Lu Dynasty

Chapter 231 Yuan Cao's Farewell Banquet
The princes all left one after another, and Cao, who was supposed to leave first, was left behind by Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao invited Cao to have a last drink between friends.Although those princes are not very smart, but they also understand that today, everyone is not an enemy but a friend.That's why Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, broke into the camp of Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, killed Qiaomao and incorporated his troops. Dongjun was under the rule of Yanzhou.Naturally, Liu Dai didn't want to have princes who disobeyed him on his territory.

When Cao came to the big tent of the Chinese army, he saw that Yuan Shao had already removed the original leader's seat, leaving only a long table and two chairs.The long table turned out to be a hot pot, and the side of the pot was full of vegetables, and a maid stood aside, waiting to serve Cao and Yuan Shao with wine and vegetables.Seeing Cao arrived, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Meng De! Sit down!"

After Cao sat down, he looked at Yuan Shao suspiciously.Yuan Shao pointed to the hot pot and said: "These mengde should be familiar! I remember that when you were in Luoyang, you and Lu Feng had the best relationship. You must have eaten a lot of food and wine in Jimin Restaurant. You can’t compare with him, so just settle for it! Speaking of Lu Feng, I don’t know why, since he met him, he has valued Meng De very much, but he looks down on me and Lu Gong, who come from four generations and three generations. "

Cao laughed and said: "It's not that Lu Feng looked down on you, but you put him in the position of the enemy from the very beginning. Lu Feng was originally a proud person. If you want to show that you are a subordinate, he will treat you with respect." It will definitely be dismissive. If you want to be friends with that Lu Feng, you must put him on an equal footing with yourself! You and Gonglu seem to be a gift to him, so Lu Feng naturally looks down on you And if you observe carefully, no matter who Lu Feng treats, he always puts him on an equal footing with himself, whether it is the murderer Dian Wei or the butcher Zhang Fei!"

"So that's it! This is him, who in today's world is as disregarded as he is?" Yuan Shao said with a smile: "But even if Lu Feng valued you so much, didn't he beat you so badly that you almost couldn't come back?"

Cao said: "What I said at the beginning was wrong! To be honest, I was released by Lu Feng twice!"

"What!" Yuan Shao was shocked and said, "You mean that Lu Feng let you go twice in a row? When? Why didn't I know?"

Cao said: "The first time I failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, I was seen through by Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, so I used the excuse of trying my horse, and took the opportunity to run away from the east gate of Luoyang saying that the prime minister ordered me to do something. Outside the door, waiting to practice it for me! He also dismissed Lu Bu's troops for me, and sent gold and silver dry food..."

Before Cao finished speaking, Yuan Shao interrupted Cao and asked, "How did Lu Feng know that you would flee from the north gate of Luoyang? How did he know that you were going to assassinate Dong Zhuo?"

Cao told Yuan Shao what I said at that time, and then told Yuan Shao: "Then Lu Feng told me to be careful not to kill a good person in vain when I passed by Lu Boshe's house. In the end, I really almost killed Lu Boshe. One family. If I hadn't remembered Lu Feng's words when I wanted to kill someone, and asked one more question, Lu Boshe's family would have been killed by me and Chen Gong!"

"Is this true?" Yuan Shao stared blankly at Cao with a mouthful of vegetables on his chopsticks and asked, "Then what else did Lu Feng say at that time?"

Cao said: "Lu Feng said that my escape route was safe and sound, and I could get a counselor. In the end, I really got Chen Gong. Although this Chen Gong is a bit late, he is still a very good counselor. He also said that I will be enemies and not friends with him after I go back, and now it seems that he is right in everything!"

Yuan Shao was shocked, and the dish on the chopsticks fell on the table.He continued to ask Cao, "Then when did you say he let you go for the second time?"

"After I was defeated in chasing Dong Zhuo, I was blocked several times. The last time I was besieged by Xu Rong with thousands of elite cavalry. Just when Xiahou Dun was about to kill Xu Rong, Lu Feng rushed to rescue Xu Rong! Cao said: "Then he told Xu Rong to let go of his life and let us leave!"

Yuan Shao said disdainfully: "That's because he knew he couldn't catch you! If you fought with your life at that time, maybe Lu Feng would have been beheaded by you!"

"Wrong!" Cao said decisively: "With Lu Feng's personality, he rarely puts himself in a dangerous place! Even if it is a place where you seem to be dangerous, it is very safe for him! Besides, you Have you noticed that Lu Feng has always only brought one guard, at first it was Dian Wei, and later he only brought Huang Zhong!"

Yuan Shao said, "You mean that Huang Zhong's martial arts skills are not inferior to Dian Wei's!"

Cao nodded and said, "Even that Huang Zhong is stronger than Dian Wei! Lu Feng cherishes his wives and concubines very much, but if he dies, his wives and concubines will never be as happy as they were when he was here, so Lu Feng Feng must first ensure his own safety. We all know Dian Wei's martial arts are strong, but he asked Dian Wei to protect Cai Yan and a newcomer Huang Zhong to protect himself. This can explain the problem! Lu Buzhi Yong, what you have seen is just the tip of the iceberg, but I saw Lu Bu's bravery with my own eyes! The Xiahou brothers under my command, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun fought against Lu Bu together, and they were still at a disadvantage! And I heard that, Then Huang Zhong can fight Lu Bu for more than a hundred rounds undefeated!"

"Aren't the three generals of the Cao family in Xiahou's family a match for Lu Bu?" Yuan Shao gasped. He knew that the Xiahou brothers were no less brave than Yan Liang and Wen Chou. It doesn't look like Lu Bu's opponent.So Yuan Shao asked: "You mean, then Lu Feng didn't try his best to help Dong Zhuo?"

Cao nodded and said with a smile: "Do you still remember that I value Wei Yan under Liu Bei's command very much?"

"You, Cao Hui, are the only pawns under the command of the mat weavers and shoe sellers!" Yuan Shao was very disdainful of Liu Bei.

"There is a general named Guan Yu under Lu Feng's command named Yunchang, who is very similar to Wei Yanchang. He also uses a knife. If the two of them stand together, you can think that they are brothers! It's just that Guan Yu has a three-foot long beard. Wei Yan is even more majestic!" Cao said.

"So that's how it is!" Yuan Shao said, "But you have only met Guan Yu before, how do you know how good he is in martial arts?"

Cao said: "It's not like you don't know about Zhang Fei beating Ji Ling! Lu Feng once said that his sworn brothers are all comparable in martial arts! Considering Lu Feng's personality, he rarely Talking big! You know, not only Lu Bu can fight the five men under my command, but even Zhang Fei and the Xiahou brothers are no match for him. Did you see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei this time?"

"It's not just Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun. We haven't seen them all?" Yuan Shao sighed and said, "Why are all the powerful generals in the world under Lu Feng's command!"

(End of this chapter)