When Lu Lan came out of the back room, Sun Shangxiang's eyes were straight. Not only Sun Shangxiang, but even Wu Guomu's eyes were straight, and even the pastries in her hands fell on the table.

At this moment, Lu Lan has changed into a dress brought back by Sun Shangxiang, but there are some corresponding changes...... There are some things that have to be said, that is, those Shanyue tribes who moved to Yizhou were actually influenced by Lu Ren a lot in terms of clothing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Lu Ren made a cameo appearance as the costume designer of those Shanyue tribes. And when Lu Ren "designed" those clothes, Lu Lan, a wild girl who has always been very bold, did not act as Lu Ren's fashion model, but because of this, she was much clearer about some of the clothes that Lu Ren made than others.

In short, Lu Lan at this time, her dress is bold but dignified, plus her own beauty and cuteness...... Forget it, there is no need to say anything, anyway, Wu Guomu and Sun Shangxiang were stunned there, and they couldn't say anything for a long time. And because Minchan knew Lu Lan's bottom, she could only shake her head in secret.

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The sun is setting, the moon has not yet risen, and there is a melodious flute music gently fluttering in the autumn breeze in the dock of the boat mooring in Wu County. Some curious people looked for prestige, but saw Lu Ren standing at the bow of the boat with his eyes closed and playing the flute. It's just that at this moment, I don't know whether Lu Ren did it intentionally or unintentionally, the long hair that has never been tied up is blown by the river wind, coupled with the fluttering sleeves and melodious flute rhyme, it has a bit of elegant and unearthly taste.

At the end of the song, Lu Ren's soft cheers suddenly came from behind him: "The beautiful scenery on the river and the rhyme of the cold autumn season are really a good song "White River Cold Autumn". ”

Lu Ren turned around and said with a little surprise: "You're back...... Why did you come back so late? ”

Mink Chan spread her hands a little helplessly: "Don't mention it, I can't say it clearly." ”

Lu Ren looked at Minchan's side and asked dumbly, "What about Xiaolan?" Why didn't Xiaolan come back? ”

Minchan took two steps forward and picked up the hot tea that Lu Ren put in her hand and poured a cup. The person also sat on the guardrail: "Wu Guotai was very annoyed by Shang Xiang's girl stealing to Yizhou to play, and punished Shang Xiang for being grounded in the mansion for a month, and she was not allowed to go out for half a step. As for our Lan girl...... Wu Guomu really doesn't seem to like Xiaolan in general, and is a little reluctant to let Xiaolan come back immediately. In addition, Sun Shangxiang was going to be grounded for a month, and she begged Xiaolan to stay and play with her for a few more days. Yihao, you said that Sun Quan and Wu Guomu didn't want to detain our Xiaolan, right? ”

Lu Ren shook his head and said, "No." Sun Quan is a smart person and would not do such a stupid thing. ”

Lu Ren dared to come to see Sun Quan, because he had grasped some key points, otherwise where would Lu Ren dare to come? is still the same sentence, at this point, Sun Quan is trying his best to win over the local wealthy families in Jiangdong, and taking the other party's family members as hostages will only "treat them with insincerity", which will then arouse the strong dissatisfaction of the local wealthy families in Jiangdong. On the other hand, even if it is taken hostage in the actual sense. Lu Lan's identity and weight are not enough.

After roughly talking to Mink Chan, Mink Chan glanced at Lu Ren and said, "Seriously, Shang Xiang's character is actually very good, will it be too much for you to set up such a strategy for her?" ”

Lu Ren sighed: "If she weren't the county lord of Jiangdong and the sister of Wu Hou, I would welcome her to our Yizhou." Ah Xiu, you can be said to be a person who grew up in the court, and you should know better than me what it means to be the master of your own body and not to yourself. We have our helplessness. ”

Mink Chan also sighed and said, "Shang Xiang is now grounded for a month. So I wish I could spend a few more days with her, you see......"

Lu Ren nodded and said, "It's okay." I had expected this situation for a long time, so it didn't matter if we stayed in Wu County for a few more days, anyway, I still wanted to meet someone in Wu County. ”

Mink Chan said, "Really? You wouldn't be wrong about saying that. But who else do you want to meet? ”

Lu Ren said with a smile: "Speaking of which, he can be regarded as my senior brother." This person's surname is Gu, his name is Yong, and the character sighs. The current Zuo Sima under Sun Quan's account. Cai Zhonglang took refuge in Wu in his early years and accepted such a disciple, and Cai Zhonglang valued him very much. However, Cai Zhonglang was later recruited into Beijing and had no contact with him. You also know my old things, so I have a friendship with him, and now I am in Wu County. I'm going to have to meet him. ”

Lu Ren's life experience is that he learned his flute skills from Cai Yong, so it is not a big problem to say that he is Cai Yong's disciple. Another one, Cai Yan has already become Lu Ren's wife, and in turn, Lu Ren said that he is not Cai Yong's disciple, and everyone will not believe it.

(PS: According to the official history, Gu Yong should still be in the ninth year of Jian'an, and he should still be in Huiji, acting on behalf of Sun Quan, and he was transferred back to Sun Quan's side to serve as Zuo Sima after the Battle of Chibi, and the arrangement of the bottle is that Gu Yong has been transferred back to Sun Quan's side at this time.) ）

Minchan looked at Lu Ren suspiciously for a while, and frowned slightly: "Do you just want to talk about the friendship of the same family?" If I'm not mistaken, what you're thinking about isn't that simple, right? ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Of course it will be complicated to say complicated, but it is really simple to say simple." Let's put it this way, I am now a speculative businessman between two forces that are hostile to each other, and I must do some things well on the scene, and at least establish an image of a friend who is harmless to both forces. ”

Minchan smiled dumbly: "If you want to put on a face of collusion between officials and businessmen, just say it." I'm not an ignorant little girl, so where can I see less of this kind of thing? ”

Lu Ren smiled and looked at the sky: "That's right, that's it." Anyway, according to the current situation, let the people of Jiangdong think that the more businessmen I am, the better, and the more philistine, the better. But if I really put on such a face to meet my so-called senior brother, I have to be prepared to be scolded first. ”

Gu Yong, upright, honest, upright, is a typical clean official. If this is put in the Song Dynasty, it can compete with Bao Heizi. And Gu Yong in history was an official in Sun Wu for decades, and finally became Sun Wu's prime minister, and even Sun Quan was in awe of Gu Yong. It can be said that Sun Quan is most afraid of Zhang Zhao for his staff, followed by Gu Yong. And Sun Quan is afraid of Zhang Zhao, because Zhang Zhao is Sun Ce's old minister, and he can be regarded as Sun Quan's master, so he has a fear between master and apprentice, but he has complete respect and trust for Gu Yong.

In addition, Gu Yong's influence on the Jiangdong ministers is also far greater than Zhang Zhao, like Sun Quan set up a banquet, as long as Gu Yong is seated, no one dares to be presumptuous, but as soon as Gu Yong leaves, the banquet will immediately cause trouble. In this regard, Sun Quan once said, "Gu Gong is sitting, which makes people unhappy."

Lu Ren has these information, and he knows that going to Gu Yongla is equivalent to making a mistake and scolding himself. However, out of consideration that Yizhou still needs time to develop, this scolding is worth suffering. Because of Gu Yong's influence on Sun Quan and the Jiangdong ministers, he was scolded as a philistine businessman who went to Gu Yongla for a relationship, and once it was spread, most of the people in Jiangdong would be more convinced that he was just a greedy and unambitious businessman, so that his attention to Yizhou would be greatly reduced.

Minchan knew that Lu Ren must have his own little Jiujiu in his heart when he did something, but Minchan would not ask anything. Gently shook his head and didn't think about these things, and then opened the topic and said: "By the way, it's been a long time since I've seen you play the piano, why do you have such a good interest today?" Could it be that you know that you are going to find scolding yourself, but you are still so happy? ”

Lu Ren laughed and said, "If that's the case, I'm really making a mistake." Okay, okay, it's okay to tell you, when I finish the affairs of Yizhou and go to Jingzhou again and pass by Chaisang, there is still a very key person I have to deal with him. ”

What a smart woman is that? As soon as I heard Lu Ren's words, I understood: "The person you are talking about is the governor of Eastern Wu, Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, right?" The last time you were in Chaisang, you hadn't dealt with him enough? That's not an easy person to deal with. ”

Lu Ren nodded: "That's right, it's him." It's just that last time it happened too suddenly, and I didn't have the slightest preparation, so I had to use that kind of cheap trick as a last resort. But this time I am fully prepared, and it is necessary to talk to him about the general situation in the world. ”

Minchan smiled: "Then it's no wonder. You haven't played the piano for a long time, and your skills will inevitably be a little rusty, but in addition to this flute art, you really can't come up with anything that can interest Zhou Gongjin, so now you are stepping up your hard practice. ”

Lu Ren shrugged his shoulders, Diao Chan said in one sentence. Some people may ask, what is Lu Ren doing when he is full and has nothing to provoke Zhou Yu? In fact, this is also forced by the situation.

Originally, things were going very well, and Lu Ren didn't have to provoke anyone, but Sun Shangxiang's sudden appearance in Yizhou became a fuse, and it also indirectly reminded Lu Ren of the situation. Let's put it this way, the main purpose of the tricks that Lu Ren has played here in Wu County these days is to make Sun Quan think that Yizhou is of little value, but this is not enough. And Lu Ren's intention to deal with Zhou Yu was to divert Zhou Yu's attention.

It is also very simple to divert Zhou Yu's sight. It is now the second half of the tenth year of Jian'an, and according to the news from the Xuzhou caravan, Lao Cao's unification of the north has been completed for most of the time, and the time is a little short.

Lao Cao still needs two to three years to sweep away the remnants of the Yuan clan and stabilize the north, and it is impossible to go south to Jingxiang and Jiangdong immediately, but if you look at the situation here in Sun Wu, Sun Wu's own land is not really so stable, and it will also take a long time to stabilize and consolidate. According to the information that Lu Ren had, by the time Lao Cao went south, Sun Wu should have just had the strength to fight Lao Cao for a short time.

Lu Ren looked for Zhou Yu this time to reveal these "heavenly opportunities" to Zhou Yu at the right time...... However, Lu Ren also thought that with Zhou Yu's intelligence, he might have seen the general trend clearly at this time. But for the sake of insurance, it is better to give Zhou Yu a reminder. And when this awakening is mentioned, Zhou Yu will naturally suggest to Sun Quan to strengthen the strategic defense of the north, so that the small Yizhou in Lu Ren's hands will not bother to take care of it.

It's just that Lu Ren didn't expect that in Sun Quan's place, there was still something very depressing waiting for him...... (To be continued.) )