Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 856 Rejection
No wonder Mr. Lu didn't have much contact with other people in the past, but he knew some things, even the war in the west, so it was Zao Wou-ki who told him.

Su Bai can't guess what Zao Wou-ki is going to do for the time being, he just wants to know whether Zao Wou-ki will affect their plan, what plan?Of course it was the plan to take the Lu family away from Shangjing!
"Old man, the emperor won't stop you from leaving Shangjing, right?" Su Bai asked.

Old Man Lu didn't answer right away, his eyes showed a look of contemplation. Before, he could say that it wouldn't affect him, but after what happened tonight, and thinking carefully about Zhao Wou-ki coming to chat with him from time to time, there is really no deep meaning in it?Although Zhao Wuji did not ask him any questions, including war and court affairs, did the other party really just come to chat with him?If he wanted to leave Shangjing, would Zhao Wuji really let him go easily?

At this moment, Mr. Lu didn't know how to answer, so he could only remain silent.

"Probably not..."

It was Xiao San who said this, but his tone was full of uncertainty, obviously he was really not sure, but after saying this, he quickly continued: "After all, judging from what happened tonight , the emperor doesn't seem to pay much attention to us, and he came to see grandpa, it was really just to chat, maybe... maybe after some things, our emperor changed? Does he really need a friend?"

Mr. Lu turned his head to look at his grandson with a noncommittal smile in his eyes, but he didn't say anything after all.

Su Bai is dissatisfied with such an attitude. If there is no accident, they will not stay in Shangjing for long, and it can even be said that they want to leave as soon as possible, the sooner the better!If you can leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, that would be the best!But now Zao Wou-ki has become the biggest variable, what if Zao Wou-ki stopped them when they were just about to leave?
"Why don't you ask the emperor what he meant?" Su Bai asked tentatively.

Instead of guessing here, it is better to open the skylight and speak honestly, he never likes to beat around the bush, conspiracies, he likes to put everything on the surface, so he hopes to get a clear attitude from Zao Wou-ki.

Mr. Lu finally nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will ask His Majesty what his attitude is."

Xiaosan was a little surprised and said: "Grandpa, can you still enter the palace?"

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "Why not?"

After Zao Wou-ki's interruption, the few people lost interest in chatting. Su Bai also knew that it was impossible to leave tomorrow. He only hoped that the old man Lu would bring good news tomorrow.

The next day, old man Lu did not enter the palace early in the morning, but waited until the afternoon before slowly leaving the door, and drove towards the palace in a carriage. Old man Lu was right, although he is not an official now Yes, but after reporting, he still entered the palace smoothly, and was summoned by Zhao Wuji in the imperial garden.

It is already early spring, although the imperial garden is not yet full of beauty, but there is already a lot of greenery, and some early spring flowers are also blooming brilliantly.

Zhao Wuji was sipping tea, wearing a dragon cannon, very imposing and leisurely, Old Master Lu went over, knelt down on both knees, and said: "I have seen Your Majesty."

Zhao Wuji didn't get up, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi is here? Get up quickly, there are no outsiders here, don't worry about these things, sit down."

There are indeed no outsiders here, only Zhao Wuji and Liang Xiuxian are in this small pavilion, other court ladies and eunuchs are far away.

Mr. Lu got up slowly and said, "Your Majesty..."

It's just that Mr. Lu just opened his mouth, Zhao Wuji interrupted him directly, and said: "Yuan Zhi, this is a memorial from the north, please take a look."

On the small stone table, besides refreshments, there were several memorials, Zhao Wou-ki pointed.

Mr. Lu was stunned when he heard the words, memorial?A memorial to the north?He quickly realized that this should be a memorial from the fifth prince. He was just about to think about what might be said in the memorial, but he quickly thought of his current identity, and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty was joking, how can I see my current identity?" Memorial?"

Zhao Wuji smiled indifferently: "Yuan Zhi doesn't have to be like this, just let you see, do we still need these vain courtesy?"

Mr. Lu's expression froze. Is this a courtesy?Even if he didn't look at him, he could see that although Zhao Wuji's tone was flat, it had an irresistible meaning, so he knew that he had to read this memorial.

So he picked up the memorial carefully, opened it carefully and looked at it, then his pupils shrank slightly, he looked at the contents of the memorial, he couldn't believe it, it actually said that the fifth prince was going to surrender to the court!

This memorial was written by the Fifth Prince Zhao Yan himself, and it said that he knew he was wrong, he had to correct his mistakes, he wanted to submit to the court, and he even handed over his soldiers and horses. Anyway, if you only read the memorial, it roughly means the fifth prince I'm going to surrender, I'm going to submit to the court!
"Yuanzhi, what do you think?"

There wasn't much content in the memorial, after Mr. Lu finished reading it, Zhao Wuji turned around, looked at Mr. Lu and asked.

Mr. Lu was extremely restless right now, and after pondering for a moment, he slowly said: "This... the fifth prince can understand that he was wrong, and decided to change his past, which is of course a good thing, but... just don't know if it's true or not ?”

Zhao Wuji's expression didn't change, and he said: "It should be true. Before this, I had several correspondences with Lao Wu, and I won't mention what I said in detail. After that, I got this memorial. I can be sure, Lao Wu Five is not false surrender."

Old man Lu lowered his head and turned his head quickly. He thought of some things that Zao Wou-ki had mentioned to him before, and after linking them together, he also roughly understood what happened.

After the second prince was attacked in the west, the battle report was quickly sent over, explaining some things about the four thousand-year-old families. At the same time, it also explained that the news should be told to the fifth prince and the seventh prince. Otherwise, the Zhao family is afraid that they will...

It seems that Zhao Wuji listened to the second prince's suggestion, and told the fifth prince and the seventh prince the news and some news about the four thousand-year-old families, and after careful consideration by the two princes, they came up with this memorial.

"This is Lao Qi's memorial, and it has the same meaning as Lao Wu."

There are three memorials on the table, two of them are from the Seventh Prince and the Fifth Prince respectively, and Zao Wou-ki didn't say who it was, and of course Old Man Lu wouldn't ask.

Upon hearing the words, Old Master Lu quickly bowed and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, if the two princes are willing to admit their mistakes, it will be a great thing for the court and for our Wu Dynasty!"

Zhao Wuji also laughed, and said: "It is indeed a good thing. After seeing these two memorials today, I was also very happy for a long time. After seeing you, Yuan Zhi, I was even happier. After all, some things still need to be Shared."

"By the way, Yuan Zhi suddenly came to the palace to see me today, but what's the matter?" Zhao Wuji changed the subject and asked about the reason for Mr. Lu's visit.

This Zao Wou-Ki's thinking is very out of the ordinary!It almost caught old man Lu by surprise, but seeing the other party's happy face, old man Lu probably wouldn't refuse his request, right?

Mr. Lu looked serious, and said: "Your Majesty, I miss my hometown more and more these days. They say that fallen leaves return to their roots. Now there is nothing I need to worry about in Beijing, so I want to go back to my hometown. Maybe... Maybe I will be there too But the rest of life."

"What! Yuan Zhi, you want to leave Shangjing?" Zhao Wuji was very surprised when he heard this.

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I'm leaving. I came here to bid farewell to Your Majesty when I entered the palace this time."

Zhao Wou-ki was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the Royal Garden, raised his head slightly to look at the sky, and said, "If I remember correctly, Yuanzhi is your hometown in Suzhou, right? That is a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers! Remember when you entered When Beijing rushed to take the exam, it seemed that he was only in his 20s? In the blink of an eye, four or fifty years have passed, how time flies! You and I are here."

Don't look at Mr. Lu's old-fashioned appearance, and Zao Wou-ki looks like a middle-aged man. In fact, there is not much difference in age between the two, but Mr. Lu does not know martial arts, and his body is even worse than ordinary people. Coupled with the lack of maintenance, this makes him look older, while Zao Wou-ki is a martial artist in the innate realm, his life span is twice that of ordinary people, so he looks young.

Mr. Lu was also a little bit embarrassed, and sighed: "Yes, my hometown is indeed in Suzhou. I remember that when you first came to Beijing, Your Majesty, you were still a young man with a head and a head. You are not old, you are still in your prime!"

Zhao Wuji chuckled, but after all he didn't turn his head to look at Mr. Lu, he was still looking at the sky. There seemed to be some beautiful scenery there. After a while, Zhao Wuji said: "Yuan Zhi wanted to retire from his old age and return to his hometown. I understand the idea of ​​falling leaves returning to their roots. Speaking of which, I shouldn't stop you, but now that Yuan Zhi is gone, who else can I talk to in the future? You are the only friend by my side!"

Mr. Lu suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't express it, so he could only slowly say: "Your Majesty is really flattering you. If you want to call me a friend, I really don't dare to be a friend, but it's not difficult for you to find friends, Your Majesty." , Manager Liang, Prime Minister Li, and many ministers in the court, I think many of them would like to be His Majesty's friends."

"He? Xiuxian is very nice, but do you think he dares to be friends with me?" Zhao Wou-ki glanced at Liang Xiuxian, who had a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, with some disdain in his voice.

Liang Xiuxian's expression did not change at all, and he even smiled: "Master Lu is really joking, I am a slave, even if I have the courage, I dare not be friends with His Majesty, Mr. Lu, you are trying to break me ah!"

Mr. Lu is no longer an official, but Liang Xiuxian's words, old man, are still sincere and sincere, as if Mr. Lu is still the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhao Wuji ignored Liang Xiuxian's words, and said to himself: "As for Prime Minister Li and the others... they are indeed capable, and all affairs in the court are pointed at them, but this does not mean that they can become my friends, Yuan Zhi! You are the only one who becomes my friend."

Mr. Lu became more and more restless, but after hearing what Zhao Wuji said, he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only bow his body deeper.

"Yuan Zhi, please stand up, I still have something to ask you, why do you think the fifth and the seventh suddenly surrendered to the court?"

Zhao Wou-ki waved his hand, finally turned around and looked at Old Man Lu, motioning for Old Man Lu to get up.

Old Master Lu stood up straight, facing Zhao Wuji's question, but he didn't know how to answer, so he just shook his head and said, "It's really hard to guess what the two princes are thinking."

Zhao Wuji shook his head and sighed: "Of course it's a good thing for the five and seven to realize their mistakes, but the reason why they admit their mistakes and submit to the imperial court is only because a bigger and more powerful enemy appeared. , Those four families are really not simple! From the mouth of the fifth and seventh, I have a deeper understanding of them, and their strength is so powerful! They can really compete with my world! The fifth, the seventh Lao Qi is really scared!"

"Of course, the two are still descendants of the Zhao family, and they also know what the surname is in this world. I am very pleased to be able to let go of my prejudices and things I care about at this time, not bad!"

"Of course the two princes are general-minded, your Majesty don't need to worry about that." Seeing Zhao Wou-ki complimenting the two princes, Old Master Lu must of course agree.

"Yeah, they are very knowledgeable, but Yuanzhi, you let me down a little bit. At this critical juncture, when the court is about to face a catastrophe, Yuanzhi, you actually want to abandon me and go to enjoy your old age. It really makes me sad!"

The sudden change of Zao Wou-ki's attitude made old master Lu's face change immediately, after talking so much, the other party actually wanted to say this!Cold sweat broke out on Mr. Lu's forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I... I am too old to be loyal to Your Majesty, and besides, the four major families are just four families, how can I stop you?" Your Majesty’s iron cavalry? They are just a bunch of clowns, even if I’m not there, Your Majesty doesn’t need to take them seriously.”

Zhao Wuji shook his head and said: "Yuan Zhi, you underestimate them, these four big families are not simple! Otherwise, it is impossible to stand in the world for a thousand years, this is definitely the biggest challenge faced by the entire Wu Dynasty. Crisis! Therefore, at this time, I hope that Yuan Zhi can stay and contribute."

Zhao Wou-ki looked at Old Master Lu, his eyes were actually very calm, but still revealed that irresistible momentum.

What else can Mr. Lu say at this time?He could only nod his head and said, "Since Your Majesty is showing so much love, of course I can't refuse, but I really feel that I can't help Your Majesty, how about this, can I think about it?"

(End of this chapter)