"Sir, your tea."

In the front hall of the mansion, the old servant respectfully brought the clear tea to the middle-aged man and placed it on the mahogany table.

The purple qi on the sky came from the east, mixed with the rolling clouds and mist, and the sunlight sprinkled through it, all stained with wisps of purple rhyme.

Lu Buwei picked up the teacup and stared at the sparkling purple rhyme reflected in the tea, his expression was slightly solemn:

"Ten thousand miles of purple gas. Ordinary great virtues can't do it, it should be Confucius or Guiguzi, the former was already close to the border of Chu a few days ago, and it was almost time to go to Jiangling, and the latter seemed to have been near Jiangling."

"Master, maybe it's that Luzi?" The old servant laughed.

"Unlikely." Lu Buwei took a sip of tea, lowered his eyelids, and said lightly: "Lu Zi travels, eighty-one jia and eight hundred spirits are with him, and there is no news of Lu Zi in the past six months." ”

As he spoke, he swallowed the tea, felt the fragrance of tea between his lips and teeth, and changed his words:

"By the way, what do you think of the two people who helped Niang Rong? I got the news that the young man among them seemed to be just a celestial, but he pressed the earth immortal from the clouds with one palm, which was extremely good. ”

The old servant hung his head and smiled slowly:

"I don't know if I go back to my lord, but whether I deliberately approached Miss or not, at least I can be sure that they have good intentions, they can be friends, and they can also test it first."

"Hmm."

Lu Buwei nodded thoughtfully, rubbed his eyebrows, and said tiredly:

"What I'm worried about now is that if this ten thousand miles of purple qi is really set off by Confucius, Zigong will definitely come to Jiangling Zigong is the head of the Duanmu clan, if a conflict breaks out with me, Confucius has a certain probability of interfering."

The old servant's eyes sharpened, and he said with a little worry:

"Then let's stay out of the edge for the time being?"

"Nope."

Lu Buwei refused, raised his head, and said with blazing eyes:

"The Duanmu Clan, the Bai Clan, and the Fan Clan are all in trouble, the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce can't last long, that Confucius is known to the world for his benevolence and righteousness, I bet that he is truly benevolent and righteous."

After a pause, his gaze deepened:

"If it is really Confucius, we will visit with courtesy and see if we can take this opportunity to resolve the conflict with the Duanmu Clan, otherwise, the Lu Chamber of Commerce will be in danger."

The old slave's expression also became solemn.

Just as the two were talking, there were footsteps in the backyard, and Lu Buwei and the old slave looked sideways together, and saw that the first person to walk out was an old Taoist in a Taoist robe.

The Taoist looks very old, as if he is dying, but he does not seem tired between his steps, the whole person has a sense of decline and twilight, but also has a strong vitality, yin and yang coexist, contradictory and complex.

Behind Lao Dao, there was a young man in his twenties and thirties, holding a little girl in his arms, and the little girl was lying on the young man's shoulder, as if she was asleep.

"The two of them are Daochang Lu and Little Brother Zhao, right?"

Lu Buwei Shi Ran got up, smiled politely, and deliberately lowered his voice very lowly, showing that he didn't want to disturb the sleeping little girl, and his smile was like a spring breeze, giving people a cordial feeling.

As a person who can develop business to one of the top five in the world with his own strength, Lu Buwei is not only strong in his own cultivation and ranked among the true immortals, but also has an excellent grasp of human sophistication.

Zhao Zheng looked at the prestigious middle-aged man in front of him curiously,

And Lu Xuan, who had just calmed down, bowed his head slightly and said:

"Well, Your Excellency is the master of the Lu Chamber of Commerce, right? Long admiration. ”

"Haha, where is Daoist Lu talking" Lu Buwei still kept his voice very low, and said softly: "I see that this little girl sleeps comfortably, and I can't bear to disturb it, why don't I send it to the back room first, so that I can rest?" ”

The old servant on the side stepped forward at the right time, hung his head, and bowed.

Zhao Zheng hesitated for a moment, and carefully handed the sleeping Lu Jianxue to the old servant, who walked briskly towards the inner room, and Lu Buwei's voice was a little louder:

"This time there was a sudden change in Jiangling, if it weren't for the two of them, the little girl would probably be in danger. The two great graces, Lu is grateful, grateful! ”

"Lu Jun is polite."

Lu Xuan lowered his eyelids and spoke slowly, the reason why he was willing to be polite to the businessman in front of him was because this name appeared in the incomplete historical classics in the present world.

One is because of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Lu family written by him, which was compiled by integrating the doctrine of all sons and collecting the achievements of hundreds of schools, and melting all schools of thought into one furnace.

Although the Spring and Autumn Period of the Lu family was not passed on to the [present world], it left a strong mark in the end, which should be extremely good, and the side reflects that this Lu Buwei is also very good. At least later.

Another reason is that in the incomplete records of the [present world], Lü Buwei has contributed a lot to the great unification of Xiaozheng, and even seems to be an extremely key figure.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan calmly and politely with Lu Buwei, and I don't know when he walked back, and the old servant stood aside respectfully,

As for Zhao Zheng, he listened silently and did not make any remarks.

The two chatted for a long time, and a woman in a strong suit ran in in a hurry.

"Daddy!"

A smile also appeared on Lu Buwei's face, but he reprimanded:

"How old are you, and you're still so frizzy."

Lu Niangrong smiled skillfully, and immediately waved her hand and greeted:

"Brother Zhao, Daoist Lu, Uncle Wei."

Lu Xuan bowed gently.

After Lu Niangrong sat beside Zhao Zheng with a big grin, Lu Buwei coughed at this time, turned the topic on the right track, and said:

"Actually, I came this time, in addition to expressing my gratitude to the two of you, I also have a request."

As he spoke, he looked at the old Taoist in front of him, who kept lowering his eyelids, and there was no change or ripple in his expression.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Buwei continued to smile gently:

"I'll get straight to the point, I want two guests to be the guests of the Lu Chamber of Commerce. If the two of them agree, the Lu Chamber of Commerce will give the two of them a regular amount of money every month, and the two of them can mobilize most of the resources of the Lu Chamber of Commerce at will."

"No need." Lu Xuan refused flatly.

Lu Buwei, who was about to start talking, looked stunned, and then smiled:

"Captain Lu, why don't you think about it? My Lu Chamber of Commerce is also among the top five among all the merchants today, and in terms of wealth alone, it can be compared to an ordinary vassal state, and even in terms of power and power, it can also be compared with a relatively weak vassal state."

"Still can't." Lu Xuan shook his head lightly and refused.

Zhao Zheng on the side smiled dumbly, this Uncle Lu's heart is also too big, recruiting his father-in-law as a guest?

ridiculous

Lu Buwei seemed to be unwilling, and wanted to say something, but Lu Niangrong on the side rolled her eyes:

"Daddy! Daochang Lu and Brother Zhao are also the benefactors of our Lu family, where is there such a thing as you"

Lu Buwei sighed and said regretfully:

"I chatted with Lu Daochang for a long time, and I almost felt like a confidant, so I moved this idea, and now that I think about it, it is indeed me who is abrupt."

In fact, during Fang Cai's idle talk, Lu Buwei knocked on the side several times, although he didn't ask anything substantial, but he also noticed that this Lu Dao Commander was even better than he imagined.

No matter what the problem, from the general trend of the world to the disputes of the vassal states, to the Zhou dynasty, and even the heavenly immortal officials and gods,

This Lu Dao Chang talked about it all with ease, and even on some issues, just three or two sentences gave him a sense of empowerment.

Great talent, great talent

After pondering for a moment, Lu Buwei said with a smile, no longer entangled in this topic:

"Speaking of which, what are the plans of Daochang Lu and this Zhao Gongzi in the future? I heard Niang Rong say that Daoist Lu is planning to travel far away."

"Hmm." The old Taoist bowed lightly: "Confucius has arrived, after seeing Confucius, he should go to the king of Chu." ”

He originally planned to meet Senior Brother Zhang, the upcoming Grandpa Chu and his 'past' self, and try to interfere with his past.

However, the teacher wanted to follow, but he didn't know whether he should do this or not, and the third master said that he must not tell the teacher in detail, otherwise it would cause a catastrophe

But Lu Xuan always felt that something was wrong, so why couldn't the teacher know about this?

While he was thinking about it, Lu Buwei on the side was slightly surprised, made a casual gesture, and said:

"It turns out that this heavenly purple qi is really caused by the legendary Confucius. Listening to Lu Daochang's tone, it seems that he is familiar with Confucius? ”

Lu Xuan came back to his senses, calmed down, and said lightly:

"Well, it's acquaintance."

Lu Buwei and the old servant on the side looked at each other, their eyes flashed with surprise, and they were worried about how to visit Confucius.

I just don't know what the relationship between Lu Daochang and Confucius is?

Lu Buwei's mind turned, is it familiarity, or is it a relationship between several sides? It should be the latter, after all, before this, he had never heard of the name of this Lu Daochang, and the seventy-two disciples and three thousand disciples of Confucius can be said to be famous all over the world.

But even if it's a few sides, it won't seem abrupt to visit, and I'll be together when the time comes.

After a thousand thoughts turned around, Lu Buwei laughed intentionally or unintentionally, and asked:

"The name of Confucius, Lu has admired it for a long time, and he has always wanted to pay a visit before, but unfortunately there is no chance. When Confucius came to Jiangling this time, he couldn't say that he would have to let Lu Daochang introduce him. ”

"Okay." Lu Xuan nodded lightly, thinking about the next path, and spoke very briefly.

Lu Buwei didn't care, and pulled the old Taoist to greet him for a while, and when he saw that the purple qi in the sky was getting bigger and bigger, he knew that Confucius was probably close, so he reminded:

"Daoist Lu, Confucius may have arrived at the city gate, shouldn't we go and pay a visit?"

Lu Xuan was slightly surprised, he originally intended to wait for Kong Qiu to find him, but after thinking about it, he should go and see him in person.

I don't know how far Confucius has come in the past 30 years?

The records of Confucius in the present world are relatively clear, and if I am not mistaken, Confucius was given the name of a saint after traveling around the world.

Thinking about it, Lu Xuan Shi Ran got up with a faint smile on his face:

"Then let's go see you."

Zhao Zheng got up and asked respectfully:

"Father-in-law, do you want to take Lao Li and Qingniu?"

Lu Xuan's smile froze, and just as he wanted to refuse, he saw the farmer slowly walking out of the backyard with the cow.

The old farmer smiled innocently:

"The Taoist is going to see the legendary Confucius? I heard that Confucius was benevolent and righteous, and I could indeed see it. ”

Lu Buwei, the old servant and Lu Niangrong all looked at the old farmer in some surprise, but they didn't think much about it, while Lu Xuan hurriedly looked sideways and subconsciously said:

"That's it."

Lu Buwei and the old servant looked at each other, and they both felt a little emotion in their hearts, it seems that this Lu Daochang is indeed as approachable as Lu Niangrong said, and he is so kind to an old farmer.

………………

Outside Gangneung City.

The luxurious frame slowly drove to the outside of the city gate, the frame was engraved with the word 'Lu', pulled by four big horses, and the old servant who drove the car looked solemn.

And next to the luxurious frame, an old farmer led the green cow, followed by the green cow who looked like he was twenty or thirty years old, and there was a twilight Taoist on the back of the cow.

It's just that the Taoist doesn't seem to be very comfortable, and he feels like he can't sit still.

"Dao Chief, Confucius is almost here." The old farmer said with a smile.

Lu Xuan's expression did not change, but his tone was extremely gentle, and the mildness was a little excessive:

"Lao Li, are you involved? Why don't you come and rest on the back of the cow for a while? ”

Zhao Zheng turned his head sideways in some surprise, and on the side, on the luxurious frame, Lu Buwei poked his head out of the carriage and said with a smile:

"Lu Daochang is kind-hearted."

Lu Xuan twitched cheekily and didn't say anything.

Lu Buwei didn't care, his mind turned a thousand times, using this Lu Daochang as a bridge to visit Confucius, if Lu Daochang and Confucius were more familiar, maybe Duanmu's trouble could be easily resolved,

If it's just a few faces, then I'm afraid I'll have to have a good talk with that Zigong

While thinking about it, there was a commotion all around, and Lu Buwei subconsciously looked up, his pupils contracted slightly.

He saw a carriage coming slowly, above the frame, purple gas was swirling, ten thousand breaths were falling, and when the wheels ran over the ground, it was not a rumbling sound, but the sound of the collision of Tao and reason!

Behind the frame, there are seventy-two people led by ten sages strolling, following behind the frame, stepping on the sound of benevolence and righteousness, stepping out of the golden light.

After that, there is a shallow and short crowd of 3,000 people, all dressed plainly, but all of them are good, and they are all in the realm of heaven and man!

"What a Confucius!" When the people heard the news, the people exclaimed, and thousands of people bowed down together, and Lu Buwei suddenly came back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly took Lu Niangrong out of the carriage.

Lu Niangrong swallowed her saliva:

"Dad, is this Confucius? What a big pomp and circumstance."

"Silence!" Lü Buwei warned: "Don't talk nonsense for a while, Confucius already has the image of a saint, and the purple air accompanies him when he travels, the sound of wheels is dense with truth, and the ten sages behind him are all close to great virtue."

Lu Niangrong shrank her head and subconsciously looked to the side, but saw that Lu Daochang did not get off the back of the cow, and just when she wanted to say a reminder, she heard an exclamation again.

"The frame is coming this way!" A populace shouted in ecstasy.

Lu Niangrong's expression changed slightly, and she turned her head to look, but saw the frame coming slowly and stopped thirty meters in front of them.

In a moment, a middle-aged man stepped down from the frame and stepped on the lotus in one step.

Lu Niangrong's heart was pounding, this is. Confucius?

Well?

Wait, how can Confucius be here? Bend over?

Thirty meters away, in the dead silence, Confucius bent his waist and bowed to him.

Looking at the lotus tide that was spread in cascades, Lu Niangrong's scalp exploded.

(End of chapter)