"The wind and rain are blowing, the rooster crows and the cock crows. When you see a gentleman, the clouds will not fade away." The national custom is Zheng Feng Feng Yu
The wind and rain gradually subsided, and the gloomy dark clouds finally broke through. A ray of golden sunshine shone down from the clouds, coating the gloomy mountain forest with a layer of gold. Although the climate was still cold, the sunshine still gave people enough comfort.
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Birds are chirping in the mountain stream, and several thatched huts are built beside the river. They are surrounded by jungles and lush green trees, integrating seamlessly with the mountains and forests.
A woman with a cheerful face was picking vegetables in the vegetable garden in front of her hut with her two children. When she heard the sound of horse hooves, she couldn't help but look up. She saw a group of carriages and horses stopped on the roadside, and two scribes stepped out of the carriage.
Walk up and down slowly.
One of the kind-looking young knights, speaking with a Youzhou accent, asked politely: "Excuse me, may I ask if this is where Mr. Lu lives?"
Seeing the demeanor and demeanor of this group of people, they should not be soldiers, gangsters or gangsters. The woman became slightly less vigilant and politely blessed her, taking the two children behind her without leaving a trace. She seemed to have concerns, but she did not
There was no direct answer, but he asked: "I wonder where they are going to see Mr. Lu?"
The knight was obviously stunned, as if he didn't expect that a woman in the mountains and forests could speak so politely, and she was neither humble nor overbearing. She was obviously very well-educated. Before he could answer, a scribe who got off the car behind him laughed loudly:
"I am an envoy from the imperial court, and I have come to see Mr. Lu on the edict of the emperor."
The wife of the imperial envoy couldn't help but look at the scribe, and she didn't react until she saw a banner held by the scribe in his hand.
In this world, besides the envoys of the imperial court, who else can uphold integrity?
The woman then lowered her guard and hurriedly pulled her two children to kneel down by the roadside. She replied with fear and fear: "You are a foolish woman who has no knowledge and is negligent. I hope you will be forgiven."
This time it was Pei Mao who was surprised. He didn't expect that a woman from a mountain village would recognize the imperial court's banner. He was a little curious and stretched out his hand to make people stand up: "Please get up quickly, I don't know."
The woman thought that Pei Mao was still asking about Mr. Lu's whereabouts, so she stood up and replied: "I am Mr. Lu's daughter-in-law, this is Mr. Lu's eldest grandson, and this is Mr. Lu's youngest son." After saying this, she joined the two men beside her who were similar in age.
His uncles and nephews introduced them one by one to Pei Mao.
Pei Mao got off his horse, looked carefully at the features of one of the children, and said with a smile: "I remember, the one on the left is Lu Gong's son Lu Yu. I was in Luoyang, and I was lucky enough to meet him several times in your mansion.
, I didn’t expect that in the past few years, I have become a child now. It’s really a change of time.”
Pei Mao served as Shangshu Ling during the reign of Emperor Xiaoling, and Lu Zhi also served as Shangshu for a period of time. They were both old acquaintances of Shangshutai.
Lu Zhi's youngest son, Lu Yu, was only over nine years old and looked very lovable. After listening to the introduction by Pei Mao and others, his pair of shiny black eyes moved flexibly and he said in a sweet voice.
: "Aweng sometimes misses the past in Luoyang, and he often talks about Pei Gong."
"Oh, I didn't expect that he still remembers me, and I don't know how the two volumes of his collected works have been compiled in the past two years." Pei Mao enthusiastically held Lu Yu's hand and asked as he walked: "Is Mr. Lu feeling better?
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As soon as these words came out, Lu Yu's face suddenly turned sad, and Pei Mao had some bad premonitions: "How can I respect him?"
"Aweng is seriously ill and has not recovered for a long time."
Everyone was shocked. They thought Lu Zhi's condition only needed to be nursed back to health, but they didn't expect it to become so serious.
Pei Mao said hurriedly: "Quick, take me to see Mr. Lu."
A few people did not dare to delay. Under the leadership of Lu Zhi's daughter-in-law, everyone came to Lu Zhi's secluded residence. After Lu Zhi's two sons learned of the situation, they did not dare to neglect and hurriedly came to pay their respects. Pei Mao ignored the false courtesy and went straight to the meeting.
He said: "Where is your lord? Quickly take me to see him."
Just as Lu Zhi's eldest son brought Pei Mao, Wen Shu and others into the room, a strong smell of medicine hit him, making Pei Mao frown.
The utensils in the room are simple, with only a bed, a table, and a few bookshelf stacked in the corner. There is also a pottery bowl on a low table next to the bed, with half a bowl of medicine left in the bowl.
There was no heat coming out, so it had obviously been cold for a long time.
"Aweng." The eldest son called softly from Lu Zhi's side: "The emperor has sent an envoy to visit you."
Lying on the bed was an old man over fifty years old with gray hair. His face was pale and his bones were broken due to illness. When he heard his son calling softly, he mumbled twice in his throat, then slowly opened his cloudy eyes and looked carefully.
Everyone in front of you.
Pei Mao was also in his forties. Seeing his old friend reduced to such a miserable state, Pei Mao felt sad and choked up: "Mr. Lu"
Lu Zhi saw the person clearly and heard this familiar name. His eyes couldn't help but open wide and he said in surprise: "Pei Juguang"
Before he could calm down, he immediately saw the banner in Pei Mao's hand that belonged to the imperial envoy. He suddenly became excited and struggled to get up. He said to his eldest son: "It's the angel sent by your Majesty.
"Hurry up and help me kneel down to worship."
"Don't do this," Pei Mao said urgently. He quickly went up to help Lu Zhi back to the bed and said, "You are so seriously ill, so don't bother with it. The country won't care about this little ceremony."
"How does this make it indecent?" Lu Zhi said stubbornly, not appreciating it.
"Courtesy is in the heart of the people, you should just lie down peacefully." Pei Mao advised, he couldn't bear to see the pain-ridden old man suffering so hard.
Thinking back then, this man personally led the elites of the imperial court and pacified millions of Yellow Turbans. He was so majestic and heroic. It is a pity that he committed a crime against a villain and did not meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. A generation of famous ministers and great scholars ended up in such a late life. It is really sad and lamentable.
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Lu Zhi knew he didn't have the energy to get out of bed and salute again, so he just sighed heavily and said no more.
Seeing that the other party's mood had calmed down, Pei Mao introduced his future successors one by one: "This is the prefect of Zhuo County. I believe Lu Gong has met him before."
Wen Shu took a step forward, saluted and said, "Mr. Lu."
"The people of Zhuo County are all happy because the Lord is able to act as a director and govern the people with leniency." Lu Zhi whispered: "I am also inexplicably impressed. I remember that in the summer, the Lord wanted your son to join my family, but it's a pity that I am seriously ill.
My chronic illness caused me to miss a good horse."
"The dog is stupid, how dare you bother Mr. Lu's family." Wen Shu felt really sorry for this in his heart. On the surface, he still acted magnanimously, waved his hand and said, "Gong Lu, it is more important to take care of his health."
Pei Mao said at this time: "This is Tian Chou, the Cavalry Commander who was personally granted the title of Emperor of Heaven. His courtesy name is Zitai. He is from Youbeiping."
Tian Chou bowed respectfully to this great scholar of the time: "I have admired Lu Gong's knowledge for a long time, and it is truly a blessing to be able to meet him now."
"I have heard of you," Lu Zhi turned to look at Tian Chou, his voice a little weak, but his tone was very firm: "Back then, Shijun Liu wanted to ask someone to go to Chang'an to meet the emperor on his behalf. You were not afraid of the difficulties and accepted the order.
Go ahead."
Seeing Tian Chou nodding his head, Lu Zhi then said with approval: "Don't be shy or aggressive, it seems that another talented person has come out of Youzhou."
Just after he finished boasting, Lu Zhi started coughing uncontrollably. Several people were shocked and hurriedly came forward to pat his back and caress his chest, and finally stopped.
Afterwards, Pei Mao introduced him to Xian Yuyin, who was traveling with Tian Chou.
Wen Shu and Tian Chou were both evaluated by Lu Zhi and received very good reviews. Although Lu Zhi is not as famous as Xu Shao for evaluating people, he is still a great scholar of his generation, and his affirmation of people is undoubtedly the best.
gold plated.
Xian Yuyin was eager to try it out at first, but when he saw that he had been ignored, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.