Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 165 Keep Your Mouth Closed

Chen Gong chuckled, "General, now the Han Dynasty has existed in name only, and all the princes are doing their own thing. It doesn't matter whether they are called emperors or not. Whoever has a strong army will be invincible. If we join forces with Yuan Shu, our power will definitely increase greatly. Yuan Shu has only one son, Yuan Yao, who was established as the crown prince, if Yuan Shu succeeds, then your daughter will be the crown prince and empress from now on, so what is the general hesitating about?"

Lu Bu was moved by Chen Gong's words, and he was right after thinking about it. In the future, there may not be a few people who will become kings and emperors, but Yuan Shu will be the first one.Consolidating one's own territory and developing one's own army is the last word, so Lu Bu and the Yan family said that they would marry Lu Qiling to Yuan Shu's son, and arranged for people to prepare for the wedding ceremony.The Yan family was very reluctant, Lu Qiling had reached the age of marriage, and with Lu Bu in charge, she dared not speak too much.

Chen Deng has been taking care of his vigorous and healthy father Chen Gui at home in Xuzhou. The old Chen Gui claimed that he was in poor health and hid at home without seeing anyone. He insisted on doing the ninth set of radio gymnastics every day to exercise his muscles and bones. .The two of them were gossiping that day, when someone from his subordinates came to report that Yuan Shu sent Qiao Rui to propose marriage, and Lu Bu was preparing for the wedding ceremony.Both of them were taken aback, Chen Gui was the first to react, "What are you still doing, why don't you hurry up and see Lu Bu!"

Chen Deng hurried to Lv Bu's mansion, and Lv Bu asked strangely, "Why is Yuan Long in such a mess, what does his clothes look like?"

Chen Deng said: "Xuzhou is in danger, the general is in danger, I don't have time to tidy up my clothes."

Lu Bu said displeasedly, "What did Yuan Long say?"

"I heard that the general has agreed to Yuan Shu's marriage?"

"So what?" Lu Bu asked.

"The general is wrong! Yuan Shu overestimated his own abilities, proclaimed himself emperor and dragged the general into trouble. Although the Han Dynasty is weak now, how could Yuan Shu He De dare to proclaim himself emperor? He occupied Huainan, which was the place of the Four Wars, and the princes listened to him. Wouldn't the emperor attack them together and take the opportunity to carve up Huainan? At that time, Yuan Shu asked the general for help. What would the general do? If he went to rescue, the general would become an enemy of the princes of the world. Do you think you can defeat all the princes? If you don't go to rescue, Not to mention that Ling Ai's life is hard to save with Yuan Shu, after the feudal lords defeat Yuan Shu, won't they point their finger at you again, how many people covet Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng's words made Lu Bu fall into deep thought, and after a while he said to Chen Deng: "Mr. Lao, I already know. Please come back for now, sir. I have my own reasons."

"General, don't make mistakes by yourself. If you give someone a handle, you will become a public enemy." Chen Deng said, and he left and went home.Rubbing his chin with his hand, Lu Bu carefully considered what Chen Gong and Chen Deng said, and felt that they were all reasonable. The current situation forced him to make a choice, but what should he do?He called Cao Hong again to listen to his opinion.

Cao Hong thought for a while and said, "General, I don't think there is any urgency on this matter. The stability of Xuzhou is the top priority. General, you can wait, don't make a fuss, and see what the other princes' attitudes are before making any plans."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "Then how does Yuan Shu reply?"

"The general can say that there is only one daughter under his knees. The mother and daughter love each other deeply. The wife can't bear to part and needs to be persuaded slowly. Qiao Rui will stay in Xuzhou and send his followers back to report."

"Okay! As you say." Lu Bu said.

Chen Gong, Chen Deng, and Cao Hong put forward completely different opinions to Lu Bu because of different ideas and purposes. Each opinion was reasonable and they were all for Lu Bu's sake. In the end, Lu Bu adopted Cao Hong's suggestion.

His wife, Yan Shi, was delighted when she heard that her daughter did not need to marry far away. She said to Lu Bu, "I don't understand military matters. The general is worried, but he shouldn't send his daughter away." Lu Bu blushed when he said this, feeling that he was in debt. There are many Yan families.

Yan said again: "Whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shu, the concubine does not understand. Zhou Weiguo rescued the concubine and gave us Pengcheng to settle down. Now that the general has captured Xuzhou, why not return Pengcheng to him? He must I am grateful for the general's kindness, and we also take care of each other, which is better than that Yuan Shu."

Lu Bu was not happy that the land he had acquired could not be given up again, so he couldn't directly reprimand Yan Shi. "He is the prefect of Guangling, so it's not easy to occupy Pengcheng, so he gave it to me. Now that I have taken Xuzhou Mu, how can I give him Pengcheng again? Just give him more food, grass, soldiers and horses. If he has difficulties in the future, I will Help him again and repay his favor. As for the alliance of princes, don't think too much about it, Madam, I have the generals and counselors to plan it." Yan didn't say much, and let it go.

Qiao Rui didn't see Lv Bu for several days, so he came to see him and was told that Lv Bu was in the barracks, so he ran to the barracks outside the city and saw Lv Bu playing with the generals shooting arrows. "You came at the right time. I am making a bet with someone. Can I hit the painted halberd at the gate with one arrow?"

Qiao Rui hurriedly flattered and said: "The general is unparalleled, so he can shoot it naturally." But he was thinking in his heart that the distance between the two places is at least 150 steps, how can he shoot it?
"Since you say so, you can hold the halberd for me." After speaking, Lu Bu ordered the halberd to be handed to Qiao Rui.Qiao Rui had no choice but to carry the painting halberd to the gate of the gate, and negotiated 150 steps.

Lv Bu shouted, "Bring the bow." The soldiers held the iron bow for Lv Bu, and Lv Bu stretched out his ape-armed bow and put an arrow in his arms, holding the moon in his arms, aiming at Qiao Rui.Qiao Rui stood there holding the fixed painting halberd in both hands. No matter how Lu Bu aimed at himself, his calves trembled suddenly. What is Lu Bu going to do? Could it be that he wanted to shoot me?

Lu Bu glanced at Qiao Rui for a while, pursed the corner of his mouth with a smile, moved his fingers slightly and shouted "Zhu".Scared Qiao Rui out of his wits, he was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, there was a "Dang" sound, and the arrow hit the little wing of the halberd.All the generals cheered in unison, which seemed to be commonplace.

Qiao Rui followed up with a belated "Hello" and came to the tent with heavy steps. Lu Bu laughed loudly: "Let's go drink."

During the banquet, Qiao Rui wanted to ask about the marriage several times, but it was not convenient. After two glasses of wine, he suddenly realized that he was not stupid?Wasn't Lu Bu shooting the halberd just to frighten himself and not let himself speak?I am a messenger myself, so why bother.So he sent his entourage back to report to Yuan Shu, and he lived in Xuzhou with peace of mind.

Yuan Shu got a report from Qiao Rui's entourage, saying that Lv Bu was preparing, and he was unhappy. Yang Hong, who was sent to Jiangdong, brought back directly Sun Ce's rejection, and asked Yuan Shu to return the jade seal. Yuan Shu scolded Sun Ce's wolf ambition and vowed to send troops to Jiangdong. .The servants and generals gave up a symbolic persuasion, and then gave up.Yuan Shu feasted and sang every day, indulging in the extravagant life of the emperor. Huainan gradually became empty, and soon there was a severe drought in Huainan. Many people moved to Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and Yuan Shu didn't know it.

(End of this chapter)