Chapter 117 A Lot of Wall Tiles

Lü Bu remained silent, and all the generals in the hall held their breath.

Qin Yilu furtively glanced left and right, while the two generals outside the hall kept a close watch on Yuan Xi, their gazes sharp.

The beautiful woman behind the hall also became nervous, fearing that this Hidden Tiger, who had spoken up for her, would be killed by Lü Bu in a fit of anger.

Ever since she married Qin Yilu, the colleagues and lord of her husband had looked at her with ill-concealed intentions, and this was the first time someone had spoken up for her.

Lü Bu chuckled in anger: "Hidden Tiger!"

"Don't think that just because you've given me a few ideas, you can spout nonsense!"

"The world I want will be won through battle!"

"Have you ever been on the battlefield?"

Yuan Xi retorted sharply, "I have not seen Marquis Wen and Cao Cao clash on the battlefield, but I have seen singing and dancing, a disregard for disciplined generals, and a fondness for the wives of generals, reveling in merriment in the hall."

As he spoke the words 'fondness for the wives of generals,' he glanced around the hall and noticed that Qin Yilu was foolishly unresponsive, while Wei Xu's gaze was shifty, his face showing shame and indignation.

Damn, could it be that the one having an affair with Lü Bu isn't Qin Yilu's wife, but Wei Xu's wife?

He suddenly remembered a passage from "The Book of Heroes."

"Because Wei Xu was intimately related to Lü Bu, Gao Shun's troops were taken away and given to Wei Xu."

It was said that because Lü Bu and Wei Xu were intimately related, Gao Shun's elite camp was taken away and given to Wei Xu.

This was already very strange, especially since Wei Xu later betrayed Lü Bu and surrendered the city to Cao Cao.

This intimate relationship was even more puzzling.

In ancient times, husbands called their wives 'inner person,' and wives called their husbands 'outer man.' Could this intimate relationship mean that Lü Bu and Wei Xu had a husband-and-wife relationship?

Yuan Xi, recalling Wei Xu's strange expression just now, thought, could it be that Lü Bu was having an affair with Wei Xu's wife, and Wei Xu was being cuckolded?

Thinking about it, it was entirely possible. Both of them were from Bing Province, and in some parts of Bing Province, husbands would entertain honored guests with their families. No wonder Confucian scholars led by Yuan Shao hated Bing Province's military generals so much.

Yuan Xi didn't expect to accidentally stumble upon a mystery, and he quickly composed himself.

His initial stimulation of Lü Bu wasn't to seek death, but because Lü Bu's current state was truly disappointing. He had given so many hints, but he still looked so unsightly. If this continued, his next plan would be difficult to execute.

As expected, after hearing Yuan Xi's words, Lü Bu's face turned purple, but he had nowhere to vent. He was surprised that this Hidden Tiger even knew his secret affairs!

Truly capable!

Lü Bu was a lustful man by nature.

The customs of Bing Province were also very open, leading him to often covet the wives of his subordinate generals. Some of the generals were from Bing Province and didn't care much, even welcoming their wives to throw themselves into Lü Bu's arms.

But Qin Yilu's wife, Madam Du, was an exception. Perhaps because her appearance was too outstanding, Lü Bu's primary wife, Madam Yan, was exceptionally wary, and Lü Bu had never been able to get his hands on her.

Therefore, Lü Bu could only let Madam Du accompany the generals at banquets to feast his eyes, but he didn't expect to be ridiculed by the Hidden Tiger.

Unappreciative!

Lü Bu was unhappy, but seeing the other party's confident demeanor, he knew that the other party held his weakness.

He really didn't know how to defeat Cao Cao!

In the past two months, Lü Bu had fought several battles with Cao Cao. At first, he had a significant advantage, cutting off Cao Cao's supplies and nearly losing Juan City.

Just when Lü Bu thought victory was in sight, Cao Cao's soldiers unexpectedly regained their combat power and ambushed Lü Bu's army several times, driving Lü Bu back to Chenliu.

Lü Bu couldn't think of a solution and was feeling anxious when the Hidden Tiger's letter arrived, saying that he would come to Puyang City soon.

Lü Bu was overjoyed. Did the Hidden Tiger see his predicament and come to help him again?

Was he truly a man of destiny?

But he didn't expect that he had treated the Hidden Tiger with hospitality, but the other party was so disrespectful upon meeting!

If it weren't for his abilities and his ability to predict the future, he would have been killed with a halberd!

However, Lü Bu also felt that he had fought these battles terribly. He was much better prepared than Cao Cao, but he just couldn't take Juan City.

Lü Bu suppressed his anger: "I respect you as a gentleman, but don't be ungrateful."

"Cao Cao's army is difficult to attack. What's wrong with waiting for winter before thinking of a solution?"

The beautiful woman was Madam Du. She was listening to the increasingly tense conversation between the two men in the back hall, feeling worried, when she saw a person walking over from the next room, smiling: "Madam Du is here too?"

"I heard Father getting angry from afar. Who is so bold as to make him angry?"

Madam Du quickly stood up and bowed when she saw the person: "Greetings, Miss."

The person was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful appearance and a heroic spirit. She was slender, and the fur coat on her body couldn't hide the curves in front of her chest.

It was Lü Bu's daughter, Lü Lingqi.

Madam Du replied uneasily: "I heard that the person outside is an extraordinary person named Hidden Tiger."

Lü Lingqi's eyes lit up: "It's him? He must be a Jianghu swindler!"

"I heard that this person actually deceived Father?"

"Watch me expose him!"

Madam Du thought that the eldest lady was still so competitive.

Only to hear Yuan Xi sneer in the outer hall: "Cao Cao's army has long been out of food. Marquis Wen still can't conquer it. If winter passes and he raises food, how can he win?"

General Song Xian at the table said: "That's impossible. In the two recent battles, Cao Cao's army was fierce. How could they be short of food?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "Unfortunately, if Marquis Wen had persisted at the time, Cao Cao's army might not have had so much food."

"Let me ask, did Cao Cao's army have a lot of jerky as military rations back then?"

Song Xian said, "Mr. Hidden Tiger is brilliant, you can even guess that?"

"I even tasted a few bites, the taste was quite good."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "That's human meat."

Song Xian was just putting a piece of fatty meat into his mouth, and upon hearing this, he felt a wave of nausea and spat the fatty meat out.

The others at the table also put down their wooden chopsticks.

Song Xian stammered, "Is this really true?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "In Cheng Yu's hometown of Dong'a, didn't many people die?"

"That place didn't have an epidemic, so how could so many people suddenly die?"

The people at the table then realized what he meant, and someone couldn't help but vomit with a 'wah' sound, "Damn it, I've eaten that jerky too!"

Lu Bu's face looked quite unpleasant. At that time, he thought that Cao Cao's army even had meat to eat, so they must have a lot of food, so he retreated.

So that's how it was, he was tricked!

The generals also looked at each other, and the things they had just eaten also made them feel nauseous, wanting to surge up.

Wu Zhao knelt behind Yuan Xi, thinking that his son was really sly, not saying it sooner or later, but deliberately disgusting people when they had eaten half of it.

It's no wonder the generals felt disgusted. Under Lu Bu's command, except for Gao Shun's camp, which was strict in governing the army, the others were somewhat undisciplined, and the matter of robbing and poisoning the people was repeatedly prohibited but not stopped.

But it was only limited to this. Turning the people into human meat was unheard of even among the fierce and cruel Bing Province soldiers!

Du Shi and Lu Lingqi next door also felt a wave of nausea.

Yuan Xi sighed, "What a pity, what a pity."

Lu Bu said in a deep voice, "What should we do now?"

Yuan Xi pretended to think for a while, "Marquis Wen still has one last chance."

"In the near future, attack Cao Cao with all your strength. If you still can't defeat him, then you should plan your retreat as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, when Ji Province inevitably comes to help, Marquis Wen will be attacked from both sides, and I'm afraid even Chenliu will not be able to be defended."

Lu Bu questioned, "Ji Province has been watching, how could they possibly help Cao Cao?"

Yuan Xi said, "At that time, the Yuan family was attacking Qing Province, and now Qing Province has been taken down, the Yuan family will not let Marquis Wen become bigger."

Lu Bu believed it by seventy percent, and said in a deep voice, "What should we do now?"

Yuan Xi said, "Take Sili to the west and open up the road back to Bing Province."

"That is Marquis Wen's hometown, and it may not be impossible to make a comeback."

Lu Bu thought about it. This was not an easy decision to make. Bing Province was poor and had many bandits. How could it be as good as Yan Province!

He pondered for a long time before saying, "Let Bu consider it for a few days."

Yuan Xi knew that this was not a decision that could be made in a short time, and nodded slightly.

His purpose was to fool Lu Bu into going to Bing Province and fighting with the Black Mountain bandits, so that he could ensure the safety of the western part of You Province.

Of course, this was also a preliminary idea, after all, Lu Bu was not stupid and could not completely give up Yan Province.

Lu Bu looked up and saw two generals standing at the door of the hall, and said, "Gao Shun, Wen Yuan, why don't you come in?"

Yuan Xi heard this and quickly turned his head.

Gao Shun, Zhang Liao?

These are the two bricks he wants to dig the most!

At this time, two generals outside the door came in and bowed, "Greetings, Marquis Wen."

"The barracks and city walls are all normal."

Lu Bu waved his hand, "If there is anything else in Puyang City, quickly sit down and drink!"

The two bowed to Yuan Xi again, "Greetings, Mr. Hidden Tiger."

Yuan Xi quickly got up to return the salute, seeing that Gao Shun was tall and had a blank expression, with obvious lines and angles on his face.

Zhang Liao's eyes were bright, his spirit was full, and he walked with dragon-like strides.

Obviously, these two were rare and powerful generals!

In the back compartment, Lu Lingqi was about to go out, but when she saw Gao Shun and Zhang Liao coming, she said dejectedly, "Forget it, Uncle Gao is here, if I go out to make trouble now, he will definitely not be willing to teach me swordsmanship in the future."

"How boring, I'll go back first."

After speaking, Lu Lingqi left like a gust of wind, leaving Du Shi to stay in place honestly.

Everyone was seated, the banquet continued, Lu Bu still wanted to get some information, but Yuan Xi refused to say anything anyway.

He was just using the pseudonym of Hidden Tiger to use Lu Bu to contain Cao Cao, and by the way, to poach people, how could he tell the whole story?

Taking advantage of the toasts and exchanges during the banquet, he said some polite words to Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao, but unfortunately, the three of them were all watertight, making Yuan Xi feel that he had nowhere to start.

It's no wonder, his current identity is a hermit, it's impossible for Chen Gong and the others to rely on a few words to join him, right?

Yuan Xi originally thought that Chen Gong, a die-hard anti-Cao Cao faction, still had some hope, but after a conversation, he found that Chen Gong was very thoughtful and was quite loyal to Lu Bu!

Yuan Xi didn't understand, didn't he say that Lu Bu often didn't adopt Chen Gong's suggestions, why is Chen Gong so inseparable?

Until the end of the banquet, Yuan Xi found that besides pretending to be a big shot and encouraging Lu Bu to fight with Cao Cao, he didn't seem to have any extra gains.

But it can be regarded as achieving some goals. If Lu Bu attacks Cao Cao fiercely, Cao Cao will inevitably be tight, and then he will be able to go to Juancheng to negotiate with Cao Cao, so that he can implement the next step of the plan!

Note that there will be some deviations in the age of some female characters, because it is impossible to write strictly in accordance with historical facts, and it will not pass the review, so the ages are deliberately blurred.

So everyone should regard the ages of the male and female characters here as strictly in line with laws and regulations, please understand!