"Head of the house, head of the house......"

"Head of ......"

The sound of this call has been circling in the sky above the Surabaya Riverside, but it is the thirty or so Lu clan disciples who are holding torches, anxiously looking for Lu Ren's whereabouts.

Just when the Lu disciples were all anxious, a certain Lu disciple with outstanding ear power suddenly raised his hand and motioned for everyone else to be quiet. Everyone knew that this guy had a good ear, so they immediately held their breath and let this guy listen well.

"Over there, there's the sound of iron and stone pounding!"

Distinguishing the direction, the Lu family disciples didn't dare to be careless, and they all unsheathed their swords one by one, and only after gathering together did they touch in the direction where the sound came.

The sound was made by a patch of water and grass, and the Lu disciples carefully parted the grass, and when they approached the place where the sound came from, what came into their ears was a small and unstable because of weakness, and the sound of teeth clashing in the voice was also mixed with the voice:

"You, you...... Why are you here......"

"Head of the house!"

"Less, less nonsense! Quick, fast, fire! I—I'm freezing to death! ”

Cao Cao raised his troops to attack Lü in September of the third year of Jian'an, and after a series of battles, it was close to November, which was the midwinter season. In such a season, Lu Ren dived into the water in order to get out, and was really choked by the icy river water in the middle of winter. After diving a long distance, Lu Ren found this aquatic grass and hid in this water and grass thicket. It's just that he has been soaked in the cold river water for so long, and after coming ashore, he is blown by the cold night wind in the midwinter season, and Lu Ren can't even move.

Well, in fact, he can still move, but before Lu Ren is sure whether he is really safe, how can he dare to move? As a result, the clothes that had been soaked in the cold river water clinged to his body, and the cold wind kept blowing over, blowing away the little bit of pitiful body temperature on Lu Ren's body, and as a result, after a little longer, Lu Ren almost lost his mobility. So much so that when he heard the shouts of the Lu family's disciples, Lu Ren's throat couldn't make a sound. Later, I saw a river stone in my hand, and the long sword was still clasped in my hand, so I reluctantly moved my wrist, so that the sword body rested on the river stone, and then used the body to tremble constantly because of the cold to make a little iron and stone clashing sound.

"Hurry up, throw the torches together and make a fire!"

"Hold out the wind, keep the wind! Hurry up and help the housemaster remove the wet clothes from his body! ”

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A few moments later, in Lu Ren's tent, Lu Ren wrapped himself in a thick quilt. But this is not enough, the bonfire in front of Lu Ren is vigorous, and it is enough to make people sweat in the entire camp.

Guo Jia on the side raised his sleeve and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then looked at Lu Ren, who was still pale with a pale face, and said without crying or laughing: "You kid is really fateful!" It didn't kill you! ”

Lu Ren was really frozen. Guo Jiadu was sweating, but Lu Rendu had not yet recovered, and he even felt that the cold on his body was still strong. Reluctantly poked out an arm from the quilt, picked up the hot tea and poured it into his stomach, making the inside of his body feel a little warmer, Lu Ren responded: "You dead old Guo!" What do you mean by that? Wish I dying, wouldn't you? ”

"I'll go! What are you talking about? I just lamented that your life is big, but I didn't curse you to death! Besides, if you die, where will I drink in the future? ”

"You ...... guy"

The two of them were arguing here, but Cao Cao suddenly rushed into the tent. As soon as Cao Cao suddenly came in, Lu Ren and Guo Jia naturally stopped their mouths in unison.

To be honest, when Lu Ren saw Cao Cao, there were one hundred and twenty dissatisfactions in his heart, because Cao Cao actually ignored himself at that time, and then ran away by himself, and as a result, he became the target of Lu Bu's pursuit. To put it mildly, Lu Ren saved Cao Cao's life at that time, but he was treated by Cao Cao as a substitute for the dead, so can Lu Ren's heart be better?

However, before Lu Ren could make any moves, Cao Cao came to Lu Ren and bowed to Lu Ren very solemnly, and he was stunned at that time. And before Lu Ren could react, Cao Cao continued to speak: "Yihao, you saved Gu again!" Rescued twice, Yihao, you almost gave up your life for Lonely, such a great grace, Lone remembers! ”

"......" Lu Ren was speechless. Lao Cao, as soon as he came up, he blocked Lu Ren's words. And it's blocked with a high hat.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia again and said with a smile: "Fengxiao, you haven't slept all night, go and rest early." ”

How could Guo Jia not understand what Cao Cao meant? So after smiling, he left Lu Ren's camp.

Cao Cao sat down by the bonfire after Guo Jia left, stretched out his hand to roast the fire, and then glanced at Lu Ren, Cao Cao smiled apologetically at Lu Ren: "Yihao, are you blaming me for not saving you when you die?" ”

“……”

Lu Ren really didn't know what to say at this moment. To be honest, of course Lu Ren would resent Cao Cao for not saving him from seeing him die at that time, but when he really thought about it carefully, Lu Ren understood that this was understandable. Cao Cao knew that the claws carrying the two people, Huang Feidian, would only be more unable to outrun the red rabbit, how could Lu Ren not be able to think clearly? And Cao Cao's behavior, from the point of view of modern people, Cao Cao's situation at that time was a typical "dead friend is not dead and poor", and Lu Ren himself may make the same choice as Cao Cao;

According to the concept of people at that time, Lu Ren should also be "loyal to the Savior", and it is a matter of course to sacrifice himself to save the life of the lord...... However, Lu Ren does not have Zhao Zilong's ideological consciousness of seven in and seven out of Changban Slope. As for Lu Ren throwing out the lime bag to save Cao Cao at that time, it was actually a completely subconscious and brainless move. To put it bluntly, it's as if someone else slashed at it, and the person being cut will reflexively block or dodge. Taking it a step further, it seems that Lu Ren was not threatened at that time, and he would not have thought that the fire of disaster would burn on his body.

Cao Cao saw that Lu Ren didn't react, so he laughed self-deprecatingly: "You should have a grudge against me, I definitely won't blame you for anything." It's just that Yoshiho, you should understand that in the time of life and death, there are many people who will do the same thing as me. Although I often call myself a hero, I am only a mortal after all, not more than anyone else, at most a little more resourceful. ”

“……”

Lu Ren was speechless again, and his heart seemed to have heard this before? Thinking about Lu Ren again, Cao Cao said this in the original history, but it was in the battle with Ma Chao. At that time, the Xiliang army was all vying to see Cao Cao, and Cao Cao said, "Do you want to watch Cao Gong's evil? and the Jews, too, have four eyes and two mouths, but many wise ears." It's just that I didn't expect Cao Cao to say these words to himself. However, Cao Cao at that time was playing discord, and now when he says such things to himself, it is obvious that he is appeasing himself.

In fact, to be honest, where does Lu Ren dare to turn his face with Cao Cao now? To put it mildly, his wife and children are all pinched in Cao Cao's hands. After thinking about it again, Lu Ren felt that it was better to pat Cao Cao's ass, who let Cao Cao put on a high hat of "loyal savior" as soon as he came over?

"It's good that Cao Gong has nothing to do! As a courtier, you should ......"

Cao Cao waved his hand to interrupt Lu Ren's words: "Okay, okay, what kind of person are you Lu Ren, don't you know?" It's just you and me here, so why do you bother to say those high-sounding words? You're not Zilian or Zhongkang...... At that time, Lone didn't save you, he only cared about his own escape, and you almost died, which Lone owed you. Yoshiho, you're a smart person, but you're also a complete villain, so Lone doesn't want to talk to you about those beautiful but hypocritical words. Say, whatever reward you want, as long as you can give it to you, you will definitely give it to you. ”

"......" Lu Ren didn't know how many times he was speechless.

Cao Cao took the wine from the side of the bonfire very unremarkably, poured a few sips of it to himself, and then locked his eyes on Lu Ren. Cao Cao didn't care about Lu Ren's life or death at that time, which was the result of his selfish character. But also driven by his own character, when his own safety was assured, Cao Cao immediately began to reflect on the negative impact of his actions at that time.

If Lu Ren was just an ordinary general, Cao Cao might not care too much about anything, and he would just give a large reward after a little comfort. But Cao Cao knew very well that this approach would definitely not work for Lu Ren, because Lu Ren had a very strong villain atmosphere, and Cao Cao's death could not be settled by a large number of rewards. And what's worse is that Lu Ren is a talent that Cao Cao values very much, at least at this time period, Lu Ren is definitely a talent that Cao Cao needs very much.

The relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao has gradually deteriorated, which means that the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is imminent, so Cao Cao especially needs talents like Lu Ren to strengthen his economic strength. The war is about money and grain, and if there is more money and food, the chance of winning will be greater, and Yuan Shao is such a strong opponent, so Cao Cao's own strength can be one point more. Therefore, at this time, Cao Cao never wanted Lu Ren to refuse to contribute because of resentment.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Lu Ren, and then give Lu Ren what he wanted, so as to eliminate the resentment in Lu Ren's heart as much as possible. At least it was to be suppressed temporarily, and then slowly eliminate the resentment in Lu Ren's heart little by little. Even if it can't be eliminated, it is necessary to stabilize Lu Ren, and when it is used to a certain extent, Cao Cao will consider it...... Of course, with Cao Cao's love for talent, he didn't really want to take that step until he had to......