Lu Su sent Cui Yan and Yuan Shang to his residence, and then returned to the official mansion to see Lu Bu.

In the pavilion in the back garden of the official mansion, Lu Bu sat there and watched the fish in the pond play in the water.

Sun Ce stood beside him, turning his head to look away.

Coming to the outside of the pavilion, Lu Su bowed and saluted: "Chu Hou, I have already sent Yuan Shang and Cui Yan to rest." ”

"Did they say anything to you?" Turning his head to look at Lu Su, Lu Bu first asked, and then said, "Zijing came to the pavilion to talk." ”

On the pavilion, Lu Su said to Lu Bu: "He came to be very dissatisfied with Chu Hou's approach, especially Yuan Shang, and his dissatisfaction with Chu Hou was overflowing. ”

"Poor Yuan Benchu often said to people that Yuan Xianfu was the most like him among his sons." Lu Bu smiled slightly, and said to Lu Su: "When he came to Pengcheng, I only had a few words with him, and I knew that this son was useless. ”

"What Chu Hou said is really right." Sun Ce turned his head and said to Lu Bu: "When he entered the city, he also had a lot of ridicule in his words, which made people listen very unpleasantly. If I hadn't stopped him, I was afraid that Zhou Tai would beat him up on the spot. ”

"Zhou Tai's fist is the size of a bowl, if it hits Yuan Xianfu's face, it won't knock him over in three or two strokes?" Lu Bu said with a smile: "You can't let Zhou Tai really do it." ”

"I'm there, how can I let him do it." Sun Ce said: "But Yuan Xianfu didn't like what he said, and I didn't give him a good tone. ”

"It turned out that I suffered a loss from you, and when I said how to meet me, my words were provocative." Lu Bu smiled slightly, and then said to Lu Su: "When they were in Pengcheng, they were received by Zijing. ”

"The officers and men of the Air Force have to practice every day, and I am afraid that I will not be able to entertain them wholeheartedly." Lu Su replied: "If I go to receive it, I'm afraid that Yuan Xianfu will be even more dissatisfied." ”

"What if he is dissatisfied? This is Pengcheng, not the Yecheng of their Yuan family. Lu Bu said: "First polish his temperament, and when he calms down and has the attitude of wanting to talk to me, it will not be too late for me to meet him again." ”

"I understand what Chu Hou means." Lu Su replied: "I will go and talk to them every day after I have trained the Air Force." ”

"Zijing shouldn't go to see them too often." Lu Bu said: "Yuan Xianfu came to Pengcheng with pride, just because he expected that we would receive him as a distinguished guest, and when he understood that I had no such intention at all, the arrogance should be almost gone." ”

"What does Chu Hou mean......" Lu Su was not too sure what Lu Bu meant, and asked him a question.

"I mean, you don't have to be with them all day." Lu Bu replied: "Before I saw them, you went once a day and asked them if they had any items they needed. Regardless of the degree of food and clothing, it is good to take care of them, and as for the rest, there is no need to talk to them. ”

"I see." Knowing what Lu Bu meant, Lu Su bowed down and said, "I'll ask them later......"

"You've been there today." Lu Bu interrupted him: "Even if you want to go, it's tomorrow's business, you go too diligently, Yuan Xianfu still thinks that we are stammering him." ”

He had never seen someone like Lu Bu to entertain a guest like this, and Lu Su asked in surprise: "Chu Hou is not worried about falling into their mouth when he does this?" ”

"The truth is sure to fall, what's the use of worrying about it?" Lu Bu pursed his lips and said to Lu Su: "You don't have to pay attention to so much, as long as you do what I say, it's fine." ”

"Follow the wishes of the Marquis of Chu." Lu Bu repeatedly emphasized that he should not often go to see Yuan Shao and Cui Yan, and Lu Su had no choice but to agree.

Originally, receiving the two of them was an extra thing, but Lu Su was not very willing to do it.

Especially that Yuan Shang, who always thinks about how to gain the upper hand of others when he speaks, makes people feel very disgusted.

Lu Bu didn't recommend going often, and Lu Su just couldn't ask for it.

When Lu Su left, Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: "The Marquis of Chu should actually let me receive them, if Yuan Shang speaks too badly in front of me, maybe I will really tear his face." ”

"That's going to be a problem." Lu Bu said with a smile: "Yuan Benchu and I are still allies at the moment, if his son is beaten in Pengcheng, how will I explain to him in the future?" ”

As soon as the words changed, he lowered his voice and said, "Even if Bo Fu wants to beat him, don't do it at this time. When I defeat Cao Cao, the days when the Yuan family and us will oppose each other are still ahead, and then you can beat Yuan Shang as much as you want, but no one can control you. ”

"It's enough to have Chu Hou's words." Sun Ce replied: "When that day comes, if I want to grab Yuan Shang, I will definitely tear his mouth open and let him talk nonsense!" ”

"Bo Fu is so angry, didn't Yuan Xianfu say something that you can't accept?" Sun Ce's reaction made Lu Bu find it interesting, and he asked casually.

"If I hadn't said something I shouldn't have said, how could I have bothered with him?" Sun Ce replied: "If Cao Cao hadn't targeted the Marquis of Chu everywhere, but if he was willing to join us in the crusade against the Yuan family, someone like Yuan Xianfu, I would definitely kill him ten times a day!" ”

"There is only one human life, and if you kill him once, you will die." Lu Bu smiled slightly and said, "Bo Fu doesn't need to be angry, dealing with someone like him will only make you feel bored." ”

"I listen to Chu Hou." Although he responded, Sun Ce's tone was still not very good.

Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others were dissatisfied with Yuan Shang, and Yuan Shang, who had already arrived at the pavilion to live, was also very dissatisfied with them.

followed Cui Yan into the room, and Yuan Shang said with annoyance: "If it weren't for Cui Gong blocking him today, I would have to ridicule Lu Bu and the others." ”

"What good is it to the third prince to ridicule Lu Bu and the others?" Cui Yan asked him.

Stunned by Cui Yan's question, Yuan Shang replied: "They are also too rude, I just said a few words, just put us here, and no one paid attention to them." ”

Yuan Shang blamed Lu Bu and others for being rude, and Cui Yan also had something to say.

If he hadn't provoked him first, how could Lu Bu have handed them over to Lu Su?

"Lu Zijing arranged for the two of us to be here, and I don't know when he will come and lead us to see Lu Bu." Cui Yan said: "Why don't the third prince send someone first and tell the lord about Lu Bu's request......

"Thirty thousand sets of armor." Yuan Shang replied: "He is an armor shop for our Yuan family?" Don't say so much, even if it's 300 sets, I don't want to give it to him. ”

"The third prince doesn't dare to say that." Cui Yan persuaded: "Thirty thousand sets of armor, the copper and iron consumed are not much. But we were able to get a lot of coal back from Pengcheng. Coal is transported to Hebei, and the steel forged is much stronger than charcoal......"

"Lu Bu has formed an alliance with our Yuan family, or does he want to use the name of the Yuan family to deter Cao Cao? We've already been used by him, so should we provide him with armor again? When it came to Lu Bu, Yuan Shang was annoyed, he frowned, and replied to Cui Yan angrily.

"The lord asked us to come to Pengcheng to ask Lu Bu for coal." Yuan Shang looked willful, Cui Yan knew that it was not easy to persuade, but he was still trying to persuade him: "He and Cao Cao have become mortal enemies, and Lu Bu's crusade against Cao Cao is also beneficial to the Yuan family." Even if this matter is told to the lord, 30,000 sets of armor should be sent. ”

"Is Cui Gong helping Lu Bu or helping me?" couldn't say Cui Yan, Yuan Shang frowned, and asked Cui Yan in an even worse tone.

Cui Yan replied: "The third prince is a member of the Yuan family, is it possible that I will help outsiders?" It's just that this matter is indeed beneficial to the Yuan family, and the third prince is invited to Mingjian. ”

"I see." Cui Yan repeatedly asked Yuan Shang to put the overall situation first, and he had no choice but to say: "Then it depends on Cui Gong, but Lu Bu and Sun Ce ridiculed me this time, and I will ask them for it back sooner or later!" ”

"In fact, the world knows very well that Lu Bu's alliance with the lord is just to deal with Cao Cao." Cui Yan said: "Once Cao Cao is broken, he will be useless to the lord. When the Yuan family crusades against Lu Bu in the future, will the third prince still have to worry about having no chance to rectify them? ”

Looking at Cui Yan, Yuan Shang didn't say anything more.

He frowned slightly, and said to Cui Yan: "I'll send someone to tell my father about meeting Lu Bu today, if my father is really willing to send 30,000 sets of armor, there is no need to say anything else." If my father refuses to send it over, Cui Gong can't blame me. ”

"When we saw Lu Bu, he had already spoken very clearly." Cui Yan said: "He wants to exchange coal for 30,000 sets of armor from the lord, and the armor must not be shoddy." Otherwise, he will knock the armor back and thus refuse to send out coal. The third prince has to inform the lord of these important things. ”

"I see." Yuan Shang waved his hand impatiently, and said to Cui Yan: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will arrange it properly." ”

Although Yuan Shang agreed, Cui Yan was very uneasy about him.

Sending Yuan Shang back to the room, Cui Yan wrote a letter and beckoned his personal guard to the house.

The letter was handed to the guard, Cui Yan said: "This letter must be handed over to the lord by hand, anyone who says that he wants to hand it over on his behalf, you can't believe it, remember, remember!" ”

"Don't worry, Cui Gong, I will definitely hand over the letter to the lord." The guard took the letter and turned to leave.

personally wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, and Cui Yan was relieved.

When Yuan Shangcai arrived in Pengcheng, he provoked Lu Bu and others with words, not only did he not get benefits, but he was also ridiculed by Lu Bu and Sun Ce respectively.

To say that the third son of the Yuan family has always been pampered by Yuan Shao, and he always looks like no one in his eyes.

If Cui Yan hadn't come to Pengcheng with him, he really hoped that he could suffer a few big losses, at least he could learn to tolerate others in his eyes.

Lu Bu instructed Lu Su to send them to the pavilion, and Cui Yan knew that in the next few days, before Yuan Shao replied, they would not have the opportunity to see Lu Bu again.

Thinking about this layer, Cui Yan was calm.

Someone sent a letter to Yuan Shao, and he lay down in the house, and fell asleep after a while.

Just as Cui Yan thought, in the next few days, Lu Su routinely came to greet them once and asked them what they needed, but Lu Bu never came forward and did not come to see him and Yuan Shang.

Four or five days passed, Yuan Shang was a little anxious, Lu Su came to the pavilion again, was grabbed by him and asked, "Lu Zijing, let me ask you." When will Lu Fengxian be willing to see us? ”

"Chu Hou is busy with affairs, and now he has nothing to talk about with the third prince." Lu Su replied: "Chu Hou said, when Yuan Gong's reply comes to Pengcheng, he will talk to the third prince and Cui Gonghaosheng." ”

"Cui Gong and I came to Pengcheng to see him on my father's orders, and he actually said that there was nothing to talk about?" Feeling slighted, Yuan Shang asked angrily, "Could it be that he wants me to break into the house to find it?" ”

"I advise General Xianfu not to do that." Lu Su replied: "The Marquis of Chu and the Duke of Yuan are now in an alliance, and they should respond to each other. If the third prince forcibly broke into the residence of the Marquis of Chu and annoyed him, I am afraid that the alliance will not last long. ”

"You're threatening me?" His brows furrowed tightly, and Yuan Shang glared at Lu Su fiercely.

"Don't dare." Lu Su said: "The third prince is honorable, how dare I threaten it." I'm just telling the truth. If the third prince insists on this, I will never stop it. ”

Lu Su said that he would not stop him, but let Yuan Shang have no steps to go down.

Cui Yan played a round on the side and said: "What Zijing said is also right, we have sent someone to report Chu Hou's request to the lord, and in less than two days, Hebei should be able to send back the news." It was not too late to ask for a meeting with General Lu at that time. ”

Knowing that he would not be treated if he continued to mess around, and Lu Su obviously didn't plan to leave him a step, Yuan Shangtie blushed and didn't say anything.

"If you two don't have any needs, I'll retire first." Lu Su arched his hand at the two of them and retreated.

Seeing Lu Su go away, Yuan Shang said: "The people under Lu Fengxian are indeed rude, there was a Sun Bofu before, and there will be a Lu Zijing." When I find an opportunity in the future, I will definitely make them look good. ”

When he said that Lu Bu's subordinates were rude, Cui Yan only felt funny, but he couldn't say anything.

Since he came to Pengcheng, Yuan Shang has been making Lu Bu uncomfortable, and no one has let him be left out in the cold, and he can't stand it, saying that others are rude.

Thinking so in his heart, Cui Yan could only say to Yuan Shang: "The third prince doesn't need to be angry, they are rude, let's just be more polite." As long as we don't give them rudeness, even if it spreads to the outside world in the future, no one can say a word about us. ”

"Cui Gong is right." After suffering grievances for several days, Yuan Shang finally calmed down a lot, he nodded and said: "From today on, I won't say much to these idlers under Lu Bu, if there is anything, Cui Gong will come forward to deal with it." ”

"Since you leave the matter to me, please rest assured that the third son." Cui Yan said: "Discuss with Lu Bu about exchanging coal for armor, I will definitely not let the Yuan family suffer." ”

"Coal for armor." Yuan Shang sneered: "He thinks well, but I'm afraid that my father won't agree." ”

Hearing something from Yuan Shang's words, Cui Yan's face changed slightly.

(End of chapter)