Zhao Yu's fleet had already set sail, and Lu Ren and Shirley were sent off the fleet on the dock according to their usual habits, and then came to the nearby tea and wine shop to rest.

"Master, it's a new year again, what are the next arrangements for the master? Oh yes, I have to talk to the owner first, if nothing else, Cai Yan is due in March this year. Considering things like the full moon wine for newborn babies, I think it's more appropriate for you to set off for Jingzhou around May this year. ”

Lu Ren nodded. He is not a soldier who is going to go into battle, and in the eyes of many people, he is nothing more than a businessman who has done a very big business. If you don't even care about the child's full moon wine for the sake of going to Jingzhou for yourself, not to mention that Lu Ren will not be happy in his own heart, it may also cause suspicion in the eyes of others...... You Lu Ren is just a big businessman now, and you don't seem to have anything very important on your body, so you didn't even care about the child's full moon wine but ran to Jingzhou, so what do you Lu Ren want to do?

As for the celebration of the 100 days, I can't take care of it, the child is born in March, and the 100 days will have to be more than three months later, at least in July. But now it is the eleventh year of Jian'an, and there is really not much time left for Lu Ren to be active in Jingzhou. However, there is a full moon wine in front of it, and it is not much of a problem to put it in the 100 days.

Shaking his head and not thinking about these unimportant things, Lu Ren activated the chip and consulted the historical materials, and together with some of the information he collected here, Lu Ren frowned slightly: "Now the three boys of Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang have all been taken care of by Cao Cao, in other words, Yuan Shao's original territory of Ji, Qing, You, and the four states, in addition to the merger of the states is still in the hands of Gao Gan, Ji Qingyou has fallen into the hands of Cao Cao." Some time ago, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang in winter, and now it is the beginning of spring in the first month. Cao Cao's troops should have almost finished resting. Referring to historical records, if nothing else, Cao Cao will take action against the state. ”

Shirley continued: "If it is according to the trend recorded in historical records, Cao Cao will return to Qingzhou and Xuzhou to exterminate the pirate Guan Cheng after the autumn of this year, but Guan Cheng, the unlucky pirate who was urged by us, was exterminated by us in advance because he coveted our caravan in Xuzhou and the north, so ...... in this matter."

Lu Ren waved his hand: "With my understanding of Lao Cao." This incident has little impact on me or Lao Cao. Taking a step back, this kind of pirate who can be exterminated even by us at the present point is not qualified to be Lao Cao's enemy at all. Therefore, the historical data says that Lao Cao's eastern expedition should be just a matter of passing by for Lao Cao, and Lao Cao's real purpose should be to redivide and adjust the regions of Qing and Xu Prefectures.

"Tancheng is the seat of Xuzhou in the Tao Qian era! Hehe, I remembered that when I was still under Lao Cao's hands, I had already started to move the Xuzhou administrative office to Pengcheng. For Cao Cao, Pengcheng's role as the seat of Xuzhou was more convenient for him to control Xuzhou. Tancheng's words are too far away. ”

Shirley let out an "oh", closed her eyes and thought for a while before she said, "Master, do you mean that after Cao Cao swept the Hebei region, he needed to go back to the two base camps of Xuchang and Yecheng for a strategic rest, and then use troops against Karasuma in the north?" ”

Lu Ren said: "That's pretty much what it means." As long as Lao Guo is still by Lao Cao's side, then Lao Cao will definitely do the matter of the northern expedition to Karasuma. After all, if the dangers and hidden dangers in the north are not eradicated, Lao Cao himself will not be able to go south to Jingxiang with peace of mind. It's just that fighting this kind of expeditionary battle, and not accumulating enough military supplies is nonsense. That's why Lao Cao didn't send troops north until February next year. Lao Cao got Yuan Shao's three sons before, and the military supplies spent were not a joke. So this year's accumulation time is definitely needed. ”

Shirley said: "Then master, what is the purpose of you sending Zhao Yu to Nanpi this time?" ”

Lu Ren said with a smile: "Cao Cao wants to accumulate military supplies, isn't it a good opportunity for us to do business and make money?" Although Sima Yi sent Zhang Chunhua over to communicate with us, Sima Yi's private family nature is too strong, and we can't just tie ourselves to Sima Yi's family, so let's not reverse this primary and secondary relationship. Sima Yi is the time, we are the master! So Zhao Yu went to Nanpi this time. There is a very important task to build our official trading dock in Nanpi, so Zhao Yu will not be able to come back for a while this time. ”

Saying that, Lu Ren smiled very sinisterly: "Besides, the time for some things is almost over, and Yu Yatou can stay in Nanpi and ventilate with someone from time to time, so that someone can settle down." ”

Shirley looked at Lu Ren's sinister smile. He just shook his head and smiled without saying a word. Shirley is not good at strategy, and occasionally some proposals are just Zhao Kuo's kind of talk on paper. In other words, Shirley is a great engineer or programmer, but she is definitely not a suitable creative planner, so Shirley never asks about some of Lu Ren's arrangements if they are unnecessary.

Next, Lu Ren and Shirley were chatting about some routine things, and while they were chatting, suddenly an attendant came to see Lu Ren with a famous thorn, saying that someone outside asked to see him.

With Lu Ren's current situation, although he is not a court official, he is not such a good person. This is not what Lu Ren is putting up, after all, if a cat and a dog come to see Lu Ren if they have something to do, how can Lu Ren still have time to be busy with his own affairs?

It's just that the attendant made it clear that this name tattoo had Zhao Yu's words on it, which means that this person was recommended by Zhao Yu to see Lu Ren, and Lu Ren had to take it seriously. When Lu Ren opened the famous thorn and looked at it, his two eyes were round at that time, and he said in surprise: "How is it possible?" How did this guy get to me? Oh yes, last time the rain girl went to Nanpi, she beat Cao Pi hard, and this person has been following Cao Pi's side, but how could he throw away Cao Pi's big thick legs and run to Yizhou to find me? ”

Anyway, who is the person recommended by Zhao Yu to come to see Lu Ren? In fact, it was the middle-aged man who had been standing beside Cao Pi with a sword that day, and after Cao Pi was beaten up by Zhao Yu, this person said goodbye to Cao Pi, and then ran to Zhao Yu, hoping that Zhao Yu could take him to Yizhou. And this person's surname is Shi Ming, and ordinary people in later generations may not be very familiar with this person, but in fact, Shi A was a great swordsman who was as famous as Emperor Wang Yue at that time, and he was also Cao Pi's swordsmanship instructor, and such a person was naturally very famous at that time, so Zhao Yu would be so respectful to Shi A after guessing Shi A's identity. If he really got involved with Shi A, Zhao Yu knew that he would not be enough to see in front of Shi A.

So what did Shi A do in Yizhou? It's a bit funny to say this, because when Zhao Yu was competing with Cao Pi that time, Shi A saw some shadows of Wang Yue's swordsmanship in Zhao Yu's swordsmanship, and even thought that Wang Yue, who had been missing in the early years, might hide in Yizhou. And as a standard swordsman, the kind of mind that wants to compete with an opponent of equal strength may not be able to be experienced by ordinary people at all.

Let's say that Shi A's visit was really unexpected by Lu Ren. Shi A was naturally extremely disappointed that he couldn't find Wang Yue than the sword as he wished, and he didn't know where to go next. Lu Ren took the opportunity to invite Shi Ah to teach swordsmanship in Yizhou, and also found Diao Chan and Zhen Cheng, who can be regarded as Shi A's nephews, as lobbyists. Shi A couldn't stand the bombardment of handsome guys and beauties in turn, and the conditions such as food and swords proposed by Lu Ren really made Shi A a little tempted, and Shi A became the chief instructor of martial arts in Lu Ren's small city.

In addition, there is a very special point, that is, Shi Ah said that only the most superficial kung fu will be taught to ordinary players, because he is a swordsman and not a general. But Shi A made another request to Lu Ren, that is, to allow him to pick some children about ten years old to come out and teach swordsmanship seriously, looking at the posture, Lu Ren remembered a common term in martial arts novels - to open a sect! Lu Ren did not fail to agree to this, but when Lu Ren wanted to name this sect on a whim, he sprayed all the tea in his mouth on the spot:

"Naming? According to the general custom, the surname of the head of the first generation is used to determine the name, but his surname is history! Smith? No, no, it sounds like 'Death's Door'. A little more spoofing is called 'door' and 'faction'...... Disgusting. Hey, it's better to be simple, just call it the Yizhou Sword Sect. ”

Invited Shi A into the small city, and picked a quiet place near the mountains and rivers for Shi A to live temporarily. Why is it quiet near the mountains and waters? In Lu Ren's reflection, this kind of master seems to prefer such a place. It doesn't matter if you don't like it, Lu Ren told Shi Ah that Shi Ah would say hello to him if he fancied any vacant land in the small city, and the construction team would come to build a house for him as soon as he was free.

Shi Ah stayed in the accommodation arranged by Lu Ren for the time being, and Lu Ren sent someone to send a lot of food and clothing, and talked with Shi Ah for a long time before dragging his tired body away. After Shi A sent Lu Ren out, he returned to the room and sat down, inspecting all kinds of things sent by Lu Ren, among which Shi A was most surprised by a stainless steel long sword. As Cao Pi's swordsmanship teacher, Shi A certainly has seen good swords. It's just that compared with it now, the handle in his hand now is far more sophisticated than Cao Pi's, even if it is not a divine weapon, it can be said to be a treasure weapon. With a few waves of his hand, Shi Ah couldn't put the sword back into the sheath and gently placed it next to the bed.

Probably a little hungry, Shi Ah went to the kitchen to cook some food. opened the wooden barrel of grain sent by Lu Ren, and inside was a stone of polished rice with white flowers. Shi Ah reached out and grabbed a handful of them carefully, and a very inexplicable feeling appeared in his heart. Looking at the vegetables, fresh meat, fish, shrimp, and fruits placed next to him, Shi Ah was silent thoughtfully for a long time, but spilled the polished rice in his hand back into the bucket. With a long sigh for no reason, Shi Ah walked to the stone platform in the courtyard and sat down, and the long sword that he had been holding in his arms was also gently placed on the stone table. I don't know what Shi Ah was thinking, so he just sat there motionless.

I don't know how long it took, but the sound of a knock on the door brought Alla back to his senses. I got up and rushed to open the door, and I saw two women of twenty-four or five-year-olds. (To be continued.) )