Chapter 14: Utilizing Each Other

Putting on a show for the sake of fame is very common in ancient and modern times, and Lu Ren, as a modern person, has long been accustomed to hyping up all kinds of fame events before crossing over. Of course, as an otaku sling, he is not very interested in those messy hype methods, but is interested in how much flesh and dare to show in the hype event by those beautiful female artists with hot bodies......

It's a bit far-fetched, anyway, when Lu Ren is looking through historical materials, he will always see some ways of hyping up fame in the ancients, so he always has some understanding of the way of hyping fame in ancient times. Now that Mi Zhu is coming to him like this, he dares to be 200% sure that Mi Zhu is definitely not a music enthusiast, or he will simply act so that Cai Yong's music can be passed on to the world. Mi Zhu's idea in his bones must be to win back a good reputation.

Let's put it this way, when Lu Ren was looking through the historical materials, he vaguely felt that Mi Zhu seemed to be a little worse than the scholar class at that time, and to put it mildly, he could only be regarded as a nouveau riche or a rich man. At that time, when the family was very particular, Mi Zhu seemed to be a head shorter than others no matter what.

The more this is the case, the more a rich man like Mi Zhu wants to become famous, because when the reputation reaches a certain level, he will naturally be recognized by the world as a big family. When you become a real family, it means that you have enough political capital. In the ideological trend of the official standard, only a family with sufficient political capital can not fall with a golden gun...... Wrong, it's standing.

Later, Mi Zhu would not hesitate to scatter his family wealth to fund Liu Bei, even to the point where he even lost his ancestral business, probably because of this kind of thinking. It's a pity that Mi Zhu's vision is not as good as Chen Qun, who was born in a real family, Chen Qun decisively surrendered to Cao Cao, and later made a lot of noise in the Wei State, but Mi Zhu can only hang a false position in Shu Han, and never really entered the political circle, and later Shu Han perished, and the Mi family can not be seen in the historical materials.

It's a bit off, in short, Lu Ren knew more or less before crossing over that most of Mi Zhu in this period took the promotion of fame very seriously. When Cao Cao's soldiers were under the city of Xuzhou, he dared to jump out and go to Kong Rong in Beihai to seek reinforcements, which is more or less a proof.

In the more than a month after the crossing, Lu Ren learned some things that could not be seen in historical materials, that is, Mi Zhu during this period had a certain degree of conflict of interest with the Chen family, a family represented by Chen Deng's father and son in Xuzhou. On this basis, Tao Qian appointed Mi Zhu as the driver of Xuzhou, not so much that Mi Zhu was an official because of his fame, but rather that Tao Qian was using this way to alleviate the contradiction between Mi and Chen, and it could even be said that Tao Qian was playing with the two families to check and balance each other, in case one of the dominant political tricks.

Of course, in this context, Mi Zhu is actually unlikely to really intervene in the political circle of Xuzhou like Chen Deng, and the so-called position of Xuzhou is more like a nominal position. If Mi Zhu wants to overshadow the Chen family, he has to improve his reputation as much as possible, and then be recognized by the Xuzhou scholar circle. And at this time, a suspected disciple of the famous Cai Yong suddenly appeared here in Xuzhou, and he still had the music left by Cai Yong...... Of course, this person is our Lu Ren.

After thinking about these things clearly, Lu Ren even said with certainty that even if he told Mi Zhu the truth, the music he played actually had nothing to do with Cai Yong, and Mi Zhu was very likely to find ways to tie Lu Ren and Cai Yong into something.

Will Lu Ren resolutely reject Mi Zhu's solicitation? The answer is no! Not to mention that Lu Ren has to worry about the trouble that will be caused after refusing Mi Zhu, such as making Lu Ren have no place to sell firewood, cutting off Lu Ren's economic resources and the like, Lu Ren himself is still worried about Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou in two months, whether he can avoid it in time! Mi Zhu is now here to recruit himself, didn't he just give Lu Ren an excellent refuge? After all, Cao Cao was unable to capture Tancheng when he attacked Xuzhou, and wouldn't it be safe for him to hide in Mi Zhu's house in Tancheng City? To put it mildly, you can eat and drink every day! If you don't agree to such a good thing, you're a fool among fools!

However, Lu Ren wanted to think about it at this time, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, but said in embarrassment: "Don't drive, I'm afraid this is not good, after all, I just stole a little from Cai Zhonglang......"

Mi Zhu is a businessman, and his ability to check his face and look is first-class, how could he not see that Lu Ren was already moved in his heart, but he made it difficult for Lu Ren to take Lu Ren's reason, and mistakenly saw that Lu Ren still had some scruples about his identity psychologically, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Mr. Lu doesn't need to be embarrassed." It must be known that since Cai Zhonglang's death, there are many people who want Cai Zhonglang's articles and music during his lifetime, but they all hate to ask for it and can't get it. If Yi Hao can pass on the music left by Cai Zhonglang to the world, the world will only remember Mr. Lu's righteousness, how can they criticize Lu Renxian? "The implication is nothing more than that as long as what you bring is true, who cares if you are Cai Yong's disciple or not?

Seeing this, Lu Ren felt that the heat was almost over, and if he continued to refuse, if something happened, if his shelter plan came to naught, wouldn't it make him want to cry without tears? At this time, it is the most important thing to accept it when you see it. However, Lu Ren also knows very well that he must not have any actions such as "arrogance" at this time, and must be as humble as possible, in other words, it is better to clamp his tail a little tighter at this time:

"In this case, Lu Ren's obedience is ...... Alas, recalling that when I was young, I served in Cai Zhonglang's house in order to make a living, and Cai Zhonglang saw that I was young and weak, and he also took care of me, at least he never let me suffer from hunger and cold, and this favor cannot but be repaid. Now that Cai Zhonglang has passed away, and many of the music composed in the past have been lost, I have been blessed by Cai Zhonglang's food and clothing, and I should pass on some of the music I learned from Cai Zhonglang to the world. ”

As soon as these words were said, Mi Zhu was immediately overjoyed, after all, this is what he wanted.

But Lu Ren is not stupid enough to take the benefits given by others, and he still has to leave enough for his future, so Xiang Mi Zhu said unhurriedly: "It's just that Lu Ren has a few agreements, and I hope Mi Beijia can agree." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Mi Zhu is the master of the wealth, are you still afraid of your conditions?

Lu Ren lowered his head and thought carefully for a while, thinking that there was nothing wrong with his calculations before he said: "First, although I am from Cai Zhonglang, I will never dare to call myself a disciple of Cai Zhonglang. When someone asks Mi Bei about me, Mi Bei should tell me the truth. ”

Not being able to take on the identity of Cai Yong's disciple is the first principle, and it must be adhered to, otherwise most of them are looking for death. After all, the current battle between Mi Zhu and the Chen family is quite fierce, if the Chen family uses the identity of "Cai Yong's disciple" to make a fuss, Lu Ren can ask himself that there is no possibility of resisting it at all. And insisting that he was just a small handyman at the beginning, and others should have nothing to do, which family didn't have hundreds of domestic slaves and miscellaneous servants these days? Where can you go up?

On the other hand, if you really interrogate a small handyman, others will say that you are deliberately embarrassed, and Mi Zhu will use this to fight back as long as he is not a stupid person. And this, in Lu Ren's own words, is a strategy to retreat, anyway, I never said that I was Cai Yong's disciple, what can you do with me?

Look at Mi Zhu again. Mi Zhu is also a smart person, and he knows that he can't be too strong on this issue, so he immediately nodded to Lu Ren and agreed: "This is natural!" Mr. Lu is an honest person, how can Mi Zhu break Mr. Lu's righteousness. ”

Lu Ren nodded, and continued to retreat as advance: "It is what Lu Ren should do to preach the music left by Cai Zhonglang, but he will never dare to ask for credit with this. Mi Beijia said that he treated me as a guest, and Lu Ren would never dare to be it. When I was preaching and playing music, Mi Beijia only gave me a quiet place to live, and the coarse tea and light rice I needed every day were enough. For the rest, Lu Ren didn't dare to stand it. ”

At this time, you have to pretend to be a high state no matter what, if you feel that the other party has a request for you, you will open your mouth, and the result can only be to mess things up. But the more you pretend to be high, the more things the other party will give you will be if they can't do it well. And this is not a matter for Mi Zhu at all, on the contrary, Mi Zhu is afraid that others will say that he neglects the guests. But now is not the time to argue about this kind of issue, for Mi Zhu, the top priority is to get Lu Ren to himself first, otherwise if Lu Ren is snatched away by the Chen family, Mi Zhu will only have to cry, so Mi Zhu hurriedly nodded and agreed.

Aside from these two items, Lu Ren had nothing to ask for. But after thinking about it carefully, Lu Ren still put forward the third condition to Mi Zhu: "The last one, I just entrusted the law of Cai Zhonglang's legacy to Mi Beijia, and I definitely didn't dare to use it as a plan to make profits." When I teach these rhythms to the musicians, and the musicians are all proficient, I should leave. And when I leave, I hope that Mi will not stay. ”

Lu Ren knew in his heart that Mi Zhu was just a temporary refuge, and it must not be regarded as a place where he could settle down. And if you stay for a long time, God knows what kind of changes will be triggered, such as the Chen family is looking for their own loopholes, and they can withstand it? After all, the relationship between himself and Mi Zhu can only be regarded as a mutual use relationship, so it is the last word that he will flash talent when he is about the same.

In contrast, Lu Ren felt that Xun Li's guy was more cute, didn't he have the jade ornament Xun Li gave him when he was leaving? At about the same time, it is more reliable to go to Xun Li to find an errand for a small official, at least at least, after Cao Cao supported the emperor, the Xuchang area guarded by Xun Yu is still relatively stable, and it is a place where you can stay for a long time.