Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"What? What I said is wrong?"

Lu Bu turned his head and looked at the silent Henbu, who shook his head and said hoarsely: "How do you know that the Great Yuan can't defeat the Liao army?"

The figure on the main seat did not speak, but Xiao Haili took a step forward and spoke: "With an army of 50,000, Yelu Dezhong will be the commander. Xiao Han's slaves and Zhang Lin will provide advice. There are many people who can conquer and fight well, but your so-called Great Yuan eradicates In response to your founding of the Bohai Empire, which cities were conquered? Have all the tribes in your city of Binzhou been able to win the hearts of the people?"

Henbo's face became more and more ugly, and gradually turned pale. Lu Bu looked at him with a flat gaze, but it was a look of contempt in the former's eyes. Suddenly his face was painted red again, and his whole body was filled with embarrassment.

He happened to know all three problems about the annoying Khitan people. Especially in the city of Binzhou, the Bohai people and the Xi people and the Han people had troubles every three days and every five days. Some sergeants even formed groups privately to go out to burn, kill and loot. Several The villages of Xi people and Han people have been destroyed by fire. Just a few days ago, some people fled across the river with their families and were found and captured by the soldiers. They were whipped alive in the vegetable market.

"It seems that you know it well." Xiao Haili sighed, shook his head and took a step back without saying anything more.

Looking at the middle-aged man whose eyes were getting bloodshot, Lu Bu patted the armrest of the chair and said, "Don't think too much about it. We don't mean to humiliate you. We're just telling you that everyone knows these things."

Seeing the shy expressions on the faces of the Bohai people opposite him becoming complicated, Lu Bu gradually became impatient, but he still had a strong smile on his face and suppressed his temper and said: "Liaodong is full of various ethnic groups, and there is a shortage of talented people like scars. Prefect..." The majestic body stood up and bowed to the ground: "Please ask the prefect to help me."

The middle-aged eunuch had a look of struggle on his face for a moment. As a Bohai native, he hoped that the Great Yuan could last forever and that Longji's reign could last for thousands of years. Unfortunately, the Holy Emperor is not a wise king...

It seems like it's time to think of a way out.

He gritted his teeth and took a long breath: "You can surrender if you want me to, but now that the Liao army is invading southward, it is coming with great ferocity. It must be because of the Yuan Dynasty. I don't want to be a minister of the two rebels. If the general fights with them, If you can win, I will do the hard work of a dog and a horse. If you can't win, I'm afraid even if I surrender, it will be in vain."

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Lu Bu nodded immediately: "There is still chaos in the city now. I would like to ask the prefect for help with everything. There are more than 1,700 surrendered troops. I hope the prefect can help persuade them to surrender."

"It's a matter of duty." Henbu didn't refuse. He hesitated and said, "As for the wounded soldiers...how will the general treat them?"

"Those who can be saved will be rescued with all their strength."

"Thank you, General."

Henbo raised his hands and cupped them, then stepped back and said, "Then I won't disturb the general for now."

Lu Bu nodded, looked at Niu Gao, and glanced at the middle-aged man who was about to leave. The dark and strong man blinked, suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "I have a fate with the prefect, and I will protect you when we are in the city. You.”

How could Henbo have any objections? He let this black man follow him out.

The sky was getting dark, and the guards outside lit a bonfire and hung up lanterns. Someone came in and lit the lanterns with fire sticks, and then left. Lu Bu looked at Xiao Haili who was still in the room, sat back on his chair, and said with a smile: "What's going on? , now that things have happened...what do you want to say to me?"

"There are some things..." Xiao Haili scratched his head, smiled rather sheepishly, and then sighed: "I also wanted to find a chance to talk to the leader, but I never found the chance. Now it seems that with the help of this Bohai man, Maybe it’s time to talk about the stall.” The candle flames swayed slightly in the wind that squeezed into the gap outside, and Lu Bu waved for him to sit down.

Xiao Haili walked to the seat and sat down. He was silent for a while and slowly said: "Where can I say it... I'm afraid the leader has also thought of it. I was originally a member of the Liao Army Xiang Wen, not the aristocratic guard who was talking about when I was a horse bandit. That's right. , Xiao Haili is my real name.”

Looking at the chattering Khitan man, Lu Bu did not interrupt and listened calmly: "In the second year of Qiantong, perhaps because he wanted to establish his authority after he ascended the throne, Yelu Yanxi, the foolish emperor, tried to reduce my military power. I originally wanted to As he was the emperor, he was ready to accept his fate and hand over power as the emperor and his courtiers. Unexpectedly, an acquaintance in the court got the exact information. I don't know whose trick Mr. Yan Hun had listened to and wanted my life, so he rebelled against me. "

He clenched his fists, the candlelight swayed, and Xiao Haili's face was filled with uncertainty: "It's just that I started the attack in a hurry and was not well prepared. The Hunjun sent officers and soldiers to chase with the Jurchen Wanyan tribe, and I led the troops to kill the officers and soldiers. , it was when I was tired that I was attacked by that old guy Wanyan Yingge, and he fought all the way to my center. Fortunately, one of the personal guards looked exactly like me, and died in my place. The old guy mistakenly thought it was me. , the head was sent to the court, but the emperor could not recognize the difference, and there were friends in the court to protect him, so he was regarded as killed in battle. "

"After that, I had no army, and no money to recruit desperadoes to fight against the foolish king. I ran around frustrated, and finally went to Nanjing Road, where I fell seriously ill... What happened next was basically the same as what Ma Bandit said at that time. ”

"It's quite a long story. Why did you leave it behind?"

"...I originally wanted to leave, but I just felt that there was no place in the vast world, and I was discouraged, so I had to muddle along and stay...but now that I think about it, I'm probably not willing to do it."

"Oh..." Lu Bu nodded and moved his fingers subconsciously on the armrest: "Why did you follow someone later? Did you just muddle along?"

"That's what I thought at the beginning..." After he started talking, Xiao Haili relaxed, put his arm with the armor on the armrest and made a soft sound: "Later, when I moved to the Song Dynasty, I saw that the leader had a strong figure and martial arts skills. Gao Qiang, I suddenly want to see where Xun Neng goes. "

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes: "Coming to Liaodong is what you want. Is that why you mentioned something about Liaodong?"

"That's true." Xiao Haili nodded first, then suddenly smiled: "But it's not all, I have also pinned my hope on the leader. I can't do anything for you, but... maybe I can see it from the leader. To his embarrassment."

"That being said, I still have to work hard."

Lu Bu smiled and said something, and he and Xiao Haili looked at each other and slowly calmed down their mouths: "Go down, the battle is over today, rest early."

Xiao Haili stood up and bowed to salute, turned around and stepped out, and heard a sentence in his ears: "I promise you that if you get in front of Emperor Liao one day, you will be killed."

Xiao Haili looked up to the sky and laughed, turned around and clasped his fists: "Thank you, chief."

He immediately turned around, opened the door, and walked out.

The curtains at night had been drawn, dotted with starlight, and lanterns with paintings of birds and animals illuminated the dim light. Yu Cheng knocked on the door and said, "General, Han Shizhong is a man who can be made."

Lu Bu, who was sitting inside handling military affairs, raised his head and was startled to see his bodyguard in front of him with a gray face and a gray face, covered in black mud, as if he had rolled in the dirt.

"Who were you...beaten by?" (End of Chapter)