Gan Ning rescued Ling Tong, and Zhou Yu did not love to fight, so he immediately ordered the army to retreat.

Cao's army didn't have time to encircle them, and before they could even stop the retreat to Jiaozhou, the Jiaozhou army withdrew from Jingzhou.

Cao Shuo, who was in Luoyang, also received a letter from Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue jointly recommending Lu Xun during this time.

Knowing that Lu Xun was in service, Cao Shuo was overjoyed.

In terms of ability, Lu Xun and Sima Yi are not much different.

In some ways, he is even stronger than Sima Yi.

To be able to get his assistance is undoubtedly another arm.

A few days after Cao Shuo got the letter, Lu Xun was escorted to Luoyang by a team of soldiers.

In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Cao Shuo did not receive Lu Xun in the main hall, but asked people to lead him into his residence.

When Lu Xun entered the house, Cao Shuo stood up and greeted with a smile: "Bo Yan is here?" ”

"I've seen King Wei!" Lu Xun hurriedly bowed and made a big salute.

Cao Shuo raised his hand: "Bo Yan doesn't need to be polite, you can come to vote for me, I don't know how happy I am, why do you need so many courtesies?" ”

"King Wei is honorable, and the number of courtesies is still required." Lu Xun replied.

Bo Yan sat down and spoke. Cao Shuo gestured and asked him to sit down.

When Lu Xun sat down, Cao Shuo asked: "I heard that Bo Yan voted for me, I know that Jiaozhou is mostly pacified." I just don't know why Boyan voted for me? Is it because it is invincible? Or is it because I have a noble character and a good looks? ”

I have long known that Cao Shuo has always been a scoundrel, and he always boasts when he speaks, Lu Xun thought that with the growth of power, he would be somewhat restrained, but when he thought that as soon as he came here, Cao Shuo shamelessly praised himself.

Lu Xun was very embarrassed and smiled: "What King Wei said is true!" ”

"I'm not the king of Wei yet, and I have no interest in being the king of Wei." Cao Shuo shook his head with a smile, and he said to Lu Xun: "Liu Xuande, Sun Zhongmou and even Cao Zihuan, who has been disposed of by me, are all eager to be the emperor, but I refuse to be the emperor, do you know why?" ”

Lu Xun has always seen everything very thoroughly, but Cao Shuo is not the emperor, but he has never understood it.

To say that Cao Shuo is still loyal to the Han royal family, he has never mentioned reviving the Han family.

said that he was not interested in power, so what was he doing after many years of conquest?

No matter which way you think about it, Cao Shuo's approach is indeed very abnormal.

"Because it's not time to be emperor yet." Cao Shuo stood up, he walked to the window and looked outside: "The world has not been unified yet, Sun Zhongmou is still entrenched in Jiaozhou, and Liu Xuande will often make trouble for me when he occupies Yizhou." Just ask an emperor, if he can't hold the world in his hands, what kind of emperor is he? ”

Cao Shuo's words were understated, as if he was expressing a very unimportant trivial matter.

Lu Xun heard endless domineering from his words.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan and others are emperors, and what they occupy is only a corner of the world.

Even if you have the title of emperor, not everyone will recognize it.

And Cao Shuo wants more than just a title.

He also wants imperial power!

Supreme Imperial Power!

Cao Shuo turned around and smiled at Lu Xun: "In the battle of Chibi, Bo Yan made a great contribution to Sun Zhongmou. It can be said that if it weren't for you and Ling Tong, there would be no Jiaozhou today. ”

"The lord praised it!" He also called Cao Shuo "King of Wei" before, just a few words with him, Lu Xun decided to follow him in this life, and in the face of Cao Shuo, he felt the bearing that an emperor should have, as for Sun Quan and others, they just have the spirit of a hero.

With a humble sentence, Lu Xun said to Cao Shuo: "After the Chibi War, it was Zhou Gongjin who really made a great contribution, and I just made a response. ”

"If you hadn't fought that time well, Sun Zhongmou would have been captured by me a long time ago." Cao Shuo asked: "You came to vote for me, what official do you want me to give you to be satisfied?" ”

Cao Shuo didn't mention giving him the title of official, but asked him what kind of official he wanted, and Lu Xun asked in astonishment: "What does the lord mean?" ”

"I haven't been crowned emperor yet, so of course I can't give you a title of a loud official." Cao Shuo replied: "You stay by my side to be a military advisor first, and once I become emperor, you will be the crown prince!" ”

The crown prince and the prince are ranked as the third duke, and they are a product, although they have gradually become a vacant position since the Western Han Dynasty, but the status and honor are few people can compare.

Cao Shuo allowed him such a position, and Lu Xun hurriedly got up and bowed down: "How can I dare to accept such a love from the lord?" ”

"How can He De not ask me, ask yourself." Cao Shuo stepped forward and helped him up: "I know Bo Yan's ability very well, with your talent, being a Taifu is also a condescending talent." But there are also many talented people around me, and I can't give you the position of emperor, so I can only ask you to be wronged. ”

Cao Shuo not only didn't think that Xu's official position was too big, but also said that he had wronged Lu Xun, which made him feel inexplicably moved in his heart.

Lu Xun said to Cao Shuo: "From now on, I will swear to follow the lord to the death, and I will never dare to have two hearts!" ”

"When you crusade against Jiaozhou, you don't have to go." Cao Shuo said to Lu Xun: "If you want to crusade against the old master, I don't think it's reasonable." ”

"Thank you, Lord!" Sun Quan was not thin on Lu Xun, he really didn't want to crusade against Jiaozhou, Cao Shuo gave a step, and he immediately went down.

"You can not go to Jiaozhou, but you have to go to another place." Cao Shuo said: "Liu Xuande sent Fa Zheng to the north with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in an attempt to seize Hanzhong, and then march east to take Shouchun. I'm going to send you to intercept it, what do you think? ”

"I remember that Fa Zheng said that he was going to disguise himself as the lord's command." Lu Xun said: "Didn't he do that? ”

"He really wanted to do that, but he was recognized by our army when he entered Hanzhong, and now Tian Yuanhao and others are holding them back in Hanzhong." Cao Shuo said: "Fa Zheng is also a capable person, although Tian Yuanhao is not bad at using soldiers, it is more difficult to deal with Fa Zheng. It is said that you are good at using soldiers, I plan to let you go to meet Fazheng, and I will not give you a single soldier or horse, only let you take over Tian Yuanhao's department, are you sure? ”

"Under Liu Xuande, Zhuge Kongming is good at internal affairs and governs Yizhou in an orderly manner." Lu Xun replied: "Fa Zheng is good at military affairs, but unfortunately it has never been reused. This time, Liu Xuande used him as the main general, and the battle was really not so easy to fight. Since the lord asked me to go, I will do my best. ”

"Once Hanzhong is lost, Liu Xuande will be able to take the opportunity to enter the Central Plains." Cao Shuo said: "If he comes to the Central Plains, there will be constant wars in various places. The tranquility of our Cao family, which has been operating for many years, will be completely broken by his arrival. ”

"Don't worry, as long as I am here, Fazheng will definitely not be able to pass Hanzhong by half a step!" Lu Xun asked: "If we repel him, do we want to take advantage of the victory to enter Yizhou?" 2k reading network