A small riverside village outside the city of Xiangyang.

At this time, it was almost time for dinner, and there was already smoke dancing in the wind in the small village. In the temporary residence of Xu Shu's mother and son, Lu Ren was sitting opposite Shu, talking about something with a few glasses of water and wine.

After a while, Mother Xu and Lu Lan brought a few prepared meals out of the kitchen, and Lu Ren hurriedly saluted Mother Xu when she saw this: "There is Mother Lao!" ”

Xu Mu shook her head again and again: "Where does Lu Servant shoot." I still remember that in the early years, the old body and Kang'er were taken care of by Lu Servants, and now it is because of Lu Servants' help that the old body and the mother and son are reunited. Da En didn't say thank you, and invited Lu Servant to have a light meal, just to show some thoughts. The old man was a little ashamed, and he wanted to cook some good wine and good food but was weak, but he was tired, and the girl rushed over to help the old man just after returning from Jingnan. ”

Lu Lan had already put the meal away and sat down next to Lu Ren at this time, hearing what Mother Xu said, Lu Lan smiled and responded: "Don't say that, Xiaolan, I'm not an outsider!" Really speaking, Fuyou Yishe is the most familiar to me except for adults, but it's a pity that Ziliang and Zizhen are not here, and Sister Wan'er is ......"

At this point, Lu Lan quickly stopped her mouth, and Lu Ren and Xu Mu only sighed secretly in their hearts. When Xu Shu saw this situation, it seemed that he was going to be cold, so he hurriedly raised his glass to Lu Ren and said, "Brother, thank you for your kindness, I salute my brother with a glass!" ”

After raising their glasses and drinking a few more polite words, Lu Ren found an opportunity to cut the topic to the point: "Mother Shi, Yuan Zhi, I don't know what you think of Uncle Liu Huang?" ”

When it comes to Liu Bei, Xu Shu's mother and son inevitably want to praise him. But it's no wonder that Liu Bei's name is there after all, and many times you can't accept it. However, after praising him, Xu Shu asked curiously, "Why did my brother suddenly mention Uncle Liu Huang at this time?" ”

Lu Renxin said that you are willing to mention that weasel? There are so many things I can't escape. After a little more planning, Lu Ren used a light sigh to lead the topic: "Yuan Zhi, you have been to Yizhou, and you know that I have a lot of industry to prosper. So I won't hide it from you, I actually want you to stay in Yizhou to help me. But one is that I don't know if you want to, and the other is that I can't miss your future. If you want to choose a master to serve and make a contribution, with my friendship with Uncle Liu, I can recommend you to go to Uncle Liu. As for Ling Tang and Brother Ling, you can rest assured, I will take good care of them in Yizhou, so that you have no worries. ”

"Well...... this"

Xu Shu hesitated, and his eyes drifted to Mother Xu next to him. And Xu Mu also hesitated for a while, and then asked Lu Ren, "Lu Servant shoots." What do you think about this? ”

Lu Ren had already prepared his rhetoric, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously at this moment, so he put on a hesitant look and said: "If you really want me to say it, whether it is Gong Cao or Uncle Liu Huang, they are all heroes in the world, and it is not clear who is right and who is wrong." However, Cao Gong's behavior has tended to be treacherous and domineering, and many places have made people a little unbearable; As for Uncle Liuhuang...... It's still the same sentence just now, it's impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. But Uncle Liu Huang's behavior does make people feel more comfortable in their hearts. ”

Xu Shu's mother and son each nodded. I have to say that Cao Cao did a lot of things in some things, such as the initial attack on Xuzhou, the indiscriminate killing of Bian Rang, etc., which is very unpleasant, and Cao Cao's identity as a "eunuch and ugly" is also a stain that Cao Cao can't wash off. It's like a nail in a piece of wood, and although Cao Cao can pull the nail out, there will always be a hole in the plank.

Mother Xu asked again: "Since Lu Servant Shooting hopes that Shu'er can help you, why do you want to recommend Shu'er to Uncle Liu Huang?" ”

Lu Ren said: "Didn't I say it just now? First, I respect Yuan Zhi's wishes. I don't want to force him, and secondly, with my straight ability, if I serve the Ming Lord, I will be able to accomplish some achievements. And stay with me for the words. Inevitably, some succumbed to him. I can't miss Yuanzhi's future for my own selfishness. ”

Xu Mu shook her head and said, "That's not what the old body asked. Uncle Liu's name of benevolence and righteousness spreads all over the world, and it is naturally a good thing if Shu'er can be supplemented by it, so what the old man wants to ask is what Shu'er can do by Uncle Liu's side, and how to assist? ”

Lu Ren said: "Uncle Liuhuang...... Let's put it this way, although Uncle Liu Huang has been fighting horses for half his life, he focuses on martial arts on the battlefield, and to put it mildly, he is a little brave but not strategic, and even when he manages the people, he also focuses on the rule of inaction, but he does not pay much attention to wisdom and strategy, so he has fought for so many years, but he still has achieved nothing. And Yuan Zhi was proficient in the art of war after abandoning the sword and following the text, and he could make up for Uncle Liu's shortcomings in this regard. ”

Mother Xu said: "That Lu servant, you are building a city in Yizhou overseas, where do you need help from your son?" ”

Lu Ren said: "This is not my boasting, you know my ability." If I build a city in Yizhou, it will inevitably become a rich place in time, and it will naturally attract the coveted of all parties. People should have long-term worries, and when those coveted candidates send troops to fight over, I will think of a way, and then it will be over. ”

Xu Mu nodded, turned her head to Xu Shu and asked, "Shu'er, what do you think?" ”

Xu Shu had been thinking for a while at this time, and after hearing Xu's mother's question, he responded: "Mother, my brother has a great favor to our mother and son, and if this favor is not repaid, how can our mother and son be human beings?" It is unrighteous to abandon his brother for the sake of his own future. Moreover, the child made a mistake at the beginning, failed to fulfill his filial piety under his mother's knees for more than ten years, and now he is finally reunited with his mother. Therefore, the child thinks that the child should stay with the elder brother, so that he can help the elder brother and serve the mother. ”

Mother Xu nodded with satisfaction, and said to Lu Ren: "Lu Servant, the words of the concubine are the old man's body and mind." ”

Lu Ren secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, I am afraid that your old man will have such a meaning to Liu Bei, and then let Xu Shu go to Liu Bei's command. But then again, Lu Ren dared to say those words at this time, also because he had fully considered the common humanistic concepts of people at that time, and he mainly grabbed a first hand here.

Or it can also be said that it is Xu's mother's suicide, which is more about achieving Xu Shu's reputation. And Lu Ren has grabbed the first hand to be kind to Xu Shu's mother and son, so he has the absolute initiative in morality and reason, so when Xu Shu's mother and son choose the road, they will give priority to Lu Ren here, and Liu Bei has not had any relationship with Xu Shu, but put it in a secondary position. As for the so-called "revival of the Han Dynasty, the righteousness of the world"...... That's all political slogans, it's okay to shout, don't take it seriously, if you take it seriously, you will lose.

However, Lu Ren always had his own plans here, so he pretended to hesitate and said: "Yuan Zhi is willing to help me, I naturally can't ask for it, but Uncle Liu Huang is a Han Zhongliang after all, and he is secretly begging for thieves with the blood of the Son of Heaven." Now that we are lonely and stationed in Xinye, we can't really ignore Uncle Liu Huang like this. ”

Xu Shu's mother and son nodded together again, obviously it was Lu Ren's attitude that they all appreciated.

Xu Mu said: "Lu Servant, you should tell me what you think." The old man believed that Lu Servant would definitely be able to come up with a solution for both worlds. ”

Lu Renxin said I had already thought about it, okay? It's really hard to bring you to this topic. After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Ren slowly spoke: "To be honest, if Yuan Zhi goes to Uncle Liuhuang's command, he can only help for a while. I have been an official in Cao Ying for several years, and I dare to say that I know the situation of Cao Ying well, and after arriving in Jingzhou, I also went to Xinye to see it, and I also knew some of the situation. So in my opinion, if Yuan Zhiruo goes to assist Uncle Liu Huang, he can only treat the symptoms slightly, but he can't cure Uncle Liu Huang at all. ”

Xu Shu was stunned when he heard this. He knew that Lu Ren was not belittling his talent when he said this, so he didn't feel despised by Lu Ren, on the contrary, he vaguely seemed to understand something. After thinking about it again, Xu Shu simply asked, "What does my brother mean?" ”

Lu Ren said: "Yuanzhi, although you have achieved success in your studies, you are only proficient in the strategy of battle formation, but you are not good at the strategy of governing the country. In other words, if you go to help Uncle Liu, you can just make Uncle Liu fight more beautifully when he fights against the decisive opportunity, but if you want to fundamentally solve the problem of Uncle Liu's weak strength, it is not what you are good at. You'll be a good guy, but you're not a good guy. ”

Xu Shu lowered his head and thought carefully for a while, and finally nodded to Lu Ren. Xu Shu is a smart person, and Xu Shu is still relatively clear about his shortcomings. In terms of game values, the intelligence value of Xu Shukeng's arson is definitely above ninety, but the political value of farming and development may be around seventy.

Lu Ren continued: "At the end of the fifth year and the beginning of the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Gong defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, and four or five years have passed since the present ten years, and Cao Gong conquered Yecheng, where the Yuan clan is based, last year. With the current situation in Hebei, and with Cao Gong's ability and character, I believe that he will go south in three years at most. And before that, he will definitely send some soldiers and horses to make a tentative attack on Jingzhou. On the other hand, Uncle Liu Huang is lonely and weak, and he can't stop Cao Gong's big move south, and what I am most worried about is that he will not even be able to resist those tentative soldiers and horses. If you can't even resist those soldiers and horses, I'm afraid Uncle Liu Huang won't even have time to accumulate a little capital for himself. ”

Xu Shu said: "What does that brother mean?" ”

Lu Ren said: "I can't help Uncle Liu's help." In my opinion, if Uncle Liu Huang wants to achieve great things, he must first change his mistake of only relying on courage when he was fighting. Only when this problem is corrected will he realize that what he lacks is a wise strategist. So Yuan Zhi, I hope you can go and assist Uncle Liu Huang for a while to help him understand this truth. When he understands these truths, and then finds a wise man who can really assist him, you will retire ......" (To be continued.) )