Meng Kuan said respectfully: "The villain understands. ”

Ning Guohou said again: "Let's talk about the White Lotus Sect, why do you think that Liu Yiyi is the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus?" ”

Meng Kuan said respectfully: "The villain listened to what she said personally, and there is a white lotus mark on her shoulder. ”

Ning Guohou nodded, and smiled at the blue-robed old man behind him: "Old Wei, Ziren captured the White Lotus Protector, but he didn't expect to attract the White Lotus Holy Maiden." ”

Ziren's full name is Nie Ziren, and he is the first disciple of Wei Feng, the old man in the green robe, and the old man in the green robe stroked his beard and said: "Then the old man will go and catch this holy woman again and sacrifice it to the Hou Ye." ”

Ning Guohou smiled: "It's okay, but it's best if you can catch it, and if you can't catch it, forget it." The state of Chu is now about to be destroyed, what waves can this little White Lotus Sect make? Send a few more good men to protect Lu Yuan in case the White Lotus Sect is against him. ”

"Yes." Wei Lao took the order and left.

Although Ning Guohou still had bamboo guards secretly protecting him, Wei Lao was still not at ease, so he first found his second apprentice Qi Fang and ordered him to protect Ning Guohou by his side, and then led people to kill Xiao Lefang.

Shengping Fang.

At Lu Yuan's house, Lu Yuan was making his bed, and he decided to change beds with Lu Yutong to sleep, but the floor in the study was a little smaller for him.

Lu Yutong stood behind him, a steamed bun in one hand, and ate it with relish.

Seeing him busy, the little girl asked, "What are you doing?" I didn't steal any money. ”

Lu Yuan smiled: "In the future, I will sleep here, and you will sleep in my bed." ”

Lu Yutong pouted: "You have been weird all day today, it shouldn't be a ghost." ”

Lu Yuan was stunned, in a sense, she was really right.

Lu Yutong snorted: "If you don't speak, you are right by me." ”

Although she said this, her expression was not afraid, she had eaten a lot of bitterness, and she was much more courageous than children of the same age.

Lu Yuan said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, go and boil water to wash your feet." ”

Lu Yutong let out an "oh" and walked out of the study, she never dared to disobey her brother in person.

After eating the steamed buns in three or two bites, she walked to the corner of the lobby, carried a small stove into the courtyard, and lit a fire by the well.

Since she was five years old, her brother has asked her to boil water, so she is also proficient in it.

The Tang Kingdom generally used flint and fire folds to make fires, and Lu Yutong used flint to make fires and then draw water in the well.

She was young and young, and she didn't play much each time, and when Lu Yuan made the bed, she had just hit half a basin of water.

"You come in and wait, I'll boil the water." Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Lu Yutong noticed that his attitude seemed to have really changed, and he became a little bolder, so he didn't enter the house and watched him from the side.

Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't talk about her, the little girl was even more relaxed and asked, "Why did the murderous woman kill you?" ”

Lu Yuan was sweating profusely, and he was sighing in his heart that the original owner's body was too weak, and when he heard it, he said, "How do I know." ”

Lu Yutong said again: "What kind of official did you do this time, do you have the previous official greatness?" ”

Searching for his memory, Lu Yuan learned that the order signed by the original owner of Dali Temple was from the sixth grade, and the county lieutenant who went to the post this time was from the eighth grade, so he replied: "This time I am a small official, not as big as before." ”

Beat the water and pour it into the kettle, Lu Yuan saw that the fire was not big, and blew air at the vent, Lu Yutong saw it, ran into the house and took out a woven round fan and handed it to him.

With the help of Lu Yutong, Lu Yuan finally boiled the water.

After connecting the water with a wooden basin, Lu Yuan looked at the surface of the water, and saw a delicate face reflected in the water, with thin cheeks and slender eyes, which was very different from his original face.

With a long sigh, he washed his feet and lay down on the floor of the study, just wanting to fall asleep as soon as possible, and maybe he would be able to return home when he woke up again.

But the cushion under him was very thin and very uncomfortable, and there were many mosquitoes buzzing and noisy next to him, and he slept very uncomfortably, and it was difficult to sleep for a while.

Suddenly, he felt a black shadow standing next to him, and he sat up from the ground in an instant, and after a closer look, he found that it was Lu Yutong.

He exhaled and asked, "Yutong, why don't you sleep yet?" ”

Lu Yutong handed over his hand and said, "These two things are for you." ”

It was too dark, and after Lu Yuan took it, he walked to the window and saw that it was a wooden cone and a few leaves.

"Apply leaf juice to your body, and mosquitoes won't bite." Lu Yutong explained, then turned around and left, without explaining the function of the wooden cone.

Lu Yuan looked closely at the wooden cone and found that it was made of a wooden strip sharpened.

He applied the juice to his hands and feet, placed the cone at his side, and lay down again, this time quickly falling into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning.

Lu Yuan was woken up by the movement outside the house, sat up, and saw the ancient furniture in front of him, he sighed and gave up the last trace of fantasy.

"From now on, I will be Jinshi Lu Yuan." He thought with some wistfulness.

After putting it on, he went out of the study and happened to see Lu Yutong coming in with a basin of hot water.

Seeing that she was struggling to move, she immediately stepped forward to help, and the people of the Five Dynasties period used the "salt soup tooth rubbing method" of the medicine king Sun Simiao to wash her mouth.

After washing, Lu Yuan asked, "Did you sleep well last night?" ”

Lu Yutong lowered his head and said, "I'll sleep on the floor tonight." ”

Lu Yuan smiled: "Be obedient, just sleep in the bed, we will move out in a few days, and I will buy you a small bed when you get to the new home." ”

Lu Yutong snorted, picked up the small bench, and ran into the bedroom.

She placed the bench in front of the cabinet, stepped on the bench to take a piece of bread, and trotted back to the lobby, she handed the bread to Lu Yuan and motioned for him to divide it.

In the past, Lu Yuan also grew up with hardships, and in order to go to Xiao Lefang more, he fed on bread every day.

Although he only had more than four dollars of silver at the moment, he didn't want to wronged the little girl, and said, "I'll go buy you two steamed buns." ”

Lu Yutong stepped forward and grabbed him: "You don't have much money on you, I'll just eat the bread." ”

As she spoke, she tore small pieces from the dough and stuffed them into her mouth. Lu Yuan felt that she was sensible, and reached out to touch her little face, and the little girl subconsciously flashed over.

Lu Yutong looked at him with a little flustered eyes, for fear that he would be angry, Lu Yuan smiled gently, and said, "When my brother has money in the future, I will buy you delicious food." ”

Lu Yutong nodded vigorously.

After the two had breakfast, Lu Yutong ran to the courtyard to play, and Lu Yuan sat on the chair, thinking about the future.

It is now the eighth year of Baoda, that is, in 950 AD, he used to love history, and he was very clear about the change of dynasties during the Five Dynasties period, and knew that the Southern Tang Dynasty would die in twenty-seven years.

The Tang Dynasty had lost its last ounce of strength since the Huangchao Rebellion, and later Zhu Wen usurped the throne from the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Ai Emperor, and started the first dynasty of the Five Dynasties.

Soon after, Later Liang was defeated by Li Cunqiao of the Later Tang Dynasty, and then Shi Jingjiao led the Khitan troops into the Central Plains, defeated the Later Tang, established the Later Jin Dynasty with the support of the Khitan, and ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, calling himself the "Emperor Er".

In the end, the Later Jin Dynasty, who rebelled against the Khitan, was also destroyed by the Khitans, but the Khitans did not succeed in entering the Central Plains because they were unpopular with the people.

At present, the Central Plains regime is the Later Han Dynasty.

The history is called the Later Han Dynasty, but it should actually be called the Han Kingdom, just as the Southern Tang Dynasty was called the Tang Kingdom in this era.

However, the Later Han will be replaced by the Later Zhou next year, so it is not suitable to go north at the moment.

Today's China is divided by the six countries, in addition to the Later Han and Southern Tang, there are also Shu in the west, Southern Han in the south, Wu Yue in the southeast and Chu in the southwest, but the Chu state is being attacked by the Southern Tang and is about to perish.

In addition to these six foreign countries, there are also small regimes like the Qingyuan Jiedu Envoy Liu, although they nominally belong to the Southern Tang Dynasty, but in fact they have long been independent.

The Northern Song Dynasty was established in 960 AD, which means that it is best for him to stay in the Southern Tang Dynasty for ten years, and then decide whether to go north or not according to the actual situation.

Fortunately, the body he occupies is a jinshi, although he is no longer hired by the imperial court, but he is appreciated by Ning Guohou, and he will be able to serve as the county lieutenant of Nanling County in a few days, and he will not have to worry about food and clothing.

He didn't know that if it weren't for Liu Yiyi, his county lieutenant would also be in vain.

After thinking about it, Lu Yutong walked in, followed by two men, Lu Yutong said, "They are looking for you." As he spoke, he stood behind Lu Yuan, as if he wanted to hear what the two of them had to say to his brother.

Seeing that these two people were unfamiliar, Lu Yuan asked, "Who are you?" What are you looking for me? ”

One of them said: "Lu Xianggong, the two of us are the scribes of the Ningguo Houfu, and the Hou Ye has something to summon you to go." ”

"Okay, I'll go." Lu Yuan nodded and explained to Lu Yutong: "You take good care of your home at home." ”

"Come back soon." Lu Yutong nodded.

Following the two to the Hou Mansion, Lu Yuan saw Ning Guohou again in the study. There were three people in the study, except for Ning Guohou, the old man in the green robe and another scribe had all seen him in the secret room.

Lu Yuan bowed down according to the etiquette in his memory and said, "My subordinates pay a visit to Lord Hou." ”

Ning Guohou walked up to him, helped him by the arm and said, "Shang Bai, please get up quickly." ”

"Master Xie."

Ning Guohou looked at him gently and said, "Shang Bai slept well last night?" ”

Lu Yuan sensed that something was wrong, according to his memory, although Ning Guohou took a fancy to Lu Yuan's talent, he had never been so courteous, he was secretly vigilant in his heart, and replied, "Very good." ”

Ning Guohou smiled and said: "Sit down, Benhou invited you over today, there is a matter to discuss." ”

Lu Yuan sat down upright and said, "Master Hou, please speak." The tone is neither humble nor silent.

Ning Guohou was about to reuse him, seeing that he was calm and heavy, he felt even more satisfied, and said with a smile: "You already know what Benhou wants to do, but there is still a big obstacle at the moment, what does Shang Bai know?" ”

Lu Yuan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Ning Guohou returned to his seat and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Shezhou Thorn Shi Jianghuai has always been at odds with Ben Hou, if this person does not fall, it will be difficult for Ben Hou to succeed in major affairs." But his cousin is the privy deputy envoy Jiang Tong, and Ben Hou can't easily move him, what good countermeasures does Shang Bai have? ”

Lu Yuan had never thought about this, and suddenly he had an idea, shook his head and said, "I can't think of it for a while." ”

Ning Guohou didn't expect him to come up with an idea, and said: "Benhou thought about it and thought that the best way was to cooperate with the outside. ”

Seeing that Ning Guohou didn't say anything about this, Lu Yuan asked, "I don't know how to cooperate with the outside?" ”