The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 158 Wei!
"Zhongti, that's the situation."

"Your Majesty asked me to find Lu Ruoling Jiao Bo, but how do I know where he is? How can I get to him? How can I make him trust me?"

Ji Kang's face was full of helplessness.

In the past, Ji Kang always thought that he was quite talented, but when he really started to do things, Ji Kang realized that he was really not suitable for doing these things.

The emperor had secretly given the letter to him, but Ji Kang had no idea how to get it to Jiao Bo. He didn't even know where this man lived, nor did he know who to ask about him.

He looked at Lu An in front of him and continued, "Your Majesty said that Zhong Ti can be trusted."

"Let me ask for your opinion before I do anything."

"Is there anything you want to teach me?"

Lu An looked at Ji Kang in front of him and said, "I admire your courage in accepting this mission in such a critical moment, and I also admire your loyalty to His Majesty. But, according to what you said, His Majesty's letter has not been delivered in the past two days?"

"Have you ever considered that if this is an urgent letter, it would be useless to send it now?"

Ji Kang was horrified. "I was just thinking about how to get to your door in my house. I rarely contact people. I only hang out with you guys for drinks. How can I find this Uncle Jiao?"

Lu An shook his head and looked into Ji Kang's eyes. "If you trust me, I can do this for you."

"Your Majesty said you are trustworthy, so of course I believe it. However, Your Majesty also said that you are the only one in the Lu family who can be trusted."

Lu An was not surprised. He said seriously, "Your Majesty has never met my brother, so it's normal for you not to trust him. Don't worry, I won't let anyone else know about this. I will go and send him off personally."

Ji Kang did not say Cao Mao's original words.

It is indeed difficult to tell Lu An this. Should I tell him myself that your brother was sent by Sima Shi?
Then Lu An would have to break up with him on the spot.

Ji Kang didn't say much. He carefully took out the rolled-up note from the inner room and handed it to Lu An in front of him.

Taking the light paper, Lu An felt his whole body become heavy. He hid the letter on his body and looked at Ji Kang in front of him. "Your Majesty only asked you to deliver the letter to Jiao Bo, the commander of Lu Ruoling? Are there any other instructions? Please don't miss any!"

"There were no other instructions, just for me to hand it over to Jiao Bo."

"Tell me not to say anything more to him, just say it was sent by His Majesty, and then turn around and leave."

Lu An kept all of this in mind, then said goodbye to Ji Kang and left.

Lu An was very similar to Ji Kang. Both of them were arrogant and conceited because of their talents. The difference was that Lu An did not seek the way of immortality. He had the ambition to govern the world, but he looked down on those who depended on the Sima family.

For example, Ji Kang's elder brother Ji Xi was very talented, but because he liked to be an official and was close to the Sima family, Lu An looked down on him for this reason.

Lu An once traveled thousands of miles to meet Ji Kang for a drink, but Ji Kang was not at home. Ji Xi came out to open the door, but Lu An did not go in. Instead, he left a message on the door with the Chinese character "feng". Ji Xi thought Lu An was trying to flatter him, but later realized that Lu An had written "common bird".

Even Ruan Ji did not think much of his good friend's brother, always looking down on him and looking favorably upon Ji Kang.

Lu An's advantage over Ji Kang is that he would not be too conspicuous when traveling with him. Although they were both famous scholars, there were also differences in strength between them. Ji Kang was very famous, and even Zhong Hui was his "fan". No matter where he went, he would be easily recognized.

If we send someone directly to inquire about Jiao Bo and then go to find him, I'm afraid the whole Luoyang will know about this matter the next day.

But Lu An was different. Although he was friends with Ji Kang and others, not many people knew him because he was not strong in classics and his background was not as powerful as Ji Kang's.

After his father passed away, the two brothers of the Lu family had a very difficult life. Lu Xun once served as Sima Zhao's chief secretary, but was dismissed by Sima Zhao because of his poor performance.

Their father left them no title or connections, so they had enough food and clothing but no chance of advancement.

Lu An knew more about the sufferings of the world than Ji Kang, although not much, but there was some.

He knew that Lu Ruoling was an official of the Shaofu, so he visited a good friend who also worked in the Shaofu, and inquired about the vacancies under the pretext of looking for a job. He also asked about the identities of the various officials in the Shaofu.

Naturally, I found out about this Jiao Bo.

Then, he used the excuse of visiting to deliver gifts to inquire about the residences of several officials, including Jiao Bo.

The friend said helplessly that there were no vacancies in the imperial court and perhaps he could go to the local area. Lu An thanked his good friend and went directly to Jiao Bo's mansion.

He did not rush in, but instead walked around the mansion a few times to make sure it was safe.

"Boom, bang, bang."

The sudden knock on the door scared Jiao Bo's servants.

The old butler hurriedly opened the door and bowed respectfully.

Lu An smiled and asked, "Is Mr. Jiao in the mansion?"

"Yes, sir, how shall I report this?"

The servant stared at Lu An's hand. He was not asking him for money, but for his business card.

This thing is equivalent to the business card of later generations, which is what officials and celebrities would use when visiting each other. However, in the era of the collapse of rituals and music, this thing is no longer effective. Everyone just barges in after taking their medicine. Being able to enter with clothes on is enough to give face. What is the need for a business card?

Sure enough, this distinguished guest looked righteous, but still had no intention of submitting a business card. He said, "Please tell him that a distinguished guest is coming."

The servant sighed deeply. If it were forty years ago, he would have locked this man out.

Why are people so rude nowadays? He asked Lu An to wait for a while and then turned to go into the mansion.

Just a moment later, Jiao Bo came out in person. Seeing Lu An outside the door, he frowned and looked a little suspicious.

Lu An saluted him and asked, "But Mr. Jiao?"

Jiao Bo invited him in to talk. The two looked at each other. Lu An followed him into the inner room and sat down. Then he said, "I am Lu An. Your friend asked me to bring you a letter."

As he spoke, he took out the note and handed it to Jiao Bo in front of him.

After handing it in, he immediately stood up and shouted in a feigned anger, "Since you don't have a suitable job for me, I won't bother you anymore!!"

Then he turned away.

Only Jiao Bo was left bewildered.

After Lu An left, a dark shadow flashed out from the side. That person was Liu Lu.

"Who is this person? Do you want me to follow him and see?"

"No need."

Jiao Bo stopped him and then rolled up the note in his hand, which was filled with dense words.

"Jiao Jun, I cherish your love for me day and night. I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are doing well. I have asked someone to deliver this letter to you because I need your help with a few things."

With this first sentence, Cao Mao proved his identity. The matter of searching for the jade was something only the emperor and his minister knew about at the time, and no one else knew about it. Cao Mao did not exchange many pleasantries, but went straight to the point.

"It's a letter from His Majesty!"

Jiao Bo said this, and Liu Lu was shocked. He subconsciously wanted to snatch it away to read, but when he remembered that he couldn't read, he put his hand down and said, "What did His Majesty say? Read it to me quickly! Is His Majesty okay now? Has he been wronged?"

Jiao Bo continued reading.

"The first thing to do is to record these words and send them to General Guanqiu Jian."

"Yanzhou Governor Deng Ai will defend Lejia to the death, only defending it without advancing, blocking your advance. General Zhennan Zhuge Dan will attack eastward from Anfeng Commandery, threatening Shouchun and disrupting your food supply. General Zhengdong Hu Zun will lead the Qing and Xu armies out of Qiao and Song to encircle your retreat. Jingzhou Governor Wang Ji will lead the Jingzhou army eastward, while General Zhengnan Wang Chang will provide reinforcements and provide logistics."

"General, please do not rush to raise an army. Sima Shi will definitely order you to the imperial court. You can claim Wu is attacking or feign illness, but don't refuse outright. Try to delay as much as possible. Sima Shi will not live long!"

"If you are forced to start a war, don't rush into it."

"Also, I have a treasure that can help the general to change the straight and long shaft of the plow into a curved and short shaft, and put a

Jiao Bo quickly finished reading these, and then looked at the second thing.

"The second matter is Liu Lu. After Guanqiu Dian was captured, Sima Shi never mentioned Liu Lu. It seems that he was not captured. Please make sure to find him. He is very loyal to me and a brave man. Things like delivering the letter can be entrusted to him."

Jiao Bo laughed and glanced at Liu Lu, "His Majesty told me to look for you!"

"He also praised your ability to get things done and said he could let you deliver a letter to Huainan!"

Liu Lu was overjoyed and patted his chest proudly, "Of course, I have never let His Majesty down in anything he has asked me to do!"

Jiao Bo read on again.

"The third thing is to ask you to help contact Li Zhao, Yin Damu, and others. If possible, I hope you can also contact Guo Ze. I cannot meet with them directly, so please contact them privately for the time being and wait for my order. Ji Kang is a trustworthy person. If there is anything, you can contact me through him."

"Please secretly accumulate strength, do not act rashly, and wait patiently. If things change, I will definitely issue an edict to pacify the world and support the country!"

Jiao Bo slowly put away the letter and looked at Liu Lu beside him.

"Jiao Jun, what did His Majesty say? Is he doing well?"

Facing Liu Lu's gaze, Jiao Bo pursed his lips and said seriously: "His Majesty said that he is doing well now. The Sima family dares not bully him anymore. He can even send someone to contact us."

"Haha, that's great, that's great! Your Majesty is alone, and I was worried he'd be bullied. Now I feel at ease!"

Liu Lu said happily.

"Mr. Liu, I'll contact the people in the city. You're the only one who can take care of General Guanqiu in Huainan."

"only!!"

Liu Lu couldn't wait to say: "There's no time to lose, I'm leaving now!"

"Don't worry. You can rest today. I still have to copy these things. After I finish copying, you can set off tomorrow morning."

"No! This is something His Majesty has entrusted us with. How can we delay? Write it now!"

“I’ll leave once I finish writing it!!!”

Jiao Bo was stunned and slowly bowed to Liu Lu.

"only!"

(End of this chapter)