Chapter 398: Dividing Yuan Lu (two chapters in one)
Sun Qian is quick to respond, quick in thinking, eloquent, and most importantly, he has a loyal appearance.
The most suitable person for such a person is to be an envoy. The potter asked him to be an envoy to communicate with Lu Bu because he did have these excellent qualities.
Lu Bu's face was gloomy. He stared at Sun Qian closely, his eyes burning with the anger that he tried his best to suppress.
"Be friends with me?" Lu Bu gritted his teeth. If it weren't for his daughter's safety, he would have wanted to throw Sun Qian into the pot. But now is the time when he needs to be patient, so he has no choice.
"Is this what friends do? Detain other people's wives and daughters at will?" Lu Bu finished his words angrily.
Sun Qian seemed to have no fear in the face of Lu Bu's unconcealed anger. He still had the same contented smile and said: "Wen Hou's words are a bit unfair to the master."
Lu Bu said angrily: "How did I wrong him?"
Sun Qian said sincerely: "The fight between Taifu and Marquis Wen was because each was his own master. Marquis Wen was Dong Zhuo's important general, and Taifu was Yuan Shao's vassal, and each was his own master. Now Dong Zhuo has After his death, the princes turned against each other. The hatred between Taifu and Wenhou has long ceased to exist. Now for Taifu, the sworn enemy is Yuan Shu. But now Wenhou not only helps Yuan Shu and Taifu become enemies, but also makes the lady You assassinated the Taifu, but now you want to ask me back, I don’t know why?”
Sun Qian was eloquent and eloquent, and his words confused Lu Bu, who didn't know which angle to answer.
As soon as he was suppressed, Lu Bu wanted to kill someone.
Sun Qian seemed not to feel Lu Bu's murderous intention, and said slowly: "Although Marquis Wen has been disrespectful to the Taifu many times, Master Taiping has always been a tolerant man and is unwilling to continue the dispute with Marquis Wen, so this time even though the young lady was captured alive, , and did not harm her at all, and sent a messenger down to inform Marquis Wen that he is willing to return the lady and restore friendship."
Lu Bu's spirit immediately improved a lot.
"You mean, nothing happened to my daughter? The potter didn't harm her?"
Sun Qian's mind skipped over the majestic scene of the girl in red being beaten and kicked by a group of common people, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Marquis Wen... it is true that Miss Tao did not harm her even a hair. I am willing to guarantee it with my life."
Sun Qian's words were a bit of a stretch. No matter from which perspective, the girl in red was indeed not hurt by the pottery merchant.
Lu Bu stood up and walked to Sun Qian's side. He stared at her with a pair of eagle eyes, exuding a terrifying intimidation.
It was only then that Sun Qianfang realized how terrifying this bloodthirsty beast was on the battlefield all year round.
As expected, he is a character who has been compared to a flying general, which is indeed unusual.
Sun Qian suppressed his slight anxiety and tried to keep the smile on his face natural.
"What do you have to say to me, Marquis Wen? I am willing to listen attentively."
Lu Bu sighed sadly when he saw Sun Qian's performance.
"Master Tao has acquired a man, Sun Qian. Master Tao returns my daughter. What other requests do you have?"
Seeing that Lu Bu's tone softened, Sun Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief and his words became much softer.
"The Imperial Tutor is sincere towards Wen Hou. He just wants to form an ally with Wen Hou and jointly support the Han Dynasty in the future. How can he make any demands on Wen Hou?"
Lu Bu frowned and looked at Sun Qian questioningly, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"You, do you really mean what you said?"
Of course Lu Bu didn't think this was true. Although he was a wandering army, he had numerous Bingzhou troops that were terrifying, especially the thousands of wolf riders among them.
Such troops and horses are enough to make people salivate. When he first arrived in Shouchun, Yuan Shu had the intention to capture Lu Bu's army, but he was contradicted by Lu Bu's decision.
Yuan Shu needed to deal with Tao Shang and Liu Biao, so he had some concerns and did not dare to be too ruthless.
Now that the pottery merchant has pinned down Lu Bu's daughter and wants to send her back unconditionally, Lu Bu naturally won't believe it.
Humanity is in front of you, nothing more.
Seeing Lu Bu's doubtful expression, Sun Qian smiled and said, "Of course I am serious, but in order to be able to form a true ally with Wen Hou, the Grand Tutor still has some instructions for me to convey to Wen Hou."
Lu Bu's face suddenly sank.
Look! I knew how someone named Tao could be so kind. There must be a plan in this.
He must have some requirements or plans for me!
"What are your orders, Master? Just tell me!"
Lu Bu was ready to push Sun Qian out of the pot at any time.
Sun Qian said seriously: "Taifu believes that if Marquis Wen wants to become an ally of our army, he must have his own territory. After all, the Tao family is a great prince who controls eight counties. If Marquis Wen is wandering To have no one to rely on and no fixed place to live in would really be a disgrace to the Tao family."
As soon as he said this, Lu Bu suddenly felt dumbfounded.
Isn’t it right? Is this a normal card?
"Is this the master's order?"
Sun Qian nodded heavily and said, "Of course it is, so what do Wen Hou think it is?"
"Ah? I thought... Hahaha, it's not a big deal! It's just that although it is easy for the master to say it, I'm afraid it may not be so easy to do..."
Sun Qian nodded confidently and said: "It's not that difficult to handle. Taifu feels that Marquis Wen must first have a suitable official title."
Lu Bu was even more surprised after hearing this.
The pottery merchant actually wanted to give him an official position?
As if Sun Qian did not see Lu Bu's expression, he cupped his hands and said to Lu Bu: "Marquis Wen, I wonder if you have a map of Jiangnan in your camp? Can you borrow it for next time?"
Lu Bu came to his senses and ordered the guards outside the commander's tent: "Bring me the general's map?"
The guards of Bingzhou Army took the order and left. After a while, they brought the map to Sun Qian.
Sun Qian lowered his head and found the boundaries of Jiangxia County and Lujiang County on the map, and then pointed to an intersection near their northern border.
"What do Wen Hou think of this place?"
Lu Bu looked at that place carefully and said doubtfully: "Geyang?"
Sun Qian nodded and said: "During Emperor Gaozu's time, Geyang belonged to Yuhan County of Huainan Kingdom. Although the area was small, it was warm enough for recuperation and recuperation. Moreover, Geyang was located at the intersection of Huainan and Jiangxia, which was conducive to warm weather or heading eastward. Or to the west, the north can also lead directly to the land of Runan and Ruyin. Now Cao Cao has moved to Xu County to confront Liu Biao. At this time, it is the time for Wen Hou to find an opportunity to expand his power, either to Yuzhou or to Huainan, or towards Jingzhou, I wonder if the warm weather is interesting?"
Lu Bu laughed loudly when he heard this: "But I can't develop towards you Xuzhou alone, can I?"
Sun Qian smiled slightly and said: "Wen Hou's subordinates are all tiger and wolf masters. The defeat in the previous encounter was due to trickery, not conspiracy."
Lu Bu snorted and said, "Every time you, Master Tao, fight against me, you deliberately choose places that are not conducive to the performance of my Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. If not, I would have long ago..."
Sun Qian said with a smile: "That's right, that's natural. Wen Hou's cavalry is invincible in the world, who dares to fight against them on the plains? Taifu also knew this, so he tried his best to avoid confronting Wen Hou's cavalry many times. Fight."
Regardless of whether this statement is true or false, it is indeed very useful.
Lu Bu was very moved. After all, working under Yuan Shu was not a long-term solution. If things really went according to the development planned by Sun Qian for him, let him calm down in Geyang first, and then take the opportunity to capture a county. With Lu Bu's bravery and the power of the Bingzhou Army under his command, sooner or later he will surely achieve hegemony.
In the Han city, who has the partial surname Yuan?
However, after many incidents, Lu Bu was not stupid.
He has indeed become much smarter than before.
"The general could promise Taifu Tao's friends and promise him never to invade, but Taifu needs to give me some indication."
Sun Qian chuckled and said: "This is easy, the Grand Tutor has already written the letter of request. As long as Marquis Wen is willing to agree to the Grand Tutor's request, the Grand Tutor will immediately go to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to approve Marquis Wen as Ge Yang." Tai Ling, and supported the expenditure of grain and grass during Marquis Wen's term."
After saying that, Sun Qian paused and said: "As long as Marquis Wen can take over any foundation by himself in the future, the Grand Tutor will show off to the Emperor and make Marquis Wen worthy of his name."
At this moment, Lu Bu's heart was completely in his stomach.
He said to Sun Qian with emotion: "Okay! If Taifu can do this, Bu will definitely live up to Taifu's wishes and lead his troops to evacuate Yuzhang County immediately!"
Sun Qian smiled and stroked his beard, secretly thinking that he was indeed a good candidate for an envoy, and this time he completed the mission without disgrace.
Lu Bu really couldn't wait any longer. He stood up hurriedly and said to the other party as if to chase someone away: "Mr. Sun, why are you still delaying here? Why don't you go back quickly? It's more important for Taifu Tao to do business."
Sun Qian's face suddenly dropped.
Who is this Lu Bu? Can he be considered a human being like this?
Sun Qian stared at Lu Bu angrily and reminded: "Marquis Wen, your lady is still in our army. Marquis Wen only cares about his official position. Did he forget to ask how to welcome the lady back to the camp?"
Lu Bu suddenly shook his head.
He had really forgotten all about his biological daughter.
…
After Sun Qian returned to the camp, he immediately reported to the pottery merchant the situation on his way to Lu Bu's army camp.
After hearing all the details, the pottery merchant praised Sun Qian and asked him to go back to rest. Then he found Chen Deng.
After listening to the pottery merchant's narration, Chen Deng sighed: "Lü Bu is indeed an unfed wolf. He is very ambitious and wants to be independent."
The pottery merchant smiled slightly and said: "After all, he has the ambition and capital to be independent. It is understandable. What's the harm if we help him? Have Nanchang City made arrangements?"
Chen Deng said: "I have made it clear to You Luzi on how to act. Now it depends on how he can arrange the school affairs in the school affairs office... But according to Chen, there should be no problem. After all, You Luzi also follows Guo Jia has been adept at ordering school officials to spread rumors for many years."
In recent years, You Luzi followed Guo Jia with a crossbow every day, almost never leaving. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he actually developed Guo Jia's ability to preside over the school affairs office.
As time went by, You Luzi actually became the deputy director of the school affairs office. A little Taishan soldier turned out to be self-taught.
This time, Guo Jiaren is in Pengcheng, the south side. If he wants to use the school office, he will naturally have to rely on him.
The pottery merchant discussed some details with Chen Deng, and Chen Deng immediately made a further proposal to alienate Yuan and Lu.
Chen Deng analyzed for the pottery merchant: "Grand Tutor, the first step to alienate Lu Bu has been successful, but the second step is to return Lu Bu's daughter to him. Now the school officials of the school affairs office have gone to Nanchang to spread rumors.
, I expect Yuan Shu will definitely keep an eye on this matter, but this is not enough to drive a wedge between Yuan and Lu. We need to make some arrangements when exchanging Lu Bu's daughter."
The potter touched his chin and thought carefully.
"Brother Yuan Long, according to your opinion, how should we arrange this exchange? Only in order to make Yuan Shu suspicious."
Chen Deng had a guilty look on his face.
"I'm ashamed to say that Chen really hasn't thought of anything at the moment."
The pottery merchant did not blame Chen Deng, but said: "Well, you didn't expect that I came up with an idea, but it's a bit of a loss. But if there is no other way at the moment, this is the only way."
Chen Deng felt a thump in his heart for some unknown reason.
He felt that Lu Bu might be in trouble this time.
The problem was that Chen Deng couldn't figure out what method the pottery merchant could come up with to exchange prisoners.
…
Nanchang City, the governor's residence.
Yuan Shu and Zhang Xun looked at each other, and the atmosphere between them seemed quite strange for a moment.
"Lü Bu is having an affair with a pottery merchant?" Yuan Shu looked at Zhang Xun with doubtful eyes and said, "Where did you get this news? Is it accurate?"
Zhang Xun raised his hands to Yuan Shu and said, "Ming Gong, speaking of it, this matter is indeed quite strange."
Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "What's so strange?"
Zhang Xun said curiously: "This story came from the refugees in the north of Yuzhang County. It is said that Lu Bu and Tao Shang were in frequent contact with each other. It seemed that something big happened between them, but I don't know what it was exactly.
Please, and these are all rumors, but they cannot be true."
Yuan Shu thought carefully for a while, shook his head heavily, and said: "There is no clue. There are some things, so we'd better be careful. Let's send out exercises to check Lu Bu's army's recent eastward direction and monitor it closely. Yuan, on the other hand, is
Let’s see if he has the guts to betray a pottery merchant!”
Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment and said: "What if there is indeed a connection between Lu Bu and the pottery merchant? Do we have to deal with both Lu Bu and the pottery merchant at the same time?"
When Yuan Shu heard this, his face suddenly turned dark.
He was silent for a long time, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Let's not care about this matter for now. Let me investigate carefully first to see if this rumor is true or false!"
"promise!"
…
The place where the potter and Lu Bu met to exchange prisoners was at a low-lying mouth of Poyang Lake.
One is to prevent Lu Bu's cavalry from launching an attack on their own, and the other is that the pottery merchants can set up the navy's crossbow auxiliary array here. If something is wrong, they will give Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry a lesson.
In the land of Poyang in the south, no matter how powerful your cavalry is in the north, this is also the home ground of the southern army! If you want to control you, there are many tricks!
But what is strange is that on the day when Lu Bu's daughter was prepared to be exchanged, the pottery merchant arranged for a bunch of old women to change clothes for Lu Bu's daughter.