Chapter 458: Secret Exchange
Lu Bu originally thought that after Huangfu Jianshou went to Wenxi's ghost place, it wouldn't take long to escape, but Huangfu Jianshou not only stayed in Wenxi with peace of mind, but also did a good job, expanding the team of only 500 people to more than 1,000 people.
Lu Bu wondered in his heart, he couldn't figure out why Lu Yi, who was stationed in Jiangyi, would sit back and watch Huangfu Jianshou sit under his nose, because this was obviously unreasonable. Lu Bu couldn't figure it out, and Huangfu Jianshou couldn't figure it out either. Don't look at him showing a calm and fearless appearance in front of the soldiers, but he doesn't want to die in vain, if he wasn't forced into this situation by Lu Bu, the turtle son would be willing to take only five hundred infantry and run to the nose of Lu Yi to make trouble.
Lu Yi was threatened by Zhao Yun and did not dare to take Huangfu Jianshou under the knife, this kind of humiliating thing is naturally not good to publicize everywhere, so everyone was kept in the dark. Just when Lu Bu and Huangfu Jianshou were wondering, a heavyweight appeared in Hedong, and soon caused a surging undercurrent in Hedong.
This heavyweight is Liu He's right-hand man, who belongs to Tian Chou of the Military Intelligence Department.
Tian Chou was entrusted by Liu He to secretly arrive in Hedong from Yecheng through Hanoi, and the first thing he saw was Lu Yi. Although he is currently in a hostile camp with Koji, Tian Chou is not worried about his safety at all, because he has something in his hand that Koji is interested in.
Lu Yi had never been in contact with Tian Chou before, but he had heard of Tian Chou's name and knew that Tian Chou was Liu He's very trusted subordinate, so he was polite to Tian Chou and did not dare to slack off.
Tian Chou got straight to the point and told Lu Yi that he wanted Lu Yi to help send Hao Zhao's family from Jinyang to Hanoi in exchange for the release of Feng Ji, who was captured during the Battle of Yecheng. Koji felt that such an exchange would not do him much good, so he refused to agree. Tian Chou reminded Lu Yi that he could also help move Lu Yi's family from the Qingzhou Plain to Bingzhou. When Lu Yi heard Tian Chou's words, his face changed at that time. Lu Yi asked Tian Chou to ensure the safety of his family in the plains, and Tian Chou agreed. If it weren't for Lu Yi's pushing, he didn't plan to threaten Lu Yi with Lu Yi's family.
After finishing the matter on Lu Yi's side, Tian Chou went to Wenxi again and secretly met with Huangfu Jianshou.
In order to let Huangfu Jianshou recognize the situation, Tian Chou did not hide the fact that Zhao Yun came forward to deter Lu Yi, which made the mystery in Huangfu Jianshou's heart finally solved.
Huangfu Jianshou asked Tian Chou: "I don't have anything now, I don't know what Mr. Tian wants to get when he comes?" β
"Tian is here, but he doesn't want to get anything from General Huangfu, but to bring assistance to the general!"
"Isn't Mr. Tian joking? Hedong is for Liu Shiren. But why would you waste your time on me? Huangfu Jianshou seemed to be a little resistant to Liu He's help, and he was not enthusiastic.
"General Huangfu's backbone is admired by Tian, but what I want to say is that if you can't even protect yourself and only act on your will, then you are not worthy of commanding thousands of troops and horses, and I am even more sorry for the hard work of Lord Lingzun Huangfu Yizhen!" Tian Chou stimulated Huangfu Jianshou with sharp words, and did not save face for him at all.
"Why do you think I'm acting in a hurry?" Huangfu Jianshou distinguished loudly.
"If you weren't willful, how could you have fought with Lu Fengxian when you were in Chang'an? If there wasn't that scuffle. How could Li Dao take advantage of the situation to attack Chang'an? If Li Dao hadn't invaded Chang'an, how could you have lived in this dangerous place of Wenxi at this time? β
Tian Chou asked three questions in a row, stammering Huangfu Jianshou's questions, and finally lowered his arrogant head.
Seeing Huangfu Jianshou bowing his head. Tian Chou told him that if he found Wen Xi in danger, he could take the team to Yiguan to take refuge, and the troops stationed there would not be embarrassed for him.
Huangfu Jianshou didn't understand why Liu He still attached so much importance to a person like himself who had lost power, so he asked Tian Chou why. Tian Chou told him: "Gongzi sees that you are affectionate and righteous, and he doesn't want the Han to lose another loyal minister and good general, so he told me to try my best to save you." β
Huangfu Jianshou seems to have realized. Congratulations to Tian Chou to Anyi.
Tian Chou changed his previous low-key behavior, and when he went to Anyi, he made a lot of noise, and everyone in the city knew that Tian Chou came to meet Lu Bu on behalf of Liu He, which immediately caused a lot of commotion.
After Lu Bu arrived in Anyi, although he had not yet started to kill, in order to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, he still took a few noisy and fierce knives and cut off more than a dozen heads. Most of the people in Anyi City were afraid of Lu Bu's ferocity, and Lu Bu blocked the city gate, so they couldn't get out of danger, and everyone had long hoped that Luoyang would be able to take action and save themselves from Lu Bu's hands. Although Liu He is not in Luoyang, he is the actual controller of Luoyang, and since Tian Chou is here, everyone can see the hope of leaving Anyi alive, so it is normal for there to be commotion in the city.
Lu Bu controlled a group of ministers and their families, so naturally he did not want to set up a large-scale "love nursing home" in Anyi, but waited for Liu He or Yuan Shao to bid. These ministers were worthless to LΓΌ Bu, but they had different meanings for Yuan Shao, who occupied Chang'an, and Liu He, who actually controlled Luoyang. Whether it is Yuan Shao or Liu He, if they want to buy people's hearts, there is no doubt that it is the easiest and most convenient way to save these detained ministers from Lu Bu.
When Tian Chou saw Lu Bu, Lu Bu seemed confident, and deliberately put on a posture of not caring, which made Tian Chou feel very funny in his heart. Tian Chou said to himself in his heart: "Hmph, do you still think that you are the tiger back then?" If it weren't for the fact that you had helped Scholar Cai's family at the beginning, and the son wanted to leave you a way to live, Zilong would have solved you, a disloyal and unrighteous person, long ago! β
Tian Chou deliberately talked to Lu Bu about what he saw and heard along the road, and it was quite lively, but there was no word about the purpose of the trip, and after Lu Bu sat with a smiling face for a while, he finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zitai is here in Hedong, why is it?" β
Tian Chou replied with a relaxed face: "I want to make a good deal with the general!" β
"Whether the sale is cost-effective or not depends on the conditions offered by both parties." Wang Kai was on the side to help.
"The eldest prince means to use Qin Yi and Xu Yan to exchange one person with the former general to go back."
"What! Qin Yi, how could a few of them be in your hands? When Lu Bu heard this, his face became very ugly.
"General Lu is a little restless, Qin Yi and Xu Yan were captured by Li Dao in Chang'an City, Li Dao is now attacked by Yuan Shao, after retreating to Tongguan, there is a shortage of grain and grass, so he used these two people to exchange grain and grass with Jia Liangdao stationed in Shaanxi County, Jia Liangdao did not dare to make his own decisions, so he reported the matter to Gongzi......" Tian Chou explained in detail to Lu Bu the reason why Qin Yi and Xu Yan were in his hands, but he deliberately missed Gao Shun.
After listening to Tian Chou's explanation, Lu Bu's face looked a little better, and he asked Tian Chou: "I don't know if Mr. Zitai knows Gao Shun's whereabouts?" β
Tian Chou shook his head with a blank expression.
Lu Bu was a little disappointed when he saw the news of Gao Shun, but he didn't take it too seriously, from the moment he let Gao Shun break off, he actually regarded Gao Shun as a dead man.
"I don't know who Mr. Zitai wants to go back to?"
"Ma Riyan."
"No! Ma Taiwei has a noble status, he is the head of the ministers, and a mere Qin Yi and Xu Yan are not enough to replace him from Anyi! β
Lu Bu seemed to have a flair for business, and once he started bargaining, he became extremely shrewd.
Tian Chou didn't expect Lu Bu to be such a philistine, so he had to suppress the disdain in his heart, and said with a smile: "Since the former general feels that the conditions are not enough, my side will add 100,000 stone of grain and 10,000 yuan of money, I don't know how?" β
Lu Bu still wanted to ask for a price, and Wang Kai on the side hurriedly coughed a few times. "Okay, Mr. Zitai is really a cheerful person, I don't know when and where to exchange?"
"Five days later, the general sent people to the southwest thirty miles southwest of Yiguan, where the exchange took place."
After negotiating this matter, Wang Kai interjected: "Mr. Zitai is just exchanging Ma Taiwei to go back this time, don't you think about others?" β
Lu Bu nodded, feeling that Wang Kai understood his intentions, he didn't just want to exchange a Ma Riyan, but it was best to get rid of all these old and young people in Anyi City.
Tian Chou sighed and said: "I want to exchange a few more people, but Qin Yi and Xu Yan can only be exchanged once!" β
Lu Bu hurriedly said: "Without Qin Yi and Xu Yan, we can still exchange." As long as you can provide us with enough money and armor, everyone else in Anyi City can exchange it! β
"Oh, is General Lu serious?"
"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!"
"Hmph, you're also a gentleman?" Tian Chou sneered in his heart, but suddenly said in his mouth: "My son-in-law is willing to exchange Jinyang City for Zhang Wenyuan, the general under the general, I don't know if the general can cut his love?" β
The meaning of Lu Bu's words just now was that as long as the price was right, Tian Chou could exchange with him for all the detained ministers in Anyi City, but it definitely did not include his own generals, but Tian Chou seized on Lu Bu's language loophole and suddenly pulled the topic to Zhang Liao.
Lu Bu was a little embarrassed by Tian Chou's serious words, "Mr. Zitai is really good at laughing, Zhang Wenyuan is a general under my command, how can he exchange it." β
At the critical time, Lu Bu was also sober and did not say anything that made his subordinates chill.
Tian Chou continued to say seriously: "Could it be that the former general feels that the conditions are not enough? That's okay, otherwise, let's exchange Taiyuan County for Zhang Wenyuan, what do you think? β
When Lu Bu heard that Liu He was willing to exchange a Taiyuan County for Zhang Liao with him, he was immediately moved, and he thought that if he could get Taiyuan County, then he could take advantage of the situation to develop northward, and the problem of war horses that had plagued him for many years could be solved later, and in a few years, he would be able to pull up a cavalry team of tens of thousands of people in the north.
Thinking of the back, Lu Bu suddenly realized that Taiyuan County was still in Yuan Shao's hands, and immediately said unhappily: "As far as I know, Taiyuan County is still in Yuan Benchu's hands, and Mr. Zitai has repeatedly used words to test Yu, is it a sincere pastime?" β
"The former general's words are serious! Although Taiyuan is now in the hands of Yuan Benchu, if my son-in-law wants to take it, it will only be a matter of a few months. If you still feel that the conditions are insufficient, we can add a Shangdang County, what do you think? (To be continued......)