After Han Yin was escorted to Xudu, Cao Cao did not hesitate at all and directly pushed out the city to behead Cao Cao.
In view of Lu Bu's closeness, Cao Cao, on the advice of his advisers, manipulated the court to make him general of the left, and personally wrote to Lu Bu to express his comfort.
When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty returned east to Luoyang, he was escorted by generals such as Guo Si and Yang Feng. However, these people had their own plans. When passing through Hedong, the accompanying ministers suggested that Lu Bu be sent to greet him.
Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao and had just surrendered to Liu Bei. He was short of food and supplies in Xiaopei and was unable to serve the king, so he sent an envoy to write a letter of apology. Emperor Xian recognized his contribution to killing Dong Zhuo and named him General Pingdong and Marquis Pingtao.
The weight of this military position is far less than that of General Zuo. General Zuo is one of the four generals and has the right to open a government and set up staff. Although no four generals have the power to open a government, it is indeed the real power position of the generals in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In July, Yuan Shu was furious when he learned that Lu Bu had beheaded his envoy. He immediately sent generals Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui to join forces with Han Xian, Yang Feng and other troops to attack Xiapi with tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry troops.
Han Xian, Yang Feng and others were proud of their merits when they welcomed the emperor back east. His uncle Dong Cheng secretly summoned Cao Cao to serve as king. In the end, several forces with ulterior motives were defeated by Cao Cao one by one. Han Xian and Yang Feng were desperate and finally fled south. He defected to Yuan Shu.
Xuzhou's vitality had not recovered after Cao Cao massacred the city. Lu Bu's troops were simply not strong enough to withstand Yuan Shu's army. However, he was still immersed in the joy of General Zuo. When he heard the news that Yuan Shu's army was attacking Pipi, he raised his tent to summon the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Lu Bu was brave and invincible, so he overshadowed his generals. Most of the time, he would not express his opinions and would just silently carry out his lord's orders.
Seeing that all the generals were silent, Lu Bu asked Chen Gong again.
Chen Gong was still very angry with Lu Bu because of Han Yin's incident, so he said calmly: "If my lord had fulfilled his contract before and married the young lady to Shouchun, why would he have caused today's disaster?"
"I am a general appointed by the imperial court, how can I collude with the traitors of the country? What's more, now that everything is done, Gongtai should help me with plans..."
"Chen Gong is weak and weak now, and my lord is obeying Chen Gui's advice. I think I might as well ask him for a countermeasure?"
"Why is the public station like this..."
Lu Bu saw that Chen Gong still had resentment in his heart, so he snorted and walked out of the tent.
When they arrived at the Chen Mansion in Xiapi, Chen Gui and his son had already prepared a banquet and seemed to be waiting for Lu Bu to come. The Chen family was more nervous than anyone else about Yuan Shu's movements in Huainan.
"General Zuo, I haven't seen you for many days. My father and son haven't sent you their congratulations yet. Today is the perfect time to make up for it." Chen Gui said with cupped hands.
"Han Yu is too polite. It's just that Yuan Shu's troops are approaching, and I really don't have the heart to have a banquet." Lu Bu shook his head and said.
Chen Gui laughed and said: "There are withered bones in Yuan Shu's tomb. General, there is no need to worry about it. Please just drink in peace."
Lu Bu sat down cross-legged, thinking to himself, does this guy already have a countermeasure? Then he asked anxiously: "Does Han Yu have a plan?"
"It's hard to say that Yuan Shu has a large army, but he has gathered Han Xian, Yang Feng and other ragtag groups. The general can easily retreat from the enemy by using alienation tactics." Chen Gui said.
A divorce plan? Lu Bu's mind was filled with questions.
"What's the explanation?" Lu Bu asked piously.
"The general executed Dong Zhuo, and Han Xian and Yang Feng escorted the emperor back east. You are all meritorious ministers of the imperial court. How can you be a traitor to the country with Yuan Shu? They are now attached to Huainan like a wandering dog. How can you be loyal? General, can you write it yourself? Write a letter to the two of them, describing in detail their meritorious deeds for the country, so that they can switch sides and eliminate harm for the country." Chen Gui said in detail.
Lu Bu pondered for a moment and then asked: "Can I just write a letter? I'm afraid Han Xian and Yang Feng will not change sides easily..."
"Of course it's not enough to write a letter. We also need to send a knowledgeable person there and promise to give Yuan Shu military funds after defeating the enemy. The two of them will definitely agree." Chen Gui said, stroking his beard.
Lu Bu was happy at first, but then worried: "Although Han Yu's plan of alienation is clever, Chen Gongtai has been in poor health recently and it is inconvenient to travel far, so this tongue-tied person..."
"Chen Deng is not talented, but he is willing to help the general." Chen Deng stood up and said with his hands.
Lu Bu, Chen Deng's talent, had heard about it a long time ago, so he raised his glass and said happily: "With Yuanlong helping me, great things will happen. Come, come, come, I'll toast you and your son."
Yuan Shu sent tens of thousands of people to the north, and Liu Bei, who was far away in Xiaopei, also received the information.
Zhang Fei said enthusiastically: "Brother, things are really changing. Now Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are competing against each other. Should we also prepare for it?"
"What are you preparing for?" Liu Bei asked in confusion.
"Isn't this a God-given opportunity? Before we fought with Yuan Shu, Xiapi was attacked by Lu Bu like this. Now it's our turn to steal it back." Zhang Fei gritted his teeth.
"Third brother, when you killed Cao Bao and lost the city, it was mainly because Xu Dan was an internal agent. Now we are going to sneak attack Xiapi. Where is the internal agent?" Guan Yu shook his head and said.
"Is that so? By the way, where has my sister-in-law gone? I want to eat the food she cooked again..." Zhang Fei scratched his head and said.
"Third brother..."
When Guan Yu was about to blame, Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Ganjiazhuang has been harvesting and sowing in summer recently, and she went back to help."
"It's true that my sister-in-law works so hard even though she's married to my eldest brother. She can't compare to my sister-in-law from the Mi family..." Zhang Fei muttered.
Liu Bei sighed: "Hey, they two have different backgrounds. I used to weave mats and sell shoes. It's not easy to survive in this troubled world..."
"Brother, we have some free time today, why don't we go to Ganjiazhuang? I heard that Lan Ziyu's cooking skills are amazing, and Guan wants to try it too." Guan Yu suggested.
"Second brother, I like what you said."
When Liu Bei saw what the two brothers said, he put down what he was doing and rode out of Xiaopei with them.
As they walked in the countryside, the busy people in the fields stopped what they were doing and stared at the three of them.
Zhang Fei saw the farmers spreading the millet seedlings and green grass evenly in the fields, and then turning over the soil to bury the millet seedlings and green grass underground. He wondered: "Brother, what are they doing?"
Liu Bei walked to the edge of the field, saluted an old farmer and asked, "Old man, what are you doing?"
The old farmer cupped his hands and replied: "Autumn planting is coming soon. I have to bury millet seedlings and green manure underground so that the crops can grow better."
"Green manure?" Liu Bei was confused.
"It's a kind of manure (fertilizer). It was planted by the Bishop of Shaozhuang. He said that it can increase the fertility and nutrition of the land. In short, it can increase production..." the old farmer said vaguely.
"Brother, Lan Ziyu has so many tricks up his sleeve." Zhang Fei praised.
Liu Bei knew that Lantian could farm, but he didn't know that he could farm like this, so he asked again: "Old man, how was your harvest last season?"
The old farmer had a smile on his face, "The rain has been suitable in the past six months, and with the young village owner's constant guidance, the old man has paid the rent and borrowed grain, and there is still some food stored at home."
Last year Lu Bu captured Xiaopei and these villages were plundered, which made Liu Bei feel guilty.
Seeing that the people's livelihood was promising at this time, he suddenly became more interested in Lantian.
"Brother, let's go to my sister-in-law's house quickly, I'm already hungry..." Zhang Fei urged.
"Third brother..." Guan Yu glared at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei glanced at Guan Yu and said unconvinced: "Second brother, don't just talk about me. When you get to my sister-in-law's house later, be careful not to swallow your tongue..."
Guan Yu:......
