After Xun Chen left Li Ru's mansion, he returned to the inn where he lived. He sat alone in the room, thinking about who he was going to visit next. Without Li Ru's line, he must find someone to introduce Dong Zhuo again. With Xun Chen's network, he can find many officials in Chang'an City, but the officials in the court can't speak in front of Dong Zhuo.

Xun Chen screened the military generals under Dong Zhuo one by one, and finally his eyes lit up, and he had a candidate.

Immediately, Xun Chen instructed the attendants to prepare the carriage.

After a short time, a carriage quickly left the inn and headed towards the mansion of Du Tinghou and Zhonglang General Lu Bu. There are three reasons why Xun Chen chose Zhonglang General Lu Bu. First, Lu Bu is Dong Zhuo's righteous son, Dong Zhuo's most important general, and it is easy to see Dong Zhuo; second, Lu Bu is a military general, and compared with Li Ru, he is simpler and easier to persuade; Third, although Lu Bu was valued by Dong Zhuo, he did not receive the support of the generals of the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo, and was squeezed out and easy to win over.

The carriage stopped outside the mansion, and Xun Chen asked the attendant to hand over the name thorn.

Zhonglang took the housekeeper of the mansion over the famous thorn, glanced at Xun Chen, and closed the door again.

In a few moments, the door creaked open. A burly and handsome young man with a tiger body and a wolf waist strode out. This person is none other than Lu Bu. He was wearing a brocade azure robe, wearing a big coat, the dragon walked and came in a tiger step, after seeing Xun Chen, he hugged his fists and saluted, and said: "I got up this morning, I heard the magpie barking on the branch, and I knew that there was a happy event, but I didn't expect Mr. Xun to come from Jizhou, please!" ”

"General, please!"

Xun Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Bu's demeanor.

In the battle of Tiger Prison Pass in the past, Wang Lei and Lu Bu were two opposing sides. Xun Chen came to see Lu Bu, and he was also worried that Lu Bu would not be seen because of what happened at that time, Lu Bu had a good attitude, and it would be easy for Xun Chen to implement the next plan.

Entering the hall, the guests and hosts are seated.

After Lu Bu asked the attendants in the palace to serve tea, he asked straight to the point: "Mr. Xun is engaged in the governance of Wang Lei, and when he comes to Chang'an this time, he must be burdened with a heavy responsibility, I don't know what is the matter?" ”

Although Lu Bu is a martial artist, he also hopes to be recognized by scholars.

Xun Chen is a member of the Yingchuan Xun family, and his identity makes Lu Bu have to pay attention to it. In addition, Xun Chen came to Chang'an on behalf of Wang Lei, and there must be something to do, and the two sides have the opportunity to cooperate.

With such thoughts, Lu Bu met in person.

Xun Chen praised: "The general's eyes are like torches, Chen has come to Chang'an thousands of miles away, and he does have a heavy responsibility." ”

"Oh, can you tell me?" Lu Bu said curiously.

Xun Chen flicked his sleeves and said slowly: "During Yuan Shao's tenure as the Taishou of Bohai County, he rebelled three times and twice, and now he has united with Wuhuan soldiers to slaughter the people of Jizhou. The general had served in Bingzhou and should have known the ferocity of the Hu people. The lord was actively resisting, but hoped to get the support of Dong Xiang, asked Dong Xiang to reprimand Yuan Shao, and formally appointed the lord as the pastor of Jizhou by the order of the Son of Heaven. The general is Dong Xiang's righteous son, his status is noble, and he can see Dong Xiang at any time, so please ask the general to introduce him on his behalf. ”

Lu Bu thought for a while and asked, "Helping Wang Lei reprimand Yuan Shao, and even giving him a formal appointment, what can the father-in-law get?" ”

If you want Dong Zhuo to issue an order, it is impossible to complete it without benefits.

At the beginning, Dong Zhuo promoted Yuan Shao to serve as the Taishou of Bohai County, in order to appease Yuan Shao, and also wanted to win over Yuan's protégé. It's a pity that he didn't get his wish, and Yuan Shao became Dong Zhuo's enemy instead.

Xun Chen looked calm, and said without humility or arrogance: "For Dong Xiang, only one order is needed. However, the lord planned to form an alliance with Dong Xiang and help each other, as a line of defense in the northeast direction of Dong Xiang, to prevent attacks from Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places. In addition, if Dong Xiang encounters danger, the lord will also lead the army to rescue. ”

Lu Bu nodded, quite agreeing.

Unlike Li Ru, Lu Bu's consideration is simple.

What did you pay for? What did you get?

After comparing the two, the conclusion was immediately drawn. Wang Lei is already a pastor in Jizhou, Dong Zhuo only needs an order, what he does is just a favor, but Wang Lei pays a different amount, which is to help Dong Zhuo solve the danger.

Lu Bu asked again, "Mr. Xun, what benefits can I get?" ”

Xun Chen said: "The friendship of the lord! ”

"Friendship?" Lu Bu frowned, slightly unhappy.

How much is friendship worth?

Lu Bu felt that friendship was useless, this was contempt for him!

Xun Chen sensed Lu Bu's thoughts, and explained unhurriedly: "General, do you know why you can't get the approval of the scholars? Before coming, Xun Chen studied Lu Bu's information and had a general understanding of Lu Bu.

Therefore, Xun Chen's speech is very targeted.

Lu Bu said in a deep voice: "Why? ”

Xun Chen replied: "Please forgive the general for the offense, the general grew up in the state, under the influence of the Hu people, and his style of acting is different from that of the Central Plains. The Hu people value interests and do not put faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue in their eyes, believing that they can be discarded at any time. However, the Central Plains is different, and it is precisely faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue that are valued, and interests are secondary. ”

Lu Bu frowned, revealing a look of disbelief.

In this case, lie to the ghosts!

Xun Chen looked confident, and explained: "The general should know 'filial piety', the so-called filial piety is a person who is filial to his parents, upright, faithful, and virtuous, and is enough to be an official." ”

"Du Ji, the chief bookkeeper under the lord's command, was recommended because of filial piety and stepped into officialdom."

"Yuan Shao's teacher Le Yin was killed, and he and his protégé collected Le Yin's bones. On the way back to his hometown, he encountered bandits, and the rest of his protégés fled, but he swore to escort Leyin's bones back to his hometown, so that his name spread to Jizhou. Then, the lead was reused by Yuan Shao. ”

"Faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue are exactly what the Central Plains value, and what is valued is a person's virtue."

"The general has gained the friendship of the lord, which is the guarantee of the lord's faithfulness. If the lord is treacherous and the general publicizes the matter, the reputation of the lord will be affected, and many officials will also turn away from the lord. ”

In fact, Dong Xiang has not been recognized by scholars so far, because he blindly kills, but does not cultivate virtue. Such a person cannot convince people with virtue, but can only deter officials by force. ”

After Xun Chen said it, a look appeared on Lu Bu's face as if he understood or not.

Historically, Lu Bu was a person who was primarily interested in profit through and through. For the sake of power, he did not hesitate to kill Ding Yuan; For greater power, Lu Bu cooperated with Wang Yun and killed his second father-in-law Dong Zhuo without hesitation. Later, Liu Bei took him in and stayed in Xuzhou, and Lu Bu could also turn his face and occupy Xuzhou and drive Liu Bei out.

Right now, Lu Bu had a puzzled look on his face.

He wanted to fight back against Xun Chen's words, but Xun Chen's words made him quite moved.

Cultivate virtue!

It seems like a good idea.

Xun Chen struck while the iron was hot and continued: "In addition, the cooperation between my lord and Dong Xiang is beneficial and harmless to both parties. The general threaded the needle from it, not only can he get the friendship of my father-in-law, but also the respect of Dong Xiang, because you are the one who connects Dong Xiang and my father-in-law. To put it another way, my lord is the backing of the general. ”

Lu Bu nodded and said, "It's really good!" ”

Xun Chen said with a smile: "Originally, it was a matter of mutual benefit, which is naturally good." Xun Chen thought to himself, it is easy to talk to Lu Bu, and it is easy to talk to Li Ru, but Lu Bu is a military general, and there are not so many twists and turns in his stomach, and it is easy to fool.

There must be loopholes in Xun Chen's words, but Lu Bu can't refute them in a short time.

In three or two sentences, Lu Bu was persuaded.

Lu Bu stood up and said, "Mr. Xun is here for Wang Zhoumu's matter, the matter is urgent, I will take you to Wuwu to see your father-in-law." Everything depends on you. ”

Xun Chen arched his hand and said: "The general understands the righteousness and admires it. ”