May 191 A.D.

Lu Bu returned to the state with a big victory.

Ma Teng's acquisition of Xiliang made Lü Bu's sphere of influence expand greatly again.

At this time, Lu Bu occupied some areas of Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Jizhou, and some areas of Sili, but it can be said that he surpassed Dong Zhuo to become the prince with the broadest sphere of influence.

And the Xianbei tribe returned to Lü Bu, and most of the Qianghu tribes were also friendly with Lü Bu, so it can be said that Lü Bu unified most of the north.

At the same time, there are nearly 300,000 soldiers with armor under his command, and they are all elite divisions that have been in battle for a long time.

All along, the limelight was the same, and all the princes were shocked by Lu Bu's might.

However, at this time, Lu Bu also had a lot of troubles, the territory was expanded, but the talents under him were stretched thin at this time.

Although Lu Bu has been trying his best to recruit talents in recent years, and due to the increase in reputation, there are indeed more and more talents to work under the door, but for the rapid development of Lu Bu Group at this time, it is still far from enough.

Since Xia Yang came back, after Lu Bu dealt with the matter at hand, he immediately went to the craftsman camp, that is, the place where the Qiongyu liquid was developed.

At this moment, it has been expanded again, and the defense force has increased again.

Lu Bu entered the craftsman's camp and came to a hidden secret room with ease.

The craftsman's camp is now like a fortress, but this secret room is not only secretive, but also has all kinds of protective measures and guards.

Lu Bu gently pushed open the heavy iron door, the plate of the door was particularly heavy, and it had undergone special treatment, ordinary means could not hurt a single bit, and this iron door alone was worth a lot.

Inside the door was a huge room, with many busy people inside, each with a large number of brocade silks in front of them, and even a lot of them were made of more valuable Caihou paper, on which were densely written with the Flyy Boy.

These staff members are carefully identifying the information on it, and sorting it out on the other files, which is like a huge intelligence library.

Lu Bu's action of pushing the door in did not attract the attention of any of the staff, who were all concentrating on the work in front of them.

In the corner of the room, there was a separate room, and Lu Bu's goal on this trip was there.

Pushing open a door again, a thin middle-aged man tasted the Qionglin liquid comfortably, and it turned out to be Jia Xu, who should have died.

Seeing Jia Xu and Lu Bu was not surprised, and similarly, Jia Xu was not the slightest surprise at Lu Bu's arrival.

"Strategist, I've been wronged." Lu Bu clenched his fists and said sincerely.

Jia Xu waved his hand and said, "Lord, don't say that. This is what I put forward, so why should I be wronged. ”

A long time ago, Jia Xu proposed that the matter of retreating behind the scenes was inspired by Lu Bu on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also planning for the future, so he had this plan called Undercurrent.

But by coincidence, while they were preparing this plan, someone actually took the initiative to carry out an assassination plan against them and the state legion.

In fact, Jia Xu didn't even have skin injuries that day, but suddenly thought of using this to implement the plan and injure himself, and then with the cooperation of the dark group and Tian Feng, he performed such a scene.

Until now, except for a few people, no one knows about this plan.

Lu Bu sat down and asked, "How is it, military advisor, this office location is not bad, right?" ”

"Pretty good, sometimes I really wonder how you have so many wonderful ideas, my lord." Jia Xu patted the table and chair under him as he spoke.

All the items in this room are basically built by Lu Bu according to the furniture style of later generations, such as high tables, Taishi chairs, and so on.

Comfort and convenience made Jia Xu very satisfied, so he made this exclamation.

Lu Bu snorted and said: "Haha, this is all the credit of Zhang Dajiang and others, where is my share." ”

Jia Xu shook his head and did not continue to dwell on this topic.

"My lord, the person who assassinated us before is a bit eyebrow-raising."

"Oh?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.

"The lord still remembers that there may have been a mastermind behind the rebellion of the two sheets mentioned before." Jia Xu is colorful.

"Is that them?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously.

Immediately, the figure of the blood phoenix appeared in his mind again, and he secretly wondered in his heart: Could it be him?

"But it's a pity that we haven't found out who these people are making wedding dresses." Jia Xu paused and then spoke.

Lu Bu also thought about it: "What does the military advisor mean? ”

"These actions of this group of people are all aimed at creating chaos, and chaos will inevitably lead to the rise of new forces, but maybe we haven't been able to detect it yet."

Nodding, Lu Bu said, "In this case, please ask the military advisor to bother to pay more attention to this matter." ”

"That's where I do. Lord, the dark group is developing well now, and the people outside are only part of the reserve candidates. ”

Lu Bu looked out of the door with interest, nodded, and continued to ask, "There are still some of them." ”

"Most of the rest are delegated. The eldest lady's plan is now being implemented very well, and our economic network and intelligence network are slowly extending. ”

"Yes, that's very good. How are the armaments prepared? Lu Bu asked with concern.

"The mining of gold is on the right track, and the sales of Qionglin liquid have far exceeded expectations. The Craftsman Battalion has now become a large-scale operation, not only producing equipment of high quality, but also sufficient to equip 100,000 armored soldiers in addition to our own needs. ”

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that the craftsman camp would develop to such a point now, which was great news for him.

Jia Xu smiled and continued: "Tuntian in various places has now achieved initial results, and if there is no major war this year, our side will now be self-sufficient. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu smiled from ear to ear, and the state is barren, and Xiliang is a bitter cold place, although he now has part of Jizhou and part of Sizhou's rich areas, but after all, there are many monks and few porridges.

But in this case, they were able to be completely self-sufficient, which was quite a success.

However, Lu Bu was obviously not satisfied with this, and he said: "I have a new idea today, if it can be realized, our people's ability to produce food will increase by a large margin. ”

"If that's the case, then the truth couldn't be better." Jia Xu also said with a smile.

"However, there is one thing ......," after a pause, Jia Xu suddenly said with some gloom.

Lu Bu was obviously still immersed in joy, and did not notice the change in Jia Xu's mood, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"There is news from the grassland, Xun Yu has found out that Zhen is reselling illicit salt for us."

"What!" Lu Bu's heart tightened and he stood up.

But immediately, he sat down again and said slowly: "Sooner or later, this matter will not be able to contain the fire." How is Xun Yu? ”

"Wen Ruo is now falling out with Gongda, and it is possible for Wen Ruo to abandon his official position." Jia Xu's tone was a little heavy.

Lu Bu took a deep breath and said slowly: "It's inevitable. Wen Ruo's heart is close to the Han family, and after knowing this, he did not turn against me, which is already benevolent and righteous. ”

"Then are we ......" Jia Xu raised his hand and made a downward cutting motion.

According to Jia Xu's meaning, if Xun Yu has the idea of leaving, he must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Bi Xunyu, as one of the masterminds that Lu Bu relies on very much, knows too many secrets about them, if he joins the enemy in the future, then the blow to Lu Bu is too huge.

Lu Bu shook his head firmly and said, "This matter must not be done!" Not to mention that Xun Yu served me, the two of them belong to the same clan. Just because Xun Yu worked the grassland, I can't do such an unkind and unjust thing. If anyone treats me with sincerity, I will treat him as a countryman. Good birds choose trees to perch, if Wen Ruo really goes somewhere else, it can only be said that I, Lu Fengxian, have not done well enough. ”

"Alas-" With a long sigh, Lu Bu continued: "But if I harm Wen Ruo because of his change of court, wouldn't it be ungrateful, so who else dares to defect to me, and how many people can continue to work hard for me." This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Jia Xu nodded, Lu Bu was right, if Xun Yu really left, killing him was just the best means.

In this way, I personally wrote a letter and passed it to Xun Yu. Let's see how he chooses, no matter what, I, Lu Fengxian, will never fail him. After Lu Bu finished speaking, he walked to the desk, took a pen and paper, and began to write.

Jia Xu quietly looked at the letter written by Lu Bu, the content of which was probably to apologize and explain for concealing Xun Yu's reselling of illicit salt, and then said the situation analyzed by the two of them in Lu Bu's tone, and finally solemnly promised that no matter how Xun Yu decides, Lu Bu will respect and support.

He wrote a whole piece of Caihou paper, and then carefully folded it and handed it to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu took this letter, only felt heavy, and his heart was full of admiration for Lu Bu, Lu Bu can be so benevolent and righteous to a mastermind who is very likely to leave him, then he will inevitably be more kind to them.

For every subordinate, nothing can be more exciting and happy than meeting a master who can understand, respect, and love him.

Then, Jia Xu briefly reported to Lu Bu the changes that had occurred in the princes in various places during this period of time.

After finishing his business, the Lord and the two of them began to chat in this secret room.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Lord, is Mr. Bo Jiao better now?" ”

It turned out that Cai Yong had been blaming himself since Lu Bu disappeared, and when Jia Xu was assassinated that day, Cai Yong was directly seriously ill because of self-blame.

Fortunately, Diao Chan and Zhang Ning took care of them wholeheartedly, and Cai Yan came back later, which made the world-famous and talented Cai family slowly recover, but he was still ashamed to think about it often.

"The master's health has improved a lot now, but he still needs to recuperate."

After Lu Bu came back, he went to visit once, and it happened that Cai Yong was resting at that time, so he didn't bother, and Lu Bu left.

Jia Xu suddenly had a narrow smile on his face: "I don't know how the lord will face the matter with Miss Cai Yan?" ”