I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 460 Great Pioneer of the Western Regions

A few days later, Jushou sent people to take Niu Fu and Wei Xu to the front line to see Liu Jian.

For a period of time, Liu Jian deliberately arranged Niu Fu and Wei Xu to live together, so that the two of them had more opportunities for in-depth communication.

Liu Jian had already told Niu Fu something about how he would gain a foothold in Liangzhou in the future. At the same time, Liu Jian hoped that Niu Fu could unite with Lu Bu of Bingzhou to form a unique force in the group under Dong Zhuo's command.

Niu Fu admitted Liu Jian's point of view, and because of this, some small friendships developed between Liu Jian and Liu Jian.

After Niu Fu and Wei Xu arrived in Luoshui, they were brought in front of Liu Jian at the same time.

Niu Fu had communicated with Liu Jian before, and he knew in his heart that if he wanted to gain a foothold under Dong Zhuo and have his own place after Dong Zhuo's death, he had to unite with Lu Bu. For a long time, Niu Fu has taken special care of Wei Xu and is very enthusiastic.

During the period of living together, Niu Fu also revealed to Wei Xu that if he could return to Chang'an in the future, he hoped to unite with Lu Bu.

Wei Xu is Lu Bu's brother-in-law and has a close relationship with Lu Bu, but this person is not that kind of foolish person. In a certain way, this person is better at speculation.

After Wei Xu understood Niu Fu's intentions, he immediately took the initiative to move closer to Niu Fu.

Although he was not a witty person, he was not too stupid after all. He knew very well that after Lu Bu experienced a big defeat before, even if Dong Zhuo didn't kill him, Lu Bu would definitely have a very difficult time under Dong Zhuo's command in the future.

The generals in Xiliang are all people who have fallen into trouble without any concept of benevolence and righteousness. These people are like hungry wolves. They hope that the Bingzhou clique headed by Lu Bu will fall, and then they will pounce on them and eat them up.

As a relative of Lu Bu, Wei Xu's wealth and interests are all tied to Lu Bu, so he naturally does not want Lu Bu to end up like this in the Liangzhou Group.

But at this time, Niu Fu, who was captured into Liu Jian's army with him, was locked up with Wei Xu, and at the same time threw an olive branch to Wei Xu, hoping to reach an alliance with Lu Bu.

Naturally, Wei Xu would not miss this opportunity!

He promised Niu Fu that as long as the two of them go back alive, he will definitely help Lu Bu and Niu Fu to form an alliance.

After all, Niu Fu and Lu Bu are complementary, what Niu Fu has, Lu Bu doesn't have, and what Lu Bu has, Niu Fu doesn't.

After meeting Niu Fu and Wei Xu, Liu Jian went straight to the point and told the two of them directly about the process of his meeting with Dong Zhuo this time.

Niu Fu was not surprised, but just listened carefully. After all, he had an agreement with Liu Jian earlier, and now Liu and Niu, in a sense, share some common interests and goals.

On the contrary, Wei Xu was greatly surprised, looking at Niu Fu and Liu Jian in surprise, not knowing what the relationship between the two of them was.

Why do the two of them look so familiar?

But Wei Xu was still a delicate person after all, even though his heart was full of doubts, he didn't have the nerve to ask directly, and he knew that even if he asked at this time, Liu Jian would not be able to answer him.

In Liu Jian's narration of his conversation with Dong Zhuo, the most important thing he described was that he planned to cooperate with Dong Zhuo to help the Han Dynasty stabilize Liangzhou and open up the Western Regions.

When Niu Fu listened to the blueprint described by Liu Jian, the eyes in his eyes diverged a little.

Obviously, he didn't understand these things very well.

"General Niu, General Niu!"

Liu Jian whispered to Niu Fu: "Why is General Niu so dazed?"

Niu Fu came back to his senses all of a sudden, and he hurriedly said: "Oh, I just heard General Liu's words, my eyes are far-reaching, and my ideas are quite novel. Niu Fu was attracted by General Liu's courage and ambition for a while, and unconsciously fell into a trance. , I hope the general will not blame you!"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "General Niu, you are being polite. In the next day, I will send the general and Wei Sima back to Dazhai of Xiangguo. You can go back."

Niu Fu and Wei Xu hurriedly cupped their hands: "Thank you General Liu, thank you General Liu!"

"Why both of you?"

Liu Jian stretched out his hands to help the two of them, and then said: "Actually, I invite you two to come this time. Apart from telling you about my conversation with Xiangguo, I also have something from the bottom of my heart that I want to say to you."

"Of course, Liu has absolutely no intention of commanding General Niu and Captain Lu. It's just that we don't know each other, and there may be many opportunities for cooperation in the future, so Liu wants to say a few words. If the general It is best to be able to benefit from it, if not, it is no problem, I wonder if the general is willing to listen?

At this moment, Niu Fu and Wei Xu were naturally willing to listen to what Liu Jian said.

"I also ask General Liu for advice!" Niu Fu said very politely.

Liu Jian smiled and said: "General, the defeat of you and General Lu in Sizhou this time is not due to man-made, but due to the weather..."

This is very polite, and it can be regarded as saving face for Niu Fu and others.

What time is it, it's obviously a waste, and it can't beat Liu Jian.

But you can't say that, otherwise, how can you be friends in the future?
"It's just that this defeat in Sizhou will make it difficult for General Niu and Captain Lu to straighten up and behave under Xiangguo's command in the future."

Liu Jian's words were very earnest, and Niu Fu and Wei Xu naturally understood.

The general of the defeated army, and still suffered such a disastrous defeat, even if Dong Zhuo didn't say anything, Lu Niu and Lu Niu would not be able to hold back under Dong Zhuo's command in the future.

Moreover, the two of them were not well-received characters in the eyes of the Xiliang generals.

It is conceivable that the three generals of the Xiliang Army will despise the two of them in the future.

Niu Fu's complexion darkened a bit, he knew that he would have a very difficult life among the generals in Liangzhou from now on.

"Well, I also know what General Liu said, but the matter has come to this point, and I have no way to solve it... Can General Liu give me some pointers?"

Liu Jian looked back and forth between Niu Fu and Wei Xu: "To be honest, Liu is also the leader of the army. As a general, if he loses his military spirit and prestige, it is really a very dangerous thing for the leader. In my opinion, the most urgent task for the general and Captain Lu after they return to Guanzhong is to find a way to establish great achievements, regain military prestige, and establish their own military system and power in the army."

Niu Fu naturally understood what Liu Jian said.

The problem is, some things are easier said than done.

He, Liu Jian, said that if Niu Fu and Lu Bu were to make military meritorious service, the two of them would be able to make military meritorious service?
What an easy task!
Isn't this bullshit!

Niu Fu's expression fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

He smiled and said: "Of course, credit is not so easy to make. You need to wait for a good opportunity. As a leader, sometimes you may not be able to wait for a chance to make meritorious service in three to five years... But the general and Captain Lu They are all chosen by heaven, isn't this opportunity to make meritorious deeds right in front of them?"

Niu Fu looked at Liu Jian suspiciously.

"Where is the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, I'm sorry Niu doesn't know..."

Liu Jian really wanted to give Niu Fu a kick, because he said so much about Dong Zhuo's opening up of the Western Regions to him just now, it was a waste of time.

"General Niu, I just told you that Xiangguo intends to conquer Liangzhou and open all the roads in the Western Regions. Isn't this a great opportunity for the general? With such unrivaled feats in front of the general, does the general not know his Take it?"

Niu Fu was stunned upon hearing this.

"Liangzhou is a place of bitter cold, and the countries in the Western Regions are far behind my Han country. Where did the great achievements come from?"

Liu Jian let out a long sigh.

"General, it is because Liangzhou is bitterly cold and the Western Regions are backward, so relatively speaking, this credit may be easier to establish. Could it be that if the general stays in Sizhou and continues to fight against the princes of the Kanto, this credit will be easier to establish?"

Niu Fu was taken aback when he heard this.

That's the truth.

Compared with people like Liu Jian, the Qiang people in the west are really gentle like sheep.

No matter how rich and prosperous Kanto is, it is not a place where his old cow can live.

"But……"

Niu Fu hesitated and said: "Over the years, the Qiang people have repeatedly rebelled in Liangzhou, and the suppression has continued. How can they be calmed down overnight? Besides, the rebels of Yan Zhong, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others are in Liangzhou now, and they are very difficult to fight against. .”

Liu Jian sighed: "General, you have to understand that although the Qiang people in Liangzhou have repeatedly rebelled, it does not mean that their combat power will pose too much threat to the Han Dynasty! General, you are originally from Liangzhou, and you have long been familiar with Qiang rebellion. First, you went to Liangzhou to suppress the rebellion for one reason, and second, this is also an opportunity for you and General Lu to enrich your power in Liangzhou, hasn’t the general thought about it?”

"Conquering Liangzhou and opening up the Western Regions is a great achievement in the eyes of Xiangguo, but it may not be in the eyes of Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others... Liangzhou is a bitter and cold place. Although the Qiang rebellion can be suppressed, but repeated rebellion will cause headaches, plus Ma Teng and Han Sui are powerful, I guess none of the generals in Xiliang would be willing to go to the front!"

"What a wonderful place Chang'an Central is. Who would like to go to places like Liangzhou where there is bitter cold?"

"Li, Guo and others are all short-sighted people. They just saw that Chang'an is the center of the imperial court. Chang'an has a bright future and can stand on the top of the world, but they never thought that going to the hometown of Liangzhou is the way to expand their own power. The best way."

"General and General Lu suffered a lot of losses in this defeat. It was just an excuse to go to Liangzhou. While helping Xiangguo to suppress the rebellion, they absorbed the local Qiang people in Liangzhou to form a new strong army, and then used Liangzhou war horses to expand the cavalry and reorganize it. Prestige can not only relieve the worries of the prime minister, but also reproduce the power of the past, why not do it?"

"General Shicai said that Liangzhou is bitterly cold, but there is no one fighting for this bitterly cold place. The general and Captain Lu can just take advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion to spread kindness and righteousness in Liangzhou, buy people's hearts, and win over the local Haoyou and Lieutenants. Let them become the general's backing, but Sheng wasted his time in Chang'an and Luoyang."

"You need to know that the hearts of Chang'an and Luoyang are very difficult for the people of Bianjun to collect, but the hearts of Liangzhou are easily available!"

"Don't be blinded just because Sizhou and Yongzhou are rich."

These "heartfelt words" really made Niu Fu and Wei Xumao beside him suddenly enlightened!

Liu Deran...what a god!
Niu Fu cupped his hands at Liu Jian: "If General Liu hadn't reminded Niu, I would have almost forgotten that I am from Liangzhou. Since I am from Liangzhou, then don't treat myself as someone from the Central Plains. General Liu is right. The roots of the state people are in Liangzhou."

"It's just that Ma Teng and Han Sui's rebel forces are extremely powerful in Liangzhou. Li Jue, Guo Si and others must not provoke them. If I and Lu Bu take the initiative to invite Ying, they will not be able to fight back. What should Han and others do? Woolen cloth?"

Liu Jian sighed and said: "This is the inherent thinking of you Liangzhou people. You are always shouting and shouting for everything. Is it not good for what you and I did today? Do you have to fight for anything? Sit down and talk. "

"Ma Teng and Han Sui were not natural rebels either. Ma Teng was the successor of General Fubo and Ma Yuan. Han Sui was also a man of Ju Xiaolian's family background, but later he fell into the ranks of the rebels by coincidence."

"But as rebels, they are always worried about their future. After all, they also know in their hearts that they are not capable of overthrowing the Han Dynasty. Based on the knowledge of the two of them, they also know that the best thing for them will be in the end." The destination is still attached to the imperial court."

"What is Dong Xiangguo lacking now, and there is no shortage of officials. The dignified Xiangguo is in charge of the government. If he wants to recruit the rebels, why do he have to fight? Can't he be recruited? Han Sui and Ma Teng are both people with long-term vision. As long as the court gives enough benefits, they will definitely follow the trend."

"If the general can be a bridge-builder among them, it will be a great achievement for Xiangguo. Why worry that Xiangguo will no longer use generals in the future?"

Niu Fu bowed deeply to Liu Jian: "The general's words really touched Niu a lot, and he has been educated. Niu has gone to Liangzhou and the Western Regions."

(End of this chapter)