“…… If it is timed, with the elite of Cao Caoqing, Xu, and Ji Shuzhou, supplemented by Lu Ren's armor, weapons, and warships, it will be a big trouble for my Eastern Wu henchmen. ”

Lu Su's words made Sun Quan's brows tighten, and his gaze drifted to Zhou Yu. However, Zhou Yu just smiled at Sun Quan very casually at this time, shook his head and said: "Zi Jing's words are certainly reasonable, but in my opinion, Lu Ren is not necessarily willing to be an enemy of Wu Hou, and Cao Cao chose to edict the world at this time to annex Yizhou, I am afraid it is also ulterior." ”

Sun Quan hesitated: "What does Gong Jin mean?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled again: "The lord has also met Lu Ren a few times, right?" So in the eyes of the lord, what kind of person is Lu Ren? ”

Sun Quan shook his head again and again: "It's really hard to say." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Don't be so troublesome, just ask the lord one sentence below, does the lord think Lu Ren is the kind of person with great ambitions?" ”

Sun Quan thought about it very carefully, shook his head again, and said, "That's not like that." This person feels very strange to Lonely, with a bit of the elegance of a scholar, a bit of mercenary of a businessman, and even a bit of the scoundrel of a marketman. Such a person is really a little incomprehensible, but it can also be seen that he is not the kind of person with great ambitions, or that he has some thoughts, but it is not the kind we can imagine. ”

Zhou Yu said: "I have had a few contacts with Lu Ren in Xia, and I found that this person is actually very interesting. To put it simply, this person's way of doing things is somewhat similar to Liu Biao, that is, he abides by neutrality and no one wants to offend. However, because he wants to support the people through business, he must also have an attitude of having dealings with all parties. If you encounter any opportunity, you have to take the opportunity to make a lot of money. Therefore, everything he has done in the past few years has such a characteristic, that is, the candidates in question can benefit, but they are harmless to other candidates, at least it does not seem to have any damage. For example, not long ago, he helped Cao Cao attack Karasuma in the north, and it didn't seem to have any damage to the lord and Liu Biao. ”

After a pause, Zhou Yu continued: "All in all, he wants to expand trade and make more money with all the princes, but he has no intention in other aspects, which is very similar to Liu Biao's defense of Jingzhou. Moreover, Yizhou is a remote place overseas, although Lu Ren has collected many war and displaced people, but there are not many people who can be collected, after all, if you want to go to Yizhou, you have to borrow a boat, and how much can an ordinary caravan boat transport? After listening to the report of the fine work, Yizhou now has only one city, the population is more than 100,000 people, the household is only about 20,000, and there are more women than men, where can I have the ability to be the enemy of the lord in such a situation? ”

Sun Quan nodded after hearing this, some things on the surface of Yizhou can't be hidden, and of course Sun Quan will know about it.

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Of course, people's hearts are unpredictable, and it is also appropriate for the lord to be defensive against Lu Ren. But what I want to say next is that if the lord is too vigilant against Yizhou at this time, I am afraid that he will fall for Cao Cao's tricks. ”

Sun Quan's heart moved, and then motioned for Zhou Yu to continue.

Zhou Yu said: "Lu Ren has a lot of money and utensils in his hands, and no one will doubt this. But to say that he has the strength to go against the lord is probably nonsense. Putting these aside for the time being, the lord might as well imagine why Cao Cao suddenly prepared to edict the world at this time to merge Yizhou into the territory of the Han Dynasty and seal Lu Ren as the pastor of Yizhou? ”

Sun Quan thought about it and smiled: "What does Gong Jin mean that Cao Cao is trying to cover up?" ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "That's exactly what it means." After Cao Cao broke Karasuma in the north, the next step was to go south to Jingzhou, and then to capture Jiangdong in order to achieve his long-cherished wish to dominate the world. It's just that Cao Cao has been fighting in the north for many years, and this time it is an expedition of thousands of miles to conquer Karasuma, and after returning to the division, the soldiers need to recuperate, and the military funds need to be transferred, which takes a corresponding amount of time to complete. On the other hand, the lord has been coveting Jingxiang here, and recently he has also been preparing his armor to attack Jiangxia, and then use Jiangxia as a foothold to enter Jingzhou, which must be something that Cao Cao does not want to see. So at this time, Cao Cao wanted to find something for the lord to do, so that the lord would have no time to covet Jingzhou. ”

Sun Quan said: "So what Gongjin means is that Lu Ren established a state in Yizhou, but it is just Cao Cao's intention to distract Lonely?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "That's right. Although Lu Ren has many ships, he has never heard of any troops he has, at best, he is a self-defending army, so Lu Ren does not have the strength to attack the lord; But on the other hand, Yizhou is located in a remote area, and if the lord uses troops against Yizhou because he wants to avoid future troubles, it can only be an expedition of laborers to make the country empty. ”

Lu Su picked up on the side and said, "Having said that, you can't be unguarded against Lu Ren. ”

Zhou Yu said: "Of course, prevention is to be prevented, but it must not be at this time." One is that Lu Ren doesn't have the strength to attack the lord, and he still has to do business with the lord, so he doesn't want to offend the lord; Second, Cao Cao may go south to Jingxiang at any time, so the lord's attention should be focused on Liu Biao and Cao Cao, and there is no need to worry about Lu Ren. In fact, Lu Ren's affairs are also simple, as long as he will see if he will still send a fleet to trade with various places in Jiangdong. ”

Sun Quan got up and paced around the room a few times, and finally nodded and said, "Just according to what Gong Jin said, let's do this for the time being." ”

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On the second floor of the conference hall in Yizhou Town, Lu Ren, Shirley, and Zhen Mi were discussing something there. Halfway through the discussion, Lu Ren raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat and complained: "What the hell is the weather, it's suddenly so hot!" It's the end of autumn! ”

Let's take a look at the two big beauties around me. Shirley is okay, she has excellent genes and very good self-regulation ability, and there is no big reaction before and after, just occasionally wiping her sweat; Is it Zhen Mi...... There were beads of sweat on his forehead, shoulders and back, and the folding fan in his left hand almost never stopped, and because he was a girl, he didn't dare to open his collar too wide like Lu Ren.

And because she has to go out to run errands at any time, Zhen Mi is wearing relatively tight plainclothes. Under the sweat, the shoulders, arms, chest and back are almost attached to the skin, showing exquisite curves, and people who have no concentration will probably have nosebleeds if they see it. I don't know if the champa in his hand wiped too much sweat, Zhen Mi occasionally turned sideways to twist it, and it actually dripped a string of water droplets.

"Stop, stop, let's take a rest first, it's too hot!"

Signaling the two daughters to rest first, Lu Ren opened the bamboo pipe on the table and shouted, "Below, send a pot of herbal tea!" ”

Zhen Mi sat back on the chair with some weakness, and threw the folding fan on the table and said, "Sir, it seems that this year is much hotter than last year, will it cause a dry season if it continues like this?" ”

Lu Ren walked to the hand-cranked water tank in the corner of the house and washed his face and said, "Then I don't have to worry too much, the reservoirs we have made in various farmlands are working well. I went on my rounds the other day and calculated that as long as it didn't rain for more than half a year, we wouldn't really suffer from the drought. Besides, even if there is a drought, I am not afraid, one is that we have enough grain and rice to eat for five years, and the other is that we are close to the sea, and fishing and shrimp can feed everyone. Now all I care about is ...... The weather is so hot, forced labor is only afraid that it will cause heat illness or malaria or something. Yi'er, write down what I said first, and then go back and post it at various public points. ”

Zhen Mi hurriedly picked up the pen and wrote down everything Lu Ren said. For example, the craftsmen are allowed to rest for half an hour (from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., which is usually the hottest time of the day), but they must make up for it when the evening is cooler; Medical centers in various settlements prepare herbal tea and anti-heatstroke medicines on time; Residents are advised to eat each meal rather than eat it in one meal, try not to eat alternate or overnight meals, and indicate that the food is easy to spoil when it is hot, and it is easy to cause malaria if eaten......

Some people may ask, why does Lu Ren care so much about these things. Just kidding, there are so many people in the small town of Yizhou, in case of an outbreak of malaria in the summer and something that causes the population to plummet, then Lu Renke really wants to cry without tears. Don't forget that it was the end of the Han Dynasty at that time, and the level of medical care was still far behind. Even with a medical saint like Zhang Zhongjing in charge, Lu Ren and Shirley can go to the top when necessary, but it is better to prevent disease a little more.

After ordering this, Zhen Mi rushed to the printing department to arrange for typesetting and printing. Lu Ren snatched the folding fan that Zhen Mi threw on the table and fanned the wind desperately, it was called a vigorous slamming, and he muttered in his mouth: "XX, I really can't stand it." Hey, I said Shirley, I now understand why you had to choose a place to live next to the creek in the first place. With the help of the water power, your home is probably the most comfortable place in town. But why can't we put one here? ”

Shirley gave Lu Ren a hygienic look: "This is the city center, where to get water?" Master, bear with me, probably by this time next year we will be able to get our generator system out. The air conditioner can't be made for the time being, but the fan is still fine. ”

After chatting with Shirley like this, Lu Lan's silver bell-like voice came from the entrance of the building: "My lord, I'm bringing you pastries!" ”

After the sound of hurried footsteps, Lu Lan ran up with a food box. It's just that this time, Lu Ren's eyes rolled and ...... Lu Lan was wearing a pink imitation Tang style palace dress, not to mention her shoulders and backlessness, and the skirt on the left side was half of her calf exposed. This body Lu Ren is really too familiar, because it is the appearance of Menglishi's women's clothes in "Sword and Fairy IV", when she was an official in Cao Ying earlier, Lu Ren helped Wan'er do a few pieces. However, one is because of the fear of touching the taboo and has changed, and the other is because of some things, Wan'er will not wear it out if it is not on some necessary occasions. But now, this is in Yizhou, and it doesn't matter if there are many cumbersome things in the Central Plains, the one Lu Lan wears on her body is not much different from the standard Mengli women's clothes, and even shows a little more. But it is undeniable that Lu Lan, this girl, is really a natural body rack, she looks good in everything, and now she is exposed just right, if she really wants to walk on the street, she definitely has a super high return rate...... (To be continued.) )