In the golden autumn, the geese go south and the north wind returns.

Looking at the mountains and rivers, the forests are dyed and the land is golden.

A gust of wind suddenly rose, the jungle was covered with dragon robe and the earth was covered with imperial clothes; it was so beautiful.

On the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the maple leaves are red, the mountains are red, and the mountains are beautiful.

This place is the most distinctive place for spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons, including spring plowing, summer weeding, autumn harvesting, and winter hiding, which is fully reflected here.

The four seasons are clearly located to raise a simple and upright people, with clear love and hate, hate, hate, dare to take risks and fight, and are loyal and courageous.

On the bank of Danjiang River, on the north plank road.

The Hualiu horse ran with its hooves and carried Li Li in a brocade robe to Wuguan. Following were Lu Bu, Li Zhi, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang riding horses and whipping the whip, as well as the three thousand gold guards following behind them.

The wives, concubines and children who followed Li Li did not follow him, but stayed in Taiqing Taoist Temple on the mountain to enjoy the scenery and experience the leisurely life of the mountains and rivers.

The large group of people rushed along the plank road at the foot of the mountain. Their bodies leaped on horseback and waved their whips were reflected in the clear Danjiang River. The gurgling river water accompanied them downstream to the Wuguan Pass. The river water turned here, bypassing the steep cliffs at the northern foot of Wuguan, winding and flowing all the way east.

Yang Qiu, the general of Wuguan, received news three days ago that he learned that his lord Li Li would visit Wuguan for inspection in the near future. He immediately led his army to rebuild the road and clean the city tower. Then he guarded the west gate tower every day, waiting for Li Li's arrival.

Sure enough, hard work pays off, and he finally waited for it today.

Seeing the central army's flag on the mountain road from afar, Yang Qiu immediately went downstairs and led the generals under the tent to line up to greet him.

This is not because he is good at catering to flattery, but because Wuguan is now in the hinterland of Xiliang, and has been peaceful since the Sili War. In addition, the people in Shang County are simple, orderly, and have good public security. Outside the east gate of Wuguan is Nanyang County. Now Xiabo is leading heavy troops to station troops in Nanyang, always guarding against Liu Biao, Jingzhou, leading his troops northward. Because of this, Yang Qiu, the Wuguan general, has been very leisurely in recent years, and he does not have to worry about strong enemies attacking. It is no different from unemployment.

Soon, Li Li and his group came to the city, and Yang Qiu stepped forward and bowed to salute.

After a little greeting, Yang Qiu welcomed Li Li and his party into Chengguan and ordered the lower generals to entertain the accompanying soldiers.

On the Wuguan City Tower, two table tables were together. On the table table table, there was a pot of tea and a whole set of tea sets. Li Li, Lu Bu, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang sat around the table.

Being above the pass, sitting high among the mountains, looking at the rolling peaks and the white clouds in the sky, overlooking the clear gurgling streams and the hurried pedestrians. A pot of fragrant hot tea and four cups, enjoy the taste of the world and talk about the vicissitudes of the world.

During the narrative, Li Li asked casually with a smile on his face: "Does Fengxian remember the past?" Sitting on Wuguan City and talking about the past refers to the scene when Lu Bu led his troops south to the Chang'an Rebellion and was blocked by Li Li under Wuguan City.

After hearing this, Lu Bu looked as old as before. There was no displeasure on his face, and his eyes were calm. It was obvious that he had an extremely profound understanding of his own situation and status, and there was no rebelliousness in his expression, and he seemed very calm.

"I still remember it fresh." Putting down the teacup gently, Lu Bu said bluntly: "I will not hide it from the lord. After the Chang'an Rebellion, Mo Jiang never forgot everything that happened before. He has carefully sorted out countless times before he gradually figured out the whole thing. The scene under Wuguan City is particularly memorable for Mo Jiang. He once regarded it as the greatest shame in his life, and he took revenge at all costs for it."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused his voice, his eyes stopped on Li Li's face, staring at his expression, but saw Li Li's expression calm, and his face was still filled with a sunny and confident smile, as if he didn't mind at all.

After seeing Li Li's expression was no different, Lu Bu felt relieved, and a trace of brightness flashed in his eyes, and then continued: "It was with the original intention of avenging revenge that Mo Jiang gave up the best opportunity to annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop, and instead led his army into the alliance, joined the Central Plains Alliance of Princes organized by Yuan Shao, and joined the princes of the Central Plains to fight against the lord. In the battle of Sili, the soldiers and horses under the tent were greatly injured and suffered heavy casualties, and most of the 70,000 infantry and cavalry were lost, and in the end only more than 20,000 soldiers escaped. Because of this, in the subsequent battle for Yanzhou, Mo Jiang lost to Cao Cao and lost to Xuzhou. It was precisely because of the defeat of Yanzhou that Mo Jiang completely gave up his desire to take revenge. For the first time, he realized that fighting in troubled times was not a personal grudge, nor was it that he could do whatever he wanted by showing off his courage. What really decided the victory and defeat was his own power and strength."

While speaking, Lu Bu's voice paused again. Gu Zi picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, looking at the continuous mountains outside the east gate. The southeast behind the mountains is conveniently above Xuzhou.

Looking into the southeast sky, Lu Bu said in a slow tone: "In fact, after the lord's expedition to destroy Yuan Shu in the south, the last general knew that the lord's next target was Xuzhou. When the lord led his troops to follow the lord's troops to pacify Huainan, he thought that although Xuzhou was a wealthy county, he was in a corner, and confronted the lord's army with the power of a state, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and there was no reason to win. For this reason, Lingqi once advised me to lead my troops to follow the lord's troops to avoid raising another war and causing trouble. And I also knew that instead of resisting stubbornly, it would be better to surrender on my own initiative. But"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused, his face was quite complicated, as if he had a lot of thoughts and mixed feelings.

At this moment, Li Li, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were drinking tea, quietly looking at each other, sitting upright on the city tower and watching the mountain scenery, letting the north wind blow on their faces, and the sound of birds lingering in their ears, never interrupting a word.

Although Li Li did not say it clearly in advance, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were so smart that they knew Li Li’s true intention to invite Lu Bu to Wuguan to enjoy tea. In fact, in the eyes of the two of them, it was both a misfortune and a blessing for Lu Bu to meet Li Li in this life; otherwise, what other princes dare to take him in today, and who can tolerate him?

Not to mention the other princes, even the Xiliang Army had a lot of complaints about this and was full of discussion. Most civil and military generals advocated killing Lu Bu to eliminate future troubles. They believed that even those with despicable character like Lu Bu would not be kept even if they had the courage to be the world, and they could not be used again. This included Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang who were sitting next to Lu Bu at this moment, especially Zhuge Liang. On the issue of whether to leave Lu Bu, Zhuge Liang's attitude was extremely clear and he should not be kept, and he would not be used. In short, it was just one sentence: no mercy is allowed!

Compared with Zhuge Liang's bright prospect as the rising sun, Zhou Yu's current situation is not optimistic. He has an unshirkable responsibility in the crushing defeat in Yecheng. The 90,000 infantry and cavalry under his tent suffered huge casualties. After the Zhanghe River broke, only more than 10,000 war cavalry were finally spared, and nearly 80,000 soldiers were all killed in one battle. It was precisely because of the major mistakes in the Battle of Yecheng that he was dismissed from General Annan and lost the qualification to take charge of one side in the army adjustment not long ago. Fortunately, he was still very young, and the world had not yet advanced, and he still had many opportunities. Sooner or later, he could take charge of the army and take charge of one side.

Therefore, Zhou Yu did not object to most people's opinions on whether to retain Lu Bu, but what he really cared about and firmly supported was the decision of his lord Li Li.

Therefore, the reason why Lu Bu was able to sit here safely and survive until now was entirely because of Li Li's arbitrary decisive achievements, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was determined to act alone. However, it was precisely because of the unanimous opposition of the vast majority of civil and military officials that Li Li had to be very cautious in handling Lu Bu's affairs, and should consider carefully whether to retain Lu Bu, how to use it, and how to place it, and make no mistakes.

Otherwise, once Lu Bu surrenders and rebels, it will not only cause the military power of the Western Liang army, but will also directly affect Li Li's prestige and dominance. At that time, his arbitrary decision will become stubborn, not only will everyone be drunk, but will not listen to advice and be mediocre and stupid. In this way, although he will not shake his dominance, it will still affect his noble prestige in the minds of civil and military officials and hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his rule, and become an indelible stain that is wise and confused for a lifetime.

For Li Li, a defeat on the battlefield will not become a stain on him. After all, victory and defeat in wars has been common in military affairs since ancient times. As long as you can win in the end, the previous failure is not worth mentioning. It not only does not damage his prestige, but also highlights his greatness. However, the superiors control people. If he makes major mistakes in selecting and employing people, the impact will undoubtedly be extremely bad, which will inevitably affect the loyalty of a large number of followers. Some people even try their best to imitate the former, thereby shaking the entire foundation of the rule. The so-called comes from this.

After a brief silence, Lu Bu's voice sounded again: "For the princes who dominate the country, no one will easily give up everything in their hands, rights, status, wealth and the enjoyment of wine and sex in their hands, which made the princes fall into it. Lu Bu is naturally no exception. Therefore, I did not follow Lingqi's advice in the end, nor would I follow Chen Gong's advice, and would not give up the power in my hands, and would not take the initiative to surrender. But now, everything has passed and disappeared. For someone like me who has died once, fame and fortune are no more important and have no desire. The only thing that makes me feel at ease is my wife, children and family, and they will be the reason for me to continue to live."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were moved, nodded slightly, and then turned their eyes to Li Li.

But seeing a warm smile appearing on Li Li's face, he said loudly: "Fengxian doesn't know anything. On that day, at this Wuguan city, I deliberately forced him to surrender to you, but the troops in my hand were limited, and there were only less than 10,000 troops on the entire Wuguan, of which 6,000 were arranged to bluff on the tops of the mountains on both sides. Fengxian had eight thousand warriors and thousands of infantry troops at that time, and the troops were still above me. If we forcefully broke through the passive, the outcome was still unknown. Therefore, I had to threaten Fengxian's army, turned passive into the main attack, and forced Fengxian to hand over Zhang Liao, Gao Shunhehe! Now you and I have all made up their past grudges and finally can fight side by side. This is a great blessing in life. This time, we must drink 300 cups of sorrow, and we will stop drunk!"

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