Lu Bu left Anlu and returned to Nanyang along the way, but Liu Biao did not intercept him after hearing the news.

First, he may not be able to stop it, and secondly, he just asked Lu Bu to repel Sun Ce, and in a blink of an eye, he set up a lot of interceptions to intercept and kill Lu Bu, and it is not good to hear it out, after all, Liu Biao is also the king of Chu now, and he still needs some face.

In addition, in the direction of Nanyang, Zhang Liao led his troops into Xinye, and Liu Biao was also worried that there would be another dispute, and he would become an enemy on both sides, and he did not dare to stay with Lu Bu.

As for Jiangxia, this time Huang Zu was defeated one after another, and the damage was serious, whether to continue to serve Jiangxia too much, Liu Biao was a little hesitant, after all, Jiangxia faced Jiangdong, and it was very important for Jiangxia to guard this position.

"The lord wants to take the land of Jiangxia?" In Liu Bei's mansion, Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei and asked with a smile.

"Why is the public station blocked during the day?" Liu Bei nodded, the two sides have been together for many years, and Liu Bei did not hide his thoughts from Chen Gong, he did intend to plot Jiangxia's duties to gain the foundation of his life.

"First, when the lord first came to Jingxiang, his foothold was unstable and his virtue was not enough, so he had already said it before, so he won't repeat it." Chen Gong sighed and said, "Besides, if you get Jiangxia, it will be difficult for him to seek Jing Xiang again." ”

"Oh?" Liu Bei's expression moved, but he didn't move, to say that he had no idea about Jing Xiang, just talk to outsiders, but to say this to Chen Gong is a bit self-deceptive, Liu Bei wants a piece of territory that is enough to compete with the three heroes of the Central Plains, he thinks too much.

"If you get Jiangxia, you will inevitably be the enemy of Jiangdong, but if you are like today, the three heroes in the north are standing together, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser, the king of Chu is old, and I don't know when to ......" Chen Gong paused and didn't continue, anyway, Liu Xian's age will not live for a few years: "If the lord leaves Jingxiang at this time and gets the position of Jiangxia Taishou, although he can get the land of Jiangxia, but Jiangxia is the land that Jiangdong must get if he seeks Jingzhou, and the lord will definitely have a bad relationship with Jiangdong at this point, if there is a change in Jingzhou in the future, Jiangdong may not let the lord come back to seize power." ”

Liu Bei nodded when he heard this: "What should I do now?" ”

"Stay in the land of Jingxiang, marry the Jingxiang clan, and recruit Jingxiang Junjie for the lord's use." Chen Gong said with a smile: "The land of Jingxiang, outstanding people, if he wants to achieve great things, he should recruit more talents for the lord's use, and with these Jingxiang handsome men to cheer for the lord, he will be like a god to seize the Jingxiang foundation." ”

Liu Biao owed a lot of favor to the Jingxiang clan when he entered Jingzhou, so that Liu Biao was hollowed out by the Jingxiang clan over the years, which is a lesson from the past, but it can't be pushed to the opposite side because of this.

"In addition, the lord also needs to master a piece of military power for the lord, which can be called Yun Chang or Yide lord Gong soldiers and horses outside, for Liu Biao to guard the Jingxiang gate, and at the same time, the lord is inside, helping the king of Chu to gradually gain real power, and establish grace in Jingxiang people, so that if he has a change in the future, the lord can get the land of Jingxiang." At the end, Chen Gong said with a smile: "Although the Huang ancestor was defeated, the Huang clan is a big clan of Jingxiang, and the lord can help him stabilize the position of Jiangxia Taishou, first, it can also avoid the king of Chu from sending the lord to guard Jiangxia, and secondly, it can also form a good relationship with the Huang clan." ”

Although Jiangxia is big, but over the years often have conflicts with Jiangdong, many people moved inward, this time by Sun Ce took tens of thousands of people to Jiangdong, the population, the people's heart is not high, it is difficult to achieve a great cause, it is better to be a favor, but also to get the favor of the Jingxiang clan.

Liu Bei nodded again and again when he heard this, and now he was in the year of Jiangxia, and in the next few days, Liu Bei vigorously campaigned for Huang Zu and persuaded Liu Biao to let Huang Zu continue to guard the land of Jiangxia.

Liu Biao did not have a better candidate to guard Jiangxia for a while, and Huang Zu did not make much mistake in guarding Jiangxia over the years, this time Sun Ce came to attack, Wen Ping, Liu Pan, and Liu Hu led the army to go and failed to get benefits, and it could not be completely regarded as Huang Zu's unfavorable garrison, not to mention that the son died in the end, and in the end, Jiangxia's position as Taishou remained unchanged, and Huang Zu took over, Liu Biao ordered Cai Mao to allocate 10,000 soldiers and horses to Huang Zu and ordered him to guard Jiangxia.

After this incident, Huang Zu became a lot closer to Liu Bei, and at the same time, Huang's connections in Jingzhou gradually began to get close to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei had a foothold in Jingzhou.

On the other side, after Lu Bu returned to Nanyang, Li Ru did not leave.

"What's the matter?" Lu Bu looked at Li Ru with some curiosity.

"In Fengxian's eyes, Confucianism is a person who only knows utilitarianism?" Li Ru looked at Lu Bu with a little amusement, this time he will directly pick people up, some of them are too much, right?

Lu Bu nodded, in Li Ru's speechless gaze, Lu Bu nodded as a matter of course, in his memory, Li Ru would not run around if he had nothing to do.

"Bong-first." Li Ru sighed, knelt down and looked at Lu Budao: "If the princes are called kings or emperors today, have you ever thought about which emperor to respect?" ”

"What? Bodao not only wants to ask a certain person to fight for him, but also takes a fancy to Nanyang? Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and said.

"That's not true, Confucianism this time, in addition to letting a certain person bring a letter to Feng Xian, Yu Nanyang did not have a covetous heart, Feng Xian also knows, now the three northern heroes stand side by side, before the Central Plains is decided, the lord cannot have the heart to go south, this time please Feng Xian, but also do not want to see Jing Xiang for Jiangdong to get Er." Li Ru shook his head and said, "This is what Confucianism thinks, not that Feng Xian defects to the lord." ”

sighed lightly and said: "You and I are already people who are not confused, although Feng Xian is brave, that Sun Ce is known as the courage of the overlord, and it is difficult to defeat Feng Xian, but people will always be old, these days, I am in Nanyang with Wen Yuan, and I am looking at the land of Feng Xian, all of them are imitating the princes of all parties, but in this world, after all, people are seen by their origins, and Feng Xian does not seem to have the intention of entering the world. ”

Lu Bu didn't answer, he was also a little confused, the current life is actually good, but if you talk about enterprising the world...... Those scholars dragged their families and ran away, and they would rather go to Jingxiang to be a farmer than be a farmer here, and managing Xiangyang is already the limit, no matter how big the territory is, Lu Bu can't manage it.

Nanyang seems to be his limit.

"The general trend of the world, after all, will be reunified, I want to be loyal to the Luoyang court, not the lord's order, but to leave a way back for the first, if he is unified in the north, no matter who it is, will not be too difficult to be the first, then the first will be likely, to the land of Nanyang, can also be exchanged for wealth, if the lord finally wins, Fengxian may still have the opportunity to cross the grassland again, of course, if Fengxian feels that Confucianism is selfish, you can also vote for the Suiyang court or the Yecheng court, but you must vote for one." Li Ru didn't say anything about the Jiangdong Imperial Court, firstly, Jiangdong is too small compared to the three males, and secondly, Lu Bugang cleaned up Sun Ce, if he votes for the Jiangdong Imperial Court, isn't it uncomfortable for himself?

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, he has now enjoyed all the wealth, and then up, he noticed that he didn't seem to be able to reach it, so he didn't want to, now for Lu Bu, there are only two regrets, one is that he has never been able to have a son, although the daughter is good, but there is no son to continue the incense, after all, it is a pity, and the other is that he is a little homesick, no matter how good the Central Plains is, but after a long time, he will still miss the feeling of being outside the Jiuyuan Zongma Sai.

Li Ru looked at Lu Bu's expression and said with a smile: "Feng Xian may not have returned to his hometown for a long time, right?" In addition, the clouds have been gradually recovered over the years, General Tai Shi Ci guarded the clouds, and the lord intended to completely incorporate the Hetao into the state of governance, but General Tai Shi was not enough to deter the northern Xinjiang. ”

Lu Bu's eyes flashed with a hint of yearning, nodded and said: "I understand the meaning of Wen Wei, in the next few days, I will give you the Nanyang household registration and military register, and at the same time go to the imperial court, and I am willing to pay tribute to the Luoyang court." ”

"That's very good." Li Ru nodded when he heard this: "I will ask the lord to send some people to Nanyang to build a academy, and the Nanyang Academy established by Feng Xian is also quite meritorious, and a similar academy may be built in the future." ”

"Really?" When Lu Bu heard this, he looked at Li Ru and said, "Wen Wei also thinks that my academy is good?" ”

"It can train a lot of outstanding generals for the imperial court." Li Ru nodded affirmatively, although Nanyang Academy is very different from the academy established by Chen Mo, but Lu Bu has been constantly improving over the years, but there is a very complete system for training generals, according to the standards of this Nanyang Academy, it will definitely be able to cultivate a large number of generals for the imperial court in the future, not to mention how good they are, but at least they know the soldiers, and they will not make some low-level mistakes, and with Chen Mo's current talent pool and the population concerned, it is more suitable to build a similar academy.

"If Wen Wei says it's good, then it must be good." Lu Bu was very happy, after all, although this Nanyang Academy was established in accordance with the trend back then, but over the years, Lu Bu has put a lot of effort into it, and he can be affirmed, which makes him happier than others praising his bravery.

Li Ru nodded, just this matter of Nanyang Academy, Lu Bu has not done nothing in Nanyang over the years, not to mention that Nanyang is under Lu Bu's governance, not to mention how good it is, but the people have no worries about food and clothing, and it cannot be considered bad.

That night, Lu Bu called Zhang Liao, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and others to set up a banquet to entertain Li Ru, and also discussed with everyone what Li Ru said.

Zhang Liao and others have no opinion on moving closer to the Luoyang court, in fact, the two have cooperated over the years, there has been no conflict, and in their hearts, they also have some feelings that they are counted as Chen Mo's vassal forces, and this is not completely compatible, but they officially chose the Luoyang court as the object of allegiance.

After drinking happily all night, and after waking up the next day, Li Ru said goodbye to Lu Bu, he had been in Nanyang for a long time, and it was indeed time to return to the dynasty.

"Tell Bodao that if he can destroy Yuan Shao, I will offer Nanyang, and I am willing to order the emperor to go north and guard the frontier for the imperial court." At the time of parting, Lu Bu gave Li Ru a formal promise, if Chen Mo could destroy Yuan Shao, then Chen Mo would be the real overlord of the north, and there would be no shame in him choosing to be loyal to Chen Mo.

"Ruding brought this to you." Li Ru smiled and nodded, said goodbye to Lu Bu, and went straight to Luoyang with the guards.