Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Zhang Fei pushed the door open and saw Liu Bei lying on the couch in broad daylight. He asked in surprise, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you really sick, brother?"

Liu Bei looked embarrassed and hesitated, "I accidentally caught a cold the day before yesterday and I'm still a little dizzy, so I'll lie down for a while. Is there anything wrong, Third Brother?"

Zhang Fei walked to the couch in two or three steps and touched his forehead with concern. His temperature was normal. He looked at his face and there was nothing wrong.

"Why didn't you tell me you were sick? Are you feeling better today? Did you take the medicine?"

Liu Bei took his hand away and said awkwardly, "It's nothing serious!"

Seeing that his eyes were somewhat evasive, Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand a little that his elder brother was pretending to be sick and didn't want to see guests. He looked at Li Ru again and immediately guessed that it must be this guy who instigated it.

However, he did not expose the truth and directly stated his purpose. "Fengxian sent an envoy here, asking us to send some people to Chencang Road to attack Yang Qianwan together with his men."

He looked at Liu Bei expectantly, "Brother, let me do this. Last time when we passed through Hechi, that guy sent troops to stop us. I've wanted to beat him up for a long time. It's a rare opportunity for Fengxian to beat him up this time. It's just the right time to send him to the West to see the Buddha."

Looking at his closest brother, Liu Bei was unable to refuse. Li Ru quickly interrupted, "My lord, you're feeling better today. I was just reporting this to you. Logically, the King of Tang helped you take Hanzhong last time, so we should send troops to help him this time. However, as you know, Liu Boxi in the south has been eyeing Hanzhong covetously and has repeatedly sent troops to harass him. If you take your troops away, if he sends troops to take Hanzhong again, Yunchang and Afan may not be able to resist."

Zhang Fei was not one to be fooled. He snorted, "How could it be such a coincidence? Besides, this place is not far from Hechi. I'm only going to help him fight Yang Qianwan, not the entire Liang Province. I'll be back in two months at most."

"Something big could happen in the next two months. My lord, you've finally found your foothold, so it's best to be cautious."

Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and glanced at Li Ru unkindly. Suddenly, a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. "Military Advisor, do you bear a grudge against Fengxian? That's why you've been preventing Mr. Gao from coming to see my eldest brother. Now you're trying your best to stop us from sending troops. Is this to seek revenge?"

Li Ru's face froze, while Liu Bei asked in confusion, "What grudge does the military advisor have against Fengxian? Why does he hold a grudge against Fengxian?"

Zhang Fei said, "I just learned from a casual chat with Mr. Gao today that when the military advisor was still under the thief Dong, he wanted to go to Fengxian for help, but was rejected."

When Zhang Fei had heard Gao Ren talk about this before, he had thought it was just gossip. But now, seeing that Li Ru had actually instigated his elder brother to feign illness to refuse Fengxian's request for help, Zhang Fei's dissatisfaction with Li Ru suddenly erupted. He analyzed to himself, "The military advisor must have seen that Dong Zhuo had fallen and had no future, and wanted to find a new backer. But Fengxian thought that the military advisor had betrayed the King of Hongnong first and was now betraying Dong Zhuo. He was a sycophant. Given his temper, he must have been very unkind to you back then, and the military advisor must have held a grudge against you, right?"

This not only brought up Li Ru's past disloyalty to the Han, but also exposed his despicable behavior. Li Ru's face immediately turned pale and he argued, "I was forced to serve the traitor Dong. I showed my goodwill to Lu Bu because I saw that he had anti-Dong intentions, not because I was looking for support. As for my hatred for Lu Bu, it is pure nonsense."

"Then why don't you send troops? My eldest brother was able to successfully capture Hanzhong thanks to the troops sent by Fengxian. Later, when Amo saw that Hanzhong was unstable, she even sent all of Afan's thousands of troops to my eldest brother. Now he needs our help. If you don't send troops to help, you are putting my eldest brother in an unjust position."

The more Zhang Fei spoke, the angrier he became. "Ever since arriving in Hanzhong, you've been constantly clinging to my brother, slandering him. Now you're actually asking him to abandon his integrity. Do you know why those people in Xuzhou were willing to follow my brother all the way to Hanzhong? It was because of his integrity. My brother has always been known for his integrity, but now you're abandoning that very integrity. Is he still my brother?"

Liu Bei was so embarrassed by this conversation that his face turned red, and Li Ru was speechless in rebuttal. He could analyze the general situation and talk about big principles with Liu Bei, but he couldn't do the same with this pig butcher. This guy was stubborn and believed that he had to repay Lu Bu's kindness.

Zhang Fei looked at Li Ru with resentment. It was a pity that he had spoken well of him in the bamboo forest. This guy was just a villain. It seemed that all his words about alienating the relationship between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu and avenging the young emperor must be lies. He had to ask Gao Ren.

Thinking this, Zhang Fei turned around and went to the door to call Gao Ren in. Gao Ren had heard everything Zhang Fei said in a loud voice clearly, and he couldn't help but admire Jia Wenhe in his heart. He grasped Zhang Fei's temper and jealousy very accurately, especially the sentence "sticking to him every day", which really showed the gay love between the three Liu Bei brothers!

Gao Ren walked in, bowed to Liu Bei who was lying on the couch, and asked with concern, "Uncle Liu, you've been recuperating for two days. Is your health improving?"

Liu Bei supported Li Ru's hand and sat up, mumbling, "Thank you for your concern. I feel better now!"

She looked at him apologetically and said, "I have had a severe headache these past two days. I am sorry to have kept the envoy waiting for so long. I wonder why the King of Tang sent the envoy?"

Gao Ren was about to speak when Zhang Fei interrupted, "Mr. Gao, there's something I don't understand. I'd like to ask you."

Without waiting for Gao Ren's reply, he asked himself, "Was it really Li Wenyou who sowed discord between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu? Did he really endure humiliation to avenge the young emperor?"

As soon as Zhang Fei said this, Li Ru's expression changed. Gao Ren glanced at him and immediately understood the reason. He pretended to be confused and asked, "Why did General Zhang bring up this old story?"

Zhang Fei said, "Just tell me, is it true or not?"

Gao Ren didn't deny it outright, but said, "I don't know if Military Advisor Li was involved in this matter, but I know the mastermind behind it was my princess's father, Situ Wang. The one who acted openly was Situ Wang's former official, Yang Zan. It was he who induced Li Su to rebel against the traitor Dong."

Zhang Fei was immediately amused when he heard this. He looked at Li Ru and said, "Why do I remember that back in the bamboo forest, the military advisor said that you were behind the scenes."

At this time, Li Ru could only shamelessly say, "This matter was indeed conspired by Wang Situ and I."

"Oh? Wang Situ is so loyal to the Han Dynasty that he would conspire with you, the man who poisoned the young emperor?"

Li Ru said, "I have already confessed my sins to Situ Wang. If it weren't for my help, how could the thief Dong be so easily fooled?"

Zhang Fei snorted, "The person involved is dead anyway, so you can say whatever you want!"

Li Ru immediately revealed a sorrowful expression and, bowing to Liu Bei, said, "My Lord, I confessed everything to you in the bamboo forest. Now that General Zhang is so suspicious, I can no longer serve as your military advisor. Please, for the sake of my counsel during these days, allow me to return to the mountains and live out the rest of my days."