"General."
"Marquis of Gaole Village..."
Sima Zhao hurriedly rose and greeted him with a smile, not daring to show the slightest displeasure on his face.
The visitor was an old man.
The old man was about seventy, yet full of vigor, showing no signs of age. If the arrogance of Zhong Hui and the others spilled outward, this man's arrogance lay buried deep in his bones, visible only through his eyes.
Facing Sima Zhao, the younger brother of the Grand General whose power dominated court and country, the old man's eyes showed little respect.
It was as though Sima Zhao were merely a junior before him.
Sima Zhao grinned and hastily invited him to sit.
The old man did not even decline out of courtesy. He sat straight down and looked at Sima Zhao.
"What instructions do you have for this old man, General?"
Sima Zhao, who had still been hoping to exchange a few pleasantries, froze, then hurriedly said with a smile, "How could I dare call them instructions? I merely have a favor to ask of you."
This old man was Lu Yu, courtesy name Lu Zijia, Great Wei's Marquis of Gaole Village, Deputy Director of the Secretariat, additionally appointed Grand Master of Splendid Happiness.
His father was Lu Zhi, the renowned minister of the Late Han and teacher of Shu Han's Emperor Zhaolie.
But Sima Zhao's respect for him was not because of his father.
He was different from someone like Wang Su, whose status came from his father.
Lu Zhi had died when Lu Yu was ten, and both his elder brothers had also died in the turmoil of war. At the time, Yuan Shao was still fighting Gongsun Zan, with famine and warfare everywhere. In such surroundings, Lu Yu had supported his brothers' widows and