Yuan Xi naturally knew who Lu Bu was talking about. He thought that Lu Bu had changed his gender. What kind of blow was this?
Seeing the suspicious look on Yuan Xi's face, Lu Bu said slowly: "Over the past few months, I have discovered that you can protect her better than me."
"My current situation is actually more difficult than before because I found more enemies."
"So I want to keep her away from Huaicheng."
"After much thought, you are the most capable and qualified."
Yuan Xi suddenly felt guilty. If Lu Bu knew that Lu Lingqi followed him because he wanted to go to the battlefield, would he regret it?
He discovered that Lu Bu actually had a side that was unknown to everyone. Before, Yuan Xi would never have thought that Lu Bu would consider his family so much.
It seems that even though the other party is notorious in the world, he still has a warm side.
Moreover, Lu Bu was not as ignorant as he expected, but he could keenly feel the bad situation. It seemed that people who had been on the battlefield had more sensitive feelings than ordinary people.
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "I will go back and find a way to open the Black Mountain Pass."
"In case of an accident, Marquis Wen can take advantage of the complex terrain of Heishan to take the emperor northward to Bingzhou. Then I will be able to meet Marquis Wen in Youzhou."
Lu Bu listened, nodded and said, "I understand."
He then laughed at himself: "A few years ago, everyone looked down on Youzhou, but now that I think about it, it has become a safe haven away from the disputes in the Central Plains."
"I leave my daughter to you."
"If you fail my trust."
Yuan Xi quickly expressed his position: "If anyone disapproves of Marquis Wen's entrustment, I will break my body into pieces and die an unexpected death."
After Lu Bu heard this, he let out a long sigh and was speechless for a long time.
After a long time, he said angrily: "You are quite cunning, I am afraid that I would have been in this situation a long time ago, and all the dowry jewelry you gave me would have returned to your hands in the end."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "It's inconvenient to carry those things. I have a trade route in Youzhou and there is no shortage of them. I'll keep them for Marquis Wen to sell money and goods and recruit troops and horses."
Lu Bu was startled: "Then what do you want me to do as a dowry? I can't let Ling'er get married with nothing, can I?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I want to ask Marquis Wen for someone."
"who?"
"Gao Shun."
Lu Bu's face darkened after hearing this, "Do you still want to fall into the camp?"
"It's a good plan!"
Yuan Xi said clearly: "No, I just want Gao Shun."
"Now that Marquis Wen has reduced his military power, I am afraid that there will be a rift between the two parties. How about I use the power of Kaifu to find an official position for him."
"What's more, he has the talent to train soldiers. If he trains soldiers in the future, although they may not be as strong as those trapped in the camp, they should be enough to protect Lady Wen Hou."
"As for the trapped camp, leave it to Marquis Wen as a private army. There is no shortage of soldiers in Youzhou and they can be trained at any time."
Lu Bu found that Yuan Xi's words did have some truth, but he didn't know that to Yuan Xi, the importance of Gao Shun himself was much higher than that of the entire trapped camp!
As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. Now that I have Gao Shun, combined with the military training methods left by Qu Yi, are I afraid that I will not be able to train another trap camp?
Lu Bu has been persuaded by Yuan Xi. He doesn't pay much attention to infantry. Instead of being suspicious of Gao Shun and guarding against him, it would be better to let him work under Yuan Xi?
What's more, with Gao Shun protecting Lu Lingqi, he felt more at ease. Thinking of this, he said, "I can't control whether he wants to go or not. It's up to you to decide."
Yuan Xi was overjoyed. As long as Lu Bu relaxed his tone, the matter was almost settled. As long as Gao Shun was not stupid, he would naturally understand that there was no future under Lu Bu's command.
Gao Shun is by no means a person without desires, otherwise how could he leave the Gao family?
Yuan Xi almost wanted to say that it would be better if Zhang Liao came with him, but after thinking about it, he swallowed his words. Zhang Liao is now Lu Bu's most trusted subordinate. If he wants to leave, Lu Bu will really be a loser. Who can help him then?
My father-in-law?
He smiled and said: "I won't let Marquis Wen suffer. The Yuan family has a lot of connections among the nobles. When I get to Yecheng, I will persuade the nobles to defect to Marquis Wen and make suggestions."
Lu Bu was very satisfied after hearing this. Yuan Xi knew that he was in dire need of counselors. It was really difficult for Chen Gong alone to compete with Cao Cao. If he could recruit a few good counselors, it would be a lot easier.
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Inside Cao Cao's mansion, Cao Cao is sitting at the top, standing beside him are Cao Ang, Cao Anmin, and Xun You at the bottom.
Now among Cao Cao's generals in Huaicheng, only Cao Renlejin remained, while Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and others had already led their troops out of the city, either to garrison at Sili or to return to Yanzhou.
Since Cao Cao did not intend to take action against Lu Bu in the short term, it would be a waste to keep a few generals in Huaicheng, so he asked him to go back and make plans in advance.
Xun You frowned and said, "You still underestimated that fierce tiger."
"Under such circumstances, he was able to induce the emperor to issue an edict to mediate Chen Liu's affairs and sold brother Zhang Miao a favor. Moreover, if brother Zhang Miao becomes an official in the court, he will definitely go against Duke Ming."
Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter, bugs are still bugs when they get together. If they want to cause trouble, they can catch them all in one fell swoop."
"If we can capture Chen Liu without any bloodshed, it will be very beneficial for us to preserve our strength, so the emperor's mediation is in line with my wishes."
"Now we have more important things to do. Expanding our territory and strength as soon as possible is the right way."
Xun You heard this and praised: "Ming Gong's spirit is unparalleled in the world!"
"It's just that the ferocious tiger actually persuaded the emperor to have a good relationship with Sun Ce. How could this idea coincide with ours?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao's face became a little gloomy, "Only a few of my most trusted advisers know about this matter, including you."
"I don't believe they would betray me."
"It only shows that this fierce tiger has really unique vision. It's hard for me to imagine that he can achieve such an extent with only two counselors, Ju Shou and Guo Jia!"
Xun You was also a little dissatisfied. He thought that he was as good as any counselor in the world in terms of strategies, but several of his strategies were beaten half a step ahead by his opponents, which made him feel quite humiliated.
Fortunately, most of Cao's goals have been achieved this time. As the captain of Sili, Cao Cao has the power to use troops in Sili. Now when Chen Liu is pacified, the hidden dangers along the way to Yanzhou Sili will disappear completely, and he can advance
It can be attacked and defended, forming a solid line of defense. At the same time, it can also wait for opportunities to spy on Jingzhou and Yuzhou in the south!
Xun You felt that the world's situation was changing at an accelerating pace, as if there was an invisible giant hand pushing the situation forward, causing the situation to change day by day. If you were not always vigilant, you would easily miss good opportunities.
He pondered, and then he wanted to suppress Lu Bu, make friends with Sun Ce, secretly collude with the Black Mountain Army, weaken Yuan Shu, and paralyze Yuan Shao. These things were complicated, but what Xun You was most worried about was the fierce tiger of the Yuan family who was not powerful.
He vaguely felt that he still hadn't seen through this person!
Cao Cao and Xun You discussed everything late into the night before settling everything.
After he sent Xun You away, he felt quite relaxed. It seemed that all the forces were working together to please the emperor. However, in Cao Cao's view, Lu Bu was brainless, Dong Cheng was timid, and Bai Bo's army was in decline. None of them were his opponents.
He also promoted Lu Bu to the high position of general and made him the target of public criticism. Among other things, Yuan Shao would definitely be dissatisfied. Let alone the two parties joining forces, it would be good if they didn't fall out!
The only uncertain factor is the fierce tiger of the Yuan family. He visited Yecheng and had the possibility of convincing Yuan Shao. He also brought Lu Bu and the Yuan family together through marriage. Although there are hidden dangers, it may not break out in a short time.
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However, Cao Cao felt that Yuan Xi was actually making a bad move by accepting the title of Han Ting, because in his opinion, Xuzhou Mu was a bait with poison, and Yuan Shao might not accept this arrangement.
Therefore, there will definitely be people within the Yuan family who will take the opportunity to make trouble, especially Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who will not be willing to accept it. When Jizhou falls into internal strife, he can take the opportunity to make plans!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel proud. He turned to Cao Ang and said, "Is there any beautiful woman in the city?"
Cao Ang sweated profusely, knowing that Cao Cao had committed his old habit again. When he was not fighting, he had sex with his daughters. This time he had been fighting for several months, and I was afraid that he was very tired. After all, he settled down, and he immediately took up his mind!
But Cao Ang was honest and had never inquired about these things in the city, so he stammered: "I don't know."
Cao Cao snorted coldly, "I haven't learned much about serious matters. Do you still need me to ask about this kind of thing in person?"
Seeing this, Cao Anmin hurriedly said: "In this city, there are mostly families of nobles, generals and generals. There are not many prostitutes. Even if there are, their appearance is not satisfactory."
"But I did hear something."
"Wei Xu rebelled in the city before, but was defeated by the fierce tiger and imprisoned."
"Logically, Lu Bu should kill him, but Wei Xu is a member of his mother's clan and they have a close friendship, so he is still imprisoned."
"I heard that his wife is quite beautiful, and she has been working hard to save Wei Xu's life recently."
After hearing this, Cao Cao chuckled and said, "She is indeed a caring woman!"
"I'd like to meet you!"
"Go and call her over and tell me I can help her!"
Cao Ang was quite speechless when he saw Cao Anmin taking the order and going out. He thought that his mother knew that she would scold his father again.
Early the next morning, everyone was busy. Yuan Xi went to see Gao Shun, Qiao Rui went to meet the emperor, and in Lu Bu's mansion, Mrs. Yan was crying and packing Lu Lingqi's dowry.
Her eyes were red and she shouted: "Your heartless father is pushing you into the fire pit."
Lu Lingqi was helpless, "Mother, what are you talking about? I'm going to marry in Youzhou, which is close to our hometown of Bingzhou. Mother can also visit me then."
Yan was so angry that she hit Lu Lingqi on the shoulder, "You are such a heartless person, that's easy to say. I don't know how many years it will be before we meet again next time!"
"Besides, no matter how high your status is, you are not as good as the head wife. Although your father went to find the emperor to ask for a title for you to prevent you from being bullied, but you are a child with an upright temperament, how can you fight against those women from aristocratic families!"
"No matter how I think about it, I can't feel relieved!"
Lu Lingqi thought to herself, "I don't care. I'm going out to fight with you, but I can't let my mother know this, otherwise she won't be even more devastated?"
Yan cried for a while and then shook the handkerchief fiercely, "Your father also wanted me to go to Youzhou with you. I got angry at that time. Don't think I don't know what he is thinking!"
"Then Qin Yilu will marry someone else as soon as he leaves his original wife. Your father still wants to drive me away, no way!"
"I'm going to keep an eye on him. It's okay to take concubines, but if he dares to marry any noble woman, I'm not done with him!"
Lu Lingqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when she thought about leaving her father and mother, she felt mixed emotions in her heart. Not only did she have expectations and curiosity about a new life outside, but she also felt reluctant and sad about leaving home.