The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

The news that Liu Bei had captured the three counties in Jingnan had spread throughout Jingzhou. Pang Tong, who was in Nanyang, was glad that he had followed the right lord and wanted to win over his mentor Huang Chengyan to serve Liu Bei together.

Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei took over the government affairs of Lingling County, Wuling County, and Changsha County respectively.

As a military advisor, Pang Tong and Liu Bei were stationed in Jiangxia County, preparing the next strategy to attack Jingzhou.

Cai Mao is facing an unprecedented crisis. At this time, he has only one way to go, which is to surrender to Cao Cao, so that he can still retain his glory and wealth. One troublesome thing now is that Liu Biao is still alive. Although Liu Biao no longer cares about government affairs, he is still the nominal governor of Jingzhou and the highest-ranking chief executive of Jingzhou.

Now the only option is to let Liu Biao die suddenly, and mercury is the most direct poisoning tool. On the one hand, Cai Mao asked Cai Zhong to go to Luoyang, express his willingness to submit to Cao Cao, and ask Cao Cao to send an army to accept Jingzhou. On the other hand, Cai He asked Cai He to prepare for the poisoning and planned to poison Liu Biao at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

After Huang Gai and Han Dang decided to serve Lu Bu, they ordered 2,000 subordinates who were loyal to them to manipulate the warships of the Jiangdong Navy so that the warships could sail within five miles of the water, and the river would flow in. The condition of the cabin.

Since Zhou Yu was not in the Chibi Camp at this time, the deputy governor Cheng Pu did not pay attention to the leakage of the warships. Knowing that it was a natural loss caused by disrepair, he ordered the rebuilding of 300 warships, which bought Liu Bei time to attack Jingnan.

At the Wei Palace in Luoyang, Cao Cao was very proud after receiving the letter of surrender from Cai Mao. This meant that he did not have to spend heavy troops to conquer Jingzhou. However, when he heard that Liu Bei had occupied most of Jingzhou, his expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help but curse. , "How could Liu Bei be so lucky?"

Cai Zhong said, "My uncle is willing to offer Jingzhou to the king of Wei. I also hope that the king of Wei will remember the friendship with the former general's office and send troops to help my uncle destroy Liu Bei. The Cai family is willing to do everything for the king of Wei."

Cao Cao currently has four commanders, Xiahou Yuan is leading the army to conquer the west, Cao Hong is stationed in Guanzhong, and Xiahou Dun is stationed in Yanzhou. Originally, Cao Ren was the most suitable general to lead the army to conquer Jingzhou, but just a month ago, the Guandu camp on the other side of the Yellow River suddenly received hundreds of thousands of troops. This made Cao Cao suspect that Lu Bu had betrayed the alliance and wanted to conquer the Central Plains. So Cao Cao asked Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Le Jin to garrison Mengjin Camp with 200,000 soldiers to prevent Lu Bu's army from going south.

At present, there are still 100,000 soldiers that Cao Cao can mobilize, but the problem is that he has no one to lead the troops. After returning from Liangzhou, Cao Cao's headaches became more and more frequent, and he could no longer lead the troops himself. Among the clan members, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang had no experience in commanding troops. The purpose of this southern expedition was to unify the world, but Cao Cao was still uneasy about leaving the heavy responsibility of the southern expedition to them.

Just when Cao Cao was at a loss, Xun Chen came to visit. After serving for Lu Bu, Xun Chen took on a diplomatic role, and Xun Chen, Xun Yu, and Xun You all came from the Xun family in Yingchuan, so he was naturally the best candidate to visit Cao Cao as an envoy. .

Cao Cao did not hesitate and said to Xu Chu, "Let Xun Chen come in. You can take Cai Zhong down to rest first. It seems that Lu Bu's help is needed for the southern expedition to Jingzhou."

Xun Chen entered the meeting hall of King Wei's Mansion and knelt down to Cao Cao, "Foreign envoy Xun Chen, I pay my respects to the King of Wei."

Cao Cao waved his hand, "Sir, please rise. I wonder why you came to Luoyang?"

Xun Chen said, "On the order of my lord King Yan, I came to Luoyang to ask King Wei for an imperial edict to send troops."

Cao Cao was confused, "Send troops? Where does King Yan want to send troops?"

Xun Chen took out Lu Bu's handwriting and handed it to Cao Cao, "My lord wants to go south to Jiaozhou, regain Lingnan for the imperial court, and conquer Siam, Nanyue, and Luzon."

Cao Cao opened the handwritten letter, read it carefully, then closed it and said, "Could it be that King Yan stationed troops at Guandu just to regain Lingnan? Or did he have other plans?"

Xun Chen said, "After the Prime Minister of Luoyang, my lord devoted himself to managing and developing the economy of Hebei and restoring the people's livelihood. When I heard that King Wei had returned from the Western Expedition to unify the world as soon as possible, my lord was willing to help King Wei to march south to Lingnan and east to conquer Jiangdong."

Cao Cao said, "It seems that I have mistakenly blamed King Yan. How many troops does King Yan want to send south?"

Xun Chen held out two fingers and said, "Two hundred thousand elite soldiers."

Cao Cao felt a chill in his back. Two hundred thousand troops was not a small number. If Lu Bu used a false plan to attack Guo, then the entire front line of the Central Plains would be lost, but it could be used.

Cao Cao had an idea in his mind and said to Xun Chen, "Sir, I have reported to King Yan that Gu agreed to send troops to Lingnan. However, Jingzhou has not been returned to the king. I also asked King Yan's army to recover Jingzhou for the court first. I wonder if King Yan will agree?"

Xun Chen said, "When the foreign envoys left Yecheng, my lord granted me the right to act expediently. My lord and the King of Wei are both ministers of the Han Dynasty. To unify the Han Dynasty, it is naturally our duty to recover Jingzhou."

Cao Cao said, "I will ask Shangshu Ling to prepare the edict. You and Wenruo haven't seen each other for many years, so you can have a good time catching up."

Xun Chen thanked and left.

Looking at Xun Chen's retreating figure, Cao Cao smiled. The world was about to be unified, and he could count on Huo Guang's success.

The current minister is Xun Yu. He has no objection to Cao Cao calling him King of Wei, because for the entire Yingchuan gentry, as long as the emperor is still surnamed Liu and the world is still the Han family, their interests will still exist, and Xun Yu is the representative of the Yingchuan noble clan. As long as it is in the interests of the family, he will not object.

When the two brothers met, they naturally had a good conversation. Xun Chen described the new look of Hebei to Xun Yu. Under Lu Bu's governance, the nobles, common people, and army in Hebei got along harmoniously, and there was no conflict of interest. It was restored to the peaceful scene during Wenjing's reign.