"Exchange the jade seal for a woman?" Lu Bu looked at the messenger sent by Liu Bei in front of him with some amusement, he had just brought his messenger back, but in the blink of an eye, he sent a messenger to tell him to exchange the jade seal of the country for his wife?

If these words were left to others, Lu Bu might believe it, at least if it was him Lu Bu who came to choose, he would choose his family, but if it was Liu Bei, Lu Bu would not believe it.

As for why?

Lu Bu has followed Liu Bei in the form of a ghost for more than 20 years, and Liu Bei's two wives have not been arrested once or twice, and he has never seen Liu Bei anxious because of this, not to mention these, just in the hands of Lu Bu, it is not the first time that Liu Bei's family has been captured by Lu Bu.

When Liu Bei conscripted Yuan Shu at the beginning, Zhang Fei was drunk and was taken away by Lu Bu, Lu Bu had captured Liu Bei's wife and concubine, and in the end, Lu Bu felt that the disaster could not affect his family and sent Liu Bei's wife back, before that, Liu Bei didn't even mention it.

How important is the jade seal? Sun Jian died because of it, although Yuan Shu did not die, but he fell into the fate of being imprisoned by himself now, and it has a great relationship with this jade seal, which shows how attractive this jade seal is for the princes, even if he Lu Bu, if he really gets the jade seal and then sends it out, he will be a little reluctant, he does not believe that with Liu Bei's character, he will give up because of his wife.

Needless to say, Lu Bu also knew that there must be fraud in this.

"Go and tell Liu Bei, I agreed, as long as he sends the jade seal back, his family will send it immediately." Lu Bu looked at the messenger and said indifferently.

"Whoa!" The messenger bowed to Lu Bu, and when he saw that Lu Bu no longer paid attention to him, he bowed and retreated.

"What do you think?" Lu Bu watched the messenger leave, and asked Chen Gong and Qin Li, of course, he was also asking Chen Deng.

"With Liu Beizhi as a person, I'm afraid there is fraud in this matter." Chen Gong sneered disdainfully, he didn't deal with Liu Bei once or twice, how could Liu Bei's temperament not know.

"If it weren't sincere, then Liu Bei would put forward such a condition, I'm afraid there would be other plans, and the lord would have to guard against it!" Qin Li touched the goatee on his chin and thought.

He has never crossed paths with Liu Bei, although he has always said that Liu Bei's reputation is good, it is only influenced by scholars, and ordinary people may be fooled, but for people like Qin Li, they naturally don't just rely on listening to things, they have their own opinions, Liu Bei has not changed much since he took over Xuzhou, in fact, for the people at the bottom, it is not bad, but it is not good.

Of course, in terms of this ability to create a reputation, Liu Bei can indeed be called a master.

"What does Wen Hou want?" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and asked with a smile.

"Since he wants to change, then change." Lu Bu tapped his fingers on the table, looked at the two and said with a smile: "As for the picture? I don't have anything of his here, and if I dare to reach out, I'll chop off his hand! ”

"Have Huaiyin's soldiers and horses arrived?" Lu Bu asked suddenly.

"General Gao set off three days ago, and based on the speed of the march, he should have arrived in Huaiyin yesterday." Qin Li said with a smile.

Although there are not many generals under Lu Bu, the quality is top-notch, especially Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, no matter which way they are placed under the princes, it is impossible to be buried, and Lu Bu did not bury these two, Zhang Liao guarded Guangling, and has subdued all the old troops of Chen Deng in the past, Gao Shun rarely let him lead troops before, but now, not only will the trapped camp be under Gao Shun's command, but also the existence of military power in Picheng is second only to Lu Bu.

In addition, Wei Yue and Hao Zhao are also good, especially Hao Zhao, a young general who was killed in the army by himself, can now be regarded as a boiled out, not only instructing his martial arts, but also treating him as a confidant, with him by his side for a long time, although he has not led the troops alone, but I am afraid it will not be far away.

Lu Bu knelt on the seat, his fingers lightly pressed on the table, and he thought for a while: "Let Hao Zhao gather the cavalry tomorrow, calculate the time, it's almost over." ”

Lu Bu now has not many adjustable troops, even if you add Guangling's soldiers and horses, it is less than 30,000, and you have to guard against all parties, and now you can draw out only the 3,000 soldiers and horses in Gaoshun and the more than 1,000 cavalry in Lu Bu, with the current population of Xuzhou, recruiting more soldiers and horses will drag down Xuzhou's economy, and this state will not improve until next year's autumn harvest.

Qin Li nodded, wrote down the matter, and went out later, so he informed Hao Zhao.

For Liu Bei, neither Lu Bu nor Chen Gong took it to heart, a group of rabble, although the number was numerous, but it was vulnerable, after discussing government affairs for a while, the sky gradually darkened, Chen Gong and Qin Li left one after another, and in the huge hall, only Lu Bu was left.

"Why didn't you speak?" Lu Bu didn't leave immediately, looked at the air, and said indifferently.

"Deng is thinking about something." Chen Deng's ghost appeared beside Lu Bu and frowned.

"Liu Bei?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, he knew that Chen Deng and Liu Bei had a close relationship.

"Liu Bei is now based in Runan, his foundation is unstable, and his subordinates are all bandits and grass robbers, so he is not afraid, and he is thinking about another thing." Chen Deng pondered: "If you start a war with Liu Bei at this time, and then attract that Sun Ce, I am afraid that Cao Cao will definitely rest assured, if the lord is from Huaiyin to conquer Liu Bei, in fact, he will take the opportunity to attack Xuchang......"

When Lu Bu heard this, his eyes lit up, this is a good idea.

Although Cao Cao is already actively preparing for war and the front-line troops have been mobilized, the news from Xuchang that Cao Cao is still in Xuchang.

Most of the generals under his command also stayed in Xuchang, and they did not start a full-scale war with Yuan Shao as Lu Bu remembered, obviously not at ease on this side.

"The lord can write to the court, saying that Liu Bei has a private jade seal, and please order the troops to be sent to suppress it." Chen Deng looked at Lu Bu and smiled.

"Good, I'll order someone to prepare a book, the soldiers and horses have been mobilized, and I will rush to Huaiyin tomorrow." Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction.

"The lord doesn't have to be in such a hurry, it's best to wait for the reply from the imperial court to be sent before leaving, as for Liu Bei's matter, you can order General Gao to be with him, and in this matter, kill Sun Ce first, then go to Xuchang, and after returning to the army, defeat Liu Bei, otherwise if these two people lose too quickly, it will only make Cao Cao more jealous of the lord and dare not leave Xuchang without permission." Chen Deng said with a smile.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Lu Bu can successfully kill Sun Ce, and now although the Jiangdong Shi clan is intimidated by Sun Ce's fierceness and submits to it, it has not really been surrendered by Sun Ce, and the reason why Jiangdong is peaceful at this moment is that Sun Ce is tied to his body, which is very similar to Xuzhou today, if Lu Bu can successfully kill Sun Ce, Jiangdong will be chaotic, and the subsequent plan can be successful, otherwise, it is just empty talk.

As for Liu Bei, although Chen Deng has a good impression of him, Liu Bei at the moment is really powerless to compete with Lu Bu.

"Okay, it's up to you." Lu Bu stood up, looked at Chen Deng, and said, "Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce's manpower, you can arrange it." ”

The manpower here is not a living person, but the dozen or so ghost guards under Lu Bu.

"Whoa!"

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