Chapter 113: The Western Expedition
When he heard Jia Xu say that he still had to cooperate with Lu Bu to jointly resist the powerful Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's face suddenly sank.
Of course, Cao Cao's pale face sank not for Jia Xu, but for Lu Bu.
At the beginning, when he was in Jian'an for three years, he canonized Lu Bu in the name of the Son of Heaven as the pastor of Youzhou and the general of the expedition to the west, but he was strongly rejected by Lu Bu, and even if he refused, he scolded himself for being a traitor to the Han Dynasty!
Yuan Shao is powerful, if Lu Bu is willing to cooperate with him to deal with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao naturally doesn't mind that Lu Bu once scolded him!
Anyway, since he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, Lu Bu is not the only one who has scolded him like this!
"Wenhe, will Lu Bu cooperate with us? You know, a certain gave him a position as a state pastor that he dreamed of, but he strongly rejected it? Cao Cao asked uncertainly.
At the same time, there was a flash of hope in Cao Cao's eyes, and Cao Cao naturally hoped that what Jia Xu said was true.
If Lu Bu could cooperate with him and lead a large army to attack Yuan Shao's Youzhou from Liaodong, he could also attract part of Yuan Shao's troops, so that Cao Cao would not have to face so many fierce Yuan Shao's army!
"Sikong, this is not the same as it used to be! In the past, we all underestimated Lu Fengxian and thought that he was just a mercenary villain! However, since Lu Fengxian led the remnants of the defeated army to cross the sea to the land of Sanhan, what he has done in the past two years can be seen that we have misjudged him and not know him enough! Maybe the country is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change, Lu Fengxian is still that kind of mercenary person, but his mercenary is more rational. Sikong originally canonized him as the pastor of Youzhou and the general of the expedition to the west, no matter which one was obviously set up for Yuan Shao, at that time, Yuan Shao led the army to besiege Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, Lu Fengxian naturally would not accept it, and then made Yuan Shao angry, and then led the army to conquer him whose foundation was still unstable, and moved the battlefield to him! Now, his foundation is stable, and he has gone north to occupy the territory and population of Fuyu Kingdom and Xianbei in the east, and his power has risen greatly, Lu Fengxian is an ambitious person, so naturally he will not only be trapped in Liaodong, but will definitely continue to conquer abroad! His power, the southeast is surrounded by the sea, and the north is a cold area that is uninhabited, if Lu Fengxian wants to continue to develop and occupy more territory and population, the only way is to the west. What's more, if our Cao army and Yuan Shao's army fight against Yuan Shao's army and let Yuan Shao win, it will not be good for him, and when Yuan Shao becomes even more powerful, what awaits him is only the road to destruction! It can be determined that if Sikong canonizes Lu Fengxian again in the name of the Son of Heaven, so that he can justifiably go west to conquer Yuan Shao, then he will definitely raise troops to go west to conquer Yuan Shao! It can be guessed now that Lu Fengxian has even begun to raise troops now, raising troops to deal with the Wuhuan clan of Liaodong vassal countries and Liaoxi County, and pry open this roadblock. Then, waiting for Sikong's canonization of him, he justifiably marched west against Yuan Shao, and took advantage of the fact that most of Yuan Shao's army was fighting against us in Guandu, so as to obtain greater benefits! Jia Xu replied with great certainty.
After speaking, Jia Xu sat in the corner again, silent, like a transparent person, people didn't notice him, and continued to play his way of self-preservation.
"Sikong, what Wenhe said is." Guo Jia felt that what Jia Xu said was reasonable, and he originally wanted to promote Cao Cao to cooperate with Lu Bu to deal with the powerful Yuan Shao.
Now, Lu Bu's forces are stronger than before, and they are more able to deal with them on the sidelines, and then defeat the powerful Yuan Shao together.
"That's what Wen He said." Xun You, Cheng Yu, Le Jin, Cao Ren and others present also agreed.
"Good! According to Wenhe's words, cooperate with Lu Bu! Continue to seal Lu Bu Naguo as the pastor of Youzhou and the general of the expedition to the west, so that he can justifiably conquer Yuan Shao in the west. Didn't Lu Bu already have two sons? By the way, in the name of the Son of Heaven, he named his eldest son Lu Jin as a township marquis, and his second son Lu Mu as a pavilion marquis. Youzhou Mu, General Zhengxi, plus the eldest son is a township marquis, and the second son is a pavilion marquis, such a big canonization, if Lu Bu still refuses, it will be too disappointing! Cao Cao is also a courageous person, he can afford to put it down, he feels that what Jia Xu said is reasonable, and the civil and military forces under the account also agree, so he immediately continued to canonize Lu Bu in the name of the Son of Heaven, and then went west to conquer Yuan Shao, and responded to himself in Yuan Shao's rear.
At the same time, Cao Cao also knew that Lu Bu had changed into a different person, making Cao Cao unpredictable, and he was also ready to accept that Lu Bu would reject him strongly again, and then scold himself for being a traitor!
In this way, Cao Cao's canonization of Lü Bu again, with the hand of the angels in the court, I believe that soon, the angels will enter Lü Bu's power, and then, Cao Cao's canonization in the name of the Son of Heaven will be sent to Lü Bu's hands.
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Xiangping, Liaodong, as Jia Xu guessed, at this time, with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the confrontation above Guandu, Lu Bu was dispatching troops to prepare to conquer the Wuhuan clan of Liaodong and Liaoxi County, pry open this stone blocking the way, and then conquer Yuan Shao's territory in the west, taking advantage of the fact that most of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are above Guandu, ready to bite Yuan Shao's Youzhou.
Or, bite off more of the territory and population that originally belonged to Yuan Shao.
Taking advantage of the current military generals under his tent to mobilize soldiers, Wenchen is also mobilizing strategic materials, and Lu Bu is accompanying his family in the backyard of Wenhou Mansion.
This time I went on a westward expedition, I don't know how much time it will take, so Lu Bu, who is very Gu of the family, naturally took advantage of the time he had now to accompany them and talk to them.
Lu Bu's two sons were very sleepy because they had only been born for a long time, so they were now asleep in the room.
Now, Lu Buzheng is in a large hall with Yan Yao, Diao Chan, Cao Qi'er, Xiao Qiao's wives and concubines, and his daughter Lu Lingqi, gathered around a large table, talking and eating delicious food.
Among several wives and concubines, Cao Que'er, who has been with Lu Bu for several years, is now also pregnant.
Cao Que'er is still young, although she usually listens to Lu Bu's words, but her hobbies are the same as Lu Bu's daughter Lu Lingqi, she likes to dance with knives and guns, so when Lu Bu was on the Western Expedition, she naturally needed to tell Cao Que'er well, so that she was not allowed to dance with knives and guns during her pregnancy.
The sword has no eyes, lest Cao Que'er accidentally hurt the child and hurt herself, then it's not good!
"Husband, don't worry! The finches will listen to you! Regarding Lu Bu's advice, Cao Qi'er naturally agreed very happily.
Usually there is nothing, but now that she is pregnant, Cao Queer suddenly has the brilliance of motherhood, and from time to time she will kindly touch her belly and feel the life in her belly!
"Hmm!" Lu Bu nodded to Cao Qi'er.
Cao Qi'er is very well-behaved, since she has promised herself now, she will naturally not do anything about dancing knives and guns during her pregnancy, Lu Bu is naturally relieved.
After the meal was eaten, and the soldiers and strategic materials were also mobilized by the civil and military generals under the tent, Lu Bu naturally had to leave, and then led the army to the west.
So, Lu Bu said goodbye to several wives and concubines and his daughter Lu Lingqi, and then went to the room to look at his two sons who were sleeping, and resolutely left the backyard of Wenhou Mansion in the reluctant and worried eyes of the women.
In this era of war, although children must have affection, they must also distinguish the time and occasion!
Now that he is on an expedition to the west, he has the opportunity to strengthen his own power, so Lu Bu naturally wants to do it, so as not to delay the fighter when he gets it!
What's more, the power you have has become stronger, and you can better protect your family, so that your family can live safely and well-fed under your own protection, what's wrong?!