When Song Xian said this, everyone rolled their eyes. Chen Gong quickly said, "Even if we want to form an alliance with Yuan Gonglu, we can't completely break off relations with Yuan Benchu for the time being. Otherwise, what if he mobilizes all the troops in Jizhou and attacks Hanoi?"
"It's difficult for us to deal with Cao Cao alone, how can we resist if the forces of Jizhou and Youzhou are added?"
Chen Gong was really afraid that Lu Bu would believe Song Xian. After all, Lu Bu was easily influenced. If he really killed Chen Gui, it would be a big trouble.
Moreover, Chen Gui's identity was sensitive. He was a famous scholar in Xuzhou. How could he be killed just like that?
Thinking of this, Chen Gong felt very tired. Most of Lu Bu's subordinates were soldiers from Liang Province. They acted recklessly, just like those Baibo bandits.
How can we dominate the world with just these people?
He said, "Marquis Wen, it is not appropriate to make any more enemies at this time. Chenliu County is still under siege by Cao Cao, and Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao have been trapped for several months. Now we need to think carefully about what to do next."
After hearing this, all the generals were moved. It was Zhang Miao who welcomed Lu Bu to Yanzhou, which allowed Lu Bu to have his own territory. If he were to watch him die without helping, it would seem a little unreasonable, right?
After hearing this, Lü Bu looked around at everyone and said, "Zhang Miao has treated me well. Now Cao Cao is attacking very urgently. I am going to send troops to help. What do you think?"
When the generals heard this, they all said, "Follow the orders of Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu asked again: "Who among you wants to lead the troops?"
After hearing this, all the generals were silent. Most of them had been defeated by Cao Cao before. If they went back to the past, their lives would be unpredictable, which would not be a good job.
Lü Bu was anxious and pointed at Chen Gong and asked, "Gongtai, who do you think we should send?"
Chen Gong pondered for a while, and finally said: "Chen Gui will arrive in a few days. Why don't we wait for him to come and listen to his conditions before making a decision?"
"If we can use Yuan Xi to influence Yuan Benchu and make Cao Cao give up, so that we don't have to mobilize troops, wouldn't that be better?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu showed his delight and asked, "Is this possible?"
"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Gongtai!"
Chen Gong sighed inwardly. He himself was unsure. Moreover, in negotiations, both parties had to exchange conditions. What benefits could Lu Bu give to Yuan Xi?
I heard that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family has been running Youzhou prosperously these days and is recruiting soldiers on a large scale. In another two years, if Marquis Wen is still so unambitious, I am afraid that his strength will be inferior to that of the other party!
Moreover, this ferocious tiger has Jizhou at its back. Why would it need to join forces with Wen Hou?
This is what Chen Gong couldn't understand. He thought to himself, could it be that the other party wanted to form an alliance with Wen Hou?
Thinking of this, Chen Gong's body trembled. Maybe it is really possible!
I heard that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family is quite lustful and full of evil schemes. If he sets his sights on the daughter of Marquis Wen, he can not only befriend Lu Bu, but also destroy the marriage between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu!
The more Chen Gong thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was correct. If that was the case, then could it be that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family wanted to plot against Bingzhou together with Marquis Wen?
Chen Gong's body shook again. This must be the truth!
Except for Bingzhou, Youzhou was no longer able to expand towards the neighboring Jizhou and Qingzhou, so the ferocious tiger set its sights on Bingzhou!
This boy is very far-sighted!
But if that is really the case, we can make use of this and make it work for Marquis Wen!
A few days later, a caravan arrived in Huaicheng, and sitting in one of the carriages was Chen Gui.
He traveled all the way south from Zhuo County to Jizhou, Zhongshan, Julu and Wei County before arriving in Henei. The long journey made him quite tired.
He also didn't understand why Yuan Xi would ask him to be a special envoy. Before leaving, he expressed his doubts to Yuan Xi, feeling that his trip might not achieve the goal as Yuan Xi wished.
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Mr. Han Yu, just go ahead and do it. Prioritize your own safety. If you encounter any danger, I have people on my side to help you."
Chen Gui sighed, "I am already old enough to have put life and death aside. I am afraid that I am not strong enough to fulfill your request."
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "If you can't do it, then others can't do it either."
He talked about the marriage between Lü Bu and Yuan Shu, and finally said: "I don't want this to happen, and I think you don't want to see it either."
After hearing this, Chen Gui suddenly realized, "So that's it!"
"Yuan Shu and I are irreconcilable. This time I will definitely ruin his plans!"
There was a reason why Chen Gui hated Yuan Shu so much.
At the beginning, Yuan Shu coveted Xuzhou. Knowing that the Chen family, as a prominent family in Xuzhou, held an important position, he detained Chen Gui's second son, Chen Ying, and wrote a letter to Chen Gui to recruit him.
The letter revealed his ambition to become emperor, and at the same time promised Chen Gui one of the three highest officials in the country. In Yuan Shu's view, since he had captured Chen Gui's family and promised him high positions and generous salaries, how could Chen Gui not agree?
The result was beyond Yuan Shu's expectation. Chen Gui directly wrote back to scold Yuan Shu. After this incident, Chen Gui and Yuan Shu completely fell out. There was no trace of his second son Chen Ying, and it was feared that he was in great danger.
Now that Chen Gui heard that Yuan Shu wanted to collude with Lu Bu, new and old grudges surged into his heart. His son was killed, how could he not think of ways to take revenge on Yuan Shu?
In the center of the backyard of the Lu Mansion, Lu Lingqi was holding a long spear. With a shake of her hand, the spear flew up and down very flexibly, and it was obvious that she had mastered the spear technique quite well.
She danced for dozens of moves, with sweat on her forehead. She shook her arms, put away her halberd and stood still.
Mrs. Du saw this and hurriedly brought tea. Lu Lingqi gulped and tilted her head back to pour the tea into her throat. Mrs. Du saw this and smiled bitterly, advising, "Girl, go slow."
Lu Lingqi chuckled and flicked her finger. The tea bowl began to spin on her fingertips, but no matter how it rolled, it would not fall.
She turned to Qu Yi beside her and said, "Sir, how is my practice going?"
Qu Yi sat under the tree, but he was a little absent-minded. He stared at the sky. Lu Lingqi called him twice before he came back to his senses.
Qu Yi shook his head and said to Lu Lingqi: "To be honest, the halberd is not suitable for you."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi asked in confusion, "Sir, are you saying that I don't have enough understanding of halberd techniques?"
Qu Yi replied: "This has nothing to do with comprehension. The girl has had too little contact with other weapons and has encountered a bottleneck."
"The girl only saw that Wen Hou's halberd skills were fierce, but you should also understand that Wen Hou is an expert in both archery, horsemanship and swordsmanship. Only after you have mastered them thoroughly can you comprehend the higher level of martial arts."
"Now the girl is concentrating on halberd techniques and is unable to broaden her horizons. She is always lacking something interesting."
After listening to this, Lu Lingqi seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, she raised her head happily and said, "Sir, you are really amazing!"
"From today on, I will practice swordsmanship!"
Qu Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Lingqi excitedly running to Lu Bu to ask for the knife.
He was actually fooling Lu Lingqi.
Lu Lingqi had already learned most of his halberd techniques, and there was nothing more for him to teach. However, for various reasons, he still had to stay in the Lu Mansion, so he was stalling for time.
But the time has almost come. Qu Yi has already received the news that Youzhou has sent a special envoy to negotiate with Lu Bu.
What Qu Yi needs to do next is to cooperate quietly, make Lu Bu and Yuan Shu break up, and persuade them to welcome the emperor. The best result is to bring Liu Xie to Henei County!
But this is a bit difficult, because Qu Yi has discovered through his contacts with Chen Gong, a strategist deeply trusted by Lu Bu, that Chen Gong actually favors Yuan Shu.
Thinking of this, Qu Yi felt even more troubled. He was a military general who went into battle to kill the enemies, and he was not very good at these intrigues.
When Qu Yi received Yuan Xi's letter that day, it was written with a rather helpless tone, saying that after Qu Yi's departure, there was no one around Yuan Xi who was familiar with Lu Bu.
Qu Yi agreed without much thought at the time, but when he arrived in Hanoi, he found that the complexity of the matter was far beyond his imagination. The generals under Lu Bu seemed to have their own thoughts, and few of them were willing to express their opinions.
Now Qu Yi can only think of a way to deal with Lu Lingqi, seeing as he cannot persuade Lu Bu.
The key is, how can I impress Lu Lingqi?
Tell her that Yuan family's fierce tiger and hidden tiger are the same person?
Then I guess Lu Lingqi will complain directly to Lu Bu and ruin this matter right?
When Qu Yi was feeling bored, Lu Lingqi came back again with a bad look on her face.
Mrs. Du looked at her and said, "What's wrong with the girl? Did Marquis Wen tell anyone?"
"Marquis Wen treats the girl very well, so there shouldn't be any criticism, right?"
Lu Lingqi stamped her feet and said, "Madam is making fun of me. I am worried about you."
Mrs. Du asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Lu Lingqi asked anxiously, "Madam, do you know that Zhang Yang, the Grand Administrator, was conferred the title of Marquis for welcoming the Emperor?"
Mrs. Du nodded and said, "I heard that the governor was named General Anguo and Marquis of Jinyang."
She thought to herself, so what? The official titles bestowed by the emperor now are all empty titles. What do they have to do with her?
Lu Lingqi sighed and said, "Madam, do you know that the generals under the governor, Sui Gu and Yang Chou, have also been promoted?"
"Yang Chou has come back to collect food and fodder, and he has taken the opportunity to send the betrothal gifts to your house, saying that he wants to marry you."
Yang Chou had long coveted Du, but Yang Chou was a despicable person with a rough appearance, so Du was absolutely unwilling to accept him.
After hearing this, Madam Du said softly, "I am already an abandoned woman. I need your approval to remarry. Now that I don't agree, what can he do?"
Lu Lingqi stammered, "I heard that my mother has agreed on behalf of the Madam."
When Madam Du heard this, she felt dizzy. Her face turned pale and she said in a hoarse voice, "How can Madam make the decision for me?"
Lu Lingqi looked ashamed, "My mother said that the master is like a father, and as the mistress, I can naturally make the decision."
"My mother also asked me to comfort Madam, saying that I will soon get married, and if Madam stays in the mansion, there will be rumors and gossips, so it is better for her to remarry as soon as possible."
"He also said that it would be best to get things done in the next few days."
Mrs. Du heard this and said angrily, "Don't say anything, girl. I won't marry anyone!"
Lu Lingqi also knew that her mother's behavior was not kind. After all, she had always been on guard against her father, so there was no reason for her to make decisions on behalf of Mrs. Du.
But now that things have come to this, what can she, as a daughter, do?
She felt even more ashamed when she looked at Mrs. Du's appearance, and wondered if this was the end of it.
Mrs. Du has taken good care of me these days. Could I have the heart to push her into the fire pit?
Lu Lingqi was at a loss for a moment. She raised her head and saw Qu Yi napping under a tree.