In Luoyang, Huangfu Chaobo has been completely idle. Everything has been arranged. Now the river has been frozen, and the whole area north of huaishui river is covered by heavy snow. Huangfu Chaobo doesn't believe that anyone around him dares to fight at this time.

However, he was not in a good mood because Lu Zhi, who should have died a few years ago, fell ill. According to the doctors, Lu Zhongying had a relapse of a long-standing disease, and now there is no cure for it. If you are lucky, you will be able to survive until the beginning of next spring. If the disease continues to deteriorate, you may not be able to survive until the end of the year.

After hearing this, Huangfu Chaobo has a headache. It's only a few days until the end of the year. Now Lu Zhi's eldest son is still in Weixian, but fortunately his second son is still in Luoyang. Now he is taking care of Lu Zhi. This is secondary. Huangfu Chaobo's headache is the war next year, because both Lu Zhong and Lu Ling have a very important position in the war next year.

Lu Zhong was in charge of Wei County, which was an important city to defend Yuan Shao's invasion to the west, while Lu Ling was in the battle field of Runan next year, with the army of Huangfu and Li. However, if Lu Zhi dies, according to the practice of this era, they will send Lu Zhi's coffin back to Youzhou and keep filial piety for three years. In this way, they will have two huge pits.

However, if Huangfu Chaobo refuses, they will still comply, but they will have a huge loss to Huangfu Chaobo's reputation. How can Huangfu Chaobo not be in a hurry for such a dilemma.

After sending a message to Wei County, Huang Fu Chao Bo rushed to Lu Zhi's mansion in the city. Because Lu Zhi was seriously ill, for convenience, Huangfu Chaobo sent someone to send him back from the Academy outside the city to Fukai in the inner city. After all, it was much more convenient in the city.

Lu Zhi came to Luoyang from Youzhou to be the mountain leader of Luoyang Academy at the appointment of Huangfu song and Zhu Jun a few years ago. In recent years, he trained a lot of talents for Huangfu Chaobo. It can be said that 30% of the middle and low-level generals and officials under Huangfu Chaobo have been in Luoyang Academy. They can be called Lu Zhi's disciples.

When Huangfu Chaobo entered Lu's house, several carriages had already stopped outside. It was Huangfu song's carriage. When he heard that Huangfu Chaobo was coming, Lu Ling rushed out of the inner room to meet him.

They just met outside the gate. Seeing this, Lu Ling quickly bowed and said, "see you, Lord Lu Ling!"

"Brother Zizhi doesn't need to be polite," Huangfu Chaobo helped Lu Ling up. He didn't see Lu Ling for a few days. Lu Ling, who used to be elegant, had a haggard face and bloodshot eyes, which was different from what Huangfu Chaobo saw when Lu Zhi was ill.

"Brother Zizhi, how is Master Lu?"

Lu Ling shook his head: "master fan has been treating my father these days, but... Well

"Don't worry, Lu Shiji people have their own astronomical phenomena and will get better." Huangfu Chaobo had to pat him on the shoulder to comfort him;

both of them were speechless and rushed to the inner room. When they came to Lu Zhi's bedroom, they saw several people sitting in the outer room, including Huangfu song, Zhu Jun, Han Fu, Kong Rong and CAI Yong, as well as fan a's disciples carrying several medicine boxes waiting there.

Seeing this, Huangfu Chaobo knew that it was fan who was in the hospital. He immediately saluted and asked, "what's the situation inside?"

The old men shook their heads.

After a long time, the door of the inner room opened. Fan a came out from the inside. He looked up and saw that Huangfu Chaobo was also in the outer room. He quickly stepped up and said, "fan a, see you!"

"Master fan doesn't have to be polite," Huang Fu Chao Bolian said, helping fan a up: "master fan, what's the situation with Master Lu?"

Fan a shook his head and said: "the old general was injured in the battlefield, and then he was put into prison before he recovered completely, so he fell into the root of the disease. Then he lived in the cold land of Youzhou for several years, which made him more serious. After he came to Luoyang that year, although fan a thought of many ways, he could not cure him completely. At that time, fan told the old general, I can only live for him for a few years. Now the old disease has recurred, and there is no remedy for it. "

Then fan a bowed to Lu Ling and Huangfu Chaobo and said, "fan a Shi is powerless. Please forgive me, marquis and Lord Lu!"

Huangfu Chaobo can't help but be disappointed, and Luling's face is as pale as ashes.

Fan a then said: "the old general has woken up. Lord Lu, you'd better go in and have a look first! Fan a has finished acupuncture for the veteran, and his spirit is much better. "

Lu Ling woke up and bowed to fan A. then he walked into the inner room carefully and looked at the head of the bed. With the help of the maid, Lu Zhi sat up at the head of the bed.

Seeing his young son come in, Lu Zhi smiles at him and says, "is the Marquis already outside?"

Lu Ling nodded and said, "my Lord has just arrived. He is talking to master fan. Uncle Huangfu, uncle Zhu and uncle Cai have all come and are waiting outside. "

"Ask them all to come in!" Lu Zhi told his young son in a weak voice;

"but, father..." Lu Ling looks at Lu Zhi hesitantly."That's all right, I know it!"

Lu Ling had no choice but to return to the outer room and invite Huangfu Chaobo and others into the inner room.

People fish into the inside, one by one are light handed into the inside.

When Huangfu Chaobo looked at Lu Zhi, he was also startled. A few days ago, he was a ruddy old man, but now he has become haggard, pale and skinny.

Lu Zhi nodded to some of his old friends and said, "my old friends, I will go ahead and find out the way for you first. It's just the situation in the world now. If I see the emperor underground, what should I do, alas..."

Huangfu song also looked at each other and laughed bitterly. Just as he was about to comfort him, he saw Lu Zhi raise his head again and said, "it's freezing. Don't stay here any longer. Let's all go home and have a good rest. I want to save some energy to chat with the marquis."

Everyone understood what Lu Zhi meant, so they came to him one by one, patted his hand gently, and then left Lu Zhi's house.

Seeing that all the people left, Lu Zhi turned to his son and said, "go out too, and say a few words for your father and marquis."

Lu Ling looks at his father and Huangfu Chaobo. He wants to talk but stops. Huangfu Chaobo pats his arm to show that he knows he won't be too tired. In desperation, Lu Ling has to salute them. Then he turns around and leaves Lu Zhi's room. When he goes out, he closes the door of the inner room.