"Your Majesty!!"
Lu Kang knelt and bowed to Cao Mao once again.
"Your Majesty has treated me with sincerity. I truly dare not fail your favor again. I am willing to devote myself wholeheartedly to assisting Your Majesty, to repay this kindness!!"
Lu Kang's face was streaked with tears.
Cao Mao trembled all over and stared at him in astonishment. Breathing hard with excitement, he hurriedly helped Lu Kang up.
Cao Mao was too excited to speak, and his eyes reddened as well.
"I have cherished Lu Youjie for so long. How fortunate I am to have gained him today!!"
"Your Majesty!!"
"Youjie!!"
The two held hands and gazed at each other. The scene was so moving that even the servants in Lu Kang's household could not help shedding tears.
What a touching scene!
Cao Mao hurriedly drew Lu Kang down to sit beside him, gripping his hand tightly. He wiped away his own tears, then began to smile again.
"Now I have Lu Youjie. Is this not Heaven showering sweet dew upon me?"
"A fine era name, and a fine minister!"
Lu Kang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is surrounded by talented men. The ministers of the Three Offices are all worthy men of the realm, and the twenty Inspectors are all able administrators of their lands. I am merely a guilty man. It is only because Your Majesty does not disdain my inadequate abilities that I have the opportunity to serve at your side. How could I dare accept such praise?"
"Youjie, I shall appoint you to lead the Attendant Cavalry at once. From now on, you may enter and leave the Imperial Palace at any time and take part in important affairs. After some time, I shall have you assume weighty responsibilities in the Three Offices..."
"I bow