Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 142 Welcome Lu Bu

Zhou Cang received a report from Gan Chi that Lu Bu was about to arrive in Pengcheng, so he first asked Gan Chi to take Mrs. Yan and Lu Qiling out of the city to meet Lu Bu, and then he took someone to meet Lu Bu at the gate of the city.

After being separated for nearly two years and meeting today, Mrs. Yan and Lu Qiling saw Lu Bu crying bitterly. Lu Bu had mixed feelings, "How did Madam escape from Chang'an, and where are these days?"

"On the day Chang'an fell, I didn't see my husband coming back. Later I heard that my husband had left the city. The family general you recruited, Zhou Xi, rushed out of Chang'an with a group of people. He didn't have my husband's whereabouts and didn't dare to wander outside. Take me back to his hometown Zhoujiabao. I met your brother Zhou Cang in the fort to go home to visit his relatives, so he stayed in the fort, and later came to Pengcheng with General Zhou." Mrs. Yan replied.

"It's Lu Bu's fault for making Madam suffer and worry. I'll thank Zhou Cang in the future." Lu Bu said, and then asked his daughter, "Qi Ling, how is your uncle treating you?"

"Uncle treats us very well, but he is busy with military affairs and rarely sees him. We are always with my aunt, and my aunt also said that it is rare for her to be with Uncle Zhou. There is also Aunt Pei, who just gave birth to a baby a few days ago. Brother. When will I have a little brother?" Lu Qiling replied innocently.

Lu Bu and Yan were embarrassed for a while.Lu Qiling is only twelve or thirteen years old, so she doesn't understand the affairs of adults. "Father, don't leave us again. When we came out of Chang'an, my mother and I were terrified. I was afraid that I would never see my father again."

"Ling'er, your father has important things to do." Madam Yan hurriedly changed the subject, and whispered to Lu Bu, "Your brother is not simple. I think there are thousands of households in Zhoujiabao, and there are more than ten thousand soldiers in Pengcheng. We I have seen his generals, they are all good at martial arts, not inferior to your eight generals."

"That's right, my brother is originally from Xuzhou. The son-in-law of Peiguo Gan's family is naturally rich. He followed Tao Qian in Youzhou, followed him all the way to Beijing, conquered Xiliang, and guarded Xuzhou. Appreciation, I have been entrusted with important tasks to go to Beijing for business many times. I am also a good martial artist, and I am righteous, and some people are willing to follow." Lu Bu did not hear the meaning behind Madam Yan's words. "My husband's red rabbit rouge beast was a gift from Zhou Cang. You know that my husband loves this horse the most, which shows how bold he is. I have fought everywhere and met countless people, so I think Zhou Cang can be handed over, not because he sent me Ma, I saved you all because he can be honest with others."

Lu Bu sighed slightly again, "When I left the customs, Wang Situ asked me to contact the princes of the Guandong to welcome the emperor and return the capital, but these princes abandoned the emperor. Zhou Weiguo was able to deal with Li Jue and others on his own, and Guarding the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang shows loyalty."

"Don't be sentimental anymore, general, let's go back to the city." Seeing Lu Bu's emotion, Yan said hastily.

The family was reunited, Lu Bu was in a good mood, the generals were very happy, Chen Gong alone was silent, ever since he was driven out of Yanzhou by Cao Cao, Chen Gong had been silent a lot, no one knew what he was thinking.When Lu Bu arrived at the gate of the city, he saw Zhou Cang standing there to welcome him, so he dismounted quickly and took Zhou Cang's hand, "My dear brother, I never thought we would meet again."

"Wen Hou and his wife are reunited today. It's gratifying to congratulate. Please Wen Hou come to the city to talk about it. Zhou Cang has prepared a banquet to cleanse Wen Hou." Zhou Cang said with a smile.

"Hey, Brother Wei Guo, why are you so unreasonable? If I remember correctly, you should be 32 years old this year. You are already in your forties. It's like you are still in Hanoi. From now on, you and I will be called brothers." Lu Bu waved his hand. .

"My brother said so, but my younger brother is disrespectful."

When all the people entered the city, Zhou Cang held a banquet in honor of Lu Bu in the mansion.During the banquet, Zhou Cang said: "Little brother will go to Guangling in a few days. Although Pengcheng is a small place, with only nine counties, it has been freed from war for several years to recuperate. , accumulate strength, and wait for the right time."

"Brother with a heart, you and I drink this cup to the brim."

"There are not many soldiers and horses in Guangling, so I can only take them away. I will leave all the grain and money to my brother, and please my brother Haihan."

"Hahaha, Wei Guo is out of touch again. If there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, I will recruit them myself, so I don't need to worry about it."

"My brother came to Pengcheng for the first time, and I want to show peace with Liu Bei." Zhou Cang glanced at Lu Bu's men without leaving a trace.

Lu Bu was taken aback, Zhou Cang immediately said in a low voice: "After the banquet, I will have a secret talk with my brother."

Lu Bu understood, "My dear brother reminds me that I will send someone to see Liu Bei later."

The two talked happily over wine, and at the banquet, they just drank and didn't talk about anything else.Lv Bu's subordinates and Zhou Cang were old acquaintances, and they didn't see each other.

"I heard that General Wei Guo and Cao Cao are old acquaintances, and they have a very close personal relationship. I don't know if it is true or not?" Chen Gong said suddenly.

Zhou Cang picked up the wine glass, "Mr. Gongtai, please." Chen Gong took a sip and waited for Zhou Cang's answer.

"What is a personal relationship? People respect me one foot, I respect others one foot, reward me with papaya, and throw it with Qiongyao."

Lu Bu nodded. In his heart, people respect me a foot. It's good for me to pay back a foot. Zhou Cang's words are fine.Zhou Cang's answer was more in line with the appetite of Lu Bu's generals, and he nodded frequently.

"Then I don't know why General Wei sees Cao Cao waiting for someone?" Chen Gong continued to ask in frustration.

Facing Chen Gong's continuous questioning, Lu Bu frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased, because he had a bad relationship with Cao Cao, and he was eager to know Zhou Cang's attitude, so he didn't speak out to stop him.The generals also set their sights on Zhou Cang.

"Hehe, I also want to ask who are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Gongsun Zan?" Zhou Cang didn't answer directly, but asked Chen Gong instead. "I heard that it was Gongtai who welcomed Cao Cao into Yanzhou and made him the shepherd of Yanzhou."

Zhou Cang's answer undoubtedly regarded Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes as fellow travelers and treated them equally. This coincided with Lu Bu's idea. In fact, this caught Chen Gong a little off guard.

Just as Chen Gong wanted to make some excuses, Lu Bu said, "Today, the virtuous brother of Wei Guo welcomes us, everyone, drink to your heart's content, don't mention those old things again. Everyone, let's drink this cup with Wei Guo."

Hou Cheng's generals also blamed Chen Gong for being troublesome. Such a good wine has not tasted good and delicious for a long time. If you don't hurry up and drink a few more glasses, now you can occupy Pengcheng again, why talk about those useless things.

After the banquet was over, Zhou Cang led Lu Bu to the inner hall alone, drank the hangover soup, and asked, "I wonder what your brother's plan is in Pengcheng?"

Lu Bu let out a long sigh, "What other plans are there? It's not about being invited by the virtuous brother. I don't know where I am wandering. Now there are only more than a thousand people under my command. Let's stabilize first. Does the virtuous brother Wei Guo have any other plans?"

(End of this chapter)