Chapter 2 Settlement of grievances

The gate of Xiapi Wai Guo had been soaked and deformed, and the soldiers who surrendered could not pull it open. Finally, everyone hacked the two bad woods with knives, and then they barely squeezed out of the city.Song Xian and Hou Cheng rode horses, and the soldiers escorted Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Wei Zhong, Bi Chen and others to Cao Ying to surrender.The heroic Lu Bu is suffering now, stripped of his crown and armor, tied like a rice dumpling, stumbling around in the water with disheveled hair; Qin Yilu followed closely behind triumphantly, whipping and urging him with a whip in his hand—really The tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs!

Before the group left the puddle, they heard the sound of war drums and the sound of horns. Two hundred tigers and leopards rushed out of the battalion to meet the water's edge, forming a long line of snakes. The burqa girdle, the saber under the ribs, the shoulders and the bow bag, are majestic and murderous. "Stop!" Cao Chun, the commander-in-chief, flashed out from among the soldiers, and scolded, "No trespassing is allowed in Wang Shiying!" How dare the descendants of Xiapi come forward? Song Xian and Hou Cheng had no choice but to jump into the puddle immediately, clasped their fists and swallowed their anger: "The last general waits to capture the traitor Lu Bu, and I am here to ask you to surrender. Just now I have troubled the scouts on the city Reported."

"I surrendered voluntarily!" Lu Bu quickly argued. Cao Chun didn't care so much, and said with a straight face: "All those who come here will take off their weapons, and all the generals who have surrendered will follow me to the camp of the Chinese army to wait for their punishment. The soldiers are temporarily stationed outside the camp and are not allowed to move around at will," he said. After that, the horsewhip was raised, and the tiger and leopard rode two dragons out of the water and lined up on both sides, flashing an alley for people. For fear of misunderstanding, Song Xian and others ordered the soldiers to throw their swords into the city. Now, after hearing Cao Chun's words, they simply untied their swords and threw them to the shore. Follow Cao Chun to go in; the other soldiers also pushed and pushed out of the puddle, and sat on the ground under the supervision of the tiger and leopard cavalry, not daring to come out.Lu Bu was escorted by Qin Yilu and others, and he staggered to the front, but he saw Cao Jun's company battalions one after another, each gate was guarded by generals, and countless Cao soldiers crowded into the gate to watch the excitement, while watching. Pointing fingers and discussing:

"Is that fellow Lu Bu? I can't even recognize him..." "Bah! How many of us have been killed by this beast, I didn't expect it to be here today!" "What kind of parachutist? I don't think it's a big deal. Let's go over and slap him to see if he dares to fight back?" "Where's the red rabbit horse? Where's Fang Tian's painted halberd? Where's the prestige before? Let's hang your head!" "Why is this bird man still alive! Wouldn't it be over if he wiped his neck..." Lu Bu lowered his head, allowing his long hair to cover his face.In the past, he was so majestic on the battlefield, but now he was pointed at and ridiculed by a group of small soldiers. He really has no face to face others.But he didn't want to die yet, he was not old yet, and he still had a lovely wife and daughter, and his last desire to survive urged him to bear the humiliation and move forward.

Some Cao soldiers were bullying others, they picked up stones and threw them, hitting him on the head, and he looked down at the road without avoiding it.Seeing this, Cao Chun quickly reprimanded, and then dispersed the spectators. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Cao Chun suddenly got off his horse.Lu Bu shook his hair and looked up, but he saw that the fence was tight and there were layers of antlers, the gates and gates were well arranged, the turrets and arrows were well arranged, and there was a post at ten steps and a sentry at five steps—what a camp of the Chinese army!The gate is open, and to the east there are staff officers and scribes standing in ranks, and to the west are the generals and governors in armor. The soldiers on both sides stand with halberds. There is a golden axe in charge of the army, a large banner of the Han army standing in front of the tent, and a black flag with gold border and gold thread, embroidered with the eight characters "Sikong riding a car and riding a general Cao".

Before Lu Bu could look elsewhere, he felt a shock behind him and was pushed in by the soldiers.He looked around with his blurred eyes, but Cao Ying Wenwu was arrogant and didn't look at him at all.He ran past two tiger and leopard guards who changed their pawns and drove him forward. The figures on both sides flashed by, and he vaguely saw familiar faces such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Jiao, Xu Xuan, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, etc. Among them, Liu Bei and Chen Deng were at the front of the west head, and suddenly heard a shout in his ear: "Lu Bu Zhuzi also has today! I can't wait to eat your meat and drink your blood!" He forced himself to turn his head to look, and saw a The handsome young general opened his eyes wide and gritted his teeth—it was Li Dian, the veteran general of Yanzhou.

Lü Bu was worried. In the past when he attacked Yanzhou, he killed Li Qian first and then injured Li Jin. He made a big enmity with that powerful Li family. It's no wonder this kid didn't persuade Cao Cao to kill himself to avenge his revenge!Then it occurred to him that Li Dian was not the only one. I don't know how many people in this battalion have suffered from their own losses. It seems that it is not easy to survive today. Two soldiers supported him around the banner and fell to the ground. Cao Chun entered the army account and reported.After a short time, I saw a person slowly walking out of the tent.This man is no more than six feet tall. He wears a crown of iron beams soaring to the sky, a red satin embroidered deep suit, gray and white fox armpit fur, a jade belt across the waist, cloud shoes on his feet, and a purple long tassel ribbon; This person is in his forties, with a fair face and slightly wrinkled, three beards with a few whitening strands, sharp eyes with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a narrow nose and thick lips, which are a bit ugly, but the cinnabar mole on the eyebrow is particularly eye-catching ——Who is it if it’s not Cao Mengde?

"Subordinates see Duke Cao!" The whole battalion of civil and military soldiers bowed and saluted at the same time, the momentum was deafening, and Lu Buqiang shouted after him, "I will see Duke Cao..." Cao Cao didn't respond at all, and told Cao Chun: "Xiapi City has been conquered, send troops quickly to block the Si and Yier Rivers, and don't hurt the people in the city again." "No!" Cao Chun led the order and left. Seeing Cao Cao's expression was indifferent, Lv Bu straightened his neck and threw back his hair bun. With a smile on his face, he said with false concern, "Duke Ming is much thinner than before." In the past, he had toasted Cao Cao at Dong Zhuo's banquet , During the battle in Puyang City, he mistook the dusty Cao Cao for an ordinary general, and Xiapi was besieged and shouted in the city. The two can be regarded as old acquaintances.

When Cao Cao heard that Lü Bu made friends with him as soon as he opened his mouth, he smiled contemptuously, and called the soldiers to bring the stools and place them at the door of the tent.On the left, Wang Bi was holding the merit book, and on the right, Xu Chu was holding the tiger-headed spear. The two leaned forward to help him sit down. After a while, Cao Cao said, "I'm thin... just because I can't catch you." Lu Fengxian, I'm so worried that I can't sleep or eat, how can I not lose weight?" Lu Bu knew that Cao Cao's words were sarcasm, but he didn't dare to refute. He said with a sympathetic smile, "Why should Duke Ming be distressed? In fact, I have already intended to submit to you. In the past, Guan Zhong shot an arrow at Qi Duke Huan's hook belt, and Duke Huan used him as his prime minister instead. Since then, he has ruled the world of invincible feudal lords. Since I have been acquired by Duke Ming today, I should exhaust my strength, what do you think?"

"Comparing yourself to Guan Zhong, what a big tone!" Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he heard him say this, "You have long wanted to surrender, why did you resist until now? The chaos in Yanzhou almost killed me, and it was your sacrifice." Is it the strength of your thigh?" Lu Bu quickly argued: "The rebellion in Yanzhou was done by Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others. They also ignored it for a while and mistakenly thought Zhang Mengzhuo was a modest gentleman, so they bid farewell to Zhang Yang and sent troops to the east. After the Duke of Ming returned, Chen Gong repeatedly provoked me, and I was unable to get off. It was only then that I dared to offend Minggong Huwei. Thinking about it until now, I still regret it!" This statement is half true, although Chen Gong and Zhang Miao are the chief culprits, but he has also racked his brains to add fuel to the flames. As for what he said, he regrets so far Big truth.

Cao Cao listened to him shirk responsibility, twirled his beard and said again: "Leaving aside the matter of Yanzhou, since you went to Xuzhou to attach yourself to Xuande, why did you collude with Yuan Shu to make a surprise attack and seize Xuzhou's territory?" "I don't blame the general!" Lu Bu didn't even blink, "Tao Qian's old army in Danyang conspired to rebel, and it was their commander-in-chief Xu Dan who lured me into Xiapi. I was only in power for a while, and later sent someone to arrest Liu. The envoy took it back. I also offered Xuzhou as a concession, but Liu envoy refused to accept it, so he moved to Xiaopei." Xu Dan, the chief culprit of the Xiapi Rebellion, was killed in Pengcheng, and Lu Bu's words were dead without proof.He brought Liu Bei back to restrain Yuan Shu. As for the hypocritical performance of Xuzhou, Liu Bei certainly did not dare to accept it.However, it is difficult to criticize the subtle details of the eloquence. Cao Cao naturally understood the crux of the matter, so he didn't pursue the matter any longer, and said, "You are right. But since you have welcomed Xuande to Xiaopei, why did you attack him twice and capture his wife and daughter?" "It's all due to Chen Gong's instigation!" The two attacks on Xiao Pei were caused by Liu Bei's provocation first, but now that he belongs to Cao Ying, Lu Bu dared not offend.He predicted that Cao Cao would not forgive the traitor Chen Gong, so he put all the responsibility on Chen Gong, "I regard Liu Shijun as a brother, but Chen Gong is a chaotic villain, but he has the intention to do harm from time to time. Girl, I really dare not! I conquered Xiaopei twice, and the king abandoned his wife and daughter, and I ordered the soldiers to protect him, and my servants served my daily food and meals, and I did not neglect the slightest." Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but cast a glance at Liu Bei, and saw that Yuzhou Mu, who had always behaved unrestrained and energetic, lowered his head, his face flushed with embarrassment.Lu Bu also saw it, afraid that Liu Bei would become angry, so he hurriedly picked another good one and said, "Although I attacked Xiaopei, Liu Shijun got a blessing in disguise and joined Minggong's command. Since then, he has been like a duck in water and loyally served the country. This is not a bad thing. " "A good thing? Hahaha..." Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, "Since it is a good thing to belong to the imperial court, why did you send troops to stop me in Pengcheng? And why did you resist in Xiapi for three months?" Lu Bu opened his mouth and said, "It's because Chen Gong doesn't know the current affairs if he's going to surrender! In the past three months, all the affairs in the city have been Chen Gong and Gao..." He knew that Cao Cao cherished generals, and Gao Shun would probably be punished. It is recorded that Gao Shun is going to be recruited now, and it will not be good for him to work in Cao Ying in the future, so he immediately changed his words, "It's all the work of Chen Gong... Xia Su has the ambition to be effective in the court, and he also stabbed him to death. You know all about Dong Zhuo's campaign against Yuan Shu!" Lu Bu pushed all the blame away, as if he had always been loyal to the big man and had nothing wrong with it.Cao Cao was angry and funny, and raised his voice to sneer: "Feng Xian, it's really difficult for you to make up such a bunch of nonsense!" As soon as this remark came out, all the civil and martial arts laughed together.Lv Bu looked left and right, stopped his smile, and said proudly, "Don't you believe the words of the last general?" "I'm afraid no one in the world will believe what you say, Lu Fengxian." Cao Cao said sarcastically. "Then you can trust the bravery of the last general?" "Huh?!" Cao Cao was taken aback.Lu Bu straightened up, staring at him straightly, his tone was not as mellow as before: "The world is separatist and fierce, and Xudu is not stable, and the flames of the four directions have yet to be extinguished. Minggong strategizes and deploys his troops like a god, and he will be able to conquer in the end." He is used to fighting on the battlefield. If the Duke of Ming is the commander in chief and will be the vanguard at the end, he will be invincible in all battles. Why worry about the injustice of the world? At that time, let alone Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shu, what is the difference between Yuan Shao and Liu Biao? Afraid?" "Nonsense! Yuan Benchu ​​and Liu Jingsheng are our great officials, how can I be an enemy to them, don't talk nonsense..." Cao Cao couldn't help but move his mind.He naturally didn't believe in the integrity of people like Lu Bu, but it was an indisputable fact that Lu Bu was brave and good at fighting. If he could be kept under his tent, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings added?Cao Cao has always had the habit of loving generals, and he admires Guan Yu, Zhang Liona and other figures. He has been looking forward to a brave man like Lv Bu for a long time, but will taking Lv Bu cause disaster?Will the generals of the full camp object?What impact will it have on the entire court?Cao Cao couldn't make a decision for a while, so he called to the guards: "Push him aside for now, and deal with the others first!" Seeing this arrangement, Lu Bu knew that his mind had moved. Beside Liu Bei in the west, he begged in a low voice: "Your Majesty is now a guest and Bu is a prisoner, so can't you say something nice for me?" Liu Bei looked straight at him and didn't answer. Seeing him muttering to Liu Bei, Cao Cao scolded him, "Don't let the prisoners in the army do what they want!" Lu Bu turned his face and said with a sneer: "It's not that I'm yelling, it's just that the binding rope on my body is too tight, can you loosen it a little?" "Is the tiger tied tight?" "Bu is already a prisoner, how dare you make a mess, and ask Ming Gong to allow me to be more lenient." Cao Cao saw that he was begging for mercy, and he seemed to have no intention of resisting, so he wanted to send an order to loosen the bonds.The chief secretary Wang Bi cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please forgive my subordinates for talking too much... Lv Bu is a captive! His people are close at hand, so don't relax." Taking advantage of the chaos to rush out and get together with Zhang Liao, that is tantamount to returning the tiger to the mountain.Cao Cao didn't think so, now that Lu Bu is trapped here, surrounded by many powerful generals, and he has no guns or horses, even if he has the courage of the overlord, he can't escape.But it was interesting to see his embarrassed face, and he deliberately teased: "General Lu, I want to relax, but the master will not listen, so what? Just bear with it!" Lu Bu didn't dare to force him, Nuonuo stepped aside repeatedly.I saw two tigers and leopards pushing Gao Shun in.Gao Shun came to the camp with a huff and looked up at the sky, ignoring everyone. A soldier scolded, "Kneel down!" He just turned a deaf ear.The two tiger and leopard riders rushed forward and kicked and pressed, but Gao Shun's legs were like cast iron, he just didn't bend at all. "Okay, okay, let him stand up and answer." Cao Cao waved his hand, he still admired this man's bravery in his heart, and said with a smile, "General Gao, your trap is so powerful, I am deeply impressed." What a pain!" This was intentionally giving Gao Shun a step down, but Gao Shun still had his face turned upside down and didn't even look at him.Cao Cao continued to ask: "Could it be that the general still cares about the revenge of his subordinates being killed?" Gao Shun remained expressionless and still ignored him.Cao Cao swallowed his saliva, and his tone became severe: "Gao Shun, the guilty general, is captured today, is he willing to surrender?" Gao Shun deplored the fellow countrymen of Bingzhou who died in battle, hated Cao Cao for killing Bingzhou's subordinates, hated Liu Bei's capriciousness, hated Chen Deng's defection before the battle, hated Chen Gong's indiscriminate plan, hated Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Qin Yilu for betrayal and seeking glory, and even more hated Lu Bu Soft bone does not live up to expectations!He felt that the people in the world were extremely filthy, and his heart had long been ashamed, and he no longer wanted to live, so he simply didn't say a word.Seeing this, Lu Bu hurriedly yelled, "Mr. Cao asked you to save face, why didn't you answer? Don't you want to die?" Gao Shun looked at Lu Bu contemptuously, then turned his head and closed his eyes, waiting to die. "It's a pity..." Cao Cao sighed and murmured, "Push him out of the gate and behead him." Although he loves talent, if he can't use it for himself, he must be decisively eliminated! "Hahaha!" Gao Shun suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "Thank you Cao Gong for your kindness! Hahaha...hahaha..." Ren Hubao rode out to push and torture, his laughter was still endless.Cao Cao shook his head again and again, really puzzled why this person is so stubborn!Lu Bu's face was even paler, sad, regretful, terrified, and ashamed of himself. There was only a burst of shouting in the earlobe, Wei Zhong and Bi Chen were pushed in by the soldiers, and they fell to the ground without any explanation.The two of them knew that they were sorry for Cao Cao, so they both bowed their heads and said nothing.Cao Cao glanced at them angrily, and first asked Bi Chen, "Is Ling Gaotang still okay?" In the past, Bi Chen was a farewell to Yanzhou. When Chen Gong rebelled, he said goodbye to Cao Cao on the pretext that his mother was held hostage by the rebels. Before leaving, he kept saying that he would never betray, but he still saved Lu Bu and came here. Bi Chen felt that he was wrong and did not distinguish, and said in a low voice: "My mother passed away last year, and it is difficult for her coffin to return to her hometown. The crime of being unfilial is serious..." As he spoke, he shed tears. Cao Cao stared at him for a long time, feeling that his love was sincere and filial, and he remembered that he had no mother when he was young, and he couldn't start to honor his mother all his life, so his heart softened, and he sighed: "Everyone is loyal and filial, but I can't have both. Filial piety can be regarded as loyalty, otherwise why would Zeng Zi write the "Book of Filial Piety" to teach future generations? Untie him quickly." Bi Chen was still weeping, the soldiers had already untied the ropes, he sobbed, "Why do disloyal people help Duke Ming again?" Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, and what he called out was still his old official position: "Bi, farewell, you are too serious. You will not be rewarded if you do good with your heart, and you will not be punished if you do evil without intention. If you don't tell me, I will understand. It must be Lu Bu and Chen Gong. As a hostage, Lingtang forced you to join the gang, right?" When Bi Chen heard what he said, he fell to the ground and sobbed.Lu Bu quickly shirked his responsibility from the side: "It has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me, it's all Chen Gong's idea!" "Those who treat crimes should stop talking!" Wang Bi hurriedly scolded. Cao Cao ignored him, and looked at Bi Chen kindly: "Although you live in Lu Bu's camp, your heart is in the Han family. How can I blame you? Lu Bu once appointed Zhang Liao as Lu's chancellor. I think it is very wrong. Lu The country is the birthplace of etiquette, how can you use a warrior as the county guard? You are deeply aware of filial piety, so I will show you that you are the Prime Minister of Lu!" Bi Chen was taken aback—in the past, he was a Biejia, but now he is a county guard. This is a promotion but not a demotion; choosing Lu alone is both a compliment and a warning, and he must always remember to be loyal to the state and be cautious of etiquette.Thinking of this, he bowed his head and bowed again: "Thank you for the court's kindness, Mr. Cao's virtue, and I will try my best to serve the community." "Get up..." Cao Cao waved his hand, "Go and change your clothes after the tent is disbanded. If you have any difficulties, ask Cheng Zhongde to arrange for you." He knew that Cheng Yu had some friendship with him in the past. Bi Chen wiped away his tears but did not stand up, and said: "I have one more thing to ask..." "You want to take Lingtang's coffin back to Yanzhou, don't you?" Cao Cao knew before he finished speaking, "I'm not busy going to Lu State, you just go back to your hometown and bury your mother first. I'll help you out." "Thank you, Mr. Cao!" Bi Chen was willing to stand up now, and saw that all the subordinates in the east, except Cheng Yu and Xue Ti, did not know each other, so he walked to the end and stood with his head bowed. Seeing that Bi Chen had returned to work, Cao Cao's expression changed, and he asked Wei Zhong sharply, "Your surname is Wei! I treat you very poorly!" Wei Zhong was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.Cao Cao treated him with great kindness. He regarded him as a filial piety, gave him a job, and regarded him as a confidant.However, during the Yanzhou Rebellion, he was frightened by the mighty rebels, and he became a traitor in a daze.When Cao Cao was in Xuzhou, he once boasted to his subordinates that everyone in the world would not betray Wei Zhong. Unexpectedly, he was slapped in the face by the facts, and Cao Cao was so angry that he swore poisonously, "The species will not go south and go north, I don’t care about you!” Now that he is really captured by Cao Cao, what else can he say?Wei Zhong knew that there was no hope for his life, he couldn't even say a word of forgiveness, he wished he could bury his head in the ground, he was trembling. Cao Cao looked at him angrily, and cursed: "Coward! What can such a coward do... Untie and untie!" "Ah?!" Everyone was stunned, thinking that Cao Cao had to kill this person, but unexpectedly they untied him.Wei Zhong was even more shocked and at a loss: "Mr. Cao...you, you are..." Cao Cao gave him a blank look: "One sheep is also chased, and two sheep are also released! Seeing your meager talent, I will spare you and become a subordinate of my shogunate. Back then Yanzhou, you have made a lot of achievements, how could you turn to the enemy in the face of difficulties? It's really abhorrent!" Hearing his forgiveness, Wei Zhong grinned and cried, "I'm sorry for you... woo woo... I will be... woo woo..." "Why are you crying?" Cao Cao sternly said, "Exercise your courage! Don't embarrass me in front of others, go and go!" Wei Zhong stood up trembling, and Cheng Yuzao greeted him with a smile on his face: "My brother survived the catastrophe, come on..." and led him to Bi Chen's side. "Congratulations to Minggong for collecting the old part." Lu Bu greeted him with every opportunity. Cao Cao nodded his head and couldn't help smiling, when he saw another man pushed by Yuanmen soldiers, dressed in rags and disheveled—it was Chen Gong!There was a haze in his heart, his face turned serious again, and the whole camp of civil and military personnel became quiet in an instant. Although Lu Bu just wanted to shirk responsibility, Chen Gong was indeed the chief culprit in the chaos in Yanzhou.Without his instigation and incitement, Zhang Miao would not have turned against Cao Cao, nor would there be so many people like Zhang Chao, Li Feng, Xue Lan, Xu Si (si), Wang Kai, Mao Hui, Xu Xi (xi), and Wu Zi Rebellion, let alone Lu Bu's invasion of Yanzhou and seizure of Xuzhou, has been rampant for so many years.Cao Cao made up his mind to humiliate him, raised his hand and said, "Let him go...I have to ask my great benefactor!" The soldier untied the rope, and Chen Gong stood in front of him expressionlessly.Cao Cao sneered and said, "Gongtai, you usually say that you have more than enough wit and tricks, why have you been captured here?" Chen Gong smiled wryly, and squinted at Lv Bu: "It's just because people don't follow the palace's words, so that's what happened. If they did, they might not have been captured by the Lord." Lu Bu hurriedly shouted: "Nonsense! Mr. Cao's strategizing, how can it be compared with your trivial tricks?" "Don't interrupt!" Wang Bi stopped again, "Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Seeing that Chen Gong still refused to give in, Cao Cao said sarcastically, "What do Gongtai think of today's affairs?" Chen Gong blurted out: "If you are unfaithful as a minister and unfilial as a son, you should die!" Like Gao Shun, he had the same determination to die. Cao Cao sneered even more: "If Qing dies, what will happen to the old mother?" Chen Gong still did not hesitate: "Gong Wen will rule the world with filial piety and will not harm other people's relatives. Whether the old mother survives or not depends on Ming Gong's decision!" He held Cao Cao up so that he could not harm his mother again. Cao Cao asked again, "What about Qing's wife?" "Gong Wen said that those who govern the world with benevolence will never cease to be sacrificed. Whether the wife survives or not depends on Ming Gong!" Chen Gong was still perfunctory. Cao Cao expected him to pretend to be tough, and to play tricks again.Unexpectedly, Chen Gong bowed and said, "If you come out, you will be killed, so as to clarify the military law." After saying that, he turned around and was about to go out to lead him to death.Cao Cao's heart trembled, and he stood up quickly: "Wait a minute, Gongtai!" Chen Gong turned a deaf ear, and continued to stride out, and several soldiers quickly stopped him. "Gongtai, you..." Suddenly, Cao Cao didn't know what to say.From the heart, Cao Cao did hate Chen Gong to the bottom of his bones, but a few sarcastic words drove him to a dead end, and his heart softened.The reason why Cao Cao was able to serve as the governor of Yanzhou back then was all due to Chen Gong's lobbying of the officials in the prefecture. Since then, he has made many achievements in breaking the Yellow Turban and defeating Yuan Shu, and his past contributions are not small.Unexpectedly, Xiao He was also Xiao He when he was successful, he was the one who helped him take control of Yanzhou, and he was the one who set off a rebellion and almost made him homeless!But I did kill Bian Rang, Yuan Zhong, and Huan Shao in one day. I did drive away Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou who was appointed by the imperial court. Stained with innocent blood... Chen Gong's betrayal was not completely unjust.Thinking of this, Cao Cao was ashamed, ashamed, annoyed and hurt, and hurried forward a few steps and said slowly: "Gongtai, why are you doing this? Actually, I..." He stopped in the middle of speaking.Cao Cao really didn't know what to say, he couldn't say that the culprit of the rebellion was innocent in front of everyone, but he couldn't bear to kill him.It would be great if Chen Gong could kneel down and beg for mercy at this time... Chen Gong stood with his back to Cao Cao, his eyes staring straight ahead, looking back on his half life, he felt both sad and ridiculous.Is it really worth betraying for a group of people who have nothing to do with you?Is it blind to abandon Cao Cao and save Lu Bu?He remembered that when he met Cao Cao for the first time, Cao Cao pardoned Wang Gong in a few words; he remembered the battle where Bao Xin was killed in Shouzhang County; It can also turn the world around... Cao Cao is worthy of being a hero in the world, let alone Lu Bu, even Yuan Shao is three points inferior to him.But there is no turning back when the bow is opened, how can a generation of people with lofty ideals go to Qin Muchu?How can you live in the world with the name of repetition?He thought so far and felt sad, and he didn't dare to look back at Cao Cao, for fear that when he turned around, he couldn't help bowing his head to him and admitting his mistake.He gritted his teeth and glared at the soldiers blocking the way in front of him: "Get out of the way! I'll kill you if I stretch my neck, and get out of the way quickly!" Cao Cao heard it clearly from behind, knowing that his heart was irretrievable, so he couldn't help crying. He waved his hand to signal the soldiers to make way, and murmured: "You and I have met each other, and life and death will be separated from now on. Let me see you off again." Let's take a ride." As he spoke, he walked slowly behind Chen Gong. All the civil and military soldiers in the camp were sad to see this situation.Cheng Yu, Xue Ti, Wei Zhong and others had known each other for a long time and had a lot of feelings. They recalled how they had served in the same battalion in the past, and followed them one after another; From then on, it disappeared into nothing, and they also sent each other off; even Guo Jia, who had never met before, chased out of the gate. Lu Bu watched with horror, Gao Shun and Chen Gong went to their deaths generously, it seemed that his begging work was very small, and he quickly fell into Liu Bei's ear: "Xuande, you must save Brother Yu's life!" Liu Bei was expressionless and noncommittal, just casually said: "It depends on the situation." Lu Bu saw him rejecting people for thousands of miles, and said with a smile: "Brother Xuande, your wife and daughter are still in Xiapi City. You abandoned them after a defeat, why didn't you protect and take them in with brother Lai Yu? In order to save my family's face, Won't you say something nice for me?" Liu Bei's fair face flushed again, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Okay! Okay! My brother's life is on my shoulders." Seeing that he agreed, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly he heard three drums beeping for death, it was expected that Gao Shun and Chen Gong's heads fell to the ground.After a long time, I saw Cao Cao strolling back with his head down in a daze, followed by Cheng Yu, Chen Deng and others also lamented and returned to their respective positions.Cao Cao slumped to his seat, and said sadly, "Pass down the order to treat Gongtai's family members generously, and escort them to Xu and arrange them properly." Lü Bu didn't know what to say, so he interjected again: "Congratulations to Duke Ming for eradicating the rebellion..." Before he could finish speaking, Cao Cao glared at him viciously, and immediately shut up.Although he is heroic, he has no great ambition to stabilize the world. How would he know how broad-minded Cao Cao is? At this time, they heard the sound of Shenjia pleading guilty. Song Xian, Hou Cheng and other generals walked into the camp and knelt down beside the big banner.Cao Cao looked at them one by one, and suddenly saw Qin Yilu among them, he couldn't help snorting, and said angrily, "Are these the ones you captured?" Hou Cheng took a step forward: "There is also Lu Bu's family...Zhang Liao led the troops and failed to capture them." "Where are the three traitors Xu Xi, Mao Hui, and Wu Zi?" Dongping Xu Xi, Shanyang Mao Hui, and Jiyin Wu Zi were all county guards under Cao Cao's command of Yanzhou, so naturally they cannot be easily let go. Hou Cheng swallowed his saliva, bowed and said, "Wu Zi died of illness two months ago, Xu Xi and Mao Hui have fled since the defeat of Pengcheng, maybe...maybe they went to attach themselves to Zang Ba." "Hmm." Cao Cao's face sank like water and he thought to himself——Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Yin Li, Wu Dun, Chang Ba, these gangsters from the separatist side should also try to deal with them, maybe when they fight against Yuan Shao will become a serious problem. Lu Bu didn't know, and thought that Cao Cao blamed Hou Cheng and others for their ineffectiveness, so he quickly interrupted: "Ming Gong didn't know something, and he treated the generals very generously, but this group of people defected in a hurry and ruined the piece I belonged to you. Sincerely, it is really ungrateful!" When Song Xian and Hou Cheng heard what he said, their faces turned pale with shock.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao suddenly laughed, and jokingly said: "Be generous to the generals? You dote on the wives of your subordinates with your back behind your back. Why do you think you are so generous?" "Hahaha..." Many people knew about Lu Bu and the Du family's mess. Hearing Cao Cao tell it face to face, even those who surrendered and those who were surrendered were all happy, and everyone turned their eyes to Qin Yilu.That bastard is really shameless, instead of being shy, he laughed along with everyone, and said: "Where is carrying your wife, you are fighting in bed!" Everyone laughed more and more.Lu Bu blushed for a while, and couldn't wait to kneel down in front of Cao Cao: "Minggong wants to assassinate Dong and beg Yuan, please forgive me! I will definitely help Baoming Gong in the next day!" After saying that, he kowtowed again and again. Cao Cao still hesitated.Although Lu Bu is a sharp blade for destroying the enemy, it is a double-edged sword. It is still uncertain whether it will be a blessing or a curse to leave him.Looking up, seeing Liu Bei hesitate to speak, he simply asked: "I want to keep it for my own use, what do you think?" Lu Bu was so happy that he almost laughed out loud. He had discussed it with Liu Bei just now. If this favor is preserved, he will be safe and sound.He lowered his head and smiled, waiting for Liu Bei to intercede, but what he heard was—"Ming Gong didn't see the matter of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo?" Lu Bu's smile froze instantly, and he turned his head and asked, "What did you say?" Liu Bei looked disdainful, and repeated again in a raised voice: "Ming Gong didn't see the matter of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo?" Lu Bu shirked his guilt and repeatedly begged for forgiveness, but this short sentence ruined his life!In the past, Ding Yuan promoted him to the ranks of the army, but he killed his benefactor for fame and wealth; Dong Zhuo recognized him as his adoptive son, which was very kind, and he stabbed his adoptive father to death because of adultery with his maid.How can such a person be trusted?Lu Bu was stunned for a while, then suddenly fell to the ground and yelled, "Liu Bei Li! You are the most credible bastard! Have you forgotten about shooting a halberd at the gate? Abandoning your wife and daughter again and again, why don't you rely on me to protect you? An ungrateful villain!" "Bah!" Liu Bei also changed his face, "What kindness do you have to me? Robbing me of Xuzhou and attacking Xiaopei twice, do you still have the word of kindness?!" "You, you, you..." Lu Bu was so angry that his face was purple like sheep's liver, his whole body was trembling, and the tight rope around his body rattled, as if he would break if he tried harder.Seeing this, all the soldiers rushed forward and pressed him hard.He wanted to scold Liu Bei again, but suddenly his mind turned - what's the use of scolding Liu Bei?My life is in the hands of Cao Cao!Immediately look back at Cao Cao. But all of a sudden, Cao Cao had a murderous look on his face, and he was holding the saber hilt tightly in his hand.It can be said that one word can wake up the dreamer, and Liu Bei's words deeply touched him.He raised his eyes and saw that all the civil and military men in the camp had killing intent on their faces, among which Li Dian was furious!Cao Cao's heart was awe-inspiring - Lv Bu and the Li family had an indissoluble enmity, if Lv Bu was forgiven, how could he be worthy of Li Gan who was under the nine springs?And Xi Zhicai, why was he imprisoned and died of illness?How many people died in Yanzhou in the fire of Puyang and the disaster of locust drought?If Lu Bu is spared, how can he comfort the dead souls?He Yan met the elders of Yanzhou?Then he thought, Lu Bu had the merit of assassinating Dong, and the emperor has never forgotten his righteous deed, if there is another purpose to show favor, so what?Disrespecting the Son of Heaven means disrespecting the Son of Heaven. Doesn't the meaning of respecting the Son of Heaven create another internal trouble besides Dong Cheng and others?Also, Xiahou Dun's left eye was also blinded by Gao Shun's surprise shot!Who caused the confrontation with the Zhang Miao brothers?Zhang Yang and his fellow countrymen in Hanoi have a deep friendship, what will happen if Lu Bu flees back to Hanoi in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao in the future?Lu Bu used to follow Yuan Shao, so what if I want to turn against him... Suddenly, all kinds of new and old hatreds, suspicions and doubts came to my mind! Lu Bu only felt that Cao Cao's eagle eyes were sinister and frightening, so he quickly argued: "Ming Gong, don't listen to the villain's words, I am really loyal to you, and the sincerity can be learned from the sun..." Cao Cao didn't want to listen any more, so he raised his hand: "Push it out! Hang him and kill him!" Lu Bu's eyes went dark, and he felt that all the soldiers were pulling him.He resisted instinctively, struggling with his arms, and refused to move half a step.Seeing this situation, Xu Chu threw away his big iron spear, and rushed to grab Lu Bu, and dragged him down with everyone's strength.Lu Bu refused to resign himself to his fate and forced himself to struggle, yelling: "Cao Cao! I, Lu Bu, have made great achievements in assassinating Dong. Who in the world doesn't know who doesn't know who doesn't? Today, the emperor bestowed on me the title of Marquis Wen. The power of the festival is earlier than you! Now that you are in power, how dare you treat me like this?! When Lao Tzu and Wang Situ rescued me, you were still busy fighting in Yanzhou! What right do you have to kill me!" The scolding became more and more fierce, and with the force of his arms, he threw all the soldiers to the ground, and even Xu Chu stepped back a few steps on his side.A dozen people couldn't hold back a bound Lu Bu, wouldn't it be a catastrophe if he was allowed to rush back?Cao Cao was so frightened that he hid in the big tent. Wang Bi blocked the opening with his arms, and there was a sound of swords being drawn. Surrounded by Lu Bu, as a last resort, he had no choice but to chop him up in the middle camp. Lu Bu stopped moving forward, and looked around the crowd with wide-eyed tiger eyes.All the generals surrounded him, but no one dared to make the first sword.This guy is extremely brave, if he cuts the rope when he draws the sword, he will fight with trapped beasts before he dies, and everyone will be busy!At the moment of stalemate, someone suddenly heard shouting: "Everyone, wait a minute!" Guo Jia squeezed over from the crowd, bowed to Lu Bu politely, and said earnestly: "General Lu, I have some good words for you idiot, would you like to listen?" "Say!" Lu Bu looked around the generals vigilantly, and responded casually. Guo Jia said: "You are a man from the Bingzhou with no worries and cares. You got into the officialdom by accident and caught up with the troubled times. You have no ambition to compete in the Central Plains, and you have no talent for maneuvering. Such a result is still a shame. Isn’t it a matter of course? In this life, you have enjoyed the wealth and glory, and you have endured the great storms. What is there to be dissatisfied with? Even if you live in the world, what troubles can you get rid of? Fate must be there sometimes, and there is no time to force it. It’s only your own fault Wrong way! Could it be that the first hero suffered the pain of being dismembered in the end? For your sake, please be obedient..." Guo Jia's words were soft and gentle, but Lu Bu's words were no less than a blow to the head.He was stunned for a while, his face pale and pale, ashamed and enlightened.Finally, Lu Bu stopped struggling, laughed dryly, closed his eyes, and accepted the facts in front of him... The man is so stubborn, why bother arguing with them?On the battlefield, you are not afraid of the sky, you are not afraid of the sky, you can play tricks and tricks, you are definitely not the opponent of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and the gang of birds, who told you to catch up with this world?若一辈子在并州老家放马牧羊倒也罢了，既然混上这条不该走的路，身首异处不过是迟早的事！早知如此何不在下邳城楼撞死，还要到此说这么多的昧心话遭人耻笑呢？就算真保了曹操，他就会信任我吗？天下未平还用得着我，等某一天大功告成，也难保他不会再下杀手！还是陈公台有先见之明，多活一天不过是多提心吊胆一天，算了吧……吕布思来想去，似乎也没有什么可牵挂的了，念念不忘的只剩下严氏、未成年的女儿，还有杜氏佳人，要托付曹操两句，但转念一想，求了又有何用？眼一闭气一绝，活人的事岂还顾得上…… 吕布万念俱灰叹了口气，抛下那群紧张兮兮的曹营众将，迈着高傲的步伐，坦然赴辕门受死。曹操哆哆嗦嗦藏在王必身后，见吕布默然而去总算是放心了，隆冬时节竟惊出一头冷汗！