Zhang Fei is not a careful person, but he is not stupid.

After listening to Liu Bei's words, he asked his eldest brother with a little surprise: "Big brother, are you saying that there is a small country that is a vassal to the Han Dynasty, that is to say, our Han Dynasty is about to rise again?" ”

"That's right, that's exactly what I meant!" Liu Bei smiled and nodded.

Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei nodding with a smile, and suddenly remembered something, and was a little nervous for a while.

Just when Zhang Fei was nervous, Liu Bei asked, "By the way, third brother, I asked you to pay attention to the situation of this team escorting the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom, do you know where they are now?" ”

The three envoys of the Japanese Kingdom had to set off from Xuzhou and return to Dongying, which Cao Ang naturally would not hide.

After all, this plan to go to Xuzhou and fake the way to defeat the enemy is a yang conspiracy.

I told you that I was going to Xuzhou, not only that these three envoys would go to sea from Xuzhou, but that I, Cao Ang, would also go to sea from Xuzhou when I sent troops to aid Dongying.

You people in Xuzhou dare to stop it? That is to disobey the orders of the imperial court!

In this way, Cao Ang didn't need to use any false tricks, and directly ordered to attack Xuzhou.

Liu Bei naturally learned the news that the three envoys were going to pass through Xuzhou, so he asked Zhang Fei to pay attention to the news of the Lejin team early.

After Zhang Fei heard Liu Bei's inquiry, his face changed slightly, and then he said with an embarrassed face: "Big brother, Lejin has already brought those three messengers here, and at this time, I am afraid that he is about to arrive in Guangling County." ”

"What?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he said helplessly: "Third brother, didn't I tell you a long time ago to let you pay attention to this team?" ”

"As an imperial uncle, the envoy of such a small country, I naturally want to meet them, not to mention that they are passing by Xuzhou, I am reasonable, I need to lead troops to escort them!"

Zhang Fei lowered his head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Liu Bei.

After all, he felt that the envoys of the three small countries passed by Xuzhou, so what did it have to do with them.

It wasn't until now that he realized his mistake after listening to Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei was also embarrassed to blame Zhang Fei, so he could only wave his hand, and while hurriedly walking towards the outside of the room, he instructed Zhang Fei: "Third brother, you go and mobilize a thousand men and horses immediately, let's set off, march quickly to catch up with Lejin and his party, and escort them for a ride." ”

"This ...... Big brother, we're all so late, if we go again, can we still do it? Zhang Fei asked Liu Bei a little unconfidently.

When Liu Bei heard this, he realized this problem, and it was indeed insincere for them to lead troops to escort them like this.

So, they need to find a reasonable reason why they would come to escort a few days late.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bei thought of the Taishan bandits led by Zang Ba.

"There's a way!" Liu Bei smiled slightly: "Let's just say, the current Taishan bandits are rampant, let's go to suppress the wandering Taishan bandits, so it's a little late." ”

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It has to be a big brother, and his brain is better than my old Zhang!" ”

After saying this, Zhang Fei hurriedly removed the soldiers.

And Liu Bei simply cleaned up and followed Zhang Fei.

The two brothers quickly ordered the soldiers and horses, and caught up with Lejin in Guangling County.

After Le Jin saw Liu Bei coming, he also hurriedly went up to say hello: "It turned out that Uncle Liu Huang was here, and the last general will greet him late, please atone for his sins." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand: "General Lejin is polite, I was haunted by Taishan bandits before, so I came a little late, please don't blame General Lejin." ”

"How dare the last general reproach Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang, if you can come to escort these three messengers, you are already giving them three faces." Le Jin said with a smile.

At this time, Tao Qian also heard the sound.

When Tao Qian heard the reason why Liu Bei came late, he also frowned and echoed: "That's right, the recent Taishan bandits are indeed a little rampant!" ”

Le Jin didn't doubt him, but sighed in his heart: "This Xu Gongming, he started quite quickly, so he pretended to be a Taishan bandit and began to harass Liu Bei?" ”

At this time, Xu Huang, who had just entered the territory of Xiapi County for a few days, couldn't help but sneeze, and then rubbed his nose.

……

At Lejin's camp, everyone gathered.

Zhang Fei followed behind Liu Bei, looked around, and asked a little strangely, "Strange, why didn't you see Lu Bu?" ”

Everyone knows that Zhang Fei has always been at odds with Lu Bu, and when he was in the Tiger Prison, Zhang Fei scolded Lu Bu as a slave with three surnames.

After so many years, the two still pinch as soon as they meet, a three-surnamed domestic slave and a ring-eyed thief, constantly scolding each other.

After Le Jin heard Zhang Fei's words, he responded with a little surprise: "General Zhang, Lu Bu didn't come, do you have something to do with him?" ”

As soon as Zhang Fei heard that Lu Bu did not come to escort him, he was immediately displeased: "This thief Lu Bu did not come to escort the three messengers, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't come himself, he doesn't even send soldiers!" ”

Le Jin didn't have any reaction to Zhang Fei's words, after all, Cao Ang had told him before he came.

Only by letting Xuzhou mess up can they have a chance to do something to Xuzhou.

Now that there is a contradiction between Zhang Fei and Lu Bu, then he will naturally not meddle in his affairs and do that and do the same.

Tao Qian, on the other side, didn't have so many worries.

Tao Qian has always been unhappy with Lu Bu's nest in Xiapi, after he heard Zhang Fei's words, he said to Le Jin: "General Le Jin, Lu Bu's move is not to put the imperial court, nor the big Sima and the young general in his eyes!" ”

"Wait until this is the case, General Lejin, after you return to Luoyang, you must truthfully inform the young general of Lu Bu's every move!"

When Le Jin heard this, he was going to nod his head and take the matter down.

But before Le Jin could speak, Liu Bei on the side relieved Lu Bu and said: "Brother Gongzu, presumably this Lu Bu himself also has a hard time, after all, he has just returned from the defeat of Danyang, and he can't divide the troops to escort the three messengers." ”

When Tao Qian heard this, he said to Liu Bei: "Xuande, you don't have to excuse that Lu Bu, he has no king and no father, he should be eliminated as soon as possible!" ”

At this time, Liu Bei still wanted to speak for Lu Bu.

After all, with Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and their brothers are still useful to Tao Qian, then they can still stay in Xuzhou.

But if Lu Bu is defeated one day, then the cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys are cooked, and the birds are all hidden, and he Liu Bei and his brothers are afraid that they will become Tao Qian's thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh for the first time.

(End of chapter)