Chapter 1415

Near evening.

In front of the south gate of Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong Commandery.

A group of more than ten people were standing in front of the city gate, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The person in the lead looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, wearing a black official robe that had been washed until it was slightly faded, wearing a Jinxian cap, and the black long boots on his feet were still stained with some black mud from the fields.

"My lord, why don't we go back to the city and wait? You have been patrolling outside the city for a day without even a drop of water or a grain of rice, and with such continuous exhaustion, your subordinate is worried that your body will not be able to take it."

Behind Su Gu, Zhao Song, the Chief Clerk, said in a low voice.

Chen Diao, who was standing on the other side of Su Gu, also nodded and said: "Yes, my lord, why don't you go back to the city to rest first? We subordinates will wait here."

Su Gu shook his head gently.

It was currently the time for spring planting, and Su Gu had been checking important matters of spring plowing outside the city for many days in a row.

Hanzhong was still the granary of the Shu region.

The Shu region was rich in products, but there were not many places that produced grain, and most areas had high mountains and difficult roads, making the transport of grain and fodder inconvenient.

Hanzhong and Shu Commandery were only one commandery apart, and it was also an important grain-producing area, so this point naturally could not be neglected.

That was why Su Gu had been patrolling the spring planting outside the city for many days in a row.

"The imperial court has entrusted the appointment to this official, and the Governor trusts this official, handing Hanzhong over to this official to govern, so how can this official not do his best."

"Zhang Lu is coming on this trip, and he must be carrying important tasks from the Governor, so how can this official not welcome him personally."

Su Gu rejected the persuasion of Chief Clerk Zhao Song and Chen Diao.

Zhao Song and Chen Diao, who were standing behind Su Gu, looked at each other.

Both of them had also heard of this person, Zhang Lu.

It could not be said that both of them had heard of him.

There should be no one in the entire Yizhou who did not know Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu's grandfather and father were both practitioners of Daoism, although they had held official positions before.

But they were mostly similar to Zhang Jiao of the Taiping Dao.

Before Zhang Jiao of the Taiping Dao rebelled, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect established by Zhang Lu's grandfather and father was highly esteemed.

But after the Taiping Dao rebelled, these things similar to the Taiping Dao always made people feel uneasy.

As for Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu being able to have his current status.

Had nothing to do with Zhang Lu's own knowledge and ability.

It was all because of Zhang Lu's mother, Lady Lu (previously mistakenly written as Lady Ren; after checking the data, Zhang Lu's mother was Lady Lu, hereafter referred to as Lady Lu).

It is rumored that Zhang Lu's mother, Lady Lu, used Daoist techniques for health and had a youthful appearance, and was valued by the current Governor of Yizhou, Liu Yan, and the two often interacted.

That was why Zhang Lu gained power.

People who gain power in this way are naturally not recognized.

Su Gu was a Commandery Governor, but now he had to personally wait for such a person; Zhao Song and Chen Diao naturally felt some indignation for Su Gu.

Just as the two were thinking.

A fast horse in the distance hurried toward their direction.

Not long after, it arrived in front of the few people.

The soldier on the horse dismounted, bowed to Su Gu, and said: "Reporting to you, my lord, the team of the Du Yi Sima has already arrived."

After hearing this, Su Gu nodded and waved his hand to dismiss the soldier.

Then he looked at the people behind him and said: "Everyone, follow this official to welcome the Du Yi Sima."

Not long after, Zhang Lu's carriage team appeared in the sight of Su Gu and the others.

Su Gu and the others, who had tidied up their official robes, stepped forward to welcome them.

After the carriage Zhang Lu was riding in slowly stopped, an attendant stepped forward to help Zhang Lu, who was almost shaken to pieces in the carriage, down.

Zhang Xiu, the Biebu Sima who accompanied Zhang Lu to Hanzhong Commandery, also walked down from another carriage.

The two, looking listless and haggard, walked down from the carriage and looked at the group of people welcoming them, Su Gu and the others.

When seeing that there were only a dozen or so people behind, Zhang Lu could not help but frown.

"I am Su Gu, the Governor of Hanzhong Commandery. May I ask which one is the Du Yi Sima, Zhang Lu, Lord Zhang?" Su Gu asked, bowing to Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu.

"You are Su Gu?" Zhang Lu frowned slightly: "I am Zhang Lu."

Zhang Lu only replied in a low voice, but did not return the salute.

This scene, seen by Zhao Song and Chen Diao, caused both of them to frown directly.

Although the Du Yi Sima was of the same rank as Su Gu's Hanzhong Commandery Governor in terms of official position, Su Gu had already served as Governor in Hanzhong Commandery for two years.

Zhang Lu was just a newly arrived Du Yi Sima, and he did not even have the most basic etiquette of respecting his seniors.

This was clearly not taking Su Gu seriously.

But seeing that Su Gu did not say anything, the two naturally could not say much either.

"Lord Zhang, the journey has been hard. Please enter the city to rest for a while. This official has prepared a little wine to welcome you, Lord Zhang."

After Su Gu exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Lu, he invited him to enter the city together.

Zhang Lu looked at the dozen or so people accompanying Su Gu, and did not see any grand welcome, so he nodded with slight dissatisfaction, and then followed Su Gu into Nanzheng City.

Inside the courtyard of the County Office in the city.

Dinner had already been prepared.

Su Gu invited Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu, and brought Zhao Song, Chen Diao, and others to the banquet.

When Zhang Lu sat in his seat and looked at the four simple dishes on the small table in front of him, and the jar of turbid wine beside him, the expression on his face could not be held back.

Su Gu sat down, obviously not seeing Zhang Lu's expression, made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Lu, and then picked up the wine cup in front of him.

"Lord Zhang, the journey has been hard. This official toasts you both with a cup." Su Gu said, holding the wine cup.

Zhang Lu looked around and saw that there was not even a maid to serve them, and he had to pour the wine himself.

And the turbid wine, and the four dishes on the small table that looked like they had already gone cold, he looked at Su Gu with questioning eyes, pointed to the small table in front of him and said: "Lord Su, is this what you called a little wine?"

"It really is a little wine."