In the second year of Jian'an, on the early morning of the first day of August, I was in the backyard of Xiapi Prefecture.
"Boom!" As Lu Bu loosened the string, an arrow flew out steadily, the arrow shaft barely trembled up and down, and it hit the target.
There were two beautiful women in the courtyard, one in her thirties and one in her twenties. They were Yan and Diao Chan, holding sweat towels and water glasses respectively. When Lu Bu lowered his carved bow, they came forward to wipe their sweat and give them water:
"General, please take a rest and 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. I indulged myself in the gentle countryside and was hurt by wine and sex!
From now on, you should give up drinking. Every morning, shoot a pot of arrows first. If you don’t finish shooting, you won’t eat! You can go and eat on your own without waiting for me. "
After that, Lu Bu drove Diao Chan and others back into the house very forcefully, and continued to bend the bow and arrow to complete today's practice.
I don't know how long it took, but the fifty arrows were almost finished. The three arrow stacks in front of him were all shot into the shape of hedgehogs. Lu Bu couldn't help but twitch his beard and smile proudly.
This was only a passing level for him, but it at least proved that the extent of his injuries from drinking and sex was not serious, and he could recover with diligent practice.
Just as Lu Bu shot the last arrow and smiled triumphantly, there were also shouts of admiration from outside the courtyard gate: "The general is good at archery. He is worthy of being a famous general in ancient times. He is prepared for danger in times of peace and has great moral integrity."
"How ignorant is the general! The general secretly communicated with Yuan Shu and attacked Cao Cao. This matter was only a secret discussion and did not need to be made public to the world? The general was just using Yuan Shu to do what he thought was right. What was the purpose of collaborating with the rebels? To the outside world. It only needs to be announced that Yuan Shu and the general happened to attack Cao Cao independently, without mentioning their alliance."
The general was trying to gain an official position in the prefectures and counties for himself, and he also did dirty work for Yuan Shao. How could Cao Cao dare to investigate further in the future? This is a guaranteed profit no matter what! "
Chen Deng cupped his hands and said: "General, you don't know something - just yesterday, Deng just received the news that Yuan Shu assassinated Chen Wang Liu Chong and Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun, and immediately sent Zhang Xun to lead troops to follow Zhang Kai and occupy Chen.
Chen Deng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and felt proud in his heart: The rhetoric that Xuande Gong sent him secretly the day before yesterday was finally going to come in handy. I don’t know whose hand this exquisite rhetoric came from? Could it be Zhuge Liang?
At this moment, Chen Deng adjusted his mood and tone, and said congratulations: "Congratulations on becoming the general. The position of Xuzhou Mu that the general has longed for will soon have to be given with both hands because Cao Cao is exhausted."
Lu Bu was really overjoyed when he heard this: "Oh? How can Yuan Long be so sure? Cao Cao was so difficult for me last year, how could he change his attitude so quickly?"
Hearing this, he was already pacing back and forth anxiously, and he was a little tempted: "Well... although this is unheard of, it seems to be reasonable. But I have also read history books, and I heard that the 'Qingjun side' The banner was raised during the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu during the Han Dynasty. Hasn't it been used by the rebels?"
The visitor was none other than Chen Deng. He had actually been waiting outside the courtyard gate for a while, but he deliberately asked the servants not to rush to report, saying that he was afraid of delaying the general's martial arts practice. In fact, I just wanted to wait for a time when Lu Bu was in the best mood before speaking.
Lu Bu was very fond of this, and since he hadn't fought in more than half a year, he couldn't tell which counselors really contributed to him in a comfortable environment. Lu Bu's trust in Chen Deng actually completely overshadowed that of Chen Gong.
With this change, the relationship between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao will inevitably worsen. Cao Cao will definitely deploy heavy troops on the border between Chenliu and Chenjun to prepare for any danger. When Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao's fierce reaction, he would also mobilize troops from Huainan to Huaibei, abandoning Liu Bei and guarding Cao Cao.
I accepted Cao Cao's official reward last year. In the eyes of the world, the old feud between Cao Cao and I was finally over. Now he attacks suddenly and erratically, for fear of being ridiculed by the world. "
In fact, Chen Deng guessed wrong on this point. Lu Su helped draft the rhetoric materials Liu Bei secretly gave him. Lu Su has always been very professional in finding excuses to rebel against Cao.
And if he betrays his trust and gives priority to liquidating the generals, what will the other princes think of him? Moreover, if he persuades the general to rescue Yang Taiwei this time, he will definitely gain Yuan Shao's favor. Just because Yuan Shao is also afraid: If Cao Cao can kill Yang Biao because he is Yuan Shu's brother-in-law, then Yuan Shao is Yuan Shu's biological brother. When Cao Cao is free, won't he also have to find excuses to deal with him?
Chen Deng shouted: "General! Why is the name Qingjun side so bad? The reason why King Liu Bi of Wu is so bad is because after he raised troops to Qingjun side, Emperor Xiaojing had already killed the treacherous minister Chao Cuo, and then sent envoys to Liu Bi's camp to announce the decree, and Liu Bi still refused to retreat, and his rebellious intention to seize the throne was already obvious to the world, which made him stink.
"General Mingjian! When you get here, go to the post house and invite Han Yin here." Chen Deng handed over his hand and slowly exited the backyard of the government office.
Once Yuan Cao's main force gathers to fight in Chendi, the general can send Zhongda from Xiaopei to cross Mangdang Mountain, attack Cao Cao's Liangdi, and capture Suiyang. When the time comes, Cao Cao can no longer care about each other, so he will definitely seek peace from the general and voluntarily offer the position of Xuzhou Mu, in order to temporarily stabilize the general and concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shu.
Lu Bu was not mentally retarded, so he followed Chen Deng's train of thought and asked, "But when Wu King Liu Bi took up the banner of Qingjun, there was no way out, right? If he returned to Wu, he would be slowly cut off by Emperor Xiaojing. Wings are the last to be killed.
If Cao Cao kills Taiwei Yang because of the general's banner, Yuan Shao will inevitably become enemies with Cao Cao. If Cao Cao releases Taiwei Yang because of the general's military advice, then the general can take the favor of rescuing Taiwei Yang on himself, and Yuan Shao will also thank you.
Lu Bu stroked his beard: "Then if we don't tell the outside world about our alliance with Yuan Shu, what is the reason for us to attack Cao Cao alone?
Chen Deng laughed confidently and said: "Why can't the general see it? The general wants to ask Cao Cao on his own, and there are not many reasons?
Fortunately, Chen Deng had already figured out Lu Bu's mentality over the past six months. Of course he was fully prepared if he dared to come today. He just heard him give a warning:
"If the traitor Cao is really held back by Yuan Shu, he is indeed unwilling to fight with our army at the same time. But Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor after all. If I join forces with him now, wouldn't I become an accomplice against the traitor? Alas, why didn't Yuan Shu come a few months earlier? Let’s start with Cao Cao!
Now both sides have accumulated firewood, and only the last person to ignite the fire is left. If the general could reward Han Yin who was stranded in the post house at this time, so that Han Yin could reply to Yuan Shu that the general was willing to attack Cao Cao from both sides, and only asked Yuan Shu to launch the first wave of attacks, then Yuan Shu would definitely take action.
If I play the flag of Qingjun, will I stop it if I still have a chance to meet you? Isn't this a fight to the death? "
But after all, he still had some brains. After the lust, he still felt that there was something wrong, so he asked:
The general can use the banner of clearing the emperor's side and eradicating the cruel officials, attacking the Liang area and remonstrating with troops. He only says that he will support Taiwei Yang in prison, support Mr. Kong who is running for Taiwei Yang, and rescue those who Cao Cao takes advantage of to expand his attack and punish dissidents. The court officials deterred Cao Cao from using any excuse to purge the Donggui Yichen Group. In this way, sending troops is famous. "
Our army negotiated an alliance with Yuan Shu last year to fight against the Cao thieves. At that time, we did not know that Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor and rebel! The situation has changed. Although I have defected to different masters many times, I am still a loyal minister after all! "
I heard that after Yuan Shu became emperor, Cao Cao killed those escorts who had friendship with Yang Feng and Han Siam, just to get rid of dissidents. He even used the marriage between the Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family to torture Taiwei Yang. Biao.
"I have decided! I will summon Han Yin today to comfort him, send him back to Shouchun, and inform Yuan Shu of his intention to join forces. As long as Yuan Shu sends troops to attack Cao Cao first, I will send troops immediately and will never break my oath! If Yuan Shu doesn't believe it, I can I will break the arrow in front of Han Yin as an oath! Please tell him on your behalf!"
After Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, Lu Bu defected to Zhang Yang, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and finally joined forces with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong to become independent. He did not mince words about his repeated defections. But he still wanted to find a psychological hint for himself, that is, everyone is Han Chen, what's wrong with temporarily changing the partners to join forces?
"Hey! Yuan Long's words made me suddenly enlightened!" Lu Bu finally figured out all the joints. He suddenly understood whether he would become a rebel minister and whether he would be a traitor to the emperor. He no longer had any doubts.
If even this psychological comfort was lost, it would be difficult for Lu Bu to lie to himself that he was a good person.
If the general wants to show the world that you are sincerely loyal to the emperor, you can set a condition for retreating. For example, if you feel that Cao Cao is too powerful to conquer, you can settle for the next best thing and say that it is just because of cruel officials, full of pampering, deceiving superiors and subordinates, deceiving Cao Cao, and harming the three princes and others. Yichen returned to the east.
Lu Bu didn't even need to look back, he could recognize the person's identity by his voice. He turned around proudly and asked, "What's important for Yuan Long? You're here so early today."
After all, Chen Gong is arrogant. He feels that he and Lu Bu only have a cooperative relationship, so he will not flatter Lu Bu for nothing.
Chen Deng: "General! At this time, at that time, the world was unified, but the seven kingdoms were in rebellion. If they were allowed to surrender, there would be no way to persuade them to do good. Therefore, Emperor Xiaojing would definitely kill them all. The world is already in a state of uproar, and Cao Cao is in disobedience. There is more than one family that wants to make peace with war first! Cao Cao wants to liquidate, can he take action?
When Lu Bu heard this, his pupils involuntarily zoomed in. With his IQ, he really couldn't think of such a good excuse.
In the past six months, Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui had tried every means to flatter Lu Bu.
The general raised an army to capture Liang County and continued to march westward, in order to have the court kill Man Chong and release Yang Biao and other loyal ministers who returned to the east. As long as Cao Cao really kills Man Chong, apologizes to the general, and gives the general a promotion, the general will be able to obtain both the official position and the land, and then stop there, go back and slowly take control of the newly acquired territory, and reorganize the troops, waiting for the next time. Change and get another piece. "
When Liang County is obtained, Xuzhou Mu will be obtained, and the general will obtain a large and fertile county with officials and titles. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to escape unscathed? "
After hearing the cakes painted by Chen Deng, Lu Bu was overjoyed. He seemed to have imagined the beautiful scenery of the two harvests in his official territory. He was so happy that he rubbed his hands and scratched his ears and cheeks frantically.
