Guo Jia had been absent-minded ever since he boarded the boat. He stood at the bow and muttered to himself, "It's impossible for me and Qin 'er to be together."
Lu Fei patted his shoulder and said, "A real man doesn't have to worry about not having a wife. There are many women who are loyal and affectionate. If you meet a lady from an official's family who is willing to elope with you, I guarantee you won't remember Qin 'er."
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said, "That's true, but who can forget so easily … I still don't know brother's name."
Lu Fei said, "I'm Lu Fei, courtesy name Pengju."
Guo Jia was surprised and said, "So it's Young Master Lu. It's an honor to meet you."
Lu Fei said, "Brother Guo, have you heard of my name?"
Lu Fei blushed with shame and said, "You flatter me. There are countless talents in the world, how can I be ranked?"
Guo Jia sighed and said, "There are naturally people as talented as Brother Lu, and there are also many martial arts experts like Brother Lu. But to have both in one body, there is only Lu Pengju in the world. Sometimes, Fengxiao finds it hard to imagine. Ordinary people can become a great scholar after studying hard for decades, but if they divide their attention to martial arts, their achievements won't be very high. Brother Lu must be a man of extraordinary talent to be able to achieve both the pen and the sword."
Lu Fei smiled and said, "Fengxiao, you flatter me. No matter how high one's intelligence is, one still needs to practice hard. I only know a little about literature and poetry, but I know nothing about other things. Perhaps this is where I'm slightly more outstanding than ordinary people."
Guo Jia nodded and said, "Practicing hard makes sense."
The two chatted for a while. Lu Fei found that Guo Jia was knowledgeable and quick-witted. He really lived up to his reputation. He liked him more and more and said, "I'm going to pay a visit to Lord Cai Yong. I don't know if Fengxiao is interested in coming along."
Guo Jia said, "I've offended an important member of the imperial court. I'm afraid I'll be in trouble if I show up rashly."
Lu Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fengxiao. No one can do anything to you as long as you're by my side."
Guo Jiaxing said, "Then I'll have to thank Brother Lu."
Lu Fei waved his hand and said, "You and I hit it off very well. Why don't you come with me to Youzhou? Even the highest ranking official won't be able to catch you. I just don't know if Fengxiao has parents or family."
Guo Jia said, "My parents passed away early. I'm the only one left in my family. If Brother Lu doesn't mind, I'd like to go to Youzhou with you."
Lu Fei laughed and said, "That's good." He thought that Guo Jia was a genius among strategists, and that he had picked up a treasure.
At this moment, someone behind him shouted, "We're about to reach Luoyang. Get ready for Luoyang."
Lu Fei saw a large city in front of them and said, "If Luoyang is built into a strong city, it will be a stronghold that is difficult to capture."
Guo Jia was visibly moved, "Just from this sentence, I can tell that Lu Xiong is well-read in military books and has an outstanding foresight. Luoyang is a place with outstanding heroes and outstanding talents. It occupies the main point of the water transportation. If we really build a strong city, it will be very difficult to capture."
Lu Fei thought to himself that he was only relying on more than two thousand years of knowledge to have this kind of experience. If Guo Jia were to ask a few more questions, he would definitely be exposed.
By this time, the boat had already reached the pier outside the city of Luoyang. The boatman lowered the wooden planks. Lu Fei and Guo Jia followed the people on the boat down. Guo Jia sighed and said, "I've only been to Luoyang once. This place is very lively."
The two of them entered the city. Lu Fei took Guo Jia to a tailor's shop. He said, "If you want to see Cai daren, you must dress decently." Finished speaking, he took out a large ingot of silver and said, "Give this gongzi two sets of clothes."
The innkeeper called out, "Very well. Gongzi, please come with me to try on the clothes."
Guo Jia followed the innkeeper upstairs. After a while, he came down dressed in silk and satin. Lu Fei looked at him and saw that in a flash he had transformed into an elegant young master. Lu Fei laughed and said, "If right now Fengxiao went to see the young miss of an official's family, I guarantee that nobody would dare to look down on you."
Guo Jia forced a smile and said, "Can we not talk about this matter?"
Lu Fei laughed and said, "Good, good, good. Let's go now." Finished speaking, he went to the jewelry shop next door and spent a large amount of money to buy a piece of high-quality jade and wore it on Guo Jia's waist. Guo Jia also felt embarrassed and said, "Brother Lu, you don't have to spend so much money. These are just worldly possessions."
Lu Fei smiled but did not say anything. He bought a few more expensive gifts and asked eight good men to bring them to the front of Cai Yong's mansion. Lu Fei said to the gatekeeper, "I'll have to trouble you to report to Cai daren that Lu Fei requests an audience."
The gatekeeper did not dare to delay and hurriedly went to report. After a while, a person who looked like a housekeeper came to welcome him and said, "Young Master Lu, please come in." When he saw that the eight men behind Lu Fei were carrying boxes full of gifts, he was shocked at Lu Fei's extravagance. Lu Fei knew that Cai Yong was in a high position and had seen all kinds of treasures. Therefore, he did not dare to be negligent when it came to gifts. He practically spent all the gold in his bag. When Guo Jia saw this, he secretly stuck out his tongue. He thought that it was no wonder that Lu Fei was willing to spend money on him. It turned out that his house was piled with a mountain of gold.
The housekeeper brought Lu Fei to a hall where a middle-aged man with a long beard was already sitting. He was dressed in casual clothes and looked to be in his fifties. When he saw Lu Fei, he immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Rare guest, rare guest. I've long wanted to meet Young Master Lu. This time, I've finally fulfilled my wish."
Lu Fei also smiled and said, "Cai daren's words are too serious. I've long heard of Cai daren's great name. To be able to meet Cai daren, it is Lu Fei's honor."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries. Lu Fei then introduced Guo Jia. Although Cai Yong had never heard of him, he still greeted him out of courtesy. The three of them sat down. Cai Yong said, "I've often heard Wenji talk about you. You're young, but not only are your martial arts skills high, you're also very talented. I've seen Peng Ju's poems before. This old man admits that I'm not as good as you."
Lu Fei smiled and said, "Cai daren flatters me. They're all insignificant literary talents. How could they be worthy of my ears?" He thought to himself that Cai Yong was a famous literary scholar. It would be best if he didn't give himself away this time. As expected, the two of them didn't chat for long before the topic of literature was brought up. Fortunately, Lu Fei had a thousand years of knowledge. Relying on his knowledge from school, he was barely able to answer Cai Yong's questions. However, he didn't know that Cai Yong and Guo Jia were already admiring Lu Fei to the point of prostrating themselves on the ground. This was because every time Lu Fei gave an evaluation, his words were concise and comprehensive. Every sentence was concise and concise.
Lu Fei himself knew that what he said was all the comments made by the writers of the 21st century on the thousands of years of literature. That was the truth that only real experts could say, so it was reasonable for them to admire him.
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