Qilin got angry, raised his hand and gave Lu Bu a side hook, knocking Lu Bu into the water.

Lu Bu: "..."

Qilin: "..."

Qilin smiled and touched Lu Bu's face and said, "Does it hurt?"

Lu Bu stood up naked from the water with a splash. Qilin said: "You want to bully the small? If you dare to fight back, I will scream."

Lu Bu was really stunned by this guy. After a while, he stopped laughing and burst into laughter. He sat down in the water again, was stunned for a while, and then sighed tiredly.

Qilin said casually: "You want the Bingzhou Army to disarm and return to their fields? Just for a woman?" Qilin keenly captured Lu Bu's thoughts. The former was related to the Dongjun Army, and the back was Dong Zhuo. His love failed and his career was frustrated. This was the first time since Lu Bu became famous.

once.

"It's boring." Lu Bu said indifferently.

His reputation was so bad that his only political backer was Dong Zhuo. Although he had always harbored suspicions, he still maintained a superficial harmony. Now that his reputation has been broken, even if he went out to conquer and win the battle, Dong Zhuo would not let him get away with it when he returned to Chang'an.

go.

Although Lu Bu was frightened and his mind was in and out of control, he was not completely ignorant of people's hearts. When the future of women was in vain, no matter how frightened he was, he knew that running away was the best option.

Qilin said: "Are you discouraged?"

Lu Bu said: "Call me Lord."

Qilin smiled and said: "Since you want to leave, you have to leave with dignity. Not to mention that I followed the lord halfway; Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others have been following you since the Bingzhou Army. What do you want to send them to do?

go?"

Lu Bu was just in a depressed mood and talked casually. Now that his knot was relieved, he started to think seriously and asked:

"According to what you said, what should we do now? Tomorrow the Marquis will go on an expedition. The Kwantung Army has 200,000 troops. The Marquis has less than 20,000 troops and horses. We must not go into a head-on confrontation."

Qilin said: "Since you want to leave, let's go. Yuan Shao led his troops to attack Chang'an, of course we can also attack their territory. At worst, everyone will switch. No matter who wins, Yuan Shao or Dong Zhuo, at least the princes will not have time to take care of it.

It’s something else.”

Lu Bu: "..."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, as if he was considering the feasibility of Qilin's proposal, and asked again: "Who are you going to hit?"

Qilin's original intention was not to do this. Just to bring up another topic, he said: "You have to ask Chen Gong."

Lu Bu stood up and took the dry cloth to wipe his body. His muscles were tangled and toned. His legs were slender and his shoulders were broad. He seemed to be waiting for the bloodthirsty battle to begin at any time.

"The Marquis wants to kill someone." Lu Bu said solemnly.

After Lu Bu had taken a bath and before having dinner, he announced to Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and Chen Gong.

Lu Bu's wet hair was spread out beside the general's couch. Qilin gave him a hairpin in a messy way. Lu Bu said, "You... you are Mr. Chen Gong."

Chen Gong nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I have admired the name of Lord Marquis for a long time. I came into the mansion from Gongtai. Today is the first time I have entered this living room. How lucky I am!"

Chen Gong's words were full of sarcasm, but Lu Bu didn't hear it and nodded perfunctorily: "Thank you, Mr. Gongtai, for what happened last time."

Chen Gong's dissatisfaction disappeared a lot. When he looked at Lu Bu, at that moment he no longer looked like a down-and-out scholar. He seemed to have wisdom and plans in mind.

No one in the hall said anything, only Chen Gong said:

"Yuan Shao will capture Chang'an in the near future. As a guest in the palace, Gongtai has been worried about the intentions of the Marquis in the past few days, and he asked a lot. In the future, the Kwantung Allied Forces will kill the national traitors and support the emperor. Where does the Marquis want to go? Is it to help Zhou?

Damn it, stubborn resistance is still..."

Lu Bu said coldly: "Sir, there is no need to say more. We have decided not to swim in this muddy water. Tomorrow Prime Minister Dong will order the commander, and I will lead the Bingzhou Army to go out. It is called an expedition, but in reality it is back to the fields."

Chen Gong said: "It is necessary to protect yourself wisely. General Lu has deliberately planned to get the Bingzhou army and dispatched it at will. This is not a good plan. The position that the Marquis is in is extremely delicate. Once he leaves Chang'an, he has to work hard for several years."

, all came to nothing, and both warring parties lost a decisive move, which is a pity."

Lu Bu was a little angry, but Chen Gong was the person recommended by Qilin after all, so he held back his anger and said, "Please teach me, sir."

Chen Gong Ziruo said: "Now the Eighteenth Route Allied Forces are outside Chang'an City, and most of Dong Zhuo's troops are stationed in Xijing, Liangzhou, Jiangdong, Youzhou, Liaodong, Yongzhou and other places. All the troops are empty. The heroes are fighting for a share of the escort king.

The credit is overwhelming. If you attack it unprepared, it is not difficult to take it down in one fell swoop."

This proposal coincided with Qilin's. Lu Bu narrowed his eyes, acquiesced in Chen Gong's idea, and asked: "In your opinion, which vassal territory can be attacked?"

Chen Gong asked back: "General, who do you think will win this battle in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao?"

Even Lu Bu found it difficult to answer this question. Although the alliance against Dong claimed to have 250,000 soldiers, they were all coalition forces and their command was not efficient. Dong Zhuo's 100,000 Liangzhou cavalry were all his own soldiers and well-trained.

Qilin said: "Which side my lord will fall to will win. Now we only have to see whether my lord wants to occupy Liangzhou or attack the Kwantung Army's territory."

This was the answer that Qilin had discussed with Chen Gong earlier. If Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack the rear of Dong's army, the feudal princes' backyards would catch fire and the birds and beasts would scatter. If he turned around and attacked Dong Zhuo's army and occupied Liangzhou while the two sides were fighting, Dong Zhuo would be attacked from both sides, and his army's morale would be ruined.

Unstable.

Lu Bu understood what Qilin meant and said, "Qilin, what do you think?"

Qilin did not speak, but Chen Gong said: "However, Gongtai has to remind the general that this bet is easy to leave without any hesitation. It is really a bad idea to bet on the fate of the marquis and his life on the outcome of the national traitor and Yuan Shao.

"

Qilin smiled and said: "Yes, the next step."

Lu Bu said: "Is there any better way?"

Qilin took out Emperor Xian's secret edict from his arms. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, who had been silent, both focused on the silk brocade.

"I thought this was the best policy, but now it seems..." Qilin handed over the secret edict, Lu Bu took it, glanced at it briefly, and said, "Did you get it the last time you entered the palace?"

Qilin nodded.

Lu Bu said coldly: "It is indeed a foresight."

Qilin said: "There are three cunning rabbit caves. It is always better to prepare early. Please make your decision, my lord."

When it came to this matter, the first was to kill Dong, and the second was to escape. There was no room left. Chen Gong knew that as a guest, he could not participate in the conversation between master and servant, so he bowed and resigned.

Gao Shun never influenced Lu Bu's decision-making, Zhang Liao had no say, and the two of them left the hall.

Qilin said again: "Master, let's eat first."

Lu Bu said: "Qilin, you stay."

Lu Bu held the bowl and looked at the dishes blankly. After a while, he put down the bowl and chopsticks: "You said before, Diao Chan..."

Qilin smiled and said: "Of course Diao Chan likes you. If Dong Zhuo and you choose one, who will she choose? Is there any need to ask?"

Lu Bu couldn't make up his mind, so Qilin suddenly said: "You can kill Ding Yuan without hesitation. Now that the secret edict of Xian Di is here, you are protecting him by killing him, so why should you hesitate?"

Lu Bu said displeasedly: "Thief Ding is different from him. That night was just impulsive... It's okay not to mention it."

Qilin frowned and said, "Why did you kill Ding Yuan?"

Lu Bu said calmly: "I will tell you later."

Lu Bu didn't want to talk anymore, so Qilin had no choice but to give up and said after a moment: "Or when we leave, you leave Jinzhu and Red Rabbit...in the house?"

Lu Bu said indifferently: "You all don't know the inside story. At first, the Marquis wanted to hand over the golden bead and red rabbit and horse to his adoptive father... That's all, you can go out."

Qilin stood up and closed the hall door, leaving Lu Bu alone in a daze looking at the dishes on the table. There was no moon in the night sky, and the sky was filled with stars. Everyone in the Hou Mansion had rested, but no one could sleep. They were all waiting for Lu Bu's meal at dawn.

decision making.

Qilin returned to the room, spread out the rice paper, and picked up a pen to write a letter.

Dear Grand Master:

Today I suddenly felt like helping my best friend to chase girls, although I don't like Diao Chan very much... Well, Brother Gao and Zhang Liao don't like her very much either. Chen Gong put it more directly - beauties are a disaster, and the gentle countryside is the Tomb of Heroes.

I still overestimated the attractiveness of Diao Chan. Logically speaking, shouldn't Lu Bu be so angry that he should have raised his halberd and killed Dong Zhuo directly?

Fortunately, we have made complete preparations. If Lu Bu decides not to kill Dong Zhuo, we can leave Chang'an tomorrow. I need a base area to develop his military power. Which place do you think is the best in ancient China? It must be rich in resources and

It's easy to defend but hard to attack. I just know that Jingzhou is good.

It feels like playing Dota, so it’s better to be more serious. I can afford to lose, but he can’t.

I suddenly thought, if one day I fall in love with someone in this era, will Lu Bu help me pursue her? Just like I comforted him today.

In fact, apart from the IQ problem, this friend is pretty good...

"Qilin." Gao Shun's voice sounded outside the window: "My lord, let everyone in the house go to the yard."

Qilin looked up blankly, realizing that Lu Bu had figured it out, and said hurriedly: "Right away."

Qilin burned the letter casually, and the room smelled of paper ashes. When he went out again, he saw soldiers standing in the courtyard.

Lu Bu stood tall in the hall, wearing a gluttonous black helmet on his head, a red rope tied tightly around his chin, bright silver steel armor, a hundred-refined fish scale skirt around his waist, snake-dragon wrist guards around his arms, and dragon-scale golden boots on his feet.

, holding Fang Tian’s painted halberd.

That was the first time Qilin saw Lu Bu fully armed and in full armor going into battle.

Lu Bu was full of power and roared:

"Left Colonel Gao Shun goes first, right Colonel Zhang Liao orders troops at the Xicheng Campus!"

"Qilin, the chief registrar of the Chinese army, is here to offer wine to you, gentlemen! Follow this general into the palace today! For the sake of the Marquis, grab that woman!"

Qilin: "..."
Chapter completed!