"Will you kill yourself?"

Liu Ye looked at Lu Ren with a complicated mood, and saw that Lu Ren's face was still smiling, and only after a long time did he shake his head and said, "Lu Yizhou, I actually envy you very much." ”

Lu Ren picked up the wine glass and replied with a very flat smile: "What do I have to envy?" ”

Liu Ye let out a long sigh: "Lu Yizhou, don't turn around like this between you and me." To be honest, aren't you surprised that Cao Gong didn't send anyone, but he sent him to Yizhou as an envoy? ”

Lu Ren nodded: "This is really strange. Your official position is Sikong Cang Cao Peng, who belongs to the direct personnel of Cao Gong's Mansion (not Fudi, which refers to the government in the administrative system, that is, the office that belongs to Cao Cao's direct line). Moreover, your strategy is outstanding, and Duke Cao has always valued you, but now he has sent you to me...... Don't blame me for speaking badly, people like you come to me, I really have to wonder if Cao Gong has any intentions for me. ”

Liu Ye sighed again: "That's what you really think...... It's no wonder that you're not a stupid person, and of course you'll think about it when you encounter such a thing. But Lu Yizhou, if I tell you that Cao Gong wants to borrow your hand to get rid of me, do you believe it or not? ”

Lu Ren was stunned for a moment, unable to speak for a long time. Cao Cao wants to borrow his own hand to get rid of Liu Ye? If Liu Ye is telling the truth, then is Lao Cao's brain in water?

But on the other hand, Lu Ren knew that Liu Ye's words were not unreasonable. Because among Cao Cao's many strategists, Liu Ye's identity is the most special, because this girl is a real descendant of Guangwu. Compared with Uncle Liu Huang, whose background is actually a little unclear, Liu Ye is much more realistic. And with such a Liu family, Cao Cao will of course guard against it.

In fact, if you look closely at Liu Ye's life, you can find that before the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was also very important to Liu Ye, but after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao almost never used Liu Ye's plan and strategy. You must know that Liu Ye is accurate, and he doesn't seem to be under Cao Cao's five strategists, but why did such a thing happen? In the final analysis, isn't it because of Liu Ye's identity as a child of the Liu family?

Lu Ren was thoughtful at this end, Liu Ye shook his head helplessly when he saw this, moved closer to Lu Ren, and lowered his voice and said: "Lu Yizhou, maybe you don't know yet, Duke Cao is now preparing to remove the position of the third prince and resume the position of prime minister." His Majesty was deeply concerned about this, and the DPRK and China were also arguing about it. And in the next ...... Although Zai Xia didn't say a word about this, Cao Gong was already more and more displeased with Zaixia. Lu Yizhou, you are a smart person, and the reason for this should not be said too much. ”

“……”

Of course, Lu Ren understands the in this. Cao Cao's purpose in dismissing the three dukes and reinstating the prime minister at this time was to achieve his goal of monopolizing power, which must be something that many ministers of the DPRK and China could not bear. In other words, Cao Cao's political struggle with the old bureaucratic forces of the Han dynasty had to be upgraded again. And in this kind of political struggle, a person with Liu Ye's identity is indeed the easiest to become the fish in the pond that is affected.

So sending Liu Ye to himself, do you really want to let yourself click Liu Ye away? Lu Renzhi didn't think so, because Lu Ren believed that Cao Cao still knew his temper relatively well, not to mention that Liu Ye came over this time, and he was an envoy sent by the court in terms of identity. Since he has been ordered here, where is the reason to kill the envoy?

But then again, if Liu Ye really talks a lot and does something with him, even if Lu Ren doesn't kill him, there are people around Lu Ren who will kill Liu Ye. After all, at this time, except for Lu Ren himself, who knew a little bit about Liu Ye's personality, no one else knew Liu Ye. In other words, on this issue, Liu Ye can be understood as another Mi Heng, Lu Ren is another Liu Biao, so the person who wants to kill Liu Ye is another Huang Zu.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Lu Renzhi was more willing to believe that Cao Cao sent Liu Ye to Yizhou for two meanings.

One layer means that on the basis of assuming that Liu Ye will be right with Cao, then Liu Ye will be distributed far away, saving Cao Cao from having a headache by Cao Cao's side, but he can't really kill him. You must know that Liu Ye is a member of the Liu family after all, if Cao Cao really moves Liu Ye, it will cause great trouble. In this case, it is better to find an opportunity to let Liu Ye get far away.

Another meaning is that assuming that Liu Ye is loyal to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao always has to worry about Liu Ye is the Liu family, so sending Liu Ye to Lu Ren can reduce that concern on the one hand, and on the other hand, Liu Ye can also monitor Lu Ren's actions. It's a win-win-win

All in all, Lu Ren can think of these things now. However, Liu Ye would say these words in front of him, which also made Lu Ren feel a little surprised. Then what Liu Ye said is not credible, and Lu Ren is not sure, God knows if Liu Ye is playing a bitter trick. So after thinking about it for a long time, Lu Ren decided to treat it with sincerity. Instead of making a false appointment with Liu Ye here, it is better to say something more realistic:

"Brother Ziyang, I can understand what you said, but ...... Whether you call me suspicious, or say that I live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, I can't believe anything about you until some things are settled. Why don't you do this, I'll arrange a place for you to stay, and you can live in peace with me for the time being. I'll have someone leave a boat for you at the docks, and you can leave at any time if you want to, and I won't stop you. On the other hand, you are also a smart person, and you should not commit some of my taboos here. What do you think of this? ”

Liu Ye nodded after hearing this: "That's how it should be." Then thank Lu Yizhou in advance. ”

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In the blink of an eye, January has passed, and the small town of Yizhou is still calm, that is, everyone learned that Lu Ren was officially crowned as the pastor of Yizhou by the court. It is not surprising that the common people of that era hoped for a good leader who could lead them to live and work in peace and contentment. For example, when Chen Deng was transferred, many people were willing to follow Chen Deng, and Lu Ren now has an official name, and many people are also happy. After all, this kind of thing was determined, and it had a good stabilizing effect on the social environment at that time.

As for Liu Ye, he didn't pay attention to anything at all during this month...... In other words, he is just a bare-bones commander, and in terms of identity alone, it is not his turn to ask anything, and no one will pay attention to him if he asks. Anyway, Liu Ye usually walks around casually, and often chats with people and passers-by in the city and countryside. came and went, and the residents of Yizhou also knew that Liu Ye was an envoy sent by the court, and they were very polite to Liu Ye. At this time, Liu Ye also summoned a few guards with good martial arts.

Lu Ren knows these very well. In fact, in order to deal with Liu Ye, Lu Ren deliberately transferred several clever characters brought out by Gao Shun and Shi Anatou to monitor Liu Ye's every move.

"My lord, Liu Ye seems to be doing nothing, but he is actually gathering the hearts of the people. Adults should be on guard against it! ”

After listening to the informant's secret report, Lu Ren fell into deep thought.

Zhen Mi frowned two delicate eyebrows, and said coldly: "Sir, it seems that this Liu Ye is not well-intentioned." If you want me to say, it is better to put him under house arrest. ”

Shi Ah wiped the sword in his hand and snorted coldly: "Lord, do you want to take his life?" ”

Lu Ren shook his head: "No, neither." I really don't want to kill him. ”

Zhen Mi said: "But sir, if you let him go down like this, if it becomes a bit of a climate, it will be difficult to deal with him again." ”

Lu Ren suddenly smiled: "The momentum is mine, not the other." He wants to be the second Liu Biao, but I am not an ignorant thief in Jingzhou, and this is not Jingzhou. ”

"Sir!!"

Lu Ren waved his hand and asked Gan Ning again, "Has Liu Ye ever gone to look for you?" ”

Gan Ning said: "That's not it." However, looking at Liu Ye's actions, it seems that he wants to find some outlaws among the old Yizhou clan and the immigrants from the Northland. ”

Lu Ren played with his fingernails, shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy to find?" If I could have found it so easily, I wouldn't have had only these thousands of men in my hands by now. If he really wants to make something happen, maybe the only person who can help him is you Gan Xingba. ”

Gan Ning smiled: "If he dares to come, he will dare to kill!" ”

Lu Ren smiled but did not speak. After thinking for a while, he said: "Xingba, I haven't gone shopping with you for a long time, are you interested in accompanying me to walk around the small city twice?" ”

Gan Ning said: "Lu Yizhou has an order, how dare you disobey it?" I just hope that the general can make a good east, please have a few drinks in the next one. ”

Lu Ren smiled indifferently, looked at Shi Adao, and said, "Mr. Shi, please go back to the school hall first." Liu Ye, please don't worry about it, Lu Ren has his own arrangements. ”

Shi Ah didn't say anything, and left on his own.

Lu Ren and Gan Ning walked out of the council building, and after taking a few steps, Gan Ning asked quietly, "Why does the general have to go through so much trouble to deal with Liu Ye?" Mr. Shi is right, why not kill him directly? ”

Lu Ren shook his head and said, "Many times, killing people is just a momentary moment, but it can't solve the problem...... Xingba, there's something you have to do for me. ”

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Soon another month passed.

At the time of the autumn grain harvest in Yizhou, everywhere was very busy. Although Liu Ye has no official position in Yizhou, after all, he is an envoy sent by the court and has the right to inquire about the customs of various places, so he began to inspect several grain collection points, and occasionally came forward to mediate some small disputes in various places. When all the autumn grain was put into the warehouse, Liu Ye sent out an invitation to Lu Ren and them to go to the banquet, saying that they wanted to celebrate this year's grain and rice harvest in Yizhou.

Looking at the invitation card in his hand, Lu Ren shook his head and smiled there without saying a word...... (To be continued.) )