Lu's relatives

Chapter 634 Dark Gap, Which of the Three States Belongs ([-])
The Cao Cao that Qin Xu knew was always a scheming old thief who often used metaphors.Qin, who was a little bit happy to get a famous sword, was reminded by Jia Xu, and immediately felt that Cao Cao's congratulatory ceremony was indeed a bit questionable.

In the Han Dynasty, because of the White Horse Alliance, non-Liu family could not be crowned king, so No. 20 Marquis became the ultimate pursuit of ministers.But in the 400 years of Yanzuo of the Great Han Dynasty, although it was hard to find a marquis, he still accumulated a lot of piles, not to mention that some relatives of the Liu surname were not qualified to be kings and were demoted.In order to solve the embarrassing "difficulty" of having no land to seal, the smart people of the old Liu family transformed the Marquis of Guannei, who had only a salary but no land, into a standard title for meritorious service.After Emperor Wu, Kai Chehou was the highest title of Marquis of the Han Dynasty. In addition to the golden seal and purple ribbon, many acts of grace were added, and the honor guards and festivals of the princes were one of them.Especially after Liu Yan, who was the pastor of Youzhou at that time, pushed hard to restore the state pastoral system, and now there are many chaos, which is very similar to that of Zhou Dynasty. In the eyes of people, the meaning represented by this honor is not simple. "Benefits" are as simple as that.

In fact, Qin Xu is not the first person to receive this honor. When the new emperor ascended the throne last year, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and even Yuan Tan were all bestowed by the new emperor.The difference is that Cao Cao "gladly" accepted it, Lu Bu did not refuse, and Liu Yan and Liu Cousin just refused to accept it. As for Yuan Tan, the only governor of Bingzhou who made an exception because he was not a governor of a state at that time, he was probably overjoyed , Thinking of his puppet status, it feels dull again.It can be said that this ceremonial guard, whether you admit or not, the legitimacy of the emperor who does not have the jade seal of the Chuanguo, it always represents the acknowledgment of the old Liu family, the lord of the world, to your lands and borders.

It's just that the new emperor's congratulatory ceremony, which obviously carries the undisguised Cao style, does not seem to have pure intentions.As we all know, although Qin Xu, as the governor of Xuzhou, has astonishing combat power in several battles, Qingzhou soldiers, Danyang soldiers, a part of Xiliang cavalry, and a faint control of the Jiangdong New Army, but no matter whether it is the mansion or his family, they are all in the army. Linzi.Moreover, Qin Xu's other identity is that he is also the number two figure in Lu Bujun.Thanks to the pacification of Qingzhou in the past, and the appeasement and collection of millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, most of the Lu Bu Army recruited supplementary soldiers. It is well known that Qin's prestige among the Yellow Turbans made Qin Xu's prestige in the army only slightly Second only to Lu Bu.

According to the habitual thinking, maybe Lu Bu vigorously cultivated Qin Xu before because he had no children all the year round, so he cared more about Qin Xu's son-in-law, which can be said to have pushed Qin Xu to the current high position in one fell swoop.In the eyes of outsiders, it may not be that Lu Bu is using Qin Xu to stabilize the mood inside.And Lu Bu is only in his forties this year, and the third concubine, Cao Shi, is even one year younger than Qin Xu. It is hard to say whether Lu Lingqi will have another brother born in the future.The fate of the master, the weak and the strong, is that the higher Qin Xu is pushed now, the more ruthless his methods will be in the future. This seems to be a certainty.This can explain why Qin Xu is so "desperate" to expand his influence, and he may not have no intention of protecting himself.

But now, not to mention whether Lu Bu will give birth to Lu Xiaobu in the future, just announcing the identity of Lu Chen's eldest grandson may already be a big signal in the eyes of interested people.Regardless of whether Lu Chen's surname is Lu or Qin, Qin Xu's "usefulness" has come to an end since Lu Bu spoke.How Lu Bu will "dispose" of someone Qin in the next step, some people have already begun to speculate.What Cao Cao has done this time, in the name of the Son of Heaven, he bestowed festivities and ceremonial guards on the feudal lords, and presented his beloved sword. Looking at the situation in the two sides together, no matter whether Lao Cao intended to warn Qin Xu or Lv Bu, In short, the intention to take advantage of the opportunity to push it can no longer be hidden from anyone.God knows if when Qin Xu arrives at the time when there is nothing to be sealed and nothing to be rewarded for, and the eldest son becomes the eldest grandson that Lu Bu personally promised, will Lu Bu still be able to believe it? Someone from Qin who regained the prestige of the two states is here.

And at this time, Jia Xu, who is Qin Xu's retainer, just received such a letter from Wancheng, which undoubtedly added to the confusion.Sometimes it really makes people wonder whether Cao Cao and the Wancheng gang Xiliangxiao have discussed it well.When Chang'an City rescued the emperor Liu Xie, Fan Cong's "strong words" to surrender to Qin but not to Lu, and to Xuzhou but not to Qingzhou, made Lu Bu, who thought he could wash away the shame of being forced to leave Chang'an and go to Hanoi, annoyed several times. sky.That's just Fan Chou and three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry, but now it's good, at least thirty thousand Xiliang iron cavalry who were once invincible in the world, veterans who have a deep grudge against Lu Bu, and there is a huge Yanzhou in the middle. They rushed to ask Qin Xu to "take in".This is simply for fear that Qin Xu will die unhappily.In such a contrast, Cao Cao's provocation seemed to have a weak effect, as if it was purely for the purpose of disgusting the Weng and his son-in-law.

"Wenhe, now that the matter has come out, with the strength of Cao Cao's intelligence sources, I am afraid that it will not be able to hide it from Wancheng. It must be known to the world soon. Let alone whether this matter is true or false , will be a thorny problem. Besides, even if I persuade the lord to agree, after all, there is still Cao Mengde's Yanzhou in the middle. Before our army adjusts the strategic center of Hebei, it will be impossible to solve this matter in a short time. But if we do It is not a solution after all to drag it on. The [-] Xiliang iron cavalry, just a small Wancheng, is enough to make Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others dare not move lightly. According to what you said, if it is not for the shortage of food, grass and military resources I'm afraid it will last for a few more years, so it's a pity to just lose it like this. Wenhe, do you have a way to have both?" Qin Xu naturally knew that the letter Jia Xu took out could almost be called a vote. If the strength of integrity becomes a fact, maybe the situation of the whole world will change.Now Xiangyang has been dedicated to Cao Cao by Cai Mao, and now the encirclement circle of Xiangyang, Xinye, Wuguan, and Chang'an has been formed. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Cao Cao is willing, Wancheng can even be turned into an isolated city at any time.With no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, apart from starving to death in the end, they had no choice but to surrender.And this is undoubtedly not good news for Lu Bujun.Fortunately, Wancheng is also near the river, and the west of the city is a branch of Dajiang, which can connect to Jiangling County, which was occupied by Taishi Cifu.Perhaps this was the only hope for the Xiliang soldiers guarding Wancheng. If Qin Xu didn't give an accurate answer, perhaps the only way left was to serve the enemy.

"The key is still with General Lu!" Jia Xu pondered for a while, and said in one sentence that it is not difficult to see through the mystery.

Qin Xu could only be silent when he heard the words.After getting along with each other for several years, from master and servant to subordinate to Weng son-in-law, Qin Xu understands Lu Bu very well.The real Lu Bu may have some shortcomings such as short temper and lack of self-control, but in fact he is a down-to-earth man of temperament.In layman's terms, it's a bit of a "shaft". If you love someone, you will go to the edge of the horns, even if you are misunderstood and explain it from different people.This kind of temperament, coupled with his love for Lu Lingqi, and his love for Wu and Wu all the time, made Qin Xu sneer at the rumors that Lu Bu wanted to use all his bows to deal with him, someone from Qin.However, it cannot be ignored that Lu Bu does have another shortcoming.It is to hold vengeance, extreme vengeance, and even do whatever it takes to get revenge.From this point of view, Lu Bu would rather just send Qin Xu to pacify Jiangdong, and give the credit for opening up the territory to his precious son-in-law to gain prestige, but also to fight against Hebei, which has already shown its intention to die down. In the final analysis, it may not be for the sake of Avenge that arrow!It can be seen from this that if you want to persuade Lv Bu to accept the once and only time, if it were not for Qin Xu's sudden birth, which would have almost wiped out Lv Bu's army, or the "surrender" of the army of wolves rushing to roam the world, it would be very difficult. How difficult it is.And even if he was accepted, one day he would be killed by Lu Bu regardless of his temperament. Based on his understanding of Lu Bu, Qin Xu would not be surprised at all.What's more, these former comrades who once caused indelible humiliation in Lu Bu's heart still "dare" to follow the example of Fan Chou of that day, and proposed that Lao Shizi should descend to Qin but not Lu, and Xuzhou but not Qingzhou. This is not for Lu Bu. Eye drops?When Qin Xu first heard this request, he wanted to unscrew the heads of those people in Wancheng to see what they were thinking!What time is it?Remember when Liu Xie was hijacked in Chang'an, everyone in the world was afraid of him?

"Wenhe, you also know the master's temperament. I can use other methods to mention this matter to the master. Since there is a waterway with Jiangling, there is always a way to keep them from getting into trouble. It's just..." Qin Xu and Jia Xu looked at each other with a wry smile, and said, "It's just the content of this letter, and Lao Wenhe replied with a letter of good advice to persuade him. At the beginning, a Fan Chou had already made Qin's reputation as high as that of Qingzhou Shilin. The original lord, if it wasn't for Cao Cao's arbitrariness in Huo Guang's affairs, the new emperor of Han, but he didn't pass on the jade seal of the country, his reputation would be somewhat dishonest, which attracted the attention of this group of people, and he had received Dong Zhuo's favor in the past. Cai Zhonglang and the students from the Jixia Academy are very supportive. It is impossible to say that Qin will not dare to enter Qingzhou in the future. This matter has just subsided for a long time, and there is another one. It is the former two thieves Li and Guo and those who participated in the robbery of the courtiers of the emperor. A group of people from Xiliang, you say, if they really follow their request, let alone Qingzhou, even if they are in Xuzhou, Qin will not even think about going out, for fear of being drowned by the spittle of these people."

"My lord is joking! Xu will do his best! It's just the intention of Cao Mengde's gift. I'm afraid someone will let Lu Bu know that although the lord is in the heart of General Lu, and the young master is also loved by General Lu, he has no choice but to take care of it." And Xia Qing, Xu, Yang, and the people in the four newly attached Jingnan counties' views on this matter. Maybe that Cao knew from the beginning that this move would not separate the lord and General Lu, and maybe his real intentions were ulterior motives. !"...

(End of this chapter)