Chapter 1378 Altar


    ??The cold wind howled, pulling at the branches that didn''t have many leaves in the first place. The leaves that could be pulled off had long been stripped off by the cold wind. Those that stood firm and still in the cold wind remained firm and motionless. Just like the human heart, thoughts may change, but the nature is difficult to change.


    ?The reason why Fei Qian does not hesitate to speculate on others with the greatest malice is partly due to his instinct, and partly because Fei Qian is a supporter of Xunzi.


    It’s like the Stanford Prison Experiment.


    Of course, some people refute this experiment and believe that the people in it have mutated human nature due to external temptations. But the question is, will a person be completely pure when he is in society? Will there be no external interference at all?


    So, never bet on the other party’s humanity, because in most cases, you will lose.


    Fei Qian didn’t dare to gamble.


    So Fei Qian wants to give it a try. Giving it a try means drawing a bottom line for loss and making sure that this bottom line will not be adjusted due to any circumstances. It''s like walking into a "solo" and playing a few hands. There''s nothing wrong with it. The problem is that you can''t hold back, and you repeatedly adjust yourself to the bottom line, only to finally find that the bottom line has been so low that you can''t bear it.


    "Brother, please look..." Fei Qian smiled and motioned for Huang Xu to hold up a sword from the side.


    Lu Bu turned his head, his eyes trembled slightly, and he seemed a little emotional. He reached out to take it, put it on the table, gently moved the wolf fang on the scabbard, and then said after a long time: "This... I never thought that my good brother would still be alive..."


    Fei Qian laughed and said, "Of course I keep it. Brother Xian is a stingy person. It''s like the spear Wenyuan gave me. I''m still practicing it now..."


    "Really?" Lu Bu also became interested and said, "Would you like to practice your skills?"


    "Okay!" Fei Qian stood up without any hesitation, picked up the spear from the side, then walked a few steps forward to the vestibule, shook the spear slightly, and then took a step forward. The spear was like lightning. Usually it stabs straight out!


    ?Although there was no target in front of him, Fei Qian still acted as if there was a person standing in front of him. He took the gun to the middle level and stabbed it in the chest. There was a faint sound of piercing the air among the red tassels flying.


    Lu Bu couldn''t help but feel a little dazed as he watched.


    ??The situation in Luoyang that year has changed again. The figure who was panting and gritting his teeth in the past and the figure who is now proficient in holding the spear and turning it smoothly gradually overlapped...


    “Brother, what do you think?” Fei Qian put away the gun, threw it to the guard beside him, and then asked.


    Only then did Lu Bu come back to his senses, nodded and said, "I never thought that my wise brother''s style is extremely fast, powerful and heavy, and already has the style of a famous master. Hahaha, it seems that Wen Yuan taught him well at the time... Well, even When I meet someone, I have to stay out of the way even if I have no choice, hahaha..."


    "Haha..." Fei Qian smiled, pretending not to understand what Lu Bu meant. But there was a slight chill in his heart. Even people like Lu Bu have gradually learned some things that he was not good at originally. What else in this world will remain unchanged forever?


    Wouldn’t it be nice to have friends from far away?


    ?This sentence seems to have been circulated for thousands of years, but when it really comes, will it definitely be happy?


    ?A working-class person then received a call from a classmate whom he hadn’t seen for a long time. Brother, I’m here to visit you. Are you happy or surprised? There should be happiness, but also surprises. Of course, the more important thing is surprise.


    Want a treat?


    Be entertained.


    Since I made this call, didn’t I mean to entertain you? So we have to put down the work at hand, discuss with the boss about the time, and if possible, discuss with the family, put aside a lot of family affairs, and then send old friends away after eating and drinking, and then go back to deal with the things that have been put aside and delayed. business matters.


    ?Of course, the premise is that you are a working-class person who is old at the top and young at the bottom, and in the middle you have to bear the wrath of your boss and your wife, and you have to pay back the loan and pay for the house. Those who are idle have grown hair and play every day, and those who have wealth, freedom and so on are not included in this list.


    So, whether you are happy or not depends on different people and different standpoints.


    ?Just like Fei Qian''s Zhongping Yiyi Gun is somewhat good now, but can this be entirely attributed to Lu Bu or Zhang Liao?


    ?In addition to the deviation of the position, the result of looking at the problem may be completely different, or even completely opposite.


    ?These things can only be seen through but not revealed, because once revealed, everyone will lose face. So Fei Qian just smiled, and then said casually: "Brother, are you interested in serving as the governor of Bingzhou?"


    Lu Bu didn''t react at first. After Fei Qian''s words turned around in his mind, he suddenly raised his head, widened his eyes, and looked at Fei Qian blankly with incredulous eyes.


    "What? Brother is not happy?" Fei Qian smiled, his smile still as gentle and peaceful as it used to be in Luoyang City.


    "No! No! I''m willing... I''m happy..." Lu Bu said quickly, "But, why is my dear brother... so important... this..." Lu Bu''s original train of thought was completely disrupted by Fei Qian''s sudden words. A mixture of mixed emotions emerged, making him somewhat confused as to what to say.


    "Brother is from Wuyuan, right? It''s been so many years, and it''s time to return home..." Fei Qian smiled and said slowly, "Besides, why should I be worried about leaving the governor of Bingzhou in my brother''s hands?"


    Lu Bu was obviously very excited. He stood up suddenly, patted his chest and said, "Xian brother, please don''t worry! The one who can''t get along with Xian brother is the one who can''t get along with Lu!"


    "Hahaha..." Fei Qian raised his head and laughed, "That''s right, that''s right... But brother has to wait a few more days, and the position of governor should not be granted lightly..."


    The smile on Lu Bu''s face froze, and he couldn''t help but ask, "Xian brother, why is this?"


    "An altar is being built on the outskirts of the city..." Fei Qian lowered his head slightly, picked up the tea bowl, and said slowly, "How can such an important job be awarded privately? It should naturally be conferred at the altar... It was under construction when my brother came back. It will be almost completed in a few days..."


    "Ha...that''s it! What the wise brother said is true, true..." Lu Bu suddenly realized and couldn''t help but laugh.


    ?The laughter of the two people, one high and one low, rippled in the hall, but no one knew how real or fake the laughter was, and how long it would last...


    ……………


    "Gongtai!" Lu Bu came back with a smile that seemed to be frozen on his face, "Hahaha, you are worrying too much! How can General Zhengxi be a stingy person!"


    “Is he really the governor of Bingzhou?” Chen Gong really couldn’t believe it. Lu Bu returned to the post house and immediately summoned Gao Shun, Chen Gong and others to announce the matter.


    At first, Chen Gong and Lu Bu discussed it and felt that Fei Qian would not give up the position of governor of Bingzhou, so they planned to ask for the position of governor of Bingzhou first, and then retreat to become the governor of Taiyuan County. In this way, General Zhengxi Even if he refused the first option, he would be too embarrassed to refuse the second option, so he was more certain to get the position of Taiyuan County Sheriff.


    "Is there any lie?" Lu Bu smiled, with his back molars exposed. "General Zhengxi built an altar on the outskirts of the city, and wanted to go to the altar to worship someone! How can there be any lie in this matter?"


    “Go to the altar to pay homage?” Chen Gong’s eyes flickered. The act of going to the altar to be a consecrated person is quite formal. People in the Han Dynasty respected heaven and earth, so going to the altar was equivalent to making a declaration between heaven and earth, which was a very formal and honorable act. However, Chen Gong vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn''t figure it out for a while.


    "That''s right! Come to the altar to be honored!" Lu Bu smiled blindly. No matter how many titles he has gained over the years, he is just a small yellow man who came to read out the imperial edict. He has never received anything like the honor of being crowned. The altar worships such treatment...


    Chen Gong scratched his head, but couldn''t think of anything. He felt something was wrong in his heart. This feeling made Chen Gong very uncomfortable. Hearing Lu Bu laughing non-stop on the side, he couldn''t calm down. Think about it carefully and just say goodbye.


    Lu Bu didn''t take it seriously and waved his hand to let Chen Gong do what he wanted.


    Wei Xu looked sideways at Chen Gong leaving, and suddenly said: "I see that Chen Gongtai doesn''t seem very happy..."


    "What''s wrong with him?" Cheng Lian''s mouth was faster than his brain, and he snored out loud, "We are all happy, why is he unhappy?"


    Wei Xu chuckled a few times: "This... how did I know..." Wei Xu was not originally a student, but Wei Xu also had a desire to study, just like every fat person has a desire to be slim. It''s the same as a thin person, except that sometimes I think about it, but not when I''m eating. Wei Xu was ridiculed and scolded by Chen Gong several times in a row. In addition, Wei Xu was not a self-willed person, so naturally he was very unhappy with Chen Gong.


    Song Xian said from the side: "Whatever! He is not from Bingzhou, so how happy can he be? We are from Bingzhou, and we are truly happy!"


    Cheng Lian''s face suddenly dropped after hearing this. Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian were all from Bingzhou, as were Lu Bu and Gao Shun, except Cheng Lian, who was from near Jingxiang...


    ?Of course neither is Chen Gong, who is from Yanzhou.


    Hou Cheng saw Cheng Lian''s calm expression, rolled his eyes, patted Song Xian and said: "It doesn''t matter whether you are from Bingzhou or not. What is important is that we, Wen Hou, can finally show off our talents! You and I will finally be able to make a difference!" This is a great joy!”


    "Ah? Yes, yes! I''m so happy, so happy!" Song Xian suddenly realized, and he raised his hands towards Lu Bu and said, "Wen Hou is so happy!"


    ?So everyone congratulated Lu Bu one after another. Even Gao Shun, who had always been silent and didn''t talk much, stood up to express his congratulations.


    "Hahaha..." Lu Bu laughed and waved his arms generously and said, "Don''t worry, everyone, if you have a share of Lu, you also have a share of all brothers! Come, prepare a banquet. I want to have a good time with you brothers." Have a drink! Hahaha…”


    Although Lu Bu was staying in the post house temporarily, General Zhengxi also gave orders, and there was really no shortage of food and drink in Pingyang, so Lu Bu wanted to hold a banquet and didn''t say much about the main business in the post house. , and asked people to start preparing drinks and dishes. At the same time, he also asked people to order a table at a restaurant outside and bring it in, which made Lu Bu very satisfied.


    Lu Bu talks about sharing wealth and honor, but in most cases, this is what he does. Lu Bu likes money, but when his subordinates ask him to withdraw or borrow money, Lu Bu rarely interferes. If there is any surplus, he just gives it to him. Therefore, during this bumpy journey, Lu Bu didn''t accumulate much extravagance around him. He always came in with his left hand and went out with his right hand. If Chen Gong hadn''t done some careful calculation, he would have been unable to make ends meet long ago.


    ?From Lu Bu''s standpoint, Lu Bu believed that, brothers, there is a natural sense of sharing money, so there is no need to care too much about money and so on, brothers can use it as long as it is used.


    ??But Chen Gong believes that brothers are brothers and money is money, and they should not be confused.


    For this reason, Lu Bu and Chen Gong had many collisions and arguments.


    ???It''s still just a matter of different positions, and there''s no complete right or wrong. But no one expected that a collision and dispute between Lu Bu and Chen Gongxin would happen so quickly...


    ??While Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Wei Xu and others were eating and drinking in high spirits, Chen Gong took it and returned. At first, Lu Bu thought that Chen Gong had learned about the banquet and was coming to have a drink, so he warmly invited Chen Gong to sit down. However, Chen Gong had a sullen face and almost turned Lu Bu off.


    "Wen Hou and the Governor of Bingzhou are not allowed to come to the altar to pay homage to him!"


    Mud shrinkage?


    ??Lu Bu almost came up with his hometown dialect and didn''t go on stage to pay homage to him? Are you, Chen Gongnao, confused because you haven''t slept well in the past two days?


    In order to show formality and solemnity, Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, deliberately set up an altar on the outskirts of the city, and even went to the altar to worship with great fanfare. This is such an honorable thing, and Chen Gong, you said you can''t accept it?


    Are you kidding me?


    "..." Lu Bu''s face darkened at that moment, and he slammed the wine baron onto the table.


    Chen Gong ignored Lu Bu''s expression. Anyway, he had ignored Lu Bu''s expression many times over the past few days, and it was not bad to do it again now. He explained as simply as possible: "It is an honor to be honored by the altar. But there is a big problem...if we accept this gift, we will no longer be guest generals! If in the future..."


    A guest general?


    Lu Bu''s heart skipped a beat.


    Chen Gong was also helpless and said: "The purpose of Zhengxi''s strategy is to tie Wen Hou into the same car! If we accept this arrangement, it means that we agree to belong to General Zhengxi. ! In this case... wouldn''t it be... So, you must not come to the altar to worship!"


    Wei Xu let out a "ha" and said: "Chen Gongtai, are you talking lightly? You can just say no if you don''t want it? When you are the governor of Bingzhou, does it mean that you can eat and drink as much as you want with the food and drinks? Now we are asking for help from General Zhengxi. It’s not that General Zhengxi wants anything from us! You should think it through first!”


    Lu Bu pondered for a long time and said, "Gongtai, since you raised the objection, is there any way to solve it?"


    "This..." Chen Gong said with some embarrassment, "I don''t have a plan yet..." Chen Gong had just figured out the strategy for conquering the west, and hurried over to see Lu Bu. He didn''t have time to think of any countermeasures.


    "..." Lu Bu was helpless, Chen Gong, you said you can''t do this, and you can''t do that, but do you have a plan now? What should I do? "Since this is the case... let''s think about it later..."


    ?Going on stage to pay homage?


    Being disturbed by Chen Gong, Lu Bu also lost interest in drinking. Could it be that Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, really had this idea?


    (End of this chapter)