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Chapter 257
Although the Lu family is the largest gentry in Youzhou, the Lu family of Fan Yang insists on the origin of the family, and does not pay attention to the gentry other than the three families of Cui, Wang, and Zheng.Even local officials in the imperial court have to listen to their orders.

But although the power is great, he must stick to a bottom line, not to cross the line, that is, not to fight for hegemony, peeking at the position of the emperor.Competing for the position of emperor is tantamount to betting one's life and wealth. Not to mention success, if one fails, the Lu family in Youzhou will be liquidated.The Lu family has been passed down for hundreds of years. Apart from the long house, there are countless branches and partial families. Naturally, they must all oppose the matter of separatism and hegemony.

So the middle-aged man stopped when he heard what Lu Chengqing said, and said, "I don't know what you mean by being an uncle. Today's world is a world of great competition. The strong wins the weak, the strong wins the weak, and the weak prey on the strong. My Lu family stands tall with two hundred If you don’t fall, you can’t miss a single step. My Lu family’s recruitment of soldiers is not for the purpose of separatist rule, but for self-protection. At that time, I have the right to choose. Otherwise, if the high-level people break into Zhuojun, you say that our Lu family never Still not following?"

Lu Chengqing said with a smile: "Uncle is very worried, so where is Li Chongjiu?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, and said: "Li Chongjiu is also from a poor family, so it's better to deal less with him, but we can't offend him. If he wants to be courteous before fighting, we might as well deal with it like this."

After hearing this, Lu Chengqing agreed immediately, and said: "I'm sending people, let them come to the mansion tomorrow to see you."

"Alright," the middle-aged man changed the subject and said, "I heard that your father is Hedong Commander and has always been very close to Li Yuan. I think he has a very good heart at the moment."

After hearing this, Lu Chengqing lowered his head and said, "I know, father and uncle are running around for our Lu family."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's good that you understand our painstaking efforts."

Early the next morning, a manager of the Lu family came to the place where Li Chongjiu lived and invited him to visit the Lu residence.

This was expected. Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo had already tidied up, and immediately got into the Lu family's Wushed carriage and headed all the way to Lu's house.

The sign of Lu Mansion was hung in front of the carriage, and the road was unimpeded. Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo chatted for a while.

With outsiders around, it was impossible to talk about in-depth topics, so they chatted about Lu Chengqing's grandfather, Lu Sidao.

Lu Sidao became famous when he was young, and he was very talented. He was as famous as Xue Daoheng when he was in the Northern Qi Dynasty.The two were officials in the same dynasty, and their relationship was very deep.But Yang Jian kept suppressing Fan Yang's Lu family. Although Lu Sidao was outstanding in talent, he was always depressed and frustrated, so he returned to Zhuojun under the name of Shouxiao.

Lu Sidao went back to his hometown to focus on the mountains and rivers. After seeing the people in Chang'an and Luoyang, he had the idea of ​​competing with the nobles in Longxi, so he built the Lu family's big house in the north of Jixian County.

The two were chatting, and suddenly the surroundings seemed to quiet down. The carriage bumped as if it had run over something, and then drove for a while, and the people around said: "The two distinguished guests have arrived!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo got out of the car together, and seeing the red walls and blue tiles around them, it turned out that they were already in the Lu residence.

A steward said in the foreword: "The villain is in charge of the car in the house, two distinguished guests, the second master is already waiting, please get in the car."

Then Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo changed to a small oil truck pulled by young mules.The small oil truck is grinding the stone road, and from the curtain of the car, the car is still walking among the endless mansions with white walls and black tiles.

Li Chongjiu had entered the mansion of King Qi in Luoyang back then. At that time, King Qi's Yirenfang was already extremely gorgeous to Li Chongjiu.But Yirenfang only occupies half of the square, but in terms of the number of houses and the depth of the courtyard, it is far inferior to the Lu Mansion in front of us.

Inside the car, Li Chongjiu lowered his voice and said to Wen Yanbo: "I just thought that everyone is envious of the deep mansions in Guangsha, I think if I conquer Zhuojun, I would also like to use this as my palace and raise a few beautiful concubines. "

Wen Yanbo woke up and said: "Could it be that the envoy wants to make Ji his capital?"

Li Chongjiu smiled, but did not answer.

Not long after the carriage stopped, Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo stepped on the footstool and got out of the carriage. In front of him was a stone lion with two tall heads standing in front of the vermilion lacquered gate.The two immediately climbed up the steps, and after entering the mansion, they entered the hall from the chaoshou verandah.

Then I went into the courtyard of the second and third, and entered the courtyard of the backyard.In the courtyard, a hanging bridge crosses the pond full of lotus flowers, and some pink and white lotus root tips are exposed in the clear water of the pond.The two walked across the vertical bridge, outside a water pavilion built facing the water, Lu Chengqing and a middle-aged man bowed their hands to them.

After Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo entered, they saluted each other, Lu Chengqing immediately introduced and said: "This is my uncle."

Li Chongjiu and Wen Yanbo knew that the other party was Lu Ziqian, Lu Chisong's younger brother, and said together: "Mr. Lu."

Lu Ziqian smiled and motioned the two to sit down, and immediately said: "The invitation is hasty, but the treatment is getting slower, please don't mind."

Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Where, I've heard that Lu's mansion has come to Yandi for a long time, and seeing you today is finally an eye-opener."

At present, Lu Ziqian and Wen Yanbo chat first, which is also the old custom of the Chinese people. First, they start friendship and talk about unimportant things. straightforward.
Li Chongjiu looked at this Lu Ziqian secretly, and saw that although he had no official position, when he talked with Wen Yanbo, he was old and hot, and his words were not revealing.

People like this are generally enough to have their own opinions, and they are easily unwilling to convince others. I am a young man in his early 20s, and he is a mere eagle fighter. If you talk to him about the general trend of the world and weigh the pros and cons, the other party will not greet you Your mother's surname is rare.

And Lu Ziqian had also heard about Li Chongjiu's identity. Seeing that the opponent was young, but he had never heard of his background, of course he regarded Wen Yanbo, who had long been famous and came from a noble family, as his main opponent this time, so he didn't take Li Chongjiu seriously.

Despite his disdain, Lu Ziqian did not dare to be negligent. He knew that even though people like Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Li Chongjiu had very shallow foundations, it would be difficult to compare with those big gentry if they suddenly rose up.But he is familiar with history, has rich experience, and understands that many things in the world are done by these grassroots people who dare to think and do, with their heads tied around their waists.

On the other hand, these gentry children, thinking left and right, fearing wolves and tigers at the front, fearing the tiger at the back, have a lot of worries in all aspects, like a smart person with deep experience and rich family fortune, who has already lost his youthful enthusiasm by this time. Seek stability in time and pave the way for future generations, instead of recklessly putting down the bet and taking risks.

So Lu Ziqian was thinking about how to dismiss the other party without hurting his face.

(End of this chapter)