Even though Lu Bu’s smile is much normal now, when he really has bad intentions, the oppression brought by his smile is still very high, especially as an enemy not long ago... Of course, now it is also.

"Mr. Wen, this battle between Marquis Wen and our Lord was mostly caused by misunderstandings. My Lord has a reputation as the Grand Tutor of Long, and he humbly asked for advice, not intentionally detained." Yan Xiang suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and bowed to Lu Bu.

"Most wars in this world can be said to be misunderstandings, but... what's the use?" Lu Bu looked at Yan Xiang and asked with a smile.

Something practical is just a mistake. What a useless thing to say?

Yan Xiang naturally understood what Lu Bu meant, and felt a little helpless. Lu Bu was obviously a martial artist, but he didn't look like a novice in political negotiations.

At that moment, Yuan Shu's plan was slowly revealed. Of course, he would definitely not be able to tell the whole story at the beginning. Yan Xiang naturally wanted to gain more benefits for Yuan Shu.

So at the beginning, I hoped to take the city that Lu Bu has occupied now as the basis, and everyone will divide Nanyang together. Of course, I cannot say it because the world belongs to the court, so I have to say it another way. For example, Yuan Shu was incompetent and failed to manage Nanyang well, so I returned it to Nanyang to the court and asked the court to choose another talented person.

Lu Bu now basically occupied the parts west of Zhongyang Mountain, south of Hengshan and Funiu Mountain, and the places north of Funiu Mountain are still in the hands of Yuan Shu.

But Lu Bu came here for Nanyang, and there was no reason to just take half of it and leave. Moreover, Yuan Shu was now in a mess, so why should he bargain with Lu Bu?

What I took down belongs to me? Then let me talk to you!

Yan Xiang was helpless. Although Lu Bu's words were indecent, he was clear-headed. It was not easy to fool him. Is this really a reckless man? I feel that apart from his vulgar speech, Lu Bu's ability is not as good as any of the world's verbal debaters.

In the end, Yan Xiangzhi was able to hand over the trump card and return the entire Nanyang to the court, and the court could no longer pursue Yuan Shuzhi's faults on this matter.

At this point, the negotiations were concluded, and Yuan Shu left Nanyang as soon as possible. Lu Bu would not attack Yuan Shu again with this matter.

"What else does sir?" Seeing that Yan Xiang had not left after he finished speaking, Lu Bu looked at Yan Xiang and asked with a smile.

"There is another thing that needs to be discussed with the Marquis of Wen." Yan Xiang bowed to Lu Bu. He came this time not just to return people and send land.

"Oh?" Lu Bu looked at Yan Xiang and asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Let's hear it."

The matter is naturally the issue of Yuan Shu's official position. Yuan Shao was honored by Lu Bu as the general, but Yuan Shu was just a senior general. Yuan Shao was ranked among the third duke. Even in this chaotic era, the general's status is vaguely higher than that of the three dukes, which can be said to be a glorious family lintel.

Yuan Shu was obviously from a higher background than Yuan Shao, had a larger territory than Yuan Shao, and had stronger strength than Yuan Shao, but in the end he was just a senior general, which made Yuan Shu feel a little unbalanced, which was also the reason why Yuan Shu detained Ma Riyan.

Did the court consider the face of his Yuan family when doing this? Did he take Yuan Shu to heart?

So Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiang to come here, in addition to apologizing and admitting his mistake, he also hoped that the court could give Yuan Shu a status that matched his identity, at least not much worse than Yuan Shao, as if he had felt like he had been suppressed by Yuan Shao.

Seeking an official?

Lu Bu had long expected this. In fact, even if Yuan Shu didn't say it, he would give Yuan Shu a three-off position to make Yuan Shu fight with Yuan Shao more violently.

But now, after a battle with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu doubted whether Yuan Shu was able to fight against Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shu is now the most powerful, with a large population and sufficient military force, even if he lost the battle in Nanyang this time, he would soon be able to recover his vitality, but fighting is not just about this.

With Yuan Shu's current situation of losing his fortune, if he fought a few large-scale battles, there would probably be nothing left.

"I cannot make decisions about this matter for the time being. After all, the position of the Three Dukes is incomplete. If the position of the General of the Chess and Cavalry is willing to be the Highway, this position can be granted. As for the Three Dukes... Now all three Dukes in the court are virtuous people, how can they be abolished?" Lu Bu did not agree to Yan Xiang immediately, but asked him to go back and wait for the notice.

Yan Xiang also knew that this matter could not go too smoothly. This is one of the capital that Lu Bu has in his hands now, so how can he give it to others easily?

After thanking Lu Bu, he bowed and said goodbye.

"Lord, I think that the position of the three kings can be granted to Yuan Shu." After Yan Xiang left, Li Ru looked at Lu Bu and smiled: "Now the battle between the two Yuan and the south has been completed. However, after this battle, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will be afraid of the court and the lord. At this time, it may be useful to make good use of Yuan Shu in the future."

Although there are many princes in the world now, it is basically just like in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yuan Shao is the hegemony in the north, while the princes in the south are attached to Yuan Shu. But the difference is that there is an extra Lu Bu who holds the righteousness of the court and has strong strength. The three sides confront each other. Although the court has the land of Nanyang at this time, its power is indeed far less than that of the two Yuans. It would be a good thing to win over one side to attack the other side.

Lu Bu groped in his chin and didn't say anything. There must be a battle between the two Yuans, and he could see clearly, but at Yuan Shu's level, he expected him to play a big fight with Yuan Shao. Lu Bu felt very unlucky.

"It's good to give it to him!" In the end, Lu Bu nodded. The three dukes actually don't have much meaning in the court now. Moreover, after this incident in Chang'an, whether Zhao Wen and Yang Biao can live depends on Lu Bu's mood. However, after killing the two, it will be difficult to find the corresponding person with high moral character in a short time to sit in these three dukes and separate them.

Even if Yuan Shu is not able to bear it, he can still control Yuan Shao and give Lu Bu more time to recuperate. Since he took Guanzhong, he has almost never been idle for half a year. Now Guanzhong has been straightened out, and there are still many problems to deal with in Nanyang. Not long after the end of the year, spring plowing will be soon after that. Before that, there are many things to deal with.

Whether Lu Bu’s new law is effective is very important next year, so Lu Bu doesn’t want to fight again.

In the next few days, for the Nanyang rich people, the end of the world was coming, and Yuan Shu gave up on Nanyang!

Although it was still in the process of handover, it was a foregone conclusion that Lu Bu occupied Nanyang. A large number of gentry who had not yet entered Lu Bu's rule wanted to leave, but Lu Bu's edict made many people hesitate.

"The court must re-determine the private property of each family. If there is a great chaos today, the farmland should be re-divided. As long as the court re-measures the farmland that no one claims or provides valid evidence, the farmland will be taken back and redistributed by the court!"

This is the edict issued by Lu Bu in the name of the court. In other words, as long as the farmland in Nanyang is not under the jurisdiction of Lu Bu when he investigates, it will all belong to the court. If you leave one or two family members to see the land, it will be useless, and it will be useless to have a land deed. You must be in the master's family.

This edict made many scholars hesitate.

If other princes were not afraid to give this order, but Lu Bu was different. He had mostly poor families or small gentry members along the way, and basically had no big gentry members. This kind of order for other princes to die, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were the same.

But the biggest difference between Lu Bu and the princes of Kanto is his dependence on the aristocratic families. Lu Bu has almost no dependence on the aristocratic families and the rich families. If the rich families want to deal with Lu Bu, they can only take the direct approach like many local gentry in Nanyang. The county magistrate Lu Bu has always been with the troops, but if he resists, he will immediately suppress it. The local gentry wants to use the same trick as before. Even if you recruit thousands of people, you can't stop the charge of the elite Xiliang.

Moreover, Lu Bu was arrested and killed when he resisted without any mercy. In the past ten days alone, there were more than 30 families in Nanyang that were cut by Lu Bu. Even if there were many families in Nanyang, there were many families, how long could Lu Bu hold on like this?

No one is a fool, and some families have begun to contact Lu Bu.

It should be said that this is already showing weakness to Lu Bu. Lu Bu should not be ungrateful and accept the family's effectiveness and everyone will rule the world together.

However, Lu Bu did not accept it as he had done as these families thought. He was choosing.

But no one would have thought that Lu Bu chose basically those small families with some reputation but no strength. Instead, Lu Bu was a big family who was disdainful of this and ignored it at all.

What was he thinking? Are he crazy?

It is not necessary to keep the big family, but it only selects poor families, small families or some common people.

Some people think Lu Bu is crazy.

Xiangyang, Lumen Mountain.

"Dong De, do you think Lu Bu's move is unwise?" Sima Hui came here to visit a friend this day and talked about this matter with Pang De Gong by chance. He was very interested in Lu Bu's selection method.

When Pang Degong heard this, he shook his head: "This Marquis Wen lives very clearly. He knows what he is looking for. The unwise one is not him, but those who question this matter."

Sima Hui nodded. Both of them were wise men in the world, living in seclusion at the mountain gate. Looking at the changes in the world with the mentality of the bystanders, many people think that Lu Bu is quite puzzled to give up the big but takes the small, but in the world, it is difficult for someone to jump out of the game, so he is confused. If he can stay out of the matter, it is not difficult to understand what Lu Bu does.

To put it bluntly, it is difficult to control the large family and not to satisfy them. No matter how many of them are given, it is natural. Small families are easier to satisfy, and what they pursue is family development, so it is easier to control.

Lu Bu's move is equivalent to splitting the scholars, winning over small families, and suppressing large families. In terms of talents, in addition to those top talents, they are just doing things and governing. Small families may not be inferior to large families, but more importantly, there are many people.

Lu Bu's move invisibly erased the shortcomings of his identity, allowing more people to use it for him, and suppressed the soldiers from their status of governing the world together.
Chapter completed!