Xiaoqi

Now you and I are both people in distress. There is a saying: we are both people in poverty, why should we know each other when we meet again!If I, Li Wenchang, can have a brother who takes care of you like you, it will be a great fortune in my life.So, Zijing needn't say much, I recognize you brother! "

"Li Wenchang?" Finally knowing Li Li's real name, Lu Su felt very familiar at first, so he muttered casually, and immediately remembered who Li Wenchang was.

All of a sudden, Lu Su stared straight at Li Li with a look of incredulity on his face, and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, you are General Wei Li Li Li Wenchang?"

Seeing the astonishment on Lu Su's face, Li Li said frankly: "Brother Zijing is right, I am Li Li from Xiliang, and my name is Wenchang. This time I came to Yangzhou for a secret trip, but my whereabouts were leaked unexpectedly, which led to assassination by gangsters. During a fierce battle last night, I was tricked by gangsters and fell into the torrent. Fortunately, I was rescued by Brother Zi Jing this morning and escaped death.

Just now I proposed to become brothers with Zijing. Although I meant to repay my kindness, I value Zijing's innocence more.Fighting for hegemony in troubled times, I have long been used to the chaotic struggle of intrigues and deceptions, and I am deeply tired and overwhelmed by it.If I can have a righteous and sincere brother like Zijing to help me, I, Li Li, will have no regrets in this life! "

"This,,,,,,," Lu Su could clearly feel that Li Li's words came from the heart, stemming from the sincere friendship in his heart, for which he was deeply moved.It was precisely for this reason that he hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

Although Lu Su had not witnessed Li Li's deeds and strength in Xiliang, he had heard about them.

Three years ago, Li Li from Xiliang was still an unknown person, a wet boy, no one in the world knew his name.However, in the battle of Xinzheng, Li Li captured Zhu Jun alive and became famous all over the world in one fell swoop, and then captured Chenliucheng, triumphantly.Afterwards, Li Li served as the prefect of Wuwei at a young age. He fought against Han Sui and Ma Teng's coalition forces three times, took over Pegasus and Pingsi counties, confronted Dong Zhuo's court, put down the chaos in Chang'an, annexed the Xiliang army, and then Sweep the entire territory of Xiliang.In the past two years, Xiliang has been under great rule, the bandits and bandits have disappeared, light taxes, and benefiting the people's livelihood, so that the people of Xiliang and the two prefectures live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no more war.

These well-known deeds have long been passed on by word of mouth by caravans traveling to various states and counties, and are talked about by people everywhere.Over time, no one in the states, counties, and counties of the Han Dynasty knew the name of Li Wenchang, and the gentry knew Li Li very well, because what Li Li had done had touched the fundamental interests of the aristocratic family, which was tantamount to uprooting the aristocratic family .

Lu Su, who lived in Yangzhou, naturally knew about these well-known deeds, and once seriously pondered Li Li's handling style and aspirations.In the end, I came to a conclusion that Li Li had mixed merits and demerits. It was hard to say whether he was good or bad, and it was difficult to easily determine who was right and what was wrong in what he did.

But there is no doubt that among all the princes in the world today, Xiliang Li Li is undoubtedly the strongest and most advantageous powerful prince.None of the princes in the towns could confront him head-on, and no one could compare with the power he possessed. Even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the four generations and three princes, could not compete with Li Li.

In all honesty, if he could be appreciated by Li Li and entrust him with a heavy responsibility, Lu Su would naturally be willing to serve under his command.

Because today's world is chaotic, the princes of each town need not say who is loyal and who is traitor. They are all ambitious separatist princes under the banner of Zhongxing Han Dynasty.All people with lofty ideals are well aware of this point, and no one is so stupid as to go to someone who has a good reputation and integrity, and refuses to work for someone who has a bad reputation.

Today's educated people in the world choose their masters, the first thing is strength, the second is whether they appreciate and value themselves, and the last is whether they can get the opportunity to display their talents.Of course, fame and fortune are also indispensable. After all, no one is a saint without desires and ambitions.

The only thing that made Lu Su feel at ease was that his Lu family belonged to the Linhuai noble family, and the family members were not too many but not too many, and their roots were in Yangzhou.If he voted under Li Li's command in Xiliang, would his clan and relatives be persecuted by other princes, so that he would be accused of disloyalty and disfilial piety?

In addition, there is another point that makes Lu Su hesitate, and that is Li Li's proposal to sworn brotherhood with him.To be honest, Li Li thinks highly of him so much, which makes him very excited and heartbroken.But Li Li's status is extraordinary after all, now he has the position of General Wei, and his title is Marquis of Wuwei. He is already an extremely human minister, and if he takes half a step forward, he will be Sangong, and if he goes one step further, he will be Duke and Marquis.

In comparison, what is Lu Su now?The mayor of Dongcheng who had only been in office for less than a year, and now Yuan Shu posted notices to arrest him everywhere.Although he is conceited that he has some talents, he still needs to display his talents to be counted and recognized by the world; if he is not appreciated by the master and cannot be reused, it means that a hero is useless, and no matter how talented he is, it is useless.

Chapter 510

"Cuckoo!"

Just as Lu Su lowered his head in thought, a sound woke him up from his thoughts, and then he looked blankly at Li Li, the person who made the sound.

"Brother Zijing, I'm sorry, I didn't intend to disturb your thinking. It's really empty and I can't help myself!" Li Li said bluntly with his usual expression.

"Huh?" Lu Su was stunned, but he was quite surprised in his heart, and he had a better understanding of Li Li's character.

"Uncle Cheng, hurry up and get some food." Lu Su immediately ordered Lu Cheng at the cabin door.

Then he said apologetically: "A momentary negligence, poor hospitality, Brother Wenchang Haihan."

"Zijing, don't talk like that. I'm causing you trouble, and I should apologize to you. How can it be wrong?" Li Li waved his hand indifferently.

Before the words finished, Li Li asked again: "I wonder how Zijing thinks about it?"

"I don't understand something. I wonder if Brother Wenchang can tell you the truth?" Unknowingly, Lu Su had reversed the previous titles of the two.Before, Li Li called him Brother Zijing, but now Lu Su called Li Li Brother Wenchang instead.

This seemingly inconspicuous change already explained many problems, but both sides deliberately downplayed these details, and no one would reveal the mystery.

Li Li nodded happily and said: "Zi respect, but it's okay to talk, I will know everything."

Lu Su's expression changed slightly, he looked at the cabin door out of the corner of his eye, and seeing no one approaching, he immediately said in a low voice: "Currently the situation in Chang'an is complicated, especially Wenchang's move is extremely intriguing, looming, it seems to be dormant on purpose, so I will make Uncle Li Jue Push it above the court. However, this move can deceive ordinary people, but it is difficult to conceal the mouths of aristocratic families. It seems clever, but in fact it hides the worry of being trapped in a cocoon.

In the past two years, Xiliang has implemented a number of government decrees to benefit the people, but they are all from the hands of Ling Shu Li Jue, which has virtually weakened the reputation of Brother Wenchang, but Ling Shu is quite popular.This will give people the illusion that Uncle Ling is the lord of Xiliang, and brother Wenchang is just a general who can fight well.Although people with lofty ideals know the whole story, ordinary people don't know the inside story. At least the people outside Xiliang think that General Li Jue has a heart of love for the people.

I just want to ask Brother Wenchang a few words.First, who is in charge of Xiliang?Second, have you ever thought that the battle in the southern suburbs of Chang'an is likely to be staged again? "

Li Li's face changed when he heard the words, and his originally calm eyes suddenly became deep, and he was in a daze thoughtfully.

"My lord,,," just as Li Li was concentrating on thinking, Lu Cheng walked into the cabin with a tray.Just as he was about to speak, he saw Lu Su waving his hand to silence, so he put the food on the table.Turn around and leave lightly.

Lu Su's words made Li Li Muran alert.Although he believed that his uncle Li Jue would not have any unreasonable thoughts, he had a vague feeling that the second problem Lu Su mentioned was very likely to happen again.It's just that the possibility of another large-scale war like the Battle of the Southern Suburbs is very small, but Chang'an City will inevitably fall into turmoil again.

To this day, the reason why this kind of misfortune can still happen is still in Li Li.Because he always felt that his uncle Li Jue brought him and Li Xian up, not father and son but better than father and son.Both emotion and reason cannot be ignored, and it is impossible for him to attack Li Jue, otherwise, how could he gain a foothold in the world.

It is this kind of extremely tangled and complicated emotions that makes Li Li feel a sense of restraint most of the time.Dealing with the affairs of Chang'an always needs to take care of Li Jue's feelings, and also take into account the influence of all aspects.This made him very troubled and depressed for a while, and then he simply handed over the power of Chang'an to his uncle Li Jue, except for the money and food treasury, and let go of it.

This is also the reason why Li Li never lived in Chang'an City.It's not that he doesn't want to live in Chang'an, but to ensure the stability and peace of Xiliang, so that there will be no brother-in-law and civil strife again, so he can only make concessions.He led the army outside and presided over the expedition to restore the people's livelihood in Yongliang and Liangzhou, while his uncle Li Jue sat in Chang'an and was in charge of the court.Only in this way can the uncle and nephew try to avoid conflicts and maintain this precious blood relationship.

However, in the past year or so, Li Jue has interfered with the transfer of the army and generals of the county government several times, and has had close contacts with Yang Ding, Hu Zhen and other old Xiliang generals, and there seems to be signs of a comeback.As for these secret matters, Li Li had already received a secret report and was well aware of them, but he did not take any action, he was noncommittal and waited and watched.

What Li Li never expected at this moment was that Lu Su, an outsider, could see the hidden crisis through the appearance. This was beyond Li Li's expectation, and he was very surprised.This also made him clearly realize that Lu Su really has a very strategic vision, sees problems very thoroughly, and makes extremely accurate judgments.

Looking back on the history of later generations, Zhuge Kongming knew that the world was divided into three parts before he came out of the cottage, while Lu Su and Lu Zijing proposed a long-term strategy to consolidate the three pillars of Jiangdong when he defected to Sun Quan. There are similarities in the same effect.Later, the historical process just verified their respective strategic assumptions, and the two of them also fought for their respective ideals all their lives.It's just that Lu Su was ten years older than Zhuge Kong next year, and died at the age of 46, walking ahead of Kong Ming, but in the end the Shu Han perished earlier than Soochow.

Therefore, Lu Su may not be as good at fighting as Zhou Yu, nor as good at fighting as Zhuge Kongming, but his strategic vision is not inferior to these two.

In addition, Lu Su was also a loyal and honest doer, and one of the few modest gentlemen recognized by the world in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms.Some people also call him a "good old man" or "a sincere man". He is often teased and applauded by Zhuge Kongming, but he has won 30 years of stability for Soochow and laid the foundation for Soochow's navy to be invincible in the world.

Because of this, Li Li's proposal to become brothers with Lu Su was definitely not a whim, but he had the idea of ​​attracting Lu Su long before he decided to travel south.It was precisely because he knew what kind of person Lu Su was, and he was rescued by Lu Su this time, which prompted him to want to become brothers with Lu Su.

People are unpredictable in troubled times, and only a genuine and humble gentleman like Lu Su can make Li Li trust him without any worries and treat him sincerely, hoping to meet a brother and friend who will take care of him in troubled times.Otherwise, as his status gets higher and higher, his territory gets bigger and bigger, and his strength gets stronger and stronger.Before you know it, you will become a loner without even a single friend who is honest with you.

"Keep Zijing waiting for a long time." After straightening out his thoughts, a warm smile appeared on Li Li's face again. It was obvious that the two questions raised by Lu Su just now had been preoccupied in his mind.

"Brother Wenchang, you are welcome to eat." Lu Su smiled happily.

Li Li smiled and nodded, then got up and pulled Lu Su to sit down beside the table: "Zijing sit down together, we will talk while eating."

"This,,, is also good!" After a little hesitation, Lu Su readily agreed, and then sat opposite Li Li.But Li Li was really blunt, and immediately started to eat big pieces after sitting down.

After a while, Li Li wiped out most of the food, while Lu Su just tasted it, and poured wine for Li Li while eating.

After eating and drinking.Li Lifang felt that the armor on his body was too tight, which was very inconvenient.Immediately he said to Lu Su: "Zijing, hurry up and pick up a robe and lend it to me temporarily. After returning to Xiliang, let your sister-in-law make some clothes and return them to you. How about it?"

"Uh!" Lu Su was stunned when he heard the sound.Li Li had already begun to remove his armor in his line of sight, as if he didn't treat him as an outsider, and he didn't shy away from it.

Seeing this, Lu Su got up immediately, and said with a hearty smile: "Hahaha! Okay, Brother Wenchang, wait a moment. I'll go get the robe right away!" The back figure smiled knowingly.

Lu Su, who had just walked out of the hatch, looked up and saw Lu Cheng whispering something to his grandmother.Obviously to report Li Li's identity to his grandmother.

"Su'er, come quickly." Sure enough, when Mrs. Lu saw Lu Su coming out, she immediately beckoned him to come.

Lu Su stepped forward quickly, and casually said to Lu Cheng: "Uncle Cheng, bring me a set of long robes, preferably newly made brocade robes that have not been worn."

Lu Cheng happily nodded and retreated. At this time, Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "Just now, Lu Cheng told me all the conversations between you and General Li. Lu Cheng said that General Li wants to marry you as a brother of a different surname. Is this true? "

"It's true." Lu Su nodded and said, "However, General Li's status is too noble, and his grandson can't afford it, so I think it's better to let this matter go."

"Oh?" Mrs. Lu murmured in astonishment, and asked in a low voice after thinking: "Could it be that General Li just said it casually, but in fact he has no sincerity?"

"No, no, no, grandma must have misunderstood, General Li treats me sincerely, not just empty words!" Lu Su quickly explained.