Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 568 Nine Kings Regent
"Hmph, the Sa family came to seek you for an alliance because they valued you. If it wasn't for the fact that Yuan Shao was so incompetent and lost to Lu Bu, how could I be interested in forming an alliance with you?" Xiahou Dun has never had a good impression of Liu Bei's forces. It's just that since everyone is unsuccessful, they can only form an alliance temporarily.

"You, come, come, let's fight for three hundred rounds." Seeing that Xiahou Dun was still arrogant, Zhang Fei suddenly became angry, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to fight Xiahou Dun.

"Third Brother, let's listen to Big Brother." At this time, Guan Yu stood up and stood in front of Zhang Fei, preventing Zhang Fei from moving.

"The enemy is now, we should really fight against the enemy. When General Xiahou has gained a firm foothold in Jingzhou, I will definitely visit him." At this time, Liu Bei spoke, which was beyond Zhang Fei's expectation. Although Xiahou Dun was arrogant Extremely, but Liu Bei still agreed to Xiahou Dun's proposal.

"So, then I'll take my leave first." Xiahou Dun turned his head around and was about to leave, but Liu Bei continued to speak behind him: "General Xiahou came all the way, have you ever heard how Luoyang is doing now? "

It turned out that after Liu Bei learned that Xiahou Dun came from Hebei, he wanted to ask Xiahou Dun about Luoyang, so that he could make sure he could take the best countermeasures. Compared with sending troops to Luoyang at this time, it might change the fate of the Han Dynasty.

"Hey, does Liu Shijun want to support those old guys in Luoyang? Do you really think they can make waves in Lu Bu's hands? Let me tell you, Lu Bu has returned to Luoyang and regained control of the situation in Luoyang. "Hearing Liu Bei's question, Xiahou Dun said with a smile.

In fact, at that time, Xiahoudun happened to be passing by Luoyang. Hearing about the changes in Luoyang, he also wanted to take advantage of the fire, but his plan was shattered soon, because Lu Bu's speed was too fast. Before he had time to resist, he was completely suppressed by Lu Bu.

"So that's how it is." Hearing this, Liu Bei finally gave up on sending troops to Luoyang. He couldn't help sighing again, and looked up at the sky. The road that Liu Bei has traveled in these years can be described as difficult and dangerous. It's just that he only occupies one county, which makes Liu Bei often start to doubt whether the path he has walked is correct, whether God is deliberately embarrassing himself, but whenever he sees his two brothers, see those Liu Beiyou had no choice but to act confident in the future in front of his soldiers who followed him without complaint or regret.In fact, he knew in his heart that the road ahead of him was getting more and more difficult.

"Liu Shijun, the Sa family is leaving now." Seeing that Liu Bei didn't say anything, Xiahou Dun turned and left.

"My brother is a golden branch and a jade leaf. This guy is so rude. My brother and I won't let me kill him. It will be a disaster for the future." Seeing Xiahou Dun leave, Zhang Fei said a little unwillingly.

"Now that Lu Bu is very powerful, having such a person in Jingzhou is helpful to us to some extent, you say so, brother." Liu Bei hadn't spoken yet, but Guan Yu who was on the side spoke.Obviously Guan Yu felt that the benefits of leaving Xiahou Dun in Jingzhou outweighed the disadvantages.

"Second brother's words are quite confused. Although Jingzhou has nine counties, the country is rich and the people are strong, but it can't tolerate us and Xiahoudun. Leaving Xiahoudun behind will definitely be the disaster of Jingzhou in the future." The idea is different from Guan Yu, although he is in Xinye However, Zhang Fei has already regarded the entire Jingzhou as Liu Bei's territory. If Liu Bei wants to make a fortune, he will take Jingzhou as his own sooner or later. It is not difficult to do this, but now that Xiahou Dun has come, it has added many variables to the situation in Jingzhou.

"Do you think it's really that easy for us to kill Xiahou Dun? Xiahou Dun has been tempered for a long time, how could he come here so easily if he has no backup? Isn't he afraid that our brothers will kill him?" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei two People's thoughts are different, but Liu Bei's thoughts are more complicated, not only seeing what is in front of him, but also thinking about other things.

"When my lord said this, I remembered one thing. Ever since Cao Cao died, Zhang Liao captured Wancheng, but Cao Ren has disappeared since then. This time Xiahou Dun came to Jingzhou to form an alliance with us first. Will it? Will it have something to do with Cao Ren?" Hearing what Liu Bei said, Zhao Yun frowned, as if thinking of something.

At the same time, Xiahou Dun had already left Xinye City, and after Xiahou Dun left the city, many people dressed in different clothes came out of Xinye City. They followed Xiahou Dun out of the city. When they came to a forest outside the city, Xiahou Dun in front of him waiting there.

"I said Cao Ren, you are too timid. We are just going to meet Liu Bei. Why are you being so mysterious and bringing so many brothers to ambush in the city?" Seeing the man in civilian clothes approaching behind him, Xiahou Dun Said angrily.

"General Xiahou has misunderstood me. I am doing this for your own good. In case Liu Bei is uneasy and kind, let's fight with you. We have so many brothers, so we can take care of you." A farmer dressed as behind The man smiled and said to Xiahou Dun.This person is Cao Ren.It turned out that since Cao Ren lost Wancheng, he had been staying near Wancheng as a bandit. Because he had a close relationship with Cao Cao, he was afraid that Lv Bu would settle accounts with him, so Cao Ren lived an incognito life until he met Cao Cao one day. Xiahoudun finally decided to come to Jingzhou with Xiahoudun for a game.

"I don't understand, let's form an alliance with Liu Bei, why do you make it so complicated?" Although Cao Ren's plan has been followed, Xiahou Dun still doesn't understand the purpose of doing so.

"It's very simple. Letting you enter Xinye alone is to test Liu Bei's feelings for us. If Liu Bei is not kind to us, then he will definitely attack you in Xinye. If he doesn't attack you, it means that we have nothing to do with him. We can still cooperate. Although the nine counties of Jingzhou are not small, Liu Bei is not a person who has lived under the people for a long time. What kind of position should we choose?" Compared with Xiahou Dun's straightforwardness, Cao Ren thought much farther back. Although Liu Biao was one of the most powerful princes in the world, Cao Ren, who had lived in Wancheng for a long time, understood that Liu Biao was old and his two sons were young. In the future, the nine counties of Jingzhou will still have to take advantage of others. Before that, Cao Ren was optimistic about Sun Ce, thinking that if Sun Ce could get Jingzhou after Liu Biao passed away, he would have the strength to fight against Lu Bu.But it is a pity that God failed to fulfill people's wishes. Sun Ce died young, leaving behind a young Sun Quan. Cao Ren didn't take it seriously. Besides Sun Ce, another person who has the strength to win Jingzhou and fight against Lu Bu is Liu Bei. , so Cao Ren was anxious to test Liu Bei's feelings for them, Cao Cao's former troops, as soon as he came to Jingzhou, so as to adopt the most favorable strategy in his future actions.

"According to your tone, do you want to go to Liu Bei? If so, we can go directly to our hearts. Why go to Jingzhou to find Liu Biao?" After talking so much, Xiahou Dun naturally understood Cao Ren's thoughts. Xiahou Dun knew that he was not as good as Cao Ren, and he didn't want to think too much about the intrigue. He just kept asking Cao Ren.

"Liu Bei now has Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun in his hands. You and I have only added two more generals. We have not contributed much to Liu Bei. Why would Liu Bei care about us? What's more, Xinye is just a small There is nothing to use when we go there. It is better to go to Liu Biao directly. Based on your statement, if Liu Biao uses you, I will at least give you a prefect or a general. When you and I gain a foothold in Jingzhou, we have If we gain strength, Liu Bei will naturally come to us, and our value will be different from today, and it is impossible for Liu Bei not to pay attention to it. This is much better than staying under Liu Bei and guarding the city gate." Regarding Xiahou Dun's question , Cao Ren said directly.

"That's true. The place in Xinye is indeed poor." Xiahou Dun nodded, but then said again: "Why do we always have to sacrifice our lives for others, Cao Ren, don't you think about doing it alone with me?"

"Hmph, how can a man be willing to stay under others for a long time? It's not easy to do it alone. How was my master Cao Cao back then? He was so talented and bold, but he was still defeated by Lu Bu. How about Yuan Shao in Hebei? Lv Bu won easily, do you think we can fight against Lv Bu by ourselves?" Cao Ren could only sigh helplessly for this question raised by Xiahou Dun, obviously Cao Ren had already considered this matter carefully.

"Could Liu Bei be able to fight against Lu Bu?" Although Xiahou Dun firmly believed that Lu Bu was his enemy and the two sides could not reconcile, but after these few years, Xiahou Dun no longer had much hope for revenge. He only hoped to find someone who could stop Lu Bu The power of footsteps takes hold.

"Although Liu Bei is weak and weak, after so many years, he has been able to defeat and fight repeatedly. When Duke Cao was alive, Liu Bei was also highly regarded. If you think about it, he is naturally superior." Living in troubled times for so long, and still existing after Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were wiped out one after another, even Cao Ren couldn't figure it out, but since Liu Bei has his own way of surviving in troubled times, maybe he will create a miracle.

Just when the situation in Jingzhou began to change, another heavy news broke out in Luoyang.

It turned out that on the day Emperor Xian returned to Luoyang, he finally issued an edict to sin against himself, admitting that he had an unshirkable responsibility for everything that happened to the great Han recently, so he canonized Lu Bu as the regent and took charge of the government.However, after Lu Bu became the regent, he said that his talents were limited and he could not take on such a heavy task. He had to select some people who were highly respected from the world and had made important contributions to the great man to rule the world with him, so he canonized eight princes and If these people cannot come because of death or other reasons, their descendants will go to Luoyang to exercise power on their behalf, and they are called the Nine Kings Regent.

(End of this chapter)