Chapter 755: Thousands of miles away, arriving in front of Lu Bu!
The power of Wei State was growing, and the world was about to be controlled by Cao Wei.
Today's Cao Wei seems quiet on the surface, but everyone knows how terrifying the Wei State's advisors are. Even the Hebei advisors at their peak were slightly inferior.
As the saying goes, a biting dog doesn't bark. At this moment, the Wei State must be preparing for a shocking war.
The road from Qingzhou to Bingzhou is quite wide.
A group of merchants were hurrying on their way with their cargo loaded with goods, raising a cloud of dust. On one of the caravan's horse-drawn carriages sat two people, they were Luo Qi and Lu Shen, the second and third most important figures in the Chu State.
The atmosphere in the car was somewhat silent. Lu Shen looked at Luo Qi with some concern and said, "Zi Qi, to go to Bingzhou we have to pass through Taihang. The mountain roads there are rugged and difficult to travel. How is your health?"
Luo Qi lifted the curtain and looked at the green grass that was receding. He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves and then laughed softly, "People live in this world because of their ideals. My life is burning, but I will not die until I see the king accomplish his great cause."
Won't die.
These three words made Lu Shen even more silent. Life and death are determined by fate. How can it be interfered with by human power?
Luo Qi's health is getting worse and worse, and he is burning himself to death.
As for the relationship between Lu Shen and Luo Qi, needless to say, whether from the perspective of political alliance or from the perspective of friendship, he absolutely does not want to see any problems with Luo Qi.
Luo Qi's eyes were bright, and he smiled at Lu Shen, "Wenshen, if the King of Jin can form an alliance with the King, the Queen will have a new strong ally. Even if I die, the Queen will be safe and secure."
Hearing this, Lu Shen sighed and shook his head, saying, "The Queen's position is as stable as a rock. She doesn't need the support of people like us. The Crown Prince's position is also stable. The Lu family has nothing to worry about."
Luo Qi looked up at the roof of the car. Yes, there was nothing to worry about anymore.
I have done my best to honor the Lu family.
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Jin State, royal palace.
King Lu Bu of Jin was pacing in the room. The queen looked at him with a frown, knowing that Lu Bu was extremely upset. The sudden visit of Luo Qi and Lu Shen of Chu must have made Lu Bu extremely distressed.
Lü Bu finally stopped and sighed, "Madam, what do you think brought Luo Qi and Lü Shen to our Jin State for?"
Queen Jin stepped forward and said with a smile, "My husband, don't you really know why they are here?"
Lu Bu was silent for a moment. Only a fool would not know that Cao Cao was now powerful, and King Liu Bei of Chu had sent these two people to persuade him and the State of Chu to fight against Cao Cao together.
Lu Bu asked again: "Madam, what do you think I should do?
Should I help Cao Cao unify the world, or help Liu Bei fight against Cao Cao?"
As for Lu Bu, Cao Cao certainly tried to win him over, just like he did Ma Chao, and he gave Lu Bu more freedom.
This was quite tempting for Lu Bu. At least it ensured that during Cao Cao's rule, Lu Bu only needed to pay tribute to the Cao Wei regime, but in fact he would still be autonomous.
Now Cao Wei's momentum to unify the world has reached its peak. Lu Bu is really unwilling to fight against a rock with an egg. The Jin State is also unwilling to confront this behemoth Cao Wei.
After all, who wins or loses doesn’t matter much to Jin State, because Jin State has no chance of unification anyway.
Lv Qiling walked into the house, looked at her father and said with emotion: "Father, you always had to do things against your will in the first half of your life. In the second half of your life, you should do things for yourself. You might as well listen to what Luo Qi and Lv Shen have to say."
After Luo Qi, Lu Shen and Zhao Yun entered the Prince of Jin's Palace, they did not make a big fanfare. They came to Jin in secret to avoid being discovered by Cao Wei's spies.
Lu Bu treated the three people with courtesy, but did not show up. Lu Shen was a little anxious, but Luo Qi comforted him, "Wen Shen, don't worry. This is a serious matter. Give King Jin some time to react. No matter what he thinks, he will definitely meet us in the end. We just need to prepare well for this meeting."
After Lu Shen forced himself to calm down, Lu Bu indeed met with the two men.
In a quiet room, several people sat opposite each other.
Lu Bu and Zhao Yun are both men of noble bearing. As the number one and number two generals in the world, the air is filled with a murderous atmosphere. This is because both of them have restrained their murderous intent, otherwise this place would be as cold as an ice storage.
Luo Qi and the others clasped their fists and said first: "Foreign officials ask about the health of the King of Jin."
After Lu Bu returned the greeting, he said, "What important matter has the distinguished envoys come to my Jin State for? Please give me your instructions."
Luo Qi did not beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "The King of Jin is very smart. I believe he knows that we are here to unite the princes to fight against Cao Cao."
Lü Bu's expression did not change, and he remained silent. Luo Qi continued, "The King of Jin is a hero in the world, but I don't know what his future holds?"
future?
In this era, a prince without a son has no future to speak of, and Lu Bu himself doesn't know what kind of future he wants.
The princes of the world did not regard Lu Bu as a competitor because he had no heir, or his heir might eventually be other ministers of the State of Jin.
The fact that Lu Bu had no desire to explore new areas was not unrelated to this situation.
Luo Qi answered for Lü Bu without waiting for him to speak, "I have heard that people always seek something in life. The alliance between the King of Jin and Yuan Shao was due to the marriage between the Princess of Jin and Yuan Shao's son. Now that the marriage is in name only and the State of Zhao has perished, this promise is over.
The first half of your life was spent forming an alliance with the State of Zhao because of the Princess of Jin. What about the second half of your life?
Have you ever thought about leaving a few names in the history?
Is there anything you want?
Besides your daughter, is there anything else you’re willing to fight for?
For example, the honor of the family, the glory of the ancestors, or a glorious reputation. "
Hearing this, Lu Bu smiled and said, "My lord, I am a commoner, but I have been able to fight to this point with the help of my Fang Tian Hua Ji. This is already quite remarkable. I will definitely have a place in history.
As for the glory of the family and ancestors.
well.
You are born into the Luo family of Yinghou, and Wenshen Gong is born into the Lu family of Linzi. Both are top-notch nobles, with their family lineages passed down from generation to generation and perfected from generation to generation. Only big families like yours care about this. I, Lu Bu, don’t even know who my ancestors are, so how can I talk about the glory of my family and ancestors?
If the ancestors were still alive, they would surely be delighted to know that their descendants have become local princes. "
Luo Qi and Lu Shen looked at each other, their eyes suddenly sharpened, Lu Shen stared at Lu Bu and said: "My king, you must not say that.
The third son of Duke Yi of Han Qi, Lü Yong, gave birth to Lü Nan, Lü Nan gave birth to Lü Ye, Lü Ye gave birth to Lü Ji, and Lü Ji moved to Jiuyuan County! "
When Lu Bu heard this, his whole body began to tremble. What did he hear from Lu Shen?
Is that what he said?
Lü Shen naturally saw Lü Bu's body shaking violently. He stared at Lü Bu and said, "Lü Ji gave birth to Lü Zhi, Lü Zhi gave birth to Lü Feng, Lü Feng gave birth to Lü Gai, Lü Gai gave birth to Lü Yan, Lü Yan gave birth to Lü Xiong, and Lü Xiong gave birth to Lü Huihao!"
When the last name came out of Lu Shen's mouth, Lu Bu could no longer sit still. Lu Hao was his grandfather and the first generation of his family to rise in Jiuyuan.
He wanted to say something, but he only heard the last sentence from Lu Shen's mouth, "Lu Huihao gave birth to Lu Huiliang, and Lu Huiliang gave birth to Lu Fengxian!
King Jin, do you have anything you want to ask?"
Lu Bu had no idea what he was doing sitting here. He forced himself to come to his senses, looked at Luo Qi and said in a deep voice: "Sir, do you really mean what Lord Wenshen said?"
Luo Qi said solemnly: "In the name of King Su, of course I will take it seriously. How could we deceive King Jin in this?"
Now Lu Bu was completely upset. Even his own family couldn't figure out this genealogy, but now he could hear the whole story from Lu Shen's mouth. This was simply a miracle. With this genealogy, his achievements in the family would be unparalleled.
Lu Bu stood up. He wanted to walk out of the quiet room and howl to the sky, but in the end he sat opposite Luo Qi and Lu Shen.
Everyone fell silent again.
Finally, Lu Bu said slowly: "Prince Qi, you are a son of Luo, Lord Wenshen, you are a son of Lu."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shen said slowly: "Prince Jin, the Luo and Lu families are well-known throughout the world, but outsiders still prefer that people in the world call our two families this way.
The Ji family has the Luo family, and the Jiang family has the Lu family.
Lu is just a clan name, Jiang is our last name.
Since the Qin Dynasty, surnames and clan names have merged, but our two families of Luo and Lu remain unmoved. Surnames are surnames, and clan names are clan names.
Jiuyuan Lü, your existence will become well-known throughout the world, but no matter where the Lü family goes, the Jiang family is the Jiang family, the source of the bloodline, the end of the inheritance, and your descendants, please don’t forget it.”
Lu Shen's words struck Lü Bu's heart like morning bells and evening drums. Luo Qi's voice seemed to come from a distant era, and then lingered in Lü Bu's ears, "A cry from the ancient times, King Jin, obeying the will of your ancestors, you are now standing at the forefront of history, do you know the story of King Luo Wen and Queen Gao?
It has been passed down for three hundred years, and will continue to be passed down for the next three thousand years, or thirty thousand years.
You will be the hero of a story that will be sung for all the years to come."
These words lingered in Lu Bu's ears, and finally Lu Qiling's voice rang in his ears, "Father, you have always been helpless in the first half of your life, and your daughter is also a person who restrains you. Please live and make choices according to your own preferences in the second half of your life."
Your own preferences and choices?
Lu Bu made some decisions in his mind, and he tightened the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand.
"Prince Qi, Duke Wenshen, I am willing to help the King of Chu to fight against Cao Cao and do my part for the Han Dynasty."
"Prince Jin, let us create a great cause together!"
Luo Qi stretched out his hand, and several people clapped their hands together, which was considered an alliance. Luo Qi and Lu Shen couldn't help smiling on their faces. Just as Fa Zheng had planned, gaining Lu Bu's support was the most critical step to the success of the plan.
Now that this step has been successfully achieved, the next steps are to follow.
Cao Cao is now so powerful that they must execute every step of the plan perfectly in order to defeat him. This is what all the counselors said: the trend is already set, and it is not easy to go against the trend.
We can only say that fortunately the monarchs of all countries are now the first generation who are diligent in governing the country, which makes it extremely difficult for Cao Cao to unify the country.
If Cao Cao had encountered the same group of incompetent monarchs that Qin encountered when it unified the various countries, the various countries today would probably not even have the power to resist.
After all, these princes at the end of the Han Dynasty would not do such absurd things as killing their own generals, surrendering without a fight, and fighting internally when facing a powerful enemy.
After obtaining Lu Bu's support, Luo Qi and Lu Shen left Jin State in a hurry, as there were still many things they needed to solve.
Lu Bu looked at Luo Qi and Lu Shen who were leaving, with infinite emotion in his heart. In his hand was the newly revised family tree. From then on, the genealogy of each generation of his lineage was quite clear.
On the way back to Chu, Luo Qi and Lu Shen looked at each other and laughed out loud. The success of persuading Lu Bu was beyond their imagination.
Luo Qi sighed: "The King of Jin is really a man of character. He may not be a good monarch, but as long as you hit his vital points, he is still trustworthy."
Lu Shen thought for a while and said, "Now the Princess of Jin lives in Jin and is completely separated from Yuan Tan. Is it possible to find a new husband for the Princess?
I'm afraid all the talented people in Chu would be very happy to have such a talent."
Although Lü Qiling was already a mother, she was definitely one of the most popular in the marriage market. If possible, Cao Cao was even willing to marry Lü Qiling for Cao Ang.
Luo Qi shook his head and said, "Although the Princess of Jin and Yuan Tan live in different places, they probably don't want to leave Jin now. If we rashly let her marry into Chu, it may cause disgust. We should just keep the current situation.
Now that the King of Jin has agreed to the alliance, the only ones left are the Emperor of Yan and the Duke of Wu. You and I, one going north and the other going south, will unite the countries. I'm sure these two countries will not refuse. They both don't want to see Cao Cao gain the world in this way.
After reporting back to the King, I will go on a diplomatic mission to the two countries again."
Linzi of Chu State.
Luo Qi, Lu Shen and others were standing behind Liu Bei. Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. This lasted for quite some time, and no one spoke.
Liu Bei suddenly said, "My lords, I feel so touched, but I don't know what to say. In the end, I can only say thank you.
Who should I be grateful to?
I am grateful for the kindness of my ancestors, grateful for the support of Marquis Ying, grateful for the appreciation of Duke Qi, and grateful for the trust of all the nobles.
Without you, there would be no Liu Bei today.
Without Kong Ming, there would be no abundant money and food for the State of Chu.
Without filial piety and integrity, there would be no brilliant plan to rebel against Cao.
Without Ziqi and Wenshen, King Jin would not have joined.
If one day I can really restore the Han Dynasty, it will all be thanks to you gentlemen.
Today, I have finally seen a glimmer of hope for a turnaround, a glimmer of bright light again amidst all the difficulties, in the darkness, and between the impossible. With this glimmer of hope and light, I dare to fight Cao Cao in the war.
There is not only Cao Mengde in this world, but also me, Liu Xuande!"
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The only heroes in the world are Yuan Shao, the envoy and Cao! ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biography of Cao Cao"
(End of this chapter)
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