Chapter 5: Liu Xun's Invitation
Yuan Yin did not stay in Shu County, now Yuan Shu's territory is already leaking on all sides, and there is an urgent shortage of manpower, Yuan Yin reached an intention with Liu Xun, and hurried back to Shouchun with the three thousand soldiers and horses that Liu Xun gave to Yuan Shu. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Sent Yuan Yin away, Liu Xun's face was gloomy, although Yuan Yin's words, there was a suspicion of sowing discord, but Lu Bu's glorious past, especially Liu Bei's experience, made Liu Xun feel uneasy, while sending people to Dongyang to find out whether Lu Bu really arrived in Dongyang, on the other hand, he invited a group of generals to discuss, what if Lu Bu really came to take away his inheritance?
The right is a good thing, and he has tasted the sweetness of being a prince, but Liu Xun is absolutely unwilling to hand over the power in his hand again, not to mention, even if he is really willing to serve Lu Bu as the master, if he can't keep Lu Bu suspicious and chop him up, then there is no place to cry.
"Lord, even if Lu Bu is in Dongyang now, he may not come to Lujiang, Dongyang is adjacent to Runan, and now Runan soldiers and horses have been exhausted by Yuan Shu, even if you want to fight, you should fight Runan first, my Lujiang soldiers and horses are prosperous, and he has no reason to let Shouchun not fight but come to fight me Lujiang." A subordinate general frowned.
Liu Xun listened to it, but he was still a little apprehensive in his heart.
Another military general frowned and said: "Otherwise, now the entire Runan has already been stripped away by Yuan Shu, and he will starve for thousands of miles, even if Lu Bu occupies Runan, he has no money and no food, what will he do to raise soldiers?" What to use to compete with Cao Cao, I think it is reasonable for the lord to worry. ”
This seems to make sense, Liu Xun nodded, and then looked at the two gangs of people who quarreled first, and suddenly felt that his head was big.
"Lord, I think Yuan Shu's words must not be believed, nor should I be disbelieved." The only strategist under Liu Xun, who was also a famous man that Liu Xun had pried from under Yuan Shu's hands, spoke.
"Oh?" Seeing this person speak, Liu Xun's eyes lit up: "I don't know what Qiao Gong can teach me?" ”
"If Lu Bu has no intention of our army, we are naturally not good at embarrassing him, recruiting a big enemy, but we must not be unguarded, Lu Bu is capricious, not credible, if he really wants to enter the Lujiang River, he must first take Anhui County, we can first arrange heavy troops in Anhui County, if he does not come is the best, if he really dares to come to my Lujiang, then let him come and go!"
Anhui County is an important town of Lujiang and the gateway of Shu County, with Lu Bu's current position, if you want to capture Lujiang, you can't bypass Anhui County.
"Wonderful!" Liu Xun's eyes lit up when he heard this: "According to Qiao Gong's words, Lu Rong and Qiao Sheng, you two will take my order to send 8,000 soldiers and horses to Anhui County to deploy defenses." ”
"Yes." The two generals who were called stood up and gave the order.
"The others belong to the headquarters, and they can be ordered at any time without mistake!" Liu Xun waved his hand, dispersed the meeting, solved the problem in his heart, thanked the strategist, and returned to his mansion with ease.
Qiao Gong looked at the empty lobby, shook his head, returned home, recruited his cronies, and explained: "Go to Dongyang to find Lu Bu, invite Lu Bu to Lujiang as a guest in the name of Liu Xun, remember, no matter what method you use, you must guide Lu Bu to Anhui County." ”
"Yes." The family will say yes and leave.
"Yuan Highway, if I help you again, it will be considered that you and I have all the feelings of the former monarchs and ministers, as for whether you can survive this hurdle, it depends on your creation." Looking at the figure of the family about to leave, Qiao Gong sighed, but he knew in his heart that even if Yuan Shu really got Lu Bu's help? If Lu Bu was really that powerful, he would not have been driven out of Xuzhou by Cao Cao in the first place.
"Father, why sigh?" A voice like a yellow bird sounded, and two girls with two hundred and eighty flowers walked over, looked at Qiao Gong standing at the door and sighed, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's nothing, it's an adult's business, don't ask about it." Looking at the two daughters, Qiao Gong shook his head, ignored the two daughters, and turned his head straight to the study.
"Sister, is my father worried about our marriage?" The younger girl tugged at her sister's sleeve and asked quietly.
"Perhaps, go to Ah Yu and ask them, they follow their father every day, they must know." The girl smiled.
Hundreds of miles away, Lu Bu didn't know that at this moment in Lujiang because of his own calculations, after sending away the messenger sent by Yuan Shu, he continued to discuss the next trip with the generals, Yuan Shu is a big pit here, and he must not get into it, help Yuan Shu, and in the end it is likely that he will be trapped, as for helping Cao Cao, Cao Cao will not only not be grateful to Lu Bu, but may even directly lead troops to chase and kill, no matter which side of the gang has no good result, it is best to take advantage of the melee between the two sides now, interspersed from Runan, as long as it crosses Runan, it is the boundary of Nanyang, Although Zhang Xiu over there may surrender to Cao Cao at any time, after all, Cao Cao's influence in Zhang Xiu at the moment is not great.
Zhang Xiu has some skills, especially since he still has a poisoner under him, but with Lu Bu's current mobility, if he doesn't enter the city, he can penetrate Zhang Xiu's territory in one day, and with Jia Xu's old fox character, it is unlikely that he will run thanklessly to chase and kill him.
As long as it passes through Nanyang, and then north is the boundary of Luoyang, since Cao Cao moved the capital to Xuchang, although Luoyang nominally belongs to Cao Cao, in fact, Cao Cao did not lay a soldier in Luoyang, can be temporarily used as a place to settle, Guanzhong is now a mess, successively after Dong Zhuo, Li Yu, Guo Yan's destruction, barren, population plummeted, whether for Cao Cao or the princes of Kwantung, the current Guanzhong, not even as barren Xiliang, secluded and attractive, but for Lu Bu, it is an excellent foothold, because there- The family is extinct!
In the early days of the late Han Dynasty, the Guanzhong family was one of the most influential scholar groups in the world, no worse than the scholar groups in Yingchuan and Jingxiang.
It's a pity that Dong Zhuo moved the capital later, and experienced the poison of Li Yu and Guo Yan, the land of Guanzhong, thousands of miles of people, starvation all over the land, the family is difficult to survive, plus the Han Emperor was captured by Cao Cao to Xuchang, the political center of gravity shifted, and many Guanzhong clans have moved to Xuchang, which also makes Guanzhong now a vacuum area of the family.
For the other princes, this is now a wasteland, not only can not get any help, but in order to restore production, continue to invest in it, and only later Cao Cao gradually controlled most of the world, because of Guanzhong's special political status and its own resources, can have the ability to restore Guanzhong's vitality little by little.
But Lu Bu is different, he is basically not allowed to the family now, there is no constraint of the family, for Lu Bu, although Guanzhong is now withering, it is precisely like this, there is room for him to show, and it is precisely because of the withering of the people's livelihood in Guanzhong, even if Lu Bu occupies Guanzhong, it will not cause the princes to covet it, he can close the door while developing the people's livelihood, while sitting back and watching the princes of the world fight, and at the same time manage his own prestige little by little, and stabilize his foundation.
A group of people discussed for most of the day, until dusk, before the basic plan was determined, of course, this plan is still a little far away from them, at least thousands of miles to go, although Chen Gong has a lot of complaints about Lu Bu's idea of abandoning the family, but it is also clear that Lu Bu is really not very popular with the family now, at least before Lu Bu really gains a foothold, the entry of the family will not only not help Lu Bu, but may make Lu Bu more restricted, and in the end it is very likely to be like the Chen family in Xuzhou, making wedding dresses for others, Therefore, there is no refutation either.
At least for now, Guanzhong is a good foundation for Lu Bu, as for how to deal with the relationship with the family after Lu Bu has his own foundation, Chen Gong feels that this matter cannot be decided as hastily as Lu Bu said, after all, this world is not just a Guanzhong, out of Guanzhong, that is the world of the family, if Lu Bu wants to make a difference, it is impossible to really completely kick the family out.
The group repaired in Dongyang for another day, and after the three-day period that Lu Bu had agreed with the soldiers, with the melodious sound of the horn, more than 500 soldiers regrouped, brought enough dry food and prepared to continue on the road.
When he was leaving the city, he met the general sent by Qiao Gong.
"Dare to ask, but Wen Hou?" Outside the city gate, three dusty knights blocked Lu Bu's way and bowed to Lu Bu.
"Yes, who are you?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, looked at the three of them and asked.
A flash of joy flashed on the faces of the three people, and the first one of them hugged his fists and said: "The last general, Qiao Fei, is a partial general under the command of my lord Liu Xun, I heard that Wen Hou has fallen here, and I specially invite Wen Hou to go to Anhui County to reminisce about the past." ”
"Liu Xun?" Lu Bu and Chen Gong glanced at each other, frowned, and said, "I wonder how your lord-in-law would know that I am here?" ”
Qiao Fei smiled and said: "I heard the bad news of the fall of Xuzhou that day, my lord was unable to sleep and eat, and sent people to Xuzhou day and night to inquire about Wenhou's news. ”
Lu Bu smiled: "It's just right, there are also people who have never seen General Zitai before, and they miss it very much, so please ask the general to lead the way." ”
Qiao Fei's eyes flashed with joy, and he hurriedly rode his horse to lead the way.
Lu Bu looked back at Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and the others and said with a smile: "Runan is empty, there is no grain to borrow, I am worried about where to raise grain and grass along the way, this Liu Zitai came in time." ”
Chen Gong frowned and glanced at Qiao Fei in front of him, and said in a low voice: "There is something strange, the lord must be on guard." ”
"Hmm." Lu Bu nodded quietly, and the group followed Qiao Fei and the three of them straight to the direction of the Lujiang River.