Since you are being deceived, you should act like you are being deceived.
Sorry, we don't know about this matter. It's all new... uh, it's all new... Well, let me think about it, security! Who let you in? Get out!
That's generally it.
A group of petty officials gathered together and were discussing.
"Have you heard? The vanguard camp was raided by horse thieves?"
"Isn't it right? Didn't you say before that the horse thieves had been repulsed?"
"Ahem! I don't believe it either, but it is said to be true..."
"What's true or false? This horse thief can go to heaven if he can do it?"
"Not to mention, this horse thief is really different. He has come up with a gimmick of "doing justice for heaven" and is recruiting other horse thieves! Maybe something big will happen! Huh? Why don't you say anything?"
When the little official started gossiping, he started pointing out the country, speaking very passionately and frothing at the mouth, but he didn't notice that the other people were already lowering their heads and twisting their faces.
Wei Xu, who had just walked over, said in a sinister voice: "Hey, let me see, which wise man is discussing this?"
All the minor officials quickly knelt on the ground and said they did not dare.
But the one who spoke the loudest just now kowtowed repeatedly, his face turned pale.
"Drag him down, slap him twenty times!" Wei Xu pointed at the clerk, and then said to the others, "Have a good time doing your work! Don't imitate women's gossiping!"
Amidst the obedient responses from the other minor officials, Wei Xu walked to his official residence with a sullen face. After sitting down, Wei Xu received Lu Bu's summons and quickly straightened his expression and changed his expression.
He looked for Lu Bu with a dog-like face.
"What's going on?!" General Lu Bu fell in front of Wei Xu, "Didn't you report before that it was stable and the horse thieves had retreated?! Why now the entire forward camp has been lost! Tell me! What's going on?"
!』
Wei Xu kowtowed to the ground with a pop, and his movements were crisp and neat, just like the little official who kowtowed just now. He kowtowed, "Your Majesty! It's my fault that I was blind and failed to see through the evil intentions of this beast Chen Ada!"
This bastard doesn’t want to be loyal to the lord or the big man, so he actually sold himself to join the thieves!」
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then became angry, gritted his teeth and shouted: "What did you say?!"
Wei Xu trembled with fright, "Lord...I, everything I said is true..."
"What did you say about Chen Ada's surrender to a thief?!" Lu Bu patted the table, "Damn it! If a great Han man doesn't do anything, he turned himself into a thief! Why?"
Wei Xu took a long breath, and immediately put his pounding heart back to its original place, "Isn't that right! Lord! This damn Chen Ada!"
When Wei Xu recited the three words Chen Ada, he also gritted his teeth and hated it. If Chen Ada hadn't caused such a mess, Wei Xu could be drinking and counting money right now. How carefree!
As a result, now, he has to come to accept Lu Bu's anger, which almost scares his heart out. This is Chen Ada's crime!
"My lord! I have someone who makes mistakes without noticing it!" Wei Xu moved forward, "If I had discovered Chen Ada's rebellious intentions earlier, there wouldn't be such a mess!"
Lu Bu had a sullen face and glanced at Wei Xu.
Although Wei Xu has been saying that it was him who was careless in hiring people, in fact, the more Wei Xu said this, the less Lu Bu would do anything to Wei Xu. On the contrary, if he kept saying that he was right, then he would
This made Lu Bu even more unhappy. After all, if this matter was not Wei Xu's fault, could it be Lu Bu's fault?
How could Lu Bu be wrong?
So seeing Wei Xu sincerely reviewing his mistakes, Lu Bu frowned and waved his hands, "Let's not talk about what is right or wrong. Let's talk about what should be done about this matter? Now I... well, the loss of the forward camp is a small matter.
, but the impact is very bad!』
If we fight a war, then what is there that we can definitely win?
Didn't Lu Bu himself suffer defeat? So he didn't mind much about the temporary defeat, nor did he care about the gains and losses of one place, but this didn't mean that Lu Bu could be indifferent to this matter. He felt that he had to figure out the cause of the matter.
, and then find out the problem and solve it.
Wei Xu kowtowed and said: "I have sent people to investigate and found... found..."
Wei Xu slightly hesitated.
"What did you find? Tell me quickly!" Lu Bu said with a straight face, "Now that we have arrived, what else is there to hide?"
"Yes, yes... Lord, I am guilty..." Wei Xu apologized again, and then said, "I sent people to Chen Ada's home to investigate, and found that Chen Ada's home... has a lot of money..."
Wei Xu looked very heartbroken, shook his head and sighed: "I...I didn't expect it...I really didn't expect it..."
How much money does Chen Ada’s family have? How many fools would put their money in the house where they live? Even those guys in later generations don’t know how to rent a suite or something outside to put their money? So Chen Ada’s home is looking for
The money that came out was of course put there by Wei Xu out of his own pocket. How could Wei Xu not be heartbroken like this? After all, the "confiscated" money would of course be confiscated. No matter how brave Wei Xu was, he would not
Dare to move.
Making money elsewhere, no matter what the method is, can be said to be a skill, but if you want to get money from Lu Bu's pocket, especially from this kind of account, it is simply like stealing money in front of Lu Bu, and you are not seeking death.
What?
"A lot of money?!" Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "Damn it! The evil thief! He should be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
Lu Bu took it for granted that the money was embezzled by Chen Ada.
Because Lu Bu is not completely ignorant of the situation in the Western Regions. His subordinates, including Wei Xu, use a little, eat a little and drink a little. Lu Bu knows a little bit, but the standards in Lu Bu's heart are the same as those in history.
It's almost the time Liu Bei entered Sichuan. The brothers who have followed him for so many years have suffered a lot along the way. Now that they finally have something to eat, just eat some. It can be regarded as compensation for following him for so many years. Lu Bu turned a blind eye.
Forget it, as long as these guys don't go too far, he won't care.
There is a lot of money in Chen Ada's family. Before contacting Wei Xu, he said that he "turned into a thief". Isn't the conclusion obvious?
But Lu Bu closed his eyes, held his breath and thought about it again, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, "Hmm... That's not right. I remember Chen Ada. He didn't marry a wife, but just kept a concubine... If it's corruption,
, after accepting the benefits of a horse thief, he will not hide it at home. It is transported here and there. Let’s not talk about how many times Chen Ada takes a break a year. There is no one to take care of him at home... Is it possible that he can rest assured?"
"Hiss..." Wei Xu swallowed some saliva and shook his eyes, "My lord's concerns are indeed very reasonable..."
Wei Xu quickly thought of an excuse to make up for the flaw, "My lord is wise, this is exactly why Chen Ada did this... Chen Ada has always wanted to leave the Western Regions and return to the Central Plains, so of course he cannot leave the money behind."
In the military camp... After all, it is inconvenient to have many soldiers in the military camp, and this concubine must be afraid of Chen Ada and dare not easily turn over the artifacts left by Chen Ada..."
Wei Xu's so-called explanation actually has no necessary connection strictly speaking. Just like the forward camp, there are many flaws in it, but just like a doctoral student, he will be deceived by a liar.
Like a pig, sometimes the flaw in the matter is clearly right in front of you, but you just can't see it or discover it.
The human brain, at certain times, will naturally ignore things that it does not want to see, hear, and think about.
To put it simply, even the brain can be lazy.
As long as you are lazy, everything is so beautiful.
Although Lu Bu noticed something was wrong, he was still lazy to a certain extent. He did not delve into it, or even consider whether Wei Xu's explanation was true or not, and whether it fit the specific situation. He just felt that it was a horse thief.
The incident of invading the forward camp made him lose face. This was the real reason for his anger.
As for what the horse thief shouted about "doing justice for heaven" or "having fun in advance", Lu Bu didn't care at all. He thought it was just like a joke, and whoever took it seriously would lose.
The horse thief still thinks of "doing justice for heaven", what is this if not a joke?
Especially at this point in the world when Lu Bu is preparing to practice meritorious deeds, how can we hold a celebration like this?
"My lord..." Wei Xu saw that Lu Bu's expression seemed to loosen slightly, and he moved closer, "Actually... it's actually a good thing..."
"Huh?" Lu Bu suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, "Is this still a good thing?"
Wei Xu nodded and said seriously: "Yes, my lord! This Chen Ada has been hiding among our ranks, stealing weapons and horses in the forward camp to obtain money. This time, perhaps because of the uneven distribution of the goods with the horse thieves,
, or some other reason that led to the incident. In fact, it is considered a good thing. After all, if Chen Ada is allowed to continue to develop... the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain! Moreover, this horse thief is like the sand in the Western Regions, gathering time.
They are visible and disappear without a trace. Now that these horse thieves have emerged, doesn't it give us a good opportunity to clean them up? If we pretend to hold a celebration now and don't care about it, then the horse thieves will relax their vigilance. When the time comes, we will
can……"
Lu Bu stroked his beard and frowned. After Wei Xu said this, he seemed to be a little confused?
Lu Bu previously led a team to personally clear out the horse thieves along the line from Xihai City to Yumen Pass. He indeed achieved great results, but he also paid a high price. This was not because the horse thieves had any strong combat power, but because they were conquering
The horse thief encountered bad weather and bad environment on his way...
Although in the end it was true that the horse thieves from the West Sea to Yumen Pass almost disappeared, the number of soldiers they paid was no less than that of conquering a large country in the Western Regions. It was really not easy, so later Lu Bu no longer stared at the horse thieves, and he really used cannons.
The meaning of swatting mosquitoes.
The forward camp is to the west of the West Sea, which happens to be an area that Lu Bu had not completely cleared before. If we can take this opportunity to completely attack the gathered horse thieves, wouldn't it turn a bad thing into a good thing?
"Not bad!" Lu Bu showed a smile, "Okay, you can think of this, not bad, not bad!"
"All this is due to the master's teachings..." Seeing Lu Bu smile, Wei Xu felt determined in his heart. This matter was basically over. All that was left was to beat the drum and finally step aside to settle the whole thing.
That's it, "This is actually a trivial matter. I'm really ashamed to trouble my lord to ask... Since my lord thinks this strategy is feasible, then... it's decided? Use the forward camp as bait to annihilate the horse thieves in the west!"
Lu Bu laughed and said, "That's it! I want to see whether these horse thieves' heads are stronger, or my Fang Tian's painted halberd is sharper!"
Wei Xu hurriedly said: "How dare you trouble my lord to go out? This kind of thing... well, I'd better just handle it..."
"Are you going?" Lu Bu waved his hand, "I know you have good intentions, but...well, in this matter...you are still lacking..." Of course there is a small group of horse thieves, Wei Xu went there, but there are now a large number of them.
Horse thief, Wei Xu is naturally a bit unsatisfied.
Wei Xu suddenly discovered that there was a big flaw in his plan!
If Lu Bu goes into battle, those horse thieves will certainly not be a concern. Even though Lu Bu's military power has begun to decline from its peak, he is still a one-on-one existence. At least there is no big problem in dealing with these horse thieves. But the real problem is if Lu Bu really
If you go into battle, you may know the real situation!
Once that time comes, things will be in trouble...
What Lu Bu didn't like the most was for others to deceive him. Although Wei Xu claimed that they were all white lies, lies were still lies. When they were exposed, Wei Xu didn't dare to say that he could withstand Lu Bu's anger.
what to do?
Wei Xu understood that this was because Lu Bu felt that Wei Xu's force was not worthy enough to deal with such a situation. In his eagerness, he didn't think much and just blurted out, "But... this, my lord, if you go out into battle, this, this
What to do for the celebration?』
"Celebration?" Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't considered this matter just now.
As soon as Wei Xu saw Lu Bu's expression, he felt that something was going on. If Lu Bu abandoned the celebration without hesitation and no longer sought any "merit", Wei Xu really had nothing to do. He couldn't drag Lu Bu and say that he didn't want the thieves.
Merit, and now Lu Bu is hesitant, so he just needs to add more fire.
"How could my lord's great plan to accumulate merit be ruined by a mere horse thief?" Wei Xu said quickly, "I know that my lord is caring for my subjects, but this horse thief..."
Lu Bu's face suddenly became unhappy. This could be regarded as Wei Xuzai's disobedience to his order.
Wei Xu quickly added: "My lord, I know... I didn't mean that... By the way, it's better to let General Gao go out! General Gao can definitely wipe out the horse thieves!"
The person with the most powerful force is Gao Shun, right?
Although Wei Xu and Gao Shun had some problems to deal with, at this time, they couldn't care less. As long as Lu Bu didn't come to the scene in person, there would still be a chance to make up for everything.
"Bo Ping... It should be okay for Bo Ping to go..." Lu Bu muttered, "Don't you have some differences with Bo Ping? Why do you still recommend him?"
Wei Xu's heart suddenly jumped.
It's not that Lu Bu didn't know that Wei Xu and Gao Shun didn't want to deal with each other, but he felt that Gao Shun was more annoying, and Wei Xu was more agreeable. When the two had conflicts and only one could be left, of course he could only keep Wei Xu and leave Gao Shun.
Shun was sent to Yumen Pass.
Wei Xuqiang smiled and said: "I, uh, I do have something to do with Bo Ping... But for such a major matter, how can I ruin the Lord's important affairs because of my personal likes and dislikes? In addition, I think there is something fishy about the horse thief this time."
, it is possible that as the lord said before, there are Kushan people behind it... Boping has always been calm and moderate in temperament, and he just wanted to see if there is anything fishy..."
Even if Gao Shun is recommended, Wei Xu will still have to lay an ambush. If any problem is really discovered, he can find a way to blame it on the Kushan people.
"Kushan people... Humph!" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes, "It would be great if they were Kushan people..."
Wei Xu quickly said: "If the Kushan people are really behind the scenes, then we can come directly to have a big fight and completely convince these guys! Not only can my lord be famous among the big men, but he can even be famous as far as the West!"
By then, my lord, this great cause of the Western Region will be able to take a further step forward!"
"Ah haha haha!" Lu Bu laughed loudly, "Okay! Let's do it! I will send an order to Boping right now to go out in battle! We will leave the defense of Yumen Pass for the time being... Well, let me think about it, well, let Captain Meng
It’s ready for now!』
Meng Xiaowei, Meng Hua, came from Longyou before and also fought in the country before Cheshi, and he had quite a lot of military exploits.
Wei Xu originally wanted to take the opportunity to place some manpower at Yumen Pass, but when he saw that Lu Bu had already made up his mind, he could not refute again, so he could only praise Lu Bu for his good employment of people and his recognition of talented people. In the end,
I was very happy after taking pictures of Lu Bu, and got the warrant to hold the celebration from Lu Bu, which can be regarded as getting some practical benefits.
The matter of horse thieves can be put aside for the time being, but the celebration of this pot conference must be held immediately.
Simple, there are simple patterns, but if it is simple, it will definitely not look good.
If it doesn't look good, doesn't it mean that Wei Xu is incompetent?
If the celebration of the Bon Conference fails to go well this time, will Lu Bu agree to let him do it next time?
Wei Xu then naturally decided not only to do it, but also to do it in a complicated way, and to do it well. At the same time, he should not use too much money in the public warehouse, otherwise even if Lu Bu didn't care, Zhiyin Prison would
While writing a sentence about how much money was spent to hold a pot conference, wouldn't that create a new big problem?
Therefore, Wei Xu had to find another way.
Apportionment?
Of course, apportionment is a way, but time is tight and the tasks are heavy. If the money apportioned to the various subordinate states in the Western Region is really paid back, the opportunity may have been missed.
You have to make money and do things at the same time, you can’t wait!
After returning home, Wei Xu thought about it for a long time, and finally Wei Xu came up with a good idea.
Didn't Lu Bu agree to have "virtual titles" before, and this time he just happened to do it?
"Here comes someone!" Wei Xu shouted loudly, "Send a list of all vacancies! And so, so and so..."
