Unfortunately, this pair of father-in-law and son-in-law has never been the same. The identity and status they each have determines the opposite hostile relationship. No one will take the initiative to give up his existing power and status, and will not easily surrender to each other. Therefore, although he has the name of father-in-law and son-in-law, he is an old opponent who does not show weakness to each other.

In other words, from the moment they both worked under Dong Zhuo's tent, their uninhibited nature prompted them to become a pair of destined opponents.

The fateful opponent may be the accurate positioning of this complex relationship between them, with grudges, love and hatred intertwined, endlessly cut and messy.

Since Li Li made his mark, Lu Bu has a certain hostility towards him, lofty and arrogant, despised him in public, and provoked him openly without any concealment. At that time, Li Li held back his anger, slandered his face, showed his weakness, and did not compete with him. Since then, this beam has been crossed between them, and is destined to become opponents, not friends or friends.

When Li Li rose rapidly in Wuwei's army, as his status rose sharply, he involuntarily fell into the battle between the two forces under Dong Zhuo. One side was the local forces in Xiliang, made by Li Jue and Guo Si, and the other was the external forces in Lu Bu. Li Li was a rising star sandwiched between the two major forces and a new noble in the Xiliang army. Faced with this situation, Li Li had no choice but to give up his endless blood ties and fate, which determined that he could only join the local forces and stand with his uncle Li Jue and Guo Si and other Xiliang generals.

At the same time, Li Li's unattached nature made it impossible for him to completely obey the orders of Li Jue, Guo Si, Dong Zhuo and others. He would inevitably turn passive into initiative, get rid of his vassal status as the last one, and take the lead in control of the development trend of the entire situation and the future and destiny of the Western Liang Army.

So Lu Bu naturally became a mountain blocking Li Li, a powerful opponent who could not be avoided. After crossing this mountain, Lu Bu was the stepping stone under his feet, laying the foundation for him to set up the Xiliang depot. If he could not cross this mountain, he was destined to be unable to turn over this generation and could only become a vassal of Xiliang generals such as Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and would never have a chance to make a comeback.

This is a must-pass without retreat. It is also a strong man who Li Li must cross over to the destiny if he wants to dominate his destiny. If this is not the case, it will not be enough to shock the generals of Xiliang; if this is not the case, it will not be enough to establish a strong prestige in the Xiliang army; if this is not the case, it will not be enough to make Dong Zhuo pay enough attention to him; if this is not the case, it will not be enough to make him rise strongly and take charge of the Xiliang army. The Xiliang army is determined.

Therefore, the first opponent after Li Li's sudden emergence was Lu Bu. So there was the first confrontation between Longxiang Li's Mansion, followed by the Battle of Ba River, and then the Chang'an Rebellion after Wang Situ made a series of tricks to kill Dong Zhuo, and the battles of the tiger returning to the mountain in Wuguan City.

To be honest, Lu Bu made Li Li today, but Li Li was trained in repeated confrontations, grew up quickly, and grew stronger step by step. However, the reason why Lu Bu was defeated again and again in many battles was not because he was not strong enough or had bad fate, but because he was always unaware of his greedy and stubborn nature and his arrogant and unruly style of dealing with the world. In contrast, the reason why Li Li was able to defeat Lu Bu again and again was not only because he was proactive in his innate advantage, but also because he was directly related to his persistent efforts and cautious character, and he was willing to fight without intention, knowing himself and his enemy.

It is worth mentioning that when Li Li achieved success again and again, he had an indescribable feeling for Lu Bu in his heart. Especially after Lu Bu was forced to marry his beloved daughter Lu Lingqi as his concubine, this indescribable feeling became clearer and deeper, either thanking, respecting or gratitude. In short, he did not hate Lu Bu as deeply as other princes or gentry. Instead, he admired Lu Bu's way of dealing with the world without defiing his original intention and doing things in a straightforward manner. However, he never mentioned this indescribable complexity to anyone, never missed his words, and did not say anything.

Because of this, the generals under Li Li had no good expression after seeing Lu Bu. They looked bitter and revenge, and wanted to tear Lu Bu apart and tear apart. In contrast, Lu Bu also gritted his teeth at Li Li and his generals, and hated him so much that he was full of hostility towards Li Li and the Xiliang Army from beginning to end. Even though he married his daughter to Li Li and Bo became a son-in-law, he still did not want to bow to Li Li, let alone surrender.

Therefore, Li Li and Lu Bu fought for many years. Although there were temporary interests in the process, they were more of a desperate fight. This was the fateful opponent. Until the last moment of life and death, the struggle between the father-in-law and son-in-law will not stop. Only when one of them was at the end of the journey, the battle could end and reveal the final result.

At the east gate of Xia Pi, on the moat, the two armies met again in a narrow way with lightning and thunder.

"Li came from afar and Wen Houtian became a landlord. Wouldn't he want to spend all the friendship of the landlord?"

It sounded like Li Li's familiar voice, Lu Bu's expression changed slightly, his face was very complicated, and a strange look appeared in the corner of his eyes. It was not until this time that he noticed that his daughter Lu Lingqi was also standing behind Li Li in a military armour. Although he was more than four steps apart, Lu Bu still clearly felt his daughter's caring gaze and sad expression. However, what surprised him was that Lu Lingqi did not come forward to pay homage to him, her father, but stood behind Li Li in detail.

For a moment, Lu Bu was quite angry and thought to himself indignantly: "It turns out that a girl is an outgoing girl. She forgot to be a father when she left the door!"

However, while he was secretly resentful, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of another possibility, that is, his daughter had truly become Li Li's woman. A woman who was married to her husband is a rule passed down since ancient times. Therefore, if Lu Lingqi really committed herself to Li Li, she would definitely not be as scruple as before. She must follow Li Li's thoughts in every word and deed, otherwise she would inevitably be criticized.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu's face changed again, and his eyes looked at Li Li, and the cold murderous aura filled his whole body was restrained. It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that Li Li's title and attitude towards him were completely different from before. He neither spoke ill of harsh words nor took the lead in taking action. He seemed polite and concise, but he did not lose the majesty of the generals of the world.

However, this expression that belongs to the category of family affection only stayed on Lu Bu's face for a short time, and then flashed away, as if it had never appeared before. Lu Bu, who had eliminated the distracting thoughts, still had a cold expression, his eyes full of vigilance and hostility, staring at Li Li, who looked calm in his face.

It is obvious that after several previous confrontations, Lu Bu no longer had any arrogance and arrogance towards Li Li. At this time, facing Li Li again, the expression on his face was unprecedentedly solemn, as if he was facing an abyss and was facing a great enemy. His mind was always tense, always keeping high vigilance, and not daring to be negligent and slack.

After a moment of silence, Lu Bulang shouted: "The general is coming to Xuzhou at night, and Lu should have left the city to greet him. However, the general came this time, but it happened that the traitor under Lu's tent led his troops to attack the city. This is a coincidence? What's more, the general came with tens of thousands of cavalry and openly accommodated thousands of rebel soldiers. Such behavior really made Lu feel disappointed and it was hard to treat him politely!

At present, Lu still has important things, his military situation is like fire, and he has no time to receive the general. Therefore, he invites him back, so he will not be far away to send him away!" These sharp excuses sounded very harsh, but this was already very polite. It was rare that Lu Bu could suppress his anger. In the past, he would have cursed, which made Li Li bloody and ruined his reputation. This was all for the sake of his daughter's affection, and he would inevitably have some concerns.

As a father, Lu Bu cannot ignore his daughter's face. If Li Li becomes angry and embarrassed, he may expose his anger on Lu Lingqi, and his daughter will suffer. This shows that Lu Bu is a person who values ​​family affection. Perhaps he is not the most competent father, but he has a deep affection for his child like all parents in the world.

Li Li smiled cheerfully after hearing this and said loudly: "It is rare that Mr. Wen is so cheerful, and Mr. Li doesn't need to greet and politely! It's better to say something tonight, so that you can avoid covering up too much. You and I know the situation in front of you. Xia Pi City is in danger, and Mr. Wen should make a quick decision and can't delay any more!"

While speaking, Li Li paused and said bluntly: "Even people don't say secret words. Although Marquis Wen has many bad deeds, he is still a long-standing general on the battlefield and a well-known hero in the world. Therefore, Mr. Li cherishes Marquis Wen's courage and strategy. If Marquis Wen can open the city to welcome him and fight side by side with me, Mr. Li will be happy and happy to see him. Mr. Li sincerely invites him, but I wonder what Mr. Wen wants to give him?" Compared to Lu Bu's words just now, Li Li's words are quite particular, and he insists on "opening the city to surrender" as "opening the city to welcome him", which can be said to be enough for Lu Bu.

"Hmph! General's tone!" A cold snorted with anger showed that Lu Bu was not grateful for what Li Li said, but was rather angry.

Since he had already made the words clear, Lu Bu no longer had any scruples and said in a bad tone: "Chen Gong's traitors are indeed attacking the city, but Lu can eliminate him and quell the rebellion with his palms. There is no need for the general to worry! However, the general was newly defeated in Yecheng, and successively lost the city and land, and suffered losses of soldiers and generals. As a result, Cao Mengde won all Jizhou and Qingzhou without any effort, and his strength increased sharply! Now the Xiliang army is seriously injured, just like a river that goes straight down to take care of itself. The general does not want to reorganize the military strength, but wants to plot against our Xuzhou. The general is too high!"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused, glared at the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, who was preparing for war, and shouted angrily: "I will tell you today that as long as I, Lu Bu, still have a breath, will not allow Xuzhou to fall into your hands!"

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