The maid agreed softly and hurried out the door.
"Brother, your hall is so grand." The fat man looked around the hall. This hall was much larger than the ruined temple where everyone lived back then. There were two large carved chairs and a purple wood square table in a group, with three groups on the left and right. To the north are several large desks with office and study equipment, and finely framed calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls on both sides.
"What's the matter?" Lu Pingchuan waved his hand and took his seat.
Nanfeng and Fatty walked to the guest seats opposite.
"Tsk!" Lu Pingchuan frowned, raised his left hand and patted the armrest of the wooden chair, "Sit over here."
The two of them turned around in a hurry when they heard this. The fat man was the third oldest, so Nanfeng let him sit at the top and he sat at the bottom.
The fat man turned to Lu Pingchuan and said, "Brother, you have become a general at such a young age. It's really amazing."
"A mere third-grade general is nothing," Lu Pingchuan made no secret of his ambition. "Huo Qubing, a famous general of the generation, at my age has already been worshiped as a Sima and made a general. That is brave and majestic."
"Brother, you have no one to support you. You have to rely on your own efforts. It's not easy to achieve such an achievement." Nanfeng said from the side. Huo Qubing was awarded the title of General at the age of nineteen because his uncle was Wei Qing.
"Yes," Lu Pingchuan nodded and sighed, "Brother, I have lived a very hard life these past few years. I kept a low profile, endured humiliation and shouldered the burden, and served those people who had nothing to lose but food and wine. I was very aggrieved and depressed."
"Brother, you can make a living with three hundred and sixty jobs, why do you have to be an official?" The fat man answered.
"What do you know?" Lu Pingchuan glanced at the fat man, "If I don't become an official, how can I reverse the case for my late father? If I don't become an official, how can I express my full ambition?"
Lu Pingchuan's words can't be answered by the fat man, and neither can Nan Feng. Everyone has ambitions, and to display their ambitions, they need an opportunity. What Lu Pingchuan did before was just to get an opportunity to display his ambitions, but what he used The method lacks integrity. But then again, if a beggar wants to be upright, no one will give him a chance to display his ambition.
"You stay here until the army goes out for battle. I will make you a captain and go into battle alongside me." Lu Pingchuan said.
Before the two of them answered the conversation, a maid came in with tea from outside the door, served tea to the three of them, and then stepped away.
"Call Madam here." Lu Pingchuan ordered.
"Brother, are you married?" The fat man was surprised and happy.
Lu Pingchuan nodded, "That woman is Da Sima's wife and nephew. She is not very good-looking, and her character is not kind. If you show contempt or neglect later, don't be the same as her."
The fat man nodded in astonishment when he heard this, but Nanfeng didn't. No wonder Lu Pingchuan was promoted so quickly. It turned out that he was married to Da Sima. In order to get a chance to display his ambition, Lu Pingchuan really did everything possible. However, Lu Pingchuan made this clear to the two of them, which also showed that Lu Pingchuan did not regard them as outsiders.
"Brother, we are prisoners now. If you take us back, we may cause trouble for you." Nanfeng said.
"The famous doctor in Dali Temple never recorded any crimes, so what did you commit?" Lu Pingchuan drank tea for himself.
"It's a long story." Nanfeng said.
"Let me tell you the truth, and I will try to exonerate you." Lu Pingchuan said.
The fat man was clumsy, so this kind of long narration naturally came from Nanfeng. Nanfeng did not hide anything from Lu Pingchuan and told him briefly what happened.
The fat man heard that Nanfeng omitted some information about himself when he told the story. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he didn't say much to add.
Lu Pingchuan frowned after hearing this, "They only brought back the bronze bell and the bronze tripod, but not Han Xin's coffin?"
"No," Nanfeng shook his head, "The coffin disappeared. They only brought back the bronze bell and the bronze tripod."
"What use does Long Yunzi have of those bronze bells and tripods?" Lu Pingchuan said to himself.
"There are strange words on the bronze bell that we don't recognize. I suspect those words may record some kind of magic." Nanfeng said.
"It makes sense." Lu Pingchuan nodded slowly, "As you said before, they wrapped it tightly in linen when transporting it, presumably to hide it from others."
The two nodded, Nanfeng brought tea to drink, and the fat man also picked up the teacup.
Lu Pingchuan stood up straight, walked to the table, sat down, studied ink and wrote, and at the same time said, "Although Long Yunzi is a practitioner, he acts ruthlessly. It's lucky that you met me. Otherwise, He will definitely silence you."
Nanfeng nodded again. When Tian Yuanzi took him to search for the Tortoise-shell Heavenly Book, Long Yunzi ordered the government to silence the entire inn in the east of the city. However, those people died in vain because the Tortoise-shell Heavenly Book that Long Yunzi obtained that time was fake.
"I will write a letter and inform Grand Sima about this matter. Regardless of whether the bronze bell records a mysterious spell or not, we will just say that it is and let Li Chaozong come out to fight with him. In this way, Long Yunzi will have no time to cause harm. You." Lu Pingchuan said.
"Good idea." The fat man was very happy.
Nanfeng was also very happy. Lu Pingchuan's idea was indeed a good one. He killed two birds with one stone. He showed his loyalty to Da Sima and distracted Long Yunzi. However, the main reason for his joy was that Lu Pingchuan called Li Chaozong by his first name. This shows that Lu Pingchuan did not have a deep master-disciple relationship with Li Chaozong. Just like he married Li Shangqin's wife and nephew, he just wanted to use his strength to rise to power.
Lu Pingchuan wrote a letter, sealed it with wax tears, called his servant over, and ordered him to send it to Sima Mansion immediately.
As soon as the servant left, a woman in her twenties entered the hall accompanied by two maids. Lu Pingchuan left the table and introduced each other.
Just as Lu Pingchuan said, this woman was very ugly, immoral, and arrogant. She looked down upon the two of them and left in a hurry after seeing them once.
Since Lu Pingchuan had said hello before, the two of them didn't take their sister-in-law's slights seriously.
The large family had all the vegetables and fruits, and the banquet was quickly arranged. The three of them sat around the round table, drinking and reminiscing.
Although Lu Pingchuan never concealed his murky path to the top from the two of them, he did not want to talk too much about the events after the breakup. The three of them talked mostly about the past.
When talking about the past, it is natural to talk about other brothers and sisters. Lu Pingchuan did not know the whereabouts of Chu Huairou, Gongsun Changle and others. Nanfeng told him about Gongsun Changle's situation. Apart from Chu Huairou and Gongsun Changle, there are still Big Eyes and Mo Li.
Big Eyes and Mo Li were both with Lu Pingchuan back then. When Fatty asked about Big Eyes and Li Mo Li, Lu Pingchuan remained silent for a long time.
After pouring himself a glass of wine, Lu Pingchuan put down his glass and looked at Nanfeng with a solemn expression, "I didn't tell you the truth back then. Mo Li was not lost or abducted." .”
Nan Feng had already guessed that Mo Li had been given away by Lu Pingchuan. Hearing what Lu Pingchuan said, he was not surprised, but he was surprised that Lu Pingchuan dared to tell the truth.
"Brother, what happened to Li Li? I still owe him a piece of jade." The fat man said.
"Mo Li..." Lu Pingchuan stopped talking.
Seeing Lu Pingchuan struggling, the two of them became even more confused and looked at him directly, waiting for him to continue.
But Lu Pingchuan did not say anything further, but reached for the wine bottle.
"Brother, too much alcohol is harmful to your health." Nanfeng pressed Lu Pingchuan's hand that was holding the wine bottle.
Lu Pingchuan took the jug by force, poured another glass, and drank it all in one gulp, "Mo Li asked me to sell it."
When the two of them heard what they said, they both turned pale and were dumbfounded.
Lu Pingchuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "We couldn't find anything to eat outside the city. Big Eyes and I could survive, but Mo Li was still young and couldn't eat cassava and wild vegetables, so he always cried. In the end, there was no way out. , I could only find a way out for Mo Li. The couple were from the South. They took Mo Li away and left behind ten taels of silver. I gave Big Eyes the ten taels of silver and told her that I wanted to learn martial arts and could no longer take care of her. , let her take the money and find a place to live."
The two felt sad to hear this, their hearts were heavy, and they sighed sadly.
Lu Pingchuan added, "But when I woke up the next day, the big eyes were gone. She left, but she didn't take away the ten taels of silver. She left the silver to me."
"Alas." Lu Pingchuan closed his eyes and sighed, "I haven't touched those ten taels of silver. It was the money for selling Mo Li. I won't use it even if I starve to death. I have always regretted it all these years. I can be used as a cow for others." Ma, you can work as a slave for others, but I shouldn't sell my brother..."