Juancheng Mansion.

"Yoshiho is back? What is the situation in the three counties? ”

Faced with Xun Yu's questioning, Lu Ren, who was covered in dust, just shook his head: "It's all miserable, but I haven't been to Dong'e." Xun Gong, is there any news from Xuzhou? ”

Xun Yu sighed: "If you don't arrive in Dong'e, you won't arrive, anyway, you know that it won't be good." As for Xuzhou, Tao Qian died of illness not long ago, and before he died, he entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei picked up Xuzhou for nothing without much effort, which was really cheap for this person. Oh yes, Feng Xiao came back from the main army first, and just went to the latrine, and he will be back in a while. ”

Lu Ren raised his eyebrows: "Lao Guo is back?" That's just right. ”

It didn't take long for Guo Jia to come back, and when he saw Lu Ren, he smiled and said: "Brother Yihaoxian, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss it very much!" It's a pity that alcohol is forbidden in the drought now, otherwise I really want to have a few drinks with you. ”

Lu Ren pursed his lips, he couldn't laugh at this moment: "Lao Guo, you came back just in time." Do you have any money there? ”

Guo Jia was slightly stunned: "Do you have no money?" I heard Wen Ruo say that among the many staff members in Juancheng now, you may have the most food in stock, and I still plan to go to you to eat after the food is exhausted. Oh yes, pay me back! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Lu Ren.

Even if Lu Ren didn't have the heart to laugh at this time, he couldn't help but smack the palm of Guo Jia's outstretched hand, and scolded with a smile: "Will your old Guo still be hungry?" If there is really no food at home, let your people go to me and carry an urn away, but the money I borrowed from you before will be repaid to you! ”

Xun Yu was a little helpless and covered his forehead with his hands: "You two...... But Fengxiao, if you really talk about it, you have even taken back all the profits and profits, you must know that since the locusts, the price of grain in various parts of Gunzhou has ...... Don't talk about it. ”

Guo Jia smiled: "So Yihao helped me make a fortune?" Then I'm going to thank Yoshiho. Ay? You just said you wanted money, what do you want to do? How much do you want? ”

Lu Ren had already thought about it on the road before, and now he said directly: "This time it's not a matter of hundreds or thousands of dollars, I will take as much as I want, and the more the better." ”

Guo Jia and Xun Yu obviously felt that Lu Ren was not joking now, so Guo Jia asked: "It seems that the money you want is not a small amount, but why do you want so much money?" ”

Lu Ren said word by word: "It's very simple, I want to take this money to Xuzhou to buy grain." ”

"What ——!?"

Guo Jia and Xun Yu were startled at the same time, and Guo Jia roared directly: "Are you crazy? The lord only withdrew his troops from Xuzhou last year, and he was in a hostile state with Xuzhou. Even if the people in Xuzhou can't kill you because of their face, where can you buy back grain and grass from Xuzhou? ”

Lu Ren said: "I am going in my own capacity, not as a staff member under Cao Gong's account. ”

Guo Jia roared again: "Is there any difference? ”

Lu Ren said: "Of course there is." I have an old relationship with Mi Zhu, and I believe that Mi Zhu will sell me this face. Moreover, the grain I purchased back was only used to help the people, not as food for Cao Gong's army, and Mi Zhu should have sold it to me. If it really doesn't work, I just said that I want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money, and I will carry any infamy. ”

Guo Jia hissed, looked Lu Ren up and down carefully, and then said seriously: "Brother Yihaoxian, don't you think about things here so simply, okay?" ”

Lu Ren smiled indifferently: "Since I dare to say these words, it must have been carefully considered, Lao Guo, you can lend me the money with confidence." ”

Guo Jia was very angry at Lu Ren's refusal to listen to the teachings, and said angrily: "No money!" I've drunk it all. ”

“…… Lao Guo! ”

Guo Jia snorted and sighed, "Even if you can buy it back, what can you do?" 10,000 or 20,000? What is enough food for this little food? It's not enough for the people of the three counties to eat for a few days! ”

Lu Ren said: "How much can be saved." And these grains are just to buy a little time, and I believe that Xun Gong has a plan to deal with it in his heart now. ”

Xun Yu was also angry: "Where do I have any countermeasures now?" When it comes to Yihao, if you have any good strategies in mind, teach me quickly! ”

Lu Renxin said that you Xun Yu didn't think of the strategy of "Dongluo Chendi" at this time? Could it be that the train of thought is stuck somewhere so that I don't remember it all of a sudden? I didn't bother to say it at the moment, walked to the map behind Xun Yu, stretched out my finger and drew a circle around the Chen Di in the east of Gunzhou, and then clicked a few times, and finally added four words: "Yellow Turban Yudang." (Note 1)

You don't need to speak too clearly when talking to smart people, Xun Yu may really be stuck in his train of thought as Lu Ren thought at this time, and he didn't think of this link all of a sudden. But now that he was reminded by Lu Ren, Xun Yu's stuck train of thought was immediately opened, and his eyes lit up, and then he smiled and nodded to Lu Ren.

Guo Jia is also a smart person, and he is far more "professional" than Lu Ren, a guy who only knows how to copy books, so he quickly realized something. But in this way, Guo Jia was even more annoyed, pointing at Lu Ren and saying: "Since you already have such a good plan, why do you insist on going to Xuzhou to buy grain?" You don't think you'll have a long life, do you? ”

Lu Ren said: "It's just two hands to prepare." Moreover, I went to buy grain just to help the people and make my heart feel better, but Cao Gong plundered Chen with the intention of providing military food, which was different in meaning. ”

Guo Jia wanted to speak again, but Xun Yu stopped Guo Jia, and then asked Lu Ren: "I think Yihao, you have already made up your mind on this trip, but you are really sure to buy grain and grass from Xuzhou to help the people?" ”

Lu Ren smiled slightly, but this time there was a bit of sinister in his smile: "If Tao Qian hadn't died, I really wouldn't dare to go." But now that Tao Qian is dead and has given Xuzhou to Liu Bei, I am very sure of this trip. ”

Xun Yu looked at Lu Ren for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, you can go to Xuzhou." It's just that the money in the treasury can't be adjusted lightly, I can only fund some of the money and silk in my Xun clan to you, maybe not a lot...... Bong-hyo, don't you fund some to Yihao? ”

Guo Jia was dumbfounded: "Wen Ruo! ”

Xun Yu smiled and waved his hand to Guo Jia, and then said to Lu Ren: "Since it is money and grain commercial transportation, it cannot be unescorted." I will send you five hundred of my sons and the chariots and horses that you need. I hope you can go early and come back early. ”

Lu Ren bowed his hand to Xun Yu: "In this case, I will go back to rest first." After Xun Gong prepared the money, silk, carriage and horses, he sent someone to call me. ”

Xun Yu nodded and motioned for Lu Ren to go back and rest first. However, when Lu Ren walked to the door, Xun Yu suddenly called Lu Ren: "If Liu Bei knows that there is no food in the main army, will he join forces with Lu Bu to attack the main prince?" ”

Lu Ren turned around and smiled: "The current Liu Bei doesn't have the courage and ability, and the guy who has always prided himself on benevolence and righteousness will not smash his own signboard." Besides, Cao Gong retired from the army that day, and he could be regarded as selling face to him, and he couldn't pull this face down. Not only can he not pull it down, but if he wants to sit firmly in Xuzhou, he will probably need foreign aid...... Cao Gong is a smart person and knows how to make trade-offs. And if I go on this trip, at least Liu Bei will not have any dealings with Lu Bu. ”

Xun Yu laughed and said: "With Yihao's words, I don't have to worry about it!" Go back and have a good rest, and I will get all the money, carriages, and horses in three days. ”

"There is Lao Xungong."

Guo Jia looked at the question and answer between the two coldly, and it was not until after Lu Ren left that Guo Jia said to Xun Yu: "Really let him go like this?" ”

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia meaningfully: "With your ingenuity, you won't fail to see the subtleties of Yihao's trip, right?" ”

Guo Jia said: "I was confused by him just now, but now I understand a little bit." Not to mention, this matter is not suitable for anyone in the lord's current camp, and it is only possible for him to do it. ”

Xun Yu said: "Sometimes Yihao's insight is far away, but I'm afraid it's still above you and me. The lord has not yet recovered Gunzhou, and the military food will be exhausted, which is the time of predicament, and the previous war against Xu and Xuzhou have a grudge. If Liu Bei takes advantage of the situation to attack in the name of revenge, it will be difficult for the lord to resist under the enemy's back, and I am afraid that he can only rely on Yuan Shao's command again. ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Just like what the kid said at the end, Liu Bei is new to Xuzhou, and the people's hearts are still unstable, so they don't dare to send troops to attack." However, Liu Bei originally belonged to Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan was Yuan Shao's mortal enemy, so it was difficult to guarantee that he would not ask Liu Bei to send troops from Xuzhou to attack the lord, so as to cut off Yuan Shao's aid behind him. Yihao, this kid is quite good at picking the time, going to Xuzhou at this time is tantamount to sending Liu Bei an excellent excuse for not being able to send troops, how can he not use Liu Bei's eloquence? ”

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia with a slight disdain: "So in the end, you stopped speaking out to stop him?" ”

Guo Jia leaned back and closed his eyes: "With this kid's heart, since he dares to say everything, he must have made sufficient preparations in his heart, and this will be a must-do, so what else can I stop him from doing?" However, he still has the money, carriages, horses, and manpower he needs...... Wen Ruo, you don't have much money, right? ”

Xun Yu smiled strangely: "Of course, it was given to him by the treasury, but it is inconvenient to say it explicitly." The lord has always been smart, and if you talk to the lord a little, the lord will not ask. ”

Guo Jia and Xun Yu are there, you and I analyze the successes and failures of Lu Ren's trip, but Lu Ren himself actually didn't think of what they thought about in some things. Compared with those two, Lu Ren's idea is actually really simple, that is, to go to Xuzhou to find the rich man Mi Zhu to buy a batch of grain and distribute it to those hungry people, after all, after seeing such a scene that day, Lu Ren's heart is very uncomfortable.

But Lu Ren is not too simple and stupid, of course he knows that there is a great possibility of running to Xuzhou to meet Liu Bei, so the corresponding preparations must be made. In the original process, Liu Bei did not send troops to beat Cao Cao when he almost became a water dog, which was a problem that Lu Ren had always been a little unable to figure out before he crossed over.

You must know that Cao Cao was engaged in Sanguang in Xuzhou at that time, and the whole of Xuzhou had resentment towards Cao Cao, if Liu Bei wanted to seek revenge for Xuzhou, and then communicate with Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, it would not be very difficult to get rid of Cao Cao. In this way, not only can you grab the land, but you can also sell Gongsun Zhan's favor by the way. But Liu Bei just didn't come out, and in the end, Lu Ren could only comment that Liu Bei had no talent and courage, and let go of such a good opportunity in vain.

But after Lu Ren crossed over, he learned some things, and after a few days of being a dog-headed military advisor by Mi Zhu's side, he came into contact with some more obscure things, and then he realized that things were far from being as simple as he initially thought. And at this point, Guo Jia can see it directly......

(Note 1: In the official history, Cao Cao's Dongluo Chen Di was actually after defeating Lu Bu in 195, and the plot in the romance is used here.) ）