Chapter 2 The palace holds a banquet
Protecting the king - Mo Zhongxuan, the only king with a different surname in Canglei, was named the protector of the king by the emperor because of his great contribution to defending the frontier during the reign of the first emperor.
After the death of the first emperor, he still held heavy troops, and sat firmly in the first position of the Jingxi Army on the border of Xiyun and Canglei, and also belonged to the die-hard Canglei royal family in the court, and it was precisely with such a prince that the Sima family and the Xue family did not dare to act rashly, otherwise the puppet emperor who was in power would have been comfortable long ago.
Lou Yuyu just entered the realm of Canglei soon after he heard about the good name of the king and the lord of Qinde, and he has always wanted to find a chance to get to know him, and now the lord of Qinde takes the initiative to recruit talents from him, and he is unspeakably comfortable in his heart.
"County Lord, are you back?" an old man with gray temples respectfully bowed his head to Mo Chenghuan, said hello, and continued his work.
"County Lord, are you back?" Before taking two steps, a young man dressed as a Confucian monk walked up to Mo Chenghuan and made a gesture.
"Hurry up and help me prepare some good wine and food, I want to set up a banquet to entertain Lou Gongzi," said Mo Chenghuan and introduced Lou Yuyu to this young man.
"In Xia Lu Qingfeng, I have seen Brother Lou. As soon as Mo Chenghuan introduced him, Lu Qingfeng immediately solemnly introduced himself to Lou Yuyu.
"When I went downstairs Yuyu, Brother Lu was polite," Lou Yuyu has never had a good impression of those unsmiling Confucian students, but this Lu Qingfeng gave him a special feeling.
"Then let's go and prepare for the banquet first," after speaking, he bowed his hand to Mo Chenghuan and left in a hurry.
"He is the steward of the royal mansion, and he is also an incredible talent and strategist, but his Chinese is indifferent and not suitable for the officialdom, so he came to my mansion as a steward, his family was killed by mountain thieves when he was young, but fortunately my father passed by and was able to save his life, and since then he has been living in my house, and can be said to be one of the most trusted people in the royal mansion." Mo Chenghuan explained Lu Qingfeng's life experience in a few simple words.
Lou Yuyu nodded as if he didn't understand.
Mo Chenghuan smiled, she originally said it simply, and she didn't expect Lou Yuyu to understand this Lu Qingfeng thoroughly because of her words, to be honest, this Lu Qingfeng grew up with her since he was a child, but he never really understood this Lu Qingfeng.
Lou Yuyu followed behind Mo Chenghuan, walked through the front yard, walked through the front hall, and from time to time there would be people on the side of the road to show respect to Mo Chenghuan, Lou Yuyu could see that more than ten or twenty were staff, and he thought that he really deserved to protect the king's mansion, and there were so many people at home, he must be accumulating strength and making all preparations for everything in the near future.
"I've seen the county lord!" was walking in the back garden, and suddenly a handsome man in a green shirt walked over.
"Where is my father?" But Mo Chenghuan didn't give this person any good looks, although Mo Chenghuan didn't have any expression along the way, but when facing this person, Lou Yuyu, who was standing behind Mo Chenghuan, felt that there was an unapproachable indifference in Mo Chenghuan's tone.
"In the pavilion, the county lord can see ...... in the past" Before this person finished speaking, Mo Chenghuan began to step forward, which showed Mo Chenghuan's dislike for this person.
Although Lou Yuyu was curious about the story between Mo Chenghuan and that person, he also knew the truth of "don't ask what you shouldn't ask", so she followed Mo Chenghuan silently and walked out of the garden to the lake.
"Father!" Mo Chenghuan shouted at the middle-aged man in the pavilion from afar.
The man got up and walked towards Mo Chenghuan, and then Zilou Yuyu saw the true face of the legendary protector king, Mo Zhongxuan.
I have to sigh at the true face of this Mo Zhongxuan.
I have to sigh that this Mo Zhongxuan was born with a noble appearance, he has been in Canglei for several months, and he has come to Yanjing from the border, but he has never seen such an extraordinary person as Mo Zhongxuan, don't say Canglei, even Fenglan Jingde has searched all over and can't find someone with a similar temperament to Mo Zhongxuan.
The eyebrows full of majesty like a big sword, the bridge of the nose as grand and straight as the mountains, the sharp eyes of a falcon, the broad chest as if it could hold the whole sea, and the majestic arms as if they were on a par with the sky.
In front of such a man, Lou Yuyu inevitably had some inferiority, compared to Mo Zhongxuan, he was as small as a milky little hairy head.
"I think this is Lou Gongzi, and he really has an extraordinary bearing. Mo Zhongxuan said politely to Lou Yuyu.
"The prince has an overreputation, and he has to be ashamed of himself in front of the prince," compared to Mo Zhongxuan's politeness, Lou Yuyu praised Mo Zhongxuan sincerely.
"Where, where, Lou Yuyu's words are serious," Mo Zhongxuan could clearly feel Lou Yuyu's sincere admiration for himself, and there was a little kindness in Lou Yuyu's eyes.
"Father will sit down and talk slowly. Mo Zhongxuan knew that this polite remark would be out of play, so he simply sat down first and let the two of them get to know each other slowly.
"It's fine. Mo Zhongxuan said and made a gesture of invitation to Lou Yuyu, and the two of them shirked again, and finally Mo Zhongxuan was in front and Lou Yuyu was behind, walking towards the pavilion.
As soon as he took his seat, Mo Chenghuan first watched tea for the two of them, and then the two chatted again.
After five courses of tea, Lu Qingfeng's appearance brought the conversation between the two to an end, and then moved the topic from the tea table to the wine table.
After three rounds of drinking, the two of them were already overwhelmed by alcohol, and after chatting for half an hour, they were about to disperse, and Mo Chenghuan was responsible for sending the drunk Lou Yuyu back to the inn.
In the car
The drunk Lou Yuyu slept peacefully in the carriage, and the wine occasionally turned his body.
"Lou Gongzi?" Although Lou Yuyu did not show any flaws, Mo Chenghuan just felt that Lou Yuyu must still be conscious.
Lou Yuyu was silent.
"Is Lou Yuyu willing to enter the King's Mansion?" Mo Zhongxuan also struggled a little in his heart, thinking that after all, Lou Yuyu was not a thunderbolt, and he didn't look like an ordinary child, so he shouldn't have gone to this troubled water, but she just wanted to give it a try.
Lou Yuyu was still silent to respond to Mo Chenghuan, a short journey, a long silence, just about to arrive; when he was willing to live in the inn, Lou Yuyu replied to Mo Chenghuan unhurriedly: "Let me think about it for two more days." ”
If you promise that Lou Yuyu will do his best to protect the king's mansion, this is a chaotic era, whether it is stable or subverted, it will be a protracted war, no one knows how long this battle will last, maybe it will be a lifetime, he has to consider the value of this period, whether it is worth doing it himself, after all, this should have nothing to do with him.
In Mo Chenghuan's mind, Lou Yuyu should refuse directly, he can say that considering it proves that he is hesitating, he has nothing else to ask for, he must have obtained what everyone dreams of, that is, she lacks nothing, but she can hesitate for things that do not concern her, she should be grateful.
In the past two days, Lou Yuyu has been locking himself in his room, the incident that Mo Chenghuan said has been haunting his mind, thinking about it, he actually retreated a little, and he has to dedicate his life to a career, he seems to be unable to do it, he is not so great, he is not like his little hair, he can dedicate his life to one thing.
Although he wants to be needed, he is not ready to give it all.
"Knock knock" There was a light and fast knocking sound outside the window, and Lou Yuyu knew that it must be the letter falcon who sent the letter to Fenglan back.
The letter falcon is a wild small falcon, which has been artificially trained to become a small falcon that transmits letters to people over long distances, because of its endurance is very suitable for transnational or multi-provincial transmission of letters, training requires a lot of labor, and the price of a letter falcon is very expensive, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.
Lou Yuyu hurriedly opened the window, took the letter from the letter falcon, opened it and saw that it was simply written with a few words in not good-looking handwriting: I wish you well.
There was a warm smile on the corner of Lou Yuyu's mouth, maybe she was the only one who could make her handwriting feel a little relaxed in this fashion, no matter how difficult it was, as long as she thought of her smile, she felt that there was nothing that could not be overcome.
"May I be well? Lou Yuyu muttered in the direction of Feng Lan.
The next day, Lou Yuyu packed his luggage as soon as the day dawned, and he was still a little uneasy in his heart, and he was afraid that Fairy A's decision would make him regret it in the future.
Just when he checked out, Mo Chenghuan hurried to the scene.
"Why does Childe want to leave? If Childe doesn't agree, reply yes, there is no need to do this, I will never force Childe to stay in the King's Palace. Although I really hope that Lou Yuyu can help them, he doesn't disdain to use such despicable means, not to mention that the twisted melon is not sweet, and the strategist who is forced to stay will not only not become their assistant. On the contrary, it will become a scourge in the future, helping the enemy to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
"Let the county lord misunderstand, Zai Xia is the kind of person who is afraid of things, and he is just tired of living in this small inn, and wants to enter this palace to protect the king for a few days. "Any country can keep him, but this broken Canglei doesn't have this ability, once he has an accident in Canglei, he will give Feng Lan a reason to take advantage of the situation, and King Feng Lan can't wait for this situation to happen.
Mo Chenghuan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted: "Childe agreed to my request?"
"Let's solve problems for the county lord!" "Even if you use your life to fulfill a dream of yourself, you have looked forward to being able to show your ambitions, but there is no such opportunity, and now it is regarded as a dream of your own, and it is not a burial of your talent."
"Thank you, Childe!" Mo Cheng was overjoyed, as if he had picked up a big treasure for no reason.
"Then it's going to be a trouble for the county lord. "Lou Yuyu, a scholar who is annoying to Confucianism, made a gesture to Mo Chenghuan.
That night, Mo Zhongxuan held a grand dinner for Lou Yuyu, and all the staff members celebrated Lou Yuyu's joining.
At first, Lou Yuyu thought that this was the habit of the Protector King's Mansion all along, but unexpectedly learned from his subordinates that this was the first time this was the case, Lou Yuyu couldn't figure out what the Protector King had in doing this, could it be that the Protector King didn't like him?
It was a good thing for outsiders to be so extravagant about him, and he was willing to set up such a banquet for him because he valued him, but he understood that he knew that such an obvious elevation of a person would only attract the envy of most people for him, and jealousy was not a good thing.
It seems that he can only take one step at a time, if this protector really doesn't like him, then he can only tell Cang Lei that there will be a period later, after all, it is not easy for him to stay, and he doesn't want any more obstacles.
At the banquet, the protector also praised Lou Yuyu a lot, and sure enough, he cast hostile glances at him from all directions, making him stand as cold as falling into an ice cellar when he stood in a brightly lit place.
But ignoring this way of life, he still understands, and casually toasts to the people who congratulate the people present, Lou Yuyu obviously feels that his alcohol consumption is not as good as before, if he doesn't say this circle before, even if he toasts again, it is not a problem.
Mo Chenghuan didn't know where he was, Lou Yuyu felt a little lonely in his heart, the hall was full of three thousand drunken guests, only he was alone, everyone knew each other, only he was an outsider, and he felt ridiculous when he thought about it.
Lou Yuyu walked outside, instead of facing these drunken guests, it was better to find a quiet place to blow the wind.
"Why did Lou Gongzi come here alone?" Lou Yuyu went up the bridge and was looking at the bright moonlight, when Mo Zhongxuan's voice came from behind.
"I couldn't drink enough, and when I saw that the scenery was excellent, I came up and blew the wind to sober up. Lou Yuyu picked up Mo Zhongxuan, and the question lingered in his heart.
"Haha, I'm afraid it's annoying for this kind of banquet!" Mo Zhongxuan pointed out the key point in a word.
"The prince is serious. Lou Yuyu wanted to make some explanations, but when he thought about himself, he was also a kind of hypocritical person, especially in front of a person who didn't know what to do.
"Lou Gongzi's temperament is really very much in line with the old man's heart!" Mo Zhongxuan was not annoyed, but laughed heartily: "Lou Yuyu, do you know the old man's intention to hold this banquet for you?"
"Tell the world that the prince appreciates it very much. Lou Yuyu said silently.
"It's a bit fake, I don't say dark words. In front of Lou Yuyu, Mo Zhongxuan no longer has an honorific title, but treats each other peacefully as a friend.
"Isolate me. "Since Mo Zhongxuan has said it clearly, then he will also destroy the mind of concealment.
"Yes, sure enough, you see things more comprehensively. Mo Zhongxuan very much agreed with Lou Yuyu's talent and nodded with satisfaction.
"I don't know something, why do you say you appreciate me, but you want to isolate me?" Lou Yuyu picked out his doubts and said them truthfully.
In order to disturb the enemy and create an illusion for them, in the end we can win by surprise. Mo Zhongxuan couldn't wait to wait for his blood, and finally waited until today, it was inevitable that he would be a little excited.
Lou Yuyu frowned, he couldn't see through the man in front of him at all, and the explanation sounded like a fog, what did Mo Zhongxuan want.
"Lou Yuyu, a person from the capital of Fenglan, the son of the former prime minister of Fenglan Zuo, the eighteen-year-old champion of the Fenglan Palace, Fenglanwang has repeatedly ordered to take over as the servant of the ministry, and has resisted the decree many times...... Am I right?" Mo Zhongxuan smiled and told Lou Yuyu's past like a few treasures.
"Now that the prince has investigated clearly, I won't say more. Lou Yuyu was not angry, but it was understandable that if it was him, he would also handle all the details of the entire plan, even if it was a small cog.
"Childe won't mind," Mo Zhongxuan talked and laughed, thinking that even Lou Yuyu didn't care, it was a big deal to break up. A person who does not understand his intentions is not up to the role he has arranged in this plan, and it does not matter if such a person is discarded.
"If I were the prince, I would do the same thing," this plan is related to the fate of a country, every link must be guaranteed to be foolproof, once there is a mistake or mistake, it may send all the royalists to hell, and you have to be cautious and cautious.
"Very good, worthy of being the person who was favored by that person, then it will be hard for you in the future, in the years ago, you will understand this plan, and it will be no fun to understand and play everything at once, isn't it?" Mo Zhongxuan left with a smile after speaking.
Lou Yuyu sorted out his emotions and returned to the banquet, since this is a good show to warm up, then at least let him have a perfect ending.