"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock on the door of a guest room on the second floor near the courtyard.
When Yin Ji saw no response from the room, he knocked three times harder.
"Who is it again?" The voice was loud, and the people in the room must be Pang Gu who was responding, but he sounded very impatient, "Stop knocking, he's already asleep!"
The house was brightly lit, and Yin Jizhi knew that he was fooling people, so he deliberately annoyed him and continued to knock on the door in silence. Lu Zuo smiled silently and did not stop him.
"Who is it?" The rough voice in the room seemed more anxious, and then the curses seemed to be getting closer and closer. "Bah!" After the door opened, Pang Gu suddenly looked up and saw Lu Zuo and Yin Ji. He jumped up excitedly, "Brother Lu, little Yin Ji, why are you here? Come on, come on! Please come inside!" After saying that, he pushed the two of them inside, then turned around and closed the door.
Lu Zuotuan sat at the table and said with a smile: "Brother Pang, it seems that there are many people coming to see you tonight!"
While Pang Gu poured water for the two of them, he said helplessly: "Brother Lu, please stop laughing at me. If you mention this, I will get angry!"
After Yin Ji drank the water poured by Pang Gu in one gulp, he took the kettle and poured water while teasing him with a smile: "Brother Pang Gu, isn't this good?"
Pang Gu slapped Yin Ji on the head, "You boy, you are really good at talking!" Then he complained to Lu Zuo, "Brother Lu, now I finally understand the old saying, why ten years of hard work..."
Yin Ji answered: "After ten years of being cold, no one asked me, but I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, yes, that's right!"
"But I think what Brother Pangda said today is 'if you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster, if you don't fly, you will be soaring into the sky'!"
"Little Yin Ji, you're the only one who's really good. You've learned so much from Brother Lu that you can't talk about words!" Pang Gu then slapped the table and sighed, "These people have annoyed me to death just this night, won't it be more troublesome in the future? Hey... …I think, little brother, I’d better just imitate the Second Master Guan to seal the gold and leave without doing anything else.”
Yin Ji continued to sneer and said: "Brother Pang Pang, the second master Guan is looking for Liu Xuande to hang the seal and seal the gold. Who are you looking for?"
Pang Gu stared at Yin Ji, his eyes widened, "I'll just ask Brother Lu, I don't have time to talk to you about this, I'm serious."
"Okay!" Lu Zuo smiled and said, "You guys should stop bickering! Brother Pang, I also understand your difficulties, but since the matter has become a fact, there is nothing to evade. I believe that as a brother, I conclude that you are The DPRK will definitely be able to accomplish something."
"But..." Pang Gu looked helpless, "I can't stand the favors that come and go every day, and I always have to do something against my will."
Lu Zuo drank a glass of water, "Do you know why the emperor gave you the rank of Huaihua Division and asked you to go out with the army?"
"I know!" Yin Ji replied quickly, "Because Brother Pangda is very capable."
Pang Gu also looked at Lu Zuo with deep understanding, wanting to get his instructions.
Lu Zuo sneered: "Ji'er, what you said is just one of them."
"Is there any other reason?" Pang Gu asked curiously.
Lu Zuo nodded, "One more thing, what the emperor likes is that you are not good at making friends with others and you don't know how to make friends with others!"
"But?" Pang Gu was very puzzled and thought, "But the emperor and I have only met each other a few times, how can he know my character?"
"Haha..." Lu Zuo raised the tea cup in his hand and asked, "How much does Brother Pang think this tea cup is worth?"
"What's the value of ordinary things in ordinary people's homes?"
"Then how did Brother Pang know that this cup is an ordinary thing?"
"Of course I've seen it a lot, I'll know it at a glance!" Pang Gu asked doubtfully, "Brother Lu is trying to avoid the important and take the easy. What's the use of this broken cup?"
Yin Ji mocked: "Brother Pang Pang, you still don't know what my master means! Even I know it!"
Pang Gu looked at Yin Ji, then looked at Lu Zuo with a puzzled expression, "What...what does this mean?"
Lu Zuo explained: "Ordinary people can tell at a glance whether a cup is worth something. The emperor has seen countless people. Isn't it clear to the old man whether a person is worthy of a heavy responsibility? What's more, our emperor is over fifty years old. It can be said that he has a unique vision.”
"Oh!" Pang Gu suddenly realized, but he lowered his head angrily and continued to mutter, "But I'm afraid he may have misunderstood. Anyway, I don't want to be this official! I originally wanted to refuse today, but I still Without saying anything, the emperor said he was tired and wanted to leave, which made me anxious at the time!"
Lu Zuo smiled and said: "I also saw it today. When you were about to speak, I expected that Brother Pang would politely refuse. But the emperor said that he was tired. Did you really believe it?"
Pang Gu said in confusion: "Brother Lu, what do you mean..."
"What the emperor said at that time was just an excuse!"
"I see, that means the emperor also saw my intention at that time!" Pang Gu guessed.
Yin Ji smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Pangda is quite smart too!"
Pang Gu ignored Yin Ji's teasing words, just lowered his head and said meaningfully: "Hey... this court is really complicated!"
"Brother Pang, don't worry too much, brother is still here, right?"
"It's easier to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain. Since the wood... has become a boat, we can only move forward." Pang Gu knew that even if he wanted to quit now, it would be useless, so he asked, "Brother Lu, what should I do next? ?”
Lu Zuo whispered: "Now we can only wait for Qiu Hou's army to go on the expedition. As long as the prince doesn't make any moves, it shouldn't be a problem to take back Shanzhou this time!"
Seeing him so confidently swearing, Pang Gu couldn't help but wonder: "Why is Brother Lu so confident that he can take back Shanzhou?"
Lu Zuo sneered and said: "Everything is under my control, Brother Pang, this is also your opportunity to make contributions!"
Pang Gu clasped his fists and said, "It doesn't matter if you make great achievements, as long as you can follow Brother Lu, I'm willing to do it."
Yin Ji also shouted: "Master, this time I have to go into battle to kill the enemy. My disciple's Zhanlu Sword hasn't really come into use yet!"
"Kill the enemy? Ji'er, you will have many opportunities in the future!" Lu Zuo smiled slightly, and then continued to ask Pang Gu, "Did the Holy One say when to send troops?"
"Don't Brother Lu know?"
"This matter is so confidential, the emperor will not tell me."
Pang Gu stood up, leaned into Lu Zuo's ear, and whispered: "Send troops on August 16th, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Lu Zuo nodded and murmured: "This is about the time I expected, now we have to start preparing!"
"What are you preparing for?" Pang Gu looked at Lu Zuo who looked strange and asked.
"No...it's nothing." Lu Zuo pretended to be calm.
"By the way, there's one more thing I almost forgot!"
"Oh? What's the matter?"
Pang Gu said angrily: "When I came back from the palace tonight, I found someone following me!"
