Chapter 450: Open Conspiracy (I)

Spring is gone and spring is coming again, time is like an arrow...

A year passes in the blink of an eye, everything changes, everything goes to an end!

Lu Bu's temples had already grown brightly. The red rabbit horse gradually grew old, and Fang Tian's painting halberd was on the weapon stand, losing its luster.

When did I return to the battlefield where the sound of killing sounded loudly in my dream.

But when I woke up, Nan Ke just had a dream. When I recalled it from time to time, I felt that dying in the north of the Seychelles that day might be better than today.

Although you have no worries about food and clothing, you don’t need to fight on the battlefield.

This is undoubtedly something that ordinary people always dream of, but for Lu Bu, it is a torment.

In a blink of an eye, five years have passed. Cao Cao was so generous to Lu Bu that he was granted the title of Ruanan Prefect and was still worthy of the title of Marquis Wen. How favored is he in the eyes of others? You must know that even Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu, who had followed Cao Cao for a long time, now only enjoy the title of Marquis of Pavilion.

But Lu Bu knew that Cao Cao did not trust him.

What can I do if I am a mere prefect of Runan? I remember that he was the General of Guard and the Governor of Youzhou back then. Now, even fighting on the battlefield has become a luxury.

In fact, with Lu Bu's status, it is unlikely that anyone will be able to reuse him.

No matter what other things, whether it is an official position or a title... Lu Bu has reached the peak of a military general, even higher than Cao Cao. Such a person may not dare to use it easily even if Dong Qi was. Cao Cao was already very benevolent and righteous to do this.

But Lu Bu felt uncomfortable!

Almost everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao once pursued his wife, Lai Yinger, the concubine of Lu Bu. There are even rumors that Lu Bu can get his current status entirely because Lai Yinger and Cao Cao sleep, how could Lu Bu swallow this breath? Of course, he also knew that it was a rumor. Lai Yinger had not walked out of the mansion since she arrived in Runan.

Rumors are as fierce as tigers!

The son Lu Xie died in a bad life...

At first, Lu Bu was angry at Dong Qi, but later he thought, how could he blame Lu Xie? He naturally knew what his son's virtue was. Lu Xie died and Youzhou was gone... Lu Bu had no other mention of the marriage he had made with Xiahou Yuan's daughter in the past.

Fortunately, his daughter Lu Xin grew up day by day and fell like flowers and jade.

For Lu Bu, it was also a kind of comfort!

Wei Xu and others who joined Cao Cao with Lu Bu back then have now become successful. Only Cao Xing and Gao Shun are still silently accompanying him. Lu Bu is very grateful to these two people. Unfortunately, he is not able to find a way out for them.

The commander of the military commander of Runan was Cao Cao's old friend and his old subordinate Cai Yang.

It means that the military power of Runan was not in the hands of Lu Bu. In government affairs, Lu Bu knew nothing and had to ask Cao Cao to ask Tian Chou for help. However, Tian Chou did not come, but a serious Han clan relative came, and was still Cao Cao's confidant.

Military and political affairs were undermined, and Lu Bu was only known as a prefect, but not as a prefect.

For the arrogant Lu Bu, how can he not be depressed, how can he not be discouraged, and how can he not feel discouraged?

Every day, I drink, just drink...

When Cao Cao heard about it, he not only did not get angry, but instead sent people to bring hundreds of jars of fine wine, allowing Lu Bu to drink it. The extended meaning is: I am very satisfied with this. Drink it, drink whatever you want... As long as you don't cause trouble for me.

Lu Bu is not stupid, how could he not understand what Cao Cao meant?

I feel depressed and my mood is even more depressed!

At the beginning of the new year, in order to celebrate the recovery of Pingyuan County, Cao Cao drove Yuan Shao out of Qingzhou, held a banquet in Xuchang, and invited civil and military officials from all over the country to go. Even people like Cai Yang and Liu Ye received invitations, and even Lai Ying'er had invitations, but they did not invite Lu Bu.

How could Lu Bu not be angry?

But what if he is angry? His subordinates are now only in three thousand soldiers, but Cao Xinggaoshun, and he has no choice but to cause trouble.

There are tens of thousands of people stationed in Runan, but he cannot command these tens of thousands of people!

Thinking of this, Lu Bu couldn't help but pick up the wine jar, gulp and pour it hard, then smashed the wine jar and fell drunk on the couch.

At least in my drunken dream, I can still leap my horse and sling my halberd and cross the battlefield.

*******

When I woke up, it was already dark.

Lai Ying'er and his wife Yan sat beside the couch, looking worried.

"Dad, you're drunk again..."

The ten-year-old daughter Lu Xin blamed Lu Bu in a tender tone, but it made Lu Bu feel some warmth in his heart and reached out to hug his daughter.

"Dad will definitely not get drunk again next time!"

"But Daddy promised that last time..."

"Xin'er, don't be rude!"

Lai Ying'er quickly stopped Lu Xin, but was stopped by Lu Bu, "Ying'er, no wonder Xin'er, but I am the one who is my dear, and I broke my promise!"

Yan and Lai Ying'er looked at Lu Bu's haggard face and couldn't help but sigh.

Yan said, "Fengxian, in the afternoon, a man asked to see you outside the mansion. I saw you drunk at that time, so I didn't wake you up... The man left a box and said it was a gift from an old friend. When I asked him what it was, he said you would understand after seeing it."

"oh?"

Lu Bu looked at Yan in confusion, "He didn't say where it came from?"

"No, I only left that box, which means I will visit again early in the morning."

"Where is the box?"

Lu Bu frowned and asked. Yan quickly asked his servant to bring a box wrapped in silk cloth and placed it in front of Lu Bu.

"I didn't see what it was!"

Lu Bu opened the silk cloth in confusion. The box was pitch black, with a mark that he was very familiar with, the mark of the Troll Order.

Is it a gift from Dong Qi? Lu Bu was a little confused... He and Lu Bu have never contacted each other since the second year of Jian'an. Why did he suddenly send such a gift? What is it? After thinking about it, Lu Bu reached out and opened the box gently.

Lu Xin suddenly screamed!

There was a head in the box. Although it had been a while, due to the weather, and with lime at the bottom, there was not much odor. His facial features were very clear. For Lu Bu, he would never forget this look in his life.

After taking a breath, Lu Bu suddenly burst into laughter.

Tears flashed in the corners of his eyes, and only seeing Yan's three daughters, I was extremely surprised.

"Fengxian, this is..."

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said, "This is the culprit of Wei Qiu's thief, who killed my son. Unexpectedly, I didn't expect... Thief, you have today too!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the head and threw it to the ground.

How strong was Lu Bu's strength? He fell in anger and smashed the head to pieces. Lai Ying'er hugged Lu Xin quickly, not daring to let her see again.

The owner of the head was Wei Qiu, who designed to besiege Dong Qi and killed Lu Xie, who was the only successor of the Wei clan in Hedong, Wei Ji.

Hate, resentment, anger...

Intertwined once, making Lu Bu crazy. He jumped out of the bed, rushed to the head of Wei Ji, and kept stomping with his feet, cursing.

The hatred of killing a son, the hatred of seizing a city!

If it weren't for this Wei Ji, how could he have fallen to this point today? After cursing and venting, Lu Bu let out a long sigh and shouted loudly: "Come on, throw this thief's head out and feed the dog!"

Looking at Lu Bu with a gray face, the three Yan women were silent.

After a long time, Lai Ying'er reacted and brought the frightened Lu Xin out of the room. When she came back, she saw Lu Bu hugging Yan, who was crying, and whispering to comfort her.

Lu Xie is the biological son of Yan.

In Lai Ying'er's memory, Yan was definitely a very strong woman. Even after learning that Lu Xie was killed, he could endure the grief and comfort the people. In those bumpy and displaced days, the role played by Yan was no less than that of the high surplus. In addition to being unable to lead troops to fight, all the conflicts between the generals under Lu Bu were mediated by Yan. At that time, some people tried to persuade Gao Shun and others to surrender to Gongsun Du. Several plots to rebel were also resolved by Yan's calmness.

Unexpectedly...

Lai Ying'er didn't say anything for a while, and could only accompany Lu Bu and Yan in the house.

Yan was worthy of being a child in his arms and soon calmed down. She stared at her swollen eyes and asked, "Bengxian, who sent it?"

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and replied softly: "Dong Xiping!"

"Is it the Western Regions' Violent Tiger? How could he have such a kind heart... Fengxian, aren't there any grudges between you?"

Lu Bu smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a grudge, it's because he has kindness to me. I'll repay my kindness to the north. When Xie'er ventured into the northern part of the border, Dong Xiping was alone and took hundreds of people to pick him up. What about me... Alas, you know that thing, what I did at that time was not very authentic."

"Then why did he still avenge Xie'er?"

This sentence made Lu Bu and Lai Ying'er beat a chill for no reason.

Yes, why did Dong Qi do this? Is he avenging Lu Xie? These are two different opinions. Wei Ji is Gongsun Du's think tank. Dong Qi must deal with Youzhou. But why did he send Wei Ji's head over? It's probably not that simple. Even if Dong Qi doesn't care about his past grudges, there is no reason to do this...unless he has another purpose.

Yan also reacted, and his face suddenly became particularly ugly.

"Bengxian, otherwise we will send the sender..."

As soon as he bit his teeth, Yan made a murderous gesture. Lu Bu shook his head and stroked Yan's hair, "I'm wrong first. Now that people avenge me, I have killed the messenger. Although Lu Bu is not a gentleman, he has done this kind of thing once."

"Then, then...what should we do?"

Lu Bu closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled and said, "What should I do? Is it still afraid that he will not succeed? What does that violent tiger mean? Anyway, it will be clear tomorrow morning. Hehe, I want to see what tricks the killing god can do."

Perhaps it was because of the revenge of killing the son.
Chapter completed!