Chapter 173 Parting Words
"Hurry, hurry! Xu Du is right in front of you! ”
Lu Ren's carriage and horses were hurrying to Xuchang, and the bumps along the way had already turned the people in the car upside down, but Lu Ren couldn't pay much attention to it at the moment, and as soon as he jumped out of the car at the city gate, he asked the doorman urgently: "Can the army of Cao Gong have a departure!?" ”
"Returning to Lingjun, Cao Gong's army will raise the sacrificial flag today, and Cao Gong should have a banquet with Zhulu outside the West Gate at this moment."
Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, I caught up with ...... Hurry up, go lead me a horse! Come on! ”
The doorman did not dare to slack off, so he hurried to the stable and led the horse. Lu Ren turned over and got on the horse without saying a word, and then gestured to Wan'er, Wan'er nodded knowingly, and then Lu Ren whipped the horse and rode away.
The west gate of Xuchang is already a flag sacrifice, and at the end of the road banquet, Cao Cao has turned over and is ready to embark on the journey. Fang wanted to raise the whip, but suddenly someone opened his voice and shouted loudly: "Cao Gong! Cao Gong, wait a minute! Let me do what I say! ”
Cao Cao raised his eyes and saw that it was Lu Ren riding alone and rushing towards this side with an eager expression, and he couldn't help frowning at the moment. Goodbye Lu Ren rushed to Cao Cao's approach, the whole person was sweating, Cao Cao thought that Lu Ren was so troubled by the political affairs of Tuntian, so he naturally asked urgently, after all, Cao Cao didn't want anything big to happen in the base camp when he was out of the army.
Lu Ren gasped for a long time before he eased up and waved his hand to Cao Cao again and again: "No, no, no, the matter of Tuntian is worry-free, and Ming Gong doesn't have to worry about it." Lu Ren came because he wanted to say something to Cao Gong...... Can Cao Gong borrow a few steps to speak? ”
Cao Cao saw that Lu Ren was in such a hurry but not for the matter of Tuntian, which he was in charge of, and he felt a little complacent for a while. Because in Cao Cao's eyes, Lu Ren, a prodigal son who is usually always giggling and not serious, can be in such a hurry for him, which shows that Lu Ren is at least a person who is willing to contribute to Cao Cao. And at this time, in order to show his closeness, Cao Cao also readily agreed to Lu Ren's request, rode his horse and Lu Ren to a secluded place, and only waited for Lu Ren to speak.
Lu Ren gradually adjusted his breathing, and then looked at the surrounding areas and there were no bystanders, so he said the words carefully compiled in the past few days to Cao Cao: "The Ming Duke is now very strong, and there is an edict from the court and the name is justified, on the other hand, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng has very little momentum, and it is very likely that the Ming Gong army will surrender without a fight." It's just that Zhang Xiu is not a concern, but the strategist Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe beside him must not be guarded against. In the past, this person had offered his plans to Li and Guo, so that he caused chaos in the world, and his plans were extremely poisonous, and he could be called a poisoner. If Zhang Xiu falls, the Ming Gong should take the quality at the time, and the camp should also be cautious and precautionary, and must not be negligent. ”
Cao Cao said: "What does Yi Hao mean? ”
Lu Ren said: "I once had such an idea, if I am Zhang Xiu, knowing that I am not invincible to Ming Gong but I am unwilling to be arrested, it is better to take a risk." Surrender openly, prepare secretly, and only wait for the other party to take precautions. If you can kill and behead, the other army will be chaotic! ”
Cao Cao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then laughed and said: "It is indeed a dangerous plan, if you fail to strike a blow, you will die." But if it is calculated, the situation will be reversed...... Yes, this is indeed quite in line with Jia Wenhe's way of using tricks. Yihao took such a bother and rushed to tell him, and Lone wrote it down. ”
Lu Ren saw that Cao Cao didn't seem to care much about it, but he was helpless in his heart. In fact, I can imagine what Lu Ren said, "taking quality and strict prevention" is the basic element of marching and fighting, where would Cao Cao not understand? This is to say a few nice words to Lu Ren's face, otherwise maybe Cao Cao will say something "lonely and don't know" to come out and ridicule Lu Ren. And the most terrible thing is that Lu Ren didn't dare to tell the Zou family.
Helpless, Lu Ren couldn't think of anything else in a hurry at this time, but he still wanted to finish what he wanted to do: "Can Ming Gong let me talk to Dian Du Wei and Zi Xiu again?" ”
Cao Cao waved his hand generously: "Go!" It is also human nature for you to have a relationship with Zixiu, and it is human nature to come to see him off. "It's really a shame for Lu Ren.
So Lu Ren patted the horse and found Dian Wei first and invited him to the side. Dian Wei and Lu Ren actually don't have much friendship, but in terms of official position, Lu Ren is much higher than Dian Wei. Moreover, Dian Wei got up recklessly, so he also had a good impression of Lu Ren, a "little beggar" who had no background in life, to "sympathize with the same disease". The two horse prime ministers intersected, and Dian Wei clasped his fists and saluted: "What does Lu Lingjun have to say to me?" ”
Lu Ren said: "Just now, I made a statement to Ming Gong, saying that Zhang Xiu is likely to surrender without a fight, but you need to guard against fraud." There are some things that I can't say to Ming Gong directly, so I can only entrust them to you...... Ming Gong is a human being, he can think about defeat, but he is very easy to forget his form when he wins. If Zhang Xiu surrenders, Ming Gong is likely to be negligent in taking precautions, so it is very easy to be taken advantage of by Zhang Xiu. Captain Diandu, you are in danger of public security, remember that if Zhang Xiu surrenders, you must not be greedy for a cup because of victory, and you can't leave the double halberd......"
It's okay not to say it, but Dian Wei's face became a little ugly, and he snorted: "Who does Lu Lingjun think Dian Wei is?" Guarding the lord is a matter of Dian Wei's responsibility, and Wei will deal with it carefully! ”
Lu Ren was speechless, knowing that this was a soft nail, and this situation was a bit like a person who was already very cautious about his own work was still being pointed at by others in his skilled work...... To put it simply, Lu Ren is a little too wordy now! Since this is the case, of course, Lu Ren, a person who knows each other, can't continue to say what he said. At the moment, he could only arch his hand to Dian Wei and said: "There are too many words and annoying, so that Lu Ren is rude." can only advise the lieutenant that Hugh should be greedy for a cup. ”
Dian Wei raised his eyebrows, politely returned a salute to Lu Ren, and then turned back to Cao Cao's side. And when Cao Cao asked, Yi Dian Wei's temperament just said "Lu Lingjun admonishes a certain person not to be greedy for a cup" and passed. As for Cao Cao, why did he care too much when he heard this? I just felt that Lu Ren was too careful, but I was still very satisfied with Lu Ren's actions.
In the end, Lu Ren pulled Cao Ang over. Cao Cao and Dian Wei are so indifferent, Lu Ren's hope is only on Cao Ang, and Cao Ang is the person Lu Ren wants to keep the most.
Today's Cao Ang is neatly draped, and his young face is full of spirit. It's no wonder that as a hot-blooded young man with great ambitions in that era, he finally got the opportunity to show his long-cherished wishes, so why not be excited. Moreover, when Cao Ang was preparing for the expedition, he knew that Lu Ren rushed to deal with political affairs, and guessed that Lu Ren would not be able to come back on the day of the expedition, and he was somewhat regretful, and Lu Ren was able to rush back to see him off, which also made Cao Ang very happy, so at this moment Cao Ang had a very thick smile on his face.
After a few polite words, Lu Ren repeated what he had just said to Cao Cao and Dian Wei to Cao Ang. Fortunately, Cao Ang had a little admiration for Lu Ren, and after listening to Lu Ren's words, Cao Ang frowned slightly and pondered for a while before nodding vigorously to Lu Ren and said, "Brother Lu's words, Ang Ming takes them to heart!" Please rest assured that Brother Lu will definitely remind his father to be careful from time to time. ”
Counting that Lu Ren and Cao Ang have also worked together for more than a year, Lu Ren has a little understanding of Cao Ang's character, and now seeing Cao Ang like this, Lu Ren knows that Cao Ang did write down what he said, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and people took a long breath.
The message came from the drum, and there was still a quarter of an hour before the army was about to officially set off, Cao Ang looked at Lu Ren in front of him after hearing the drum, and suddenly couldn't help but look in the direction of the west gate of Xuchang, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Lu, is she a righteous sister...... Didn't you come along? ”
Lu Ren smiled helplessly and said, "I should be able to rush over to send him off immediately." By the way, Zi Xiu...... What do you think of that Lan girl in my family? ”
Cao Ang was stunned, and then smiled: "Lan girl? Ha ha! ”
Anyway, there is no one on the side, Lu Ren and Cao Ang are both young people in their twenties, and they know each other so well, some words can be said directly: "I'm not afraid that you will snatch my family Wan'er so much?" But seriously, although Lan Yatou is only ten years old this year...... Oh, it's eleven years old. But at a young age, he has already shown a beautiful appearance. If Wan'er and I had taught her carefully for three years, by the time she was sixteen or seventeen years old, she would have been much better than Wan'er is today. Do you want it? If you don't want it, I'm afraid that someone will rob it when the time comes! ”
Cao Ang smiled: "Yes!" Why not? In fact, to be honest, this Lan girl is lively and cute, innocent and straightforward, and I really like such a little girl. Compared with those women who deliberately flatter and flatter, I really don't know how many times stronger. If you have such a straightforward woman always by your side, it is enough! ”
Two people with a tendency to "lolicon" came to a relative smile of "the meaning in my heart is all in my heart". Not long after laughing, Wan'er's carriage arrived here. And on this occasion, it was inconvenient for Wan'er to show up, so she pushed Lu Lan out of the carriage.
Lu Lan, this little girl, is a natural beauty embryo. Cao Ang has been dating Lu Ren for so long, and he has been deliberately instilled with a lot of "loli control" ideas by Lu Ren, so he likes Lu Lan, the little Lori, very much. Now that Lu Ren deliberately broke a layer of window paper, Lu Lan's gaze became a little different from before. I wanted to step forward and touch Lu Lan's head, but thinking that this occasion was not suitable now, Cao Ang sighed with feeling: "Are you eleven years old?" Only one year younger than Zihuan (Cao Pi)! ”
Lu Lan was still a little dizzy at this time, but she still walked closer and presented the burden in her hand to Cao Ang, who was surprised when she saw it: "What is this?" ”
Lu Ren explained on the side: "The sweater, which Wan'er knitted by herself, is a gift for Wan'er's brother. Zixiu, I can tell you, this sweater really took a lot of Wan'er's thoughts, and I haven't even shared it! ”
It was more than half a year ago, when Lu Ren, Wan'er, and Cao Ang were still in Puyang, Cao Ang recognized Wan'er as her sister, and gave Wan'er a lot of gifts, Wan'er has always been worried about this, so she begged Lu Ren to help Wan'er get some suitable gifts, and Lu Ren's idea for Wan'er was to knit a sweater and give it to Cao Ang.
However, the sweater at that time was really not so easy to get, the wool had to be made by herself, and the weaving method had to be practiced little by little, plus Lu Ren had not been by Wan'er's side for a while, and Wan'er had to rely on herself to explore little by little, and as a result, she took a lot of detours and wrong roads, so it wasn't until not long ago that Wan'er knitted a decent sweater, and it was before Cao Ang set out on the expedition.