Following Liu Wei, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had already seen Cao Xing kneeling outside the main gate.

Before Liu Wei's words were asked, Zhang Liao said: "Your Highness, this person is General Cao Xing under Lu Bu!" ”

"Ugh!" Knowing that it was Cao Xing who was kneeling outside the door, Liu Wei turned his head to look at the people behind him, lowered his voice and said to everyone: "You have also seen it, this king even the generals under Lu Bu are not fully recognized, and Lu Bu has been fighting in the south and north with this king in vain." ”

When he said this, Liu Wei was also quite guilty in his heart.

When Lu Bu served him, although he rewarded Lu Bu, he never really regarded Lu Bu as a confidant, but always guarded against him.

Everyone glanced at each other, and they all knew that Liu Wei already felt guilty about Lu Bu in his heart, and it was not easy to explain Liu Wei, so they just shook their heads and sighed.

Liu Wei led a group of staff and generals towards the main gate of the palace, and Cao Xing, who was kneeling on the ground, saw him approaching, and hurriedly shouted to him: "The last general, Cao Xing, knock on His Royal Highness the King of Qin!" ”

"General Cao, please get up!" When he arrived in front of Cao Xing, Liu Wei raised his hand to him, first asked him to get up, and then asked: "The general is not in Xuzhou, why did he come to Luoyang, or is he dressed as a civilian?" ”

Cao Xing, who had just stood up, clasped his fists with both hands, bowed deeply, and said to Liu Wei: "Your Royal Highness, the last general will come to Luoyang, just because Liu Bei fled into Xuchang, Cao Cao will move troops to Xuzhou at any time, Wen Hou is ready to fight to the death with Cao Jun, and I have something to come to implore Your Highness!" ”

"What does Wen Hou have to ask for this king?" Knowing that Cao Xing came on Lu Bu's orders, Liu Wei only thought that Lu Bu lacked grain, grass or blades, and said to Cao Xing: "Don't hide it from the general, there is also a shortage of food in Luoyang at the moment, if Wen Hou needs a blade, this king can provide some!" ”

"Wen Hou one doesn't want soldiers, two don't want food, and three don't want weapons and armor!" Clenching his fists and bowing towards Liu Wei, Cao Xuan said to him: "Wen Hou only asks His Highness to protect his family, that's all!" ”

"Family?" After Cao Xuan said that Lu Bu pleaded with him to protect his family, Liu Wei looked at the more than 20 people behind Cao Xing and asked Cao Xing: "This king has not seen Wen Hou's family......

"Two ladies!" Clenched his fists and bowed to Liu Wei again, Cao Xuan took a step back, made a gesture of invitation to two of the more than twenty people, and said, "Please two ladies have seen Your Highness!" ”

Cao Xing's voice lagged behind, and Liu Wei was stunned to see two men with dusty faces walking out of the more than 20 people.

The two men were noticeably shorter than the others, and much thinner in size.

When they arrived in front of Liu Bian, the two of them blessed Liu Bian, and one of them said: "The wives of the criminal minister Lu Bu, Lu Yan, and Lu Cao, have seen His Royal Highness!" ”

The voice of the speaker was soft and pleasant, and it was definitely a woman.

"How do the two ladies look like this?" Hearing that it was a woman who spoke, but Yan and Cao's faces were smeared with thick dust, and they were wearing a man's deep clothes, Liu Wei didn't dare to recognize them for a while, and hurriedly asked them.

"Back to Your Highness!" Without waiting for Yan and Cao to answer, Cao Xing on the side clenched his fists and said to Liu Wei: "From Xuzhou to Luoyang, you have to pass through Yanzhou on the way. The last general was worried about the misfortune on the way, so he came up with this solution. It's just that the two ladies have been treated too badly......"

When he spoke, Cao Xing's tone was also a little sentimental.

"In addition to the two ladies, does Wen Hou have other family members who need to be taken care of by this king?" Looking at Yan and Cao, who were standing in front of him and couldn't recognize their appearances, Liu Wei really felt a little sorry for Lu Bu, so he asked Cao Xing.

"Nope!" Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Cao Xuan said to Liu Wei: "Wen Hou's daughter is also staying in Xuzhou now, and it is said that Chen Gong did not let Wen Hou send her daughter to Luoyang. Princess Anyang ......"

At the mention of Diao Chan, Cao Xuan stopped talking, secretly glanced at Liu Wei, and didn't say half a sentence again.

On the same day, Lu Bu rebelled and led the army into the Luoyang Palace, and after the rebellion was quelled, everyone had heard Diao Chan personally say what she had done to Liu Wei.

Although I don't know why Diao Chan did that, this matter is indelible.

It is precisely because of this that when mentioning Diao Chan, Cao Xing felt as if he had said the wrong thing, and quickly stopped the conversation.

Knowing why Cao Xing didn't continue to speak, Liu Wei didn't ask, but ordered behind him: "Lead the two ladies to the back garden, and make a special trip to a residence for the two ladies to live in!" ”

After Liu Wei's order, Wang Zhen took two palace guards and led the Yan and Cao families into the palace and went straight to the back garden.

The housekeeping of the back garden of the palace is now taken care of by Tang Ji.

Although Liu Wei had already ordered him to accept Lu Bu's two wives, Wang Zhen still had to find Tang Ji first, and Tang Ji assigned a place to live.

Cao Xing, who escorted the Yan family and the Cao family all the way to Luoyang, didn't expect Liu Wei to agree so happily.

When Liu Wei said that he would lead the two ladies to the back garden to rest, Cao Xuan was stunned for a moment, then bent his legs, knelt on the ground and said to Liu Wei: "In the future tense, Wen Hou once said to the last general. If His Royal Highness is willing to take in the two ladies, there is no way to repay him, but to burn incense and pray for His Highness every day, hoping that His Highness will be famous all over the world and restore the Han Dynasty! ”

"Tell Lu Bu!" Raising his hand to Cao Xingxu again, Liu Wei said to him in a very low voice: "Let's just say that this king can tolerate the whole world, and he can also tolerate him as a Lu Bu!" ”

"No!" After Liu Bian's words, Cao Xing first responded, and then stood up and said to Liu Bian: "Thank you Your Highness for taking in the two ladies, and I will leave at the end!" ”

"The general has been tired all the way, why don't you rest for a day and then leave?" Cao Xing proposed to say goodbye, and Liu Wei said to him: "I have been rushing for days, and the people and horses are tired, so I have some spirit to rest for a day and then go!" ”

"The last general will not dare to disobey His Highness!" Liu Wei proposed to let him rest in Luoyang before leaving, Cao Xing hugged his fists and bowed to Liu Wei and said: "It's just that Cao Jun may enter Xuzhou at any time, Wen Hou has few soldiers at the moment, and there is one more person next to him!" ”

"In this way, this king will not force the general to stay!" Cao Xing's words made Liu Wei suddenly look at this person twice.

In the past, he didn't have a deep impression of Cao Xing, but after Cao Xing sent Lu Bu's two wives to Luoyang thousands of miles away, Liu Wei had the feeling that this person was also a loyal person.

Cao Xuan said goodbye and left, and Liu Wei led everyone to stand outside the gate of the palace, watching the backs of Cao Xuan and others disappear into the street before turning around and returning to the mansion.

"Your Highness!" As Liu Wei walked back to the front hall, he whispered to Liu Wei as he walked: "What His Royal Highness said to that Cao Xing, but do you want to inform Lu Bu that if he is defeated, he can return to Luoyang at any time?" ”

"The military advisor sees it?" Turning his head and smiling at Xu Shu, Liu Wei said to him: "You all say that Lu Bu is a slave with the third surname, this king thinks, if Lu Bu is really defeated, I'm afraid he will have nowhere to go." This king sits on five counties, even if he gives Na Lu Bu a place to stay, what will he do? ”

"I'm afraid that only His Highness has such a mind and bearing in the world!" After listening to Liu Wei's words, Xu Shu sighed lightly and said, "I hope that Lu Bu will be grateful and will never be an enemy of His Highness again!" ”

Liu Wei took in Yan and Cao, and a few days later, Cao Xing, who was responsible for escorting the two wives, returned to Xuzhou.

After Cao Xing's reinstatement, Lu Bu was silent for a long time, and his facial muscles twitched violently several times before he looked up at the sky and sighed: "The whole world does not tolerate so-and-so, I didn't expect that a certain King of Qin who had betrayed him had such a mind......"

"Your Highness has one more sentence to convey to Wen Hou." Just replied to Lu Bu about Liu Bian's acceptance of the two wives, hearing Lu Bu sigh like this, Cao Xuan remembered what Liu Biao had said to him, and hurriedly mentioned it to Lu Bu.

Hearing that Liu Wei had something to say to him, Lu Bu suddenly turned his head and asked Cao Xing, "What does Your Highness have to say?" ”

"His Royal Highness wants the last general to inform Wen Hou that he can tolerate the whole world and Wen Hou......" When he said this to Lu Bu, Cao Xuan lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lu Bu's face.

He knew that after hearing this, Lu Bu's face must have been ugly and tight.

Sure enough, as soon as Cao Xing finished saying what Liu Wei wanted him to bring to Lu Bu, Lu Bu's brows tightened, and his face turned iron-blue.

After being silent for a while, Lu Bu waved his hand to Cao Xing and said to him: "You are tired from running around for days, so go and rest." ”

After thanking Lu Bu, Cao Xuan took two steps back, then turned around and strode towards the outer courtyard.

After Cao Xuan left, Lu Bu raised his face and looked at the sky, and was silent for a long time before sighing leisurely.

"Why is Wen Hou sighing?" As soon as Lu Bu's sigh fell, a sweet voice reached his ears.

It was none other than Diao Chan who spoke.

Knowing that Cao Xing had returned from Luoyang, Diao Chan was going to come to ask Lu Bu if Liu Wei could accept Yan and Cao, but he happened to bump into Lu Bu looking up to the sky and sighing, so he asked softly.

Lu Bu turned around, showed a faint smile to Diao Chan, who was walking towards him, and said to Diao Chan: "The reason why a certain sigh is that one is to sigh at King Qin's mind, and the other is to regret that he didn't send you to Luoyang with him. ”

"King Qin promised to protect the two sisters for Wen Hou?" Although Lu Bu didn't explain his words, Diao Chan heard from his words that Liu Wei had taken in the Yan family and the Cao family, and asked him as if for verification.

"yes!" Facing Diao Chan, Lu Bu nodded, his expression revealed a little loneliness, and said to Diao Chan: "Xuzhou has few soldiers, once the Cao army enters Xuzhou, I am afraid that it will be invincible!" Since the princess refuses to go to Luoyang, even if she fights for her life, she must protect the princess! ”

"The war has not yet begun, and success or failure is unknown." Gently pulling Lu Bu's hand, Diao Chan looked up at his angular face, and said to him softly: "Even if Wen Hou's army is defeated, the concubine will never leave Wen Hou." Life and death together! ”