Chapter 378: Solving Doubts

"Do you hate me?" Lu Bu asked, lying comfortably in the pool and looking at Ma Chao who was scrubbing beside him.

"It was true at first, but now I don't hate it anymore." Ma Chao rubbed the dirt on his body and shook his head: "The general seems to understand his father-in-law's intention, but he doesn't seem to understand."

"In the Battle of Nanyang, you defended Juan City. Several years have passed. Looking back at this time, how do you think the battle went?" Lu Bu did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

That battle...

When Ma Chao heard this, he couldn't help but think back. This battle could be regarded as a love battle between himself and his wife, but...

Rushing aimlessly, although I have made some achievements, but thinking about it now, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed, and for a while, there was no sound.

"This is the intention." Lu Bu sighed: "You are very similar to me. Before I was thirty, I was invincible in the world. Among all the heroes in the world, no one could compete with me. So many times, I like to use my fists when thinking about things. think."

"Before the age of thirty, there was no problem because usually the status was not enough, but after the age of thirty, if you still think with your fists, your fists may not be enough to help you solve all the problems. But the scary thing is that once the habit of solving problems is formed, It’s hard to accept others. It’s fun to solve problems with fists, but your path is bound to get narrower and narrower until you pay a heavy price, which may be the death of someone close to you, or... the death of your family!”

Ma Chao rubbed out more than two inches of black mud, but he didn't know it. He just continued rubbing and silently chewed Lu Bu's words.

"When you met me before, you were like a sheep meeting a wolf. When the relationship between you and Lingqi gradually fades away, you will probably be useless. By then, those cruelties and grievances will not all fall into the trap." On Lingqi?" Lu Bu glanced at him.

Ma Chao frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "Impossible!"

"People's hearts can change. I don't know what I will think tomorrow, let alone a few years from now." Lu Bu looked at Ma Chao and said with a smile, "Now you can face me much more freely."

Ma Chao was startled for a moment, and then he realized that now in front of his father-in-law, he was no longer as reserved as before when he spoke. He raised his head and looked at Lu Bu in surprise: "Dad, is it so magical to endure hardship?"

"Just call your father-in-law." A blue vein burst out on Lu Bu's forehead, and then he shook his head and said, "If hardship was so useful, there would be no useless people in the world. How many beggars in the world are really incompetent?"

Thinking of using his nameless spirit, Ma Chao shook his head, as if the people at the bottom were not really stupid and ignorant, but were very shrewd.

"Maybe it's possible, but it's definitely limited. If you don't have enough insight and hope, suffering will only make people numb. You know that there is only one month. After one month, you will no longer be a beggar. All you have to do is survive. That's all, but most beggars are facing a tomorrow that they can see their head at a glance. This suffering has been endured for a month, and there will be the next month, and the next month, endless, living in it, of course, makes them nimble and shrewd. , but it’s also difficult to get out.”

Looking at Ma Chao, Lu Bu said with emotion: "If I had not made a one-month appointment with you, but had promised to wait until the day I was satisfied, maybe you would have been useless by now."

Ma Chao was silent.

Lu Bu was right. If it were an uncertain date, Ma Chao really didn't know how he would survive. He might have gone crazy before today.

The difference between one sentence and the other is a world of difference.

"If it wasn't suffering, then why did my father-in-law let me suffer like this? Can't I just tell him?" Ma Chao didn't understand. What was the purpose of going around in circles?

"I'm telling you directly that if you are overjoyed, arrogant, and arrogant, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later." Lu Bu looked at Ma Chao and asked, "Are these words familiar to you?"

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard this. Isn't this the mantra his father often used when he slapped him?

"Everyone can tell you the truth, but how many people really care? If your inexplicable arrogance is not broken, let alone one month, given you ten or twenty years, you may not be where you are today. Even if there is awareness, the price paid must be huge." After speaking, Lu Bu put his hands on the edge of the bath and closed his eyes to rest.

Ma Chao washed the dirt off his body with water, and then stepped into the pool. He hadn't washed in a month, and the dirt on his face had not been cleaned very much. Now he scrubbed it carefully, and then took a dip in the pool. That relaxing feeling, It makes people feel like their souls have ascended to heaven instantly.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for the tip." Ma Chao relaxed and smiled at Lu Bu.

"It's been a few months since we got married, and we've done everything we need to do. It's time to make some achievements and show them to others. You will be the one to coordinate this Northern Expedition to Xianbei on my behalf." Lu Bu nodded slightly and said.

After hearing this, Ma Chao sat up and looked at Lu Bu in shock: "Such a big war, your son-in-law is presiding over it?"

"How big?" Lu Bu sneered when he heard this: "How old is Huo Qubing and Fenglang Juxu?"

Ma Chao stopped talking. Looking at ancient and modern times, how many champions are there?

"Now Xianbei has declined rapidly after Tanshihuai, and is no longer as strong as it once was. The training and equipment of this forbidden army are much better than those of Champion Hou?" Lu Bu looked at Ma Chao and said, "I will arrange it under you. Two fierce generals. From now on, whether you are General Ma or the Lieutenant's son-in-law will depend on this battle. "

"Father-in-law, there is something that my son-in-law doesn't understand very well." Ma Chao looked at Lu Bu and asked.

"Speak." Lu Bu opened his eyes and sat up straighter.

"My son-in-law has seen a lot of clutches among the people these days. Under normal circumstances, the father-in-law would like his son-in-law to be as cowardly as possible. Why would the father-in-law do the opposite?" Ma Chao was puzzled. He now gradually understood that his father had been Why are you opposed to this marriage?

"If you are just an incompetent person, I have the same opinion as others and will not help you." Lu Bu shook his head helplessly and said: "But Lingqi looks down on mediocre people. As a father, I naturally hope that my daughter It feels good. If I really restrain myself like you said, it will only make you feel depressed. You dare not express this dissatisfaction in your heart with me. It will eventually be revealed to Lingqi, and then... both sides will suffer, and your family will be destroyed. Lingqi ends up alone, and no father wants his daughter to end up alone."

Ma Chao understands, but... dying alone and having a broken family... don't seem to be the same concepts, right?

"Of course, the most important thing..." Lu Bu stood up, his strong body carrying a strong sense of oppression, and turned back to look at Ma Chao, who was confused: "You are not a waste, you are a piece of jade, like me when I was young, you are worthless Carving.”

Although their experiences were different, Lu Bu knew very well how he had been able to separate himself from a state of martial prowess step by step. Therefore, Lu Bu could easily train Ma Chao, who was very similar to him.

Ma Chao quickly got up and wiped the clothes with Lu Bu. Then he looked at Lu Bu and said, "Father-in-law, are those two generals in the army really powerful?"

"I'm afraid my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, but in terms of combat experience, I'm better than you. Have you ever heard of the two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who served under Xuzhou Mu in the past?" Lu Bu nodded.

"It is said that these two men are brave enough to fight, especially Guan Yu, who is good at military tactics. When Yuan Shu's troops entered the Huaihe River, it was this man who not only repelled Yuan Shu, but also fought all the way to Shouchun City!" Ma Chao nodded, When he was in Nanyang, he was naturally well-informed about the Central Plains.

"These two people are very capable, but it is not easy to convince them." After Lu Bu put on his clothes, he looked at Ma Chao and said, "If this battle can be successful, even if you don't know Lu Bu's son-in-law, it will be enough to convince you Establish your footing in the court.”

"My child, thank you father-in-law!" After Ma Chao put on his clothes, he saluted Lu Bu.

"Go home. I originally told Lingqi that you would come back tomorrow, but seeing her look like that, I couldn't bear it, so I called you back first." Lu Bu sighed at the end. This father is also very helpless sometimes. ah.

"My son-in-law says goodbye, father-in-law, don't worry, I won't embarrass him!" Ma Chao's heart suddenly became hot, and he immediately said goodbye to Lu Bu and walked back all the way. He couldn't wait to see his beloved wife.

Lu Bu also went home to take care of his wife. He was speechless all night. Early the next morning, Lu Bu went to the court. The training of the new army in the DPRK had been completed and needed to be tempered through battles, hoping to send troops beyond the wall.

"Lieutenant, since we have such troops, why not directly send troops to the Central Plains?" The ministers in the court did not understand Lu Bu's thinking. Since they have extra troops, why not go to the Central Plains if they want to fight a war? Instead, go and fight the Xianbei people. .

"When the war breaks out, the people will inevitably be devastated. At this time, our army is not sure of victory. If the war continues, won't the people be in dire straits? Whether they are the people of Guanzhong or Guandong, they are our great people. I also ask you, all ministers, to give me some advice before making a decision. People in this world think about it, the imperial court recruits all the ministers for the national economy and people's livelihood, not for the corpses to eat. They are just dreaming here!" Lu Bu snorted angrily and looked at the person who spoke.

These words were quite rude. As the power of the Six Ministries gradually stabilized, coupled with the operations of Dong Cheng and others, Lu Bu is now becoming more and more rude to these former ministers, but if there is anything wrong, he will not spare any face. Scold directly.

"Captain, it's not like that." Liu Xie laughed quickly and said: "I also think what the commander said is reasonable. In the end, the court should work for the benefit of the people. Since you are not sure, you can't cut off lightly and attack casually." It would be nice to fight the Xianbei people, and we can also see how the imperial troops trained this time are doing."

For the current Han Dynasty, attacking Xianbei is really casual. After all, Xianbei has also coveted the Silk Road in recent years, and was dealt with by Zhao Yun, the governor of the Western Regions, several times. Xianbei, who was extremely powerful during the Tanshihuai period, is now in the imperial court In Baiguan's heart, it has long lost that deterrent effect.

Especially after Lu Bu killed the Xiongnu on a snowy night and captured the Hetao, it was difficult for the officials in the court to feel any threat to Xianbei in the north.

This expedition is basically the expedition of the newly trained 8,000 new troops, with Ma Chao as the main general and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as deputy generals. After the autumn harvest, the troops will be officially dispatched...