The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu went to the nearby empty courtyard to learn martial arts. They are all first-class fighters in the world, and their strengths are not much different.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao sat opposite each other in the hall, talking about the general trend of the world.

"Does Xuande know that Lu Bu has moved millions of mountain people to Luoyang?"

Liu Bei nodded. This incident almost caused a sensation in the world. As the master of Xuzhou, how could he not know.

This incident also led to another increase in Lu Bu's prestige among the people. Even many scholars who hated Lu Bu before changed their attitudes and praised him.

"I heard that the emperor originally wanted to crown Lu Bu king, so he suppressed all the courtiers who opposed it. But Lu Bu took the initiative to write a letter, asking the emperor to withdraw his order."

When Liu Bei mentioned this matter, his expression was somewhat suspicious.

Let me ask, who in the world would not want to be named a king and a capital, so as to glorify future generations?Even he had this thought.But now the opportunity to become king was in front of Lu Bu, but Lu Bu refused.

Why is this?

Liu Bei couldn't figure it out.

Cao Cao took a sip of wine, with a deep smile on his face: "I've also heard about this, but the inside story is somewhat intriguing."

Liu Bei arched his hands, hoping to hear Meng De's advice.

"The reason why Lu Bu refused to be crowned king, in my opinion, is nothing more than two reasons: first, he does not want to tear up his face with the emperor; second, Luoyang is not stable, and Lu Bu is afraid that we will use this as an excuse to send troops to attack .”

Cao Cao almost hit the nail on the head.

In today's world, what kind of people don't want people?

People are needed to reclaim wasteland, people are needed to cultivate food, people are needed to repair cities, and people are needed to recruit troops in military camps...

Lu Bu grasped this point, so he couldn't wait to take these millions of people into his pocket.Once Luoyang stabilizes, Lu Bu's power will surely rise to another level.

The logistical supplies and support that a million people can provide is incomparably huge.

All Lu Bu has to do now is a word, wait.

He was procrastinating for a while, and wanted to use the grain stored in various places in Guanzhong to drag it to Luoyang for stability.At the same time, it also gives the army a chance to recuperate.

"So, I came here this time to ask Lord Xuande to join me in sending troops to fight against Lu Bu!" Cao Cao cut to the chase.

The expression on Liu Bei's face was obviously stunned for a moment, he never thought that Cao Cao was here to invite him to send troops.

Although he lent Pengcheng to Cao Cao temporarily, Liu Bei was still very wary in private.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei knew very well in his heart that he was far superior to himself in terms of ability, means, and vision, and he was a typical black-bellied hero.

Whether the seemingly righteous speech had any intention of making Xuzhou's idea, I am afraid only Cao Cao himself knows.

Although there are 6 to 8 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, most of them are in the hands of some aristocratic families. Liu Bei can only mobilize [-] to [-] troops. Even if he joins forces with Cao Cao, he will only survive [-] people.

Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are only in Yanzhou, with nearly 20 people stationed there.

In contrast, the strengths of the two sides are too disparate.

"Meng De and Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou, are best friends. Why don't you invite him to join us in the campaign against Lu Bu?" Liu Bei was worried that he would not be able to defeat Lu Bu, so he thought of Yuan Shao, who was in full swing in the north.

Cao Cao shook his head, "At the beginning, I know his temperament best. He is not someone who can conspire with the world. Take the campaign against Dong Zhuo as an example. If it weren't for his indecision, perhaps we would have broken through the tiger prison and rescued him. Son of Heaven."

"Even if we can't win this time, we will definitely deal a heavy blow to Lu Bu, making him unable to recover his vitality for several years!"

Cao Cao was very confident about this, although he also knew that it would be difficult to defeat Lv Bu with this force alone, but as long as he could hold Lv Bu in Yanzhou, it would take three to five years, and Lv Bu's food reserves would be exhausted.

But at that time, no matter how strong Lu Bu was, without food and grass supplies, he could only give up the lands of Yanzhou and Luoyang, and return to Guanzhong in despair.

In this way, his hard work outside the pass will definitely go to waste.

Cao Cao has already thought about the time to send troops, which will be the beginning of spring next year, when the people are farming.

"Meng De, let me think about this for a while before I give you an answer."

Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind. After all, this matter was too risky. Even if he successfully restrained Lu Bu, he had no time to rest in peace.But in this way, it is bound to be met with Lu Bu's crazy counterattack,

At that time, both sides will suffer. Wouldn't it be good for others to reap the benefits?

It is even very possible that he will be kicked out of Xuzhou Mu's position by Xuzhou's aristocratic family.

"Is there any news about King Hongnong recently?"

Liu Bei changed the subject.

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, the whereabouts of His Highness King Hongnong was erratic.Even if there was occasional contact, it was Liu Bian who took the initiative to send someone to deliver a letter. Cao Cao and Liu Bei never knew Liu Bian's whereabouts or the way of contact.

In Jingzhou's State Shepherd's Mansion, the melodious sound of silk and bamboo is constantly heard. The young and beautiful singer is swaying her graceful figure in the hall, her beautiful eyes are shy and the autumn water is rippling, and everyone is singing and dancing.

Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, is nearly fifty years old. Although he has a lot of gray hair on his head, he is still quite energetic.

Today he was wearing an elegant purple silk robe, knelt on the bamboo mat, raised the wine cup, and kept toasting to the young people who were seated as distinguished guests in the hall.

"Uncle, Lv Bu is a thief who deceived the emperor and made the Han Dynasty dusty, even worse than Dong Zhuo. Now that Lv Bu and the mountain people live in Luoyang, it will take a lot of time to consolidate and recuperate. It is a good time for me to send troops. Please, nephew. You will gather loyal and righteous men under your command, send troops to fight against the evil thieves, and help my country named Liu!"

Liu Bian got up from his seat, cupped his fists towards Liu Biao, and spoke indignantly.

In fact, this is not the first time he has said something like this.

It has been three months since I came to Jingzhou, but during this time, Liu Bian had at least told Liu Biao about the crusade against Lu Bu no less than ten times.However, his uncle promised readily, but after the day passed, he seemed to have forgotten about this matter, and refused to send troops for a long time.

If it wasn't for the fact that Liu Biao had nearly 30 troops in his hands, Liu Bian would not have bothered to come all the way to Jingzhou to beg him to send troops.

But in fact, as he got older, Liu Biao no longer had the mentality to compete with the world.He paid tribute to the imperial court every year, but he did not offend Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others who were enemies of the imperial court.

As long as the two sides do not invade Jingzhou, I will not take the initiative to cause trouble.

This is the mentality that Liu expressed.

He only hopes that he can guard the relatively stable land of Jingzhou and be a good official of his border, and this life is enough.

Chapter Eighty-Ninety-six Missed the Big Brother

Soon, Liu Biao asked someone to help him back to his room to rest on the grounds that he was drunk.

Liu Biao had already left, so Liu Bian naturally had no intention of staying, so he also got up and left.

"My lord, is this person really the eldest son of the first emperor? But didn't the court say that King Hongnong died more than ten years ago?" Kuai Liang, the confidant counselor, looked at the back of the departing figure and asked curiously.

Kuai Liang is one of the prominent families in Nanjun County of Jingzhou and a representative of the Kuai family. He served under Liu Biao's account together with his brother Kuai Yue.

When Dong Zhuo was in chaos, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, so Dong Zhuo sent Liu Biao to succeed him.Because the Jiangnan sect was very prosperous at that time, Yuan Shu was stationed in Luyang, and he had all the people in Nanyang under his command.Su Dai from Wu was the prefect of Changsha, and Bei Yu was the magistrate of Huarong County. Each of them ruled the local militia, which made it impossible for Liu Biao to take office directly.