Beifu, because the mansion is built in the wilderness, it can occupy a huge area. In the mansion surrounded by courtyard walls, there are several secret courtyards far away from other places. Usually, even the top-ranked maids like Ah Wu and Ah Qi, You can't get close either. Only Ah Jiu, the housekeeper, has the key there. Only a few people like Diao Chan can come here.
But today, standing at the door of a courtyard was an outsider.
Lu Xun stood outside the small courtyard and saluted, saying, "Mother."
A clear female voice came from the courtyard. It was Da Qiao who was speaking. She was wearing plain clothes. It was not like the full-length silk clothes worn by Jiangdong, nor the helmet and armor worn by Chibi, but it still had a simple beauty.
She was leaning under a large leafless tree in the courtyard, her eyes sad.
"You and I are both prisoners, so where is the mistress here?"
Lu Xun felt ashamed and turned to Cao Wu. He really had no position to call his mistress anymore.
"He... wants you to do something?"
Lu Xun was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, my lord is going to close the net on Sima Hanoi."
In the past few days, Cao Wu no longer kept him in chains, and Lu Xun was free again. With the revelation of Cao Wu's ability, Lu Xun no longer felt shy when he called Cao Wu Lord.
The words "Lord" made Da Qiao's eyes darken again. She smiled miserably and said: "Go, a big family cannot just focus on one place. In the future... when Wu County falls in the future, as long as you are here, it will be There is the Jiangdong Lu family.”
Lu Xun bowed his head, bowed again, and left.
Sun Ce killed half of the Lu family. He should have hated Sun Ce's wife so much. However, time changed and he defected to Sun Quan and was kidnapped to Beifu. Now he can't explain how he feels.
When he turned around, he was still a little ashamed of Sun Quan, but when he walked out of the gate of Beifu, he had regained his determination.
That day, when Cao Wu said the word "counterattack", Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang each thought of their own plans.
Cao Wu listened to what the two said with great interest. Lu Xun originally thought that he would choose one of them, or choose neither of them, and take action himself.
After the Deng Ai incident, he also had a new understanding of Cao Wu's strategy. Cao Wu always blamed trouble and laziness, but every time he took action, he could solve the problem. He admired the fact that the fourteen filial piety was as easy as weight. of.
As a result, Cao Wu’s answer was.
"Only children make choices. Adults, I want them all. I want both of your plans. If you need anyone or any force to cooperate with you in executing your plan, just tell me."
Cao Wu said this with a smile, and Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun looked at each other.
Both of them are geniuses, and they are both people who will not give in easily. At that moment, there seemed to be sparks in their eyes when they looked at each other.
For Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang, this was the first real plan to enter Beifu.
The first plan is to compete with each other.
On the way to Xuchang on horseback, Lu Xun laughed.
He knew that Cao Wu was provoking generals, but he didn't feel any offense even though he was clearly part of Cao Wu's plan. Being compared with an elite like Zhuge Liang only aroused his desire to win. Presumably General Beifu made such an arrangement because of their personalities.
Then he and Zhuge Liang would act separately and compete to see who did better.
…
In the North Mansion, not far from Da Qiao's courtyard, Cao Wu and Diao Chan stood side by side.
Cao Wu sneezed and rubbed his nose.
"It's almost February, isn't the spring breeze still like scissors?"
Cao Wu looked at the bare trees and sighed.
Diao Chan said: "Lu Boyan has left the house. He seems to be very interested in this competition. The two dragons are fighting. Cao Lang has done a good job in this balancing act."
Cao Wu smiled and said: "What kind of control is there? I don't have the time. They are all talents. I just let the talents do what they are good at."
Hanoi Sima is indeed powerful, but compared to the current Cao family, it is nothing. Cao has no intention of taking action, all he lacks is a name, so let the two geniuses get the name. Even if it fails, he is not afraid of finding a reason.
Diao Chan was thoughtful and immediately said: "Then this Da Qiao..."
"Yeah, this tree is bare. Let's cut it down. The one over there is also..."
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When he arrived in Xudu, Lu Xun first met up with the servants of Beifu, and then asked them to disperse to various restaurants and teahouses in the city.
Beifu has been in war for more than ten years, and the people everywhere are barren. However, in Xudu, the capital, those who can eat in restaurants and tea shops are not ordinary people. In fact, even before the war, the people could not eat anything good.
Those who can come here are from various aristocratic families.
In this era, almost every county had some aristocratic families, some of whom had been officials all year round. Because scholars often wore hats, they were called crown clans.
In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer opposition forces in the north. With the execution of the two Yuans by the governor of Liaodong, Gongsun Kang, Cao Cao has formally unified the north. After all, Gongsun Kang and Ma Teng have once again submitted themselves to the imperial court.
Under such circumstances, wealthy families would send more of their children to Xudu, either to seek official positions, to run industries, or to promote their reputation.
Recently, the news about the war in the south has been gradually gathered. Discussing the war in the restaurant has become a gathering place for the children of the Xudu family.
Lu Xun sat on the second floor of a high-end restaurant and listened to the discussions at the tables next to him. When talking about the Battle of Chibi, everyone seemed to have experienced it personally.
Someone said: "If we say that in the Battle of Chibi, millions of people went south but failed to eliminate Liu Xuande and Zhou Gongjin, it is already a defeat. However, Jiangdong lost troops and lost generals, and Xiakou's troops were bloodless. It seems like a victory. It is really difficult to evaluate."
Then someone muttered: "I heard that the first thing Zhao Boran, the new Jingzhou governor, did when he took office was to join forces with General Zhang to pursue Liu Xuande along the path southward!"
"Which General Zhang is it?"
"Both generals Zhang have gone! General Zhang He, general Zhang He, and general Zhang Liao, general Zhang Liao, have gone to chase Liu Bei one after another!"
"If you don't believe me, what use is there to chase a lost dog?"
"Do not believe?"
The man who spoke said in a long tone: "I am from Hejian, General Ping Di and Zhang, my fellow countryman, don't I know his movements?"
"Yes, yes. It's a pity that the 100-day alcohol ban is not over yet, so I can't drink with you anymore."
Such words, true or false, Lu Xun listened for a long time, but he couldn't summarize any information that he didn't know.
Some people's news sounded true, but when the source of the news was reported, it was realized that it was just a guess.
Some news is unreliable at first glance. For example, it is said that Cao Wu, the general of Beifu, was a reckless man who could compete with Xu Chu, so he made the move to hit the river embankment.
Some people say that Zhou Gongjin is a green-faced and fanged evil spirit, otherwise how could he flood Jiangxia.
There are also people who are sneaky, looking left and right before revealing the secret they know. Cao Cao is eager to destroy Jiangdong in order to capture Er Qiao. As for the source of the information, it is naturally a relative who is out of reach and working as a servant beside Cao Cao. .
Lu Xun frowned when he heard this, and realized that Zhou Yu's flooding of Jiangxia was a very immoral act for people outside Jiangdong and was despised by everyone in the world.
But he also understood that after digging the Yangtze River, if Cao Wu and Zhuge Liang hadn't turned the tide, Zhou Yu had already destroyed half of Cao Cao's army, and Cao Cao's army would have been doomed. This was the most perfect strategy, and it makes sense to be poisonous, even now The failure also prevented Cao Jun from leaving the food road, which had the effect of blocking Cao Jun. From this point of view, what Zhou Yu did was actually the most correct choice.
But this is what these hotel talkers don't think about. They only focus on what they know and don't pay attention to the whole situation.
Lu Xun took a sip of tea, waited for the atmosphere to calm down, and winked at the Beifu slave sitting opposite him.
The servant was also smart and immediately said: "Even if the water floods Jiangxia, we can continue the expedition when the water recedes. The army has arrived for the expedition, why did it return to the north? If the food road is not good, the worst case scenario is that the battlefield will be transferred back to Jiangling to transport food!"
Lu Xun muttered: "Brother Li, you don't know this. The prime minister returned north not because of those people in Jiangdong."
The servant said at the right time: "Oh? Brother Zhang, I would like to hear the details."
Someone next to me said: "But Yinnan Xiongnu?"
Lu Xun laughed loudly: "Why should the Southern Huns be afraid? The Prime Minister alone can retreat!"
His nonsense made everyone in the restaurant look at him, as if they were thinking that if Ruonan Xiongnu was nothing, what reason could he give.
The man wondered: "In this case, why does the Prime Minister need to teach the teacher?"
Lu Xun said: "I know a person who is from the Cao family in Qiao County, Peiguo. He was liked by the prime minister since he was a child, so he worked as a clerk in the account. He once told me a shocking secret!"
"What secret?"
Many people said in unison.
"That's... well, it can't be said, it can't be said."
Lu Xun started, but then stopped.
He waved his palms, but he was sneering in his heart.
He had replayed the Battle of Chibi countless times in his mind. He knew better than everyone present that the Jiangdong Army lost, in fact, it was lost to Cao Wuren.
Whether it was deceiving Sun Quan, diverting the tiger away from the mountain, and letting Jiangdong's main force go to Hefei, or pretending to be Cao Cao before the battle to stabilize the morale of the army, let alone turn the tide in the end.
The governor's plan is perfect, but it's a pity that there is no Cao in the world.
And all of this started when Cao Wu entered Chaisang.
Cao Wuyong's nursery rhyme broke the fragile trust relationship between Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers, and also deceived Jiangdong's ministers.
From Cao Wu, Lu Xun learned one thing, that is, using the public opinion of the masses and making up a nursery rhyme may not deceive Sun Quan, but if the time is chosen right, it can defeat Jiangdong.
Therefore, when Cao Wu said he wanted to fight back, Lu Xun immediately thought of using this trick. He discussed the details with Cao Wu and came up with the idea of making a fuss in restaurants and tea shops.
Sure enough, these people were all intrigued by him and kept begging him to continue.
Lu Xun pretended to be embarrassed, and after being persuaded for a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, the reason why the Prime Minister withdrew his troops is simple. He was sleeping peacefully in the Chibi Camp, but he had a nightmare and woke up. Therefore, he thought it was a warning from God, so he Return.”
"What dream?"
Everyone around asked anxiously.
