Yuan Yao gave Liu Ye the opportunity to lend flowers to Buddha, and Liu Ye reciprocated the favor by writing a letter to his friend Lu Su.
The letter was sent out immediately, but Yuan Yao felt a little restless.
Although Lu Su doesn't know Zhou Yu now, there is no risk of being abducted by Zhou Yu.
But if Lu Su thought about it for a few days after receiving the letter, and then decided not to come back, then Yuan Yao would be at a loss.
Now there are more than 8,000 people in the camp, and they need to eat two to three hundred shi of food every day.
It takes a thousand miles to go to Yuzhang, and food is Yuan Yao's lifeline.
"Go to General Qin and ask him to order a group of cavalry. I'll set off with me to Dongcheng later!"
Yuan Yao ordered to Yuan Bao beside him.
The two to three thousand strong men in the camp were divided into five groups according to the Han military system, with 500 men in each group.
More than half of them were Zheng Bao's subordinates. In order to show that he had no doubts about employing people, Yuan Yao asked Zheng Bao to lead Sanqu with 1,500 people.
Xu Qian, the surrendered general, led a song. These five hundred people were also his subordinates before.
In the last song, there were 500 people, and Qi Ji was in charge.
The extra 100 people were all given to Zhang Ji, asking him to form a reserve team and stretcher team.
Then only Qin Yi was left, responsible for commanding the one hundred elite cavalry.
At present, Zheng Bao and Xu Qian, with the help of Qi Ji, are re-arranging and rehearsing the song. If they want to go on a mission, they can only take Qin Yi with them.
Not long after, Qin Yi came to Yuan Yao's tent fully clothed.
"Young Master, the cavalry is ready to go!"
With the help of Yuan Bao, Yuan Yao also put on the heavy armor and stepped out of the tent.
Yuan Bao also brought Yuan Yao's mount. Yuan Yao, who could usually get on the horse easily, had difficulty even lifting his legs this time.
In the end, Yuan Bao was holding on for dear life, and Yuan Yao, who was carrying a weight of more than 40 kilograms, climbed onto the horse's back.
This body looks useless! Bai is 1.8 meters tall and such a big guy. It's too weak!
You have to practice as soon as you get back!
A group of more than fifty riders rode non-stop and finally arrived in Dongcheng County before afternoon.
With the address left by Liu Ye, Yuan Yao and others looked at the map and finally saw the village where Lu Su was located in the distance before sunset.
The Lu family is a wealthy family in Dongcheng. The house is built at the highest point of the village, and there are two round granaries standing in it, which are very large and conspicuous.
At this time, Lu Su was holding the letter sent to him by Liu Ye and read every paragraph carefully.
In the letter, Liu Ye did not hesitate to praise Yuan Yao.
Let’s first talk about how noble Yuan Yao’s background is, but when he appoints people regardless of his background, he only appoints people based on their talents. This is quite a thirst for talent!
Then he changed the subject and said, "You know Zheng Bao who lives in Chaohu. He is brave and courageous and a hero. I originally planned to persuade you, Lu Zijing, to defect to him."
But guess what, as soon as Zheng Bao saw Yuan Yao, he immediately kowtowed and pledged his allegiance to him.
This shows how talented Yuan Yao is, and the future will definitely be bright if you follow him!
Finally, he said, hello, my friend, I am going to serve under Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang. You should also seize the time and come to Lujiang. We will be colleagues from now on!
Lu Su is a sincere and generous person, so he can make many friends and form good relationships, which is one of his great advantages.
There are also shortcomings, also because he is too sincere and forthright, and he trusts people too easily.
Therefore, after reading the letter, Lu Su had been fooled by Liu Ye, so he wanted to take the letter and go to the back hall to talk to his grandmother about defecting to Yuan Yao.
At this time, a guest rushed out of the hall and shouted: "Gong Lu, it's not good, Chen Yu has sent someone to ask for food and grass again!"
"How many people are back here?" Lu Su stood up and held the letter.
"I can't see clearly. I can only see the dust flying in the southwest. They are all cavalry!"
"Chen Yu used to send people to ask for food, and they always came from the northeast. How could they come from the southwest?"
Lu Su looked at the panicked guest with confusion on his face.
"Forget it, since it's coming for us, let's get ready first!"
"Blow the gong as a warning, summon all the men, and distribute all the bows and arrows!"
"Let the women, children, old and young in the village who can run to the mountains and forests to the north run now. The old and weak who can't run should come into my house to take shelter!"
Lu Su gave the order in an orderly manner, and the customer immediately turned around and left after saying yes.
Lu Su turned to the old servant next to him and said:
"You go to the back hall and take my grandmother to the cellar. No matter what happens outside, don't let her come out!"
At this time, Yuan Yao led a group of cavalry and approached Lujia Village, so he slowed down.
The sun was setting, the dust and the direct sunlight made it difficult for Lu Su and others to see clearly the flags and signs of the incoming people.
"Lock the arrow and string it!" Lu Su ordered in a low voice.
The tribesmen and disciples skillfully drew out their arrows and opened their strong bows.
Lu Su climbed to the top and shouted: "Which hero came to visit me, Lu Su?"
However, Yuan Yao could clearly see the strong bows and black arrows on the outer wall through the sunlight.
Everyone hurriedly reined in their horses, and Qin Yi and Yuan Bao hurriedly put their horses in front of Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao looked at the burly Lu Su from a distance and wondered how Lu Su looked like a tiger general.
"I am the direct son of Yangzhou Mu Yuan Shu, and so is Yuan Yao!"
"Brother Zijing, can you please invite me to the village for a chat?"
Lu Su looked at the neat cavalry in front of him and was sure that they were not Chen Yu's men.
But when he heard that the person coming was Yuan Yao, Lu Su became suspicious.
Liu Ye wrote a letter at noon today, didn't he say that Yuan Yao was in Hefei?
Seeing that Lu Su didn't respond, Yuan Yao shouted again:
"Brother Zijing, didn't you receive Ziyang's letter?"
After hearing this, Lu Su no longer doubted his presence, and immediately ordered the people around him to put down their bows and arrows and open the village gate.
"It's really Mr. Yuan!"
"Master Yuan, wait a moment, Su will come down right now!"
The gate of the village opened quickly, and Lu Su led his tribe to greet him.
With the help of Yuan Bao, Yuan Yaocai dismounted.
"I just received a letter from Ziyang at noon today, urging me to defect to Mr. Yuan!"
"I originally planned to come here after settling my grandmother's house, but I didn't expect Mr. Yuan to come to me in the afternoon!"
Looking at Lu Su who was full of enthusiasm, Yuan Yao just thought in his heart, if he had known earlier, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry and was sweating all over.
"I know that Zijing is filial and respects his grandmother, so I specially prepared some gifts to show my love!"
Yuan Yao waved his hand, and the attendant behind him came up with a gift.
"This box contains three Liaodong ginseng, which is most beneficial to elderly women with Qi, blood and spleen deficiency. Just use it in moderation!"
Yuan Yao pointed to a box held in Yuan Bao's hand and said.
Unexpectedly, the ginseng sent by Yuan Xuan was not sold in Shouchun, but it could still be used today.
Did I know that Lu Su lost his father when he was young, his mother remarried, and he was raised entirely by his grandmother, and he and she depended on each other for life and had a deep relationship.
Isn’t this a problem for you?
Lu Su was flattered and quickly declined: "This is a treasure that even a prince's family can't find. How can I, a humble family, afford it?"
Seeing that Lu Su insisted on refusing, Yuan Yao bypassed Lu Su and walked towards an old woman who was surrounded by people at the entrance of the village.
"Junior Yuan Yao, come and say hello to Mrs. Lu!"
Yuan Yao was respectful and persistent in front of Mrs. Lu. The great man ruled the world with filial piety, and Yuan Yao did not dare to be careless in the face of such righteousness.
Mrs. Lu had a kind look on her face and said hello repeatedly.
Although Mrs. Lu is old, she is neither deaf nor blind, so she calls her grandson to come over.
"Su'er, please accept the gift and don't refute other people's kindness!"
Lu Su did not dare to disobey his grandmother's words, so he could only thank him profusely and took the ginseng.
Then Lu Su asked his tribe to call Yuan Yao's men into Zhuangzi, bring out fodder for the horses, and bring tea to everyone.
He took Yuan Yao into his yard.
Mrs. Lu also said a few polite words to Yuan Yao kindly, and then asked Lu Su to help her back to the back hall to rest.
"Su'er, I see that Mr. Yuan is sweating all over his body. He came from afar and brought you valuable gifts. Does he have a motive?"
"Grandma, Mr. Yuan wants me to be his staff!"
Lu Su hurriedly took out the letter that he had not yet had time to read to his grandmother.
Mrs. Lu looked at her twenty-three-year-old grandson next to her and asked, "I know you have great ambitions. You sell your land, help the poor and make friends, just for today."
"So Su'er, are you going to accept this invitation today?"
Lu Su answered honestly: "Grandson indeed has this intention!"
"Then let him be!"
Lu Su didn't expect his grandmother to agree so quickly, which was a bit unexpected.
Mrs. Lu looked at her grandson and smiled lovingly: "Do you think it was because he gave me some Liaodong ginseng that I agreed so simply?"
Lu Su shook his head hastily. Of course he didn't believe that his grandmother, who had always taught him by words and deeds not to take money and treasures too seriously, would covet things outside of himself.
Mrs. Lu said sincerely: "I have always taught you not to stick to formalities in your interactions with others, but to put heart-to-heart communication first."
"When someone comes to visit and brings a gift, if you don't accept it because it's valuable, then I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to have a heart-to-heart talk with you later!"
"If you accept the gift first, then the other person will be able to talk to you with peace of mind and tell you the truth. You will also be able to know whether this person is sincerely dating you!"
"If you feel that this person is not suitable at this time, then we can spend all our wealth and use the two warehouses of grain to give him a gift in return! The important thing is not to delay you!"
"Although ginseng is precious, in this time of war and chaos, no treasure is as valuable as food."
"Our Lu family is short of everything, but we are not short of food!"
Only then did Lu Su understand. Looking at his grandmother who raised him, he shed tears of gratitude and said, "My grandson has remembered what my grandma taught me!"
Mrs. Lu seemed a little tired after saying these words, and slowly lay down on the couch with Lu Su's support.
"Okay, don't keep the guests waiting for too long, go out and meet the guests quickly!"
Lu Su kowtowed and stepped back. Mrs. Lu looked at her eldest grandson's respectful back and murmured: "My dear grandson, you must choose the right person. Nothing is as precious as you to grandma!"
