The more Xun Yu thought about it, the more strange he felt, so he asked Xun Mou: "Now, the saying 'Xun Mou and Lu Zuo can be obtained in the world' can be said to be known to everyone. Even the prince and King Ning are vying to get him. Do you think all this is a coincidence?"
"It's hard to say, but I feel like someone deliberately arranged it." Xun Mou let out a sigh of relief, "What I'm worried about now is not Lu Zuo's background!"
"Then what are you worried about?"
"What I'm worried about is whether this Lu Zuo is an enemy or a friend!" When Xun Mou said, there was a trace of hesitation in his eyes, "And whether that book really exists!"
"Oh?"
Xun Mou looked at his father's surprised eyes and was puzzled. "Children are also strange. Even my master doesn't know if this book really exists. But such a book can't be based on nothing, right?"
"Could it be that your master, Taoist Ku Ku, secretly passed it on to Zen Master Guzhi, and then he passed it on to Lu Zuo?"
"If this book really exists and is in Lu Zuo's hands, it will be our biggest threat!" Xun Mou's always arrogant eyes suddenly showed a hint of fear.
"What should we do?"
Xun Mou's face was as dark as water. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "That can only make Lu Zuo disappear! Since we are sincere in advising the prince, we have to see if the prince really has it this time. Chengxin reluctantly parted ways with me!"
Xun Yu laughed, "When the time comes, it will kill two birds with one stone!"
It was dark at night, and after Lu Zuo and others arrived at the capital, they finally had their own place to stay. They didn't expect that the mansion of Tao Jilin, the former minister of the Ministry of War, was so big.
The long-abandoned mansion was covered with weeds and dark cobwebs. Fortunately, the prince sent dozens of servants to clean the house in the afternoon, so the three of them, Lu Zuo, were able to move in so quickly.
Since the yard was too big and Yin Ji didn't dare to sleep alone, Lu Zuo simply arranged a large wing room with three beds, and the three of them shared a room.
After the three of them had dinner, Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji lit candles in the room, placed the Go chess set, and started playing. Lu Zuo was the only one sitting around the charcoal stove in a daze.
"Master, you have been in a daze all afternoon. Come and help me quickly. The second brother is very good at chess and I am no match for him." Yin Ji begged coquettishly, interrupting Lu Zuo's thinking.
"You two still have fun!" Lu Zuo smiled lightly.
"What's wrong, brother? Why don't you just play chess?" Lu Renxiang said proudly.
Lu Zuo stood up slowly, walked to them, and then put the chess pieces on the chessboard into the nanmu chess sets one by one. "It's time to put them away. Ji'er, go boil a pot of water."
"Why are you boiling water? Haven't you already washed up?" Yin Ji looked at Lu Zuo with innocent eyes.
Lu Zuo held up the chess piece and tapped Yin Ji's forehead twice, then said with a smile: "His Royal Highness will be here soon, don't say hello!"
Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji looked at Lu Zuo with questioning eyes. Recently, Lu Zuo had made several clever calculations, all of which were very accurate, so now they are used to it. It's just that the prince Liu Yan always makes his calculations anytime, anywhere, regardless of time or occasion. As for the question of greetings, the two of them couldn't bear to be bothered, so they almost said impatiently in unison: "Here again!"
"What? Not welcome?" Lu Zuo looked at their amused expressions and couldn't help but smile.
Yin Ji pouted, "I'm just not welcome. I come to bother you, Master, every day!"
"It's not that we are not welcome, it's that he has sent people around us every day recently. It's like we are under house arrest!" The reason why Lu Renxiang is not welcome is completely different from Yin Ji's idea.
"Who told us to live under someone else's roof?" Lu Zuo finished packing the chess pieces and urged Yin Ji to boil water.
Yin Ji had to get up, put on his cloak, and put a pottery basin on the fire to boil water.
Lu Zuo took advantage of the situation and sat in the seat where Yin Ji had been sitting, and told Lu Renxiang in a serious voice: "The next exam is coming soon. Maybe the top three in this department will depend on you!"
"Why?" Lu Renxiang didn't know what was going on, "Isn't it that the exam hasn't started yet?"
"Master, there is a knock on the door! Did you hear it?" Yin Ji interrupted their conversation.
"Your ears are very good. Even the people in the deep house can hear the knocking on the door!" Lu Zuo joked, waving to Yin Ji to open the door, "Second brother, let's go out and greet him together!"
Although Lu Renxiang believed that his brother might be right, he still couldn't help but ask: "Brother, how can you be so sure that you are His Highness the Crown Prince?"
While Lu Zuo put a cloak on Lu Renxiang, he replied in a low voice: "I ran over here after morning to ask for countermeasures. It's so late, I guess what I said has come true!"
At this time, outside the corridor eaves, bursts of hearty laughter could be heard from a distance, laughing and shouting: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu!"
As soon as Lu Zuo walked to the door, he saw the prince walking quickly and said, "Mr. Lu really has a clever plan. I will do what you said!"
"Your Highness, slide carefully, let's go into the house!" Lu Zuo bowed and saluted, letting the prince walk in front. Several people crowded behind the prince and entered the house, leaving only a few of the prince's entourage to guard the door.
Lu Zuo and the prince sat on their knees around the stove, while Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji served tea beside them.
After the prince took the tea, he took a sip and placed the tea cup on the tray next to the cushion. "Mr. Lu, I really admire you this time. I didn't expect that the Xun family, which has always been neutral, would now Be loyal to me. Now that we have the support of Duke Xun Yu and General Xun, I will be even more powerful! Now what are the consequences of King Ning and King Wei!"
When the prince said this, his face was filled with pride, and he took Lu Zuo's hand and thanked him profusely.
Lu Zuo just smiled politely and didn't react much.
"Mr. Lu, how are you sure that Xun Yu will be loyal to me?" Seeing Lu Zuo's expressionless face, the prince felt that he was a little carried away, so he asked this question to resolve the embarrassment.
"The reason why Duke Wei Xun Yu has always been ambiguous is partly because the strength of the party struggle is not obvious, and partly because the crown prince and Prince Ning did not promise the results he wanted."
Prince Liu Yan was obviously deeply impressed, and he cupped his hands and said, "It's really a clever plan."
"Did Xun Mou say anything to you?" Lu Zuo squinted his eyes and carefully observed the prince's expression from the corner of his eye.
The prince was stunned for a long time, not knowing how to answer. He said "Yes" for a long time before hesitantly replied: "No... I didn't say anything!"
Seeing Liu Yan's nervous expression, Lu Zuo had already guessed something, so he stopped talking.
After the atmosphere in the room became solemn for a moment, Prince Liu Yan saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Sorry for bothering you so late, sir. It's getting colder these days. I'll have my servants deliver a few more boxes of charcoal tomorrow." The prince said before leaving, "By the way, such a big yard is empty. , I will send a few servants over tomorrow to take care of Mr.’s daily life, so please don’t send me away.”
Just when Lu Zuo was about to refuse, Prince Liu Yan turned around and got on the carriage and left. Looking at the back of the prince's carriage going away, Lu Zuo vaguely felt that a crisis was coming. When he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a chill on the back of his head.
"Brother, this door happens to be a vent, so don't be stunned. Let's go inside and talk!" Lu Renxiang took a cloak in his hand at some point and put it on Lu Zuo.
"It seems that this cold winter is still very long!" Lu Zuo sighed, then turned and went back to the house.
