Chapter 226: Life and Death
When was the first killing?
Lu Bu can't remember clearly! But since the first killing, Lu Bu has experienced many turbulent waves, survived from the sword light and sword shadow, and now is called the tiger. He had experienced more vicious things, so how could he be afraid of a small short spear?
However, he was really scared!
The first short spear appeared, telling him that Wei Xuhou Cheng was going to rebel.
The result was really like this, Hou Chengwei really rebelled. Lu Bu was a little scared, what news would this second short spear bring him?
Wei Xuhou Cheng died, and the blow to Lu Bu was extremely huge.
On the surface, he didn't seem to care. But in fact, Lu Bu's spirit collapsed a little...... "Take me quickly." ”
Lu Bu grabbed Qi'er's arm and almost dragged Qi'er into the inner house.
Mrs. Yan has ordered people to guard the inner house, and there are countless guards patrolling around the study, and no one can get close to the study.
Lu Bu almost rushed into the study, and saw Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Cao, and Diao Chan, waiting for him. Seeing Lu Bu come in, the three ladies got up at the same time and saluted Lu Bu. Lu Bu hurriedly waved his hand, looked around the study, and blurted out, "What about Lingqi?" Why don't you see her here? ”
"What time is it, Lingqi has already slept."
Mrs. Yan glanced at Lu Bu and said with some disgust.
Diao Chan said softly: "Madam thinks that it is best not to let Lingqi know about these things, so she has been hiding them from her...... Prince, Hou Cheng they ......"
Lu Bu's face collapsed suddenly.
He sat down on the couch and after a moment whispered, "Dead! ”
In the room, there was a suppressed, low sigh.
"Still haven't found out who did it?"
"Nope!"
Mrs. Yan smiled bitterly: "It's almost the same as last time." Originally, the concubine was ready to rest, but she heard the sound of the tent outside the house. When the concubine came out in her clothes, she saw this short spear stuck in the door frame of the bedroom. I didn't see who did it, Qi'er also asked the guards on duty, and no one found anything unusual. Prince, people's hearts have been scattered, people are in the house, and their hearts are no longer there. ”
Lu Bu was silent.
Madame Cao handed the short spear to Lu Bu, and the style was almost the same as the short spear that appeared last time.
The black lacquered wooden pole, with a spear blade of thirty centimeters long, is extremely sharp. It was quite heavy to start, and Lu Bu smiled bitterly and put it beside him.
He had tried, with the strength of his arm, that with this throwing gun, he could achieve the effect from a distance of forty paces.
If the owner of this spear throws the same arm strength as him, he can't see it at all. Even if it is not as good as Lu Bu, as long as it is thrown at a distance of twenty paces, it is generally difficult to find a trace. Therefore, this kind of thing is really hard to blame, it can only be said that this person is too mysterious.
Mrs. Yan handed the white silk to Lu Bu.
This time, there is more content on the white silk than the last time.
Chaos has arisen, and the prince should know that this is a critical autumn of survival...... In the past, the prince and I were gracious, so now I want to repay it. But there are some things, I have to make it clear to you, I can't save you, but I will do my best to take care of your family...... The content of the letter is roughly like this.
The letter also said: I know that you are unwilling to be subordinate, and your surname is destined to make no one believe you. You have a criminal record, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo's affairs are still vivid, and the prince is brave and fierce, and there are few opponents in the world...... If it were me, I wouldn't dare to take it in. Thinking of the princes in the past, galloping through the desert north, crisscrossing the outside. Among the people, Lu Bu is so famous. But who really believes in you now? You are an eagle with wings spread, and you should be soaring above the nine heavens. But now...... I know that what the prince is worried about now is nothing more than a small wife and children.
Junhou, you are a family person, and it is not surprising that your children are long and heroic and short-breathed. But your wife and children are small, and now they have become your concern.
All I can do is relieve your worries. After that, whether the prince can break out of the encirclement is only up to the prince himself, and I can't take care of it. In short, life and death, depending on your own skills, that's all I can do. If the prince believes in me and is willing to fight, then please light a bonfire at the north gate of the inner city on the eighth day of the first month. When the time comes, someone will contact you and tell you what to do...... Lu Bu looked at the content on the white silk, and was stunned for a while!
The deaths of Wei Xu and Hou Cheng made him restless and in a trance. To put it mildly, Lu Bu was already desperate at this time...... He didn't know how long he would last, and he didn't know what his end would be like in the end.
The arrival of this letter made Lu Bu have an understanding.
He began to reflect on his past actions, only to find that they were exactly what was written in the letter.
If I surrender, who will tolerate me?
Liu Xuande? He had taken me in, but I had taken away his inheritance. This man is scheming and patient, how can he give up with me?
Cao Ying?
Yuan Shao?
Yuan Shu?
When Lu Bu thought about it, he found that none of these people could really convince him.
As written in his heart, he should have been an eagle soaring beyond the nine skies. Whether it was Cao Ying, Liu Bei, including Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, they couldn't convince him. The pride of the eagle, how can it be suppressed by idlers? Then in the end, his result can only be ...... Lu Bu threw the white silk and the white silk from earlier into the brazier.
Looking at the charcoal fire and burning the white silk, he felt an inexplicable relief.
I think back then, I got off the horse with my crotch, drew a halberd in my palm, and galloped the world. If I can really kill again, who in the world can stop me?
He raised his head and looked at Mrs. Yan.
Mrs. Yan's eyes flashed with tears, and she looked at Lu Bu obsessively.
"The prince, the concubine is now known to be the concubine, and it is the concubine who has affected the prince."
Lu Bu smiled, "If it weren't for Madame, how could there be Lu Fengxian today?" ”
He stood up as he spoke, and the white silk burned by his fingers suddenly burst into laughter, "I often regret that I have no confidant in the world, but now I know it, I have already had a confidant, and I don't know."
This man can make me give my wife and children. ”
"Princely ......"
Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Cao, and Diao Chan got up at the same time, looked at Lu Bu, and were surprised.
In Diao Chan's mind, a thin figure appeared for some reason. Vaguely, she had an intuition that this white silk was from him.
Unexpectedly, he had such a ability.
"But this man ...... Maybe it's a trap? Mrs. Cao spoke.
"Oh?"
"This man didn't even dare to reveal his name, so I don't know if he had bad intentions. My husband entrusted us to this person, what if he turned around and blackmailed my husband? ”
"If that's the case, the concubine is willing to crash into Picheng."
Diao Chan suddenly spoke, causing Mrs. Cao to be stunned and turn her head to look at her.
Mrs. Yan smiled and nodded, "Xiu'er's words are also in line with my heart." ”
"But ......"
Mrs. Cao was still a little hesitant. After all, the white silk only said that he was willing to take care of Lu Bu's family, but how to take care of it and how to take care of it did not explain. didn't even leave her name, which made Mrs. Cao feel a little panicked. She was very scared, Lu Bu was not a person in the end.
This kind of thing has never happened!
There was Mi Zhu Mi Fang before, and then there was Chen Qi and Chen Deng.
Including Chen Gong, they also plotted to rebel, not to mention what happened tonight. Even Lu Ji is going to rebel, who else in the world can trust? The so-called once bitten by a snake for three years and afraid of the well rope, Mrs. Cao really can't believe in Lu Bu's vision.
Lu Bu said: "There is no need to rush this matter, it will be clear on the eighth day of the first month." ”
"One more thing!" Diao Chan opened his mouth and said: "This matter needs to be kept secret, except for Qi'er, only the four of us know, and we must not tell others." ”
"That's right."
Diao Chan's words are equivalent to excluding Chen Gong.
Chen Gong's thoughts, to be honest, no one can say. He will not surrender to Cao Ying, that is for sure. But if he can't keep it, he will pull Lu Bu into the water and die with Cao Ying. If he knew about it, God knew if Chen Gong would come up with a moth and sabotage this matter.
Lu Bu lowered his face and nodded slightly.
Today, Chen Gong shot Hou Cheng and Wei Xu, which made Lu Bu feel a little unhappy.
Coupled with all the previous things, he was always a little wary of Chen Gong. This matter involves the lives of his wife and children, how can he wait?
At this moment, there was a sudden disturbance outside the house.
You can faintly hear the sound of Qi'er talking to people.
Lu Bu hurriedly walked out of the study, and saw Gao Shun panting with an anxious face.
"De Wei, why are you panicking."
"Prince, it's not good...... The young prince was robbed! ”
"Huh?"
Lu Bu only felt a buzzing sound in his head, and he was a little dizzy. Young Junhou, isn't it Lu Ji? He was taken into custody before, how could he be kidnapped? Could it be that there are still fine works in this inner city? Or is there someone else plotting and preparing to rebel?
Mrs. Yan walked out and asked sharply, "De Wei, who robbed the Tartar Ji?" ”
"Yes, yes, yes......"
"Speak quickly!"
"It was Mrs. Yang who did it."
Mrs. Yang is Lu Ji's biological mother, that is, the woman who was a childhood sweetheart with Lu Bu when she was a child, and was later kidnapped by the Hu people and gave birth to Lu Ji. After being rescued by Lu Bu, Mrs. Yang became Lu Bu's concubine. Although Lu Bu didn't care about her, he never treated her badly. This Mrs. Yang is also ruthless! For the sake of his son, he did not hesitate to turn his face with Lu Bu and robbed Lu Ji.
"Then her mother and son are ...... now"
"Madame robbed the young prince ......"
"Shut up, what a young prince, just a beard." Mrs. Yan shouted: "His name is Tatar Ji, and he has nothing to do with the Lu family from now on." ”
"Yes, it's Tartar."
Mrs. Yan usually doesn't show her talents, but it doesn't mean that she doesn't have talent.
In the history books, there are not too many things recorded about Mrs. Yan. But no matter what, Mrs. Yan made the Lu family's inner house peaceful.
Maybe it's because of her age, after that kind of jealousy age, Mrs. Yan rarely shows up.
But Gao Shun knew that Mrs. Yan started a fire, and Lu Bu didn't dare to touch her edge. This is definitely a very remarkable woman...... Mrs. Yan's words are equivalent to driving the Yang family and Lu Ji out of the Lu family. Since then, the Lu family has never had such a person as Tartar Ji.
Gao Shun said: "The Yang clan held the arrow of the Marquis, first brought out the Tartar Ji, and then opened the west gate and escaped from Xiapi. At that time, the last general and the military division were cleaning up the mess, and after learning the news, the military division immediately led people to pursue, but it was still too late. When we arrived at the West Gate, Yang and Tatar had fled without a trace. The military advisor did not dare to go out of the city to look for it without authorization, so he sent the last general to report the news and strengthen the patrol in the city. ”
Lu Bu, while Mrs. Yan was not paying attention, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
He didn't want to see Lu Ji, but he wanted to see the woman who had been with him as a childhood sweetheart.
And he has been in contact with Lu Ji for more than ten years, and he is ruthless, and he has some emotions more or less. Let's go...... If you get caught, you'll probably die ugly. Mrs. Yan's posture, if she caught the Yang mother and son, they would be stripped alive.
He felt a little lost in his heart, but at the same time a little relieved.
"De Wei, you go down...... Tell the military advisor, and say that from now on, the whole city will be on alert. ”
"Whoa!"
Gao Shun intervened and saluted, turned around and hurried away.
Looking at Gao Shun's back, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange brilliance.
He turned around and looked at Mrs. Yan, as if asking, and as if talking to himself: "Madam, what do you think of this person?" ”
—————————————————————————————— Guo Jia looking for Cao Peng, in fact, it is not a big deal.
First, Guo Jia wanted to comfort Cao Peng. After all, Cao Ying's bias towards Liu Bei before would inevitably make Cao Peng hold a breath of evil in his heart.
As for whether Guo Jia himself wanted to be relieved, or whether Cao Ying asked Guo Jia to be relieved, Cao Peng did not know.
However, in Guo Jia's tent, he heard something else.
"Liu Xuande, Xiaoxiong also." Guo Jia said to Cao Peng: "This person has great ambitions, and he is a member of the Han family. Although it has not yet been included in the pedigree, it has been recognized by many people. This person is good at winning people's hearts, and his surname is stoic, quite the style of the ancestors of the past.
Cao Gong also has a lot of concerns about this person.
This person is capable, and it is a pity to kill him; But if you don't kill it...... Sooner or later, it will be a disaster.
This time, Duke Cao dismissed Liu Bei's military power and intended to take him back to Xudu. However, I'm worried that this person won't stop there, and it's very likely that he will cause trouble. I know that you are dissatisfied with Liu Bei, so I will tell you one thing, that is, to keep an eye on Liu Xuande, are you willing? ”
"I'm staring at Liu Bei?"
Cao Peng was puzzled: "How do you stare at him?" ”
Guo Jia smiled: "It's your business......"
Cao Peng didn't quite understand why Guo Jia chose to let him spy on Liu Bei.
Said he hated Liu Bei?
It's really hard to say...... After all, this Liu Xuande was a character that Cao Peng liked in his previous life. At best, it's a little annoying, but that's what I grew up with. So I can't really say hate. The reason why he had a-for-tat confrontation with Liu Bei before was that he wanted to make an excuse and stay in Xiapi. Now, his goal has been achieved, so he doesn't have any feelings for Liu Bei.
But now that Guo Jia has spoken, Cao Peng naturally will not refuse.
After returning to the barracks, Cao Peng immediately wrote to the prime minister and transferred Xiahoulan from the lower phase to the lower side.
Anyway, they are all his subordinates, and Cao Hong won't care who Cao Peng transfers. Everyone is their own, and there are not so many rules.
After besieging the inner city of Xiapi, it was very easy.
Chen Qun was recommended by Cao Hong and was promoted to Cao Ying's account.
Cao Ying naturally knew Chen Yu, and he had also heard of Chen Qun's name for a long time. When Cao Hong brought Chen Qun to him, Cao Ying was naturally very happy.
On the same day, he was appointed as Chen Qun's Sikong Xi Cao Peng's subordinate, and let Chen Qun stay by his side.
Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Xun You, including Dong Zhao, all knew Chen Qun. Especially Guo Jia, who was born from Yingchuan Academy with Chen Qun, has known each other for a long time. This also made Chen Qun quickly gain a firm foothold under Cao Ying's account, and for Cao Hong, he also got a recommendation.
Chen Qun naturally knew what it was that he was able to get rid of his bad luck so quickly.
After taking office, it was natural to draw a clear line with Liu Bei. Initially, Chen Qun worked for Liu Bei, but later stopped following Liu Bei because he refused to listen to his dissuasion. Now, he has attached himself to Cao Ying, and after hearing about the conflict between Cao Peng and Liu Bei, he naturally refuses to get close to Liu Bei anymore. Liu Bei had visited him specifically, but Chen Qun made an excuse to shirk him...... At this time, it is important to take sides.
The tension between Cao Peng and Liu Bei certainly played a role, but more importantly, Chen Qun defected to Cao Ying, and then he looked at the old master, how would Cao Ying think? Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to be very resolute. If there is a slight break in the thread, if it is not done well, it will bring about death. Although this is a bit unkind, which is more important, Chen Qun's heart is very clear.
That night, Cao Peng was reading a book in the military tent, overheard Xiahou Lan's report, and caught a messenger who came out of Liu Bei's military camp.
Liu Bei's messenger?
Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"Xingba, if you see it, I'll say that Liu Xuande is not a master of Ken'an.
It's only been a few days since I was honest that this trick came up. But Ziyou, have you found out where this messenger is going? ”
"Childe, I found a letter from that guy."
"Letters?"
When Cao Peng heard this, he suddenly became interested, "Hurry up." ”
Xia Houlan handed a letter to Cao Peng's case, and then casually found a couch in the military tent and sat down comfortably.
is also an old man, and Cao Peng doesn't have too many rules in front of him, so Xiahoulan is very casual.
"By the way, did you send that letter?"
"The letter?"
"It's a letter to your brother."
Xiahou Lan suddenly realized, "Childe is talking about Zilong...... I have asked someone to send the letter, but it has only been half a year, and there has been no reply so far. ”
"Who is Zilong?"
Gan Ning asked suspiciously.
When Cao Peng heard this, he smiled: "A person who can fight with Xingba against three lilies...... I estimate that if Xingba confronts this person, he may not be able to bargain. ”
When Gan Ning heard this, he showed disdain, "If the son said so, then he said that when I meet this person, I should have a good life to learn it." ”
Cao Peng smiled and shook the letter open.
The reason why he said this was just to put a little pressure on Gan Ning.
Just click to the end, talk too much, but it's not interesting. On the candle flame on the bookcase, Cao Peng swept through the ten lines at a glance, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.
"Childe, what's wrong?"
Cao Peng sneered, "I knew that Liu Bei wouldn't be so honest."
Wei Xu and Hou Cheng died...... However, Lu Bu sealed the news quite tightly, and it didn't leak at all. His fake son, Lu Ji, defected to Liu Bei. Liu Bei wanted to get in touch with Zhang Wenyuan in Xu County through Lu Ji, and let Zhang Liao lead his troops to ......"
"Huh?"
Gan Ning was stunned, his eyes rolled twice, and he immediately realized the mystery.
"This Liu Bei is a good idea......"
(To be continued)