Ximen Hou said: "It's not difficult for Brother Lu to find out about this matter, it just so happens that I have to go to see the master tomorrow, so it's better for Brother Lu to go with him then, maybe you can get the result you want." ”

Lu Yu thanked Ximen Hou, and thought that he would have a good night's sleep, and he would finally be able to meet Xinlingjun, one of the four sons of the Warring States Period, tomorrow. When he was in Chen County, although he was close to another famous Chun Shenjun, because of his awkward relationship with Wei Mingji at that time, he had not met face-to-face, and Lu Yu's impression of him was not very good. And although it is not possible to talk about the impression of Xinlingjun, after all, it is necessary to try to understand the whereabouts of Zhang Wu and others from Xinlingjun in order to know who Zhang Wu contacted in Zhao State.

Why is it that after arriving in the Wei State, there will only be two people left, Zhang Wu and Ling Fan? What about Xiao Zhengwen and that Ji Shaoyong? What happened in the middle of the journey from Chenjun to Daliang?

Lu Yu only hoped that Xinlingjun would give him a clear answer tomorrow.

That Yu'er, could it be the woman in her dream? Lu Yu tried his best to recall his dream, but he couldn't remember the faces of the two women in the dream, including the woman whose name did not appear.

How far is the journey from Daliang to Handan, Lu Yu is not clear, but the transportation of the Warring States is not as developed as two thousand years later, as Ximen Hou said, Zhang Wu left Daliang more than a month ago, and rushed directly to Handan, at least it will take two or three months, but I don't know where Zhang Wu's next destination will be, if he will stay in Handan for some time, then he still hopes to meet, otherwise in this way in ancient times to catch up, there is no developed communication network, I don't know when to see Zhang Wu, and Qin Shi Huang, who he has always wanted to see.

Xinlingjun's mansion is not as splendid as Lu Yu imagined, and it is not much different from ordinary nobles, but it covers an extremely wide area, but compared to modern times, it is almost equivalent to the area of a high-end community.

After being briefed by his subordinates, Xin Lingjun met with them in the side hall. Xinlingjun, one of the four sons of the Warring States Period, is full of heaven, with curved eyebrows and plump cheeks, and a pair of tiger eyes that are deep and sharp. I don't know if it's caused by long-term pressure, so that the originally perfect face is faintly mixed with a sense of vicissitudes. Xin Lingjun was dressed in civilian clothes, and came to Lu Yu with a kind smile, first looked him up and down, and then said with a smile: "What a dragon man, really extraordinary, worthy of being a master disciple of Xuanwei Zhenjun." ”

Lu Yu politely whispered a few words to him, and Xinlingjun took his hand warmly and walked to the guest seat and sat down together, without putting on a stand at all, which made Lu Yu feel very cordial.

After a while, the servants came up with tea. After taking a sip of tea, Xin Lingjun said slowly: "When Ben Jun heard that when he encountered a bandit that day, Lu Shaoxia took the initiative to ask Ying to stay and fight, so that Ximen Hou could fight for enough time to escort the princess to Xiangling. ”

Ximen Hou said on the side: "Brother Lu is indeed bold, if he is someone else, how can he have such a chivalrous heart." ”

Lu Yu hurriedly said: "The king and Brother Ximen are really polite, that is what should be done in the next place." ”

Xin Lingjun nodded and praised: "Okay, this gentleman admires Lu Shaoxia very much for people like Lu Shaoxia who are not proud of their achievements. In the case of Chen Junteng's family, Benjun also believes that it was not Lu Shaoxia's doing. I heard Ximen Hou say that you have something to ask me, just say it, and this king will definitely satisfy you. ”

Lu Yu thanked Xinling Jun again before he said, "I just want to know if I have seen Jun Shang when Zhang Wu, a member of the Yunmeng Mountain Sect, came to Daliang a few days ago?" How many people were there at that time, and when did they leave? ”

Xinling Jun frowned slightly, and said as if he was a little embarrassed: "This matter is not an ordinary trivial matter, it is not that this gentleman refuses to reveal it to Lu Shaoxia, but because the matter is very important, if it is spread out, it may affect the overall situation, so..."

Ximen Hou was a person who understood, and knew that Xinlingjun did not mean to let him listen together, so he retired immediately. After he stepped back, Xinling Jun said again: "Lu Shaoxia first tell the reason for Benjun's trust, otherwise this matter will not be mentioned again." ”

Lu Yu said: "I understand." ”

Xin Lingjun said again: "If Lu Shaoxia can succumb to this monarch's door, this monarch will definitely regard you as a confidant, and whatever you want to know at that time is another matter." ”

Lu Yu secretly thought that this Xinling Jun was really powerful, so he began to win himself over. If he hadn't come from 2,000 years later and didn't know the development of history, maybe he would have joined his camp. Especially in the upcoming fourth coalition attack on Qin, it was this Jun who served as the commander and defeated the Qin people. This king's talent is indeed one of the best in the Warring States, but because of his high merit and great tendency to replace Wei Jun, it makes King Wei suspicious, and he will later die depressed in excessive wine.

There are 3,000 guests in Xinlingjun, which shows the courage of this king. Most capable people also believed that he would make Wei the overlord of the era and follow him.

Lu Yu didn't answer his words directly, but asked: "Does the king know that 'co-indulgence' is the policy of the family teacher?" ”

Xinlingjun said: "Of course Benjun knows. It's not that I don't believe you, but because of the lessons of the past, I don't want to see the appearance of the second Zhang Yi. ”

Lu Yu knew that in fact, Zhang Yi broke the "joint vertical" with "Lianheng", which made the coalition army's attack on Qin State fail, and it was also planned by Guiguzi, but in the eyes of all countries, Zhang Yi became a "traitor". Zhang Yi's policy of continuous and horizontal also enabled the Qin state to conquer rich lands such as Ba and Shu, thereby accelerating its economic and military development. Qin's ability to unify the six countries is inseparable from this plan.

So he pretended to sigh and said to Xinling Jun: "Then I implore you to raise your noble hand and pave the way to Handan in the next place." ”

Xin Lingjun looked stunned, obviously he didn't expect that Lu Yu was about to leave, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he promised to respond to his requests, but he couldn't satisfy the first thing Lu Yu said, and if he didn't satisfy the second thing, wouldn't this make Lu Yu feel that he didn't believe in his words. It seemed that he was a little reluctant to let Lu Yu be a talent, so he weighed it again and again in his heart, and finally said to him: "The princess will go to Handan to visit Lady Pingyuan in ten days, and this monarch can speak well for you in front of the king and let you join the team." ”

Lu Yuhu's body was shocked, thinking that this princess was not married yet, how could she go to Chu State for a while, and Zhao State for a while? When he was in Chen Jun, Lu Yu had already suspected that the princess of Wei was playing the role of a spy, and when he heard Ling Jun say this, he was even more sure of his thoughts. Because in ancient times, women did not get married, and they generally "did not leave the boudoir in three steps" and would not go out easily. And although he said that he was going to Zhao Kingdom to visit the aunt of Mrs. Pingyuan, Lu Yu always felt that there must be an ulterior secret in it.

However, he was finally able to follow her to Zhao State and inquire about Zhang Wu's whereabouts, and it seemed that he couldn't expect to get it from Xinlingjun's mouth.

When he was in Majiagou, Zhang Wu once said that the person who contacted Wei was his third senior brother, that is, after Zhang Wu arrived in Daliang, he must have contacted him first, and then because he wanted to discuss a joint strategy, this person should also be present at that time. I may be able to find this third senior brother from this clue, and maybe I can find out some.

I didn't expect that these things that I thought would go smoothly in my heart could be carried out, but the actual situation did not have anything to do with my imagination. Lu Yu couldn't help but be a little disappointed, Xin Lingjun would never trust a person who had only met once, no matter whether he had saved the princess of Wei or not.

Xinlingjun arranged for Lu Yu to stay in his mansion first, and wait for ten days before setting off with the brigade.

When exiting the side hall, Xin Lingjun also patted Lu Yu's shoulder and said: "Although Benjun has 3,000 guests, and there are many capable people among them, I still hope that Lu Shaoxia can think about what Benjun said to you just now." ”

Lu Yu smiled, he didn't expect him to think so highly of himself. On the surface, he promised to think about it, and Xin Lingjun let him go with satisfaction.

The person he was looking for was the future Qin Shi Huang, so how could he change his mind after giving Xin Lingjun a few words. Not to mention the secret battle between him and Long Yangjun, just the first impression that Ximen Hou gave Lu Yu already knew that if he worked with Ximen Hou, he would definitely not be willing to be robbed of his position by Lu Yu in front of Xinlingjun.

As soon as he walked out of the side hall, Ximen Hou hurried over, glanced at him, and said, "Brother Lu, the little brother has a small gift for you, come with the little brother." Lu Yu knew that he was hinting that he was going out, but he didn't know what was important, so he followed his footsteps out of the Xinling Monarch's Mansion.

After coming out of the mansion of Xinlingjun, Ximen Hou looked mysterious, crossed four streets in the north direction of the city, and bypassed a very narrow alley in the southwest direction, until he was almost at the end of the road, and entered a small shop selling fabrics. Lu Yu was still wondering how he could bring himself to this kind of shop, but he saw Ximen Hou say hello to the shopkeeper, and then led Lu Yu out of the small door behind the fabric store, and then turned northwest and came to an inconspicuous-looking house.

Ximen Hou turned around and said to Lu Yu: "The gift that the junior brother wants to give you is here." ”

Lu Yu was surprised, and said in his heart that there was no gift that could not be explained in person in the Xinling Monarch's Mansion, but that it should be hidden so far. But Lu Yu knew that Ximen Hou should not be unfavorable to him at the moment, so he generously pushed open the wooden door of the private house.

The wooden door made a dull sound of friction, and the sunlight guarding the door greedily occupied the originally dark inner room in an instant. As the light brightened, Lu Yu found that the space of this private house was actually very narrow, so narrow that except for a slightly larger grass bed, there was nothing inside, and there was not even a place to sit.

A medicinal smell mixed with a musty smell came to my nose.

There was a person lying on the grass bed, because it was facing away from Lu Yu and Ximen Hou, so Lu Yu couldn't see the appearance of that person, and could only judge from his body shape that this was a teenage boy. And the strong smell of medicine residue emanating from the corner of the wall made Lu Yu feel that this child should have some kind of disease, and he had been using medicine for a long time. But he wondered, was this the "gift" that Simon Hou wanted to give him?

When Lu Yu turned his head and looked at Ximen Hou suspiciously, he saw that Ximen Hou already knew what Lu Yu was going to ask, so he went into the room first, and then turned around and motioned for Lu Yu to follow him and come to the grass bed.

The boy in the bed may have woken up, noticed someone coming in, moved slightly, and then slowly turned around on the bed. When his eyes swam from Ximen Hou to Lu Yu, his body suddenly shook violently, and he looked at Lu Yu with an unbelievable look.

At this time, the shock in Lu Yu's heart was also extremely huge, because the boy lying on the bed turned out to be his sworn brother Xiao Zhengwen!

What the hell happened to him? Why did he say that when he asked about Ximen Hou yesterday, he said that he had never seen Xiao Zhengwen and Ji Shaoyong at all, but why did he give Xiao Zhengwen to himself as a "gift" after only such a day? The person in front of him is indeed Xiao Zhengwen who he is familiar with, but what about the other Ji Shaoyong? Lu Yu's mind was almost full of questions.

I only heard Xiao Zhengwen on the bed so excited that two lines of tears came to his eyes, and he called out "Second Brother" from his mouth with difficulty, and wanted to sit up, but he had no choice but to be injured, so he propped up his upper body, but fell back to the bed because he had no strength. Lu Yu hurriedly ran to the bed to support him, signaling him not to move, and then asked Ximen Hou what was going on.

Ximen Hou said: "This is the child that the younger brother secretly rescued from that Jing Jie's hands, I didn't expect him to lie and was familiar with Brother Lu." ”

Lu Yu carefully checked Xiao Zhengwen's whole body and found that there was a red mark on his chest, as if he had been hit by some heavy object, but because the range of the red mark spread relatively large, and it had been a while, he couldn't tell that he had been hit by any weapon.

Ximen Hou said again: "What is hateful is that Long Yang Jun, who privately sent someone to secretly capture boys and girls, and refine them into pills for him to take, and maintain that white appearance." ”

Lu Yu was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Use a living person to alchemy?" ”

Ximen Hou said: "Brother Lu must think it is appalling. The king listened to Long Yangjun's slander and even believed that he could achieve immortality by taking the pill made of virgins and boys, so although he did not blatantly arrest people to refine on the surface, he acquiesced to Long Yangjun's traitor messing around. ”

Lu Yu looked at Xiao Zhengwen and asked, "Brother Simon said yesterday that he had never seen this little brother, but why did he find him out today and know that he knew the little brother?" ”

Ximen Hou said: "This little brother was rescued more than ten days ago, when he was seriously injured, if it wasn't for the fear of being discovered by Long Yangjun's people, the little brother would not have sent him to such a remote place to recuperate." ”

Lu Yu still had doubts in his heart, and asked again: "The junior brother thanked Brother Simon first, but Brother Simon has not answered why the younger brother knows that he knows about his acquaintance with the younger brother?" ”

Ximen Hou said: "Brother Lu doesn't know, the news that you Jiaolongxia came to Daliang spread like a flood, and the little brother also said when he sent someone to decoct medicine for the little brother, I didn't expect that this little brother would ask to see you as soon as he heard your name, and according to the two people mentioned by Brother Lu, this little brother is just ten years old and knows you, so the little brother immediately knows that he is Brother Lu's old man." ”

Lu Yu hurriedly thanked him, although Xiao Xiao Zhengwen didn't get along with him for a long time, and his feelings were not deep, but after all, he was still righteous, and he became brothers with different surnames with himself and Zhang Wu, Lu Yu actually liked him in his heart. Now that Ximen Hou rescued him in the clutches of Long Yangjun, as long as he knew the ins and outs of the matter and how he was separated from Zhang Wu, he would save a lot of time when he went to Zhao State.

Ximen Hou said again: "Fortunately, my master discovered Long Yangjun's conspiracy early and sent his little brother to investigate secretly, so that he could rescue the little brother by mistake." Today's matter has not yet been reported to the master, because he can help Brother Lu find the old man, the younger brother is anxious, so he immediately brought Brother Lu here. ”

Lu Yu thanked Ximen again. Because in Lu Yu's heart, he always thought that Ximen Hou would not be such a righteous person, when they met for the first time, Wei Mingji's praise for himself caused him to be jealous, but he didn't expect that because of his words, he didn't even inform Xin Lingjun and brought himself to see Xiao Zhengwen privately.

Xiao Zhengwen looked at Lu Yu with pitiful eyes, obviously the injury in his chest hit him quite badly, which made him even struggle to speak. Such a young child, if he was really caught and refined into some elixir of immortality, it would indeed be a tragedy, but fortunately he was rescued by Ximen Hou's people. As for the other children who were not rescued, I am afraid that their luck is not as good as Xiao Zhengwen.

Lu Yu thought that Ximen Hou should be familiar with weapons, so he asked Xiao Zhengwen what weapon caused the wound on his chest.

Ximen Hou said: "This problem has also been thought about by the little brother, such as a blunt instrument such as a sledgehammer. And how it really happened, I'm afraid I will have to tell Brother Lu after the little brother recovers. ”

To deal with a powerless child, the means are so cruel.

Lu Yu said angrily: "If I find out who tortured him like this, I will definitely tear him in half." ”

Ximen Hou persuaded: "Brother Lu must be calm, you must know that the other party's background is not weaker than my master, so this matter must be taken slowly, don't act recklessly, the younger brother is definitely on Brother Lu's side." ”

Lu Yu clenched his fists and said in Xiao Zhengwen's ear: "Xiaowen, although you can recuperate from your injuries with peace of mind, the second brother will definitely help you avenge this." ”

Xiao Zhengwen was so grateful that tears flowed out again, as if he was afraid that Lu Yu would leave, so he weakly stretched out his hand and grabbed his sleeve. His eyes seemed to be begging Lu Yu not to leave him.

Lu Yu wiped his tears for him, and said: "Xiaowen, don't worry, Brother Ximen will definitely help me take care of you, and when your injury is healed, the second brother will take you wherever he goes." ”

Xiao Zhengwen let go of his hand at this time. It may be because I was too tired, and I fell asleep after a while.

Ximen Hou patted Lu Yu's shoulder and said, "Brother Lu's brother is the brother of the younger brother, please rest assured, recuperating here will definitely not be discovered by Long Yangjun's people." ”

Lu Yu felt that these ancient people were incredible, and they could do anything for the sake of an immortality. I still had a good impression of Long Yangjun before, but I didn't expect that this gentleman was also addicted to pills, and he was crazy to use living people to make medicine. But these things are in this era, the emperor began to be drunk with immortality, and then there were countless alchemists who refined medicine, and the medicinal materials used were all strange, and many of them were indiscriminate, so they would use living people to refine the practice of damaging yin morality.

If what Ximen Hou said is true, then it may be because of the relationship between Xinlingjun that he didn't tell the truth to himself, and the reason why he brought himself here again is because of the struggle between Longyangjun and Xinlingjun, and Lu Yu is currently the object of Xinlingjun's wooing, so he must do something for Lu Yu, so that he owes him a favor and throws himself into his power.

originally thought that Zhang Wu, Ling Fan, Ji Shaoyong and Xiao Zhengwen had always been together, with Zhang Wu and Ling Fan's people, they would definitely not leave Xiao Zhengwen alone, there must be some major changes, otherwise, as Ximen Hou said, there were only Ling Fan and Zhang Wu when they left Daliang, then what did Xiao Zhengwen and Ji Shaoyong do to break away from them? Now that Xiao Zhengwen has been found, if Ji Shaoyong is not with Zhang Wu, then where will he go? These questions may really only be able to give Lu Yu a satisfactory answer after Xiao Zhengwen's injury is healed.

Lu Yu remembered Zhang Wu's third senior brother, so he asked Ximen Hou for advice. Because this person is likely to be one of Xinlingjun's disciples.

Unexpectedly, Ximen Hou didn't know who this person was, and told Lu Yu that when Zhang Wu came to Daliang that day, he had only seen Ling Fan and Zhang Wu together, and Xin Lingjun was not in the mansion when he met them, and whether there was anyone else involved in the process, Ximen Hou didn't know.