In the second year of Jian'an, in the early morning of the first day of August, the backyard of the Taishou Mansion was discontinued.

"Boom!" As Lu Bu loosened the string, a sharp dysprosium flew out steadily, and the shaft of the arrow barely trembled up and down, hitting the bull's-eye.

There are also two beautiful women in the courtyard, one in their thirties and the other in their twenties, it is Yan and Diao Chan, holding sweat towels and water cups respectively. When Lu Bu lowered the carved bow, they stepped forward to wipe their sweat and feed water:

"General, take a break, let's have breakfast first."

Lu Bu pushed away Diao Chan's wipe, and said coldly: "Don't worry, I haven't fought for a long time since last year, indulged in the gentle countryside, and hurt by the wine!"

From now on, abstain from alcohol. Shoot a pot of arrows every morning, and don't eat until you finish shooting! Go and eat yourselves, and do not wait for me. ”

After that, Lu Bu drove Diao Chan and the others back to the house very stubbornly, and continued to bend his bow and arrows to complete today's cultivation.

I don't know how long it took, fifty arrows were shot, and the three arrow stacks in front of him were all shot into a hedgehog shape, and Lu Bu couldn't help but smile proudly.

This is only a passing level for him, but at least it proves that the extent of his injury from the wine is not serious, and it can be redeemed with diligent practice.

At the same time that Lu Bu shot the last arrow and smiled proudly, there was also a sound of applause and admiration outside the courtyard gate: "The general is good at archery, worthy of the style of a famous general of the ancients, and he is prepared for danger in times of peace and has magnificent ambitions." ”

"How unclear the general! The general secretly contacted Yuan Shu and attacked Cao Cao, this matter is just a secret discussion, and there is no need to make it public to the world? The general is just using the thief Yuan to do what the general thinks is right, what does it have to do with the anti-thief? To the outside world, it is only necessary to publicize that Yuan Shu and the general happened to attack Cao Cao separately, and there is no need to mention the alliance. ”

The general is fishing for an official position in Zhou County for himself, and he also helped Yuan Shao do dirty work by the way, how dare Cao Cao investigate it in the future? It's a sure bet no matter what! ”

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "The general doesn't know anything - just yesterday, Deng just got the news that Yuan Shu assassinated Liu Chong, the king of Chen, and Luo Jun, the prime minister of Chen, and immediately sent Zhang Xun to lead his troops to follow Zhang Min and occupy Chendi.

Chen Deng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he was also proud in his heart: the rhetoric that Xuande Gong sent to him secretly the day before yesterday was finally going to come in handy. I don't know who this subtle statement came from? Could it be Zhuge Liang?

At this moment, Chen Deng adjusted his mood and tone, and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the general, the position of Xuzhou pastor that the general has in mind will soon have to be presented with both hands because Cao Thief is tired of running for his life." ”

Lu Bu was really overjoyed when he heard this: "Oh? How can Yuanlong be so sure? Cao Thief was so difficult for me last year, could he change his attitude so quickly? ”

Hearing this, he was already pacing back and forth anxiously, and he was seven or eight points tempted: "Hmm...... This is unheard of, but it seems to be true. But I have also skimmed the history books, and I heard that the banner of 'Qing Jun's side' was fought by the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu in the early Han Dynasty. ”

The person who came was Chen Deng, who had actually been waiting outside the courtyard gate for a while, but he deliberately asked the palace attendants not to rush to report, saying that he was afraid of delaying the general's martial arts. In fact, he just wanted to wait for a time when Lu Bu was in the best mood before speaking.

Lu Bu is very fond of this, plus he hasn't fought for more than half a year, and he can't see which strategists really contribute to him in a comfortable environment, and Lu Bu's trust in Chen Deng has completely overshadowed Chen Gong.

With this change, the relationship between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao will inevitably deteriorate even more, and Cao Cao will definitely display heavy troops on the border between Chenliu and Chen County to be prepared. And Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao's fierce reaction, and he would also transfer troops from Huainan to Huaibei, abandoning Liu Bei and defending against Cao Cao.

I accepted Cao Cao's official reward last year, and in the eyes of the world, my old feud with Cao Cao is also broken. Now he is suddenly capricious and capricious, and he is afraid of being laughed at by the world. ”

In fact, Chen Deng guessed wrong, Liu Bei secretly gave him the rhetoric material, which Lu Su helped draft. Lu Su has always been very professional in making excuses to oppose Cao.

And if he treacherously prioritizes the liquidation of the generals, what will the other princes think of him? Moreover, if he persuaded the general to raise the banner of rescuing Captain Yang, he would inevitably win Yuan Shao's favor. Just because Yuan Shao will also be jealous: if Cao Cao can kill Yang Biao because Yang Biao is Yuan Shu's brother-in-law, then he Yuan Shao is Yuan Shu's own brother, and when Cao Cao frees his hand, won't he have to find an excuse to deal with him?

Chen Deng took the lead and shouted: "General! How can the name of Qingjun be stinky? The reason why Liu Bi, the king of Wu, stinks, is because after he raised troops on the side of the Qing monarch, Emperor Xiaojing had already killed the traitorous minister Chao Cuo, and then asked the envoy to go to Liu Bi's camp to announce the decree, but Liu Bi still refused to withdraw the army, and the anti-heart of seeking a great rebellion to seize the throne has been manifested in the world, which is stinky.

"General Mingjian! Go to the post house and invite Han Yin here. Chen Deng gave up his hand and slowly withdrew from the backyard of the mansion.

Once Yuan Cao's main force gathered in Chendi to fight, the general could send Zhongda from Xiaopei to cross Mangdang Mountain, attack Cao Cao's Liangdi, and take Suiyang. At that time, Cao Cao could not care about each other, so he would inevitably ask the general for peace and voluntarily offer the position of Xuzhou pastor, in order to temporarily stabilize the general and concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shu.

Lu Bu was not mentally retarded, he thought down Chen Deng's train of thought and asked, "But after Liu Bi, the king of Wu, played the banner of the Qing monarch back then, there was no way out, right?" If he retreats to Wu, he will also be slowly cut off by Emperor Xiaojing, and finally killed.

If Cao Cao killed Taiwei Yang because of the banner raised by the general, Yuan Shao would inevitably have a feud with Cao Cao. If Cao Cao releases Captain Yang because of the general's advice, then the general can take the favor of rescuing Captain Yang on himself, and let Yuan Shao thank you too.

Lu Bu touched his beard: "Then if we don't talk about the alliance with Yuan Shu, what is the reason for us to attack Cao Cao alone?"

I only heard Chen Deng laugh very confidently: "Why can't the general see it!" The general wants to ask Cao for himself, and there are not many reasons, right?

Fortunately, Chen Deng has figured out Lu Bu's mentality for more than half a year, and he dared to come today, of course, he was fully prepared, and he only listened to him shouting:

"If the Cao thief was really dragged by Yuan Shu, he really didn't want to fight our army at the same time. But after all, Yuan Shu is the emperor, and if I join forces with him now, won't I become an accomplice to the thief? Alas, why didn't Yuan Shu do it with Cao Thief a few months earlier!

Now that both sides have accumulated firewood, only the last person to light the fire is missing. If the general can reward Han Yin who is stranded in the post house at this time, so that Han Yin can reply to Yuan Shu that the general is willing to attack Cao Cao's kindness, and only ask Yuan Shu to launch the first wave of attacks first, then Yuan Shu will definitely do it.

If I play the banner of Qingjun's side, can I still have a chance to accept it? Isn't this a never-ending game? ”

But he still has a bit of a brain after all, and after the obscenity, he still feels a little problematic, so he asks rhetorically:

The general can play the banner of the Qing monarch's side and remove the cool officials, attack Liangdi to admonish the soldiers, and only say that he wants to support Yang Taiwei in prison and Kong Shaofu, who is running for Yang Taiwei, and rescue those courtiers who were taken advantage of Cao Cao's situation to expand the blow and eliminate dissidents, and deter Cao Cao from using the excuse to purge the Donggui Yichen group. In this way, it is famous to send troops. ”

Our army negotiated a covenant with Yuan Shu last year to make a covenant against Cao thieves, but I didn't know that Yuan Shu would call the emperor a rebellion! The situation has changed. Although I have defected to the owner many times, I am also a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty after all! ”

I heard that after Cao Cao became emperor in Yuan Shu, he killed those who had a friendship with Yang Fenghan and Han Xian, just to get rid of dissidents, and even tortured Yang Biao, the Taiwei under the pretense of the marriage between the Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family.

"I've made up my mind! Today, he summoned Han Yin, comforted him, sent him back to Shouchun, and informed Yuan Shu of his intention to join forces. As long as Yuan Shu sends troops to attack Cao Cao first, I will definitely send troops immediately, and I will never break my oath! If Yuan Shu doesn't believe it, I can swear by folding arrows in front of Han Yin! Ask him to tell me on your behalf! ”

After Lu Bu was Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, he voted for Zhang Yang, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and finally joined forces with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong to stand on his own. But he still has to find a psychological hint for himself in his heart, that is, everyone is Hanchen, what's wrong with changing a few partners for the time being?

"Eh! Yuanlong's words made me see the sun like a cloud, and my mouth suddenly opened! Lu Bu finally figured out all the joints, and he had no doubts about whether he would become an anti-minister, whether he would be a clear monarch and whether he would be difficult to stop.

If even this psychological comfort is lost, it will be difficult for Lu Bu to deceive himself that he is a good person.

The general wants to show the world that you are truly Qingjun, then you can prescribe a condition for retreating, for example, if you feel that Cao Cao is too powerful to subdue, you can retreat and ask for the second, saying that it is only because the cool officials are full of favor and deceives the superiors and subordinates, blinds Cao Cao, and brutalizes the three dukes and the righteous ministers of Donggui.

Lu Bu didn't need to look back, he could hear the identity of the person by his voice, and then turned around proudly and asked, "What's the matter with Yuanlong?" I came to the door so early today. ”

After all, Chen Gong is arrogant, he feels that he and Lu Bu are only in a cooperative relationship, so he will not have anything to do and pat Lu Bu's ass.

Chen Deng: "General! At this time, at that time, the world was unified, only the seven countries were in chaos, if they were allowed to surrender, there was no way to persuade good, so Emperor Xiaojing would inevitably kill them all. When it is boiling today, those who violate Cao Caoyang's yin and those who fight first and then make peace, not to mention one family! Cao Cao wants to liquidate, does he have a free hand?

When Lu Bu heard this, his pupils involuntarily dilated, with his IQ, he really couldn't think of such a good excuse.

In the past six months, Chen Deng, together with his father Chen Qi, has tried various ways to flatter Lu Bu.

The general raised troops to capture Liang County and continued to advance westward, in order to let the imperial court kill Manzhong and release Yang Biao and other righteous ministers from the east. As long as Cao Cao really kills Manzhong, apologizes to the general, and adds officials to the general, the general can get both the official and the land, and then stop there, turn around and slowly grasp the newly obtained territory, strictly reorganize the army, and wait for the next change to get a piece. ”

Waiting for Liang County to arrive, and Xuzhou Mu, the general has a fat county, and there are officials, and he can still get out of the whole body, isn't it beautiful? ”

After listening to the cake painted by Chen Deng, Lu Bu was overjoyed, as if he had already made up the beautiful scenery of the two harvests in his official position, and he was so happy that he rubbed his hands wildly, scratching his ears and cheeks.