North of Malacca.

The two brothers, Cao Chang and Cao Chong, have made relatively smooth progress all the way after sending troops from the port of Malacca, and if you look at the area you have taken from the atlas of later generations, it is from Singapore and has already reached Songkhla through Kuala Lumpur. In other words, the sweet potato-shaped region in southern Malaysia has been taken down.

Seriously, if it weren't for Lu Ren's repeated explanations that Cao Zhang and Cao Chong must fight steadily, and try to avoid the occurrence of epidemics in the subtropical rainforest areas of the northern soldiers, Cao Zhang and Cao Chong could have fought faster, after all, where would the natives or small kingdoms in those areas at that time be the opponents of the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty?

This kind of slow speed is of course a little slow, if the person leading the troops is only Cao Zhang, it is really not how to do what Lu Ren wants, and this is the main reason why Lu Ren will put Cao Chong by Cao Zhang's side. After all, compared to Cao Zhang, who was brave in battle but relatively impatient in character, Cao Chong's head was much smarter and calmer, and he had stayed by Lu Ren's side for a few years, and in some aspects he could fully understand Lu Ren's strategic purpose, and Cao Chang could also be corrected in time during the actual battle.

Take the current situation as an example, Cao Chong deeply understood that Lu Ren's purpose in Malaysia was not simply to conquer and occupy, but to colonize, so Cao Chong implemented what he learned from Lu Ren, and after conquering a region, he would not rush to capture the next area, but immediately compiled and distributed the aborigines who had been taken captive, and at the same time assigned an appropriate number of soldiers to lead these natives to farm.

In addition, there is no problem in teaching, over the years, the academy opened by Lu Ren has cultivated a lot of ...... in this area Not to mention talents, it is not a small number of relevant personnel. Another one, Lu Ren asked Cao Zhang and Cao Chong to fight for territory, but in terms of administrative methods, they would follow the pattern of Lu Ren's here, so Lu Ren also had to send personnel from this area to follow behind Cao Zhang and Cao Chong.

In addition, Cao Chong also carried out propaganda and inducement for the 25,000 northern soldiers under their command according to Lu Ren's request, and called on those soldiers who were tenant farmers and had no land at home to write back and bring their families here. As long as they are willing to come, the official will give the corresponding land according to the head, and the meritorious personnel will also be rewarded with land according to their military merits.

This trick is very effective, or it can also be said to be very poisonous. As mentioned before, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, especially after the death of Lao Cao, the power of those wealthy families began to grow stronger, and the phenomenon of land annexation became more and more serious, which directly led to a large number of peasants losing their original land and becoming tenant farmers. And this trick that Lu Ren came up with can be said to be completely aimed at this kind of phenomenon...... Therefore, Lu Ren has always maintained friendly relations with Cao Wei on the surface, if the two sides are at odds, how can Lu Ren's fleet go to Cao Wei's coastal port to pick up people?

Not to mention, among the 25,000 northern soldiers led by Cao Zhang and Cao Chong, a considerable part were poor tenant farmers whose families had no land, and it can even be said that they chose to join the army at that time, just to make ends meet. Now that the war is fought, you can actually get the land, so why don't you hurry up and take out your family and call friends? You must know that in the inheritance of Chinese civilization, the thirst for land is very concerned.

So far, the troops brought by Cao Zhang and Cao Chong are actually not much, only 25,000, but the number of people pulled over from Cao Wei to farm has exceeded 50,000. Of course, Lu Ren also understands that there must be many of these people who come to mix with the land, but Lu Ren not only doesn't care, but also hopes that there will be more such people, and Cao Wei can't stop this. It can even be said that Cao Pi is determined to find opportunities and excuses to turn his face with Lu Ren, which has a bit of an impact in this regard. The king of that era, who would want to see the population of his own territory lost like this?

After Cao Chong obtained these populations, although the overall number was not large, with the help of Lu Ren's more advanced farming technology, he could basically achieve self-sufficiency in food, but it would take some time. The most important thing is that Cao Chong understands that this area will be the territory of their two brothers in the future, so the infrastructure must be done well, so in turn, Cao Chong will further implement Lu Ren's colonial ideas.

On this day, Cao Zhang and Cao Chong were discussing in the house whether to attack or continue to stabilize their ground, but suddenly they received a telegram from Lu Ren, saying that they hoped that Cao Zhang and Cao Chong would go to Yangon. But if it's inconvenient, it's okay for the two brothers to go only one, but it's best for Cao Chong to go over and say that Lu Ren has something important to discuss. The two brothers discussed it again, and finally decided to go to see Lu Ren together.

To be honest, Cao Zhang was still a little worried, worried about whether Lu Ren wanted to unload the mill and kill the donkey after seeing that the two brothers had won Malaysia, and then take over the new territory, but Cao Chong said that he had no worries in this regard. It's still the same sentence here, Cao Zhang and Lu Ren don't have too much dealings, so they still don't know a little about Lu Ren, but Cao Chong has been with Lu Ren for several years since he went to Yizhou in Jian'an 24 years, and he knows Lu Ren better, and knows that Lu Ren usually doesn't do this kind of thing.

Without further ado, the two brothers quickly completed their preparations and sailed to Yangon. After arriving in Yangon, he didn't even go ashore, and directly boarded the landing craft where Lu Ren was......

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In the cabin, Lu Ren, who was looking at the sea, slowly turned around and smiled at Cao Zhang and Cao Chong: "You are here." Seriously, I'm afraid that you two brothers will be afraid that I'm trying to kill you and won't dare to come. ”

Cao Zhang's face was a little gloomy, and he didn't speak, so Cao Chong smiled back at Lu Ren: "Lu Nanhai (Lu Ren's current official position is the general of the South China Sea) If he really wants to get rid of our brother, I'm afraid that there is a way, why bother so much?" ”

Lu Ren waved his hand: "It's funny!" My Lu Ren's heart is not so ruthless. Sit down, what do you want to drink? Oh yes, because we're going to be down to business with you, so you'd better not drink. ”

Not long after, Diao Chan sent a large bottle of coconut water in, and then nodded to Lu Ren when she went out, and closed the hatch with her hand, Lu Ren here is to show sincerity, first poured a glass of coconut water out and drank it himself to show that it was non-toxic, Cao Chong smiled and poured a glass for himself and Cao Zhang.

Maybe it was to ease the current tense atmosphere, or it could be really curious, Cao Chong pointed to the cold air outlet in the cabin and said to Lu Ren: "This thing is so magical, it can make the cabin so cool and pleasant in such a hot place." ”

Lu Ren also smiled and joked back: "This ship is produced by my 'master', and of course it is also an extraordinary product. Seriously, this is a technique that we still have a lot of academic research in place, but I think that thousands of years later, this kind of utensil that can send people a cool breeze in the hot season will not be available in every family. ”

Cao Chong nodded with a smile, while Cao Zhang glanced at the cold wind outlet, and there was a little fascination in his eyes. They are all northerners, but now they stay in hot places all year round, and it is strange that they are not blushing at this kind of air conditioning. And Lu Ren said in his heart that I was telling the truth, in the era in which I was originally from, anyone who had some conditions at home would install air conditioning......

After a few nonsense words like this, the atmosphere on both sides became much better, and Cao Chong asked Lu Ren when he saw that it was almost over: "Lu Nanhai is in such a hurry to call our brother to Yangon, what is the matter?" ”

Lu Ren was silent for a moment, then took out a few documents from the drawer and handed them to Cao Chong. Cao Chong's face changed after taking it over and seeing it, and Cao Zhang, who was on the side, began to be a little puzzled, but after he also saw it, his face became very ugly in an instant.

Lu Ren looked at the reactions of the two brothers, and sighed softly, "You guys should almost understand why I was in such a hurry to call you over by now, right?" ”

Cao Zhang's reaction was relatively slower, but Cao Chong's was much faster. Glancing at the document in his hand again, Cao Chong couldn't help but ask Lu Ren: "Lu Nanhai, this Aso Mingbu ......"

Lu Ren smiled coldly: "Do you think I will do such a stupid thing?" I know that it is the beautiful concubine of your eldest brother, and there is still a fetus in his womb, but you insist on killing such a woman who is not a threat? I don't bother to say those beautiful words, I'll just ask you, it's just a beautiful girl, why do I need to kill her? ”

Cao Zhang and Cao Chong shook their heads together. With their understanding of Lu Ren, Lu Ren had no reason to do that in this matter.

Lu Ren took out another document and handed it to the two: "This is sent by Lu Boyan who is stationed on Wa Island, and I believe that Lu Boyan is telling the truth." ”

The two of them took it over and looked at it carefully for a while, and after reading it, Cao Zhang's face was blue and he didn't speak, and Cao Chong couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Although I don't want to say it, I have to say it...... This is the style of the eldest brother's actions. ”

Saying that, Cao Chong looked at Lu Ren again: "If what I expected is true, eldest brother, he wants to blame Lu Nanhai for this matter, and then turn his face with Lu Nanhai justifiably, then ...... next."

Lu Ren said: "The next thing can only be to meet each other." Well, that's just between me and your big brother, and you don't need to ask too much about it. It's just that, if you are someone else, it's okay to say, but you are the children of the Cao family, once I start a war with your eldest brother, I am afraid that you two brothers will be very difficult to behave. Will you help me, or will you help your big brother? ”

Cao Zhang still didn't speak, but Cao Chong smiled a little weakly and said, "Lu Nanhai's words are wrong. Listening to Lu Nanhai's tone, he originally wanted to keep our two brothers out of the matter, right? But Lu Nanhai, have you ever thought that my eldest brother is now making such a move, in fact, he also wants to use Lu Nanhai's hand to get rid of our brother? ”

This reason is actually very simple, Cao Pi deliberately wanted to start a war with Lu Ren, but Cao Zhang and Cao Chong were Lu Ren from Cao Wei...... It should be regarded as a "seconded" Cao Wei personnel, and he meows Cao Pi's own brother, so ordinary people will definitely kill these two brothers out of precautions, at least they have to take away military power and strictly put them under house arrest.

And what is Cao Zhang's and Cao Chong's other identity? Once upon a time, that was Lao Cao's most powerful successor! Although Cao Pi has already become the Duke of Wei now, he is also very cold to the hidden threat of these two brothers, and he will definitely try to kill them at every opportunity. In the original history, Cao Chong died early, but some people say that Cao Chong was assassinated by Cao Pi; As for Cao Zhang, some wild histories simply said that Cao Zhang was poisoned by Cao Pi, and Mrs. Bian couldn't save him.

Therefore, Cao Pixuan's face against Lu Ren at this time can be regarded as killing several birds with one stone, on the one hand, he can use Lu Ren's hands to get rid of his two threatening brothers, and on the other hand, Cao Pi thinks that Cao Zhang and Cao Chong will definitely not sit still, and they will definitely fight when they receive the news that Lu Ren wants to kill them.

On this basis, it just so happens that Cao Zhang and Cao Chong still have a certain amount of troops and combat power in their hands, so as long as they make a fuss, they will definitely cause great trouble to Lu Ren, at least they can delay the time when Lu Ren leads his troops back to aid Yizhou, and give Cao Pi some favorable time to fight against Liaozhou.

Then on the other hand, if Lu Ren killed Cao Zhang and Cao Chong, Cao Pi could have one more excuse of "killing my brother and taking revenge", which made his turn of face and declaration of war on Lu Ren even more justified......

It's just that this matter has to be replaced by other people, and it may really have entered Cao Pi's set, and at this point, the trick is that Sun Quan, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang at that time will inevitably have doubts. But Cao Pi couldn't have imagined that Lu Ren was not originally a person of this era, but a traveler from later generations, and he knew too much about some things, at least because he knew too much about his Cao Pi's character, and at the same time had a corresponding understanding of Cao Zhang and Cao Chong, so Lu Ren saw through this set, and chose to use another way to solve the current problem.

At this time, Lu Ren heard what Cao Chong said, so he smiled and nodded to Cao Chong and said, "It's because I thought of this, so I invite you to come to me for a good talk as soon as possible." As for the previous telegram saying to you that it is okay to come only one, I am worried that Cao Zihuan has sent a fine work to provoke between you and me, which will make you suspicious of me. ”

Cao Chong sighed and said, "Big brother, his heart is a little too ruthless. It has been four years since my father's death, and his position as Duke of Wei has long been secured, and our two brothers will follow Lu Nanhai to this foreign land, so why don't we want to compete with him? We are already like this, so why is it that he persecutes us like this? ”

Lu Ren smiled, and recited the poem that Cao Zhi failed to recite in this era: "Boiled beans burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle; It is born from the same root, so why is it too anxious to fry each other...... Ziwen, Cangshu, power often makes people crazy and unreasonable, and since ancient times, for the sake of power, where will there be fewer things like killing fathers and sons, killing brothers, and removing brothers? Your big brother is just one of them. ”

Cao Chong was speechless, just sighed incessantly, until Cao Zhang, after being silent for a long time, suddenly said to Lu Ren in a loud voice: "Lu Nanhai, below, under the lower is willing to hand over military power!" ”71