How did Lu Bu know that Cao Cao had so many thoughts in his mind after reading two of his poems?
Seeing Cao Cao looking at him, he smiled and asked, "Brother Meng De, is there anything wrong with this short song?"
Cao Cao came to his senses and said with a smile: "No, no! It's just that I have never read such a good poem, so I was fascinated!"
Lu Bu chuckled: "I see, Brother Meng De is better than me at this point. I will only be fascinated by beautiful women!"
"Ha...haha! Fengxian is really a sweetheart!" Cao Cao smiled awkwardly.
Then he said: "This is the best gift that I, Mr. Cao, have ever received!
Fengxian, if you can make such paper and such books, you have really done a great thing for the scholars of the world!
Just for this one thing, you should go down in history! "
Lu Bu laughed: "Brother Meng De, thank you, I just want to bring the price of the book down! Let more people afford to read good books!
To be honest, I came to see Brother Meng De this time. Firstly, I haven’t seen you for a long time and wanted to catch up with you.
Another thing is that I want to open shops in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places to sell books and paper. I wonder if Meng De will agree? "
Cao Cao cursed secretly in his heart: Last time you asked someone to give me two Quyuan plows, and you made me a lot of money and left. Are you coming again this time?
You said you would open your own shop, don't even think about making half a penny from me!
Yin smiled and said: "Fengxian is joking, where is it not allowed to start a business? What's more, this kind of books and paper are loved by literati?
If you come to my territory to open a store, I will welcome you with both hands! Don't ask me first, just let your people open the store.
If there is any trouble, let them come to me and I will make the decision for them! "
Lu Bu chuckled: "If Brother Meng De says this, I'll be relieved!"
While they were talking, the banquet had been served, and the two of them sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting, as if they were old friends for many years.
As soon as Cao Cao clapped his hands, beautiful singers and dancers came up to play music and dance to add to the fun. They were both "hot-tempered people", so the atmosphere naturally became more and more lively.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Lu Bu finally said: "When I come this time, I will first visit Brother Meng De, and then I will go to Yecheng to visit Yuan Benchu. I wonder if Brother Meng De is interested in going with me?"
Cao Cao refused without thinking: "I'd better forget it, Fengxian, you don't know something, I have a lot of things to do now!
If I have time, I will definitely go and see Ben Chu with you! "
Lu Bu sighed with some disappointment and said: "Okay, I'll go by myself. Meng De, don't let yourself live so tiredly!"
It is a beautiful thing to take a proper vacation for yourself, visit friends, and experience the great rivers and mountains in the world! "
Cao Cao smiled awkwardly and said: "I think so, but I'm still not as free and easy as Fengxian!"
He was talking, but he was thinking in his heart: Why did Lu Bu go to Yuan Shao? Could it be that he wants to team up with Yuan Shao to deal with him?
But Lu Bu didn't say anything, and Cao Cao was even more itchy, so he asked insinuatingly:
"Is it possible that Fengxian went to visit Yuan Benchu this time to greet him and open a shop in Jizhou to sell books?"
Lu Bu laughed and said: "You really guessed it right, I really had this idea!
However, opening a store is only one of the purposes of this trip. There are also two serious matters that need to be discussed with Yuan Shao.
Brother Meng De, you know Yuan Shao. Let me tell you first. Can you see what I think? "
Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "It's necessary! Just talk about the friendship between the two of us, and I'll check it for you!"
Lu Bu glanced at the prostitutes who were still singing and dancing in the hall, and Cao Cao hurriedly waved for them to leave.
Lu Bu then said: "Actually, this has something to do with you, Brother Mengde.
Aren't you and Yuan Shao besieging Tian Kai now? They have been besieging it for more than a year, but they still cannot conquer it.
I was thinking, should I also send troops?
After all, I have captured both Beihai and Donglai in Qingzhou, except for the area occupied by Tian Kai.
Brother Meng De, do you think that if I defeat Tian Kai, Yuan Shao will hand over Pingyuan and other counties to me? "
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Fengxian, you are overthinking! Although you and I swore at the beginning that after Yuan was defeated, you would get Qingzhou and I would get Yuzhou.
But Yuan Shao spent so much effort to eradicate Tian Kai, not only because of his disagreement with Gongsun Zan, but also because he wanted to occupy the western part of Qingzhou.
Even if you attack Tian Kai with a sudden attack, how could he give up such a large piece of land? "
Lu Bu then said, "What if I help him completely get rid of Gongsun Zan? Then he can get the entire Youzhou. Will he still care about the land of Qingzhou?"
"Hiss..." Cao Cao couldn't help but gasped: "Fengxian, you... really want to help Yuan Shao defeat Gongsun Zan?"
Lu Bu nodded: "Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, and took charge of Youzhou as a pastor, which is no different from treason!
Moreover, after Gongsun Zan captured Youzhou, he became increasingly arrogant, disrespectful of the people, and forgot his good deeds.
Publicly and privately, I should kill Gongsun Zan to eliminate harm for the court and the people! "
Seeing Lu Bu being so righteous, Cao Cao was speechless for a moment: What are you pretending to be here with me?
After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao finally said: "Fengxian is really an impassioned person, Cao admires him!
But Fengxian, have you ever thought that Yuan Shao's ambition is higher than Gongsun Zan's!
Now that Gongsun Zan is restraining him, he has no time to care about anything else.
If you helped Fengxian get rid of Gongsun Zan, and he occupied Youzhou and no longer had any worries, would he turn around and extend the butcher's knife to you and me? "
"You mean...by then you and I will be a stumbling block on Yuan Shao's road?" Lu Bu pretended to be thoughtful.
Cao Cao coughed and whispered: "Of course, I don't have enough evidence to prove this.
But based on my understanding of Yuan Shao over the years, he can do such a thing!
Brother Feng, I say these words to you as if you are a brother and a life-long friend, but I have no intention of sowing discord between you and Yuan Benchu!
If you have other thoughts, just think I'm farting! "
Lu Bu said with a serious face: "Brother Meng De, what are you talking about? With our friendship, how can I doubt your motives?
How can I have any friendship with Yuan Shao? I just want to cooperate with him for a win-win situation!
So, am I too naive? "
Seeing that his words had achieved results, Cao Cao was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Fengxian, I'm not a brother to you, but you are still too stupid and naive!
You think that by destroying Gongsun Zan, you can eliminate harm for the people and the country, and you can make Yuan Shao appreciate your favor and give you Pingyuan County.
Little do you know, such behavior is no different than seeking the skin of a tiger!
According to Yuan Shao's character, without Gongsun Zan as a serious problem, how can he tolerate you and me growing up under his nose?
Yuan Shao is not as sincere to you as I am! "
Lu Bu patted the shorter ones and said, "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?"
Cao Cao also slapped the short table in front of him, causing the cups and plates on the table to jump:
"That's right! How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed! Fengxian, what you said is really appropriate, and it revealed Yuan Benchu's thoughts in one sentence!"
Lu Bu deliberately posed the problem to Cao Cao: "In the opinion of Brother Meng De, what should we do?"
