Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Lu Bu's desire for Henei County was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. When Jia Xu analyzed the importance of Hedong County's military and geographical location, he mentioned Henei County. Lu Bu took note of this. Both places border Bingzhou, so Lu Bu wanted to take this opportunity to take it over.

Of course, the most important point is that Henei County is adjacent to Yanzhou. Lu Bu has always wanted to raid Cao Cao's lair when he attacks Xuzhou, just like in his dream. Although he may not be able to govern Yanzhou, it would be nice to grab a batch of people and bring them back, so he needs a piece of land bordering Yanzhou.

As for Yuan Shao's statement that Henei County was not his to decide, Lu Bu thought it was just an excuse. When they were fighting against Dong Zhuo, Henei Prefect Wang Kuang had already obeyed Yuan Shao's orders. Now that Yuan Shao was the Governor of Jizhou, Wang Kuang was probably Yuan Shao's man for a long time.

Lü Bu didn't expose Yuan Shao, but said with some regret, "Since Benchu ​​can't make the decision, then I will go talk to Gongsun Bogui. If he takes Jizhou, he should be willing to give me Henei County, right?"

This is a naked threat! A naked threat!

Yuan Shao could hardly maintain his elegant image. If he could defeat Lu Bu, he would definitely rush over and beat this guy up.

"How many days will it take for Yan Liang's troops to arrive?" Yuan Shao suppressed his anger and asked in a cold voice.

Tian Feng said, "It will take at least five days. Besides, I think... even if reinforcements arrive, they won't be able to defeat the combined forces of Lü Bu and Gongsun Zan."

These two men were both wild wolves who had been fighting on the border grasslands for years. If there had been no epidemic, Yuan Shao could barely deal with Gongsun Zan. Now with the epidemic and the two sides joining forces, Yuan Shao had no chance of winning.

"My lord, why don't you agree to this first? Henei County is not that easy to govern. Lü Bu has big ambitions but a small mind. When his mind bursts, we can recapture it."

Seeing Yuan Shao's confusion, Tian Feng explained, "Henei County is different from Hedong County. This was one of the rear bases for Emperor Guangwu's restoration of the Han Dynasty. The county is full of powerful and aristocratic families. With Lü Bu's background, peaceful means are simply not going to win their support. If he were to resort to violence, unless he could kill half of the population of Henei, he would sooner or later be retaliated by the aristocratic families. This is one reason."

"Secondly, once Lü Bu's reputation for slaughtering the nobles spreads, he will inevitably face significant resistance in his future expansion into Guanzhong and the Central Plains. Families that don't want to follow in the footsteps of the Henei nobles will unite to resist Lü Bu, and his call for talented individuals will become increasingly difficult to recruit. Given Lü Bu's current strength, taking Henei is like taking a hot potato. After defeating Gongsun Zan, my lord can secretly communicate with the Henei nobles, making it easy to retake it."

In Tian Feng's view, Lu Bu's request for Henei County was just like a child showing off his skills. He was overestimating his own abilities and would eventually hurt himself.

After listening to Tian Feng's analysis, Yuan Shao slowly calmed down his anger. Compared with his own family background of three generations of officials, Lu Bu's background was really too inferior. Otherwise, he had issued the call for talents for so long, but no talented person came to join him. And according to Lu Bu's character, he would certainly not be able to tolerate the nobles' lip service, and it was only a matter of time before he would take action.

Thinking of this, he felt more balanced and said to Lu Bu, "Since Fengxian wants it, I will agree."

Yuan Shao's straightforward and generous statement made Lu Bu slightly stunned, but thinking of Yuan Shao's current situation, what else could he do?

"Then please have Benchu ​​sign the document and go to Yecheng to bring your son Yuan Shang as a hostage. Once the promised food and fodder has been delivered to Bingzhou and Wang Kuang's troops have withdrawn from Henei, I will return your son safely to Yecheng."

In his dream, Lu Bu had been hunted by Yuan Shao and cheated by Yuan Shu. He had no trust in the character of the two Yuan brothers. He knew that Yuan Shao loved his youngest son Yuan Shang the most, so he wanted to get a hostage to prevent Yuan Shao from regretting it later.

Yuan Shao was already furious today. He had already agreed to cede land and send food, so how could he refuse the last request for hostages? However, Yuan Shang was absolutely out of the question. In the end, after negotiation, the two sides decided to send Yuan Shang's second son, Yuan Xi, as a hostage in Bingzhou.

"Now that the terms have been agreed, should Benchu ​​host a banquet for me tonight? In order to rescue you, I rushed here from Bingzhou without stopping and didn't even have a proper meal." Lu Bu said shamelessly again.

"If Fengxian is not afraid of contracting the disease, I will certainly hold a banquet to express my gratitude." Yuan Shao said gritting his teeth.

Lü Bu laughed heartily and said, "I, Lü Fengxian, am not afraid of wolves or ghosts, so why should I be afraid of a mere epidemic?"

As he said this, he walked towards Yuan Shao with a dozen personal guards. Yuan Shao saw that he was serious and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Tian Feng noticed Yuan Shao's expression change slightly and tried to appease him, saying, "Although the alliance between the two sides is just a verbal agreement, judging by Lü Bu's attitude today, he is indeed here to rescue our army. If he were to assassinate you, we would have to fight him to the death. The only one who would benefit would be Gongsun Zan. Rest assured, my lord."

Yuan Shao's fear was only for a moment. As he walked back, he whispered, "How about I ambush the swordsmen, or give him a cup of poisoned wine at the banquet and kill Lu Bu?"

Tian Feng asked, "If something unexpected happens to Lu Bu, will the 4,000 Bingzhou troops outside give up?"

"Then I will give half of Jizhou to Gongsun Zan and invite him to help me eliminate Lü Bu?"

"Gongsun Zan's ambitions are even greater than Lu Bu's. After eliminating Lu Bu, he will immediately turn against the lord. In the end, Gongsun Zan will benefit completely."

Yuan Shao sighed helplessly. Both Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu were not easy to deal with. However, judging from the current situation, Gongsun Zan was indeed more difficult to deal with than Lu Bu. Well, let's repel Gongsun Zan first.

When he arrived at Yuan Shao's camp, Lu Bu looked around everywhere like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

He originally wanted to directly ask Yuan Shao to send Doctor Zhang, but he was not sure whether Yuan Shao had met Amo. Xu Huang said that Amo was a little different now, but the same person could not be completely different no matter how he disguised himself. What if Yuan Shao had already met Amo? If he rashly made this request, Yuan Shao would immediately doubt Amo's identity. If he used Amo as a threat, he would be controlled by him.

Lu Bu did not see Amo until he walked into the tent where Yuan Shao was holding a banquet. He was thinking about what excuse he could find to go to the medical camp later, but he heard footsteps outside, followed by a familiar female voice.

"General, your illness has not yet healed. You cannot eat anything other than corn porridge, nor drink alcohol."

"I know, I know. Aren't you annoying, little doctor? You're not my general's wife, and you keep nagging me all day long."

Hearing Zhang Mo's voice, Lu Bu stood up suddenly, unable to resist the urge to go out and look for her, but her voice came back, "General, you must be patient. Don't be impulsive and don't be tempted by delicious food. Only when you recover can I recover!"

Lu Bu understood what Amo meant, but he still managed not to run away.

As soon as Zhang Mo finished speaking, Lu Bu saw a handsome man walking in after opening the curtain. He thought that the general that Amo mentioned was this man. From his words just now, he could hear that although this man's tone was impatient, it also contained a bit of doting and teasing. This man had ulterior motives towards Amo.