Three Kingdoms

It is twenty miles outside Wenxi County.

Fei Qian finally saw Lu Bu and Pei Jun coming together.

human rights.

It seems to be changing all the time, but never changing.

But human nature has never changed from beginning to end.

People always only want to see what they want to see, just like reading Water Margin. Many people only see big chunks of meat and big bowls of wine, and roar when they see injustice on the road, but they often turn a blind eye to the irony and exposure of human nature in the book. .

Just like Fei Qian's initial understanding of Lu Bu, he may have just stopped at eating big pieces of meat and drinking in big bowls, but is this really Lu Bu?

Lu Bu was born in the border area, but he was not completely uneducated in writing, otherwise he would not have been hired by Ding Yuan as the chief clerk. He may not be that proficient, but it should not be a problem to deal with ordinary documents. Lu Bu said he was a Han, but because the border with Bingzhou had been in a state of mixing of Hu people and Han people for a long time, Lu Bu also had many habits of the Hu people.

For example, kill Ding Yuan, kill Dong Zhuo...

For Hu people, this is not a big deal. They are like the alpha wolf in the wolf pack. While maintaining absolute dominance and supreme power, they must always accept challenges from young male wolves. If they win, You can continue to maintain the position of the alpha wolf. If you lose, you will have nothing and die.

But to the Han people, Lu Bu's behavior was tantamount to betraying his master.

No one likes someone who betrays the Lord.

Cao Cao's question at that time was actually not a hesitation, but a test...

After all, Liu Bei and Lu Bu had been together for a period of time. Although there were some conflicts and unpleasantness, on the one hand Liu Bei took Lu Bu in when he was in trouble, and Lu Bu also resolved Liu Bei's crisis when Yuan Shu came to attack. On the contrary, allow Lu Bu and Liu Bei to come together openly?

Liu Bei's stern explanation was just a forced move to rely on others. Liu Bei also saw that Cao Cao could not tolerate Lu Bu, so he went along with the situation and went along with Cao Cao's wishes, but he suffered a long-term infamy.

Maybe this is the reason why Liu Bei pretended to be crazy and wanted to leave Cao Cao life or death?

Fei Qian didn't know, but Fei Qian knew that today, he had to tolerate Lu Bu. Even if Lu Bu had second thoughts, Fei Qian would still smile and eat silently.

the reason is simple.

Therefore, when he saw Lu Bu, Fei Qian had already adjusted his brightest smile, dismounted with the fullest emotion, and shouted: "Brother Lu!"

"Brother Fei Qian!" Without thinking, Lu Bu came forward and held Fei Qian's arm tightly. The two looked at each other and laughed.

However, Yang Xiu, who was following Fei Qian, moved his brows and glanced at Fei Qian and Lu Bu slightly. He saw the two of them chatting about the past in perfect harmony. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyebrows There was no smile in it.

Yang Xiu suddenly noticed some strange eyes, and when he looked along, he saw a middle-aged scribe behind Lu Bu slightly arching his hand towards him...

Yang Xiu nodded slightly and returned the salute, looking gentle and elegant.

The two people seemed to have exchanged some information while bowing to each other, and they followed Fei Qian and Lu Bu silently as if nothing had happened...

Taishi Ci was on the side and said that a banquet had been held in Wenxi County.

The standard of the banquet was very high. In addition to the bells and cauldrons, there were also various meats specially arranged by Fei Qian and new dishes cooked with oil. This is not only true for Lu Bu personally, but also for all the soldiers brought by Lu Bu. Although they may not be as exquisite as Lu Bu, they can handle large pieces of meat, large bowls of wine, and steamed buns with broth, and they look happy.

When the banquet started, Fei Qian asked Lu Bu to take a seat, but Lu Bu refused and sat down. Taishi Ci, who was sitting next to him, couldn't stand it anymore. He was about to stand up and say something with anger, but Huang Xu held him down and could only He snorted and gave up.

Chen Gong glanced briefly, then lowered his eyelids, looked at the dishes on the table, and remained silent.

There were twelve dishes on the table for Lu Bu and Fei Qian, eight bean dishes for Taishi Ci and Pei Jun, and the same for Chen Gong. The others sitting next to them had only six dishes at most, or even far away. There are only four at one point.

After all, Fei Qian and Lu Bu are both at the rank of princes, so on formal occasions, it is etiquette to use twelve dishes. Taishi Ci and Pei Jun are both the chiefs of a county, and they are both ministers of two thousand shi, and Chen Gong? , it can be regarded as a super-standard reception...

At first, the banquet food in the Han Dynasty was very awkward. It was either cooked or boiled, stewed or simmered. Dried meat and meat dumplings danced together, and fermented glutinous rice and salted meat flew together. As for the wine mash and fermented glutinous rice, it is even more sour and uncertain. Although it belongs to the same batch, the taste can only be said to seek common ground while reserving differences.

But today's banquet is obviously not unprecedented, but it is also unprecedented. Although the dishes may still be from the Han Dynasty, the methods are very different...

Wolf dolphin and leek eggs, dog and horse, fried fish and cut liver, sheep soaked in cold chicken, Tongma sour wine, Jian Jiyong preserved meat, shy lamb bean paste, wild goose egg custard, white abalone sugar gourd, hot beam and roasted, clear Burn the courgette and salt the fine rice.

Every dish is a fine product, and every dish is a delicacy.

Lu Bu was obviously hungry too. His eyes were shining when he saw such delicious food. His hands never stopped. He filled up the wine and drank it all, like wind and clouds. After sweeping away the whole place, he finally calmed down and smiled sheepishly. : "This... this, if there is anything rude, I hope you won't blame me..."

"If it's somewhere, it's fine if you like it..." Fei Qian smiled and said as he ate something, "Brother came to the east of Hedong, so the place in Luoyang..."

Lu Bu was silent for a moment while holding a glass of wine. He glanced at Yang Xiu below and said, "I have left some soldiers... I have sent someone to notify Yang's people..." In fact, Lu Bu not only notified Yang Biao , also notified Cao Cao. As for whether the two people would fight or discuss some related distribution plan, Lu Bu didn't know.

Fei Qian nodded slightly.

"Why don't you see Wenyuan?" Lu Bu looked around and turned to ask.

Fei Qian smiled and said: "Wen Yuan appeared in Shangdang. The military affairs are heavy and he cannot escape. I asked someone to apologize to Marquis Wen..."

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then laughed a few times, then raised his glass to invite him, and said: "What kind of excuse is there for someone to blame? Haha, what Wen Yuan said...drink, drink..."

Fei Qian also raised his glass and drank together.

In the following time, the two of them had almost a tacit understanding. They did not continue to talk about the people or things at the moment. Instead, they talked about the scenery of the frontier and the customs of various places. Lu Bu talked loudly at the table, and Fei Qian He also nodded frequently and made a few jokes from time to time, which was just right. Not long after, Lu Bu got drunk and staggered out of the banquet hall, and went to the temporary post house to rest...

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The back hall of Wenxi Mansion.

Fei Qian also drank a lot, but because he was in control, he was not drunk.

Fei Qian took the warm face towel handed over by Huang Xu, covered it on his face, rubbed it a few times, then took a few sips of the sobering soup, and said, "How are the arrangements for Marquis Wen's men?"

Huang Xu took the face towel and whispered: "They are all placed in the school grounds in the city."

Fei Qian nodded. For some unknown reason, Gao Shun did not follow Lu Bu to the banquet, but was at the school grounds with the ordinary soldiers. Wei Xu and others accompanied Lu Bu.

Huang Xu hesitated for a moment and said: "Marquis Wen...Marquis Wen seems to be in a low mood today..."

Fei Qian raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you see it?"

"Marquis Wen seemed to be very drunk on the surface..." Huang Xu said in a low voice, "But I saw that when he left, although he pretended to be staggering, he was still calm... He didn't look like a drunk person..."

Fei Qian lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "I understand."

Huang Xu also quietly stepped aside. His duty was not to advise Fei Qian, but he had the responsibility to tell Fei Qian some of the things he said he had observed.

Fei Qian sat silently at the table, holding his head in thought.

To be honest, this meeting was not as good as expected, but it was not too bad. If Lu Bu had accepted and bowed down from the beginning, Fei Qian might have been quite surprised.

What Lu Bu is doing now is in line with the impression he has always had, but it also means that Lu Bu is still a quite unstable factor.

As a leader, it is natural that he cannot think about problems in the same way as a proletarian.

Rules are rules. Unless absolutely necessary, Fei Qian is not willing to violate the rules at will. At least on the surface, he must abide by the rules, so that others can know what can and cannot be done. If he does not If you don’t follow the rules, how can you ask low-level people to also follow the rules?

In history, whenever leaders began to disobey the rules and began to break the rules wantonly, it often caused great social turmoil.

Feiqian is not ready for these turmoils...

When they were in Luoyang before, Fei Qian and Lu Bu were referred to as brothers, and they seemed to be equal. Now they are referred to as brothers, and they seem to be equal. However, Fei Qian knew that the word "everyone is equal" will still be used in future generations. a joke. People are unequal from birth. Appearance, parents, etc. are all sources of inequality, not to mention that human nature itself is not prone to poverty but to inequality.

If we are poor together, we can also be poor and happy together.

But now that there is obvious inequality, everyone may not be able to continue to be happy. Therefore, more means are needed to check and balance, such as rules, taxes, imperial examinations, etc.

But what rules should be used to restrain Lu Bu?

Tie Hu has to be anxious?

There is another thing, Chen Gong came here with Lu Bu.

No matter what Chen Gong was doing before, it had nothing to do with Fei Qian. After all, he was not on Fei Qian's territory. But it's different now. There are so many doubts about Chen Gong, so many that Fei Qian still can't figure them out...

According to history, Chen Gong and Cao Cao were old acquaintances, otherwise Cao Cao would not threaten Chen Gong's wife when he killed Chen Gong. Ahem, it seems a little weird to say this, but that's the truth.

At the same time, Chen Gong was not the pavilion chief who captured and released Cao. His relationship with Cao Cao should have started when Liu Dai died and Bao Xin and others recommended Cao Cao to be the shepherd of Yanzhou.

Well, the death of Bao Xin...

Fei Qian gently knocked on the table a few times.

Let's assume for a moment, what would have happened if Bao Xin had not died?

When Bao Xin unified the army, Cao Cao was probably still guarding the city gates, so in terms of the army, Bao Xin was more prestigious than Cao Cao, at least more powerful than those of the Cao family and the Xiahou family. Therefore, if Bao Xin had not died, Cao Cao's military power would not have been dominated by one family!

So Cao Cao deliberately killed Bao Xin?

Fei Qian thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.

There is a possibility, but the possibility is not very high. At most, Cao Cao was just pushing the boat with the tide, or he just ignored death. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the result may be completely different a moment earlier than a moment later. If Cao Cao desperately rescued him at that time, say Maybe Bao Xin's life can be saved, but...

So this incident caused Chen Gong and Cao Cao to start to separate? After all, it was Chen Gong who suggested that Bao Xin welcome Cao Cao as the shepherd of Yanzhou. As for what happened next, everyone knew about it.

Did Chen Gong come here to continue assisting Lu Bu?

if it is like this……

Fei Qian tapped the table gently, like a woodpecker tapping on the tree trunk...

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Of course Lu Bu was not drunk.

And sober.

Lu Bu rubbed his face, feeling a little uncomfortable. The uncomfortable feeling was not physical, but mental. He seemed to have a feeling that this might be the last time he drank with Fei Qian as brothers.

Although there was a smile on his face, he didn't feel comfortable drinking the wine.

Lu Bu even regretted coming here.

It’s hard to believe that if you embark on this path, are you destined to have fewer brothers and friends?

"Marquis Wen..." Chen Gong sat at the bottom and said calmly, "When Marquis Wen took his seat during the banquet, General Taishi showed many dissatisfaction..."

Lu Bu closed his eyes and said slowly for a while: "I know." Lu Bu was not blind, so how could he not see it. The question is, what if I see it? Jump down and lose face on the spot?

Lu Bu is already nearly forty years old. No matter how hot-blooded and reckless a young man is, at this age, after experiencing so many things, he has naturally gradually learned some tact, but being tact does not mean that he is as calm as water in his heart.

Chen Gong continued: "Marquis Wen, General Zhengxi, there was no arrangement during the conversation, Wen..."

"Needless to say!" Lu Bu said with a tight frown, "I haven't reduced myself to begging for food from others!"

Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "That's it... Marquis Wen will take a rest for the time being, and I have resigned..."

"Yeah." Lu Bu closed his eyes, but still frowned.

After a long, long time, the oil in the oil lamp finally burned out, and the light flickered a few times before going out. Lu Bu sat in the dim shadows, motionless, but let out a long sigh...