The Strongest Lu Bu: Sweeping the World

Relatively speaking, Lu Bu was much more straightforward when dealing with aristocratic families. As long as he offended his head, needless to say, he could just kill them directly.

Lu Bu's reputation among the aristocratic and powerful families is precisely because of Lu Bu's decisive killings and ruthless methods. This is also an important reason why many families reject Lu Bu.

If every prince is like Lu Bu, it will be a nightmare for the aristocratic family.

Fortunately, among the vassals, only Lu Bu could be so arrogant. The other vassals were also extremely cautious when facing the opinions of the noble family, which showed that they did not want to offend the power of the noble family more.

When the amount of aristocratic families gather together, the influence that can be produced is really too great.

The situation in Jingzhou is a better explanation.

Liu Biao, as a clan member of the Han family, came to Jingzhou, if the Jingzhou family hadn't helped and supported him, it would be a fool's dream to want to take over the power of Jingzhou.

Even now, Liu Biao did not dare to be more presumptuous in Jingzhou. Who made the power of the aristocratic and powerful families in Jingzhou too strong?

In fact, sometimes, other princes are quite envious of Lu Bu. When facing the aristocratic family, they have the domineering arrogance of being a prince, and they will not give up easily because of the strength of the family under their rule.

When they were doing some things, they seemed a little restrained, for fear that some actions would bring dissatisfaction to the aristocratic family.

If the situation continues like this, the princes will be even more worried, but they have no better way to solve this problem. They can only use the power of the aristocratic family to continuously improve their own strength, and then have the ability to fight against the aristocratic family. The power of the noble family.

Liu Biao had such thoughts, even if some officials in Jingzhou had a lot of dissatisfaction with Li Su's arrival, they would not dare to take action in secret. After all, Li Su represented a party of princes, and if Liu Biao pursued it, it would be considered a crime. With the power of the family behind them as support, they must still be unlucky.

At some point, the monarch wants to obtain corresponding benefits from the family under his rule. There is no psychological burden to do things like ripping off money.

There are quite a few subtleties in the relationship between the aristocratic family and the monarch. It is precisely because of this that the princes have to guard against the aristocratic family and have to appoint more officials from the aristocratic family.

Talents are all in the hands of aristocratic families. If they don't have a corresponding attitude when dealing with aristocratic families, it will be impossible to get more families to support them.

In Xiangyang, Jingzhou, because of the arrival of Li Su and others, there was some turmoil.

At present, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the grievances between Liu Biao and Lu Bu have reached a very deep level, and the two sides are likely to meet each other. At this time, if the envoy sent by Lu Bu is killed, the promotion The most important thing will be Liu Biao's prestige.

Obviously, Liu Biao did not want to gain the so-called prestige through this method. If the Yanzhou Army and Xuzhou Army aggressively attacked Jingzhou at that time, it would be Yuan Shu who would get the actual benefits.

When the princes are fighting, they attach great importance to methods and methods. If something can be easily resolved, they will not use brute force.

In any case, Lu Bu is currently one of the princes, and the bad relationship with Lu Bu is one aspect, and the corresponding tolerance still needs to be shown.

After Li Su entered the city, it was Jingzhou who was in charge of receiving him in Kuaiyue.

Kuai Yue was an important counselor in front of Liu Biao. After seeing Kuai Yue, ordinary officials also had to be respectful. The family behind Kuai Yue had a great reputation in Jingzhou.

When Xuzhou was doing business aggressively, the Kuai family did not let go of this opportunity, and even took the opportunity to hoard a batch of goods.

Because Kuai Yue knew that once the war broke out, it would be impossible to break through Xuzhou and Yanzhou with lightning speed. The soldiers under Lu Bu's command had experienced wars.

The most likely scenario is that the two sides will fall into a stalemate, or that Yuan Shu's army of the Jingzhou Army will continue to break through the city that originally belonged to Lu Bu.

Even if the war happened, wouldn't the dignitaries' demand for fairy jade, fairy drunkenness and paper disappear? On the contrary, when the war broke out, the prices of these goods would be more expensive than before.

In charge of receiving Li Su, Kuai Yue has no dissatisfaction at all. As a courtier, he must act according to the monarch's order.

In normal times, the Kuai family gave Liu Biao a lot of support. In this respect, the performance of the Cai family was much better than that of the Cai family.

But when it comes to intimacy, Liu Biao has more reliance on the Cai family.

Moreover, the strength of the Cai family in Jingzhou is stronger than that of the Kuai family, mainly because Cai Mao is now in charge of the Jingzhou navy.

The Jingzhou navy is an important combat force of the Jingzhou army. With the control of the Jingzhou navy, Cai Mao is definitely a man of the hour in Jingzhou. Ordinary officials and generals in the army see Cai Mao, which one is not three points of courtesy.

In normal times, Cai Mao is very good at being a man, so he still has a high prestige among the soldiers in the army.

The Kuai family and the Cai family had a lot of open and covert battles, which is the same as the current situation of many families in Jingzhou. After defeating the Cai family, the Kuai family can become a super family in Jingzhou and gain more benefits from it.

"Kuai Zong, I don't know when I will be able to see Jingzhou Mu." Li Su asked in a flat voice.

Kuai Yue said: "The envoy doesn't know something. The prefectural pastor's mansion is busy with affairs, and the prefectural pastor is busy with official duties. I'm afraid the matter of meeting the envoy will have to be postponed."

Seeing that there was no sincerity in Kuai Yue's words, Li Su didn't take it too seriously. Who made Lv Bu weak among the princes at present? No matter how courageous Liu Biao was, he would not dare to treat him like this.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou is not bad for the clan of the Han clan, but the clan clan of the Han clan who is in charge of Jingzhou obviously has a lot of obsession with the power in his hands. In fact, this situation is the same for any prince. .

With the decline of the Han Dynasty, powerful princes rose one after another, and they had a lot of power when appointing officials, which invisibly weakened the influence of the Han Dynasty.

As for the fact that the imperial court will look for the princes' troubles at such a time, it is also impossible. At present, the imperial court can't even deal with its own affairs cleanly, and it is absolutely difficult to form a restraint on the princes.

Chapter 723 Just this kindness, you must keep it in your heart

The chaotic court situation is more conducive to the princes to develop their own strength, and some princes even hope that the situation will continue like this for the best, and the power in their hands can be used to do more things.

If a prince does this, it will attract criticism, but when more princes have such a choice, it will become the default thing.

If scholars want to achieve something, it is inevitable to turn to one of the princes, otherwise, no matter how talented they are, they can only be ignored by everyone.

This is not an opportunity for literati. If a hero emerges in troubled times and has enough ability to assist the princes to achieve a career, why not be famous in later generations.

Literati have always attached great importance to things like reputation, and it is what they pursue to keep their reputation in history.

When these literati see the so-called opportunity, they will not give up easily. This is also an important reason why some literati will go to Xuzhou even if they bear the infamy.

Only with some achievements can he have a greater right to speak, otherwise, even if he has a lot of dissatisfaction with the actions of the princes all day long, how much effect can speech play?

Li Su said with a smile: "Yes, since Jingzhou Mu is so busy, I am not in a hurry, so I will stay in the city for the time being. Before I came, I heard that the security situation in Jingzhou is still good."

Kuai Yue naturally understood the meaning of Li Su's words, and snorted coldly, "Don't worry, the envoy is in Jingzhou, and there will be no problems in terms of safety."

"It's best like this. I don't want to encounter other accidents before I complete the task." Li Su said, not paying more attention to the sarcasm between Kuai Yue's words.

Before coming here, Li Su knew a lot about the important officials in Jingzhou. Kuai Yue was able to have an important voice in front of Liu Biao, and even in the matter of uniting Yuan Shu, Kuai Yue had a lot of credit. Among them, it is conceivable how difficult it is to win over such people to persuade Liu Biao not to start a war.

The safest way is to win over other families.

As for the methods of wooing, there are naturally various ways. Xuzhou and Jingzhou have a lot of contacts in business matters, and some families that have secret business activities are sure that Liu Biao has turned against Lu Bu. There is some dissatisfaction.

It's just that Liu Biao was too strong in this matter, and Lu Bu's reputation itself is very bad, so it is reasonable to condemn Lu Bu.

The families in Jingzhou, when doing things, choose wisely. They will not easily do things that cannot be confronted with the princes. If not, it will attract more fear from the princes. This is of no help to the development of the power of the family behind them.

Family members, when considering things, will proceed from a higher perspective, because some things are likely to involve the family behind them, which will not help the development of the family in the slightest.

After the alliance between Jingzhou and Yuan Shu, they have a great advantage when fighting against Lu Bu. If Lu Bu is still tough at this time, how can Jingzhou have more fear.

Therefore, Li Su needs to gradually investigate some situations in Jingzhou.

Among the Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce, there are many businessmen from Jingzhou. These businessmen are relatively well-informed in some news, which is of great help to Li Su inquiring about news.

After Li Ru came to Xiangyang City, many things need to be cautious. Although the current situation in Jingzhou is stable, there are many people who secretly want to eradicate him, but they cannot do so because of Liu Biao's pressure.

After Kuai Yue left, Li Jue said dissatisfiedly, "Weigong, this Jingzhou man who is engaged in Kuai Yue is too arrogant."

Li Su waved his hand and said: "The situation is worse than others. I waited to come to Jingzhou to seek suitable opportunities."

"Weigong, I don't know if I should say something or not." Li Jue hesitated to speak.

Li Su said: "If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it, you and I are old acquaintances."

It was precisely because of his persuasion that he brought Li Jue to Xuzhou to seek refuge with Lu Bu. Otherwise, with Li Jue's position in Dong Zhuo's army, he would definitely return to Liangzhou and seek a chance to make a comeback.

At the beginning, Li Jue received a lot of attention under Dong Zhuo's command. Even after Lu Bu took refuge in Dong Zhuo, there was a big gap in treatment compared with Li Jue. attach importance to.

However, the current situation has changed unexpectedly. Dong Zhuo, who was notorious among the princes, died, and the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. They, the generals who followed Dong Zhuo, were the rats crossing the street. Everyone shouted and beat them. Isn't it just a helpless move by Lu Bu? If there were other ways out, Li Jue would definitely not choose such a way out.

When Li Su was in danger, Li Su came forward to persuade Li Jue to come to Xuzhou and take refuge in Lu Bu. After all, he took refuge in an acquaintance.

However, after taking refuge in Lu Bu, he did not get the desired result. From the past events, it can be seen that Lu Bu was wary of them and did not allow them to participate in important matters. At the edge of the position, a general like Li Jue will inevitably have ideas.

"Since I came to Xuzhou, Marquis Wen has treated me indifferently, and now, let me wait to come to places like Jingzhou, obviously he doesn't care about my life, following such a monarch, is it true? Isn't there something wrong?" Li Jue glanced around and lowered his voice.

Li Su's face changed slightly, "Zhiran, you and I have known each other for a long time, so don't say anything like this in the future, Marquis Wen is wary of us, that's normal, after all, we are newcomers, but as long as we If you have the ability, you don't have to worry about being valued. Although Zhiran is only a lieutenant in the army, with Zhiran's ability, as long as he can perform well in leading the army, why not be reused?"

"Looking at the princes of the world, the only one who dares to take you and me in at this moment is Marquis Wen. Don't say anything else, just this kindness, you must remember it in your heart."

"Going to Jingzhou seems to be full of dangers, but it is not. Could it be that Marquis Wen has no other means in secret?"

Chapter 724

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Jue's mood improved a lot, "In this way, Marquis Wen is planning to reuse me."

Li Su lowered his voice and said: "To be honest, this mission to Jingzhou is just the opportunity we are waiting for. If we can handle this matter properly, why not rise up under the command of Marquis Wen? At the time of rapid development, what is lacking under the command is talent."

"Marquis Wen is well aware of Zhiran's ability to lead troops in battle. Liu Biao and Yuan Shu joined forces to gain benefits in the battle against Marquis Wen. When Zhiran rises in the army, it is only a matter of time. It's just a question."

Li Jue's complexion has eased a lot, and he also has a lot of pride in his heart. If you ask the leader of the army to fight, he has his own uniqueness. When the army of the princes invaded Luoyang, he left behind a lot Small and prestigious.

In terms of leading the army to fight, it is naturally not a problem, but what happened in the army now made it difficult for Li Jue to adapt to it for a while.

"After the success of this incident, it will definitely get the attention of Marquis Wen. Xiangyang is not as stable as imagined. When doing ordinary things, you need to be cautious. If this is the case, when you return to Xuzhou, you will definitely be reused by Marquis Wen. .” Li Su said.

Li Jue was very excited when he heard the words, and he had no choice but to take refuge in Lu Bu. However, after a long time in the Xuzhou Army, what Li Jue could feel was the difference in the Xuzhou Army and Lu Bu's methods. Li Jue knew what kind of posture he was in during ordinary training.

If such an army is well trained, it will be absolutely invincible on the battlefield

Such things made Li Jue have a lot of admiration for Lu Bu.

It is difficult for a military general to become a vassal in itself, and after Lu Bu came to Xuzhou, he did such a thing in a short period of time, which is really unexpected, but this also just shows that Lu Bu has achieved great success among the vassals. Success, with Lu Bu's extraordinary means in it.

If the monarch is incompetent, it will be unlucky to follow the monarch sooner or later, but when the monarch has strong strength and sufficient means, the situation will be very different.

It is obvious what kind of attitude the princes have when facing Lu Bu. If they want to get benefits from Lu Bu, they can only do it through joint means.

Such an approach is enough to show that the princes are afraid of Lu Bu.

When Lv Bu comes out of this crisis, he will have a better reputation among the princes, and it is reasonable for a general who has done something in the war to get more attention.

"Okay, listen to Wei Gong's words, and hope that Wei Gong can speak well in front of Marquis Wen." Li Jue said.

Li Su nodded and said: "Of course, you and I went from Chang'an to Xuzhou, we should support each other."

After hearing Li Su's words, Li Jue felt much more at ease.

It is a good thing for Li Jue, who is also a military general, to take refuge in Lu Bu, a well-known general in the world. The key is whether he can get the corresponding attention after taking refuge, which is the most important thing.

What the military commander fears most is that he will be hidden by the snow. In this case, no matter how great his ability is, it will be difficult to use it.

Lu Bu's famous reputation among the princes determined that it was impossible for ordinary generals to be valued under Lu Bu's command.

"When you are in Xiangyang, you must be careful. My family members are currently in Xuzhou." Li Su said.

These words also have the meaning of beating Li Jue. After taking refuge in Lu Bu, he immediately received enough attention, which is the most surprising thing. Lu Bu has certain considerations, which is also reasonable.

For this incident, Li Su was most grateful to Jia Xu. If it weren't for Jia Xu's recommendation, it would be obviously difficult for Lu Bu to think of him.

From what happened in Xuzhou, it can be seen that Jia Xu has an important weight in Lu Bu's mind. After more contacts with such people, it will be of greater help to his future development.

Thinking of this, Li Su's fighting spirit became even more high-spirited. Jia Xu is a celebrity in front of Lv Bu. As long as he has done a good job in this mission, with Jia Xu supporting him, why not have it? Do something.

It's not Li Su's wish to just stay in Xuzhou State Shepherd's Mansion. Nowadays, it is a troubled time, and people with ability can do more in troubled times. What Li Su is best at is eloquence.

And such eloquence will be of great help when going on a mission.

Liu Biao's refusal to meet him was also within Li Su's expectation. Liu Biao, who was born in the Han Dynasty, had a lot of contempt for Lu Bu, who was born as a general, and it should be.

Besides, Liu Biao has a great reputation among literati, and after taking charge of Jingzhou, his ability is not weak. Otherwise, Jingzhou would not have achieved such a huge development in a short period of time.

As for Liu Biao's desire to have more voice among the princes, it depends on whether Liu Biao has such ability.

Li Su came to Jingzhou, saying that he was on an envoy, but in fact he was trying to create trouble for Liu Biao. After Liu Biao made a statement condemning Lu Bu, it was impossible for Liu Biao to change his previous views. However, some families in Jingzhou secretly made small moves. But it can make Liu Biao uncomfortable.

This is also what Jia Xu specially asked when Li Su asked Jia Xu for advice before coming to Jingzhou.

Delay as much time as possible, so that Xuzhou Army and Yanzhou Army have more preparations, and the situation will become more favorable for Lu Bu, especially the Yanzhou Army, which has not been formed for a long time. How much damage will occur.

The longer the delay, the more beneficial it will be for Lu Bu.

After Li Su understood Jia Xu's meaning, after coming to Xiangyang, he was not too eager.

Liu Biao sent Kuai Yue to receive envoys from Xuzhou, which shows that Liu Biao still gave Xuzhou face on the bright side.

In other words, Liu Biao didn't want to turn against Lu Bu prematurely.

Among the princes, anyone can see how strong Lu Bu is. With elite cavalry, Lu Bu is an eye-catching existence among the princes. If you want to get more benefits from Lu Bu, you first need to What is considered is how powerful the cavalry under Lu Bu's command is, and what will happen when their army encounters Lu Bu's cavalry.