The literati of Jingzhou clamored together, scolding Lu Su for saving the ugly scholar and arrogance, but Ma Liang waved his hand to restrain everyone, bowed to the ugly scholar and hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Ma Liang, the beautiful words of the different brother just now, I dare not be ashamed, Mr. Wen's words, he is really a person with a peerless education, dare to ask Mr. Respect the name, where is the immortal residence?" It's good to come to the door to ask for advice and discuss the world's major events. ”

Ma Liang, who had been designated as the military advisor of the Jingzhou Expeditionary Force, was so polite to a poor and ugly scholar, and the Jingzhou scholars were all dumbfounded, but Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and others knew that Ma Liang's literary and martial arts strategies and ability to recognize people were above them, so they didn't dare to speak, but just looked at the poor and ugly scholar carefully.

Unexpectedly, the arrogance of the ugly scholar far exceeded Ma Liang's imagination, and the ugly scholar actually laughed wildly: "You are not worthy to ask my name, let alone discuss the world's major affairs with me, except for Xu Yuanzhi." The ugly scholar patted Lu Su and said, "Only this gentleman from Chang'an is arrogant and generous, and he is worthy of talking to me." ”

Rao is Ma Liang is very good cultivation, and he can't help but be angry, and those Jingzhou students seem to have suffered a great shame, all of them are so angry that their faces are pale, and one of the eight handsome people in Jiangxia, Fan Pengzi Meng Bo said angrily: "Huangkou Xiaoer, dare to speak so unscrupulously? Scholars present, who is not a well-educated Confucian, you dare to be rampant in front of us? Another one of the eight gentlemen of Jiangxia, Cen Huizi Gongxiao, also said angrily: "Who are you a madman? If you don't name yourself, I'll ask you about your crimes. ”

"Come on, take down this madman for me! Drag it down and cut it! Cai Zhong shouted frantically, downstairs immediately rushed to a Jingzhou army, stepped forward to arrest the ugly scholar, Lu Su made a look at Ma Zhong, Ma Zhong understood, waved his hand, thirty Dong Zhuojun first-class immediately protected Lu Su and the ugly scholar, and did not let the Jingzhou army approach.

"Gentlemen, this gentleman is my guest and my guest of the Xiliang Army, for the sake of Master Dong, please don't hurt him." Lu Su was half persuasive and half threatening, and Lu Su was not sure whether this ugly scholar was just a madman with a dead duck and a dead mouth, but with intuition, Lu Su felt that this ugly scholar was not simple.

Cai He and Cai Zhong were embarrassed, Cai Mao once repeatedly explained to them, asking them to ignore Lu Su, and not to cause harm, Lu Su must come out for the arrogant ugly scholar, Cai Zhong and Cai He were helpless for a while.

At this time, Ma Liang had already regained his composure, and said to Lu Su: "Since you are a guest of Lord Fengchang, you don't have to worry about it." Anyway, everyone in the world knows who we are in the eyes of the Taishi. ”

Ma Liang was sarcastic, but Lu Su didn't seem to hear it, and said politely: "Mr. is generous, bow and obey." It is better to meet by chance than to get together, and it is better to meet you in this drunken fairy building, than to drink a few cups and talk about Su's respect for you. ”

Lu Su originally planned to take the opportunity of the banquet to ease the contradiction between Dong Zhuojun and Jingzhou and make it easier to act. Unexpectedly, the group of scholars all scoffed, and Cen Hui took the lead and said: "Don't dare, Lord Fengchang is one of the nine kings of the imperial court, and I dare to climb high?" After that, Cen Hui took the lead downstairs, Fan Fan followed, the two brothers of the Kuai family glanced at each other, and also beckoned the Shilin to go downstairs, Zheng Du, the envoy of Yizhou, was the most angry, and deliberately said: "Although the drunken immortal building is good, there are a bunch of chaotic ministers and thieves, and this drunken immortal building can no longer stay." Gentlemen, please go to the villain's pavilion, and we will talk about literature there. ”

Lu Su looked at the back of the departing scholars and shook his head, disappointed in his heart, but the ugly scholar had already picked the best private room to sit down, and shouted: "Little Er, hurry up and get the best dishes, the wine wants Xinghuachun, just come up more, this official of Chang'an has money." ”

After a while, the wine and food were ready, and the ugly scholar was not polite, just eating and drinking, but Lu Su tasted the same as chewing wax, and he was uncertain in his heart, listening to the words of those scholars and literati, the alliance between the Yizhou Army and the Jingzhou Army was a foregone conclusion, and the Xiliang Army was about to face a two-front battle, should he give up and rush back to Yizhou to assist the Taishi to resist the enemy? Or continue to stay in Jingzhou and make another effort? But Liu Biao is hiding from him, is it useful to stay by himself?

Lu Su pondered, and before he knew it, it was already the sun slanting mountain, and the ugly scholar poured a jar of wine fiercely, and said drunkly: "Brother Tai, do you want to see Liu Biao?" ”

Lu Su paused, retracted his thoughts, turned to the strange ugly scholar and exclaimed, "Sir, where did you know that you asked to see Liu Biao?" ”

The ugly scholar smiled and didn't answer, but asked the store to send two more jars of apricot blossom spring, and laughed: "The wine is full, say goodbye, bring two jars of wine back, let Xu Yuanzhi also taste the taste of this apricot blossom spring." Then he staggered down the restaurant with two jars of unopened wine, and when Lu Su saw this, he hurriedly sent him out of the restaurant and watched him leave.

"My lord, this guy is just a deceitful scholar, why do you have to be so respectful to him?" Outside the building, Ma Zhong said to Lu Su angrily. Lu Su shook his head and said: "You are wrong, this person is deeply hidden, and he is a master of the world." ”

Ma Zhong was not convinced, and was about to refute, but saw the ugly scholar staggering back again, and the ugly scholar burped and said: "Stirring up a meal of wine and food in Brother Tai, there is nothing to repay, so send a message to Brother Tai." The ugly scholar leaned into Lu Su's ear and whispered: "Tomorrow at noon, Liu Biao will go to the West Gate School to go on the expedition, and if Brother Tai waits at the West Gate, Liu Biao will definitely be seen." ”

Lu Su was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked the ugly scholar, but the ugly scholar stopped Lu Su and said: "Don't thank me, you have also seen the attitude of Jingzhou Shilin towards Dong Taishi, Shilin's influence in Jingzhou is far beyond your imagination, so I estimate that your plan to persuade Liu Biao to rest the army will fail." ”

Lu Su didn't understand this truth, and sighed: "Sir's words are true and reasonable, but Lu Su is highly favored by the Taishi, so he can only do his best." When Lu Su was about to ask the name of the ugly scholar, the ugly scholar had already walked away.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Lu Su took Ma Zhong and others to the West Gate to wait, just as the spring rain fell, and the pedestrians on the road were drenched away in a short time, and Lu Su and others were drenched all over their bodies, Ma Zhong and others shouted: "My lord, is that poor scholar lying to us?" Even we don't know the news that Liu Biao is going to go on an expedition, where can he know it? ”

Lu Su shook his head and said in a low voice: "No, we are all enemies in Jingzhou, and our every move is monitored, and we can't contact the Dark Moon Group and the Swallow Group, and we don't know anything about the official news in Jingzhou, that scholar is a local, and he must be better informed than us." Ma Zhong and the others didn't believe it, but Lu Su insisted on waiting, and Ma Zhong and the others had to accompany him in the rain.

When the time was almost noon, the corner of the street suddenly turned a team of Jingzhou troops with bright armor, holding a team of luxurious carriages and went straight to the West Gate, pedestrians on the road like seeing tigers, all retreated, Lu Su took a closer look at the level of the car, it was the grade of the history of the thorn. Lu Su was overjoyed, hurriedly stopped in the middle of the road, took out the official seal issued by the imperial court, and shouted: "I am the ninth secretary of the imperial court, and I am often Lu Su, and people stop coming!" ”

One of the Nine Emperors of the Han Dynasty, although he does not have the power of the state pastor, he has the same rank. Seeing that it was really the official seal of the imperial court, the Jingzhou army did not dare to move forward, and the pace stopped abruptly. Lu Su shouted at the most luxurious carriage among them, "Liu Tingshi, please come out and answer." ”

The carriage slowly opened, and Liu Biao's wine-colored hollowed-out face appeared in front of Lu Su, Liu Biao said embarrassedly: "It turned out to be Lord Fengchang, Liu Biao has been busy with official business recently, and he has not met the adult in person from time to time, and he hopes to forgive his sins." ”

Lu Su ignored Liu Biao's explanation and said straightforwardly: "Dare to ask Liu Tingshi, are you going to go on the expedition?" ”

Liu Biaoyileng, this time he used Ma Liang's strategy to deliberately leave Dong Zhuojun's envoy in Jingzhou, just to paralyze Dong Zhuojun, and suddenly went out to fight Dong Zhuojun by surprise, how did Lu Su know? Ke Lu Su had already shouted: "Liu Tingshi, you want to raid Yizhou and be caught off guard by the Taishi, but have you thought about the consequences?" Aren't you afraid of the Taishi's revenge? ”

Liu Biao was dumbfounded by Lu Su's sharp words, and in his imagination, he was to save Yizhou, use Yizhou as a buffer zone, and join forces with Yizhou to resist Dong. But Lu Su has already continued: "If Liu Tingshi wants to use Yizhou as a shield to prevent our army from retaliating, then Liu Tingshi is very wrong, not to mention whether Jingzhou and Liu Yan can join forces to resist Taishi, even if they can be stopped, but does Liu Tingshi forget that Jiangnan Sun Jian is the in-law of Taishi, if Taishi and Sun Jian join forces and attack Jingzhou in the north and south, Lu Su wants to see if Liu Jianshi can still resist?" ”

The muscles on Liu Biao's face jumped, which was what he was most afraid of, and he couldn't help asking: "Lord Fengchang, even if Liu Biao doesn't ally with Liu Yan, who can guarantee that after Dong Taishi annexes Yizhou, he won't point the finger at Jingzhou?" ”

Seeing Liu Biao speak, Lu Su was secretly happy in his heart, so he took out Kang Peng's handwritten letter, handed it to Liu Biao and said: "Liu Tingshi, Taishi Xingbing Yizhou, really Liu Yan blocked the plank road and tried to stand on his own, and he was ordered to do it. ”

When Liu Biao read the letter, Lu Su hit the railway while it was hot: "Liu Thorn Shi Mingjian, the Xiliang Army is unparalleled in the world, can the Taishi be afraid of the Jingzhou Army?" Taishi sent Lu Su here, not to seek peace, but to hope that Liu Tingshi could think of the common people in the world and not risk raising troops, in the end, it was the people of Yizhou and Jingzhou who suffered. ”

Lu Su's words hit Liu Biao's heart, although Liu Biao didn't care about whether the people suffered or not, but he cared about his own status, if he really provoked the Dong Demon King, and the war in Yizhou was unfavorable, then Dong Zhuojun and Sun Jian joined forces, not to mention their glory and wealth, I am afraid that they would have to die without a place to bury. Unconsciously, Liu Biao was a little shaken, and then looked at Dong Zhuo's handwritten letter, Dong Zhuo promised all kinds of benefits in the letter, not only ceding Yong'an to Jingzhou, but even Linjiang to Jingzhou, Dong Zhuo also patted his chest in the letter, and wanted to go to the court and seal Liu Biao as one of the three dukes, which is what Liu Biao dreams of.

"Lord Thorn Shi, Lu Su not only brought the promise of the Taishi this time." Lu Su continued to instigate: "Also bring a permanent non-aggression pact, as long as Liu Tingshi is willing to think about the people of the world, he will quickly break off the alliance with Yizhou, so as to ensure the safety of Jingzhou forever......"

"The lord can't be fooled!" Before Lu Su's words fell, Kuai Liang, who hurried over when he heard the news, shouted: "When did Dong Thief count what Dong Thief said?" A group of Shilin followed behind him and yelled, persuading Liu Biao not to believe Lu Su's words.

Kuai Liang rushed to Liu Biaoma, panted and said: "Lord, the Dong thief has fallen into the quagmire of Yizhou, it is when he is the weakest, our army is taking the opportunity to attack it, if the Dong thief takes a breath, our army will not be able to resist." What's more, Sun Jian, an ally of Dong Thief, is fighting hard in Jiangdong, and Jiujiang's troops are still insufficient to protect themselves, so we have no worries at all. ”

Yi Ji also said: "Lord, Dong Thief must have made a thousand promises to you, but Lord, think about it, when did Dong Thief count what Dong Thief said?" Has the lord forgotten the lessons of Han Sui, Zhang Lu and Liu Yan? The Dong thief also promised them ten thousand benefits at the beginning, but the Dong thief used them out, which one was not unloaded and killed the donkey? If you agree to Dong Thief's conditions today, then Jingzhou will be the second Liangzhou and Yizhou! ”

"Lord, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, for the safety of Jingzhou, you must save Yizhou!" Countless Shilin shouted.

In the misty spring rain, hundreds of Jingzhou Shilin knelt in front of Liu Biao's car, shouting in unison, persuading Liu Biao not to listen to Lu Su's nonsense, and the number is increasing, the number of Jingzhou Shilin is large, and the number of protégés and apprentices is even more terrifying.

"My lord, let's go on the expedition." Huang Zu and other generals who rushed to hear the news also came to join in the fun, and petitioned in front of Liu Mian together, "We are willing to fight to the death for the Lord and save Jingzhou Barrier Yizhou." ”

Under the unity of Jingzhou's civil and military forces, Lu Su understood that there was no hope of success in his mission. Sure enough, Liu Biao quickly made a choice and said to Lu Su: "Thank you Lord Fengchang for your kindness, I have decided to rescue Yizhou, please tell Taishi Fengchang to either withdraw from Yizhou, or prepare to fight to the death with our army." ”

After Liu Biao's convoy left, Lu Su stood in the rain, although he had already prepared for failure, but when he really failed, Lu Su was still bitter in his heart, this time he failed, Dong Zhuojun, who was attacked on both sides and had collapsed logistics, did not know how much price he had to pay.

Lu Su sighed, and was about to tell Ma Zhong to inform Kang Peng to prepare to meet the enemy, when suddenly there was a night owl-like ugly laughter behind him, "Brother Tai, I said a long time ago that it is difficult for you to succeed, you still don't believe it, this time you are dead, right?" ”

Lu Su looked back and saw that the ugly scholar was laughing in the alley, and there was a black thin scholar with a sword hanging from his waist beside him, and the ugly scholar laughed and said: "Brother Tai, I disturbed you in the restaurant yesterday, and today I brought a friend, I want Brother Tai to invite us to drink again, I wonder if Brother Tai can meet our unreasonable request?" ”

Lu Su forced a smile and said bitterly: "Lu Su is trying to get drunk, thanks to the two gentlemen who do not give up, I am willing to conspire with the two gentlemen to get drunk." ”

"Hahahaha......, Yuan Zhi, I'll just say it, Lord Lu is arrogant, and he will definitely get drunk with us." The ugly scholar laughed and said to the thin black scholar.

The thin black scholar shook his head with a wry smile, and saluted Lu Su: "In Xia Xu Shu, meet Master Lu." This is my friend Pang Tong, who is arrogant by nature, and I hope adults will not blame him. ”

Lu Su opened his mouth wide, Xu Shu? Pang Tong? Isn't this the person who the master has repeatedly explained that he must pay attention to?

If you want to know what happened next, please see the next chapter, "Ticket Kidnapper Lu Su"