Agents of the Three Kingdoms

After Xun Chen left Li Ru's mansion, he returned to the inn where he lived.He sat alone in the room, thinking about who he was going to visit next.Without the line of Li Ru, it is necessary to find another person to introduce Dong Zhuo.With Xun Chen's relationship, many court officials could be found in Chang'an City, but the court officials could not speak in front of Dong Zhuo.

Xun Chen screened Dong Zhuo's civil servants and generals one by one, and finally his eyes lit up, and there was a candidate.

Immediately, Xun Chen ordered his attendants to prepare the carriage.

Not long after, a carriage left the inn quickly and headed towards the mansion of Du Tinghou and Zhonglang Jiang Lv Bu.There are three reasons why Xun Chen chose Zhonglang General Lu Bu.First, Lv Bu is Dong Zhuo's adopted son, he is Dong Zhuo's most important general, and he is easy to meet Dong Zhuo; Without the support of the generals of the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo's command, he was excluded and easy to win over.

The carriage stopped outside the mansion, and Xun Chen asked his attendants to hand over the famous thorns.

Zhong Lang took over the name stab from the housekeeper, glanced at Xun Chen, and closed the door again.

After a while, the door creaked open.A burly and handsome young man with a tiger body and wolf waist strode out.This person was none other than Lu Bu.He was wearing a brocade and sky blue robe and a big cloak, and he came at the pace of a dragon and a tiger. When he saw Xun Chen, he cupped his fists and saluted, and said: "When I got up this morning, I heard magpies calling on the branches, so I knew there was something happy. Thinking that Mr. Xun came from Jizhou, please!"

"General, please!"

Seeing Lu Bu's expression, Xun Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

In the battle of Hulaoguan in the past, Wang Lei and Lu Bu were opposing sides.When Xun Chen came to see Lu Bu, he was also worried that Lu Bu would disappear because of the incident at that time. If Lu Bu had a good attitude, it would be easier for Xun Chen to implement the next plan.

Entering the hall, the host and guest are seated.

After Lu Bu asked the servants in the mansion to serve tea, he asked straight to the point: "Mr. Xun is engaged in the administration under Wang Lei's command. He must have a heavy responsibility when he comes to Chang'an this time. I don't know what it is?"

Although Lu Bu is a warrior, he also hopes to be recognized by scholars.

Xun Chen was from the Xun family in Yingchuan, and Lu Bu had to pay attention to his status.In addition, when Xun Chen came to Chang'an on behalf of Wang Lei, he must have something to do, and the two sides have opportunities for cooperation.

With this in mind, Lu Bu personally received him.

Xun Chen praised: "The general's eyes are like a torch. Chen has traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an. He really has a heavy responsibility."

"Oh, can you tell me something?" Lu Bu asked curiously.

Xun Chen flicked his sleeves, and said slowly: "During his tenure as the prefect of Bohai County, Yuan Shao rebelled again and again, and now he is uniting with the Wuhuan soldiers to slaughter the people of Jizhou. The general once served in Bingzhou, so he should know the cruelty of the Hu people. The Lord is actively resisting, but he hopes to get the support of Dong Xiang. Please ask Dong Xiang to reprimand Yuan Shao, and formally appoint the Lord as Jizhou Shepherd by the order of the emperor. The general is Dong Xiang's adopted son, with a noble status, and he can see Dong Xiang at any time, so Ask the general to introduce you."

Lu Bu thought for a while and asked, "Helping Wang Lei reprimand Yuan Shao, and even giving him a formal appointment, what will the foster father get?"

Want Dong Zhuo to issue an order, it is impossible to complete it without benefits.

At first Dong Zhuo promoted Yuan Shao to be the prefect of Bohai County in order to appease Yuan Shao and also wanted to win over Yuan's protégés and old officials.It's a pity that he didn't get what he wanted, and Yuan Shao became Dong Zhuo's enemy instead.

Xun Chen looked calm, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "For Dong Xiang, all you need is a paper order. However, the lord intends to form an alliance with Dong Xiang and help each other, as a line of defense in the northeast of Dong Xiang, preventing the attack from Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, etc. In addition, if Dong Xiang is in danger, the lord will also lead the army to rescue."

Lu Bu nodded, quite agreeing.

Unlike Li Ru, Lu Bu's consideration is very simple.

What did you pay?What did you get?

After comparing the two, a conclusion was drawn immediately.Wang Lei is already Jizhou Mu, Dong Zhuo only needs a paper order, what he does is just a favor, but what Wang Lei pays is different, he wants to help Dong Zhuo solve the danger.

Lu Bu asked again: "Mr. Xun, what benefits can I get?"

Xun Chen said: "My lord's friendship!"

"Friendship?" Lu Bu frowned, slightly unhappy.

How much is friendship worth?

Lu Bu thinks that friendship is useless, this is belittling him!

Sensing Lu Bu's thoughts, Xun Chen explained unhurriedly: "General, do you know why you can't get the approval of the scholars?" Before coming, Xun Chen studied Lu Bu's information and had a general understanding of Lu Bu.

Therefore, Xun Chen's speech is very targeted.

Lu Bu said in a deep voice, "Why?"

Xun Chen replied: "General, please forgive me for the offense. The general grew up in Bingzhou, influenced by the Hu people, and his style of behavior is also different from that of the Central Plains. The Hu people value interests and do not put faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue in their eyes. I think it can be discarded at any time. But the Central Plains is different, the emphasis is on faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue, and interests are second.”

Lu Bu frowned, showing disbelief.

In this case, go to the devil!

Xun Chen looked confident, and explained: "The general should know 'filial piety'. The so-called filial piety means that a person is filial to his parents, upright, loyal, and virtuous, which is enough to be an official."

"My lord's master, Du Ji, was recommended because of his filial piety, and stepped into the officialdom."

"Yuan Shao's teacher, Le Yin, was killed. He and his disciples collected Le Yin's body. On the way back home, they encountered bandits, and the rest of the disciples fled. He was the only one who escorted Le Yin's body to the death. The bones returned to the hometown, and the name of Jizhou was passed down. Then, Yuan Shao reused Yuan Shao."

"Faith, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue are exactly what the Central Plains value, and what is valued is a person's virtue."

"The general won the lord's friendship. This is the lord's guarantee of faith. If the lord breaks his promise and the general publicizes the matter, it will affect the lord's reputation completely, and many officials will also be alienated from the lord."

"In fact, Dong Xiang has not been recognized by scholars so far because he blindly kills but does not practice virtue. Such a person cannot convince others with virtue, but can only deter officials with force."

After Xun Chen said something, Lu Bu had a half-understood expression on his face.

Historically, Lu Bu was a person who was completely profit-oriented.For the sake of power, he killed Ding Yuan without hesitation; for greater power, Lu Bu cooperated with Wang Yun, and without hesitation killed his second adoptive father Dong Zhuo.Later, Liu Bei took him in to stay in Xuzhou, and Lu Bu was able to turn his face and occupy Xuzhou and drive Liu Bei out.

Right now, Lu Bu has a puzzled look on his face.

He wanted to counter Xun Chen's words, but what Xun Chen described made him quite moved.

Practice virtue!

This seems like a good idea.

Xun Chen struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Besides, my lord and Prime Minister Dong join hands, which is beneficial to both parties. The general will not only gain the friendship of my lord, but also the friendship of Dong Xiang. Consider it highly, because you are the one who connects Prime Minister Dong and my lord. To put it another way, my lord is the general's backing."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "It's really good!"

Xun Chen said with a smile: "Originally, it is a matter of mutual benefit, which is not bad." Xun Chen thought to himself, it is easy to talk to Lu Bu, and it is easy to talk to Li Ru, but Lu Bu is a general, and there are not so many twists and turns in his stomach It's easy to fool around.

There must be loopholes in Xun Chen's words, but Lu Bu couldn't refute them in a short time.

With a few words, Lu Bu was persuaded.

Lu Bu stood up and said, "Mr. Xun came here for Wang Zhoumu's matter. The matter is urgent. I'll take you to Meiwu to meet your adoptive father. Everything depends on you."

Xun Chen cupped his hands and said: "The general understands righteousness deeply, and Chen admires it."