Mrs. Yan opened another box, which was full of gold and silver jewelry. She looked left and right, the more she liked it, and said happily to Lu Lingqi: "Originally, my mother was worried about how to buy a dowry for you when you get married, but now you have saved a lot."
matter."
Lu Lingqi shook her head helplessly, "Mom, don't you think it's strange?"
"These two Yuans are enemies. Why does this fierce tiger of the Yuan family give us these things?"
Yan didn't take it seriously and said, "It's just because of your father's face, the world-famous Marquis Wen, who won't come to curry favor with us?"
Lu Lingqi was speechless. She was good at everything, but her mind was a little unclear.
She spoke out: "Mom, the biological father of this fierce tiger is Yuan Shao!"
"That's the enemy who wants to kill my father!"
"Father won't forget all about this just because of some gifts, right?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Yan suddenly realized, clapped her hands and said: "Ling'er is right, if your father doesn't agree with the flowers, will people take back these gifts from us?"
"Hey, everything has been delivered to our house, can he still force it?"
"No, I'm not worried. Just wait, I'll go out and take a look first!"
When Lu Lingqi saw Mrs. Yan hurried out, she couldn't help but stamp her feet and follow her. Her mother was really acting out of tune!
In the front hall, Chen Gui saw that Lu Bu had been persuaded by him, but Chen Gong still had a straight face and said nothing, looking unfathomable, so he hesitated at the moment.
Chen Gong just gave up like this?
This doesn't seem to be the same as the rumors, right?
But now he can only strike while the iron is hot and continue talking.
"Marquis Wen wanted to conquer his own territory, so he naturally had to leave Hanoi."
"Today, Marquis Wen can attack from all sides, but the priorities are different."
"Yuan Shu wants to take advantage of Wenhou, and his power is strong. Wenhou can give up and wait and see what happens."
"Cao Cao is vicious. Marquis Wen can guard Chenliu and resist his westward advance."
"The Guanzhong area to the west has been desolated for thousands of miles due to Li Jue and Guo Si, and has no value in occupying it."
"Going north to merge with the state and occupy the Hetao area is the only choice for Marquis Wen to develop his business in the future. At the same time, he can help each other with Master Xianyi to fight against foreign enemies."
Lu Bu sat down and all the generals began to think about it. What Chen Gui said seemed to make sense!
Chen Gong spoke at this time: "After all, doesn't Master Xianyi just want to use Marquis Wen to annex Bingzhou and get a piece of the pie?"
"The way to the north is blocked by the Montenegrin Army. I'm afraid that Mr. Xianyi will have his own plan and ask Wen Hou to attack the Montenegrin Army on his behalf, right?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu reacted, stared at Chen Gui and said, "So Yuan Xi wants to take advantage of me?"
Chen Gui suddenly laughed after hearing this.
Lu Bu said angrily: "Why are you laughing?"
Chen Gui looked sarcastic, "I laugh at Marquis Wen for not seeing the situation clearly!"
"Yuan Benchu has already started to exterminate the Black Mountain bandits. Does Marquis Wen think that once we leave Hanoi, Master Xianyi will have nothing to do with the Black Mountain Army?"
"My young master can definitely ask Jizhou for help, and together we can exterminate the Black Mountain Army and carve up the combined states. How will Marquis Wen deal with himself then?"
Chen Gong said: "In this case, why did Mr. Xianyi abandon Jizhou and hand over to Marquis Wen?"
"Isn't he a member of the Yuan clan?"
After hearing this, everyone nodded. This was also their question. Since Yuan Xi relied on the Yuan family and wanted to wipe out the Black Mountain bandits, he could just go to Jizhou to ask Yuan Shao to send troops. Why should he join forces with Lu Bu?
Chen Gui smiled slightly, "Because the young master wants to cooperate with Marquis Wen for a long time."
"Given the location of Youzhou, the young master can only fight in the bitter cold land of Liaodong. The Gongsundu family is entrenched there and there are hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people. It can be said that there is no benefit."
"Only two families occupy Bingzhou, and then we can look to Liangzhou and even Guanzhong!"
After hearing this, Chen Gong said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy to conquer Bingzhou, right?"
"Not only do they have hundreds of thousands of Montenegrin troops, but they also have hundreds of thousands of Southern Xiongnu. Can Master Xianyi take them all?"
Chen Gui smiled, "It's precisely because I can't eat that I want to join forces with Marquis Wen."
"If you ask for help from Jizhou to conquer Bingzhou, Jizhou will send a governor to take charge of Bingzhou, and the young master will not get any benefits."
"If Wen Hou and Benchu Gongsei are in contact with each other, there will be a conflict sooner or later."
"But if Young Master and Marquis Wen join forces to capture Bingzhou, Young Master Xianyi captures the Taihang Mountains on the border with Jizhou, and Marquis Wen occupies the Hetao area to the west, then there will be Young Master as a buffer between Marquis Wen and Jizhou.
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"It is not known that the young master will be able to mediate with Marquis Wen and turn the feud with Benchu Gong into friendship."
Chen Gui's words made all the generals, including Lu Bu, have some thoughts.
Everyone knows that Yuan Shao is powerful and has no way out, so who is willing to be Yuan Shao's enemy?
Lu Bu can't even defeat Cao Cao now, let alone the more powerful Yuan Shao?
Yuan Xi's suggestion just gave Lu Bu a step down. If Lu Bu and Yuan Xi cooperated to seize Bingzhou, it would build a bridge to communicate with Jizhou again.
And another reason is that most of the generals are from Bingzhou, and occupying Bingzhou is firstly in line with the living habits, and secondly, to fight back to their hometown, which is a proud and proud thing to honor their ancestors, so the generals began to be persuaded by Chen Gui.
Chen Gong said: "There is another question."
"If the two sides join forces to send troops, I'm afraid they will attack Montenegro first, right?"
"Marquis Wen helped Mr. Xian Yi become an enemy of Heishan. The outcome is not yet known. Even if he is defeated, Marquis Wen will waste lives and food in vain, but get no benefit at all?"
"Even if Mr. Xianyi later promises to help Marquis Wen fight against the Southern Huns, who knows if he will regret it?"
Chen Gui smiled and said: "Mr. Gongtai should have heard about the young master's behavior. Is he the kind of person who doesn't keep his word?"
"Young Master promised that if Marquis Wen is not at ease, he can send a general to lead the troops and jointly manage the Black Mountain Pass with the Young Master."
After everyone heard this, they thought that Yuan Xi had considered all possibilities in advance. It seemed that he had capable people under his command!
Chen Gong asked: "Who is the mastermind of Young Master Xianyi?"
Chen Gui replied: "Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao are from Yingchuan."
Chen Gong lowered his head and said nothing, he is from Yingchuan again!
He pondered for a while and said: "There is a shortage of food in Hanoi and the soldiers are tired. If we break into Montenegro, the soldiers will need a lot of food and grass, which cannot be mobilized in a short time."
Chen Gui knew that Chen Gong was bargaining, so he smiled and said: "Young Master said that although Youzhou is not rich, it can still provide money and food for a big war."
"Youzhou will fully bear the cost of sending troops to Marquis Wen."
"As for other conditions, we can also negotiate."
Lu Bu was already convinced. He really became famous when he was under the command of Yuan Shao, when he led dozens of cavalry to attack the Montenegrin Army for more than ten days, severely damaging the morale of the Montenegrin Army. By then, he had completely broken up with Zhang Yan.
Lu Bu also had the desire to expand. He also wanted to occupy the richest Jingzhou, but unfortunately his strength did not allow it. Yuzhou, where Yuan Shu was located, was blocked to the north of Jingzhou.
If you occupy Bingzhou, recruit the cavalry of the Southern Huns, and increase your own strength, you will have the capital to dominate the world!
When the time comes to go south to deal with Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, or even turn around and attack Youzhou, isn't it all within my own thoughts?
After being reminded by Chen Gui, Lu Bu was thinking about marrying Yuan Shu. Could it be that Yuan Shu was using himself as a thug to deal with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?
And if he joins forces with Yuan Xi, there is a possibility of reconciliation with Yuan Shao in the future, and Cao Cao will naturally not attack him again.
When weighing the two aspects, no matter how you look at it, is it better to give up Yuan Shu and replace Yuan Shao?
Chen Gui said leisurely: "This matter should be decided early."
"Because according to the news from Jizhou, they have begun to mobilize money, food, troops and horses, and it is estimated that they will attack the Black Mountain Army in the near future."
"If the Jizhou army invades the Taihang Mountains, the passage between Youzhou and Hanoi County will be cut off, and it will be impossible to talk about the two sides joining forces."
"Without Mr. Xian Yi's help, I'm afraid it would be difficult for Marquis Wen to deal with Yuan Shu and Cao Cao at the same time, right?"
Seeing that Chen Gong had stopped talking, Lu Bu knew that Chen Gong could not think of a reason to refuse for the time being, so he said: "Although I am interested, Hanoi County is Uncle Zhi (Zhang Yang)'s territory after all, and I can't take the lead."
"Then I would like to ask you, sir, to stay for a few more days, and then I will send a letter to Uncle Zhi to discuss it. What do you think, sir?"
After hearing this, Chen Gui knew that Lu Bu had not yet completely made up his mind, but since the heat was coming, he couldn't push it anymore, so he agreed immediately.
Lu Bu's heart was full of joy, he laughed and encouraged the guests to drink, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
Mrs. Yan was in the back hall, holding Lu Lingqi with her, with a tangled look on her face.
She said: "What do you think this is?"
"Then Yuan Xi sent someone here to persuade her husband to break off his marriage to Yuan Gongli!"
"In this case, what's the use of the dowry he sent?"
"Why do you think this Yuan family is acting so awkwardly?"
She was so angry that she walked back and forth from the back hall, "No, the marriage with Yuan Gongli is over. Where can Ling'er go to find such a suitable person again?"
"I have to talk to my husband, I can't be fooled by that Yuan Xi!"
Lu Lingqi hurriedly said: "Mom, this matter is extremely important to my father. How can I ruin my father's plan because of my daughter's affairs?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Yan hesitated and said, "That's right, but in this case, where can I go to find a suitable husband for you?"
Lu Lingqi was secretly happy. She was originally quite resistant to marrying far away, but now she can stay with her parents for one more day. Who cares about what happens in the future?
Mrs. Yan was walking around the room when she suddenly thought of something and said, "As long as you don't go back to the other side, let's keep this dowry. Sooner or later it will be useful."
"But I see there are a lot of things inside, and Ling'er may not be able to use them all. I'll take out some of them and use them as Mrs. Du's dowry."
"It just so happened that Yang Chou came over to propose marriage. I helped Mrs. Du get the dowry and marry her off as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, it won't be an option if she stays at our house all the time."
Lu Lingqi was anxious after hearing this and said softly: "Mrs. Du is quite pitiful. Why should my mother force her to get married?"
Yan's eyes widened: "What do children know? You didn't see the way your father looked at that foxy child!"
"Perhaps there has been something going on between the two of them for a long time, but they have been hiding it from us!"
Lu Lingqi bit her lip and said, "If my father is interested in her, wouldn't it be enough to let him accept her?"