Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu temporarily withdrew their troops and retreated five miles to the village.

In the afternoon, in the Shoufu of South Zhengcheng County, Lu Bu was discussing the next related matters with Chen Gong.

Now that Su Gu is dead, Lu Bu's trip can be regarded as the goal achieved, and Hanzhong County needs a new county guard, but the selection of the county guard has become a headache for Lu Bu.

The mountains here in Hanzhong are high and the emperor is far away, and there are Qinling Mountains separated from Chang'an, so it is difficult to communicate information. To govern Guanzhong, it is best to use local officials to govern the local area like Xiliang, which is the most appropriate.

However, among the big and small officials in Hanzhong County, only Xue Qi gave Lu Bu a good impression, this person acted in an old-fashioned manner, and he could handle all matters properly.

The only thing that made Lu Bu uneasy was that he had not been able to find Xue Qi's weakness and couldn't hold his handle, so this kind of person could rebel at any time.

Just like he was still working for Su Gu yesterday, he can do things for himself immediately today, and he can send him to Hanzhong and take refuge with Liu Yan as soon as Liu Yan comes.

What Lu Bu needs is a figure who can defend himself until he leads the army to help even if foreign thieves invade. Song Xian and Pan Feng under their command are okay as generals guarding the city, but it is not suitable for them to be county guards and manage one side.

It really can't be done, so I can only let Chen Gong stay in Hanzhong for the time being, and wait until there is a suitable candidate at the Zhaoxian Pavilion, and then let him replace Chen Gong.

But before I go back, I must solve the worries of Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu on the side of Bashu.

originally wanted to take Hanzhong in one go and go straight to Bashu, but the plan may be shelved for the time being.

The main reason is that Lu Bu underestimated the dangers of the road here and the difficulty of marching. He was able to enter the main level, which accounted for a large part of the luck factor.

Liu Yan has been operating in Bashu for a long time, and his foundation has gradually stabilized, and it is not possible to overcome it in a while. What's more, with Lu Bu's current strength, it is difficult to send a large number of soldiers and horses to Hanzhong.

It is better to wait until Hanzhong is stable in the future, or to open up the land of Jingxiang in the future, and then come to crusade against Liu Yan of Bashu.

As long as Liu Yan doesn't take the initiative to stir up trouble, let him jump for a few years first.

"General, Zhang Xiu sent an envoy who wants to see you." The soldiers outside the door came to report.

Lu Bu, who was napping with slightly squinted eyes, heard this, opened his eyes, and said, "Let him in." ”

Soon, an adjutant who looked like a scribe walked in outside the door, and he was sincerely afraid, and saluted Lu Bu and said, "The master of the Sima account of the other department of the lower official is a talented man, please greet Wen Hou." ”

Lu Bu glanced at this person and asked indifferently, "What did Zhang Xiu ask you to do?" ”

"Back to Wenhou's words, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu, the two generals, didn't know that Wenhou was in Hanzhong, and today they took the liberty to collide with Wenhou under the city, so they set up a banquet in the camp and wanted to make amends to Wenhou. The subordinate was specially sent to invite him to invite Wen Hou to the banquet. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Bo cautiously watched the change in Lu Bu's expression, for fear that if he was careless, he would anger the right general of the Han Dynasty.

"Since the two of them are sincere, you go back and tell them that General Ben will be here tonight." Lu Bu said very decisively, without the slightest drag.

Seeing that Lu Bu had agreed so happily, Lord Bo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. I thought that it would take a lot of effort to invite this great god, but I didn't expect it to be so easy, so Lu Bu responded. He didn't say much, bowed down to say goodbye to Lu Bu, and withdrew from the hall.

After the master Bo left, Chen Gong looked sad and persuaded him: "General, this time is very likely to be a Hongmen banquet set up by Erzhang, and you can't go lightly." ”

As Lu Bu's adviser, Chen Gong naturally thought about Lu Bu's safety in advance.

Lu Bu didn't think so, and his tone showed a little disdain: "They are not the overlords of Chu, and I am not Han Gaozu, snakes and rats, why be afraid!" If I don't go, won't the people of the world laugh at me Lu Bu's cowardice? ”

Chen Gong saw that Lu Bu had made up his mind, so he stopped persuading.

Lu Bu went to change his clothes, and Chen Gong found Song Xian and instructed him: "General Song, tonight you take two thousand horsemen and then set off, hide outside the Shu army village, and if there is a slight movement, immediately rush in to rescue the general." ”

Lu Bu is conceited of his martial arts, but Chen Gong has to guard against it, which is his duty.

"Order." Song Xian clenched his fists and responded.

Dusk ended, the gate of the Bashu military camp.

Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu led a group of generals to stand outside the walled gate, looking in the direction of Nanzhengcheng, with a somewhat anxious look on his face.

"The sun has set, why hasn't it come yet?" Zhang Xiu lowered his brows, as if he was complaining.

The Lord Bo Ma Caijun was also here, and he replied: "At that time, Wen Hou clearly replied to the villain, saying that he would definitely arrive!" ”

"Do you want to send someone to urge again?" A certain general behind him whispered.

Zhang Xiu shook his head slightly, suppressing the irritability in his heart: "Wait a little longer." ”

In a few moments, the sound of horses' hooves trampling from far to near.

"He's coming."

Zhang Xiu heard the sound of the galloping horses, and his eyes flickered.

Lu Bu only brought more than ten horsemen on this trip, and when he arrived at the gate of the village, he saw Zhang Xiu and others waiting here, raised his legs and slid off the horse, and said, "You have been waiting for a long time." ”

Zhang Xiu took the lead in bowing and shouting, and the generals behind him also shouted: "I'll wait to see Wen Hou." ”

Subsequently, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu led Lu Bu into the camp.

In the barracks, when the soldiers learned that Lu Bu was coming, they all ran to watch, wanting to stand at the nearest distance to see what this general, who was rumored to be about to fall into a god, looked like.

Tall body, straight torso, eyebrows into the sideburns, plump and handsome, even if you don't wear armor, it is also majestic.

There was a look of adoration in the eyes of the soldiers.

Perhaps in their hearts, they also have a little extravagance, hoping that one day in the future, they can also become heroes like Wen Hou.

Walking into the big tent, Zhang Xiu ordered to go down and order someone to bring the wine and food that had been prepared for a long time.

The two invited Lu Bu to take the throne, Lu Bu waved his hand and declined, sat in front of the left, and said with a slight smile: "Since I am a guest, how can I be a guest." ”

Lu Bu said this, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu took advantage of the situation and sat down with other henchmen and generals.

After sitting down, Erzhang and the generals in the tent all raised their wine cups and saluted Lu Bu.

"Humble people are clumsy, and they don't know Mount Tai with eyes. Today, he sinned Wen Hou with words under the city, and he made amends with wine here, and asked Wen Hou not to blame. ”

Zhang Xiu took the initiative to plead guilty, and the rest of the generals looked at Lu Bu at the same time, waiting for the reply of this greeting.

Lu Bu snorted, didn't care at all, and laughed: "All the generals are loyal and righteous people of my Han Dynasty, and they have made outstanding achievements, and this general and the court will not forget them." As for the incident of the city colliding with General Ben, those who don't know it are not guilty, and General Ben has not taken it to heart. ”

Zhang Xiu and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted in unison: "Wen Hou is a lot. ”

Subsequently, everyone just toasted and flattered, patted Lu Bu's ass, praised him for his bravery, and regarded the Kwantung princes as mustard.

Lu Bu just listened to these words, and he wouldn't take them seriously.

In terms of sycophancy, when Lu Bu was reused by the former emperor Liu Hong, those officials in Luoyang City who wanted to tie up with him were more than ten times stronger than these generals.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Bu put down the wine cup in his hand, after drinking so much wine, it was time to talk about business. He looked at Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu, and said very indifferently: "Su Gu is dead, and you more than 10,000 Sichuan and Shu soldiers should also withdraw to Chengdu." ”

As soon as these words came out, the joyful atmosphere in the tent suddenly dropped to freezing.