Chapter 231 Want to provoke two tigers to compete for food
Chapter 231: Trying to provoke two tigers to compete for food
Miss Cao can't be found! The whole Cao family is in a state of panic, causing the entire Xuzhou city to be in chaos. Liu Bei thought Cao Bao was going to rebel, but when he inquired about it, it turned out that Cao Bao's daughter was missing. Originally, Cao Bao and Liu Bei were not of the same mind.
Hearing that Cao Bao had lost his daughter, Liu Bei happily watched the joke. Of course, if Liu Bei knew that Cao Bao's daughter was in Taishi Ci's family, he wonders if he would still be able to laugh!
No matter how awesome Cao Bao is, he doesn't dare to go to Tai Shici's house to rummage through the cabinets. If his daughter can't be found, he will have to face Lu Bu, the murderer! When the time comes, God knows what Lu Bu will do. Cao Bao gritted his teeth and ran to Xiaopei to find Lu Bu
Please forgive me!
Even though Lu Bu was not very righteous, he was good to his family. Cao Bao was his prospective father-in-law, so he was naturally very polite. He sent the principal to invite Cao Bao into the hall. Lu Bu was stunned when he saw Cao Bao's clothes.
It was dilapidated, covered in dirt, its originally black and shiny hair was also covered in gray, its eye sockets were sunken, and its skin was dark yellow, making it look like a dying old man.
"Father-in-law, what's wrong with you?" Lu Bu couldn't hide the surprise on his face as he supported Cao Bao.
"Wen Hou..." Cao Bao hugged Lu Bu's thigh and started to cry. This made Lu Bu a little confused. If Cao Bao wasn't Lu Bu's prospective father-in-law, Lu Bu would have kicked him away. Otherwise, people would have thought that the dignified Hou Bao liked Lu Bu.
What a masculine style!
"What's going on? You tell me!" Lu Bu looked ferocious as he picked up Cao Bao.
Cao Bao shuddered and his crying stopped suddenly. He choked and said, "My daughter went out to play yesterday and was robbed by thieves!"
"What?!" Lu Bu was furious. He immediately remembered the scene outside Luoyang City where Liu Zhang took Diao Chan away. Lu Bu gritted his teeth and asked, "Who took the young lady captive?"
"I don't know..." Cao Bao shook his head.
When Lu Bu heard this, he felt quite unhappy. He frowned and asked, "The young lady was kidnapped. In which direction did the thief go?"
"I don't know..." Cao Bao shook his head again.
Lu Bu rolled his eyes and asked, "Then what do you know?"
"I don't know..." Cao Bao shook his head in confusion again.
Seeing that Cao Bao didn't know what to ask, Lu Bu had an idea. Hearing a clang, the long sword was unsheathed, Lu Bu put the sword against Cao Bao's neck and said with a grin: "Cao Bao, do you want to regret it, or do you want to play a trick on me? You
My daughter was kidnapped by thieves, but you didn't know anything about it? Do you really think I'm easy to fool?"
"Marquis Wen..." Cao Bao didn't seem to feel the coldness of the sword on his neck. He cried and said, "If I knew, I would secretly lead my troops to snatch my daughter back. Do I still need to come to you?"
"Uh..." Lu Bu was stunned. It was indeed not a glorious thing for his daughter to be captured by thieves. He quickly put away his sword, helped Cao Bao up and said, "It's my fault, I misunderstood you!"
"Wen Hou, it doesn't matter if you misunderstand me or not. The most important thing is my daughter!" Cao Bao took Lu Bu's hand and said, "If it's too late, it will not only be my daughter who will be humiliated, but also you, Wen Hou..."
"Come here! The generals will come to see me!"
Lu Bu gave the order and everyone gathered in the meeting hall.
"My concubine has been kidnapped..." Lu Bu opened his mouth, and everyone began to talk about it.
"My lord, have you ever had a concubine?" Chen Gong was very puzzled. He only remembered that Lu Bu had a wife named Yan, and another daughter. He had no concubines at all.
"Ahem..." Cao Bao coughed twice and said, "Wen Hou's beloved concubine is my daughter. Our Cao family supports Wen Hou, and to show our loyalty, we gave our beloved daughter to Wen Hou as a concubine. Yesterday my daughter
When I go out for fun, I don’t want to be kidnapped and my life or death is uncertain..."
If it were an ordinary woman, Chen Gong would be too lazy to take care of it, but Cao Bao's daughter was unusual. If she had the support of the Cao family, Lu Bu could quickly establish a foothold in Xuzhou, and it would not be impossible to squeeze Liu Bei out of Xuzhou.
Chen Gong's eyes turned and said: "Since it is the lord's beloved concubine who has been kidnapped, we should search for it ourselves. Why don't the lord order someone to inform Liu Bei, there are many people, and the search will be faster. Besides, Liu Bei, as the shepherd of Xuzhou, appears under his rule.
It is also his responsibility as a state pastor to solve the kidnapping incident!"
Lu Bu nodded and said: "What Gongtai said is true! However, if Liu Bei knew about this, would he..."
"My lord, Miss Cao is more important now!" Chen Gong's tone was very firm, and he glared at Lu Bu. In Chen Gong's view, Miss Cao is not the important point, the important thing is the Cao family's support, and Chen Gong is still a little confused.
, Lu Bu won the support of the Cao family, but he didn't say it out loud.
"In that case, just follow what Gongtai said!" To be honest, Lu Bu really has no ambitions. His ambition is to ride the best horse, wear the best armor, and play with the most beautiful women. If it is said that he has ambitions
World, that is nonsense. Just say that in history, Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, one was for a woman and the other was for a BMW!
"Report!" Just when Lu Bu was about to leave the accounts, a small school barged in and said: "My lord, military advisor, Liu Bei sent someone to invite you two Xuzhou to a banquet!"
"Huh?" Lu Bu and Chen Gong looked at each other, neither knowing what kind of medicine Liu Bei was selling. However, since Liu Bei invited him, Lu Bu had to go.
With Chen Gong and Lu Bu, he commanded three thousand Bingzhou cavalry and arrived at the gate of Xuzhou City. Wei Xu was left to lead the troops outside the city. Lü Bu, Chen Gong and Hua Xiong jointly came to Xuzhou Governor's Mansion.
"Excuse me!" Liu Bei had already been waiting outside the mansion. When he saw Lu Bu, he quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Xuande, your wise brother!" Lu Bu was one or two years older than Liu Bei, so calling Liu Bei his wise brother was not too much.
"Lu Fengxian, who is my eldest brother? You, a slave with three surnames, dare to call him a wise brother!" Liu Bei's third brother was like a fiery man. Hearing Lu Bu call Liu Bei a wise brother, he became furious.
Lu Bu's face suddenly turned red. He stared at Liu Bei's third brother with his eyes. He tightened the Fang Tianhua halberd in his hand, wishing he could stab the madman under his horse with the halberd. To tell the truth, Liu Beisan
The brothers looked down upon Lu Bu, but how could Lu Bu think highly of Liu Bei?
By birth, Lu Bu was the son of a merchant, but he was also the adopted son of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. Although Liu Bei had the title of a clan member of the Han Dynasty, he was not recognized by the court. In the final analysis, Liu Bei was just a mat weaver and shoe seller.
Compared with Lu Bu, he is not much taller.
Compared with official positions, Lu Bu is General Fenwei and Marquis of Wen. Even though General Fenwei is just a general, he is much stronger than Liu Bei's Pingyuan Commandery and Xuzhou Mu. What's more, Lu Bu also has the title of Marquis Wen, which is higher than Liu Bei's status.
Even worse!
In Lu Bu's eyes, calling Liu Bei a "good brother" was definitely a compliment to Liu Bei! But Liu Bei's third brother didn't know what was good and he actually made sarcastic remarks. Once or twice, Lu Bu could tolerate it for the sake of relying on others. Now, there are
Cao Bao supports it. Lu Bu has long coveted Xuzhou, how can he endure it?
"Third brother! Get back!" Seeing that Lu Bu was about to explode, Liu Bei shouted, but Wei Yan saw that Liu Bei was really angry and quickly pulled the third brother.
"Brother, Cao Cao has written a letter, saying that this man named Lu is not a good person and wants you to kill him. Why should you be polite to him!" The big black man was dissatisfied and kept shouting, but Lu Bu was startled.
"Xuande, did you invite me here today with good intentions or bad intentions?" Lu Bu's eyes flashed with coldness, and he tightened the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand.
"Alas!" Liu Bei sighed: "Fengxian, come with me!"
Lü Bu was not afraid that Liu Bei was up to something, so he took Chen Gong and Hua Xiong into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion. The two parties sat down separately, and Liu Bei took out a letter and handed it to Lü Bu.
It turned out that this letter was Cao Cao's plan to follow Xun Yu's suggestion and implement the strategy of two tigers competing for food. Cao Cao had just brought Liu Xie to Xuchang. He was inconvenient to send troops to attack Xuzhou. He was also afraid that Liu Bei and Lu Bu would unite, so he wanted the two to fight.
He wants to profit from it.
Liu Bei was not stupid. Of course he could see through this plan and wanted to sell Lu Bu a favor. Who knew that as soon as Lu Bu entered the city, he was offended by Liu Bei's third brother just because of a title.
"How dare Cao Meng De'an do this!" After reading the letter, Lu Bu also felt a little nervous. If Liu Bei really listened to Cao Cao and led his troops to attack him, he would be in trouble.
"Brother, don't worry, this is Cao Cao's plan. I will never do such an unjust thing!" Liu Bei smiled and took the letter into his arms and said, "I invited you here because I want you to be wary of Cao Cao. This person is Cao Cao.
There are many tricks, but please don’t fall for it, brother!”
"This is natural!" Lu Bu said with a smile: "I have public support to help me, how can I fall into Cao Cao's treacherous plan? Don't worry, my dear brother!"
"This way, I feel at ease!" Liu Bei nodded. He was most afraid of Lu Bu falling into the trap and raiding Xuzhou. Now it seems that Lu Bu is not that stupid.
"Xuande, I have one more thing, I hope you can help me!" After talking about business matters, it was natural to talk about something private, and Lu Bu was actually a little embarrassed.
"Fengxian, just tell me what you have to say!" Seeing that the world-famous General Lu was a little shy, Liu Bei was also a little surprised.
"Let's talk in public!" Lu Bu really couldn't speak. Do you want him to tell Liu Bei that his new concubine was kidnapped? Doesn't this mean that he is incompetent?
Chen Gong understood what Lu Bu was thinking. He smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Xuande, the public security in Xuzhou is not very good!"
"It's not you who are causing trouble!" Liu Bei's third brother jumped out and said, "When you didn't come, there weren't so many things going on in Xuzhou!"
"Bah!" Lu Bu slapped the table and was about to speak. Chen Gong glanced at him and said with a smile: "We Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army don't have the guts to kidnap Miss Cao's family!"
"Miss Cao family?" Liu Bei asked in confusion: "Which Cao family?"
"Cao Bao, the master of the Xuzhou Cao family!" Chen Gong said with a smile: "Cao Bao had just betrothed his beloved daughter to Marquis Wen, and a thief kidnapped her. May I ask Mr. Xuande, do my lord's soldiers dare to kidnap his mistress?
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"This..." Liu Bei asked: "I wonder who Wen Hou thinks could possibly kidnap Miss Cao's family?"
"Of course it's Taishan Bandit, Cao Mengde, and..." Chen Gong glanced at the black man behind Liu Bei. As soon as the black man wanted to speak out, Wei Yan blocked his mouth!
"Don't worry, Fengxian! No matter who it is, if Liu knows about it, he will pay the price!" After Liu Bei finished speaking, he looked back at the big black man, as if to say: "I'll settle the score with you later!" Now, that black man
The big man was so aggrieved that he almost cried!