Liu Xiu is calm and even a little conservative, and he would rather give up some opportunities than take risks that may leave a legacy of trouble. He can not make a comment to Lu Min, but he must never say a suggestion that disgusts Lu Min, because a good impression is always easy to fade, and a bad impression may always remain in the other party's heart. It's the same as painting, you can never use the pen until you're confident, and the polished ink will be wasted, but if you put down the pen in a hurry, even a single point, it may affect the effect of the whole painting.

Seeing that Lu Min's face was not good and he was silent, Liu Bei's courage that he had just mustered gradually leaked again, he looked at Lu Min with some nervousness, and then looked at Liu Xiu for help.

Liu Xiu didn't see it, and after a while, he said softly: "It may not matter if the people know or not, but ...... Sir should know. ”

Lu Min glanced at him suspiciously, thinking that he was excusing Liu Bei, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and raised his eyebrows to see how Liu Xiu continued to explain.

"Sir, do you know anything about the situation of the Xianbei people?" Liu Xiu saw that Lu Min didn't take it seriously, so he asked again.

"I've heard Gongsun Chan say it." Lu Min said lightly, a little annoyed in his expression, and packed his clothes, as if he wanted to end the conversation. Liu Xiu shook his head secretly, pretending not to see Lu Min's signal, and then said: "Gongsun Zhan does know a lot about the affairs of the Hu people, but that is Liaoxi, and this is Zhuo County. The people of Zhuojun had not seen the Hu people invade, so they were not interested in preparing for war, and Sir was the person in charge, and if there was no definite evidence, they were probably unlikely to believe it. ”

Lu Min frowned, his expression was straight, his face showed a hint of shame, he looked at Liu Xiu again, and pondered for a moment: "Deran, you are right, I took it for granted." He paused for a moment, then said, "Then in your opinion, we should go to the border to have a look?" ”

"If you don't see things in person, you can't call them reasonable. Maybe when they saw the ferocity of the Hu people with their own eyes, they wouldn't have pushed back like they do now. Or the assassination of Lord Shi to appease him also had his considerations. ”

Lu Min nodded slightly in agreement, he raised his head and looked at Liu Xiu appreciatively, and said with a smile: "Now that I think about it, I was reckless." Well, tomorrow I'll go and talk to Lord Thorn Shi and Lord Taishou, and go to the border in person. There is Hu City in Shangjun, and there are many Hu people, so I will go there first to have a look, and maybe I can learn some useful information. ”

Liu Xiu also smiled: "What Mr. said is very true. ”

Lu Min smiled: "You guys also clean up, and go with me then." He thought for a while, and then said: "Miss Mao is next door, with the warriors in the village, you go and ask, if it is convenient for her, go together." ”

Liu Xiu was a little embarrassed, but he still responded, since he knew that Mao Yan was not the woman he liked, and now he was in a trench, this knot would have to be untied sooner or later.

Lu Min had a plan for his next move, and he was in a much better mood, and it was rare to ask about Liu Xiu and Liu Bei's studies, speaking of which they had been worshipping under Lu Zhimen for so many days, and this was the first time Lu Min had exercised his duties. Liu Bei was originally prepared, but after arriving in Peach Valley, he followed Gongsun Zhan and Mao Zong to have fun riding horses and archery, and had a good time, and had forgotten all the homework he had done, Lu Min asked a few questions, and he stammered his answers, but Liu Xiu really worked hard these days, although he couldn't say how profound, but he was still familiar with the content of "Analects" and "Book of Filial Piety", not only did he answer a few questions raised by Lu Min very appropriately, but also asked Lu Min two questions about this.

Of course, the questions are relatively simple, but it is enough for Lu Min to know that his attitude is serious.

Lu Min was very happy, answered Liu Xiu's question with a smile, and finally encouraged: "Deran, although you are older and your foundation is not good, as long as you study hard, you will always improve." After reading the book, are you still afraid that you won't have the opportunity to enter the office, but you can't be reluctant? ”

Liu Xiu expressed his gratitude in a timely manner: "If you are stupid, you can only do some rough work, take the stupid bird to fly first, make up for the clumsiness, and hope that Mr. will teach me more." ”

"Don't worry, the master also said, 'Chai is also foolish, and Shen is also Lu', but among the few disciples who can pass on his business in the end, Zengzi, who was rated as blunt by the master, has also very high achievements." Lu Min comforted kindly: "As long as you work hard, there will always be progress." ”

Liu Xiu was of course very happy to see Lu Min encouraging him so sincerely, which showed that Lu Min really regarded him as a disciple who could preach and teach.

That's at least a good start.

The three of them said a few more words, Lu Min went to the inner room to think about the matter of going to Shanggu to check on the Hu people on the spot, Liu Xiu and Liu Bei retreated to the outer room and sat opposite. Liu Bei wanted to speak several times, but in the end he didn't say anything, just lowered his head in frustration, and flipped over the two circles of bamboo slips he brought.

Liu Xiu got up and said, "Xuande, I'll go next door to find Miss Mao." Then he went out of the door, came to the door next door, said hello to the two strong men, and said with a polite smile: "On the orders of Mr., I have something to discuss with the girl, and I ask you two to report it." ”

The two looked at each other, not daring to slack off, and one of them nodded and said, "Please wait." Turned around and entered the door, and after a short time, he walked out and said to Liu Xiu with a somewhat strange face: "My girl invites you in." ”

Liu Xiu pretended not to see his face, and reported at the door: "Miss Mao, I am Liu Xiu, on the orders of Mr., I have something to discuss with you." Then he entered the door, arched his hands, and stood on the inside of the threshold.

Mao Yan walked out from behind the screen with a gloomy face, and before she could speak, she glared at Liu Xiu first, her mouth crooked, revealing a disdainful sneer. Not only did she not have a good impression of Liu Xiu, but she was even a little disgusted, if Lu Min hadn't asked him to come, she wouldn't want to see him at all, even if Wu Jun had hinted that she had recruited Liu Xiu into the village as a guest before leaving.

Liu Xiu peeped at Ah Chu in front and was rude to her, she felt that this young man was not only not a good person, but also a hypocrite who was worse than a real villain, pretending to be polite in front of people, but in fact he was a well-dressed beast.

She sat down with the chairman by herself, and did not invite Liu Xiu to take a seat, waiting silently.

Liu Xiu coughed dryly and said what Lu Min meant. When Mao Yan heard this, she didn't dare to be careless, and pondered for a moment and said, "I know, since Mr. has this plan, I will naturally accompany him." ”

Seeing that she was still indifferent, Liu Xiu hesitated, bowed down and said, "Girl, the last time we fought, I didn't know that you were a woman, and you were in a hurry, and if you were rude, please forgive me." ”

"How dare you." It's okay not to mention this, but when I mention this Mao Yan, I can't control my emotions, and I reprimand sarcastically: "It's because my skills are not as good as others, and I take humiliation on myself, how dare I blame my feet." Zhuo County is several times more prosperous than Peach Valley, and the affairs must be busy, and the concubine does not dare to disturb, so please take care of yourself. ”

Liu Xiu gave a salute and calmly retreated, but rolled his eyes in his heart. Of course, he knows that it is impossible to easily resolve the hatred with one or two sentences, all he has to do is to express his attitude, and he doesn't pay much attention to Mao Yan's attitude, the sage said that only women and villains are difficult to raise, and he also did such a thing, although it was unintentional, but the other party may not see it that way, and a little temper is inevitable. Controlling qi with a woman not only does not help, but it seems that he has a chicken belly, this kind of thing Liu Xiu will not do.

Mao Yan couldn't help but be even more annoyed when she saw Liu Xiu retreat like this, thinking that this person had done such a thing to Achu, and that he was so rude to himself, but he couldn't do anything to him, and he would have to be with this person for a short time in the future, and his heart was a little nameless, and he couldn't wait to catch up with him and beat Liu Xiu again.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Fei poked his head in from outside the door, looked at Mao Yan's face, touched his head a little blankly, then straightened his chest and said with a big grin: "Who provoked you?" Tell me and I'll clean him up for you. ”