Lu's relatives

Chapter 331
Just as Qin Xu expected, when Lu Bu first heard what Song Xian said, his face turned livid, and his voice became a lot rougher.Almost pointing at Song Xian's nose, he cursed: "What? What did you say? Kong Rong is a big living man, and he disappeared inexplicably among the thousands of elite guards? Are you crazy or is someone crazy? It's just being counted." Surrounded by thousands of pigs, if you want to escape, there will always be some movement, right? How did you become the chief officer of this battalion? Pigs are not as good as!..."

Qin Xu finally saw Lu Bu's ability to curse people in a rage, and realized how "gentle" Lu Bu was to him before. With Lu Bu's fiery temper, even a clay figurine can make you a bit hot.It's no wonder that the "three people who have been loyal to Lu Bu" who have been loyally following Lu Bu throughout history broke out because of a small wine-making incident, and directly turned against Lu Bu, causing Lu Bu to lose Baimenlou.

"My lord, calm down!" There was no other way, Qin Xu saw Song Xian's face turn from blue to white, from purple to black, and he was about to wipe his neck in front of Lu Bu and kill himself immediately to extinguish Lu Bu's anger. The more he talked, the more angry he became, and before he was about to run away, he cupped his hands and said loudly: "Xu thinks that although General Song Xian has nothing to do with this matter, he has merit!"

"What nonsense!?" Lu Bu yelled coldly, looking at Qin Xu like a knife.Fortunately, Qin Xu was already mentally prepared this time, so he managed not to be intimidated by Lu Bu's intimidating gaze, and said in a calm and deep voice: "My lord, Xu Yan said that although General Song Xian's actions have been done before, they are also meritorious." !"

"Great work? You have planned for several months and mobilized countless manpower, troops, and financial resources in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, so that the traitor Kong Rong, who wanted to overthrow Qingzhou, was careless and exposed his ugliness. It is less than two days now , but let him run away, under the guard of thousands of personal guards, and there are more than one! But you come here to claim meritorious service? Where is the merit?" Lu Bu asked Qin Xu almost raising his eyebrows.It can be seen that Lu Bu has habitual trust in Qin Xu's words. Although Qin Xu's words are too unbelievable, the tone of Lu Bu's question is obviously lower than the previous attitude towards Song Xian. Song Xian heard some hope, even though Song Xian was also taken aback by Qin Xu's words.

"My lord, there are only two reasons why Kong Rong hates him. One is that he was born in a sage family, and his prestige and special status in the Han scholar forest. The other is that most of the six counties and three places in Qingzhou are former officials of his disciples. , Qingzhou will be in danger!" Qin Xu talked eloquently, and saw Lu Bu listening with his eyes closed, while Song Xian almost kept his ears open for fear that Qin Xu might miss a word, and continued: "When Kong Rong used his identity to hide in Qingzhou and make trouble, even if It is Wenhe and Feng Xiao who have already seen through that all the incidents are related to him, Kong Wenju, but there is no direct evidence, so he dare not move lightly because of his identity. Until this fellow got into the trap by himself, exposed his feet, and privately (communicated) ) Xuzhou traitorous generals and the remnants of the Yellow Turban were publicized to the world, which made us turn passive into active and capture him. In fact, the Lord must also know that although Kong Rong’s evil deeds are known to the world, after all, his surname is Kong, and he is from Qingzhou. In a short period of time, he still needs to rely on his subordinates to work, so he resorted to a plan to divert the trouble from the west, trying to throw this hot trouble to Cao Mengde with bad intentions, and make him embarrassed. An embarrassing situation for the enemy of the gentry."

"That's right! Although Kong Rong intends to confuse Qingzhou, he is the top literary figure in the world after all, and his set of fallacies and heresies have many followers. If he stays in Qingzhou, regardless of life or death, it will be a big trouble for our army. Lu Bu nodded, then gave Song Xian a worried look and said, "But now that Kong Rong is lost, what if he uses this matter to hide it and continue plotting Qingzhou secretly? There are only fifty students available in the palace, and they will never be able to force those redundant officials from the Beihai Department in terms of political means. If these people secretly follow Kong Rong's orders and connect together, then Qingzhou will repeat the previous chaos almost instantly gone."

"My lord is too serious!" Qin Xu saw that Lu Bu's anger was calm, at least his words were more logical, so he gave Song Xian a reassuring look, and said with a smile: "My lord thinks too highly of Kong Rong. Before Kong Rong had been plotting for so long with the person who secretly supported him, and he assassinated Xu in Chenliu, and made some scandals in Beihai and Pingyuan to confuse the public. Those officials from the Beihai faction in the six counties and three places actually did not participate in Kong Rong's remarks, and no matter whether they had any other tricks, at least what the lord saw the night before, Kong Rong was relying on, at most, four. 50 people, and the so-called "rebel army" outside the city is also full of mobs. They don't even have the ability to fight against the trapped camp. After more than half of the time, we can see that I actually overestimated Kong Wenju's ability before waiting."

"Overestimated? Hmph! Kong Rong was always lingering, and now he escaped like this. It seems that I underestimated it. Besides, it's really hard for people to believe that the officials of the Beihai system around me, these They are all great hidden dangers. Besides, as you said, it seems that someone is behind Kong Wenju's every move, and the goal is also in Qingzhou. Now that Kong Rong escapes like this, it really fulfills their wish." Lu Bu walked away. A few steps, said in a deep voice.

"What Xu Zhi said was overestimated, he was talking about the impact of Kong Rong's escape! In fact, thinking about it carefully, it is also beneficial to our army!" Qin Xu pointed to Song Xian who was kneeling on the ground and dared not get up, and said with a smile: " Just as the lord said, the reason why Kong Rong was in such a hurry this time is probably related to the fact that the forces behind him couldn't wait. After all, since Kong Rong entered Qingzhou, although he was named Qingzhou Zhizhong, he never cared about political affairs. As the high priest of Jixia Academy, I dare not do anything in order to prevent the lord from being suspicious of him and facilitate his actions. Beihaishi's subordinates gradually faded away. After all, Qingzhou's current situation is clearly seen by everyone in the world, and no one will make fun of their own future. Besides, these people are not like the Yuan Shao's Yuan family to Kong Rong. Pupils and old officials are usually attached to each other. Even though Kong Rong was born in a family of saints, he is not a saint himself. He is just the prefect of Beihai. Those people sang a few songs of praise and gained power It’s fine for Kong to carry the sedan chair for him from time to time, but if something happens, it’s like the night before, it’s enough to see that Kong Rong’s so-called threat to Qingzhou is actually just a paper tiger.”

"You mean it doesn't really matter whether Kong Rong stays or not?" Lu Bu was a little confused by Qin Xu. Why not design such a big game to earn Kong Rong?

"My lord, the danger of Kong Rong is that no matter whether he has any real harm to Qingzhou, as long as Kong Rong is around, he is a big bow that will always be fully drawn, and it is easy for people with ulterior motives to attack Qingzhou. It's just an excuse!" Qin Xu said: "The original plan to dedicate Kong Rong and others to His Majesty was actually an expedient policy. How can Your Majesty, or Cao Cao, kill Kong Rong? You don't need to think about killing him, and Cao Cao is not an idiot either, and naturally he would not take the trouble of beheading a great Confucian on his own head, not to mention where the so-called righteous soldiers come from, there is probably some discord between Cao Cao and Kong Rong. So Well, even if Kong Rong is sent to Xuchang, to be honest, maybe his life is better than in Qingzhou. Therefore, Kong Rong is such a big trouble, it’s not right to stay in Qingzhou, and it’s actually not appropriate to send him to Xuchang. Instead, let him run away by himself Good deal."

"Could it be that this old man is so cheap for nothing? It took so much effort to capture him easily. Although what you said made some sense, but a certain person still couldn't swallow it!" Qin Xu said. A few words analyzed the "troublesomeness" of Kong Rong, a guy who doesn't look big but is actually very annoying, and Lu Bu also took it very seriously.If it is as Qin Xu said, Kong Rong is actually like a piece of dough stuck in Qingzhou's throat. Outsiders can see that he has eaten it in his mouth, but he knows his own suffering. He can't swallow it or spit it out. The taste that comes out is actually the most popular.

"Don't talk about the lord! No one can swallow this breath. Not to mention the cold weather, the soldiers of the Manchu army accompanied him to this old man's torment, and it was only Xu Qianfan who was assassinated and almost left his life behind. Chen Liu, it can be seen that although the old man is a saint, his conduct is not much better. Moreover, the scandals in the two places that were brought out before are enough to make the two people who almost ran out of food and caused chaos again during the severe drought The local people hate it to the bone." Qin Xu saw that Lu Bu finally recognized his statement, winked at Song Xian who was still kneeling on the ground, and said to Lu Bu seriously: "So, since this Kong Rong is now helping me wait Solving such a trouble that is difficult to solve, with all sincerity, shouldn't we also help him?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Lu Bu just heard Qin Xu's lack of affection for Kong Rong. Although his words made Lu Bu less angry at Kong Rong's disappearance, after all, there was still something in his heart. Seeing Qin Xu say this like a small lump, he immediately asked with great interest.

"My lord, you can let the wind go. On the one hand, I will report the ins and outs of this matter to the emperor, and at the same time, I will make it clear and spread it to the world. It is said that Kong Rong was entrusted by the lord to govern Qingzhou. He didn't think about protecting the environment and the people. In order to repay the lord's kindness with the education of the people, he colluded with the Xuzhou rebel generals, the remnants of the Yellow Turban and other rebels who wanted to disrupt Qingzhou first, and then rely on his status as a saint. It is hard to say whether he will have unspeakable ambitions." Qin Xu. A bit of sternness flashed in his eyes, and he said.

"Is it useful to say this? Will anyone believe it?" Lu Bu asked, worried about the effectiveness of Qin Xu's seemingly innocuous solution.

"Whether it works or not, what I'm going to do is just start this topic. The next step is to present the Yellow Turban rebel Yu Fang, together with the rebellious thief Zhang Kai and this so-called 'righteous soldier' ​​to capture the emperor. I thought it was a gift for the New Year, and I guess Cao Cao would help me to complete the next step." Qin Xu smiled cunningly.Which of the public opinion wars in later generations was not exaggerated and naive at first, but after step-by-step efforts by influential people, when the atmosphere was heightened to a certain extent, things had already been brought to a point where they could not extricate themselves.Will it still be that important?
"But isn't Cao Cao very possibly related to that Kong Rong? Will he try his best to cover up for Kong Rong?" Lu Bu asked with some concern.

"Cao Cao is a smart man, so naturally he would not do stupid things! Besides, who can guarantee that Kong Rong only protected Cao Cao's family..."

(End of this chapter)