Zhao'er was a very sensible girl. Seeing that the father-in-law and his wife were drinking in broad daylight, she took the initiative to bring two plates of sauced meat to go with the wine.
Unfortunately, Lu Bu's thoughts had been aroused by Lin Mo's words at this time, and he was not very drunk. He grabbed his son-in-law's wine jar and forced him to explain the second half clearly.
Lin Mo glanced at him and thought for a moment, thinking that it wasn't a shocking secret, it was just a mark left by the wheel of history, and it couldn't be changed by telling it.
He grabbed a piece of sauced meat, chewed it happily, and said casually: "Yuan Shu, he is going to proclaim himself emperor. When he proclaims himself emperor, if Cao Cao, the mainstay of the imperial court, stands idly by and attacks Xuzhou without caring, there will be chaos in the world. The second and third person became emperor.
What's the use of the emperor in his hands then? There are so many emperors in the world who don't know who to listen to.
Father-in-law, tell me...does he have to let go of Xuzhou first and take care of Yuan Shu?
Isn't this Yuan Shu saving Lu Bu? "
Lu Bu was stunned for a while and then sneered: "You kid, are you too drunk? Can you pinch and count..."
Before he finished speaking, he thought of the letter again.
Before that letter appeared, he didn't believe it either.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Lin Mo intently, "Your guess must have evidence, right?"
Seeing that his father-in-law did not deny himself as decisively as before, Lin Mo became more interested, "Has your father-in-law ever heard of Sun Ce's name?"
Sun Ce?
After thinking for a while, Lu Bu remembered, "I don't know much about the son of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian, but I do know about him."
In the battle of Hulao Pass, among the eighteen princes, the Jiangdong Tiger was the most ferocious, and Lu Bu was deeply impressed by him.
"After Sun Jian's death, the old generals from Jiangdong and the group of veterans were held in Yuan Shu's hands. Sun Ce tried to repay them several times but was prevaricated by him."
The old generals led by Sun Jian are indeed not weak, and there are thousands of disciples, all of whom are brave and good at fighting, and can be called elite soldiers. Lu Bu recognizes them.
It's just... I don't know much about these things, how does this kid know about them.
However, the point of the question had not yet been drawn out, so he did not dare to interrupt hastily and could only listen carefully.
"It wasn't until the beginning of this year that Yuan Shu suddenly and happily returned all the old generals and veterans of the Sun family to Sun Ce, which allowed him to gain a foothold in Danyang. Does your father-in-law know why?"
Lu Bu shook his head sincerely, "Why?"
Lin Mo smiled slightly, "Because he gave the imperial seal to Yuan Shu."
"Pass the country's jade seal!"
Lu Bu's pupils suddenly focused, and then the past emerged.
When Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he was in such a hurry that he looted a large amount of gold and silver, and even dug up the imperial tombs, but he did not bother to upload the national jade seal.
Later he also heard that it was Sun Jian who was the first to invade Luoyang and found the imperial seal in a dry well.
After Sun Jian's death, the matter of Yuxi seemed to be forgotten. It turned out that it had always been in the hands of his son.
After rethinking his thoughts, Lu Bu nodded solemnly and said, "It is said that this jade seal contains the destiny of a country, and if you get it, you can achieve great treasures."
"This legend must be false, otherwise Great Qin would not have perished."
Lin Mo, who was already drunk, started to drink heavily. Then he wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve casually and continued: "But Yuan Shu believed this rumor, so he happily returned all the troops to Sun Ce."
As he spoke, Lin Mo showed a disdainful smile, "Moreover, I guess he not only believes that the jade seal contains the destiny of the country, but also believes that if the jade seal falls into his hands, it means that God has made him emperor."
At this point, Lu Bu finally knew that Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor was not Lin Mo's imagination, nor his prediction, but a well-founded judgment.
He looked at Lin Mo with satisfaction in his eyes.
"If this is the case, he is indeed about to proclaim himself emperor. If he proclaims himself emperor, Lu Bu will also have the most precious opportunity to recuperate."
"Indeed."
Lin Mo also agreed with this statement, "So, my father-in-law, if Lu Bu marries his daughter to him, it will be equivalent to tying himself to his chariot. When the time comes..."
"When Cao Cao issues an edict from the emperor and invites all the princes in the world to destroy the thieves, Yuan Shu will definitely become a street rat that everyone wants to beat..."
Lu Bu directly said what Lin Mo said next.
Thinking about it carefully, a chill couldn't help but rise.
Oh my god...
If Lingqi hadn't fallen in love with Yunwen, I would have died because of Yuan Shu!
"It is said that all the princes in the world will suppress thieves. When the time comes, everyone will obey the order. If they don't go to fight Yuan Shu, no one except Cao Cao will go."
Lin Mo chuckled. The people in power in this era were all scholars. They despised businessmen the most. But at the critical moment, every abacus was louder than the businessmen. They would not get involved in such a thankless thing.
"If it's just Cao Cao's side who wants to deal with Yuan Shu, I'm afraid it won't be that simple. Maybe both sides will suffer losses."
Cao Cao is currently in the limelight, but Yuan Shu also has a small number of 200,000 troops under his command, but they are not very united.
"so.."
Lin Mo put down the wine jar and his expression became serious, "We must quickly go to Cao Cao and take advantage of this opportunity to make meritorious deeds!"
Taking refuge in Cao Cao again...
Lu Bu squinted at the son-in-law in front of him, always feeling that he had a backbone, "What kind of opportunity is this?"
"My father-in-law, I don't know, but I have a clever plan to help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shu. Once this plan is revealed, Cao Cao's army will be as strong as a broken bamboo, and Yuan Shu's Huainan army will be swept away like leaves falling in the wind."
Lin Mo was excited as he spoke, and his eyebrows were beaming.
"What's the clever plan?" Well, although it's impossible for you to vote for Cao Cao, I'm also very interested in the clever plan that can make you so excited.
"Suppress with the law of heaven!"
What the hell? Lu Bu leaned back. Before he could ask questions in surprise, Lin Mo said mysteriously: "It won't be too late to discuss this plan after we meet Cao Cao."
Then he didn't forget to raise his eyebrows at Lu Bu, "How about my father-in-law, when are you going to join Cao Cao? This contribution is enough for our son-in-law to find an official position in the court."
Seeing Lin Mo so excited that he wanted to immediately ride on a fast horse to find Cao Cao, Lu Bu couldn't let go of his anger.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, wondering if it was time to show off his cards. Otherwise, this guy would be spreading gossip about Cao Cao on my land all day long. If word got out, it would definitely cause people's hearts to wander.
The most important thing is that what this guy said was so reasonable that even I was a little moved, let alone the people below.
Lu Bu, who sat down again, looked serious and said seriously: "Yunwen, Lu Wentao has told me a lot these days. He advised me to vote for Lu Bu. What do you think?"
"Lu Bu?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo waved his hands repeatedly and said without hesitation: "No, no, my father-in-law is committing a secret crime. If he votes for Lu Bu, our son-in-law will inevitably be stabbed on the guillotine."
I'm sorry, you look down on me so much, don't you?
Lu Bu asked with a cold face: "Aren't you talking about the war between Cao and Yuan? Taking this opportunity to recuperate, does Lu Bu really have no ability to fight back?"
After taking a breath, Lu Bu added: "By the way, I heard one thing. The Lu family is preparing to vote for Lu Bu, and the Chen family is also hesitant. So the problem you mentioned last time about the powerful family is very likely. It will be resolved shortly.
If these problems are solved, will Lu Bu still be unable to fight?
Say, I want to listen to your inner thoughts! "
This is not anger, but worry.
Although I didn't spend too long with Lin Mo, I still had a rough idea of his character. He wasn't the kind of person who spoke nonsense, and he wasn't like some scholars who liked to say alarmist things to boost their status.
On the contrary, his words are almost all judgments based on sufficient basis.
Therefore, Lu Bu must figure out how big the gap is between himself and Cao Cao, and how to shorten this distance, or even surpass him to achieve the final victory.
