Demon of the Three Kingdoms

() Lu Rui was lying on a high bed in the room, covered with a wool pad made of wool bought from merchants outside the Great Wall, covered with a tiger skin quilt, with a small pot of hot tea beside him, and two The maid was helping Lu Rui rub his shoulders, hehe, this is a comfortable life!Compared with running around with Cao Song every day in the cottage, eating stinky steamed buns, living in heaven, the ancient ruling class is really a luxury!

While Lu Rui was enjoying a heavenly life, Cao Cao and a group of counselors and generals discussed how to reward Lu Rui at the prefect's mansion.

Cao Cao sat on the main seat, drank some wine, and then looked at everyone, except Guo Jia who was drinking the wine from the flagon like a prodigal son, the rest of the people were sitting upright, waiting for Cao Cao to speak .Cao Cao coughed a few times and said, "Everyone, this time Rui'er saved my father by chance. Is there any trick to relieve my worries?"

Xiahoudun looked at Cao Cao, then took a bite of the chicken leg and said, "Brother, Rui'er should be rewarded heavily for his contributions, children, more gold, silver and treasures, rare and exotic beasts would be nice, Rui'er should not have one." Opinion!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he cursed inwardly: Yuan Rang is so stupid, if it's so simple, I still need to call civil and military discussions?Wouldn't it be better to just get the money directly from the Cao family?Hmph, I, Cao Mengde, are not short of money anyway!I still touch Captain Jin!

Cao Cao didn't answer Xiahou Dun, but looked at Cheng Yu.Cheng Yu immediately stood up and said: "General Xiahou, rewarding the Marquis of Qi is a small matter, but the most important thing is to gather the whole army. If the Marquis does not reward for his meritorious service, and the whole army is no longer worthless, how can our army compete for supremacy?" Between princes from all walks of life?"

Xiahou Dun glanced at Cheng Yu, and then said: "Sir? Award Rui'er? How to award? Rui'er is a Marquis. If you say you can confer a title, can you confer? If you increase the number of food towns? Can you increase? Confer an official position? How can a child who arrives be appointed an official? Qin Ganluo is 12 years old, and Ruier is still a few years away!" After speaking, he snorted, and a group of literati dared to challenge me!

When Cheng Yu and the others heard this, they were stunned for a moment. Xiahou Dun still understood in his heart that this is what is difficult for Cao Cao. It is not appropriate to be appointed as an official or knight. If you give money, is Lu Rui short of money?If you can't show sincerity, if you don't do well, you will lose the morale of the army and the people!

Seeing everyone looking at each other in dismay, Cao Hong put down the wine glass in his hand and said loudly: "Brother, what's the problem? Since Rui'er is still close, it's not suitable to be rewarded. It's fine to reward him after the coronation ceremony. Why bother?" trouble?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes immediately showed a fierce look, and he glared at Cao Hong. Cao Hong was taken aback, and quickly shrank his head. Did he say the wrong thing?Looking at Cao Hong, Cao Cao shook his head, idiot, you can say this kind of thing, and you don't reward young people for their merits?This also makes sense?

Xun Yu stood up and said: "General Cao Hong, in the past, the emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty ordered the world to reward the officials. Sealing those who don't like it will be a thousand years of merit!"

Xun Yu used the allusion of Han Gaozu to award meritorious officials to warn Cao Hong: Han Gaozu first canonized the person he hated the most, Yongchi, as a lord, and the officials who were originally excited were as docile as rabbits. , explain what?It means that other people's rewards must be higher than Yong Chi's!Yong Teeth has become a benchmark!

Now Cao Cao's awarding Lu Rui is also a benchmark. Although Lu Rui is Cao Cao's adopted son, he is not his own son.In the future, meritorious persons cannot be rewarded higher than Lu Rui, because Cao Cao's adopted sons are awarded like this, what else do you think?Yong Chi is the lower limit of the benchmark, and Lu Rui is the upper limit of the benchmark!

Of course, Cao Hong didn't know the mystery of Gao Zu's rewarding officials. He just realized that he had said something wrong, so he gnawed at the pig's feet!When Cao Cao saw it, he sighed inwardly, the Cao clan still lacks political planners!

At this time Cao Ren stood up and said, "Brother, since Rui'er is already the adopted son of the elder brother, why doesn't the elder brother accept Rui'er as a clan son and let him join my Cao clan, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren, as expected of Cao Jiazhi General Cao Ren, the idea is different.Although Lu Rui is after Cao Ren, it is reasonable to leave the Cao family, but if Cao Cao's adopted son becomes Cao Cao's adopted son, that is, a non-blood related Cao family son, then the wealth of the Cao family can be compared with Lu Rui's. Rui shared it together, and the upper limit of rewards for heroes is to be as honorable as the Cao family!

Xun You looked at Cao Cao, is the lord moved?Xun You stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, outsiders may not know, but have you forgotten that Lu Gong Boshe is the only one left behind by Lu Rui?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his body shook. By the way, Lu Boshe, brother Lu, he has Ruier's bloodline. What if Ruier's surname is Cao?Isn't that the heir of the Lu family?Brother Lu saved himself, it's not kind to do so, especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in the Xiaolian era, when others risked their lives to save them, you brought other people's sons into your own family?This will be ridiculed by the world!

Cao Cao sighed and asked, "Gongda? Do you have a good idea?"

Xun You rolled his eyes and said, "Master, I have a way to reward Lu Rui!"

Cao Cao hurriedly asked: "Gongda, please tell me!"

Xun You arched his hands and said, "My lord, I have a daughter who is about the same age as Lu Rui. My lord is willing to recruit Rui'er as his son-in-law. My lord will reward all the ministers and marry into a family. It's not impossible!"

When Cao Cao heard it, Gongda?So that was the idea?Marriage to a family means gaining a political status and identity at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This is very important. Why did Mi Zhu help Liu Bei when his family went bankrupt? It was for the word of identity!The status of a businessman is not qualified!This is a feasible method!but?

When Xun Yu heard it, Gongda?how can you do thisXun Yu immediately stood up and said, "My lord, Wen Ruo also has a daughter who can match Lu Rui, please use the name of Zhong's father as Lu Rui for marriage!"

When most of the generals were still ignorant, Xia Houyuan had already reacted, and immediately stood up and said, "My lord, Xiahou's family also has a suitable woman who can match Lu Rui, my lord, please be the master!"

Only then did Cao Cao understand, okay, you all have a plan?Recruit my Ruier as a son-in-law? nainai, why do you want to bully me like this?

Guo Jia heard the crowd arguing, and suddenly laughed, drank the wine from the gourd, and looked at the crowd playfully.

Cao Cao asked, "Feng Xiao, why are you laughing?"

Guo Jia arched his hands and said, "My lord, if we share the same glory with the Cao family, is there any way to accept Lu Rui as a son-in-law? My lord can also accept Lu Rui as his son-in-law!"

As soon as Guo Jia's words fell, everyone looked over, "Feng Xiao, you will die if you don't speak!"Guo Jia knew that he had offended someone, so he had no choice but to drink alcohol. In fact, when Xun You proposed to marry Lu Rui with his daughter, Cao Cao had already thought of the method of marrying Lu Rui with his own daughter, but Cao Cao couldn't say it out. Don't you want to grab it?My old Cao accepts Lu Rui as his son-in-law. This is like robbing his son-in-law with his subordinates. It's a shame!But when Guo Jia proposed it, it was different. It was a way to discuss how to reward Lu Rui. The decision rests with the lord, Lao Cao!

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with satisfaction, Feng Xiao really wins my heart!Cao Cao thought about it thoughtfully, and then said: "The law of filial piety is feasible. My family has a female festival, who happens to be married to Ruier. Everyone, do you have any objections?"

Everyone looked at each other, could there be any objection?Isn't that robbing the master of his son-in-law?There's no way out, so I just cupped my hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

Cao Cao nodded, as if thinking of something again, and then said: "Everyone, if you want Rui'er to agree to this marriage, I'm afraid it's up to his temperament, but Rui'er? I don't know what you can do?"

Marriage in the Han Dynasty was still very free. The order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker were a matter of the Song Dynasty, not the Han Dynasty!He was the only one left in Lu Rui's clan. If Lu Rui rejected Cao Cao in public, it would be a shame!And there is a possibility that Wen Ruo and the others may snatch Lu Rui away, my lord, if others look down on your daughter, they may still take a fancy to our daughter!

Those who wanted to get married with Lu Rui naturally shook their heads, hehe, my lord, you can solve it, if you can't, Ruier is ours!Cheng Yu really couldn't stand it anymore, but there was no good way, so he could only say: "My lord, Feng Xiao is Lu Rui's master, Feng Xiao must have a way to marry Rui'er to the lord!"

Guo Jia coughed a few times in a hurry, choked on the wine, Zhong De, without you doing this, how could I do it?Cao Cao smiled and said, "Bong Xiao?"

When Guo Jia heard it, my lord, this has nothing to do with me. If you offend your precious adopted son, it would be a thankless thing. Thinking of this, Guo Jia cupped his hands and said solemnly: "My lord, although my subordinate is Rui Master Er, but this matter is really impossible, please forgive me, my lord!"

"What, even Feng Xiao backed down? But Guo Jia has already become a scapegoat, so don't force him. Thinking of this, Cao Cao looked at the crowd, and they basically said, Lord, don't look for me." !I do not know what to do!

Just when Cao Cao was at his wit's end, a voice suddenly came from beside him: "My lord, I have a way to get the young master to agree to this marriage."

Everyone was stunned, and they all looked over. It turned out that it was a newly recruited doorman by Cao Cao. This person was wearing a bamboo hat, was not tall, and had a faint white beard. He should be an elderly person. Cao Cao said yes He trusted him very much, but no one knew who this person was.

When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave this to you!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, and the man in the hat left.Everyone looked at this person with strange eyes, but suddenly, this person disappeared.Everyone looked at the place where the man in the bamboo hat disappeared in amazement, Cao Cao just smiled and said: "Everyone, let's drink!"

Everyone had to pick up the wine glass and drink with Cao Cao, Guo Jia narrowed his eyes, who is it?

"You idiot, hurry up and prepare more things." <Festival, Puyang Cao Festival, Cao Song is back, the Cao family finally gathered together!

At this time, Cao Cao came to Lu Rui's room with an IOU, opened the door, and called out, "Ruier?"During this period of time, Cao Cao always borrowed money from Lu Rui on the grounds that the Cao family's wealth was insufficient.The money Cao Song brought was rewarded to the meritorious soldiers. Cao Cao had to come to Lu Rui every day to cry poorly!It will take time to touch Captain Jin and rob the tomb!It doesn't take time to ask Lu Rui to borrow money!

Lu Rui was also very happy to lend it to Cao Cao. Anyway, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would give Cao Cao a lot of rewards in the future. At that time, hehe, Lu Rui made a profit, and Cao Cao's IOUs were all a profit!

Lu Rui stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Father Zhong?"

Cao Cao immediately sat down and said, "Ruier?"

Seeing Cao Cao's ugly appearance, Lu Rui shook his head and said, "Father Zhong, tell me, how much do you want to borrow?"

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and said, "Fifty thousand, not much!"

Lu Rui nodded, and then wrote two big characters of Lu Rui on the IOU that Cao Cao brought. These are the characters that Lu Rui learned from Cai Yong's study. They are tall and powerful, and Lu Rui thinks it is a kind of enjoyment , Xun Yu and others praised Lu Rui's calligraphy!

Cao Cao took the IOU, then smiled and said, "Rui'er? Father Zhong has something else to do, so let's go first!" After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.

Lu Rui looked at Cao Cao's back, and was also very puzzled, what do you mean?Cao Cao runs so fast?Always weird lately?Cao Festival is still seven days away, and all the civil and military personnel from Yanzhou have come to Cao Cao's state pastoral mansion. Today is Cao Cao's reward meeting for civil and military achievements for a year. punishment.It is similar to the annual commendation conference of later generations.

At the reward meeting, after Xiahou Dun received the gold from Cao Cao, Cao Cao looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, it's all thanks to my adopted son Lu Rui that Meng De's father escaped from danger in Xuzhou. You must reward Rui'er well!"

When everyone heard this, they cupped their hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

When Lu Rui heard it, his heart burst into joy, hey, Lao Cao wants to reward himself?Surely it's not for a title, but for an official position?What official position?Do you want to give me a sacrificial wine for a military officer?Stealing the master's job?Although he is still a half-hearted strategist!

Cao Cao looked at Lu Rui, showed a strange smile, and said, "Ruier?"

When Lu Rui heard this, he quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Father Zhong!"

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Rui'er, since you have agreed, I have decided to betroth Jie'er to you, and let our two families get closer."

When Lu Rui heard it?Lao Cao?Is it not enough to accept me as an adopted child?You still want to accept me as your son-in-law?Cao Festival?That little girl is pretty good looking, but wait, what do you mean?Before I agreed, Cao Cao said I agreed?

Lu Rui cupped his hands and said, "Father Zhong?"

Cao Cao looked at Lu Rui, laughed loudly and said, "Rui'er? What's wrong? Have you forgotten that this is a marriage certificate signed by you yourself!"

After finishing speaking, the servant beside him took out Lu Rui's marriage letter and showed it to everyone.Lu Rui was dumbfounded at this moment, what's going on?How could this marriage certificate have his own signature?This is a very ordinary marriage letter, but the signature is in my own handwriting, definitely written by myself!Own?I really never wrote a marriage letter!

Those who knew and those who didn't both cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations, my lord, for getting such a good son-in-law, and congratulations, Lord Hou, for getting a good spouse!"

After talking, a bunch of people came to congratulate Lu Rui, and Lu Rui could only return the salute one after another, nainai, Father Zhong, you fucked me, hard work, hard work forced marriage, how come the marriage letter signed by myself will be in Cao Cao's hand?Why?What went wrong?

The reward meeting ended with Lu Rui being recruited by Cao Cao as his son-in-law. At night, Lu Rui sat in the room and tapped the marriage certificate on the table, which was the marriage certificate that Lu Rui had collected. (In ancient times, the marriage certificate was usually divided into two parts, one for men and one for men and women.) I carefully recalled that recently, Cao Cao just took an IOU for himself to sign. Apart from that, there was no other place where Lu Rui’s signature was left, but why? Have a marriage certificate?

Lu Rui scratched his head and looked at the marriage certificate again. He couldn't figure it out. How could Cao Cao have such a marriage certificate?Your own autograph?Lu Rui knew that this time he had completely followed Cao Cao's way. When he showed the marriage certificate in public, Lu Rui didn't even have a chance to say no. Although he was a child, as the Marquis of Qi, he had to be honest. If he regretted the marriage, the consequences would be very serious , in the Eastern Han Dynasty in the era of Xiaolian, you will never be able to get along!Cao Cao understands that although he is young, he still understands this truth, after all, he is a child of an aristocratic family!

Just when Lu Rui was puzzled, Cao Cao came to Lu Rui's room and called out, "Ruier?"

Lu Rui saw that Cao Cao had come again, and Lu Rui said displeasedly, "Father Zhong!"

Seeing Lu Rui's appearance, Cao Cao knew that Lu Rui was angry, but for the sake of his face in front of his subordinates, there was nothing he could do about it. Rui'er was almost eight years old, so she should be sensible.Thinking of this, Cao Cao called out, "Ruier?"

Lu Rui glanced at Cao Cao and said, "Father Zhong, you lied to me!"

Cao Cao sat down, smiled and said, "Rui'er, Father Zhong has nothing to do. If Rui'er rejects me in public, wouldn't Father Zhong lose his prestige? Don't worry, Ruier, the money owed by Father Zhong will be paid according to the law." Return the contract to Rui'er as Jie'er's dowry!"

Seeing Cao Cao's sincere expression, Lu Rui felt helpless, Cao Cao really resembled Yi Zhongtian's evaluation of later generations: Hey, I, Cao Cao, are such a villain, a villain with a real temperament, what do you do with me?There is really no way to take him, anyway, Cao Jie is also good-looking, and it is also possible to be his first wife. It is better than Cao Cao finding a woman who does not know the details to be his first wife in the future. The marriage of the children of the family is also helpless!

Thinking of this, Lu Rui smiled and said, "Father Zhong has worked so hard, Rui'er understands, but Rui'er doesn't understand why Father Zhong has a marriage letter written by me in his hand?"

Seeing that Lu Rui smiled, Cao Cao also smiled mysteriously, and said, "Ruier, the mystery lies in this ink!"

Then Cao Cao took out an inkstone and ink in a bamboo tube, handed it to Lu Rui, and left.At the same time, a note was left: God-given divine ink, Rui'er likes strange things, this ink is given to Rui'er!Don't ask about the marriage letter!

Lu Rui stared blankly at the note, then at the ink, isn't this ordinary ink?Then Lu Rui drew a portrait of Cao Cao's big tortoise on a piece of paper. He had no choice but to use this to relieve his anger!

After finishing drawing the turtle, Lu Rui went to take a bath, then went to Cao Pi and others to cast a pot, and shot an arrow. I need to relax my depressed mood!It was late at night when Lu Rui returned to the room. At this time, Lu Rui was stunned. The words written by Cao Cao disappeared, and the turtle drawn by Lu Rui was also blurred!Ink that can make writing disappear!How could Cao Cao have such a thing? (Readers, you can guess who Cao Cao’s mysterious think tank is. This is a character processed by Rabbit’s own insights after reading the history books of the Three Kingdoms (there must be such a person in history. Readers hope this is a different think tank)