Black Lujian, when Lu Bu heard that Cao Jun's envoy Zhong Yao was outside asking for a meeting, he was a little confused. He looked at Song Xian beside him with a look of astonishment: "He is not in this black Lujian?"
Song Xian also shook his head in confusion. He had always thought that Zhong Yao was trapped in Heilu Stream by them.
In fact, there is no need to ask. Now that Zhong Yao has appeared outside the tent as an envoy, he has obviously escaped at some point.
"Pass!" Lu Bu waved his hand and motioned to Song Xian to take the people. No matter how the other party escaped, but now that he is an envoy, he can always see him. In this regard, Lu Bu is still relatively disciplined. This is what Zhong Yao is willing to come.
reason.
"Here!" Song Xian agreed and turned around to bring Zhong Yao into the camp.
This time Zhong Yao came over. In addition to bringing a few guards, he also brought a lot of property and treasures. Boxes were blocked outside the tent together with the guards. He was the only one who was brought into the tent by Song Xian. When he saw
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Marquis Wen, I haven't seen you for a long time."
Not counting this encounter, the two had had many interactions before in Chang'an. Lu Bu even killed Dong Zhuo. After Wang Yun came to power, he invited Zhong Yao to serve as an official. The two men also worked together for a period of time. This time Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao to
I came here because the two of them still have some friendship. Is it easy to do things if they are acquaintances?
"Yuan Chang is very capable, but Cao Jun in the dark stream just gave up?" Lu Bu looked at Zhong Yao, and when he thought that this man had set up a strange formation to kill him, he felt unhappy in his heart.
, this man is smiling now, but when he took action before, he didn't think about his old relationship at all, and he wanted to kill himself as soon as he took action.
The little thoughts of old love that arose in my heart soon disappeared.
"Don't misunderstand Marquis Wen. In the previous battle, you and I were each our own masters. Yao came here this time on the orders of Sikong to form an alliance with Marquis Wen!" Zhong Yao sensed Lu Bu's murderous intention and hurriedly came.
smiled.
"Form an alliance?" Lu Bu was a little funny. He came here to seize the emperor and expel Cao Cao this time. He did not come to form an alliance with Cao Cao. But he didn't know what these people were thinking. He looked at Zhong Yao and said: "Now I have defeated Cao Cao in a row.
Runan and Xuchang are also within easy reach, why should we form an alliance with Cao Cao?"
"What Marquis Wen said is wrong. Although Xuchang is right in front of us, Marquis Wen has never thought that both your family and I will suffer losses in this fight. Who will win in the end? Yuan Shao from the north..." Zhong Yao looked at Lu Bu and said,
With a serious face, he talked eloquently about the benefits of forming an alliance to Lu Bu. Without an alliance, the harm to Yuan Shao may be far greater than what he can gain after conquering Xuchang, as well as the benefits that Cao Cao promised to Lu Bu, etc.
However, Lu Bu's expression gradually became strange. Where had he heard this statement? It felt like he had seen it before!
After thinking for a long time, Lu Bu finally came to his senses. Yes, his son-in-law told him a story about Cao Cao to comfort him. The beginning was similar to this, right?
Not only Lu Bu, but Song Xian who was standing by was also having his brows twitching wildly, looking at Zhong Yao with a strange look on his face, what's going on with this familiar smell!?
On the other side, Zhong Yao said that something was wrong. It was different from what he imagined. What was Lu Bu's awkward reaction?
"To show my sincerity, I am here to bring some small gifts prepared by Sikong for Marquis Wen." Zhong Yao clapped his hands and ordered his entourage to carry the boxes in one by one, and then opened them himself. For a while, the whole tent was filled with jewels and jewels, which was inviting to people to see.
He was a little unable to open his eyes. After all, Lu Bu was not from a wealthy family. He had naturally seen money before, but in this era, money and food were the dominant force. However, he had not seen many of these jewels and jewels. He also showed a bit of shock. He just enjoyed the possessions.
In this aspect, he is certainly not as versatile as these aristocratic families.
"What do Marquis Wen think?" Seeing Lu Bu's eyes being attracted by the property, Zhong Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Is this the Lu Bu he was familiar with? He asked with a smile.
Lu Bu took his eyes away from the belongings with some reluctance. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "This is a serious matter. Yuan Chang will rest in the camp for a few days, and I will make a decision after discussing it with the generals!"
"Marquis Wen, now you have Yuan Shao in the north, and Liu Biao in the south who can send troops north at any time. If you and I join forces, we will both benefit, and if we separate, we will lose. This alliance is a good opportunity for you and me. Marquis Wen is eager to
Don't delay!" Zhong Yao saw that Lu Bu actually wanted to discuss with others, and he felt that this was not a good idea, so he quickly advised him.
"Yuan Chang is teaching me how to do things?" Lu Bu turned around, with a somewhat impatient look in his eyes, and a hint of disgust.
"Don't dare." Zhong Yao felt upset when Lu Bu glared at him. He didn't dare to look at Lu Bu anymore and quickly lowered his head and said to Lu Bu.
"Take Yuan Chang to rest." Lu Bu did not take the opportunity to attack. He waved his hand and signaled Song Xian to take Zhong Yao and his people to rest. After all, they were envoys. There was no special reason, and Lu Bu didn't want to come without breaking the bank.
According to the rules of the envoy, he also needs time to digest the shock caused by today's incident. Is his son-in-law a god?
After a while, Song Xian settled down with Zhong Yao and came back. He looked at Lu Bu in shock and said, "My lord, what Zhong Yao said is the same as what Zi Yan said in the past..."
How should I put it? Although there are slight differences in details, Zhong Yao's performance today is basically consistent with what Chu Nan said at the beginning. This is a bit scary. Chu Nan was sure that Cao Cao would do this so long ago.
I did it, it was awesome.
Lu Bu nodded, looked at Song Xian and said, "Go and invite Zi Yan over quickly. This matter needs to be discussed carefully."
Although through Chu Nan's prophecy, he roughly knew what tricks Cao Cao wanted to play, Lu Bu was still a little unwilling to drive people away like this. Now that he knew the other party's next plan, he didn't know if he could take advantage of it, but for these
Lu Bu has always been willing to delegate power when it comes to matters involving his brain.
"Here!" Song Xian agreed, turned around and left. Zhong Yao's arrival today invisibly proved Chu Nan's terror to everyone. Although Song Xian had a good relationship with Chu Nan in the past, Da En only regarded him as a junior.
After this incident, he felt a little more in awe of Chu Nan in his heart. He also wanted to see Chu Nan as soon as possible, give a good greeting, and consolidate the indestructible relationship between the two parties.
A man who guessed Cao Cao's possible tactics against Lu Bu nearly a year ago was so capable that people couldn't help but marvel at him, and also made people willing to make friends with him.
After bidding farewell to Lu Bu, Song Xian led a group of people and marched with the secret speed of the wind. In the past few days, after Chu Nan left Lu Bu, he continued to circulate in Runan, calm down the forces in various places, and further consolidate his foundation and position in Runan.
They would all tell Lu Bu in case they couldn't find anyone, and the Jianghuai Army's battle line was also pushed from the Ruyang area to Shangcai, which was not far from Heilunjian.
Ruyang and Shangcai are two major counties in Runan. Needless to say, Ruyang is the ancestral land of the Yuan family, which is now at its peak. Shangcai has an even longer history. It is said that the ancestor of mankind, Fuxi, was born in Cai due to yarrow and drew hexagrams here.
The shore of the Caishui River was named Cai. Later, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty granted his younger brother uncle the title of Cai, established the Cai State, and took the country as his surname. It was passed down for nearly 500 years for eighteen generations, and it was called Shangcai in history.
After Qin conquered the world, Shangcai County was established here, which has been used to this day.
The soil and water here are fertile and transportation is developed. Even in Runan where there are many nobles, Shangcai is one of the richest cities.
"I heard that Qin Prime Minister Li Si was born in Shangcai. I wonder if it's true?" In Shangcai County, Chu Nan was chatting and laughing with a few of Shangcai's most respected people.
To be precise, he was the only one who was talking and laughing. The others obviously had no interest in talking and laughing, and were not even willing to deal with it. They just looked at him coldly.
Seeing that no one answered him, Chu Nan didn't care. He nodded and said: "You are all highly respected by Cai De and have a prominent family background. It is normal that you don't want to talk to a vulgar person like me, but..."
Chu Nan looked at the crowd and said, "Are you sure you are not going to give me an explanation for killing my soldiers and harming my officials?"
After hearing this, everyone still didn't reply, obviously they were ready to fight Chu Nan to the end in this silent way.
Chu Nan didn't say anything anymore. He sat down and closed his eyes to rest, as if he was going to fight the other party to the end. The atmosphere suddenly fell into an unspeakable silence.
Everyone frowned and looked at Chu Nan, not knowing what he was planning, but even if they wanted to leave at this time, they probably couldn't.
"Let me go!" Just when everyone was wondering what Chu Nan was thinking and what methods he was going to use to treat them, bursts of angry shouts suddenly sounded outside the door, and then rows of people were pushed in.
"Chu Ziyan, what do you mean!?" When everyone saw this scene, they could no longer remain calm and shocked, and looked at Chu Nan with angry faces.
"Shuzi, by doing this, are you really going to make enemies of the world?" Another person also scolded Chu Nan angrily.
Under the leadership of Zhou Cang, a large number of people were sent in. The reason why the expressions of these people who were not at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Chu Nan changed drastically was because these people were basically the family members of this group of big shots. Although Chu Nan's move
Cliché, but it works.
"Shh!" Chu Nan raised his finger to his mouth and made a gesture of silencing everyone: "Don't get excited. Although they were arrested, Chu is a reasonable person and never kills innocent people indiscriminately. They
You may not die, but I just want you to cooperate with me in investigating the case!"
"What you are doing is unbecoming of a gentleman. You must know that the trouble will not harm your wife and children!" An old man took a deep breath and said softly.
"I have never considered myself a gentleman." Chu Nan looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "As you have just shown, you have never regarded me as a gentleman. In this case, why should I act like a gentleman? As for the harm to my wife and children...
"
Chu Nan looked at everyone: "In my opinion, the premise is that it will not benefit my wife and children, and you have already openly sent people to assassinate the imperial officials. At this time, it is not appropriate to talk about etiquette, justice and integrity with me, right?"
"Everyone, I'll give you a chance to change your ways!" Chu Nan clapped his hands, and Zhou Cang came with a group of soldiers, each holding a roll of bamboo slips in their hands. Chu Nan smiled and said, "Everyone takes one, and then
Follow the soldiers to write, write whatever you want, but it must satisfy me, otherwise... your family will be confiscated and your clan will be destroyed!"