Chapter Ninety-Five: The Lobbyist
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After asking this sentence at this time, Tian Chou was still a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, he knew that it was often difficult for people to pay attention to the people or things that were personally sent to the door, this was human nature, and he was not sure about Lu Bu and them for the first time after all; But in his heart, he hoped that his choice this time would not disappoint him, and he could even surprise himself.
Lu Bu also seemed to have thought about it carefully, and only after a while did he speak: "A certain Lu Feng is based on the world first, and he convinces people with integrity. To be honest, the current situation is not optimistic. When Zishou came, when he saw that Ben Hou is now a wolf and a tiger, in such a situation, although Zi Shou can come like a charcoal in the snow is a gratifying surprise, but Zi Shou has a great future, Ben Hou is not willing to be so ruined. ”
Lu Bu's words made Tian Chou still a little disappointed, it sounded like it was for his good, but in fact, it was just a test of his hypocrisy, and there was a lot of shirking in it, of course, at least this was not a direct refusal, so he still had a chance to test it again, so he smiled and said: "Wen Hou will have such an idea to prove that Chou's choice is not wrong, such a lord is really worthy of follow." Wen Hou only asked because he felt that it was useless to come from the Si Realm, and he would cause trouble in vain; But if Chou said that he had a way to solve the current predicament, would he be able to satisfy Wen Hou and accept it? ”
Tian Chou was so direct, it made Lu Bu difficult to say anything for a while, not to mention that he had already planned in his heart. So he glanced at Jia Xu with his eyes, and when he saw Jia Xu winking at himself, he nodded to show that he understood, and then smiled and said to Tian Chou over there: "I don't know what Zishou said, what is the explanation?" ”
Tian Chou was in the eyes of Lu Bu and Jia Xu's exchange, but he just pretended not to know, but now when he heard Lu Bu's question, he smiled slightly, leaned on his sleeves and said slowly: "Actually, Chou knows what Wen Hou is worried about, but it is the Karasuma man of unknown origin." On the contrary, it was the Yuan army led by Koji Yi. Because there had been a war before, it was not considered. To be honest, he has some friendship with Qiu Liju, the king of Karasuma Khan, and if he does not give up to Wenhou, he is willing to be a lobbyist for Wenhou. Persuade Nachu to live in a position. Maybe he could be told to quit the army. ”
"So Zishou means. You want to be a lobbyist to persuade Nachuliju to retreat and relieve the siege to the east? ”
Lu Bu had only heard of Qiu Liju. And it's really hard to say how many of these things I've heard, after all, not to mention that people will change, and the situation will change at any time, it is impossible for Lu Bu to hope for the information of the past.
But the recent intelligence is honestly not available yet, because it has taken a lot of time and effort to send secret sons in Hebei, and they still need to wait for time for them to grow and stabilize, and when the time comes, the entire intelligence network will be rolled out, and it can be said that Lu Bu has the eyes and ears of Hebei in his hands; But for the more distant Karasuma realm north of Youzhou, it is difficult to get involved.
In addition to the fact that it has not yet intersected and the gap between Youzhou and Jizhou is somewhat inconvenient, the more important thing is the issue of funding, after all, Lu Bu has paid a lot for the construction of the local area of Bingzhou from time to time some time ago, and it is not yet the harvest season, speaking of which, it is also a big driving force for him to come to Hebei to make a war fortune.
So when he heard Tian Chou talk about this at this time, his instinctive first reaction was to be a little disbelieving, but then he noticed Jia Xu's expression, and then heard him lean into his ear and whispered: "Wenhou, don't forget, this Tian Zishou was originally from Liu Youzhou." ”
Who is Liu Youzhou? Of course, it is Liu Yu, the former Marquis of Xiangben and the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who is also the old boss of Gongsun Zhan, and he has a good relationship with the surrounding Karasuma and other foreign tribes, and even because of his relationship, Karasuma and other foreign tribes pay tribute to the Han Dynasty.
This Tian Chou as Liu Yu's most valued henchman, has repeatedly represented Liu Yu as an envoy to Karasuma, and his relationship with Qiu Liju is naturally not shallow, although Qiu Liju is a Karasuma person, but he is a person in temperament, plus one admires the Central Plains culture, and he respects Tian Chou very much for him as the "smartest Han man".
Although Tian Chou is now confirmed to be not dead, it is easy to associate him with Liu He's death and think about whether there is anything to do with it, but as long as Tian Chou thinks carefully about the words that can justify himself, it must be enough to deal with Qiu Liju's doubts, not to mention that people die like lights out, especially for people of different races, only living people can talk about relationships and friendships, and Tian Chou is more confident not that he and Qiu Liju may not have a reliable relationship at that critical moment, but that he thinks that he has the pulse of Qiu Liju, He must be able to persuade him to withdraw from this battle between the Han and the Han people.
It was also based on this consideration that Lu Bu finally decided to let Tian Chou give it a try to see if he could still face Qiu Liju with a lotus tongue like himself, and whether he could use his three-inch incorruptible tongue to move Qiu Liju.
Tian Chou didn't stop at the slightest and was ready to set off immediately after receiving the order, to be honest, he had only been with him for less than two or three hours, and in these two or three hours, Tian Chou had been just talking and constantly talking, and there was not much time to really let Lu Bu understand him, after all, Lu Bu had never felt that it was actually difficult to judge a person from his conversation, because for smart people of Tian Chou's age, what they were often best at was to cover themselves up with words.
Of course, this is not to say that Tian Chou is deceiving Lu Bu, at least Lu Bu, Jia Xu, and Liangle did not see anything unusual about him.
"Wen He thinks, can this Tian Chou be trusted?" Seeing Tian Chou leaving, Lu Bu frowned, but he was a little uneasy.
His trust not only refers to believing whether Tian Chou's trip can be successful, but also what he wants to do, whether it is beneficial to Lu Bu and them, after all, at this sensitive moment, no one dares to guarantee that Tian Chou is unlikely to be sent by Yuan Shao to spy on it.
Jia Xu sighed and said, "It's not easy to say this, after all, this Tian Chou is the first time I have seen it, and I don't know much about it, and I can't even determine the purpose of his visit, so how do you know if he should trust it?" However, I think it's still worth a try, and the result won't be worse than being attacked on both sides now. ”
Zhang Liao also smiled bitterly: "Actually, Wen Hou doesn't have to worry, at least we haven't reached a desperate situation at the moment, right?" ”
Zhang Liao is not wrong, but the situation is not optimistic, after all, whether it is Koji Yi or this Karasuma person, they are not good people, Lu Bu is in the right place this time, almost not advantageous, the only few backhands that can be relied on, now is not the time to use it.
Lu Bu thought about it, and then said to Jia Xu: "Wen He thinks, what is this Tian Chou's mind? ”
Jia Xu smiled and said: "It's nothing more than a sincere refuge, or a false surrender, what else can you think?" However, I think this field is available, and at least this time, it is credible. ”
Lu Bu bowed his head slightly, held his cheek in his right hand and muttered, "What does Wen He mean, believe him this time?" ”
Jia Xu said: "I can't say that, let's wait for the news first, but I don't mind preparing for the worst." What's more, in fact, this time we are careless, and it may not all be a bad thing......"
"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Lu Bu was a little surprised, he felt that although the current situation could not be said to be miserable, after all, if he really wanted to break through, no one could stop him, even if it was Lu Yi, he still had this confidence, but then he would inevitably have to pay a very heavy price, which Lu Bu could not accept unless he had to do so.
Of course, Lu Bu didn't have a back hand for this, such as Cao Xing, who stayed in Yanmen County before, as the receiver, he also has thousands of men and horses, and he can play a role at a critical moment, if Lu Bu is fighting with Koji Yi, just give him a little behind the other party's back, it is enough for him to bear, but there is also an Karasuma person here, is it possible that they are indifferent when they attack Koji Yi?
In fact, if he wanted to go back, Lu Bu would have gone back a long time ago, and he didn't even wait for Koyi to go to Jingcheng to stabilize his footing, he would run back without stopping, but this almost means that he came to Hebei almost for nothing this time, and it will also be a blow to the morale of the army, and I don't know if it will have a stricter impact.
Not only Lu Bu, but also Zhang Liao, Liangle, and Zhaozhao, who rarely express their opinions, are also listening, and they all want to know if Jia Xu can still say a flower.
Jia Xu is not stage frightened at all, and seems to have more desire to play under the gaze of everyone, which is obviously a big change from the original low-key and low-key him, at this time I only heard him say: "This time we are indeed a little careless, although I expected that Koji Yi might block the way, and also arranged a backhand for this, but I didn't expect that Henglu would kill a Karasuma person, and he was somewhat caught off guard, so that it was equivalent to falling into Yuan Shao's trap." But think about it carefully, this is not considered to be a desperate situation, we know it ourselves, but outsiders don't know, especially Yuan Shao's side, they only think that we are in the plan, since this is the case, then why don't we plan it? ”
Lu Bu really felt that his eyes lit up, he only thought about what way to avoid this catastrophe, the biggest possibility was to minimize his losses, and he never thought that the plan could still be implemented, but it was obviously more risky than before, but from another point of view, the greater the risk, the better the gain, especially in Lu Bu's current situation, it would not be much easier to continue than to take this risk.
"What does Bo Yu think?" Lu Bu noticed Liangle again at this time, saying that since he knew that he might have been cheated by Yan Rou, he used to be the first to build Liangle, but now he often can't beat a fart with three sticks, and he has to ask Lu Bu to take the initiative to ask.
Although Liangle is still a long way from being his confidant and can't be fully trusted, but now after all, it is for his own use, Lu Bu still hopes that he can cheer up, learn from this lesson, and complete an important step in his growth, instead of being depressed, which is not good for him or himself.
Liangle smiled reluctantly, and seemed to be a little reluctant to speak, but after hesitating for a while, looking at the expressions of Lu Bu, Jia Xu, and Zhang Liao, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "I think that what Wen He said is extremely true, but now I still have to see if this Tian Zishou is really as he said, and he really came to send charcoal in the snow......" (to be continued......