Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The news that Liu Bei was sending troops to Hanzhong soon reached Jinyang.

"What should we do? He goes to fight on his own. Should we just stand by and watch?" Zhang Mo looked at everyone present and asked with a headache.

Lü Bu snorted, "Just watch, I see. I've finally figured out Liu Da'er. He's absolutely certain you'll be soft-hearted, so he's going to kill first and ask for your permission later. He's sending troops from Guanzhong, figuring you won't really ignore him for the sake of our relationship as brothers. He's doing this on purpose."

"Brother, you wouldn't think so?!"

Zhang Mo still trusted Liu Bei's character. Although many people in later generations said that he was hypocritical, she felt that he was truly righteous before Liu Cong betrayed him and secretly defected to Cao Cao. At that time, Zhuge Liang advised him to seize Xiangyang, but Liu Bei was bound by righteousness and did not take Xiangyang despite being betrayed. Instead, he dragged hundreds of thousands of people south to Jiangling. As a result, he not only lost Jingzhou in vain, but also suffered a major defeat at Changbanpo.

Zhang Mo believes that it was after this battle that Liu Bei gradually abandoned some flashy ideas and became more tactful. For example, he borrowed Jingzhou from the Eastern Wu to prevent Sun Quan from attacking Yizhou, but he turned around and attacked Liu Zhang and occupied Yizhou, for which Sun Quan scolded him, "You are a cunning enemy, so deceitful."

In history, Liu Bei experienced failure again and again, and only with the guidance of Zhuge Liang did he change his ideas. Now that he has only experienced the defeat in Xuzhou, he should not abandon his benevolence and righteousness so quickly, and use retreat to advance and use affection to force Bingzhou to send troops to help him.

Jia Xu said, "I think what the lord says makes sense. During that time, Emperor Liu visited almost every staff member in the Tang Palace. Who would believe him if he said he didn't have any ulterior motives? Although he and the princess didn't have much interaction, they were from the same school after all. When he wanted to go to Xuzhou to rescue Tao Qian, his senior brother Gongsun Zan generously gave him 3,000 soldiers. Now that he is sending troops from our Guanzhong territory to suppress the rebellion, if the princess doesn't show some appreciation, wouldn't it seem petty and unkind?"

"Do you also think he did it on purpose?" Zhang Mo asked.

Tian Feng nodded. Chen Gong didn't respond. Xu You continued, "Whether he did it on purpose or not isn't really important. The problem is that he's determined to defeat Zhang Lu. With the number of men he has, there's no chance. If he's defeated, it's fine. But if he dies in battle, people will surely accuse the king and princess of standing by and watching, failing to help. Your Majesty has cultivated his reputation for years, and now this will tarnish your reputation. In my opinion, it's better to send some men to follow and see what happens. If they can fight, we can help him defeat him. If not, we've contributed, which is enough to silence others."

Lu Bu looked unhappy. "He's going to die on his own. Why should he need our help?"

Tian Feng twirled his beard and smiled, "If it's just to shut others up, then there's really no need. However, I do think there's nothing wrong with helping Emperor Liu take Hanzhong."

"What good can it do?" Lu Bu obviously disagreed with Tian Feng's suggestion.

Tian Feng explained, "Cao Mengde has already formed an alliance with Gongsun Bogui. Kong Wenju of Beihai has clearly expressed his support for the Changyi court. Zang Ba of Mount Tai is caught between Gongsun and Cao and will eventually side with either. Although Yuan Shu hasn't made any statement yet, since our lord has annexed his brother's forces, he basically considers our Tang Kingdom his number one enemy."

Aside from Uncle Liu, the Tang Kingdom has almost no allies. Help him capture Hanzhong, and let him guard the southern gate of Yongzhou to resist Liu Fan of Yizhou. Once we take Liangzhou, all threats from the west will be eliminated. Your Majesty can then station all your forces in Jizhou and Henan and focus on sweeping across the Central Plains."

Tian Feng didn't know that in history, Liu Bei had once occupied a place on the stage of the late Han Dynasty when many heroes were fighting for power. His analysis was completely correct. It was indeed much better for Liu Bei to occupy Hanzhong than Zhang Lu. However, Zhang Mo, who had experienced it, was very wary of Liu Bei. She was afraid that after taking Hanzhong, Yizhou would fall into Liu Bei's hands in a few years. If a Shu Han appeared, it would take many more years to unify the country.

Zhang Mo still didn't want to help Liu Bei, but after hearing Tian Feng's words, Lü Bu changed his attitude. He whispered to Zhang Mo, "You said that Liu Bei's wandering life ended after he met Kong Ming. Now he doesn't have Kong Ming by his side, and he doesn't even have a decent strategist. Even if he takes Hanzhong, with his three brothers and Chen Deng, Jian Yong and other second-rate strategists, I think he can only hold on to one county and won't accomplish anything great. Why not let him watch over Liu Fan for us?"

Zhang Mo thought about it and realized that what her husband said made sense. She had poached several of the top advisers in Liu Bei's group, and there were no particularly outstanding talents under Zhang Lu for him to recruit. Liu Bei himself had no strategy, so how could he swallow up the huge Yizhou so easily?

Thinking about Tian Feng's words again, if Cao Cao really united the princes of the world to destroy Lu, she did not have the confidence to fight against everyone with the strength of one family, so it seemed that tying Liu Bei up would be an option.

However... to be on the safe side, Zhang Mo finally decided to adopt Xu You's suggestion and let Taishi Ci send a team to follow and see. If they can fight, they will fight. If not, they will just take a walk and come back. This can be regarded as preserving the friendship between senior and junior brothers.

Zhang Mo's considerations were very comprehensive. She even thought of all the top strategists in the Three Kingdoms and made sure that there was no one that Liu Bei would miss before making this decision.

However, things are unpredictable, and no one could have imagined that history would be so accidental. When Liu Bei led his troops into Chencang Road, he actually met a hidden master who changed his destiny.

It is said that one day Liu Bei and his entourage passed by a bamboo forest and vaguely heard the sound of a zither coming from the forest. Zhang Fei, who was also poisoned by stories about demons and ghosts, immediately thought that it was the immortals in the mountains calling them, so he encouraged Liu Bei to go and take a look.

Liu Bei did not believe in any fairy tales, but since he had already come up with the idea of ​​Guangwu sending messages in dreams, it would be even more convincing if he told him about an encounter with a fairy on the road.

So Liu Bei took Guan and Zhang and followed the sound of the zither to the bamboo forest, where they saw a middle-aged man with disheveled hair, bare chest and bare feet sitting on a huge rock playing the zither. When Liu Bei was young, he liked beautiful clothes, music, dogs and horses. His zither skills were not necessarily very good, but he knew how to appreciate it. From the man's zither playing, he heard the other party's frustration, which was almost exactly the same as his own mood some time ago.

When the song ended, Liu Bei approached and started a conversation. After listening to Liu Bei's self-introduction, the man was confused for a moment and asked, "Among the Han royal family members, is there Liu Xuande?"

Liu Bei smiled awkwardly and explained his ancestors. The man nodded after listening, "So he is a descendant of the fallen clan!"

"May I know your name, sir?" Liu Bei asked with a bow.

"I am..." The man suddenly thought of something and paused before saying, "I am a country bumpkin, so I won't mention my humble name!"

Another person who didn't want to reveal his name? Liu Bei looked depressed, but thinking about the scene when he met Guo Jia that day, Liu Bei vaguely felt that this might also be a master.

"Sir, why do you live alone in this mountain wilderness?"

The man gathered his clothes and tied them up, saying casually, "Uncle Huang has come all the way from Chencang. He must have seen many people living in seclusion in the mountains along the way. I am just like them. I have no place to stay in the mortal world, so I chose to live in seclusion in the mountains."

"Sir, your qin skills are extremely high, and I believe your talent and learning are also not bad. Why is there no place for you?" Liu Bei was puzzled at first, but then, without thinking twice, he immediately bowed and invited, "Sir, if you don't mind, could you come out and help me?"

The man gave him a meaningful look and shook his head, "I'm afraid of death!"