Chapter 143: It's Still a Conspiracy: Xuande Confesses the Truth at Midnight
"That's right! You are indeed a smart man! So I will give you a clear path today! Let me tell you the truth. Liu Bei and I came to attack Yuan Shu on the orders of the emperor! Now your Lu Bu has violated morality.
The bottom line is, Liu Bei's hometown was exploded, and now you are still coming to hunt him down.
Liu Bei can survive without giving Cao Cao face! In my opinion, you might as well withdraw your troops today and tell the outside world that Liu Bei has fled and failed to catch up! In this way, you will not lose troops and horses, but you can also leave a good impression on Cao Cao.
, and Lu Bu won’t blame you for anything! Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
After Zhang Liao listened, he was silent for a long time and nodded slowly.
...
After Zhang Han's efforts, Zhang Liao finally allowed Liu Bei's army to pass, and then Zhang Liao reported to Lu Bu in the name of "the army was about to intercept, but Liu Bei's army had gone far".
Xuzhou.
Chen Gong thought for a moment and said to Lu Bu: "Yuan Shu has occupied Shouchun and has many soldiers and supplies. It should not be underestimated! General Zhang Liao failed to take down Liu Bei today, and it is reasonable for the other party to refuse to give us supplies. But now Liu Bei is missing.
Once the city has been conquered, we are the only one left to support Xuzhou independently. If Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's armies attack the territory, we may not be able to bear it! In my opinion, it is better to invite Liu Bei to Xiaopei, and we can support him."
Lu Bu laughed loudly when he heard this: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Liu Bei is fatuous. Even if I take over his hometown, he doesn't dare to draw his sword with me! Now that I have taken him in, it is like helping a bereaved dog. He has no time to thank me! Hum!
! Just let him have a taste of what it's like to be in the countryside. I suffered a lot back then! It's up to you!"
Lu Bu asked people to send grain, rice, satin and horses to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei accepted them all! Then Lu Bu sent Liu Bei's wife, Mrs. Gan, over. After Liu Bei checked, he felt that the chrysanthemums were in good condition, so he returned to Xiaopei with confidence. From then on.
The two families have reconciled, and at least on the surface there is no longer any dispute.
"Are you really going to leave? Or don't you want to stay and help me?" Liu Bei said calmly with his hands behind his back, looking at the stars in the sky.
"You and I have different values." After Zhang Han finished speaking, he turned and looked at Liu Bei: "Besides, you don't trust me either."
Liu Bei smiled: "That's all in the past. We have fought together for so many years, do you really have the heart to abandon me? What's more, now that I have lost Xuzhou, my strength has been reduced a lot!"
Zhang Han shook his head and prepared to leave.
Liu Bei shouted several times, but Zhang Han still didn't look back.
"Then can you do me one more favor?" Liu Bei shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zhang Han finally stopped: "Xuande! The reason why I am unwilling to help you is because your heart has never been open to those of us who help you! In your heart, we are just pawns! You said that you lost Xuzhou and became very
Weak? You can deceive everyone in the world, but you can't deceive me! When you and I were preparing to set off, you were very worried about Feifei volunteering to defend the city! But you still insisted on letting Feifei defend the city after thinking about it for many days!
"
Liu Bei was startled and replied softly: "I don't have any generals at my disposal!"
"Hmph! What a general! You could have taken Guan Guan and Feifei to go on the expedition together! You could still defend the city by leaving a civil servant behind! But you didn't do that because...because you knew that your own Xuzhou,
This is a battleground for military strategists! It is bordered by the Yuan brothers in the north and south, Lu Bu is on the side, and Cao Cao is on the west. It can be said that it is surrounded by dangers! How can we get out of this crisis?"
Liu Bei did not reply, but quietly listened to Zhang Han's analysis.
"I was also thinking about what you would do! Now I understand. It was to deliberately let Xuzhou be attacked! Lu Bu is greedy, and you have already started brewing this plan from the first day you supported him! By putting yourself under
Swapping positions with Lu Bu successfully shifted the focus of all the princes' attention to Xuzhou from you to Lu Bu! But your strength has not been reduced at all! When the army went out, you almost took away all the elites!"
...
The wind was clear and the moon was bright, and the heaven and earth were silent. Even the barking of dogs in Xiaopei Village and the chirping of insects in the grass had disappeared.
Under the clear light of the bright moon, a strange sound of breaking wind could be heard faintly, but it was a group of big black birds coming from the horizon, vast and orderly, like ghosts under the cover of night, except
There was a very light flutter of wings, and Nuo Da's queue did not even make a sound, just like a well-trained night march.
In the blink of an eye, one team left and another came again. Under the moonlight, their wings were glowing with a rare green color. They were also neat and orderly, without making a sound. After a while, several big birds came again.
Teams of people came one after another, but there were three rows of red, yellow and white.
, followed closely by countless miscellaneous troops, of various sizes, mostly common birds, but even the sparrows that usually chatter and the crows that disturb people's dreams, were silent and hurried on at this time. They were really worthy of their name.
"Silence".
The sycamore flowers are in bloom, the purple air fills the air, and the fragrance floats for miles. This is a lush sycamore forest. A sycamore tree in the center is as thick as a hand's arms. The crown is as huge as a canopy, but the branches are sparse, like a tree house. Green, red
,yellow
The team of white and black big birds took the lead in entering the forest, surrounding the treehouse as the center, forming a faint formation; hundreds of birds followed behind, and roosted outside the formation one after another. For a while, they were densely packed up and down the trees, but still
Not a single bird's song was heard.
Time passed little by little, and everything was eerily quiet.
"Icy...this is the law of survival." Liu Bei finally raised his eyes, looked directly at Zhang Han, and said calmly.
"This is the rule of the game! The jungle is strong and the jungle is strong. Who can I trust? The world is huge and there is competition everywhere. The strong can be cruel, but what else can the weak do if they are not insidious?" Liu Bei continued.
Zhang Han said nothing, just listened quietly.
"Why are we entangled in the troops and fighting the Yellow Turban Troupe? Is it really for the sake of the country and the people of the world? Bullshit! We are the same as others, in order to establish some achievements and have a chance to get promoted and make a fortune when the world is peaceful.
, isn't it?" Liu Bei began to get a little excited. But he had to admit that Zhang Han began to agree with what he said.
"It's not exactly what you said. At least we participated in such a righteous act as the crusade against Dong Zhuo!" Zhang Han retorted weakly.
"Damn! What does Dong Zhuo have to do with me? What does he have to do with everyone else? Isn't it just to join the alliance to go on crusade? The big forces want to use this to eliminate Dong Zhuo, and the small forces want to use this to find a backer! Who can escape such thoughts?
?Finally, I got Xuzhou, and now I’m throwing Xuzhou out again. Do you think I’m really worried?
Doesn't it feel good? Don't I want to do something big? But think about it, how much is loyalty worth these days? It's true that I took advantage of Lu Bu, but if Lu Bu was a grateful person, would he come to sneak attack on me?
?Bing Liang, that sentence is really correct - a man should not stick to trivial matters when doing things!"
Chapter completed!