Lu Zuo took a towel and wiped the surface of his feet, and said, "The emperor is talking to you today!" ”

"Nope!"

"What! No? Lu Zuo put the towel in his hand on the chair next to him, then lowered his head and muttered, "How is it possible?" Did I guess wrong? ”

Gao Yun looked at the eldest brother questioningly, "What's wrong?" Why is the emperor looking for me? ”

Lu Zuo put on his shoes and thought about it, could it be that the candidate in the emperor's heart was not what he thought? After being silent for a long time, he said to Gao Yun: "Did the emperor meet with other ministers today?" ”

Gao Yun looked at the eldest brother puzzled, "The emperor seems to have seen you alone today!" Big brother, what's wrong? Why did the emperor see me? ”

"The emperor wants to choose someone to take command of the western expedition, ask for one of my pieces, for my brother only said that the emperor can choose someone he trusts, originally I thought he would choose you, but I didn't expect to look for you today." Lu Zuo was also quite puzzled, stood up and raised his head to look at the moon and think.

Gao Yun also suddenly understood, "So is there another candidate in the emperor's heart?" ”

"Not necessarily!" Lu Zuo shook his head, "Because the emperor didn't meet with other ministers today." ”

"Big brother, do you think the emperor will really do what you expected?"

Lu Zuo said noncommittally: "To be honest, I can't guess now for my brother." I can only wait until tomorrow when I enter the palace to face the saint, and I will know. ”

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow is still the day of rest, will the emperor meet you? ”

"If not, the prince and the others will definitely be the first to get there."

The next day, Zhou Zhongwang came to the outside of the Qianren Palace alone to ask to see the saint, and it happened that Lu Zuo also followed, and the two took a look at each other under the stone steps. Zhou Zhongwang couldn't recognize who the person in front of him was, but Lu Zuo stepped forward first to greet him: "Uncle Shi, do you remember being down?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang looked at Lu Zuo suspiciously, and he wasn't sure who he was for a long time, "Are you?" ”

Lu Zuo said lightly: "Junior Lu Zuo! ”

"Are you really Lu Zuo?" Zhou Zhongwang was so frightened that he took two steps back, "Is it really you?" ”

"Uncle Shi doesn't need to panic, it's the junior!" Lu Zuo bowed again.

"Yes...... But ......" Zhou Zhongwang couldn't believe his eyes, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Lu Zuo smiled, "But I'm not like this anymore, right?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang heard that Lu Zuo had reappeared today, but he didn't know how he could have become like this, "Yes...... yes, how could it be a different person? ”

Lu Zuo laughed and said, "This is all thanks to your beloved disciple!" ”

"What? Mou'er? Zhou Zhongwang became more and more puzzled, "I heard that he broke your hand and foot tendons, how did you survive?" ”

Lu Zuo then sneered twice, "Of course my life should not be killed, God save me!" ”

At this moment, the emperor's personal inner eunuch Zhang Cen walked down the stone steps, came to the two of them, and interrupted their conversation, "The emperor said, no one will see you today, if there is anything to talk about tomorrow morning, please go back!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang listened, his face slightly disappointed.

Lu Zuo then asked: "Father-in-law, the lower official is just waiting for the edict of Hanlin, and he can't wait for tomorrow, and he can't go to the early dynasty, so can he work hard and ...... again?"

"No, the emperor has already said that you will come to the court tomorrow!" Zhang Cen said that he would leave with his body.

At the bottom of the stairs, Zhou Zhongwang and Lu Zuo were left at this moment, Zhou Zhongwang and Lu Zuo were left looking at each other, Zhou Zhongwang had thousands of thoughts in his heart, he didn't expect his apprentice to be so ruthless, although he didn't treat Lu Zuo very well, but he didn't want his apprentice to be so desperate.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Zhou Zhongwang suddenly remembered, why did Lu Zuo come to face the saint? So he smiled coldly and said, "Why did you come so early today to ask for a saint?" ”

Lu Zuo was unmoved, "Old marshal, why are you here, why are the juniors!" ”

"Oh!" Zhou Zhongwang sneered, "Forgive the old man for being stupid, I don't understand this." ”

The sky is getting hotter, and Lu Zuo didn't want Zhou Zhongwang to linger for too long, so he smiled and said, "The younger generation is still entangled in mundane things, so I will leave first!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang arched his hand, looked at Lu Zuo's distant back, and couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, so he also left quickly.

In the afternoon, when the sun was clear in the morning, it was already cloudy outside, and before it slowed down, lightning and thunder roared, and then it rained heavily.

Zhou Zhongwang was alone in front of the hall, looking at the water curtain hanging under the eaves in a daze. was thinking about it, but a figure flashed in the rain, and in the rain, he could vaguely feel that Xun Mou was coming. Zhou Zhong Wangfu turned around and walked into the hall again, and heard Xun Mou behind him call a few masters.

Xun Mou came to the eaves of the corridor, put the paper umbrella in his hand by the door, and when he stepped into the hall, he saw the master sitting upright on the main hall, holding hot tea in his hand and not looking up at himself or speaking, Xun Mou was a little anxious in his heart, staring at the master with a pleasant face, and Shao Qian had the courage to ask: "Master!" What's wrong with you, Master? Just told you to say nothing? ”

Zhou Zhongwang still lowered his head and fiddled with the teacup in his hand, and after hearing Xun Mou call "Master" three times in succession, Zhou Zhongwang put the teacup on the table fiercely, and then glanced at Xun Mou, "You don't have to call me Master!" ”

Xun Mou was stunned for a moment, and knelt on the ground with a "poof", "Master, if the apprentice does something wrong, you can beat me and scold me at will, but what did the apprentice do wrong?" Makes you so angry! ”

Zhou Zhongwang said coldly: "What you do by yourself, you know it yourself!" ”

"This ......" Xun Mou was also a little confused by the second monk, "Master, where did you say this?" ”

"Let me ask you......" Zhou Zhongwang pointed at Xun Mou and asked, "Have you seen Lu Zuo now?" ”

Xun Mou seemed to understand what the master wanted to say, and he was scolded by the master like this, and he instantly felt embarrassed, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.

Zhou Zhongwang still trembled and pointed at Xun Mou and asked, "Answer me, have you seen it?" ”

"I didn't ...... No! Xun Mou said hesitantly, "but...... But I've heard from his subordinates! ”

Zhou Zhongwang stood up, he couldn't get angry for a while, and angrily circled Xun Mou left and right before he sat down again, and said angrily: "Look at the people who are being tortured by you now, are they still human?" It's like two people. ”

Xun Mou was so red-faced by the master that he didn't dare to answer for a long time.

After a long time, Zhou Zhongwang's anger gradually subsided, and then he said slowly: "Okay, get up!" ”

"In vain...... Can't! ”

"It's come to this, there's nothing to say, get up!" Zhou Zhongwang didn't want to say much about it, so he almost got it, "I just want to say that since you are the same family, although you may not be incompatible, it will not be your life or death." ”