Xiangyang City.

Jingzhou Thorn History Mansion.

Liu Guanzhang returned to the city and went to visit Liu Biao.

In the living room, the chief bookkeeper Kuai Yue, Don't drive Kuai Liang, and General Cai Mao were discussing the military.

Liu Bei trotted all the way and stepped forward to salute: "Brother Jingsheng, something is wrong!" ”

Guan Zhang stood behind him and saluted together.

"What's the matter with Xuande?"

Liu Bei said: "Lu Bu has come to Jingzhou. He also brought Li Yuanba here, Brother Jingsheng must be careful. ”

"I already know about it." Liu Biao picked up a piece of paper: "This is sent from Jiangxia County, Huang Zu was defeated by Sun Ce and almost wiped out the whole army, but fortunately, Lu Bu made a move to turn the tide, not only defeated the Jiangdong army, but also captured Sun Ce." ”

"Brother Jingsheng, Lu Bu is a crazy tiger, and Li Yuanba is invincible in the world. If they are allowed to enter Xiangyang, there will be endless troubles. At the beginning, Yuan Shu mobilized an army of 300,000, but he couldn't help Lu Bu, Li Yuanba, and Brother Jingsheng's Xiangyang City, did he have an army of 300,000? ”

Liu Bei was very afraid of Lu Bu and wanted to get rid of him quickly.

is especially afraid of Li Yuanba, that kind of strange power, which cannot be resisted by manpower, even if Guan Zhang and Zhao join forces, they can't beat it.

And if there is no Li Yuanba, Guan Zhang and Zhao join forces, they can be invincible in the world. As for Xiang Yu, Liu Bei has never encountered it, but Liu Bei believes that there will be no second person in the world who can compare with Li Yuanba.

In view of this, on the way to the Assassin Mansion, he had already thought clearly, no matter what, he had to persuade Liu Biao to get rid of Lu Bu!

"My lord, what Xuande said is very true. Lu Bu must not be allowed to enter Xiangyang City. "Admiral Cai Mao has always been jealous of Liu Bei, but in this matter, he firmly supports Liu Bei.

"Xuande, in your opinion, what should be done about this matter?" Liu Biao asked.

"Mobilize heavy troops and besiege Lu Bu!"

"No." Kuai Yue glared at Liu Bei, and arched his hand at Liu Biao and said: "My lord, Lu Bu is kind to the lord for repelling Sun Ce and keeping Jiangxia, how can the lord take revenge?" The combat effectiveness of the Xuzhou Army and the Yangzhou Army is far superior to that of the Jingzhou Army. If Lü Bu was killed in Jingzhou, then within two months, hundreds of thousands of troops would be killed, and then the Jiangdong army would attack Jiangxia again. How will the lord cope? If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and please think twice. ”

"Yes, Lu Bu can die, but he must not die in Jingzhou." Kuai Liang also said.

In fact, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang wanted Lu Bu to die the most. Because the Kuai family is the largest family in Jingzhou, if Lu Bu lives for one more day, they will be threatened by one more day. But thinking of ambushing Lu Bu and asking the entire Jingzhou to accompany the funeral, they didn't dare to risk the world's greatness.

"Brother Jingsheng..."

"Needless to say."

Liu Bei still wanted to persuade again, but Liu Biao waved his hand and said: "I have made a decision on this matter." Lu Bu helped me anyway, how could I kill him? I would rather die than do this kind of unkind and unrighteous thing. ”

"The lord is wise." Kuai Yue nodded.

"Cai Mao."

"Yes."

Liu Biao said: "Prepare to rely on, select a thousand strong and brave people, and follow me out to welcome Lu Bu." There should be many flags, the armor should be distinct, and the swords and guns should be shiny, so let's show Lu Bu the demeanor of our Jingzhou army. ”

"The last general will ensure that Lu Bu's dog eyes are brightened." Cai Mao's face was confident.

"Big brother..." Zhang Fei tugged at the corner of Liu Bei's clothes.

Liu Bei understood and said: "We are foreign forces, so it's not good to meddle too much in Jingzhou's affairs, so let's stop this matter." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh. If you don't get rid of Li Yuanba, you will have to be beaten next time.

The next day.

Lu Bu rushed to the northern suburbs of Xiangyang City.

Shi Guangyuan, Meng Gongwei, Cui Zhouping, and Sun Ce were crammed into a broken car, and the bile was about to be turned upside down.

Gan Ning always followed, but he was not as obedient as before.

Lu Bu knew that the kidnapping of Shi Guangyuan, Meng Gongwei, and Cui Zhouping made Gan Ning doubt his personality. Along the way, Lu Bu was thinking about how to persuade Gan Ning to explain the kidnapping.

"Xiangyang City is really big."

Walking forward for a while, you can clearly see the majestic and magnificent Xiangyang City, Lu Bu said: "This city was built in the sixth year of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty, surrounded by water on three sides, backed by mountains on one side, there are many city defense facilities, and a moat with a width of 40 zhang, after being repaired by Liu Biao, it is more solid..." ”

Gan Ning came to Xiangyang for the second time, but he didn't have Lu Bu's sigh.

"Xingba, you seem to have something on your mind?" Lübler held the reins of his horse.

"Nope."

Lu Bu smiled: "If you don't say it, I know it." Are you dissatisfied with my kidnapping of Jingxiang celebrities, and think that I am a bandit and have no heart to tolerate people? ”

"You said it yourself."

"Xingba. You're a water thief, so you shouldn't be so pedantic, right? Who stipulated that Jingxiang celebrities could not be kidnapped? And who stipulates that when visiting talents, you must be courteous and polite? Let me ask you, if there are a lot of water thieves on the Yangtze River, they all want to eat you. And at this time, you only need to do one unkind and unrighteous thing, you can turn defeat into victory and defeat all the water thieves, do you do it? ”

Gan Ning was silent for a while, and said, "If it was before, I would definitely do it, but now..." ”

"What's going on now? Now a good person? Also about benevolence and righteousness? Lu Bu sneered and said very seriously: "You remember my words, there is no benevolence and righteousness in troubled times, and there is no benevolence and righteousness on the battlefield!" Whoever preaches benevolence and righteousness will end up miserable. For example, Liu Bei, who helped me guard the door in Xuzhou before, and now helps Liu Biao guard the door, he has to help people guard the door all his life, and he has nothing to do. When you are on the battlefield in the future, don't be stupid, if someone calls you a brother or a brother, you will believe it, and maybe he will give you a knife when he changes hands. ”

"I didn't come to Jingzhou this time to play, I really wanted to find some available talents, especially internal affairs and military talents. When I met the three of them, I also treated them as a national soldier. But you can also see it, they give shame on their faces, I want to say it, but I don't obey, what should I do? Just give up? If I don't kidnap them, they will have to take refuge in Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao in the blink of an eye. Am I not asking for trouble? ”

Gan Ning fell into deep thought...

"But there is one thing, we must be worthy of our conscience, conscience is the bottom line, if you don't even have a bottom line, then you are a complete bad person. Just like me, I have my own bottom line, I can destroy the princes, destroy the family, destroy all the enemies who dare to challenge me, and I can do anything to win them. However, innocent people must not be targeted...! ”

A wonderful speech completely refreshed Gan Ning's world view.

"Actually, I cherish talents, and I am willing to be a corporal. If you don't believe me, I can do it for you right now. Lu Bu said, turned over and dismounted, walked to Gan Ning, and knelt down without hesitation: "Please help me, general!" ”

It came too suddenly, and Gan Ning was frightened.

After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly stepped forward, helped Lu Bu up, and said excitedly: "Lord, the last general is willing to follow him to the death!" ”

(End of chapter)