"Miss Zhaoji, Master Lu Yu, and Major General Cao Xiu outside the courtyard are here to pay their respects."
"Hearing that Duke Cao was out of the city and ordering troops to conquer the moth thieves, he specially sent General Cao Xiu to protect the safety of the palace."
A servant of the Wei Mansion should report first.
Cai Zhaoji looked at Lu Yu, who curled his lips and chanted his name... "Cao Xiu?"
Lu Yu thought... Now that the front line has a lot of credit, what is this "Thousand Miles Horse" doing here?
It couldn't be Lao Cao who specially sent him to protect him, right?
Lu Yu's eyes are definitely bright, which is in line with Lao Cao's temperament, "he is thirsty for talents"!
However, Cao Xiu came at the right time.
I muttered in my heart.
"Let General Cao come in..."
Lu Yu yawned and stretched, still sitting on the recliner, while Cai Zhaoji stood up.
Speaking of which, Cao Xiu is no stranger to their siblings. He is a centurion in Qiao Pei's camp. At the age of twenty, he can command the most elite hundred-man troops in Cao's camp. His future is limitless.
With "stepping" footsteps, Cao Xiu stepped into it... When he saw the two people in front of him, his steps stopped and his eyes condensed at the same time?
Lu Yu? Cai Yan?
Aren't these the siblings from the Logistics Department of the Qiao Pei Military Camp? He remembered that Cai Yan was the daughter of his uncle Cao Cao's old friend, so his uncle took them in!
But? Why haven't we seen each other for so many days? They have become honored guests of the Wei Mansion? And let uncle Cao Cao guard them so carefully?
Thinking of this, Cao Xiu felt a little disappointed. After all, there was still a gap in his heart. He originally thought he was a great scholar in the world, but now he is a sibling whose status was far inferior to his own a few days ago?
this…
Giving up many opportunities to make meritorious deeds on the front line, but instead protecting them? No matter who you are, your mood will fluctuate.
"Meet General Cao." Cai Zhaoji still maintained her usual well-informed attitude and bowed first...
Lu Yu also bowed his hands. "Major General Cao, long time no see..."
Cao Xiu returned the greeting. "I didn't expect that the two distinguished guests that Mr. Wei mentioned were Miss Zhao Ji and Mr. Lu Yu..." Although he was unhappy, Cao Xiu's tone was quite gentle.
After all, he had no quarrel with Cai Yan and Lu Yu, and this escort was ordered by his uncle Cao Cao... He couldn't afford to let his disappointment fall on these two siblings.
Thinking of this, Cao Xiu added: "I was ordered by Duke Cao to protect the whole of the Wei Mansion."
"Gong Cao specially ordered that if there is any letter from the Wei Mansion, I should send it to the front line as soon as possible."
His tone was calm, with no emotional fluctuations, and his chatter was considered routine.
"Thank you, Major General Cao." Upon hearing the guard, Cai Zhaoji bowed again and expressed her gratitude... Her temperament is like this, she is kind to others and full of kindness to everyone around her.
"I will be guarding outside the gate of the Wei Mansion. If anything happens...you two can just send someone to let me know." Cao Xiu bowed his hands and resigned. "Goodbye."
He was neither a great scholar nor a famous scholar, so he was inevitably a bit boring. Cao Xiu left directly...
His uncle asked him to guard the Guard House, and he would be a good guard, but... to visit, to ask for advice or something... Haha, a woman with great literary talent but no knowledge of military skills, a thin young man who lives under the influence of others, is not necessary.
Turned around and was about to leave...
"General Cao stays..."
But at this moment, Lu Yu called Cao Xiu to stop. "I have something here that the general needs to hand over to Duke Cao."
Well…
Cao Xiu turned around and looked at Lu Yu again. When their eyes met, he felt that Lu Yu's eyes were particularly deep, as if he could see through what he was thinking.
"Object?" Cao Xiu asked...
"General Cao, just a moment later." Lu Yu blinked and immediately winked at Cai Zhaoji.
Cai Zhaoji immediately understood and hurried to fetch the inconspicuous "wooden basin" in the corner under the grape trellis. The wooden basin was very tall and large, and it was full of soil.
The bottom is full of beans, and unlike other potted plants, brother Lu Yu placed a stone tablet on the beans...
There are eight characters on the stele, written by Cai Zhaoji in seal script according to the wishes of her brother Lu Yu. These are all buried thickly in the soil.
After all, at this moment, Cai Zhaoji was still confused about this "potted plant" of Lu Yu's brother.
However, what Lu Yu’s brother did must have a deep meaning, right? That’s right!
After taking the "potted plant", Lu Yu pointed to the potted plant and said to Cao Xiu: "General, please send this 'potted plant' to Duke Cao... This 'potted plant' is related to the situation in Yanzhou and is extremely important. General Cao must water it once in the morning and evening.
There must be no delay.”
"If Duke Cao asks, just tell him that this potted plant is related to his surrender of 300,000 yellow turban thieves!"
this…
Cao Xiu felt a little messy.
Let’s talk about Lu Yu’s first sentence. After all, Cao Xiu is also a centurion. He commands a hundred people, so he is asked to send a pot of flowers to the front line? He has to water it once in the morning and evening... This... isn’t it a bit lethal?
A big, insulting feeling of déjà vu.
Let’s talk about the second sentence, potted plants? Flowers and plants? This is completely unrelated to the extermination of moth thieves. How come it is related to my uncle’s surrender of 300,000 moth thieves?
Cao Xiu felt that he was completely unable to understand the meaning of this. He even felt that his IQ had been deeply insulted.
But so what?
Uncle Cao Cao repeatedly warned that if the Wei Mansion has letters, objects, etc., they must be sent to the front line as soon as possible, and there is no room for loss.
At that time, my uncle's words were extremely serious and he was not joking!
Even if it's a "potted plant", even if it's an irrelevant "flower and grass", as long as it comes from the Wei Mansion, Cao Xiu has to give it away...
"Alas..." Cao Xiu sighed helplessly in his heart, and took the wooden basin helplessly. "Since Mr. Lu Yu ordered it, I will personally send it to the front line..."
"Master Lu, if you have anything else to say, would you like me to convey it to Mr. Cao?"
"No more." Lu Yu spread his hands... "Mr. Cao is extremely smart. He can tell this potted plant just by looking at it!"
In fact, Lu Yu originally thought about handing the potted plant to Lao Cao himself, but he heard that Lao Cao had sent troops to the front line, so he could only hand it over to others.
After all, Lu Yu is still quite timid. He might as well not go to such a dangerous place on the front line if he can.
He came to Cao Ying to live a good life. It was "so comfortable" to eat grapes, bask in the sun, and be served by a group of beautiful maids at home. Why go to the front line and take risks!
It's better to leave this kind of matter to Cao Xiu... Anyway, I can generally guess that this guy has long been eager to make contributions to the front line.
Simply give him a "favor"!
"Cao Xiu excuses himself." His voice was as calm as water, and Cao Xiu left with a potted plant in his arms...
He felt miserable.
Guarding the Guards Mansion, guarding the Cai Zhaoji siblings, and sending a wooden basin full of soil to the front line. What kind of errands are these?
He felt that his luck was simply carried away...
But no matter what, I was able to get to the front line by escorting the "potted plants".
Cao Xiu was thinking that when he saw his uncle Cao Cao, he would definitely ask him to stay and kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds... The task of guarding the palace and the two siblings was really frustrating.
Wait until Cao Xiu leaves...
Cai Zhaoji glanced at the servants who were still sweating profusely planting soybeans. Thinking about the wooden basin that General Cao Xiu took away, even her sister was full of doubts.
"Brother Lu Yu? What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?"
"We haven't grown anything on this acre of land yet? But you gave this 'potted plant' to your brother on the front line!"
"There is also a small stone tablet filled in this potted plant. Why is this?"
A series of questions.
Cai Zhaoji's eyes kept blinking...
Countless question marks filled her forehead.
Lu Yu smiled slightly, did not answer, and acted as if he was being mysterious. "Sister Zhaoji is familiar with all kinds of books, but she can't see my purpose. This shows a truth."
Sold out...
"What's the reason?" Cai Zhaoji asked anxiously.
Lu Yu looked at Sister Zhaoji's cheek with a smile, his face full of curiosity.
Immediately, he said loudly: "As the saying goes, 'What you see on paper is only shallow, but you must know how to do it'. These soybeans, potted plants, stone tablets... Sister Zhaoji, just wait and see, the show is about to take place!"
Speaking of this, Lu Yu lowered his voice and looked around at the pavilions and courtyards... and murmured, "For such a great contribution, Lao Cao should at least reward him with a big house, right?"