(Ask for collection and recommendation)

After twenty years of running the Temptation Academy, the Fubo Garden was a consolation, and the teachers and students did not even have a chance to express their condolences - in fact, there were not many people who really mourned it, several scholars went back to their respective homes, and the officials in the hall made other appointments, and the students were happy to get rid of the shackles.

Lou Ji regretted that he liked it and thought that he had learned a lot, especially from the scholars.

Wenren Scholar left Fubo Garden first, never went to the Temptation School Hall again, the building inquired, it is said that Wenren Scholar has returned to his hometown, as for where his hometown is, no one knows, and no one cares.

According to the decree, the Temptation Hall will be officially closed at the end of October, but as soon as the news spread, few people went to school again. ”

Lou Ji didn't know why he came, so he had to say, "Look." ”

"There's nothing to see, that's it, today is the Temptation Academy, tomorrow is the Seven Schools, I don't know which one the day after tomorrow, Tiancheng Dynasty can't tolerate our 'primary schools', and only orthodox Taoism will be allowed to be taught in the future. I can't do it, you still have time to change your court. The pedant sighed, and immediately reminded, "Don't go out and talk nonsense, I'm just saying it casually—well, you won't." ”

The pedant hurried away with his things.

Lou Ji stood alone in the academy for a while, stunned, and from then on, his only identity was one of the many sons of the general.

Leaving the school, the building went straight to the Ma Mansion.

Ma Wei was not at home, he was a busy man, he had many friends, I didn't know who to meet, Lou Ji had to go home, the old servant was not there, Lou Ji read alone, and soon immersed himself in it, putting his hunger and thirst aside.

However, when there was a knock on the door outside, Lou Ji was still happy and immediately got up to open the door.

He thought it would be Ma Wei, but what he saw was Zhou Lu's grinning face.

"Why are you here again?" The building base holds the door panel with both hands to prevent guests from entering.

"I came to thank Mr. Lou."

"No need, my article is not good, I didn't let you enter the first class."

"Hey, the Donggong review is a joke, no one takes it seriously, as for Lou Gongzi's article, it's really good."

"I said it a long time ago, I don't want your thanks."

"Then it's better to be friends, and lo and behold, I've got wine with me."

The two servants who followed behind picked up the food box in their hands, and one of them said, "This is a good wine that my family has collected for many years, and it was just dug out yesterday." ”

Lou Jizhengjue's mouth was dry, and when he heard the word wine, he couldn't help but put down his arm.

Zhou Lu didn't wait for the invitation, stepped into the courtyard and entered the house, ordered the two servants to set up the wine and food, he sat down first, stretched out his hand and said: "Lou Gongzi, don't stand, come, let's drink three glasses first." ”

The servant poured wine, sat down on the floor foundation, drank three glasses in a row, felt in his heart that this was indeed good wine, and refused to admit it, "Zhou Gongzi has nothing to do, but make it clear first, I will drink the wine, you want to ask me for help again, Hugh Ti, so as not to embarrass each other." ”

Zhou Lu was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Lou Gongzi is really unkind, is he unwilling to make me a friend?" We have been classmates for many years, and now that the Temptation Hall is closed, it's good for everyone to sit together and be nostalgic. ”

said that it was "nostalgia", but both of them were still young, they didn't get close to each other in the past, there was nothing old to nostalgic for, and the building was just drinking, and Zhou Lu kept talking.

"What are Lou Gongzi's plans for the future?"

"No intentions."

"I'm okay, my father donated me an idle position as a palace guard, and I will hang it for the time being."

"Do you want to abandon literature and martial arts?" Lou Ji looked up at Zhou Lu, who was thin and small.

"Don't look at me as skinny, actually...... I can be a Confucian general, no matter how bad it is, I will have a long history, join the army or something, and I will soon be able to make meritorious contributions to the army, and it is possible to be a marquis in the future. But I have to turn to your Lou family for help in the army......"

Lou Ji immediately shook his head, "You're looking for the wrong person." ”

"Hehe, my father pleaded directly with the general, it's none of your business."

Lou Ji continued to drink.

After a bit of talking, Zhou Lu talked about the article again, "'Use the people to time', how did Lou Gongzi come up with this topic?" ”

Lou Ji put down the wine glass, got up and said: "Thank you Zhou Gongzi for your hospitality, I am full of wine and food, dizzy and tired, I want to take a nap for a while, and I will not send it." ”

"No, we haven't talked enough."

"Just don't talk about it, I'm really not in the mood for that." The building foundation is handed over to the guests.

Zhou Lu still refused to get up, but instead motioned to the two servants to step back, and said with a smile: "I can't hide it, this time I came to the door not just for small talk, but also for a little thing." ”

Lou Ji had expected this, but still refused to sit down, "Gongzi Zhou is the one who wants to worship the marquis, what can he do to ask for a cloth on his head?" ”

"Haha, no matter what, you are also the son of a general, what is 'cloth clothes'? And this matter must be begged of you, because it concerns you. ”

"Huh?"

Seeing that Lou Ji was no longer chasing customers, Zhou Lu got up and poured wine himself, "Lou Gongzi's article, some people like it very much." ”

"Really? That's not what you want. ”

Zhou Lu toasted, and then said: "But this person still wants to meet people after reading the article, and I have to say something when the time comes, so I came to ask Lou Gongzi for help." ”

Lou Ji finally understood, "Who is this person you are talking about?" ”

"Hehe, it's not that I deliberately hide it, it's just ...... Anyway, you can't be an official, and it's useless to know more. But being an official is not the only way out, as long as you are willing to prepare a response for me, I am willing to ...... Ten thousand dollars. ”

Lou Ji was silent, Zhou Lu thought there was a play, and hurriedly added: "Twenty thousand yuan, this is just the beginning, when I become a general, accept you as a staff member, and be my mastermind - uh, this doesn't violate the confinement, right?" ”

"Are you really willing to pay?"

"Of course." Zhou Lu was overjoyed, "I can take out three or five thousand dollars now, and I'll give you all afterwards, and I can write a deed." ”

"Just copper coins?"

"Fifty horses of silk, two catties of gold, and ten catties of silver."

"Zhou Gongzi is really willing to pay for it."

"This meeting is very important to me, and some money and cloth is nothing to me. But don't talk too much, I've been ...... a lot lately."

"This is not the place to talk, let's find another place."

"Your home is very good, and there are no outsiders."

"The neighbors on the left and right are all people with many mouths, and when they see that you have stayed for a long time, it is inevitable to tell the truth."

"When friends meet, what's right or wrong?" Having said that, Zhou Lu still called in the servant to pack up his things, "Let's go to my house, I'm secluded there." ”

Zhou Lu walked in front with the servants, and as soon as he got out of the courtyard door, the building was closed and latched inside, and he went back to the house to sleep, no matter how he shouted outside, he just refused to get up.

It didn't take long for the voice to disappear, and Zhou Lu thought he was disappointed.

Lou Ji drank too much wine and really slept until the sun went down and was woken up by another knock on the door.

The old servant came back, very surprised, "Childe forgive the sin, I didn't know Childe came back so early......"

"It's okay, I don't have anything for you to do."

The old servant brought back dinner from the General's Mansion, served Gongzi for dinner, and in order to make up for the dereliction of duty during the day, he stood on the side and said flatteringly: "Childe hasn't heard yet, the General is going to lead troops to fight again, and there are many people in the mansion today, but it is lively." ”

"Really? Where to go? ”

"Qinzhou, the imperial court is probably determined to exterminate the thieves over there in one fell swoop. If you want me to say that the people in Guanzhong are also idle, the good people are not appropriate, and they have to be anti-thieves, this time it's good, provoke the Son of Heaven, send an army of 100,000, and appoint the general of our family to go out in person, it will definitely be invincible, and none of the anti-thieves can escape......"

The old servant's mouth was like a river, and he seemed to have seen the scene of the general killing the thief in advance, Lou Ji listened silently, quickly finished eating, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and interrupted the old servant, "I have something to explain to you." ”

"Childe, please speak."

"Zhou Lu will come back in the future, whether I am here or not, don't open the door for him."

"Gongzi Zhou of the Dongyang Hou family?"

"Yes."

The old servant didn't dare to ask more, so he had to clean up the leftovers, prepare to take them to the kitchen to eat, and when he walked to the door, he turned around, "I don't talk much about Gongzi Zhou's affairs, but there is one thing I have to remind Gongzi: Other Gongzi have gone to the mansion to send off the general to congratulate him, and Gongzi should also go." ”

"Well, I'll go tomorrow."

"Actually, I'm still talkative, Childe must have a plan, and I don't need to remind me. Also, you have to prepare some gifts, even if you are a father and son, you can't be empty-handed. ”

"I'll prepare."

The old servant left satisfied.

Choosing a gift has always been a troublesome thing, there is not much money on the building foundation, and there are no rare treasures at home, looking for it, only half a piece of silk cloth was found, which is not long ago the Mid-Autumn Festival to get the "example gift", he has not had time to cut clothes.

The gift is thin, better than nothing, the building base to find out the pen and ink, write a word on the silk cloth greatly, watch for a while, feel that this word is good, so find an empty box, put the silk cloth in, and then write a name sticker, the gift is ready.

The next morning, the old servant held the gift and accompanied the master to the general's mansion across the alley.

Lou Ji's house is in the back alley, although the general's mansion has a back door, but it will not be opened for him, he has to go around half a circle to enter the house from the side door.

There are really a lot of people in the house, all of them are relatives and friends who came to see off after learning the news, of course, there are also many instructions, 100,000 troops go to quell the chaos, there is no doubt that they will win, such an easy military feat, everyone wants to share.

Lou Ji waited for a long time before seeing the seventh brother Lou Shuo, Lou Shuo didn't raise his head or open his eyes, sat behind the table and wrote down his name and gifts, and waved his hand to signal the next one to step forward.

Lou Ji went home, along the way the old servant wanted to talk and stopped, and finally didn't say anything, this son is not familiar with human accidents, he is a servant who can't worry about the master.

A servant of the Ma family was waiting at the door and invited Lou Gongzi to go to the Ma Mansion for a gathering.

The old servant looked at the back of the son, and shook his head helplessly.

The Ma family prepared ordinary wine and food, and the two chatted while eating, speaking of the general Lou Wen Xiping Qinzhou, Ma Wei said with a smile: "The general got what he wanted, Qinzhou is fertile and the people are rich, with 100,000 troops under his command, you can enter the Central Plains, retreat can guard the door for self-protection, and the east and the state are even more impregnable." ”

Lou Ji shook his head, "The general's name is too real, he will definitely have to return to the Eastern Capital, the Lou family's foundation is here, and he can't leave Luoyang." ”

"Hehe, knowing father Mo Ruozi, probably you are right."

Ma Wei didn't mention the assassination, but Lou Ji understood the urgency of the other party, "Tomorrow, the general will meet with me, if everything goes well, I will be able to contact the general of the Chinese army tomorrow night." ”

"Don't worry, the general won't be able to leave until a month later, and there is no news from Liang Shengzhi's side."

"Liang Sheren wants to bring down the general before they go on the expedition?"

"I'll have to let him try." Ma Wei persuaded him to drink, and suddenly laughed, "There's a funny thing, have you heard about it?" ”

"It's been a long time since I've heard anything funny."

"It is also the mediocrity of the imperial court that will allow such a thing to happen, and Fubo Garden even has a second list."

"Second list?"

"Yes, and the students of Taixue and Qixue have written articles, our Temptation Hall is the last batch, five or six hundred articles, the East Palace has a list, and the woman has another one."

"Rich? Are the rich people in Luoyang so idle? ”

"Haha, it's not a rich man, it's a woman, it's a princess, a county lord, a princess or something, short-sighted, but you want to comment on the world's talents, you say it's ridiculous? I ask for only one thing, that my article must not be chosen, lest my reputation be ruined by a woman. ”

"Ridiculous." Lou Ji picked up a glass of wine, and finally understood what Zhou Law Firm was asking for.