Xun Mou looked at the prince with a helpless look, and he had nothing to do, after all, he didn't know what happened to Lu Zuo's face and the holy queen, so he could only shake his head helplessly to the prince, "Now it seems that we can only see the move, or wait for the news in the palace to come out!" ”

Under the long steps outside the Xuanzheng Palace, it is now the scorching sun, and Lu Zuo is standing alone at the foot of the steps, his face has been pale from the sun, and his forehead is sweating. Lu Zuo fixed his mind and looked around, but saw the tall and majestic palace, the eaves on the top of the splendid palace, and the magnificent decorations, plus the warriors of five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry were holding spears majestically, and the palace was even more imposing and mighty.

Leaning less, the Yellow Gate official shouted sharply on the steps: "Xuanlu Zuo is here!" ”

Lu Zuo swallowed his saliva, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, then straightened his clothes, and then calmed down, then took a square step, calmly climbed the steps, crossed the extremely high threshold of the Xuanzheng Palace, and when he came to the palace, a chill hit him instantly, Lu Zuo couldn't help but shudder, the original intention had already gone for the most part at this time, and then he smelled a faint orchid-like fragrance. Lu Zuo walked to the middle of the main hall, he didn't dare to look up, and in the corner of his eye, he felt that there were orderly golden gourd warriors on the left and right.

After Lu Zuo finished bowing three times and nine times, he didn't hear Emperor Han speak for a long time, and he knew that he couldn't look up to observe, let alone stand up at will, so he had to continue to kneel on the ground.

The Emperor of Han sitting on the dragon chair, at this moment carefully looked at the person who His Royal Highness was prostrate, he had already heard of this person's name in the mouth of the queen, and then he was ranked first in the imperial examination, and then he fell off the list, and now the queen mother recommended him again, thinking that he is really a talented person, and now he sees him in white clothes, and he knows how to do this great gift. Emperor Xu Han said: "No courtesy!" ”

Lu Zuo slowly stood up, but still didn't look up.

Emperor Han stared at Lu Zuo up and down again, his tall posture, as well as the face that made people can't tell whether it was handsome or wrong, and that pale face, probably because the heat was too heavy! But it was those deep eyes that made Emperor Han feel that this person was very deep in Shencheng Mansion and could not be approached, but the peaceful corners of his eyes and the faint smile at the corners of his mouth made people feel approachable, plus his white clothes and the splendid palace complemented each other, after looking at it, Emperor Han couldn't help but sigh in his heart, in addition to this sick complexion, it was still a talent.

After a long time, Emperor Han asked sharply, "You are Lu Zuo?" ”

Lu Zuo bowed, "The grass people are Lu Zuo!" ”

Emperor Han had the heart to tease him, and said with a smile: "I heard a rumor in the rivers and lakes that there is a sentence 'Xun Mou Lu Zuo, the world can get it', that General Xun Mou Xun is a young hero of my dynasty, a peerless national soldier, this Lu Zuo is talking about you?" ”

Lu Zuo smiled slightly, "Your Majesty said that it was a joke, this is just a rumor, it is not enough to believe it, General Xun is certainly a young hero, and he must be loved by the saint in order to have a great career today!" ”

Emperor Han nodded slightly, secretly approving in his heart, he didn't expect this Lu Zuo to be very modest and tight, and he was also very good at talking, "Do you know who recommended you to me?" ”

"The grass people don't know!"

"Queen Mother!"

Lu Zuo bowed and pretended to be nervous, "The grass people are terrified, it is really a blessing to be favored by the Queen Mother!" ”

Emperor Han laughed and said: "There is no need to be like this, since you are in this Xuanzheng Hall today and can talk to me face to face, then you can talk about the case of the Chunqiu Imperial Examination, I removed you from the list of the first class, have you ever blamed me in your heart?" ”

After hearing this, Lu Zuo quickly knelt on the ground, "The grass people don't have this heart, please let Your Majesty know it." The grass people know that His Majesty is for the sake of the country and the society, and warns those who are not subservient. Moreover, His Majesty's permission for the grass people to participate in the examination three years later is already the emperor's grace, how dare the grass people live up to the grace of heaven! ”

Emperor Han laughed, this Lu Zuo is really a reasonable person, "Really? ”

"Words from the bottom of my heart!"

"Alright, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Zuo stood up again.

Emperor Han smiled kindly and stroked his beard, "I also heard that you are from Shanzhou, and you know the terrain of Shanzhou very well, now that Shanzhou has fallen, what do you think?" ”

"The grass people are just a cloth cloth, how dare they give instructions on national affairs!"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it! Well said, I have a lot of rewards! ”

"I can't talk about it, but I have a few suggestions." Lu Zuo bowed, "The grass people live in Shanzhou, they know Shanzhou well, and they also know that the Great Fan Kingdom has coveted our Han Dynasty for a long time, and it is a matter of time before the two countries go to war. Although General Xun recovered Lanzhou, he was not familiar with Shanzhou, so he was ambushed by the enemy, so he would have this defeat. ”

Emperor Han's eyes lit up, "Lu Qing, is there a good plan to break the enemy?" ”

Although I have recently heard that Lanzhou Jiedu has made General An often bring a small force to attack Shanzhou, it is also very effective, but the terrain of Shanzhou City is complex, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, the rivers are staggered, easy to defend and difficult to attack, known as the throat of the Western Regions, General An took the initiative to attack, this move can only drag the enemy, but it is our army that is tired over time, if the enemy counterattacks in the long run, it is easy to repeat the tragedy of General Xun. However, the grass people do have a plan to solve the predicament of Shanzhou. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Han was very surprised, "Lu Qing, are you going to talk about it?" ”

"The grass people live in Shanzhou, and they also manage some contacts, and they also know many people in Shanzhou, if the grass people come forward to cooperate with the people in the city, this Shanzhou will definitely be able to recapture."

"Jianghu people?" Emperor Han looked at Lu Zuo puzzled, as the king of a country, what he hated most was those reckless rivers and lakes, not to mention the huge power, and they were also harming one party, but the court was helpless, "This...... Is it reliable? ”

"The saint doesn't know, Shanzhou is the place of the Green Forest Alliance of the seven provinces, and has been secretly doing his best for the Han frontier for many years, and the court has always had many misunderstandings, and it is inevitable, now is the time for them to prove themselves, if they succeed, then the saint can also take this opportunity to reward one party, and select some talents for the use of the imperial court, which can not only benefit the temple, but also appease the distance of the rivers and lakes, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Emperor Han raised his head, looked at the caisson on the hall, took a deep breath, and the thoughts in his mind were swirling, Lu Zuo is really a talent, if he hadn't been removed from the first place by himself, maybe he would have been able to benefit one party now, but how could he know so much? Emperor Han looked at Lu Zuo with some surprise and asked, "You are just a scholar, how do you know these people in the green forest?" ”