On the evening of June 15, before a group of Xiliang generals raised their troops, Liu Jian sent an envoy to meet Niu Fu.

In order to show the importance he attaches to Niu Fu and Lu Bu, Liu Jian specially sent his henchman Zhen Yan to meet Niu Fu and Lu Bu.

Zhen Yan is now the vice president of the Hebei Business and Trade Association, and on weekdays, he mainly assists the Su Shuang Business Association, coordinates the major giants and merchants, stabilizes prices, and dredges the upstream and downstream industrial chains.

Hebei Commerce and Trade Association originally belonged to the business alliance, but in recent years gradually began to evolve and transform, the business association is still an association, but above the association, a new local government office set up by Liu Jian, also known as the Commerce Bureau, is responsible for supervising and supervising the merchants in the territory under Liu Jian's jurisdiction.

Zhen Yan came to see Niu Fu this time and brought a lot of gifts, expressing condolences to Niu Fu and Lu Bu on behalf of Liu Jian.

When Niu Fu saw it, he hurriedly smiled and said: "The prime minister is really polite, I am waiting for the generals on the border, and I should have congratulated the prime minister on his ascension, why did I let the prime minister give me a gift?" ”

Zhen Yan said with a smile: "General Niu, Captain Lu Du, the two of them have worked hard for the Han Dynasty to go to Xiliang, and the prime minister is in charge of the government of a country, and there are still many places to rely on the two of them in the future. ”

Niu Fu hurriedly said: "President Zhen is polite, Niu has admired the prime minister for a long time!" Although it was hostile in the past, there were several misunderstandings, but between a certain and the prime minister and General Zhang, it can be said that they sympathize with each other! ”

"In the future, if you can serve the prime minister, it will be a lifelong blessing for Niu!"

Zhen Yan said: "Dong Gong has now returned to Chang'an, ranking in a high position of Taifu, ranking first among the ministers, General Niu is the son-in-law of Taifu, and his future future is bound to be limitless!" ”

When Niu Fu heard this, he immediately laughed.

Immediately after, Niu Fu seemed to realize something, and he turned his head and looked at Lu Bu behind him.

"Fengxian, why don't you say anything? How could President Zhen come here on behalf of the Prime Minister to be so rude? ”

To be honest, Lu Bu didn't mean to be rude, he was just apprehensive at the moment.

To put it bluntly, he's been very nervous lately.

When he was in Liangzhou, Wang Yun had secretly contacted Lu Bu, and Lu Bu was a little moved in his heart at that time, and wanted to match Wang Yun, but was blocked by Niu Fu, and this matter was not done in the end.

But now, Lu Bu is secretly glad that he didn't contact Wang Yun at that time, otherwise, he would have suffered a big loss.

Looking at the fate of Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and those sworn friends who followed them, Lu Bu's cold sweat immediately penetrated the clothes on his back.

It's just that the current Wang Yun and Yang Biao and others have all been copied by Liu Jian, who knows that the letters he exchanged with Wang Yun and others, as well as the people sent by Wang Yun to see him before, all fell into Liu Jian's hands......

In case Liu Jian catches the evidence of his secret affair with Wang Yun, even if he does not respond to Wang Yun, will Liu Jian be suspicious of himself?

In the future, once he returns to Chang'an and devotes himself to Liu Jian's command, will Liu Jian use this matter against him?

These Lu Bu can't be sure.

Moreover, his heavy generals died in the hands of Liu Jianjun back then, and Lu Bu was somewhat worried about this matter.

"President Zhen, if Bu is unwell and rude, please don't be responsible."

"How dare you."

Zhen Yan hurriedly arched his hand to Lu Bu and said: "Actually, Zhen Mou came to see the two of you this time, and he was also negligent and lazy, in fact, logically speaking, Zhen should have come a long time ago, but Chang'an has been dealing with something recently...... Alas, there was no way, so it came a little slower. ”

Lu Bu didn't care much about Zhen Yan's words, but Niu Fu was a little kind of trustworthy and asked, "What are the major matters that Chang'an has handled?" ”

Zhen Yan said: "It's not that Wang Yun is copied, Yang Biao still has their vassals......"

This sentence touched Lu Bu's nerves, he hurriedly looked at Zhen Yan, pricked up his ears to listen, and his heart was beating wildly.

Lu Bu's state seemed to fall in Zhen Yan's eyes, but he didn't take it seriously, he just said to himself:

"To tell the truth, these rebels are all big families, Zhen, as the vice president of the Commerce and Trade Association, has not slept well for seven days just to check the assets, and can only sleep for one or two hours a day, which is really dead."

"There are also the documents and letterheads that have been copied from the traitors' homes, and they are spread all over the courtyard, but everyone doesn't know what to do with them."

Niu Fu nodded suddenly.

Lu Bu was inexplicably nervous......

Sure enough, Wang Yun's old puppet kept all the letters!

Why don't you know it's all burned? Does this old horseman have to pull a few pads when he dies?

Zhen Yan seemed to be unconscious, and said to herself: "But what is strange to me is that after the prime minister saw those boxes containing letters, he didn't even look through them, and he didn't even allow any of his subordinates to look at them, but directly ordered them to be burned!" Strange don't you say? ”

Niu Fu didn't feel anything when he heard this, but as soon as Lu Bu heard Zhenyan say this, his spirit suddenly came.

"President Zhen, are you true to what you said?"

Zhen Yan seemed to look at Lu Bu with some doubts, and said: "Of course, seriously, when those letters were burned, many people were present, and this matter has been spread in Chang'an City, and many people don't understand the prime minister's actions, in fact, I don't understand it." ”

Niu Fu said with emotion: "It can only be said that the prime minister is generous, for those who colluded with Wang Yun and Yang Biao in the past, the prime minister's move clearly does not want to hold anyone responsible, as long as everyone works for the Han Dynasty in the future, then in the eyes of the prime minister, they are all good people." ”

Lu Bu hurriedly said: "What General Niu said is very true, the prime minister is really a great character, so open-minded, so magnanimous. With such a majestic strategy, who can compare to the world? ”

"Bu really admires the prime minister! From now on, I am willing to die for the prime minister! Please also ask President Zhen to inform the Prime Minister of our thoughts in Lu Bu! ”

Niu Fu looked at Lu Bu with some doubts, and said in his heart: "The right people give gifts to you, you don't squeak, why are you so enthusiastic all of a sudden?" ”

Although he didn't understand Lu Bu's behavior in his heart, Niu Fu still responded and said: "Yes, President Lao Zhen has told the prime minister!" ”

Zhen Yan smiled slightly and said: "Actually, Zhen came this time, in addition to sending some gifts to the two on behalf of the prime minister and conveying Cheng's love for the two generals, there is another thing I want to worry about the two generals. ”

As soon as Lu Bu and Niu Fu heard Zhen Yan say this, their faces immediately turned straight and put on a posture of listening quietly.

Zhen Yan immediately said: "Many of the generals of the Xiliang Army are not very satisfied with the current situation in the imperial court. ”

"Mrs. Dong also returned to obedience on behalf of the Xiliang Army, but many people still seem to be unconvinced...... If you don't accept it, you can even have plans to rebel! I wonder how the two generals thought this matter should be handled? ”

Niu Fu hurriedly said, "Someone is planning to betray the imperial court? Then as a general of the imperial court, we naturally have to send troops to fight for it. ”

Zhen Yan smiled slightly and said, "It's just that they are all former colleagues of the two generals, don't the two generals have some scruples about this matter?" ”

"If there is a war between colleagues because of this, will it be a little inappropriate to go back and spread the word?"

Before Niu Fu could answer, he heard Lu Bu say:

"Although Chairman Zhen can rest assured, although we and the generals of the Xiliang Army are colleagues and knew each other well in the past, but once there is a fight between them and the imperial court this time, we will never sit on the sidelines, and Lu Bu is willing to make a military order! In order to share the worries of the prime minister. ”

Zhen Yan was very happy to hear Lu Bu say this.

"Captain Lu is worthy of being loyal to the country, if the prime minister knows that Captain Lu is so loyal, he will be very happy."

When Zhen returned to Chang'an this time, he would definitely convey the loyalty and generosity of the two generals to the prime minister.

"As for how to deal with the rebels, the prime minister has already made arrangements...... If the two generals are willing, then they will act according to the prime minister's strategy. ”

Since Zhen Yan said so, Lu Bu and Niu Fu naturally had no reason.

After telling the two of them what Liu Jian wanted to tell, Zhen Yan made another request to Lu Bu.

"The prime minister heard that there is a heroic man under Captain Lu, and he has admired him for a long time, so he wants me to pay a visit, I don't know if Captain Du will respond."

Lu Bu is still relaxed.

After listening to Zhen Yan's words, he immediately said happily: "I don't know which one the prime minister wants to see?" ”

Zhen Yan smiled and said, "The person the prime minister wants to see is Zhang Liao, a native of Yanmen Mayi. “

"Oh......"

When Lu Bu heard that Liu Jian wanted to see Zhang Liao, he was a little apprehensive.

After all, if you see other generals of the state army, those are his descendants.

But among the troops under Lu Bu, the person with the highest autonomy was Zhang Liao.

Lu Bu was not stupid, he knew that Liu Jian wanted to see Zhang Liao, and he must have wanted to convey the intention of recruitment to Zhang Liao through Zhen Yan.

If Lu Bu led Zhang Liao to defect to Liu Jian, Zhang Liao could still become his right-hand man under Lu Bu, but if Liu Jian recruited Zhang Liao alone, maybe Zhang Liao would break away from Lu Bu's subordinates and become an independent army in the future, and then he would not have much to do with Lu Bu.

But in this case, can Lu Bu refuse Zhen Yan?

If he rejects Zhen Yan now, it will be tantamount to cutting off his future.

At that moment, I saw Lu Bu say to Zhen Yan: "Since it is the prime minister who asked the president to see Zhang Wenyuan, Na Bu has no reason to object, come here, hurry up Zhang Wenyuan to meet President Zhen." ”

Not long after, Zhang Liao came to the big tent under the guidance of Lu Bu's men.

After he saluted Lu Bu and Niu Fu, Zhen Yan immediately stepped forward to introduce himself to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao is also a person who knows etiquette, so he hurriedly visited him.

Zhen Yan looked Zhang Liao up and down for a long time: "The prime minister has heard of Zhang Wenyuan's name for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really a hero." ”

"In the past, the prime minister and Lu Duwei fought many times, during which my Hebei soldiers also clashed with the clerks repeatedly, and there were many misunderstandings between the two sides, the prime minister asked me to see Wen Yuan this time, I didn't mean anything else, I just wanted me to inform Wen Yuan of the previous misunderstanding, but because each is its master, this time everyone works for the imperial court, Wen Yuan should not have a bad heart in the future, he will be born to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, and the prime minister will definitely not treat Wen Yuan badly."

Zhang Liao was taken aback when he heard Zhen Yan's words, and he hurriedly said: "What kind of identity does Liao dare to treat Prime Minister Lao so kindly?" In the past, there were many conflicts with the prime minister on the battlefield, and the prime minister should not be blamed, Zhang Liao must do his best for the prime minister and the court. ”

Zhen Yan nodded with satisfaction and said: "This is the best, just such a little talk, there is no other meaning, Captain Lu Dudu, General Niu, please act according to the Prime Minister's instructions, don't let down the Prime Minister's kindness, this is also your chance to make great contributions." ”

Niu Fu patted his chest and said, "President Zhen, don't worry, we will definitely do this." ”

Zhen Yan talked to the two of them for a while, and then left.

After Lu Bu and Niu Fu made a plan, the two went their separate ways and returned to the military village.

On the way back to the military village, Lu Bu said to Zhang Liao:

"Wenyuan, President Zhen took the initiative to convey the Prime Minister's words to you, it seems that the Prime Minister is very important to you."

Zhang Liao is a person who understands, and he naturally knows what Lu Bu's words mean.

"Fengxian doesn't have to worry too much, although we are all obedient to the prime minister, but the love between you and me is more important than everything, and I will still respect Fengxian in the future."

After hearing this, Lu Bu was very happy.

He laughed in satisfaction.

"Wen Yuan doesn't have to be like this, I didn't say anything, can't I still trust you after so many years of friendship?"

Zhang Liao secretly said in his heart: If you really trust me, Shicai will not ask these words.

To be honest, Lu Bu has indeed grown a lot over the years, both in terms of military strategy and political sensitivity, which is stronger than in the past.

But Zhang Liao can still feel that Lu Bu's mind is still not broad enough.

Everyone has some selfish thoughts or feelings of anxiety to a greater or lesser extent.

But at least it can't be shown on the surface, or so quickly.

Zhen Yan just said a few words to me, are you coming to test me, are you too wary of me?

But Zhang Liao still knew Lu Bu. There are some things that he can say directly, which is better than holding them in his heart.

However, Zhang Liao actually always had an idea in his heart.

It would be great to be able to meet a true master.

However, now he and Lu Bu have finally returned to Liu Jian.

Zhang Liao can be regarded as a long-admired name of Liu Jian, although he has encountered it on the battlefield before, and has formed a lot of life and death grudges, but now these have disappeared.

I just don't know what Liu Jian's usual life is.

However, everyone in the world says that Liu Jian is a benevolent, righteous and intelligent hero, so I think this will not be bad, right?

When I have the opportunity to meet him in the future, I will know the truth.

……

On the evening of June 15, Hu Zhen, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Yang Ding, and other generals of Xiliang marched separately.

Hu Zhen, as the chief general of Xiliang, is the current leading brother, so he naturally led his troops to Chang'an and captured the city of Chang'an.

Li Meng and Wang Fang respectively went to block the two Biao armies arranged by Liu Jian on the east and west sides of Chang'an.

Hu Zhen did not expect Li Meng and Wang Fang to completely defeat the Hebei army.

He only needs Li Meng and Wang Fang to make the Hebei army unable to go to Chang'an for the time being, give him enough time to take the city, and govern the emperor and Liu Jian, and then he will be in power.

Yang Ding went to steal the grain of Yiwu and used it as his own backup supply.

As for Zhang Ji, he went to attack Dong Zhuo's camp, kill Dong Huang and Dong Min, seize military power, and increase his own strength.

As for Lu Bu and Niu Fu...... Hu Zhen expected that even if the Xiliang Army had action, with the narrow-mindedness of the two of them, they would definitely not act rashly.

They will inevitably sit on the sidelines and sit back and watch the success or failure...... In this way, after you take Chang'an, you can slowly clean up the two of them.

After everything was arranged, Hu Zhen immediately marched towards Chang'an.

The Xiliang army is very powerful in rapid marching, especially Dong Zhuo is a master who is good at this, and these generals under him have followed Dong Zhuo over the years, and they have naturally learned a lot of tactics in this regard.

Zhang Ji got the task of killing Dong Huang and Dong Min this year, and he was very unwilling, after all, this task can be said to be the most difficult of many tasks.

Obviously, Hu Zhen has a bit of a meaning to use him as cannon fodder.

Zhang Ji was a little worried about this.

So, Zhang Ji could only use the excuse that he had something to discuss with Dong Huang and Dong Min that night, so he led his troops to Qiyingzhai to meet these two people.

According to Zhang Ji's thoughts, after seeing Dong Huang and Dong Min, as long as he secretly killed the killers and let his subordinates kill these two people by surprise, and then seize the military power, it would be much easier than directly attacking them.

But what Zhang Ji never expected was that when he stepped into the handsome tent of Dong Huang and Dong Min, the first thing he saw was Lu Bu!

Seeing this, Zhang Ji was immediately shocked: "Lu, Lu Bu! Why are you here? ”

Lu Bu glared at Zhang Ji with a grim face and said, "You think that the poison plan you set up is a foolproof strategy, but in fact it is full of loopholes!" Lu Mou is here today to wait for you to come and die, Zhang Ji, come on! ”

(End of chapter)