"Ce, I've seen the general."

The trick stepped forward and bowed his hand.

After Lu Bu put his children down, he waved his hand, looked at Xi Ce with a smile on his face: "Sir, you and I are not outsiders, why do you need to be so polite, let's go, let's go in and talk." ”

When they arrived at the hall, Lu Bu, Xi Ce, and Chen Gong sat down separately.

"Sir, during the time I was not in Chang'an, did anything big happen?" This is what Lu Bu is most concerned about, he almost cut off contact with Chang'an when he went to Hanzhong, and the speed of news transmission between the two places is too slow.

Xi Ce looked at Lu Bu and replied, "General, everything is fine in Guanzhong." ”

In the past few months, the recruitment hall has been thriving, absorbing a lot of knowledgeable people. Some talented people with outstanding abilities have already begun to arrange official posts. Of course, it is not realistic to directly get the court as an official at the moment, and most of the fillers are the positions of middle and lower-level officials.

Cultivating party henchmen is not an overnight thing, we have to hold steady in the long term and take our time.

"Is there any movement among the princes in various places?" Lu Bu asked again.

Xi Ce nodded and explained in detail with Lu Bu: "Two months ago, Yuan Cao's allied army broke through the two passes of Tiger Prison and Yuyi in the east and southeast of Luoyang, and the troops arrived in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo fought with him, retreated in defeat, and defended the city, and the two sides have confronted each other to this day. ”

During this period, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's methods emerged one after another, and rumors, demagoguery, surrender and other schemes came out together, which caused Dong Zhuojun's morale to drop greatly and his spirit to malaise.

Dong Zhuo, who was unwilling to sit still, also sent people to sneak attack the grain and grass, wanting to follow the original plan of the Tiger Prison Pass and cut off Yuan Cao's supplies. As a result, the attack failed, and the anti-China Cao Cao's plan, and the thousands of soldiers who went there were all lost. ”

When Lu Bu heard this, there was a little appreciation in his eyes: "Cao Cao, this guy is very cunning!" If you eat a trench and grow wise, it will be difficult to cut off his food in the future. ”

Speaking of Cao Cao, Chen Gong frowned and said solemnly: "This person is ruthless, not a gentleman!" ”

"Oh, does the public recognize Cao Cao?"

Hearing Chen Gong's speech, Lu Bu was a little interested. He knew that the Chen Gong of the previous generation had worked under Cao Cao for a long time, and had won Yanzhou for Cao Cao. Later, Cao Cao went east to conquer Tao Qian, and Chen Gong introduced himself to Yanzhou and helped him defeat Cao Cao many times.

So, how did Chen Gong and Cao Cao meet in this life?

Chen Gong then said that when he was the commander of Zhongmu County in the past, he saved Cao Cao's life by coincidence, abandoned the official and fled with him to Chen Liu. However, Cao Cao killed the late Lu Bohao's family on the way, which greatly changed Chen Gong's impression of him. Especially after the killing, the sentence 'I'd rather bear others, and leave others bear me', which made Chen Gong extremely disappointed in Cao Cao.

I'd rather bear others than take me off.

Lu Bu chattered twice, and seemed to have an understanding in his heart, this seemingly ruthless sentence actually contained the iron-blooded spirit of a generation of heroes.

"How am I better than Cao Cao?" Lu Bu asked Chen Gong.

"The general is high-righteousness, Rong Ma leveled, has countless military exploits, and rescued the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials from Dong Zhuo's mouth, which is worthy of the Son of Heaven and benefits the people. It is the humerus of the Han Dynasty and the pillar of the society, which is not comparable to Cao Cao. ”

Chen Gong replied righteously, and in his heart, it was indeed the same.

Lu Bu was very satisfied with this answer, and he asked again: "Then one day, between me and Dahan, you can only choose one, who will you choose?" ”

Chen Gong looked embarrassed, obviously never thinking about this question.

In his eyes, Lu Bu is a worthy master, and Kuang Fu Han is his ideal in this life.

If you want to choose one or the other, it's really hard to choose.

"Hahaha, Gongtai, I'm joking with you!"

Chen Gong couldn't give a clear answer, but Lu Bu laughed out loud and said encouragingly: "You and I are both Hanchen, in this life, we should work hard to revitalize the Han family and pacify the thieves in the world." ”

Hearing this, Chen Gong's face was excited, hope was rekindled in his eyes, and he secretly said that he really didn't see the wrong person, stood up from his position, and replied decisively: "Gong Gong vows to follow the general to the death and revive the Han!" ”

Lu Bu smiled and asked him to sit down.

In addition to Yuan Cao's pressure on Dong Zhuo, the imperial court also ordered Gao Shun to take advantage of the situation to attack and go east to Hanguguan to besiege Dong Zhuo.

"Gao Shun went?"

Lu Bu's face was slightly solemn, and he didn't know anything about this matter.

Xi Ce shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "General Gao is not out of the customs, I gave a call to the ward in advance and asked him to say that he is not sick." ”

Chen Gong frowned at this, obviously not approving of this kind of deception of the Holy Hearing.

Lu Bu didn't say anything, he now has Bingzhou, Xiliang, Guanzhong, and Hanzhong in his hands, and his wings are gradually full, and he already has the strength to fight Dong Zhuo head-on.

As for why the imperial court ordered Gao Shun to leave the customs, Lu Bu could think of it with his feet. It's nothing more than that when the Son of Heaven was in Luoyang before, he had endured Dong Zhuo's contempt, and now that he has this opportunity, he naturally wants to fall into the well, kill Dong Zhuo in one go, and vent his hatred.

Now that Lu Bu has returned, I believe that in a few days, the imperial court will give an order to let him lead the army to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo's matter was put aside for the time being, Lu Bu looked at Xi Ce, and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”

Xi Ce sipped it in his mind, and a smile appeared on his face: "There are no big things, but there are two small things, which are quite interesting." ”

"Tell me about it."

"First, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan went to the table, claiming to be seriously ill and will die soon. I hope that before going west, I can see my three sons again, and I hope that the court will approve it. ”

According to the genealogy, Liu Yan is still the uncle and grandparent of today's son.

Liu Yan was ordered to enter Yizhou that year, Liu Hong only asked him to bring his third son Liu Mao with him, and the remaining three sons all stayed in Luoyang.

Now Liu Yan's three sons each have positions. The eldest son, Liu Fan, served as a lieutenant general; the second son, Liu Dan, served as the imperial historian of the book; The youngest son, Liu Zhang, is the captain of Fengche.

"Did you approve it?"

"Not yet."

"Hmm~" Lu Bu groaned slightly, and made a decision: "Let their three brothers come to my house tomorrow, I want to meet them." ”

"Okay, General."

Before this, Liu Yan still had the energy to attack Hanzhong, how could he suddenly become critically ill? Also, for such a major matter, it is impossible for the spy arranged in Yizhou to send back no news.

It is estimated that eighty percent of the news of critical illness is false.

This old ghost!

Lu Bu scolded secretly in his heart, but his face remained unchanged: "What is one more thing?" ”

"Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao played secretly, saying that Liu Yan secretly made more than 1,000 Luan Yu (the frame used by the Son of Heaven), and there is a theory that Zixia is suspicious of the saint in Xihe."

The smile on the thin face of the joke became more and more intense, and as Liu Biao, who was adjacent to the border, he participated in Liu Yan's book fiercely.

This pair of royal relatives is very interesting.