"Fifty thousand Hu, how's that?"

Lu Ren's "50,000 Hu" made Jia Xu slightly startled at that time, and Zhang Xiu asked inexplicably: "What 50,000 Hu?" ”

Lu Ren said: "I asked Cao Gong to come here, and when I was leaving, Cao Gong had words but needed them, and I could do it cheaply in the future." Today, I see that there is a shortage of food in the general's army, and I am the captain of the Dasi Nongfu, and I have the right to mobilize the grain and grass in the warehouse, so I am willing to send 50,000 grains here for the general to ride and eat. One can solve the difficulty of the general's lack of food and grass, and the other can also show the sincerity of Cao Gong and Lu Ren. But general, 50,000 is the limit I can mobilize in this matter, and I can't mobilize any more. Therefore, I hope that the general will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Xiu was also stunned after hearing this: "Is Lu Servant shooting this true?" ”

Lu Ren nodded, and only then did he take out Cao Cao's handwritten letter and hand it to Zhang Xiu. After Zhang Xiu took it, he didn't look at it immediately, but asked Lu Ren: "Lu Servant, how did you know that there is a shortage of food in our army?" Just listening? ”

Lu Ren said with a smile: "Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." If I want to succeed, of course, I have to listen carefully to the news. It's just that I didn't expect that the shortage of food in the general's army would be so short. ”

Zhang Xiu said suddenly: "What is the point? ”

Lu Ren smiled and pointed to the many wild flavors on the table: "The general is reluctant to brew some wine necessary for hospitality, isn't it a matter of extreme lack of food?" ”

"Uh......"

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"Mr. Jia, what do you think of today's banquet?"

As soon as the banquet dispersed, Zhang Xiu couldn't wait to find Jia Xu to discuss. And what about Jia Xu? After closing his eyes and pondering for a long time, he asked Zhang Xiu, "Is the general already a little moved?" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded a few times at first, but immediately shook his head vigorously and said, "I don't know, I really don't know how to decide this matter." I just feel that Lu Ren is very reasonable about what he said. But I'm worried...... Alas! Mr. Jia, in terms of talent and strategy, judging the situation, Zhang Xiu knows that he is far inferior to Mr.! The truth in this matter. I believe that Mr. Embroidery has already understood, and I hope that Mr. can point out a clear way for embroidery! ”

After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, he bowed to Jia Xu, and Jia Xu also hurriedly bowed in return. After the salute, Jia Xu lowered his head and said with a smile: "General, Xu originally wanted to say a few words for the general at this moment, but when the words came to his mouth, he realized that Xu could think of all the words that he could think of. In fact, it has already been said by Lu Ren alone, and he really doesn't know what to say now. ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned when she heard this: "Mr. Jia, what do you mean?" ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and muttered: "I heard very early on that although this Lu Ren is unruly, there are few people who have the talent and knowledge in his chest...... When I first met him, I thought he was just a mediocre person with a vain name, but now it seems that the biggest characteristic of him is that others can't see through it, and I even looked away!

And his talent is really well deserved. Those who want to do the thing of soliciting and persuading surrender since ancient times have all praised the benevolence of their lord so that the other party can surrender with peace of mind. But he never praised Cao Gong for half a sentence, and it was completely to make the general understand the general situation, understand reason, and know the pros and cons...... No wonder he is only thirty years old and can serve as the secretary of the teacher's office. I deeply admire him as a young man! Alas, the afterlife is terrible! ”

"......" Zhang Xiu was made laughing and crying by Jia Xu's words, shook his head and asked: "Mr. Jia, what do you think about Lu Ren's persuasion of me to surrender Cao?" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Isn't Lu Ren already very thorough in the trade-off between the pros and cons of the general's surrender to Cao?" Xu was also shocked in his heart. And he said that this trip was for the future of the general, if the general trend is concerned. But it is not a bluff for the sake of success. ”

Zhang Xiu said: "What does Mr. mean is to approve of embroidery returning to Cao Gong?" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Not bad." That's exactly what it means. In fact, the general lives in Wancheng, and his reputation is declining day by day, so why didn't he say it to the general? The general should also remember that in the past, he asked the general to think about retreating early, but he was not wise enough to think of any plan to retreat to security.

Hearing Lu Ren's words today, he was also embarrassed. Because, as he said, the general now has no place to retreat to safety. If you want to be perfect, the only way to choose a hero and vote for it is the best policy. And among the various candidates near the general's left, it is true that only Cao Gong can be worthy of the same kind, but he surrendered before. The general was angry because of the Zou family......"

Speaking of this, Jia Xu stopped, shook his head and sighed softly. Zhang Xiu frowned tightly when she heard this, lowered her head, sighed long and long, heavy and heavy, and raised her head after a long time before she raised her head and said: "Sir, she has been gone for a long time, and she is no different from thinking about it, so please don't mention these old things again." Today, embroidery understands that it should think more about the future of embroidery, as well as the future livelihood of the 8,000 children of Wancheng. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes, this is what the general should consider as a superior." In fact, the general, about the surrender of Cao, Lu Ren has really made his words quite clear, and the general's worries are nothing more than the fact that he once made Cao Gong damage the beloved general Dian Wei and his eldest son Ang and nephew Anmin.

"But on top of this, what did Lu Ren say? He did not praise Cao Gong anything, but directly talked about the situation, saying that Cao Gong would compete with Yuan Shao, but the power was not as good as Yuan Shao, if the general could surrender to Cao at this time, Cao Gong would be overjoyed and treat the general well. Moreover, Cao Gong has the ambition of being a king, and he will definitely not destroy his reputation because of personal enmity, and prevent the world's ability to be like-minded. So please don't worry about anything more. ”

"Yes, right...... Mr. Jia has always been silent, and his words must be true, embroider and listen to Mr. Jia! ”

Jia Xu smiled, rolled his eyes a few times, and said to Zhang Xiu: "General, Xu has noticed something." ”

"What's the matter? Just say it, sir! ”

Jia Xu recalled what Lu Ren said at the banquet, closed his eyes and muttered: "During the banquet, Lu Ren once said that he asked Cao Gong for orders to come to Wancheng to persuade the general to surrender. And I thought that General Cao would inevitably be rich and noble this time, and it seemed that this Lu Ren was kind to the general, and the general should thank him.

In addition, I have heard that the Yingchuan Xun clan has always been friendly with Lu Ren, so since the change of Yuan Jian'an, the Xun clan has obtained agricultural and mulberry thaumaturgy from there, and now the Yingchuan Xun clan has changed the dilapidated appearance of the old Meng Dong Zhuo's military disaster, and now it can be said that it is a rich party and a prosperous family. Then there is Cao Hong and Cao Zilian, the children of the Cao family in Xu Duzhong, although he was not on good terms with Lu Ren at the beginning, but after reconciling with Lu Ren, he got the secret recipe of wine making in the Western Regions and some other techniques from Lu Ren.

"Since the general has decided to surrender to Cao, he might as well have a deep friendship with Lu Ren. In this way, in terms of the general trend, it can be seen that this Lu Ren is deeply valued by Cao Gong, and he is the person who asks for orders to persuade him to surrender this time, and when necessary, Lu Ren will help the general speak in front of Cao Gong, and the general will be safe and worry-free; In terms of small profits, if he can teach him the art of rejuvenating the family, even if he is no longer an official = a general, he is only a rich man, and it is not difficult to live a leisurely life. ”

Zhang Xiu patted his head: "Mr. Gaojian, Mr. Gaojian!" Without further ado, embroidery will go to the post house to worship Xie Luren now! ”

He turned around and left after he finished speaking, but Jia Xu was stunned but he couldn't catch it, and one hand hung there for a long time before he slowly put it down. Then Jia Xu folded his arms and said with a smug smile: "His heart is like this, sometimes I really feel that he is a child who doesn't grow up...... That's fine, I will definitely not stay by your side anymore after Cao, and I will no longer be able to live closely with you. If this Lu Ren is willing to help you, you shouldn't be in any more danger, so I can be regarded as repaying you for your kindness to me...... Zhang Xiu, you have to take care of yourself. In troubled times, you and I have to protect ourselves! ”

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Although the season has already entered autumn, there is still a bit of heat at this time. Because of the proximity of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight at this moment is good, although some night clouds will occasionally block the bright moonlight, but after a while, the moonlight will illuminate the earth again.

Zhang Xiu took a few entourages to the post house where Lu Ren temporarily lived. How to say that? At this moment, Zhang Xiu's mentality is actually somewhat similar to the original mentality of currying favor with Cao Pi in history. If you put it mildly, and then use a modern word, Zhang Xiu's current behavior is typical of looking for thick thighs to hug.

It is said that before Zhang Xiu came closer, he heard a clear and soft flute. Hearing the sound of the flute, Zhang Xiu did not immediately approach the post house, but waved his hand to stop the entourage, took the horse himself, closed his eyes and listened carefully.

It didn't take long for the song to end with Di Ning, but Zhang Xiu also nodded lightly, and said secretly in his heart: "This must be Lu Ren playing the flute to entertain himself, right?" It's just that although the music he played just now was calm and soft, it seemed to bring out a bit of sadness in his heart......"

Shaking his head again, Zhang Xiu came to the door of the post house and turned over and dismounted, and after waving away the guards, he asked the Lu disciples at the inner gate, "Where is the Lu servant?" ”

"It turned out to be General Zhang. The head of my house is enjoying the cool and admiring the moon on the rooftop. ”

"Room, roof!?"

Zhang Xiu was dumbfounded when he heard this, raised his head and searched the roof of the post house for a while, and found that Lu Ren was lying on the leaning tile, staring blankly at the moon in the sky. Under this look, Zhang Xiu really couldn't cry or laugh, and said in his heart that Lu Ren's unruly name was really worthy of his name. Anyway, he's also a scholar and a servant, but he's so unserious, if he were someone else, who would climb to the roof like a child when he was full?

Shaking his head a few times with a dry smile, Zhang Xiu called to Lu Ren: "Lu Servant, please forgive Xiu for coming to visit late at night!" How about Lu Servant shoot down the room and talk to the embroidery in detail? ”

Lu Ren heard Zhang Xiu's call, half sat up and looked down for a while, then smiled: "Forgive me, general, the weather is still a little hot and humid now, and I feel so stuffy when I stay in the house, so I come to this roof to take a cool ...... Why don't you go up to the room and sit in the room? The moonlight is very beautiful now, and I really don't want to miss this beautiful scenery. (To be continued......)