Lu's relatives

Chapter 633 Dark Gap, Which of the Three States Belongs ([-])
Now that the intention was reached, each other began to call each other their own people with at least a smile on their faces, and agreed to guard Hebei together as a big man, so as not to let some traitors succeed.

The banquet for Liu Bei was very low-key, with Tian Feng as the mainstay, only Yuan Shangtong and Zhang Jai attended, and the Liu family's women only showed up at the beginning, and then returned to the inner hall, plus Liu Bei's three people, There were no more than ten people, compared to Yuan Shao's banquets with hundreds of people in the past, it was undoubtedly much more shabby.But after all, Liu Bei is nominally still a general under Gongsun Zan's command, entrusted to the Yuan family who guards Nanpi to prevent the tiger from dying, and Lu Bu who intends to point north. This Gongsun Zan had just returned to Youzhou to suppress the rebellion, and Liu Bei had turned against Yuan. Discord, that is not equivalent to slapping Gongsun Zan in the face.Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and honesty was completely ruined.

And Yuan's side.It is also due to the fact that Gongsun Zan is now at odds with each other, so he did not disclose the alliance between the two parties too early.After all, not everyone in the army is as open-minded as Zhang Jaw is. Many people had already started fighting Gongsun Zan when Yuan Shao was still around. Will Liu Bei, who joined in the later stage and relied on this to gain military merits, have any good impressions?Now is the troubled time, Liu Biao was destroyed and fled, Jingzhou "fell" and was divided between Lu Bu and Cao Cao.However, Yizhou Chuan Road is difficult to travel, and Yongliang is bitterly cold and plagued by disasters. The eyes of the two forces are bound to turn back to Hebei, which is rich in important strategic materials such as iron ore and horses.Originally, a chaotic but relatively balanced Hebei formed by the hostility of the five forces was the situation that these two families most hoped to see and maintain. But now, Gongsun Zan's move to withdraw his troops and "get out" undoubtedly became a way to break this mutual relationship. A heavy hammer to check and balance the situation.It would be really strange if the two forces that have been eyeing the land of Hebei remain indifferent.Under such circumstances, being able to form an alliance with Liu Bei's forces, who are also regarded as "enemies", is undoubtedly a stroke of genius. If used well, it may be able to receive miraculous results at critical moments.

Under Tian Feng's deliberate adjustment and the infiltration of Liu Bei's gentle conversation, the somewhat indifferent banquet was successfully concluded, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.It was necessary to scold Cao Cao, who established the new king, and Lu Bu, who helped the emperor, and achieved a lot of consensus, but only God knows how much sincerity and sincerity there is in this, and how solid the alliance formed in haste is.

Compared with Hebei, because of Cao's control of Bingzhou and Lu Bu's pressure on Jizhou, the two parties with different plans conspired.Qingzhou, which was regarded as the core of a scourge by Liu Bei and Yuan Shang's forces, is now a different scene.

In the city of Linzi, because of the birth of a son from the former family Lu Lingqi, Lu Bu announced to the public that Qin Xu's eldest son, Lu Chen, was the grandson of Qin Xu, and his second son, Qin Wei, was the son of Qin Xu's legitimate son. Entering the bag, and rewarding the three armies with such great joy, the morale of the army was boosted, and the exhaustion from the long battle was wiped away, which surprised Qin Xu a bit.In fact, after thinking about it later, I was relieved. Because Lu Bu had no children before, no matter how strong the army is and how powerful the soldiers are, in the eyes of people these days, there is still a lack of continuity, and it will not last long, so Although Lu Bu's tyrannical military force and the reputation of the world's number one fierce general are suppressing, and there are continuous graduates from Jixia Academy to maintain the state and county officials, after all, we can still see the lack of follow-up of our army's power from all aspects.But now it is different, even if it is only a grandson, but after all, he is still a heir with a blood relationship, not to mention changing his surname to Lu, which makes the long thorn in the hearts of everyone disappear without a trace, and he meets Kaijiang again. Tuotu is naturally worth celebrating.As soon as the news spread, not to mention that the civil and military generals guarding the four directions of our army all prepared a heavy gift and sent it to Linzi. Even the other forces in the neighbourhood, no matter whether they took Lu Bu seriously or not, they all sent a lot of congratulatory gifts this time.Especially Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan. One of these two families is not only an old enemy for many years, but also a dangerous ally with Lu Bu. In terms of grievances and grievances with Liu Bei, strangers who are destined not to urinate in the same pot, but they all sent them such important gifts that even Qin Xu, who has a wealthy family like the Mi family as his brother-in-law, couldn't help being moved.

What Cao Cao sent was a sword, plus a set of feudal ceremonies that were said to be bestowed by the new emperor.The Tianzi Jing Festival is actually nothing more than that, although there is a move to bring Qin Xu's lineage to the lineage of the family, but in the current situation, the identity of this emperor is not recognized by most people, so this kind Qin Xu I can only laugh it off.But Cao Cao's sword is incredible, the ancient seal on the body of the sword has already clarified the origin of this sword.Although it is not a famous ancient sword, Jia Xu even laughed at Cao Cao's stinginess rarely, but Qin Xu knew that Cao Cao's two most beloved swords in history, one is Yitian, and the other is this green sword. It's gone.Being able to set up a sword-bearer specially for a sword is enough to show that Cao Cao loves this sword, but now it is given to Qin Xu as a gift for having a son, which makes Qin Xu a little confused for a while. How to think about it.

Cao Cao's generosity can actually be explained by the fact that he is still an ally and still needs a less firm ally, Lu Bu, as a shield.But Gongsun Zan's congratulatory gift made Qin Xu a little confused about what this man, who can be regarded as a hero, meant.Qin Xu has already learned about some unknown situations and movements in Hebei from Zhen Kun, the next head of the Zhen family whose eyes are all over Hebei. Combining the information collected by Shadow in the North, Gongsun Zan has a feeling that he wants to stick to it. This three-acre land in Youzhou is focused on the outside world, and no longer mixes the signs of the struggle between the Central Plains and Hebei.In fact, this is similar to the previous act of imprisoning himself in Yi Jing.Qingzhou and Youzhou are still separated by Jizhou and Liu Bei's entrenched land. Regarding Gongsun Zan's silent statement, Qin Xu's original strategic plan with Lu Bu has put Gongsun Zan, who has made great contributions to resisting foreign nations, at the end. .In addition, Qin Xu's subordinates, who are now one of the main forces, had already entered the camp first, and Gongsun Zan had some conflicts that were not easy to reconcile.Even if they entered the camp first and now there are only half of the veterans left, if they deliberately interact with Gongsun Zan, it will still inevitably make people think of this.It's just that Gongsun Zan seemed to have overlooked this embarrassing point. The "gift" of [-] purebred war horses on the gift list made Lu Bu a little dumbfounded.

Qingzhou does not produce horses.The source of the horses is nothing more than horse dealers from Hebei and Yongliang. No matter in terms of quantity or quality, it is definitely not satisfactory, and the price is extremely high.As a result, Lu Bu's army even had to reduce the expansion of the cavalry system and focus more on the infantry.That is, after getting online with the Zhen family, this situation eased a little bit, but I also worried about the influence of the big and powerful Zhen family on the family under the chaotic situation in Hebei. Three to five thousand horses.In other words, this time Gongsun Zan sent Ma Yuan, who was almost equivalent to Qingzhou for one year, so not only was it not surprising, but also a little more confused about Gongsun Zan's intentions this time.

Lu Bu was not very interested in this kind of job of guessing people's hearts, let alone Qin Xu, what was the key to his luck in the previous fights with Cao Cao, Qin Xu knew it well, and he was not stupid enough to seriously think that he was It can outperform a manipulator like Cao Cao.Not to mention Gongsun Zan's intentions. For this man who fought against Lu Bu in the past, whether he suddenly became an ally with Yuan Shao to immortality, or later imprisoned Yijing himself, and entrusted all the affairs of the general and government to Liu Bei, but he was able to fight against Liu Bei for a while. When he was exposed, he was sour and refreshed when he dealt with the big-eared brother who was staring at the halo of the pig's feet. It was enough to show that this brother Gongsun, who was only a fierce general in his previous life, was not an easy-going lamp.But Qin Xu's understanding of it is only limited to "history" and information about the shadow and the Zhen family's activities, so it's strange to be able to see why.

Originally, Qin Xu wanted to ask Ji Yu Jia Xu. After all, although Jia Xu now bears the title of General of the Right Army Division of the Lv Bu Army, the title of General of the Qin Family that he had joked about before had never been dismissed. Relying on this name, receiving a "salary" in the Qin Mansion actually gave him an added sense of intimacy, which would allow Qin Xu to have an excellent think tank to eliminate when he was undecided, because the history at this time had been ruled out. The influence of the unfavorable situation that the little butterfly wings made a mess at the beginning, he can maintain, at least on the surface, the reputation of "invincible" that has become a burden to him now.What Qin Xu didn't expect was that Qin Xu, who showed sincerity and went to Jia Xu's place to ask advice, was blocked by Jia Xu's words before he could speak. : "My lord, Xuzheng is going to look for you, you should take a look at this first."

"What is this?" Jia Xu, who can definitely rank among the top three at the end of the Han Dynasty, can show this embarrassed expression. It will definitely not be a simple matter.After taking the letter in Jia Xu's hand, Qin Xu only glanced at it, subconsciously startled, and asked with a frown, "Why are they, why did they find Shangwen and you again?"

"Perhaps they knew about the news of Xuzhou soldiers' attack on Jiangling! In addition, General Fan Chou was showing off his power in Xiangyang City, so maybe they will know about it!" Jia Xu said with a rare wry smile: " Needless to say, how the lord treats General Fan Chou, just from the equipment, morale, horses, and even the food of the three thousand Xiliang soldiers, it is enough for people to analyze enough information. Those people were originally The defeated army was confused by certain words in the past, and they were lucky enough to win Chang'an with mourning soldiers. At that time, they were naturally overjoyed. Later, my lord, you also participated in the change of Chang'an, and it took only a year for them to become defeated soldiers again The defeated general now occupying Xinye is only relying on the remaining prestige of the past. That is to say, although Liu Biao and Cao Cao belonged to the alliance at the beginning, they were still wary of each other after all. Since Liu Biao made a wrong move, Cao Cao's forces quickly seized It can be seen from the half of Jingzhou. The discord between Cao and Liu at the beginning allowed them to survive in the cracks, but now, Jingzhou has just been settled, and the Wancheng where these people live has become the Central Plains Unicom Yongliang, Sichuan and Shu Compared with Cao Cao's journey from Chang'an to Yongliang, it can save at least half of the journey. All fools know that after Cao Cao occupies half of Jingzhou, the next step is probably to open up this route and connect the territory of his army. One piece, how could they not panic about this! By the way, I heard that Cao Cao sent a sword to congratulate the Lord on having a son?"

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