"Your Excellency is really Lu Yihao and Lu Servant?"

Lu Ren looked around at his body, and then responded with a smile: "Why don't I look like it?" ”

Seriously, Zhang Xiu really didn't expect Lu Ren to be so young, but Lu Ren is indeed not even thirty years old this year, and although the official position of Shang Shufu is an informal "guard", generally speaking, don't think about it if you are not about forty years old.

Compared with Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu nodded slightly, and then said to Zhang Xiu: "Although the general and Cao Sikong have never been on good terms, but the land servant shot to this point, and the general must not lose his courtesy." Or quickly invite the land servant to the post house to rest, and the general should also set up a banquet for the land servant to catch the wind and wash the dust. If there is something serious, it is not too late to discuss it again tomorrow. ”

Zhang Xiu has always been obedient to Jia Xu, so he hurriedly invited Lu Ren into the city. And Lu Ren deliberately rode with Jia Xu on the way into the city, but he didn't say a word, just looked at Jia Xu with a smile.

Jia Xu also looked at Lu Ren, frowned and squinted for a long time before asking, "I don't know why Lu Servant came to Wancheng in person?" ”

Lu Ren responded lightly: "I have heard that Jia Wenhe is resourceful and resourceful, and he can be called a strange man in a troubled country, so do you not understand what I want to do when I come to Wancheng at this time?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Although I expected it, but it didn't come out of the mouth, and I was still uneasy." ”

Lu Ren smiled and said, "Yuan Shao and Cao Gong, who are you more optimistic about?" ”

Jia Xu said: "In terms of potential, it should be the Yuan family; But if you look at it by yourself...... I don't know. ”

"Are you afraid that he won't be able to tolerate people?"

Jia Xu smiled meaningfully, alluded to Zhang Xiu and said, "It's not me who is afraid, but him." The key to whether you can succeed this time depends on whether you can convince him. ”

Lu Ren looked at Zhang Xiu, who was leading the way in front of him, and said thoughtfully: "He doesn't need to come forward in person to welcome the envoy, but he came in person, so there should be no problem for him here." ”

Jia Xu said: "Three holes of cunning rabbits." With his current situation. Naturally, no one wants to offend and wants to leave an extra way back. And whether you can succeed this time depends on whether you can make his heart strong. ”

Lu Ren said: "I hope Mr. will help me." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "A certain ...... Do what you can. ”

As a result, Lu Ren was connected to Wancheng by Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu. According to the general diplomatic habits at that time, Zhang Xiu originally wanted to set up a banquet to entertain Lu Ren that night, but Lu Ren deduced that he was in a hurry all the way, and now he was physically and mentally exhausted, so he needed to take a good rest and recover his strength before it was convenient to talk about business.

Because this kind of thing is also common sense, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu have no difficulty for strong people to invite Lu Ren. Instead, after sending Lu Ren to the post house, he left two hundred soldiers to protect him. On the other hand, although Lu Ren needs some time to sort out his thoughts and words now, why don't Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu have a little time to deal with Lu Ren's sudden arrival?

Lu Ren remembers the saying that "the diplomatic field is actually a battlefield without gunpowder", and he also knew that he was by no means an argumentator. Although he is very clever enough to fool people, after so many years of mixing in the late Han Dynasty and experiencing so many things, Lu Ren has long realized that the key to deciding the victory or defeat in this battlefield without gunpowder smoke is definitely not the cleverness he is good at. This kind of cleverness can be used at best in real diplomacy to adjust or ease tensions between the two sides. But it is definitely not suitable for talking about real big things, and if it is messed up, it will definitely be bad.

In addition, Lu Ren knows that although the current situation is still in place, there are many changes in many details, and he must take into account this aspect. If you don't care about that. Instead, according to the records in the history books, he trumpeted Cao Cao like Liu Ye, and it was difficult to think of something if he couldn't think of anything.

Therefore, after Lu Ren learned a little about the actual situation of Zhang Xiu, he felt that he needed to sort out his thoughts and words. And that's going to take a little bit of time.

In fact, for Lu Ren, this trip to Wancheng is a kind of correction of the general trend of history, and he has been since the moment he left Xuchang. has been seriously and carefully thinking about the fundamental reason why Zhang Xiuwei surrendered to Cao Cao. Only by grasping this fundamental reason can Lu Ren be sure that he can successfully persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender. After carefully referring to the relevant historical materials, coupled with some preliminary information, Lu Ren's eyes were completely focused on one word, that is, "potential".

Now that the root cause has been identified, what Lu Ren needs to do now is to make some hypothetical countermeasures around the word "potential" that are relevant and likely to happen......

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At noon the next day, Lu Ren was invited to a banquet. But when Lu Ren came to the banquet venue and saw the things on the table clearly, he was really stuck there for a long time, and his expression was a little overwhelmed. You said that Zhang Xiu can be regarded as a party candidate, right? But Zhang Xiu, who is a party candidate, set up a banquet and couldn't see wine during the banquet! It's said to be a wineless feast, but it's not quite like it, because look at the meat at this table......

However, it is true that the dishes on the table are almost all meat, but the discerning person can see at a glance that the meat is basically freshly hunted game, and those who do not know the situation may think that they have eaten a full feast of game.

But then again, in modern society, if you can eat a full meal of wild meat, it may be a pleasure, and it may also be a violation of the law, but Lu Ren has been traveling for nearly seven years now, and because of a lot of messy things in the middle, he has long been respectful of wild meat, and he doesn't dare to touch these wild meats. Now that he suddenly saw the game on this table, Lu Ren actually broke out in cold sweat on his forehead for no reason.

Lu Ren was stunned and at a loss there, and Zhang Xiu here naturally saw it in his eyes. It's just that Zhang Xiu was a little mistaken, and coughed awkwardly twice and then forced a smile: "Please forgive me!" Xiu also knows that no wine can not be called a feast. It's just that embroidery has been in the military since childhood, so everything is self-disciplined by military regulations, and it is difficult to change after years of practice. Since ancient times, there have been countless cases of drunkenness and misconduct, so there is also a prohibition on alcohol in the military regulations. Although the embroidery is unified and lives in Wancheng, it is still afraid of getting drunk and making mistakes, so it has issued a strict ban on alcohol. I just don't want Lu Servant to shoot here, and I can't sell it in a hurry......"

The rest of the words didn't go on, because Jia Xu, who was in the seat, had already frowned and glared at Zhang Xiu.

“……”

Lu Ren was speechless for a long time, and said in his heart that Zhang Xiu, who is already in his thirties and can be regarded as a famous general, should not be the same kind of person as the tiger idiot Xu Chu? To put it simply, it is to be brave on the battlefield, but usually without a city, it can even be said that it is a little simple and silly and cute! It's just that there is no wine during the banquet, so do you need to talk so much nonsense? Are you afraid that I won't be able to see your old bottom here or what? Don't you understand what "explanation is a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth"?

Smiling casually, Lu Ren was not in a hurry to speak, but lowered his head with a smile. Thinking of the relevant records about Zhang Xiu, Lu Rendu really wanted to affirm his idea that "Zhang Xiu is very simple" in his heart.

According to historical records, Zhang Xiu has always been a brave and unscrupulous person, but fortunately, Zhang Xiu is quite self-aware in this regard, and he has never acted as rigid as Lu Bu.

After taking over Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses, Zhang Xiu was able to obey Jia Xu's words for Jia Xu, a first-class military advisor who ran over from Duan Xuan. Perhaps, in a sense, Zhang Xiu's trust in Jia Xu is not like the relationship between the lord and the minister, but more like a simple wholehearted dependence of a child who doesn't know anything on his elders. And it may not be too much to say that it is dependent, because after Zhang Xiu lost Jia Xu later, he would actually commit suicide because of Cao Pi's sentence "You kill my brother, how can you bear to look at people with an evil face......

You must know that it was only in 207 AD, the Battle of Chibi had not yet been fought, Lao Cao was neither dead nor proclaimed duke, and Cao Pi was just a general with five senses. At that time, Zhang Xiu had outstanding military achievements, and Shiyi could be said to be one of the most numerous generals under Cao Cao. The situation can show that as long as Lao Cao is still there, he will never embarrass him, and Zhang Xiu also has a lot of opportunities to find another way out, but Zhang Xiu chose to commit suicide. Perhaps this can also prove from another side that Zhang Xiu is really simple, a kind of simplicity that has no sincerity, but all major matters need others to help him decide.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Ren smiled and raised the wine glass filled with water, first saluted Zhang Xiu and then Jia Xu, and then stopped his gaze on Jia Xu's body, and said secretly in his heart: "This old fox, when I entered the city yesterday, Jia Xu and I can be said to have tested each other. It can be seen that Jia Xu knows my intentions, and I can also see that this guy has already had the intention of joining Cao in his heart.

"But Jia Xu told me at the time that I had to 'strengthen my embroidery heart' to make it happen. According to my calculations, the timing of my arrival here is a little different from the original history, but it was only a little bit earlier. In the original history, Cao Cao's persuasion of Zhang Xiu was just when the battle of Guandu was about to officially start, and Zhang Xiu's surrender to Cao Cao at this critical time could not only alleviate his worries, but also enable Cao Cao, who was already overstretched, to get a small but powerful reinforcement.

"In this case, with Cao Cao's peerless heroic nature, of course he will not bother with Zhang Xiu anymore, which is what Jia Xu said, 'I will be happy'. From another point of view, it can also be said that Jia Xu chose the right time, that is, the time when Cao Cao could not go to Zhang Xiu to surrender at the time of the situation. As for now......"

Glancing at Jia Xu, who looked cold on the other side, but brought out a somewhat meaningful smile, Lu Ren then thought carefully: "This guy is a super shrewd old fox, and he may be second to none in the Three Kingdoms in terms of self-preservation. The timing may be a little wrong for him, so most of the time he doesn't want to offend Cao Cao's back road, and he doesn't want to say too much to anger Zhang Xiu, after all, he still has to keep the festival as a minister......

"Reluctant to speak? That means that there are a lot of things that have to be said by me, the envoy. Although he intends to surrender, the most he can do is to strike on the side and guard his duty as a strategist...... Sure enough, it's an old fox! I still have to sing the big drama of the protagonist. (To be continued......)