Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Amo, Amo——"

From a distance, Zhang Fei recognized the woman coming towards him as Zhang Mo. He galloped on his horse and shouted at the top of his voice.

Compared to the passionate Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were much calmer. They lightly kicked their horses' bellies and slightly increased their speed to meet him.

"Brother Zhang San!" Zhang Moyao responded with a smile. She had a pretty good impression of Zhang Fei in this time and space. When she was trapped by Yuan Shao, it was thanks to Zhang Fei's help that she was able to return to Lu Bu smoothly. This buddy was very loyal.

"Amo, are you coming out of the city to meet your brother?"

Zhang Fei jumped off his horse and rushed forward with unabated momentum. Just as he was about to throw a bear hug, Xu Chu was quick-witted and stopped the ragged, smelly man before he got close to him.

Zhang Fei stopped and looked at the clean and beautiful woman in front of him, then looked at his clothes that hadn't been changed for a month, and smiled awkwardly, "Excuse me! The journey has been difficult, but once I'm clean, I'll be a handsome boy again, no less handsome than Lü Fengxian."

Zhang Mo pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "Not bad! Third Brother is handsome and elegant. Even with a bunch of weeds on his head, he still can't hide his handsome temperament."

This is the absolute truth. If their father had not been so handsome, his two daughters would not have been able to take on the throne of Liu Chan's two queens even with their connections.

Zhang Fei brushed his hair aside, looking smug. "That's right. Back in Zhuo County, women fell before my butcher knife like carp swimming across the river."

He sighed helplessly, "But my brother was already married at that time, so I had to let this beauty down. Four years ago, your sister-in-law passed away, and my brother has never remarried. Seeing A-Mo again today, I'm afraid he won't look down on other women in the future. What a pity, what a pity, you're already married to Fengxian."

Liu Bei rode over and heard Zhang Fei's frivolous words. He could not help but scold him, "Third brother, please be aware of your status!"

Guan Yu opened his eyes slightly and said coldly, "The hole in your back is healed, doesn't it hurt anymore?"

Thinking of how he almost died at the hands of Lü Bu at Sishui Pass, Zhang Fei felt a chill run down his spine. He chuckled, "Just kidding, just kidding..."

Seeing him like this, Zhang Mo couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Don't be afraid, Third Brother, he won't poke holes in you again."

Zhang Fei stiffened his neck and said stubbornly, "Who said I was afraid of him? I was planning to fight him for another 300 rounds!"

Zhang Mo smiled and said, "That will have to wait until you've washed and rested. You've had a hard time on this journey. I've had the house cleaned up. Come back with me, brother!"

The group walked towards the earth building. On the way, Liu Bei introduced Chen Deng and Mi Zhu to Zhang Mo. Zhang Mo looked at Chen Deng with emphasis, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Liu Bei asked curiously, "Junior sister, do you know Yuanlong?"

Chen Deng also looked at her strangely. He always felt that the way this woman looked at him seemed a little conflicted and a little sympathetic.

Zhang Mo shook her head. "I don't know. It's nothing. Let's go!"

After returning to the earth building, Liu Bei and others first went to see Lu Bu, and then followed the attendants to wash and change clothes. When they came out, food was already prepared in the hall.

After the meal, Liu Bei asked about Lu Zhi. When he learned that his mentor had passed away, he burst into tears again. He went to Mount Meng to pay tribute to Lu Zhi that day. It was not until the next day that he officially met Lu Bu and Zhang Mo as the great uncle of the Han Dynasty.

"Okay, we are all old acquaintances. I know that you are the uncle of the Han Dynasty, Liu Huang, and want to restore the rule of your Liu family. We have different ideas and cannot work together. Just tell me what you want to do this time." Lu Bu interrupted Liu Bei's eloquent declaration to restore the Han Dynasty and said directly.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to start.

Zhang Fei knew his elder brother was too shy, so he spoke on his behalf, "Fengxian, you know we've been driven out of Xuzhou by Cao and Yuan. We have nowhere to stay, so I'd like to borrow some troops from you to conquer Zhang Lu's country and find a place to settle down."

"Borrow troops to attack Hanzhong?"

Lu Bu found it a little unbelievable. He was already thick-skinned enough in his dream, but he didn't expect that Liu Da'er was even worse than himself. He had no soldiers or food, but he dared to say that he was going to attack Hanzhong. If Bingzhou was able to send troops at this time, wouldn't he go to take it? Instead, he would make way for you?

Lü Bu chuckled and said, "You not only want to borrow soldiers, but also food and roads, right?"

Zhang Fei said, "We're only borrowing soldiers. We've already sent people to borrow food from Liu Jingzhou. As for the Dao... I'm not sure."

Chen Deng, who was sitting in the back row, added, "We can't get through the south, so we can only go through Yongzhou and go down to Hanzhong from Ziwu Valley."

Lu Bu couldn't help but sneer, "So you have nothing of your own and rely on others to borrow everything?"

Liu Bei was extremely embarrassed by these words. His face flushed crimson and he lowered his head, not knowing how to respond. The others were also very embarrassed. Even the shameless Zhang Fei felt a little guilty. He stammered, "There's really nothing we can do. So many people in Xuzhou want to follow my brother. We have to find a home for them."

Zhang Mo said, "This is simple. Guanzhong suffered a devastating disaster last year, leaving almost nine out of ten houses in the counties empty. There are plenty of vacant houses and land that can accommodate these people. If you can borrow grain from Liu Jingzhou, it will be no problem to resettle them."

"Are you willing to give Guanzhong to my elder brother?" Zhang Fei asked with surprise.

Zhang Mo rolled her eyes inwardly and said, "The people will be resettled in Guanzhong, and Senior Brother Liu can live in Jinyang."

"How can that be? My eldest brother wants to do great things."

Zhang Mo smiled and said, "We also want to do big things. Fengxian said at the beginning that people with different ideals cannot work together. Although we have no conflict of interest at present, it is hard to say in the future. If you are willing to give up big things, we can still talk about brotherly and sisterly feelings. If you are not willing, don't blame me for being snobbish. I will talk about interests before talking about feelings."

Historically, Liu Bei occupied Shu and became one of the three kingdoms. Zhang Mo would be a fool to help Liu Bei take Hanzhong. After all, Hanzhong would definitely be easier to capture if occupied by Zhang Lu than by Liu Bei. Helping Liu Bei occupy Hanzhong now would increase the difficulty for the Tang Kingdom to advance into Shuzhong in the future.

Furthermore, this group of Xuzhou people probably didn't even understand the terrain clearly, but they were so brazen as to say they wanted to attack Hanzhong. The roads from Yongzhou to Hanzhong are almost all mountainous, making marching difficult and transporting food and grass even more difficult. In history, Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Zhang Lu, but he fought until he was about to vomit blood and still failed to capture the city. At that time, Cao's army had run out of food and wanted to retreat, but a very dramatic thing happened.

The retreating vanguard got lost at night and mistakenly entered the separate camp of Zhang Lu's brother Zhang Wei. Zhang's army was shocked and scattered. Cao Cao took the opportunity to occupy Nanzheng (the seat of Hanzhong County), and Zhang Lu fled to Bashu County via Micang Road.

Of course, the current Zhang Lu has just occupied Hanzhong not long ago, and there is still a big gap in strength between him and Zhang Lu who will be ten or twenty years later. However, it is an indisputable fact that the terrain there is dangerous, and it is definitely not as easy as they imagined to take it down.

Zhang Mo's refusal was obvious, but Chen Deng refused to give up. Since the other party wanted to discuss benefits, he used benefits as an excuse. He proposed the first benefit that Liu Bei could offer. "My lord is kind and righteous, and the princess and I are also brothers and sisters. If my lord occupies Hanzhong and is adjacent to Yongzhou, it will be much better than being neighbors with Zhang Lu. Moreover, Hanzhong is rich in grain. If the King of Tang is willing to send troops to help, my lord can provide you with food and fodder when you want to recapture Liangzhou in the future."

Lü Bu wanted to say, "Maybe I've already taken Liang Province if you haven't taken Hanzhong." However, seeing Liu Bei's pitiful look, he didn't attack him. Instead, he politely declined, "Uncle Liu, don't worry about the food and fodder for the attack on Liang Province. As long as Guanzhong recovers, the supply of food and fodder will be sufficient."

Chen Deng continued, "Just now, the princess said that nine out of ten houses in Guanzhong are now empty. I wonder how many years it will take for things to recover. If the King of Tang is willing to send troops, the tens of thousands of people who followed from Xuzhou can be resettled."

"Ha ha……"

Lu Bu forced a dry laugh. "This gentleman is quite calculating. Trading a bunch of starving people for my Bingzhou's powerful army?"

Chen Deng was about to say something when Liu Bei, who had been silent the entire time, stood up and said dejectedly, "Yuanlong, forget it! This request is really unreasonable. There's no need to say more. Let's find another way!"

He bowed and prepared to leave when Lu Bu asked, "Is this Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong?"