Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Ah Mo called Jia Wenhe a poisonous scholar. Lü Bu had never realized the poison in him before, but today he had truly seen it. After listening to Jia Xu's plan, he laughed out loud and said to the scholar following him, "Write down what you just said quickly and send it back to Chang'an. Let Yuantu send someone who is suitable to handle it."

The scholar who was in charge of recording had already taken out a pen and paper, and quickly wrote down everything Jia Xu said word for word, and then presented it to him for his review.

Jia Xu took it and read it over, then added, "One more thing. You absolutely must not go to Zhang Fan about this matter. If you don't know where to start, you can go to Zhang Yide and tell him that when Li Ru was still working for the traitor Dong, he wanted to cling to the king's big tree, but the king didn't like him."

Lü Bu smiled again after hearing this. "Sir, this is very thoughtful. Zhang Fei's big mouth may be a bit annoying, but if he speaks out, it might have an unexpected effect. But how do you know Zhang Fei so well?"

Jia Xu said, "During the time Liu Xuande was in Bingzhou, I visited those around him and heard a lot from the princess about the three brothers, such as the Peach Garden Oath, their gay love, and their bond tied by the waistband!"

Lu Bu couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this. Although the others didn't understand what gay meant, they couldn't help laughing. "Belts tied together" really sounds like something the princess would say.

After laughing, Lü Bu said with emotion, "Sir, you have great foresight and have devoted so much effort to the great cause of the Tang Empire. I, alone, can defeat a thousand troops."

Jia Xu quickly said modestly, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. The princess is your army!"

Lu Bu laughed, "Yes, both of you! Both of you!"

At that time, Liu Bei had nothing and nowhere to go. If he hadn't foreseen the future, who would have thought he would achieve such great things in the future? At that time, few people in Bingzhou, whether civil or military, took him seriously, but Jia Wenhe was able to get to know everyone around him.

A truly brilliant strategist is not necessarily much smarter than others, but they are able to collect and utilize all potentially useful information to make correct judgments and propose feasible methods. Isn't Amo's brilliance precisely because she knows all the celebrities of this era?

The most difficult thing to calculate in the world is the human heart. In Lu Bu's opinion, only Amo and Jia Wenhe can be considered top-notch at present. Although Guo Fengxiao is also good at this, he has been a savage in the mountains for too long and does not know enough information.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu turned to Guo Jia and said, "After the Liangzhou affairs are settled, Feng Xiao should go to the Flying Eagle Team headquarters for a while!"

Guo Jia wondered, "What does this mean?"

Lu Bu said, "I will upgrade you to the top level as well!"

Guo Jia: ???

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment before he understood what Lu Bu meant. He laughed heartily and said, "It means upgrading to the realm of thousands of troops!"

He patted Guo Jia on the shoulder and said, "This shows the king's respect and cultivation for you!"

Guo Jia understood and shook his head, laughing, "Thank you very much for your cultivation, Your Majesty!"

Lu Bu waved his hand, "You're welcome, it's my duty, it's my duty..."

Guo Jia looked at Lu Bu suspiciously. Why did he have a feeling that the king was plotting against him? Was it an illusion?

Three days later, Lu Bu's army arrived at Xingguo City. The situation was just as Jia Xu had expected. Xingguo and Lueyang not only had high and strong city walls, but also had a very good defense system outside the city. Xingguo City was especially so. It was surrounded by rivers on the west and south sides, and two camps were built on the north and left sides of the city, just within the range of two arrows from the city gate. If the besieging soldiers attacked from here, they would have to suffer from the rain of arrows from the city head and the two sides at the same time. What made it even more difficult was that Xingguo and Lueyang supported each other.

Although Lu Bu had surrendered the subordinates of Yang Qiu and Liang Xing, he now only had more than 20,000 soldiers and was unable to take the city by force.

Lu Bu could only camp in the Changli River Valley first, thinking of a solution while waiting for news from Liu Bei.

At this time, the envoy sent to Hanzhong also arrived in Nanzheng City from Chang'an on horseback.

The envoy was Feng Ji's assistant named Gao Ren. On the day he arrived, he requested to meet Liu Bei, but was intercepted by Li Ru who had received the news first. Li Ru took Gao Ren to his own house to entertain him, treating him to food, drinks and entertainment, and wanting to take him to visit Hanzhong, but he would not let him see Liu Bei.

Gao Ren knew that the war on his king's side could not be delayed. Seeing that the other party was trying to obstruct him, he found an excuse to go to Zhang Fei on the third day according to Feng Ji's instructions.

Li Ru had been on guard against him looking for Zhang Fan, an old general of Lu Bu, for the past two days, but he didn't expect that the other party actually ran to Zhang Fei's house. Li Ru had almost figured out Zhang Fei's temper after knowing him for so long. This guy was straightforward and very loyal. As long as the other party told him the reason, he would take people to see Liu Bei without saying a word. Li Ru saw that he couldn't stop him, so he could only take the initiative to give Liu Bei a shot of prevention.

"Why can't we send troops? The reason I was able to capture Hanzhong was thanks to Fengxian sending Afan to lead troops to help me that day. Now that he asks me for help, how can I just stand by and watch?" After hearing Li Ru's words, Liu Bei asked in surprise.

"My Lord, the current situation in the world is very clear. Unless you do not want to restore the Han Dynasty and want to side with Lu Bu, then you can send troops to help him."

"This..." Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, "I also know that I will inevitably become his enemy in the end, but the situation is not yet at that point, so it's okay to help him."

Li Ru said, "Lü Bu has already stabilized Ji Province and defeated Gongsun Zan. If he can now pacify Liang Province, his worries will be completely resolved. Where will he attack next? Has the lord thought about it?"

Liu Bei replied, "Of course, we'll take Cao Mengde from Yanzhou!"

"Then, my lord, do you think Cao Mengde can defeat him now?"

Liu Bei shook his head. "Even if he were to join Yuan Gonglu, they would still be no match for Fengxian."

"So, if you help him successfully capture Liang Province, he'll have the fertile lands of Guanzhong and Hebei, and no worries. In two or three years, he can take over Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and other places. Once Cao Mengde is gone, no one in the world can rival him. You only have Hanzhong now, and if you want to develop, you must have someone to hold Lü Bu back. My lord, if you can capture Shu before he destroys Cao Gong, even if you can't recover all of Han, at least you can rely on the natural defenses of the Shu Road to defend yourself."

Liu Bei was in a dilemma. "I understand the logic, but after all, I owe him a favor. This... I really can't refuse! Besides, Zhang Fan's three thousand men were previously soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. What if he gets the news and comes back to request troops?"

Li Ru twirled his beard and pondered, "If that's the case, my lord, we'd better test his loyalty, but we must not agree to send troops."

"Xiao, I understand..."

Liu Bei nodded vaguely.

"Big brother, big brother..."

As they were talking, Zhang Fei's loud voice came from outside the door. Li Ru hurriedly asked Liu Bei to lie down and pretend to be sick. He then instructed, "My lord, remember, I lied about your illness two days ago. Also, no matter what, you must not agree to it."