After reading Liu Jian's Book of Challenges, Hu Zhen slapped the table with excitement, his face beaming with joy.
"Hahaha, little Liu Jian, he bumped into our hands this time!"
Lu Bu looked at Hu Zhen's crazy smile and raised his eyebrows with disdain.
Did this despicable guy scare Xiang Guo crazy?
After Hu Zhen finished enjoying himself, he turned around and saw Lu Bu's disdainful expression.
But this time, Hu Zhen surprisingly did not quarrel with Lu Bu. Instead, he smiled and said: "Fengxian, Fengxian, don't do this. If you look at Liu Jian's letter, you will know why he is laughing!"
Lu Bu took the letter from Hu Zhen, read a little of the previous text, and frowned.
Isn't this the book of war?
Then he continued to look back...
Hu Zhen said from the side: "Then Liu Jian actually wants to fight with us? Do you think this is funny or not? He is simply looking for death!"
Lu Bu did not laugh.
He was thoughtful, as if he had thought of something.
Hu Zhen continued: "No one in the world knows that when it comes to being able to fight and be brave enough to conquer others! Our Xiliang army and the heroes of Bingzhou under your command should be the leaders! You, Lu Fengxian, are the number one hero. The Prime Minister calls you "Fei"
"General! Then Liu Jian wants us to fight against generals. Isn't he bringing humiliation on himself?"
"The Prime Minister will not let us fight Liu Jian easily or fall into his trap. He just asked us to find a way to boost the morale of the three armies. Now we don't know what to do, but Liu Jian comes to the door of his own accord! If we really want to fight, let's face it in front of two people.
In front of the generals, he sent a few warriors to kill his generals in front of the formation. Wouldn't this morale improve? Moreover, the Jizhou army would be disgraced. When the Prime Minister came back to ask, we can be considered to have made a contribution!"
When Lu Bu heard this, he was also a little excited.
To be honest, when it comes to one-on-one horse fighting, Lu Bu has never been afraid of anyone. He really dares to pat his chest and shout, "I, Lu Bu, am invincible!"
However, looking back carefully, there seemed to be two figures in Liu Jian's army who could be regarded as his opponents.
Lu Bu said: "When Liu Jian led his troops to Luoyang to protect him, there were two people under his command who could fight with me. One of them was his younger brother Zhang Fei, and the other was a young man. Although he was young, he was very skilled in martial arts.
It’s beyond comparison!”
"Although these two are not as good as me, they can also be called strong rivals."
Hu Zhen said: "If there are only two of them, I won't be afraid. Liu Jian said in his letter that he would win or lose with us in five formations. No matter how powerful those two people are, they can only take advantage of one formation at most. And we, with you,
Lu Fengxian is here, plus I have a group of Liangzhou warriors who are accustomed to fighting, so what if Liu Jian wins for a while?"
"Besides, if you think about it, if he really doesn't have one or two capable men, how can he dare to make any decisions? Come to think of it, Liu Deran also wanted to take the opportunity to boost the morale of the army, but he ran into our hands! I'm afraid he will make a mistake this time!
"
Lu Bu thought carefully for a while and secretly thought that this was really the case.
He said: "There are also several athletes under Bu's command who are extremely brave and brave. They are all heroes and can be of great use!"
Hu Zhen laughed and said: "No need, no need! If you don't have to do anything, I'll go ahead with my capable men. We, the warriors of the Xiliang army, can use them!"
"To put it bluntly, even if Liu Jian has five powerful generals under his command, at worst, you, Lu Feng, will take the lead in all five formations, and you will still win!"
What Hu Zhen said is indeed correct.
Although it was a bit shameless to send one person to each of the five formations, it did ensure that the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army would remain invincible.
"In that case, I will trouble you to send a letter back to Liu Jian. We agree to his challenge. As long as we can kill one or two of his generals and improve the spirit of the Jizhou army, we will be bloodbathed by Niu Fu and Hua Xiong.
The shame of defeat!! The Prime Minister will definitely praise you!"
Hu Zhen and Lu Bu had such a tacit understanding for the first time.
The two of them had great confidence in their heroes from Xiliang and Bingzhou, and believed that there was no way they would lose in a duel.
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At the same time, Luoyang on the other side.
Li Ru petitioned the Emperor Liu Bian on behalf of Dong Zhuo, asking the Emperor and the Queen Mother to write a family letter to discuss with Liu Jian and ask him to make peace with the Prime Minister.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo could ask for something from her, Queen Mother He felt a little proud.
Her charming eyes turned around, and she looked at Li Ru with a smile and said: "I said Wen You, Dong Xiangguo is such a heroic figure. Even my mother and son relied on the protection of the Prime Minister to live in Luoyang. There is no Prime Minister in this world.
What can't be done by the state? Why now, my mother and son are asked to write family letters to intercede with Liu Jian? Hey, we orphans and widowed mothers, how can we have the prestige of the Prime Minister? Even if we write family letters, Liu Jian will not pay attention to us mother and son.
You are really asking for humiliation."
Li Ru was such a wise man. As soon as he heard the meaning of Queen Mother He's words, he knew that she was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo and took this opportunity to put on airs.
Li Ru thought to himself, since the Queen Mother wants face, let's just give it to the Queen Mother.
"Your Highness, no matter how heroic the Prime Minister is, it is already late. He is Your Majesty and His Highness's minister. If there is anything wrong he does in daily life, I would like to apologize to Your Majesty. Your Highness, but today's matter concerns the whole world.
It is about the safety of the great man, so please calm down your highness and put the overall situation first."
Queen Mother He's eyes narrowed: "Wen You, I don't want to hear what you say. Why do you make it seem like I'm embarrassing you? Could it be that we, mother and son, can't tolerate you?"
Li Ru hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is the destined emperor, and His Highness is the mother of the world. Your Majesty and His Highness can tolerate whomever they want, and they are all authorized by destiny. However, Ru wants to remind Your Highness that if the Prime Minister is really defeated,
, then Yuan Shaoke is really going to come to the capital!"
"There were rumors before that Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji died tragically because Yuan Shao deliberately set up obstacles in their lives. This cannot be believed completely, but it cannot be disbelieved. Just imagine, a man who did not even let go of his uncle and brother
Anyone who has passed this test, Your Highness can really rest assured that he will be allowed to enter Luoyang and take charge of the government."
"Your Highness, the prime minister is already sixty years old. He has not had many springs and autumns. The prime minister only wants to take care of the emperor as a man and let your majesty take charge. After that, the prime minister can retire with success. But Yuan Shao is an upright and mature man. If he
After entering the capital, I don't know how long he has been holding this power in his hands."
After all, Empress Dowager He was the daughter of a butcher, and she didn't have much knowledge. She was very capable of making noises on weekdays, but at critical moments, she was no longer capable.
After Li Ru said a few words, Queen Mother He felt a little frightened.
If, as Li Ru said, Dong Zhuo was defeated by Yuan Shao, then their mother and son might really have no way out.
"What Li Aiqing said is absolutely true. If so, then I will write a letter in the name of the clan and send it to Uncle Liu, asking him to stop the war and make peace with the Prime Minister, and not to start a big war and let outsiders take advantage of it."
Li Ru smiled and said: "If your highness is the one who has passed the letter, I would like to write this letter for your highness."
"Okay, I'll write it, Ai Qing."
After Li Ru finished writing, Queen Mother He read it, and then symbolically let Liu Bian take a look.
After confirming that there was no problem, we decided to send someone to deliver it to Liu Jian.
Li Ru said another thing: "I also ask your highness to send a confidant to the state of Chen to meet Liu Jian with a letter. Otherwise, Liu Jian will think that this letter was written by the prime minister who forced your highness to write it, which may be counterproductive."
"
Queen Mother He said calmly: "I will arrange this myself, so I don't need to worry about Wenyou."
Li Ru hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I am worrying too much!"
At this moment, Liu Bian, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
"Li Aiqing and Liu Junlang sent envoys from Mianzhu to Luoyang. They want their three sons to go to Yizhou to share the family relationship with them and fulfill the relationship between father and son. I have written to the Prime Minister to inquire about this matter, but the Prime Minister has not responded.
, but how should we deal with this matter?"
Li Ru hurriedly saluted the emperor: "The prime minister is away on an expedition and living in the military camp with the soldiers. It is inconvenient to report to your majesty. The day before yesterday, the prime minister sent someone to convey his thoughts to the minister, and asked the minister to convey his thoughts to your majesty! The prime minister believed that Liu Junlang was appointed as Nanyizhou
Although the pastoral envoys had cut off contact with Luoyang for several years, it was because Yuan Yi was blocking the road in the north that it was difficult to deliver news and tributes from Yizhou for a while. His crime can be forgiven."
"Liu Junlang is already very old. It is human nature to send his son back because of the love between father and son. He is the same clan as Your Majesty, and he is Your Majesty's elder. Your Majesty would not allow it."
Liu argued: "Then...let Liu Junlang's three sons go to Yizhou?"
Li Ru smiled and said: "I am just conveying the words of the Prime Minister. I would like to ask Your Majesty and His Highness to discuss and resolve it themselves as to how to issue the decree."
Afterwards, Li Ru said goodbye and left.
After Li Ru left, Liu Bian looked at his mother depressedly.
One was about Liu Yan's request to release his three sons into Shu, and the second was about persuading Liu Jian to negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo.
To be honest, these two things are quite difficult to deal with, and they are both related to the direction of the world. Liu Bian is young and can't make up his mind.
And his mother, Queen Mother He, was also half a waste.
It's too difficult for these two women to come up with a charter.
After the mother and son looked at each other in silence for a while, suddenly, they saw that Queen Mother He seemed to have remembered something.
She looked at the other person behind Liu Bian as if she was hurriedly asking for help.
That person was Lu Qiang, who had been standing behind Liu Bian just now. From beginning to end, he had never said a word.
Seeing Queen Mother He looking at him, Lu Qiang immediately said: