I'm a marquis in Datang

Xiang Shan said: "Sir, according to the people of Pu'an County, Yang Lu is kind and generous, and he is quite virtuous. He even preached and taught, and used the Yang family's family resources to live in the Yang family's residence.

An academy has been established in the city, which specializes in preaching and teaching, so that those who are talented but unable to read can read and write, and can leap into the dragon's gate.Here in Pu'an County, Yang Luqi has a great influence.Even his words are more effective than the governor of Jianzhou. "

Ma Zhou narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is there any bad news about Yang Lu?"

Xiang Shan shook his head and replied, "Yang Lu is in his early fifties. He is not a womanizer, and he is not greedy for power. He just preaches and teaches, and annotates classics. In other respects, he has never heard any negative news. As for bullying male bullies?" There is nothing about women. The most important thing is that the family style of the Yang family is also very good. When people in Pu'an County mention the Yang family, they all give a thumbs up and praise them. They have never criticized the Yang family. .”

Ma Zhou frowned suddenly, Yang Lu had no desires and desires, which was not easy to arrange.In such a situation, Ma Zhou was temporarily unable to judge Yang Lu's attitude towards Datang and Xia.

Seeing that Ma Zhou was silent, Xiang Shan remained silent.

After a long time, Ma Zhou let out a sigh of relief, nodded his head and said, "I already know the current situation. Next, I will go to pay a visit to Yang Lu and persuade him to work for my Xia Kingdom."

Xiang Shan said: "Sir, what if Yang Lu's heart is for Datang?"

Ma Zhou said in a deep voice: "The current Tang Dynasty has long been in decline. So there is no need to worry about this. However, Yang Lu's more specific situation needs to be investigated again, and all investigations must be made. Xiang Shan, continue to investigate for me tomorrow. The news, the news involved, there will be these follow-up..."

Immediately, Ma Zhou explained them one by one.

Ma Zhou had to learn as much as possible about Yang Lu's situation and understand the news clearly so that Ma Zhou could know what he was doing.

Not to be overwhelmed.

Xiang Shan wrote them down one by one. After discussing the matter, everyone went to rest.

The next day, early in the morning.

Ma Yi and everyone stayed behind, while Xiang Shan left the inn to inquire about the news again.At the end of the day, he figured out all the things that Ma Zhou had arranged. Ma Zhou didn't come back until evening, and reported a lot of news to Ma Zhou for Ma Zhou to know.

After Ma Zhou listened to it, he wrote it down one by one.

I also thought about it in my heart.

Although all these news can be obtained, Ma Zhou can judge Yang Lu's attitude towards Xia Guo and Datang through his understanding of many news.It stands to reason that the Yang family has great influence in Pu'an County, and even in Jianzhou.

But this time Li Chengqian withdrew into Jianzhou territory, the Yang family never arranged for anyone to greet him, and did not provide any financial assistance.Even when Li Chengqian publicly solicited food in Jianzhou, the Yang family never donated.

At least from this aspect, Ma Zhou can judge one or two.

After Ma Zhourang retreated to the mountain, he sat alone in the room.

He wants to think about his plan to meet Yang Lu.

Early tomorrow morning, he will go to see Yang Lu and persuade Yang Lu to support Xia Guo.Once Yang Lu can stand on Xia Guo's side, it will be a breeze to deal with Li Chengqian who is at Jianmen Pass.

Chapter 1279 Fake Identity

false identity

The next day, early in the morning.

The sun is rising, and the sun is shining on the earth.The weather in August is hot, especially in the middle of Sichuan, it is even more sultry, as if the sun shines on people, it makes people breathless.When Ma Zhou first entered Shuzhong, he was definitely not used to the weather, but after walking in the mountains for a few days, he was already used to the humidity and heat in the mountains.

To Ma Zhou, the weather like this in Pu'an County was just a child's disease, and it was no big deal.He left the inn, took a carriage and went to Yang's residence.

The house of the Yang family is located in the west of the city.

The house is huge.

It covers an area of ​​nearly [-] mu, and even the Yang family's academy is among them.Moreover, people from each house of the Yang family live here.In fact, members of the Yang family, as well as some distant relatives, are not here.If all the members of the Yang family were together, then there would be more people, and it would be even bigger.

The carriage came to the outside of the Yang family's residence. After stopping, Ma Zhou got out of the carriage and went straight to the door of the house, knocking on the door knocker.

Crunch!

The door opens.

A porter poked his head out and said in a deep voice, "Who are you looking for?"

Ma Zhou handed over the famous thorn, and said: "Please inform Yang Gong, Wang Zhou of the Wang family of Taiyuan is asking to see him."

Ma Zhou never spoke with his real name, but with Taiyuan Wang as the identity of the audience.Because he knew that if he directly stated his identity, it would be easy to lose ground.It's just that if you don't mention your background, it must be difficult to meet someone with status like Yang Lu.So Ma Zhou changed his strategy, saying that he was a child of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

Taiyuan Wang, one of the five surnames and seven Wang.

Even today's aristocratic families, their strength has been weakened too much, and their influence is not as good as before.But the influence of the Wang family is still there, and the Wang family still has great influence among the clans.Don't look at the Yang family like Yang Lu, who has influence in Jianzhou. In fact, after leaving Jianzhou, who will recognize the Yang family?

But the Wang family is different. The Wang family has been passed down for hundreds of years.Such a big family, in the eyes of everyone, is the one who is really influential and the real family.

The concierge also had some knowledge. When he heard that it was the Taiyuan Wang family, he didn't dare to delay. He said, "Prince Wang, please!"

Ma Zhou said, "Thank you."

He entered with the porter and went straight to the hall.

In the hall, sitting directly above is an old man, about fifty years old, this person is Yang Lu.He is thin, with creases on one cheek, looks quite old, and even his hair is quite thin.If you only talk about appearance, Yang Lu looks at least sixty years old.

After Ma Zhou entered, he bowed and saluted, and said, "I will meet Yang Gong in Xiawang Zhou."

Yang Lu waved his hand and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Wang."

Although Yang Lu's status is unusual, but in front of the Wang family, Yang Lu also appears very humble.If this appearance is put in the eyes of outsiders, it will definitely be extremely surprising, because Yang Lu usually treats the students of the academy and the juniors of the family very harshly, and never gives a smile.Just like this, the students in the academy can become talents, and the children of the family are not dandies.

After Ma Zhou was seated, Yang Lu took the initiative to say: "Speaking of which, when I was young, I traveled to various places in Sichuan. At a banquet, I met Wang Zongzhou, the patriarch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. I just heard that later, Wang Zongzhou was killed, and great changes took place in the Wang family. I don’t know what is going on with the Wang family today.”

Ma Zhou laughed lightly.

Sure enough, Yang Lu was not simple. He asked about the situation of the Wang family as soon as he opened his mouth. He said it was an inquiry, but it was actually a test, to see if Ma Zhou knew the situation of the Wang family, so as to judge the situation of Ma Zhou, a child of the Wang family.

Ma Zhou knew the Wang family quite well, especially since the Wang family still has many children.

They all served in the Xia Kingdom, and the Taiyuan Wang family also helped the Xia Kingdom's army enter the Tang Dynasty.

Ma Zhou said neither humble nor overbearing: "In the current Wang family, Wang Yu is the head of the family, and Wang Qiao is responsible for assisting. The two have been in charge of the Wang family for many years."

When Yang Lu heard this, he nodded slightly.

He knew the situation of the Wang family, so he asked.

Yang Lu said again: "I don't know if Mr. Wang is from Wang Yu's lineage, or from Wang Qiao's lineage, or from other houses."

Ma Zhou said: "I come from my own family. I belong to Wang Yu's lineage. Wang Yu is my elder brother."

He lied without the slightest burden.

Not flushed and out of breath.

As long as Yang Lu can return to Xia Guo and serve Xia Guo, then Ma Zhou thinks it is worthwhile and cost-effective.