Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"Let me see!"

Han Duo was young at heart, and whenever he heard something that interested him, he would come forward. Relying on the fact that he was the youngest but still a teenager, he squeezed to the window and looked out. In the dark night, the lanterns hung on the street emitted a dim light, and many people came and went, both big and small officials in rich clothes, walking arm in arm in the direction of the brothel.

"Which one?"

"Everyone is coming in, who can we see?" Lu Guan leaned back as much as he could to let Han Duo lie on the window, but his eyes glanced to the side, watching four figures follow the waiter upstairs and into the private room.

"Come in." The young man stepped back and blinked: "Forget it, I'll go there with Guan Ge'er later and see what he looks like."

"Ji Lang, stop talking for a while."

Seeing that he was somewhat excited, Lu Guan had no choice but to speak. There was nothing he could do about this matter. Although the people of the Han family were relatives, they also had their own considerations. Han Duomo looked the youngest, but his father was a capable man who could even influence the decision of the Han family. This time, even though there were three or four young men from the Han family, they all had to give way to the youngest guy.

"Don't worry, Brother Guan." Han Duo happily crossed his lips with his finger: "I will just listen and not say anything for a while, okay?"

"Slippery."

Lu Guan smiled and shook his head, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. This trip was actually a little beyond his expectations. He thought that when he arrived in Liaoyang Prefecture, he would be able to see his cousin Lu Yan immediately and talk to him. But it turned out that he had gone somewhere and was not in the capital of Tokyo Province at all.

I wanted to find Zhang Lin to find out something, but there was no trace of him. After asking around, I found out that Zhang Lin was sent to Zhenhai Prefecture on official business.

How could a man who had just surrendered be qualified to be sent on a business trip?

Putting down the wine glass, Lu Guan habitually rubbed the knuckles of his index finger with his left thumb, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. When he came, the general was still fighting outside and had not returned yet, which meant that it was the few people who stayed here who ordered him to do so.

Don't you want me to know the general's attitude towards the Lu family?

still is……

"Brother Guan, why don't you go find them?"

"Hmm?" Han Duo's voice interrupted Lu Guan's thoughts. He looked up at Han Duo who was eager to try and smiled, "No hurry. It's past the normal dinner time. They must be starving now. Going there now would only annoy them."

He picked up the chopsticks in front of him and said, "Eat ours first, and then we can go when we're done. By then, he won't be so hungry, and we don't have to worry about him getting drunk and unable to talk."

"Oh."

The young man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said in a pretentious manner: "You people are really troublesome. You have to calculate everything."

"You kid, eat your food." Lu Guan scolded with a smile: "This is not a calculation, it's just putting yourself in someone else's shoes. When you are hungry, do you have the mind to deal with others?"

"……Too."

Han Duo was stunned for a moment, then nodded, picked up the fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth: "Then eat quickly, and we'll go after you finish eating."

……

Private room on the second floor.

"...The accumulated government affairs of the past two days have been almost dealt with. According to past experience, the next thing is the promotion and appointment of the generals in the army and officials from all over the country." Li Zhu watched the waiter put down the roasted chicken, stretched out his hand to tear off a chicken leg and took it in his hand: "But now that we have to persuade him to ascend the throne, this matter should also be postponed, otherwise it will be annoying to do the same thing twice."

"That's as it should be. Uncle and Brother Min's positions have not been decided yet, so we will grant them together when the time comes." Wang Zheng stuffed his mouth with honey meat and raised his head to drink the wine glass. "After all, if a country is founded, various positions will definitely change."

"I am not in a hurry, but what my nephew said makes sense..." Yang Pu drank his wine and narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's a good opportunity to see what the general is thinking. If the general is not in a hurry to determine the positions and promote the meritorious people in the army..." He paused, and Gao Zhen beside him continued: "That means the general also has this intention."

"exactly."

"Come, come, come, drink to win—"

"Drinking wins——"

The four of them all had happy looks on their faces. They drank a lot but remained sober and didn't get drunk. They wanted to do something big recently, so they couldn't let alcohol numb their brains. It wouldn't be too late to get drunk again when the task was accomplished.

There were deliberately heavy footsteps outside. Li Zhu turned around with a glass of wine in his hand and looked. The other three stopped eating and drinking and looked towards the door along his line of sight. The heavy footsteps stopped at that moment.

Snap, snap—

The door of the private room rang, and the four of them looked at each other and shook their heads. Assistant Li put down his wine glass, frowned, and said, "Come in."

squeak-

The door was gently pushed open to the left and right, and Lu Guan's young face appeared in sight. He stepped in and saluted with both hands: "Lu Guan of Xijin Mansion greets the four adults."

Han Duo stepped aside and said, "This is my friend, Han Duo, the young master of the Han family in Yanjing."

The young man smiled and said, "Han Duo greets all the adults."

Li Zhu, Wang Zheng, and Gao Zhen suddenly realized what was going on. They stood up politely and bowed to Lu Guan: "Greetings, Mr. Lu and Mr. Han."

Yang Pu didn't know why the three men were so polite, but he was also in officialdom, so he wouldn't feel out of place. He followed the crowd and greeted the two young men.

Assistant Li waved his hand at the table and said, "We got off work a little late today. I wonder if Mr. Lu is ready to eat? How about we eat together?"

Most of the dishes on the table had been eaten, especially the roasted chicken, with only a chicken breast bone left on the plate. There were only three or two slices of fish meat left in a dish of sashimi, and the rim of the wine glass was a little greasy, making it look like leftovers.

Han Duo was young, and there was some reluctance in his eyes, but Lu Guan smiled sincerely: "My friends and I have already had dinner, thank you for your kindness, Li Zhubu."

After a pause, he said, "I wonder when the general will be free. I want to meet with him to discuss important matters."

Yang Pu didn't know the details, and Gao Zhen was not good at dealing with such things. The two simply kept silent and ate something casually. Li Zhu and Wang Zheng exchanged glances, and the latter smiled lazily: "The general was busy with official duties a few days ago and didn't have time to summon Mr. Lu. Now that the backlog of matters has been dealt with, maybe he will meet with Mr. Lu in the next two days."

I hope to see it for real.

Lu Guan muttered to himself, but still put on a smile on his face: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Military Advisor Wang. Please report to the general. The Lu family has a family tree to present, and we are willing to do our best to help."

"No problem." Wang Zheng nodded in agreement.

"Then we two won't bother you anymore."

Seeing that the four people opposite had no intention of saying more, Lu Guan and Han Duo bowed and stepped back. Li Zhu looked at him thoughtfully and suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"

Lü Guan stopped immediately and asked: "What do you think, Li Zhubu?"

"Nothing." Li Zhu smiled and said, "I have something to ask Mr. Lu, did the Lu family take root in Xijin Prefecture from the beginning?" (End of this chapter)