Early the next morning, Liu Xiu got up early, washed up and had breakfast, and then took Wen Ping out of the restaurant. Today is October 21st, and there are still seven days left before the wedding. But October 25 is the day of Wu Guotai's birthday, and Liu Xiu must start to prepare.

The two of them rode in a carriage and inquired about the way to the market.

Coming to a jade shop, Liu Xiu and Wen Ping walked in. As a gift for Wu Guotai's birthday, Liu Xiu didn't think about what to give, and when he touched the jade, he came in directly to take a look.

In the shop, jade bracelets and jade ruyi, or jade Buddhas and the like, are divided into categories, and they are all neatly placed.

Liu Xiu's careful selection is also in the process of continuous selection.

After all, this was the first time he had seen Wu Guotai, and Liu Xiu was unwilling to lose face in Jingzhou.

Liu Xiu looked carefully, picked and chosen, and finally chose a jade Buddha. This Jade Buddha is the posture of the pot-bellied Maitreya, which is very well polished and very finely worked.

The shopkeeper saw Liu Xiu staring at the Jade Buddha and knew that the buyer was coming, so he immediately came up to greet him.

"Childe has a good eye, this Jade Buddha is the best in the store. It is not only good in appearance and meaning, but also because after dark, as long as there is a light shining, in the body of the Jade Buddha, there is a faint Buddha character presented. This is the most peculiar part. ”

The shopkeeper was not distinguished by Liu Xiu, took the Buddha statue, and took Liu Xiu to the backyard. I went to the room, closed the window, and lit the oil lamp. The light shone down, and on the chest of the Buddha statue, a Buddha character faintly appeared. This Buddha character is formed because of the variegated color of the jade inside the Buddha statue, and it is very coincidental to form the Buddha character.

In this way, the value of this Buddha statue is invisibly increased.

After Liu Xiu saw it, there was a look of appreciation in his eyes.

The shopkeeper looked at Liu Xiu and said in a low voice: "Son, I have seen the Buddha statue, and there is another person who wants to see you." Childe, please move a little. This Buddha statue is then given to you for free. ”

When Wen Ping heard this, he stood in front of Liu Xiu in one step to protect Liu Xiu's safety.

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Please rest assured, General Zhongye, I have no ill will towards you, someone just wants to see you." ”

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed even more, he didn't expect to encounter such a thing in the bazaar. It seems that the water in Jiangdong is more turbid and deeper than he imagined.

"Lead the way!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand, he also wanted to meet the people behind the scenes.

"Please come with me!"

The shopkeeper took Liu Xiu and Wen Ping out of the room, bypassed the front yard, entered the back yard, and came to a house. Standing outside the house, the shopkeeper knocked on the door and said, "Childe, Mr. Xiao Liu is here." ”

"Please!"

The voice in the room, the clear voice with a hint of hoarseness.

The shopkeeper pushed open the door, waved his hand and said, "Two of you, please inside." When Liu Xiu and Wen Ping entered the room, the shopkeeper closed the door again and waited quietly in the courtyard.

In the room, a young man in his early twenties sits. He was wearing a black robe and a scarf on his head, and he was drinking tea. He is not very old, but what is revealed in his eyes has a calmness and vicissitudes that are different from his age.

This man is not simple!

Liu Xiu saw the young man for the first time and made a conclusion in his heart.

Looking at its people and its temperament, it is extraordinary.

"Mr. Liu, please take a seat!"

The young man spoke, his temperament was as warm as jade, giving people a feeling of a gentleman.

Liu Xiu stared at the young man, but he felt very familiar, he must have seen the person in front of him, but he didn't have any impression. Suddenly, Liu Xiu's mind suddenly changed, and he said with a smile: "Yesterday afternoon, Your Excellency participated in welcoming this son. In the evening, Your Excellency also participated. But your Excellency has not spoken, and sits at the last seat. ”

There were too many people yesterday, and the people Liu Xiu was most familiar with were Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Suyu, Flip Buqi, Ling Tong and others. As for the others, there are many others, Liu Xiu is not very familiar with them, but they are just familiar.

If you don't make an impression, you will soon forget.

The corners of the young man's mouth rose, with a look of admiration, and said, "Master Xiu will never forget it, which is admirable." Last night, I didn't speak all the time, but I didn't expect Master Xiu to recognize me. If I knew this was the case, I should have masked. ”

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Since Your Excellency is not masked, you naturally have the confidence not to be masked. It's just that Your Excellency is waiting for me in your room, are you so sure that I will come?"

The young man looked confident and said, "Last night, Zhuge Jin went to see Mr. Xiao Liu. He learned about Zhuge Liang last night, and he would inevitably ask about Zhuge Liang. ”

"Mr. Xiao Liu was born in Jingzhou and is familiar with Zhuge Liang's situation. ”

"After you tell Zhuge Jin the news of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Jin will accept your love and will definitely tell you about the birthday banquet on the 25th. Mr. Liu knows the birthday of the mother-in-law, and he must prepare a congratulatory gift. ”

"The largest market in Wu County is in this area. ”

The young man smiled and said, "The lord's mother likes to worship the Buddha, and I expect that Mr. Xiao Liu will definitely come to patronize it." And even if you don't come to the jade shop, you will be in this area, and it is easy to find Mr. Xiao Liu. So, I just have to wait and see. No, Mr. Xiao Liu is really here, and my judgment is not wrong. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, his expression became solemn. From this clue, the other party actually deduced his whereabouts, if the other party really had bad intentions, Liu Xiu would inevitably fall into an ambush.

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and arched his hand: "Dare to ask, Your Excellency's surname?"

The young man replied, "Jiangdong Lu Xun Lu Boyan!"

"Lu Xun Lu Boyan?" Liu Xiu was surprised in his heart, the young man in front of him was Lu Xun. This general, who burned down Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of troops in later generations, actually took the initiative to find him.

Lu Xun said: "Does Mr. Xiao Liu also know Lu Xun?"

Liu Xianse said: "Jiangdong Lu family, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?" It's just that in the past, Sun Ce led the army to break through the Lujiang River, resulting in Lu Kang's death, and the Lu family also suffered heavy losses. However, the Lu family finally came out of the Sun family, which is really embarrassing. ”

Lu Xun's eyes showed a touch of coldness.

For the hatred of the past, Lu Xun has always remembered it in his heart.

Lu Xun's father died early, and when he was young, he took his younger brother Lu Mao to follow his uncle Lu Kang. But the good times did not last long, Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, and Lujiang County fell into war. Lu Kang swore to defend Lujiang, but sent his son Lu Ji and Lu Xun Lu Mao back to their hometown in Wu County, so Lu Xun and others survived, but most of the people in the Lu family in Lujiang County died in the war.

After Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, he attached great importance to the Lu family, but he couldn't let Lu Xun feel relieved after all.

Liu Xiu observed his words, saw a touch of hatred in Lu Xun's eyes, knew that Lu Xun might be a breakthrough, and said slowly: "Brother Bo Yan took this opportunity to see me, is there anything wrong?"

Lu Xun said: "Finding Mr. Xiao Liu is to tell you a piece of news." ”

"What's the news?" asked Liu Xiu.

Lu Xun said: "On October 28, after you welcome your relatives, Sun Quan will not let you leave, and will hold a wedding for you in Jiangdong and detain you." At the same time, Sun Quan was about to raise an army to attack Changsha County. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, his expression became solemn.

Wen Ping stared at Lu Xun, his eyes were extremely serious, this news was too important.

Liu Xiu said: "Brother Boyan, is the news confirmed?"

Lu Xun took a sip of tea and said, "If you want to believe it, it's true." If you don't want to believe it, it's fake. I'm just telling you the news, the rest, it's up to you. ”

Liu Xiu changed his words and asked, "Brother Bo Yan, did you ever want to go to Jingzhou to be an official?"

"Jingzhou, do you work for Liu Biao?" Lu Xun shook his head and said: "Liu Biao's dog guarding the house is difficult to guard Jingzhou." ”

Liu Xiu said: "It's not to serve in Jingzhou, it's to work for me." ”

Lu Xun laughed and said loudly: "Master Xiu has great ambitions, but there is a saying that the heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper." Not to mention that Gongzi Xiu is just the county order of a county, and the predicament you are facing now may make you trapped in the shallows. If you have any ideas, wait until you get out of your current predicament. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, he understood. Now to recruit Lu Xun, his strength is not enough.

Liu Xiu got up and said, "Thank you Brother Boyan for reminding me, Xiu Ming took it to heart and said goodbye." ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Xiu left the room with Wen Ping. When the shopkeeper waiting in the courtyard saw Liu Xiu, he hurriedly greeted him, handed the packaged jade Buddha to Liu Xiu, and took Liu Xiu back to the front yard as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened