After the military discussion, the overall situation of Lu Bu's side has been decided.

Within one day, Chen Gong discussed with Lu Bu and others about the strategy of confusing Cao Cao and attacking Puyang in a big way. And Ma Chao, after waiting for Lu Bu to send generals to replace Gan Ning and singles from Fox City, finally embarked on the journey to Xuzhou again.

Along the way, the artemisia grass withered and yellowed, and the autumn became colder.

More than 100 people went south from Shanyang County, Yutai County, and Xiaopei County to Xuzhou for safety. As a result, the place of war between Lu Cao and Cao was completely avoided, and although it was time-consuming, it could be unimpeded all the way.

It's just that along the way, Gan Ning and the single are a little absent-minded. Of course, the two of them naturally don't care about the danger or success of this trip, in their opinion, following a 'cunning' lord like Ma Chao, even if he can't do it, he will not be deceived.

The reason why they felt unnatural was because at this moment, there was no longer Lu Qiling. And after being extremely bored and not worried about safety, the thoughts of the two involuntarily put on the love life of their lord. Therefore, along the way, the eyes of the two of them looking at Ma Chao were all weird, and they looked like they wanted to speak and stopped.

"Ask whatever you want!" Ma Chao sighed, he finally knew at this time that whether it was ancient or modern, whether it was a man or a woman, his gossip heart has always been in the same vein and cannot be broken.

"Lord," the single stepped forward first, expecting Ai Ai's appearance: "This time, if you leave Master Lu's mother in Yanzhou, aren't you afraid of the danger of war, and there will be any accidents for the safety of your mother?" ”

"After all, she is the daughter of the Lu family, and her whole mind is tied to the Lu family." Ma Chao sighed again, and replied with a gloomy face: "I don't leave her in Yanzhou, do you want her to enter Xuzhou with me?" In that way, not only will she feel uneasy, but it will also ruin my big thing in Xuzhou. Therefore, Yanzhou is our best choice. ”

"As for safety?" Ma Chao glanced back at the single, and suddenly, said a very general but very sad and meaningful sentence: "In this troubled world that no one can say, where is there complete security?" Staying by my side is not necessarily more secure than her staying with Feng Xiangong. Moreover, a woman's sense of security has always depended on her trust in the man in her heart. Since she has already made it clear that she chose Lu Bu, then why should I make both of them uncomfortable and resentful? ”

After listening to the words, the single was silent, and Ma Chao fell into a lot of emotional sadness. However, he forgot that after the single was asked, there was still a Gan Ning.

Although Gan Ning is cold by nature, he has a very accurate grasp of human nature. Therefore, I don't care too much about the little thing between Ma Chao and Lu Qiling. What he was interested in was the strategy of the entire Yanzhou: "My lord, when you left the fox, although the last general knew that you did not attack Puyang because of the lack of soldiers under your command, why did you try to encourage Feng Xiangong to attack after that?" Could it be that Puyang City, as the lord said, is really very important? Or is it because Puyang is so important, but because of the matter of the master's mother, you want to see what kind of state Feng Xiangong can achieve? ……..”

"Yes, you're all right." Ma Chao listened to this, then unnaturally stopped the elephant dragon, and then looked at Gan Ning with a cold and sharp eye, and said lightly: "Puyang City is indeed very important; And Lu Qiling's honest words to me really made me want to see where Lu Bu could go! ”

"Since Lu Qiling said what was in her heart that day, I seemed to be more aware of the importance of 'people's hearts' that night. And from her matter, I further think that everything in the world, whether it is fighting with soldiers, diplomacy, or other things, actually has its own laws. Everywhere and interconnected. ”

"What is this thing, the law that controls everything in the world?" When Ma Chao said this, the fierceness in his eyes gradually subsided, and then a touch of pain flashed, and he asked Gan Ning: "Xingba, can you guess it?" ”

"Yes? ……..” Gan Ning was still in the mood of regretting his recklessness and arrogance, and struggled to deal with Ma Chao's blazing eyes that saw through people's souls. And suddenly, being turned around by Ma Chao's words like this, Gan Ning was really relaxed and a little ashamed, but looking at Ma Chao's flashing remorse just now, he suddenly had an idea, and said in a lost voice: "Is it the human heart?!" ”

"Yes, it's the human heart!" Ma Chao nodded, but then he seemed to be in a state of confusion again, as if talking to himself and as if to say to Gan Ning: "Whether it is a prosperous or troubled era, whether it is a prince or a common people, everything in the world is done by people. And the human heart is the basic law that connects the operation of the entire world. ”

So, that night, I thought, if I can grasp people's hearts, then I can understand the way things are and I can follow them. In this way, you can get twice the result with half the effort, and even, further, you can achieve the five words of 'invincible in the world'. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Chao came back to his senses a little, and also felt that he was too off-topic, and after smiling apologetically, he pulled back to the topic and said: "Puyang is very important because it affects the hearts of all classes in Yanzhou, and it is a benchmark for them to choose to get closer to Lu Bu or Cao Cao." Lu Bu's current situation naturally allowed him to stalemate with Cao Cao for a while and fight a few small battles that were not painful. But in essence, he had to understand that if he wanted to turn over, he would have to return to Puyang City! ”

And Lu Qiling's words gave me two choices, one is to destroy the Lu family, and the other is to continue to support the Lu family. But Lu Bu is an unstable factor after all, so I don't have the patience to spend it with him. So in the military conference hall, I pointed out everything and asked Lu Bu to attack Puyang with all his might. ”

"If he wins, then Lu Bu will naturally be the bridgehead for the Ma family to enter the Central Plains and compete for the world; If you lose, that's not bad, at least, I don't have to worry about how to contain the Lu family in the future........."

"However, I heard that when the Japanese army was meeting, Feng Xiangong knelt on the ground and drew a sword and stabbed blood to swear allegiance to the Ma family." Hearing Ma Chao's words, he couldn't help but say at this time: "Does the lord think that Feng Xiangong is like this, and he is not worthy of the lord's trust?!" ”

"I naturally trust Lu Bu, but I can't help but leave a way back for myself!" Ma Chao turned to the single abruptly, and said with a somewhat hideous face: "Lu Qiling is my wife, but such a person who shares the bed with me thinks that Lu Bu should not be subservient to others!" Therefore, even if Lu Bu is loyal to the Ma family, what is the use of swearing blood again?! ”

"Single, you may not know, above the military chamber, I still have a sentence." At this time, Ma Chao's expression was already completely admonishing himself, and he repeated the words that cut through people's hearts again: "Women don't care about purity, because the price of temptation is not enough; Men don't care about loyalty, because there is not enough capital for betrayal! ”

"People's hearts are uncertain, and they pursue interests in order to seek benefits! If you want to control people's hearts, you must have the benefits it needs, so that you can grasp the source and live longer and better in this troubled world! In the last sentence, although Ma Chao's tone was heavy, he was silent. Because, he secretly roared in his heart!

And Gan Ning and Shan Song looked at Ma Chao's low and sad face, at this time, they could imagine how Ma Chao sat in his room on the night when Lu Qiling said what was in his heart, facing the cold night sky, thinking about the pain and gloom of the people's hearts and the situation in the world until dawn, and then rushed all the way back to Changyi's anger!

He did nothing wrong!

He just wants to dissect all the essences, get the result as soon as possible, and make a break!