lu Jinxin and seize the property of the Lu family. He took advantage of his popularity in the Lu family, bribed some servants and outsiders, and organized a fire, trapping the people of the Lu family in the sea of fire. He also set up a bureau so that Lu Jinxin's son Lu Buxian was blamed as **, so that he successfully inherited the Lu family's inheritance. However, he didn't expect that Lu Zhong was also one of his enemies. Lu Zhong is actually a big thief, he used to be Lu Yuan's accomplice, and later in order to avoid the pursuit of the government, he changed his name and surname, pretended to be mute, mixed into the Lu family, and became Lu Yuan's servant.
He has been secretly observing the movements of the Lu family, waiting for an opportunity to seize the wealth of the Lu family. When he discovered Lu Zhi's plan, he secretly helped him, and at the same time built a secret room in the dry well and hid his gold and diary. He planned to wait for Lu Zhi to succeed before killing Lu Zhi and taking everything from him. However, his plan was seen through by Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi discovered Lu Zhong's secret room in the fire and learned his true identity and purpose. Taking advantage of Lu Zhongzhong's unpreparedness, he pierced him in the heart with a dagger, killing him in the flames.
Lu Zhong's death was not only the failure of a conspiracy, but also the end of a tragedy. Lu Zhong's conspiracy is a revenge plan that lasts for twenty years. He was originally a thief in the rivers and lakes, and he committed theft and murder with Lu Yuan, and did all kinds of evil. They once robbed a wealthy family, killing the whole family, leaving only one child. That child was Xiao Baozi, which was later Wei Zhixian. Xiao Baozi was taken away by them and taken as their slave, where she was tortured and abused. Later, they encountered the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, and Lu Yuan, in order to protect himself, pushed Xiao Baozi out as a scapegoat, and made him seriously injured by the officers and soldiers. Xiao Baozi was saved by a kind head catcher, and later became his righteous son, and he was also admitted to the county magistrate. Lu Zhong was also injured in that encirclement and suppression and was abandoned by Lu Yuan.
He hated Lu Yuanbang so much that he vowed to take revenge. He heard that Lu Yuanbang changed his name and surname and blended into the Lu family in Fancheng, so he followed him to Fancheng, pretended to be dumb, and blended into the Lu family, waiting for the opportunity for revenge. He has been secretly observing the movements of the Lu family, and has also discovered the identity of Xiao Baozi, he wants to use Xiao Baozi to deal with Lu Yuanbang, but Xiao Baozi does not know his existence, nor does he know the truth about Lu Yuanbang. He could only wait for the opportunity, and it wasn't until Lu Zhi appeared that he saw hope. He secretly helped Lu Zhi, wanting to borrow his hand to get rid of Lu Yuan, seize the wealth of the Lu family, and then kill Lu Zhi, killing two birds with one stone. He also wrote down all his secrets in his diary, wanting to leave them to Xiao Baozi, let him know his background and enemies, and let him avenge himself. However, his plan was discovered by Lu Zhi, he was killed by Lu Zhi, and his diary also fell into Lu Zhi's hands. His plot failed.
Lu Zhong's tragedy is the loss of human nature. He was originally a man of flesh and blood, affection and righteousness. He used to be Lu Yuanbang's brother, and they roamed the rivers and lakes together, shared the wind and rain together, and shared the spoils together. He also used to be Lu Zhi's master, he taught Lu Zhi to read and write, taught Lu Zhi the principles of life, and treated Lu Zhi like his own son. He was also once the lifesaver of Xiao Baozi.