Ji Ling breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his mother, wife and children were still in good spirits and said:
"The child is unfilial and makes mother worried! Thanks to Marquis Wen's care, the child did not suffer much after being captured."
As he spoke, he went up to help the old woman into the house.
Ji Ling's mother saw that although the furnishings in the house were not luxurious, they were clean and tidy, and all the necessary things were available. There were also two ugly maids in the house. She thought that Ji Ling had not been wronged, so she felt relieved.
Because he said: "My son, your mother and I are a woman, and I shouldn't have to interfere with your affairs.
It’s just that I personally saw that Marquis Wen was very strict in running the army. He didn’t burn, kill or loot anything after entering Shouchun City, and he treated us kindly.
Such a wise master, with all his abilities, why doesn't my son serve for Marquis Wen? "
"My child knows..." Ji Ling felt miserable! He can't even meet Lu Bu's people, okay?
Of course, Lu Bu's effort to bring over Ji Ling and Zhang Xun's family members was not without purpose.
When the family was gathering together to tell each other about their current situation, they heard someone coughing at the door. It was Lu Bu who came.
Ji Ling's family quickly saluted.
Lu Bu smiled and returned the courtesy, "I shouldn't have disturbed your family reunion at this time.
However, I am a straight-tempered person, and I don’t want to delay certain things, so I will make it clear today.
Now that General Ji and his family have come to Pengcheng, this small courtyard is naturally too cramped to live in. I have asked people to clean up the big courtyard for the general and his family to live in.
Someone will come soon to help the general move. "
"Thank you, Marquis Wen, for taking care of me..." Ji Ling was a little flattered.
Lu Bu waved his hand and said: "No need to say thank you. You must have heard that Yuan Shu has been driven away by me. Now Yuzhou belongs to Cao Cao and Jiujiang County belongs to me."
As for Yuan Shu, I don't want to comment too much. To be honest, I value General Ji Ling's talent very much. "
Ji Ling shook his head with some shame and said with a bitter smile: "My abilities are completely worthless in front of Marquis Wen. A defeated general cannot be said to be brave..."
Lu Bu smiled and said: "General, you don't have to be so down on yourself. The reason why you suffered this defeat is that you underestimated the enemy too much and you didn't know how powerful my firearms are.
Thirdly, I am not boasting, but Yuan Shu is not strict in his military management. The few soldiers you have are really inferior to the warriors I have. "
Ji Ling was sincerely convinced.
In his many years of military career, although he had also lost battles, he had never encountered an enemy as powerful as Lu Bu. Every time he recalled the fight that day, no matter how he thought about it, it was an unsolvable defeat.
He was convinced that he lost this battle.
"Talent, if you can't be used by me, I won't let you go easily.
The reason why I didn't tell General Ji about surrender in the past period was mainly because I was afraid that the precious treasure would be in the hands of Yuan Shu, and General Ji would have worries about his future.
Now, fortunately, Bao Jian is safe and your family can be reunited. I will now tell my story.
I will give you two choices. One is to work with me to protect the country and the people and do something practical for the people.
The other way is to live in Pengcheng after I have wronged the general. I will not treat you and your family badly.
However, I will not indulge you in joining Yuan Shu and becoming my enemy on the battlefield. "
Ji Ling prostrated himself on the ground and said: "Thanks to Marquis Wen for not giving up, Ji Ling is not talented and is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses!"
Lu Bu hurriedly helped Ji Ling up and said with a smile: "That's very good, so I won't be polite to you anymore.
You and your family are reunited, just try to rest for a few days, and come to the government office for a meeting in the morning on the next five days! "
I said goodbye to Ji Ling's family and went to see Zhang Xun again.
The same rhetoric, the same recipe, the same Zhang Xun was willing to be loyal to Lu Bu.
After all, in such troubled times, it is not uncommon to surrender.
Following a wise and capable lord is naturally the best choice.
In comparison, Lu Bu seems to be stronger than Yuan Shu in terms of both force and character. The only thing that is not as good as Yuan Shu is his background.
But in the face of absolute power, what's the point of origin? At that time, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was still the chief of a small pavilion!
Perhaps the only concern is that the family is in the hands of the old master. If they really surrender, Yuan Shu's character will never let their family go.
But Lu Bu had relieved all their worries, so what was there to hesitate about?
For Lu Bu, Ji Ling and Zhang Xun were not considered strong generals during the period of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty.
But for a general, being able to lead tens of thousands of troops is already a talent.
An army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.
Although Lu Bu's personal combat power is as high as the ceiling, he does not want his generals to fight against others in the future.
Unless I am certain to win, it is really risky to put the winning or losing of a battle on one person.
After gathering the two of them, Lu Bu returned to the back house of the government office.
All the wives and concubines had been waiting anxiously for a long time. When they saw Lu Bu coming in, they rushed to greet him.
We haven’t seen each other for more than a month, how can we not miss An?
Lu Bu gave him a big hug. When the little girl arrived at Mi Ling, she couldn't help but shyly pushed Lu Bu and whispered: "Be gentle..."
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Why, you are so thin-skinned after not seeing me for a month?"
"The little girl is pregnant!" Diao Chan pouted with jealousy on her face.
"Really!" Lu Bu was overjoyed after hearing this. He picked up Mi Lin and spun her around three times, making Mi Lin scream in fright.
It seems that Hua Tuo is not only good at surgery, but this prescription for aphrodisiac is also effective!
"Hurry up and put me down. What if I get a fetal infection?"
Lu Bu then slowly put down Mi Ling and said with a smile: "How can it be so easy to get a fetus? Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."
Then he walked up to Liu Xiao, put his hand on the crook of her leg as if holding a child, and picked her up.
Then he kissed her smooth little face and said with a smile: "Has Xiaoxiao grown taller again? Hey, I brought you a little sister, and you will have someone to play with you from now on!"
Then he said to the outside: "What are you waiting for? Come in and meet!"
Everyone looked towards the door and saw Feng Fangnu and Yuan Zhi, one big and one small, walking in with their heads down and some twitching.
Lu Bu introduced everyone. Although Diao Chan and others didn't look very friendly, considering that Lu Bu brought back more than a hundred and only brought these two to the back house, it didn't seem so bad...
Only Liu Xiao looked at Yuan Zhi, who seemed to be younger than himself, and could not help but frown slightly.
"Let me make hot soup. I want to take a bath first, and then we can have a good reunion dinner!"
"I know you want to take a bath. You have been burning for a long time. It has been hot and cold several times. Go quickly." Mrs. Cao said.
"Okay!" Lu Bu chuckled and glanced around: "Who will be waiting for me to take a bath today?"
No one answered.
It’s been a month since I’ve tasted meat, who doesn’t want to be the first? But no one was embarrassed to say it.
Lu Bu chuckled: "We should really build a big pool. Then we can have a lively bath together!"
"Bah!" All the girls spat at Lu Bu in unison.
Lu Bu still said with a shy face: "The most important thing for a family is to be in order!"
"I'm going to see how the food and wine are being prepared..." Cai Wenji ran away with a big belly.
Others also made excuses to leave.
Lu Bu nuzzled Liu Xiao's face in his arms and said, "They are not good, how about Xiaoxiao bathing with me?"
"Okay... okay!" Liu Xiao replied firmly.
