Qiyuan City, Cheng Yu couldn't help but have strong doubts in his heart.

Some time ago, there was a scribe who called himself Li Kui, and he recommended himself to the Zhaoxian Hall. The man was not only proficient in internal affairs, but also involved in astronomy, geography, and military strategies.

Cheng Yu learned that such a talent had come, so he naturally went to receive it in person. After talking with Li Kui, Cheng Yu found that this person's talent was not below him at all, and he was immediately surprised.

He was about to recommend this person to Chen Xu, but he got Chen Xu's order to garrison his troops to deter Zuo Fengyi. Cheng Yu was overjoyed when he learned that Bingzhou was preparing to capture the four eastern counties of Sili.

Cheng Yu also believes that now is the best time to expand the territory. In this way, he temporarily left Li Kui by his side.

Until now, Cheng Yu has not figured out the details of Li Kui. But Cheng Yu didn't doubt him, after all, there were many scribes who liked to play tricks.

They first defected to one of the princes under a false name to see if this person was the master. If it is the master, then tell the true identity, otherwise, it will drift away.

Cheng Yu thought that Li Kui was also such a scribe. But he was very confident in his father-in-law, so he didn't delve into anything else.

However, since Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and others came to Qiyuan, Li Kui said that he was sick and stayed in the room every day and refused to come out to see people.

His abnormal behavior couldn't help but make Cheng Yu suspicious of him.

Now that Bingzhou is at war with the Xiliang army, it is the time to be vigilant and guarded. As a resourceful person, Cheng Yu naturally has to take precautions.

"After Zilong and they came, this person refused to show his face again. Could it be that among Zilong and his party, someone knows this person? ”

The more Cheng Yu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, so he summoned Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and others, and secretly hid behind the veil, but he invited Li Kui to come to the discussion alone.

Li Kui originally said that he was ill, but Cheng Yu invited him again and again, saying that he would discuss with him the major matter of attacking Si Li.

Li Kui was reluctant to do anything, so he had to come to the meeting with illness. After Li Kui came, Cheng Yu carefully observed Li Kui and found that he did have a sallow face and occasionally coughed a few times.

"Could it be that he's really sick?"

Cheng Yu was in doubt, when he suddenly heard Lu Bu behind the curtain shouting: "Okay, you Li Wenyou, you are not dead yet!" Did you sneak into the state alone, did you want to spy on the military? ”

Lu Bu recognized it at a glance that this scribe was Li Ru. He picked up the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, strode out of the curtain, and was about to step forward to kill Li Ru.

"Bell!"

A golden resonance sounded, and the halberd stabbed by Lu Bu was blocked by Zhao Yun's silver spear.

Being blocked by Zhao Yun and feeling the power contained in the opponent's weapon, Lu Bu couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

He pretended to be angry and said: "Zilong, Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's henchman, he must have bad intentions when he came to Merge the State this time, why did you stop me from killing him?" ”

For Li Ru's resourcefulness, Lu Bu was jealous in his heart. He also knew that Li Ru was loyal to Dong Zhuo. So after he killed Dong Zhuo, he was afraid that Li Ru would retaliate, so he asked Li Su to kill Li Ru as soon as possible.

It's just that what Lu Bu didn't expect was that Li Ru not only didn't die, but also came to the Bingzhou army, which couldn't help but make him shocked and angry.

Whether Li Ru wants to spy on the military situation in Bingzhou, or he wants to defect to Chen Xu. This is not a good thing for Lu Bu, who has already served and merged with the state.

Lu Bu rebelled against Dong Zhuo, and he knew that Li Ru must have a grudge against him. Being caught by such a resourceful man, how could Lu Bu settle down in his heart?

Zhao Yun looked at the excited Lu Bu and said, "This matter will be handled by our own military advisors. ”

After speaking, he put away his gun and stood beside Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu squinted, glanced at Li Ru, and then looked at Lu Bu. Although Cheng Yu is tall, his face looks gloomy. In addition, Cheng Yu's matter of making Xianbei people into dried meat as military rations has long been spread.

Even though Chen Xu made a statement on behalf of Cheng Yu, the vast majority of people still think that Cheng Yu is a demon who likes to eat human flesh.

Rao is a battlefield veteran like Lu Bu, and he still feels a little numb in his scalp for this kind of thing. Occasionally eating human flesh, he Lu Bu didn't feel anything.

However, the large-scale use of human flesh to make military rations is chilling.

Feeling Cheng Yu's somewhat gloomy face, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

Although he is a martial artist, he also has a wide range of knowledge. knows that a strategist like Cheng Yu, who is resourceful and ruthless, and who has won Chen Xu's trust, is the most terrifying existence.

Rushing to kill on the battlefield, even in the face of thousands of troops, Lu Bu will not frown. It's just that in Chang'an City, after being used by Wang Yun once, he was somewhat jealous of the scribes.

Retracting his gaze at Lu Bu, Cheng Yu stepped forward and saluted Li Ru and said, "I really didn't expect that Your Excellency is actually the world-famous Li Wenyou, this time is really rude!" ”

In the history of the late Han Dynasty, two Xiliang scribes, Li Ru and Jia Xu, trampled on the dignity of the Han family twice. Li Ru helped Dong Zhuo to march into Luoyang, deposed the Han Emperor, controlled the government, and swept away the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

Jia Xu offered advice to Li Dao and others to conquer Chang'an. Fengtian's conquest of the world made the Han no longer have prestige.

It can be said that without these two people, the princes of the late Han Dynasty would not have been able to be so rampant.

Although Cheng Yu is famous all over the world because of the battle of Wolf Juxu Mountain. But in terms of prestige, he still can't match Li Ru, the chief strategist under Dong Zhuo's account.

Not only Cheng Yu, but now those top strategists under the princes' tents have not yet fully exerted their talents. Their current prestige cannot be compared with Li Ru.

Of course, Li Ru's reputation is not a good one. Whether it is as Dong Zhuo's minions, confusing the world, or persecuting the young emperor Liu Wei, it can be regarded as a heinous crime.

However, notoriety is sometimes a form of fame. In contrast, the scholars of the Han Dynasty, in the face of two notorious people like Li Ru and Lu Bu, emotionally, they would still admire Li Ru and despise Lu Bu.

Although Li Ru did evil things for Dong Zhuo, he was no less than Lu Bu. But after all, he is Dong Zhuo's subordinate, and he has tried his best to plan for his lord, and there is no stain on morality.

Coupled with his unparalleled resourcefulness, it is not surprising that he can be admired by Cheng Yu.

Even those who claim to be loyal and patriotic may spit on Li Ru's actions, but they will not deny his talent.

was exposed by Lu Bu, and Li Ru's heart settled down. He flicked his sleeves and said to Lu Bu: "Betrayals, untrustworthy people, dare to bark in front of me? ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was immediately furious. Lu Bu hated others the most when he mentioned his 'betrayal', and now he was poked in the sore spot by Li Ru, so he was naturally angry.

He brandished the weapon in his hand, wanting to kill Li Ru by surprise.

Zhao Yun on the side shouted violently and said, "Presumptuous! ”

As Zhao Yun's shouts sounded, the spear in his hand turned into a silver dragon, blooming pear blossoms in the air.

"Bell!"

Lu Bu thought it was a killer move, but he was blocked by Zhao Yun again, and his heart was even more angry.

He glared at Zhao Yun and said, "That insulted me too much, why did you stop me from killing him?" ”

Zhao Yun still said unhurriedly: "Before coming over, the lord had already said that the matter in this matter is all up to the military advisor. Although you are a lieutenant general in the army, you are not qualified to meddle in this matter. ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he gritted his steel teeth even more and glared at Zhao Yun viciously.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Zhao Yun's explosion just now alarmed the soldiers outside the door. All of a sudden, a group of heavily armed soldiers rushed in with their weapons.

Seeing this situation, Li Ru said to Lu Bu without fear: "You yourself are the champion of the three armies, but after coming to Bingzhou, I am afraid that the bravery you are proud of is nothing at all." ”

"I thought that after you killed the Taishi, you would be able to rise to prominence. But I didn't expect that you are just a lost dog now! ”

After finishing speaking, Li Ru laughed loudly regardless of his image.

According to Li Ru's character, even if he has a grudge against Lu Bu, he will not lose face to his face, but will only use tricks against him behind his back.

But after seeing Lu Bu, Li Ru couldn't help but think of Dong Zhuo, who died tragically. Although Dong Zhuo gradually began to alienate Li Ru later, in Li Ru's heart, he still had a grateful heart for Dong Zhuo.

Since ancient times, Maxima has often existed, while Bole has not existed. Li Ru has a bad background, if he doesn't have Dong Zhuo's appreciation, I'm afraid he is still just a down-and-out talent, how can he be famous all over the world?

This time, Lu Bu looked at the heavily armed soldiers, took a few deep breaths, and did not attack again after all.

After experiencing a series of things, Lu Bu is no longer the extremely impulsive reckless man he used to be. He knew that Li Ru was deliberately provoking himself.

Although his daughter is married to Chen Xu, the two are not married after all. In addition, if he newly joins the state, if he is too arrogant, he will definitely make the generals of the state unhappy.

The fierce generals in the Bingzhou army are like clouds, and even Lu Bu is jealous.

After taking a few deep breaths, he came to Cheng Yu and said, "Military Master, this person is Dong Thief's minions. This time, he was incognito and lurked in my state army, and the plan must be not small, and I also asked the military advisor to know it. ”

Cheng Yu glanced at Lu Bu deeply, he turned his head and looked at Li Ru again, and his eyes became extremely sharp.

Just now he saluted Li Ru, just to respect his reputation. But what Lu Bu said was not unreasonable, so he hoped to get Li Ru's explanation.

Li Ru was a little surprised to see that Lu Bu was not angry.

Before this, Li Ru was still hesitating in his heart, whether to defect to Chen Xu.

But after seeing Lu Bu, he made up his mind that he must come to serve in the state. Only in this way can we find an opportunity to let Lu Bu die without a place to be buried.

Li Ru straightened his clothes and said to Cheng Yu: "The Taishi died, and Confucianism died for me, so I escaped with my life." ”

"After Li Dao and others break through Chang'an, they want to make me a servant, but Your Majesty will not allow it. Then, Li Dao wanted me to be the military advisor of the Xiliang Army. ”

"However, I have already seen that Li Dao and others are not successful people, so they cheated and went to the countryside. Only then was he able to leave Chang'an and come to Merge State. ”