Gao Ping saw Langya's battle report, it turned out that because of the mutual attack of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, plus I heard that Lu Bu sent troops to Langya, Chen Gong did not arrive in Luoyang, and turned back to Xuzhou halfway, and went straight to Lu Bu's front-line camp, in front of the battle, Lu Bu killed Zang Ba's three generals, and after the defeat of Zang Ba, Chen Gong lobbied Zang Ba alone, and finally Zang Ba chose to surrender to Lu Bu, welcome Lu Bu to stay in Langya, and Taishan Sun Guan, Yin Li and others also retreated back to Taishan to secretly reach some agreements with Lu Bu.

Gao Ping was really unexpectedly surprised by this result, and Zhang Fei had no choice but to station in the area of Licheng and send people to report to Liu Bei.

Seeing that Gao Ping was silent after reading the battle report, Liu Bei asked softly: "Ziqing miscalculated this time, what remedy is there?" ”

To be honest, Gao Ping appreciates Lu Bu's bravery, but he doesn't dare to compliment his character, now Lu Bu has won the land of Langya County, and he is also Zang Ba's surrender army, and his power has increased greatly, and now his strength has been able to compete with Liu Bei, and Lu Bu has never lacked ambition, and now his power is expanding, and he will inevitably attack Xuzhou. However, now Liu Beijun's strength is not enough to start a full-scale war with Lu Bu, and the best result is to appease him first, because Lu Bu doesn't want to tear his face with Liu Bei now.

When Gao Ping was thinking about it, Jian Yong said lightly: "The ancients were in charge of the blessings and misfortunes, and the blessings and misfortunes depended, and now the strong enemies around Xuzhou are fed, and it is really not suitable to build a strong enemy, since Lu Bu has obtained the control of Langya and the wood has been completed, the lord can only let Lu Bu lead Langya too much to calm his heart, and Lu Bu in Langya can also guard against Yuan Shao in the north to march into Xuzhou, and at the same time send troops to reinforce General Zhang Fei, so that he can hold the area of Licheng and guard against Lu Bu, on the other hand, firmly control Xiao Pei's army and Lu Bu's family, and take this as a hostage, so that Lu Bu did not dare to think in vain." When all the civil and military officers in the hall heard what Jian Yong said, they all nodded thoughtfully.

"Xianhe's words are different, taking his wife and children as a hostage, it is not a benevolent person's doing, if Lu Bu is against it, how can he care about such a trivial matter, if he doesn't rebel, taking this as a hostage, it has become a reason to force him to rebel" Chen Qun arched his hand.

"What Wen Chang said is reasonable" Gao Ping said thoughtfully: "The meritorious will be rewarded, and the guilty will be punished, although we have many suspicions about Lu Bu, but it is a fact that he was ordered by the lord to pacify Langya, if the reward and punishment are not clear, will not let the people of the world laugh, if this problem is not thrown to Lu Bu in the opinion of peace, we do not have to increase the troops, let the three generals immediately withdraw their troops back to Xuzhou, see how Lu Bu reacts, if he is eager to move his family to Langya, it proves that he still has the ambition to dominate the world, if he is willing to give up Langya and return to Xiaopei, then we will think about it in the long run. ”

"Ziqing's words are exactly what I want, the so-called people don't stand without faith, I treat him with sincerity, just look at how he behaves" Liu Bei finally said.

In the back garden of Tao Mansion, Gao Ping and Tao Zhi walked among the flowers, the two of them had their own thoughts, and they didn't say much, and the two sat down in a pavilion in the center, and Tao Zhi gently leaned on Gao Ping's shoulder.

"Ziqing seems to be preoccupied today, I don't know what it is?" Tao Zhi lightly opened the quiet road of Zhu Lips.

"It's nothing, it's just that some military affairs in Xuzhou bother me," Gao Pingyan said insincerely.

"Really?" Tao Zhihu glanced at Gao Ping suspiciously and said, "But I heard that Lu Bu has already surrendered Zang Ba, and now that his strength has increased greatly, aren't you afraid?" ”

"Huh! You're well-informed," Gao Ping lightly scratched Tao Zhi's nose and smiled.

"Hate" Tao Zhi lightly hammered Gao Ping: "I am now Lu Bu's fiancée, and now I am despised by you, look at how you explain after Lu Bu comes back, are you really willing to offend Lu Bu for me?"

"Hahaha, don't you hear that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing, cheating is the most exciting" Gao Ping teased.

"you, it's not a good thing, then why don't you wait for me to marry Lu Bu before looking for me, wouldn't that be more exciting" Tao Zhi glanced at Gao Ping and said.

"Don't talk about me yet, it seems that your heart is heavier than mine, but why?" Gao Ping diverted the topic in a sneering manner.

"To tell you the truth, if Lu Bu didn't go to Langya, I'm afraid that the current Xuzhou would already be Lu Bu's" Tao Zhiyu was not shocked.

"How do you say this" Gao Ping said in surprise, he didn't expect that he just asked a random question and asked a shocking secret.

"I won't hide it from you, Sister Cao Rong and I have already contacted people from all over the world, just wait for Lu Bu to help him seize Xuzhou, and use your and Liu Bei's heads to pay tribute to the heroic spirits of the Cao and Tao families, you can report this to Liu Bei now, kill our sister, it should be a great achievement" Tao Zhi said imposingly, and at the same time, his eyes were blazing and looked at Gao Ping's reaction.

"Zhi'er, you're joking again" Gao Ping touched his nose in embarrassment and said, in fact, Gao Ping intellectually believed in this, because the information given to him by the "Shadow" also showed that Tao Mansion was not calm these days, but emotionally Gao Ping hoped that it was just a misunderstanding.

"Alas!" Tao Zhi sighed resentfully and said, "Ziqing, I want you to tell the truth, if I really go to the opposite side of your lord, what will you do?" ”

"You are my woman, I will protect you, he is my lord, I will be loyal to him, I don't want to see such a thing happen, I can't answer this question, and it is difficult for me to choose" Gao Ping finally realized that the matter seemed to be more serious.

"Okay, I'm satisfied with your words" Tao Zhi stood up lightly and said: "It's better to ask you one more question, with Mr.'s intelligence, why don't you want to work hard to make a career by yourself, why do you need to live under others?" ”

"This" Gao Ping was a little dazed by this sentence, why? Why do you have to assist Liu Bei? In fact, he himself doesn't know, maybe he was too deeply influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and in later generations he was always depressed about Liu Bei's failure to dominate the world, and now that he has traveled to this era, his first reaction is to help Liu Bei, which can be regarded as untying his own knot.

"I am a down-and-out man, nameless and powerful, and I dare not expect too much."

"I can help you!" Tao Zhi said urgently: "Since ancient times, most heroes have come from recklessness, isn't Gaozu just a Surabaya Pavilion Chief?" I can help you become the lord of Xuzhou and dominate the Quartet with Xuzhou as the foundation."

"Hehe, Zhi'er, don't force me, it's okay to help others with advice, it's really not the material to be the master." Just kidding, I know my own affairs, I have no heel in this era, at best, even if I win Xuzhou and fall into the name of the betrayal, who will help me, and I may not be able to hold it, even if Liu Bei's strength is far beyond history, whether he can hold this place of four wars or not.

Tao Zhi lowered her head slightly gloomily, and soon raised her head and looked at Gao Ping fixedly: "But no matter what the outcome is, I hope you can live, if you die for Liu Bei's loyalty, I will accompany you, but the hatred of my Tao family and Cao family is not something that you and I can resolve in a sentence or two, and now that all the arrangements are in place, I am not afraid that you will leak the news, so I can do it myself" Tao Zhi left without looking back.