Chapter 507

Xun You also smiled,

"My lord, I fear Lü Bu will be disappointed this time. Liu Biao's strength is not bad, and now Nanyang Commandery is the focus of three forces; he has no need to keep a tiger that could bite him at any time by his side."

Liu Bei nodded,

"Then Lü Bu will probably come to defect to me; how should I settle him?"

Lu Su cupped his hands,

"My lord, you can imitate the method of Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, letting Lü Bu go to the Western Regions."

Liu Bei smiled,

"Lu Zijing's idea is very good; let Lü Bu also go to the Western Regions to be a king; it will be much livelier there!"

Everyone laughed,

The Western Regions were complex and intricate at that time; having Great Han forces like Zhang Lu and Lü Bu go there would be beneficial to the Sinicization of the local people, which is what Liu Bei hoped to see.

Having settled Lü Bu's destination, Ju Shou started reporting the situation in Hebei,

"My lord, Gongsun Zan was surrounded by Yuan Shao in Yijing and committed suicide by setting himself on fire."

Liu Bei sighed deeply,

"Brother Bo Gui was a heroic figure; it's a pity. What about his son Gongsun Xu and his family?"

"Gongsun Xu, Gongsun Zan's family, and his subordinates Yan Gang and Tian Yu were saved by Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan, and have now come south from Yanmen to Chang'an."

Yan Gang was the commander of the White Horse Volunteers and brought 800 White Horse Volunteers to defect this time.

Historically, Tian Yu followed Liu Bei first, but here Liu Bei didn't remember how he recruited Tian Yu and missed him.

Tian Yu was not very famous in the Central Plains, but he shook the northern frontier, fighting the Western Xianbei and killing the Wuhuan King as if it were child's play.

"Good, I will go out of Chang'an City to welcome them when the time comes."

Seeing Yuan Shao's power, Zhang Yan also intended to defect, so Liu Bei appointed him as the General of Pingbei and let him guard the Shangdang area to guard against Yuan Shao.

Lu Su also reported Sun Ce's situation,

"My lord, Zhou Yu managed Yuzhang and joined Sun Ce to attack Liu Xun, causing Liu Xun to be defeated and flee north to defect to Cao Cao."

Liu Bei asked,

"What about Liu Ye?"

Lu Su smiled,

"Ziyang left Liu Xun and has now arrived in Jingzhou with his family following the Mi family's caravan (Wang Ma's), and will soon arrive in Chang'an."

Liu Bei nodded, "Good, when Liu Ye arrives in Chang'an, bring him to see me immediately!"

"Yes!"

Liu Bei stood up tall,

"Gentlemen, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce have all removed their worries, and a great war is imminent; everyone will have to work hard."

"Yes!"

Having settled these matters, Liu Bei finally had time to return to the inner courtyard to see his wife and children.

Xiao Qiao, the Cai clan, the Yi clan, Zhen Jiang, and Mi Zhen had given birth to five more children for him.

Zhen Mi, Diao Chan, and Beauty Feng's bellies were getting big,

Liu Bei looked at these girls and felt quite proud in his heart, having a sense of heroism that all the beauties of the Three Kingdoms were in his hands.

That night, Liu Bei took Zou Shi, Dong Bai, Ma Ma Yunlu, and Lü Lu Lingqi to sit and discuss philosophy.

In the following days,

Naturally, the host and guests enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and Liu Bei was completely relaxed,

Huang Yueying's skin also became delicate, fair, and lustrous,

Liu Bei finally fulfilled his original promise to her; she was a tall, exotic beauty and a great talented woman, and chatting with her was particularly charming.

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It was time for Liu Bei to keep his promise; Da Qiao, the zither teacher at home, was still waiting to be married.