The sea breeze was gentle, and the boat swayed gently, but it was Lao Cao who took Xu Chu and Cao Zhang to drive the boat away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info At this moment, Lu Ren and Cai Yan looked at the side of the ship, which could be regarded as a send-off to Lao Cao.

The figure of the boat has gradually moved away, and the distance of more than 20 miles from the wharf, if you have better eyesight, you can even see that Lao Cao has returned to the shore surrounded by everyone, and even turned around and waved to Lu Ren. It was only at this time that Cai Yan asked Lu Ren softly, "Yihao, what did you all talk about?" ”

Lu Ren let out a long sigh: "Lao Cao, this guy has calculated his life, and he calculated me before he died." ”

Cai Yan was stunned: "Dying? Yihao, you didn't give him that needle? ”

Lu Ren casually raised his hand and pointed to the sea: "I gave it, but he threw it into the sea." ”

Cai Yan said: "Mistaken for poison? ”

Lu Ren shook his head: "It's not like that." At least according to his own words, he believed that the injection would give him three more years to live, but he did not want those three years to live. ”

"Why?"

Lu Ren smiled bitterly: "How do I know? Wen Ji, don't you say that these emperors and generals generally hope that they can live for a few more years? Why did he get to Lao Cao, but he didn't want to continue his life for three years? ”

Cai Yan hesitated and asked, "What did he say?" ”

Lu Ren immediately roughly repeated what Lao Cao said to Cai Yan, and Cai Yan frowned slightly after hearing it and thought for a long time, then nodded lightly and said: "Maybe just like he said, when a person knows how long he can live, or how long he can only live, the feeling of calculating how much time he has left every day is really uncomfortable." ”

Lu Renxin said that you are understanding another literati and poet from the perspective of a literati and poet, of course it is not a mistake, after all, Lao Cao is also a representative literati in the Three Kingdoms period in the late Han Dynasty, and has the feelings of a literati and poet. But for Lao Cao, it is absolutely impossible to understand him only from this aspect. At least from Lu Ren's own point of view as a politician, Lao Cao really took advantage of himself this time.

One of the most simple and straightforward things is Na Cao's sentence "Yihao, you will help the old man", and the implied intentions in this, Lu Ren can think of several of them.

First of all, of course, it is to defend against foreign enemies, because if there is no basis for this article, the rest will not be valid. To put it mildly, if there is no such article, what will happen to his old Cao's territory and Lu Ren's.

Because he wants to defend against foreign enemies, Lu Ren will stand on the same front as Lao Cao, which is actually equivalent to Lao Cao pretending to use Lu Ren's hand to stabilize Liu Bei and Sun Quan, on the other hand, Lu Ren understands the importance of Cao Wei not making trouble during this period, so he has to continue to drag Liu Bei and Sun Quan down. In other words, when Cao Pi took over the Cao Wei regime, his worries about Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the two great enemies of life and death, could be reduced to a minimum.

In addition, in Cao Wei's interior, Lao Cao Ke knew very well that those wealthy families were not fuel-efficient lamps, and with Cao Pi's existing prestige and influence, they would probably not be able to suppress these wealthy families. At this time, you can use Lu Ren's influence on those wealthy families to restrain it, so that Cao Pi can get a relatively more stable succession environment, and ensure Cao Pi's smooth succession to a certain extent.

As for Lu Ren's influence on the wealthy families of Cao Wei...... Hehe, I really made Lu Ren anxious, in the general righteousness, he has the name of resisting foreign enemies of different races, and the last economic sanction is almost enough. And then there is no need for Lao Cao to remind Lu Ren of the twists and turns in this, or it should be said that how to play that method, Lu Ren knows much better than Lao Cao.

Finally, the conquest of the Western Regions Alliance and the Northern Nomads, this is so much that Lu Ren doesn't have to worry about anything. Because Lao Cao has made a series of arrangements, as long as Lu Ren comes forward to help Cao Pi stabilize Cao Wei, the rest of the thing is that Cao Pi will lead his troops to attack and properly earn his merits into his pocket. And Lu Ren will also have military, economic, and equipment support when necessary.

Therefore, when Lu Ren gradually calmed down after Lao Cao left, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly and sigh bitterly. Such a series of arrangements, if Lao Cao did it himself, giving Lao Cao three years might really be a bit untidy. Not to mention anything else, as long as Lao Cao is still there, then Lu Ren will not interfere in many things, and it is a little inconvenient for Lao Cao to do many things by himself. Let's take the wealthy clan of the Shi family in Lao Cao's territory as an example, Lao Cao himself may not be able to suppress it, but it is Lu Ren's "money bag" that can restrain them a little. And Lao Cao gave up the three-year life, and in general, it is likely that Lao Cao will earn a little more.

The more he thought about it, the more headache he had, and the bigger his head was, Lu Ren simply stopped thinking about it, and planned to wait until he returned to Yizhou to discuss countermeasures with Xun Yu and the others. And Cai Yan saw Lu Ren there and shook his head a few times, and after thinking about it again, he asked, "Yihao, don't you still have two injections?" Why don't you take it out again? ”

Lu Ren was stunned, and then shook his head vigorously: "It's not that simple. Not to mention that this kind of medicine that can prolong people's life for several years can't be lightly reproduced in the world, just that Lao Cao, this guy is already determined to pull me into the water. Let's put it this way, according to the feeling I just had, even if I took out another one, Lao Cao would most likely throw it into the sea again, at most, he would hesitate for a while before throwing it. ”

Cai Yan sighed faintly: "Maybe this is the choice that a person who has seen through life and death will make, right?" In fact, I just thought about it, if I were like him now, I would probably simply give up the life of counting days, and then die with peace of mind. ”

Lu Renxin is talking nonsense! The real reason is that this medicine can't be taken out anymore, okay? It's only been three years that Lao Cao won't care, but if he takes another one out, who knows what Lao Cao will think? Three years is not enough, but what about six years? What about nine years? When Lao Cao feels that Lu Ren has the goods in his hand, what will happen next? In turn, use some of the things that Lu Ren is worried about to blackmail Lu Ren? With Lao Cao's person, this is not something that cannot be done. If Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and even more people are alarmed, then Lu Ren will really have no time in the future. So Lu Ren also has his own helplessness.

Cai Yan sighed, glanced at the letter that Lu Ren was holding in his hands behind his back, and asked, "This letter?" ”

Lu Ren turned his hand back and looked at it, and then put it in his arms: "Lao Cao's letter to Cangshu." As I guessed, Lao Cao knew that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he agreed to come and meet me. In addition to his desire to calculate me, he also wanted me to personally transfer the letter to Cangshu's hands. Maybe this letter is Lao Cao's last life to Cangshu. Wen Ji, do you know that Lao Cao is not allowed to go back to the funeral. ”

Cai Yan was surprised: "Why?" ”

Lu Ren looked up at the sky and sighed lightly: "In my opinion, this is a manifestation of Lao Cao's love for Cangshu, but it is also for the smooth inheritance of their Cao family's foundation." ”

Cai Yan shook his head: "I don't understand." ”

Lu Ren said: "It's best if you don't understand. If you understand what is going on as soon as you hear this kind of thing, then you are not my good wife Cai Wenji, but the powerful wife of Gaozu Liu Bang, Empress Lu. ”

Cai Yan glared at Lu Ren: "Originally, I really didn't understand, but when you said that, it made me understand something." Yihao, I'm almost fifty years old, and I've read a lot of books, if I really don't even have this knowledge, then wouldn't I be an idiot and a fool? ”

Lu Ren shrugged. In fact, when Lao Cao handed over the letter to Lu Ren, Lu Ren already understood Lao Cao's intention to do this. Just like Lu Ren just said, Lao Cao didn't let Cao Chong go back to mourn because Lao Cao loved Cao Chong, so he wanted to protect Cao Chong as much as possible.

is the so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father, where will Lao Cao not know what kind of virtue Cao Pi is? But Lao Cao's great cause is undecided, and he has to fight with many wealthy families internally, and there are great enemies like Liu Bei and Sun Quan externally, so the heir needed at this point has to be a ruthless person like Cao Pi.

But precisely because Cao Pi was ruthless, Lao Cao must have expected that his son and Cao Pi's brother would most likely be killed by Cao Pi, and even if he didn't die, he wouldn't have a good life. And this kind of thing, although cruel, is inevitable and even necessary. Because only in this way can Cao Pi establish his prestige in the clan, and only then can Cao Pi not be merciful when dealing with some things. Maybe Lao Cao is like the old lion king on the grassland on this issue, in order to let the strongest male lion lead the lion pack well in the future, so he put all the little lions together and let the little lions kill each other.

Of course, those sons who are not very good and uncompetitive are okay, Lao Cao is willing to do it. But for Cao Chong, Lao Cao really can't give up his heart. If it weren't for that, Lao Cao wouldn't have sent Cao Chong to study with Lu Ren. is still a sentence "Knowing the son is Mo Ruo's father", what kind of plan did Cao Chong have in his heart at that time, I really thought that Lao Cao would not be able to see it? If you don't let Cao Chong go back to the funeral, isn't it because you're afraid that Cao Chong will run into Cao Pi's poisonous hands as soon as she goes back? After all, Cao Chong is Cao Pi's most powerful competitor...... Well, it should have been Cao Zhi who was unlucky, but now Cao Zhi's light of Cao Chong has been overshadowed.

But on the other hand, Lao Cao did not let Cao Chong go back to the funeral, but also for the smooth handover of their Cao family's foundation. Cao Chong, as Cao Pi's most powerful competitor, if he runs back at a critical time, regardless of whether Cao Chong himself is willing or not, most of the people for various purposes will jump out to support Cao Chong, and then make a fuss, won't there be problems within Cao Wei?

At this point, Lu Ren also thought of a question, that is, Lao Cao didn't let Cao Chong go back to mourn, was he also guarding against him Lu Ren? Because if Lu Ren supports Cao Chong, then I don't know how many percentage points the competitiveness of Cao Chong's heir can be improved, and then with the influence of Lu Ren's "money bag" on the wealthy families in Cao Wei, Cao Pi will be passed if he can't do it. No matter how bad it is, the whole Cao Wei doesn't say that he has become Lu Ren's puppet, which is not realistic, but Lu Ren's further expansion of Cao Wei's influence is no problem, and Lao Cao is very concerned about this matter after experiencing the last "economic war". Then it became necessary not to let Cao Chong go back to the funeral.

After thinking about this, Lu Ren couldn't help but shake his head again and sighed bitterly, and said in his heart, Lao Cao, Lao Cao, you are too calculating, I only thought about two or three steps, but you don't know how many steps you have thought about, and when I think of these now, it is just an afterthought. In fact, I'm just worried about the problem of foreign enemies, how can I think about other things so much? When I think of this now, I'm afraid that your arrangements have already been in place, and if I want to do something, the way to the trick will be blocked by you. It is said that people are more popular than people, you old soul is a generation of traitors, and I'm Lu Ren...... Forget it!

When I was depressed, I wanted to be a little gentle to slow down, so Lu Ren took Cai Yan into his arms. And Cai Yan didn't want to talk too much about this kind of issue, because Cai Yan had always disliked those messy things, so he just snuggled quietly in Lu Ren's arms.

After a long time, Cai Yan suddenly said softly: "Yihao, everything about your trip has been done, so let's go back to Yizhou as soon as possible." ”

"Well, go back!"

Cai Yan withdrew from Lu Ren's arms and grabbed Lu Ren's arm instead: "I won't tell you the truth, I really just want to go back as soon as possible now, because I have always hated these tricks of deceit." In contrast, I still prefer to read my books and write about the ones I like in my study. If you're in the mood, pluck the strings and entertain yourself. ”

Lu Ren pursed his lips: "To put it simply, what you want to live is the life of a hermit who lives in seclusion. I'm sorry, Wen Ji, but I'm not destined to accompany you to be a hermit now. ”

Cai Yan covered his mouth: "I don't blame you for anything." Besides, my man is a countryman, capable and responsible, and now he is running for the Central Plains of China not to be messed up by foreign races, what else can I find fault with? So Yihao, I'm proud of you. But Yihao, the outline of "Fairy Sword IV" you gave me, I have already written that Mengli has entered the demon world, so the next step is to let Tianhe and them find things smoothly and reunite with Mengli, or write a little more about the plot where Mengli has to fight with Tianhe and others in desperation? ”

"Well...... this"

As early as the seventh or eighth year of Jian'an, in order to cooperate with the sales of printed products, Lu Ren "pirated" the story of "Fairy Sword I", and wrote a whole "Fairy Sword One" with Cai Yan, and the sales volume in the entire Huayuan Central Plains was very high. Later, printed products gradually became popular, "Immortal Er", "Immortal Three", and "Immortal Sanwai" were also moved out by Lu Ren and became a series of works, and now in the twenty-five years of Jian'an, most of the story of "Immortal Four" has been written, but because of a series of recent incidents, Lu Ren is lacking in skills, and he has no time to ask about these things. It was only now that Cai Yan saw that Lu Ren was a little free, and he was depressed about some things, so he asked when he wanted Lu Ren to be distracted.

And Lu Ren thought for a while before responding: "If you want me to say, let's let Tianhe, Lingsha and Mengli fight a few times." In this way, the plot will be more entangled, but it can also be more twists and turns. To put it mildly, it's easier to write in this way, with more words, so that our serials can be released in a few more issues. ”

Cai Yan twisted lightly on Lu Ren's waist angrily: "The front is okay, but the back is ...... It's really hard to hear! It smells of copper when you say it! ”

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(It's a bit suspicious to talk about "Immortal Four" here, but the bottle says that these two paragraphs are hints about the plot later.) ）