Chapter 468: Audience (2)

As the civil servant smashed a bunch of titles down, the group members had no time to figure out the meaning, and they all knelt down like a conditioned reflex. The envoy knelt on the ground and secretly observed the boots of the soldiers around them.

"I won't just arrest us like this!" The envoy thought to himself while observing carefully. Suddenly he found that there were two legs beside him and his knees were not bent. When he looked up, it was Gao Chong. He saw Gao Chong standing in a group of kneeling people like a wooden stake, which seemed particularly dazzling. The envoy quickly pulled his friend's clothes carefully and lowered his voice and said, "Kneel down quickly, kneel down quickly!" But Gao Chong seemed to be crazy, just stood there stupidly, still muttering something in his mouth, not knowing what he was saying.

Just when the envoy was anxious and afraid, a cheerful voice suddenly came from the outside: "Jun Gao, we have not seen each other for ten years since we left Huai, we have not seen each other for ten years. Today, Is it really a gratifying to meet old friends again?"

"Is it because the person who speaks is Lu Fang?" The envoy was thinking to himself, and then he heard Gao Chong's answer: "How dare you? Gao is now your prisoner. Life and death are just a matter of your concern, so how dare you be a friend?"

The deputy envoy paused when he heard Lu Fang's voice, and then smiled and said, "Gao Jun was joking. It must be because the servants of the inn were not well served by Gao Jun, which made Gao Jun unhappy. After returning home, a certain family immediately asked Yousi and would definitely give Gao Jun an answer!"

"That's not, the inn is very thoughtful, but the soldiers are standing around like this, and who is the Li soldier? With the courage of Mr. Lu who dared to rob the Yang King's caravan when he led a thousand refugees back then, I'm afraid it's not necessary?"

The deputy envoy raised his head slightly and looked at Lu Fang's appearance. He saw that this hero who is now famous all over the world was wearing a purple robe, a golden crown, a slender figure, a slight whisker under his chin, a round face, and a pretty and gratifying eyebrows. At this time, he was a little embarrassed by Gao Chong's snatching white, and he did not have the legendary deep-minded and decisive appearance.

At this time, a blue-clothed servant walked out from behind Lu Fang and replied loudly: "This is what Gao Jun said. Today is different from the past. Now my lord is a vassal king of the court and a senior official. As the saying goes, "A son of a thousand gold cannot sit in the hall." These are just the presumptuous ceremonial guards. I heard that Gao Jun is a hero in Huainan and a figure who was trusted by the King of Wu. He would not even know this."

Gao Chong heard the waiter's voice sharp and not like a man's voice. He looked up and down, and saw that the waiter in green clothes was about fifty years old. He had no need to be under his chin. He was already clear and sneered: "I didn't expect that the servant Lu Xianggong would choose any other kind of person, even the eunuchs."

Lu Fang looked back at Shi Shude. After this man made a statement, he returned behind him, lowered his head and looked down, as if he had not heard Gao Chong's insults at all. He thought to himself: "No wonder ancient emperors liked to use eunuchs. Such tools like this are almost selfless. Compared with the civil servants, it is really easy to use." But his main purpose of this visit was not to argue with Gao Chong, so he turned to laugh and said, "Today I come to see Gao Jun, just reminisce about the old feelings, and these red tapes are just for this." After that, Lu Fang made a gesture, and the guards went from the house. Then the servants came in like flowing water outside, cleaned the house, and put a few tables of wine and dishes on it. The members of the delegation stood up one after another, unconsciously squeezed them into a group like Gao Chong.

After a while, the house was tidying up and the food was fragrant. Lu Fang took care of himself and sat down. He reached out to pat on several tables beside him, and smiled and said, "Please sit down. Lu had been a bit stumped by ordinary people a few days ago. Today, he borrowed this inn to talk about the friendship of the landlords and reminisce about his old love with Gao Jun!"

Gao Chong glanced at Lu Fang and saw the old eunuch who had just spoken was standing beside him. There were two blue-clothed waiters standing behind him, with their waists slumped and knives, and underneath them, they were obviously wearing armor. The task was really unknown. At this time, he had a little doubt in his mind that he had not yet proved it, so he did not refuse to sit down at the few cases on the right hand of Lu Fang. When the other members of the delegation saw Gao Chong moving, they quickly sat down in order.

After the banquet began, Lu Fan toasted Gao Chong one after another and told him some interesting things in the Huainan army. The members of the escort naturally did not dare to discourage his interest at this time. Several bold people also laughed and made fun of each other. Therefore, although Gao Chong looked depressed, he seemed to have other things to worry about, and the atmosphere in the venue was still acceptable and would not be a mess.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Lu Fang suddenly sighed: "When I was in Huai, although I had to offend Gao and Wang due to the situation, Lu admired the two of you very much for your abilities and skills. I hope that I can follow the two of you to loyal to King Yang in the future and make a career. It's a pity that the world is so hard that people are making trouble! Now that King Yang died young and abandoned us, it is really sad and lamentable!"

When the people in the audience heard Lu Fang's words, they couldn't help but complain: "Yang Xingmi is dead, but I'm afraid that you are the happiest person in the world will be you. You are still here crying for rats and pretending to be compassionate. You Lu Fang are really shameless." But the words were still chanting, but some people's disguise skills were not yet good, and their faces were a little strange, as if they were constipated.

Gao Chong did not give Lu Fang a face, and raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "The legitimate descendant of King Yang is still in Guangling. Grandpa Lu can go to Guangling with me, why bother to be sad here?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Gao Chong's words were simply pointing at Lu Fang's face and scolding him for pretending. At this time, his soldiers were standing outside. As long as he coughed, none of the people in the room could survive. It would be fine if Gao Chong wanted to die himself, so he couldn't drag everyone to death!

However, Lu Fang was not angry and said in a deep voice: "That's not necessary. Although the previous king had a questionable place to treat Lu, the King of Wu was generous and kind and trustworthy, and could win the hearts of his scholars. At that time, Lu Fang was not allowed to be a subordinate. However, Yang Wo's son couldn't even handle the old subordinates in Huainan. Even if I serve him as a minister, what kind of virtue would he have to be able to accept Lu's bowing down?"

After Lu Fang's words came to the ground, the house was silent. Many people in the delegation knew about Lu Fang's past experience in the Huainan army. They made great contributions but were sent to Huzhou, which had fallen. After conquering Hangzhou, Yang Xingmi intervened and sent Li Yanhui to be the governor of Hangzhou. Lu Fang's meaning was very clear. Even if he put aside those old grievances, he is different from the past. He was weak at the time, Yang Xingmi was strong, and Yang Xingmi's own virtues and abilities were all the same.

Only when he was able to control him was serving as a minister; but now the gap between his strength and Yang Wo has narrowed a lot, not to mention that Yang Wo's experience and personal mind are far from his father. Even if Lu Fang really became Yang Wo's minister, Yang Wo wouldn't have the courage to accept it! Gao Chong even heard the implicit meaning of it. Lu Fang's words probably imply that Yang Wo both suppressed his title and obeyed his subordinates.

Hearing Lu Fang's answer, Gao Chong didn't know how to refute it for a moment. Although he also knew that Lu Fang's words were not entirely true, this kind of lies that were mixed with lies were the most difficult to refute. Just when Gao Chong was in a dilemma, Lu Fang said: "As the saying goes, 'A good bird chooses a tree to live on, and wise ministers choose their masters to serve.' Now there are people in Huainan who are secretly weak and do not accept loyal advice. There are strong enemies to look around. Even if Gao Jun has the virtuousness of Yi Yin and the loyalty of Gan, what's the use of it? It's better to stay and work with me to make a big deal with me, establish a mansion, and establish a wife and a son. It's just a matter of nostalgia."

Since Lu Fang expressed his intention to recruit him, he stopped talking and waited for Gao Chong's answer. Before he came, he had already sent someone to secretly inquire that several of the delegation were Yang Wo's old confidants, and he deliberately said his disdain for Yang Wo and his intention to recruit Gao Chong in person. When the delegation returned to Guangling, these Yang Wo's old confidants would definitely tell the old master these words one by one. Yang Wo is now the most sensitive and despised by others. When others look down on him, he will be furious when he heard Lu Fang's evaluation. If Lu Fang's intention to recruit Gao Chong, he will definitely make his anger.

Releasing to Gao Chong. With Lu Fang's understanding of Gao Chong, he believed that the other party would definitely want to get this series of consequences, which would force the other party to surrender to him. This person participated in Huainan Secret for many years and was a core member of Luzhou Group. It is of great use to Lu Fang's future Huainan invasion plan. Even if Gao Chong did not accept his recruitment in the end, he would inevitably lose Yang Wo's trust when he returned to Guangling, and would even be killed by Yang Wo, which would destroy an opponent's adviser. No matter what the ending was, it would be a sure profit for Lu Fang.

After a long time, Gao Chong finally looked up and replied, "Thank you for your kindness, but the loyal ministers did not serve the two masters. The Gao family received the kindness of the previous kings for several generations, and should repay them with their lives." After that, he drank the wine in the glass and then smashed the wine glass in his hand in front of Lu to show his determination.

Lu Fang looked at the broken wine glass on the ground, then looked at Gao Chong's eyes, and a hint of understanding appeared on his face. He stood up and smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's go here today and I'll send you home tomorrow." After that, he bowed and left with great confidence.

After Lu Fang left the inn, the room was still quiet after a long time. Everyone seemed to have not recovered from the shock just now. The low-ranking entourage secretly looked at Gao Chong's face and whispered to each other; the higher-ranking entourage exchanged glances with each other while thinking about how to talk to Gao Chong naturally. Only Gao Chong sat in front of the desk, drinking one cup after another, as if no one was around.

The members of the mission with higher status looked at each other for a long time, but they still didn't decide who was the first to speak. Seeing Gao Chong drinking one cup after another, his face became whiter and whiter, but he poured the wine faster and faster. Later, he actually poured it into his mouth. The deputy envoy on the side saw that the situation was wrong and was about to come forward to persuade him, but Gao Chong suddenly shook twice, then he fell on several tables and died of drunkenness.

The war is finally about to start. Weber spoils it here, hoping that I will not forget how to describe the war scene.
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