Lu Yi rode a horse and went straight to the government office under the protection of Nangong Yan and Shi Huan.
There is only one thing he has to do today: meet with Jiang Gan to confirm that Jiang Gan will not be like the sinkhole in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and then send him to Xudu with the Jade Seal to negotiate peace with Cao Cao.
When we arrived at the government office, Chen Deng, Chen Gong, and Yan Xiang all arrived early.
Lu Yi talked to them for a while, and then heard the official report from the government office: "Gu Changshi has brought Jiang Gan to see him!"
Lu Yi motioned to the clerk to let them in.
After a while, Gu Yong was seen walking in with a man about his age, wearing a brocade robe and looking gentle and elegant.
Lu Yi was a little surprised.
This Jiang Qian is completely different from the Jiang Qian in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Jiang Qian looked like a clown with sinister eyebrows and stern eyes.
And the Jiang Qian in front of him was dressed in an extraordinary way, and he looked like a jade tree in the wind.
Since he traveled through time, he has met countless people.
However, there are many people with better looks than Jiang Gan in front of me, and they can be counted on one hand.
One is Nangong Yan.
One is Lu Su.
One is Zhou Yu.
One is Sun Ce.
Others are either inferior in appearance or temperament.
Chen Deng also nodded.
From the outside, Jiang Qian was doing well as an envoy to Xudu.
Yan Xiang, who was always strict, was also very satisfied.
Gu Yong brought Jiang Qian to Lu Yi, saluted Lu Yi, then respectfully stepped aside and sat side by side with Chen Gong.
Jiang Qian also saluted Lu Yi and said: "Jiang Qian, a commoner, is from Jiujiang, named Ziyi, and has met Marquis Wu!"
Lu Yi asked Jiang Gan to sit down next to Gu Yong.
Gu Yong whispered something to Jiang Gan, and Jiang Gan kept nodding.
When Lu Yi saw the two of them finished talking, he said to Jiang Qian: "Ziyi, this time Gu Changshi recommended you to go to Xudu as an envoy to negotiate peace with Cao Cao. What are your plans?"
Jiang Gan looked at Lu Yi and said, "Marquis Wu, Cao Cao looks noble on the outside and likes to give advice, but in fact, he likes to flatter."
"If I were to send an envoy to Xu Du, I would definitely spend a lot of money to get through the celebrities around him, convey my admiration to him through the celebrities, and then praise his impressive record against Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and others."
"As an envoy to a prince, you must first understand the prince's character and personality, and make him have a good impression of the envoy. Only in this way can you have the opportunity to allow him to receive the envoy as soon as possible."
"Of course, some people like to do the opposite."
"By belittling or even insulting the princes, it arouses the anger of the princes so that they can see the envoy as soon as possible."
"However, this method is not feasible for Cao Cao."
"Cao Cao seems to be eager for talent, but it's all superficial."
"He seeks talents and hopes to change his difficult situation through talents, so he adopts the appearance of a polite corporal."
"But once he gets better, he tends to be less receptive to other people's opinions."
"Throughout history, Cao Cao is somewhat similar to one person."
Lu Yi asked: "Who?"
Jiang Qian said: "Gou Jian is a man who eats his guts while lying on his back."
"We can only share hardships, not happiness."
"Moreover, Cao Cao is suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty."
"Once he suspects that other people may be betraying him, he can't let go unless he kills them all."
"There are only four kinds of people who want to serve as officials under him and become big."
"One is a stubborn person who only has Cao Cao in his eyes. He can even kill his wife, son and daughter for Cao Cao."
"One type is someone who does whatever they want, and can do it in such a way that no one will notice."
"One is to protect yourself wisely, cut off all ties with officials and aristocratic families, and be a clean person."
"The fourth type is those who are talented and can change the current situation."
After a pause, Jiang Gan took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Therefore, after getting through the famous people around Cao Cao and meeting Cao Cao, I will praise Cao Cao's achievements to make him feel happy, and then analyze with him Jiangdong and me. The benefits of negotiating peace.”
"We Jiangdong occupies Xuzhou, and Cao Cao occupies Xudu. This is the only way for Yuan Shao to go south."
"Cao Cao must have seen this clearly."
"After that, I will present the jade seal of the state to express my determination that Jiangdong and the imperial court will always be united."
"Negotiating peace shouldn't be difficult."
Lu Yi: "."
Jiang Gan's words reminded him of a person——
Yizhou Zhang Song!
In the original history, Zhang Song of Yizhou did not originally want to join Liu Bei.
This person is not a good person either.
When sent as an envoy to Cao Cao on the order of Liu Zhang, he actually drew a map of Yizhou's mountains and rivers and prepared to present it to Cao Cao, thus gaining high official status and generous salary.
However, he miscalculated one thing.
That is, he thought that Cao Cao was really thirsty for talents. As long as he was a truly talented person, Cao Cao would not care about his other character flaws and would humbly ask for advice and then reuse him.
Therefore, after meeting Cao Cao, he belittled Cao Cao one by one based on his literature and achievements. He was simply the originator of the gongjing in later generations.
Even though Yang Xiu reminded him, Zhang Song still couldn't listen.
As a result, Cao Cao was completely offended.
Not to mention being reused by Cao Cao, he was even driven away by Cao Cao in disgrace and was almost killed.
Lu Yi looked at Jiang Qian.
I don’t know what kind of talent this Jiang Gan has. After all, this is the first time we have met him.
However, since he understands Cao Cao's character so well and can make countermeasures, there should be no need to worry about him being as stupid as in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
I don’t know if the descendants of Jiang Qian offended Luo Guanzhong and were blackmailed to pieces.
Lu Yi smiled and said, "Zi Yi is right. As an envoy, you must know how to make timely decisions to complete your mission. I will trouble you on this mission to Xu Du."
Jiang Gan hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I will complete the mission of Wu Hou!"
Lu Yi looked at Chen Deng, Chen Gong and Yan Xiang again to see if they had anything to say.
All three shook their heads.
Lu Yi was about to leave and return to the Lu family.
After all, we are leaving for Jingzhou tomorrow, so it is better to prepare early today.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on Jiang Gan's side: Gu Yong, who looked happy.
He thought of another person——
Zhou Yu!
Now, Zhou Yu is about to finish his mourning and leave the mountain again.
Lu Yi still wanted to see if it was possible to poach Zhou Yu.
However, he also knew that it was difficult.
The reason is very simple, the Sun family was destroyed by himself.
Everything Zhou Yu's Zhou family had put in was wasted the moment the Sun family was destroyed.
Zhou Yu will not give in.
If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to do it.
But even so, Lu Yi still wanted to try that little bit of hope.
After all, Zhou Yu was a member of the Seventy-Two Generals of the Martial Arts Temple.
Gu Yong and Jiang Qian were both classmates with Zhou Yu.
Gu Yong had never mentioned Zhou Yu before.
When Sun Ce attacked Zhong'a, when he and Gu Yong went to see Sun Ce, Zhou Yu was also there, and Zhou Yu never spoke for Gu Yong once.
It can be seen that the relationship between Gu Yong and Zhou Yu is not very good.
Therefore, Lu Yi never asked Gu Yong about Zhou Yu.
However, Jiang Gan was different.
Although in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong portrayed Jiang Qianhe perfectly. However, the fact that Jiang Gan was ordered by Cao Cao to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender is indeed recorded in the history books.
It can be seen that Jiang Qian and Zhou Yu still have some friendship.
Thinking of this, Lu Yi asked Jiang Qiandao: "Ziyi, I have one more thing to ask you."
Jiang Gan looked at Lu Yi seriously.
Lu Yi said: "What do you think of Zhou Yu? Now that his three-year mourning period is coming to an end, do you think he can still do things for Jiangdong given the current situation in Jiangdong?"
Jiang Gan glanced at Gu Yong, let out a long breath, and said to Lu Yi: "It's impossible to go back to Wuhou. Zhou Yu is a person who is both merciless and affectionate."
"He can have a heart-to-heart relationship with someone who meets his eye."
"However, he was born in the Zhou family of the second and third Duke. He has had a very high vision since he was a child. Very few people can catch his eye."
"Therefore, he has always been unsympathetic and even dismissive of other people."
"In the past, Brother Gu and I studied together with Mr. Cai Yong, a great scholar. During this period, he always walked alone and never looked at other people."
"Only Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, who are rare talents and unrivaled, are regarded as confidants by him."
"For Sun Ce, he also exhausted his family and pushed the Zhou family and Sun family to cooperate."
"The destruction of the Zhou family is probably related to this."
"If it were me, I would never drag the family into the whirlpool."
"Nowadays, the world is in chaos and is involved in a whirlpool, with almost no good ending."
"Zhou Yu, it's impossible for him to not know."
"However, he still persists, which shows his deep love for Sun Ce."
"But now, the foundation he and Sun Ce built at the expense of their family has fallen into your hands, Marquis Wu."
"In fact, the Sun family is now destroyed."
"As for him, forgive Jiang Gan for speaking frankly. Not only is it impossible for him to help Wu Hou, he may even become Wu Hou's enemy. He will try every means to deal with Wu Hou until he tries to recapture Jiangdong."
Seeing that Lu Yi's expression was calm and showed no anger, Jiang Gan hesitated for a while and then continued: "Wu Hou, Jiang Gan dared to say something unpleasant."
Lu Yi said: "Say."
Jiang Qiandao: "The Lu family of Marquis Wu and the Gu family of Brother Gu are actually inferior in Zhou Yu's eyes."
"He was born in the Zhou family, the second and third Duke's family. He has disciples and former officials all over the world. He considers himself to be extremely noble."
"In the past, my father and I visited his father Zhou Yi once, and we were even rejected."
"Although my Jiang family is a merchant, I am also very wealthy."
"In front of the Zhou family, he is not even as good as a passerby, which shows the attitude of the Zhou family and Zhou Yu."
Lu Yi nodded and secretly uttered a pity.
At this moment, Chen Deng said: "Such a dangerous person cannot be used by Jiangdong, so we should get rid of him as soon as possible."
Jiang Gan said: "It's too late. When I came to Jiangdong, I wanted to visit him and help him with some money. After all, we are the second generation and the third prince, and we are classmates. Now that the Zhou family has been destroyed, he is alone and helpless."
"But when I rushed to Shu County, he was already gone."
"Because I was in a hurry to meet Brother Gu, I didn't ask anyone to inquire about his whereabouts."
Chen Deng frowned.
At this moment, Jiang Gan smiled strangely.
Lu Yi asked: "Why is Ziyi laughing?"
Jiang Gan said: "Wu Hou, it seems that he admires Zhou Yu's talents?"
Lu Yi nodded and said, "Yes, he is very good at commanding troops in battle. When we fought against Yuan Shu's Ji Ling army in Lujiang, it was his plan that allowed our Jiangdong soldiers to take Hefei without any blood."
Jiang Qiandao: "If the Marquis of Wu is only interested in his talent in commanding troops in battle, I know someone who is better than Zhou Yu but not as good as him."
Lu Yi's expression perked up and he said, "Who?"
Jiang Gan glanced at the crowd and asked: "I wonder if Wu Hou and the princes have heard of the recently famous 'crouching dragon and phoenix chick'? The phoenix chick among them was in Jiujiang before. My father also invited him to drink, He stayed at my house for a few days. However, this person aspired to a high position and a high salary, or even one person below ten thousand people, so he left quickly."
"When he left, I went to see him off."
"The direction he left was probably heading south to Jiangdong."
(End of chapter)
