Mi Heng first said unconvinced: "Who would be his friend?"
Lu Su continued to argue: "You are willing, but I am not willing? It will be unlucky for eight lifetimes to be my own person with someone like you."
The two men started fighting like two roosters again. Cao Zhizhen lamented that birds of a feather flock together and people divide into groups. God is really fair. He, a person who should not appear in the Three Kingdoms, the people God arranged for him are all very special. Not only
They are all second-tier characters, and they all have something in common, which is "arrogance".
Cao Zhi was trying to break up the fight. Lu Su suddenly thought of something again, glanced at Mi Heng and Cao Zhi with sarcastic eyes, and said loudly: "Oh! I see, is Cao Taishou interested in Lu's wealth? Hehe,
What a coincidence, I just gave them all away to Zhou Yu, haha, I made you happy in vain, now Lu is also impoverished."
After saying that, Lu Su looked proud. Lu Su was a wealthy landlord in the east city of Linhuai, but he was not good at managing family affairs. He was also good at charity, squandering wealth and selling land, and his main purpose was to provide relief to the poor and corrupt officials.
, very popular with the towns and cities.
Before Cao Zhi took over Juchao, Zhou Yu served as the chief of Juchao. Hearing the name of Lu Su, he brought hundreds of people to visit and asked him to donate some grain. At that time, Lu Su's family had two large round granaries, each containing
As soon as Zhou Yu said he wanted to borrow three thousand dendrobium rice, Lu Su immediately pointed to two warehouses of rice and gave it to him without hesitation.
When Mi Heng heard this, he responded with the same sarcasm: "Who cares about your little wealth? How much wealth can you have? My lord is richer than the current emperor, so your little money counts..."
"Uh-huh!" Cao Zhi quickly stopped Mi Heng, who was speaking freely. He is indeed richer than Emperor Xian now, because most of the emperor's treasures were moved by Cao Zhi from Yiwu to his home. But the wealth cannot be revealed, there is so much
Cao Zhi has always advocated keeping a low profile for fear of others finding out about the treasure with unknown origins.
But Mi Heng couldn't bear the most ridicule from others. When he got excited, he compared Cao Zhi with the emperor. This was treasonous at the time. If it wasn't because of the current political chaos, if he said this, the Cao Zhi in the conversation should be executed by the Nine Tribes.
However, Lu Su heard that Mi Heng was simply bragging because he was forced to do so. He had heard of Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi was the youngest son of the former Taiwei Cao Song and the grandson of the great eunuch Cao Teng.
The family should be very rich, but no matter how rich it is, can it be as rich as the enemy's country? Can it be compared with the emperor who is rich all over the world? He doesn't believe it.
Lu Sugang was about to continue chatting with Mi Heng. Cao Zhi rolled his eyes at Mi Heng and signaled him to stop talking nonsense. Mi Heng also knew that he was too excited just now and actually told the secret of their small group that should not be disclosed. Mi Heng once
His face was frightened and he stopped talking. Cao Zhi did not blame him too much. He had more important things to ask Lu Su.
Cao Zhi was very anxious and asked Lu Su in surprise: "Has Zhou Yu always been in the nest?"
Lu Su was also dumbfounded by the question, and said casually: "Yes!"
Cao Zhidao: "What about now?"
Lu Su said: "I went to Yuzhou."
Cao Zhi immediately asked, "Have you gone to Sun Ce?"
Lu Su did not answer, but looked at Cao Zhi in surprise.
"Oops!" Cao Zhi slapped his forehead and shouted regret. In fact, Cao Zhi didn't need Lu Su to answer, he also knew the answer. Cao Zhi was once again annoyed that he was half-assed about the history of the Three Kingdoms, and actually let go of the Three Kingdoms under his nose.
Famous general. Zhou Yu is not only one of the most important famous generals in the history of the Three Kingdoms, but he also played a huge role in the Wu Kingdom that Sun Ce and Sun Quan will establish in the future. Cao Zhi secretly hates himself for how he could miss this person? He cannot be used by me.
, at least Sun Ce can't get it. But it's too late to say anything now, he has already left.
After this incident, Lu Su also couldn't understand the Danyang prefect in front of him. Cao Zhi didn't seem to care much about his family wealth. He seemed to be very concerned when he heard that Zhou Yu was no longer in Juchao.
Lu Su didn't believe that Cao Zhi was not interested in his family wealth, but was so interested in a nest leader. He must be trying to hide it. A wealthy family like his is now the target of all parties, and even the later general Yuan Shu is interested in it.
Because of his wealth, I want to recruit him into the gang.
At that time, Dongcheng was under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu heard of Lu Su's name and knew that his family was rich. Yuan Shu was extremely short of military food and military pay at this time, so he sent someone to ask him to be the commander of Dongcheng. However, Lu Su found that Yuan Shu's subordinates were ineffective.
, was not enough to achieve great things, so Lu Su was unwilling to surrender to him. However, in order to avoid Yuan Shu's harm, he moved his family and led more than a hundred family members to move south to Qu'a in Yangzhou.
Lu Su was still doubting Cao Zhi's intentions, but Cao Zhi also figured out that this was a fact that could not be changed, and there was no point in regretting it. So, he started to care about Lu Su.
Cao Zhi thought for a moment and said to Lu Su: "Mr. Lu, don't listen to Ni Heng's nonsense. Cao has some wealth, but it is by no means comparable to the rich. Huh? Why did Mr. Lu go to Chaohu?"
At this time, Lu Su argued with Mi Heng for a while, and some of his hostility towards Cao Zhi was eliminated. Besides, he had nothing to hide, so he bluntly stated the purpose of going to Chaohu.
At that time, the world's heroes were fighting for each other's territory. Yuan Shu and Liu Biao declared war. Seeing that the melee situation was about to extend to Lu Su's hometown of Dongcheng, Lu Su happened to offend Yuan Shu and was about to lose his foothold in Dongcheng. At this time, Lu Su remembered
Liu Ziyang, his good friend who met him, once wrote to him. The letter said: "Nowadays, there are many heroes in the world, and my son is so talented that it is especially suitable for today. I am in a hurry to welcome my mother, but I have nothing to do to stay in the east city. Those who are close to Zheng Bao are here today."
Chaohu Lake has a population of over ten thousand, the land is fertile, and many people in the Lujiang River rely on it. How can I be alone? Looking at the situation, we can gather a lot of people. We must not lose time, so we must move quickly.”
Lu Su thought that he could no longer stay in Dongcheng, so he might as well join Zheng Bao. Maybe he could start a career. At this time, Lu Su's grandmother happened to pass away again. After Lu Su buried his grandmother, he escorted his family to Qu'a.
After settling down his family, he immediately packed up his luggage and planned to go to Zheng Bao.
The flow of information in ancient times was seriously lagging behind. Who would have known that Zheng Bao had been killed by Cao Zhi's subordinates a few months ago, and Chaohu was also occupied by him. On the way to Chaohu by water, Lu Su happened to meet
In Hefei, Jiang Qin set up checkpoints on all land and water transportation routes. So, what happened next.
After hearing the story of Lu Su's trip to Chaohu, Cao Zhi laughed and said, "God's will, fate! It is God's will that Mr. Lu and I can meet each other through such a tortuous path." Cao Zhi walked to his own house as he spoke.
A few minutes ago, he picked up the cup and handed it to Lu Su, and asked Lu Su to sit down.
When Cao Zhi said this, he paused. Seeing that Lu Su and Mi Heng were still glaring at each other, he waved to Ni Heng to go down and rest first.
Mi Heng bowed and retreated with great reluctance. When he was about to leave the hall, he even winked at the soldiers who escorted Lu Su in to stay behind, in case Lu Su would be unfavorable to Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi wouldn't understand Mi Heng's flirtatious nature. Besides, Lu Su, from a well-known and prosperous family, already had a grudge against Cao Zhi. This was also the most sensitive time, so of course he would also be aware of Mi Heng's suspicion of him.
.Cao Zhi knew that he must appear broad-minded now in order to eliminate the misunderstanding and win Lu Su's favor.
So as soon as Mi Heng came out of the living room, Cao Zhi drove all the soldiers and personal guards out of the living room. He wanted to have a good chat with Lu Su alone and try to keep him by his side for his own use.
Cao Zhi still doesn't know how capable Lu Su is, but he is well-known in the history of the Three Kingdoms, so he shouldn't be far behind. Besides, Cao Zhi has already missed Zhou Yu, and he must not let him go now.
Lu Su.
The living room suddenly became dull with so many people walking around. Lu Su had also sensed Cao Zhi's gesture of goodwill, but he was still unsure of Cao Zhi's true intentions towards him.
Cao Zhi took a sip of warm tea that was brought by another servant and invited Lu Su to drink it with him. After thinking for a long time, Cao Zhi coughed twice and said in a different tone: "It was indeed a wise move for Mr. Lu not to vote for Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu did not practice the law, used money and plunder as capital, and indulged in extravagant behavior, which will definitely arouse public outrage and suffer the consequences."
Lu Su said "Yes", but his expression remained indifferent. Cao Zhi told Lu Su in detail everything from the Battle of Anhui City to the recent victory of Cao Cao's victory over Yanzhou.
Lu Su was moved after hearing this. He was convinced that the Cao brothers were unique people, but why did they take the initiative to make friends with them?
As Cao Zhi spoke, he changed the topic and turned to the topic he wanted. Cao Zhi smiled and said sincerely to Lu Su: "Cao Zhi is deeply honored that Mr. Lu can settle his family in Qu'a. At the same time, Cao Zhi and my eldest brother both
It is the beginning of a foundation, and it is now the time to hire people. I hope Mr. Lu can stay in Danyang and help Cao Zhi."
After Lu Su heard this, Silkworm Baby twitched his eyebrows and said in a loud voice: "Lu Su, thank you very much, Governor Cao, for taking me and my family to live in your territory. However, Lu Su's talent and knowledge are not good enough to be used. I'm afraid he will let Governor Cao's good intentions down."
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"Alas!" Cao Zhi interrupted before Lu Su could refuse his invitation: "Mr. Lu, don't be anxious, and don't be angry with Cao Zhi again. It's getting late today. I'll arrange a place for Mr. Lu first."
, Mr. Lu, let’s take a short rest, how about we talk tomorrow?”
Lu Su was about to refuse, but Cao Zhi insisted on compensating Lu Su. Even if Lu Su refused to work with him, Cao Zhi would still let Cao Zhi fulfill his duties as a landlord, and he would insist on letting Lu Su stay for two days.
Lu Su originally had a bad influence on Cao Zhi and the Cao family through hearsay. Since Cao Zhi did not want his family wealth and did not want to harm him, he wanted to leave quickly. However, Cao Zhi reserved Lu Su's sincere attitude and words.
Enthusiasm put Lu Su in a dilemma. Lu Su's family is now settled in Qu'a County, Danyang. It would be bad if he really doesn't give Cao Zhi any face, offends Cao Zhi, and implicates his family. Lu Su thought to himself: "
Stay one night, just stay one night, I’m sorry Cao Zhi can’t do anything to me.”
Therefore, Lu Su agreed to Cao Zhi's request to stay due to his kindness and asked Cao Zhi to give him a chance to make amends. However, he made it clear in the end that he would only stay one night and would return tomorrow.