Chapter 23: Liu Bei seeks office

After refining dozens of soul pills, Lu Bu was a little bored, and returned to the general's mansion, tonight he was going to see the Yan family, because of Wei Xu's death, the Yan family has not been in a good mood recently, Lu Bu is busy with military affairs, and he doesn't want to spend too much energy on women, now that Cao Jun's retirement has become a settlement, Lu Bu's mood is relaxed, and the first thing that comes to mind is Yan.

When he returned to the backyard, he saw a tall figure coming out of Yan's room, and when Lu Bu saw this woman, his face couldn't help but glow with a little love: "Lingqi, it's so late, why don't you go to sleep yet." ”

"Lingqi see my father." The tall girl is Lu Bu's daughter and Lu Bu's only bloodline, Lu Lingqi.

The fate of this girl is also bumpy, following Lu Bu from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an to the Central Plains, the teenage girl, except for the first few years of birth, almost never lived a few days of peace.

After coming to Xuzhou, he finally settled down, Yuan Shu asked for marriage, and was almost married to Runan, thinking about Yuan Shu's predicament now, Lu Bu was really a little afraid, but fortunately he didn't marry his daughter out at the beginning.

Looking at the well-behaved and sensible Lu Lingqi, Lu Bu felt distressed in his heart, and the tempering along the way also made this girl who had nothing to do with it, since Chang'an, she didn't let Lu Bu worry about it, and even when he wanted to marry Yuan Shu, he didn't have the slightest objection, but helped himself to persuade the Yan family, but the more this happened, the more Lu Bu felt guilty.

"Is your mother asleep?" Lu Bu beckoned, motioned for Lu Lingqi to come over, glanced at the room where the lights had been turned off, and asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Lu Lingqi nodded obediently and said, "Mother has been tired these days, and father is not strange." ”

"No wonder, my son should go to bed early." Lu Bu shook his head, looked at Lu Lingqi, and showed a rare smile on his face: "After retiring from Cao Jun this time, my father will arrange a family affair for my son again, this time, my father will not force you to marry again, which one does my son like, tell his father, even if it is tied, my father will also be tied for you." ”

"My father is now a prince, and he must not act in this way, lest he lose his morals." Lu Lingqi hurriedly said.

"You, sometimes you are more nagging than your mother!" Lu Bu shook his head helplessly, sometimes, it's not a good thing for his daughter to be too sensible, he hopes that his daughter can be carefree and coquettish with himself like a princess.

But this kind of thing can't be forced, Lu Bu touched it from his body, and found a porcelain bottle, which contained the soul pill he had refined, and handed it to Lu Lingqi and said: "This is a good medicine refined by a famous doctor, and it has the effect of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, so you can take it." ”

"Since you have this elixir, it is better to give it to your mother." Lu Lingqi took the porcelain vase and said.

"Your mother's place, only a little more." Lu Bu rubbed Lu Lingqi's head and said with a smile: "My son will use it himself." ”

Lu Lingqi hesitated for a moment, put the porcelain vase into her pocket, and saluted Lu Bu: "Daughter, thank you for the gift from your father." ”

"Lingqi, you said, is it wrong to kill your maternal uncle for your father?" Lu Bu sat on a stone pier, looked at the dark night sky, and asked.

"If my uncle succeeds and my father is captured by the Cao army, will my Lu family have today?" Lu Lingqi shook her head and said: "Although my mother will be sad, my mother also knows this truth, because my mother doesn't mean to blame my father, but I just ......."

"Just what?" Lu Bu asked with a smile.

"It's just that I'm leaving my hometown now, and there is only one relative by my mother's side, my uncle, and now my mother is sad because of this, my father must not blame my mother." Lu Lingqi bowed and said.

"I've never blamed it." Lu Bu shook his head: "Your mother has suffered too much with me, how can I blame her?" ”

"It's not early, I'll go and rest." Lu Bu stood up and motioned for Lu Lingqi to rest.

"Leave the child!" Lu Lingqi nodded, said goodbye to Lu Bu, and turned to leave.

Glancing at Yan's bedroom, Lu Bu didn't disturb her to rest in the end, and Wei Xu's matter could only be slowly smoothed out by time.

There was nothing to say all night, and in the early morning of the next day, a soldier in the city made a coffin for Zhang Fei, put Zhang Fei's body in it, and then set up a carriage to send Zhang Fei's coffin outside the Cao Yingyuan Gate, then untied the war horse and went straight back to Xiapi.

Cao Jun in the camp thought it was Lu Bu's trick, and he didn't dare to go out of the camp to investigate, but in the end, after Cao Hong was sure that there was no one around to ambush, he ordered someone to drag the coffin back to the camp.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were discussing the strategy of rescuing Zhang Fei in the camp, and now that Cao Cao had made up his mind to return to Xuchang, Liu Bei discussed with Guan Yu and asked Cao Cao for the post of assassin of Xuzhou.

Although they are on the opposite side, Liu Bei feels that with Lu Bu's past style, he will not really kill Zhang Fei, after all, Lu Bu did not instigate Liu Bei's family when he captured Liu Bei's family, but sent him back, maybe he can find a way to find Chen Qi's father and son, go around, and spend some price to exchange Zhang Fei back.

After all, after Cao Cao retired from the army, this Xuzhou was devastated, and there was no grain available in Xiapi City, so he could exchange grain and grass for Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei had even prepared a letter to Chen Qi to ask him for help.

While talking, I saw Xu Huang, who had the best relationship with Guan Yu in Cao Jun, walked in with an ugly face.

Xu Huang and Guan Yu are both from Hedong, this local feeling is very important in this era, after Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei into Cao Ying, Xu Huang was the first batch of people willing to make friends with them.

"Gongming is here, but Gong Cao has something to do?" Liu Bei cheered up, forced a smile, and smiled at Xu Huang.

When Xu Huang heard this, he sighed and said: "Don't mourn the Duke of Xuande, before Lu Bu sent someone to send back the coffin of General Yide, and now it is at the gate, Duke Cao ordered me to come and inform the Duke of Xuande and Brother Yun." ”

"Puff~" Liu Bei knelt on the straw mat with blank eyes.

Guan Yu staggered twice, leaned on the weapon rack, looked at Xu Huang, his eyes rarely opened, but at the moment, he was staring round, gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Bu...... Guan Yu will kill you! ”

After a long time, Liu Bei suddenly covered his chest and shouted: "Hurt me!" ”

After speaking, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person fell unconscious, Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and helped Liu Bei, Xu Huang hurriedly ran to invite the military medicine craftsman, and after some hecticism, Liu Bei finally came to his senses.

Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei was in a coma, and he also brought Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and the Xiahou brothers to visit, sat on Liu Bei's couch in person, and helped Liu Bei and said: "Xuande, the death of Yide, I am also heartbroken, but Xuande should take care of his body." ”

Liu Bei grabbed Cao Cao's hand, looked at Cao Cao and said: "Duke Cao, I am willing to shepherd Xuzhou on behalf of Duke Cao, not to seek a name, but to be able to personally blade Lu Bu and avenge my third brother, and hope that Duke Cao will be gracious!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was silent, he wanted to drive Lu Bu away, but he didn't want Liu Bei to stay in Xuzhou, Lu Bu was hateful, but Liu Bei was quite popular in Xuzhou, if Liu Bei was allowed to stay in Xuzhou and drive Lu Bu away, Liu Bei's troubles may not be weaker than Lu Bu.

In the end, Cao Cao shook his head and said: "This matter, I can't do it, I still need to ask the Son of Heaven for instructions, Xuande and I will go back to Xuchang together, after asking the Son of Heaven, it is not too late to make a decision, revenge, Xuande can rest assured, when we return to the dynasty to regroup, after mobilizing enough food and grass, we will definitely kill back!" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes, he nodded helplessly, stood up staggeringly, and said sadly: "Where is Yide's body?" ”

Cao Cao gestured to Xu Huang, Xu Huang nodded, and walked straight out with Liu Bei and Guan Yu.