"Brother, what did Cao Cao call you to do?" Liu Bei had just returned to the mansion when he saw Zhang Fei's face as big as a millstone pressing against him. It was dark and midnight, and someone else might have been frightened to death.
"Yide and Yun Chang have heard about the incident in Runan in the past few days." Liu Bei led Zhang Fei to the hall and asked the maid to get something to eat. He was not left to eat at Cao Cao's place before.
"Well, I heard that Xiahou Yuanrang died at the hands of that kid from Chu Nan." Zhang Fei nodded. Zhang Fei had always found it a bit unbelievable that Xiahou Dun was defeated by Chu Nan. He just sat down on the ground after being frightened.
Poor young man, how long has it passed? Not only did he defeat Xiahou Dun, but he also left everyone behind. How is this possible?
You must know that even if a strong general of Xiahou Dun's level cannot be defeated, it is not difficult to break through. It is really incomprehensible that a general of this level died on the battlefield, and his opponent was Chu Nan.
"Tomorrow the imperial court will allocate troops to me and ask me to go to Runan with Mr. Yuan Chang to quell the rebellion." Liu Bei entered the main hall and sat down, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who followed them.
"What a good thing!" Zhang Fei slapped his thigh: "Isn't this sending Runan to my brother?"
It's just Chu Nan. As soon as their army arrives, if Chu Nan doesn't leave, he will directly lead his army to defeat it.
"Yi De, don't talk nonsense. In the past, Li Yan may have been weak, but now he defeated Yuan Long first, then Sun Ce, and helped Lu Bu to defeat Yuan Shu. Now he has killed generals like Xiahou Dun. How can he still be so contemptuous?" Liu Bei was a little bit.
Displeased, he scolded Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied when he heard this: "The previous battles were fought by Lu Bu, so what does it have to do with him?"
Although I dislike Lu Bu, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu all recognize Lu Bu's abilities. It's really not surprising that Lu Bu can achieve such a record. As for what role Chu Nan played in this
, who cares?
"This battle in Runan has shown that he is no longer what he used to be..." At the end, looking at Zhang Fei who looked unconvinced, Liu Bei felt a little tired, and turned to Guan Yu and said: "Yun
Chief, what do you think about this matter?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and thought: "Xiahou Dun was defeated. There are still some generals in Xuchang. However, Lu Bu is roaming around Xuchang. If ordinary generals leave the city, they will not be Lu Bu's enemies. But Runan is a large county. If you give up,
If Lu Bu captures Runan, Xuchang will be in danger, so he has to be saved!"
This question is not difficult to understand. Cao Cao is now frozen in the face by Lu Bu. If ordinary generals go to aid Runan at this time, whether they can break the siege of Runan, let alone whether they can survive if they encounter Lu Bu on the way, is very important.
The big problem is that most people will be gone before they reach Runan.
Although Lu Bu has few soldiers, looking at Xuchang, there are really not many people who can compete with Lu Bu. Cao Cao was somewhat helpless when he approached Liu Bei at this time.
After all, how could Cao Cao come to Liu Bei if he had no choice? Once the military power was given, no matter whether Liu Bei could win Runan in the end, it would be impossible to get Liu Bei back.
"After all, it's all Cao Cao's business, what does it have to do with my brother? Why do you want me to wait and fight to the death!?" Zhang Fei said disdainfully, Cao Cao is not a good person.
"This matter concerns the imperial court and must not be ignored." Liu Bei shook his head and looked at the two brothers and said, "Your Majesty will formally issue an edict tomorrow. Second brother and third brother, please repair it tonight. We will go to Runan tomorrow."
"Brother, don't worry!" The two agreed after hearing this. Although Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied with being a spearman for Cao Cao, since the eldest brother has taken over the matter, the brothers will naturally support him. Besides,
Zhang Fei also wanted to teach Chu Nan a lesson, not for any other reason than because he didn't like Lu Bu, and he couldn't even like his son-in-law.
There was no talk all night, but early the next morning, at the court meeting, Liu Xie ordered Liu Bei to lead the Yuzhou herders, the general of the southern expedition, and 20,000 troops to put down the rebellion in Runan.
"Mr. Cao, I heard that Chu Nan has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and he has the potential to win a great victory. I am afraid that with only 20,000 soldiers and horses..." After going down to court, Liu Bei found Cao Cao and asked with a frown.
"Xuande, there are not enough troops around Xuchang now. Twenty thousand soldiers and horses are not enough, but if there are more, Xuchang will be empty." Cao Cao comforted Liu Bei as he walked: "Also, the reason why this time is called Yuan
I often go with Xuande, so I can recruit troops on the spot in Runan!"
"Mr. Cao, how can these newly recruited troops fight against the opponent?" Liu Bei was speechless after hearing this. The newly recruited troops and horses can't even understand the flags, how can they form a battle formation?
Without the assistance of the battle array, Guan Zhangkong would not have been able to accomplish anything despite his unmatched courage.
"Xuande, I really need you to solve this matter this time." Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, looked at Liu Bei seriously and said: "The imperial court also knows that Xuande is difficult, but..."
At the end, Cao Cao didn't know what to say. He didn't expect to be forced to this point by Lu Bu this time. This reminded him of the last time he was hit on the head by Lu Bu in the Battle of Puyang. At that time, he felt that he was only a hair away from death.
, it’s like this again this time, could it be that Lu Bu is his nemesis?
Seeing a great hero being forced to this point, Liu Bei also understood Cao Cao and nodded silently: "My brother will try it!"
"Don't underestimate Chu Nan." Cao Cao finally gave Liu Bei a serious warning. Don't underestimate Chu Nan. Xiahou Dun suffered a big loss because of this.
Liu Bei nodded: "I wonder when Mr. Yuan Chang can leave?"
"You can do it at any time. When will Xuande prepare to go on an expedition?" Cao Cao said with a smile. Zhong Yao's side is not difficult. Now as long as he deals with Lu Bu, the nobles will fully support him. Now Cao Cao has been the most indispensable since the uprising.
Once during the logistics, the nobles asked for money and food.
Unfortunately, this opponent can also be said to be the biggest opponent Cao Cao has ever encountered in his life, the upgraded version of Lu Bu.
"Without further delay, we will set off for the expedition today." Liu Bei said decisively.
Winning this battle will also greatly help the reputation of his three brothers. Liu Bei wants to go out as soon as possible. If he can take advantage of the situation, it will be great.
Cao Cao turned his head, took a deep look at Liu Bei, and finally nodded, agreeing to the matter. As for the food, grass, baggage, troops and horses, preparations had begun yesterday.
The two went their separate ways after leaving the palace. Cao Cao went back to his mansion, while Liu Bei went back to pack his bags and prepare to lead his troops and horses to join Zhong Yao before setting off for the expedition.
"My lord, General Chariot and Cavalry would like to see you." In Liu Bei's mansion, Mi Zhu hurriedly came to Liu Bei's side and bowed to Liu Bei.
"Oh?" Liu Bei was startled when he heard this, nodded and said: "Please come quickly."
The cavalry general, Dong Cheng, walked in quickly under the leadership of Mi Zhu. After seeing Liu Bei, Dong Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xuande is polite."
"General, you are polite!" Liu Bei returned the salute quickly and looked at Mi Zhu. Mi Zhu understood and ordered everyone to go around and guard the surroundings to prevent others from approaching. Liu Bei took Dong Cheng to the inner hall.
"The general is here to look for you, but you have something important to do?" Liu Bei looked at Dong Cheng and asked.
"Alas." Dong Cheng nodded: "Xuande still remembers the edict I gave you last time?" Dong Cheng looked at Liu Bei and said.
"I remember." Liu Bei nodded. It was he who accepted the edict, and Liu Xie included him in the family tree and gave him the title of Imperial Uncle. This thing seemed useless, but in fact it was very useful. Liu Bei was running around here and there.
After running for so many years, I know the truth very clearly.
Without this title, you are just a member of the Han clan, which sounds very noble, but the descendants of the Liu family have become so numerous in the world that they have long been ignored.
But if it can be recognized by the court, it will be different. The Han clan clan recognized by the court personally will be included in the genealogy. The royal family genealogy is different from the ordinary clan genealogy. With this status, within three generations, as long as the Han Dynasty is not destroyed, this
Your status can basically keep you living a good life and be recognized by the nobles.
As for those beyond the third generation, it all depends on your ability.
"Lu Bu also has a copy!"
"What!?" Liu Bei looked at Dong Cheng in shock after hearing this. What did he think? Doesn't this mean that Lu Bu's crusade is justified?
"Back then, Lu Bu was not as tyrannical as he is now, and he was a prince. I wanted to use him as a foreign aid. Moreover, although Lu Bu had a bad reputation at that time, he was quite loyal to the Han Dynasty. Who knew..."
Who knows what new policies Lu Bu will implement in Xuzhou later, which will directly push the nobles to the opposite side, leading to the current situation where everyone is shouting for a fight. This is something Dong Cheng never expected at the beginning. What's even more terrible is that this time Lu Bu attacked Cao Cao.
He used the secret edict he asked Chu Nan to bring back to Lu Bu!
Dong Cheng was very worried that if this incident happened, his life would be ruined, so he came to Liu Bei.
"You know, general, don't worry. Everyone is shouting at Lu Bu now, so this edict may not be useful in his hands." Liu Bei comforted him with a smile.
There is another point he didn't say. With Lu Bu's current reputation, what if he took out this edict? No one believed him, let alone whether the edict was useful or not, but it was impossible to use it to harm Dong Cheng.
, Dong Cheng didn’t admit it, but he really used Lu Bu’s words to kill the court ministers?
He felt that Dong Cheng's worries were unnecessary.
"For this reason, I hope that Duke Xuande can kill Chu Nan!" Dong Cheng looked at Liu Bei with a ruthless look in his eyes.
"Why is this?" Liu Bei was puzzled.
"It's hard to explain this matter clearly." Dong Cheng said with a bitter smile. He had contributed a lot to Chu Nan's affairs, including Lu Bu's position as Xuzhou Mu. Later, he also contacted Chu Nan and secretly sold Chu Nan a lot of information. Who could
When he found out about the massacre of nobles later, he was not even afraid of Cao Cao blaming him. However, if the nobles knew that he had so many pasts with Chu Nan, Dong Cheng would not be able to survive in this circle at all.
So when Dong Cheng heard about Liu Bei's expedition, he came to visit him, hoping that Liu Bei could help him get rid of Chu Nan. Only by cutting off this line would he be able to rest easy.
"Bei can only try his best. As for whether he can help the general kill Chu Nan, Bei can't guarantee it." Liu Bei didn't finish his words. Liu Bei didn't know Chu Nan's current level, and Liu Bei himself didn't want to kill him all.
"Just try your best, just try your best!" Dong Cheng nodded.
"The expedition is about to begin, so Bei will not accompany the general!" Liu Bei said to Dong Cheng when he saw that General Zhang had already prepared things outside the gate.