After Yuan Shu finished speaking, he laughed again, seemingly very proud of his wisdom.
Everyone also hurriedly followed suit and said, "Master, you are brilliant! What a brilliant plan!"
Zhuge Xuan and Lu Su looked at each other in unison.
Although Yuan Shu was ambitious, he had no sympathy for the people and only regarded the people as lambs to be slaughtered.
Lu Bu, on the other hand, even tried his best to feed the barbarians who were captured to dig for coal. This comparison established the verdict...
"Mr. Zhuge, Zijing, you have done a great job this time! I will reward you heavily in the future!"
Yuan Shu did not forget to praise the two of them, and generously issued a bad check.
The two of them said: "We are all fulfilling our responsibilities, and we don't dare to be rewarded by our lord!"
Yuan Shu did not say what reward he would give, but asked: "What do you think of Lu Bu?"
Lu Su remained silent. Of course, this kind of question must be answered by the older Zhuge Xuan.
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Zhuge Xuan did not dare to say too many good things about Lu Bu, but slightly emphasized the word "popular" in the hope that Yuan Shu would hear his tactful reminder.
Yuan Shu didn't seem to hear Zhuge Xuan's good intentions, but asked again: "In your opinion, which one is more difficult, Cao Cao or Lu Bu?"
Zhuge Xuan replied: "If we talk about it now, Cao Cao is still stronger.
This time Cao Cao avenged his father and dispatched more than 60,000 people, known as one hundred thousand. Now they are attacking Liu County.
Although Lu Bu also has more than 30,000 people, 20,000 people have just surrendered. He has only more than 10,000 trusted troops. He still has to guard against Cao Cao. He cannot lose Pengcheng, and he also has to guard against Tao Qian's remnants in Xuzhou who take advantage of the opportunity. rebel.
It can be said that internal and external troubles are a bit difficult to withstand! "
"Oh? In this case, Lu Bu doesn't take the initiative to form an alliance with me and join forces with me to fight against Cao?" Yuan Shu said a little arrogantly.
Zhuge Xuan was speechless again, and for a moment he didn't know what to say!
Lu Su had no choice but to say: "My lord, Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou this time with the slogan of avenging his father.
The real murderer of his father was Tao Qian, not Lu Bu.
If Lu Bu is willing to hand over Cao Cao's father-killing enemy and give Cao Cao some benefits, maybe the two of them will turn their hostility into friendship and join forces to invade Yuzhou..."
"Ah? This..." Yuan Shu was silent.
Lu Su continued to put pressure on Yuan Shu and said: "I secretly inquired while Lu Bu had no time to take care of the two of us. It seems that Lu Bu has been asking people to negotiate with Cao Cao, presumably for this matter!"
Now Yuan Shu really couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, walked around the hall a few times with his hands behind his back and said:
"What should we do about this? Dear gentlemen, what should we do?"
Yan Xiang asked Lu Su: "Zijing, do you think...since Lu Bu is willing to lower the conditions for redeeming the crown prince, will it mean that he is willing to form an alliance with us to fight against Cao Cao?"
Lu Su shook his head and said: "I don't dare to jump to conclusions like this! But I think the key to whether Lu Bu is willing to form an alliance with us depends on Cao Cao's wishes.
If Cao Cao blindly wants to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Xuzhou, then Lu Bu has no choice but to come to his lord to beg him.
But if the Cao and Lu families are allowed to form an alliance..."
At this point, Lu Su stopped. There is no need to say more about what he said next. Even a fool can guess it.
Han Yin hurriedly said: "Lord! I think we should hurry up and contact Lu Bu before the Cao and Lu families have formed an alliance!"
"Hmm..." Yuan Shu frowned.
Just now, Lu Bu lost his army and was ripped off by him, and now he has to humbly ask for an alliance. This is really embarrassing!
But the current situation seems to be the best way to form an alliance with Lu Bu.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but hate that old guy Tao Qian!
Why did I find such an unreliable ally? Isn't it worth killing someone to cheat him?
But it's too late to hate now.
Yan Xiang's question just now makes sense. Now the relationship between Lu and Cao's family is unclear. It is probably because of this that Lu Bu is willing to let him redeem his son at a low price.
This is called leaving a line between people so that they can meet each other in the future.
After pondering for a moment, it seemed that there was no better way. Since Lu Bu had replaced Tao Qian, there was no harm in changing his allies.
Yin said: "In that case, let's see if we can join forces with Lu Bu to fight against Cao!
Mr. Zhuge, Zijing, since you two have already been to Pengcheng once, and you have met Lu Bu, you want to know his temper!
Then it's up to you to run hard again, deliver money and food, and bring the prince back;
Secondly, let’s talk to Lu Bu about forming an alliance. Would you two be willing? "
Lu Su and Zhuge Xuan felt so miserable!
If they were allowed to travel to Pengcheng at public expense, they would definitely be willing to do so. After all, that place is quite interesting.
But whether to go to Lu Bu for negotiation or cooperation... Lu Bu at the negotiation table and Lu Bu at the banquet are completely different people, okay? Lu Bu is not that easy to talk to!
But Yuan Shu opened his mouth, and they couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to agree.
Lu Su added: "My lord, with the current situation, it is more likely that Lu Bu and Cao Cao will form an alliance.
If my lord wants to win over Lu Bu, I’m afraid he has to lure him for profit..."
"Inducing it to gain..." Yuan Shu only felt a little pain...
He gritted his teeth and asked: "But I don't know what benefits I can give him to make him agree to form an alliance with me?"
Lu Su said nothing: Anyway, you didn't ask me by name!
If I ask you to give me more, you will definitely not be willing to give me more. If Lu Bu refuses to give you less, you will have to go all the way in vain!
No answer is flattering!
Yan Xiang thought for a moment and said, "My lord, I thought we could cede Lu and Pei to Lu Bu to show our sincerity!"
Many people listened and agreed.
Although the State of Lu belongs to Yuzhou, it is surrounded by Yanzhou on three sides and is now not under Yuan Shu's control at all.
Peiguo is also sandwiched between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Qiao County of Peiguo is the birthplace of the old Cao family. The clan power of the Cao family and Xiahou family must not be underestimated in Qiao County.
After hearing this, Zhuge Xuan sneered and said: "Master Yan is very calculating, so he gave these two hot potatoes to Lu Bu, which saved himself trouble.
But have you ever thought that Lu Bu is not a three-year-old child who can fool him with just a few words?
Treat him as a fool, beware of self-defeating, stealing the chicken but losing the rice! "
Everyone was speechless, but this time it was Han Yin who broke the silence and said: "I heard that Lu Bu is the most arrogant, extravagant and lecherous person. Although he is married to a princess of ten thousand years, he frequently takes concubines and has countless beauties around him.
Why doesn't the lord marry him? In this way, the two families have become in-laws, so naturally everything can be said easily. "
