Although helpless, Lu Xiaoxian had to compromise, if he wanted to see Feng Yuanyi and Qin Jun, without Shangguan Wan'er's help, it was really not possible.

"Okay!" Lu Xiaoxian thought for a while, and then chanted a poem, "Who has always been a talented woman, and the wrong jade is a pearl and a boat." Self-proclaimed people are thinner than yellow flowers, but they can be like yellow flowers in late autumn! ”

This poem is from the Ming Dynasty talented woman Zhang Xianjing's "Reading Li Yi'an Shuyu Collection", which is a poem praising Li Qingzhao's talent. Lu Xiaoxian used it directly, which was equivalent to patting Shangguan Wan'er's ass.

Sure enough, Shangguan Wan'er listened to Lu Xiaoxian's poem very usefully, and a smile appeared on her face: "For the sake of this sycophant poem, I will respond to this matter." ”

Since everyone takes what they need, Lu Xiaoxian no longer hides his secrets, and condenses: "Your Majesty, Shangguan Shanggong can tell her, first, prepare to recruit soldiers; Second, it is necessary to send a person who can recruit good fighters to be the commander; Third, it is necessary to prevent the Turks from intervening in the war between the Great Zhou and the Khitan. ”

Shangguan Wan'er asked: "Who is the person who can recruit and fight as the commander that Lu Gongzi refers to?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said noncommittally: "Who is this person, Your Majesty has already made up your mind for a long time, Shangguan Shanggong doesn't need to ask me!" ”

……

"He said I knew what I wanted?" Wu Zetian asked again.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded and said, "That's what he said!" ”

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Could it be that he is talking about Wang Xiaojie?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes lit up: "I also think he is referring to Wang Xiaojie, the generals in the army are better than Wang Xiaojie when it comes to being able to fight well." Just ......"

Although Shangguan Wan'er's words were not finished, Wu Zetian knew what she meant: the battle between the Great Zhou and Tubo Suluohan Mountain was defeated, Wu Zetian's decree, Wang Xiaojie was cut to the people, and he has been idle at home. If Wang Xiaojie is suddenly activated, will it cause controversy between the government and the opposition?

Wu Zetian groaned: "I know, let's take a look at this matter first!" ”

In the final analysis, Wu Zetian still didn't believe that this battle would be lost, and she had to wait for the final result to come out before making a decision.

……

"These days, he has visited the mansions of seven generals?" Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Zhang Meng told Lu Xiaoxian that the people who were monitoring in front of the various generals' mansions these days had found that one person had gone to the mansions of seven generals, including Chen Xuanli and Guo Zhen.

And this person is none other than Yuan Shuji, the chief historian of the Emperor's heir Li Dandong Palace.

There were twenty-eight generals in the emperor's edict to conquer the Khitan, and there were thirteen generals who stayed in Luoyang, and Yuan Shuji had been to the mansions of seven of them, and Lu Xiaoxian did not believe that it was just a coincidence.

"What's going on with him today?" Lu Xiaoxian asked again.

"Yesterday afternoon and today, Yuan Shuji didn't go anywhere, he stayed in the East Palace all the time!" Zhang Meng replied.

That's right, Lu Xiaoxian nodded.

Yesterday, Lu Xiaoxian went to visit Li Dan.

After leaving the East Palace, he heard that the imperial heir was sick and closed his door.

Presumably because Li Dan gave the order, Yuan Shuji stopped his action.

As for whether Yuan Shuji was ordered by Li Dan or went to visit these generals on his own initiative, it doesn't matter anymore.

What Lu Xiaoxian is most concerned about now is the spy that Mr. Wang said.

Could it be that Yuan Shu is already the spy that Mr. Wang said?

However, Mr. Wang said that this man was a general who led the troops.

And Yuan Shuji is just a civil official. In addition, if Yuan Shuji was really Mr. Wang's person, he would naturally act carefully, how could he go to the mansions of those generals in broad daylight and blatantly?

After thinking about it again, Lu Xiaoxian felt that Yuan Shuji was unlikely to be Mr. Wang's person, and as for what he went to the Seven Generals' Mansion for, he could only slowly verify it in the next step.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxian had no choice but to instruct Zhang Meng: continue to monitor these people and wait until there are new discoveries.

……

After returning to Luoyang, Lu Xiaoxian came to Nanshi for the first time, and Nanshi seemed to be much more lively than when he left.

Early in the morning, Wei Xianyun sent a letter to Lu Xiaoxian.

The letter is very simple, and there is only one line written on it: "Tonight, the autumn wind will break, and you will not see it!" ”

After reading Wei Xianyun's letterhead, Lu Xiaoxian's mind was running rapidly.

Speaking of which, Lu Xiaoxian and Wei Xianyun have no deep friendship, they have only eaten once, that is, in the autumn wind.

Wei Xianyun is a strategist like Xie Yunxuan, but Lu Xiaoxian's impression of Wei Xianyun is very good, at least it is much more pleasing to the eye than Xie Yunxuan.

When Lu Xiaoxian left Luoyang, Wei Xianyun sent a letter to him, in which he agreed: When he returns triumphantly, he can rest only when he is drunk.

Presumably he learned the news of Lu Xiaoxian's return to Luoyang, so Wei Xianyun asked Lu Xiaoxian to fulfill the contract.

Although it was not a triumph, Lu Xiaoxian was still happy to go to Wei Xianyun's invitation.

While walking on the streets of Nanshi, Lu Xiaoxian looked at the various shops on both sides of the road.

"Huh?" He stopped suddenly.

Most of the shops here are rouge and gouache shops, and in Lu Xiaoxian's memory, the shop in front of him should be called "Peach Blossom Ji". Lu Xiaoxian had bought rouge for Yin Feng and Lang Yue here, so he still had some impressions.

The shopkeeper of the store is called Cen Shaobai, who is very good at rouge and is also very atmospheric. At that time, Lu Xiaoxian didn't bring enough silver, so Cen Shaobai was very bold and asked him to take the rouge away first. Because of this, Lu Xiaoxian has a good impression of Cen Shaobai.

Now, the signboard of this shop has changed, has the name of this store been changed, or has Cen Shaobai sold the store?

Lu Xiaoxian felt strange, so he stepped into the store.

The shopkeeper of the store is not Cen Shaobai, but a middle-aged man.

After inquiry, Lu Xiaoxian learned that Cen Shaobai had indeed sold the store to the new shopkeeper.

Lu Xiaoxian asked Cen Shaobai's residence, and then went out of Nanshi.

There was still plenty of time to go to the banquet, so Lu Xiaoxian decided to go to Cen Shaobai's house to have a look.

Cen Shaobai lives in Yongtai Fang on the south side of Nanshi, and when he opened the courtyard door and saw Lu Xiaoxian, Cen Shaobai showed a shocked expression on his face.

"Master Lu, why are you here?"

Lu Xiaoxian smiled slightly: "Shopkeeper Cen has a good memory, and he hasn't forgotten me!" ”

"Although I have only met Lu Gongzi once, you are different from ordinary people, I remember it at a glance!" Speaking of this, Cen Shaobai hurriedly turned sideways, "You are a distinguished guest, please come in quickly." ”

Lu Xiaoxian followed Cen Shaobai into the courtyard, and seeing that Cen Shaobai was going to lead him into the house, he pulled Cen Shaobai and said, "Cen shopkeeper, I still have something to do, so I won't enter the house!" Today in Nanshi, I found out that your shop has changed people, so I want to ask, "Peach Blossom Ji" is running well, why do you want to sell it? ”

Cen Shaobai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Master Lu, what I want to sell, it was forced by Wang Hufeng."

I had to sell it......"

After listening to Cen Shaobai, Lu Xiaoxian knew what was going on.

Around Cen Shaobai's shop, there are a lot of rouge gouache shops, many of which are industries under Wang Hufeng's name.

Cen Shaobai is well-managed, the rouge gouache in the shop is of good quality, and there is an endless stream of repeat customers, which makes Wang Hufeng very red-eyed.

Originally, Wang Hufeng wanted to partner with Cen Shaobai, but Cen Shaobai disagreed.

So, Wang Hufeng thought of a way to suppress Cen Shaobai.

How could Cen Shaobai compete with the richest man in Luoyang, and in the end, in desperation, he could only sell the store and go home completely to be an idler.

Lu Xiaoxian bowed slightly, and glanced at Cen Shaobai: "Shopkeeper Cen, you are a talent." Anyway, you have nothing to do now, if you can afford me Lu Xiaoxian, when I arrange it, just follow me, I promise not to treat you badly! ”

Cen Shaobai said without hesitation: "No problem, with Lu Gongzi's words, I will do it with you!" ”

Seeing that Cen Shaobai agreed so simply, Lu Xiaoxian said strangely: "You trust me so much? ”

Cen Shaobai smiled and said: "I said earlier, Lu Gongzi, you are not an ordinary person, it is my Cen Shaobai's blessing to follow you, how can there be a reason that cannot be believed!" ”

"That's it! Shopkeeper Cen is waiting for my news! Lu Xiaoxian arched his hand towards Cen Shaobai and said, "I'll leave first!" ”

……

Lu Xiaoxian rushed to the "Autumn Wind Break", just in time for the unitary.

It stands to reason that now is the time for dinner, and the store should be full, but Lu Xiaoxian only saw a few customers, and most of the tables were empty there.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help frowning.

He instructed the guy: "Let your shopkeeper Liu go to the largest private room on the second floor." ”

After that, Lu Xiaoxian went straight up to the second floor, and Wei Xianyun booked the private room where they had dinner together last year.

The moment he saw Wei Xianyun, Lu Xiaoxian was taken aback: although he was still handsome and delicate, his face was very poor, green and gray, as if he had a serious illness. It used to be as thin as a hidden orchid, but now it looks more and more withered.

"Mr. Wei, what's wrong with you? Sick? Lu Xiaoxian couldn't be polite, and asked bluntly.

"I've just survived a catastrophe, life is better than death!" Wei Xianyun's voice was a little floating, "Before I came, I had carefully groomed, but I didn't expect it to be seen by you at a glance!" ”

"What the hell is going on?" Lu Xiaoxian asked.

"It's hard to look back!" Wei Xianyun's face showed a trace of pain, and he looked at Lu Xiaoxian, "Master Lu, please, don't ask, okay?" ”

People live faces, trees live bark, people stand in the world with dignity, and no one likes to be forced.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that Wei Xianyun must have something unspeakable, and a person like him must not break the casserole and ask to the end, touching his sore spots.

He nodded and said, "I don't ask, I just hope that Mr. can cherish it!" ”

"Thank you!" Wei Xianyun's eyes were full of gratitude.

At this moment, Liu Qi knocked on the door and entered the private room.

The moment he saw Lu Xiaoxian, Liu Qi couldn't help but be stunned: "Dongjia, why are you here?" ”

During the time he returned to Luoyang, Lu Xiaoxian had been busy, and he didn't care about the autumn wind, and Liu Qi didn't know the news of Lu Xiaoxian's return.

Liu Qi's expression was very strange, first shocked, then happy, and finally panic and self-blame.