Li Mao didn't know what this kid meant, but when he thought of the general's words yesterday, he didn't dare to slack off, he quickly sent someone to tell Fan Zhong, saying that the young man of the Xia Kingdom finally spoke, Fan Zhong was overjoyed when he learned about it, and asked Li Mao to take Lu Shaoyang to Luan Xiang Palace, he had something to ask. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Li Mao took the order and took Lu Shaoyang to Luanxiang Palace, where several Chu generals were standing in the hall at this time. They are discussing the next step of the operational deployment, after all, the king of Shu has now colluded with the Nanban, the momentum is extremely huge, the war situation is very unpredictable, at this time no one dares to slack off, they all have a spirit to listen carefully to the opinions of other generals, so as to prepare for the battle in a few days.

Xue Yi, as a partial general of the Right Army, also stood among several colleagues, he knew that he was insignificant, and even if he came up with any effective combat plan, no one would echo it, so he simply kept his mouth shut about military affairs, and just stood aside and listened to others' talk.

When Lu Shaoyang was brought up, the Chu army had already preliminarily come up with his own battle plan, and Fan Zhong nodded and said, "Since you have eyebrows, let's do it according to this method." You are all soldiers of the Chu State, don't say anything else, the old man doesn't say much, everything is for the great cause of the king, you still need to do your best! ”

"Yes, subordinates remember!" Several generals replied in unison.

Fan Zhong was very satisfied with this answer, he waved his hand, and said, "Everyone, the old man still has some other things to deal with, you go down and prepare first." ”

The generals saluted again and walked out of the Luan Xiang Hall one after another.

Xue Yi's pace slowed down a little when he walked past Lu Shaoyang, he looked up at Lu Shaoyang, and saw that although his face was a little haggard, his expression was very relaxed, and he didn't have the bitter and bitter appearance of yesterday at all.

Xue Yi's mind moved, and he knew that the kid had already made up his mind. It seems that he is not yet an elm head, and finally knows how to open up. Since this is the case, Xue Yi is relieved. He didn't communicate anything with Lu Shaoyang, but walked out of the Luan Xiang Hall with the generals in front of him, and his figure slowly disappeared into the night.

Seeing that everyone was gone, Fan Zhong slowly sat down on the mat and asked, "Captain Li said that you have something to find the old man, but I don't know why?" ”

Lu Shaoyang smiled slightly and replied, "Naturally, it's about my identity." ”

"Oh?" Fan Zhong stroked his three strands of beard and said, "It seems that Gongzi has figured it out, so you can tell the old man who you are now, right?" ”

"Of course you can, my name is Sima Tu, and I am from the capital of Xia Kingdom." Lu Shaoyang said unhurriedly.

"Sima Tu?" Fan Zhong pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know the Great Si Kou Sima Wuji?" ”

"That's my grandfather." Lu Shaoyang said.

Fan Zhong was really shocked when he heard Lu Shaoyang say that he was Sima Wuji's grandson, thinking that Sima Wuji was the Sikou of the Xia Kingdom, who had assisted three generations of Xia kings, ranked the third duke, and had been in charge of the Xia State Prison and supervision for many years. This person is extremely meticulous, since he took charge of the prison, the number of homicides in Xia has been reduced by half, and the number of ordinary cases has also decreased by three or four percent, and he is very fair in judging cases, and has never made mistakes, and his students are also well versed in this, acting rigorously and paying attention to the law. Not only that, but he was also willing to study and spent about 20 years writing the book "Discussion on the Criminal Laws of the Nations", which recorded in detail the criminal laws of the Central Plains countries, annotated them and explained them judiciously, and also expounded some of his own views and suggestions for improvement on unreasonable provisions. This book later became a classic that was circulated by judges from all over the world. His virtuous name has been heard of by the kings of all countries, and even a professional soldier like Fan Zhong knows more or less about him.

Fan Zhong knew that Sima Wuji was a big man, if the young man in front of him was really his grandson, then he had indeed made a great contribution, but if he impersonated him, it might cause dissatisfaction in the Xia State, and even cause the alliance between the two countries to break, you must know that the Xia State is a big Western country with strong national strength. The state of Chu borders it in many places, and trade is endless. Now that the king of Chu is conquering everywhere, the rear is empty, and if the Xia State comes to invade the country at this time, it will have no power to parry, so now it is necessary to curry favor with the Xia State no matter what to prevent it from taking advantage of the weakness.

The teenager in front of him is a hot weight, and if he uses it well, he can consolidate the alliance, and if he doesn't use it well, it will be a big disaster. The authenticity of his identity is indeed too important, and for the sake of prudence, Fan Zhong had to ask: "Since you said that you are Sima Wuji's grandson, is there any evidence?" ”

"Yes." Lu Shaoyang untied the jade pendant hanging from his waist and handed it to Li Mao, who hurriedly put it carefully on Fan Zhong's case.

Fan Zhong picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully for a while, but saw that there was a Chinese insect with wings fluttering on it, and there were two golden characters on the lower abdomen of the Chinese insect, which happened to be the word Sima.

This jade pendant is exquisitely made, and at first glance it is the thing of the nobles of the princess, and the word Sima on it is indeed Sima Wuji's handwriting. If you ask this Fan Zhong how to know that this trace is Sima Wuji, but it is because of an old incident. A few years ago, the king of Chu sent envoys to the Xia State, the purpose of which was to form an alliance with the Xia State. That Fan Zhong was the captain of the guard of the envoy group, so he had been to the Xia Kingdom.

This mission went very smoothly, and the king of Xia was overjoyed, and rewarded five thousand gold ingots, ten boxes of cloth, ten boxes of peppercorns, and some authentic classics of the Xia Kingdom were also sent to the Chu State. Among these authentic classics is Sima Wuji's "Discussion of the Criminal Laws of the Nations". Fan Zhong is different from ordinary martial artists, in addition to being good at dancing knives and guns, he also likes to read some articles. The king of Chu saw that he had a meritorious service in guarding the mission, so he gave Fan Zhong the books given to him by the king of Xia, so it is said that Fan Zhong had seen Sima Wuji's handwriting.

This jade pendant is like a fake, but how did Lu Shaoyang get this jade pendant? In fact, there are some old stories in this.

More than ten years ago, when Lu Wufeng was still an official in Xia State, he had some colleagues and friends, and this Sima Wuqi was one of them. He and Lu Wufeng have a similar temper, have a deep relationship, and even once wanted to marry Lu Wufeng regardless of their age. Lu Wufeng was helpless and couldn't refute Sima Wuji's face, so he said that if I had a son, I would recognize Sima Wuji as my grandfather, and Sima Wuji naturally agreed. Later, Lu Wufeng really got a son and named him Lu Shaoyang. Sima Wuji liked this child very much, so he gave this jade pendant to Lu Shaoyang. You must know that this jade pendant is not trivial, it is a symbol of the identity of the Sima family, and it is something that every family member must wear, and Sima Wuzhi gave it to Lu Shaoyang It also shows that he treats this child as his own grandson.

I don't know if it was providence or something else, Sima Wuji's grandson who was born not long ago was abducted, Sima Wuji beat his chest and feet, and cried bitterly for three days and three nights. The family persuaded him not to be overly sad, after all, life and death are fate, but this grandson is gone, but he can still let his daughter-in-law have another one. But it is also an evil family, since the grandson was abducted, not only has there been no news, but his daughter-in-law has always been unable to conceive a child. Now that I think about it, it should be that Sima Wuji's case was too impartial and enforced the law, and offended the enemy, so he lost his grandson, and his daughter-in-law is estimated to have fallen into someone else's way and fell ill that she couldn't give birth.

It was also since then that Sima Wuji loved Lu Shaoyang even more, perhaps because of the loss of his beloved grandson, Lu Shaoyang became his spiritual sustenance. It's a pity that in the end, Lu Wufeng fled from the Xia Kingdom, and Lu Shaoyang followed his father to Shuzhong, and Sima Wuji, who can be called a grandfather, has never been seen again.

However, this time Lu Shaoyang was out of danger because of Sima Wuji, and the jade pendant he gave to Lu Shaoyang helped a lot. Fan Zhong could confirm that this jade pendant was real, but relying on the jade pendant as evidence alone was not enough. He asked again: "Sima Tu, you don't live well in the Xia Kingdom, what are you doing in the Shu Kingdom?" ”

Lu Shaoyang had already thought of a way to respond, he pretended to cry and said: "It's hard to say, although I am my grandfather's own grandson, I was abducted and brought to Shuzhong since I was a child, and I was sold to a big family as a son." The wife of the big family couldn't have children, but the big family was kind to her and didn't want to take a concubine, so she bought me from someone else. He knew my background when he bought it, and he was afraid that I would know that he had been hiding it from me. However, my adoptive father is not bad-hearted, but he has never abused me, and he eats and drinks well, and is no different from his own son. Some time ago, he was seriously ill, and he told me the truth before he died, which made me go to find my true relatives. I quit my adoptive mother and went on my own. Later, I contracted a cold on the road, and it was the orphan and widow of Lihuadu who saved my life on the side of the road, and before I could be grateful, your Chu army came, killed my benefactor indiscriminately and arrested me. That's the way it is, believe it or not. ”

Fan Zhong thought for a moment and asked again, "Why didn't you say these words yesterday?" ”

Lu Shaoyang said: "Yesterday you killed someone in front of me, which made me feel terrified, how can I still say that I live?" Besides, you killed my father-in-law, how could I open my mouth to someone like you who kills casually? What if you say something wrong and kill me again? ”

"Oh? So why did you speak today? ”

"Because I'm hungry!" Lu Shaoyang said: "You haven't given me food for the past two days, I am dizzy, and my heart says: Even if you want to kill me, you have to take care of a full meal, but you cell bosses only care about eating and drinking nonsense, where have you ever worried about my life and death?" ”

Lu Shaoyang's eyes were looking at Li Mao when he said this, and Li Mao was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "This kid is talking nonsense, I gave him porridge and water, why don't he eat it!" ”

"Humph! Is your porridge water something that people eat? Lu Shaoyang pointed at Li Mao and said: "I think I am also from the noble family of the minister, even if I am adopted by others, I am also clothed and fed, where have I suffered such a crime?" You have wine and meat to eat and drink, but I want to eat pig food, is there still such a truth in the world? ”

As soon as Li Mao heard this, he immediately knelt down at Fan Zhong and said, "General, your subordinates are wronged!" This kid framed me! ”

Fan Zhong waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say anything like this, I think this Sima Gongzi is from a scholarly family, and he won't be as knowledgeable as you, if you accompany him, just give it up." ”

(Note: Chinese worm, another name for pheasant, that is, red-bellied golden pheasant.) In ancient times, it was often used as a painting ornament on a crown dress. ）