The news that Lu Bu and millions of mountain people had settled in Luoyang soon spread all over the world.

When Cao Cao, who was stationed in Pengcheng, heard about this, he said that he was very bold, and then took his henchmen and went to Xuzhou to meet Liu Bei.

Knowing that Cao Cao was coming, Liu Bei asked people to prepare a banquet and personally welcomed Cao Cao into the mansion.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went to the empty courtyard next to them to learn martial arts with Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they were all first-class generals in the world, and their strength was not much different.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao sat opposite each other in the hall, talking about the general trend of the world.

"Does Xuande know that Lu Bu has moved millions of mountain people into Luoyang?"

Liu Bei nodded, this matter almost caused a sensation in the world, as the lord of Xuzhou, how did he not know.

This incident also led to Lu Bu's prestige among the people rising again, and even many scholars who hated Lu Bu before changed their attitudes and praised them.

"I heard that the Son of Heaven originally wanted to be the king of Lü Bu, and for this reason he suppressed all the courtiers who opposed it. But Lu Bu took the initiative to write and asked the Son of Heaven to take back his fate. ”

When Liu Bei talked about this, his expression was a little suspicious.

Let's ask the world, who doesn't want to be crowned the king and the capital, and glorify the descendants? Even he had the idea of having this kind of thought. And now the opportunity to be crowned king is in front of Lu Bu, but Lu Bu refuses.

Why is that?

Liu Bei couldn't figure it out.

Cao Cao took a sip of wine, with a deep smile on his face: "I also heard about this, but the inside story is a little intriguing." ”

Liu Bei arched his hand, willing to hear Meng Degao.

"The reason why Lu Bu refused to be crowned king, in my opinion, is nothing more than two reasons: first, he doesn't want to tear his face with the Son of Heaven now; Second, Luoyang is not stable, and Lu Bu is also afraid that we will use this as an excuse to send troops to make trouble. ”

Cao Cao almost hit the nail on the head.

What doesn't want a population today?

It takes people to reclaim wasteland, to cultivate food, to repair cities, and to recruit soldiers......

Lu Bu grasped this, so he couldn't wait to include this million people in his pocket. Once Luoyang stabilizes, Lu Bu's power will definitely rise to a higher level again.

The logistical supply and support that a million people can provide is enormous.

What Lu Bu has to do now is just one word, wait.

He is delaying a time difference, and wants to use the grain stocks in various parts of Guanzhong to drag it to Luoyang for stability. At the same time, it also gives the army a chance to recuperate.

"Therefore, I came here this time to ask Xuande Gong and me to join forces to send troops to fight against Lu Bu!" In the end, Cao Cao simply got straight to the point.

The expression on Liu Bei's face was obviously stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Cao Cao was here to invite him to send troops.

Although Peng Cheng was temporarily lent to Cao Cao, Liu Bei was still wary in private.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei knows very well in his heart, whether it is his ability or means, or his eyes and courage, he is far better than himself, and he belongs to a typical black-bellied hero.

seems to be a righteous speech, but whether he has ever hit the idea of Xuzhou, I'm afraid only Cao Cao himself knows.

Although there are 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, most of them are in the hands of some families, and Liu Bei can mobilize only 50,000 or 60,000 people, even if he joins forces with Cao Cao, he will only die 80,000 people.

Lü Bu's soldiers and horses were only in Yanzhou, and they all had nearly 200,000 people.

In contrast, the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.

"Meng De and Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao are close friends, this time to conquer Lu Bu, why not ask him to send troops together?" Liu Bei was worried that the soldiers and horses would not be able to defeat Lu Bu at this point, so he thought of Yuan Shao, who was gaining momentum in the north.

Cao Cao shook his head, "The original person, I know his character best, and he is not a person who can conspire with the world." Take the crusade against Dong Zhuo back then, if it weren't for his indecision, maybe we would have broken through the tiger prison and rescued the Son of Heaven. ”

"This time the troops, even if they can't win, they will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Lu Bu, so that he will not be able to recover for several years!"

Cao Cao was very confident in this, although he also knew that it would be difficult to win against Lu Bu with this alone, but as long as he could hold Lu Bu in Yanzhou and spend three or five years, he would definitely be able to exhaust Lu Bu's grain stock.

But at that time, no matter how strong Lu Bu was, he had no food and grass supply, so he could only give up the land of Yanzhou and Luoyang and retreat to Guanzhong in a gloomy manner.

In this way, his hard work outside the customs will be in vain.

Cao Cao has thought about the time to send troops, that is, the spring of next year, when the people are farming.

"Mengde, let me think about this matter for a moment or two, and then I will give you an answer."

Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind, after all, this matter was too risky, even if he succeeded in restraining Lu Bu, so that he had no time to rest in peace. But in this way, it is bound to be attacked by Lu Bu's crazy counterattack,

At that time, both sides will lose, won't they let others reap the benefits of the fisherman?

It is even very likely that he will be ousted from the position of Xuzhou Mu by the Xuzhou family.

"Is there any news of King Hongnong recently?"

Liu Bei changed the subject.

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, and the whereabouts of His Royal Highness King Hongnong were erratic. Even if there was occasional contact, it was Liu Wei who took the initiative to send someone to send a letter over, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei never knew Liu Wei's whereabouts and how to contact him.

In the governor's mansion of Jingzhou, the pleasant sound of silk and bamboo is constantly heard, and the young and beautiful singer is swaying gracefully in the hall, her beautiful eyes are shy and rippling, and she is singing and dancing.

Jingzhou Mu Liu is nearly fifty years old, although there are a lot of gray hairs on his head, but the whole person is still quite energetic.

Today, he wore a luxurious purple silk robe, knelt on the bamboo mat, raised the wine cup, and kept toasting to the young people in the VIP position under the hall.

"Uncle Huang, Lu Bu is a thief who deceived the king, causing the Han family to be dusty, even worse than Dong Zhuo back then. Now that Lu Bu and the mountain people are living in Luoyang, it is bound to take a lot of time to consolidate and recuperate, it is a good time for me to send troops, nephew, please gather loyal and righteous people under your command, send troops to fight against thieves, and help me surnamed Liu! ”

Liu Wei got up in his seat, hugged his fist at Liu Biao, and said indignantly.

In fact, this is not the first time he has said such a thing.

It has been three months since he came to Jingzhou, but during this time, Liu Wei has at least told Liu Biao about the crusade against Lu Bu no less than ten times. However, his imperial uncle promised happily, but after the day, he seemed to have forgotten about this matter and refused to send troops for a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that Liu Biao had nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, Liu Wei would have been too lazy to come to Jingzhou and beg him to send troops.

But in fact, as he gets older, Liu Biao no longer has the mentality of competing with the world. He paid tribute to the imperial court every year, but he did not offend Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, who were enemies of the imperial court.

As long as the two sides don't come to Jingzhou, I won't take the initiative to make trouble.

This is the mentality that Liu has in his performance.

He only hopes that he can guard the relatively stable land of Jingzhou and be his feudal official, and this life will be enough.

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