Liu Yu walked to Lin Nan's side and said to Lin Nan: "Ziyu, I'll go back first, I'll wait for you in front of your barracks for a while, and we'll go to Tiger Prison Pass together." ”

Lin Nan nodded and watched Liu Yu leave.

Jia Xu, who had been standing behind Lin Nan, crouched in Lin Nan's ear and said in a low voice: "Lord, Lu Bu is brave, if you get this person as a general, the world can be decided." ”

Lin Nan knew what Jia Xu meant, but he was not ready to accept Lu Bu, because he still knew Lu Bu, so he shook his head and said to Jia Xu: "This person is capricious and useless. However, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun under his account still need you to put more effort into it, and take advantage of these days to trouble you to visit Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in person, and explore the wind first. ”

Jia Xu said "promise" and said in a low voice: "Lord, we should also go." ”

Lin Nan said "um", got up and left, but saw Liu Bei following behind Tao Qian, and he immediately shouted: "Brother Xuande, please stay!" ”

Liu Bei turned around and saw that it was Lin Nan, so he said to Tao Qian: "Please make Lord Jun go back first, I will be there in a while." ”

Tao Qian didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Liu Bei arched his hand towards Lin Nan and said, "I don't know what General Lin has to say?" ”

Lin Nan smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly heard that Brother Xuande resigned from the position of Liaoxi Taishou, I feel a little sudden, I am also worried about Brother Xuande's future, I don't want Brother Xuande to have arrived under the account of Xuzhou Thorn History, I should come to congratulate myself." ”

Liu Bei smiled and replied: "General Lin is too polite, I haven't thanked Brother Xuande for recommending me as the Taishou of Liaoxi before, and I really deserve to congratulate me this time." Well, tonight I invite General Lin to my place for a drink or two, and we haven't had a long talk for a long time. I wonder if General Lin can appreciate it? ”

Lin Nan said: "Okay, then it's better to be respectful, and when the war is over, I will definitely visit in person." ”

Liu Bei hugged his fists and said: "Okay, to make a long story short, not to mention that everyone also has important things to do." Let's stop first. General Lin, take your leave. ”

Liu Bei's figure left the big tent, and Lin Nan's smile suddenly ended, and he secretly scolded Liu Bei in his heart.

"This person is not simple, Brother Ziyu needs to be more vigilant in the future." Sun Jian didn't know where to come out, like a ghost, and suddenly spoke in Lin Nan's ear.

Lin Nan saw Sun Jian standing behind him with Cheng Pu, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "It turned out to be Brother Wentai, Brother Wentai looks good today." ”

"Huh. The blessing of the virtuous brother. Brother Xian, let's go, everyone is scattered, and it's not a way for us to stay here. ”

So, Lin Nan and Sun Jian walked side by side, exchanged a few words of greetings along the way, and then separated.

On the way back to the barracks, Lin Nan said to himself: "Sun Jian doesn't know what's wrong. Since yesterday, I have been unable to give up. It's like there's something on your mind. Moreover, his previous domineering momentum has disappeared without a trace. ”

"Lord, maybe it was the lord's words yesterday that woke up Sun Jian. Sun Jian is loyal to the Han family, but in the face of this situation where the world is about to fission, he will naturally seem to be deeper. What's more, the lord has already said it so thoroughly, Sun Jian will definitely understand. Maybe they're planning how to occupy Koto? Jia Xu explained.

Lin Nan smiled and said, "Perhaps, go and call Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Hua Xiong, and Xun You, you go to Tiger Prison Pass with me." Everyone else is resting in the barracks. ”

"No!"

The majestic Tiger Prison Pass is located in the territory of Chenggao County, in the west of Bishui, and is named after King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty who imprisoned the tiger here.

Under the Tiger Prison, Lu Bu took the lead, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, riding a cyan high-headed horse under his crotch, wearing a cooked copper helmet and bright silver armor, standing in front of the army in the breeze, becoming a figure of common attention of the coalition army and Dong Zhuojun. He rode his horse forward, took a few steps, moved Fang Tian's halberd forward, and shouted loudly: "Dong Zhuo Lao'er, come out quickly and die!" ”

When the tiger prison was closed, Dong Zhuo, surrounded by all the generals, saw that Lu Bu was so majestic, so he pointed at Lu Bu and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Zhang Ji and Fan Chou approached Dong Zhuo's side, and the two replied in unison: "Master Qiqi, this person is Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian under the original account of Bingzhou Assassin Shi Ding. ”

"Lu Bu?" When Dong Zhuo heard this, his face trembled, and he asked loudly, "Is he Lu Bu, who broke through the 50,000 troops along the Yellow River with 5,000 light cavalry?" ”

Since Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were forced to retreat by Lu Bu, although they did not lose much soldiers and horses, they had already lost for a while in terms of momentum. Now that they heard Dong Zhuo's angry words, neither of them dared to talk.

"You useless shit! Can't even pack up a little Lu Bu? What a shame on my Xiliang people! Dong Zhuo pressed his hands against the wall, gritting his teeth angrily, eager to bite Lu Bu to death in one bite.

Li Ru hurriedly came out of the round: "Taishi is angry, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are not incompetent, they can only say that Lu Bu is too strong......"

"You still have the face to say? I asked you to garrison Bishui Pass, but what happened? Li Dao died in battle, and Bishui Pass was also lost, and I still regard you as my confidant and favorite general, you really disappointed me! As soon as Dong Zhuo's irritable temper started, whoever persuaded him was unlucky.

However, after all, Li Ru has followed Dong Zhuo for many years and is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, how to deal with his father-in-law, he has his own set of methods in his heart. Hearing Dong Zhuo so angry, he did not retreat but advanced, with a smile on his face, he smiled hehehe: "Taishi is angry, Li Dao's death is also his own fault, he lightly believed other people's nonsense, at that time I received the news that Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were defeated and retreated, I hurriedly persuaded Li Dao to return to the army, but who knew that Li Dao insisted on refusing, and bombed us all back, saying that he could kill Lin Nan and Sun Jian alone. I have already told the Taishi about this, and at that time, I was also afraid that Bishui Pass would be attacked by the coalition forces, and I fully believed that Li Dao would be able to kill the enemy general, so I retreated back with Xu Rong and Guo Yan, who knows......"

"Okay, okay, I already know everything, but Li Dao died in battle, and the loss to our army was too great. That's how it passed, and I don't want to pursue it. Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu, who was constantly shouting under the gate, and as soon as his voice changed, he pointed at Lu Bu and asked. Who would dare to fight Lu Bu to the death? Whoever cuts off his head, I will make him the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households! ”

"The last will go!" Xu Rong held a big knife in his hand, and stood up from behind Li Ru at the moment, hugging his fists.

Dong Zhuo said: "Zhuangzai, your force is not weak, let you try Lu Bu's strength." Let me also see who this Lu Bu is sacred! ”

"No!" Xu Rong immediately went down from the city tower and poured out of the Tiger Prison Pass with five hundred cavalry.

Under the Tiger Prison, Lu Bushang shouted there, seeing that there was no movement at all, he was about to turn his horse's head back, but suddenly saw the gate open, and a general with a big sword poured out from inside the gate, followed by five hundred cavalry. Scattered around the city gates.

Lu Bu looked at the past and saw that the general was still a little majestic, but he didn't pay attention to it, and immediately shouted, "Who is coming?" ”

Xu Rong saw that Lu Bu looked like a hanger, and he didn't take him seriously at all, he rode his horse and ran forward for a while, raised the big knife in his hand, and shouted: "Traitor Lu Bu." I am Xu Rong, a former general, and I am here to take your dog's head today. If you know each other, get off the horse and give the head! ”

In the coalition army, all the princes watched the battle in front of the battle, but seeing that Sun Jian rode forward and took two steps forward, he had fought with Xu Rong, and Xu Rong's force was indeed not weak. He kindly reminded: "General Lu, this is an ally under Dong Zhuo's account, and it is far better than Zhang Ji and Fan Chou. The general needs to be careful! ”

Lu Bu only smiled faintly, did not look back, and ignored Sun Jian's words. shouted to Xu Rong: "You are not my opponent, quickly retreat, and only teach that Dong Zhuo old thief to come out and die!" ”

Xu Rongyi is a bold man, and his self-assertive force is higher than that of Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou brought back from Liangzhou, and he is also eager to make military achievements in front of Dong Zhuo to make up for his loss of Bishui Pass and Xingyang. At this time, when he heard Lu Bu being so arrogant, he slapped his horse out and shouted: "Deceive me too much!" ”

When Lu Bu saw Xu Rong riding his horse towards him, he slowly and leisurely ran forward for a short distance, then reined in the horse, held the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand with one hand, and waited for Xu Rong to come.

This scene shocked everyone, the immediate battle relied on the impact force, the farther away, the faster the horse ran, the greater the lethality, but Lu Bu restrained the horse and stood there motionless, as if he was a live target for people to stab at will.

When Xu Rong saw Lu Bu put on such a posture to face the battle, the whole person was extremely angry, and seeing that the horses were about to gallop, he hurriedly waved the big knife in his hand, and drove out all the strength of his body to slash towards Lu Bu.

The blade reflected a trace of cold light in the low sunlight, and the sharp blade emitted a penetrating chill, and if the momentum like a force splitting Huashan fell, it would inevitably split the living person into two pieces. The blade was constantly falling, and Xu Rong's face was full of confident smiles.

Lu Bu was still riding on horseback, and he didn't even move, which made people sweat for him.

Suddenly, Xu Rong's horse rushed to Lu Bu's side, and the big knife in his hand also slashed down, and when he was about to slash Lu Bu's shoulder, he suddenly heard a crisp sound of "Zheng", and a big knife flew directly into the air, rotating wantonly in the air, rising higher and higher, spinning faster and faster, without the slightest intention of falling.

"Ahh

Immediately after, Xu Rong let out a miserable scream, his entire right arm was gone, and blood was constantly spurting out of his body, dyeing half of his body bright red.

At the same time, Lu Bu rode a war horse and galloped over from behind, stabbing the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand forward, piercing Xu Rong's entire person, who had broken off his right arm. With a loud shout, he picked up Xu Rong's entire body from the horse's back and threw it into the air, and Xu Rong's body rose into the air.

At this time, the big knife that had previously flown into the air also fell straight down, and the blade flew from a distance like a ghost, directly inserted into Xu Rong's heart, and followed Xu Rong's body and began to fall downward.

"Pick!"

Lu Bu suddenly galloped to the place where Xu Rong's body fell, lifted the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand, and after shouting, he began to swing the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in the air......

In just an instant, what Xu Rong fell to the ground was no longer a corpse, but a limb that had been cut into sections, internal organs, limbs, heads, and bones, all of which were shattered, and fell to the ground, making people feel sick.

Lu Bu was still holding the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in one hand, and there was still a piece of intestines hanging on his halberd, and the entire halberd was drenched in blood, and he rode his horse to the Tiger Prison again. Staring at Dong Zhuo on the city with two fierce eyes, he roared loudly: "Dong thief! Come out and die! ”

With this loud shout, the horses under the five hundred cavalry who came out with Xu Rong began to become restless, and the cavalry were also frightened, and retreated into the pass one after another, and the city gate was also tightly closed.

Heaven and earth are slaughtered. The atmosphere was unusually tense, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood......

Lu Bu stood alone under the Tiger Prison, at this time he showed himself like an invincible statue, coupled with his momentum that was enough to swallow mountains and rivers, as well as the invincible force in the world, his image suddenly rose to an unattainable level.

The princes from all walks of life who came to watch the battle in the coalition army, all the civil and military generals, were all impressed by Lu Bu's bravery, in their eyes. This is the first time I've seen anything like this. Even Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Hua Xiong and others who were present couldn't help but ask themselves if they could do as perfect as Lu Bu with such bravery.

Among the heroes, Cao Cao suddenly frowned, seeing the scene just now, he heard a low exclamation from Dian Wei and Xu Chu behind him at the same time, and it was the first time he encountered Dian Wei and Xu Chu at the same time to make such an unbelievable voice. He looked at Lu Bu's broad and heroic back carefully, and slowly thought in his heart: "Lu Bu is brave in the world. If I get Lu Bu, it is equivalent to holding the world firmly in my own hands. ”

Lin Nan knew early on that Lu Bu was the number one military general in the world in this era. But he didn't expect to be so brave, he solved Xu Rong in one round, not to mention, he just used the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand to cut Xu Rong to pieces. You must know that the edge of the halberd is very ordinary, and it can only be used for stabs, hooks, etc., and the halberd method demonstrated by Lu Bu. But he used the most blunt place of the halberd to behead Xu Rong's corpse, and he was the first person in the world to use the halberd as sharp as a steel knife.

"Second brother, did you see it just now? So did Lu Bu really cut off Xu Rong's body with a halberd? Xuzhou Zhang Fei, who was not far away from Lin Nan, suddenly screamed and widened his eyes. questioned.

Guan Yu nodded and said, "It was indeed slashed with a halberd, and that slash was really beautiful." Third brother, this person's martial arts are far higher than ours, and we need to be careful in the future. ”

"Humph! What's the big deal, isn't it just a pick? Can you compare to my streaks? If I have a chance, I must compete with him, Lu Bu, this kid, has ignited the fighting spirit in my heart, if I don't fight him, I will not be able to sleep well in this life. I must compete with him! Zhang Fei said unconvinced.

Zhang Fei's voice was very loud, attracting the attention of many people, and after everyone saw it, they didn't know each other very well, and they all secretly laughed at Zhang Fei in their hearts.

Liu Bei stopped the conversation between Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the coalition forces were quiet again.

Lin Nan listened carefully, and felt that not admitting defeat was very similar to Zhang Fei's character, he only smiled lightly, and said to Zhao Yun behind him: "Zilong, how are you better than Lu Bu?" ”

Zhao Yun was also unconvinced, and when he heard Lin Nan's question, he said: "Lu Bu is brave, this pick is really beautiful, but the other party is Xu Rong, if I change it, the outcome is not yet known." ”

Cao Cao and Lin Nan were next to each other, and Dian Wei, who had always been quiet behind his back, suddenly said to Xu Chu beside him: "Xu Fatzi, you make a note of this person, if you have a chance, we must fight with him." ”

After a while, all the generals present began to complain, and at the same time, the scene of Lu Bu killing Xu Rong picked out the fighting spirit in their hearts, and their faces showed unconvinced looks, as if they were ready to challenge Lu Bu.

"Dong thief! Come out and die! Lu Bu was still calling for battle in front, but he didn't know that there were thousands of pairs of eyes staring at him behind him, and everyone who was brave and brave wanted to fight.

Dong Zhuo, who was in the tiger prison, was already stunned when he saw it, he knew Xu Rong's strength very well, but he didn't want to be killed by Lu Bu in one round, he couldn't help but feel a little afraid of Lu Bu, and hurriedly said: "Hang up the battle exemption card, no one is allowed to fight without my order!" ”

The Tiger Prison closed and hung up the war-free card, no matter how Lu Bu shouted under the gate, the Tiger Prison was calm. Lü Bu tried to attack several times, but each attack came at the cost of his own casualties, and in desperation, the coalition forces had to retreat back to the camp.

Seeing the retreat of the coalition forces in front of the pass, Dong Zhuo left the city tower angrily and returned to the mansion with the generals.

In the hall, Dong Zhuo sat high on the top, looking at Li Ru, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others standing in front of him. Then he shouted loudly: "You all have to think of a way, how to kill Lu Bu, he is in the coalition army, and he is a huge threat to us!" ”

"Taishi, the villain has a plan, so that Lu Bu can take the initiative to join Taishi!"

Dong Zhuo was at a loss. Suddenly, he heard who said this, so he hurriedly raised his head, and saw a thin man with sharp monkey cheeks standing in the center, so he asked, "Oh, it's you...... What are your plans, tell me quickly! ”

That person's surname is Li Mingsu, he is a native of Wuyuan and Jiuyuan, and Lu Bu is the same township, and his family is also a big family in Jiuyuan County. In the early years, in order to avoid the attacks of the Xianbei people. The family moved to the Luoyang area. He used money to buy a petty official guarding the city gate, and when Dong Zhuo led the troops into Beijing, he was the first to open the city gate and put Dong Zhuo into Luoyang City.

Dong Zhuo also gave him a city gate captain because he had the credit of opening the city gate, Dong Zhuo mobilized a large army to garrison in the Tiger Prison Pass, and his subordinates were also among them, so they followed together. Today, it was Lu Bu who saw the gate on the battlefield. A trace of bad thoughts ignited in his heart, and at this time, he saw Dong Zhuo's sad face. When he saw that the opportunity had come, he took the initiative to come and offer advice.

I only heard Li Su say: "Master Qiyu, Lu Bu and the villain are fellow villagers, and they let go of horses together when they were children, so they can be regarded as brothers and sisters." The villain is willing to persuade Lu Bu to come to the Taishi with his three-inch incorruptible tongue......"

"If you can really convince Lu Bu to vote, then why am I afraid of the Kwantung Alliance? You go now. As long as Lu Bu comes to take refuge, I will make you the Marquis of Wanhu and hereditary. Dong Zhuo said happily.

As soon as Li Su heard that Dong Zhuo had given such a big reward, his face immediately rose with joy, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you for the favor." But. The villain left empty-handed, for fear that he would not be able to convince Lu Bu......"

A strange smile rose on the corner of Dong Zhuo's mouth, and he said to Li Su: "Whatever you need, please speak up, as long as you can subdue Lu Bu, I will give it to Jinshan Yinshan." ”

"Lu Bu is a person who loves to covet immediate interests, if the Taishi can prepare a box of gold, silver and jewelry, and allow him to be a high-ranking official, he will definitely be moved. However, these are all greeting gifts to Lu Bu, and the real treasure can make Lu Bu look at him. I heard that Taishi obtained a divine horse in Xiliang, named 'Red Rabbit', which is the best among horses. Lu Bu has learned to ride and shoot since he was a child, and he is skilled in bowing and horseback, coupled with his excellent martial arts, which can show his might. However, what Lu Bu lacks is only a divine horse, he is also a horse lover, if he can get the red rabbit horse of the Taishi, he will inevitably come to take refuge. ”

After listening to Li Su's words, Dong Zhuo's heart was a little painful, and he said slowly: "Li Su, I didn't hesitate to give him Jinshan and Yinshan, but this red rabbit horse saved me in crisis twice, and it was the divine horse I relied on the most, which I took from the tribute paid by the Dawan people last year." In addition to the red rabbit horse, do you think about what other things Lu Bu likes? ”

Li Su said: "Taishi, Lu Bu has a halberd in his hand, wearing a bright silver armor, the only thing he lacks is a divine horse, the gold and silver wealth and high-ranking officials are just the foundation, if there is no red rabbit horse, it is estimated that Lu Bu will not come to take refuge in Taishi." ”

"No, the Red Rabbit Horse is my favorite horse, how can I give it away?" Dong Zhuo suddenly said angrily.

Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was angry, his eyes turned, and he hurriedly bowed: "Taishi, Lu Bu is extremely brave, Xu Rong was killed in just one round, such a general, if he is attached to Taishi and looks at the world, who will dare to go against Taishi in the future?" No matter how good the red rabbit horse is, it is nothing more than a horse, as long as Lu Buken comes to the same way, and helps the Taishi to fight the world in the future, no matter how many red rabbit horses can be found for the Taishi, the Taishi Jinshan and Yinshan are willing to give, why be stingy with a horse? ”

Dong Zhuo said angrily: "The red rabbit horse was given to Lu Bu, so what should I ride?" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse to fight the world for the Taishi, and the Taishi can sit back and relax, do you still use horseback riding?" What's more, if Lu Bu knew that it was the Taishi who endured the pain and cut his love, he would inevitably be grateful to the Taishi, as long as Lu Bu could come to the Taishi, the Taishi would be able to disappear freely in the wine pond meat forest every day. With a red rabbit horse, in exchange for the world of the Taishi, isn't this exchange very worthwhile? ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully, then nodded slowly, pointed at Li Ru and said, "That's good, the old man cuts love, but you have to get another horse for the old man that is better than the red rabbit in the future!" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Don't worry, your subordinates will do it." ”

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you, let Li Su be the general of the Tiger Ben, and when I am Dong Zhuo's envoy, the official must not be too low. Other than that. You go and urge Ma Teng and Han Sui again, so that their soldiers and horses can reach the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

Li Ru said: "No! Taishi, Li Dao's old general Yang Feng successfully appeased the white wave thieves from Baibo Valley and came back, and brought 30,000 white wave thieves to support the Taishi, I don't know how to reward him? ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Yang Feng? Since he is Li Dao's old general, let him temporarily take charge of Li Dao's old department. And named him a general in the middle of the peace, and led the white wave thieves together, so that he could rest in the pass for a while, and after Lu Bu came to vote, I would definitely use their place. ”

Li Ru said: "No, my subordinates will deal with these things." ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "The old man is tired, you all go down, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou." Hold the gate tightly and don't go into battle. ”

"No!" The crowd saluted in unison.

After Lin Nan retreated from the Tiger Prison Pass and the various princes who watched the battle, the entire coalition army was boiling, and the news that Lü Bu had killed the enemy general in one round rushed to tell him, and Lü Bu also became the most praised figure in the coalition army for a while. At the same time, there are many people who are not convinced by Lu Bu, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, etc., and for those princes. Some appreciate Lu Bu, while others regard him as a thorn in their side. Everyone's heart is very complicated, but in the general environment, there is not the slightest infighting within the coalition forces.

After returning to the barracks, it was getting late, and Lin Nan took Zhao Yun and Tai Shici to the Xuzhou military camp where Liu Bei was located as promised.

Just arrived at the barracks. Jian Yong and Tian Yu had already been waiting there, and when they saw Lin Nan coming with Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them: "Jian Yong, Tian Yu, welcome General Lin." ”

Lin Nan exchanged a few words with Jian Yong and Tian Yu, and then was welcomed into the big tent.

In the big tent. Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to greet them, so they exchanged a few words of greeting, and then entered the big tent together, and sat down in the big tent.

As soon as Lin Nan sat down, he saw Zhang Fei coming over with two jars of wine, with a hint of a smile on his face, and said, "Brother Yide hugged such a jar of wine today, is it possible that he wants to get me drunk?" ”

Zhang Fei laughed and said: "My old Zhang rarely takes the initiative to pour wine for people, even my eldest brother and second brother have not asked me to pour wine for them a few times. ”

Lin Nan smiled: "Brother Yide said it was funny. ”

As soon as Zhang Fei walked in front of Lin Nan's seat, he put the whole jar of wine beside Lin Nan, and said loudly: "As soon as I heard that my eldest brother was going to invite you to drink, I was very happy. In my impression, it seems that only you invite us, we haven't invited you yet, so this time the three of us brothers want to stay drunk with you, although this jar of wine is not brewed by me personally, but it can be regarded as a good wine, you must drink this jar of wine. ”

Before Lin Nan could answer, he walked Zhang Fei to Zhao Yun's side, and at the same time put him towards Zhao Yun's side, and said with a smile: "Brother Zilong, we may not have seen each other for a long time, you can also have a good drink." And this brother, don't drink too much, in case General Lin gets drunk, you can help him back to the camp, right? ”

"Brother Yide is really thick and fine, Zilong admires it." Zhao Yun arched his hand.

Tai Shici didn't say a word, he was not very familiar with Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei, and he looked at Guan Yu's appearance very well, so he simply sat there, pretending to be deep. After all, he came to protect Lin Nan, not to drink.

The reason why Lin Nan brought Zhao Yun and Tai Shici here was nothing more than just in case, he had seen too many scenes of deception, so he had to be on guard at all times. Because, in his heart, there are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests. In order to compete for the throne, brothers, fathers and sons all killed each other, not to mention that he had no relatives and no reason for these people.

When Zhang Fei returned to his seat, he saw Liu Bei raise the wine glass in his hand and said to Lin Nan: "General Lin, for a long time, the three of us brothers have been taken care of by the general, and since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising, we have been brothers who have shared weal and pain. For the sake of these brotherhoods, let's drink this cup together. ”

The voice fell, and the six of them raised their glasses together and drank the wine in the cup in one go.

After a glass of wine, he listened to Liu Bei and said: "General Lin is a man of great talent, I don't know what General Lin's plans are after the alliance?" ”

"Damn, it seems that I guessed right, Liu Bei will not invite me to drink for no reason, there must be something to ask me for, or let me help." Lin Nan thought to himself.

He thought so in his heart, but he didn't say that in his mouth. Instead, he said very tactfully: "As the Taishou of Liaodong, I naturally want to go back to Liaodong." ”

Liu Bei said: "Liaodong is located in a remote area, far away from the Central Plains, although it has been governed by General Lin and has become a happy land, it is only a corner of the land. I think the general's mind is definitely not just willing to be a little Liaodong Taishou. Don't you want to be the lord of Youzhou? ”

"Big ears have something to say, are you testing me?" After Lin Nan listened, his face remained silent, and he thought silently in his heart.

Without waiting for Lin Nan to answer, the moment he hesitated slightly, he listened to Liu Bei continue: "In fact, with General Lin's talent, it is far better than Liu Yu's talent dozens of times, just from General Lin's governance of Liaodong, it is just more than a year's effort. It made the people of Liaodong live and work in peace and contentment, and made the foreign Yi dare not invade Liaodong, which can also be seen that General Lin is a man of great talent. ”

"Brother Xuande, what do you want to say?" Lin Nan saw that Liu Bei had been playing haha, so he asked deliberately.

"Oh, big brother, what are you doing so long-winded?" Zhang Fei seemed to be a little impatient to listen, so he shouted loudly. "General Lin is not an outsider, why do you bother to beat around the bush. I was anxious when I heard it......"

Guan Yu reprimanded softly: "Third brother, don't be rude to the eldest brother. ”

Zhang Fei raised his face, took a sip of stuffy wine, and said loudly: "What kind of rudeness is it to my eldest brother here, I am worried about listening, and my eldest brother always beats around the bush when he speaks." It's just about treating outsiders, just talking straight about General Lin. Second brother, if the eldest brother talks to you like this every day in the future, will you be comfortable listening to it? ”

Guan Yu was silent, and slightly frowned his silkworm eyebrows. Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and by the way, he stroked his hair, pretending not to hear anything, but he thought in his heart: "What the third brother said also has some truth, the words of the eldest brother are always in the clouds, and people with the character of the third brother are really worried when they hear it, not to mention the third brother, even I have to think about what the eldest brother is going to say." Big brother, didn't the younger brother say you, you invited Lin Nan to drink, you begged someone, and what did you do with such a big bend, just say no? ”

After Liu Bei listened to Zhang Fei's words, he only glanced at Zhang Fei with his eyes, and when he saw that Guan Yu didn't say anything, he stopped beating around the bush, and arched his hand directly towards Lin Nan, and said loudly: "General Lin, in fact, I invited the general to drink today, because I asked for something. ”

Lin Nan saw that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were deeply affectionate, but the personalities of the three people had their own merits, and after getting along for a long time, it was inevitable that there would be a stumble, compared to Liu Bei's city government, Guan Yu's profundity, he preferred Zhang Fei's truth, this kind of person basically has no fancy intestines. When he heard Liu Bei get to the point, he asked, "Brother Xuande, if there is anything to ask for, as long as I can do it, I will do my best." ”

Liu Bei said: "This matter may be difficult for others to do, but for General Lin, it is a matter of ease and only one sentence." ”

"Oh? Na Lin is willing to listen. ”

Liu Bei said: "Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian is kind-hearted, and he governs Xuzhou in a good way, so that millions of people in Xuzhou are all benefited by it. However, Yanzhou Assassin Shi Cao Cao is very ambitious, this alliance is to crusade against Dong Zhuo and gathered together, the various princes have each other's mustard, once Dong Zhuo is killed, this alliance will gradually collapse, and the world will also present a situation of princes competing for hegemony. When the time comes, an ambitious person like Cao Cao will inevitably raise a large army to attack the Quartet, and Xuzhou and Yanzhou are close at hand, so they will inevitably be harassed by Cao Cao. General Lin leveled the Yellow Turban, Dingliangzhou, killed the ten permanent servants, chased Xianbei in the north, and collected Wuhuan inside, all of these major events are enough to show General Lin's loyalty to the Han Dynasty. ”

After a slight pause, Liu Bei continued: "Cao Cao is a capable minister who rules the world and a traitor in troubled times, and now he is in troubled times, the country is in turmoil, and the world is about to be decadent. I only hope that General Lin can say a few good words in front of Liu Yuanjun, so that Liu Yuanjun will focus on the overall situation and form an eternal alliance with Xuzhou, so that Cao Cao will have some scruples if he wants to attack Xuzhou. ”

After Lin Nan heard this, he knew Liu Bei's true intentions, which was to make Xuzhou and Youzhou form an alliance, he smiled and said: "Brother Xuande said that he laughed, although the land of Youzhou is vast, but Brother Xuande has also been in Youzhou, even if Liu Yuanjun agrees, he may not be able to do it." Judging from the current situation, Liu Yuanjun and Gongsun Chan have mutual mustard, and Gongsun Chan is as imposing as a rainbow, once I return to Liaodong, I am afraid that Liu Yuanjun's life will not be guaranteed, and Gongsun Chan will inevitably become the lord of Youzhou at that time. Even if Brother Xuande wants to find someone to form an alliance, he should find Gongsun Zhan, right? ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "With General Lin's great talent, how can Gongsun Chan be General Lin's opponent?" Although I have been friends with him for many years, but I only condescend under his account, and he is bloodthirsty and killing, if this kind of person becomes the lord of Youzhou, then the people of Youzhou are not in dire straits? General Lin, we haven't known each other for a day or two, let's talk straight today, whether it is Liu Yu or Gongsun Zhan, in my opinion, none of them is General Lin's opponent, and even looking at the world, there are only a handful of real opponents of General Lin. Cao Cao is domineering, coupled with strong soldiers and strong horses, such a character can be regarded as General Lin's opponent. If you and I join forces to contain Cao Cao, Cao Cao will not be so easy to win the world. ”

Lin Nandao: "General Liu, you seem to have forgotten a very important thing, right?" ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Lin Nan said with a smile: "Between Youzhou and Xuzhou, there is still Jizhou and Qingzhou in between, even if I become the lord of Youzhou, if Cao Cao sends troops to attack Xuzhou, I will start from Youzhou, and I will cross Jizhou and Qingzhou, right?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Hahaha, Jizhou Han Fu and Qingzhou Gong Jing are all incompetent, if General Lin can become the lord of Youzhou, he will inevitably win Longwangshu, and then go south to annex Jizhou." Qingzhou and Xuzhou have been connected since ancient times, and the Xuzhou soldiers will naturally go north to seize Qingzhou. At that time, won't General Lin and Xuzhou be able to connect together? ”

Lin Nan showed a sly smile on his face, and said softly: "Cao Cao and I are also close friends, aren't you afraid that after I occupy Jizhou, I will send troops to help Cao Cao attack you?" ”

Liu Bei's face was stunned, and he pondered a little, for him, this was also what he was worried about. Therefore, he took the initiative to invite Lin Nan to drink this time, just to win over this ally who was very beneficial to him before Cao Cao. For him, Tao Qian in Xuzhou seems to have become an ornament, and he has already regarded Xuzhou as his own territory.

Lin Nan saw a trace of horror on Liu Bei's face, which was extremely difficult to see, and he thought that Liu Bei was actually still very afraid of him, otherwise, he would not have won him over like this.

After a long time, Liu Bei spoke: "General Lin, compared with Cao Cao, it is estimated that Cao Cao will be a greater threat to General Lin, right?" I'm sure General Lin won't be so stupid to help someone who is likely to be a really strong opponent for you in the future. ”

Lin Nan smiled, Liu Bei is indeed not simple, he actually saw through his mind, however, he only saw through this mind, for him, Liu Bei is not only an enemy, but also a friend, and an important chess piece for him to deal with Cao Cao. He pondered for a while, then said slowly, "Okay, I promise you." If I really become the lord of Youzhou, I will form an alliance with you, but that is also when you become the lord of Xuzhou, right? Tao Qian's old man has no ambitions, only greedy for pleasure, although he is talented in governing the place, but he is not a person who guards the border and the people, and hopes that General Liu can do his best to replace him. In addition, I have another very important matter, and I hope that General Liu must agree to it first. (To be continued......)