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Chapter 42: Watercress Soup (Part 2)

When the two of them answered a few words, the servants came in one after another to serve the dishes. This dish was a soup, which was made of green and served in a white porcelain bowl, which looked extremely refreshing. When they looked closely, the green and green leaves of the vegetable leaves in the soup were either relaxed or rolled, which looked very beautiful. When they smelled it, they felt a strange fragrance thrust into their noses. Wen Qiao, Xu Run and others were all well-educated people, but they could not recognize the origin of this dish for a while.

Everyone speculated, but Lu Yao directly picked up the soup in front of him, his hands trembling.

A wave of stormy emotions suddenly arose and surged violently in his heart. This feeling made Lu Yao dizzy. He frantically examined all his memories of this era, traced back to the past of Lu Yao, the leader of the Bingzhou Army, for more than 20 years, and wanted to find the source of this intense feeling.

Found... Found... It turns out that's it... The thing in front of me is clearly the unique water chestnut soup in Jiangdong. Such a light and neutral fragrance is obviously from the specialty of Yangzhou, the only one in the world, and there is no more semicolon. Although I have been away from my hometown for twenty years, how can I forget the breath of this hometown? Even though Lu Yao has always been calm, he couldn't help but look a little excited at this time.

"In the past, Lu Shiheng met Wang Wu's son. Wang Wu's son showed Lu Shiheng with sheep cheese and said, "How can you fight against this in Eastern Wu? Lu Shiheng replied, 'Thousand miles of water chestnut soup, no salt and fermented beans are added.' In Lu Shiheng's opinion, the delicious water chestnut soup is enough to match the water chestnut without salt and fermented." Liu Kun's leisurely voice sounded, and he pointed to the soup soup and blinked at Lu Yao, and said to everyone: "Daoming must know this allusion, right? This water chestnut soup is a specialty of Jiangdong, which can relieve food and greasiness. If you are full in your stomach, this soup is the most suitable. Please don't be polite, please try it."

This sentence scared Lu Yao, and Liu Kun looked at Lu Yao with a smile, with no abnormality. He raised the wine glass in his hand to signal, and Lu Yao raised the glass to return to his greeting. In an instant, the long-clogged faded memories surged into his heart.

That was something that happened more than ten years ago. At that time, Duke Shiheng and Duke Shilong were wandering around the Quanmen in Luoyang, but their career was not satisfactory. On this day, Dukes entrusted Shi Chong's relationship to visit the current dynasty member Wang Ji and Wuzi.

Wang Wuzi's villa is located in the southwest suburb of Luoyang City, bordering the Luo River. The gardens are more than ten miles away. The mountains and forests are surrounded by clear waters. The pavilions and towers are staggered by the terrain. The houses are decorated with amber and rhinoceros horns, which are very gorgeous. On that day, the villas are full of guests: Zhang Hua, the elder of the court, followed by Jia Mi, who is in the secretary-general, as well as Pan Yue and Pan Anren, who is known as both literary talent and handsomeness, Lu Zhi, who was born in the Fanyang Gaomen, etc.; Liu Yu, who was the Minister of the Secretariat at the time, and his younger brother Liu Kun and Liu Yueshi were present.

When Wang Wuzi heard the visit of the two Lulu in Jiangdong, he ordered him to come in. At that time, Lu Yao had not yet had his first vassal, so he followed the elder with Lu Shiheng's second son Lu Wei and Lu Xia, and followed him in.

Wang Wuzi, who was in the main position, had obviously drunk too much. He pointed to the Yangqi in front of him and asked Shihenggong: "What can you compare with this good thing in the wild land of Dongwu?"

This is really rude, but Shihenggong replied with a smile: "Only use water shield produced in Qianli Lake to make soup, even without adding salt and soybeans, it is enough to compare."

Before Wang Wuzi answered, Lu Zhi beside him burped and looked at Shihenggong with a squinted look: "I heard that there are people named Lu Xun and Lu Kang in the Eastern Wu. What does it have to do with you brothers?" He called out the names of other people's elders in person, which was really disrespectful. The whole hall suddenly became quiet.

Mr. Shiheng's face darkened: "The relationship is just like yours to Lu Yu and Lu Feng!" As soon as this said, Lu Zhi covered his face and retreated in shame.

Lu Zhi retreated, and another man stood up. This man had a wide robe and a big belt, with a face that looked like a splendid, and was floating in the air. It was Pan Yue, the assistant minister of the Sanqin: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Ce went to Jiangnan and slaughtered the powerful local clans. Hundreds of people were killed from the clan leader Lu Kang. Lu Xun, Lu Kang and others did not want to avenge revenge, but instead served Sun Wu. He ordered his brothers Lu Mian and Lu Jing to resist the imperial court's heavenly soldiers and died. Many people in Jiangdong who recognized thieves as their fathers and resisted stubbornly, what are their faces to come to Luoyang to seek official positions?"

Shiheng Gong stepped forward and talked happily: "There is a proverb from the people of Jiangdong: Lu Zhong, Gu Hou, Zhang Wen, Zhu Wu. Our Lu family has been passed down for several generations. Since we are loyal to one family, we will definitely devote ourselves to our efforts and die to death. Therefore, we can support the Sun family to Tuotu Nanxia and compete with the world. However, your Excellency Pan ordered your grandfather to be the prefect of Anping, and I don't know which dynasty and which dynasty was given by the official? I am the inner historian of Langya, and I don't know which dynasty and which dynasty was given by which dynasty? Although the fall of the Han and Wei dynasties was based on the will of heaven, there were still people planning. And the Pan family in Xingyang enjoyed high officials and generous salaries. When the dynasty changes, can there be loyal people? Can there be a loyal person? Is there a loyal person? All the families are moved at any time and protect their family background. What is your face? "

These words were not only Pan Yue was embarrassed and unconscious, but everyone here looked unhappy. The Han and Wei dynasties died one after another. Who is the nobles in the huge Luoyang city not a people who have lost their country? Who has not flattered the new master? For a moment, there was a silence in the hall, and no one dared to come forward to answer.

On that day, famous scholars in Luoyang debated one by one, and Duke Heng answered one by one, citing classics and eloquence, which was unimpeded, and intimidated everyone in one fell swoop. From then on, the two Jiangdong Lu became famous and shocked the court and the country. The two were famous for their literary reputations, and they exchanged and sang together, thus becoming known as the "Twenty-Four Friends".

On that day, Duke Shiheng's talent was unparalleled, and he was the radiant protagonist. Later, Liu Kun and Liu Yueshi, who were so powerful in Hebei, listened in a low-key manner at the banquet, without saying a word from beginning to end; while Lu Yao, a younger generation, just stood silently behind Duke Shiheng, holding his precious jade Ruyi for him.

The literary and artistic style of Luoyang City is like the prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye. In just a few years, the situation was overturned. The former storm disappeared, and Erlu, Zhang Hua, Jia Mi, Pan An, Shi Chong and others all died in misfortune. More rising talents rose up and then disappeared without a trace like waves shattered on the beach. Now, in this deserted Jinyang City, Liu Kun and Lu Yao, who were in the past, sat opposite each other. One took advantage of the times and was already a magistrate and a pillar of the court; the other one died under the forty-six relatives of the family. He has been wandering and has never wanted to show his true identity.

The scenes of the past seemed to be repeated in front of you suddenly. For a moment, Lu Yao seemed stunned and had not spoken for a long time.

Obviously, Liu Kun has recognized his origin.

Before his death, Duke Heng was the crown prince, the commander-in-chief of the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of King Sima Ying of Chengdu. Because of the unfavorable war, he was slandered by traitors and was killed by Sima Ying, and his relatives and descendants were killed at the same time. King Sima Yue of the King of Chengdu was the main political enemy of the King of Chengdu. After Sima Ying was defeated, he was imprisoned in Yecheng. The person who forged an edict to kill him was Liu Yu, the brother of Liu Kun, the brother of Liu Kun.

In this way, Lu Yao should have asked Liu Kun to convey his gratitude to his brother. However, due to the unjust death of Duke Shiheng and Duke Shilong, the fear of the remnants of the deceased country from the north towards the powerful and nobles in Luoyang is beyond words. Lu Yao did not have the joy of reunion of his old friends, but instead made him slightly wary.

After a long time, Lu Yao took a deep breath, pressed his metacarpal bones, and tried his best to calm himself down. Why am I worried about these things? This feeling is difficult to express in words.

He suddenly understood why this mere memory felt so emotional.

This era was an era when the yellow bell was destroyed, the pot was thundering, and it was an era when morality was decayed and people were in danger. In this era, morality could show off its arrogance and extravagance without any scruples, and the imperial officials could openly plunder and rule the people, and the imperial power, which was in the highest position, was itself a power seized by bullying orphans and widows, and was the most despicable of the despicable.

In such an era, morality and law are meaningless, and only blood ties can maintain social order. For Lu Yao, the leader of the Bingzhou army before modern people's memories awaken, the only one who has never forgotten over the years is the Lu clan far away in Wujun.

After coming to this era, Lu Yao only took over the first twenty-year life of the ancient man "Lu Yao" as a heir. He once believed that he would never be moved by the various feelings of the ancient man. However, at this moment he had to admit that Lu Yao belonged to both the urban working people from the future, and the warrior who was destroyed and struggled to survive in troubled times. What Lu Yao carries and carries is what he carries and carries.

Lu Yao is by no means a passerby in this world, but completely belongs to this world, and belongs to the stormy waves of the late Western Jin Dynasty.

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