Demon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 14: Anecdotes from Chen Liu, Rescue Cao Cao

() On the outskirts of Hulaoguan in Luoyang, Cao Cao is currently dressed in rags and disheveled, looking like a beggar. Cao Cao leans against a big tree, panting, and curses in his heart: At the beginning, Zi Far, you guys are so embarrassing, you actually left Meng De and ran back alone, you will be safe when you cross the Yellow River, Meng De has to go through many checkpoints in Yanzhou before he can return to Qiao County!Thinking of this, Cao Cao looked at the sky helplessly, and continued to run away. Being caught by Fatty Dong was no fun. Dong Zhuo's methods of killing people were really cruel.

Just when Cao Cao was cautiously passing through Dong Zhuo's encirclement step by step, Lu Rui had already arrived in Chenliu. At this time, Lu Rui's identity was the son of a rich businessman from Shandong. , may be dead.

At dusk, in the inn where Lu Rui stayed, Xu Shu, Dian Wei, Hua Tuo, and Lu Rui were sitting around a small table. Lu Rui was waiting for the spies to return. Was Cao Cao caught by the county government or not? As far as Chenliu, there are too few records in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms. There is no exact record of the day when Cao Cao arrived in Chenliu. Lu Rui can only come to touch a dead mouse.

Soon, the spy came back to report. When the spy saw Lu Rui, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't find that Mr. Cao was detained in any cell in Chenliu City. There are still notices that Mr. Cao is wanted in Chenliu City. Portraits. Are we going to expand our search?"

Lu Rui looked at the spy and shook his head. The spy cupped his hands and went out.

Xu Shu stood aside, looking at Lu Rui, this son is filial piety, although Cao Cao is not his biological father, but he is so caring, going deep into Chenliu, wanting to find out about Cao Cao, such filial piety, even his own son may not be able to do it Seeing that, Xu Shu had a higher opinion of Lu Rui.Lu Rui didn't expect to bring Xu Shu out this time, and there would be such a harvest. Xu Shu promised Lu Rui that it was mainly for his mother.

Seeing that Lu Rui changed from his usual laughing and cursing, with a worried look, Xu Shu cupped his hands and said, "Master Cao, since there is no news from Master Cao, it is good news, which means that Master Cao is still safe. The spies from the county will make plans when they come back, and I estimate that Mr. Cao has not been captured by Dong Zhuo and is about to arrive at Chenliu."

Upon hearing this, Lu Rui looked at Xu Shu, but did not speak.

Xu Shu added: "Master Cao, according to the information we have received, Mr. Cao should have left Luoyang half a month ago. Luoyang is not far from Chenliu, and can be reached within three days. The reason why Mr. Cao has not seen him for so many days is probably to avoid being hunted down. , walking or detour back to Qiao County, Chenliu is the only way, please wait patiently, there will be good news." Xu Shu didn't know whether Lu Rui, a four-year-old child, knew the meaning of his analysis. Rui's IQ should be known!

After hearing this, Lu Rui nodded and smiled. Xu Shu's analysis was similar to what was recorded in history.Dian Wei was already impatient listening to Xu Shu's words, and shouted: "Master, it's time to eat, Lao Dian is hungry. If Mr. Cao is arrested, Dian Wei will lead people into the cell to rescue Mr. Cao." Alright!" After finishing speaking, he touched his stomach.

Seeing Dian Wei's appearance, Lu Rui pointed at him, then smiled, and said, "Okay, let's eat!" After finishing speaking, he went down to eat with the three of them.

The inn that Lu Rui lives in is a chamber of commerce inn, which provides a place for businessmen to rest and stay. People and snakes are mixed together, which is extremely complicated. There are many entertainers here. This is Xu Shu's suggestion. It is convenient to hide in the city Lu Rui's actions and concealment of identity.The four of Lu Rui found a relatively quiet attic, sat down, and began to eat dinner.

While the four of them were having dinner, suddenly a man dressed as a fortune teller came in, looked at Lu Rui, then shook the bell in his hand and said, "My lord, I have something on my mind, I don't have a good appetite."

When Lu Rui heard it, he was taken aback for a moment, then looked up, fortune teller?I was absent-minded just now, and I turned over the dishes in my bowl, and this person was attracted?Lu Rui felt irritable, threw his chopsticks and said, "It's not fate, get out!"

Dian Wei also clenched Wu Xia's fist at the side, and said: "Fortune teller, don't leave yet. I'm angry at the young master. I will wring your head off!"

The fortune teller shook his head, smiled, shook the bell in his hand, and said with a long smile: "A song of sun falls on the western mountain, if there is no bosom friend, is it just like a high mountain and flowing water, it's a pity that Boya will never meet his son, what a pity." After speaking and singing With a song falling to the west, I was about to leave.

When Lu Rui and Xu Shu heard it, they were both stunned for a moment, a song ri?Cao word?Luo Xishan, there was something in the words, thinking of this, Lu Rui and Xu Shu said at the same time: "Slow!" After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other, Lu Rui thought, as expected of Xu Shu, who thought of it so quickly, Xu Shu I thought, Master Hou is really smart, since he knows how to guess riddles at such a young age!

The fortune teller smiled, and Xu Shu replied: "Mr.'s words seem to have something to say. My little master hopes to invite Mr. to sit down and have a good chat."

The fortune teller nodded, then straightened his clothes and sat down.Xu Shu asked: "Where are you from, sir? I don't know why you came here?"

The fortune teller arched his hands and said: "I am just a wanderer in the rivers and lakes. I am good at meeting people, traveling around, and relying on this to make a living. I meet people, the horoscope: meet people, collect money, leave a message, and leave!

When Lu Rui heard this, he smiled in his heart. He turned out to be a fortune teller. He didn't expect to meet a fortune teller here, but listening to his words, he didn't look like an ordinary fortune teller.

The fortune teller looked at Xu Shu, and said: "Mr., I think my fate has changed not long ago when I come down to see you. Congratulations, Mr. You will definitely be able to show your ambitions in the future!"

When Xu Shu heard it, he didn't take it seriously. The fortune tellers are not trustworthy, and their fate has changed?Is not this nonsensical?After finishing speaking, he disdainfully smiled!

When Lu Rui heard this, he was stunned, this person is not simple!In history, after Xu Shu joined Cao Wei under Liu Bei's command, he remained silent and unknown, and a counselor who defeated Cao Jun's wise general Cao Ren was drowned out.According to the fortune teller, Xu Shu's fate has changed. Could it be that he can tell from the fortune teller?

Seeing Xu Shu's disbelieving expression, the fortune teller smiled and said, "Mr. has an old mother, who should have died unexpectedly. Now that Mr.'s fate has changed, it is really a blessing in life to go to meet the old mother and take care of her for the rest of her life!"

When Xu Shu heard this, he was stunned for a moment. How did he know that he was going to pick up his mother?Thinking of this, Xu Shu bowed and said: "Sir, I admire you!" Although Xu Shu didn't really believe his words, he could see that he was not an easy person to deliver his mother, so he had to get to know him better.

When Lu Rui heard it, could there really be such a god?Can actually see Xu Shu's future?No, there is no such person in the world!While Lu Rui was thinking, the fortune teller cupped his hands again and said to Lu Rui: "Young Master, I see you as a man of wealth and honor. In the future, your official salary will be a first-rank official and your lifespan will be one hundred."

When Lu Rui heard this, he smiled and thought to himself: Even if you count Xu Shu correctly, you can also count me right?Do you know where I come from?Just when Lu Rui was upset, he saw a fortune teller coming to strike up a conversation, just for fun!Horoscope person?Hey, I want to see it.

Lu Rui looked at the fortune teller, and then said: "Big Beard, can you figure out where I come from? I will reward you with a gold brick. If you can't figure it out, hey, I'm going to smash your signboard." After finishing speaking , drew out his own wooden sword, and waved it a few times. Nainai, what skills do you have?

The fortune teller looked at Lu Rui, and said, "Young Master is from Qiao County, and he came from the east!"

When Lu Rui heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Big Beard, you are right. Butler Xu gave Big Beard a gold brick. Go down. These are enough for you to live for a long time."

Xu Shu nodded, and took out a gold brick to the fortune teller. After taking the gold brick, the fortune teller cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord. Please give me the pen and ink, and leave a message for the two of you."

Xu Shu looked at Lu Rui, Lu Rui nodded, Xu Shu ordered someone to take out a pen, ink and paper, and handed it to the fortune teller.The fortune teller wrote a few words to the two respectively, and then left.

After the fortune teller left, Lu Rui smiled and said to himself: "When you are upset, it is also a pleasure to have this person to relieve your boredom. Xiao Xuxu, is he accurate?"

Xu Shu cupped his hands and said: "Young master, at first, my subordinates didn't take it seriously, but when he said that I wanted to take over my mother, my subordinates were surprised, but now, my subordinates understand."

Upon hearing this, Lu Rui asked, "What do you understand?"

Xu Shu showed Lu Rui the jade ring in his hand, and said: "Master, this is the custom of my subordinate's hometown. When a wanderer goes out and visits his mother in his hometown, he must wear this jade ring. This fortune teller must know the customs of his hometown when he travels around. , If you don’t know ordinary people, you will believe in this person!”

Lu Rui looked at Xu Shu, he was indeed a wise man, he quickly recognized his strengths, traveled around, learned a lot, learned a lot, and relied on observation to please others and earn money!

When Dian Wei heard it, he shouted: "So that's the case. I thought he was a god. He knew our itinerary. It turned out to be just a coincidence of a fortune-teller! He almost deceived me!"

At this time, Hua Tuo, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the three of them and said, "This man is not an ordinary fortune teller, and it is extremely effective if he is picked by his fortune teller!"

"What? Old man Hua Tuo, you know him" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, how could Hua Tuo know the fortune teller?

Hua Tuo smiled and said, "My lord, I don't know him, but I can guess who he is by looking at him.

Upon hearing this, Lu Rui pointed at Hua Tuo with his chopsticks and said, "Old man, who is he?"

Hua Tuo cupped his hands and said: "He is from Peiguo. When I was traveling in Xuzhou, I heard about this person. This person is called Zhu Jianping. He is good at matching people and is famous in Qingxu!"

Lu Rui was stunned, Zhu Jianping?Others don't know him, but Lu Rui, who is familiar with the annals of the Three Kingdoms, knows that he is the number one fortune teller in the Three Kingdoms.Thinking of this, Lu Rui showed an evil smile again, hehe, this person is a talent, my favorite talent of Lu Rui!An unexpected idea was born in Lu Rui's mind, Lu Rui wanted to use Zhu Jianping as a cash cow!

Lu Rui looked at Dian Wei and said: "It's evil, you send someone to stop the fortune teller just now, and tie him up to my son!"

When Dian Wei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, nodded, and went down, but unfortunately, Zhu Jianping had long since disappeared, and Lu Rui didn't care when he found out about it. Anyway, this person will serve Cao Cao in the future, and he will do it at that time Come here, hey, little pig, you are an unknown official in Cao Wei, why not come and earn money for Lord Ben Hou!

Zhu Jianping's incident was an episode of Lu Rui's trip to Chenliu, and it just passed away.Lu Rui also ignored Zhu Jianping, but continued to pay attention to Chen Liu's situation, hoping to pick up Cao Cao as soon as possible and return to Qiao County.

In the next few days, Lu Rui pretended to be the son of a wealthy businessman and went hunting outside the city, hoping to meet Cao Cao, but unfortunately, there was no result for several days.On this day, as dusk approached, Lu Rui and the others slowly returned to Chenliu.

Lu Rui's mood is also impatient at this time. Did something unexpected happen to Cao Cao? The arrival of Lu Rui has set off a butterfly effect. Lu Rui became the Marquis of Qi, who had never existed in history. Could it be that Cao Cao's history will change?Thinking of this, Lu Rui was startled. If something happened to Cao Cao, wouldn't he have nothing? Nainai, God didn't play me like this!

As soon as he arrived at the city gate, Lu Rui saw a group of yamen servants surrounding the gate, as if they were interrogating a beggar. Lu Rui looked at the back, this back is Cao Cao!Lu Rui was taken aback for a moment, and then said to Dian Wei: "Come on, the man in front is my mortal enemy. You catch him, knock him out, and I will deal with him!" Let's talk about it after getting Cao Cao!

As soon as Dian Wei heard this, he rode his horse over, grabbed Cao Cao with his left hand from among the Yamen servants, and tied Cao Cao to the horse's back.A group of yamen servants were frightened by the situation, and after reacting, they surrounded Lu Rui's cavalry.

The leading yamen servant saw Lu Rui and his party, and they were not good stumps. They were probably wealthy or the children of aristocratic families. The yamen servant scolded: "Who are you, how dare you stop the government from interrogating them?"

When Lu Rui saw it, he immediately took off the horsewhip next to the carriage, and then lashed at Cao Cao, saying: "Nainai, you bastard, you dare to steal my son's things, you are looking for death, and finally found you, beat me!" Kill you, kill you!"

Lu Rui's horsewhip sizzled, and bloodstains were drawn out of Cao Cao's body. The people around him were surprised that Lu Rui had such strength, hehe, learning from Wang Yue was not for nothing!

The yamen servant was stunned when he saw it. Is this a thief?Hua Tuo had met Cao Cao before, and when he saw this, he immediately stood up and said, "My lord, this man is an old servant of our family. He stole our young master's Ye Mingzhu half a month ago and ran out. We met here, our son is still young and ignorant, so the guards caught him, please forgive me."

Xu Shu was a smart man, and he knew that this person was about to be rescued just by looking at his posture, so he took out two gold bars, handed them to the yamen servant and said, "Officer, I'm sorry, young master is here for the first time, and you don't know the rules. Seeing that we have been hunting around here for so many days, it’s a small thing, it’s not a respect!"

The leading yamen servant saw Jin, smiled, coughed a few times and said, "So that's the case, don't do this in the future, it depends on the time to arrest the servants!"

Xu Shu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sir, we must pay attention."

The leading yamen servant looked at Cao Cao and said, "Go away, don't do this again."

Lu Rui pointed to Cao Cao and said, "Drag him back, I'll deal with him." Then he got into the carriage.The large group of people entered the city from the west gate.Cao Cao was tied to a horse by Dian Wei and dragged into the city like a dead pig.

As soon as Lu Rui entered the city, he ordered someone to put Cao Cao into a carriage, and then galloped all the way, leaving Chenliu from the east gate, and heading for Qiaojun.

After Lu Rui left, a yamen servant said to the leading yamen servant: "Boss, I have been paying attention to that team for a few days, and today I am sure that the big man riding a horse is our Chenliu Dianwei!"

The leader of the yamen heard this and said, "What, isn't Dian Wei rumored to have joined Cao Cao's adopted son Lu Rui? That kid just now? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

The yamen servant looked around and said: "Boss, there are hundreds of them, they are like an army. Are we the yamen servants our opponents? When the county soldiers are transferred, we will be dead on the street long ago. Didn't you when Dianwei killed people?" I don’t know his martial prowess!”

The leading yamen servant was stunned, and said after a while, "Go, don't tell anyone about this, let's continue to arrest Cao Cao!"

In the ruined temple on the outskirts of Qiao County, after several days of travel, Lu Rui and his party have arrived in the territory of Qiao County. Today, everyone was resting here. Suddenly, Cao Cao's laughter came from the temple!

Cao Cao held Lu Rui in his arms and said, "Rui'er is clever, and he thought of the plan of whipping Zhongfu in public. It's really powerful. It's no wonder that he is my adopted son of Cao Mengde!" His words were full of admiration for Lu Rui.

Lu Rui looked at Cao Cao, and was touched in his heart. Cao Cao is indeed a real man with a big heart. Although Lu Rui had no choice but to whip Cao Cao, he never thought that Cao Cao would not blame himself. He really is a villain , true temperament!

The fact that Lu Rui whipped Cao Cao was also recorded in history. "Three Kingdoms. Wei Shu. Wenxinhou Biography": Wenxinhou, talented and intelligent, is not equal to Emperor Wu Zichong. When he was five years old, he whipped Taizu and Chen Liu escaped from danger. It is a good story!When Lu Rui saw Chen Shou compiling this history book, he laughed out loud. Lao Tzu is the No. 1 Three Kingdoms who whipped Cao Cao!

In the winter of 189 AD, Cao Cao returned to Qiao County, ready to start his career as a vassal, and Lu Rui will also start his path as a minister of the dragon!Cao Wei, Lu Rui is here!

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