Early the next morning, Chen Gong accompanied Lu Bu out of Pengcheng and rushed to the direction of the coal mine.

Unlike the day before when he went to the coal mine, this time Lu Bu was accompanied by Sun Ce and his trouble-relieving soldiers.

It was not long before the 5,000 soldiers changed into new armor.

Lined up in a neat formation and drove out of Pengcheng, and accompanied Lu Bu to the coal mine.

The clothes and armor of the trouble-relieving soldiers are bright, and the weapons and armor they hold in their hands have only been replaced for a short time.

The blades in the hands of the soldiers glowed in the cold light of the forest.

Those who don't know what's going on, when they see this team, may think that they are going to go on an expedition.

On the way to the coal mine, Chen Gong asked Lu Bu, "Chu Hou intends to stay in the coal mine, so he didn't think that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao would probably be overwhelmed by troops in the near future?" ”

"The coal mine is only more than ten miles away from Pengcheng, and if something happens, I can go back immediately." Lu Bu said: "There are you and others in the city to guard, and I have nothing to worry about. On the contrary, it is a coal mine, and many facilities are not perfect, so it is difficult for me to sleep peacefully. ”

"Chu Hou cares about the mine craftsmen, and they must be grateful to Dade." Chen Gong responded.

"I don't need them to be grateful." Lu Bu said: "The craftsmen work in the mine to earn profits for us. Improve the facilities so that they can stay in the mine with peace of mind. I don't ask for anything else, just peace of mind. ”

"What to do with Mao Jue?" Chen Gong then asked.

Mao Jue has been in Xuzhou for a few days, and Lu Bu met him at the beginning, but the two broke up unhappily and never paid attention to it again.

From Lu Bu's words, he heard that as long as the Cao family's intentions were unfavorable to him, he would immediately turn against his intentions, but Mao Jue was in no hurry to leave.

Whatever you do, you can't just look at the surface.

When Lu Bu said this, he may not necessarily do so.

Although he knew that Cao Cao had long been jealous of Lu Bu and had already developed murderous intentions, Mao Jue thought that as Cao Cao's staff, he should find out what was going on and then go back to report it.

Now that the situation is complicated, if Lu Bu has no intention of rebelling against Cao Cao, but Cao Cao points the finger at Xuzhou, it is to give the Yuan family in Hebei a chance to go south!

In the first battle of Yijing, Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zhan, and the north was unified from then on.

With the rapid expansion of strength, Yuan Shao has become the strongest hero in the world.

has the strength to dominate the world, no one will dare to be mediocre, and from then on, he will not participate in the conquest of the world.

Mao Jue always believed that Yuan Shao was Cao Cao's biggest enemy.

And Lu Bu, although his power has expanded rapidly, he does not have too deep roots, and it is impossible to pose a threat to the Cao family for at least three or five years.

Mao Jue had already thought about it on the way to Xuzhou, and when he saw Lu Bu, he had to make the situation more serious and see how Lu Bu reacted.

While making this decision, he also knew that he was playing with fire.

If Lu Bu is too quiet, it does not mean that he is loyal to the Cao family and is not afraid of being tested. On another level, it is precisely because he has secretly made arrangements that he refuses to let people see the flaws.

On the contrary, if Lu Bu couldn't hold on and decided to rebel against Cao Cao first, no one would be able to pull him back to Cao Cao.

The war between Cao and Yuan against Xuzhou is likely to break out in the near future.

What made Mao Jue unable to leave Pengcheng immediately was precisely the attitude when he saw him.

At first, Lu Bu was indeed deferential and polite to him, but it wasn't until he said something suspicious that his face changed.

After turning his face on the spot, Lu Bu had no follow-up, and he was not very sure that he would rebel against the Cao family, Mao Jue was even more puzzled in his heart, of course, it was impossible to take the initiative to think about Lu Bu's resignation.

If Lu Bu sent someone to drive him away, Mao Jue might still think that he was indeed ready to turn his back on the Cao family.

However, Lu Bubing did not do that, but just left him in his residence and ignored him from then on.

Chen Gong asked how to treat Mao Jue, and Lu Bu said: "He is just a messenger sent by Cao Cao, anyway, sooner or later he will turn against Cao Cao, and it is okay to kill the sacrificial flag." Leave him behind and send a message to Cao Cao. I didn't say too much, and I could even use him to curry favor with Cao Cao again......"

"Chu Hou shouldn't have any intention of currying favor with Cao Cao at all." Chen Gong replied: "If you want to kill him, you have already done it, why wait until today?" ”

Turning his head to look at Sun Ce, Lu Bu said, "Actually, since the day I was willing to keep Bo Fu, I have already offended the whole world. ”

Lu Bu and Chen Gong were originally talking about Mao Jue, but Sun Ce didn't understand why the topic suddenly came around his head.

Looking at Lu Bu with a confused expression, Sun Ce asked, "Why did Chu Hou say that?" ”

"What is the relationship between Bo Fu and Jingzhou Liu Biao?" Lu Bu didn't answer directly, but asked him this.

His brows furrowed slightly, and Sun Ce's face suddenly changed not very good-looking: "Chu Hou should know that his father died at the hands of Huang Zu under Liu Biao." I have an enmity with Huang Zu, how can Liu Biao escape from it? ”

"In other words, the hatred between Bo Fu and Liu Biao is very deep." Lu Bu asked.

Sun Ce nodded with an ugly face.

"Liu Jingsheng and Bo Fu don't share the sky, he must want me to kill Bo Fu." Lu Bu smiled slightly: "As long as Bo Fu is dead, he will have one less enemy in the world, wouldn't it be better for Liu Jingsheng?" ”

Hearing him say this, Sun Ce was stunned for a moment and looked at him in astonishment.

Chen Gong nodded silently, and the expression on his face became a little complicated: "Chu Hou accepted Bo Fu and the Jiangdong people, but in fact, he also took over the hatred with Liu Jingsheng. As for Cao Cao, he originally hated to put Chu Hou to death, but now that all parts of Xuzhou and Yangzhou have fallen into the hands of Chu Hou, if he can still sit still, it is really a strange thing. ”

"Not to mention Yuan Benchu's side." Lu Bu smiled slightly: "The big-eared thief Liu Bei is still in Hebei, compared to Cao Cao, he should hate me even more." Now that Cao Cao is trying to unite with Yuan Shao to crusade against me, how can Liu Bei let go of such an opportunity and not do something out of it? ”

"I thought that Chuhou had received a lot of benefits from Jiangdong, but I didn't expect that Jiangdong had brought so much trouble." Sun Ce said: "I don't have anything to say, if the big war really comes, I am willing to follow Chu Hou and fight the enemy to the end." ”

"I am weak and strong is to maneuver, and if I am strong and weak, I am crushed." Lu Bu smiled faintly: "The war hasn't started yet, we just judge from the strength on the surface that we may not be their opponents." But war is always uncertain, and who would dare to say that we will lose if we look weak? ”

He then instructed Chen Gong: "Gongtai return to Pengcheng, send Mao Jue outside the city, and let him go back to Cao Cao to report his life." Remember to treat each other politely, although it may not be long before the war will meet, before the fight, the things on the face still have to be done. ”

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Since Guo Jia arrived in Yecheng, Feng Ji, who had opposed the joint Cao Cao's crusade against Lü Bu, also changed his mind, and Yuan Shao had the idea of crusading against Xuzhou.

However, Yuan Shao is not Cao Cao after all.

Once Cao Cao made a decision, if he didn't find that there was indeed a problem, he would implement it to the end.

Yuan Shao is much more indecisive.

In the rebellion of Li Dao and Guo Yan in that year, after Lu Bu broke the city of Chang'an, he came to Hebei with the remnants of the army and served him for some days.

At that time, he was fighting with Gongsun Zhan for Hebei, and Zhang Yan, a black mountain thief in the Taihang Mountain Belt, also cooperated with Gongsun Yan to make enemies with the Yuan family.

Yuan Shao's thoughts were all on Gongsun Zhan, so he handed Zhang Yan over to Lu Bu to deal with.

Lu Bu fought bravely, every time he went into battle, he would definitely take the lead, and Yuan Shao was also very satisfied with him for a period of time.

However, it didn't take long for Yuan Shao to discover that Lu Bu was secretly growing his strength, and he didn't know what he was plotting.

After all, Yuan Shao is a generation of heroes.

But all heroes must be suspicious.

A person who is very arrogant and heartless can only be a military general at most, and he has no ability to control the overall situation and control everyone under his command.

Whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they can have today's achievements, and their innate suspicion just plays a role in escorting them!

Yuan Shao, who was puzzled, sent someone to inquire about Lu Bu's every move.

At that time, Lu Bu, of course, could not wipe his ass clean, knowing that Yuan Shao was suspicious of him, and he also knew very well that it was impossible to shake Yuan Shao's big tree with his strength.

Knowing that Yuan Shao found out what he had done behind his back, it must not end well, Lu Bu escaped from Hebei with his subordinates overnight and went to Xuzhou, only then Liu Bei pretended to let Xuzhou, but he unceremoniously took Xuzhou, and the two of them have not shared the sky ever since.

Of course, those things were done by the one who was taken away from Lu Bu.

Today's Lu Bu, although his brain will feedback the memories of the past, he is no longer the Wen Hou who is known as the slave of the third surname by the world!

Before Guo Jia came to Yecheng, Yuan Shao had also heard about Lu Bu's youth overnight.

No matter how he thought about it, it was unlikely, of course he would send someone to investigate.

Several groups of people were dispatched, and the news brought back was the same, Lu Bu, who had already passed middle age, was indeed young again, and he looked only seventeen or eighteen years old.

Knowing all this, Yuan Shao was even obsessed with wondering how Lu Bu could be young overnight for a while.

has passed the year of not being confused, and Yuan Shao can feel that his physical condition is not as good as year by year.

The energy and vigor of his youth are now gradually moving away from him.

Lu Bu was able to grow young overnight, and Yuan Shao thought that he should have found a way to live forever......

When people encounter things that cannot be explained, they will always habitually give plausible reasons.

However, after finding a reason, many people fail to recognize that this reason is just a pretext for their wishful thinking, and as the days go by, they will become more and more convinced of the truth of the reason.

At the end of the day, people may even forget that they were only given an explanation for something because they couldn't find a real answer at the time, and they found a plausible excuse.

Once you enter this stage, the excuse becomes the truth, and even those who have not been able to fully convince themselves when they find out the excuse will believe in its authenticity!

Yuan Shao is such a person who has been blinded by the reasons he found.

At first, he was not very convinced that Lu Bu had found a way to live forever, but as time went on, he became more and more convinced of this statement.

At the beginning, the people in Hebei were arguing whether they should crusade against Cao Cao or Lu Bu first, and Yuan Shao had a plan in his heart.

He also knew that Cao Cao was the biggest threat, and compared to the Cao family, Lu Bu might just be an itch on his skin.

However, there was a voice in his heart that kept saying to him, if he united with Lu Bu to crusade against Cao Cao and failed to grasp Lu Bu's life and death, it would be impossible to get the news about immortality.

Throughout the ages, many emperors and generals have explored the mystery of immortality, but no one has snooped on the door.

Suddenly, a message popped up, saying that Lu Bu had returned to his youth overnight, and it had been verified that there was indeed such a thing, how could Yuan Shao not be tempted?

It's just that in front of everyone in Hebei, it's not easy to say his thoughts directly, so he lets the controversy continue to develop.

Feng Ji was persuaded by Guo Jia to change his mind, and he happened to fall into Yuan Shao's hands, how could he hesitate at all, and immediately decided to crusade against Lu Bu.

The decision was made, and within a few days, Yuan Shao was a little entangled.

Thinking about it, Cao Cao was still a greater threat to him.

If he unites with Lu Bu to crusade against Cao Cao, wait until the Cao family is broken, and then attack Lu Bu with his backhand, not only can he destroy Cao Cao, who will become an obstacle to his southward movement in the future, but also take advantage of the situation to hold Xuzhou, Yangzhou and other places in his hands.

Thinking about it like this, Yuan Shao felt that his decision was a bit hasty.

Although Cao Cao did not send someone to urge, Yuan Shao knew very well that the current stability was only temporary.

Whether it is for the interests of the Yuan family or the Cao family, the current stability must be broken.

What is in front of him is nothing more than when stability will be broken and by whom.

After the break, who is allied with whom, and who is the enemy of whom.

Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shao is still optimistic, after all, Cao Cao sent Guo Jia to Xuzhou to win him over, and he has already made his position clear, and the main enemy will be Lu Bu, not him!

Sitting in the study, Yuan Shao had a stack of letters in front of him.

These letters were all messages about Cao Cao and Lü Bu from all over the world.

Discussing with his subordinates who to crusade against is just a final decision, as for Yuan Shao, he still has to analyze who should be sent to crusade in the end through the information obtained from various channels.

While flipping through the letters, a guard came to the door.

The guard reported to Yuan Shaoyu: "Lord Qiyu, Liu Xuande asks to see." ”

At the beginning, Liu Bei fled to Hebei because of the edict, he first went to Qingzhou to see Yuan Tan, and was recommended by Yuan Tan to Yecheng.

Although Liu Bei's background is low, but for so many years he has been under the banner of the emperor's relatives, at first there were few people who believed in the soldiers, with the growth of his strength and fame, some people for their own interests, even if they have doubts about his identity, still recognize his status as the emperor's relatives in public.

It has been many years since Liu Bei came out of the mountain.

It no longer matters whether he is really a royal prince or not, the important thing is that many people, even many people in high positions, recognize his status as a royal family.

For these reasons, when Liu Bei defected to Hebei, Yuan Shao even personally went out to welcome 300 miles.

But after arriving in Yecheng, Yuan Shao never arranged practice for him.

What kind of person Liu Bei is, Yuan Shao is not unclear.

When Tao Qian killed Cao Cao's father because of his generals, Cao Cao raised troops to fight, and Liu was entrusted by Kong Rong, the Taishou of Beihai, to lead troops to help.

When Cao Cao retreated, he should have returned to Beihai to return to Kong Rong.

But he didn't do that, but stayed in Xuzhou.

Later, for some reason, Tao Qian actually let Xuzhou three times, insisting on letting Liu Bei take over everything in the Tao family.

Tao Qian's actions were rumored to be Rang Xian from the outside, but Yuan Shao didn't believe it at all.

He was also in charge of Hebei and had several sons under his knees.

As a father, everything in charge of his hands is not passed on to his son, but he has to give it to an irrelevant outsider?

Anyway, Yuan Shao didn't believe it......

If Yuan Tan hadn't sent someone to deliver a letter to Yecheng, saying that he had received Liu Bei and was planning to introduce him to Yuan Shao, he would not have been able to turn into a corporal of Lixian and run out of three hundred miles to take such a hot thing back to Hebei.

The guard reported that it was Liu Bei who asked to see him, and Yuan Shao frowned.

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I didn't see Liu Bei if I had the heart, but the person had already arrived at the door, and it was not too good to refuse directly.

Although he didn't want to see him, Liu Bei came to join him after all, and he still had to get by in terms of etiquette.

Yuan Shao instructed the guards: "Don't hurry up and invite Xuande in." ”

The guard took the order, and after a while, he led Liu Bei into the study.

Entering the study, Liu Bei bowed to Yuan Shao and saluted: "I've seen Yuan Gong." ”

"Xuande came just in time." I didn't want to see Liu Bei at all in my heart, and when he came to the front, Yuan Shao still had a smile on his face: "I happen to have something to ask you." ”

"If Yuan Gong has anything to ask, please make it clear." Liu Bei bowed and replied.

"I heard that Lu Bu was young overnight, and he also sent people to investigate, and they all said that this was indeed the case, but I didn't think it was right. The common sense of birth, old age, sickness and death, how can he be young overnight? ”

Liu Bei has been in the world for many years, and he is often driven away in embarrassment, and he has long developed the ability to penetrate people's hearts.

Yuan Shao asked about Lu Bu's youth overnight, and Liu Bei replied: "After he returned to his youth, I really met a few times. The rumors are true, he is indeed a teenager now. ”

Speaking of Lu Bu, Liu Bei's face suddenly became very ugly, and he said to Yuan Shao: "If Yuan Gong wants to know what method he used, it is best to capture him and torture him." Outsiders can only see how young he has become, but they don't know why. ”

After staring at Liu Bei for a long time, Yuan Shao asked, "Do you also think that I should crusade against Lu Bu?" ”

"Lu Bu robbed my wives and took them to the back house." Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said: "I have long been inseparable from him, but Yuan Gong is not thin on me, and I can't just talk about the benefits of crusading against him for my own selfishness." ”

The festival between Liu Bei and Lu Bu is very clear to the world.

He had long expected that he would suggest a crusade against Lu Bu, but Yuan Shao did not expect Liu Bei to say such a thing.

"Xuande might as well talk about the advantages and disadvantages of crusading against Lu Bu." Yuan Shao motioned for him to continue.

"I'll start by talking about the disadvantages of crusading against him." Liu Bei said: "Lu Bu is entrenched in Xuzhou, and a few days ago he won Yangzhou, and Sun Bofu led the entire Jiangdong to serve under his account. His power can be said to have reached its peak. However, although he grew rapidly, his foundation was not very stable. Whether it is Xuzhou or Yangzhou, he has not yet established a firm foothold. It is much easier to defeat him than to be an enemy of Cao Cao. ”

"Since it's easy to defeat Lu Bu, why do you still say it's a disadvantage?" What Liu Bei wanted to say, Yuan Shao had already heard from his staff, but he still pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"Dare to ask Yuan Gong, who is the biggest threat to Hebei now?" Liu Bei didn't explain directly, but asked Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao pretended to think about it and said to him: "I think it is not Lu Bu who threatens Hebei, but Cao Mengde. ”

"Exactly." Liu Bei said: "If the combined forces of Yuan Gong and Cao Mengde break through Lu Bu, the Yuan and Cao families will immediately turn against each other. Cao Cao should have been prepared a long time ago, dare to ask Yuan Gong if he is ready? ”

When he promised Guo Jia to crusade against Lu Bu together, Yuan Shao was making preparations with both hands.

When he breaks through Lu Bu, he doesn't need Cao Cao to strike first, he will send troops to attack Xu Du.

Of course, Yuan Shao would not tell Liu Bei these plans, after all, he never regarded Liu Bei as a subordinate of Hebei, at most he just regarded him as a guest here.

When he came to Hebei, Liu Bei originally planned to ask Yuan Shao for something, but he mentioned it twice, but he always found a reason to shirk it.

Liu Bei is not an eyeless person, knowing that Yuan Shao has scruples about him, he simply stopped mentioning it later.

On the surface, Liu Bei was at ease as a guest in Yecheng, but deep down he was very anxious.

If it weren't for Cao Cao's prestige in front of his subordinates, maybe he would really be able to occupy the magpie's nest like Tao Qian did back then, and take Cao Cao's territory into his hands.

Coming to Hebei, Liu Bei didn't expect to be able to do much, after all, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both heroes in the world.

Treating them as Tao Qian and the like, it can only be said that he is extremely stupid.

But Liu Bei was thinking about how to get the most benefits from Hebei, so that he could leave here in the future and have a stronger strength in his hands than now.

Although Liu Bei's calculation was good, Yuan Shao didn't give him a chance.

It's been a few days since he came to Hebei, and he can't use it at all, and the generals and staff in Hebei don't treat him very well, even if he wants to secretly win over some people close to him, it's impossible, how can he not be upset?

Asking to see Yuan Shao, Liu Bei wanted to come to find out the tone and see if he could get some benefits from it by crusading against Cao Cao or Lu Bu.

When Yuan Shao mentioned that Lu Bu was young overnight, Liu Bei knew that his opportunity had really come.

But he was not in a hurry to instigate Yuan Shao to crusade against Lu Bu.

is not trusted, the more anxious he asks Yuan Shao to do something, the more suspicious Yuan Shao will become, and in the end, he will mess things up.

After asking Yuan Shao if he was prepared, Liu Bei lowered his head and didn't say anything more with a respectful look.

"I'm really not prepared." Yuan Shao pretended to nod, and then asked Liu Bei, "Xuande thinks I should crusade against Cao Cao first?" ”

"Who to crusade against first, I can't say it well, and I don't dare to decide for Duke Yuan." Liu Bei replied: "There are drawbacks to breaking Lu Bu first, and of course there are benefits. ”

"Xuande thinks that it is beneficial to crusade against Lu Bu first, so let's listen to it." Yuan Shao motioned for him to continue.

"Crusade against Cao Cao first, once it is successful, of course Lu Bu will not be Yuan Gong's opponent." Liu Bei said: "But Yuan Gong's family crusaded against him, in case he retreated to the south of the Yangtze River to guard the danger, it would not be so easy to capture him." can't catch Lu Bu, who did Yuan Gong ask about the key to immortality? ”

Liu Bei mentioned immortality, and Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment.

After all, he is a hero in the world, and the unnaturalness on his face just flashed, and then returned to normal: "Xuande, please continue." ”

"If Duke Yuan wants to take Lu Bu, he has to join forces with Cao Cao to attack Xuzhou." Liu Bei said: "Lu Bu and Yuan Gong have no deep enmity, he had served Cao Cao earlier, and now he has been defeated by Cao Cao, once the army is defeated, there is absolutely no reason to live." If I were him, I would definitely choose to be close to Hebei when it is difficult to match. After all, being captured by Yuan Gong is much stronger than being captured by Cao Cao. ”

"Being captured by me, where is it stronger than being taken by Cao Cao?" Yuan Shao really didn't ask this sentence knowingly, he really didn't understand where Liu Bei got such a statement.

"Duke Yuan will not necessarily kill him, but Cao Cao will definitely kill him." Liu Bei said: "If you are taken by Yuan Gong, you may or may not die. If it falls into the hands of Cao Cao, can Lu Bu still be good? ”

As soon as Liu Bei explained this, Yuan Shao immediately understood.

He nodded and said, "When Xuande said this, I probably know what to do." ”

"That's right." Yuan Shao changed his words and asked Liu Bei, "You came to see me, do you have anything to say?" ”

"I don't have anything to say, I just feel that Yuan Gong has been doing too much recently, and I'm a little worried that Yuan Gong is too tired, so I came over to take a look." Liu Bei replied: "I can accompany Yuan Gong to say a few words and relieve Yuan Gong's boredom, and I will be relieved." ”

"Xuande bothered." Yuan Shao said: "If there is nothing to do, you can go back first." I still have some important matters here, and I have to discuss them with Zhengnan, Yuantu and others. ”

"I'll quit first." Liu Bei came here to listen to the tone, and from Yuan Shao's expression, he probably judged that once the Hebei army went south, it was likely to be a crusade against Xuzhou.

already had a rough judgment in his heart, Liu Bei didn't delay any longer, and retreated from Yuan Shao's study.

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When he came to see Yuan Shao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were waiting in the front yard of the house.

Seeing Liu Bei come out, the two of them greeted him.

Guan Yu asked, "Big brother, what's the matter?" ”

"Go out and talk." Liu Bei looked left and right, lowered his voice and explained, and took the lead towards the main gate of the Yuan family.

Leaving Yuan's house, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed closely beside him.

Guan Yu asked again: "What did Yuan Benchu say?" ”

"I didn't give any explanation." Liu Bei replied.

Zhang Feihuan glared: "We have been in Yecheng for a long time, and he doesn't give his brother an official position, is it possible that we will be idle like this?" If it goes on for a long time, won't it be for my brother to do nothing? ”

"Third brother, don't talk nonsense." Liu Bei glared at him: "I saw Yuan Gong just now, and I talked to him about Cao Cao and Lu Bu, and looking at what he meant, it seems that he is very interested in Lu Bu overnight. ”

Speaking of Lu Bu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both full of indignation.

Guan Yu had asked Lu Bu if he had seen his sister-in-law, but Lu Bu told him that he hadn't seen the two ladies at all.

When he came to Hebei to see Liu Bei, he later heard that Lu Bu had left the two ladies in the back house......

obviously got the two ladies, but Lu Bu refused to return them, and he didn't need to say too clearly what he wanted to do.

Liu Bei no longer fantasized about bringing back the two ladies of Ganmi, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were still full of resentment when they mentioned Lu Bu.

The faces of the two of them were not very good, but Liu Bei said to them very calmly: "Yun Chang, Yide, the past has passed. A woman is nothing more than the clothes she wears, and even if she follows us all the time, she still has to change it when it is time to change it. As long as you two are by my side, my siblings will be there. If people have siblings, what else will they be stumped by in the world? ”

"But when I think of the humiliation of my two sisters-in-law, I don't feel good in my heart." Zhang Fei said angrily: "Sooner or later, one day, I will catch Lu Bu, cut off his words, and stuff them into his mouth." ”

"The two virtuous brothers don't need to be angry, and they don't need to be anxious." Liu Bei said very calmly: "Lu Bu owes us, and sooner or later he will get it back." He robbed my two ladies, and it won't be long before I have all the women in his back house!" ”

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard him say this, their faces looked better.

Liu Bei then said to the two: "I heard that Lu Buhou's house is as beautiful as a cloud, and when Pengcheng is attacked, our brother robbed two of them, and let him taste the taste of his wife being robbed." ”

"When the eldest brother said this, I seemed to see that the color of the crown of hair on Lu Bu's head was a little green." Guan Yu grinned and echoed the words.

He said it reservedly, but Liu Bei raised his face and laughed.

The guards who followed them and the passers-by who walked through the street heard his laughter and looked at him.

Finding that he was a little out of shape, Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Two virtuous brothers, this is not the place to talk, let's go back and talk about it!" ”

After speaking, he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's hands, and went to the residence with a smile.

Seeing Yuan Shao, Liu Bei saw the possibility of attacking Lu Bu, and of course he was full of joy.

After sending Lu Bu to the coal mine, Chen Gong, who returned to Pengcheng, was in a heavy mood.

News had already reached Pengcheng, and Cao Cao sent Guo Jia to Yecheng, intending to unite with Yuan Shao to attack Xuzhou.

It stands to reason that Lu Bu should have a response, but these days he is either walking around and taking a look, or urging the soldiers to step up their military training, as if there is no way to do it at all, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao may join forces to deal with him.

Accompanying Lu Bu to the coal mine, Chen Gong also proposed to send someone to Hebei for a trip.

Maybe Xuzhou will go to people, and Yuan Shao will change his mind and no longer crusade against them, but join forces with Lu Bu to deal with Cao Cao.

Before his proposal was spoken, it was rejected by Lu Bu.

I don't know where Lu Bu got the confidence, he actually said that he would die, Yuan Shao would definitely cooperate with Cao Cao to crusade against Xuzhou, what he wanted to do was not to send people to Hebei to curry favor, but to make a plan to face the battle.

Unable to convince Lu Bu, he had to return to Pengcheng to send Mao Jue away, so Chen Gong had to put this matter down first.

When he returned to Pengcheng, he didn't even go to the official mansion, and rushed directly to Mao Jue's residence.

Mao Jue was settled in the pavilion used to receive foreign envoys.

was hung by Lu Bu for several days, and when he heard that Chen Gong was coming, he personally greeted him outside the door.

didn't figure out what Lu Bu was thinking, Mao Jue thought that if he went back now, the matter would definitely be too perfunctory.

Even if he goes back, he has to see Lu Bu, or the person under him who holds real power, and after he has completely figured things out, it's not too late to go back.

Standing at the door, Mao Jue saw Chen Gong coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Why is the public platform here?" ”

"Chu Hou went to the coal mine outside the city, remembering that Xiaoxian was still in Pengcheng, and specially ordered me to come back to send it off." Chen Gong asked, "When does Xiaoxian plan to go back?" ”

"Chu Hou is giving an eviction order?" Mao Jue asked Chen Gong.

"How is that possible!" Chen Gong replied with a smile: "If it weren't for the extraordinary times, Chu Hou would have wanted to ask Xiaoxian to stay for a few more days." ”

"Extraordinary times?" Mao Jue pretended not to know Cao Cao's plan to crusade against Xuzhou: "What extraordinary period? When the public station said this, it confused me. ”

"Why do you have to pretend not to know in front of me." Chen Gong shook his head and smiled: "What Cao Mengde did, we all know very well. He sent Guo Fengxiao to Yecheng in an attempt to unite Yuan Shao to crusade against Xuzhou, could he cover up the eyes and ears of the world? ”

Chen Gong mentioned Guo Jia's trip to Yecheng, although Mao Jue was a little embarrassed, he was relieved in his heart.

He was glad that Chen Gong didn't know that Xu Chu had already taken his men and horses at this time and was rushing to intercept Lu Bu and the families of Xuzhou officials.

Chen Gong's next sentence made the luck he had just given birth to be swept away cleanly.

"Could it be that Cao Mengde only did such one thing?" Chen Gong smiled and asked Mao Jue, "What is Xu Zhongkang doing at this time, I shouldn't need to remind him." ”

Mao Jue was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Could it be that Chu Hou knows everything?" ”

"Xu Zhongkang infiltrated Xuzhou with so many people, intending to intercept the family of the Marquis of Chu in the middle of the road." Chen Gong replied: "If Chu Hou didn't notice it at all, his family would still be in the dark if he was killed. ”

"It seems that Chu Hou has already prepared for it." Mao Jue sighed: "No wonder he said those ...... to me that day"

"Chu Hou was sincere at the beginning, but he didn't expect Cao Mengde to make such a scene behind his back." Chen Gong smiled and said to Mao Jue: "What he has done, Xiaoxian shouldn't know it." ”

"Can the public station give a clear word, what is Chu Hou going to do?" Mao Jue asked: "Do you really want to turn against the lord for the sake of your family?" ”

"Just a family?" Chen Gong was stunned and asked Mao Jue: "Cao Song was killed back then, why did Cao Mengde raise an army to crusade against Tao Qian?" The order to kill Cao Song was not given by Tao Qian. Now the order to intercept the family members of the Marquis of Chu and the officials in Xuzhou was issued by him personally. has reached this point, can Xiaoxian still find a reason for Chu Hou not to oppose him? ”

Chen Gong said word by word clearly, and his tone was also aggressive.

The handle was all caught in his hands, and even if Mao Jue wanted to defend Cao Cao, he couldn't find a reason to excuse him.

"So, Chu Hou has already decided to turn his back on the lord?" Having understood the meaning of Chen Gong's words, Mao Jue still wanted to ask for a definite answer.

"Xiaoxian still went back and told Cao Mengde that if he really wanted to fight, Chu Hou and Xuzhou were waiting for him." Chen Gong said: "It's just that Xuzhou today is not the same as during the Battle of Xiapi. Don't forget to remind him that when you come to Xuzhou, you not only have to bring more soldiers and horses, but also a pair of eyes. Don't look back, he didn't even understand how he lost his head. ”

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When he left Pengcheng, Mao Jue only remembered that Chen Gong personally sent him to the city gate.

As for what Chen Gong said, he couldn't remember it anymore.

In fact, it doesn't matter to him anymore if he can't remember clearly.

Chen Gong had already conveyed Lu Bu's meaning, and it was imperative for Xuzhou and Cao Cao to turn against each other.

When he went back this time, it was just to convey the war letter to Cao Cao for Lu Bu.

Stationed in the coal mine outside Pengcheng, Lu Bu also kept an eye on news about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao every day.

Chen Gong sent Mao Jue away and sent someone to the coal mine to report to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu and Sun Ce stood at the entrance of the mine, pondering how to improve the windbags and send fresh air into the mine.

A messenger sent by Chen Gong found Lu Bu and reported to him that Mao Ji had left.

Waving his hand and signaling the messenger to retreat, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce: "Later, find a few blacksmiths and carpenters to come over, and blow the wind into the mine like this, the wind will not reach the depths of the mine, and we will have to improve the ventilation method." ”

Before the messenger left, Lu Bu diverted the topic and talked about sending air to the well.

Sun Ce couldn't help but remind: "Shouldn't Chu Hou take some time away from the coal mine and pay more attention to the war?" ”

"War?" Lu Bu grinned: "The world is peaceful, where is the war?" ”

"Chen Gongtai has already sent Mao Jue out of Pengcheng, and he has made it clear to him." Sun Ce asked, "Didn't the Marquis of Chu think that Cao Cao would then lead a large army to Xuzhou?" ”

"When he came to Xuzhou, he first had to figure out what Yuan Benchu meant." Lu Bu said very calmly: "Our peaceful days, to say the least, there is still a month. Don't be impatient, take advantage of this me, and I'll finish all the things in the coal mine here first. ”

Lu Bu didn't seem to care much about Mao Jue's departure, and Sun Ce asked again: "The matter that Chen Gongtai mentioned, doesn't Chu Hou plan to ask about it?" ”

"What's the matter?" Lu Bu seemed to be very surprised and asked him.

"Chu Hou and our family." Sun Ce said: "I know that Lu Zijing is doing things safely, but after all, it is Xu Chu who Cao Cao sent. It is said that Xu Chu is very brave, even if I go, I will fight with him at most......"

"When it comes to martial arts, how does Bo Fu compare to Zilong?" Lu Bu didn't answer, but suddenly came out with such a sentence.

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment when asked, and then said: "I think about it with General Zhao, it's really hard to say who wins and who loses in the fight......

"Compared to Taishi Ziyi, how is Bo Fu?" Lu Bu asked again.

Acquaintance with Tai Shici was in a fight, and Sun Ce certainly knew his ability.

He asked Lu Bu suspiciously, "Could it be that the Marquis of Chu has already sent the two of them to escort the family?" ”

"With their skills, it should be enough to deal with Xu Chu." Lu Bu smiled slightly and gently patted Sun Ce's arm: "I ordered Lu Zijing to escort his family in Ming, and ordered Zhao Zilong and Taishi Ziyi to escort his family in the dark." In order to beware of Cao Cao's disadvantage to our family, if I publicly ordered the two generals to go, Cao Cao would send to intercept the family, but it would not be just Xu Zhongkang alone! ”

It wasn't until Lu Bu said what he had secretly made that Sun Ce suddenly realized.

Lu Bu was so calm, not that he didn't put his mind on the war, but from the beginning, he controlled the rhythm of the entire war.

There was no need for him to focus too much on things that had already taken control of the pace.

PS: I'm not in the state today, it's been almost 24 hours since 8 o'clock in the morning, and I have only written 10,000 words. You can go and see Tianhuang Guixuan's "Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Tyrant" and Jiang Fan's "The Rise of the Great Han of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Super Summoning System of the Three Kingdoms" ()

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