Guo Jia arrived in Yecheng and persuaded Feng Ji through Xu You.

Feng Ji personally led him to see Yuan Shao.

The alliance between Cao and Yuan is already imperative.

At the same time, Lu Su also returned to Pengcheng.

Hearing that Lu Su was coming, Lu Bu personally waited for him outside the main gate of the official mansion.

Seeing Lu Su from afar, Lu Bu took Chen Gong and others to greet him.

"Wen Hou." Seeing Lu Bu coming over, Lu Su bowed.

"Zijing has worked hard." Lu Bu stepped forward to take his hand and asked when he took him to the official mansion, "Were there many dangers when you were in Xudu?" ”

"It's not that dangerous." Lu Su replied: "It's just that Cao Mengde refused to see me at first, but I found Xun Wenruo and asked him to introduce me to meet Cao Mengde." ”

personally accompanied Lu Su into the official mansion, and Lu Bu did not ask him about the feudal marquis.

"Wen Hou doesn't seem to care too much about Feng Hou?" Lu Su asked Lu Bu suspiciously.

"As long as Zijing returns safely, it doesn't matter whether he is a marquis or not." Lu Bu smiled slightly, but still didn't ask about the marquis at all.

"I have to congratulate Wen Hou." Lu Su said: "From now on, I have to change it to Chu Hou." ”

"Zijing has succeeded?" Lu Su congratulated Lu Bu on getting the title of Marquis of Chu, but Lu Bu smiled and asked, "Did Cao Cao say anything else?" ”

"Not really." Lu Bu's blandness made Lu Su feel a little puzzled, he didn't ask, but said to Lu Bu: "Cao Cao just asked me how many days I have served the Marquis of Chu. ”

"It seems that Cao Mengde has made a decision." Chen Gong, who was following behind Lu Bu, came up and whispered.

"I just don't know what the Yuan family in Hebei is going to do." Lu Bu said: "If the Yuan family plans to unite with Cao Mengde to crusade against Xuzhou, we will have to live a hard life. ”

"As far as our current strength is concerned, whether it is Cao Mengde or Yuan Benchu, if any of them come, we are not opponents." Chen Gong said: "If the two families are united, Chu Hou really has to consider whether he needs to abandon Xuzhou." ”

Lu Bu nodded silently.

Lu Su, who had just come from Xudu, listened to Chen Gong speak, and asked Lu Bu with a blank expression: "Chu Hou already knows that Cao Mengde intends to deal with Xuzhou?" ”

"A few days ago, I attacked the city again and again, and even Bofu surrendered." Lu Bu replied: "Cao Mengde is determined to be in the world, how can he not be afraid of me?" Xuzhou, Yangzhou and other places are adjacent to Yuzhou, if I am allowed to become bigger, he will definitely not be able to control it in the future. Before Zijing went to Xudu, we made two preparations. If it is not only Zijing who comes back, but also a certain staff member under him, most of them plan to unite with me to crusade against Yuan Benchu. However, only Zijing came back, so it can be seen that he made a decision, first use the title of the Marquis of Chu to stabilize me, and then crusade against Xuzhou with Yuan Benchu. ”

Lu Bu personally made these analyses to Lu Su, and Lu Su was also surprised when he heard it: "The Cao Yuan family is now the two most powerful two, if they join forces, how can Wen Hou resist?" ”

"You can't just run away without fighting." Lu Bu smiled indifferently: "Even if I have to leave, I will leave a deep impression on them before leaving." At least I'll retreat somewhere else, so they don't dare to catch up. ”

"It is said that the Marquis of Chu had already taken refuge in Cao Mengde earlier, why did he still have to work hard?" Lu Su frowned and said, "In this way, but he lost his trust in Chu Hou first. ”

"Although he broke his trust first, in the end, it will be said that I turned my back on the Cao family first." Lu Bu had an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth: "Even if that's what?" Whatever they say about me, I take it all. ”

"It's not Chu Hou's fault, it should be distinguished." Lu Su frowned: "You can't let others criticize you?" ”

"The whole world says I'm bad, what can I do?" Lu Bu replied: "What I am, the people around me know it, and I know it myself." Good or bad, isn't the winning side up to the last word? ”

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said to Lu Su: "Now I will let them arrange how they arrange, and one day I will win the world." I'll let them choreograph them well, and then even if they want to tell, they won't have a chance. ”

"Chu Hou's mind is really admirable." Lu Su bowed and responded.

He then said to Lu Bu: "I also went to see His Majesty when I was in Xudu. ”

"Zijing has met Your Majesty?" Lu Bu asked, "What did Your Majesty tell you?" ”

"Your Majesty is living a very aggrieved life now." Lu Su replied: "Since the edict of the cloth, Cao Mengde has been strict with him, and he is trembling every day for fear of being killed by Cao Mengde. ”

Lu Bu didn't say anything, Chen Gong came up and said: "Marquis of Chu, if Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu really plan to deal with Xuzhou, I think they should take the opportunity to send men and horses to kill Xu Du and find out His Majesty." ”

Chen Gong's meaning, of course Lu Bu understood.

Cao Cao has been able to grow to his current state in just a few years, and it can be said that a large part of the reason is that he welcomed the emperor to Xudu back then.

Coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, using the imperial power in the hands of the Son of Heaven and supporting the royal orthodoxy in the name of commanding the world, many heroes were willing to follow, so he was able to conquer the south and the north in recent years to pacify all the places south of the Yellow River except Xuzhou.

At present, the strength of the Cao family is still not as good as that of the Yuan family in Hebei.

Lu Bu knew very well that the strongest opponent in front of him was none other than Cao Cao!

Yuan Shao was indecisive and greedy, and although Hebei was full of talents, he did not know how to appoint them.

It is said that Tian Feng was even detained a few days ago.

Lu Bu firmly believed that if Cao Cao had not been watching by his side, if he only dealt with Yuan Shao, he would have at least a seventy percent chance of winning.

"The Marquis of Chu knew that Cao Cao planned to unite with Yuan Shao to crusade against Xuzhou, why didn't he send someone to Yecheng?" Lu Su said suspiciously: "Yuan Benchu is looking forward to the future, as long as he sends someone over, even if he finally unites with Cao Cao, at least he can delay for a few days." ”

"What's the use of putting it off for a few days?" Lu Bu said with a smile: "Those who should come will always come, in order to delay some days, I will send someone to Hebei." When Yuan Benchu decides to unite with Cao Cao to crusade against Xuzhou, the people I send will bear the brunt of his death. Why should I hitch a ride with someone for the sake of what will happen sooner or later? ”

"It seems that Chu Hou has already made a plan." Lu Su said: "Whatever needs me to do, just give me orders." ”

"Zijing went to Xu Du to ask for a title this time, which has made a great achievement." Lu Bu said: "Let's rest in Pengcheng for a few days first, and there will definitely be a time for labor in the future." ”

"As long as the Marquis of Chu commands, I will do my best." Lu Su immediately responded.

Lü Bu received the title of Marquis of Chu, met Yuan Shao in Yecheng, and Guo Jia, who had facilitated the alliance between the two families, also embarked on a journey back to Xudu.