Chapter 199 Convincing Lu Bu (II)
"Lord Bookkeeper, Mr. Xu Rong under the account of Lord Dong Zhuo is asking to see him outside the mansion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
A little guy ran over and said to Lu Bu.
"Xu Rong?"
Lu Bu, who was practicing archery in the backyard, put down the iron bow in his hand, he shook his head and swept the sweat off his face. Xu Rong? He had this impression in his mind, it seemed that that day, when he drank with Dong Gong for the first time, the short and strange person sitting next to him, I heard that although this person did not have any official position, he secretly contributed a lot to Dong Zhuo. Now Dong Zhuo has sat on great power, and he is a marquis and worships the prime minister, but between the gestures, although he is a little disgusted with that eccentric person, but since he is a person that Dong Zhuo trusts, he should be well received, although he is a hero, but now he is only a master bookkeeper, even if he has a lot of prestige in the state army, but after all, the official position is too small, and people like Xu Rong are not something he can offend.
"Please enter the hall, don't let Mr. Xu wait for a long time."
"The little one understands!"
Under the service of the maidservant, Lu Bu quickly changed to a new set of services and strode to the main hall.
Xu Rong's body was still wrapped in a thick black cloth, making people unable to distinguish his figure, and he was sitting precariously. Behind Xu Rong sat a woman dressed in red, although she was wearing a silk hat on her head, it could be seen from the exposed pink neck that it must be a girl with snow skin and jade skin.
When Lu Bu saw this scene, his first reaction was: Xu Rong didn't come on behalf of Dong Zhuo, the purpose was to dig himself under Dong Zhuo's account, right? He is not stupid, although Dong Zhuo has just sat in power, the troops that hold Jinwu and assassinate Shi Ding Jianyang are still a big threat to him, presumably the purpose of the old man Dong is to merge with the state army, right? In this way, it makes sense, treasures, beauties, and official positions are all not small temptations.
Lu Bu felt a little difficult in his heart: after all, Ding Yuan was very prestigious in the army, and he was very kind to himself and many generals, should he take refuge in Dong Zhuo?
"I've seen Master Lu below."
Xu Rong sat down respectfully and bowed to Lu Bu, and Ren Hong behind her also bent down and saluted.
"Mr. Xu is polite, Mr. can come to the humble house today, it really makes Bu Peng shine."
Lu Bu hurriedly walked over, returned the salute to Xu Rong, and then knelt down in front of Xu Rong generously, he put on a questioning posture.
"I don't know if Mr. is here, but I have something important to talk to Bu?"
Lu Bu is worthy of being a well-known "flying general" in the Bingzhou army, his aura and courage are completely different from ordinary generals, although he is only in his twenties, his face is handsome, and his body is burly and tall, just sitting in front of Xu Rong makes her feel that what she is facing is not a person, but a vigorous tiger, an eagle with wings.
Xu Rong smiled lightly: "I heard that General Lu is a dragon and phoenix among people, and I was fortunate to see it at the banquet that day, which made it unforgettable." Seeing it today, General Lu is still unabated. ”
Everyone loves to listen to flattery, Lu Bu is heroic and extraordinary, and he is young, after listening to Xu Rong's words praising him as the dragon and phoenix among people, his heart is even more leisurely, and he happily arched his hand towards Xu Rong:
"Mr. Xu's words are like drinking mellow mash."
"I don't know how old Master Lu is?"
Xu Rong did not immediately pull the topic to persuade him to submit to Dong Zhuo, but asked about Lu Bu's age like a few family treasures.
"This ...... Cloth is twenty-five this year. ”
Although Lu Bu felt a little strange, few people didn't talk about anything else after they met, but asked him directly about his age. But he still answered Xu Rong honestly.
"Oh, twenty-five, it's the age of meritorious service to the country."
Xu Rong said softly.
Here it comes! Lu Bu's eyes sank, looking at this, this person is here to be a lobbyist for Dong Zhuo, to be honest, Lu Bu has no bottom in his heart, he doesn't want to pursue the way of power, after all, the purpose of anyone to be a high-ranking official is to be a high-ranking official, and the lintel is glorious. However, if he betrayed his gracious Lord Ding Yuan for the sake of fame and fortune, then he would become a greedy and vain villain who was spurned by the world, and he did not want to bear this infamy.
"Fifteen government officials, twenty dynasty doctors, thirty waiters, forty special city dwellers...... Now that you are in your twenties, I wonder what your ambitions will be in the future. ”
Xu Ronglang sang the words and phrases of the Yuefu poem Qin Luofu, and Lu Bu's face turned red when he heard it: he is now just the body of the master book, although Ding Yuan trusts him, but he has never promoted his official position, which makes him already dissatisfied with Ding Yuan in his heart.
“…… This, Bu is not the person who is bent on getting ahead, besides, Bu is just a martial artist, how can he still have the idea of being in a high position? ”
Lu Buyan replied insincerely, but his eyes were already a little shy.
"Dong Zhongying and Lord Lu have similar backgrounds, they are both from martial arts, and now they are ranked among the three princes, how can Lord Lu despise himself?"
Lu Buban not only nodded, but then remained silent, Xu Rong's purpose had surfaced, and his vigilance and precautions against Xu Rong in his heart would not be reduced.
"Lord Lu is such a hero, but he only succumbs to the position of the chief bookkeeper, which is really a pearl. In the following opinion, if you take refuge in Dong Gong, with Dong Gong's knowledge of people, you will be able to confer the position of Zhonglang General. ”
"Ah, General Zhonglang!"
Lu Bu couldn't help but be a little surprised, Dong Zhuo could make such a generous move? He is just a master book, and he was promoted to Zhonglang General all of a sudden, Dong Zhuo really thinks so highly of himself?
"A thousand miles of horses, one food or one stone. Horse eaters don't know that they can eat thousands of miles, it is a horse, although they have the ability to eat thousands of miles, they can't eat enough, their strength is insufficient, they are not beautiful, and they want to be with regular horses, etc., and they can't get it. The strategy is not its way, the food can not be used to the best of its materials, the song can not understand its meaning, and the policy is coming, there is no horse in the world! Is it really evil? I really don't know the horse! ”
Xu Rong talked eloquently, and recited most of the "Horse Sayings" written by Han Yu, a later generation person in the memory of "Dong Xiaoyou", and heard that Lu Bu's face changed and flickered: he was confident that he must be a thousand miles of horses, but now he was indeed abandoned in the stable by Ding Yuan like an ordinary horse, and his ability to lead troops to fight has long been named "flying general" by the people of Bingzhou, how to be willing to condescend to the position of the main bookkeeper, only an official position such as Zhonglang General is more suitable for himself!
"Sir, don't say any more!"
Lu Bu was horrified in his heart, Xu Rong's remarks about Maxima really shocked him, although it was unheard of, but it made a lot of sense, he was really afraid that Xu Rong would say this again, and he would definitely surrender to Dong Zhuo. Then he will really bear the infamy of being a repeated villain.
"Yes, it's too much to say, and I hope Lord Lu will forgive me."
"No, it was rude just now, sir, don't be surprised."
Lu Bu hurriedly apologized, he really couldn't say any more, he was not a capricious person, even if he wanted to be in a high position, but if he wanted him to betray others, or even murder people who trusted him, then he would never be able to do it.
"It's not too early, if Mr. doesn't have anything else to do, please ask Mr. to ......"
Lu Bu has already begun to issue an eviction order.
Xu Rong's face covered by black cloth showed a weird smile: There is no need to beat the drum hard, for Lu Bu, those words are enough to wake him up, and the next thing is the most important part.
"That's right, it's really time to go...... However, before Xia left, General Lu was also asked to meet the woman behind him. ”
Xu Rong said, turning back and motioning for Ren Hong to come forward.
"...... is this woman?"
Lu Bu frowned: If Xu Rong wants to use beauty tricks to buy himself, should this woman stay? He has now married a wife, his wife Yan, beautiful and docile, he doesn't want to take a concubine now.
"Maybe it's Lord Lu's old friend."
Xu Rong chuckled and asked Ren Hong to take off her hat, only to see her long black hair hanging down on her psoas muscles, her skin was as white as powder snow, a pair of willow eyebrows were as thin as tobacco, her two big eyes were as crystal as jade, her nose was small and towering, and her lips were as red as Yingluo.
Lu Bu was stunned: he didn't expect Xu Rong to bring such a beautiful woman, to be honest, if it was him, such a beautiful woman would be reluctant to give it away. However, the woman seemed to be somewhat familiar, and some of his dusty memories seemed to come to the surface.
"Are you ......?"
Lu Bu looked at Ren Hong in surprise, and it took a long time before he squeezed out two words from his mouth.
"The concubine's surname is Ren, her name is red, she is the county official of Jiuyuan County in the former state, and the second daughter of Ren Ang."
Ren Hong looked at Lu Bu with such a surprised look, and her heart was sour, but she didn't shed tears, but just answered Lu Bu's question in a low voice and respectfully.
"Hong'er! Are you Uncle Ren's daughter Hong'er? ”
Lu Bu was surprised, no matter what, he didn't expect to see Ren Hong, who had a marriage contract with him, by the side of Dong Zhuo's advisors today!
"Yes."
Ren Hong replied with a calm face, but his eyes were unusually cold, which made Lu Bu feel a pain in his heart.
"On the day...... The county was in chaos, and I searched everywhere, but I heard that Renfu was besieged by Black Mountain bandits and was killed. I'm in despair...... But, Hong'er, is it really you? ”
Lu Bu trembled all over and talked to himself.
"This Hong'er was found on the side of the street when she was in Youzhou, she told her life story and fled here. When he saw that she was pitiful, he took her as a maid. The last time I saw Lord Lu, because Lord Lu and Hong'er seemed to be from Jiuyuan County, they paid attention to it, but I really didn't expect that the two of them were really old friends. ”
“…… Thank you Mr. Xu for taking care of her! This Hong'er once had a marriage contract with Bu! ”
As Lu Bu spoke, he bowed to Xu Rong and thanked him for his kindness.
"My lord, please get up, in this case, I will send her here today, and I will return to Zhao completely."
"Mr. Xu, such a great ......"
Lu Bu looked at Ren Hong, who was now out of the country and the city, and bowed to Xu Rong even more gratefully.
Xu Rong immediately got up and said to Lu Bu:
"I will return Miss Hong'er to the adults, but I still hope that the adults can protect Hong'er, don't let Ding Yuan harm her!"
"Ding Yuan!"
Lu Bu's expression immediately became solemn, there is a lot of content in these words! The situation that day made him even more suspicious: he clearly remembered that it was Ding Yuan who later said that the Black Mountain thieves had killed Ren Ang's family...... Ding Yuan seems to have had a gap with Uncle Ren Ang...... Before the county was invaded by the Black Mountain thieves, why did he transfer his soldiers and horses to Shangdang County alone, and as a result, Jiuyuan County suffered such a catastrophe...... Moham!
"Say goodbye here, I hope Lord Lu will be careful!"
Xu Rong looked at Lu Bu's look of surprise and doubt, and sneered in his heart: Looking at Lu Bu's expression, even if he didn't believe it, he probably already believed it.
"Hong'er, I'm leaving, from now on, take care of yourself."
Xu Rong said goodbye to Ren Hong lightly.
"Yes......"
Ren Hong lowered her head and bowed to Xu Rong: "You have to be careful." ”
There was a resolute look in her eyes: From now on, the two of them will no longer have a master-servant relationship, and the master-servant relationship of more than four years has been cut off today! She wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry anymore......
Xu Rong didn't care about Ren Hong's expression, but after saying goodbye to Lu Bu, she walked out of Lu Bu's mansion confidently, she didn't feel sad about the separation from Ren Hong, she was laughing: Lu Bu, a big fish, has taken the bait!