After getting more than 400 oxen, Lu Yi prepared to arrange for Huang Gai to lead a thousand people to take these oxen and follow the pottery merchant out of the city to ambush them.
But I saw a petty official rushing towards me and saying, "Report, my lord, there is a strong man outside who calls himself Tian Yu. I met you in Tancheng, Xuzhou, and wants to see my lord!"
Lu Yi, who was discussing the battle plan with Liu Ye, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Song Qian and others, was stunned.
If the clerk hadn't told him this, he wouldn't have forgotten who Tian Yu was!
He and Qianzhao were Liu Guanzhang's other two sympathizing brothers in the early stage.
The problem is that according to time calculation, Tian Yu should have left Liu Bei at this time and went home to serve his old mother.
Later, Tian Yu defected to Cao Cao.
Why are you here?
Moreover, the clerk only said that Tian Yu was here, but did not mention Liu Guanzhang. This meant that Tian Yu came alone.
Why did he come to me alone?
Liu Ye and others looked at Lu Yi curiously and said, "Who is Tian Yu?"
Lu Yi came back to his senses, and while taking Nangong Yan out to greet him personally, he said: "An old friend we have met. You go ahead and I'll go take a look."
He and Nangong Yan rushed outside the government office.
Sure enough, I saw Tian Yu holding a war horse, standing in front of the clearing covered with dust, looking around, seeming a little uneasy.
Seeing this, Lu Yi motioned to the clerk to prepare some food and drink.
Looking at Tian Yu's appearance, he probably didn't have a good meal along the way.
Tian Yu heard Lu Yi's voice and looked over quickly.
When he saw Lu Yi and Nangong Yan actually coming out, Tian Yu hurriedly stepped forward, saluted Lu Yi and Nangong Yan and said, "Shijun Lu, Brother Nangong, it's been a long time!"
Lu Yi and Nangong Yan saluted Tian Yu one after another.
While Lu Yi asked the soldiers at the door to help lead Tian Yu's war horse to the manger for feeding, he invited Tian Yu in and said, "Brother Tian, why are you here alone? Where is Liu Yuzhou?"
Tian Yu's face was a little hot and he said: "Lu Shijun, don't call me Brother Tian anymore, I can't afford it. Moreover, Xuande Gong is no longer the governor of Yuzhou. The emperor came to Xudu and no longer recognized this official position. Moreover, Duke Xuande’s Xiaopei is also occupied by Lu Bu.”
Nangong Yan was taken aback and asked: "How can Lu Bu be so virtuous? Duke Xuande has occupied Xuzhou, why not take it back?"
Lu Yi: "."
He wanted to laugh.
This is the tragedy of this era.
Transportation is inconvenient, resulting in extremely slow transmission of information.
This is true for all princes and aristocratic families.
Effective information that ordinary people can receive is even slower.
Sometimes, some people in remote areas may live in an environment with limited information all their lives.
To a certain extent, war is actually fought over information gaps.
Even after he took power in Jiangdong, the intelligence he received was related to Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
As for Lu Bu and Liu Bei in Xuzhou, there are almost none.
It's not that it can't be done.
But to save money.
To receive intelligence from all aspects, a strong intelligence network needs to be deployed.
Unlike later generations, just set up an information receiving rack and go online.
In this day and age, everything needs to be done personally.
This is an astronomical amount of expenditure that is unimaginable.
Jiangdong is not a prosperous place at present, so naturally it cannot withstand this kind of trouble.
However, Lu Yi knew the general situation of Liu Bei.
It's not that I know the information, but I can deduce it based on the information from Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
The butterfly effect has not changed on a large scale yet, so Liu Bei, who has not interacted with him for some time in the past, should still develop according to the historical trajectory.
In other words, Liu Bei was not only robbed of Xuzhou by Lu Bu, but even Xiaopei was not occupied.
Liu Bei became a man without foundation again, so he had to switch to Cao Cao.
In the original history, Cao Cao treated Liu Bei very well.
As soon as Liu Bei surrendered to him, Cao Cao immediately declared himself to the emperor and recognized Liu Bei as the real shepherd of Yuzhou, instead of a nominal official position like the governor of Yuzhou like he had been before when Tao Qian was still alive.
Moreover, Cao Cao put Liu Bei in charge of Pei State.
Peiguo Qiao County is where Cao Cao’s hometown is.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong described Cao Cao as a sinister person and even looked down on Liu Bei's background. However, he also produced a dramatic scene of "discussing heroes over wine" to highlight Liu Bei's majestic appearance and various contradictions.
In fact, Lu Yi believed that judging from historical records, Cao Cao had always been very polite to Liu Bei.
He even regarded Liu Bei as his second self.
In their early days, the two actually had many striking similarities.
They all fought against the Yellow Turbans.
They have suffered repeated defeats and defeats, are very tenacious, and have no foundation for a long time.
It was only later that Cao Cao met Xun Yu and Cheng Yu that he gradually gained his own foundation.
In addition, both of them recruited soldiers and horses together in Pei State during the crusade against Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Cao Cao was not generally kind to Liu Bei.
Otherwise, if Liu Bei, who was beaten away by Lu Bu, came to surrender, Cao Cao would really look down on him, so how could he declare Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yuzhou as soon as he came?
It is precisely because of this emphasis that the dramatic scene of "discussing heroes over wine" is reasonable.
Therefore, Lu Yi always felt that the dramatic scene of "discussing heroes over wine" was probably not about Cao Cao testing Liu Bei at all, but because he really wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Liu Bei.
How smart was Cao Cao?
What kind of ruthless person is he?
How could he not see through Liu Bei's poor acting skills?
If he really doubted Liu Bei, how could he be hesitant or even endanger himself by raising a tiger?
If you really doubt Liu Bei, how can you accept him? He even referred to him as a Yuzhou shepherd when he arrived?
However, although Lu Yi dislikes Cao Cao and prefers Liu Bei, no one is perfect.
Some of Liu Bei's behaviors also made him uncomfortable.
Lu Yi took refuge with Cao Cao, but ended up stabbing Cao Cao in the back, and even killed Cao Cao's Xuzhou general Che Zhou and took Xuzhou away, which made Lu Yi very shameful.
In a sense, Liu Bei and Lu Bu are also the same kind of people.
Thinking of the various records about Cao Cao and Liu Bei he had read, Lu Yi shook his head.
What do you want to do so much?
For now, there is a high probability that he and Liu Bei will not have much intersection.
Seeing Nangong Yan's question, Tian Yu was a little embarrassed and said: "A few years ago, when Xuande Gong and Yuan Shu were fighting, Lu Bu took advantage of them to go out and secretly joined forces with Cao Bao and other Xuzhou aristocratic families. They cooperated internally and externally to seize Xuzhou."
Speaking of this, Tian Yu gritted his teeth and said: "None of those aristocratic families in Xuzhou is good. They are just grass on the wall and will fall with the wind."
Looking at Lu Yi, Tian Yu said with some sadness: "When Lu Shijun left Xuzhou before, he reminded Mr. Xuande, but he didn't understand the meaning at that time. Thinking about it now, Lu Shijun has a long-term vision, so I said goodbye to Xuan De." Mr. De, I came here specially to vote, and I hope Mr. Lu will give you a chance."
Tian Yu lowered his head and said, "I, Tian Yu, have been following Duke Xuande for several years. I have grown from an ignorant young man to an age now."
"Some time ago, my old mother came home to write a letter saying that she was lonely and helpless at home."
"Tian Yu feels ashamed to be the son of a man."
"I bid farewell to Mr. Xuande and want to go home to serve my old mother."
"But I thought that I was still dressed in white. Not only would I be ridiculed by my father and fellow villagers, but I would even bring trouble to my old mother when I returned. So after thinking about it over and over again, I decided to come to Ambassador Lu to seek an opportunity."
"If I still achieve nothing within three years, I will give up."
Nangong Yan said with some emotion: "Why care about other people's opinions?"
Tian Yu raised his head and gave Nangong Yan a strong smile and said, "Brother Nangong has an extraordinary conversation. He comes from a wealthy family and cannot understand the plight of a humble person like me."
"A person has a face, a tree has a bark."
"As long as you are alive, it is impossible not to care about the rumors around you."
"Throughout the past dynasties, why did everyone think about making great achievements and becoming a noble? In fact, the purpose is the same."
Nangong Yan frowned.
He didn't like Tian Yu's statement.
He grew up in the Nangong family, and when he was twelve years old, he was sent to study with Prefect Lu Kang.
Although I haven't experienced much hunger, I still don't have to worry about food and clothing.
Why did Tian Yu sound like a rich man who didn't know the sufferings of the world?
Seeing that Nangong Yan seemed to be about to argue, Lu Yi hurriedly said: "There is no need to argue about this kind of thing. Everyone has their own difficulties. It is difficult to feel the pain of others personally."
Tian Yu looked at Lu Yi, his eyes a little red.
He suddenly felt like he had found a soulmate.
But the more this happened, the more nervous he became.
Thinking of Lu Yi rejecting him, Tian Yu suddenly became afraid.
If this is the case, who should I turn to?
Do you really want to go back to see your old mother early?
But he saw Lu Yi holding his hand and saying with a serious face: "It's my honor for you to come to vote. I left home since I was a child, and now when I go back, I naturally want to return home in fine clothes, making others not only envious of you, but also of you. My old mother, let others know that your old mother’s helpless years were not in vain.”
"I happen to have an errand here, which may very well be related to my life and death. Now, I will leave this errand to you."
"Use your skills well. As soon as I stabilize here, I will send someone to take your old mother to the Lu family in Wu County, Jiangdong. She will live with my people and let your old mother have someone to accompany her."
"If you are willing, you can also find a good girl from a good family in Jiangdong, have children, and let your old mother have children and grandchildren."
Tian Yu looked at Lu Yi blankly.
The next moment, Tian Yu knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and said with a trembling voice: "My lord, Tian Yu must die in repayment for your kindness!"
(End of chapter)
