Back at the mansion, most of the drunken alcohol had dissipated.

In the guest hall, the lights are bright.

Xi Ce, Guo Jia and others have not gone to bed, and they are all waiting for Lu Bu.

Lu Bu put down the little bell from her back in the courtyard, and asked the maidservant to take her to the lady's quarters.

The steward asked people to take a thick robe and put it on Lu Bu's body.

Lu Bu walked into the hall, there were quite a few people in the hall, in addition to Xi Ce and others, there was also a young man in a black robe. When he took off the cloak on his head, it was Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong.

"Lord, fortunately not dishonored." A green fang dressed as a court eunuch bowed and clenched his fists.

Lu Bu nodded and praised him: "You did a good job this time, you worked hard." ”

"It is only natural to do things for the Lord." Qing Fang's face was as usual, and Lu Bu's praise of him this time showed that his ability had been recognized.

Lu Bu retracted his gaze, walked to the main seat and sat down, and commanded in a loud voice: "Chen Wei, you take two henchmen and send King Hongnong out of the city overnight." After leaving the city, I went west, and I arranged a family surnamed He in the canyon on the other side of Gucheng, and you took King Hongnong and lived there temporarily. ”

Xi Ce got up, picked up the map on the desk, and handed it to Chen Wei: "I have marked the place I want to go." That family has received the favor of the general, and when the time comes, just report the name of the general, and they will definitely take you in. ”

Chen Wei took the map with both hands and said, "There is Mr. Lao." ”

Lu Bu was making plans and arrangements, but Liu Wei didn't understand a little, and asked: "General Lu, what do you mean by this?" ”

In the original plan, there was no mention of sending him to the valley city to the west, and it was still a deserted valley.

"King Hongnong, please believe in your subordinates, I will definitely not harm you." Lu Bu said with great certainty, "When the court is stable in the future, I will send someone to pick you up." ”

Liu Wei was reluctant in his heart, but he had no other way but to agree and take one step at a time.

Lu Bu sent Liu Wei and the others to the entrance of the secret passage, and when Chen Wei set off, he did not forget to tell him again: "Remember, without my order, no matter what you hear or happen, don't come back." ”

Chen Wei nodded in response, and hugged his fists as a parting: "General take care!" ”

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In the early morning of the next day, Mao Jue, who got up early, was called to the guest hall by Lu Bu.

In these days in the Lu Mansion, Mao Jue lived comfortably, and the only thing that made him feel a little uncomfortable was that Lu Bu did not allow him to take half a step out of the mansion, which was equivalent to putting him under house arrest.

In the current extraordinary period, Mao Jue will endure it.

When he came to the guest hall, Lu Bu was already sitting in his position waiting for him.

Mao Jue bowed and saluted, and asked Lu Bu: "The general called me here, but there has been a new development in the affairs of King Hongnong. ”

What happened last night, Mao Jue didn't know at all.

Lu Bu nodded slightly, Mao Jue was overjoyed when he saw this, and looked for the young prince left and right. After a few glances, Mao Jue was disappointed, and there was no Liu Wei at all.

He had no choice but to set his eyes on Lu Bu and asked again: "Dare to ask the general, what about people?" ”

"King Hongnong is in a very safe place now, and I called Your Excellency here today to let you go back and tell Cao Cao that King Hongnong is safe and sound." Lu Bu replied, he counted the time, at this time Chen Wei should have gone out of the city, on the way to Gucheng.

"Doesn't the general hand over King Hongnong to his subordinates to take him away?"

Mao Jue looked puzzled, trying to convince Lu Bu with pros and cons: "General, you should know that if King Hongnong stays in Luoyang, it will always be a hidden danger for you. If this leaks out, it can kill you right away. ”

"This doesn't bother Your Excellency, Lu has his own countermeasures." Lu Bu waved his hand, not moved at all.

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Mao Jue couldn't sit still at all, and even his tone became a little anxious: "General, it's too unkind for you to do this." ”

If Liu Wei is not brought back to Chenliu, whether he can be saved or not will not be saved at all for Cao Cao.

"From beginning to end, General Ben only said that he would help you rescue King Hongnong, but he never said that he would be handed over to Cao Cao." Lu Bu raised his voice in a dull voice, learned the movements of the literati, and took a sip of tea.

Mao Jue was dumbfounded for a moment, Lu Bu would actually play word games with him.

It was also his carelessness at the beginning, he didn't think much about it at all, he just felt that the two sides cooperated, and after King Hongnong was rescued, it was impossible to stay in Luoyang. So it should be handed over to take it away, but I didn't think it would be the current situation.

The bamboo basket fetches water, and it is empty.

It's good to say that Lu Bu just refuses to hand over people, and Mao Jue can't help but be annoyed: "General Zhenbei, acting and speaking so cunningly, aren't you afraid of the world's shameful laughter?" ”

Lu Bu put down the teacup in his hand, and said in a sneering tone: "General Ben has fulfilled his promise to rescue King Hongnong, you can't take him away, you can only blame yourself for not being capable, and you can't complain about others." ”

Hearing this, Mao Jue was so angry that he vomited two liters of blood, but he didn't expect to read so many ancient books and classics, and now he was actually played by a martial artist. But he couldn't help Lu Bu, so he could only endure this resentment, gritted his teeth and said, "Farewell!" ”

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.

On the last day of the year, goose-feather snow covered the tiled roofs of houses and streets in Luoyang.

In the palace, the six-year-old Son of Heaven sat on the threshold in front of the Chongde Palace, looking at the white snow outside, stunned.

Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, is said to have suffered from a cold illness and was recuperating in a palace in the North Palace. After Dong Zhuo learned about it, he didn't pay attention to it at all, and he didn't send the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, Liu Wei was already an insignificant outcast to him, so he left him to fend for himself.

In the courtyard of the Lu family, the crisp sound of Ding Ling Ling sounded.

Little Bell built a lot of snowmen in the yard, and Cao Xuan was there to tease her, "Little Bell, who is this?" ”

The little bell straightened up and glanced at it, and said very firmly: "This is Uncle Xi." ”

"Poof~"

The tea in Xi Ce's mouth immediately squirted out, and Huang Zhong and the others couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, no problem." Cao Xing laughed, the snowman in front of him was not a little thinner, and he was really a little similar to Xice.

"What makes you laugh so much?"

Lu Bu held Lu Zhen in his left hand and Lu Xiao in his right hand, and walked out from a distance.

The two little ones in their arms were making a lot of noise, and the two brothers stayed together, and within half an hour, they could start to move. The second son, Lu Xiao, used his strength and often beat the eldest Lu Zhen to the point of crying.

Lu Bu has educated him many times for this, but the little guy is too young to understand what Lu Bu said.

Cao Xing told Lu Bu about the matter, and after Lu Bu saw the snowman, he looked at the drama and laughed.

Syllable!

I saw a white object flying by, and a round snowball smashed on Cao Xing's face and bloomed.

Cao Xing screamed in pain, patted the snow stains on his face, and after seeing the murderer, he rubbed up a ball of white snow from the ground, and roared angrily: "Donkey grass's trick, don't run!" ”

Syllable!

Cao Xing stepped forward and another snowball hit the back of his head. Guo Jia raised the snowball in his hand, and the provocation on his face was self-evident.

"Good boy, join forces!"

After Cao Xuan muttered, he directly opened his throat and shouted, "Huaxiong, Ma Zhong, copy guy!" Kill these two poor sour scholars! ”

On both sides, you throw me to hide, fight and fight, and Song Xian, Huang Zhong and others, who have suffered unjustified disasters, have also joined in.

"Gather fire Song Xian first, this guy has a lot of strength, and it hurts to smash people and thieves!"

"Who the hell is smashing me, I want to fight you alone!"

"Gather fire, gather fire!"

On the last day of the fourth year of Zhongping, in the courtyard of Lu Mansion, laughter and scolding came one after another. A group of old men under Lu Bu were running back and forth in the yard and having a snowball fight.

Lu Bu hugged his two sons, stood on the steps and watched, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

(Volume III, The End of the Afterglow of the Han Dynasty.) ）