"Lu Servant, if Cao Gong raises troops to the south, can he really gather 200,000 people?"

Faced with Zhou Yu's obviously unwilling questioning, Lu Ren just indifferently put a chopstick dish into his mouth, chewed it carefully and swallowed it slowly before smiling at Zhou Yu and said, "Is it strange that Lao Cao can gather 200,000 people?" Brother Gongjin, although it has been six years since I left Cao Ying, I can tell you that six years ago, that is, during the Battle of Guandu, Lao Cao had 60,000 main forces gathered in the Guandu area, and if you include the remaining troops in Chang'an on the western front, Xuzhou on the eastern line, and Huaihe on the southern line, this is no less than 100,000.

At that time, Lao Cao only occupied the land of Sili, Yan, Yu, and Xu, but now he still has to count the four states of Ji, He, Qing, and You, which were originally of the Yuan family, and it is not difficult to increase the number of troops by about 100,000. Oh yes, when Lao Cao captured Yecheng and counted the household registration, he once said that Jizhou alone could get 300,000 people, and it was Cui Yan who warned Lao Cao that there was a lot of water in this household registration. It's just that no matter how much water there is, 50,000 or 60,000 people can still make it up, right? One Jizhou is already like this, and if you count the other states, is it difficult to get 100,000 people? ”

Zhou Yu's words made Zhou Yu lose his temper suddenly, and he didn't know what he was thinking about when he lowered his head and didn't say anything. Lu Ren didn't want to disturb Zhou Yu's train of thought at this time, so he just picked up his wine glass and drank softly.

After a long time, Zhou Yu raised his head and said to Lu Ren: "If Cao Gong really leads such an army south, how can my Jiangdong land withstand the enemy?" ”

Lu Ren smiled again, and pretended to be deep: "I'm afraid that Jiangdong alone will definitely not work, so you Jiangdong needs allies." ”

Zhou Yu was stunned and asked, "What does Lu Servant mean?" ”

Lu Ren raised his chopsticks and pointed in the direction of Jingzhou, but only smiled at Zhou Yu but did not speak. And Zhou Yu was silent again when he saw Lu Ren's actions, and only after a long time did he shake his head and say, "Lu Servant shot and laughed." Wu Hou and Liu Biao have a grudge against their father, how can they become allies with Liu Biao? ”

Lu Ren shrugged: "I'm just saying what I think, anyway, in my opinion." Jiangdong and Jingzhou are each other's lips and teeth, and only in this way can they resist Lao Cao. As for this feud...... It depends on what Wu Hou thinks. And I personally think that revenge can be avenged later, but if the family is lost, then there is nothing. ”

Zhou Yu thought for a while and asked, "Lu Servant Shooting and Wu Hou have met, so how does Lu Servant Shooting think Wu Hou will choose?" ”

Lu Ren said: "The heroic lord is a person who can achieve great things. And such a male lord knows how to make trade-offs at critical times, and he will not be rash. ”

Frankly. Lu Ren dared to point out the matter of the Sun-Liu Alliance at this time because Lu Ren had some confidence in his heart. Because later scholars have analyzed that Sun Quan's decision-making period in the Battle of Chibi seems to be submissive and hesitant on the surface, but in fact, Sun Quan is by no means the kind of person who will sit idly by. In other words, Sun Quan's ambition is to "build an emperor in order to dominate the industry", and there is also the "plan of dividing the world in half" set by Zhou Yu for him, will Sun Quan be willing to be pacified by Lao Cao in Jiangdong?

It is precisely because of this that when Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan for troops. Sun Quan will immediately hand over 30,000 elite soldiers to Zhou Yu, and they are all elite soldiers with all the money, food, and staff equipment of the boat, boat, and staff, which is obviously a bet that Sun Quan has prepared a long time ago. And such a heroic character, if he doesn't know how to temporarily let go of his personal hatred at a critical moment. Then he won't be the one who can achieve great things.

But Lu Ren won't say these things, if he really eats and has nothing to do, God knows what kind of trouble he will cause himself, so just reveal a little bit. As for how Zhou Yu will do it, that is Zhou Yu's business. Lu Ren didn't have the ability to make Zhou Yu obey his own arrangement, he was just able to give some guidance.

But Lu Ren believes that as long as Sun Quan's kind of thinking is still there. The guidance he made will definitely work, and if it goes well, he can let Sun Quan and Liu Bei ...... in advance It may be too early to say that Liu Bei may be too early, and it should be said that Sun Quan may have expressed his willingness to form an anti-Cao alliance with Liu.

It's just that Lu Ren knows very well that Liu Biao is about to die, so the only people Sun Quan can unite with next are Liu Bei and Liu Qi. And Liu Qi has now been stationed in Jiangxia in advance, if Sun Quan still attacks Jiangxia twice in the twelfth and thirteenth years of Jian'an according to the original process, the Liangzi between him and Liu Qi will be settled, and if it is not good, it will affect the future Sun and Liu to join forces.

It was precisely because of this concern that Lu Ren chose to stay in Chaisang for a period of time at this time, in order to dispel Sun Quan's thoughts during this period as much as possible. And if you want to influence Sun Quan, the best candidate is, of course, Zhou Yu; If you want to affect Zhou Yu, you must count these messy accounts for Zhou Yu.

Now that everything that needs to be said has been said, Lu Ren knows that the next thing depends on how Zhou Yu will arrange it. Seeing that Zhou Yu had been pondering there with his head down, Lu Ren understood that the purpose he had originally envisioned had been achieved, what would happen next...... This thing still has to go one step at a time. After thinking about it again, Lu Ren decided not to influence Zhou Yu too much, because if he did that, it would only cause the opposite effect, so Lu Ren said goodbye to Zhou Yu and went back to prepare his own things.

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A few days later, Jiangxia Mansion Ya.

Liu Qi heard that someone asked to see him, but he refused to identify himself, only saying that he was Liu Qi's old acquaintance, and vaguely guessed something, so he asked people to invite someone to the hall. When they met and took a closer look at the appearance of the visitor, Liu Qi asked the attendant to leave the room, and then said to the person with a smile: "Lu Servant, why are you dressed like this?" ”

Lu Ren smiled knowingly, pointed to the disguise on his body and smiled: "How is it?" It's hard for people who are familiar with me to see it, right? ”

There is no way, Lu Ren is still worried about Cao Cao, and Cao Cao must have worked hard to find out the news in various parts of Jingzhou. If Lu Ren blatantly came to Liu Qi at this time, what if it fell into Cao Cao's ears...... The consequences are quite severe.

After a few polite words, Lu Ren asked Liu Qi to contact Liu Bei, and then inquire about Cao Jun's combat strength, and Liu Qi naturally agreed. And to Lu Ren's surprise, Liu Qi immediately invited someone, and Lu Ren was so shocked when he saw the person invited by Liu Qi that his jaw almost hit the floor: "Kong Ming? You, you ......"

Can you not be surprised? How many days has Lu Ren left Jingzhou? I went to Liu Bei to take Xu Shu away before, how much time has only passed until now? Why did Liu Bei already invite Zhuge Liang out in a blink of an eye?

Lu Ren was surprised, but Zhuge Liang had already expected to shake his signature feather fan and smiled: "Lu Servant, you are finally here." What you left to my lord, is it time to take it out? ”

Lu Renxin said that I know that I can't hide anything from your brother pig, and then smiled helplessly and then said to Liu Qi: "Eldest son, the warehouse I borrowed from you earlier should not have been opened, right?" ”

It's okay not to ask, but under this question, Liu Qi's face became a little ugly, and only after a while did Lu Ren apologize and say: "Lu Servant shoots forgive me, the things you put in the warehouse have been emptied by Mr. Zhuge . ”

"I ......"

Lu Ren suddenly had a very powerless feeling, that is, playing mysterious in front of a character like Zhuge Liang was simply humiliating himself. It's just that having said that, Lu Ren was still a little unwilling, pointing at Zhuge Liang and saying helplessly: "Kong Ming, Kong Ming, let's go back and settle this account!" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled again: "Originally, it was something that Lu Servant wanted to leave to my lord, so why should Lu Servant Shoot be so careful?" Moreover, the wealth of Yizhou under the rule of land servants, these things left behind are just a drop in the bucket, and they should not be taken seriously. ”

Lu Ren was really a little angry: "Hey, it's one thing for me to give it out by hand, it's another thing for you to take it like this and use it!" Don't forget how to say that I'm also a businessman.,Things left but I didn't do it.,I'm at a loss!! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled but didn't answer, until Liu Qi's face was a little unbearable, and he hurriedly saluted Lu Renjian: "Lu Servant shoots Haihan, Fang Jin's military situation is urgent, Cao Jun may be coming soon, Uncle is really in urgent need of these grains, grass and ordnance left by Lu Servant to replenish combat strength." The fault is all counted as Liu Qi's alone, and it is also regarded as Liu Qi's temporary loan from Mr., and he will try to repay it in the future. ”

Lu Renxin said that you are coming? You kid was tricked by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and you don't know it! Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are really enough, this Jingzhou hasn't borrowed yet, so they borrowed money and grain from me first? How else to say that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are the most suitable pair of ministers? The combination of red face and white face is too good, right?

Suddenly, Lu Ren also had a feeling in his heart, that is, why was Zhou Yu angry to death by Zhuge Liang? It is certainly a reason to say that Zhou Yu is narrow-minded, but Zhuge Liang has a good posture and is not forgiving. At least Zhuge Liang is smiling treacherously now, and Lu Ren wants to rush up and kick Brother Pig down and then step on it wildly.

Of course, now I can only think about it in my head, even if Lu Ren wants to step on Zhuge Liang to get angry, even if it is just a joke, Liu Qi will definitely stand in front of Zhuge Liang. For Zhuge Liang, Lu Ren can do it, but for Liu Qi, Lu Ren really can't do it, so why bother to talk about it?

At that moment, Lu Ren could only smile helplessly, and Liu Qi hurriedly ordered someone to set up a small banquet to entertain Lu Ren. And during the banquet, Zhuge Liang still said to Lu Ren with the kind of smile that made people want to step on it when they looked at it: "Lu Servant is here today, I'm afraid it's not just to tell the eldest prince to leave those things in the warehouse to my lord, right?" (To be continued.) )