[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Several people got up and welcomed Lu Bu to his seat.

Cui Song asked the waiter to fetch the wine glass and poured wine for Lu Bu himself:

"The general has something to do, just send a servant to pass the message, why dare the general come in person?"

Lu Bu said: "I and the two of you treat each other with respect, so why bother? Hearing that the two of you are taking care of Huang Menlang, so I came here to ask for a glass of wine. I just hope that you don't think I came here without invitation."

Cui Song hurriedly said, "That's natural", and introduced Zhong Yao and Xun You to Lu Bu, and introduced Lu Bu to Zhong Yao and Xun You.

After the introduction, he added: "General Lu is a noble character, worthy of deep friendship."

Zhong Yao and Xun You knew Lu Bu's identity, and they had different ideas in their hearts.After hearing Cui Song's last sentence, the two of them had a sense of balance, and their attitude towards Lu Bu became more natural.

What Cui Song said sounded like he was flattering Lu Bu, but it was actually a reminder to Xun You.

Lu Bu knew nothing about the metaphors in it.After hearing Cui Song's sincere praise, he was very happy, but he still followed the virtues of today's people and said a few words of humility.

Seeing that Zhong Yao and Xun You behaved generously and calmly, Lu Bu developed a good impression of them.Especially Xun You, Lu Bu learned about Xun You's performance in prison from Dong Zhuo, and was both curious and admired for him.

Lu Bu drank a glass with Cui Song and Guo Jia first, then filled it up himself, raised the glass and faced Xun You's direction, making a gesture of toasting.

"This cup is for Xun Menlang to cleanse the dust."

He drank the wine in the wine glass, and said: "Bu dare to ask - I wonder what Xun Menlang thinks about the Grand Master?"

Lu Bu's straight ball made it difficult for the few people present to react.

Cui Song looked at Guo Jia subconsciously.Guo Jia saw that he was looking at him, so he moved to the seat where Cui Song was sitting, and lifted the wine pot on the stove to pour wine for him.

Cui Song understood, looked down at the wine glass, and only used his ears to catch the movement on the other side.

Seeing Guo Jia's actions, Zhong Yao, who was a little vigilant, used the movement of drinking to cover up the anxiety between his brows and eyes, and also pricked up his ears to pay attention to the question and answer between Xun You and Lu Bu.

After this disaster in prison, Xun You became introverted, quiet and reticent.Hearing Lu Bu's unconventional question, there was no extra expression on his face, he was as calm as if Lu Bu had just asked him not a sensitive topic, but "What kind of food is delicious", "Is it better to have a full moon or a curved moon?" "Happy month" and other common, boring questions.

"I don't know what kind of answer the general wants to hear from me?"

A hint of appreciation flashed in Lu Bu's eyes.

He knew that Xun Yu spent several months safely in the insane place at the bottom of Chang'an Prison. He was not driven insane, nor did he become crazy.

Seeing now that Xun You advances and retreats freely, neither humble nor overbearing, and has not become weak and resigned at all due to months of mental torture, Lu Bu sighed from the bottom of his heart: This Xun You is really a remarkable person.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu smiled heartily, and made a wine ceremony representing apology: "It was Bu who offended. Bu has no other intentions, but I have been confused recently, so I take the liberty to ask."

After finishing speaking, he repeated what he said to Cui Song and Guo Jia two days ago, and said again: "Although I already know that the person who said this has ulterior motives, but what he said at the beginning does have some meaning. Reasonable."

The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks, and the good bow hides before the birds are exhausted.Seeing Dong Zhuo becoming more headstrong, tyrannical, and unscrupulous, as a general who joined halfway, Lu Bu couldn't get rid of such worries.

Xun You heard the implication: "What does the general mean...?"

Lu Bu knew that empty words could not disarm several people, so he took something out of his bosom and handed it to several people for circulation.

"This is a letter of alliance between me and a certain courtier."

The covenant that Lu Bu mentioned was not the covenant of the princes during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but the restrictive regulations signed when two or more parties conspired to prevent one of them from easily betraying them. It has the flavor of a modern contract.Of course, because the matter of collusion is not visible, the content of the alliance letter is very cryptic, and oaths and curses are added.It is not senseless oaths that bind both parties, but relative interests.

Just like the letter of alliance that Lu Bu took out, it has Wang Yun's handwriting and official seal on it. Although the content of the agreement is not written, it clearly lists the interests exchanged between the two.Once one of the parties turns against the water, the other party announces the alliance letter to the public, which will definitely pull the other party into the water, and it will be a typical "death and death together".

Lu Bu handed over such important things to them, and he didn't know whether to say that he was big-hearted or sincere, and he had no defense against their character.

…No, maybe not defenseless.In terms of strength alone, they were not Lu Bu's opponents, and they couldn't snatch the alliance letter from him.What's more, Lv Bu is Dong Zhuo's confidant, if he goes to Dong Zhuo to report it with empty teeth, it is not certain who will be unlucky in the end.

Not only Cui Song and Guo Jia, but Xun You and Zhong Yao also participated in the anti-Dong plan organized by Wang Yun. How could they not recognize Wang Yun's handwriting.

Only those present were all human beings, pretending not to know, and vacating the stage for Lu Bu to play.

"Please read, gentlemen, this book says: After the matter is completed, I will be promoted to the superior general, the third division of Yibi, and the feudal lord—you also know who is in power now. With your talents, you should You can see the content behind this covenant."

Lu Bu said carelessly, the word order was a little confusing, but everyone present understood what he meant——

With whom can I gain the benefits of the title?

That person was definitely not Dong Zhuo. As a subordinate, it was impossible for Lv Bu to sign such an agreement of equality.

But the power is in Dong Zhuo's hands again, and if Lu Bu wants to skip Dong Zhuo's title, Dong Zhuo must step down.

Lu Bu's words made it clear that he was announcing to Cui Song and the others that he had participated in the great cause of opposing Dong Dong.

The few people who had already guessed Lu Bu's intention when Lu Bu took out the alliance letter had different ideas.Xun You glanced in the direction of Cui Song and Guo Jia calmly, guessing that it was their handwriting.

Hearing Lv Bu's sincere persuasion, Zhong Yao suddenly felt a little subtle: They had planned with Wang Yun for a long time, and it was supposed that they persuaded Lv Bu to resist Dong Zhuo together, but now it turned out to be the other way around, and Lv Bu did everything possible to pull them Join?

Such a result can be called fruitful.As the saying goes, persuading surrender is not as good as inducing surrender. It can induce Lu Bu to take the initiative to participate in this matter. Compared with using words to instigate Lu Bu, the low risk and high return are obvious.

All the people present were able to withstand strong winds and waves, and they only showed surprise and hesitation at the right time, and Lu Bu never noticed the abnormality.

A few days later, under Lv Bu's persistent persuasion, several people finally "loosened" and "surrendered" to Lv Bu.

On the other hand, when Jiang Zun knew that Cui Song was going to pick up Xun You in person, he thought he had figured out Cui Song's real intention to help him—to save Xun You from prison—the vigilance that had been raised to [-]% because Cui Song promised to help him suddenly eased. Not a lot.

"It turns out that he and Xun Menlang not only have a friendship, but also a deep friendship."

Jiang Zun is quite satisfied with this: as long as he can grasp the opponent's weakness, he can make the opponent obediently use him.

Therefore, when he wrote again, Jiang Zun politely asked Cui Song for advice, but always inadvertently brought Xun You along.

Not a threat, more than a threat.

Jiang Zun took this opportunity and successfully received several practical "strategies". Suddenly, he was motivated, gained more right to speak under Dong Zhuo's chair, and intervened in many government affairs.Looking at the faintly suppressed beautiful handwriting in the reply letter, he felt very happy and felt elated.

Therefore, when he was tasting wine comfortably in his room one day, when the door was suddenly and viciously knocked open, and Dong Zhuo's guards stood at the door with weapons in their hands, he couldn't react at all.

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Lu Bu (laughing heartily): Wang Wenhou, these are talented people that I spent several days recruiting, and they finally fulfilled their mission.

Wang Yun (looked at those familiar faces): ...