Chapter 15: Methods for Controlling Lu Bu
"Naturally, there is a way, but the specifics depend on Meng De's own royal means." Li He thought for a moment and said: "People like Lu Bu, to put it bluntly, have no loyalty to anyone, once there is a situation where the master is weak and the servant is strong, and someone provokes from it, they will turn against their master." But if his master can remain strong all the time, even to the extent that Lu Bu has no chance to fight back, he will be very obedient, and it will be very useful to point out where to fight. β
Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately shook his head and said, "I'm not strong enough to be that strong. β
"In addition, Lu Bu also has a weakness, if you catch it, you can greatly reduce the possibility of its backlash." Li He said again.
"What weakness?" Cao Cao hurriedly asked.
He is a person who loves talents very much, and if he has a choice, he really doesn't want to kill Lu Bu. But Lu Bu's reputation was too bad, and he killed his master with his own hands twice, and his capriciousness made Cao Cao dare not keep it at all.
However, if there is a way to grasp the weakness, you can consider it.
"Family!" Li He said: "Lu Bu's weakness is his wife and children, as long as he holds these two firmly in his hands, he will not fight back." If he disrupts his subordinates, the arrangement will only follow him into battle, but he will not obey his subordinates, and even if he is alone, he will not be able to do any harm. β
Lu Bu has a bad reputation in Romance, has a capricious personality, and is a standard Erwuzai.
However, he is a very family-oriented man.
Its values are very similar to modern people: family-oriented, no one will be too dead-eyed, once the boss is not good to him, he will choose to change another job - there is nothing wrong with this, the fault is only that he was born in the Three Kingdoms period, and the price of changing the boss is to kill him with his own hands.
He didn't owe Ding Yuan anything, because Ding Yuan didn't reuse him at all.
doesn't owe Dong Zhuo anything, because while being reused by Dong Zhuo, he was also born and died for Dong Zhuo, if Dong Zhuo hadn't robbed him Diao Chan, he wouldn't have killed Dong Zhuo with his backhand at all.
In general, he is not so unbearable, but he is out of step with this era of "loyalty".
Therefore, Li He suggested that Cao Cao leave LΓΌ Bu behind without killing him.
"Is the weakness of women and children? That's right, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass. Cao Cao nodded, and then said, "I decided to let him go once and give him a chance to mend his ways." It's just that the Taoist chief, can disrupting the trilogy really prevent him from backlashing? β
Li He didn't answer if he could, but glanced at Lu Bu and said, "He has courage and no strategy." β
When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately released Lu Bu.
A person who has courage and no strategy, even if he fights back, how harmful can he be?
Because of Li He's appearance, not only Zhao Yun is now under his command, but Dian Wei is not dead, plus Xu Chu, who has just surrendered, even if Lu Bu has the heart to fight back, I am afraid that there is no chance to hurt Cao Cao in the slightest!
"Dao Chang's heart is really big enough." Liu Bei said something a little inexplicable.
Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, but did not make a sound.
Li He, on the other hand, said disapprerovingly: "How big the vision is, how big the heart is, how great the ability, how confident the person is." As long as you can recognize yourself, not be arrogant, not inferior, and face the world rationally, you can laugh and be at ease. β
His words were also a little inexplicable, but they were actually playing with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei said that he had a big heart, not because of Lu Bu himself, but because he saved Lu Bu, who might have a backlash against Cao Cao, with Cao Cao's suspicious character, if something happens in the future, it will affect him. And he also understood, so he responded to Liu Bei, saying that he was confident and would not have an accident.
To put it bluntly, Li He supported Cao Cao and wanted to use his national fortune to practice, which was mutually beneficial.
Cao Cao was supported by him, but he was not his master.
There is no need for him to be like a courtier, to be honest and fearful in front of Cao Cao, he also has that strength, go his own way, and there is no need to be afraid of anything!
"Xuande, you don't need to say much, the state of mind of the Taoist is something that mortals like us can't understand." Cao Cao shook his head and said.
Li He gave him the impression that he didn't love money, power, or beauty, and almost had no desires. But he knew that Li He was not without desires, because outside of Hongchen, he would fight for everything that involved cultivation, and he would not give in at all.
For example, when collecting the Yellow Turban Army magic classics, Li He completely had a desperate attitude of fighting with whoever dared to rob it.
This made Cao Cao understand that the Taoist chief did not have no pursuit, but his pursuit was different from ordinary people.
At the same time, he also understood that his pursuit with the Taoist chief was just staggered, and the two would not have a conflict of interest at all, and they could cooperate with confidence.
"Lu Bu, I will spare your life today, and in the future, you will charge into battle under my command and make meritorious contributions to killing the enemy for me!" Cao Cao turned his head and said to Lu Bu: "As long as you don't have different intentions, I guarantee that prosperity and wealth are indispensable to you, and even the title of marquis and king is not impossible." β
Hearing this, Lu Bu immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Brother Mengde, no, thank you, lord." β
The speed at which he entered the character was still quite fast.
"However, if you have a different heart, I will reduce all your wives and daughters to prostitutes, for thousands of people to abuse, and my son will be cut with a thousand knives to vent the hatred in my heart!" Cao Cao said again: "Don't think that I can't do it, I, Cao Mengde, am not Ding Yuan, nor Dong Zhuo, you can kill them, but don't want to endanger me!" β
"Don't worry, my lord, Lu Bu will definitely not have two hearts!" Lu Bu hurriedly said.
In the end, Lu Bu did not die as in the original book, but was incorporated by Cao Cao into a vanguard general.
Cao Cao's luck also increased by one point.
Then it didn't take long for Cao and Liu to cook wine with green plums and talk about the heroes of the world.
However, the location was changed to Li He's Taoist temple.
This allowed him to watch the live broadcast throughout the whole process, and saw the intrigue between the two at a glance, and deeply understood what "acting" is.
"Dao Chief, you said that this Liu Bei, will he become my confidant in the future?" Cao Cao asked.
When Li He heard this, he shook his head and said, "How do I know? Before the climate is formed, it is difficult for immortals to completely see through a person, let alone a poor Dao? can only say that no matter whether he can become a climate in the future, he will not be your confidant! β
There are some heavenly secrets that cannot be leaked in advance, otherwise they will be punished by heaven.
You can't say it, because that's already an answer.
Therefore, Li He did not mention whether Liu Bei could become a climate, but only said that even if he became a climate, he would not be able to threaten Cao Cao.
This is not nonsense, he believes that with his help, Cao Cao can clean up Liu Bei while he is alive.
"Dao Chang is right, how can a hero in this world become my confidant?" Cao Cao said proudly.
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On the other side, after Liu Bei left, he quietly went to Zhao Yun and opened his mouth to dig the foot of the wall.