Lu Zuo and others soon led the army to occupy Shanzhou, and the first thing was to announce to the world that Liu Yan killed his father and uncle, usurped power and seized the throne. As soon as the notice came out, sure enough, people of insight from all over the world came to hear the news, and in just half a month, 50,000 soldiers and horses had been gathered.

Liu Yan learned that Lu Zuo and others respected Liu Xingyuan as the king of Ning, and rebelled in Shanzhou, but it was difficult to transfer manpower for a while, and originally wanted to order An Shiqing to lead troops to suppress it, but because of his uncle-uncle relationship with Lu Zuo, he wanted Xun Mou to go, but Xun Mou was afraid that if he left now, the internal situation in the court would get out of control. Liu Yan then thought of using Gao Yun again, so he dispatched 100,000 soldiers and horses to suppress it.

Liu Xingyuan and Lu Zuo learned of Gao Yun's leading troops, so they immediately decided to take the opportunity to continue to take Lanzhou. Lanzhou city defense is unbreakable, and Lanzhou Thorn History Fang gradually courageous and heroic, originally thought that it would take three months to attack, but unexpectedly Lanzhou Thorn Shi Fang gradually opened the city to meet, and took Lanzhou without much effort, it was late March, and the soldiers and horses broke through 70,000 again. Liu Xingyuan, Lu Zuo and others were happy, but also began to worry, the number of soldiers and horses increased, but the treasury was empty, if the current situation could not take advantage of the victory to approach Kyoto, I am afraid that after a long time, there may be a mutiny in the barracks. When a few people were worried, fortunately, there was still a giant Fan Sui in Lanzhou City, which solved the urgent need. Lu Zuo was excited, and immediately led Liu Xingyuan to visit the Fan family in Lanzhou.

When Taizu raised the army, it was Fan Yu's father who funded the Han Dynasty today, and now Fan Sui can help generously, which makes Liu Xingyuan puzzled.

Although the Fan family is rich and rivals the country, but the ancestral house is not big, Liu Xingyuan heard that although the old man has countless houses, but has been living in this ancestral house, it is an ordinary three-entry courtyard, the decoration is simple, the hall is also placed a few half-old tables and chairs, the middle hall is not a famous painting, it is the portrait of the great ancestor that hangs, and the incense is constantly offered underneath. Liu Xingyuan nodded again and again, no wonder he could be rich here for several generations without falling.

Liu Xingyuan and his entourage, under the arrangement of the old housekeeper, sat down in order, and after sitting down in order, they were all sitting nervously, looking at each other awkwardly from time to time.

Suddenly, there was a hearty laughter in the back hall, and several people in the hall quickly stood up to greet each other.

"Master Fan, long time no see......" Lu Zuo laughed.

Liu Xingyuan was taken aback, "Aren't you the eldest son of Old Lady Fan?" ”

Lu Zuo hurriedly introduced, "This is Fan Gongzi." This is the leader of our rebel army this time, who was originally the eldest son of King Ning, and now inherits the title of King Ning. Then they introduced Lu Xiuyuan, Qin Fu, and Jing Ruo.

"Fan Gongzi is fortunate to be ......" everyone also bowed their hands to greet.

"Be polite, just call me Enyu." Fan Enyu greeted Lu Zuo again, "I said goodbye last time, I was really in a hurry, this time Brother Lu must stay for a few more days!" ”

Lu Zuo smiled and shook his head, "You helped me a lot last time in Kyoto, and I haven't thanked you yet, how dare you bother again!" ”

As he spoke, an elderly man in the back hall was slightly thin, with slightly white temples, a long beard hanging down his chest, and a radiant smile between his smiles. The man walked to the front of the hall with his hands behind his back and smiled and nodded to everyone.

Fan Enyu hurriedly introduced, "This is my father!" ”

"The old man is a good ......," everyone stood up and greeted each other.

Fan Sui waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to be formal, but he still recognized Lu Xiuyuan and Qin Fu at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I haven't seen you for many years, and the two brothers are a lot older. ”

Lu Xiuyuan and Qin Fu also seemed to recall their previous memories, and when they thought of their eldest brother for a while, they couldn't help but cry. After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Fan Enyu reminded his father to let everyone sit down and talk slowly.

Fan Sui then waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and asked his son to introduce him to the people seated. When Lu Zuo was introduced first, Fan Sui was dumbfounded and stunned for a long time before he stood up and came to Lu Zuo to take a closer look, and Lu Zuo was already in tears at this time.

Fan Sui held Lu Zuo's hand, so excited that he was almost speechless, and when a tear fell out of the corner of his eye, he stroked Lu Zuo's head and said: "Since your father passed away, we haven't seen each other again, at that time I thought you were gone, knowing that Second Brother Lu wrote a letter saying that your mother and son were safe, I was at ease, only said that you fled to Shanzhou, and never revealed your residence." ”

Lu Zuo said: "My mother is afraid of affecting you, so she decided to do so!" ”

"Am I afraid to be involved? Later, Enyu came back from Jingshi and said that he saw you, which made me very happy at the time, and this time I heard that you were raising troops, and Fan didn't care about his identity, so he had to support you. ”

When Fan Enyu introduced the quiet county lord of Qiongqian, Fan Sui naturally praised her. When Lu Xiuyuan and Qin Fu were introduced, the three of them all said hello. When Fan Enyu introduced the last Liu Xingyuan, Fan Sui looked at him carefully and was silent for a long time.

Everyone was also surprised, Liu Xingyuan was a little uncomfortable, so he bowed his hand again: "The old minister can be generous this time, it is really a blessing for the righteous army, for the benefit of the common people in the world!" Great kindness, we will never forget. ”

Fan Sui's tense face suddenly laughed loudly, "Lord Wang! I am a businessman, and I naturally know that if there was no imperial court, there would be no me today. The reason why I funded the righteous army is because of the word 'righteousness', Fan took the risk of Liu Yan's time, it is the righteousness of Fan and the Lu family, as well as your 'righteousness', Liu Yan's actions can deceive the people, but he can't deceive Fan. ”

When Qin Fu heard this, he immediately applauded the case, startling everyone, and everyone laughed heartily after him.

After Fan Guan's family put tea on the table, Fan Sui lightly raised the tea cup, took a sip, and then asked Lu Zuo, "How do you grasp the start of the army this time?" ”

Lu Zuo replied with his eyebrows: "Originally, I was not completely sure, this time with your funding, the morale is great, and the next plan, I have discussed it with Lord Ning and the two uncles." ”

"Now I heard that Gao Yun has led his troops to suppress it, and he will be in Lanzhou in a few days, do you have a good plan?"

"I'm worried about Gao Yun's coming? He is my sworn brother, and it was an absolute mistake for Liu Yan to arrange him this time. ”

Fan Sui put down the teacup, "But Fan heard that your old Taishan family is also in the capital, if you really attack the capital, what if Liu Yan takes them hostage?" ”

Lu Zuo and Jing Ruo looked at each other, he knew that Fan Sui was worried that the whole army would be wiped out in the end, affecting himself, and he also knew that Jing Ruo was worried about the safety of his family. Lu Zuo hesitated for a moment and then continued: "It's not impossible, so my current method is not to storm the capital." ”

"Oh!" Fan Suisui nodded with satisfaction, "So, the virtuous nephew has already thought of a way?" ”

Lu Zuo nodded, "Uncle, don't worry, we have your funding for this trip, and we have a full chance of winning." ”

Fan Sui saw that Lu Zuo was full of confidence and believed him in his heart, so he didn't ask for details.

After a hot chat in the lobby, they all got acquainted, and Liu Xingyuan couldn't help asking: "Old man, I see that you and Mr. Lu's uncle and nephew are commensurate, dare to ask how you met?" ”