When Mrs. Lu heard her son say that he wanted to hold another wedding in the village to show his filial piety, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Everyone was puzzled, and Qin Fu asked: "Why is my sister-in-law crying? This is a good thing!"
"I'm so happy!" The old lady smiled and wiped her tears, "It would be great if his father is still alive."
When Lu Zuo's father was mentioned, the anger in the room suddenly changed. Lu Xiuyuan and Qin Fu lowered their heads unconsciously and fell into deep thought. An Jingruo looked at Lu Zuo sitting next to him with confusion. Lu Zuo quickly smiled and said: "Mom, I think dad would be very happy if he were alive!"
"Yes, yes!" The old lady suddenly realized that she should not bring up the old matter again, and quickly changed the subject, "The last time I heard someone from Fengji Mountain say that you were married, it was a mixture of sadness and joy! Thinking of me I should have no regrets if my son can start a family and start a career. But when I think about it, my mother can't watch you get married in person, and I feel sad again. Now that you have such filial piety, how can you not make my mother happy!"
The old lady said this, but Lu Zuo had other thoughts. Thinking of his brother Lu Renxiang who was still in Suzhou, he couldn't help hiding his face in sadness. Everyone was puzzled. Only the old lady stood up slowly and walked to Lu Zuo. He comforted: "My son, there is no need to be sad. I believe your brother Renxiang will also be happy for you."
In the past two days, Lujiazhuang has been a gathering of people. Suddenly, many heroes, officials, and scholars came to cheer for Lu Zuo. The brothers from Fengji Mountain included Qin Hong and Lu Manxi, as well as the two states of Shanlan. Former classmates and good officials also came after hearing the news. An Shiqing also rushed to Lujiazhuang on the 17th. On the 18th day of the winter lunar month, Lujiazhuang ushered in an unprecedented grand day. All the old and young in the village came to set tables to celebrate. Everyone was very drunk that night and was very happy.
After a day of carnival, everyone left separately the next day. An Shiqing and other officials had important matters to attend to, so they said goodbye early in the morning. That afternoon, Lu Zuo and others also bid farewell to the old lady. So the group of people left under the watch of the whole village, old and young. While walking through Fengji Mountain, Qin Fu repeatedly invited Lu Zuo to go up the mountain and get drunk for a night, but Lu Zuo politely declined because he was in a hurry. Lu Xiuyuan was unhappy but thinking about another thing, so he asked Lu Zuo: "Zuo'er, do you think that if the emperor really decides to send us to Beijing to receive the reward this time, what should we do?"
Lu Zuo shook his head, "No! You must not go out rashly. Now we have succeeded halfway. Your strength now is very important. As long as you are in Shanzhou, this place belongs to us. In this way, we can advance and retreat freely. Once you If we go to Beijing to receive rewards, then all of our 10,000 to 20,000 troops in the village will have to be recruited by the imperial court, and then we will lose more than we gain."
"But..." Lu Xiuyuan was full of doubts, "Will the Emperor agree to us continuing to stay in this village?"
"I have been thinking about this issue for a long time. Remember what my nephew said - excuse yourself for illness." Lu Zuo said, "I will try my best to dissuade the emperor during the court and let you stay in Fengji Mountain."
Qin Hong looked at Senior Brother with great reluctance, "Senior Brother, once you leave, I don't know when I will see you again."
Lu Zuo chuckled, "Senior brother will come back to see you when he has time."
"No need to worry, no need to worry." Qin Hong turned from sadness to joy, "I can go to the capital to play with you and my sister-in-law."
"You little girl, you are obviously here just for fun, you don't miss your senior brother!"
Lu Manxi also smiled and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, I will escort the junior sister to the capital safely when the time comes."
Lu Xiuyuan said with a straight face: "You two don't want to go anywhere, just stay in the village." Then he said to Lu Zuo, "I will go back to Beijing with you this time. The capital also has someone to take care of me, so he can send someone to tell me if I have any information or difficulties."
Lu Zuo cupped his hands and said, "Listen to your second uncle's instructions."
"Then it's time to say goodbye. Good news for you is waiting for you in the capital."
After the two sides said goodbye, Lu Zuo, Jing Jingruo, Yin Ji, and Chen Tuizhi quickly chased Gao Jun's group. When they caught up, they were about to arrive in the capital.
After the victory, the army returned to the court. The civil and military officials of the court and the whole country prepared pots and pans of wine to welcome the king's troops. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty also ordered to reward the three armies and hold a banquet to comfort the generals. After this victory, Gao Yun was promoted to the third rank, granted the title of general of the town army, and was rewarded with gold, silver, cloth and silk for a mansion. Lu Zuo was also promoted to admonish the officials and was rewarded with gold, silver and cloth. The rest of the generals were also promoted to one rank. For this reason, the whole country celebrated with carnival for three days in the capital.
After the carnival, Kyoto has entered the twelfth lunar month, and the weather is getting colder and colder. Since Lu Zuo has been busy receiving awards and parades in the streets these days, he does not have time to meet with Ning Wang Liu Xun. He wants to find time to go there after his work is finished. Pay a visit to King Ning. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Zuo got up very early despite the freezing cold. After An Jingruo hurriedly helped him wash up, he hurriedly woke up Yin Ji, and the two of them went straight to the Xinghua Restaurant and passed the secret passage. When they arrived at the palace, Prince Ning Liu Xun was already waiting in the side hall.
Lu Zuo rushed to the door of the side hall in a hurry. When he looked up into the hall, he saw that the prince was sitting in the hall drinking morning tea. He bowed and said hello: "Lu Zuo is here to say hello to the prince!"
Liu Xun stood up in a hurry and walked to Lu Zuo in small steps. "Mr. Lu, there is no need to be polite. Come in and sit down. Yin Ji, come in too!" Liu Xun said as he respectfully helped Lu Zuo into the side hall.
After the two sat down in order, Liu Xun said with a sad expression: "Mr. Lu's absence in the past few months has made me look forward to it!"
"Did something happen? I have been busy with official duties these past two days and have not been able to take time off. However, there is some news from the court and I heard some after I came back."
"Now all the vacancies in the court have been filled by the prince's people, which makes me anxious to death."
"This is what Lu expected. Didn't the prince say anything to the emperor?"
"In accordance with your instructions, I will keep silent on this matter."
Lu Zuo lowered his head and fell into deep thought, "The prince is right to do this. The faster they move, the more worried the emperor will be. I believe that as long as we find a way to add fuel to the flames and make the emperor afraid, then they will Everything you do will be in vain."
Liu Xun suddenly realized, "Oh! So Mr. Lu, that's what you meant. It's really high. So it seems that it's not a good thing for them to be so anxious to install so many confidants in the court?"
"Well..." Lu Zuo nodded, "Yes! Now it's time for us to fight back."
