Chapter 54
Chapter 54
There is a deep valley in the southwest of Yuzhou, surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only a gorge on the west side can enter.
No matter how many people come, as long as they go in, even if there are only dozens of people blocking the entrance, they can be blocked to death.
In other words, as long as people are introduced into the valley, the rest will be simple.
The task on Chu Lu's side ended quickly and easily, and the next step is to see how many people Yan Jie can attract King Jingning's men to come over.According to his understanding of this former subordinate, he must not be disappointed.
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Chu Lu was in a teahouse in a nearby town at the moment, drinking tea was secondary, mainly to hear the extent of the rumors that "a group of bandits were wandering around" that had been released in the past few days.Depending on the situation, decide whether to add fuel to the flames or suppress the rumors. It is best to maintain a level that can attract people's attention without causing panic.
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The location of the teahouse he chose is good, and the business is also good. The storyteller’s ventriloquism in the teahouse is even better. The young man in Rushan should be a scholar, but his family background is not very good. His clothes are washed white and old. Occasionally, one or two sleeves reveal the inner lining with patches, but the friends on the side will also be considerate. Pretending not to see.
Although the clothes are shabby, they all have a bright spirit unique to young people in their eyes, which makes people feel full of vigor and anticipation when they look at them. This is much more pleasing than brocade clothes, gold, silver and jade pendants.
It is also because of this that even occasional disturbances due to the uncontrollable lively temperament of the young people can make people laugh, not to mention that this group of young people is indeed well-educated and has never done anything to disturb others .
Having met them many times, Chu Lu also thought about it for a while, and it was easy to remember where it was nearby, and even looked at these young people with softer eyes.
This feeling is probably like planting a seed that I don’t know whether it will germinate in the spring of a certain year. After revisiting the old place many years later, I found that the seed not only germinated and twirled, but also grew into a slim sapling. It was an unexpected surprise. , There are also gratifications.
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Spring turns to summer, and the weather is cold and hot every day. If you don't pay attention, you will catch cold.
Today, the storyteller on the stage was replaced by a different person. The shopkeeper obviously knew what the signboard of his teahouse was, and explained with an apologetic smile: “Mr. It’s really not good.”
Most of the people who came to Mr. Sun's name were regular customers, and they would not make a fuss over this matter, or even be concerned for a while.
So, not long after, the shopkeeper was holding the egg in his hand, holding the chicken in his arms, hooking a barracuda with the little finger of his left hand, and some scallions and green vegetables in his armpit.With difficulty, he bowed his head and thanked him, and assured him, "I will definitely deliver the things for you—"
Those young men in Rushan were obviously not locals, and they had no place to hold chickens or eggs.But a few people pieced together a small bag of copper coins, and a young man was assigned by his companions to run over, trying to give the copper coins to the shopkeeper.
"I can't, I can't, I can't!"
The shopkeeper had things hanging all over his body, and he didn't dare to lift his hands. He could only shake his head desperately, and backed away while shaking his head, "You will be the masters of Qingtian in the future, and it's great if you can rest in our teahouse." Guangyao matter, how can I take your things? If I really take it, Mr. Sun will come back later, and I will have to blame me..."
The person who can open a reception and send it to the teahouse is naturally sharp-tongued, and a few words from the shopkeeper silence the young man.
The young man was not used to the politeness, but he did not take back his outstretched hand, "Take it away, we live and board in the academy on weekdays, and there is nothing else to spend...Mr. Sun gave us a lot on weekdays." Pointing out, there is a saying, "A gift of a few words is all about the teacher'*, since the teacher is seriously ill, I am ashamed that I can't show myself in front of me, if I don't even have a heart, isn't it like a dog?"
Even though the shopkeeper was eloquent, he had never argued with anyone so politely before, and he was dumb for a moment. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, the young man directly reached out and stuffed the money bag into his sleeve, then turned and ran away. Turning and turning around the crowd, he returned to his seat just now.
It's not convenient to chase after the shopkeeper's things, and there are guests who are not too serious to watch the excitement, directly blocking the road.
He was angry and laughed at the same time, and glared at the young man who was poking his head from that table, but he finally accepted it.
The young people at that table were also giggling, and surrounded the returning young people like heroes.
The young man also poked his neck up and raised his chin, all complacently saying: "This is called 'a gentleman is not a weapon'."
The man next to him laughed loudly, and someone got up and sat down on his shoulder: "If the master knows that you are so twisted, I'm afraid it will last ten times, and you must have a long memory."
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This young man's vivaciousness really made people feel soft, even Chu Lu couldn't help smiling knowingly when he saw it in the private room on the second floor.
After the stage became quiet for a while, the storyteller who was said to have been invited by the shopkeeper from a neighboring city after traveling ten miles finally knocked on the board and said, "Today, I will tell you—— 'The general rebukes the traitor'."
Chu Lu's hand holding the teacup froze, the cup rippled, and was gently placed on the table by the host.
Chu Lu blinked slowly twice——
Could it be the one he thought of?
Storytellers will inevitably cause trouble to the upper body, and most of them will not talk about the affairs of this dynasty.That is to say, it is either from the previous dynasties, or a random time in ancient times, let alone the name of the protagonist.
But Chu Lu listened to the beginning, there was a big corrupt official surnamed "Lu" who covered the sky with one hand and stirred up the wind and rain in the court, so he knew it was probably right.Scholars in Dayan often call each other Biaozi, and those who call them by their first names, if they are not elders, they intend to show contempt.
In order to increase the sense of integration of employees, the Bureau of Time and Space will ask employees to choose a generation number, which is usually used as the name in general non-special tasks. Although Chu Lu feels that whether this method can increase the sense of integration is really open to question, he still abides by the rules. , The code name he chose was his own name - "Lu".
Therefore, Prime Minister Huo also has a single name with the word "road".
It's just that when he was in this mission world, few people called him by his first name after he was crowned.
But now after "Huo Lu" died, more people shouted.
If the word "Lu" is used directly, it is too much to refer to. "Lu" is homonymous with "Lu". Those who scold Huo Ning, regardless of whether they are storybooks or storytellers, all call them "Lord Lu".Chu Lu wondered, maybe in a few years, this "Lord Lu" will become synonymous with "traitor".
He didn't expect that what he did in this world, instead of discrediting the "Huo" surname, caused the "Lu family" to suffer an indiscriminate disaster.
Chu Lu silently apologized in his heart, thinking that if he meets someone surnamed "Lu" in the future, he must treat him better.
If Chu Lu had any special thoughts about these books and storytelling that beat around the bush and scolded him, that wouldn't be the case.
Before he left this world earlier, he knew what kind of reputation he probably had.After returning this time, what I saw and heard along the way is even more convincing.
After all, he did it on purpose. If he said "angry", it would be out of the question. If he said it forcefully, it would be a little curious at best.
He has already heard the version of "the first born with eight eyes and six arms", and the final ending is "beheaded by a real dragon, eyes promoted to stars, and body reduced to pillars". It didn't shock him either.
And at this moment, besides melon seeds for grinding teeth and tea to quench thirst, Chu Lu stroked the teacup he put down twice, and was not in a hurry to leave for a while, listening to It tells the story of the gentleman who was hired by a lot of money.
Although Chu Lu felt that the general content could no longer shock him, this gentleman who was hired with a lot of money was indeed unusual.After listening to what the gentleman said, Chu Lu still couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly.
It's not that the content of this story is too outrageous, on the contrary, there are actually three or four parts of what he said are true.
This is not at the level of "three or four". You must know that in this era of inconvenient transportation and very limited means of information transmission, the affairs of the court are really a fight between gods and gods in the sky for the common people. They may be affected, but If you know why the gods fight... that's basically impossible.
In the stories that Chu Lu heard along the way, it is not bad if there is "one point" as true.
For example, the story of "eight eyes and six arms, and finally beheaded by a real dragon" here means that the "beheading" is true.As for the other rumors, although they sound closer to reality, in terms of their truthfulness, they are not much different from the unreliable fairy tales.
So these three or four points are really...
Chu Lu wondered, maybe some of his former colleagues started some side jobs in private.
Not to mention, as expected of having passed the scientific examination, this colleague really has two talents. If he doesn't substitute himself, it will be quite relieved to hear.
The reason why Chu Lu guessed which colleague it was was because there were a lot of allusions in it. The traffickers resting in the teahouse were not sensitive to it, but those young men in Rushan obviously heard something.Judging from their suddenly sinking serious expressions, it is clear that they do have some thoughts about what the storyteller said, and guessed who the "general" and "Lord Lu" in it are referring to.
The gentleman at the head was talking about the general angrily scolding Mr. Lu for his crimes, and the Holy Majesty punished him with a staff in court, and he imitated a few words of treacherous wailing and begging vividly, which caused everyone in the teahouse to laugh and someone clapped their hands high. Applause.
Chu Lu: "..."
He raised his hand and touched his nose, feeling that the scene was a bit subtle.
He lowered his eyes a little, but saw that the young men in Rushan who had noticed earlier did not respond, and they were still sitting in place.
He couldn't help feeling that the young people were really calm. Since they knew the inside story, they should be happier to hear that the traitor was punished now. They still sat still and remained calm. Good luck.
Chu Lu had just finished boasting in his heart, but saw one of them get up suddenly, it was the one who just went to stuff the money bag for the shopkeeper.
"Bam—"
The chair brought down by the young man made a loud noise.
The originally lively atmosphere in the teahouse stagnated for a moment, and the applause was interrupted.
Doubtful, puzzled, frowning vigilantly, all eyes fell on the young man who got up.
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