Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 488
"Mr. Xu You, I haven't seen you for many years. You still have the same demeanor. I don't know if you plan to submit to the imperial court and start a career with me?" Seeing Xu You, Lu Bu laughed, and directly opened his mouth to poach Yuan Shao's corner, although he didn't The intention of fighting Yuan Shao did not affect Lu Bu's attempt to poach Yuan Shao's corner. Anyway, Lu Bu was ready to gradually erode Yuan Shao's power.

"Eh?" Xu You was clearly unprepared for Lu Bu's words. Although Xu You had a high status under Yuan Shao, compared with Lu Bu, Yuan Shao has obviously fallen behind. At this time, Lu Bu proposed to Xu You The invitation made Xu You very tempted, but Xu You was also a shrewd person. After thinking about it, he said slowly: "Hehe, the prime minister was joking, and I will also contribute to the big man under Yuan Gong, just like the prime minister." There is no difference in how my subordinates do things, besides, I have a heavy responsibility to come here this time, so I ask the prime minister not to make fun of me."

"Mr. is an old friend of mine. This time when you come to see me, why should I let you go for nothing? Someone here will take out the seal ribbon of the prefect of Yecheng and give it to Mr. Xu You." Lu Bu waved his hand as he spoke. The man took out a seal ribbon, handed it to Xu You, and said: "I heard that Yecheng is prosperous, and you are a man who is very good at running business. If you are going to be the prefect of Yecheng, please don't refuse me when." .”

Although Lu Bu spoke with a smile on his face, Xu You was already in a cold sweat at this moment. Yecheng is the most prosperous city in Jizhou, and Yuan Shao's residence. Lu Bu appointed Xu You an official here, and the seal was still Yuan Shao's territory , then Yuan Shao might have to kill Xu You first if he found out.As for whether Xu You, the prefect of Yecheng, can sit on the seat, that is not a question for Lu Bu to consider.

"Um? Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness. I have low talents and virtues. I am really ashamed of your kindness. Please take it back." Seeing the seal and ribbon of the prefect of Yecheng that Lu Bu asked for, Xu You already understood that Lu Bu had seen it with his own eyes. Since he didn't want to join him, he wanted to divide the relationship between himself and Yuan Shao, so as to kill him with a knife. As long as Yuan Shao knew that Lu Bu had made Xu You the prefect of Yecheng, even if he didn't kill Xu You immediately, he probably wouldn't. Trust Xu You again.

"Hehe, it would be a pity for you to say that. You and I are old friends. I miss the past very much. It's just that you don't want to do things for me, which has already made me feel very regretful. Now you are rejecting my good intentions. Why don't you treat my old friend as a friend?" Lu Bu walked up to Xu You and patted Xu You on the shoulder, making a look of embarrassment.Then Lu Bu turned his head to look left and right, and looked at the civil and military people around him.

The crowd of civil and military personnel soon understood what Lü Bu meant, and Dian Wei stepped forward, cupped his hands towards Lv Bu and said, "Master Prime Minister, this guy is so ignorant, why don't I just drag him out and kill him."

"Mr. Xu You is my old friend, how can you think so?" Lu Bu turned to Xu You and said, "My subordinates are all rough people, sir, don't mind."

"Hehe, Mr. Prime Minister, let's get back to business. Mr. Yuan sent me here this time in the hope that we can stop fighting with the Prime Minister, restore the old relationship, and avoid the loss of life. Please agree, Mr. Prime Minister." Xu You didn't want to entangle with Lu Bu any longer. , Hastily stated the purpose of this trip.

"Sir, what you said is indeed true. Lu Bu also doesn't like to fight and kill people. It's just that Yuan Shao first sent troops into Bingzhou and then sent troops to attack Hanoi. How should this account be settled?" Seeing that Xu You couldn't wait any longer, Lu Bu didn't say any more, and said straight to the point.

"Previously, Ma Teng, governor of Bingzhou, rebelled and sent troops to attack Chang'an. My lord sent troops to Bingzhou to suppress the rebellion. Now Bingzhou is under the protection of General Yan Liang, and the people live and work in peace and prosperity. I think this is what the court likes to see. As for It is said that General Wen Chou sent troops to attack Hanoi because he heard that the activities of the Yellow Turban Army near Hanoi were rampant, and that the Yellow Turban thief Guo Daxian was mixed in the city of Hanoi. There was a little misunderstanding, and please forgive me, Prime Minister, and let General Wen Chou and General Ju Yi return." Regarding Lu Bu's question, Xu You, relying on his sharp tongue, spoke clearly and logically, which made Lu Bu also Can't help secretly admire, Xu You is indeed a talent.

"Well, since the gentleman said so, then I will accept the gentleman's statement and agree to strike peace with Yuan Shao, but I have received a battle report from the direction of Bingzhou, saying that General Yan Liang has led the army to leave Bingzhou, and will be in Bingzhou. All the land has been returned to the imperial court, I wonder if you know about this matter?" Seeing Xu You's eloquence, Lu Bu didn't want to argue with Xu You, and immediately showed his hole card, as long as Yuan Shao can admit Lu Bu's occupation of Bingzhou, he will He shook hands with Yuan Shao and made peace.

"What? There is such a thing?" The news Lu Bu uttered was completely beyond Xu You's imagination. Yan Liang must have occupied more than half of Bingzhou when Xu You set off from Yecheng. By this time, Bingzhou had changed hands.This was too shocking for Xu You.

According to Yuan Shao's plan, after shaking hands with Lu Bu and making peace, he can free up his hand to completely wipe out Gongsun Zan in Youzhou. However, now that Bingzhou is in the hands of Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan has another choice, which is to cooperate with Lu Bu. With Lu Bu's support, Gongsun Zan had room to maneuver, but it was even more difficult for Yuan Shao to deal with Gongsun Zan later, not to mention that with Lu Bu on the side, Yuan Shaojun's situation was even more precarious.

"How could I lie to you about this kind of thing? When Mr. Xu You came, I'm afraid he didn't discuss this situation with General Yuan Shao. Would you like to go back and discuss with the general, and then negotiate peace with me?" ?” Lu Bu said with a half-smile.It must be that Xu You is only Yuan Shao's representative. Obviously, there is no way to make decisions on such an important matter.

"Hehe, the Prime Minister was just joking. Since I am here on behalf of Lord Yuan Shao, I can naturally resolve this matter on behalf of Lord Yuan Shao. Since Bingzhou is already in the hands of Lord Prime Minister, we will not send troops to Bingzhou again. Just please The Prime Minister promises that from now on, we will not attack our army again." Xu You's eyes flickered, but he finally gritted his teeth and said.

Xu You thought very clearly that it didn't take long for him to set off from Yecheng. With just this time, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses can take Bingzhou, so he will go back to discuss with Yuan Shao, and wait until the next time he comes to Hanoi I don't know what amazing move Lu Bu will make again. Instead of being led by the nose like this, it's better to make up my mind and bear the pain to give up.

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu You is a scholar, but he is also a decisive person. However, although Mr. Yuan Shao is thinking of Yuan Shao, I am afraid that Mr. Yuan may not be able to understand Mr.'s painstaking efforts. If Mr. Xu is unhappy under Yuan Shao's tent, Lu Bu You are always welcome here, sir." Looking at Xu You in front of him, Lu Bu knew that although Xu You was thinking of Yuan Shao, but he decided on such a military matter arbitrarily, Yuan Shao might not be able to tolerate Xu You, and this was also Lu Bu's way of wooing Xu You. The best timing is that Xu You has been under Yuan Shao for many years and knows the situation of Yuan Shao's army well. As long as he can instigate Xu You, Lu Bu believes that it will be much easier to take Yuan Shao down.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness. I will take my leave now." This matter is over, Xu You will not stay any longer, and Bingzhou is lost. Xu You believes that Yuan Shao still has a lot of things to deal with by himself.What Xu You didn't expect was that shortly after Yan Liang's defeat in Bingzhou, Gao Shun was trying his best to annex Bingzhou, that is to say, Bingzhou had not yet completely fallen into Lu Bu's hands, but the reason why Lu Bu said that Bingzhou was already in his hands , because Lu Bu believed that with the current battle situation, when Xu You returned to Yecheng, Bingzhou would be completely controlled by Gao Shun, and this would undoubtedly bring Xu You a lot of trouble.

"Order Gao Shun to secretly support Gongsun Zan. Although we left Hebei to fight Yuan Shu, we can't let Yuan Shao sit idle." Watching Xu You leave, Lu Bu said lightly with a smile on his lips.

At the same time, on the vast land of Sizhou and Yanzhou, armies and horses were frequently mobilized and assembled, and their destinations were undoubtedly directed to the south, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.Teams of soldiers outside Juancheng were cleaning up the dilapidated battlefield. Not long ago, there was a fierce battle to seize the city. Zhang Liao finally led his troops to capture Juancheng, the last stronghold of Yuan Shu's army in Yanzhou.

"General, when are we going to fight Yuan Shu? The battle just now was a little too late." Beside Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong licked his lips and said to Zhang Liao with a smile.Just now in the battle of Juancheng, Hua Xiong beheaded many enemy generals, but these generals were just ordinary opponents, they were killed by Hua Xiong three times, five times and two, which was not for Hua Xiong. It's a pity that he didn't show much combat power.

"General Hua Xiong, don't worry. Although our army is strong, there are endless heroes in the world. There are plenty of opportunities for you to kill them all." Zhang Liao laughed. Zhang Liao led the army alone several times in these years, and now he has a commander in chief. temperament.

"I don't know when the prime minister will attack Xuzhou. I still remember the enmity that year." While speaking, Hua Xiong turned to look to the east. That's where Xuzhou is located. Today's Xuzhou belongs to the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang. The territory, and it was Guan Yu's amazing knife that almost took Hua Xiong's head, which makes Hua Xiong still fresh in his memory. How many days and nights Hua Xiong dreamed of defeating Guan Yu, but there was no way to break through Guan Yu back then That stunning knife left a scar in Hua Xiong's heart.

"There will be a chance." Zhang Liao patted Hua Xiong's shoulder to calm Hua Xiong a little. Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong had been together for a long time, so they naturally knew Hua Xiong's thoughts like the palm of his hand.

(End of this chapter)