Lu Bu remained silent, and all the generals in the hall held their breaths.
Qin Yilu secretly looked around, while the two generals outside the hall stared at Yuan Xi with sharp eyes.
The beautiful woman at the back of the hall also became nervous, fearing that this hidden tiger who spoke for herself would be killed by Lu Bu in a rage.
Ever since she married Qin Yilu, her husband's peers and master looked at her with ill intentions. This was the first time someone spoke up for her.
Lu Bu was extremely angry and laughed: "Hidden Tiger!"
"Don't think that just because you gave me a few ideas, you can really talk nonsense!"
"I want to conquer the world, but I have to fight it out!"
"Have you been on the battlefield?"
Yuan Xi responded tit-for-tat, "I didn't go to the battlefield to see Marquis Wen and Cao Cao attacking each other. I only saw singing and dancing to make peace. I despised the generals who were rigorous in running the army, but only loved the generals and their wives, laughing and having fun in the hall."
When he said that he only loved the generals and their wives, he glanced at the hall and found that Qin Yilu was stupidly unresponsive, while Wei Xu's eyes were evasive, with a look of shame and anger on his face.
Let me go, could it be that the person who had an affair with Lu Bu was not Qin Yilu's wife, but Wei Xu's wife?
He suddenly remembered a passage from "Heroes".
"Since Wei Xu has relatives both inside and outside, I will seize Shun's generals to join Xu."
It is said that because Lu Bu and Wei Xu were close to each other, Gao Shun took away the military power of the trapped camp and gave it to Wei Xu.
This in itself is very strange. After the critical moment, Wei Xu also betrayed Lu Bu and Kaicheng surrendered to Cao Cao.
This closeness between the outside and the inside is even more elusive.
In ancient times, the husband called his wife "nei-ren" and the wife called her husband "wai-zi". Since they are close friends inside and outside, we can't say that Lu Bu and Wei Xu were husband and wife, right?
Yuan Xi thought of Wei Xu's strange expression just now and wondered whether Lu Bu had an affair with Mrs. Wei Xu and Wei Xu was cuckold?
Thinking about it, it is really possible. Both of them are from Bingzhou. It is a custom in some places in Bingzhou that the husband will use his family members to entertain distinguished guests. No wonder the Confucian gentry headed by Yuan Shao hates the generals of Bingzhou so much.
Yuan Xi didn't expect that he might accidentally break a public case, so he quickly calmed down.
He came up to provoke Lu Bu from the beginning, obviously not because he wanted to die, but because Lu Bu's current state really disappointed him. After so many reminders, it was still so ugly. If this continued, it would be difficult for him to carry out his next plan.
Sure enough, Lu Bu's face turned purple after hearing Yuan Xi's words, but he couldn't get angry. He was surprised, how could this hidden tiger even know his own secret affairs?
Sure enough, he has extraordinary abilities!
Lu Bu is a lustful person.
Bingzhou's customs were very open, which led him to often covet the wives of his generals. Some generals were from Bingzhou, but he didn't care much about it. He was happy to see his wife throw herself into Lu Bu's arms.
But Qin Yilu's wife Du Shi was an exception. Perhaps her appearance was so outstanding that Lu Bu's first wife, Yan Shi, was extremely wary of her, but she never let Lu Bu succeed.
Therefore, Lu Bu could only ask Du to accompany the generals at the banquet, and it was a feast for the eyes. Unexpectedly, he was ridiculed by Hidden Tiger.
Don’t know what’s good and what’s good!
Lu Bu felt unhappy, but seeing the fearless look on the other side, he knew that the other side was taking advantage of his weakness.
I really don’t know how to defeat Cao Cao!
Lu Bu fought several battles with Cao Cao in the past two months. At the beginning, he had quite an advantage. Cao Cao was deprived of food and Juancheng was almost lost.
Just when Lu Bu thought victory was in sight, Cao Cao's soldiers unexpectedly recovered their fighting strength, ambushed Lu Bu's army several times, and drove Lu Bu back to Chenliu.
Lu Bu couldn't think of a way and was feeling restless when another letter from Hidden Tiger came over, saying that he would come to Puyang City in the near future.
Lu Bu was overjoyed. Did Yinhu see his predicament and come to help him again?
Could it be that I am really the one destined by destiny?
But I didn’t expect that he would treat Yinhu with a hospitable attitude, but the other party would be so disrespectful when they met!
If it weren't for his ability to predict things, someone else would have been killed by a halberd!
But speaking of it, Lu Bu also felt that the battles he fought were really ugly. He was obviously much better prepared than Cao Cao, but he still couldn't defeat Juancheng.
Lu Bu suppressed his anger and said, "I respect you sir, but don't be ungrateful."
"Cao Cao's army is difficult to attack. I'll wait until the winter and think of a way. Why not?"
The beautiful woman was Mrs. Du. She was worried in the back hall as she listened to the two people talking and became more and more tense. When she saw someone coming from the next compartment, she smiled and said, "Mrs. Du is here too?"
"I heard my father getting angry from afar. Who is so bold as to make him angry?"
When Mrs. Du saw her, she quickly stood up and saluted and said, "I have met the eldest lady."
The person who came was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful appearance and a sense of heroism. He had a slim figure, and the leather robe he wore could not hide the curves of his chest.
It is Lu Bu's daughter, Lu Lingqi.
Du Shi replied anxiously: "I heard that the person outside is a stranger named Yinhu."
Lu Lingqi's eyes lit up: "It's this person? He must be a charlatan!"
"I heard that this man actually deceived his father?"
"Watch how I expose him!"
When Mrs. Du saw her, Miss Xindao was still so competitive.
I heard Yuan Xi from the outer hall sneer and say: "Cao Cao's army has already run out of food, and Marquis Wen is still unable to attack it. If we wait for the winter to collect food, how can we win?"
General Song Xian said at the banquet: "This is impossible. In the last two battles, Cao Cao's troops were fierce. How could it be due to lack of food?"
Yuan Xi sighed: "It's a pity that if Marquis Wen had persisted, Cao Cao's army might not have so much food."
"Let me ask, did Cao Cao's army have a lot of dried meat in their army rations at that time?"
Song Xiandao: "Mr. Yinhu is so smart, can all this be counted?"
"I even tasted a few bites, and it tasted pretty good."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "That's human flesh."
Song Xianzheng put a piece of fat meat into his mouth. Hearing this, he felt nauseated and spit out the fat meat.
Everyone at the table also put down their wooden chopsticks.
Song Xian stammered: "Is this true?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Did a lot of people die in Cheng Yu's hometown, Dong'a?"
"There was no epidemic in that place, so how could so many people suddenly die?"
Only then did everyone at the table react. Someone couldn't help but vomited out, "Damn it, I've eaten that jerky too!"
Lu Bu looked quite unhappy. He felt that Cao Cao's army even had meat to eat and must have plenty of food, so he withdrew his troops.
That’s it, I was deceived!
The generals also looked at each other in confusion. The food they had just eaten also felt nauseated and wanted to come back.
Wu Zhao knelt behind Yuan Xi, thinking that the young master is really rotten. He didn't tell you sooner or later, but he was disgusting when everyone had eaten half of the meal.
It's no wonder that the generals were disgusted. Except for Gao Shun, who was strict in running the army, others under Lu Bu's army were somewhat lax. They looted and tortured the people again and again.
But it doesn’t stop there. Even the fierce and cruel Bingzhou soldiers have never heard of turning common people into human flesh!
Du Shi and Lu Lingqi next door also felt nauseated.
Yuan Xi sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity."
Lu Bu said in a deep voice: "What can I do now?"
Yuan Xi pretended to think for a while: "Marquis Wen has one last chance."
"In the near future, we can attack Cao Cao with all our strength. If we can't defeat Cao Cao again, we must plan a retreat as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, Jizhou will definitely come to help, and Marquis Wen will be attacked on both sides, and even Chen Liu will not be able to survive."
Lu Bu doubted: "Jizhou has been waiting and watching, how can it possibly help Cao Cao?"
Yuan Xi said: "At that time, the Yuan family was conquering Qingzhou. Now that Qingzhou has been conquered, the Yuan family will not let Wen Hou become bigger."
Lu Bu believed it and said in a deep voice: "What can I do now?"
Yuan Xi said: "Get Sili from the west and open the road back to Bingzhou."
"That is Marquis Wen's hometown, so it may not be impossible for him to make a comeback."
Lu Bu thought about it and realized that this was not an easy decision to make. Bingzhou was poor and there were many bandits, so how could Yanzhou live as well as Yanzhou!
He pondered for a long time and then said: "Rong Bu will think about it for a few days."
Yuan Xi knew that this was not a decision that could be made in an instant, so he nodded slightly.
His purpose was to trick Lu Bu into going to Bingzhou and fight with the Black Mountain bandits, so that the safety of western Youzhou could be guaranteed.
Of course, this is also a preliminary idea. After all, Lu Bu is not stupid and cannot give up Yanzhou completely.
Lu Bu looked up and saw two generals standing at the door of the hall, and said: "Gao Shun, Wen Yuan, why don't you come in?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi quickly turned his head.
Gao Shun, Zhang Liao?
These are the two bricks he most wants to dig!
At this time, two generals outside the door walked in, cupped their hands and said, "I have seen Marquis Wen."
"The barracks and the city are all normal."
Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "If there is anything else going on in Puyang City, sit down and have a drink!"
The two of them bowed to Yuan Xi again: "I have met Mr. Yinhu."
Yuan Xi quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, seeing that Gao Shun was tall, expressionless, and had obvious edges and corners on his face.
Zhang Liao, on the other hand, has bright eyes, full of energy, and walks with the steps of a dragon and a tiger.
Obviously these two people are rare warriors!
Lu Lingqi was just about to go out in the back compartment when she saw Gao Shun and Zhang Liao coming, and said angrily: "Forget it, Uncle Gao is here. If I go out to make trouble now, he will definitely not be willing to teach me sword skills in the future."
"It's so boring, I'll go back first."
After saying that, Lu Lingqi left like a gust of wind, leaving Du Shi to stay where she was.
Everyone sat down and the banquet continued. Lu Bu wanted to say something, but Yuan Xi refused to say it anyway.
He was originally using the Hidden Tiger vest to use Lu Bu to contain Cao Cao and poach him at the same time. How could he tell the whole story?
Taking advantage of the banquet, he exchanged some polite words with Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and the others. Unfortunately, all three of them were impeccable, leaving Yuan Xi quite at a loss as to what to do.
It's no wonder that he is now a hermit. It's impossible for Chen Gong and the others to turn to him with just a few words, right?
Yuan Xi originally thought that Chen Gong, the die-hard anti-Cao Cao faction, still had some hope, but after talking with him, he found that Chen Gong had a lot of ideas and was actually quite loyal to Lu Bu!
Yuan Xi couldn't understand. Didn't Lu Bu often not accept Chen Gong's suggestions? Why was Chen Gong so persistent?
By the time the banquet was over, Yuan Xi found that he had gained nothing except pretending to compete and encouraging Lu Bu and Cao Cao to fight.
But it can be considered that part of the goal has been achieved. If Lu Bu attacks Cao Cao fiercely, Cao Cao will definitely be in trouble. When he becomes able to go to Juancheng to negotiate with Cao Cao, he can implement the next plan!
Let me explain, there will be some deviations in the ages of some female characters, because it is impossible to write strictly according to historical facts, and it will not pass the review, so the ages are deliberately blurred.
Therefore, everyone assumes that the ages of the male and female characters here are strictly in compliance with laws and regulations, and please be considerate!