After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 53 Lu Hou's confidant

The next day, Meng Di followed Yang Hu into the palace to have an audience with Marquis Lu.

Luhou Palace is located in the southwest corner of Lu City. The architectural pattern is simple and grand, and the palace is majestic and luxurious. When entering the gate of the palace, Yang Hu did not hide the eagerness in his eyes.

The Chief Master of Ceremonies of the Pedestrian Department, Liu Xiaji, was waiting in front of the palace gate, but Yang Hu swung him away with a flick of his sleeves, so he had no choice but to follow behind.

Luhou Jisong was mediocre with wrinkled faces. She was only less than 40 years old and looked like a little old man, with a look of bitterness and hatred.

Ji Song has been on the throne for more than a year. Not only does he look pitiful, but he is indeed pitiful.

Ji Pingzi, the patriarch of the Ji family, knew that time was running out and he could not control the government, so he supported him from an unknown son of Song Dynasty to become the king of the country, just to see that he was honest and easy to control.

When Patriarch Sanhuan passed away one after another, Ji Song heaved a sigh of relief, finally able to enjoy the king's addiction.Unexpectedly, a more domineering power minister, Yang Hu, appeared.

Yang Hu started at the end of the day and is very realistic, unlike Ji Pingzi who can maintain the majesty of the office on the surface.

It's better to be happy when you are a son, Ji Song often sighs.

The interview process is very simple, if it is not simple, it will not work, Yang Hu has long been impatient waiting.

"Meng Di, a descendant of the Meng family, made great contributions in destroying the bandits Zhi, and was granted the title of Doctor of Mengyi."

Afterwards, Liu Xiaji read out the content of the canonization on his behalf, and Meng Di thanked him according to the courtesy. Regardless of whether the doctor has moisture or not, he has since gained status among the princes of the Central Plains.

Walking out of the hall, under the cover of heavy eaves, a few wild geese flew across the exposed corner of the sky. Thinking of Luhou's numb expression just now, Meng Di sighed softly. A puppet at the mercy of others is not as good as a puppet locked in a cage. little bird.

"Doctor Liuxia, you have to get close to Doctor Meng, haha." Yang Hu's heroic laughter sounded from beside him.

"Yes, I will pay a special visit later, I wonder if it's convenient for Dr. Meng?" Liu Xiaji responded with an embarrassed expression.

Meng Di didn't understand why, but seeing that the two of them had no intention of explaining, he responded casually.

The army chariot with four horses was waiting outside the palace gate. Yang Hu boarded the chariot first, and Meng Di stood on the right side of the chariot.

Yang Hu seemed to think of something suddenly, and said to Meng Di: "I see that Dr. Meng doesn't have a chariot, so how about giving the military chariot and the driver to Dr. Meng as a gift?"

"Thank you Lord Yangzi, Meng Di is not used to military chariots, so he can ride a horse." Meng Di knew that he was a bit different, but it was better to receive less favors for these small things, and Lu people also knew that there were few chariots in the land of Wuyue. It makes sense.

Yang Hu didn't take it seriously, and continued: "There are only dozens of households in Mengyi, and thousands of households need to be relocated from the surrounding area. Doctor Meng has to figure out a way for this."

Mengyi is adjacent to the north of Feiyi, so if you want to increase the number of households, you will naturally migrate from the surrounding areas, and Feiyi is the fiefdom of the Ji family, and it is now in charge of the governor Gongshan Buxuan.

Find a way by yourself?Favors are only half given away, whether it is Yang Hu's inability to control Fei Yi or using his own hands to deal with Gongshan Buxuan, it is difficult for Meng Di to judge for a while.

Back at the post house, I discussed with Ji Ran for a long time, but nothing came of it.Because it involves the internal interests of the Ji family, it is difficult for others to speculate, so they have to go to Mengyi to act accordingly.

At this time, someone came to report that the doctor Liu Xiaji was visiting.

"Please."

"Doctor Meng, I heard that he was attacked by the bandit Zhi outside Teng City, is there such a thing?" Liu Xiaji bowed deeply as he entered the door.

"That's right." Meng Di recalled that both of them had the surname Liu Xia, and had a guess in his mind.

"My brother is really ashamed of offending Dr. Meng, please forgive me."

"You two are brothers?" Meng Di was astonished, Liu Xiazhi had a rough appearance and a mighty figure, but this Liu Xiaji in front of him had a gentle and elegant appearance, no matter what he looked like.

It turned out that Liu Xiazhi was born when his father was fighting with a tribe girl Yehe.Liuxia's family is thin, and only two heirs have grown up in this generation, so his father took him back.

Because he grew up in the mountains and forests, his wild nature was unruly. After his father died, he couldn't bear the cynicism and ridicule of the clan, so he became a bandit by nature and was at ease.

"You two brothers, one is a government official and the other is a thief, it is strange." Meng Di smiled.

Liu Xiaji blushed, he had heard this kind of words a lot, and there was nothing he could do about it.

He had a close relationship with Ji Song before, and when Ji Song succeeded Luhou, he also wanted to have a few of his own people around him, but most of the positions in the court were held by Sanhuan or Yanghu.

It turned out that he was Lu Hou's real confidant, and Meng Di understood.

"Doctor Meng, Brother She doesn't know what's going on now..." Liu Xiaji hesitated for a long time before asking this sentence.

"Now, he's still alive." Meng Di frowned, and said, "Do you know how many people in Lu Kingdom want his head?"

"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive." Liu Xiaji said happily: "Doctor Meng, can I redeem him?"

It is common practice nowadays to redeem captives, and the State of Lu is no exception.

"Redemption? Let him be a bandit again? If you stay in the country, can you save his life?" Meng Di can see that the doctor Liu Xia in front of him is mediocre, that is, he can only enter the court by personal friendship. It was because of his poor ability that Yang Hu and the others felt relieved to let him stay by Luhou's side.

"This... this... the ancestor has a very high reputation. Maybe everyone can let the younger brother go for the sake of the ancestor." Liu Xiaji said in a lower voice, and in the end he didn't believe himself.

"Who is Ling Zu?"

"The ancestor's name is Liuxiahui, also known as Liuxiaji"

"Oh, the same name as you?"

"The same is Jizi, named after Ji, but I am not as good as my ancestors."

Mengdi's knowledge is shallow, and he has never heard of this person, but since Liu Xiaji can say so, he must have a high reputation.

But even the king of the Lu Kingdom is a puppet, so it's hard to say how much the fame of an ancient person can be used. I guess Liu Xiaji can also think of this, so the more he talks, the less confident he is.

"Okay, Dr. Liuxia and I hit it off right away. Since I'm your younger brother, of course I have to try to keep it." Such an honest person had to be fooled, Meng Di said with emotion.

"Really! Doctor Meng can repay evil with kindness, not only forgiving him of the crime of attack, but also saving his life?" Liu Xiaji's eyes revealed surprise.

"That's right, how about being a servant here?"

Liu Xia Ji Chang couldn't afford to worship, and thanked him with tears. He was a dutiful son, and his father specially asked him to take good care of this younger brother before he passed away.But Liu Xiazhi always got into trouble, so he really couldn't take care of it.

After Onozawa became a bandit, he also went to persuade him in person, but he was ridiculed and threatened that if he came to make noise again, he would take his heart and drink.

If he can become a minister under Meng Di, it will be a worry.He is an honest man, he doesn't say nice things, he just keeps thanking him over and over again.Meng Di couldn't laugh or cry.

Naturally, Meng Di has his intentions in doing so.

The forces of the State of Lu are intertwined and complicated. If you want to take advantage of the fire, you must not only be strong, but also have an insight into the situation and make full use of the contradictions among the various forces.

(End of this chapter)