Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 179 Guo Gong
Guo Gong has long seen that the big Han is weak, and it is the time when the heroes are divided.

When Lu Bu successfully attacked Yanzhou, he once sent troops to Yanzhou to get a share of the pie.

However, after seeing Lu Bu's Bingzhou iron cavalry, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​fighting against Lu Bu.

Later, he wanted to join forces with Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao.

Unfortunately, when he met Xun Yu, he was immediately impressed by his intelligence. Coupled with the dissuasion of his adviser Wang Huai, he finally gave up the trip to Yanzhou and returned to Yuzhou to wait for the opportunity.

Now, Lu Bu won the victory and drove Cao Mengde to Xuzhou, and the battle of Yanzhou was over.

Just when Guo Gong was hesitating, Lu Bu sent someone to deliver a letter, wanting him to escort him. .

Where is the court?
Xudu?

Lu Bu has already controlled Xudu. Is it safe to escort him?
Will Lu Bu take the opportunity to get rid of himself and occupy Yuzhou?
But if you ignore it, Lu Bu's letter is in the name of the court. If you don't protect him, wouldn't it be disobedience?

Guo Gong couldn't decide, so he immediately sent someone to invite Wang Huai.

Wang Huai and Guo Gong were from the same township, and they were known to be witty, so Guo Gong invited him to be a staff member in the mansion.

Not long after, Wang Huai, who was thin and always smiling, came in from the door. When he saw Guo Gong, he hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.

"Master Guo, come here, what's your order?"

Guo Gong waved his hand, and directly said the contents of the letter.

"Long road, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Wang Huai put away the smile on his face, frowned slightly, and asked slowly, "Guo Gong, what are your plans?"

As a qualified staff member, it is natural to ask Guo Gong's thoughts clearly in order to be targeted.

Guo Gong shook his head, "The letter said that someone should go to escort him. He should go there because of emotion and reason. Otherwise, how can he be worthy of the emperor's kindness."

Hearing this, Wang Huai immediately understood Guo Gong's thoughts and nodded, "Mr. Guo is worried that Lu Fengxian has something wrong with him?"

Guo Gong nodded, and said with a wry smile, "There are rumors in the world that Lu Fengxian is also a tiger and wolf, so we have to guard against it!"

Wang Huai nodded, but did not speak. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said slowly, "Lu Fengxian's reputation is indeed not good, but he has been in Yanzhou for so long and seems to have saved many refugees.

Years of disasters in Yanzhou have resulted in almost no crops for the people. I heard that Lu Fengxian spent a lot of money to buy food in order to save the people. Now he is in Yanzhou and has a good reputation, and many people support him. "

Speaking of this, Wang Huai raised his head to look at Guo Gong, frowned and asked, "Guo Gong, why is this?"

Guo Gong was taken aback, and then nodded, "Lu Fengxian's reputation in Yanzhou is indeed very good, but when he was in Chang'an, he was indeed like a tiger and wolf, and no one dared to touch his edge."

Having said this, Guo Gong sighed, "Back then, Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo was his adoptive father, and he was poisoned by him, so you can imagine how cruel his heart was."

Wang Huai cupped his hands, "If Lu Fengxian is true to what the rumors say, the emperor of Xudu will definitely suffer, but after hearing what the spies over there said, it seems that Lu Fengxian didn't treat the emperor very well, of course he doesn't seem to care.

It is said that the emperor was able to move freely in Xudu, and none of the ministers were harmed by Lu Fengxian.

Lu Fengxian didn't care about these ministers and the emperor, so he shouldn't treat Guo Gong too much, right? "

Speaking of this, Wang Huai paused for a moment, and said, "Guo Gong, even if Lu Fengxian wants to plot something wrong, what he is plotting is nothing more than Yuzhou. If Guo Gong finds something wrong, he can give Yuzhou to Lu Fengxian. Naturally, there is no problem."

Hearing this, Guo Gong's expression changed, "Chang Lu, is this a bit inappropriate?"

Although Guo Gong is only the governor of Yuzhou, he is also somewhat reluctant to give the right here to Lu Bu for no reason, of course he is not willing.

Wang Huai raised his head to look at Guo Gong, and said slowly, "Guo Gong, the world is in chaos now, do you think you can take care of yourself?"

Hearing this, Guo Gong sighed, "The general trend of the world is like a torrent, and it will affect the overall situation. No one can be alone, and Yuzhou is also inevitable."

Wang Huai nodded, "Since Mr. Guo knows that he can't be alone, why didn't he make a decision earlier? Once things come to a head, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Hearing this, Guo Gong suddenly came to his senses, "Chang Lu, you are right, you really should have made a decision earlier.

Tomorrow morning, you and I will go to Xudu together to meet the emperor. "

Wang Huai smiled slightly, "Of course there is also Lu Fengxian."

Guo Gong nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, there is also Lu Fengxian."

……

On the second day, the two led a team of soldiers and horses to set off for Xudu.

Along the way, Guo Gong saw that there were many refugees in rags on both sides of the road, and they were also slowly heading in many directions.

Looking at these bony refugees who were unable to walk steadily and needed support from each other, Guo Gong sighed, "These refugees must have heard that the Son of Heaven is in Xudu, so they went there."

Wang Huai nodded, "Although Your Majesty has suffered a long time, he is the Son of Heaven after all. There are many refugees here, and they will definitely be rescued."

The two sighed, and led the soldiers and horses to continue walking in the direction of Xu Du.

When the two came to Xudu territory, they suddenly found that there were many people gathered on both sides of the road. Among the crowd, there were countless large iron pots that were steaming.

As the water vapor drifted around, a scent of food also spread to the two people's noses.

Guo Gong said with a smile, "Your Majesty knows that refugees are not easy, so he has sent people here to give porridge here. It is really a great kindness of the emperor, which makes people feel emotional!"

Even when the two were talking, a group of soldiers and horses came from the opposite side and shouted loudly.

"Where are you soldiers and horses? Why did you come to Xudu?"

Wang Huai hurried forward, "We are the subordinates of Yuzhou governor, and we are ordered to escort Xudu."

The leader of this team had received the order a long time ago. Hearing that they were soldiers and horses from Yuzhou, he immediately asked his subordinates to let him go.

In fact, long before Guo Gong rushed over, they already knew that soldiers and horses were approaching, and they just wanted to ask about it.

Wang Huai looked at the Sima, and asked tentatively, "General, whoever is serving porridge on both sides of the road is a minister in the court?"

Sima waved his hands impatiently, "Why does the emperor give porridge to the refugees? We are all under Marquis Wen, so let's go."

Hearing this, Wang Huai was taken aback immediately, "Could it be that the person who gave the porridge is also a subordinate of Marquis Wen?"

"Of course, do you think, besides Marquis Wen, is there anyone else willing to give porridge to those refugees?"

Wang Huai returned to Guo Gong full of doubts, and said with a wry smile, "Guo Gong, I thought that those who gave the porridge were sent by His Majesty, but I didn't expect that they were also Lu Fengxian's subordinates."

Guo Gong was taken aback, "How is this possible!"

Now the princes of the world, which one has food, is not desperately recruiting troops to expand their own strength?

In any case, he didn't believe that there are still people who give food to these useless refugees and don't expand their strength. How is this possible?

Guo Gong looked at the cauldrons on both sides, and suddenly laughed, "Maybe after giving them porridge, they will be sent away, let's go."

The group continued on the road, and after walking for sixty or seventy miles, when everyone felt a little hungry, they suddenly found that there was another group of people serving porridge on both sides of the road.

Seeing the long queue of refugees and those who were eating porridge, Guo Gong couldn't understand that Lu Fengxian, who was like a tiger and wolf, would do such a thing.

Next, a group of people hurried on their way, and every sixty or seventy miles, there would be someone offering porridge.

Wang Huai sighed suddenly, "These people are serving porridge by the roadside, and the distance between them is exactly the distance that those refugees are already starving. After eating porridge here, they can go to the next place to eat porridge. Unexpectedly, the setting is so rigorous, but it is thoughtful."

After another sixty or seventy li, Guo Gong couldn't help laughing when he saw that although there were crowds ahead, there was no big pot for porridge.

"It seems that Lu Fengxian can't hold on any longer. There is no place to drink porridge here."

Wang Huai shook his head with a wry smile, and pointed to the distance, "Look, Mr. Guo."

Guo Gong hastily looked along Wang Huai's hand, vaguely saw that countless houses had been built on the plain in the distance, and the refugees on both sides of the road were being escorted by soldiers and walking towards those houses.

Wang Huai looked at the refugees going away, and said slowly, "The reason why there is no place to give porridge on both sides of the road is that they should have gone to those houses, and there should be places to eat there."

Guo Gong looked at the house in the distance, and suddenly his face changed, "Lu Fengxian bought people's hearts like this, could it be?"

Wang Huai sighed when he heard this.

He has seen too many refugees and knows the suffering.

Perhaps Lu Fengxian was buying people's hearts, but Wang Huai didn't blame him at all. Instead, he hoped in his heart that in this world, the more people who buy people's hearts like this, the better.

If that is the case, there will be hope for the refugees in the world!
A group of people came to a dozen miles away from Xudu, Guo Gong ordered people to set up camp, and at the same time sent spies to inquire about Xudu's news.

Not long after, the spies galloped back on a fast horse.

"I have already inquired clearly, the gates of Xu Capital are wide open, and there are no soldiers to defend."

After hearing the spy's report, Guo Gong's expression changed and he slammed the table, "Your Majesty is in Xudu, and Lu Fengxian didn't send a large group of troops to defend the city. What should we do if the enemy invades?"

Hearing these words, Wang Huai sighed secretly when he thought of the large number of soldiers on both sides of the road.

If his predictions were correct, I am afraid that a large number of soldiers and horses of Lu Bu's army have already been sent out to resettle the refugees.

Wang Huai didn't know whether it was right or wrong to leave Xudu empty, but sent soldiers and horses to resettle refugees, but it felt incredible.

Since no one was guarding the city, Guo Gong immediately led his troops and rushed towards Xudu.

Guo Gong led his soldiers and horses to the city of Xudu. Among the crowd, a group of people rushed out surrounded by several carriages and came to Guo Gong.

After the people on the carriage got off, Guo Gong was taken aback, dismounted hurriedly, raised his hands and said.

"Yang Taiwei, Zhu Taifu?"

The people who came to greet them were Yang Biao and Zhu Jun.

Yang Biao said with a smile, "Guo Inspector, Your Majesty has been waiting impatiently, let's go to the city as soon as possible."

Guo Gong hurriedly ordered people to set up camp, and then led Wang Huai, Yang Biao and others into the city.

After entering the city, Guo Gong discovered that although there was nothing to see outside the city, the city was indeed very lively, with countless pedestrians coming and going, shops lined up on both sides, people laughing and cheering, it was like a scene in a prosperous age.

Seeing this scene, Guo Gong turned his head to look at Wang Huai beside him, and said with emotion, "Your Majesty, by grace, came to Xudu to allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment. It is really a great grace of the emperor and a blessing to the people! "

After hearing this, Wang Huai just nodded vaguely, looking at the scenes on both sides of the street with some doubts in his heart.

Could it be that His Majesty is really the Lord of ZTE?
A group of people came to the outside of the palace. The guards saw Yang Biao and immediately opened the gate to let everyone in.

Seeing the uniforms of these soldiers, Guo Gong was secretly startled. He hurried to catch up with Yang Biao, and asked in a low voice, "Taiwei Yang, these soldiers guarding the palace are all soldiers of Lu Bu's army. Could it be that His Majesty already?"

Hearing this, Yang Biao waved his hand with a wry smile, "Guo Inspector, you will understand when you see Your Majesty."

It was inconvenient for him to say some things. Lv Bu had already sent someone to convey the message that he wanted to transfer some of the soldiers guarding the palace to resettle the refugees.

It was Yang Biao and others who were worried about the safety of the palace and begged so hard that Lu Bu agreed to stay. Otherwise, there would never be a single soldier left here.

Needless to say, Yang Biao was embarrassed to say such a thing, even if he was the emperor, he would not be able to say it!
……

Liu Xie's face was full of excitement, and his heart was even more excited. He kept looking at the direction of the door.

Guo Gong was the first courtier to come to court, and it is said that he brought soldiers and horses, which is great news.

Guo Gong is the governor of Yuzhou, and he has soldiers and food under his command. If he is a loyal minister, maybe he can use him to drive away Lu Bu.

Liu Xie gritted his teeth when he thought of Lu Bu's hatred.

I am the Son of Heaven, it is really hateful that I dare not obey orders!
While Liu Xie was waiting anxiously, the voice of sending a message finally came from outside the door.

"Guo Gong, governor of Yuzhou, came to see him."

Liu Xie hurriedly sat up straight, took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and then said slowly.

"Bring him in."

Not long after, Yang Biao, Guo Gong and others walked in from the door, and when they saw the emperor, they hurriedly saluted.

"Chen Guogong has seen His Majesty."

Liu Xie couldn't hide a smile on his face, "Guo Aiqing, it's really great that you can come to see me."

Speaking of this, Liu Xie didn't wait for Guo Gong to speak, and hurriedly asked, "Guo Aiqing, how many soldiers and horses did you bring to Xudu this time?"

Uh!
Guo Gong was taken aback, and hurriedly cupped his hands, "Returning to Your Majesty, this time I came to Xudu, I only brought a thousand soldiers and horses."

"1000 soldiers and horses?"

Hearing this number, Liu Xie was a little disappointed, "Are there only so few people?"

Guo Gong tentatively asked, "How many troops does Your Majesty need?"

Liu Xie's eyes brightened, "The more the better, how many troops does Guo Aiqing have?"

Guo Gong thought for a while, "In addition to the 1000 soldiers and horses, there are 18000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou that can be mobilized."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this sentence, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, "That's great, that's great, this time, hum!"

Guo Gong didn't understand what Liu Xie said, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know who you want to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou to attack?"

When Yang Biao saw Liu Xie about to speak, he hurriedly coughed and said, "Your Majesty, Governor Guo has worked hard and made great achievements. Should he be rewarded?"

(End of this chapter)