Gan Ning rescued Ling Tong, but Zhou Yu was not indulged in fighting, so he immediately ordered the army to retreat.

The Cao army had no time to encircle them, and even stopped the retreat of Jiaozhou, the Jiaozhou army withdrew from Jingzhou.

Cao Shu, who was in Luoyang, also received letters from Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue jointly recommended Lu Xun during this period.

When Cao Shuo learned that Lu Xun had succeeded, he was overjoyed.

In terms of ability, Lu Xun and Sima Yi are almost the same.

In some aspects, he is even better than Sima Yi.

If you get his assistance, you will undoubtedly have another arm.

A few days after Cao Shu received the letter, Lu Xun escorted down to Luoyang by a team of soldiers.

In Luoyang Palace, Cao Shu did not receive Lu Xun in the main hall, but sent someone to lead him into his residence.

Lu Xun entered the room, Cao Shu stood up and greeted with a smile: "Is Bo Yan here?"

"Have you met King Wei!" Lu Xun quickly bowed and gave a big gift.

Cao Shu raised his hand: "Boyan doesn't have to be too polite. I don't know how happy you can come to vote for me. Why do you need so many politeness?"

"The King of Wei is noble, and he still needs etiquette." Lu Xun replied.

"Bo Yan sat down and talked." Cao Shu gestured for a moment and asked him to sit down.

When Lu Xun sat down, Cao Shu asked, "I heard that Bo Yan had surrendered to me, and I knew that Jiaozhou was mostly pacified. I just don't know why Bo Yan surrendered to me? Is it because it was invincible? Or because I have a noble character and a handsome appearance?"

I had known for a long time that Cao Shu had always been a scoundrel and always boasted about his words. Lu Xun thought that as his power grew, he would restrain himself. Unexpectedly, when he came here, Cao Shu shamelessly praised himself.

Lu Xun smiled awkwardly: "What King Wei said!"

"I am not a King of Wei yet, and I am not interested in being King of Wei." Cao Shuo smiled and shook his head. He said to Lu Xun: "Liu Xuande, Sun Zhongmou, and even Cao Zihuan, who had been dealt with by me, are eager to proclaim himself emperor. I just refuse to proclaim himself emperor. Do you know why?"

Lu Xun has always seen everything very clearly, but Cao Shu was not called emperor, but he never understood it.

If Cao Shuo was loyal to the Han royal family, he had never mentioned revitalizing the Han Dynasty.

He said he was not interested in power, so why did he fight for many years?

No matter from which perspective, Cao Shu's approach is indeed very abnormal.

"Because it's not time to be emperor yet." Cao Shu stood up, and he walked to the window and looked outside: "The world has not been unified yet, Sun Zhongmou is still entrenched in Jiaozhou, and Liu Xuande often makes trouble for me when he occupied Yizhou. I would like to ask an emperor, if he can't hold the world in his hands, what emperor is he?"

Cao Shu's words were understatement, as if they were expressing a very unimportant little thing.

But Lu Xun heard endless domineering from his words.

Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others became emperors, and they only occupied a corner of the world.

Even if you have the title of emperor, it is not recognized by the whole world.

And what Cao Shu wanted was more than just a title.

What he wants is imperial power!

Supreme imperial power!

Cao Shu turned around and smiled at Lu Xun: "In the battle of Chibi, Bo Yan made great contributions to Sun Zhongmou. It can be said that if it weren't for you and Ling Tong, there would be no Jiaozhou today."

"The lord is praised!" He also called Cao Shu the "King of Wei" before. After saying a few words to him, Lu Xun decided to follow him in this life. Only when facing Cao Shu did he feel the demeanor that an emperor should have. As for Sun Quan and others, they were just heroic.

After a humble sentence, Lu Xun said to Cao Shu: "After the Battle of Chibi, it was Zhou Gongjin who really made great contributions. I just helped him."

"If you didn't fight that support, Sun Zhongmou would have been captured by me long ago." Cao Shu asked, "Come on me, what official do you want me to give you to be satisfied?"

Cao Shu did not mention the title of him as an official, but instead asked him what official he wanted. Lu Xun asked in surprise: "What does lord mean?"

"I haven't been promoted to emperor yet, so of course I can't give you a reputable official title." Cao Shu replied: "You stay by my side first and be a military advisor. Once I become emperor, you will be the one who will do it!"

The prince and the tutor were ranked among the three ranks of the ranks. Although they gradually became void since the Western Han Dynasty, their status was highly regarded by few people.

Cao Shu promised him such a position, and Lu Xun quickly stood up and bowed: "What kind of virtue can I do? How dare I accept my lord's love so much?"

"He De can't ask me, ask yourself." Cao Shuo stepped forward and helped him up: "I know Bo Yan's ability very well. With your talent, being a tutor is also a talent. But there are many talented people around me, and I can't give you the position of the emperor to you, so I can only ask you to be a little wronged."

Not only did Cao Shu not think Xu's official position was too high, but he also said that he had wronged Lu Xun, which made him feel inexplicably moved.

Lu Xun said to Cao Shu: "From now on, I will follow my lord to the death, and I will never dare to have another intention!"

"You don't have to go when you attack Jiaozhou." Cao Shu said to Lu Xun: "I don't think it's reasonable to ask you to attack the old master."

"Thank you for your conscience!" Sun Quan treated Lu Xun well. He really didn't want to attack Jiaozhou. Cao Shu gave him a step and he immediately followed.

"You can not go to Jiaozhou, but another place must go." Cao Shuo said: "Liu Xuande sent Fa Zheng to go north with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, trying to seize Hanzhong and then east to capture Shouchun. I plan to send you to intercept him. What do you think?"

"I remember Fa Zheng said he wanted to disguise himself as his lord." Lu Xun said: "Didn't he do that?"

"He really wanted to do that, but he was recognized by our army as soon as he entered Hanzhong. Now Tian Yuanhao and others are restraining them in Hanzhong." Cao Shu said: "Fa Zheng is also a capable person. Although Tian Yuanhao is not bad at using troops, it will be harder to deal with Fa Zheng. It is said that you are good at using troops. I plan to let you fight Fa Zheng, and if you don't give a single army, you will only let you take over Tian Yuanhao's troops. Are you sure?"

"As the subordinates of Liu Xuande, Zhuge Kongming is good at internal affairs and governs Yizhou in an orderly manner." Lu Xun replied: "Fa Zheng is good at military affairs, but unfortunately he has never been valued. This time, Liu Xuande used him as the main general, and the battle is not so easy to fight. Since the lord asked me to go, I will do my best."

"Once Hanzhong is lost, Liu Xuande will take the opportunity to enter the Central Plains." Cao Shu said: "If he comes to the Central Plains, there will be constant wars everywhere. The tranquility that our Cao family has managed for many years will be completely broken because of his arrival."
Chapter completed!