Pang Tong and Sun Guan visited Liu Hong, argued with him for an hour or two, and finally persuaded Liu Hong to agree to go to Pengcheng to serve Lu Bu.

Taishan couldn't be the only one in charge, Pang Tong arranged for Sun Guan to lead a team of soldiers to escort Liu Hong and his family to Pengcheng.

Starting from Mount Tai to Pengcheng, the journey is not too far.

A few days later, Sun Guan escorted Liu Hong and his family to Pengcheng.

Knowing that Liu Hong was coming, Lu Bu personally went to the city gate to greet him.

Seeing Sun Guan leading a team of men and horses to escort several carriages from a distance, Lu Bu turned over and dismounted, standing at the gate of the city and waiting.

Sun Guan, who led the soldiers to escort Liu Hong, slowed down and waited until the first carriage in the team was parallel to him, and he said to the carriage: "Duke Liu, the Marquis of Chu personally came to meet him outside the city gate. ”

Hearing that Lu Bu personally greeted him outside the city gate, Liu Hong lifted the curtain and looked in the direction of the city gate, and sure enough, he saw Lu Bu waiting there with a group of officials.

Seeing Lu Bu, Liu Hong was shocked, and hurriedly instructed Sun Guan: "General Sun, please order the stop, I will walk to meet the Marquis of Chu." ”

"It's still far from the city gate, if Liu Gong gets out of the car and walks, I can't afford it." Sun Guan replied: "Duke Liu just sits wide, and it's not too late to get off near the city gate." ”

Sun Guan did not order the carriage to stop, and Liu Hong had to sit here and wait to reach the city gate.

When Pang Tong and Sun Guan met him, Liu Hong had doubts about Lu Bu's character.

When he came to Pengcheng, Lu Bu actually went out of the city to greet him in person, which really refreshed Liu Hong's perception of him.

In that year, Lü Bu was canonized as General Zuo by Liu Xie, and after seizing Huainan and other places, he was canonized as the Marquis of Chu.

Sitting on the two departments of Xuzhou and Yangzhou, even if he is a feudal official like Assassin Shi, he is just a minor official in front of Lu Bu, not to mention that Liu Hong used to be just a county guard.

When the team came to the gate of Pengcheng, Sun Guan signaled to stop.

When the carriage stopped, Liu Hong opened the door and jumped out.

Lu Bu had already greeted him, and when he arrived in front of Liu Hong, he greeted him: "It's Liu Yuanzhuo who came?" ”

"Exactly down there." Liu Hong bowed and said to Lu Bu with a look of shame: "I'm just a small country people, how can I dare to bother Chu Hou to go out of the city to greet me." ”

"Let's not say that Liu Gong once held the position of Taishou." Lu Bu replied: "Even if he is really just a country person, with Liu Gong's ability, it is worth me to go out of the city to greet him personally." ”

Liu Hong replied: "Corporal Chu Hou Lixian, I am very frightened. I don't know what I have to do to be so favored by Chu Hou. ”

"Isn't the name of the gods enough to get me out of the city to greet me?" Lu Bu replied with a smile: "Just ask the people of the world, when it comes to arithmetic, there are a few who can compare to Liu Gong." ”

"Chu Hou's words are exaggerated." Liu Hong humbly replied: "There are many talents in the world, and there should be many people who are better at arithmetic than me." It's just that others are not like me, who always declare to the world that they are obsessed with arithmetic, so Chu Hou may not have heard of their names. ”

Lu Bu laughed and said to Liu Hong: "If Liu Gong knows someone who is skilled in arithmetic, he might as well recommend a few to me in the future." ”

Standing aside, he then said to Liu Hong: "Outside the city is not a place to talk, please also ask Liu Gong and me to go back to the official mansion for a while." ”

"Chu Hou, please." How dare Liu Hong walk in front of Lu Bu, bow down, and ask Lu Bu to go first.

Knowing that he refused to go first, Lu Bu grabbed his hand and said, "Liu Gong entered the city with me, and talked as he walked." ”