At the beginning of the morning sun, a few finches jumped and sang happily on the branches in the courtyard, bringing a bit of vigorous interest to the courtyard in the early morning.

played chess with Yuan Xi all night, sent Yuan Xi to the main gate of the mansion, and watched a team of Jizhou soldiers led by Han Heng surround Yuan Xi and leave, Jia Xu raised his hand and patted his faint forehead, with the help of patting, his mind cleared up a little, and turned around and returned to the house.

"Zhonglang!" As soon as he entered the backyard, Jia Xu was about to return to the bedroom to sleep well and relieve the fatigue that had been staying up all night, when a house slave ran to him quickly, bowed to him with a slightly flustered fist and said, "I implore Zhonglang to go and see the gift from the little general of the Yuan family." ”

"Gifts?" Jia Xu was very irritable about to ask the house slave to watch the gifts, waved his hand at the house slave, and said to him: "Put the gifts in the study, wait for someone to get up, and then go to play." ”

The house slave opened his mouth, and wanted to open his mouth to persuade again, but when he saw Jia Xu's face full of unhappiness, he didn't dare to say more, but his expression was a little more worried.

Jia Xu sent Yuan Xi away and went back to the room to rest. At this time, Liu Wei, who was in the Luoyang Palace, got the news, and immediately ordered someone to greet Deng Zhan, asking Deng Zhan to prepare a dragon cavalry guard and go to Jia Xu's Mansion with him.

Deng Zhan had not yet recovered his life, and Liu Bian, who was still waiting at Tang Ji's residence, was talking to Tang Ji, when a servant girl stepped on small broken steps and ran in from outside, stopped five or six steps away from Liu Bian, bowed down and said to Liu Bianfu: "Your Highness, a soldier came to say that it was the military advisor who invited His Highness to go to the front hall to discuss matters." ”

"The military advisor asked this king to discuss the matter?" Hearing the maid's report, Liu Wei secretly had doubts in his heart, knowing that if it wasn't for an emergency, Xu Shu would definitely not invite him to the front hall to discuss matters, so he turned his head to look at Tang Ji and said to Tang Ji: "You are so good that you will be raised, if you are really depressed, you will go out of the house to your mother's house and scatter your heart!" ”

Knowing that Liu Wei was leaving, Tang Ji, who was kneeling with him, hurriedly stood up, supported the slightly bulging lower abdomen with one hand, blessed Liu Bian, and said softly: "Your Highness has important affairs, don't think about being a concubine." Dahan Sheji, you still need the support of His Royal Highness! ”

Smiling slightly at Tang Ji, Liu Wei also stood up, took her hands, stared at Tang Ji's beautiful eyes, and said to her very gently: "I am pregnant with a fetus in my womb, move around more, and I will have some strength in the future!" ”

"The concubine knows!" At the mention of giving birth, Tang Jiqiao's face turned red, and she responded very shyly, and then lowered her head.

After saying a few affectionate words to Tang Ji, Liu Wei left Tang Ji's residence, led a team of Yu Linwei who followed him into the back garden, and walked quickly to the front hall.

As soon as he entered the front yard, there was still some distance from the front hall, and a dragoon guard quickly greeted him, half-knelt in front of Liu Wei, and said to him: "Your Highness, General Deng has already prepared all the manpower, and you can go to Jia Zhonglang's mansion when His Highness orders it." ”

"Jia Zhonglang's mansion, don't go for the time being!" Waving his hand at the dragoon guard kneeling in front of him, Liu Wei instructed him: "Tell General Deng that this king has something important to deal with, and let him wait, and when the matter is finished, this king will be informed by others." ”

"No!" The dragoon guard answered, stood up, clenched his fists and stepped aside, and watched Liu Wei lead a team of Yulin guards towards the front hall.

Walking quickly along the stairs until he reached the door of the front hall, Liu Wei felt that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong.

Striding into the hall, Liu Wei found that not only Xu Shu and Pang Tong, but also leading generals such as Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, and Dian Wei were also waiting in the hall.

Seeing that Zhao Yun and the others were also there, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and a trace of a feeling that something big had happened in his heart. Raised his feet and entered the hall, and without waiting for Xu Shu and the others to greet him, he asked Xu Shu: "The military adviser summoned the generals, I don't know what the important matter is?" ”

"Your Highness has an old man who wants to come to Luoyang!" Holding his fists and bowing to Liu Wei, Xu Shu said with a little entanglement on his face: "It's just this old man, I'm afraid it's ......."

"What's wrong?" Xu Shu only said half of his words, then stopped the conversation, seeing that he didn't finish his words, Liu Wei frowned tighter, and asked him: "Is this king, who is the old man who wants to come here?" Why is the military advisor so worried? If it's really an old man, I'm afraid the military advisor won't be like this! ”

"Your Highness!" Before Liu Wei's words fell, Zhao Yun stepped forward, arched his fists at him and said, "I don't know if Your Highness remembers the person who led the army to chase His Highness outside Chang'an City that day?" ”

"Lu Bu?" Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said to Xu Shu and the others: "Who should I be, I would ask the military advisor to be like a great enemy." That Lu Bu lost Chang'an, and this time he led the rout to take refuge, and the king took him in! ”

"It's a small matter to take in, but has Your Highness ever thought about Lu Bu as a person?" Seeing that Liu Wei didn't mind, Xu Shu clenched his fists and said to him: "Lu Bu followed Ding Yuan earlier, and for the sake of a red rabbit horse, he killed Ding Yuan to serve Dong Zhuo. Later, because of Diao Chan, he turned his back on Dong Zhuo and conspired with His Royal Highness to get rid of Dong Zhuo. Although he has merit in addition to Dong, he has no loyalty after all, and he has the status of father and son with Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and he is still opposed! With such three family slaves, how can His Royal Highness not be guarded against when he introduces Luoyang? A few days ago, I heard that he had lost Chang'an, so he wanted to take refuge in Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu did not dare to take him in, so he led his army to Luoyang ......"

Having said this, Xu Shu looked at Liu Wei and said with a solemn expression: "Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, since they left Chang'an, they have not been hungry, and the plundering of the army has happened from time to time. If they are allowed to stay in Luoyang, I am afraid it will be difficult to control it! Your Highness should make a good living! ”

Liu Wei pinched his chin, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said to Xu Shu: "With the intention of the military advisor, Lu Bu will vote, what should this king do?" ”

"Kill him!" Before Xu Shu could reply, Dian Wei stepped forward, patted his chest, and said to Liu Wei: "If Your Highness is not easy to start, a certain leader will go to rob the camp, and when the matter is completed, everything will be pushed to the head of so-and-so!" ”

"Dian Wei!" Before Dian Wei's words fell, Xu Shu glared at him and said sharply: "If it is up to you, in this way, Your Highness will bear the name of being intolerable, and what other heroes will dare to join Your Highness in the future?" ”

"You can't kill it, you can't keep it, that's how it's good!" was glared at by Xu Shu, Dian Wei muttered and scolded in a somewhat depressed mouth: "Lu Bu, this bird, you want to go to Yuan Shu, if you go, how can you come to Luoyang to harm His Highness again!" ”

glared at Dian Wei again, and when Dian Wei shrunk his neck and stepped aside, Xu Shu hugged his fists and said to Liu Wei: "It must be impossible to refuse Lu Bu to vote!" Kill it! For today's plan, His Royal Highness can only act step by step to deter Lu Bu and restrain his subordinates. ”

"Strategist, please!" Lu Bu is really not a bright and upright person, especially to the main family, he has never been loyal, Liu Wei will never be arrogant enough to think that he can control Lu Bu, and when Xu Shu said that he could take three steps, he hurriedly made a gesture to Xu Shu to ask Xu Shu to continue.

"Half-way deterrence, intimidation near the city, welcome when you enter the city!" Looking at Liu Bian, Xu Shu stretched out three fingers, and every time he said four words, he would curl up a finger, and when all the fingers were curled up, he went on to say to Liu Bian: "Zilong can take advantage of Lu Bu's pursuit of His Royal Highness outside Chang'an City that day, and go to challenge Lu Bu, Ziyi fights." The two generals are brave and martial, and the world knows that even if Lu Bu bravely crowns the three armies, he does not dare to underestimate them. Right now, he has a request for His Highness, and he definitely won't fight Zilong! Then his subordinates went to stop him, left him a way out, and took him to Luoyang. Lu Bu must have some scruples about the generals in the city in his heart, and his heart of disobedience will also be a little restrained. ”

Listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei pinched his chin with one hand and nodded slowly, but his face was still solemn.

"Your Highness can order some death row prisoners to be selected in the prison city, change these death row prisoners into our army clothes and armor, and kneel down on the path that Lu Bu must pass!" Looking at Liu Wei with a solemn face, Xu Shu continued: "When Lu Bu's army approaches, he will cut off the heads of these death row prisoners. His subordinates would take the opportunity to tell Lu Bu that the people who were killed were rebels who plundered the common people. Lu Bu saw that His Royal Highness would cut off his head even if his own soldiers violated the law, so how could he not restrain his subordinates and strictly order them not to loot? ”

"Good plan!" As soon as Xu Shu's words fell, Liu Wei slapped his left palm with his right fist, and said to Xu Shu with a smile: "When Lu Bu leads the army to Luoyang, this king will personally go out of the city to greet him, support grain, grass, and military salaries, not to talk about his pursuit of this king that day, only talk to him about the friendship of killing Dong Zhuo." With such grace and power, even if Lu Bu is ambitious, I am afraid that in this Luoyang City, he will not dare to make a mistake! ”

"Zilong! Ziyi! Already knowing what to do, Liu Wei turned his head and shouted to Zhao Yun and Tai Shici in the hall: "You two will raise 30,000 soldiers and horses later and go to intercept Lu Bu." Remember, you are only allowed to fight with him and provoke him to fight alone, and you must not really wave your troops to cover up! ”

"No!" After getting Liu Wei's order, Zhao Yun and Tai Shi Ci stepped forward together and responded with their fists clenched.

"Yang Feng!" After giving orders to Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Yang Feng on the side, and said to him: "After the discussion, you go to the prison, look for the people who are going to die, find out more than a dozen, change them into the clothes and armor of the soldiers of the partial battalion, and escort them to twenty miles outside Luoyang City, waiting for the arrival of Lu Bu's army, and the execution will be carried out immediately!" As for the families of those death row prisoners, give them some money, it can be regarded as they have done something for Luoyang! ”

"No!" Yang Feng stepped forward, clenched his fists in response, and then stepped back to the place where he had been standing.

At the same time, an army of about 10,000 people is slowly marching towards the territory of Yin in Henan Province from the south.

In this army, all the officers and soldiers were in tattered armor and looked tired and embarrassed.

"Brother, how long will it take to get to Luoyang?" In the procession, a soldier in his early twenties, with a shield in one hand and a short spear in the other, stretched out his head to look ahead, and said to an old soldier walking beside him: "I have been hungry for several days, if I can get to Luoyang earlier, it would be good for the king of Luoyang to give some food!" ”

"Shh After listening to the words of the young soldier, the old soldier on the side who had torn a long hole in his leather armor raised a finger, made a silent gesture to him, lowered his voice and said to him: "If these words are heard by the general, I am afraid that you will be charged with a crime that disturbs the morale of the army, and your life will not be guaranteed!" ”

Frightened by the old soldiers, the young soldier shrank his neck, glanced at the generals who were walking at the front of the team on horseback, licked his lips, lowered his head, and did not dare to say a word.