On this day, Lu Bu was instructing the development of gunpowder weapons, but someone came to report: Yuan Shu sent an envoy to visit.
Lu Bu asked: "What is the name of the envoy?"
The guard replied: "There are two in total. The older one calls himself Zhuge Xuan, and the younger one calls Lu Su."
Zhuge Xuan? Lu Su? Lu Bu couldn't help but be stunned.
Isn't Zhuge Xuan Zhuge Liang's uncle? And Lu Su will be the most important counselor and diplomat in Soochow in the future!
These two talented people are actually working under Yuan Shu?
Yin said: "Please go to the main hall later, I will go there... No, I will wait for them!"
Zhuge Xuan and Lu Su were actually a little uneasy.
Lu Bu gives people a different impression from the Yuan brothers, Cao Cao and others.
People like the Yuan brothers come from well-known families, have a deep foundation, and understand the rules of this game of competition among heroes.
But Lu Bu was different. Lu Bu was not from a clan, but was built by force.
When a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain.
It is really a matter of suspense whether he can impress Lu Bu with his sharp tongue and let Lu Bu let Yuan Yao go, or even let Lu Bu and Yuan Shu turn their hostility into friendship.
As soon as he walked into the hall, he saw a tall and handsome man walking towards him with long legs and a sincere smile on his angular face: "These two are Mr. Zhuge and Lu Zijing." Are you ready? If you are not welcome from afar, please come in quickly!"
"I have admired the name of Marquis Wen for a long time, and now that I have seen him, he is truly extraordinary!" The two of them did not forget to flatter him.
The guests and the host sat down and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Zhuge Xuan and Lu Su both felt that whether it was pretending or real, at least Lu Bu was being polite and polite now, and not as arrogant and domineering as they expected from a pure military general with a military background.
My first impression of Lu Bu was not bad.
Lu Bu coughed and said, "The two gentlemen came here this time, presumably because of Yuan Yao's matter?"
Zhuge Xuan said: "Yes, we are here exactly for this matter."
Lu Bu nodded and said: "This is the best. I am not willing to support Yuan Jiujiu for a long time. Yuan Jiujiu must have received my conditions, so let's pay the money with one hand and the people with the other!"
Zhuge Xuan coughed and said, "Marquis Wen, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?" Lu Bu sneered: "Two gentlemen, I only deal with the situation and not the person. If I said something unpleasant, please forgive me.
I was led as pastor of Xuzhou by imperial decree, and when I first came here, I didn’t want to start a dispute with anyone.
In order to avoid conflict with the governor Tao Qian, I was willing to build a new city north of Pengcheng to station troops.
I have already given in and tolerated it, but Tao Qian and Yuan Shu still want to sneak up on me and try to kill me.
Tao Qian ordered people to cut off my retreat from behind. Yuan Shu even raised 30,000 troops and asked his son to personally lead the troops to attack me!
Are you telling me this is a misunderstanding? Then I want to hear what the misunderstanding is! "
Zhuge Xuan's face did not change, he just smiled lightly and said, "Marquis Wen, please listen to me.
The reason why Yuan Jiujiu rashly sent troops to attack Marquis Wen this time was mainly because he blindly followed Tao Qian's words.
Marquis Wen must have also known that the Yuan brothers were at odds with each other, and that Tao Gong was close friends with Yuan Jiujiu and Gongsun Zan.
Tao Qian's letter said that Marquis Wen would be unfavorable to him, and that he would join forces with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others to annex Xuzhou first, and then attack Yuzhou.
How could Yuan Gongli not be in a hurry? "
Lu Bu sneered: "I'm afraid Mr. Zhuge's rhetoric is hard to convince me, right?
Tao Qian is in my hands now. Do you think I won't give him a trial?
In the final analysis, Yuan Shu underestimated me and thought that capturing me would be easy and gain some benefits, so he sent troops.
Unexpectedly, now that I have been kicked on the iron plate, are you talking about this again?
Sir, if I send an army to attack Shouchun now, only to be defeated and then send an envoy to say that it was a misunderstanding and that I have been slandered by a villain, will Yuan Shu be willing to listen? "
Zhuge Xuan was speechless. Obviously, he was not as eloquent as Zhuge Liang.
But Zhuge Liang is still a young boy now, right?
Thinking of Zhuge Liang, Lu Bu suddenly had an idea and thought of someone - Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying!
Huang Yueying is the daughter of Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Miannan.
In Huang Chengyan's own words, "There is an ugly girl with a yellow head and a black face." There is also a proverb among the people, "Don't be like Kong Ming when choosing a wife, and you will get an ugly girl like Ah Cheng." Could it be that a talented man like Zhuge Liang would really do it for politics? Get married and marry an ugly girl?
Lu Su on the side saw that Zhuge Xuan was speechless and Lu Bu also remained silent, so he said:
"My lord's move is indeed inappropriate. He has offended Marquis Wen. It is human nature for Marquis Wen to be angry.
People can not escape from doing wrong? Yuan Gongli now knows that his original decision was wrong.
This time Mr. Zhuge and I were asked to come here to make him apologize to Marquis Wen!
Marquis Wen is a world-famous hero, a man who stands upright and has great courage. Who knows?
I hope you, Lord Wen, will stop mentioning the past..."
Lu Bu looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, pointed at Lu Su with his hand and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Lu Zijing has an eloquent tongue, and his tongue is like a lotus flower. Today, when I see him, he really deserves his reputation!"
You put such a big label on me first. If I refuse to forgive Yuan Shu, it will make me angry, right? "
Lu Su didn't feel embarrassed either, and he laughed and said, "Don't dare, Zijing definitely doesn't mean that!
However, I think Marquis Wen also understands the principle that it is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies.
I heard that Tao Qian ordered his men to kill Cao Song's family, and now Cao Cao has personally led an army to attack Xuzhou to avenge his father.
If my prediction is correct, Cao Cao's coming to avenge his father this time is just an excuse. The real purpose is to seize Xuzhou!
I know that the hero of Marquis Wen is extremely brave, but if he wants to be enemies with both Cao Cao and Yuan Gongdao at the same time, life will not be easy, right? "
Lu Bu changed his expression to a half-smiling expression and said, "What Zijing said makes sense, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
But I heard that Cao Cao followed Yuan Shao's lead, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were mortal enemies.
So, are Cao Cao and I friends?
Do you think I can persuade him to withdraw his troops, or simply join forces to deal with Yuan Shu?
Xuzhou is a place, and so is Yuzhou! When the time comes, Yuan Shu will have Liu Biao to the west, Cao Cao to the north, and me, Lu Bu, to the east. I'm afraid his life will be more difficult than mine, right? "
"Ah this..." Lu Su was also speechless this time.
Lu Bu did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but asked: "Since Yuan Shu wants to make peace with me, does he have to be sincere?"
Zhuge Xuan coughed and said, "This... my lord already knows about Marquis Wen's conditions.
But Marquis Wen asked for five hundred thousand taels of gold, which was too much!
Marquis Wen also knew that in the recent years of war, money and food had been used to recruit troops and buy horses. How could he come up with so much gold at once?
Marquis Wen, do you think you can..."
