Lu Zuo knew that Liu Xingyuan was the general of Zhenguo, and he expected that he should have some opinions on military affairs, but he had never heard about his deeds in the army, and it seemed that compared to Liu Xingzhi, his light was much dimmer, so he also had the heart to test him, so he asked, "I don't know what the eldest prince thinks of this western expedition?" ”

Liu Xingyuan sneered, and stopped talking, making Lu Zuo guess that he must be a cautious and cautious person, waiting for him, seeing that Liu Xingyuan still refused to speak, Lu Zuo could only smile awkwardly: "Since the eldest prince doesn't want to say it, then I'll leave first!" ”

Yin Ji saw him grinding and chirping, he thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say so, but he still couldn't help but smile politely: "Eldest prince, then let's go back first!" ”

Liu Liu Xingyuan bowed and saluted: "Then I'll send you on behalf of my father!" He turned to the housekeeper Liu San'er and instructed, "Steward Liu, you can go with your work first, Mr. Lu, I'll just send it!" ”

"Then ......" housekeeper Liu San'er glanced at Lu Zuo, "I'm bothering you, eldest prince!" Then he bowed and left.

Liu Xingyuan asked: "Mr. Lu, please ......"

The three of them slowed down in the city, and lowered their voices when they spoke, Liu Xingyuan smiled: "Just now Mr. Lu asked me what I think, it's not that I don't want to say, it's that I know that Mr. Lu will definitely be able to handle it!" ”

"Thank you, eldest son, for your love!"

"But I still have a word to tell!"

Lu Zuo looked at Liu Xingyuan, who looked solemn, curiously, and said, "Oh? The eldest son, please speak, Lu listens! ”

The three of them suddenly stopped, and Liu Xingyuan said: "Although I am not talented, and I have never been in battle to kill the enemy, but in the army, I have always heard my subordinates say that the ambition of the Great Fan Kingdom is not small, and it has developed from the original projectile land to the current fertile country for thousands of miles, which shows that their lord should have a lot of ambitions, and the great theory of the Great Fan Kingdom, Xilingzan, has been in the phase for decades, unlike the longest in our dynasty for only eight years......"

When Lu Zuo heard the word eight years, he suddenly fell into a trance. Liu Xingyuan saw that he was absent-minded, so he called out twice, "Mr. Lu! Mr. Lu? ”

"Oh!" Lu Zuo found his gaffe, smiled and pretended to be indifferent, "Lu is listening, please continue to speak!" ”

Liu Xingyuan continued: "Xiling Zan's person can be in the phase of the Great Fan Country for decades, which is enough to prove the trust of the lord of the Great Fan Country, and its government and the opposition must be stable and work together, and the other country has the current momentum, and Xiling Zan's son Xiruo Zanzhuo is said to be brave and good at fighting, and he is scheming, you see that even General Xun has fallen into his trap, and I have always been contemptuous of the Great Fan Country, and called it the barbarian country, which is the loss of Shanzhou, so Mr. Lu must be cautious when he goes!" ”

Lu Zuo thanked him: "Thank you for the good words of the eldest prince, Lu Mou must remember it." ”

Saying that, the three of them began to talk while walking again, and Yin Ji, who was fascinated by the listening on the side, also began to be curious about Liu Xingyuan, so he interjected and asked: "Eldest prince, I heard that you are the general of Zhenguo, what do you usually do?" ”

Liu Xingyuan smiled, "It's just an idle job, and there's nothing to do." ”

Lu Zuo also understands that among the princes' heirs, many of them have been named the general of Zhenguo, and the grandchildren are named the general of Fengguo, and the title is subordinate to each other generation, and the emperor also wants to have an heir, so this is the case, but one thing is very strange, why Liu Xingyuan was awarded the title of general of Zhenguo, and his eldest son Liu Xingzhi was not among the generals of Zhenguo, nor was he established as the prince? I wanted to ask, but I was afraid of being abrupt.

Yin Ji asked again: "Then did General Zhenguo also go into battle to kill the enemy?" ”

"This is just a second-grade title, without the emperor's ......order," Liu Xingyuan said with a rare playful smile, "Then you can only stay at home." ”

Lu Zuo didn't speak all the way, he kept secretly observing Liu Xingyuan's every move, and smiled, tonight he seemed to be different from the past, in the past, he gave people the feeling of being honest and honest, ignorant of the world, why did he say so much tonight, and every word he said penetrated into it, where can a simple person think of it, compared to the words that his younger brother Liu Xingzhi flattered just now, it made people feel naïve. So Lu Zuo took the opportunity to ask: "What is the relationship between you and Brother Ling?" ”

Liu Xingyuan was shocked in his heart, his face turned pale, but fortunately, in the dark night, the two of them were not easy to notice their changes. Liu Xingyuan's palms were sweating at this time, if it weren't for the big fist tightly gripping the handle of the lantern, the lantern would have slipped out long ago. Liu Xingyuan said with a smile: "Our brothers have a good relationship, and they are a little willful, but since I am the eldest brother, let him pass!" ”

Liu Xingyuan showed his previous honest and hearty laughter again, but no matter how Lu Zuo listened, he felt that the laughter revealed a trace of embarrassment? Without waiting for Lu Zuo to continue asking, Liu Xingyuan hurriedly answered: "Mr. Lu, the front entrance has arrived, and I will send it here!" ”

Lu Zuo looked up and saw that he had already come to the firewood room. Lu Zuo and Yin Ji bowed to Liu Xingyuan to show their gratitude.

After the master and apprentice took the yarn lantern from the servant in the firewood room, they passed through the narrow and dark dark passage, and after arriving at the Xinghua Restaurant, Yin Ji took a long breath of fresh air outside the courtyard. On a quiet night, it seems that the sound of insects is a little less than before, probably because autumn is approaching and the weather is getting colder at night. Yin Ji, who began to be curious about various things, has become more and more concerned about many people or things in recent times, and has become more and more sensitive, the two came to the huge courtyard of the restaurant, and saw that there was no one around, Yin Ji asked the master with peace of mind, and said, "Master, which one do you think is better for Liu Xingzhi or Liu Xingyuan?" ”

Lu Zuo smiled, "Why do you ask that?" ”

Yin Ji scratched his head, and replied in a low voice as if he didn't understand: "We are now assisting King Ning, if we really achieve our goal as we wish in the future, don't we have to think about the way forward?" ”

Lu Zuo was very relieved when he heard Yin Ji say this, gently stroked the top of his head, and smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that some of the books that the teacher asked you to read recently have not been read in vain!" ”

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Master, I know a lot of words now!" Yin Ji smiled innocently, "Master, you haven't answered my question just now!" ”

Lu Zuo suddenly stopped, standing under the laurel tree in the corner of the courtyard, he raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the treetops, a mottled golden moonlight passed through the shadows, reflected on the bluestone paved road under his feet, and then sighed meaningfully, Ji Er said that this problem may not be encountered by himself now, but what about Ji Er? He was right, King Ning's two sons seem to be very different, Liu Xingzhi is both the eldest son and the beloved son of King Ning, but why didn't King Ning make him the son? On the contrary, Liu Xingyuan was recommended by King Ning for the title of general of Zhenguo, what is the reason for all this?