After returning to Liu County, Lu Bu wrote a long letter and had it delivered to Pengcheng quickly.
The next day, at dusk, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao led a group of guards and rushed to Liu County with Guan Yu's wife Hu Jinding.
When the three met, Chen Gong asked directly: "I saw Cao Cao's army stationed outside the city, but have we already fought?"
Lu Bu then told them about the alliance with Cao Cao.
Chen Gong frowned and said, "My lord, Cao Cao is cunning and suspicious by nature, and he is a tyrant! Forming an alliance with him is the same as seeking the skin of a tiger, so you should think twice."
Lu Bu nodded and said, "What Gongtai said is true. I also know that Cao Cao is unreliable. But now our foundation in Xuzhou is unstable. If we offend Cao Cao again, we will inevitably be attacked on three sides.
Now that there is such an opportunity, let's temporarily cooperate with him. After Yuan Shu is eliminated, Xuzhou will be stable. Then we will see how the situation is.
As for seeking skin from a tiger, Cao Cao is considered a vicious dog when he rushes forward, not a tiger!
Moreover, Yuan Shao is also a suspicious person. He must not want to see Cao Cao, who used to follow him, surpass him, right? "
Chen Gong nodded: "My lord, make plans!"
Lu Bu smiled and waved his hands and said: "I asked Gongtai to come here this time because I want to make a trouble for you. Take my letter to Hanoi to find Zhang Yang, and ask him to stop pestering him no matter what important matters he has, drop everything and come to Xuzhou. Tell him that I am currently employed, come over and help me!"
As he spoke, he took out the letter written for Zhang Yang and handed it to Chen Gong.
Chen Gong agreed and collected the letter.
Lu Bu said to Zhang Liao again: "Third brother, after finishing the affairs here in a few days, I will go back to Pengcheng first, and I will leave the remaining county to you.
There is no need to go out of the city to fight with Cao Cao. If Cao Cao comes to attack the city, just put up a symbolic resistance and don't beat him too hard.
Remember, what you are doing now is just for show to Yuan Shu and cannot be done for real. "
After many reminders, Zhang Liao agreed one by one.
After Lu Bu finished speaking, Zhang Liao said: "Brother, you asked me to bring Guan Yunchang's wife and children...
Guan Yu and I are from the same hometown, so I know him quite well. Although Guan Yu is aloof and arrogant, he is a good man who values friendship. As the saying goes, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated..."
Lu Bu laughed after hearing this and said, "Why, third brother, do you think I asked you to bring Mrs. Hu because I wanted to attack her?
Could it be that my third brother thinks that I am the kind of person who is so lustful that I would specifically attack other people's wives? "
"Well……"
Zhang Liao couldn't help but curse: Didn't you just copy Straw Shoes Liu's concubine?
Lu Bu smiled and patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Guan Yu has now taken refuge with Cao Cao.
The purpose of calling the Hu family this time was to ask Cao Cao to return the Hu family to Guan Yu. "
"I see..." Zhang Liao nodded.
Lu Bu said: "Wen Yuan, I know you are also a man who values friendship, but you need to remember that in these troubled times, everyone is their own master.
I also know that Guan Yunchang is a rare and powerful general, but if he cannot be used by me, he will definitely become my enemy in the future.
If you and he meet on the battlefield one day in the future, I hope you will not bring your personal feelings to the battlefield. "
"Wen Yuan understands!" Zhang Liao nodded with some shame.
"Okay, you guys have been working hard all the way, so go to bed early tonight!"
After bidding farewell to the two of them and coming out, Lu Bu turned around and entered the inner courtyard, knocking on Hu Jinding's door.
"Lu... General Lu?" When Hu Jinding opened the door and saw Lu Bu, panic flashed in his eyes.
"Mrs. Hu!" Lu Bu cupped his hands: "Why, don't you invite me in to sit down?"
"I... General, please come in..." Although Hu Jinding's eyes were full of reluctance, he turned sideways and invited Lu Bu in.
Lu Bu didn't need to invite you. He sat down on the main seat, looked around the furnishings in the room and said, "I feel sorry for you, Madam. If you need anything, just ask. I will try not to neglect Madam."
Hu Jinding stood far away from Lu Bu and said, "Thank you for your concern, general. I don't need anything."
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Don't you need to be so nervous? I'm not Liu Bei or Zhang Fei. I won't eat you!"
"Ah?" Hu Jinding looked confused.
Lu Bu asked: "Why, doesn't Madam know about their cannibalism?"
Hu Jinding was even more surprised, obviously he really didn't know.
Lu Bu didn't know if this was true, so let's talk about it anyway!
Because he was not as persuasive as he was to Mrs. Gan, he directly told the two of them that Liu Bei had killed his wife, and deceived them into saying that they had killed their respective wives.
Hu Jinding frowned and pondered for a moment and said: "I don't know where the general heard this from. I know that General Guan is not that kind of person!"
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "It's not true if you say it's not true. Then let me ask you, the three brothers Guan Yu, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei have slept together on the same bed for a long time. Do you know this?"
"This...this is true, but...it's because the three brothers are in love, and it's not what you think!" Hu Jinding still protected Guan Yu's reputation.
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Madam, don't get me wrong, I don't have any prejudice against General Guan!
On the contrary, I respect General Guan's character very much, but I can't bear to see him being led astray by Straw Sandals Liu.
If my guess is correct, before and after Guan Yu and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei became sworn sworn sworn friends, my wife lived two completely different lives, right? "
"..."
Hu Jinding was finally speechless at this time.
Since he recognized Liu Bei as his eldest brother, he has followed Guan Yu into a wandering life, and Hu Jinding's status in Guan Yu's heart has also plummeted, and he was completely upstaged by Liu Bei.
Now, because he followed Liu Bei to send troops and suffered several defeats in a row, no one knew where he had gone, causing himself and his son to become Lu Bu's prisoners.
If Liu Bei hadn't appeared, perhaps his family would still be living a comfortable and peaceful life.
Lu Bu observed the words and knew that his words hit Hu Jinding's pain point, so he added more words:
"You must also know, madam, that I have taken Liu Bei's concubine, Mrs. Gan, as my own.
The main thing is that I couldn't bear to watch Mrs. Gan suffer hardships with Liu Bei, and ended up being eaten.
As for General Guan, he is indeed not such a person, so I decided to send you, madam, back to General Guan.
It's just that you, madam, should take care of yourself, especially Liu Bei, and don't offend him, otherwise..."
"What?" Hu Jinding looked shocked: "The general said... you want to send me back to General Guan?"
Lu Bu spread his hands: "What else? Why did I bring you here? I already know his whereabouts."
"I... thank you so much, general!" Hu Jinding Yingying prostrated.
"Hehe, but I went through so much trouble to send my wife back to General Guan, how should I thank my wife?"
Lu Bu's expression gradually became lustful again.
