Lu Zifeng decided to talk to his grandfather first. In the end, the only ones who could persuade his parents would probably be his grandparents.
Now, grandpa has moved into the newly built house in Lujia Village. Lu Zifeng has also staffed the house with servants. Now that the old couple lives here, Lu Zifeng feels relieved. After all, most of the people living in this village are members of the Lu family.
Moreover, Lu Mingyuan also started to get busy. After discussion with several grandfathers in the clan, they decided to build a school in the village as the clan school of the Lu clan. All children in the clan who were six years old or older were required to go to school to learn to read and write.
The expenses of this school were paid by the small farm of more than 300 acres of land next to Lujia Village, which was also provided by Lu Zifeng.
Just as I reached the gate of Lu's house, I met Nanny Chen coming out of the village and returning home.
"Hello, young master. Are you here to visit the old man and the old lady?"
"Oh, it's Aunt Chen! I'm here to visit my grandparents today. Are they home now?"
"Here, here he is. The old man went out for a walk this morning. He should be home now!"
When Lu Zifeng entered the yard, he saw his grandfather discussing something with two servants, so he did not go forward to disturb them.
After waiting for him to finish speaking, Lu Zifeng walked forward and said.
"Grandfather, I'm here."
Lu Lancheng turned around and saw Lu Zifeng.
"You little brat, you walk without making any noise. Don't you know that this old man is hard of hearing and can't hear you even if you speak more quietly?"
Lu Zifeng talked to his grandfather for a while, and then told him the reason for his visit today. By the way, he also handed the letter written by King Jing to Lu Lancheng.
"Grandfather, take a look!"
After reading the letter, Lu Lancheng was shocked. He knew that this day had finally come, but he had promised the woman in the beginning and would never go back on his word. But if the second brother and his family returned to the capital, would they still have to face the persecution they had inflicted on him? But thinking about Feng Ge'er's current abilities, these things should not be difficult for them. Thinking of this, he said to Lu Zifeng.
"Brother Feng, please arrange for your grandfather and I to go back today so I can talk to your father and mother!"
Lu Zifeng looked at his grandfather in confusion. His grandfather had been absent-minded after reading the letter just now. Now he said this again. How could he not be suspicious?
But he didn't ask, just nodded and went out to make arrangements.
After staggering all the way back to their home in the city, Lu Lancheng and Xu entered Lu Mingyuan's yard, but Lu Zifeng was sent away at the gate.
Looking at his grandparents entering the house, Lu Zifeng did not use his mental power to see what they said, but just returned to his yard.
In the afternoon, Lu Lancheng and Lu Mingyuan came to Lu Zifeng's yard.
"Grandfather, father."
"Well, get up. Your mother agrees with you going to the battlefield. But you have to remember that you have a home, grandparents, a father, and a mother. You must come back safely and intact, understand?"
Lu Zifeng nodded and said, "Grandfather, Father, don't worry, I will come back safe and sound."
Since the mother agreed, the family sat together that night, had a meal, and talked until midnight before everyone dispersed.
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Tan Yunniang glanced at the silent Lu Mingyuan with red eyes.
"Husband, have you ever thought about getting it back?"
Lu Mingyuan shook his head when he heard this.
"Since that woman said I couldn't go back unless the capital came to pick me up, and now they haven't come to pick me up, why should I go back? Besides, my parents have treated me like their own child over the years and have never treated me harshly. I'm not the kind of person who would be ungrateful."
"However, I believe what Dad said today. After all, Dad and his family have always wanted our Lu family to flourish so that we can avenge our great-grandmother."
The great-grandmother that Lu Mingyuan mentioned was the mother of Lu Mingyuan's grandfather, who was poisoned to death in Huzhou by his grandfather's half-brothers.
Tan Yunniang nodded. "Alright, Dad and Mom mean that Feng'er go to the capital first. It would be best if he could meet your biological parents. Then maybe our Lu family can benefit from it and deal with the Lu family in Huzhou Prefecture. But should we send some people to Huzhou Prefecture to inquire about the situation first?"
"Well, Yunniang is really thoughtful. I'll see who is the most suitable person to send in a couple of days."
After the couple finished talking, they went to rest. The next morning, Lu Mingyuan found Lu Zifeng and told him about this matter.
Lu Zifeng said after hearing this.
"Father, this is easy. Just leave this matter to Chang Lin. He will definitely be able to handle it for you."
"Also, father, after I'm gone, you'll need to discuss some things with my second brother and Chang Lin. Although my second brother has a volatile personality, he can still get things done. Chang Lin is a subordinate I recruited, and he's very loyal. You can use him with confidence."
Lu Mingyuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and the father and son chatted for a while before separating.
Lu Zifeng left home and went straight to the prefectural government office to meet Nan Qingyun and told him that he was going to join the army. Nan Qingyun was very sorry when he heard about it, but he also knew that this was the best choice for Lu Zifeng, so he said nothing and gave him a good gift.
Lu Zifeng accompanied his grandfather to Lujia Village to meet several grandfathers and said goodbye to them. When he was leaving, he saw that four brothers had packed their bags and insisted on going to the battlefield with him.
Lu Zifeng looked at the grandfathers and knew that they also agreed, so he took them back to the capital without saying much.
The four people who came this time were Lu Ziqing, Lu Zikai, Lu Ziming, and Lu Zizhen, all of whom were older than Lu Zifeng.
Lu Ziqing was seventeen years old, Lu Zikai was eighteen years old, Lu Ziming and Lu Zizhen were the same age as Lu Zifeng, all sixteen years old.
After returning to his home in the provincial capital, Lu Zifeng examined the four people's kung fu and found that they were already proficient in swordsmanship, so he taught them a comprehensive spear technique. This spear technique was not the one he had learned before, but a new type of spear technique created by later generations. This spear technique did not have so many moves, only twelve from beginning to end. Don't underestimate these twelve moves, the lethality is very strong. If you master this spear technique, it can be said that there are few rivals.
Five days later, after packing their luggage, Lu Zifeng and his four companions rode their horses towards Suzhou Prefecture.
The route chosen by the five brothers was the same route they had taken when they fled the famine. Firstly, it was because they were familiar with this route, having taken it a year ago. Secondly, it was much closer to go to the capital first and then to Suzhou Prefecture.
The five brothers rode their horses quite fast. They crossed the Ming River in just one day and headed north.
Two days later, looking at the city wall in front, Lu Ziqing said.
"Brother Feng, this is the nearest county town to Suzhou Prefecture. After passing this county town, we will enter the territory of Suzhou Prefecture."
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