When Zhou Yu was the county magistrate of Juchao County, in order to solve the suffering of the hungry people, he once went to the door to find Lu Su, because he was worried that Lu Su had a false name or false rumors, Zhou Yu specially brought hundreds of people to go, who knew that Lu Su, after learning of Zhou Yu's intentions, did not care at all, pointed to his own granary of three thousand Huo and one warehouse, and let Zhou Yu take it, at that time, There were only two warehouses in Lu Su's home. Zhou Yu believed that Lu Su was indeed worthy of his name, not an ordinary person. So he and Lu Su made friends and became very good friends.
Later, his grandmother, who had raised Lu Su since childhood, died, and Lu Su returned to his hometown to bury his grandmother. At the same time, Lu Su also had a good friend, Liu Ye, who later defected to Cao Cao and served as an official in the State of Wei to the taizhong doctor and da hongxu, and became the elder of the three dynasties of the State of Wei. However, at that time, he had not yet gone to Cao Cao. He specially wrote a letter to Lu Su, saying that there was a man named Zheng Bao, who occupied the area around Chao Lake, tens of thousands of mercenaries, and many people in Lujiang County went to rely on him, and that the land was fertile and rich in resources, and it seemed that the prospects were good. He suggested that Lu Su also go and attach himself, and if he was good, he would also go to surrender later.
Lu Su felt that Liu Ye's words were reasonable, and after the funeral for his grandmother, he was ready to leave for Chaohu, but Lu Su was a filial piety, and before he went, he had to pick up his mother. At that time, Lu Su's mother had been taken to Wu County by Zhou Yu and taken care of her. So Lu Su packed up when he returned to Qu A's house, and rushed to Wu County to pick up the old mother from Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu saw Lu Su coming, he was very happy and warmly received, and Lu Su did not hide it, so he told Zhou Yu about it.
Zhou Yu smiled indifferently when he heard it, and then said to Lu Su, "Liu Ye has his views and opinions, but I think Zheng Bao and the like are not enough to mention. Lu Su listened, and at that time, he looked at Zhou Yu with wide eyes and said, "What about Gong Jin's opinion?" ”
Zhou Yu continued to laugh and said, "I think back then, the Fubo general Ma Yuan once said to Emperor Guangwu, 'In the current situation, not only the monarch is choosing his subjects, but his subordinates can also choose the monarch'. Now that my lord Sun Quan is a close confidant of wise men and wise men, and has accepted talents with special and outstanding talents, moreover, I have heard that the ancient philosophers have had mysterious arguments, saying that in the future, those who will inherit the Mandate of Heaven to replace Liu's Jiangshan will rise in the southeast region. And today's era is indeed the era when people with insight and lofty ideals have attached themselves to Yingjie. In short, for today's situation, my judgment is like this, and now that I have told you with all my heart, you grasp and judge it yourself, and what I said is right. As for Liu Ye suggesting that you go to Zheng Bao, why didn't he go to run first and then introduce you? He doesn't go by himself, let you go first, let you first try whether Zheng Bao is a person worthy of support, and then think about it yourself, I think this is not the way a true friend should do things. His words, I don't think you have to take it seriously at all. ”
Lu Su's eyes widened, they listened carefully, listened carefully, nodded their heads at the same time, and finally approached Zhou Yu excitedly, tightly held Zhou Yu's hand, and said: "Gong Jin, the person you identify with, naturally there is no problem, there is such a clear lord, I am willing to cooperate with Gong Jin to assist you!" After saying that, the two laughed.
Since Lu Su agreed here, Zhou Yu had a bottom in his heart, just like Sun Quan recommended: "There is a friend under his subordinates, but he is a very talented and outstanding person, and from what I know about him, he has the talent of Wang Zuo." Wang Zuozhicai means to assist the talent of the princely landlord, such a person, the lord can be more appointed, but also take the initiative to send people to the four sides of the world to find and search. Let talents of this level rely on and assist you more and more, so why should you worry about the great cause? They cannot be allowed to wander and be appointed by other forces or by our enemies. ”
As soon as Sun Quan heard this, he also pulled up Zhou Yu's arm at that time and said eagerly: "With such talents, why didn't Gong Jin say it earlier, quickly invite him to come over, and I will meet him." ”
After speaking, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu discussed the specific date and set up a banquet to entertain Lu Su, and at the same time, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao and many other important ministers of the Jiangdong Group were present. At the banquet, Sun Quan asked Lu Su a question, and Lu Su calmly answered correctly, and the answer was like a stream. Sun Quan also beckoned the other subordinates present to chat and talk with Lu Su. To say that this is where the banquet drinking and chatting, this is actually a large interview scene, everyone present is an interviewer, Sun Quan is the chief examiner. In the face of this scene, Lu Su behaved calmly and calmly, speaking calmly and calmly, and his witty remarks were endless. Sun Quan was very happy to hear this, and his eyebrows opened and he smiled.
After the banquet was over, all the guests present got up and left the table, and Lu Su also resigned and left. However, after everyone had left, Sun Quan sent his attendants around him to secretly call Lu Su back. This time, Sun Quan invited Lu Su to drink together, that is, on a bed, he propped up two small dining tables, also known as the seat case, and put wine and dishes again, and the two of them took a small table and sat opposite each other. According to our current words, it is Lu Su who has entered the second side.
Sun Quan first said to Lu Su: "Today's Han Dynasty is decadent, it is like a building that is falling, the world is in all directions, the princes are rising together, and the swords and soldiers are facing each other, attacking each other, and chaos is endless. I inherited the foundation founded by my father and brother, hoping to build on this foundation and establish a career like King Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin. Since you want to come to me for an effort, what good ideas can you do to help me succeed? Lu Su replied, "At that time, Emperor Geng Ofhan Wanted to honor Emperor Yi, but in the end he achieved nothing, because Xiang Yu obstructed him and harmed Emperor Yi. Today's Xiang Xiang Cao Cao is like The Xiang Yu of the past, so how can you become the Duke of Qi Huan and the Duke of Jin Wen? In Lu Su's private humble opinion, it was impossible for the Han court to be revived, and It was impossible for Cao Cao to get rid of it all at once. For the sake of the general's consideration, for the sake of today's plan, only Dingzu Jiangdong will develop and operate the foundation of Jiangdong well, and use this as capital to wait and see how the situation in the world changes. In today's situation, one side will not provoke more suspicion and hatred. Why? Because the north is an eventful autumn, all over the north of the Yangtze River, the princes are strife, warlords are fighting, and they are very busy. You just take this opportunity to eliminate Huang Zu to the north, and then further attack Liu Biao, occupy this rich place in Jingzhou, at least try to occupy all the places south of the Yangtze River, after that, you can call the emperor Jian, seize the four sides, unify the world, and establish the same great cause as Han Gaozu, this should be your goal! ”
Sun Quan listened to Lu Su's words, first he was surprised, and said secretly in his heart: "Don't look at the young man in front of you, his goals and ambitions have surpassed me, even more ambitious than me, with the assistance of someone with great ambitions like him, I will definitely be able to go further!" "Yes, you heard it right, don't look at Sun Quan was just a young man in his 20s at the time, and Lu Su was also very young at that time, that is, he was in his early 30s."
Speaking of which, do you still think that Lu Su is a dull, domineering civilian official? Even Zhou Yu had never said such a sensitive word about changing dynasties and changing dynasties so directly, and directly said it to Sun Quan, asking Sun Quan to take it as the ultimate goal of his career. At that time, this was directly pointed out to Sun Quan: "Big brother, we can't restore the Han Room, just rebel directly, I'll help you." According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, rebellion and persuasion to rebel are to exterminate the clan, and this bold Lu Su actually made such a suggestion to Sun Quan at the first meeting with Sun Quan.
Since Sun Quan inherited the foundation of the Jiangdong Clique, Sun Quan regarded the title of emperor as the ultimate goal, and directly said so bluntly, Lu Su was still the first, and even Zhou Yu did not have such great hope for himself. Thinking of this, Sun Quan felt this beauty in his heart. However, although Sun Quan was happy in his heart, he did not dare to show too obvious on his face, no matter what, he had to be stretched. Sun Quan suppressed the joy in his heart and replied, "Now, I am doing my best to appease the localities and benefit the people, just hoping to assist the Han Room. ”
Having said that, Sun Quan's subsequent actions were completely in accordance with Lu Su's plan, step by step, which is exactly why Sun Quan kept asking Liu Bei for the necessary strategic places in the nine counties of Jingxiang with the pretext of Jingzhou after the Battle of Chibi, and exchanged counties with Liu Bei until he reached the pattern of directly and fully facing Cao Cao's territory in the north.
To say that in that chaotic world at that time, there was not only one person who had the idea of being an emperor, there was Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north, although he did not clearly express it, but Yuan Shao had the opportunity to take the lead in welcoming the emperor and taking the son of heaven to order the princes and did not take action, the reason for correcting it was Guo Tu's sentence: "There is much inconvenience in acting every day with the son of heaven." "In fact, what mobility can be inconvenient? Cao Cao took this opportunity, and saw no inconvenience. However, in addition to being somewhat arrogant to Emperor Xian, the early Cao Cao was not sluggish. However, after Chibi, Cao Cao had a major change, although he still completed the feats of driving Ma Chao in the north and annexing Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. However, after this, Cao Cao had been busy promoting himself to a knighthood, entering the Duke of Wei, the King of Wei, and even Jia Jiuxi, only one step away from becoming emperor. As for the waste wood Yuan Shu, he didn't just want to be, after obtaining the jade seal from Sun Ce, he was indeed a chiseled and solid usurper who claimed the title of emperor. Unfortunately, Yuan Shu was really a big waste of firewood, and the territory he occupied was extremely small, and he had only been a pseudo-emperor for more than 1 year. Therefore, at that time, there was the idea of coveting the throne, and it was not enough to condemn Lu Su.
Although Sun Quan, the main examiner of the interview, was very satisfied with Lu Su, another interview examiner was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Su. This person was Zhang Zhao, a heavy minister under Sun Quan. After Lu Su left, Zhang Zhao heard, what? After the banquet, the lord Gongsun Quan also met Lu Su separately, and it seems that the lord had a good impression of Lu Su. No, I also have to meet Sun Quan and make it clear to him. Therefore, Zhang Zhao went to see Sun Quan and expressed his views on Lu Su, saying: "Lu Su is a young and crazy person, unstable, pompous and unable to be down-to-earth. It seems that he is a good and ambitious person, young and rough, which means that he is shallow in knowledge and inexperienced. You want to appoint him, you can, but you can't entrust him with a heavy responsibility, you can't reuse it. ”
Don't look at Zhang Zhao saying so many demeaning words about Lu Su, but Sun Quan had an excellent impression of Lu Su, and for what Zhang Zhao said, Sun Quan did not listen to a word, but instead attached great importance to Lu Su, making Lu Su his own heavy subject.