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Lu Xiao replied with a thank you.

After a good meal, put on your helmet and get to work.

The game character in this third life is Lu Congshan.

Now that Lu Congshan has sacrificed himself, Lu Congtian has taken over from Lu Congshan and become the main perspective.

Unbeknownst to them, this was in another apartment in the city.

Big Green Pepper stared at Lu Xiao's account at the video of his only son, which had hundreds of thousands of likes, his face contorted with rage.

A system message came in: The complaint to remove the product was rejected.

He scrolled up and found that he had filed at least twenty complaints, all of which were rejected.

Jealousy can really make people lose their minds; they were just a hair's breadth away from buying an account with a million followers at a bargain price!

Not making a profit is a huge loss!

Big Green Pepper's gaze suddenly fell on the video he had secretly filmed of Lu Xiao speaking at the meeting.

"I bet some people are really interested in what the fawn actually looks like, right?"

All you need to do is register a secondary account, post the content there, and then have your main account ("Big Green Pepper") broadcast it as news. Eventually, some offended manufacturers will retaliate...

"Sorry, that's just how the internet is."

……

Lu Xiao became engrossed in the game.

Lu Congtian declined Liu Bei's special favor and returned to his position as squad leader.

If he wanted to, becoming a captain of the same rank as Deng Zhi would definitely be no problem.

But Lu Congtian refused the lord's compensation for the debt, saying that it was earned by his younger brother with his life, not by his own hard work.

Lu Congtian's wife, Anu, fully supported his actions.

She even expressed her gratitude, saying that marrying Lu Congtian was her greatest blessing.

"I am going to Jiangdong with you, sir, and I don't know if I will be able to return. My younger brother has no children, so I want to have my child adopted by him," Lu Congtian discussed with Anu.

Anu could understand that her husband wanted her younger brother to have a successor.

"I will leave everything to my husband's arrangements."

"If it's a boy, name him Lu Qian, and the teacher will bestow upon him a courtesy name, Gong He. Do you understand?"

You can start using your courtesy name after you turn twenty.

"I will remember this."

"Let me repeat the family rules again."

"Incense must be burned and offerings made during Qingming Festival, and instructions must be strictly followed."

Anu didn't know what the instructions were, but Lu Congtian repeatedly emphasized that she would strictly enforce the Lu family rules.

"Alright, I'll be back."

"Husband...please be careful."

Anu, heavily pregnant, saw Lu Congtian off.

All the words in the world can be summed up in a single reminder.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Congtian, as Zhuge Liang's personal bodyguard, escorted him and Lu Su to Jiangdong to seek help from Sun Quan.

Although Lu Congtian was not as intelligent as his younger brother Lu Congshan, his honest and sincere nature made Zhuge Liang like him even more.

on the river

Lu Su and Zhuge Liang played chess and drank tea.

Lu Su said, "Ziyu often tells me that his younger brother Kongming is exceptionally intelligent and talented. Now that I have some free time, I hope to learn a thing or two from him."

"please."

Ziyu was the courtesy name of Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang's elder brother. Lu Su used this as an excuse to see if Zhuge Liang had any real abilities.

After all, this trip is a matter of life and death for both groups.

If Liu Bei and Liu Qi are defeated by Cao Cao, the next one to fall will be Sun Quan of Jiangdong.

Lu Su was eager to forge an alliance to jointly resist Cao Cao.

But now Cao Cao boasts an army of 200,000, and has also gathered troops from Jingzhou. With Xiangfan, the strategic waist of the country, as its natural defenses, and Jiangling, a major military stronghold, he is as fierce as a tiger.

Now Liu Bei has preserved his strength and joined forces with Liu Qi, bringing their combined army to 20,000.

This is a tremendous and undeniable boost.

No matter which side it was, it was impossible to remain unscathed under the iron hooves of Cao Cao's 200,000-strong army.

Therefore, whether Zhuge Liang could persuade Sun Quan was of paramount importance.

"What did Kongming think: Could we resist Cao Cao?"

Lu Su used the word "resist," not "defeat."

It can be seen that Lu Su believed that even if they joined forces, they could only prolong the war and wait for the right opportunity.

Given the enemy's superior numbers and our own inferiority, it's understandable that Lu Su would be conservative.

But Zhuge Liang burst into laughter and stood up, saying, "Resistance? No, no, no, only victory can bring peace to both of us."

"I would like to hear the details."

Zhuge Liang, slightly flippant, said, "Congtian, this question is too simple. You answer it, Zijing."

"Yes, sir!" Lu Congtian, who was serving nearby, clasped his hands in response. "Cao Cao has a massive logistics network encompassing Si, Yu, Bing, Yan, Qing, You, Ji, and Jing. If we drag this out into a quagmire of war, our army will undoubtedly be defeated."

Lu Su was somewhat surprised that Zhuge Liang's personal guards could have such insights.

"On the contrary, Cao Cao most wanted the battle to be prolonged."

Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with Lu Congtian's answer.

Lu Congtian had followed him for several years, and through constant exposure, his talent and learning had become comparable to that of the most outstanding scholars of his time. He simply lacked a certain quick wit.

But he corrected him, "No, if you were Cao Cao, commanding an army of 200,000, would you delay? You would fight swiftly and decisively, swallowing up Jiangdong!"

"What you say is absolutely right, sir."

Lu Su bowed to Zhuge Liang and Lu Congtian, "Since neither side is prolonging the conflict, how should we achieve victory?"

If Lu Congtian can answer this question, he will at least be at the rank of military officer.

"My next answer may be incorrect."

Lu Su said not to worry, "Speak freely."

"They opened up multiple battlefields, preventing Cao Cao from attending to both ends."

"Hmm?" Lu Su was surprised; his thoughts actually coincided with Lu Su's!

After taking a good look at this honest and upright man, I thought, "If everyone under Liu Bei's command were as talented as him, what would become of them?"

"May I ask your background?"

"Lu Congtian, a commoner from Xuzhou."

Plain clothes?

"Haha, Kongming, he's just being modest, isn't he... haha... cough."

To cover his embarrassment, Lu Su served tea. This man's speech was far from ordinary; was he just a commoner?

Wait, his surname is Lu! Could he be a member of the Gu, Lu, Zhu, or Zhang family?! I can ask the Lu family when we get back to Jiangdong!

It would be a great loss if the Lu family of Jiangdong produced such a talented person, but he ended up in Liu Bei's camp.

Of course, that's all in the future. Right now, the alliance's primary task is to defend against Cao Cao's attack.

If Jiangdong is destroyed, then all the talented people will belong to Cao Cao.

They followed Zhuge Liang to Chaisang and met Sun Quan.

Lu Congtian and his entourage were not allowed to enter the main hall. Instead, they were led to a side room where they were served fine wine and meat.

Lu Congtian didn't stand on ceremony, but only instructed his brothers that they could only eat meat and not drink alcohol.

Their mission was to protect Zhuge Liang's safety. Drinking could lead to mistakes, which was absolutely unacceptable.

After eating, he led his men to wait for Zhuge Liang outside the mansion.

I could vaguely hear Zhuge Liang in the hall, loudly debating with Sun Quan, who had blue eyes and a purple beard.

"Sir, you are truly a man of extraordinary talent." Upon hearing this, Lu Congtian felt even greater admiration for Zhuge Liang.

He was neither humble nor arrogant, and his arguments were reasonable and well-founded, which made Sun Quan think to himself for a moment.

In fact, before Zhuge Liang arrived, Jiangdong had already been divided into the surrender faction and the war faction, and Jiangdong was already in a mess.

Opinions were very divided, and Sun Quan wavered.

Zhang Zhao, in particular, was an important minister in Jiangdong. Sun Ce entrusted Sun Quan with his care, but now that the foundation was in jeopardy, he still wanted to surrender.

Zhang Zhao's influence in Jiangdong was so great that the surrender faction had already gained the upper hand.

Because of Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan himself was also inclined to surrender.

Now that Zhuge Liang has arrived, Sun Quan has two choices: first, form an alliance; second, capture Zhuge Liang and use him as a gift to surrender to Cao Cao.