A few days later, Fu Zhi sent someone to escort Niu Fu and Wei Xu to the front line to meet Liu Jian.

For a period of time, Liu Jian deliberately arranged Niu Fu and Wei Xu to live together, so that the two of them would have more opportunities for in-depth communication.

Previously, Liu Jian had already told Niu Fu something about how he would gain a foothold in Liangzhou in the future, and at the same time, Liu Jian hoped that Niu Fu could unite with Lu Bu in Bingzhou to form a unique force in the group under Dong Zhuo.

Niu Fu admitted Liu Jian's point of view, and as a result, some small friendships developed with Liu Jian.

After Niu Fu and Wei Xu arrived in Luoshui, they were brought to Liu Jian at the same time.

Niu Fu had communicated with Liu Jian before, and he knew in his heart that if he wanted to gain a foothold under Dong Zhuo in the future and have his own place after Dong Zhuo's death, he had to unite with Lu Bu, so during this period of living with Wei Xu, Niu Fu took special care of Wei Xu and was very enthusiastic.

During the period of living together, Niu Fu also revealed to Wei Xu that if he could return to Chang'an in the future, he hoped to unite with Lu Bu.

Wei Xu is Lu Bu's brother-in-law and has a close relationship with Lu Bu, but this person is not the kind of reckless person, in a way, this person is better at speculation.

After Wei Xu understood Niu Fu's intentions, he immediately took the initiative to move closer to Niu Fu.

Although he is not a witty person, he is not too stupid after all, he understands very well that after Lu Bu experienced a big defeat in the previous time, even if Dong Zhuo does not kill him, Lu Bu will definitely have an extremely difficult time under Dong Zhuo in the future.

The generals of Xiliang are all people who have fallen into the well without any concept of benevolence and righteousness, these people are like hungry wolves, they wish that the group led by Lu Bu would fall, and then pounce on them and eat them.

As a relative of Lu Bu, Wei Xu's net worth interests are bound to Lu Bu, and he naturally doesn't want Lu Bu to end up like this in the Liangzhou Group.

But it was at this time that Niu Fu, who was arrested with Liu Jianjun and himself, was locked up with Wei Xu, and at the same time threw an olive branch to Wei Xu, hoping to reach an alliance with Lu Bu.

Wei Xu naturally won't let go of this opportunity!

He promised Niu Fu that as long as the two of them went back alive, he would definitely thread the needle for Lu Bu and Niu Fu and let the two of them form an alliance.

After all, Niu Fu and Lu Bu are complementary, what Niu Fu has that Lu Bu does not have, and what Lu Bu has, Niu Fu does not.

After meeting Niu Fu and Wei Xu, Liu Jian went straight to the point and directly told the two of them about the process of his meeting with Dong Zhuo this time.

Niu Fu was not surprised, but listened carefully, after all, he had an agreement with Liu Jian before, and now Liu and Niu have some common interests and goals in a sense.

On the contrary, Wei Xu was taken aback, looking at Niu Fu in surprise and Liu Jian on the other, not knowing what the relationship between the two of them was.

Why do the two of them look so familiar?

However, Wei Xu is still a fine person after all, even if his heart is full of doubts, he is not embarrassed to ask directly, and he knows that even if he asks at this time, Liu Jian will not be able to answer him.

In Liu Jian's account of his conversation with Dong Zhuo, one of the most important things to describe was that he planned to cooperate with Dong Zhuo to help the Han Dynasty stabilize Liangzhou and open up the Western Regions at the same time.

Niu Fu listened to the blueprint described by Liu Jian, and the gaze in his eyes diverged a little.

Obviously, he didn't understand these things very well.

"General Niu, General Niu!"

Liu Jian called Niu Fu lightly: "Why is General Niu stunned?" ”

Niu Fu came back to his senses all of a sudden, and he hurriedly said: "Oh, I listened to General Liu's words, his vision was far-reaching, and his ideas were quite novel, Niu Fu was attracted by General Liu's spirit and ambition for a while, and he was a little distracted unconsciously, and I hope the general will not be blamed!" ”

Liu Jian smiled and said: "General Niu is polite, I will send someone to send the general and Wei Sima back to Dazhai in Xiangguo in the coming day, you can go back." ”

Niu Fu and Wei Xu hurriedly bowed their hands: "Thank you General Liu, thank you General Liu!" ”

"Why should you do this?"

Liu Jian stretched out his hand and helped the two of them, and then said: "Actually, I invited the two of you this time, in addition to informing the two of you about my conversation with Xiangguo, I also have a little heartfelt words that I want to say to the two." ”

"Of course, Liu has no intention of commanding General Niu and Captain Lu, it's just that we don't know each other if we don't fight, and there may be many opportunities for cooperation in the future, so Liu wants to nag a few words, if the general can benefit the best, if not, but it's okay, I don't know if the general is willing to listen?

At this moment, what Liu Jian said, Niu Fu and Wei Xu were naturally willing to listen.

"Please also ask General Liu for advice!" Niu Fu is very polite and authentic.

Liu Jian smiled and said: "General, the defeat of you and General Lu in Sizhou this time is not man-made, but actually caused by the time......

This is very polite, and it can be regarded as saving face for Niu Fu and others.

What time is it, it's obviously a waste, and he can't beat Liu Jian.

But you can't say that, otherwise how can you be friends in the future?

"It's just that this defeat in Sizhou will make it difficult for General Niu and Captain Lu to stand up and be people under Xiangguo in the future."

Liu Jian's words were very serious, and Niu Fu and Wei Xu naturally understood.

The general of the defeated army, and he suffered such a big defeat, even if Dong Zhuo didn't say anything, Lu Niu and the others would not be able to hang their faces under Dong Zhuo in the future.

Moreover, the two of them, in the eyes of the generals of Xiliang, were not well-treated characters.

The three generals and soldiers of the Xiliang Army will have a contempt for the two of them in the future.

Niu Fu's face darkened a little, he knew that he would have a very difficult time among the generals of Liangzhou in the future.

"Alas, what General Liu said, I also know, but the matter has come to this point, and I have no way to solve it...... Would you like to ask General Liu for some pointers? ”

Liu Jian looked back and forth at Niu Fu and Wei Xu: "To be honest, Liu is also the leader of the army, as a general, if he loses his military heart and military prestige, it is really a very dangerous thing for the leader of the army, in my opinion, the top priority after the general and Captain Lu Du return to Guanzhong is to find a way to establish great merit, regain military prestige, and establish their own military system and forces in the army." ”

What Liu Jian said, Niu Fu naturally understood.

The problem is, some things are easier said than done.

He Liu Jian said that let him Niu Fu and Lu Bu go to make military merits, and the two of them will be able to make military merits?

It's so easy!

Isn't that!

Niu Fu's expression fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

He said with a smile: "Of course, the merit is not so easy to stand, you need to wait for a good opportunity, as a leader of the army, sometimes you may not be able to wait for an opportunity to make meritorious service in three or five years...... But the general and Captain Lu are both chosen people, isn't this opportunity for meritorious service just in front of them? ”

Niu Fu looked at Liu Jian suspiciously.

"Where is the opportunity for meritorious service, I don't know ...... Niu"

Liu Jian really wanted to give Niu Fu a kick, and he said so much about Dong Zhuo's opening up of the Western Regions to him just now, which was in vain.

"General Niu, I just told you that Xiangguo intends to conquer Liangzhou and open up the Western Regions, isn't this a great opportunity for the general? Such world-famous feats are placed in front of the general, does the general not know what to do with himself? ”

Niu Fu was stunned when he heard this.

"In the bitter cold land of Liangzhou, the countries of the Western Regions are far behind my Han Dynasty, where is the great achievement?"

Liu Jian sighed.

"General, it is precisely because of the bitter cold in Liangzhou and the backwardness of the Western Regions, so relatively speaking, this merit may be easier to stand, is it better to let the general stay in Sizhou and continue to fight with the Kwantung princes?"

Niu Fu was stunned when he heard this.

That's really the reason.

Compared with people like Liu Jian, the Qiang people in the west are really gentle like sheep.

No matter how rich Kanto is, it is not a place where his old cow can stay.

"But ......"

Niu Fu hesitated: "Over the years, the Qiang people have repeatedly rebelled in Liangzhou and suppressed more than once, how can they be pacified?" Besides, now the rebels of Yan Zhong, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others are in Liangzhou, and they are also very difficult to defeat. ”

Liu Jian sighed: "General, you have to understand that although the Qiang people in Liangzhou have repeatedly rebelled, it does not mean that their combat strength will pose too much threat to the Han Dynasty!" General, you are originally from Liangzhou, and you have long been familiar with the Qiang rebellion, and you go to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion only for one, and second, this is also an opportunity for you and General Lu to enrich their forces in Liangzhou, hasn't the general thought about it? ”

"The conquest of Liangzhou and the opening up of the Western Regions is a great achievement in the eyes of Xiangguo, but it may not be in the eyes of Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others...... In the bitter cold land of Liangzhou, although the Qiang rebellion can be suppressed, it will be a headache if it is repeatedly rebelled, coupled with the strong power of Ma Teng and Han Sui, I expect that no one in the Western Liang generals will want to go to the front! ”

"What a good place is the center of Chang'an, Liangzhou is such a bitter cold place, who is willing to go if they are idle and have nothing to do?"

"Li, Guo and others are all short-sighted people, they just saw that Chang'an is the center of the imperial court, and the future in Chang'an is bright, and they can stand on the top of the world, but they never thought that going to Liangzhou's homeland is the best way to expand their own power."

"The general and General Lu were defeated and damaged a lot this time, and they just used the excuse to go to Liangzhou, while helping Xiangguo to quell the rebellion, while absorbing the local Qiang people in Liangzhou, forming a new strong army, and then using Liangzhou war horses to expand the cavalry and reorganize the prestige, which can not only share the worries of Xiangguo, but also reproduce the prestige of the past, why not?"

"General Shicai said that Liangzhou is bitterly cold, but there is no one to fight for this bitter cold place, the general and Lu Duwei can just take the opportunity of counterinsurgency to spread kindness and righteousness in Liangzhou, buy people's hearts, collect the local Haoyou and Qiang tribes, and let them become the general's backing, but the victory is wasted in Chang'an and Luoyang."

"You need to know that the hearts of the people of Chang'an and Luoyang, it is very difficult for the people of our border counties to receive, but the hearts of the people of Liangzhou are at your fingertips!"

"Don't be blinded because Sizhou and Yongzhou are rich."

These "heartfelt words" really made Niu Fu and Wei Xumao beside him suddenly open!

Liu Deran...... What a god!

Niu Fu threw his hand at Liu Jian: "If it weren't for General Liu reminding Niu, I almost forgot that I was a Liangzhou person, since I am a Liangzhou person, then don't think of myself as a Central Plains person, General Liu is right, the foundation of Liangzhou people is in Liangzhou." ”

"It's just that Ma Teng and Han Sui's rebels are extremely powerful in Liangzhou, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others will not provoke, if I and Lu Bu take the initiative to ask Ying, and they can't fight Ma back, Han and others, what should I do?"

Liu Jian sighed: "This is the inherent thinking of you Liangzhou people, you are shouting and shouting and killing for everything, is it not good to act like you and me today?" Is there something you have to fight? Sit down and talk. ”

"Ma Teng and Han Sui are not born rebels, that Ma Teng is after General Fubo Ma Yuan, Han Sui was also a person from filial piety in the past, but later fell into the rebel army by coincidence."

"But as rebels, they are always worried about their future, after all, they also know in their hearts that they are not capable of overthrowing the Han Dynasty, and with the knowledge of the two of them, they also know that the best destination for them in the end is to rely on the imperial court."

"What does Dong Xiangguo lack in his hands now, and there is no shortage of officials, the dignified Xiangguo is in charge of the government, if he wants to recruit rebels, why do he have to fight? Can't you appease it? Han Sui and Ma Teng are both people with long-term vision, as long as the benefits given by the imperial court are enough, they will inevitably respond to the trend. ”

"If the general can become a bridge builder among them, then for Xiangguo, it will be a great achievement, why worry that Xiangguo will not reuse the general in the future?"

Niu Fu bowed deeply to Liu Jian: "The general's words really touched Niu a lot, and he was taught, this Liangzhou and the Western Regions, Niu went to Go." ”

(End of chapter)