After many days of marching, Lu Bu's army finally arrived in Xia Pi, Xuzhou. Chen Gong, the former army, had already visited Liu Bei in Xia Pi half a day in advance and explained his purpose. After hearing this, Liu Bei agreed without saying a word.

The back hall of Liu Bei’s Xia Pi mansion.

"Brother, why did you agree to the slaves of the three surnames? They had no good intentions and asked me to tell me to drive Chen Gong away directly." Zhang Fei said angrily with his eyes.

"Yes, brother, you must be careful about villains like Lu Bu. What to say about temporarily resting in the city is a totally lie. He must have no foothold in Yanzhou and came to join us. He must have planned to plot against me in Xuzhou in the future." Guan Yu also echoed.

These two people completely forgot that if Lu Bu hadn't attacked Yanzhou, Xuzhou would have the surname Cao, so how could these three brothers have a foothold?

Liu Bei sneered and said, "You don't understand the purpose of my brother doing this. First of all, Lu Bu's more than ten thousand elite soldiers, we will not let him in, and he will fight against us. Secondly, brother, I want to use him to defeat Cao Cao. Finally, don't we always say that we should take benevolence, righteousness and morality as the foundation of the world? If we don't make any gesture, who believes that you are based on benevolence, righteousness and morality? I, I will not only let him enter the city, but also give him the seal of the governor of Xuzhou."

"Ah? Brother, you are crazy. How much effort did we put into Xuzhou and how much effort did Tao Qian voluntarily give it to us. How could you give it to someone?" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei shouted in shock.

Liu Bei stopped talking and showed a strange smile on his face. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw that the persuasion was ineffective, so they had to give up. In fact, at present, the entire Xuzhou civil service system is controlled by Liu Bei, and a large seal is just an object. Even if Lu Bu takes it, the ruler of Xuzhou is still Liu Bei.

...

Soon, Lu Bu also arrived in Xuzhou, and Liu Bei personally greeted him at the city gate. Lu Bu finally met the Uncle Liu, whom he had "already known" long ago. There was no need to say much about the two of them greeted each other. However, Lu Bu realized that Guan Yu behind Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei's expression and eyes were wrong.

After entering the city, Liu Bei held a banquet for entertainment. At the banquet, Liu Bei and Lu Bu introduced their subordinates and their subordinates one by one. After three rounds of wine, they spoke more and more to each other.

After Lu Bu talked and learned about it, he had a rough idea in his heart. Xuzhou is also a shallow water and a small temple with a strong demon. The entire Xuzhou is roughly divided into three groups. Liu Bei's own power is one, Xuzhou's civil servant system is one, and Xuzhou's military officer class is another. Xuzhou civil servant class is obedient to Liu Bei and has a combined force. However, the military general class is still a little dissatisfied with this leader who has gained Tao Qian's trust for benevolence, righteousness and morality. He has no resources and experience and has passed away to Xuzhou.

At this time, everyone was drunk and slightly drunk. Liu Bei suddenly came to Lu Bu with a box and said loudly with a bit of drunkenness: "Today, Brother Fengxian came to my Xuzhou and immediately let me shine in Xia Picheng. I will give you a big gift to you." After that, he put the box on Lu Bu's desk.

Lu Bu pretended to be surprised and asked, "What precious gift does Brother Xuande give me?"

"Your brother will know when you open it."

When Lu Bu opened the box, everyone present was stunned. It turned out to be the seal of the governor of Xuzhou.

Lu Bu smiled indifferently and said, "Brother, I can't afford to accept such valuable items." After that, he returned the seal to Liu Bei with both hands. Chen Gong, who was beside him, breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu Bei was a little surprised. He wanted to appreciate Lu Bu's flattery, but the other party regarded it as dirt. Liu Bei said, "When the governor Tao gave this seal to Bei, Bei swears to temporarily take over the governor of Xuzhou, and if there are virtuous people, they will give in. Today, there are red rabbits among horses, and the virtuous brothers of Fengxian, who are named Lu Bu, should be virtuous people, and Bei should also fulfill this promise."

Lu Bu's face changed and said, "Brother, I am definitely not a wise man. Brother Xuande should not say this again, otherwise Fengxian would have to refuse to recognize you as a brother."

When Liu Bei heard this, he sighed and said, "Since my virtuous brother refuses to accept it, it is not difficult for anyone to force others to do anything. There is another thing. My virtuous brother brought an army of ten thousand people, plus the refugees and women and children. Xia Pi City is too small to accommodate them. But there is a city near Xia Pi City called Xiaopei. At that time, there are no other garrisons in the city except for General Cao Bao's troops, and there are few and empty people. You can station the army in this city."

"So good," Lu Bu agreed happily.

"Okay, come on, come on, I wish you another drink for me. Everyone will continue to drink and drink." Liu Bei was happy.

After the banquet, Liu, Guan and Zhang gathered together again.

"Hmph, these three surnames are familiar with each other." Zhang Fei said hummingly. Guan Yu stroked the bearded man he was proud of and said silently. Liu Bei's expression was solemn and slowly said: "Lu Bu is definitely not an ordinary person, I am not talking about his personal courage."

"What a nonsense person? Isn't it just a young man with good martial arts skills?" Zhang Fei muttered sourly.

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Although Xiaopei's name is small, the city is not small, and it is now stationed by Cao Bao. Lu Bu temporarily stayed in Xiaopei's rest on the second day after he rested, Cao Bao held a family banquet to entertain Lu Bu.

At the banquet, after three rounds of wine, the conversation started. Only then did Lu Bu realize that the generals of the original Xuzhou system had been frustrated since Liu Bei took over Xuzhou. In Cao Bao's words, someone else was riding directly on his neck to poop and urinate.

Lu Bu saw that Cao Bao was over 50 years old and was from a wealthy family. He was dissatisfied with the young grass-roots like Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, so he persuaded him a few words.

When Cao Bao heard Lu Bu say this, he simply said it. It was not that the Xuzhou generals looked down on Guan and Zhang. Guan Yu was fine, but Zhang Fei was not a big deal at all. He had two major hobbies in daily life, namely alcohol and abused soldiers. Since Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, he often made excuses to insult Xuzhou generals.

Later, Cao Bao expressed his intention to let Lu Bu take Xuzhou into his pocket.

Lu Bu knew what he meant, but he remained silent. At this time, a woman came forward to serve Lu Bu and Lu Bu looked up and looked at her unintentionally, and couldn't help but be stunned. Although this woman was a beauty, she was not as good as Diao Chan. The reason why Lu Bu was stunned was because her appearance was exactly the same as Lu Bu's wife in his previous life. When the woman saw Lu Bu, she smiled and left. Only then did Lu Bu come to her senses and realize that she was incompetent.

How could these escape Cao Bao's eyes? He said, "It made Wen Hou laugh. This is my little girl Cao Min. She has long heard of Wen Hou's great reputation. Today I want to see the style, so I will continue to serve the wine and see the general."

Lu Bu nodded slightly, still thinking about this face that had "never met again for several years". Behind the screen, Cao Min calmed down his emotions and thought about why he knew Lu Wenhou as if he had known him very early. When he saw his face and eyes, he felt a feeling that he had never had before.

Cao Bao suddenly changed his mind and said, "I have long heard the good stories between Wen Hou and Miss Diao Chan. But Wen Hou has never regarded Miss Diao Chan as his wife. It must be because of the origin of Miss Diao Chan. But a real man should have a wife. What does Wen Hou think of the little girl?"

When Lu Bu heard this, he was stunned. The reason why he only took Diao Chan as his concubine was because of the promise he made to his wife in his previous life, and he would find her as his wife in this life. But he could not say this. Cao Min's face turned red after the screen, and was surprised and happy.

Finally, Lu Bu said sadly: "I just don't know what Cao Min's little girl thought, so I have to listen to her own opinions."
Chapter completed!