Chapter 90: Going their Own Way
Liu Bei abandoned his wife, Liu An killed his wife, and Lu Bu loved his wife, these three attitudes towards his wife were widely spread in later generations. From a woman's point of view, it would be best for them to meet a man like Lu Bu.
Liu Bei leaves his wife, as the name suggests, Liu Bei is a man who can say "brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes", in the eyes of this kind of person, women are always accessories, and they have never been taken to heart by him. When Lu Bu seized Xuzhou, Liu Bei ran away, and his wife threw it to Mi Zhu. When Cao Cao beat Xuzhou, Liu Bei ran away again, and his wife was lost to Guan Yu. Anyway, as long as there is something, Liu Bei is always the first to run.
And Liu An's killing of his wife is about Liu Bei meeting Orion Liu An when he was attacked by Lu Bu and he was alone. After Liu An learned that Liu Bei's identity was the emperor's uncle, he had the heart to entertain him, but there was nothing to entertain at home, so he killed his wife and entertained Liu Bei. Don't think it's nonsense, Cheng Yu of the Cao Wei forces of the Three Kingdoms once made dead man's flesh into jerky as military food because of the shortage of military food.
Liu Bei said goodbye and left after eating, and met Cao Cao on the way, Cao Cao and Liu Bei had not turned their faces at that time, and after listening to Liu Bei's story, he ordered someone to send Liu An a thousand taels of gold, and Liu An became rich from then on, and lived the life of a rich man. However, Liu An was lonely in the second half of his life, although he was rich, he couldn't find a daughter-in-law, because all the families with girls were afraid that he would have a treat.
As for Lu Bu's wife, it is said that Lu Bu's care for his family is a bit excessive, almost indistinguishable. But for women, a man who knows how to care about and love himself is far better than Liu Bei, who runs away when he encounters something, or Liu An, who cooks his wife and entertains guests.
Knowing that his family had fallen into the hands of Cao Cao, Lu Bu suddenly had no master. Some people in later generations said that Dongwu is a good Lori, Cao Wei loves his wife, and Shu Han is all good friends. His wife fell into the hands of Cao Cao, a good wife, and Lu Bu couldn't help but worry. And the most important point is that Lu Bu's wife Yan is now pregnant with Liujia. Lu Bu has only one daughter so far, and the Yan family may not be able to let the Lu family have a queen, but now that it is in the hands of Cao Cao, the Lu family's incense is in danger.
Lu Bu wanted to leave Yuan Shao and return to the army, at least to take his family back from Cao Cao's hands. But Lu Bu also knew that this idea was just delusional. At this time, no matter how stupid Lu Bu was, he should know that the Yuan Cao family had joined forces to deal with him. If he wants to withdraw the army, Yuan Shao will definitely not agree.
"Gongtai, I only take Cao Xing, Zhang Xiu, and three thousand flying bears, how about handing over the rest of the people and horses to you for scheduling?" Lu Bu stared at Chen Gong and discussed.
The news of Xiapi's destruction has now spread, and the people whose families are young in Xiapi can't help but worry, so that the hearts of Lu Bu's army are fluctuating. It seems impossible to continue to cling to Linqu as before.
ββ¦β¦ Well, take care all the way. Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu for a long time, and finally nodded and agreed to Lu Bu's request.
As a wise man who has followed Lu Bu for some years, Chen Gong already knows Lu Bu's temperament, and with Chen Gong's understanding of Lu Bu, if Cao Cao uses Lu Bu's home ** to force Lu Bu to surrender, Lu Bu will agree nine times out of ten. But Lu Bu could promise to submit to Cao Cao, but he Chen Gong was unwilling to bow to Cao Cao.
The previous contradiction between Lu Bu and Cao Cao was nothing more than a dispute between the princes, but he was a traitor in Cao Cao's eyes, if this fell into Cao Cao's hands, it would be strange that he could have good fruits to eat. From the moment Lu Bu opened his mouth and proposed to lead the troops back to Xiapi, Chen Gong began to think about his own way back.
Chen Gong didn't have the idea of sacrificing his life for Lu Bu's great cause, in the past, he secretly contacted Cheng Lian and Hao Meng to abandon Lu Bu and join Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu himself was not angry, so Chen Gong's plan had to be abandoned. But now, the opportunity has obviously come again, Lu Bu entrusted the power of the army to himself before leaving, so where to go, as long as he can persuade Lu Bu to stay behind Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu to assist him, then he can't do whatever he wants.
Lu Bu quietly left Linqu with people, and rushed down in the starry night, and Chen Gong was not idle, and summoned Hou Cheng and the three of them respectively, and tested the attitude of the three of them first.
On the night when Lu Bu and his men rushed to camp outside Xiapi City, Chen Qi came to see Lu Bu in person. For Chen Qi, Lu Bu didn't want to see him, if it wasn't for Chen Deng persuading Zang Ba to surrender Cao together, Lu Bu would not have fallen into such a passive situation. But it was a matter of the safety of his family, and Lu Bu could only endure to meet Chen Qi.
"Wen Hou is okay?" Chen Qi asked Lu Budao with a smile.
"Thanks to your old man, I'm still alive."
"Huh...... Wen Hou seems to be full of resentment towards the old man. Seeing this, Chen Qi smiled.
"Old horseman! If it weren't for your father and son, how could the lord have fallen into such a passive situation. You, a villain who sells for glory, dare to come here to show off your lips and tongues, are you too old to live enough? Zhang Xiu asked angrily.
"Boluan's anger seems to be a little big, since the old man is not welcome here, the old man will leave, but it is a pity for Wenhou's unborn child." Chen Qi dropped the sentence and turned around and left.
"Stop!" As soon as Lu Bu heard about his child, he hurriedly called out to stop Chen Qi, and then instructed Cao Xing: "Shulong, you accompany Boluan down to eat something." Cao Xing nodded when he heard this, and dragged Zhang Xiu, who was unwilling to leave, out of the big tent.
"Chen Jue, don't sell it here, how is my family now?" Lu Bu didn't wait for Chen Qi to speak, and asked first.
"Wen Hou rest assured, Wen Hou's family is now living in the old man's house temporarily, and no one will disturb him. I wonder what Wen Hou has plans for the future? β
ββ¦β¦ I'm not interested in talking to you, so go back to the city and tell Cao Cao that if he has the guts, he will see him tomorrow when he goes out of the city. Please. After Lu Bu finished speaking, he sent off the guest directly, Chen Qi couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, but seeing that Lu Bu didn't want to talk to him more, he had to go back, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed and worried on the way back.
At dawn the next day, Cao Cao, who had been rewarded by Chen Qi last night, got up early in the morning, and just after breakfast, someone came to report that Lu Bu was waiting outside the city alone.
"Heh~ This evil tiger is bold. Come, prepare horses, and I will go out of the city to meet him. Cao Cao said with a smile when he heard this.
"Lord, Lu Bu is brave, please take me out of the city with me in case of accidents." When Xu Chu heard this, he hurriedly asked for his life. As soon as Xu Chu spoke, except for Guan Yu, the rest of the generals also asked for orders to go together.
"Huh...... Don't make a noise, Lu Bu came alone, if I want to subdue this person, how can I show cowardice at this time. In this way, let Zhong Kang go with me, and the rest of the people are not allowed to go out of the city. β
Seeing that Cao Cao only took Xu Chu out of the city, Lu Bu was also slightly stunned, but then urged the red rabbit under his crotch, stepped forward and said to Cao Cao: "Mengde, I haven't seen you for a long time." β
"Huh...... Wen Hou, I didn't expect you and me to meet in this situation. β
ββ¦β¦ I'm here today, not to catch up with you, but to ask Meng De to return my family, okay? β
"No, you can't. Wen Hou, it's not that Cao is stingy, but now there is finally an opportunity for the people of Xuzhou to avoid the disaster of war, and how can Cao let it go because of his personal relationship with Wen Hou. β
"That's a nice thing to say. So how are you going to let my family go? β
"Wenhou, you don't have the order of the landlord, so why force it? Now that you're gone, why don't you plan ahead? β
"You want to say surrender to me?" Lu Bu frowned and asked.
"Huh...... Wen Hou's martial arts are very strong, if he can get Wen Hou's help, Cao can't ask for it. β
"Can't I just vote for someone else?"
"Huh...... Wen Hou, who can you vote for? Yuan Shao? Sun Ce? Or return to the imperial court? Wen Hou don't forget, your family can be in Cao's hands. β
ββ¦β¦ Meng De is not afraid that this move will make the world laugh? β
"If you can get Wenhou's effect, Cao Mou won't want this face."
ββ¦β¦ Well, if I want to serve you, I have three requirements. β
As soon as Lu Bu said this, not only Cao Cao was stunned, but even Xu Chu, who was responsible for protecting Cao Cao's safety, was stunned. After a long while, Cao Cao came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Wen Hou, please speak." β
"One, if you want to return my family, I won't embarrass you, you can order someone to send them to Xudu for resettlement."
"No problem, after I go back, I will let people build a new Wenhou Mansion in Xudu."
"Second, although I will surrender to you, I will not force my subordinates to surrender to you, and please allow them to find their own way out."
ββ¦β¦ Wen Hou: Is this for the sake of public Taiwan? β
"Yes." Lu Bu nodded in acknowledgement.
"Okay, Wen Hou values love and righteousness, Cao agreed, and what about the third article?"
"Three, although I will descend to you, I hope that if you have a conflict with the court in the future, you can let me stay out of the matter."
"This ...... Did Wen Hou worry too much, and how could Cao Mou challenge the imperial court? Cao Cao frowned and said.
"You just say yes or no, right?"
"Okay, Cao promised Wen Hou that if Cao had a conflict with the imperial court in the future, Wen Hou could stand by and watch."
Seeing that Cao Cao agreed to his three requests, Lu Bu simply turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and bowed to Cao Cao on the horse and said, "Lu Bu greets the lord." β
Cao Cao hurriedly dismounted and stretched out his hand to hug each other, and said happily: "I have Wenhou, and I can win 100,000 male soldiers." β
With Cao Cao's support, Lu Bu got up and said: "Don't worry, the lord will go back to rectify the soldiers and horses, and ask the lord to return to the city for a while." β
"Wen Hou is slow, Chu has a question and asks Wen Hou for advice." Xu Chu suddenly stopped Lu Budao, who was on the horse and was about to return to the camp.
"Please."
"Wen Hou, are you really willing to submit because your family is in the hands of the lord?" Xu Chu asked puzzled.
ββ¦β¦ Bu has been an orphan since he was a child, and his ambition may be put in the first place in the eyes of others, but in Bu's heart, the family is the first place, not to mention that Bu's unborn child is also in the hands of the lord, even if it is for them, Bu is willing to do anything. After speaking, Lu Bu arched his hand at Cao Cao, patted his horse and left.
Looking at Lu Bu's back, Cao Cao suddenly asked Xu Chu, "Zhongkang, do we seem to be a little villain this time?" β
"Uh...... It seems to be a little. β
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Cao Cao, who returned to the city, stayed at the head of the city to wait for Lu Bu's return, and Xu Chu took advantage of this time to tell everyone about his questions to Lu Bu and Lu Bu's answers. Originally, everyone didn't think much of Lu Bu's personality in their hearts, but after listening to Xu Chu's story, their perception of Lu Bu has changed a little. A person who can give up his career for the safety of his family is not without merit.
When it was nearly noon, Lu Bu led the men and horses to the city of Xiapi. Seeing the situation of Lu Bu and others at this time, Cao Cao and the others were relieved, it seemed that Lu Bu really bowed to Cao Cao for the safety of his family. I saw that the cavalry brought by Lu Bu dismounted when they were still three hundred steps away from the city, and walked over to line up, and the blades in their hands were not brought.
"Hahaha~ You will go out of the city with me to greet Fengxian." Cao Cao laughed when he saw this, and went down to the city with his left and right.
"Lord, I won't go." Chen Deng whispered to Cao Cao.
ββ¦β¦ Well, Yuanlong will stay here. Cao Cao nodded understandingly.
Chen Deng offered Xuzhou to Cao Cao, if it weren't for Chen Deng, Zang Ba would not have agreed to surrender to Cao so easily. However, after Cao Cao's meritorious deeds were rewarded, Chen Deng's reputation was over.
Nobody likes a man who sells for glory! Lu Bu treated Chen Deng very well and regarded him as a confidant, but Chen Deng gave up Lu Bu very simply. He used this to protect the interests of the Chen family in Xuzhou, but he also lost a lot, at least Cao Cao's people here who knew the details did not want to get close to him.
Everyone is afraid of being stabbed in the back! Lu Bu is such a living example in front of him, and people who have no scruples either have ulterior motives or are stupid and bold. Compared with Chen Deng, Lu Bu is more popular. Although Lu Bu's virtue is lacking and he likes to kill his father, as long as there is no conflict of interest, it is not difficult to get along.
Lu Bu's martial arts are outstanding, and Cao Cao's account is invincible except for Guan Yu and Xu Chu. Cao Cao also showed full trust in LΓΌ Bu, and after LΓΌ Bu handed over his soldiers and horses, he returned LΓΌ Bu's family to LΓΌ Bu and resettled him in Xiapi City. Lu Bu reciprocated with practical actions, and wrote a letter to Chen Gong in front of Cao Cao, informing Chen Gong of his decision.
Chen Gong knew that Lu Bu would surrender nine times out of ten, but when Lu Bu's letter was delivered to him, he still smiled bitterly in his heart, put down the letter and said to Hou Cheng and the three people who were waiting for him to decide: "The lord has already made a decision, and the next thing is us." I, Chen Gong and Cao Cao, are incompatible, and I won't vote for him, but I don't know what the three generals plan? β
"My sister is still in Xiapi, so I'm going back." Wei Xu replied when he heard this. He is Lu Bu's brother-in-law, even if he follows Chen Gong to vote for Yuan Shao, he may not be able to be reused.
"The two of us are willing to take the lead of the military division." Hou Cheng and Song Xian glanced at each other and said to Chen Gong.
"Okay, in this case, General Wei will go and prepare, and you will lead your headquarters back, and I believe that Cao Cao will not be embarrassed by you. General Hou and General Song don't need to be in a hurry, tomorrow Chen will send someone to Yuan Shao's camp to discuss the matter of surrendering. β
"So there will be a labor division." After Hou Cheng and the others finished speaking, they planned to leave, but they were stopped by Chen Gong again, "General Hou and General Song go slowly, I still have something to advise." Seeing this, Wei Xu said hello to Hou Cheng and Song Xian and left alone. After Wei Xu left, Chen Gong asked Hou Cheng and Song Xiandao: "Do the two generals want to be reused in Yuan Shao's army in the future?" β
"That's nature. What is the method of the military division? Hou Cheng immediately asked when he heard this.
ββ¦β¦ There is an opportunity now, but I don't know if the two generals dare to do it? β
"What chance?"
"The lord has already surrendered to Cao Cao because his family fell into the hands of Cao Cao, so we can only take care of ourselves now, and if we want to gain a foothold in Yuan Shao in the future, these soldiers and horses in our hands or the city are not enough to impress Yuan Shao. Only by making a contribution can Yuan Shao look at him differently. β
"Strategist, you don't want to sell Guanzi, just say it." Song Xian urged impatiently.
Chen Gong saw that he had successfully aroused the curiosity of the two, so he said slowly: "Instead of letting Wei Xu lead the troops away and weaken the strength of our others, it is better to keep doing nothing and find an excuse to get rid of this person." β
"Huh? Strategist, this ......"
"If the two generals are unwilling, then assume that Chen didn't say it."
"Military advisor, I didn't mean that, but Wei Xu's kid is at the same level as me, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are almost the same, if we have infighting, in case we steal chickens, we won't be able to ...... rice" Hou Cheng said worriedly.
"Rest assured, since Chen has this proposal, he is naturally completely prepared. You two come over with your ears ......" Chen Gong said confidently to Hou Cheng and Song Xian.
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Wei Xu was packing his bags, and after returning from Chen Gong, he instructed his men to pack up and prepare to leave at night after dark. I didn't want to wait for him to clean up, and he was tied up with a rope by someone who had been ordered to come to get him.
"Let go of me! How dare you arrest me? Don't know who my brother-in-law is? Wei Xu was very annoyed and yelled at the comer.
"Wei Xu shook the morale of the army and plotted against him, Chen Mou, as the commander of this place, how can he spare you because you are a relative of the lord. Come, drag it down and show it to the people, and hang it above the gate to warn the people. Chen Gong announced the disposition of Wei Xu in public with a righteous attitude.
Wei Xu wanted to shout injustice, but before being brought to everyone, Chen Gong had already stuffed muggles in his mouth, and Wei Xu couldn't shout even if he wanted to shout at this time. The executioner's hand rose and fell, and Wei Xu's head fell to the ground. Wei Xu's people, who were originally ordered to pack their bags, were also divided by Hou Cheng and Song Xian.
And when all this was done, the scout with Lu Bu's letter was too late. Chen Gong was shocked after reading the letter, and the generals also fell silent after reading the letter.
Wei Xubai is dead! It's just such a moment and a half, if the scout who sent the letter arrived a little earlier, then Wei Xu wouldn't have to die. But now, the person is dead, if Lu Bu knows that his brother-in-law died in the hands of Chen Gong, how can he spare Chen Gong. And Chen Gong, who was watched by everyone with sympathy, was secretly happy in his heart, all of this was arranged by him in collusion with Hou Cheng and Song Xian, for the sake of those soldiers and horses in Wei Xu's hands.
I am happy, but the play will continue to be played. With the cooperation of Hou Cheng and Song Xian, Chen Gong decided in public to lead his troops to join Yuan Shao, and some people who were originally swaying from side to side also agreed to join Yuan with Chen Gong under the persuasion of others. There is no way, Lu Bu can't find trouble finding Chen Gong, the main owner, but it's still no problem to clean up his "accomplice".