The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the days in the north are getting longer and longer, but the dark clouds that are invisibly shrouded do not know when they will be able to disperse.

The season has entered the middle of June of the second year of the early peace of the Han Dynasty, and in Jiuyuan City, Wuyuan County, the news that Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, the current Youzhou Mu and the clan relative of the Han family, was killed in the Xiangben Marquis Mansion in Jixian County, where he lived, Lu Bu was immediately a little moved.

According to the news, this Liu He had been bedridden for several days due to illness before, but after diagnosis and treatment, it did not improve in the slightest, but got worse and worse, and finally was found to be poisoned, but unfortunately it was too late, even the gods were powerless to return to the sky, so they could only let him lie on the couch and die.

And not long after, Liu Yu's old department, Xian Yuyin, Xian Yufu and Qi Zhou, who were with Liu He's side, were all found dead in their respective mansions one after another; There is another Tian Chou, but his mansion was burned down overnight, and all the people in the house were burned to the sea, burned to charcoal, but it is difficult to say whether this Tian Chou also died.

On the contrary, it was the Xiangben Marquis Mansion where Liu He lived, and in the boudoir of Liu He's wife Wei, she found letters between her and Gongsun Zhan, which clearly mentioned the conspiracy to poison Liu He, and at this time Wei and his personal maidservants had long been missing.

It seems that the suspicion of Liu and his wife Wei should be the greatest, and they are suspected of absconding in fear of crime when they disappear, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is really a too lame means of marrying the blame, leaving such obvious evidence, are you still afraid that no one will know about this kind of thing? Of course, no one ruled out the suspicion that Gongsun Zhan was plotting to kill Liu He.

It's just that Lu Bu doesn't care who Liu He was victimized by, he just needs to know. What kind of impact will Liu He's death bring.

Although Liu He is a little down-and-out now, just like the stormy Liu family of the Han family, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that the clan surnamed Liu is still quite powerful in all parts of the world, like Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Zhang in Yizhou are the feudal officials and princes of one party, which shows that the surname Liu still occupies the righteousness and fame on the face, in this case it is not a nobody or a distant relative of the clan, but the death of Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, the former Youzhou pastor and the respected Xiangben Marquis, is undoubtedly huge in the whole world.

Lu Bu also has every reason to believe that the current pattern of Hebei, which is gradually flattening, and the change of power that may have been delayed for a long time before changing again, will soon come again. And this is not an opportunity to take advantage of the fire. There is no doubt that with his current strength, he needs to be more cautious if he wants to maneuver into the chaotic situation in Hebei, but if he misses such an opportunity, he will probably regret it later.

Fight for the world, in the case of not strong strength. Opportunity is a big factor. Got it. It is likely to grow all of a sudden, such as Liu Bei in history, who really reached the Battle of Chibi. It was the time for him to rise, and it was also the foundation he laid in Jingzhou, and then he successfully entered Shu and had his own territory and army, becoming one of the three kingdoms.

And now for Lu Bu, this time Liu He's death will inevitably trigger a new round of competition and fighting, the more muddy the water, the more suitable it is to fish, although it is also accompanied by risks, but it is simply not worth mentioning in the face of possible returns.

Because of this incident, Lu Bu had to call Jia Xu and Cao Xing, who were just about to leave for Xihe County, and at the same time hurriedly sent people to inform Zhang Liao and Gao Shun of them, and agreed to discuss with them whether to send troops and where to send troops in Manbo County.

The location was set in Manbo County, firstly, this place was close to Dingxiang County, which was occupied by Yuan Shao, and in Lu Bu's heart, he was still somewhat inclined to go to Hebei to get a piece of the pie, and even if it was agreed to move the troops or march westward, it would still have time to change, and the most important thing was that this was where thousands of people under Geng Zhi, the general of Duliao, were stationed, and Lu Bu also wanted to take this opportunity to simply gather these thousands of people under his command, and he also had a knot.

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"It's really hard for everyone to come...... In fact, I will summon everyone here today, but it is because there is a matter that is unresolved and needs your help to refer to it......"

Chen Gong, Jia Xu and the others each glanced at each other, their hearts were full of confusion, but one thing seemed to be certain, Lu Bu said this, in fact, he should have made a decision in his heart, but he needed someone to help him confirm it.

Thinking about this, he naturally knew how to respond, and Chen Gong said first: "It's all within our share of worries for Wen Hou, and I can't talk about hard work or not, but I don't know what Wen Hou hesitates about?" ”

Lu Bu didn't go around in circles with them meaninglessly, so he said: "This thing I want to talk about is related to the latest news from Youzhou, I don't know if you have heard of it?" ”

"I've heard that I have heard that it is said to be the son of Liu Yu, the former Youzhou Mu and the Marquis of Xiangben, and Liu He died in the mansion of the Marquis of Xiangben in Jixian County, and this seems to be inseparable from Gongsun Zhan...... Isn't it what Wen Hou is discussing today, and it has something to do with it? The first to respond was Liangle, but Lu Bu was not surprised, after all, Liangle also had his own news channel, which he had already known.

And unlike Jun Mu's channel, he did not use it to serve Lu Bu, but only provided some information about himself, which Lu Bu didn't particularly mind, of course, it was also because Tong Guò felt that there were still many hidden things behind this good happiness that he didn't let himself know, so that Lu Bu was somewhat isolated from him, so he didn't become a confidant so far, and he didn't let him know many things.

And as soon as the words of good happiness came out, more people woke up one after another, and then Cao Xing was a little excited in his heart, because he had a hunch that Lu Bu would not kick such a thing in vain, Hebei's "lively", did Lu Bu want to intervene again?

Before Cao Xuan could think more clearly, Jia Xu had already spoken: "I heard that there is some movement in the west, and the local Huns in Shuofang County are in trouble, and they have reached the point where they have to settle it with a war. However, at this time, it belongs to the powerful side, and if it is allowed to go on like this, it is not impossible to create a new grassland overlord. ”

This sounded like two things that didn't go well at all, but Chen Gong, Liangle and the others were all lit up when they heard it, and then looked at Lu Bu with an indifferent face but already understood his thoughts.

In fact, Lu Bu was hesitating, what kind of choice should he make, you must know that entering Hebei was a plan he had made early on before he officially entered the state, and Jia Xu also participated in this plan; But what Jia Xu said is by no means alarmist, according to the information that Lu Bu knows, the current power of Qubei has stabilized, if nothing else, this time the battle with the local city of Shuofang County is very likely to kick off the prelude to his dominance of the Xiongnu and even the grassland.

Although the person who is humble may have such and such shortcomings, there is a good saying, the times create heroes, and the laws on the grassland have always been like this, and the one who can finally dominate may not be the best, but it is just because of one reason or another that it has created the appearance of its people.

And in terms of overall risk, the east may be higher, which is also the most hesitant place for Lu Bu, westward expansion is low risk and low return, eastward expansion is high risk and high profit, why can't you have the best of both worlds? (To be continued......)