Seeing Lu Lingqi leave the hall worriedly, Li Li shook his head slightly, and a trace of helplessness flashed in the corner of his eyes.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law is sandwiched between her brother and Lu Bu, both sides are relatives, if you want to be impartial and have the best of both worlds, how easy is it to talk about? In this matter, it is really difficult for her! Lu Su got up and stood beside Li Li and sighed softly.

Li Li bowed slightly, but did not give any positive answer, so he raised his hand and motioned for Lu Su to sit down. At this time, Guo Jia, who was standing at the door of the main hall, walked over lightly, and the three of them sat down again. The servant girl who was serving on the side immediately stepped forward, obediently added another tea set, poured hot tea, and then bowed and retreated.

"Lu Bu has a big temper and is angry with Feng Xiao, right?" As soon as Guo Jia sat down, Li Li asked with a smile.

Guo Jia shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "This is expected, and anyone else will inevitably be angry and angry." After all, it was half of Yuzhou, dozens of cities and hundreds of thousands of people, as well as millions of money and food, and it was lost for no reason, who could deal with it quietly? ”

After a pause, Guo Jia's words changed sharply, and he said with a straight face: "However, Lu Bu's reaction just now was a little unexpected to me. When he entered the mansion gate, he was in a state of rage, his face was angry, his eyes were fierce, and he looked like he wanted to choose someone to devour. But just after I made a temptation, I thought that I would completely provoke him, but I expected that he suppressed his angry feelings, and did not become angry, and went on the spot. Especially when the lord and Zijing were talking, Lu Bu stood behind the screen for a long time, never saying a word, until he turned around and left. ”

"Huh?" Li Li groaned. smiled indifferently: "It seems that all these years of hard work have not been in vain, Lu Bu has also learned to forbear, but not to provoke." Silence alone does not mean giving up. Just now, he didn't come to me to ask for Yuzhou County, which doesn't mean that he will give in to me and take the initiative to lead his troops to serve me.

There is a way that if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. The reason why Lu Bu was silent may be because he has not yet figured out how to win our army, or that he is not ready to start a war with our army, so he does not dare to rashly turn his face with me. I had to turn around and leave. ”

"What my brother said is very true." Lu Su nodded in agreement, and then said: "In the matter of our embezzlement of the entire territory of Yuzhou, no matter what, it is our rudeness first. Lu Bu undoubtedly suffered a big loss. In the situation just now, if the elder brother and Lu Bu negotiated directly face-to-face, it was very likely that they would not speculate and tear their faces on the spot. And so it goes. There is no room for maneuver between the two sides. There is only one result. That is, the alliance of Yuan fell apart, the princes turned against each other, and the swords and soldiers fought against each other, setting off a big war again. ”

As he spoke, Lu Su's face showed a hint of pity, as if he didn't want to see a large-scale battle between the allies, and he didn't want to see another bloody and brutal killing on the land of Huainan. At the same time, he tried to use diplomacy to resolve the contradictions in front of him. Eliminate the looming war.

From this point of view, Lu Su does have a compassionate heart. If he had been born in an era of peace, he would have been a diplomat who upheld peace. But this does not mean that Lu Su is cowardly and afraid of things, nor is he benevolent as a woman, but he thinks that there is no possibility of turning around between Li Li and Lu Bu, and it has not yet developed to the point where it must be beaten. As long as both sides actively negotiate and take a step back from each other, it is possible to resolve the matter peacefully and finally achieve a happy situation for all.

And seizing that opportunity for reconciliation is precisely the means of negotiation that Lu Su is good at. The most important thing is that the current situation is extremely favorable to Li Li, and he occupies an overwhelming strong strength, and belongs to the strong side that really takes the initiative. In this way, Lu Su was given a lot of room to play, and he was willing to come forward to negotiate with Lu Bu and try to persuade Lu Bu to join Li Li by peaceful means. In other words, even if the negotiations fail and the text does not work, then it will be hard and directly use force to recover Xuzhou.

During the pause in his voice, Lu Su's mind turned sharply, and he instantly thought of many practical negotiation methods that were beneficial to his side. So he continued: "Brother's deliberate decision not to meet with Lu Bu just now is undoubtedly an extremely wise decision. Lu Bu is angry, as long as he sees his brother, he must have a lot of complaints, full of reasons, and his purpose is to ask for half of Yuzhou. And the elder brother has always been unthreatened, and pursues the style of doing things with soldiers to block the water and come to Tutun, so he is bound to compete with Lu Bu, and the dispute continues, and then the situation becomes fire and water, and he fights fiercely.

But now, Lü Bu has retreated, which leaves room for the two sides to mediate, at least so far the two sides have not officially turned their faces, and there is still the possibility of a peaceful settlement of the dispute. For this reason, the foolish brother asked Ying to go to Lu Bu's camp to negotiate, and strive to persuade Lu Bu to lead his troops to vote; If Lu Bu is stubborn and can't do anything, it will not be too late for his brother to use troops against Lu Bu again. I don't know what my brother thinks? ”

Li Li was silent after hearing this, and after a while, he looked up at Lu Su, turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and asked softly, "Does Feng Xiao think this move is feasible?" ”

Guo Jia said without thinking: "What Brother Zijing said is not unreasonable, you can give it a try." Judging from the current form, after all the fierce battles, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses under the tent have broken six pavilions, and they are no longer able to confront our army head-on. What's more, Zijing had already stated the stakes just now, and Lu Bu stood behind the screen and heard it clearly.

At present, Xuzhou is already surrounded by our army, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by General Bocai in the west, the southern army led by the lord in the south, the sea in the east, and Yanzhou under Cao Cao in the north. It is because Lu Bu has no way to retreat, he is facing only two roads, one is to take the initiative to submit to the lord, and the other is to resist to the end, and fight with our army to the death, but the result will not change, and the Xuzhou army will be defeated. The only difference between these two options is that if Lu Bu takes the initiative to surrender, then he can still live, and even be reused by the lord; If he survives to the end, then what awaits him in the end is a different place with his body and death. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused, nodded at Lu Su with a smile, and said affirmatively: "It is Yiweichen who agrees with what Brother Zijing said, first try to persuade Lu Bu, persuade him to submit or force him to surrender, and then send troops to attack as a last resort." To this end, Weichen is willing to help Zijing. Assist Zijing to negotiate with Lu Bu from the side. In addition, Wei Chen implored the lord to come forward to feast Chen Gong and talk to him alone. If the lord can convince Chen Gong. It will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and it doesn't even matter if Lu Bu descends or not, as long as Chen Gong is willing to surrender, it will be solved with one qiē. ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed when he heard this, stretched out his index finger and pointed at Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "Okay, you Guo Fengxiao, you actually hit me with the idea." Let me be a lobbyist. Only you can figure it out! ”

After laughing, Li Li changed his words: "However, I really should talk to Chen Gong face to face." I had this idea before. It's been delayed until now, and it's time to meet him alone. If he hadn't stopped the soldiers from setting fire to the Chang'an Rebellion, Yi Wu would have been burned. If Yi Wu is ruined, how can my Xiliang Army be as strong as it is today? The cycle of cause and effect of things in the world. Sow good causes and reap good fruits. Whether he wants to serve me this time or not. I will not embarrass him, otherwise I will be worthy of heaven and heaven, but I will be sorry for my conscience. ”

Li Li's words moved Guo Jia and Lu Su, and they immediately respected Li Li and felt a lot. Immediately, Guo Jia said respectfully: "The meeting between the lord and Chen Gong will be arranged by Wei Chen, and later I will go to Lu Bu's camp with Zi Jing to explore Lu Bu's tone and meet Chen Gong by the way." ”

Li Li bowed slightly. Then he picked up the teacup and motioned for Guo Jia and Lu Su to drink tea??????

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At night, the riverside becomes more and more quiet and tranquil. The river is flowing eastward. Clear blue, the wide water is foggy and misty.

At this moment, a flat boat wanders on the quiet river, swaying gently with the wind and going down the river.

On the small boat, which is not spacious, Li Li sits on a wooden bench on the bow deck, holding a fishing rod made by Li Zhi in his hand, leisurely. Night fishing is not common in the Jianghuai area, but there are not a few people who fish at night, obviously Li Li's original intention of fishing at the moment is not whether he can catch fish, but to enjoy the fun of fishing. In short, it's about fishing, not fishing.

In the cabin, less than two steps away from Li Li, Chen Gong drank by himself, and from time to time looked at the lights on the bank of the river, as well as the lights of the fishing boats on the river in the distance, and was silent while drinking.

Li Zhi sat at the stern of the boat with a wooden oar, sliding from time to time, the wood pulp swept the water, rolled up a splash, and opened up layers of waves, stirring up a circle of spreading ripples.

"Since Chang'an said goodbye, you and I haven't seen each other for years." After being silent for a long time, Chen Gong finally couldn't help but speak first.

After hearing the sound, Li Li stepped on the fishing rod in his hand, turned around, and said calmly: "Yes, it's been nearly seven years." During this time, I met Brother Gongtai several times. However, every time we are on the battlefield, although you and I know each other, we have never spoken to each other, and we have never had the opportunity to sit in a small boat and talk to each other in person at close range. ”

Chen Gong was gloomy when he heard this, and was silent for a while, and then asked softly: "I heard that Yu'er is pregnant again, so I have time to accompany her more." You have taken good care of her all these years, as well as my mother, wife and children, thanks to you for taking them away in time, otherwise, they would only be afraid of bad luck. Chen Gong's words spanned a lot, the first sentence was still talking about his sister Chen Yu, and the latter sentence jumped to his mother, wife and children.

"These are all things that are within my duty, and Brother Gongtai doesn't need to say thank you."

Fortunately, Li Li is not an outsider and knows the family affairs of Chen Gong well. After all, over the years, he has raised a pair of children for Chen Gong, and has also taken care of his wife and mother.

In this regard, Li Li is a nostalgic and grateful person. Chen Gong gave him a great help back then, and saved Yi Wu for him, and after so many years, he has always remembered it in his heart and never forgotten it. Because of this, Chen Gong's mother is still over the age of sixteen, but she is still deaf and blind, her waist is not bent and her back is not hunched, her body is strong, and her spirit is strong. His children are also living well, and they are currently studying in Chang'an Taixue, and they will grow up in a few years.

Speaking of which, Chen Gong's wife Feng is more miserable, not that she is sad, but that she has been honoring her mother and raising her children for many years, but she is widowed and alone in the dead of night, and she has survived from a young woman in her twenties to a woman in her thirties. In the days of orphans and widows, although they had no worries about food and clothing, there was not much laughter and laughter.

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