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"What?" Lu Mao raised her eyelids and glanced at Lu Bin, a panting house slave, with an unhappy expression. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"It's true, the head of the house is waiting outside." Lu Bin ran too quickly, his face was flushed, and he opened his mouth and inhaled heavily, but there was undisguised joy in his expression.

Lu Mao was stunned for a moment, put down the "Dahan Bulletin" in his hand, stroked the short beard under his chin and muttered for a moment, nodded and said, "Invite him to sit in the hall, serve tea, and I will change my clothes." ”

"Whoa." Lu Bin answered, turned around and hurried away. Lu Mao sat in place for a moment, with a little doubt in his expression. Lu Xun's sudden visit made him a little surprised. Although he and Lu Xun are brothers, since they became adults, he has been independent, and there has been almost no contact between brothers over the years. Lu Mao has always been haunted by Lu Xun marrying Sun Xiuying and bowing to the Sun family, Lu Xun is the head of the family, he can't say anything, so he has to express his dissatisfaction in this way. After Lu Xun married Sun Xiuying, although his career cannot be said to be smooth sailing, it is rare and stable among the people of the Lu family, especially recently succeeded Lu Su as the governor of the Western Front, which can be described as a success, but these honors are Lu Xun's, Lu Mao does not want to be polished, Sun Quan has recruited him as an official many times, but he has rejected him, and he is even more stubborn than Lu Ji back then.

Since the single door, their brothers have not been in contact for nearly twenty years, Lu Xun suddenly came to the door, Lu Mao felt very surprised, he knew that Lu Xun was willing to bow his head and come to the door in person, there must be something big. However, he just couldn't think of any big deal, and even Lu Xun couldn't solve it, so he wanted to run to his door.

Lu Mao hesitated for a while, but still couldn't think of anything, so he had to get up and change into a formal dress for the receptionist, and hurriedly walked to the main hall. Lu Xun was sitting in the hall, slowly sipping tea, Lu Bin had a smile on his face, looking at Lu Xun with a kind of admiration, and when he heard Lu Mao's footsteps, he put away his smile, bowed respectfully, and quietly went down the hall.

"Brother...... Long. Lu Mao felt a little awkward, his body stiffened, but he still bowed to the end and made a big salute.

"Zizhang, sit." Lu Xun glanced at Lu Mao, waved his sleeves lightly, and motioned for Lu Mao to sit down. Lu Mao didn't think about anything, subconsciously sat on the couch designated by Lu Xun, and when he sat down, he felt that it was wrong, he was the host here, how could the host listen to the arrangement of the guests. But it's strange that just now I seemed to have accepted this role naturally.

He glanced at Lu Xun and secretly praised himself.

Lu Xun is forty-two years old this year, but he is well maintained, although his skin is not very fair, but it is very clean, his eyebrows are clear, his demeanor is calm, there is a kind of calmness that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, the long-term battle did not bring him any changes, he is still so elegant, but every move adds an irresistible bearing.

Lu Mao frowned, just in the eyes of Lu Xun. Lu Xun quietly picked the corners of his mouth, picked up the teacup and gestured to Lu Mao: "Tea from Taihu Lake?" ”

Lu Mao's eyes tightened, and he glanced at Lu Xun, feeling a little unhappy in his heart. This tea is indeed the tea of Taihu Lake, but it is not a good tea, good tea is very expensive, he can't afford it, he can only buy those second-class and third-class tea, it is said that such tea is usually sold to the north for the Hu people to drink. Of course, Lu Xun also drinks tea, and now drinking tea has become a kind of elegant thing, a person like Lu Xun who is a high-ranking and indeed elegant person is naturally a master in the tea ceremony, but the tea he drinks is all high-quality tea, and it will never be the kind of tea that Lu Mao entertains, so he has some doubts, and in Lu Mao's ears, this is clearly a bit disdainful.

"I can only drink some coarse tea, which is not comparable to my brother." Lu Mao sneered, picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

Lu Xun looked at Lu Mao's somewhat angry appearance, shook his head, and sighed: "It's true that I haven't drunk such coarse tea before, but soon, I can only drink this kind of tea." ”

Lu Mao froze for a moment, looking at Lu Xun in disbelief.

"Have you seen the Four Kings Oath?" Lu Xun put down the cup, raised his head, and looked directly at Lu Mao. Lu Mao nodded, the "Dahan Gazette" and "New Classic of Mountains and Seas" are rare luxuries in his life, and he knows every article on it. Lu Xun mentioned the oath of the four kings, he can almost recite it, this is the article he and his friends have talked about the most recently, and he is still rereading it just now.

"The four kings agreed not to attack each other again, Wei will soon go on a northern expedition, and Shu is also planning to conquer southern Xinjiang and quell the rebellion in Yizhou and Yongchang. Zhang Fei, the general of Shu, said that he was about to withdraw to Zigui, and I was going to return to Jianye. ”

"The Western Front is not defended?" Lu Mao was surprised, the Shu army withdrew like this? Sun Quan sent Zhang Yi back, but even if they didn't fight, they wouldn't be unprepared against each other.

"At this time, whoever dares to provoke a war will not be able to get along with the Son of Heaven and the Yue Kingdom, who will dare?" Lu Xun laughed self-deprecatingly, and there was a bit of helplessness in his laughter: "Even Wei Guo didn't dare to go against Yue Guoming, let alone me Wu Shu." ”

Lu Mao suddenly laughed, laughing quickly, he understood Lu Xun's intention. The Yue State showed strong force when it met in the East China Sea, and at the same time respected the Son of Heaven, and was at an unrivaled height in terms of morality and strength, and the three kingdoms of Wei and Shu did not dare to oppose him at this time, so they could only accept the armistice agreement and make an appointment not to provoke a fight, so Wei was going to go north, and Shu was going to go south, but what about Wu? Wu had nowhere to use troops, at least in the short term, and there was no war to fight, so these generals who could not be defeated, especially those from Jiangdong, became the most dangerous people. There is no war to fight, why do you raise so many soldiers? Next, Sun Quan will definitely use various opportunities to gradually take back the military power, and at the same time, what will be taken back is still the food that is distributed to everyone to raise soldiers, in other words, Lu Xun will be the first target of removal.

There is one of the most important reasons for this, Lu Xun's wife is the sister of Sun Shao, the king of Yue. Sun Shao's three sisters, the eldest sister Sun Yuanying married Gu Shao of the Gu family, because Gu Yong went to Luoyang, the Gu family left Jianye, she went to Yueguo, to be with her son Gu Tan, the second sister Sun Yuying married Zhu Zhi's son Zhu Ji, Zhu Zhi has recently been set aside by Sun Quan, legend has it that Zhu Ji saw that his career was unclear, and he was planning to go to Yue to see the situation, and Lu Xun, who married Sun Xiuying, did not escape this influence, and the relationship with Sun Shao, and the relationship with the Gu family, all made Lu Xun cast a shadow in Sun Quan's mind.

"When the king recruited me to return to Jianye to report on my work, he asked Zhuge Ke to find a kind of porcelain clay in Yuzhang, saying that he wanted to open a kiln to burn porcelain, which was in cooperation with Yue Guo, and all the porcelain burned was purchased by Yue Guo." Lu Xun's tone was still unhurried, and he couldn't hear even a trace of worry, but Lu Mao frowned when he heard it. Sun Quan has been sparing no effort to promote the Huaisi courtiers, in order to balance the Jiangdong family, Gu Yong was sent to Luoyang by him as the prime minister, surprisingly, Zhuge Jin did not become the prime minister as expected, and the position of prime minister fell to Bu Qi's head. But now listening to Lu Xun say this, Lu Mao understands that the suppression of Zhuge Jin is to give Zhuge Ke a chance, if the father and son are both important ministers, it will cause some criticism, and now that Bu Qi is the prime minister, then when Zhuge Ke is promoted, the resistance will be much smaller, and in this way, the Huaisi forces are equivalent to mastering the power of both civil and military.

Sun Quan arranged a good financial route to Zhuge Ke and left Lu Xun aside, the meaning of which is already obvious. Thinking of this, although Lu Mao was dissatisfied with Lu Xun, he was still worried, after all, this was related to the interests of the Lu family.

"Isn't the king afraid that my Lu family will also go to Yueguo?"

Lu Xun finally showed a satisfied smile, he knew that although Lu Mao was very Gengjie, when it was related to the future of the family, he would definitely not ignore it. He nodded slightly: "So although he asked me to reduce the number of soldiers, he increased my food." ”

Lu Mao pursed his mouth and did not say anything. In the past, Lu Xun was able to make a fortune because they had soldiers in their hands, and soldiers could not only fight, farm, but also do business.

"That'...... What are the plans of the brother? ”

"I hope you can go to Yueguo." Lu Xun said lightly.

"Me?" Lu Mao didn't say a word, shook his head again and again, and simply vetoed: "I can't be a courtier for Sun Ce's son." ”

"Uncle Cong's family is in Yueguo." Lu Xun said in response.

Lu Mao was stunned for a moment. Yes, the Lu family and the Sun family have enmity, but the most direct one is not their one, but Lu Ji's one, now Lu Ji is willing to give Sun Shao his life, and he has been the imperial historian of the Yue Kingdom, and now he is the dean of Funan Academy, Lu Ji can bow his head, what else can he not bow his head? In the past, he didn't bow his head to Sun Quan because Lu Xun took on the future of the Lu family, but now Lu Xun is obviously unsustainable, who else can take on such a heavy responsibility except for him Lu Mao?

Lu Mao looked at Lu Xun, he didn't know what to say for a while, and suddenly, he understood the pain that Lu Xun had been hiding in his heart all these years, and now, these pains had come to him, and he couldn't avoid it. The future of the family is above all else, this is not negotiable, and it cannot be discussed.

Lu Mao was silent for a while, and then nodded slowly, her head lowered, as if she was overwhelmed by an invisible weight.

"Okay, you prepare, go to Wu County in a few days and go with Zhang Wen."

"Zhang Wen is also leaving?" Lu Mao was very surprised.

"He didn't say he was leaving." Lu Xun stood up and dusted off his clothes: "However, the Gu family has already left, he has no hope, and he has to leave if he doesn't go." He is a face-saving person, and he can't turn this corner by himself, so you can persuade him and give him a step down, which can also be used as a step to advance. ”

Lu Mao had to admit that Lu Xun's mind was very thoughtful, and he guessed Zhang Wen's mind very accurately.

"Okay." Lu Mao no longer hesitated, as if to affirm again, and nodded heavily: "I will definitely persuade Zhang Wen to leave." ”

"I'm sure you can do it." Lu Xun smiled and looked at Lu Mao again for a moment, he looked very carefully, as if he wanted to engrave Lu Mao's appearance in his heart, that kind of focused gaze made Lu Mao very ashamed, he was about to get up and say something, but Lu Xun waved his hand and turned to leave.

Lu Mao straightened up, raised his hand to stop Lu Xun, opened his mouth, but did not call out, and in a moment, Lu Xun had disappeared outside the door. Lu Mao sat back dejectedly, stunned.

Lu Mao did not hesitate, he immediately packed his bags and set off for Yueguo, when he was packing up at home, he contacted Chen Rong, Pu Yangyi and others, who usually have a good relationship, but he didn't expect these people to have this thought, and they hit it off. They arrived in Wu County first and found Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen was still a little hesitant, but was persuaded by Lu Maoyi, and he didn't insist too much, and followed him to Qiantang. Along the way, they saw a lot of scholars who didn't know each other, some of them were local to Jiangdong, some were exiled to Jiangdong, and even some came from Jiangbei, after hearing the oath of the four kings, some of them thought that Wu had no chance to make meritorious contributions, and some thought that the policy of Yue was more relaxed towards scholars, and the king of Yue was more courteous and virtuous than King Wu. Although the ideas are different, the direction of progress is the same, that is, those who were a little hesitant in their hearts, and they are all calm when they see this scene, and everyone does this, which shows that their choice is correct.

After arriving in Qiantang, Lu Mao pulled Zhang Wen to find Lu Ji first, Zhang Wen's younger brother Zhang Bai is Lu Ji's son-in-law, and when he arrived here, of course, he had to go to see him first. Unexpectedly, they pounced, the Lu family had already changed owners in Qiantang's mansion, and when they asked, they learned that the Lu family had moved to Zhuya a year ago. They immediately looked for Gu Yu, the imperial historian, Zhang Wen's sister married Gu Cheng of the Gu family, Gu Yong went to Luoyang, and Gu Cheng's mother and son went to Qiantang with Sun Yuanying, and temporarily lived in Gu Yu's mansion.

As soon as they saw Lu Mao and Zhang Wen, Gu Yu and the others were very happy, Lu and Gu Cheng were also very happy, Zhang Yuying was also overjoyed when he saw his brother, and Gu Yu held a banquet in the mansion to entertain them. At the banquet, everyone was staggered, talking and laughing, Gu Yu said to them, you should have come a long time ago, I don't lack anything in Yueguo, there is a shortage of people, the king has thought of a lot of ways to increase the population, and talents like you, he is even more thirsty for talent. He especially said to Zhang Wen, Huishu, I didn't say you, if you come to Yue as soon as possible, I'm afraid that you will be the one who will be the imperial historian today, how can there be a chance for me. One sentence made Zhang Wen a little embarrassed.

Gu Yu saw that Zhang Wen was uncomfortable, so he changed the topic and said to them, the king is not in Qiantang, he is on the island of Qiantangkou, and he is practicing tactics with the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet that have not returned to the station after participating in the exercise. You can go to the island safely.

Lu Mao and Zhang Wen discussed it for a while, and decided to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Yu Xuan first, and rushed to see Sun Shao in a hurry, but they couldn't help but seem too anxious and did not match their identities. After two days, they came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were immediately startled, the Prime Minister's Mansion was full of people coming and going, and there was an endless stream of scholars from all over the country, and after waiting for an hour, they saw the Prime Minister Yu who was a little embarrassed.

As soon as he saw Zhang Wen, Yu Fan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, he turned from behind the bookcase with agility that did not match his age, grabbed Zhang Wen, squeezed his eyes, stroked his beard and said, "Shaft, you are finally willing to come?" ”

Zhang Wen grinned awkwardly, and was thinking about how to answer Yu Tuo, but Yu Flip stroked his palm and laughed: "The old man said that he pinched his fingers and counted it, and he knew that something good was coming. Well, who let me see you first, I can't help but be silent. Hui Shu, how about succumbing to the Prime Minister's Mansion for a period of time first, and making a plan? ”

Zhang Wen was surprised, the prime minister is an important position in the prime minister's mansion, and he is the prime minister's right and left hand. After a moment's thought, he answered. Yu flipped through it, laughed, pulled him inside, and said: "You may also know that the prime minister of my Yue country has a lot of power and responsibility, not only the management of many affairs, but also the annual debriefing is also the most detailed, although the previous prime minister is also a shrewd and capable person, but in front of the Lu family's golden abacus, I have to make some mistakes every year, causing me to follow behind and lose face." Well, now that I'm a talented man like you, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Zhang Wen heard it inexplicably, but Lu Mao, who was following behind, understood: "Duke Yu, you said yes, but Boji?" ”

"No, who else could there be that girl?" Yu rolled his eyes, obviously he didn't hate Lu Shan for a day or two. "That girl is very calculating, even an old official can't hide it from her, even if you do a little trick, don't want to get past her eyes. There is a saying in my Yue country now, if you are not afraid of the king's anger, you are afraid that Lu Shan will check the accounts. ”

"Audit?" Zhang Wen and the others were a little confused. "Isn't the Prime Minister's Mansion in charge, why is there anyone else to investigate?"

Yu glanced at Zhang Wen and smiled smugly, the feeling made Zhang Wen feel like he had fallen into a pit.

"Yes, the prime minister's office is responsible for the upper budget of each county, but there is another one in charge of auditing in my country, called Zhiji, which is directly managed by the king, and their task is to review the revenues and expenditures of each prefecture and county every year, especially the corruption of the officials of the two thousand stone is the top priority of their review. Because the Lu family girl likes to wear embroidered clothes, it is also called embroidered clothes, well, you must also understand the meaning of this. ”

Zhang Wen and the others looked at each other and understood what it meant. Embroidered clothes are a kind of official position that appeared during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it is a messenger directly appointed by the emperor, they wear embroidered clothes, hold axes and carry out festivals, and go to various places to punish and punish all over the country, embroidered clothes refer to its dignity, and it refers to its unavoidable, directly responsible to the Son of Heaven, now this embroidered clothes directly refers to although there are differences, but the purpose is similar, listen to Yu Translation, they are aimed at officials, and it is a big official, and the previous assassin duties are somewhat similar, but it is based on the assessment of accounts, Obviously, the responsibilities are clearer than those of the past. Corruption and bribery is one of the most important contents, and generally speaking, officials who do not engage in corruption and do not accept bribes, even if there is a little fault, most of them will not be too out of line.

"Okay, okay, don't be nervous." Seeing that Zhang Wen and the others looked uneasy, Yu Pan couldn't help but smile and said: "This embroidered clothes are directly aimed at, which is to prevent villains and not gentlemen." As long as you act impartially, you will find that these embroidered clothes will not only not cause you trouble, but will make you more comfortable, at least you don't have to worry about your boss suppressing your performance because he has not received your filial piety. Of course, if you want to use your power for profit, I also advise you to leave Yue Guo as soon as possible, and before they find out about you, I will clean you up first, so as not to be found out by embroidered clothes, and my face will not look good. ”

Zhang Wen and the others hurriedly smiled, they have families and businesses, and a few of them want to make a fortune through corruption.

Zhang Wen made the long history of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Yu Fu did not arrange Lu Mao's official position, he said to Lu Mao, don't worry, now I need a lot of talents in Yueguo, and people like you will definitely be able to find a suitable position. You can wait for a while in Qiantang, anyway, I am going to move the capital of Yueguo, and there will be a large number of ships to help the provinces relocate, you can go along, if you can't wait, you can also rush to see the king, you Congshu Lu Ji and Congmei Lu Shan They are all by the king's side, you can look for them first, see if they are still short of manpower, if there is a suitable position, so as not to wait for the unified arrangement. Lu Mao originally wanted to wait, but later found that more and more scholars came to Qiantang from all over the country every day, and he couldn't sit still, so he said goodbye to Zhang Wen, settled his family in Qiantang first, and rushed to the island by merchant ship with a few friends.

After arriving at the mouth of the sea, Lu Mao easily found the camp of King Yue, and as soon as he reported it, a young man soon came out, who was Lu Ji's eldest son Lu Hong. As soon as he saw Lu Mao, Lu Hong affectionately pulled him inside. When Lu Ji was in Yulin, Lu Hong, his younger brother Lu Rui and his mother stayed in Wu County, and after his mother passed away, their brothers were taken care of by Lu Mao, so when he saw Lu Mao, Lu Hong was very excited.

"Brother, you're finally here." Lu Hong said as he walked.

"You know I'm coming?" Lu Mao smiled.

"Isn't that obvious?" Lu Hong smiled very brightly: "Brother, you don't know why Gu Gong went to Luoyang, right?" ”

Lu Mao's heart moved: "Is it King Yue's idea?" ”

"Yes, yes, no." Lu Hong looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Actually, even if King Yue doesn't suggest it, King Wu will find another way to squeeze Gu Gong out of the prime minister's position." King Wu has the forbearance of Gou Jian, he can share hardships and hardships, but he can't share wealth and nobility, now that the world is peaceful, how can he tolerate forces that are above the royal power? The four surnames of Wu Jun are very popular, and it is self-evident that they are suspicious of him. ”

Lu Mao's eyebrows trembled, and he suddenly thought of Lu Xun, did he also feel the crisis, so he let himself go to Yue Country in advance to lay the foundation? Lu Mao thought about it, and followed Lu Hong inside, and came to Sun Shao's boat, and before he entered the cabin, he saw Sun Shao and a young man standing on the railing surrounded by a group of people. Sun Shao smiled and listened attentively, but the young man was talking eloquently in Luoyang official dialect, his mouth was like a river, Lu Mao listened to two sentences, and found that although he heard every word they said clearly, he didn't understand what they said.

Spiral? Geometry? Cogs? What do you mean?

(To be continued)