Lu Bu was sure that his ears had heard correctly, just now Tian Chou did say that he would use Taiyuan County and Shangdang County together to exchange Zhang Liao for him, in the face of such a huge temptation, Lu Bu was a little dizzy, so he fell into a short silence.

Looking at Lu Bu, who was hesitant, Tian Chou knew that the purpose of his trip had been completely achieved.

If Tian Chou only talked about things when he went to see Lu Yi and Huangfu Jianshou, then this time he came to see Lu Bu definitely planned for a long time, and even prepared many pits for Lu Bu to jump into it by himself.

The first pit that Tian Chou dug for Lu Bu was related to Gao Shun.

Liu He is a human being, and naturally clearly remembers that Gao Shun and Zhang Liao are the most worthy talents under Lu Bu, and the rest such as Xu Yan and Qin Yi are just third-rate goods, and it doesn't matter much whether they can be dug up or not. When Liu He learned that Jia Kui had exchanged Gao Shun, Xu Yan and Qin Yi from Li Wei, he had the idea of taking Gao Shun for his own use.

Among the many generals of the Three Kingdoms, Gao Shun's reputation is not significant, and even the "Eight Warriors" were not shortlisted, if it weren't for the fact that he was loyal to Lu Bu on the White Gate Tower in the end, maybe few people in later generations would remember his existence. But in Liu He's opinion, he needs a military general like Gao Shun. Gao Shun is innocent and majestic, does not drink, does not be greedy for money, although Lu Bu does not reuse him, he is loyal to Lu Bu and never complains. Gao Shun is good at training, and the trap camp he trained is known as the first melee elite of the Three Kingdoms, ranking in front of the Xiandeng Battalion led by Lu Yi, the Bai Wei soldiers led by Chen Zhi and the Wudang Fei Army of Shu State.

Liu He's troops, because of the training of generals such as Zhao Yun and Zhang He, the Youzhou cavalry is already the best in the world, but it lacks really good melee infantry.

Liu He knew that Gao Shun was loyal to Lu Bu and only relied on persuasion and inducement. couldn't impress him at all, so he asked Tian Chou to deliberately not raise Shun when he saw Lu Bu, and after the exchange was completed, Gao Shun, who was in the dark, watched Qin Yi and Xu Yan leave happily, but he was going to continue to be guarded, what would Gao Shun think in his heart? Didn't he have any grudges against Lu Bu? As long as there is a crack in Gao Shun's loyalty to Lu Bu in his heart, the rest of the things will be much easier, and Liu He has already thought about it.

The second pit dug by Tian Chou for Lu Bu was related to the grain, grass and armor exchanged for Lu Bu this time.

Lu Bu only used an elderly Ma Riyan. easily exchanged the generals Qin Yi and Xu Yan from Liu He's hands, and "blackmailed" a considerable amount of grain and grass baggage by the way, which seemed to take a big advantage, but what he didn't know was that even if Lu Bu didn't have anything in his hands, Liu He would support him with some grain, grass and armor this time. To be precise, Lu Bu and Liu He have not really fought each other until now, although the two sides have bitterness because of the Chang'an incident back then, but Lu Bu and Liu He are not really enemies. Liu He deliberately wanted Lu Bu to exist in Hedong for a while longer, and the advantage of this was that Lu Bu could block a lot of verbal swords for him. can also contain Yuan Shao and Li Dao.

Luoyang urged Liu He to come forward every day to rescue the ministers who were detained by Lu Bu, but Liu He actually didn't want these ministers who could only criticize and write back to Luoyang, so Liu He wished that Lu Bu would raise the terms of exchange as high as possible! It's like a husband who is forced by his family to go to the store to buy something, and he wants the more expensive things in the store to be, the better. So that he can go back empty-handed, who made the things in the store too expensive?

Ma Riyan once helped Cai Yong when he was in Chang'an, and he was also very friendly to Liu Yu's father and son, so Liu He had to find a way to rescue Comrade Lao Ma first this time. Send it to the pool of boiling water in Luoyang, so that Lao Ma can relieve some pressure on Liu Yu in the future. However, after Liu He rescued Ma Riyan, he did not plan to send it to the door again to let Lu Bu be the wronged boss to slaughter. The other detained ministers will ask for more blessings, anyway, in the end, everyone will settle the account on Lu Bu's head.

The third pit that Tian Chou dug for Lu Bu was related to Zhang Liao.

If Lu Bu agreed to use Zhang Liao to exchange Liu He for Taiyuan and Shangdang counties, Liu He would definitely abide by the agreement, and after taking the annexed state, he would use these two counties in exchange for Zhang Liao. When Liu He didn't have an inch of territory in his hands, he was willing to use An Pingguo to exchange Zhao Yun for Gongsun Zhan, and Zhang Liao's value can be completely on a par with Guan Erye, if he can be replaced, Liu He will have five super-first-class generals under him, and this kind of "deal" is absolutely cost-effective.

If Lu Bu refuses this matter, it means that his brain is not too stupid, and he knows that at such a critical juncture, he must not use his subordinates as bargaining chips. It's just that Lu Bu's hesitant appearance has betrayed his true thoughts in his heart, even if he doesn't agree, the content of today's conversation will reach Zhang Liao's ears, what will Zhang Liao think?

"Lao Tzu was born and died for you Lu Bu to do so much, in the end, the girl was hesitant and wanted to use me as a bargaining chip! If I want to change my court, why wait until now......"

Tian Chou prefaced Zhang Liao's matter in front of Lu Bu, to put it bluntly, he was to separate his relationship with his subordinates in front of Lu Bu, but Lu Bu couldn't see the twists and turns in it. After listening to Tian Chou's conditions, the first thing he thought of was not how to help Lu Bu see through the hidden conspiracy, but to think about what kind of price the other party would offer to Lu Bu if he went to Liu He's camp.

Lu Bu hesitated for a long time, and finally said something that made Tian Chou almost laugh out loud.

"I'll talk about this later, Mr. Zitai should hurry up and take Captain Ma away!"

More on that later! Say what? Isn't this clearly making it impossible for Zhang Liao to be a man in Anyi in the future......

After Tian Chou and Lü Bu agreed on various matters, they stayed in Anyi for a few days, and after Lü Bu confirmed that he had obtained money and grain from the designated place, he left Anyi with Ma Riyan's family.

On the road from Anyi to Dayang, two simple carriages creaked slowly, and Ma Riyan, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a fluctuating mood, and wanted to say something to Tian Chou several times, but the words came to his mouth but swallowed.

"Captain Ma, Yucheng is not far ahead, and someone should be sent from the direction of Shaanxi County to pick it up there, and it won't be long before your family can arrive in Luoyang safely."

"Alas......, Luoyang, I can't remember what year I left from! Zitai, can you tell me about the current situation in Luoyang, I'm afraid that this old bone is not scattered in Anyi, but after arriving in Luoyang, he can't withstand the toss of those people. ”

"Everything is stable in Luoyang now, after the Son of Heaven is still in the capital, the hearts of the people are excited, and everyone is waiting for you to preside over the overall situation."

"Zitai slippery, didn't tell me the truth to my old immortal......"

A few days later, Tian Chou escorted Ma Riyan's family across the river from Dayang, and Jia Kui, the guard of Shaanxi County, personally greeted him at the ferry, and then sent someone to escort him into Luoyang through Hangu Pass. After Ma Riyan left, Jia Kui carefully reported to Tian Chou the news he had recently collected from Guanzhong.

Jia Kui said: "Li Dao knew that he could not be trapped in Chang'an, and had retreated to Tongguan before a month, and I gave up 150 li west of Hongnong in accordance with the instructions of Luoyang. There are still more than 15,000 people left under Li Wei's command, and if they rely on Tongguan to hold on, there will be no problem in holding on for half a year. ”

Tian Chou asked, "What is Yuan Shao's current movements?" ”

Jia Kui replied: "After Li Dao withdrew from Chang'an, Yan Liang, a general under Yuan Shao, immediately led his army to take over Chang'an. Yuan Shao originally set Xingyuan in Wannian, and soon after Yan Liang took Chang'an, Yuan Shao moved Xingyuan into Chang'an. Yuan Shao seems to feel that he can't hold the state, so he will gather his forces in Guanzhong, and judging from the news confirmed so far, Yuan Shao may make a move next against Guo Yan in Longxi. ”

"Well, Yuan Shao's usual approach is to first win over and exploit it, and then attack suddenly. When Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, he also used this method to deal with Gongsun Zan and Han Fu. According to my analysis, Yuan Shao will not take action against Guo Yan for the time being, because Li Dao has not been eradicated, and if he sends troops to the west, Zhang Ji, who has already withdrawn from Guanzhong, and Li Dao, who is trapped in Tongguan, are very likely to counterattack Chang'an. ”

"What's next for me?"

"Xiang Xi continued to monitor Li Dao and provide him with some support. To the north, he controlled Lü Bu and strictly controlled his range of activities within a hundred miles around Anyi. ”

After Tian Chou and Jia Kui explained clearly, he took more than 100 people carefully prepared by Jia Kui for him, and went south into Kufang Mountain, and after a difficult trek, they crossed Bear's Ears Mountain, bypassed Wuguan, and entered Danshui County.

Although Tian Chou is a northerner, he has lived in Danshui for several years, and is very familiar with every mountain and forest here, and now the Shen Xi Army, which is active in the Sili area, has grown and strengthened in his hands, so as soon as Tian Chou arrived at Qujiawu Fort, many people came to greet him.

Xiong Yue, the head of Fengxiang City, heard that Tian Chou was coming, and hurriedly took his brothers from Juanling for a few days to report for duty. Qu Yong, who was sitting in Danshui County, heard that Tian Chou was coming, and hurriedly returned to Qujiawu Fort with his deputy general Wei Yan.

Tian Chou looked at the familiar faces in front of him, with mixed feelings in his heart, and he said to everyone: "Gongzi asked me to come and see everyone, it won't be long before he takes everyone to Xiangyang!" ”

"Good! Just waiting for the son to come, hiding in the mountains all day long to practice, and suffocating people to death! ”

"Before going to Xiangyang, pack up Zhang Ji, the ghost of hanging boots!"

"As long as Gongzi calls for it, we can send another 20,000 elite soldiers from Danshui at that time!"

Sentiment is high......

Tian Chou saw it in his eyes and felt comforted in his heart. When he and Xian Yuyin escorted Liu He here, they just unintentionally inserted a branch, who would have thought that after all these years of growth, this place would become a place that is enough to pry the situation in Luoyang.

This is evident in the vagaries of the world. (To be continued......)