This was Cao Cao's confidant in the early stage, and his early Xi Zhicai played a big role in Cao Cao's planning.
Lu Xuan thought for a while and then ordered: "Go and invite people in."
Lu Meng turned around to inform.
Zhou Yu asked: "The Lord's expression is a bit solemn. Could it be that Xi Zhicai is very capable?"
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Gong Jin is not a simple person, he is very capable. He is Cao Cao's confidant. This person is quite strategic. At least I don't have such a person under my command."
Zhou Yu was a little shocked by Lu Xuan's judgment.
Somewhat passed.
Zhou Yu's eyebrows were filled with excitement and he said: "My lord has a great talent like Zhang Zhao under his command, can't we compare him to that?"
Lu Xuan chuckled and said: "Zhang Zhao's strength lies in handling internal affairs. Gong Jin, you are both civil and military, but you are more interested in the military aspect. The drama is different. He is a real counselor and a counselor who makes plans."
"Tell me, who among my subordinates can compare? Tai Shi Ci is a military general, Zhou Tai is a tiger general, and Mi Fang is even worse."
"When it comes to the rationality of the structure of talents, Cao Cao has complete civil and military personnel, including Xun Yu in internal affairs, and Xun You as counselor, and Cao Cao also has many talents. We are far behind. Only Zhang Zhao, you and Taishi Ci are
Stand alone."
Lu Xuan said: "Of course, Cao Cao has been in the officialdom for decades before he has the foundation he has now. We have just established ourselves in Lujiang County, so it is normal to be worse."
Zhou Yu nodded, showing admiration, and said: "My lord, his eyes are as bright as a torch, he can see every detail, and I admire you even though I am humble enough to do so."
Not long after, a knock on the door came from outside.
"Come in."
Lu Xuan gave an order.
The door was pushed open with a creak, and Xi Zhicai strode in. He was wearing a simple black robe, and a Jinxian crown on his head. He was thin, with a soft expression, and a smile on his curved eyebrows. He gave people a very soft feeling, not at all aggressive.
a feeling of.
Xi Zhicai entered the study and was also observing Lu Xuan. When he saw Lu Xuan's appearance, he admired in his heart.
He has a tall and straight figure, sharp eyes, and handsome appearance.
What a great man!
Xi Zhicai had his first impression. He braced himself to deal with it and said, "Xi Zhicai, I would like to pay my respects to Governor Lu."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Sir, please sit down."
Xi Zhicai thanked him and sat down. He did not directly say his intention. Instead, his eyes fell on Zhou Yu and he said with a smile: "Your Excellency has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He is young and handsome, and he exudes an extraordinary heroic spirit. Could it be that you are Zhou Yu from the Zhou family in Lujiang?"
?"
Zhou Yu looked calm and replied: "Zhou Yu has met Mr. Xi, and Mr. Xi has given me the award."
Xi Zhicai said: "When my lord was an official in Luoyang, he worked under your Majesty's command. He also visited the Zhou family and was deeply supported by your Majesty. This time Xi went south, also entrusted by his lord, and I came here to express his gratitude.
Mr. Zhou, I would like to express my gratitude to you for the support you gave me to my lord."
When Cao Cao was young, he served as the Northern Wei of Luoyang. He was Zhou Yu's father and a subordinate of Zhou Yi in Luoyang.
To some extent, the two sides are connected.
Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Xuan and said calmly: "Mr. Xi, you are serious. My father always enforces the law impartially and acts impartially as an official. He will not favor anyone because of personal feelings, nor will he exclude anyone because of dislike. When my father was an official, many of the following
All the officials and my father are treated equally. Therefore, Caozhou Mu does not need to worry about anything."
Xi Zhicai was also sizing up Lu Xuan.
However, Lu Xuan's attitude was calm and composed, with a faint smile on his lips, not affected at all.
It seems that I don't mind at all.
Xi Zhicai still ignored Lu Xuan and continued: "Master Zhou is too humble. My lord often said that your father's way of serving as an official had a great influence on him. He made me only do things with public intentions in mind and never abandon public service for personal reasons.
This is the role model played by your father."
Zhou Yu frowned.
Xi Zhicai kept talking to him, it was intentional, just to show off his lord, so he kept pestering him to talk.
This is the other party's intention.
After Zhou Yu thought about it clearly, his expression became cold and he continued: "After my father passed away from illness, he left the country. I have no contact with any of my old officials and subordinates. Now you say that Cao Cao is grateful to my father. It's too perfunctory, and it sounds like you don't mean it."
Xi Zhicai smiled softly.
I didn't expect Zhou Yu's counterattack to be so direct. As expected of Jiangdong's young hero, he had already understood his thoughts.
Xi Zhi just wanted to think back and continued: "Master Zhou, my lord is not just perfunctory, but my lord is incapable of doing anything else. Since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, my lord has been conquering east and west, and fighting in the south and north. When it comes to conquering Dong Zhuo and stabilizing Yanzhou, my lord has always been
I couldn't get away, so I didn't contact the Zhou family. My lord was traveling here and there and was never prominent, so how could I contact the Zhou family? This time I came south to Lujiang County, and my lord specifically asked me to express my gratitude.
."
Zhou Yu was unwilling to talk to Xi Zhicai.
This person did this deliberately, obviously to anger the lord.
He wants to fight back!
He, Zhou Yu, is not someone who can be manipulated by others.
Zhou Yu turned to Lu Xuan, his eyes sharp, and said: "My lord, I humbly request to send troops north immediately to destroy Yuan Shu and seize Jiujiang County. Then, we quickly went north to attack Yanzhou. Our original plan was to wait for the autumn harvest to deal with Yuan Shu, but now Cao Cao has
Take the initiative, we can't wait any longer, destroy Yuan Shu as soon as possible, defeat Cao Cao, occupy the Central Plains, and then annihilate Yuan Shao, the overall situation of the world can be decided."
Xi Zhicai raised his eyebrows.
Somewhat unexpected.
Is Lu Xuan going to continue attacking Yuan Shu?
impossible.
It was just Zhou Yu's angry words.
Xi Zhicai didn't pay attention to Zhou Yu's words, and looked at Lu Xuan. He saw that Lu Xuan didn't express his position from beginning to end, and looked calm, and his evaluation of Lu Xuan was a little higher.
A biting dog does not bark.
Young people with strong energy are very easy to be provoked. But Lu Xuan is different. He can calm down and don't care at all when faced with his deliberate indifference and irritation.
This is not simple.
Xi Zhicai's judgment on Lu Xuan is that Lu Xuan will definitely seize the southern counties of Yangzhou. The person who controls Yangzhou in the future must be Lu Xuan. The only question is how long Lu Xuan will spend in the south.
Lu Xuan leaned forward slightly and said, "Mr. Xi, I am preparing to attack Yuan Shu. Does Cao Zhoumu want to intervene?"
Xi Zhicai's eyes were stern and he said: "I believe that it is definitely not the best time for Governor Lu to attack Yuan Shu now."
Lu Xuan asked: "Why?"
A flash of light flashed in Xi Zhicai's eyes, and he said loudly: "Master Zhou said just now that Governor Lu wants to destroy Yuan Shu and then go north to Yanzhou. I think it is not advisable. Why? A dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious. Once Yuan Shu is anxious,
, and Prefect Lu will die together, even if Prefect Lu can win, he will suffer heavy losses."
"The situation in the south is changing rapidly. Once Governor Lu's power is greatly affected, he will miss the opportunity to control Yangzhou in the south. I believe that Governor Lu's focus should be on the counties of Yangzhou, such as Danyang, Wu County and other places. These are the focus
, is also the key at present and must be captured as soon as possible."
A flash of light flashed across Lu Xuan's eyes.
He is truly a dramatist.
From the fact that he captured Hefei and did not continue to go north, we can judge his train of thought. However, Xi Zhicai did not expose Zhou Yu's words, but instead used a suggestion tone, which further demonstrated Xi Zhicai's emotional intelligence.
Lu Xuan suddenly laughed and said: "I don't care much about seizing the south. I don't like power very much. What I care about is to wipe out the traitor as soon as possible. Yuan Shu is such a traitor. As for going north to Yanzhou, it's the same
In order to solve the chaos and help the world, Mr. Xi’s suggestion is too selfish and I don’t agree with it.”
Xi Zhicai's cheeks twitched.
Selfish?
If you, Lu Xuan, had no selfish motives, would you give up Jiujiang County? Would you give up attacking Yuan Shu?
impossible.
Are your words a lie?
With a smile on his face, Xi Zhicai said patiently: "If Prefect Lu insists on going north, I can only express my deep regret. Because this is not what a wise man would do."
After hearing this, Lu Xuan thought for a while, stood up, bowed his hands to Xi Zhicai, and said solemnly: "Mr. Xi's words made me suddenly enlightened. I had always thought about going north to attack Yanzhou, but now it seems that I should first
Go to Danyang, Wujun and other places. Sir, please give me some advice. Thank you, Lu Xuan."
Xi Zhicai's eyes became more solemn.
Lu Xuan first looked like he was determined to go north.
Now, I would like to thank Xi Zhicai for the guidance.
The key is that Lu Xuan himself wanted to seize Danyang, Wujun and other places. He pretended not to understand. This young man knew how to hide his clumsiness.
To put it simply, it is also shameless and shameless.
He has quite a lordly demeanor.
The same shamelessness, the same thick-skinned, this is the same type of person, the Lord has met a powerful enemy.
Xi Zhicai's evaluation of Lu Xuan became higher and higher. He took a deep breath, stood up and returned the gift, saying: "Prefect Lu corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong. He is so open-minded and humble. I admire him."
Lu Xuan laughed, looked proud, waved his hand and said: "Mr. Xi, please sit down."
Only then did Xi Zhi sit down.
He didn't pay attention to Lu Xuan's expressions, because they were all fake.
Xi Zhicai stopped thinking about beating around the bush, cheered up, and said proactively: "Prefect Lu, this time I..."
Lu Xuan flicked his sleeves, interrupted Xi Zhicai's words, and said, "Mr. Xi, you are a talented person with outstanding talents and far-reaching vision. People like you are exactly what I am in urgent need of now.
"
"Although Cao Cao was the shepherd of Yanzhou, Yanzhou was unstable and it was not easy for him to gain a foothold. Cao Cao was an eunuch and had a volatile temperament. He killed people frequently and was difficult to serve. He led his troops into battle and massacred people wantonly. He was a murderer.
magic."
"If you follow such a psychopathic person, you will definitely be punished by God."
"I'm different."
Lu Xuan raised his head and said loudly: "My Lu Xuan's father is a model for scholars in the world. I come from a famous Lu family. The key is that I am only about 20 years old. I am very young. Even after Cao Cao died, I was still young.
very."
"In terms of my innocent family background, I am stronger. In terms of age, I am still young. After all, living a long life is also a kind of ability. In terms of ability, you can see that I defeated Yuan Shu and calmed the people, and I have a great future."
"Yangzhou, where our Lujiang County is located, is located in the south of the Han Dynasty. This is a vacant place where you can show your talents. Mr. Xi remains under Cao Cao and has no future. Why not come with me? I worship Mr. Xi as a military advisor and take charge of military and political affairs.
how is it?"
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but complain in his heart.
He still missed something in his evaluation of Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan was not ordinary shameless, but quite shameless. He said he was eunuch, he was capricious, and he killed people and massacred the city at every turn. Although the lord did it, in fact, there were many
of helplessness.
The point is, Lu Xuan praises himself, beautifies himself, and speaks righteously, which is simply shameless.
