Xiaoqi

"Hmph!" Lu Bu snorted angrily, squinted his eyes and glanced at Guo Jia, then turned his head away, and stomped Fang Tian's painted halberd on the steps heavily.

With a loud bang, the bluestone slab as large as a millstone was scattered and cracked by the handle of Fang Tian's painted halberd, like a blooming flower bud, and the handle of Fang Tian's painted halberd was inserted into the stone slab a foot deep, The bluestone under the handle instantly turned into dust, and stone chips scattered everywhere.

Guo Jia, who was standing in front of Lu Bu, remained calm, with a faint smile on his face, and his body remained motionless.After seeing the blue stone being crushed by Fang Tian's halberd, he said with a smile: "Marquis Wen has extraordinary physical strength, and it has already been spread all over the world. When I saw it today, I knew that the rumors were true, and the meeting was even more famous. Speaking of which, Marquis Wen is indeed my family. My lord's best friend is a bosom friend. Yesterday my lord said that this piece of bluestone was too big, and it was an eyesore when placed in the corridor. I can't believe that Wen Hou also found it to be an eyesore, so he shattered it. From this we can see that, Marquis Wen and my lord can be called heroes, they see the same thing, they coincide with each other! Hehehe"

"Uh!" Lu Bu was surprised when he heard the sound, and didn't react for a while, but the anger in his heart was dispelled by Guo Jia's smile.After all, you don't reach out to hit the smiling face.What's more, Guo Jia is not an ordinary person. Lv Bu could not give him a good face when he was furious, but he didn't dare to do anything to him.What's more, Dian Wei stood behind Guo Jia with his hands behind his back. Obviously, his hands behind his back were already clenched tightly with his halberds. Wei's double halberds.

"Is the general in the mansion, and Lu wants to see him?" Speaking in a cold voice, Lu Bu pulled out Fang Tian's painted halberd and handed it to Wei Xu behind him.Immediately without waiting for Guo Jia's answer, he stepped forward, stepped over the threshold, walked into the front yard, and walked straight to the main hall.

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Chapter 036 The partition wall has ears

"The general is in the mansion, and Lu wants to see him?"

Talking in a cold voice, Lu Bu pulled out Fang Tian's painting halberd and handed it to Wei Xu behind him.Immediately without waiting for Guo Jia's answer, he stepped forward, stepped over the threshold, walked into the front yard, and walked straight to the main hall.

Guo Jia raised his hand to signal Wei Xu and others to stop and not to enter, so he looked at the alleys on both sides of the mansion gate meaningfully, but saw more than ten figures leaving in a hurry, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Guo Jia smiled coldly and understood.

It was obvious that these people in a hurry were exactly Sun Ce's eyeliners planted around the State Shepherd's Mansion.These people were always watching the people entering and leaving the State Shepherd's Mansion, and the slightest disturbance could not escape the eyes and ears of these eyeliners, and then spread to Sun Ce's ears.Like today's Lu Bu led the army to come to discuss the matter, presumably Sun Ce has got the news a long time ago and is paying close attention to the follow-up development of the situation.

After a calm smile, Guo Jia quickly followed Lu Bu, and said as he walked, "My lord and Zijing are serving tea in the hall, and Mrs. Lingqi is also here. Marquis Wen came just in time."

"Oh?" Lu Bu paused when he heard the sound, then took a deep breath, the anger on his face subsided a lot, and then walked slowly towards the main hall.Seeing this, Guo Jia smiled knowingly, then waved his hand to signal Dian Wei not to follow, Gu Zi followed Lu Bu leisurely, stepped up the steps and entered the main hall.

As soon as he stepped into the main hall, Lu Bu heard hearty laughter from behind the screen on the right side of the hall.This was Li Li's voice, and Lu Bu was already familiar with this kind of laughter. As long as he heard the sound, he knew that the laughter came from Li Li without even thinking about it.

Just when Lu Bu was about to take a step, he heard his name mentioned in Li Li's laughter.Suddenly Lu Bu stopped suddenly, stood still, listening to the conversation behind the screen.At this time, Guo Jia, who was following Lu Bu, shook his head slightly after seeing this.But he didn't say anything, so he walked lightly into the side hall on the left side of the main hall. There was a pot of steaming hot tea on the table, and then he sat down and sipped the tea leisurely.

Obviously this was tea prepared in advance, Guo Jia didn't have the habit of eavesdropping through the wall, so naturally he wouldn't stand at the door with Lu Bu to eavesdrop on the conversation between Li Li and Lu Su.So he went back to the side hall on the left.Sipping tea slowly, he got up from time to time and glanced at Lu Bu who was standing motionless at the entrance of the main hall, with an inscrutable smile on his face.

Not only that.Guo Jia also shunned the maids serving in the main hall, and signaled the guards in the hall to keep silent, pretending not to see them.This provided extremely favorable conditions for Lu Bu to eavesdrop on the conversation behind the screen, and no one disturbed him.No one would remind Li Li and Lu Su who were talking behind the screen.Partition walls have ears.

In the hall on the right, Li Li and Lu Su were sitting opposite each other around a table, drinking tea and chatting, talking happily and happily.Lu Lingqi, who was dressed in red, sat aside and looked at the tea on the stove. From time to time, she added hot tea to the teacup in front of the two of them, and sat beside them quietly to serve.

It is worth mentioning that.In Li Li's mansion, there are not many confidantes who can enjoy this kind of treatment, not more than a pair of fingers.And Linhuai Lu Su is just one of them.Because he is not only Li Li's confidant, but also a sworn brother who once saved Li Li's life.

So all along, as long as Lu Su returned to Chang'an or went out with the army with Li Li, Li Li never shy away from Lu Su.The two often ate or drank tea together. If Li Li's wives and concubines were also with the army, they would take the initiative to show up to greet Lu Su. Occasionally, like Lu Lingqi, they would sit aside and pour tea and wine for them.

But most of the time, Li Li's wife and family would not do these things, and Lu Su couldn't bear it either, and he was restless and terrified.After all, this society has an extremely strict status hierarchy. Although the difference between wives and concubines is only one word, the status and status are very different and cannot be compared.

Perhaps Li Li didn't care about or value these so-called distinctions of superiority and inferiority, but Lu Su was very serious, always kept in mind, and strictly abided by etiquette, never exceeding half a step.

Therefore, in this era, concubines serving on the side can show the acquaintance and closeness of their masters and guests, but wives generally do not show their faces.Because the wife's family often symbolizes the respected status and prominent family of the master's family, which is equivalent to the identity and status of the husband's family itself.

This may be the origin of the right family. Generally, a man of status will marry a lady from a great family as his wife. It seems that only in this way can he be worthy of the prominent family of his husband's family. Every word and deed represents the status and face of the husband's family.This subtle custom has lasted for thousands of years, and it is still seen everywhere and spread widely today.

Amidst Li Li's hearty laughter, Lu Su said with a smile: "At present, the military administration of the counties and counties under Yuzhou has basically been smoothed out and is on the right track, and all matters are progressing rapidly, orderly, and the prospects are good. However, Brother Yu is still worried about one thing, so please ask your brother to make it clear. Now that we have brought all the cities of Yuzhou, Jiujiang and Lujiang under our control, how can the princes of Sun Ce and Lu Bu give up?

It's okay for Jiangdong Sun Ce, after all, he still occupies most of the land in Lujiang County, but Lu Bu in Xuzhou has not gained an inch of land, and has not gained any benefits.In this way, I am afraid that Marquis Wen will not swallow his anger, and he will definitely come to argue with his brother and ask for the counties of Yuzhou.Once this matter is not handled properly, it will inevitably lead to irreconcilable disputes, and even the two families will turn against each other and fight each other. When speaking, Lu Su couldn't help but restrain his smile, his expression was solemn, and there was a little worry on his cheeks.

It was Lu Su's words that made Lu Bu stop abruptly at the entrance of the main hall, and then stopped to listen. He wanted to hear Li Li's answer to this, and this was exactly the purpose of his trip.He wanted to know what Li Li's intentions were when he blatantly ate alone, and where did he arrange him?

On the right side of the screen, after hearing Lu Su's words, Li Li slowly suppressed his smile, turned his head and glanced at Lu Lingqi who was also listening with pricked up ears, a graceful curve appeared on the corner of his mouth.It seems unfathomable and elusive.

Immediately, Li Li took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "What's Zijing's opinion on the current situation?" Before he finished speaking, he added: "I'm talking about the situation in the Central Plains. Of course, Zijing can also look at the world. You There is no need for any scruples between my brothers to say whatever comes to mind. You can speak out as much as you want.”

Lu Su's expression changed slightly after hearing the words, he was a little surprised, and he couldn't understand why his brother didn't tell the truth.Instead, talk about other things, and quietly change the subject.Even so, Lu Su still answered every question, and would not directly express the questions in his heart.

"The current situation in the Central Plains has become clearer. Except for the Hebei battlefield that is still stalemate, most of the states and counties in the Central Plains have fallen into the hands of my brother one after another. Nanyang, Yuzhou, Jiujiang and Lujiang all belong to my brother. Up to now, my brother has successively Chang'an Sanfu, Yongliang two prefectures. Shuozhou on the frontier, Bingzhou in the north, Hanzhong, an important town in the throat of Sichuan, and Sili in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Youzhou and Lingzhou outside the Great Wall in the east, plus the states and counties captured by the Southern Expedition. Now my elder brother has ruled Xiazhou County as many as six prefectures, and the territory he actually controls occupies about [-]% of the Great Han Dynasty, and he is truly the number one prince of the Great Han Dynasty. The princes and overlords of the powerful world!" Speaking of Li Li's current sphere of influence.Lu Su couldn't help but accentuate his tone, his emotions were quite agitated, and his expression was very excited.

Indeed, when he decided to follow Li Li, it was when Li Li became famous, occupied Chang'an, and took the emperor to command the princes.However, Li Li at that time had a great momentum.However, the actual territory occupied is limited to the two prefectures of Xiliang and the three auxiliary lands of Chang'an, and they still live in a small corner.But in less than five years.Li Li led the army to fight continuously, from Saishang Hetao to Luoyang, the eastern capital, from Bingzhou to Youzhou in the east, and from Luoyang to Jianghuai.Expeditions from the east to the west, expeditions from the north to the south, and after a few years, they forcibly expanded the territory under their rule from the Western Regions to the banks of the Yangtze River, increased the number of prefectures and counties to six, and added Yongzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou to pacify many barbarians. Occupies the vast northern grasslands.As a result, the territory is so large that it is far better than the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.However, within the territory of the Han Dynasty, only [-]% of the territory under Li Li's rule was occupied, and [-]% was still in the hands of other princes.

After a short pause, Lu Su calmed down and continued: "At present, there are still six princes in the world, Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Lu Bu of Xuzhou, Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou. Among these princes, the battlefield situation in Hebei is the most stalemate. After the battle becomes clear, at least one of the princes will be eliminated. Now on the Huainan battlefield, with Yuan Shu and his son fleeing in panic, only Jiangdong Sun Ce, Xuzhou Lu Bu, and Jingzhou Liu Biao are left among the princes dominating the Huainan battlefield. And these three forces are also The greatest danger to our army's occupation of Huainan is Lv Bu in Xuzhou."

Speaking of this, Lu Su turned his head to look at Lu Lingqi, smiled apologetically, and then continued: "Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains. It is connected to the Central Plains in the north and Jianghuai in the south. The geographical location is extremely important. Now that our army occupies Huainan, Xuzhou is in In the rear of our army, to the south is Lujiang and Jiangdong counties occupied by Sun Ce of Jiangdong, and to the west is Liu Biao of Jingzhou. The situation is very unfavorable and the situation is worrying.

Liu Biao's strength in Jingzhou is stable, and it is not suitable for our army to go to war with him for the time being, as long as we live in peace with each other.Sun Ce of Jiangdong occupies the four counties of Jiangdong, and there is the Yangtze River blocking him. As long as he leads his army back to Jiangdong, our army will have nothing to do with him;

The so-called lesser of two evils.Compared with Liu Biao and Sun Ce, Xuzhou is undoubtedly a greater threat to our army, so our army's next goal must be "Because Lu Lingqi is by my side, so Lu Su's words stopped abruptly here, but what he said The meaning of is already very clear.

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, Li Li nodded and answered, "Zi Jing's words are reasonable. In fact, no matter whether our army occupies Huainan or Wen Hou further expands his power, both of us will meet each other in battle. It is an indisputable fact. The existence of the Xuzhou Army poses a huge threat to our army's occupation, and the cities under our army's control also restrain the development and growth of the Xuzhou Army, so this problem has reached a time when it has to be resolved. The reason why I occupy Yuzhou now is that It is to let Marquis Wen carefully choose whether Xuzhou wants to be my enemy, Li Li, or take the initiative to make peace. During this conquest of Yuan Shu, I cooperated with Marquis Wen tacitly, and we will have a big victory in Shouchun. Take a step back and say, Fang today There are very few princes who can accommodate Marquis Wen, but I, Li Li, welcome Marquis Wen to vote at any time."

Lu Bu, who was standing at the entrance of the main hall, heard Li Li's words, his face changed again and again, his hands clenched into fists but then separated, and then clenched again, showing that his heart was extremely restless and he was struggling violently.After a while, Lu Bu turned around and walked out of the hall, but his steps seemed slow and heavy, each step seemed to weigh as much as a thousand catties.

However, Guo Jia, who was always watching Lu Bu, saw all this scene. A meaningful smile appeared on his face, and he watched Lu Bu walk out of the house step by step.

"Your father is gone. It seems that what Zijing said just now touched him a lot, so let him think carefully. It's just that he doesn't have much time left." As the heavy footsteps outside the hall gradually drifted away, Behind the screen, Li Li whispered to Lu Lingqi.

Lu Su's face changed when he heard the sound, he looked at Lu Lingqi's expression full of doubts, and then looked back at Li Li.After Li Li nodded affirmatively, Lu Su realized that the partition wall has ears, and Lu Bu was standing behind the screen just now.

"My husband has already done a lot for my concubine, and I am satisfied. What I can do for my father is limited to this. In the future, my husband does not have to worry too much. No matter what the result is, I will never blame my husband." Having said that, Lu Lingqi's expression was very heavy, and her eyes were full of worry

Chapter 037

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

"Sister-in-law is sandwiched between elder brother and Lu Bu, and there are relatives on both sides. If you want to be impartial and have the best of both worlds, how easy is it? In this matter, it is really hard for her!" Lu Su got up and stood beside Li Li, sighing softly.

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

"Lü Bu has a very temper, are you mad at Feng Xiao?" Li Li asked with a smile as soon as Guo Jia sat down.

Guo Jia shook his head lightly, and said with a smile on his face: "This is expected, and anyone would be furious and furious. After all, it is half of Yuzhou, with dozens of cities and hundreds of thousands of people. There are millions of dollars in money and food that are lost for no reason, who can deal with it calmly?"

After a pause in his tone, Guo Jia changed the subject and said seriously: "However, Lu Bu's reaction just now was somewhat unexpected. When he entered the gate of the mansion, he was in a rage, with an angry face, fierce eyes, and a He looked like he wanted to choose someone and devour him. But after I made a probing statement, I thought it would completely irritate him, but instead he suppressed his furious emotions, instead of being furious, he ran away on the spot. Especially the lord and Zi When Jing was speaking, Lu Bu stood behind the screen for a long time without saying a word until he turned and left."

"Huh?" Li Li murmured.He smiled lightly and said: "It seems that these years of tempering have not been in vain. Lu Bu has also learned to be patient and not to say anything. Just being silent does not mean giving up. Just because he didn't come to me to ask for Yuzhou counties and counties, it doesn't mean that he will give in just now. For me, take the initiative to lead the department to work for me.

There is a saying that if things go wrong, there must be demons.The reason why Lu Bu is silent may be because he hasn't figured out how to defeat our army, or he is not ready to fight our army, so he dare not turn against me rashly.Can only turn around and leave. "

"What elder brother said is very true." Lu Su nodded in agreement, and then said: "In the matter of us occupying the entire territory of Yuzhou, no matter what, I was the first to be rude. Lu Bu undoubtedly ate it. Big loss. In the situation just now, if the elder brother and Lu Bu negotiate directly face to face, it is very likely that the words will not be speculative, and the face will be torn on the spot. In this way, there is no room for the two sides to change. There is only one result. That is to discuss The Yuan Alliance fell apart, the feudal lords turned against each other, swords and soldiers faced each other, and another great war broke out."

While speaking, Lu Su showed a trace of pity on his face, as if he didn't want to see a large-scale fight among the allied forces, and he didn't want to see another bloody bloody slaughter on the land of Huainan.At the same time, he tried to use diplomacy to resolve the immediate conflict.Eliminate the imminent war invisible.

From this point of view, Lu Su did have a compassionate heart.If he was born in a peaceful age, he must be a diplomat who maintains peace.But this does not mean that Lu Su is cowardly and timid, nor does he have the benevolence of a woman in his heart, but he believes that there is no possibility of a turnaround between Li Li and Lu Bu, and it has not yet developed to the point where it is necessary to fight.As long as the two sides negotiate actively and take a step back from each other, this matter may be resolved peacefully and finally achieve a happy situation for all.

And seizing the chance of reconciliation is precisely the negotiation method that Lu Su is good at.The most important thing is that the current situation is extremely favorable to Li Li, and he has an overwhelming strength, which belongs to the real strong side that takes the initiative.In this way, Lu Su has been given a lot of room to play. He is willing to negotiate with Lu Bu and try to persuade Lu Bu to join Li Li's command through peaceful means.In other words, even if the negotiations fail and the text does not work, then they will be tough and take back Xuzhou directly by force.

During the pause in the voice, Lu Su's mind changed sharply, and he instantly thought of many practical negotiation methods that are beneficial to his own side.So he went on to say: "Brother made a very wise decision not to meet Lu Bu just now. Lv Bu is in a fit of anger. As long as he sees his brother, he must have a lot of complaints, full of reasons, and his purpose is to win over half of Yuzhou. And the elder brother has never been threatened by others, and he adheres to the style of dealing with things when soldiers come to block the water and come to the earth, so he is bound to compete with Lu Bu, and the dispute will continue, and then he will become angry and go to war.

But now, Lu Bu retreated despite difficulties, which left room for mediation between the two sides. At least the two sides have not officially turned their faces so far, and there is still the possibility of a peaceful settlement of the dispute.For this reason, Brother Yu asked Ying to go to Lv Bu's camp to negotiate, and tried his best to persuade Lv Bu to lead his troops to vote;I don't know what my brother wants? "

Li Li was silent after hearing the words, looked up at Lu Su after a while, then turned to look at Guo Jia, and asked softly, "Does Feng Xiao think this is feasible?"

Guo Jia said without hesitation, "Brother Zijing's words are not unreasonable, you can give it a try. Judging from the current situation, after all the fierce battles and killings, ten pavilions under Lü Bu's tent broke down six pavilions, and they are no longer able to confront our army head-on. What's more, Zijing had just stated his interests, and Lu Bu could hear him clearly from behind the screen.