Inside Luoyang City.

The sun is scorching and the wind is blowing.

There are few pedestrians on the streets, and occasionally you have some of them walking around the streets, which are also busy peddlers and pawns. The shops on both sides of the street are full of doors, and most of the guys are waving their fans boringly, enjoying the leisure in exchange for the heat.

Liu Zhan walked on the street, covered in sweat.

Pei Yuanshao, with his familiarity with Luoyang City, quickly found the location of Lu Zhi's mansion for Liu Zhan.

Liu Zhan came to the door of the solemn and elegant mansion and handed the letter to Pei Yuanshao.

Pei Yuanshao took the letter, went straight to the guard guarding the gate, and said humbly: "My lord came to visit Lord Lu, and Lord Lao said hello. ”

The guard took the letter, looked at Liu Zhan and the others, said nothing, went straight to the courtyard, and came back after a while to lead Liu Zhan and the others to the living room.

Entering the living room, Liu Zhan raised his eyes and saw a burly old man in a light gray Confucian robe sitting on the couch. The old man's eyes are like copper bells, his face is square and his ears are broad, and his beard is white.

When the old man saw Liu Zhan coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and said in a loud voice: "The virtuous nephew is really a talent, and he is worthy of being the apprentice of Li Yan's brother, come, take a seat." ”

The old man's loud voice shook Liu Zhan's ears, and Liu Zhanxin said: The old man's voice is as loud as thunder, burly and extraordinary, it should be the famous and civil and military Lu Zhi, who is really worthy of his name.

Liu Zhan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The kid has come to see Shibo, I have heard of Shibo's name for a long time, and I am honored to see him today." ”

Pei Yuanshao also saluted.

"Haha! Virtuous nephews don't have to be polite. Lu Zhi smiled heartily, took Liu Zhan's hand cordially, and led Liu Zhan into the seat.

Liu Zhan sat on the ground, and couldn't help but think: Let Gong Yihai make a few more sets of tables, chairs and benches for Shibo another day, and sit on his knees like this all day, his legs and feet are really uncomfortable.

Pei Yuanshao silently stood behind Liu Zhan, quite like a guard.

I only heard Lu Zhi instruct the maid on the side: "Yu'er, serve tea." After speaking, he glanced at Pei Yuanshao and asked, "Virtuous nephew, ...... is this strong man?"

Liu Zhan clenched his fists: "This is Pei Yuanshao, who used to be a member of the Taiping Daoist sect, and now he has left the Taiping Dao and followed the kid." ”

"Oh? It seems that the virtuous nephew has some means, and he received such a brave warrior when he first came down the mountain gate. Lu Zhi smiled faintly, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Zhan again.

Pei Yuanshao hugged his fist at Lu Zhi: "My lord, my lord is a young hero, and I am willing to follow the lord and make contributions." ”

Lu Zhi asked with interest: "Then why did you leave the Taiping Dao, the Taiping Dao is quite popular with the people now." ”

"Taiping Dao Zhang Jiao harbors evil intentions, and he disdains to be with them."

"Oh? It seems that Yuan Shao has a lot of opinions, let's listen to it. ”

"Lord Hui, that Zhang Jiao claims to be a great sage and good teacher, known as the prophet of the people, after more than ten years of hard work, he has developed hundreds of thousands of followers, and he will inevitably plot against him. Although a certain person is rough, he also knows the master of heaven and earth. ”

As soon as Fei Yuanshao's words fell, he only heard Lu Zhi sigh: "Alas! It's a pity that Zhang Jiao's life should not be extinguished, although the old man has admonished the court many times, but no one is willing to believe that the Taiping Road will eventually cause trouble. ”

Liu Zhan didn't expect that Lu Zhi had already been wary of Taiping Dao, so he immediately took over the conversation and said: "Shibo, that horn is ostensibly using the "Taiping Sutra" to help the people, but in fact, it is to win people's hearts and recruit disciples. ”

Lu Zhi looked at Liu Zhan appreciatively: "Oh? The virtuous nephew sees the same thing, it seems that I am not the only one who is worried about Taiping Dao, and I can be regarded as meeting a bosom friend. The virtuous nephew does not enter the WTO but knows all the things in the world, if he is really a person with a heart, he will have a bright future in the future. ”

Pei Yuanshao secretly admired Liu Zhan on the side, he didn't expect that the seemingly young lord knew so much about the affairs of Taiping Dao, in his eyes, Liu Zhan had quietly become a mature and stable superior.

Lu Zhi continued: "It's just that this Taiping Dao, there are so many sect members, I don't know how I will act in the future. ”

"I expect that this Taiping Dao will be against my big man, and it will be next year." Liu Zhan said categorically.

When Lu Zhi heard this, he jumped up from the couch and looked at Liu Zhan incredulously: "Virtuous nephew, you can't talk nonsense, you must have a proof for this." Although Lu Zhi felt that Taiping Dao was a hidden concern of the Han Dynasty, he never thought that it would dare to be so quick to openly oppose the Han.

Pei Yuanshao muttered directly after listening to Liu Zhan's words: The lord's words are exaggerated, Zhang Jiao and others harbor evil intentions, but they will not dare to oppose Han so soon.

Liu Zhan smiled slightly, and sold a pass: "Shibo only needs to send people to guard the gates of each city and arrest a person named Tang Zhou, and Tang will tell Shibo everything." Liu Zhan only knew that the Yellow Turban Uprising was in advance because Tang Zhou was informant, but he didn't know where Tang Zhou was, so he could only let Lu Zhi catch Tang Zhou by waiting for the rabbit.

This is an opportunity for Liu Zhan to give Lu Zhi a meritorious service, and it can be regarded as a gift for a visit. Historically, Tang Zhou would have told the truth, as long as Lu Zhi caught him, he could report the news to the imperial court, and then the imperial court would not believe it, and Lu Zhi would also make great contributions because of this.

Lu Zhi somewhat understood Liu Zhan's intentions, and seeing Liu Zhan's stable appearance, he said in disbelief: "It's okay, it's a good way to prevent trouble before it happens." ”

When Pei Yuanshao heard Tang Zhou's name, he was horrified: The lord has just come down the mountain, how can he know Tang Zhou, could it be the master guild's Qimen Dunjia technique? Pei Yuanshao was stunned for a moment and said: "Lord, Shao happens to recognize Tang Zhou, his whereabouts are uncertain, and it is not easy to catch." ”

Liu Zhan smiled slightly after listening to Pei Yuanshao's words, and thought: If you are really sleepy, someone will send you a pillow.

Liu Zhan glanced at Pei Yuanshao appreciatively: "It's okay, he will come to Luoyang soon, by the way, Yuanshao, do you remember what he looks like?" ”

"Of course I do."

Liu Zhan hugged his fist at Lu Zhi: "Shibo, you can order the painter to draw a portrait of Tang Zhou, so that you can get nine out of ten." ”

Lu Zhi was suddenly a little moved, and after a little thought, he made up his mind, and laughed: "This is very good, I will arrange this matter today." ”

Liu Zhan saw that Lu Zhi believed eight points, so he didn't say anything more.

Lu Zhi looked at Liu Zhan with great satisfaction and said with a smile: "How old is the virtuous nephew this year, do you have a favorite position?" ”

Liu Zhan was reluctant to become an official in the court before figuring out Niu Zhan's life experience, and when he heard that Lu Zhi intended to promote himself, it was not easy to refuse directly, so he arched his hand and said: "Thank you Shibo for your care, my nephew is sixteen this year." Although I have the intention of becoming an official, I am still young, so I can only be an attendant in the Shibo Mansion, so that I can learn all aspects of knowledge from Shibo. ”

"Haha! It is really rare for a virtuous nephew to be so old, but he can not be arrogant or impatient. Well, you can stay in my house for the time being, and you don't have to be an attendant, just go out with me and make friends with some people from the world in the future. ”

"Thank you, Shibo."

"Virtuous nephew, you can take all the classics in the family at will, and if you have any doubts, you can come to me at any time."

"Hey! Thank you, Seber. ”

Lu Zhisheng was afraid that he would snub Liu Zhan, and then said: "In a few days, it will be the time when the "Xiping Stone Scripture" will be carved, and then you will go with me to participate in the celebration, and I will introduce you to a few young talents." ”

"Yes, Shibo." Liu Zhan looked at the burly old man in front of him, who was more than eight feet long and had a voice like a bell, and he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart.

After Lu Zhi finished explaining, he asked Yu'er to clean up the room for Liu Zhan and the others, and gossiped with Liu Zhan for a while, before letting Yu'er take Liu Zhan and the others back to the room to rest.