After Lu Xuan heard this, the expression on his face remained unchanged, showing nothing.
He was surprised.
It turned out to be Liu Biao's birthday.
Lu Xuan considered that maybe Liu Biao wanted to win over him as a support. In fact, Liu Biao settled in Yangzhou in advance so that he could have a response in the future.
Unexpectedly, it was just for my birthday.
Lu Xuan squinted his eyes and thought. After a while, his eyes brightened and he said, "Mr. Kuai, is Liu Jingzhou planning to use this birthday party to reveal his strength and intimidate everyone in Jingzhou?"
Kuai Yue's heart suddenly trembled.
sharp!
In an instant, Lu Xuan understood Liu Biao's intention, which was to use this birthday to show off his strength and take the opportunity to shock the southern counties of Jingzhou.
Kuai Yue had a very good impression of Lu Xuan and did not hide anything. He said directly: "Prefect Lu has a keen eye and I admire him. My lord is holding the birthday banquet this time with the intention of beating some people in Jingzhou."
"As for Governor Lu, my lord has no other thoughts. It is purely because Governor Lu has replaced Duke Lu, has become famous, and they are both in the south, so he also invited Governor Lu to the banquet."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "I believe Mr. Kuai. I agreed to Liu Jingzhou's invitation."
Kuai Yue said: "Prefect Lu has a good temper, and I admire him. Please rest assured, Prefect Lu, if anything happens in Xiangyang, the Kuai family will definitely help Prefect Lu."
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face.
This promise works.
He first invited Kuai Yue to meet his father Lu Kang, and then held such a grand banquet. After all the trouble, wasn't it just for the help of the Kuai family? Wasn't it just for the future, so that he could win over the Kuai family in advance?
Everything is worth it.
Lu Xuan looked relaxed and said: "With Mr. Kuai's words, I feel relieved. If Liu Biao said you can come, I have doubts. Maybe Liu Biao has murderous intentions. Mr. Kuai is someone I admire.
I believe in Mr. Kuai."
Kuai Yue felt trusted. He drank some more wine and was in a good mood. He said loudly: "Prefect Lu has given me the reward."
"Come, I'd like to pay my respects to Mr. Kuai."
Lu Xuan toasted with wine again.
This time, Lu Xuan did not ask anyone to pour wine into Kuai Yue, and Mi Fang was also very restrained. However, Kuai Yue was very active. He took the initiative to propose a toast, one cup after another, and the relationship continued to deepen. In the end, Kuai Yue fell asleep drunk.
Lu Xuan asked someone to send Kuai Yue to rest.
In the hall, Lu Xuan and his subordinates were all unaffected.
Lu Xuan looked at the crowd and ordered: "Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, and Mi Fang stay, and everyone else can go down. After drinking today, it's not easy to do things when you're drunk, so let's take this opportunity to rest. Today, let's treat it like this.
on vacation."
"Here!"
Zhao Gui, Li Qian and others saluted and stood up to leave.
Zuo Ci also retreated slowly.
Lu Xuan's eyes fell on Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and Mi Fang, and he said solemnly: "Liu Biao's birthday party on December 18th is very important to us. This time, we still need to make more preparations."
Zhang Zhao frowned and said in a deep voice: "My lord is concerned about the safety of Lujiang County, so he is not suitable for traveling far away. In troubled times, no one can be trusted, and the Kuai family is also unreliable. Even though Kuai Yue has a good impression of the lord, but
When a crisis comes, the Kuai family may not be willing to die to protect their lord."
"Although Liu Biao said that he was not targeting the lord, he was just inviting you to go, but what if Liu Biao has bad intentions?"
"Once Liu Biao has murderous intentions, it will be very dangerous for the lord to have no power to protect him."
"My lord is in Lujiang County. This winter, we will absorb a wave of refugees. By next year, our overall strength will reach a higher level, and we can capture Danyang County. Even next year, we can capture Wu County and other places."
Zhang Zhao advised: "My lord, it is not worth the risk to go to Jingzhou for Liu Biao's birthday."
Zhou Yu echoed: "Bizhi also agrees with Mr. Zhang's analysis. Our development trend is quite good. With the support of the Mi family and the current marriage with Cao Cao, with this trend, taking control of Yangzhou is just around the corner. Why bother to go to Jingzhou?
How about visiting Liu Biao? There is no need to give him face for someone with average ability like Liu Biao."
Mi Fang didn't say anything.
He is not very good at strategy, so he will wait for Lu Xuan to arrange it.
Lu Xuan smiled and said confidently: "If Cao Cao invites me to Yanzhou for a banquet, I will not go and I dare not go. Because going to Yanzhou is very dangerous and there is not much benefit. I must go here in Jingzhou."
Zhang Zhao still looked worried and asked urgently: "Why?"
Lu Xuan explained: "First, when I go to Jingzhou, I will further get closer to the Kuai family. I even hope to get closer to the Pang family, Huang family, etc. in Jingzhou so that they are willing to get close to me, Lu Xuan."
"In the future, we will definitely capture Jingzhou. After taking control of Yangzhou, the next goal is Jingzhou to complete our goal of dominating the south. In this case, it is crucial to settle in Xiangyang and deploy Jingzhou in advance."
"This must be arranged."
"Liu Biao held a birthday party and invited me to go. I fell asleep and Liu Biao sent me a pillow. How could I not go?"
Lu Xuan talked eloquently and his eyes were wise.
He understood Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu's worries and concerns, but Lu Xuan had to go.
"Secondly, there are many talented people in Jingzhou, which I want to look for personally. At present, in Lujiang County, we have Zhang Zhao for civil affairs and Zhou Yu for military affairs. The two of you, one civil and one military, take charge of government affairs and military affairs. In fact,
Our talents are far from enough, they are still too few.”
"Of the current generals, Tai Shici is more qualified, and the others are a little less qualified."
"There are people in this field in Jingzhou."
"There is a Jinfan thief Gan Ning in Jingzhou. He must have arrived in Xiangyang. He has never been used by Liu Biao. I want to take him for my own use."
"In addition, there is also a peerless tiger general in Jingzhou, Huang Zhong, who is very skilled in martial arts. And Huang Zhong is at his peak now and has outstanding strength. If Huang Zhong is here, we will have a real tiger general who is not weaker than anyone."
"Just these two points alone, the reason why I don't mention him, I have to make a trip."
"In addition, I also need some counselors to advise me. There is also a counselor Xu Shu in Jingzhou, as well as other scholars, whom I want to recruit."
Lu Xuan looked serious and said: "This trip has accomplished the purpose. Lujiang County's talent reserve has been improved. In the future, we will have the ability to compete with Cao Cao. To be honest, defeating Yuan Shu is not worth mentioning. Yuan Shu is a
They are just little shrimps. But compared with Cao Cao, we are far, far behind. If we want to develop, we must do everything possible to find and win over talents."
Zhang Zhao blinked and said, "I have never heard of any of these people mentioned by my lord."
Zhou Yu fell into Lu Xuan's mystery, and he knew that his lord's judgment on talents was very accurate.
Even, never missed it.
This time Lu Xuan said that he wanted to look for talents, so Zhou Yu had no objection. He asked: "Lord, are these people really so powerful?"
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "It will only be stronger, not weaker. Of course, there is a third point, which is Liu Biao. He is a Confucian scholar. He is not like Yuan Shu who has no bottom line in doing things. Liu Biao has a good reputation and has a bottom line. He
If you take the initiative to invite me, you will definitely protect my safety and you will not be able to kill me. You don’t need to worry about my safety."
Zhang Zhao solemnly said: "My lord has said so, and I agree with you."
Zhou Yu said: "I also agree with the humble position."
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly and said, "Since we all agree, it's easy to handle. But if we are going to Jingzhou, we must plan in advance and arrange for people to inquire about the news in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, to find out the situation in advance."
At this point, Lu Xuan's eyes fell on Mi Fang and he said with a smile: "Second brother, what you are good at is making friends and understanding the news. This time, I need my second brother to stand up for me and go to Xiangyang first.
Ask for me about these people I mentioned."
"I have found these people and found out the information. You do not need to take any action. You cannot recruit them for me. After I arrive in Xiangyang, I will personally recruit these people. In addition, I will find a suitable birthday gift for you.
Liu Biao."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Mi Fang became excited.
At critical moments, you have to look at your own people, and he is Lu Xuan's own people.
Mi Fang is also good at this aspect. He held his head high and said firmly: "Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely find out all the information. In addition, I will also focus on understanding the talents in Jingzhou to facilitate my lord's selection."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother."
Lu Xuan said directly: "When you go to Xiangyang to do business, you will spend a lot of money. You can just withdraw it directly from the treasury."
Mi Fang shook her head and said: "No need, I have enough money. What's more, the Mi family has a ship to Jingzhou and also has the corresponding money. This is a small matter, you don't need to spend money on the lord, I will arrange it."
Lu Xuandao: "Thank you for your hard work, second brother."
"It's not hard."
Mi Fang shook her head again.
When he was in Xuzhou, outsiders said that the eldest brother was powerful, that he had general knowledge, that he could understand people, that he was broad-minded and thoughtful, and few people recognized him. Lu Xuan's arrangements made Mi Fang highly valued, and she felt that she had a place to be useful.
.
He is full of fighting spirit.
This time, we must get things done beautifully.
Lu Xuan talked to Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu about the arrangements involving Jingzhou. After everything was arranged, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and Mi Fang left separately.
In the evening, Kuai Yue woke up.
Lu Xuan asked someone to sober up Kuai Yue, and they had another long conversation by candlelight. The next morning, Lu Xuan and Kuai Yue had breakfast, saw Kuai Yue off in person, and then returned to their house to rest.
This time, Lu Xuan slept until the afternoon before waking up.
Lu Xuan returned to his orderly life. Time flew by. September entered in a blink of an eye, and the weather became cooler.
On this day, when Lu Xuan was handling government affairs, Lu Meng hurried in and reported: "My lord, I just got the news that Cao Cao's delegation to send relatives has entered Shu County and is about to arrive."
Lu Xuan handed the matter over to Zhang Zhao and asked Zhang Zhao to be responsible for the reception. He did not need to personally come forward in this matter.