Xun Mou saw that the master had gradually lost his anger, and after thanking him, he dared to stand up, and then diligently refilled the master's empty cup with tea. Zhou Zhongwang looked at the apprentice in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in his heart, he also knew that Xun Mou was a smart person, and sometimes he couldn't figure out what he did, and he didn't know that what Xun Mou did was right or wrong. So Zhou Zhongwang didn't say anything about the morning first, just took Xun Mou's teacup and tasted the tea casually.

"Master!"

"Huh?"

"You ...... in the morning" Xun Mou wanted to speak and stopped, wanting to say directly, but he was afraid that the master would feel that he was too purposeful, so he wanted the master to speak by himself.

"You want to say how it was in the palace in the morning, right?"

Xun Mou smiled, since the master said so, he felt that there was nothing to hide, "Master, what you said just now, did you meet Lu Zuo when you entered the palace in the morning?" ”

"Hmm!" Zhou Zhongwang responded coldly.

Xun Mou also saw what was on his master's mind, so his tone was much softer, "So you didn't see the emperor in the morning?" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhou Zhongwang replied coldly two times in succession, which made Xun Mou a little embarrassed, and the words he originally wanted to ask swallowed alive.

Zhou Zhongwang raised the teacup again, took a sip, and slowly put the teacup back on the table, looking a little tired, and said after a long time: "Mou'er!" I'm tired of being a teacher today, so go back first! I want to take a break for the teacher. ”

"But ......," Xun Mou snorted.

"Needless to say, the teacher knows it in his heart! The thing you said, tomorrow morning, will naturally be said! ”

Xun Mou saw that the master's expression was wrong, so he hesitated and became uneasy, and he didn't want to be bored, so he had to say goodbye.

The next day, it rained all night, and the morning finally stopped. At this time, the sky was already slightly bright, and the wet square of His Royal Highness Xuanzheng was full of civil and military officials. But no one noticed that behind the corner of the crowd, there was an inconspicuous person, he was Lu Zuo, and Lu Zuo seemed to deliberately avoid everyone's eyes and turned his back to everyone.

Zhou Zhongwang and Xun Mou were chatting happily with the hundred officials, and Zhou Zhongwang suddenly remembered that Lu Zuo would also come to the early dynasty today, why hadn't he seen him all the time? So I looked around to find him, but I didn't see him.

"Master, Master!"

Xun Mou shouted twice in a row, and Zhou Zhongwang reacted. Xun Mou also looked around curiously, but he didn't find anything wrong, "Master, what are you looking at?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang asked strangely: "Have you seen Lu Zuo!" ”

"Lu Zuo?" Xun Mou looked at the master in surprise, "How could he come to the early dynasty!" ”

When Zhou Zhongwang was about to speak, he suddenly heard the three drums of the early dynasty, and the civil and military officials were solemn, and hurriedly lined up according to the official rank, and entered the palace in an orderly manner.

Today, the Holy Lord was earlier than usual, and as soon as the courtiers entered the temple, the head of the temple shouted: "The Holy Lord has arrived!" ”

After the Han Emperor sat down, the civil and military officials knelt in unison and shouted long live.

"No rudeness!"

When Emperor Han saw that all the officials had stood up, he first said, "Where is Yan Ziqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Yan Ziqi, who had gray hair, hurriedly went out of work, and saw that the saint spoke in a brisk tone and had a smile on his face, and expected that the emperor was in a good mood today, so he smiled and said: "The minister is here!" ”

"Can you count the contributions of the foreign envoys?"

"It's all counted, and all the items have been put into storage!"

Emperor Han nodded with great satisfaction, "This time I can raise my eyebrows in front of the foreign fan, and shock my great Han national prestige, the crown prince and King Ning have made great contributions!" Reward the crown prince and the king of Ning each with a jade ruyi"

The crown prince and King Ning came out of class and said in unison: "Thank you for your grace!" After the end, they all went back to work.

Emperor Han then the expression on his face became a little more serious, "Ladies and gentlemen, autumn is coming soon, and Shanzhou has still not been recovered." The matter of selecting the commander has been unresolved, today our monarchs and ministers will work together to select a talent who can take on this role, as the saying goes, 'the external move does not avoid the pro-internal move does not avoid suspicion', come, you Aiqing has any suitable candidates, everyone can speak freely. ”

After hearing this, the officials all began to look at each other, and everyone didn't know what the emperor's intentions were, whether it was a temptation or a sincere desire for talent?

Seeing that everyone didn't dare to speak, Emperor Han said angrily: "What? Isn't there anyone in my Han Dynasty who can be in charge? ”

Xu Bingde, the secretary of the military department, originally wanted to go out of class to speak, but since he was criticized by the emperor last time, he was a little timid, so he had to look at Xun Mou with his eyes, Xun Mou knew what he meant, shook his head at him, and signaled that he didn't have to say more.

Finally, Zhou Zhongwang couldn't help it, and went out of the class directly: "The minister has a play!" ”

"Oh? Zhou Aiqing! Tell me about it! ”

"Weichen is not talented, he is willing to recommend himself and take back Shanzhou for the imperial court!"

Cui Hao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also came out and said: "The minister thinks that the old marshal is old, if he is entrusted with this important task, won't it make the outsiders feel that there is no one in my Celestial Empire, so Weichen thinks that the old marshal should enjoy his life in peace and choose someone else!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang heard Cui Hao's words, and his heart was angry and sad, but he was not good at attacking.

Then Du Zongting, the imperial historian, came out and said: "Chen Du Zongting feels that what Lord Cui said is inappropriate. For a long time, the old marshal has worked hard for the Han Dynasty and is loyal to his duties, which can be said to be exhaustive, and his great military exploits for our country are enough to shine through the ages. Now that the country is in trouble, how can it be cold to the old ministers, not to mention the hearts of the old ministers, but also to the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies and the people of the world! Therefore, Weichen felt that it was not inappropriate to let Marshal Zhou lead the troops to the battle. ”

Emperor Han was still expressionless at the moment, "Does anyone else have any opinions?" ”

Hou Zhigui, the general of Yulin Wei, also came out and said: "The minister thinks that although what Lord Du said is reasonable, the old marshal is old, and he is afraid that his energy is limited. ”

Zhou Zhongwang finally couldn't help it, and said with a sinking face: "Lord Hou's words are wrong, a year ago, the old man was still on the battlefield to kill the enemy, how can he have limited energy?" ”

A trace of displeasure appeared on Emperor Han's face for a moment, but no one noticed it, and then said calmly: "What you Aiqing said is reasonable, but since some people said that the old marshal is not suitable, then who else is suitable?" - Where is General Changsun? ”

Sun Chongwei, the general of the Dragon and Tiger Guard, came out of the squad and said: "The minister is here!" ”

Emperor Han still believed in his personal bodyguard, Changsun Chongwei, and knew that he would definitely recommend a selfless candidate, so he asked: "Can General Changsun be selected by a suitable person?" ”

"The minister doesn't dare to say anything!" The eldest grandson Chongwei saw that many ministers were there, and he didn't dare to say too much.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Lao Chen thinks that there is a person who is quite suitable?"

"Who?"

"General Jin Wuwei Gao Yun!"

Emperor Han was stunned when he heard this, although he had thought about this person, but he was afraid that the ministers of the court and the central government would try his best to stop him, so he didn't want to assert it without authorization, but he didn't expect the old general to coincide with his own intentions, so the corners of his mouth flashed a knowing smile, "How could General Changsun think that General Gao can take on this role?" ”