In the golden autumn of October, the cold wind gusts in the city of Luoyang, and it is cold everywhere.

At this time, the imperial court has fallen into a treacherous atmosphere, although there is a herd minister in the country, suppressing the world, but one after another King Qin's edicts flew into the capital from all directions, as if the capital has become the target of the public.

Even some ordinary people in the streets and alleys are talking about it, and the civil and military officials in the court are even more uneasy.

In the midst of this storm, no one can live in peace, even Lu Zhi, who is now in charge of the authority of the Three Princes and is the position of Tai Lieutenant, has fallen into a dilemma at this moment.

Taiwei Mansion.

Lu Zhi is resting today, and he is enjoying the beauty of the golden autumn leaves in the back garden.

In the back courtyard of Taiwei Mansion, there is an artificial lake, on the edge of the lake, the stone pavilion is erected, among the stone pavilions, a bamboo mat is spread on the ground, the bead curtains around are hanging around, there is green smoke curling, a pot of warm wine, a few side dishes, in the falling leaves, Lu Zhi drinks alone.

This wine is a little bitter, which may relieve his worries, so he only drinks it.

"Master, there are people outside the door asking to see you!" At this time, the butler ran over and whispered a report.

"Nope!"

Lu Zhi took a sip of wine, indifferent.

He just wanted to be quiet, to think.

Guest?

I'm afraid it's either the guests of the Son of Heaven and Wang Yun, or the lobbyists of Mushan.

"But sir, he also handed over a prayer post, this is a greeting post from Xiangguo's Mansion!"

"Xiangguofu's greetings?"

Lu Zhi was not surprised, just glanced at it, and finally spit out two words: "Missing!" ”

"Yes, the little one is going back to him!"

The housekeeper trotted out.

In the side hall of the Taiwei Mansion, Hu Zhao wore a robe, sat safely, and waited quietly.

"This adult, I'm sorry, my lord is unwell today and can't see guests, please go back first!" The butler ran out and apologized in a low voice.

"It's okay!"

Hu Zhao said calmly: "I'll wait for him here!" ”

"This?" The housekeeper was a little embarrassed.

"By the way, please tell your master that although Hu is on an errand under Lord Xiangguo, he came here today because of the old man's visit, just to catch up with the past!"

"The deceased?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he suddenly didn't dare to be careless, and ran in to report to Hu Zhao again.

"A visit from the deceased?" Lu Zhi squinted slightly, he also wanted to know what the old man was, so he opened the post he threw next to him, and the payment on the post made the corners of his mouth raise a meaningful smile: "It turned out to be Hu Kongming, I thought this guy was fame and fortune, but after all, he still went out of the mountain, what kind of luck is this pastoral mountain, and it is so big to complement each other!" ”

"Master, since he is an old man, then I will invite him in?" The butler said cautiously.

"If it comes, it will be safe!"

Lu Zhi laughed at himself a little: "He Hu Kongming is not an outsider after all, and he can't hide after all, so let's see him, you invite him in!" ”

"No!"

The housekeeper nodded, turned around and went out, and invited Hu Zhao in.

Hu Zhao walked into the stone pavilion, facing Lu Zhi, the current important minister of the Three Princes and the imperial lieutenant who has the power to control the world's soldiers and horses, but he didn't show a respectful attitude at all, but just smiled: "Haha, today I thought I wouldn't be able to see my brother Zi, my brother is so interested, drink alone?" ”

"If you Hu Kongming want to see me, when will you not see me!" Lu Zhi was still drinking to himself, without raising his head, and said with some sarcasm: "It's just that Lu Mou didn't expect that today's Hu Kongming would be a minion of the herdsman, which surprised Lu!" ”

"Good birds choose trees to perch on!"

Hu Zhao didn't care much about Lu Zhi's sarcasm, he naturally knelt opposite Lu Zhi, picked up the wine cup, took a sip of the wine, a smile rose slightly on the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Although I, Hu Zhao, am not a talent to stay in the marquis, I also ask myself if I have studied hard for decades and am quite accomplished, so I can't be willing to die in the mountains and wilderness!" ”

"You Hu Kongming's talent and learning, if it is abandoned on that Luhun Mountain, it is indeed a pity, but you have the heart to serve, the former emperor has issued three edicts to restore your official position, why should you be persistent, let the first emperor disgusted!"

Lu Zhi squinted and stared at Hu Zhao.

"The First Emperor?"

When Hu Zhao heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "He could betray me once back then, so naturally he could betray me a second time, I can't serve such a king!" ”

"You understand the situation better than I do!" Lu Zhi let out a long sigh.

In his heart, he also thought that the first emperor did not do it authentically, and it was too clean, but it appeased the heart of the family gatekeeper, but it hurt Lu Zhi's heart of loyalty to the court.

"You can share wealth and prosperity, but you can't share trouble!" Hu Zhao said: "I don't regret dedicating myself to the Han family, even if it is life, even if it is reputation, but he disappointed me too much, his temperament has long been exposed, I once meant that he can be a prosperous Han, but I was wrong, he can also be a king, but he can't be like Emperor Guangwu, what did the Han family do!" ”

"So you were disappointed in the end, and returned to Lu Hun Mountain!"

Lu Zhi's eyes were vivid: "But why are you going out of the mountain now!" ”

"I see hope!" Hu Zhao replied.

"Makiyama!"

"That's right, but for me, it's more because of Mujing!"

"Shepherd Dragon Diagram?"

Lu Zhi's heart was suddenly full of flavors, and he said gloomily: "You are so confident in the Mu family father and son!" ”

"Dare to do what the world does not dare to, so bold, so capable, why can't I believe in them!"

Hu Zhao said: "You should also understand that when Mushan led his troops into Beijing, what a courage, a little careless, that is, he was burdened with eternal charges and perished, but they came, and they won, this is fate, should be the master, the virtuous minister chooses the lord and does things, since I have chosen, I will not regret it!" ”

"But today, they still want to die!"

Lu Zhi took the case: "The princes of the world discuss it, who can stop it, although Mu Yuanzhong has courage, but the means are ruthless, it has already caused public indignation, with his strength, he wants to wait for the world's heroes, why, is it just by virtue of their soldiers and horses in Nanyang, or by virtue of the position that he has already mastered in name only!" ”

"Do you know that you are destroying yourself!" Lu Zhi stared at Hu Zhao with blood-red eyes, and added word by word.

"Yes!"

When Hu Zhao heard this, his expression was not pulled up, he was still very calm, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "It's self-destruction, but is it just us who died?" ”

"What do you want to say?"

"If we die, so will the Han family!"

Hu Zhao said coldly: "The Son of Heaven can't understand, it's because he still has a fluke heart, thinking that the world is still prosperous in the Han Dynasty, thinking that as long as the Han family raises his arms and shouts, the world will surrender, but you Lu Zhi, Lu Taiwei, should be better than him to see, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the name of the Han Dynasty has fallen, and the counties around the country have guarded the history of assassination, it is not the time when they were dedicated to the imperial court, they have hidden ambitions, just waiting for a name, they can raise troops to divide the territory, if the son of today gives them this name, will they let go of this opportunity?" ”

Lu Zhi listened to Hu Zhao's words, and his face became more and more gloomy.

"In this battle, if we lose, does Taiwei Lu think that after King Qin's troops attack Luoyang, they will be treated as ministers of the Han family?" Hu Zhao added sarcastically.

"The four hundred years of my Han Dynasty, the ancestors set the world, the prosperity of the civil and military emperors, even if there is a chance to fall, there is still Guangwu Zhongxing, is it really exhausted today?" Lu Zhi muttered to himself, a touch of loneliness on his face.

"Brother Zi, don't despair yet!" Hu Zhao said: "I believe that the lord will not die!" ”

"You're here to be a lobbyist!"

Lu Zhi took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and looked at Hu Zhao faintly.

"Yes!"

Hu Zhao said calmly: "Until now, King Qin's general trend has been achieved, even if His Majesty stands up, which means to be overbearing, it is difficult to calm the hearts of the princes, we only have to fight, but first of all, we must unite internally, if the court cannot be united, even if we have the courage to break the cauldron and sink the boat, it will be difficult to stop one of them!" ”

Lu Zhi was silent, and the scales in his heart were shaking.

This step out, no matter what the future, I'm afraid that he Lu Zhi will not be able to escape the name of the minions of the herdsman party.

For him, who is a loyal minister of the Han family, this is a knot.

But he also understood in his heart that Hu Zhao was right, if Mushan died, the Han family would also die, and when Mushan became the Great Han Xiangguo, it would already be prosperous.

"Do you know how many princes and how many soldiers and horses you are about to face?" Lu Zhi raised his head, his eyes flashing with determination.

"I don't know!"

Hu Zhao shook his head, but his face was very natural, his smile was still the same, at such a juncture, he had to be confident: "But I know one thing, the lord has the heart to live and die with Luoyang, we have no way to escape, only to break the cauldron and sink the boat, how many people come, we have to fight!" ”

"What can I do for you?"

Lu Zhi asked in a low voice.

In the future, he only wants to keep Luoyang, and he would rather believe in Mushan than those who raise the soldiers of King Qin into the capital.

"Next, in order to gather strength, we must have some excessive actions, but we need the stability of Luoyang, which requires a person of equal status to appease the hearts of hundreds of officials and stabilize the hearts of the people!"

Hu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that Lu Zhi would agree, this person was loyal to the Han family, and he had a different mind to find people, but he was still a little worried, and now it seems that Lu Zhi has made a correct decision after all.

"I'm afraid it's more than that!" Lu Zhi sneered and said: "That's the case alone, I won't let you come to the door in person as a lobbyist, because you know that even if it's dark outside, in this capital, as long as I'm still here, I won't let them mess up, you will come to the door in person, you will ask for something!" ”

"Brother Zi is still so shrewd!"

Hu Zhao smiled and spit out a name: "Huangfu Song!" ”

"Guan Zhongjun?"

Lu Zhi pondered for a moment.

After half a ring, he said: "Do you think Huangfu Song will take advantage of this chaos and wave his troops north from Chang'an?" ”

"I have to guard against it!"

"Huangfu Yizhen has always been loyal to the imperial court!" Lu Zhi frowned.

"He is only loyal to the Son of Heaven, not the Han Dynasty!" Hu Zhao retorted: "Maybe in his heart, the court has been controlled by thieves!" ”

"I can try to convince him not to move, but I may not be able to convince him to send troops to help!"

Lu Zhi said: "But there is no guarantee, after all, his Huangfu family is also a Guanzhong family, and the disaster of the Yuan family will make them feel a gap!" ”

"As long as he doesn't move!"

Hu Zhao gave Lu Zhi a reminder: "If he doesn't move, no one in the southwest will dare, after all, our Yizhou herd holds a male soldier and is still a relative of the emperor, if he rises up to serve the king, there is no need to enter the capital, even if it is just Chang'an, who will sit on the throne in the future, it is impossible to say!" ”

"Liu Yan?"

Lu Zhi trembled all over his body, and suddenly strengthened his mentality, he must not let the southwest raise troops to serve the king.