"I……"
Looking at Lu Bu's expression, Hu Jinding had already guessed what Lu Bu was thinking.
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Madam, you also want to return to General Guan, right? You don't want anything to happen to your son, right?"
Hu Jinding lowered his head and was silent for a long time and finally whispered: "I...I know...if the general doesn't think I am ugly, then...just..."
Lu Bu looked shocked!
"Madam! What are you talking about? You don't think I want to be with you..."
As he spoke, he clapped his hands a few times to make a snapping sound.
"Ah? Isn't it...isn't it?" Hu Jinding blushed and raised his head to look at Lu Bu with a puzzled look on his face!
"Madam, who do you think I am? Am I the kind of despicable villain who likes to steal other people's wives?" Lu Bu said innocently.
Hu Jinding's face turned redder: "I misunderstood the general... Please calm down, general, but...
I wonder what the general wants me to do for you to send our mother and son back to General Guan? "
Lu Bu's expression changed from vulgar to kind, and he said, "Can Madam know how to dance?"
"Huh?" Hu Jinding really couldn't keep up with Lu Bu's thinking, so he nodded and said, "Slightly understood."
"Then please ask Madam to dance for me." Lu Bu said, changing into a comfortable posture as if he was ready to watch a good show.
Hu Jinding bit his lip. As long as he could return to Guan Yu, what's the point of dancing?
So he stretched his arms, kicked his legs, twisted his waist and shook his hips and started dancing.
The movements were a little stiff at first, but after moving for a while, I gradually found the feeling.
Lu Bu was watching with little interest. Not to mention compared with Diao Chan's singing and dancing, Hu Jinding's dancing was really unacceptable compared to Cai Wenji and even Liu Xiao.
However, Lu Bu didn't come here to watch the dance. After watching it for a while, he said, "I think the clothes Madam is wearing are a bit restrictive, which affects Madam's performance."
Hu Jinding stopped his movements and said: "I...I only have these few sets of clothes around me, and nothing else..."
Lu Bu said: "I'm afraid we don't have the kind of deep-skirted clothes used for dancing (a style of clothing in the Han Dynasty) here. How about... Madam, take off these tired clothes and dance again?"
"This..." Hu Jinding's face turned red with embarrassment.
"Don't get me wrong, madam, I'm just giving you some suggestions from the perspective of appreciating art!
If Madam is unwilling, I will never force you! I'm not that kind of person! "
But the more Lu Bu said this, the more Hu Jinding felt lost!
Thinking about sending his son back to Guan Yu, Hu Jinding gritted his teeth and reached for the belt around his waist.
"Hey, don't!" Lu Bu stopped him hastily: "Dance and take off your clothes at the same time. Isn't this the most beautiful thing..."
"I...I won't..." Hu Jinding's face turned redder.
She knew that the dancers raised in the prince's family knew a kind of dance, with sultry movements and charming postures, specifically to please the master and guests.
People who are good at dancing can even take off all their clothes after dancing, making people unable to stop.
But after all, she is a decent woman, how could she do this?
"It doesn't matter if you don't know it, you can learn it! Confucius said: It's a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time! I think my wife is also a sensitive person, just dance, I can give you guidance on my own obligation! I am the person who loves you the most What is important is to be tireless in teaching!”
Not to mention how Lu Bu appreciated Hu's dancing in Liu County, nor how Chen Gong went to Hanoi to send a message to Zhang Yang.
But Yuan Shu of Shouchun couldn't help being shocked and angry after receiving Lu Bu's blackmail letter!
Immediately summoned counselors and generals to discuss the matter.
Everyone was shocked when they heard that Ji Ling and 30,000 men who were sent out to rob Lu Bu were captured, and even Yuan Yao was captured, and that Yuan Shu was being sold for one pound of meat and ten pounds of gold.
Not only was he surprised that Lu Bu's combat power was so terrifying and he was able to capture both the chief and deputy generals of Yuan Shu's army with a small number of enemies, but he was also surprised that Lu Bu dared to open his mouth like a lion and demand 500,000 taels of gold after catching Yuan Yao. , the son who was also called Yuan Shu was so valuable!
Only Yan Xiang felt a little proud: I told you not to fight Lu Bu earlier, but you just wanted to take advantage. Is it okay this time?
"Gentlemen, what should we do? Tell us your opinions!" Yuan Shu urged with dissatisfaction when everyone was silent.
Everyone was still silent.
The key is that no matter how you answer this kind of question, it will be unflattering.
It stands to reason that a useless prince is not worth redeeming him with half a million taels of gold, and Yuan Shu's family is not that wealthy now. After spending so much money to rescue Yuan Yao, will he be able to recruit soldiers in the future? Should the war continue?
But this cannot be said directly to Yuan Shu.
No one said anything, so Yuan Shu had no choice but to call him by name!
The first people to bear the brunt were Han Yin and Li Ye, who strongly supported joining Tao Qian to defeat Lu Bu from the beginning!
Seeing Yuan Shu looking at him with a murderous look, Li Ye had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:
"Lord, I think the reason why General Ji Ling and the Crown Prince suffered such a defeat this time is not the fault of the general, let alone the fault of the lord!
If according to what Tao Qian said, Lu Bu had only ten thousand men, and the lord sent three times the number of troops this time, and with Tao Qian as an internal support, how could he suffer such a disastrous defeat?
The reason why they were defeated so miserably now is that either Tao Qian deliberately made Lu Bu's strength weak in order to get his lord to send troops.
Either there was something wrong with Tao Qian and the news was leaked, or he failed to send troops to attack Lu Bu in time as agreed..."
Han Yin nodded in agreement and said, "I think what Brother Li said makes sense!"
Yuan Shu also thinks there is some truth, but is this the point? Who asked them to summarize experiences and lessons and shirk responsibility?
Because he said: "Why did we lose the battle? It's not too late to investigate carefully later! Let's discuss how to rescue my son and the two generals first!"
There was another moment of silence: What else can be done? The man is in Lu Bu's hands, and Lu Bu has already made conditions. The safest way is of course to give him money!
But five hundred thousand taels of gold! Can you afford it?
Yan Xiang coughed and said, "My lord, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Yuan Shu said angrily: "When has this happened? Is there anything else that should be said or not? If the chief secretary has any ideas, just say them."
Yan Xiang said with some embarrassment: "In my opinion, the reason why Lu Bu opened his mouth like this is that he doesn't really want 500,000 taels of gold, he just wants to raise the price.
If the lord really agreed to give him such a large ransom, he would inevitably impose additional taxes and persecute the people.
Nowadays, people's lives are already difficult. If taxes are added, it will inevitably cause complaints among the people and make the Lord lose the support of the people.
If Liu Biao, Cao Cao and his like take the opportunity to send troops to invade, it will be like adding insult to injury! "
Yuan Shu shook Lu Bu's letter and said, "But now it's written on white silk with black characters. He wants five hundred thousand taels of gold. What should I do?"
Just as Yan Xiang was about to speak, a messenger came to report: "There is an urgent secret report from Xuzhou!"
Yuan Shu frowned and said, "Send it up!"
"Here!" The messenger came forward and presented a bamboo tube sealed with fire paint to Yuan Shu with both hands.
