After Liu He met Jia Xu, he kept him by his side as a strategist, and his temporary position was set as the hussar general's mansion Xicao Peng. Because there was one more Jia Xu by his side, Liu He sent Li Ru back to the north and went to Macheng to preside over the overall situation and prevent possible sabotage and trouble by the Xianbei people.

After a while, a reply came from the direction of Jicheng, saying that Hua Tuo had been invited by Zhao to Liaodong and wanted to open a branch of medical school in Xiangping to teach local doctors in Liaozhou. Liu He had no choice but to send someone to Liaodong to invite Hua Tuo, but he was afraid that he would delay a lot of time back and forth.

Although the drought has not been alleviated, because of the stable environment and public opinion atmosphere created by Liu He, the hungry people who came to Jizhou and Youzhou to eat are also peaceful, and there is no unpleasant thing such as smashing, looting and burning.

Lu Bu, who was trapped in Hedong, although he was less persecuted by Lu Yi, he has been very sad recently. Hedong was originally quite wealthy during the period of Duan Xuankong, but after being looted by Yuan Shao and Lu Bu in recent years, he became three feet tall and destitute. This time there was a great drought in the north, and the Hedong region was also among them, and after the people ran out of food, they began to flee in the direction of Hanoi and Luoyang.

On this day, the heat was unbearable, Lu Bu hid under the big locust tree in the backyard of the house to enjoy the coolness, and when he was sleeping in a daze, Wang Kai led a person in.

"General, someone is here in Yecheng, it has something to do with food." Wang Kai stood far away from Lu Bu and shouted.

I don't know if Lu Bu is really asleep or fake, anyway, when he heard the word "grain", he immediately opened his eyes.

"Contemptible Zhen Yan, now engaged in the Hussar General's Mansion, is now entrusted by my general, and has come to Hedong to discuss disaster relief with General Lu!" Zhen Yan faced the tiger Lu Bu, neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly.

Lu Bu has always been shouting and drinking for the lower part of the hand. But when facing the literati, he was born with a sense of inferiority, and hurriedly got up to salute Zhen Yan, and then invited Zhen Yan to sit under the shade of the tree.

Zhen Yan then conveyed Liu He's requirements and conditions to Lü Bu, and after Lü Bu agreed, he led Jia Xu's two sons and returned to Yecheng with Lü Bu's letter to Gao Shun.

Lu Bu couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he delayed and said, "This matter is big, let me think about it again." Mr. Zhen has worked hard from afar, so he will settle down and rest for the time being. ”

After Zhen Yan settled down in the post house that day, Lu Bu convened his civil and military subordinates to discuss the matter. Inform everyone of Liu He's conditions.

Hou Cheng spoke first: "It's nothing to hand over Jia Xu's two sons, anyway, it would be a waste of food to keep these two weak scholars, but if the general gave up his relationship with his subordinates for tens of thousands of stone food, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of my brothers." ”

Qin Yi, who was in charge of logistics grain and grass, stood up and said with some embarrassment: "General Qiyu, now the food in the city is only enough to eat for a month and a half, if you don't think of a way, I'm afraid that the army's heart will be unstable." ”

Qin Yilu said this, although he did not explicitly approve of Lu Bu's abandonment of Gao Shun. But everyone could understand that if Lu Bu didn't bow to Liu He at this time, everyone would be hungry if he continued to hold on.

Wang Kaiti said: "Can you discuss with that Zhen Yan and only use the two brothers of the Jia family to exchange 200,000 stone grain from Liu He to come back." to solve the urgent need. ”

Lu Bu shook his head and said a little depressedly: "I'm afraid that Liu He won't agree, after all, we are on the weak side now, and we don't have the capital to bargain." ”

Zhang Liao reminded everyone: "Now the trapped camp has been wiped out. Even if the general doesn't agree to Liu He's request, will General Gao really want to come back? ”

Lu Bu saw that everyone had different opinions, but he still couldn't make up his mind. had to let everyone disperse, and he himself went back to the back house to sit and sulk alone.

Lu Bu's eldest lady saw that he was in a bad mood, so she came over to talk with him. "Fengxian, I see that your face is not good, but what is the difficulty?"

Although Lu Bu married Diao Chan as a concubine, he has always respected the Yan family, and when he saw that his wife wanted to ask, he told all the things that Liu He sent to exchange.

"I don't know what my husband thinks in his heart?"

"Well, in my current situation, what can I think. Gao Shun was captured by Li Wei when he was injured after the Chang'an break, and somehow it was transferred to Liu He's hands, if I said in front of the generals that I wanted to exchange Gao Shun for food and come back, it would definitely make people think that I was cold by nature, but if I didn't agree to Liu He's request, it wouldn't be long before everyone had to break up. ”

"Husband, I heard that Liu He is only thirty years old this year, but he is already in the position of a hussar general, and he controls the land of the five states north of the Yellow River, and in time, I am afraid that the whole world will belong to him, right?"

When Lu Bu heard Yan's words, although he felt uncomfortable, he couldn't refute it, and he said depressedly: "Liu He Tianzong's talent, coupled with his noble background, now has 200,000 tigers under his command, and he can't say that he will be the second Guangwu Emperor one day." I think I've been fighting for half my life, but it's always rare to meet the master, and now I'm so down, it's really melancholy......"

"Husband, even if Hedong does not suffer a disaster this time, the food is sufficient, and Liu He seizes the state on another day, when you go south from Taiyuan, can you resist it?"

Lu Bu shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "I only have 5,000 soldiers and horses under my command, if Liu He captures the annexation of the state, and then wants to take Hedong, he can send troops from Taiyuan, Hanoi and Luoyang at the same time, how can I resist it." Now staying in Hedong for my husband is just a lingering breath, whether it is Yuan Benchu in Guanzhong or Liu Shiren in Yecheng, it is not something I can resist. ”

Yan hesitated for a long time, and said slowly: "Husband, Niang Rong is seventeen years old this year, if he can marry that Liu Shiren, it will be difficult for him to raise troops to crusade against us." As for Gao Shun, as Niang Rong's general, he married together, so that he could not only block the mouths of your subordinates, but also satisfy Liu Shiren, and also have a backer in the future. ”

Niang Rong is the name of Lu Bu's daughter, judging from the content of Yan's coming to talk to Lu Bu today, I am afraid that I have already moved my mind to marry my daughter to Liu He.

Yan's idea made Lu Bu suddenly feel that his eyes lit up, although Liu He was older than his daughter, but it was not so big that people felt that they were not a good match, thinking that he was a world-famous brave general, if he married his daughter to an ordinary family, he would naturally feel faceless, but if Liu He was willing to marry his daughter, even if he was a concubine, it was also a good marriage for a man and a woman. What's more, Liu He's thighs are thick enough, if he can hug them with the help of the marriage of the two families, his life will be much better in the future.

The more Lu Bu thought about it, the more excited he felt, so he said to Yan: "Madam is really insightful, I'll go find someone to discuss this matter!" ”

It wasn't long before the people who had just dispersed were reunited. Lu Bu was not verbose, so he said his intention to marry the Liu family, which was tantamount to testing everyone's reaction.

What Lu Bu didn't expect was that no one was against it this time, but a few were worried about whether Liu He would be willing to do this family business, after all, Liu He's official marriage to the three-room woman, each of them came from a scholarly family, and the status of the daughter of the Lu family was actually not superior.

Seeing that everyone unanimously agreed to marry Liu He, Lu Bu hurriedly sent someone to invite Zhen Yan over to show his attitude. After Zhen Yan heard this, he was full of slander in his heart, his own sister Zhen Mi has not passed the door yet, this Lu Bu wants to marry his daughter to Liu He, isn't it adding to the chaos!

Zhen Yan didn't dare to refuse Lu Bu's marriage request for Liu He without authorization, but he could secretly raise the conditions, as long as Lu Bu felt that he was at a loss, this family affair would be yellow. Zhen Yan then pretended to be surprised, and then said to Lu Bu: "How noble is the identity of the hussar general, presumably General Lu also knows, now if you want to marry your daughter to him, I am afraid that this dowry must be rich enough!" ”

Lu Bu didn't know what Zhen Yan was thinking, and thought that Zhen Yan was helping him think of an idea, so he said a little embarrassedly: "The hussar general's family has a big business, even if I give all my family wealth to my daughter to marry, he may not be able to see it." ”

Zhen Yan said with a "sincere" face: "General Lu, the hussar general has always been bad at money, but he likes to collect talents, the general is like a cloud, why not be generous, in addition to Gao Shun, send two more fierce generals over, maybe this matter can be done!" ”

Lu Bu is now thinking that as long as his daughter marries in the past, Liu He will not only not send troops to attack him in the future, but maybe he can also find a good errand for himself to do, as for Zhen Yanjian and then marry the two members of the army, it is not an excessive request, I want to have more than a dozen fierce generals under his command, although Cheng Lian and Xue Lan were folded at the foot of Lishan Mountain, there is still no shortage of available people, but what is lacking is territory and soldiers.

"Then in Mr. Zhen's opinion, which two people should I marry with my daughter?" Lu Bu looked at Zhen Yan eagerly.

"This Lu Bu is really a cold-hearted person, in order to realize the idea of marriage, it seems that as long as he is not allowed to hand over the Yan family and Diao Chan, he can accept other requirements." Zhen Yan sighed in his heart, and had to open his mouth and say, "I think General Hou and General Zhang are good." ”

"Hmph, when I came, I heard Gongzi say that the most capable person under Lu Bu is Zhang Liao, and Hou Cheng is good at scouting, I now ask Lu Bu if he wants these two people, he can always scare him, right?" Zhen Yan muttered silently to herself in her heart, wishing that Lu Bu would be furious and refuse her "unreasonable" request.

However, to Zhen Yan's imagination, Lu Bu didn't even hesitate at all, but said loudly: "Okay, then it's decided, I have to work hard for Mr. Zhen to go back and say good words." Mr. Zhen rest assured, I will definitely treat Jia Wenhe's two sons well during this period of time and never let them suffer. ”

Yes, Lu Bu has talked about this, and Zhen Yan can't make excuses anymore, so he has to return to Yecheng with a full stomach and complain to Liu He. (To be continued......)