Chapter 425 Watching with Lu Zijing
Liu Bei was not in the habit of traveling by carriage.
But after calming down the excitement of the first meeting, I also understood that it was impossible to force Lu Su to abandon his mother, and Yu Li was not suitable.
So after riding the horse and carriage for a short distance, Liu Bei simply dismounted and threw the reins to his guards and asked them to take the mount back.
These personal guards watched as their lord jumped onto Na Lu Zijing's carriage. After the two of them humbly declined, they finally saw their lord and Na Lu Zijing sitting in the front room of the carriage together.
One holds the reins and the other holds the whip.
Liu Bei also put half of his legs on the outside of the carriage and swayed leisurely as the carriage moved forward, looking very relaxed.
"Has General Zuo seen the envoy from Jiangdong?"
It was a bit awkward just sitting like this, so Lu Su thought of something to ask, but he regretted it after he asked it.
With his current embarrassing status, even if he is talking about the beautiful scenery in Guanzhong...
"See you, Bu Zhi."
Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he mentioned it:
"This person was captured by Yide before... and he was invited here. I didn't expect to see him in Chang'an now."
"Oh yes, I saw Bu Zhi there too."
"His expression at that time... was absolutely amazing."
Liu Bei smiled very narrowly and pointed behind him. Lu Su knew clearly that it was the pavilion whose name made him extremely embarrassed.
He could only make no comment on this.
"Oh, by the way, Bu Envoy is still in Chang'an City. If Zijing is interested, we can see him in two days."
No, it's best not to see each other again, Lu Su made a decision in his heart.
At the same time, I was glad that Bu Zhao had taken the lead at that time, otherwise it would have been embarrassing if they had come hand in hand.
Seeing Lu Su's silence, Liu Bei shook the reins and said:
"Zijing thought..."
Lu Su's spirit was shaken, here he comes!
Asking for plans to secure the world, asking for policies to determine the country, even if he has not yet decided whether to stay or go, facing Zhuge Kongming's lord, Lu Su will definitely try his best!
Liu Bei struggled for a moment before continuing:
"...Today's evening meal, which one is better, the spicy one from Guanzhong or the sweet one from Bashu?"
"Hey, hey, Zijing, be careful!"
Lu Su, who was full of ambition, almost lost his breath and almost couldn't sit firmly on the carriage. Fortunately, Liu Bei pulled him.
However, looking back and seeing Liu Bei's expression of concern that didn't seem to be fake, and thinking about General Zuo's frankness from beginning to end, Lu Su couldn't help but let out a sigh, and then laughed:
"The spicy taste is fine, and the sweet taste of Bashu is also good. How about half and half?"
"It's a small matter!" Liu Bei patted his chest and agreed, saying it wouldn't be a problem.
So this evening, the people who had taken a rest from working in the fields saw Uncle Liu personally driving a carriage back from outside the city.
For the people of Chang'an who lack gossip to adjust their lives, this matter can be regarded as the most concerning thing after dinner.
So Lu Su felt as if everyone in Chang'an knew him.
"Is this the great talent from Jiangdong? He's really coming to Chang'an? He's not very handsome, either."
"Not everyone is like Mr. Kong Ming. At least I think Mr. Lu is more handsome than Commander Pang! I wonder if we can get married..."
"Is Jiangdong also under the control of the emperor?"
"Hey, wasn't there the envoy from Jiangdong a few days ago, hanging on!"
"Mr. Lu is indeed a great talent. He has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. He can see far."
"Hey, father-in-law, you are really good at talking."
After work, there were people carrying farm tools, bustling chatter, smoke rising from every household, and General Zuo beside him who was watching all this carefully.
Lu Su suddenly recalled the dream he had when he was a young man. The corner he saw now seemed to gradually fit in with that dream.
The house General Zuo chose for him was not luxurious, but it had all the necessities of life and was kept spotlessly clean.
Lu's mother liked it very much. Within half an hour of moving in, she had already become familiar with the neighbor and chatted about home affairs through the low courtyard wall. In the blink of an eye, she even decided to go to the neighbor's house to have dinner to save the trouble of starting a fire.
Facing her son who was dumbfounded, she spoke plausibly:
"Then General Zuo has even asked about the taste. If my son doesn't go, won't it be a disgrace to General Zuo's face?"
This is true. In the end, Lu Su had no choice but to follow his words and go out.
The knights who had been prepared helped Lu Su onto the Liangzhou horse and then led the way.
If such a tall horse were in Jiangdong, it would only be kept privately in the stables of the famous surnames, decorated with silk, gold and silver, fed with fine food, and used as a substitute for that noble person.
But at this time, there was no gold or silver decoration on the big horse riding on his crotch, but there was a wildness in the vigorous form that he had never seen before. Although he had never been a knight, Lu Su somehow suddenly had an idea in his heart. :
This will be a good war horse.
The dinner at the General's Mansion lasted until late at night.
As the actual promoter and executor of the Sun-Liu alliance before the Battle of Chibi, Lu Su was the only one who was unfamiliar with Liu Bei's command now, Fa Zheng.
Even Pang Tong had worked for Sun Hou together, so he was very familiar with him.
Pang Tong also took this as an excuse and came over with a smile to have a bottle of wine with Lu Su.
It's just that the way other people looked at him was somewhat intriguing, and even Zhang Yide squeezed over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's really not easy for Zijing to support him with 100,000 yuan." Lu Su was baffled.
There was also Ma Chao, who came over to have a drink even though they had not met each other at all, and said that it was not easy to see Lu Zijing alive.
However, Lu Su didn't take such strange things to heart after all. Other than that, this reception banquet was perfect.
Lu Su was very addicted to the spicy food of Guanzhong, and the sweets made with cane sugar also made his belly full.
But until he got drunk, no one asked the question he was most worried about.
The unfamiliar roof made Lu Su, who woke up from a hangover, stunned for a moment. When he figured out all the things that happened, he didn't want to get up.
Crossing the sea and crossing the river in the past six months made the leisure time at this moment more precious.
But... it seems that he forgot something? What did he forget?
Until a moment later, a thunderous voice exploded outside the door and scared Lu Su:
"Zi Jing Zi Jing, are you at home?"
"The light curtain will open, I am here to pick up Lu Junshi according to my brother's order!"
"Oh no!" Lu Su remembered what he forgot when he was hungover. Yesterday, General Zuo seemed to have said twice that he wanted to see the light curtain together this morning, but he didn't know what the light curtain was, so he didn't remember it carefully.
He hurriedly dressed and washed up, and before he could ask, Zhang Fei lifted him onto the horse and slapped the horse's buttocks to make it run.
Therefore, until he was hurriedly pulled into the main hall by Zhang Fei, Lu Su, who had just tied his belt, had time to ask Liu Bei, who was sitting at the top:
"General Zuo, what is the light curtain?"
"Zijing, please sit down." Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pointed to an empty seat.
Seeing that this seat was next to Kong Ming and Shi Yuan.
Then he thought about Zhang Fei calling him Lu Junshi directly.
At the same time, Lu Su recalled the intelligence he had come into contact with in Jiangdong earlier:
Liu Bei's subordinates often held secret meetings for three months...
He came back to his senses and looked at the dozen people in the hall, both civil and military, and it can be seen that they are all General Zuo's confidants.
For a moment, Lu Su felt a little aggrieved: Does General Zuo really think he can win?
However, Zhang Fei would not know about such complicated thoughts. The general honestly carried out his brother's order at this moment, and took Lu Su's arm and pressed him to the seat.
Facing the friendly smiles from Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong on both sides, Lu Su raised his head slightly without responding:
You just discuss your plans for the world, don't even think about teaching me a plan!
The Dragon and the Phoenix were all very smart, so they guessed Lu Su's mood almost instantly, and gave each other a smiling look, with the same meaning inside and out:
Just watch.
But soon Lu Su couldn't hold it anymore, because Liu Bei, who was at the top, didn't say a word, and Zhang Fei, who had just sent him in, started to work instead.
He brought in steamed cakes, meat sauce, canned fruit, dried fruits and other things and put them on everyone's table.
The two old friends next to him were calm and even took a more relaxed attitude, which made Lu Su suspicious:
What kind of secret discussion is this?
But since they gave him food, Lu Su just accepted it because he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and immediately served a can of lychees.
Shi Yuan taught him to eat this thing with powdered sugar yesterday, and Lu Su's evaluation at that time was:
Sweet! Delicious!
Before Lu Su could chew the lychee pulp filled with sugar, he was startled again by the light curtain that suddenly tore open in the air:
"This... cough cough cough, what is this!"
The sweet pulp almost got stuck in his throat, and Lu Su immediately thought of a possibility, trembling:
"Could it be... I have already fallen into the sea and died, and now all this is a dream seen in the underworld?"
Lu Su had also heard of this legend in Jiangdong, and he also felt that this might be the most reasonable explanation at the moment, otherwise it would be difficult to explain what he saw in Chang'an and the thing that suddenly tore open in the air with a soft light curtain.
Kong Ming was stunned when he heard this, and then threw the note he had just written into the light curtain, and laughed at the same time:
"Lu Zijing, who was praised by later generations for his great power and kindness, didn't even know whether he was alive or dead?"
Later generations? Great power and kindness? Lu Su's mind was even more confused.
However, at this moment, a slow and steady voice came from the light curtain, which made Lu Su, whose head was in a mess, subconsciously concentrate and listen.
[Hi, hi, hi, hello, audience, I am the first illiterate UP host in the literature and history area who updates on time, Wen Mang!
Hey, why does this introduction sound so interesting?
Hi, let's put aside the small talk for now, let's get straight to the point today!
In the last issue, we talked about climate epidemics and the rise and fall of dynasties caused by them.
So today, let's take the same angle and talk about the women who still stubbornly went to the poker table and played well in the feudal dynasty era.
And on this topic, there is only one person who can definitely be regarded as the highlight:
Empress Wu of Zhou, Wu Zetian. 】
〖Zhuge Liang: Today, Lu Zijing from Jiangdong came from afar to watch the light curtain together, fortunately!
Li Shimin: Lu Su is not dead yet? How could the Emperor Wu, who was posthumously named 100,000, let go of such a great talent? 〗