On a certain coast along the coast of Nanpi, the sails of the ships of Zhao Yu's fleet were slowly rising, and Zhao Yu was also on the bow deck at this moment to salute and say goodbye to the people who came to see them off on the shore.

Speaking of which, there are really not a few gifts that Lu Ren asked Zhao Yu to bring this time, and Lu Ren's name and connections were still good when he was in Xuchang in the old days, so all the people who were visited by Zhao Yu and accepted heavy gifts basically sold face at this time and came to the coast to see Zhao Yu off.

Even Cao Cao himself...... Of course, it is impossible to come as Cao Cao, but Cao Cao sent Cao Pi over to see Zhao Yu off, so it can be regarded as selling face to Lu Ren. It's just that when Cao Pi met Zhao Yu, he subconsciously avoided Zhao Yu. There was no way, Cao Pi was scared of being trampled by Zhao Yu that day, and he had a little psychological shadow.

Guo Jia was also among the people who saw him off. However, when he saw the ship gradually sailing into the sea, Guo Jia let out a long sigh and said to himself: "This troublesome rain girl is finally gone...... Hmph, it's not the rain girl who will cause trouble, it's actually Lu Yihao, a stinky boy who will really cause trouble. But stinky boy, what are you trying to do with the rain girl this time? You're so much more shrewd than you used to be, and I don't even see your intentions. Interesting, interesting......"

And Zhang Xiu, the real target of Zhao Yu's trip, was naturally mixed in the crowd of people who saw Zhao Yu off at this moment. Seeing Zhao Yu's fleet offshore into the sea, Zhang Xiu was secretly smiling bitterly in his heart.

It is said that when Zhang Xiu decided to follow Lu Ren's persuasion and go to Yizhou that day, he naturally wanted to ask Zhao Yu what kind of arrangements Lu Ren was going to make, but Zhao Yu smiled and told Zhang Xiu that Zhang Xiu should not be so anxious first, because the time has not yet come, and it is not appropriate to act rashly.

It's just a sentence of "the time has not come", where can Zhang Xiu be sent away? Zhang Xiu's heart was already full of anxiety, so naturally he wanted to ask Zhao Yu again and again. Zhao Yu was really overwhelmed by Zhang Xiu. I had to tell Zhang Xiu plainly that Zhao Yu came here just to test Zhang Xiu's meaning, and as for what kind of arrangements Lu Ren had, Zhao Yu himself didn't know.

But at the same time, Zhao Yu also repeatedly warned Zhang Xiu that Lu Ren must have a way and corresponding arrangements. It's just that before Zhao Yu's news is inquired about, Lu Ren will not implement it lightly. Otherwise, if Zhang Xiu didn't want to leave Cao Ying, but Lu Ren came to do this, wouldn't he be hating?

Zhao Yu's explanation sounded reasonable, and Zhang Xiu didn't want to ask Zhao Yu anything, so this matter was suppressed in his heart. And things have come to this point, Zhang Xiu has no other way than to choose to believe in Lu Ren and Zhao Yu, the only thing that makes Zhang Xiu's heart feel a little at ease is Zhang Xiu's evaluation of Lu Ren. It's Lu Ren who is still trustworthy.

So is Lu Ren fooling Zhang Xiu? If it wasn't to fool Zhang Xiu, then why would Zhao Yu refuse to tell Zhang Xiu, what arrangements would Lu Ren have next?

Lu Ren really wasn't fooling Zhang Xiu. This matter is like what Zhao Yu said to Zhang Xiu, if Lu Ren really wanted to pull Zhang Xiu, then what did Lu Ren do with all the effort to send Zhao Yu to Nanpi? And he gave so many gifts, is it just to pull connections? did so many things, but just to fool Zhang Xiu? That's not worth it, right? It's not so bad to have two dollars in hand.

Want to trap Zhang Xiu? You don't have to go to the pit at all, okay? Because as long as there is no accident, Zhang Xiu will definitely commit suicide a little later because he knows that he will not be able to accommodate himself in Cao Ying. Besides, there is no grudge between Lu Ren and Zhang Xiu. Lu Ren is full, what are you doing with Zhang Xiu?

In fact, I have already said before that Lu Ren has no available people at hand. And Zhang Xiu is a character who is very likely to be dug up, so Lu Ren has started thinking about this aspect.

But Lu Ren knew very well that it was not so easy to poach people under Cao Cao's nose, and once things leaked, it was not as simple as giving up all the previous efforts, so Lu Ren had fully considered every detail. Didn't Zhao Yu tell Zhang Xiu what kind of arrangements Lu Ren had made? Zhao Yu can't be wronged at this point, but Zhao Yu really doesn't know. Because Lu Ren really didn't tell Zhao Yu.

Lu Ren had been with Cao Cao for many years, and knew that Cao Cao and few of his subordinates were fuel-efficient lamps, and the person Lu Ren feared the most was not Cao Cao, but his former friend Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao. But Zhao Yu will inevitably have to deal with Guo Jia this time. And many times Guo Jia is needed to help Zhao Yu, so Lu Ren has to think about Guo Jia's problems.

Lu Ren is still relatively relieved about Zhao Yu's ability to do things, so Lu Ren believes that as long as Zhao Yu is properly reminded, then Zhao Yu will definitely not leak/say anything in front of Guo Jia. In contrast, on the contrary, Zhang Xiu should pay more attention.

It is said here that we should pay attention to Zhang Xiu, not to beware of Zhang Xiu, but because Lu Ren originally had a good relationship with Zhang Xiu, so I found that Zhang Xiu was a little brainless...... To put it nicely, it is a person's personality, honest and honest, and to put it badly, Zhang Xiu's brain is a little tendonous, and he often makes two mistakes!

In fact, if you take a closer look at the records of Zhang Xiu in historical materials, it is not difficult to see that Zhang Xiu is such a person, it can be said that he is the kind of guy who almost never has his own opinions when he encounters something. For example, after Zhang Ji's death, Zhang Xiu led his children, and as soon as he heard that Jia Xu came to defect, he was immediately happy, and he was courteous to Jia Xu, and Zhang Xiu really obeyed Jia Xu's words.

From the initial surrender to Cao Cao, then to the second pursuit of Cao Cao, and then to the later surrender again, did Zhang Xiu have his own opinions? The only time that he was a little assertive was when Zhang Xiu carried out a sneak attack on Cao Cao because of the Zou family's affairs, but that was also done with Jia Xu's approval. In other words, Jia Xu may have agreed with Zhang Xiubo because he saw a certain big opportunity. On the other hand, if Jia Xu had objected at the time, would Zhang Xiu really dare to attack Cao Cao?

And the most unassertive and brainless thing is Zhang Xiu's deliberate currying favor with Cao Pi. Jia Xu put on a show for him, what are you doing when Zhang Xiu is full and has nothing to do with inviting Cao Pi to play this and that? I didn't know that at that time, only keeping a low profile was the best way to protect myself!

It's a bit of a stretch. In short, what Lu Ren was most worried about was that if he told Zhang Xiu about the plan and arrangement too early, with Zhang Xiu's brainless personality and often making mistakes...... It's not that Zhang Xiuhui can't keep secrets because his mouth is not strict, in fact, people with a little tendon in their brains often have very strict mouths. What Lu Ren is worried about is that someone with a heart like Zhang Xiu, if there is something in his heart, he will immediately show it on his face, which is a very fatal thing.

To be precise, Lu Ren was worried that such a situation would occur, that is, Zhang Xiu was originally in a depressed state, so what he usually hung on his face must be a negative state; But after learning about Lu Ren's arrangement, with Zhang Xiu's heart, the negative state on his face may disappear immediately, and it will be replaced by a positive state, so it may be seen by people with a heart anytime and anywhere.

At least although others Lu Ren didn't dare to say it, Zhang Xiu's change would definitely be seen by Guo Jia, a person who is better than a ghost. With Guo Jia's shrewdness, most of them will immediately deduce the real purpose of Lu Ren to send Zhao Yu over this time, and then everyone may be finished together.

Maybe, maybe, maybe, even if Guo Jia knew about it, he would help Lu Ren hide it, but because this matter was digging into Cao Cao's corner, with Lu Ren's understanding of Guo Jia, it was very likely that it would touch Guo Jia's bottom line, so Lu Ren didn't dare to take such a risk. It may not matter much if you lose a Zhang Xiu, but Lu Ren doesn't want to lose the rain girl.

Because of this, Lu Ren finally chose not to tell Zhao Yu about his plans and arrangements here, on the one hand, it can save Zhao Yu from being difficult to be a person in Zhang Xiu's place, and on the other hand, it can also prevent Zhao Yu from being soft-hearted and telling Zhang Xiu about his plans and arrangements. And Zhang Xiu was caught by Lu Ren, but he was sold by Lu Ren for such a big pass, so with Zhang Xiu's temperament, under the premise of being able to strictly guard the tone, it will remain in that negative state on his face. And as long as Zhang Xiu's face is still in a negative state, then it shouldn't be seen by others.

All in all, Lu Ren's purpose of sending Zhao Yu over this time has been achieved, and as for the next arrangement, it is as Zhao Yu said to Zhang Xiu that "the time has not yet come". After all, this Nima was snatched from Cao Cao's tiger's mouth, and Lu Ren would never dare to make a move lightly before it was properly arranged......

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Zhao Yu's fleet had sailed back, and due to the backwardness of communication methods at that time, Lu Ren naturally didn't know about it at this time. Besides, Lu Ren didn't just wait for Zhao Yu to come back, he also had a lot of things to do.

For example, right now, Lu Ren is busy preparing for the construction of Mangjia New Town.

Building a town is not an easy task, and it is not something that can be done in three days. And any town, in its beginnings, is inseparable from the foundation of that small village. Therefore, before Lu Ren returned to Yizhou, Shirley had already sent corresponding personnel, and chose a suitable place here in Mangjia to build a village as a shelter for the follow-up personnel, which can be regarded as completing the initial preparations for the construction of the new city.

Now that Lu Ren has returned to Yizhou, some of the personnel who were originally scheduled to be transferred out by Lu Ren again, so Lu Ren is now personally taking care of the construction of the new city during this period. Looking at this small village now, Lu Ren couldn't help but make such a joke to himself:

"I'm playing Age of Empires, and I'm going to have to slowly upgrade my village to a town." (To be continued.) )