Xu Shao looked at the majestic gate of the Lu family with a determined look on his face and a little bloodshot eyes.
The night before yesterday, he had a conflict with Lu Xuan in Zhuiyue Tower, and finally surrendered to Lu Xuan and became Lu Xuan's man. Yesterday, Xu Shao came to visit the Lu family. After a brief conversation with Lu Xuan, Lu Kang personally received him. Xu Shao was very happy.
It's satisfying.
Xu Shao returned to Zhuiyue Tower and had been paying attention to the situation of the Lu family. Last night, Zhang Xiong led more than 800 private soldiers to attack the Lu family. There was not even a splash, and he was killed in the blink of an eye.
The Zhang family was directly wiped out.
Xu Shao had a more realistic judgment about Lu Xuan's strength, and Xu Shao concluded that Lu Xuan would have a bright future.
This is the judgment based on his many years of experience.
Xu Shao's further consideration was that Lu Xuan was not an official for the time being, but Lu Xuan's power had gradually grown, so what was his role?
Is it just to make noise for Lu Xuan?
Xu Shao didn't like this.
Xu Shao hoped that he was unique to Lu Xuan and could stand alone.
Xu Shao did not have much sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty started from the Yellow Turbans' rebellion to Dong Zhuo's invasion of Luoyang. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Li Jue, Guo Si and others invaded Chang'an and wantonly humiliated the emperor.
He had no hope for the Han Dynasty.
Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away.
The Han Dynasty is about to collapse.
Xu Shao saw Lu Xuan's ambition, and Lu Xuan would definitely participate in it in the future. So Xu Shao hoped that he would no longer be a celebrity commenting on scholars.
He also hopes that other people's first impression of him will no longer be a monthly comment, but that he has real ability to convince people.
This is Xu Shao's ambition.
Therefore, Xu Shao thought about it all night and finally made a decision. If he wanted to truly become the core of Lu Xuan, he must break past concepts and make sacrifices.
Xu Shao waited for a while, and the attendant came out and led Xu Shao into the backyard.
When Xu Shao saw Lu Xuan, he looked serious, cupped his hands and said, "Xu Shao, pay homage to my lord."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, sit down."
After Xu Shao sat down, he said respectfully: "My lord, you destroyed the Zhang family in a clean and tidy manner. I admire you for your humble position."
Lu Xuan said modestly: "Zhang Xiong is just a frog in the well. It is easy to destroy him. If you deal with Zhang Xiong, it will take a lot of effort. How will you fight against Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others in the future?"
Xu Shao nodded and said: "My lord is wise."
After a short pause, Xu Shao got straight to the point: "My lord, I have an idea."
Lu Xuandao: "Tell me and listen."
Xu Shao said sternly: "The advantage of a humble position is not to make plans, nor to fight on the battlefield. The advantage of a humble position is that I have wider knowledge and know more people. Therefore, I recommended myself and invited myself to return to Yuan Shu's side to replace him.
The lord has inquired about the information and has become the lord’s internal agent. I sincerely ask for the lord’s permission.”
After Lu Xuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
Xu Shao wanted to return to Yuan Shu, which was tantamount to becoming a spy.
This is no easy matter.
Of course, if Xu Shao succeeds, it will be of great help to Lu Xuan.
Why Lu Xuan wanted to accept Aunt Li from Zhuiyue Tower was because the people in Zhuiyue Tower were talkative and well-informed. But the news in Zhuyue Tower was far behind compared to Xu Shao who had access to high-level intelligence.
Too much.
Only Xu Shao can get to the core.
It's absolutely worth it.
Lu Xuan thought for a while and said: "Mr. Xu, do you know what you are talking about? There is considerable danger for you to return to Yuan Shu now. For example, Sun Ce, if he gets bad comments from you, he will definitely return
I am with Yuan Shu and ask for help from Yuan Shu."
"Yuan Shu has always wanted to seize Lujiang County. After Sun Ce returns, Yuan Shu will definitely use his strength to give Sun Ce his troops and let Sun Ce attack Lujiang County."
"You came to Lujiang County to deal with me on Yuan Shu's order. In the blink of an eye, you gave me a good review and then gave a bad review to Sun Ce. Sun Ce happened to know about your review of me. How did you explain it to Yuan Shu?"
Lu Xuan looked worried and said, "This is quite dangerous."
Xu Shao smiled and said: "Replying to my lord, this matter is actually not difficult. Yuan Shu has never believed in Sun Jian from the beginning, let alone Sun Ce now. At most, Yuan Shu is just using Sun Ce."
"Bizhi and Sun Ce have different weights."
"When I saw Yuan Shu in my humble position, I told him that I had arrived in Lujiang County and found that the lord had no flaws and could not be targeted. So I changed my mind temporarily and wanted to win over the lord and get closer to him so that I could deal with Duke Lu Kang."
"I didn't expect that I gave you a good review, but was kicked out by Lu Kanggong. Lu Kanggong was unwilling to accept me."
"For this reason, Yuan Shu will not doubt it."
Xu Shao talked eloquently and said with a smile: "Luke Kang is jealous of evil, so it is normal for him to look down on me."
"In addition, when I see Yuan Shu, I will say some bad things about my lord. For example, my lord has great ambitions but little talent. Although he has talents and learning, he has no real ability. He is just like Zhao Kuo who talks about military affairs on paper."
"Yuan Shu is very conceited and will believe it."
"Although I helped Yuan Shu, I did not submit. Yuan Shu has always wanted me to submit. After I returned, I expressed my willingness to submit, and he will definitely accept it."
"As long as I gain a foothold by Yuan Shu's side, I can inquire about information, develop contacts, and win over scholars for my lord."
Xu Shao looked solemn and said: "Compared with staying with the lord, I went to Shouchun and could play a greater role. I also hope to become an indispensable person for the lord."
Lu Xuan asked: "Do you need help?"
Xu Shao said without hesitation: "Return to my lord, after I went to Shouchun, I needed money to smoothen my relationships. Yuan Shu was greedy and amassed money, and the people under his command were also greedy. I need money to make friends with these people."
Lu Xuan said directly: "I will give you three thousand taels of gold and three million dollars, is that enough?"
"ah!"
Xu Shao was surprised when he heard this.
gold!
This is a rare item.
Xu Shao looked at Lu Xuan with shock in his eyes. He once again felt Lu Xuan's aura. If it were Yuan Shu, let alone three million yuan, it would be good to give you one hundred thousand yuan.
Lu Xuan not only gave three million yuan, but also three thousand taels of gold.
This is Lu Xuan.
Xu Shao thought for a while and said: "Master, I use my money a little bit, there is no need to give so much."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "I chose Mr. Xu, and of course I fully support it. I believe even more that Mr. Xu is a visionary person, so no matter how much you use money, the things you can solve with money are all small things."
Xu Shao was excited.
He didn't expect that Lu Xuan would give him such great support, which was unprecedented.
A scholar dies for a confidant!
Xu Shao's heart welled up with endless pride, he lifted up his robe and knelt on the ground, saying loudly: "Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely live up to your high expectations in this humble position."
Lu Xuan supported Xu Shao and said, "Mr. Xu, don't put too much pressure on him. Take your time. I believe you."
Xu Shao was even more excited.
He felt that Lu Xuan was the master he truly served because his ideas received strong support.
Xu Shao said: "My lord, please go back to Zhuiyue Tower to pack up, and then prepare to set off."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, I will send you a batch of money first, and you will take it back to Shouchun for operation. When you return to Shouchun and establish yourself, I will send the remaining money in batches. Three million
The amount of money and three thousand taels of gold is too large to be handled by a few carriages, so we need to arrange for people to transport it."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Xu Shao bowed and left in high spirits.
Zhou Yu looked at Xu Shao's leaving figure and said: "My lord, Xu Shao is more complicated. What if he has ulterior motives? Or maybe he has a second intention and wants to observe the lord and Yuan Shu before making a choice. There are more
Where are you thinking?"
Lu Xuan looked confident and explained: "I chose Xu Shao because I have no doubts about who I employ. I trust him. This is number one."
"Second, use the Zhang family's money to finance Xu Shao. If it succeeds, the value Xu Shao brings to me will be worth a thousand pieces of gold. Especially, there will definitely be a war between us and Yuan Shu."
"Under this premise, information is extremely valuable, so compared with the cost, it is only a small amount of money, no matter what, it is cost-effective."
"Third, Xu Shao is very smart. He knows how to read people and assess situations. Xu Shao knows Yuan Shu's nature, so I believe in him. Because Xu Shao is smart, he knows that I am his only chance."
Lu Xuan shrugged and finally said: "Even if the above analysis is not valid, as my strength increases, Xu Shao will make a decision. Therefore, I am not worried about Xu Shao at all, he will definitely be used by me."
Strong confidence comes from Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan could survive a mere Xu Shao without worrying about any problems.
Zhou Yu was thinking in his heart, with a look of admiration on his face.
Indeed it is.
Lu Xuan called the housekeeper and asked the housekeeper to arrange for someone to send money to Xu Shao. Then he looked at Zhou Yu and said: "Gong Jin, back to the topic, we have to prepare to recruit soldiers and form our own army. This is the key now.
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Zhou Yu was in high spirits and said: "Lord, I have some ideas about recruiting soldiers."