Chapter 351 The Ritual of the Five Cauldrons

Lu Bu smiled slightly: "Wen Yuan, don't be so nervous, Lu is not such a narrow-minded person."

Zhang Liao straightened up: "Liu Cheqi has extraordinary bearing, he is a ZTE general just like Emperor Guangwu, I'm afraid that Marquis Wen should think carefully about where he should go."

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Lu Bu was silent for a while, and then said: "A certain person has his own decision."

Zhang Liao knew that Lu Bu was always headstrong, and it was not easy for him to hear what he said, so it was inconvenient for him to say more.

Although they won a complete victory this time, the Han army also lost a lot. Except for less than a thousand people fleeing from the Xiongnu army, almost all of the remaining 10,000 people were killed on the spot, while more than 13,000 people from the Li-Guo coalition army were captured, and more than 4,000 people fled, including Li Jue's 3,000 Feixiong army and the rest of the 10,000 people were also beheaded.

However, due to Liu Ye's wanton implementation of the massacre policy, despite the tight layout, the tight defense of the chariots, and the surprise attack by the Bingzhou Army led by Lu Bu from behind, the Han army still suffered more than 6,000 casualties, but most of them were wounded soldiers. Liu Ye immediately dispatched five soldiers. Hundreds of soldiers sent these seriously ill soldiers to recuperate in Shenchi.

On the day of the great victory, Liu Ye ordered hundreds of dead and wounded horses and cattle and sheep captured from the Huns to be slaughtered, and ordered the whole army to have a full meal. The three armies cheered for joy.

Gao Shun walked into the camp: "Marquis Wen, there are more than ten chariots and horses outside the tent. They are the cattle and sheep sent by the soldiers under the command of the chariot general to condolences to our army."

"Oh? Unexpectedly, Liu Yuqing is very generous." Lu Bu went out in person: "Let's go, look at the cattle and sheep that Liu Yuqing sent."

Lu Bu walked out of the gate, only to see more than a dozen chariots and horses lined up outside the gate, above which were bound cattle and sheep.

"Marquis Wen, under the order of General Chariot and Cavalry, give Marquis Wen and his army horses fifty head of cattle and sheep." The one who came to deliver the cattle and sheep was none other than Zhang Jai, the number one general in Liu Ye's army except Yu Jin.

Lu Bu took a step forward and nodded slightly: "Thank you General Chariot for X."

"Haha, there's no need for Jaw to convey it in person." Zhang Jai smiled slightly.

"oh?"

"General Chariots and Cavalry invited Marquis Wen to the banquet. He has slaughtered a cow, a sheep and a horse, and is waiting for him with the gift of five tripods." Zhang Jaw said respectfully.

According to Zhou etiquette, the emperor eats nine tripods, princes eat seven tripods, and scholar-bureaucrats eat five tripods. However, since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the rituals have been broken, and Liu Ye would be arty.

Lu Bu sneered and said, "Five tripods? Why don't you eat seven tripods with the merits of chariot riding generals?"

Zhang Jai's words were soft but firm: "Marquis Wen was joking, no matter whether it is General Che Qi or Marquis Wen, they are all officials of the Han Dynasty, not princes and kings, of course they have to eat five tripods."

Lu Bu frowned slightly, and quickly said: "General Zhang, go back and tell Liu Cheqi that he will go to the banquet in a while."

"In that case, goodbye."

After Zhang Jaw finished speaking, he ordered the accompanying dozens of sergeants to unload the cattle and sheep from the carts and horses, and then escorted the empty carts back slowly.

"Marquis Wen! Liu Yuqing's invitation must have hidden evil intentions. This person entered the two capitals under the guise of the name of the emperor's uncle. Marquis Wen is so brave, how could he not be harmed by tens of thousands of troops?"

Wei Xu warned immediately.

Gao Shun frowned: "This statement is wrong. Today's emperor is young, so the Empress Dowager He is behind the curtain to listen to the government, and Liu Cheqi is assisting the government as the emperor's uncle. How to attack Wenhou?"

"Hmph, I think Gao Shun, did you take bribes from Liu Yuqing? As a general under Marquis Wen, you speak so well of Liu Yuqing?" Song Xian, who has always been inseparable from Wei Xu, said with a smile on his face.

"No!" Gao Shun blushed and said angrily.

"Enough!" Lu Bu shouted, and the tent immediately became clear.

Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao: "Wen Yuan, you also stayed under Liu Yuqing's tent for a while, what do you think is going on?"

Zhang Liao didn't speak directly, but thought for a while, and then said calmly: "Liu Cheqi is strict in running the army, and he is just. All the officers and men in the army are convinced. Liu Cheqi doesn't seem like someone who would use such despicable methods as assassination. .”

In fact, Zhang Liao is also quite difficult to do. After all, the ass determines the head, and the position determines everything. He is a general under Lu Bu, so naturally he has to consider everything for Lu Bu. However, during the more than a month under Liu Ye's command, Zhang Liao had a better understanding of the sudden emergence of the big Han emperor. Liu Ye had a high prestige in the army, and all the generals were convinced. Obvious small collective phenomenon.

This is because many generals such as Yu Jin, Zhang Jaw, Pang De, etc. are Liu Ye's discerning talents. They were promoted from poor families, and they naturally supported Liu Ye, and their cohesion was very strong.

Moreover, apart from a few cronies under Liu Ye's command who came from Qingzhou, the appointed generals such as Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son, Pang De, Fazhen, Yang Fu, Jia Xu and others were all from Liangzhou, and Liu Ye's base was in Yongliang, Guanzhong. Therefore, the rule is very stable.

Therefore, Zhang Liao still said some good things for Liu Ye.

"Zhang Wenyuan, I think you have been under Liu Ye's command for a long time, and I don't know who you have defected to." Wei Xu sarcastically said.

"The clear ones are clear, and the turbid ones are turbid. Although Liao is not a scholar-bureaucrat, he also knows the word loyalty." Zhang Liao didn't refute loudly, but said lightly.

After listening to the remarks of his generals, Lu Bu pondered a little: "Since Liu Cheqi invited me with the gift of five tripods, why not go?"

Wei Xu was in a hurry: "Marquis Wen can't go, who knows if Liu Ye has evil intentions?"

Lu Bu waved his hands, his expression gloomy: "Liu Cheqi sincerely invites you, if you don't go, wouldn't it appear that you have a ghost in your heart?"

Wei Xu said helplessly: "If Marquis Wen insists on going, it doesn't matter if someone is willing to lead the guards of the camp. If Liu Ye really lays down his sword and axe, he can go calmly."

Wei Xu had long coveted the No. 1 trapping camp in the combat force, and now he took the opportunity to attack, and wanted to seize the military power of the trapping camp from Gao Shun's hands.

"Hmph, if Liu Yuqing really wants to kill me, more than 20,000 troops will mobilize together, not to mention falling into the camp, even if the Bingzhou Army is in its heyday, it may not necessarily win."

Lu Bu made up his mind: "I will go with Wen Yuan and Cheng Lian. When I am away, the military power in the camp will be handed over to Gao Shun for the time being."

Gao Shun clasped his fists and said, "I will live up to Marquis Wen's entrustment."

"Wen Yuan, Cheng Lian, let's go."

Lu Bu walked out of the gate with a tiger's pace, while Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian and a dozen or so guards followed closely behind Lu Bu. A group of more than ten people got on their horses and quickly disappeared in the darkness of night.

While watching Lv Bu go away, Gao Shun gave orders to the generals: "You all share the cattle and sheep, and reward the soldiers."