Chapter 4: Dark Clouds
(I feel much better now, I'm sorry to delay it so late, and I'm going to send the update quickly; Thank you for the reward of the book friend "Holy Spirit Flying Feather", the words of thanks are really not enough, hehe~)
As for what a backup measure is, there is no need to say more.
In addition, Cao Cao quickly came up with another piece of news, "Do you know, what kind of news is this?" ”
Wei Zi smiled at this time: "I just wanted to guess that since the previous one was not, then the current one must be the news from Zhicai." ”
Wei Zi, whose name is Xu, was a native of Chen Liuxiangyi (now Sui County, Henan), and was the biggest sponsor of Cao Cao's quick comeback and recovery.
was cited as filial piety, in addition to having a huge fortune and a commendable reputation, Weizi himself is also very talented, and he also has a lot of common topics with Yingchuan Opera, and the relationship is not bad.
Cao Hong pointed at him and said with a smile: "Zi Xu Duan is not kind, and he will not allow us to express xiàn and xiàn......"
Listening to the witticism of the unreliable Cao Hong, everyone laughed, Cao Cao and Wei Zi also laughed, and then Cao Cao said: "That's right, this is indeed the news from Zhicai." On this trip to Luoyang, the person he was looking for had already been found, but things didn't seem to be going well......" He frowned again as he spoke, good news is always accompanied by bad news, not to mention that the former has not yet been determined.
Xiahou Yuan asked anxiously, "But what happened to my brother?" ”
This time the drama traveled, in addition to bringing Xu Chu, who can be called his exclusive bodyguard for the time being, Cao Cao ordered Xiahoudun to follow, ready to respond at any time if there is a situation, after all, this trip is dangerous, whether it is looking for someone or making trouble, Luoyang is the Longtan Tiger's Den, but not everyone can enter and exit the place casually, and this also made the drama quite moved, promising to "slightly set the Lord to bring great news".
And for Xiahou Yuan, the most worrying thing for him is naturally Xiahou Yuan's safety, even if he is reckless, he also knows what kind of place Luoyang is now, especially thinking that Lu Bu is there at this time.
Cao Cao shook his head, denied it and comforted him, "Yuan Rang is fine, Zhicai and they are also safe, but that plan seems to have been seen through by Li Ru and cannot achieve results, which is a pity." However, he is also an optimistic person, and then smiled: "Of course, when Zhicai returns, we will fully unfold our blueprint." ”
Speaking of this, everyone present has undoubtedly become very excited, especially Xiahou Yuan, the "veterans" of Cao Cao's subordinates who experienced the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, who know how to cherish it even more after losing it, so they are very much looking forward to a resurgence, and those new additions are also here to be able to fight on the battlefield and become famous in the world, so they are naturally excited.
This is perhaps the healthiest state at the beginning of the formation of a force, and all of them, from top to bottom, have a strong desire to express themselves and forge ahead; Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, who was far away in Luoyang, was obviously not in such a good mood.
Since being brought to Luoyang by Li Ru, although they have not been treated as ordinary captives, they have also been obviously monitored, obviously still vigilant after all, in the early days, Liu Bei did not intend to leave immediately, and even he found that staying in Luoyang is not necessarily a bad thing, for some reason, he was able to contact some courtiers, and his pondering of the situation was more thorough, and some of the ideas in his heart were naturally clearer.
But his two brothers don't have as much patience as him, especially Zhang Fei, who keeps talking every day, dissatisfied here and unhappy there, although he didn't directly complain about Liu Bei, but it also made Liu Bei feel a headache, but he knew the temperament of this third brother, and thought that it would be fine after a while.
Sure enough, Zhang Fei slowly didn't have so many words, although his eyes were often resentful and made Liu Bei feel painful, but he didn't expect that after hearing that Lu Bu was back, Zhang Fei's words obviously increased again, and this time even Guan Yu couldn't hold his breath and wanted to get involved: ...,
"Big brother, I only feel panicked here, why don't we go to that Lu Feng to settle the general account first?"
"Eh, Yide, let the eldest brother decide for himself......" Although Guan Yu said so, from the look in his eyes, he was somewhat longing, although there was no way to send people under the fence at present, so he didn't resist much, he also knew that the eldest brother Liu Bei would make the decision to leave sooner or later, so he wanted to take this opportunity to fight with Lu Bu a few more times.
Although he was convinced by Lu Bu, it didn't mean that he wouldn't challenge.
It's just that Liu Bei is obviously not as optimistic as Zhang Fei, "Yun Chang and Yide, it's not that you have to go against your will for the sake of your brother, but you also saw the scene when Lu Bu returned to the teacher, and I always feel that he seems to have a strong hostility towards us." ”
What he said was that he received the news of Lu Bu's return that time, Dong Zhuo ordered Wenwu to go together to meet the biggest hero of the Tiger Prison Pass, and that time Li Ru ordered Liu Guan and Zhang to accompany them, of course, they stood very biased, but they still let Lu Bu find out, now thinking about the eyes of Lu Bu looking at him at that time, Liu Bei still had palpitations.
"Could it be that this guy still holds a grudge against the tiger?"
Liu Bei shook his head, "Even if there is, this is not the main reason, but I think that he is wary of us, unlike Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, he sees the most, but I ......"
Thinking of this, Liu Bei also felt particularly strange, because generally speaking, as long as he knew the land of the three brothers, especially those who wanted to recruit, they would not set their eyes on Guan Zhang and the others first, and only began to notice him Liu Bei after Guan and Zhang made a statement, but although this Lu Bu was not appreciative, but the vigilance was more aimed at him, which made him puzzled.
Although Liu Bei thinks highly of himself, he doesn't think that his current self is qualified enough to challenge Lu Bu, this has nothing to do with anything else, it is just an intuition.
Hearing Liu Bei say this, Guan Yu also frowned, he would not think that his brother was untargeted, outsiders may have always thought that Liu Bei relied on Guan Zhang, but Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei was just not famous, but he also had his own ability, otherwise he and Zhang Fei were such proud people, how could they convince him?
So what is this Lu Bu's idea?
And when Liu Guanzhang and the others were discussing and suspicious here, the topic between Dong Zhuo and Li Ru over there did not leave them and Lu Bu.
This topic was naturally mentioned by Li Ru first, and he didn't say it before, but after Lu Bu came back, he naturally felt that the time was more ripe at this time, because only when Lu Bu was really by his side, Dong Zhuo's attention and fear of him would surpass his eyes and swollen heart that were blinded by ambition at this time.
After listening to Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo hesitated a little, and thought for a while before saying, "So Wen You thinks that these three people can be used by me, and they can compete with Lu Fengxian for me?" ”
Li Ru frowned, his lips moved for a while, but he still shook his head patiently and said: "If it was before, Ru would definitely answer, but now it is difficult to say, after these few days of getting along, and after being reported by the spies, Ru is more and more aware that these three people are not simple, if they can be used by their father-in-law, it is naturally the best, if not, it is better to ......" Saying that, he made a murderous gesture, and his eyes were also extremely cold and sharp.
Dong Zhuo nodded, but he could understand this, and he didn't feel anything in his heart.
And Li Ru's focus is on his last sentence: "But no matter what, the use value of these three people is still very high, and even if they can't be used by us, at least we can use them to resist Lu Fengxian, let them stand in the way, and act as pawns and stepping stones." Of course, now it has to advance slowly, not too obvious, and not so much less can Feng Xian notice the disgust, otherwise there are still strong enemies outside, and the inner capital and court are not stable, if there is a conflict with Feng Xian, it will only take advantage of the opportunity for people to be powerful. ”
Dong Zhuo nodded, also falling into deep thought......
PS: In the romance, it was Chen Liuxiao and Wei Hong who funded Cao Cao, but in history it was actually called Wei Zi, the person should be the same, but the name is different, and this guy was killed by Xu Rong in the battle of Xingyang against Dong Zhuo, it's not that I wrote the wrong name, so I will explain it here so as not to misunderstand; As for whether I write according to romance or history, I have references, anyway, the story is still my own! ~