Chapter 32: Trying
Wang Yun was buried in a beautiful manner, and Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, personally wore linen and filial piety, which moved the people who came to see him off. Jun is a minister and wears filial piety, and Yu Li is incompatible, but no matter who sees Liu Xie's actions, he can't help but feel a warmth in his heart. What is most afraid of as a courtier, is not that the master he serves is ruthless. Now that Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, is willing to wear linen and filial piety for Wang Yun, a courtier who is no longer useful to him, it means that when today's son is affectionate and righteous, those who are worried that they will face the death of a rabbit and a dog in the future can't help but feel relieved, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, has now become more confident.
Losing the number of rudeness but winning loyalty, this is what Liu Xie did not expect at the beginning. Liu Xie is not the Liu Xie of the past, as Liu Xie who parachuted into the Han Dynasty, he has not learned the way of the emperor, and the way of the monarch and the minister taught to him by others in the past has nothing to do with him. Dai Xiao for Wang Yun, just to thank Wang Yun for his contribution to Liu Xie, without him Wang Yun, Liu Xie is probably still under Dong Zhuo's control.
Just out of gratitude, Dai Xiao's behavior seems natural and true and unpretentious, and it is precisely because this behavior comes from the heart that people like Yang Biao, Ma Riyan and others who rushed back to attend Wang Yun's funeral became more and more satisfied with Liu Xie, and felt that the hardships they had suffered during this period were worth it.
Liu Xie didn't know that such a small decision would bring him such a big benefit at first, and he had no intention of calculating these gains and losses now. Wang Yun died, and according to his deathbed recommendation, Liu Xie had ordered Cai Yong, the county guard of Nan'an, to be urgently recruited to return to Beijing, and Xun Yu took over the post of county guard. But there is another problem in front of him that urgently needs Liu Xie to solve, that is, what should Lu Bu do?
Wang Yun is here, Lu Bu can use it with confidence, Wang Yun and Diao Chan are like Lu Bu's limiters. But now that Wang Yun is gone, only Diao Chan is left, Liu Xie is a little worried that Lu Bu will also have a different mind because of this. In order to eliminate Lu Bu's vigilance, Liu Xie decided to rebuild only one of the eight schools in Xiyuan is now left in Chang'an, although there are now 3,000 men and horses in hand, but Lu Bu has 30,000 troops in his hands. Once this force is not controlled, all the efforts made by Liu Xie before may be in vain.
What the military is best at is always destroying rather than building. Of the 30,000 troops led by Lu Bu, 10,000 were newly recruited, and the remaining 20,000 were veterans of a hundred battles. It's a bit overkill to let these people farm, but let them go to war, that is, good steel is used on the blade.
The imperial court is very poor now, most of the money and grain are used to restore the people's livelihood, and now it is almost March, and the people who have been raised by the imperial court for almost half a year are now gearing up for the start of spring sowing, as long as the imperial court insists on half a year, it will be able to harvest the first batch of grain, and at that time, Lu Bu's state army will also have a place to use.
But Liu Xie was worried that Lu Bu at this time would become ambitious because of Wang Yun's stopping, and he couldn't bear to move troops at this time, so figuring out Lu Bu's thoughts at this time became Liu Xie's top priority.
Wang Yun died, and Lu Bu was actually not very sad. To put it bluntly, the relationship between the two is that of Weng's son-in-law, for the sake of Diao Chan, Lu Bu usually maintains respect for Wang Yun, but it would be an exaggeration to say that Lu Bu listened to Wang Yun.
Lu Bu is not a fool, the reason why he ran into walls everywhere in the Central Plains was only because he didn't understand how to deal with people in the Central Plains. He fought with the Hu people in Wuyuan all the year round, which also caused Lu Bu's behavior and habits to be more similar to those of the Hu people, such as the killing of Ding Yuan, it is very common for the Hu people to kill the old master and show loyalty to the new master, but this matter is a little unacceptable in the eyes of the Han people in the Central Plains. Another example is that in history, Lu Bu fled to Xuzhou and was taken in by Liu Bei, one day Liu Bei visited, Lu Bu asked his wife and concubine to come out to meet Liu Bei's three brothers, which caused Zhang Fei to be furious, thinking that Lu Bu was deliberately provocative, but this kind of behavior of letting his wife and concubine come out to meet the guests is the highest etiquette among the Hu people, and they don't treat you as an outsider.
Ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs, Lu Bu has suffered losses from non-etiquette and customs, and he will no longer make such jokes now. After Wang Yun died, Liu Xie was worried, but in fact, Lu Bu was also a little worried. It's not that Lu Bu underestimates Liu Xie, but that Lu Bu really doesn't have enough confidence in Liu Xie, a young man who is still underage. Losing Wang Yun, a bridge that can communicate the two, Lu Bu is also worried that the Liu Association will doubt him.
There are many things that happen in this world, but most of them are due to the lack of necessary communication and trust between the two parties. And in order to make up for this lack of trust, when Lu Bu brought Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other people close to him to discuss countermeasures, Liu Xie took the initiative to come to the door.
Knowing that Liu Xie was outside the barracks at this time, Lu Bu and the others were a little panicked, they didn't know what Liu Xie was doing in the barracks. This is like a group of people getting together to talk about the happiness of the people, and the person who is being said suddenly comes, and the group of people who say people will inevitably feel a little weak in their hearts.
Before Liu Xie came, what would he dare to do in the future? Zhang Liao and others under Lu Bu were divided into two opinions, one was to look at the situation and then talk about it, headed by Zhang Liao; Another is to take advantage of the lack of soldiers in Chang'an, control Liu Xie in his hands, and order hundreds of officials in the court, headed by Wei Xu. Lu Bu felt that both opinions were reasonable, so it was a little difficult to choose.
"Cloth, I've seen the saint." Lu Bu led the crowd to the outside of the camp gate and saluted Liu Xie.
"Wen Hou doesn't have to be polite, and the generals are also exempt." Liu Xie said to Lu Bu and the others gently, and seeing that Lu Bu was looking at him without speaking, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Doesn't Wen Hou invite me to come in and sit down?" ”
Lu Bu was suddenly surprised, and hurriedly replied: "It's a rude Bu, Holy Lord, please." ”
Seeing this, Liu Xie smiled, stepped into the barracks, and walked more than a dozen steps to see Zhang Liao and the others also following behind, and couldn't help but smile: "I'm here to find Wen Hou, why should you go, you don't have to follow." ”
When Lu Bu heard this, he waved his hand to Zhang Liao and the others, and led Liu Xie to his camp. Liu Xie is twelve years old and has studied martial arts for less than a year, while Lu Bu is a world-famous general. This time he came to the barracks of the Bingzhou Army, Liu Xie didn't even bring Wang Yue, who was known as the Sword Peer, and came alone, in this case, Lu Bu didn't think that Liu Xie was desperate to assassinate him.
After entering the camp tent, Lu Bu asked people to bring wine and food, and then he said to Liu Xie embarrassedly: "The army is simple, please don't blame the saint." ”
"It's no wonder, if Wen Hou takes out refreshments here, I will feel strange." Liu Xie smiled and took the wine bowl and drank it all. This wine is not those high-grade wines in later generations, and that degree does not have much impact on Liu Xie, but Lu Bu is still a little surprised when he sees Liu Xie drink all the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
"Wen Hou also sit, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to hold the courtesy of the monarch and the minister. It just so happens that I'm hungry too, so you're welcome. Liu Xie said as he tore off a chicken leg and gnawed it. After eating the chicken legs in three or two, Liu Xie threw the chicken bones in his hand on the table, looked at Lu Bu and said, "Wen Hou must be very curious that I came to you at this time, right?" ”
"......" Lu Bu didn't say anything when he heard this, but just nodded.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that I feel that there is a lack of necessary trust between you and me, so I want to make up for it. When Situ was alive, you and I could use Situ to maintain trust, but now that Situ is gone, the direct trust between you and me can only be maintained by you and me. ”
“…… Why did the Holy One say it so bluntly? Lu Bu asked puzzled.
"I said it in a fog, can you understand your rectal temper?" Liu Xie unceremoniously glanced at Lu Bu and asked rhetorically.
Not to mention, the most annoying thing for Lu Bu is to guess, things that can be explained in a few words, but he has to go around and around, as if he can't show that he is knowledgeable if he doesn't talk like this. When Wang Yun was alive, Lu Bu's biggest headache was to have a heart-to-heart relationship with Wang Yun, usually at that time Lu Bu would take Diao Chan with him, otherwise he would be worried that he would not help but grab Wang Yun and roar, "What do you want to say?" ”
But now hearing Liu Xie's straightforward words, Lu Bu was also a little uncomfortable. After being silent for a while, Lu Bu asked Liu Xiedao, "Is the saint afraid of me?" ”
"The number one military general in the world, who is not afraid before he understands what he thinks in his heart? Wenhou, what dreams do you have? Liu Xie did not deny it and asked Lu Budao.
"Dreams?"
"Hmm...... Just ask Wen Hou what kind of person do you want to be in the future? Just like me, my dream is to revive the Han family and restore peace to the people of the world. Liu Xie explained.
“…… What kind of person do I want to be? Lu Bu lowered his head and pondered, he suddenly found that Liu Xie's question was really difficult to answer. When he followed Ding Yuan, Lu Bu's idea was to protect his hometown from the attacks of the Hu people, and later followed Ding Yuan to Luoyang, because Ding Yuan asked him to be the master and did not let him have the opportunity to lead the army alone, he killed Ding Yuan and took refuge in Dong Zhuo. After taking refuge in Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu can be regarded as fulfilling his wish, and he will become famous all over the world in the first battle of Tiger Prison Pass, and he will be a hero in the world. Later, with Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, Lu Bu also lost the goal of struggle, that is, at that time, Lu Bu met Diao Chan, the woman who made Lu Bu fascinated, gave Lu Bu another goal to strive for, in order to achieve the goal, Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. But after living with Diao Chan, Lu Bu seems to have lost the goal of struggle again.
As a winner in life, Lu Bu at this time seems to have what he wants, and he does not lack what he wants. Wei Xu proposed to hijack the Son of Heaven to order hundreds of officials, but in fact, Lu Bu was not very interested in this matter. As a martial artist, Lu Bu wants to be on the battlefield rather than hiding behind and playing some intrigues.
"Wen Hou, it seems that you are in a state of confusion now, don't worry, one day you will find a new goal." Liu Xie saw that Lu Bu was silent, so he persuaded him empathetically. After speaking, he said to Lu Bu with an interested face: "It's rare to come to the military camp, if Wenhou doesn't care, I want to see what the morale of the Bingzhou army is now." ”
"This is easy to do, and the cloth will order the whole army to assemble."
"No, no, Wen Hou just needs to walk around the camp with me, and there is no need to mobilize the people." Liu Xie hurriedly stopped.
Since Liu Xie said so, Lu Bu also followed him and accompanied Liu Xie around the barracks. Liu Xie asked Lu Bu some military common sense as he walked, and Lu Bu answered them one by one. Seeing Lu Bu accompanying Liu Xie to visit the barracks, Zhang Liao and the others were originally a little hanging.
Liu Xie did not stay in the barracks, after visiting the barracks, Liu Xie said goodbye and left, before leaving, Liu Xie said to Lu Bu: "Wenhou, you go back and be busy, remember to think more about the question I asked you today." ”
“…… What kind of person does the Holy Lord want Bou to become? Lu Bu thought about it and suddenly asked Liu Xiedao.
"I? Of course, I hope that Wen Hou can become another Wei Qing and Huo Qu of my big man. It's just that things don't go as planned, what kind of person Wen Hou will become, it's not something I can decide. Liu Xie shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, and said to Lu Bu.
Seeing Liu Xie ride away, Zhang Liao and the others also came over immediately, surrounding Lu Bu and asking what the Son of Heaven wanted to do when he suddenly ran to the barracks?
Lu Bu didn't tell everyone what Liu Xie asked him, but said that Liu Xie suddenly came to visit the military camp on a whim. Thinking of Liu Xie's age, simple-minded martial artists like Wei Xu and Song Xian didn't think much about it, but Zhang Liao, a brave and resourceful general, did not leave with Wei Xu and the others. When he and Wen Hou were left in the tent, Zhang Liao asked, "Fengxian, what did the Son of Heaven tell you?" ”
“…… He came to me and asked, what kind of person do I intend to be? Lu Bu didn't hide it from Zhang Liao, perhaps because in Lu Bu's eyes, only Zhang Liao could give him some ideas that were not bad ideas.
“…… What kind of people? Zhang Liao was also a little puzzled, not knowing the intention of Bai Zi to come today.
Zhang Liao was originally after Nie Yi. Nie Yi was originally a wealthy merchant in Yanmen Mayi, whether he was for the local people to avoid the harassment of the Xiongnu or wanted to enter the court as an official by virtue of his merits, Nie Yi ordered Wang Hui to offer the plan of Mayi through Daxing. It's just that the heavens don't follow people's wishes, although the Xiongnu planned to send troops, they learned the truth of the matter on the way to Mayi, which made Nie Yi's strategy fail.
What is called Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, Nie Yi is. offended the Xiongnu, and because of the failure of the scheme, he became the scapegoat of the imperial court, destroying the peace between Han and Hungary. Nie Yi wanted to continue the family, so the family members changed their surname to Zhang.
Like Liu Xie's desire to revive the Han family, Zhang Liao also has a goal, that is, to revitalize his family and realize the long-cherished wish left by his ancestors, so Zhang Liao's life goal is very clear, unlike Lu Bu, who lives a little muddy.
"Wen Yuan, what do you want?" Seeing that Zhang Liao seemed to be in deep thought, Lu Bu couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered the ambition I made when I just joined the army."
"Ambition? Let's hear it. Lu Bu asked with interest, this was really the first time he had heard Zhang Liao talk about it, and he couldn't help but be a little curious. Zhang Liao didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "My wish is to revitalize the family one day and let everyone know about the Zhang family in Yanmen." ”
“…… This is easy to do, I'll go back and ask the Son of Heaven to ......"
Before Lu Bu finished speaking, Zhang Liao had already shook his head and interrupted Lu Bu's words: "Wen Hou, I have good intentions, but I still want to do this through my own efforts." ”
Seeing Zhang Liao's refusal, Lu Bu no longer insisted, and asked with a sad face: "Wen Yuan, what do you mean by the Son of Heaven?" I know who Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are, but why did he say that he wanted me to be like that? ”
"Wen Hou, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?"
"Why be polite between you and me, if you have something to say, you can say it."
"Wen Hou, as soon as Wang Situ dies, not only Wen Hou are you worried about what kind of attitude the Son of Heaven will have towards you, presumably the Son of Heaven is also worried about what kind of attitude you will have towards him, right?"
"You mean, the Son of Heaven is also worried about me?"
"Well, Wang Situ was responsible for easing the relationship between you and the Son of Heaven before, so everyone can be safe, but now that Wang Situ is gone, Wen Hou and the Son of Heaven have become direct contact, and there is a lack of an intermediary in the middle, and they must first figure out what the other party thinks in their hearts."
“…… Can you find another middleman? ”
"Looking for whom? Who is the person who can make Wen Hou and the Son of Heaven trust at the same time? Wen Hou didn't want the second lady to act as this middleman, right? ”
If Zhang Liao didn't say it, Lu Bu really had plans to let Diao Chan come forward, and now I heard Zhang Liao say this, "What? Isn't it appropriate? ”
“…… Wenhou, where do you think this is appropriate? Wen Hou naturally trusts the second lady, but the Son of Heaven does not necessarily trust the second lady, not to mention that men and women do not kiss, even if Wen Hou does not mind, the Son of Heaven may avoid suspicion. ”
"Uh...... So Wen Yuan thinks it is appropriate to find someone to be the middleman? Lu Bu asked with some embarrassment.
“…… Why didn't Wen Hou try to contact the Son of Heaven by himself? Recognize what kind of person the Son of Heaven is...... Wen Hou, the last general will ask more, Wen Hou won't have any heart to win, right? Zhang Liao was halfway through his words, and suddenly looked at Lu Bu cautiously and asked.
"Won?" Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then replied angrily: "How could Wen Yuan ask such a question?" I, Lu Bu, am not stupid, how can I do such a rebellious thing. ”
"Wen Hou doesn't have this thought at the best, although the princes are standing side by side at the moment, no matter who still respects the orthodoxy of the Han family, you see how strong Yuan Shao of Hebei is, but he doesn't dare to set up a new dynasty. Wen Hou, the wedge at the beginning rots first, you can't make a head bird in this kind of thing. ”
"Wen Yuan, look at what you said, I, Lu Bu, am so unreassuring?" Lu Bu couldn't help but say angrily.
"Since Wen Hou doesn't have the heart to be self-reliant, why not try to have more contact with the Son of Heaven. To put it mildly, including Wen Hou, in the future, we will all work under the hands of the Son of Heaven, at this time, since the Son of Heaven intends to make friends, why not seize the opportunity. ”
“…… Let me think again. Lu Bu thought about it for a long time, but finally did not agree with Zhang Liao's suggestion.
The news that the Son of Heaven entered the Bingzhou Army camp alone to meet Lu Bu was like having wings, and it spread all over Chang'an City in a very short period of time, and Liu Xie and Lu Bu, as the parties concerned, in addition to taking time to meet each other, had more time to be busy with each other. Lu Bu was busy with military training, while Liu Xie was paying attention to the spring sowing in Guanzhong.
People are wrong for a while, people are wrong for a year, and nothing is as important as spring sowing at the moment.