Chapter 97 Embroidery Straight Finger

"What?" Lu Mo raised his eyelids and glanced at the panting domestic slave Lu Bin, looking unhappy.

"It's true. The owner is waiting outside." Lu Bin ran too fast, his face turned red, and he opened his mouth and took a big breath, but his expression was undisguised with joy.

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, put down the "Dahan Gong Pao" in his hand, stroked the short beard under his jaw and meditated for a moment, nodded, "Please ask him to sit in the hall, serve tea, and I'll change my clothes."

"Oh." Lu Bin answered and turned around and hurried away. Lu Yao sat in place for a moment, with a little doubt in his expression. Lu Xun's sudden visit made him a little unexpected. Although he and Lu Xun are brothers, he has been alone since he became an adult. Over the years, there has been almost no contact between the brothers. Lu Mo has always been angry about Lu Xun's marrying Sun Xiuying and bowing his head 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 official career could not be said to be smooth, it was rare and stable among the Lu family. Especially recently, he succeeded Lu Su as the governor of the Western Front, which can be said to be a success. However, these honors were Lu Xun's. Lu Mo did not want to benefit. Sun Quan recruited him as an official many times, but he rejected him. It's amazing. It's more stubborn than Lu Ji in those years.

Since the establishment of the door alone, their brothers have not been in contact for nearly 20 years. Lu Xun suddenly came to the door. Lu Xun felt very surprised. He knew that Lu Xun would bow his head to come to the door in person. There must be something important. However, he just couldn't think of any big event that even Lu Xun couldn't solve it and wanted to run to his door.

Lu Mao hesitated for a while, but still couldn't think of anything. He had to get up and change into a formal dress for the guests and hurried to the main hall. Lu Xun was sitting in the hall and slowly tasting tea. Lu Bin had a smile on his face and looked at Lu Xun with a worshipful look. Hearing Lu Mao's footsteps, he put away his smile, saluted respectfully and quietly went out of the hall.

"Brother...long." Lu Mao felt a little awkward. His body stiffened for a moment, but he still bowed to the end and made a big salute.

"Zizhang, sit down." Lu Xun glanced at Lu Yao, waved his sleeve faintly, and motioned Lu Yao to sit down. Lu Mo didn't think about anything. He subconsciously sat on the couch designated by Lu Xun. When he sat down, he felt that it was wrong. He was the host here. How could the host listen to the guest's arrangement? But it's strange that I seemed to accept this role naturally just now.

He glanced at Lu Xun and praised himself secretly.

Lu Xun is 42 years old this year, but he is well maintained. Although his skin is not very white, he is very clean. His eyebrows are clear and his expression is calm. Since he has a calmness that Mount Tai collapses in front of him without changing his face, the long years of expedition has not brought him any change. He is still so elegant, just increasing in every move. An irresistible temperament.

Lu Yao frowned and was just seen by Lu Xun. Lu Xun picked up the corners of his mouth quietly, picked up the teacup and motioned to Lu Yao: "The tea of Taihu Lake?"

Lu Gao's eyes tightened and took a look at Lu Xun, feeling a little unhappy. This tea is indeed Taihu tea, but it is not a good tea. Good tea is very expensive. He can't afford it. He can only buy those second- and third-class teas. 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. Now drinking tea has become an elegant thing. A powerful and indeed elegant person like Lu Xun is naturally a master in the tea ceremony, but the tea he drinks are all superior tea, which will not be the kind of tea served by Lu Mao, so he has some doubts, and Lu Mao heard that this is obviously a little disdainful.

"I can only drink some coarse tea, which can't be compared with my brother." Lu Mao sneered, picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

Lu Xun looked at Lu Yu's angry look, shook his head and sighed: "I have never drunk such coarse tea before, but soon I can only drink such tea."

Lu Yao stagnated for a moment and looked at Lu Xun doubtfully.

"Have you seen the Four Kings' Oath?" Lu Xun put down the cup, raised his head, and looked directly at Lu Yao. Lu Fu nodded. "Dahan Gong Pao" and "Xinshan Haijing" are the rare luxuries in his life. He is clear about every article above. He can almost recite the four kings' oath mentioned by Lu Xun. This is the most common article he talked about with his friends recently, and he was still rereading it just now.

"The four kings will no longer attack each other. The State of Wei will soon make a northern expedition, and the State of Shu is also planning to conquer the southern border to quell the rebellion in Yizhou and Yongchang. Zhang Fei, the general of Shu, said that he was going to withdraw to Zigui, and I was going back to Jianye.

"The West Line is not guarded?" Lu Mo was very surprised that the Shu army withdrew like this? Sun Quan sent Zhang Yi back, but even if they didn't fight, they wouldn't take any precautions against each other.

"At this time, whoever dares to provoke a war will not be able to fight with the emperor and Yue Guo, who dares?" Lu Xun laughed at himself, and his laughter was a little helpless: "Either the State of Wei dares not to be against Yue Guoming, let alone Wu Shu."

Lu Yao suddenly smiled and smiled quickly. He understood Lu Xun's intention. The State of Yue showed a strong force in the East China Sea alliance. At the same time, it respected the emperor and was at an unparalleled height in morality and strength. The three countries of Wei and Shu did not dare to fight against him at this time, so they could only accept the armistice agreement and not provoke a fight. Therefore, the State of Wei was going to go on a northern expedition, and the State of Shu was going to the south, but what about the State of Wu? Question mark The State of Wu has nowhere to use troops, at least there is no war to fight in the short term, so these generals, especially those from Jiangdong, have become the most dangerous people. There is no war to fight. Why do you keep so many soldiers? Next, Sun Quan will definitely take advantage of various opportunities to gradually withdraw the military power. At the same time, what he took back was still distributed to the food for each person to raise the soldiers. In other words, Lu Xun will be the first target of the abolition.

There is another most important reason. Lu Xun's wife is the sister of Sun Shao, the king of Yue. Sun Shao's three sister, Sun Yuanying, married Gu Shao of the Gu family. Because Gu Yong went to Luoyang and the Gu family left Jianye, she went to the State of Yue with her son Gu Tan. The second sister, Sun Yuying, married Zhu Zhi's son, Zhu Ji. Zhu Zhi has recently been overemptied by Sun Quan. It is said that Zhu Ji saw that his official career was unclear and was planning to go to Yue. Depending on the situation, Lu Xun, who married Sun Xiuying, could not escape this influence. The relationship with Sun Shao and the Gu family made Lu Xun cast a shadow in Sun Quan's mind.

"When the king invited me back to Jianye to report his work, he asked Zhuge Ke to find some kind of porcelain soil in Yuzhang, saying that he wanted to open a kiln to burn porcelain. This matter was to cooperate with Yue, and all the porcelain burned was acquired by Yue." Lu Xun's tone was still not slow. He couldn't hear even a trace of worry, but Lu Yao frowned. Sun Quan has been sparing no effort to promote the ministers of Huai Si to balance the Jiangdong clan. Gu Yong was sent by him to Luoyang as the prime minister. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Jin did not become the prime minister as expected, and the position of prime minister fell to Bu Qian. However, now after listening to Lu Xun's words, Lu Qian understand that the purpose of suppressing Zhuge Jin is to give Zhuge Ke a chance. If both father and son are important ministers, it will more or less cause criticism. Now that Bu Qian is the prime minister, when Zhuge Ke is promoted, the resistance will be much smaller, and in this way, the power of Huai Si is equivalent to mastering Wen. The power of both sides of martial arts.

Sun Quan arranged a great financial road to Zhuge Ke and put Lu Xun aside. The meaning is already obvious. Thinking of this, although Lu Yao was dissatisfied with Lu Xun, he was still worried. After all, it 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 smiled with satisfaction. He knew that although Lu Miao was very Geng Jie, he would not ignore it when it was related to the future of the family. He nodded slightly: "So although he asked me to reduce my soldiers, he increased my food."

Lu Yao curled his lips and said nothing. It's good to increase the food, but it's not good to make a fortune by farming alone. In the past, Lu Xun and others could make a fortune because they had soldiers in their hands. They could not only fight, farm, but also do business. Now Wu and Shu are good with each other and reduce the number of soldiers. The land can't be planted in the first place. In addition to fixing people on the land more tightly. There are no other benefits.

"So... what's your brother's plan?"

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

"Me?" Lu Mo didn't say anything, even shook his head and simply vetoed: "I can't be a minister to Sun Ce's son."

"Uncle Cong's family are all in Yue." Lu Xun said in response.

Lu Yu was stunned. Yes, the Lu family and the Sun family have a grudge, but the most direct one is not theirs, but Lu Ji's. Now Lu Ji is willing to work for Sun Shao, and he has been the imperial historian of Yue, and now he is the dean of Funan College. Lu Ji can bow his head. What else can't he bow his head? In the past, he did not bow to Sun Quan because Lu Xun took on the future of the Lu family. Now Lu Xun is obviously unable to continue. Who else can take on such a heavy responsibility besides Lu Yao?

Lu Yao looked at Lu Xun and didn't know what to say for a moment. Suddenly, he understood the pain that Lu Xun had been hiding in his heart over the years, and now, these pains came to him, and he could not avoid it. The future of the family is beyond everything, which does not need to be discussed and cannot be discussed.

Lu Mo was silent for a long time before he nodded slowly and lowered his head, as if he was overwhelmed by an invisible pressure.

"Well, you get ready. You can go to Wu County in a few days and go with Zhang Wen."

"Is Zhang Wen also leaving?" Lu Yao was very surprised.

"He didn't say he was leaving." Lu Xun stood up and brushed his clothes: "However, the Gu family has left. He has no hope. If he doesn't leave, he has to leave. He is a face-giving person. He can't turn around by himself. You can persuade him and give him a step down, which can also be used as a step forward.

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

"All right." Lu Qian no longer hesitated, as if to affirm again, and nodded heavily: "I will definitely persuade Zhang Wen to leave."

"I believe you can do it." Lu Xun smiled and looked at Lu Xun again for a moment. He looked very carefully and seemed to engrave Lu Xun's appearance in his heart. Lu Xun was very ashamed of his focused eyes. He was about to get up and say something, but Lu Xun waved his hand and turned away.

Lu Yao straightened up and raised his hand to call Lu Xun. He opened his mouth, but did not call out. In a moment, Lu Xun had disappeared outside the door. Lu Mo sat back deanically, feeling sad.

Lu Mi did not hesitate. He immediately packed up and set off for Yue. When he was cleaning up at home, he contacted Chen Rong, Pu Yangyi and others who usually had a good relationship. Unexpectedly, these people also had this idea and got along well. They first arrived in Wu County and found Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen was still a little hesitant, but he was persuaded by Lu Yao and did not insist too much. He followed him to Qian Tang. Along the way, they saw a lot of scholars they didn't know. Some of them were from Jiangdong, some of them were from Jiangdong, and some of them even came from Jiangbei. After hearing about the oath of the four kings, some of them thought that the State of Wu had no chance to make contributions, and some of them thought that Yue's policy towards scholars was more Loose, the king of Yue is also more polite than the king of Wu. Even if he is not an official, he can do errands and do knowledge in the college. Although the ideas are different, the way forward is the same, that is, those who are a little hesitant in their hearts are also calm when they see this scene. Everyone does so, which shows that their choice is right.

After arriving at Qian Tang, Lu Ma took Zhang Wen to find Lu Ji first. Zhang Wen's younger brother Zhang Bai was Lu Ji's son-in-law. When he arrived here, of course, he would go to see him first. Unexpectedly, they were empty. The Lu family had changed their owner in Qian Tang's house. When they asked, they knew that the Lu family had moved to Zhuya as early as a year ago. They then went to Gu Yu, the imperial historian. Zhang Wen's sister married Gu Cheng of the Gu family. Gu Yong went to Luoyang. Gu Cheng's mother and son went to Qian Tang with Sun Yuanying and temporarily lived in Gu Yu's house.

As soon as he saw Lu Mo and Zhang Wen, Gu Yu and others were very happy. Lu and Gu Cheng were also very happy. Zhang Yuying was also overjoyed to see her brother. Now Gu Yu held a banquet to entertain them in the house. At the banquet, everyone was staggered and talking and laughing. Gu Yu said to them that you should have come a long time ago. There is no shortage of people in our country. In order to increase the population, the king has thought of many ways. For talents like you, he is even more eager for talents. He especially said to Zhang Wen, "Hui Shu, I'm not talking about you. If you come to Yue as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will be the doctor today. How can I have a chance? One sentence made Zhang Wen a little embarrassed.

Seeing that Zhang Wen was uncomfortable, Gu Yu changed the topic and told them that the king was not in Qian Tang. He was on the island of Qian Tangkou and was practicing tactics with the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet that had not returned to the station after participating in the exercise. All the scholars who came to Vietnam are now received by the Prime Minister's Mansion. You can wait in Qian Tang and so on. You can also follow merchant ships to the island. Anyway, there are many merchant ships coming and going, which are available every day, and it is also very convenient. The merchants in Vietnam have the habit of carrying tourists for free. You don't even need to pay for food, so you can go to the island safely.

Lu Mao and Zhang Wen discussed for a while and decided to go to the Prime Minister's house to see Yu Fan first. They rushed to see Sun Shao in a hurry, which seemed to be too anxious and inconsistent with their identity. After two days, they came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and were shocked. There was an endless stream of people coming and going in the Prime Minister's Mansion. There were gentle or arrogant scholars everywhere. After waiting for an hour, they saw the busy Prime Minister Yu.

As soon as he saw Zhang Wen, Yu Fan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. He turned around from the back of the book with agility that was not commensurate with his age. He grabbed Zhang Wen, squeezed his eyes narrowly, and stroked his beard and said, "Ji Zi, are you finally willing to come?"

Zhang Wen grinned awkwardly and was thinking about how to answer Yu Fan, but Yu Fan stroked his palm and laughed, "I said that I knew that there was a good thing coming. Originally, I thought there were talents in the taxis who had flocked in the past two days, but I didn't expect it to be you. Well, who let me see you first? I'm sorry for Shen Mozhi. Huishu, how about making a plan in the prime minister's mansion for a period of time?

Zhang Wen was surprised that the prime minister was the important position of the prime minister's mansion and the right hand of the prime minister. When he first arrived, Yu Fan let him be the prime minister. What an honor it was. He thought for a moment and then agreed. Yu saw it, laughed, pulled him in, and said, "You may also know that the prime minister of Yue is also very responsible. Not only does it manage a lot of affairs, but it is also the most detailed when debriefing every year. Although the former prime minister was also shrewd and capable, he was in the Lu family. In front of the plate, I make some mistakes every year, which makes me ashamed to follow behind. Now, with you as a talented person, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Wen heard it inexplicably, but Lu Mo, who followed him, understood: "Mr. Yu, do you think it's Boji?"

"Who else can't be that girl?" Yu turned his eyes. Obviously, he didn't hate Lu Shan for a day or two. That girl is so calculating that even an old official can't hide it from her. Even if you do a little bit of tampers and feet, you can't get through her eyes. There is a saying in Yue now that I'm not afraid that the king will get angry, but I'm afraid that Lu Shan will check the accounts.

"Check the account?" Zhang Wen and others are a little confused. Isn't the Prime Minister's Office responsible for the plan? Why is there someone else to investigate?

Yu glanced at Zhang Wen and smiled proudly. That feeling made Zhang Wen feel that he had fallen into a pit.

"Yes, the prime minister's government is responsible for the first plan of each county, but there is another one in charge of audit in Vietnam, which is directly managed by the king. Their task is to review the income and expenditure of each government and the state and county level every year, especially the corruption of 2,000 stone officials, which is the top priority of their review. Because the girl of the Lu family likes to wear embroidered clothes, it is also called embroidered clothes. Well, you must understand the meaning of this.

Zhang Wen and others looked at each other and understood the meaning. Embroidery directly refers to an official position that appeared in the period of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty. It is an envoy directly appointed by the emperor. They wear embroidered clothes, hold axes, and go to various places to punish anniversaries in various places. Embroidery clothes refer to their dignity, and directly refers to their no avoidance and direct responsibility to the emperor. Now this embroidery clothes directly refers to the same although there is a difference, but the same purpose. Yi, according to Yu Fan, their target is officials, and they are senior officials. They are somewhat similar to the previous responsibilities of assassins, but they are based on the assessment of accounts. Obviously, they are more clear than the previous broad responsibilities. All illegal incidents should be implemented in the end. Corruption and bribery is one of the most important contents. Generally speaking, officials who do not embezzle and are not bribery, even if there is something wrong, most of them will not be too out of line.

"Okay, okay, don't be nervous." Seeing that Zhang Wen and others looked uneasy, Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "This embroidered clothes is to prevent villains from being a gentleman. As long as you do things impartially, you will find that these embroidered clothes will not only not cause you trouble, but also make you more comfortable. At least you don't have to worry about the boss suppressing your exam because he has not received your filial piety. Of course, if you want to profit from your power, I also advise you to leave the State of Yue as soon as possible. Before they find you, I will clean you up first, so as not to be found out by embroidered clothes. I don't look good on my face.

Zhang Wen and others hurriedly smiled. They have a family and a business, and several of them want to make a fortune by corruption.

Zhang Wen has been the long history of the prime minister's office, but Yu Fan did not arrange Lu Mao's official position. He said to Lu Mao, don't worry. Now I need a large number of talents in Vietnam, and people like you can definitely find a suitable position. You can wait for a period of time in Qiantang. Anyway, my Yueguo is going to move the capital. At that time, a large number of boats will come to help the government move. You can follow along. If you can't wait, you can also rush to see the king. Your uncle Lu Ji and sister Lu Shan are all around the king. You can find them first to see if they are still short of manpower. If there is a suitable location, there is no need to wait for a unified arrangement. Lu Ma originally wanted to wait, but later he found that there were more and more scholars rushing to Qian Tang from all over the country every day. He couldn't sit still. He said goodbye to Zhang Wen and placed his family in Qian Tang first. He and a few friends rushed to the island by merchant ship.

After arriving at the mouth of the sea, Lu Mo easily found the camp of the King of Yue. As soon as he announced, a young man came out, Lu Hong, the eldest son of Lu Ji. As soon as he saw Lu Mo, Lu Hong affectionately pulled him in. When Lu Ji was in Yu Lin, Lu Hong and his younger brother Lu Rui stayed in Wu County with his mother. After his mother's death, their brothers were taken care of by Lu Yao, so when he saw Lu Yao, Lu Hong looked very excited.

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

"Do you know I'm coming?" Lu Mu smiled.

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

Lu Yao's heart moved: "Is it the idea of the King of Yue?"

"It's also, it's not." Lu Hong looked around and lowered his voice and said, "In fact, even if King Yue does not recommend it, King Wu will find another way to squeeze Gu out of the position of prime minister. The king of Wu has the forbearance of practice. He can share difficulties and can't share wealth and wealth. Now that the world is peaceful, how can he tolerate the power above the king's power? Wu Jun's four surnames are very popular, and it is self-evident to be suspected by him.

Lu Yu's eyebrows trembled and suddenly thought of Lu Xun. Did he also feel the crisis, so he let himself come to Vietnam in advance to lay the foundation? While thinking about it, Lu Mao followed Lu Hong in and came to Sun Shao's boat. 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 carefully, while the young man talked with Luoyang's official words. Lu Yu listened to two words and found that although he heard everything they said clearly, he knew nothing about what they said.

Spiral line? What is it? Gears? What do you mean?

(to be continued)