The spring is bright and the ice and snow are melting.

The cold winter finally passed, the snow on the houses slowly melted, and the people came out of their homes one after another.

Ma Jun came to the gate of the General's Mansion in a hurry, and asked, "Is the General there?"

"Go back to my lord, the general is in the yamen."

Turning over from his horse, Ma Jun strode into the mansion.

"Deheng is back." Lu Bu asked after seeing Ma Jun, "How about the keel waterwheel in Hanzhong?"

"My lord, all the installations have been completed and are operating normally, which is enough to ensure that Hanzhong can be irrigated after spring plowing." Ma Jun continued: "Leave some of the craftsmen working as supervisors in Hanzhong.

Used for daily maintenance of the waterwheel. "

"Yeah." Lu Bu was very satisfied, "All the keel waterwheels have been installed, and you have to take a rest recently, so you don't have to be busy, just continue to study other inventions."

"Thank you, my lord." Ma Jun cupped his fists and thanked~.

Ma Jun's biggest dream is not to be a high-ranking official and rich salary, he just wants to have a good life, don't have to worry about anything, hide at home every day to study skills, and tinker with some new inventions and creations.

Not long after Ma Jun left, Jia Xu hurried over.

"My lord, there's news from the caravan that Yuan Shao in Hebei has changed, and he's starting to gather an army. It looks like he's going to mobilize troops." Jia Xu informed Lu Bu of the situation.

Guanzhong and Hebei traded together, and the merchants who went to Hebei to sell goods were merchants on the surface, but they also had the identity of secret spies and secret agents.

Of course, Yuan Shao was not a fool either. Among the merchants who came to Guanzhong from Hebei, there were also secret spies among them.

However, Lu Bu still has a back hand. He asked Zhen Yan to inquire about all the caravans in Hebei. Using the method of elimination, Lu Bu could know which caravans were doing business and which caravans came to Guanzhong to spy on intelligence under the banner of doing business.

However, after Lu Bu found out, he did not remove these espionage caravans.

If they were killed, Yuan Shao would definitely continue to dispatch them, maybe the identity was hidden even deeper, so that even Lu Bu could not find out.

But now that you know but don't kill, and be careful to prevent these espionage caravans from spying on important information, there will be no problem.

If the opportunity is right, Lu Bu can even deliberately reveal some false information to Yuan Shao through these espionage caravans, making Yuan Shao believe it is true.

"Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, the land of the three states has already been taken by Yuan Shao." Lu Bu said in a deep voice, "It seems that Yuan Shao still can't help but want to attack Bingzhou."

Yuan Shao will definitely not launch the Battle of Guandu at this moment, so the only direction to launch troops at this moment is Bingzhou, which is very easy to judge.

"My lord, how should we deal with it? Do we want to intervene in this matter?" Jia Xu couldn't help asking.

"What does Mr. Wen He mean?" Lu Bu asked rhetorically.

"From a rational point of view, I think it's best to ignore it, and just pretend that nothing happened." Jia Xu changed the subject and said, "But the lord and Zhang Yang are good friends, so it's up to the lord whether to participate or not." attitude, humble opinion is not important."

What Jia Xu said is indeed correct, this is the best time for Lu Bu to grow up.

Don't worry about anything at this time, sealing the Hangu Pass, and the development of the head is definitely the best choice.

After Yuan Shao conquered Bingzhou, his attitude towards Lu Bu would not change. The two companies would continue to do business. In the future, the trade route would not need to go through Zhang Yang, and the two companies would be able to trade directly in Bingzhou.

But considering the relationship between Lu Bu and Zhang Yang, is it really possible to ignore it? This is an iron buddy who can die for Lu Bu, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as bothering.

"Let the emperor issue an edict and advise Yuan Shao first." Lu Bu continued: "If Yuan Shao persists in his obsession, then he will remove all his positions, label him a traitor, and send troops to annex the state!"

Having the emperor in hand is a great deterrent in itself.

As long as Yuan Shao sent troops, he would be ready to be dismissed from his post, and he would attack Bingzhou for no reason, which is definitely an act of anti-thief.

If Yuan Shao throws a mouse-snatching weapon, Bingzhou can be saved from the flames of war.

But if Yuan Shao is not afraid of boiling water, then Lu Bu can only send troops to help Zhang Yang.

Lu Bu also thought about it carefully, and helping Zhang Yang was not only for brotherhood, but Bingzhou was also Lu Bu's hometown. Although he could not occupy it temporarily, Lu Bu did not want to be occupied by other princes.

The purpose of giving Zhang Yang the title of Bingzhou Mu is to let Zhang Yang occupy Bingzhou first, and after taking Yizhou later, Lu Bu can start to occupy Bingzhou.

Now that Yuan Shao wants to occupy Bingzhou, it will undoubtedly break Lu Bu's plan, and Lu Bu will not choose to sit idly by and must intervene.

"The humble officer understands the meaning of the lord, so I will arrange to issue an edict to Yuan Shao."

"Yes." Lu Bu nodded in agreement.

After Jia Xu left, Lu Bu sent someone to bring a pen and ink, and began to write a letter to Zhang Yang, informing Zhang Yang of the situation.

In short, it is to tell Zhang Yang that Yuan Shao is going to beat you, but don't be afraid, buddies are covering you, etc.

Hebei, Yecheng.

Yuan Shao summoned all his civil and military officials, and then took out an imperial edict.

"As soon as we were about to mobilize troops to take down Bingzhou, Lu Bu sent an imperial edict!"

"My lord." Xu You immediately asked, "What did the above say?"

"Hmph!" Yuan Shao sneered, "The imperial edict told me to abide by my duties, govern Jizhou well, destroy Gongsun's rebels as soon as possible, and make Xiansi governor of Qingzhou and Xianluan governor of Youzhou.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, Xu You asked strangely: "My lord, isn't this a good thing?"

0...asking for flowers...

"If we just stop here, it would be a great thing." Yuan Shao paused, then continued: "But it's not over yet.

"The imperial decree also said that we should establish good relations with other state shepherds and avoid conflicts. They are all important ministers who guard one side for the emperor. Don't kill each other, otherwise the court will definitely hold them accountable to the end.

"What do you mean?! Ah!" Yuan Shao slammed the imperial decree on the desk, didn't he just warn me! Warned me not to make Bingzhou's idea.

"As long as I stay honest, the Taiwei leads Jizhou Mu, the eldest son Qingzhou Governor, and the second son Youzhou Governor." Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said: "But if you don't obey, the Yuan family will be listed as a traitor!"

With the emperor in hand, the official position is completely worthless to Lu Bu.

It can be canonized to Yuan Shao and his two sons today, and it can be taken back with an imperial decree tomorrow.

This thing is not worth much to Lu Bu, but to other princes in the world, it is something that they care about very much.

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A Taiwei Jia Mu, plus two governors, Yuan Shao really hesitated.

This is a conferment by the imperial court, and it is justifiable to sit on the land of the three states. Once you choose to send troops to Bingzhou, everything will come to naught.

"My lord." Tian Feng stood up and said, "When we first entered Jizhou, we really needed the canonization of the imperial court. Only by rightfully entering Jizhou can we manage the place better."

"But after these years of operation, Hebei has become our base and occupies the land of three states."

"The people in Hebei only know the lord. How can they know the emperor?"

"The lord no longer needs the canonization of the Han Dynasty. You are the real master of Hebei, and you don't need to look at the court's face at all."

"Even if you are labeled as a traitor? Who would dare to attack Hebei?"

"Since ancient times, big fists are the hardest truth!"

"The lord is in Hebei, overlooking the Central Plains, and will rule the world in the future... The Han Dynasty? It has long existed in name only!"

What Tian Feng said was so impassioned that Yuan Shao's blood boiled.

"Well said!" Yuan Shao jumped up, "What's more, the content of this imperial decree is not from the mouth of the emperor at all, it is obviously a false edict by Lu Bu."

"Abduct the emperor and force the imperial edict without authorization! Lu Bu is no different from Dong Zhuo!"

"Send an order to send troops to merge the state!" Yuan Shao said coldly, "It's fine if Lu doesn't come, if you dare to come to meddle, I will definitely be on the side of the emperor Qing, and kill the villains for the country."

"Where is Chen Lin?"

"The minister is here."

"Immediately write an appeal against thieves!" Yuan Shao sneered and said, "If Lu Bu really dares to meddle, then tell the world and ruin Lu Bu's reputation!"

"No." Chen Lin bowed to lead the mountain. .

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