Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Chapter 045

It didn't take long, and the aroma of barbecue and seasonings permeated the surrounding camp.Lu Bu's Xiliang soldiers kept swallowing their saliva.

Dozens of Zhuyang soldiers carried more than a dozen cooked prey and a large jar of wine to their tents according to Feng Yu's instructions.That's enough for the hundreds of Xiliang soldiers.

The soldiers are all the same kind of people, even the soldiers trained by Feng Yu's system are the same.Birds of a feather flock together, and after a few glasses of wine, the soldiers and men of the two sides became acquainted.They mixed up with each other, bragging and chatting with each other.

If he hadn't met Lu Bu today, Feng Yu would not have taken out the drinks that were supposed to reward everyone after the hunt was over, and enjoyed them in advance.

A whole lamb was roasting on the bonfire in front of Feng Yu's tent, and several pots of fruit and pastry were placed in front of the table.He ordered someone to invite Lu Bu to the banquet.At the same time, there was also the old man Feng Yu saw before dark, and a beautiful young girl who was about twenty-eight years old.

One old and one young, the old man seemed to think that Feng Yu existed transparently, and sat on the ground without even exchanging pleasantries with him.Only the girl smiled indifferently at Feng Yu, as a greeting

Lu Bu was respectful to them, personally cut off the mutton with a dagger, cut it into small pieces, put it on a plate and handed it to the two of them to eat.Then Fang Fang and Feng Yu exchanged cups and drank each other.

The old man was also polite, took the plate and grabbed the mutton with his hands and started to eat.The girl broke off a branch and used it as chopsticks, and chewed the mutton slowly without making any sound.

After several rounds of drinking with Feng Yu and Lu Bu, he put down the wine bar, cupped his hands and introduced himself to the old man, saying, "I am Feng Yu, Marquis of Zhuyang County, may I ask where the old man is from?"

Then the old man put down the plate in his hand, and said to Feng Yu: "I know you are Feng Yu, and I know your father Feng Fang, and your grandfather Cao Jie. Speaking of which, the old man fled in Jianghai, and he has quite a relationship with your family origin."

Seeing the doubts on Feng Yu's face, the little girl smiled reservedly and said to Feng Yu: "Little girl, thank you for your hospitality. Please don't blame your father for disrespecting you. Our family does have a relationship with your family. resentment."

"Oh?" Feng Yu turned to look at the other party, waiting for her answer.The girl's face turned slightly red, she had never been stared at so closely by a strange man in her life.

"The little girl's surname is Cai, her name is Yan, and her name is Zhaoji. This is my father, Cai Yong. Back then, when Emperor Ling..."

As soon as Cai Yan said this, a smile appeared on Feng Yu's face.When he heard these two names, he understood everything, and interrupted Cai Yan:

"Miss Zhaoji, I don't need to say any more, I already know these things. It's just that I didn't know that you are the Cai family. There is indeed a grudge between your family and my eunuch grandfather Cao Jie."

Many years ago, when Cai Yong, a great Confucian of the generation, was still serving as Doctor Guanglu beside Lingdi, he impeached a group of officials who were corrupt and perverted the law to Lingdi Liu Xie.

Liu Xie saw half of the memorial and went to the bathroom, but Cao Jie peeked at the memorial, and then leaked the matter to relevant officials.This paved the way for Cai Yong to be retaliated and framed in the future.In the end, Cai Yong fled to the south of the Yangtze River.

And the girl Cai Yan in front of her, although she can't be called a sinking fish and a wild goose, is beautiful and lovely, she is Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Wenji, a famous talented woman in history.It's just that after the establishment of Jin Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Sima Zhao's name, the word Zhaoji was changed to Wenji.

Then, Feng Yu said seriously: "However, I am me, and my grandfather is my grandfather. Don't say that my grandfather has no blood relationship with me, even if Mrs. Cao is my biological mother. He is still him, and I am still me." Please don't hold grudges in Wansheng because of his past."

At this time Cai Yong had already picked up a sorbet and began to eat it.After hearing this, he wiped the pear juice from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and said:

"This is natural. How can I not understand this. Besides, when the plague was rampant, the fact that the monarch saved thousands of Luoyang people from disaster has long been known to the world. It is impossible for the old man to hold grudges against you. In fact, if Cao Jie Still alive, the old man will not hold grudges against him."

Feng Yu suddenly thought of why Cai Yong went to Luoyang this time.Cai Yong has been hiding in Wudi in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, and this time he entered Beijing because he was forcibly recruited by Dong Zhuo Lingzhou County to become an official in Beijing.

The authority of the Han Dynasty has long since disappeared, let alone the Han Dynasty manipulated by Dong Zhuo as a puppet.It's just the edict to call Cai Yong into Beijing, which has no immediate interest and influence on the little prince who is in Wudi in the south of the Yangtze River.Simply send Dong Zhuo a favor, and then follow the imperial edict.

In order to confirm this point, Feng Yu tentatively asked: "Mr. Cai came to Beijing this time to assist Dong Zhuo and Dong Xiangguo?"

Unexpectedly, his words touched Cai Yong's sore spot.Cai Yong frowned, and put down the half-eaten pear.Then he sighed and shook his head, glanced at Lu Bu who was a little drunk beside him, and stopped talking.

On the contrary, Lu Bu, probably because of alcohol, talked more.He took the initiative to answer for Cai Yong: "That's right. It was Dong Xiangguo who recruited Mr. Cai to Beijing to become an official. And he must be a very high-ranking official. Otherwise, he wouldn't order Ben to personally escort them to Beijing."

Feng Yu and Lu Bu chatted over wine before, and they both consciously talked about things far away from the court.For example, the battle between Lu Bu and the Xianbei people in Bingzhou, the old news about Feng Yu's school in Hongdu, their fighting skills, military art experience and so on.

If Cai Yan was not present, they would definitely have talked about women.But the two of them had a very tacit understanding, and they didn't mention a word about the current Han dynasty and the world situation.

At this time, Feng Yu saw that Lu Bu took the initiative to talk about this matter, so he asked a few more questions.We know why Lu Bu chose the detour route from Soochow to Jingzhou, and then north to Nanyang, Luyang Ruzhou and Luoyang.Because of the "anti-thieves" in Qingxu Yan's area-the Yellow Turban Yu-thieves have risen again, and they even played the banner of anti-Dong Zhuo!It's not safe to go there.

Feng Yu wanted to find out more about the situation from Lu Bu, but Lu Bu suddenly woke up and returned to his previous state.He didn't mention anything about the court and the situation in the world.

But they don't talk about it, it doesn't mean that the soldiers don't talk about it, it's just that the matter comes to the mouth of the soldiers, it will be another form.

A bonfire was also raging in front of an ordinary soldier's camp near Feng Yu's tent, and the soldiers ate meat and drank alcohol.More than a dozen soldiers of Lu Bu were also among them.The content of the two parties' chats became more and more extensive, more and more gossip, more and more bold, and more and more loud.

"Hey, I heard that Dong Xiangguo of your family is very powerful in the capital. Not only did he walk on the sword, but he even slept on the emperor's dragon bed. He almost didn't sit on the dragon chair. Is there such a thing?"

"Hey! Sleeping on the dragon bed is nothing. Dong Xiangguo even slept with the late emperor's concubines. I also heard that all the emperor's sisters and princesses were raped by Dong Xiangguo."

"How can this be taken seriously? It should be bragging! I don't believe Dong Zhuo can be so bold."

"I said, brother, if you don't believe it, it doesn't mean it's impossible. Brother, I saw it dozens of times when Xiangguo entered the harem at night. Why? Brother, I was on duty at Xiangguo's guard at the time. This is the most clear."

"Then you should know how big Xiangguo's words are, how long he can do that, and whether those concubines are called spring. Tell me, if you can't tell, you must be bragging."

There was a burst of laughter all around...

Chapter 046

The words of the soldiers and the noise of romping and frolicking kept drifting into the ears of Feng Yu and Lu Bu's group.Feng Yu and Lu Bu didn't think anything of it, they knew it was a soldier's nature.More precisely, it is the nature of men in this age group.

But Cai Yan who was on the side turned red, lowered his head and ate with small mouthfuls, without saying anything.Cai Yong frowned, with obvious resentment on his face.

Cai Yong felt annoyed, not only because his daughter was verbally harassed.More importantly, he could not tolerate the Han Dynasty being humiliated and chatted like this.

Feng Yu saw all these in his eyes, summoned his personal soldiers to lead him, and whispered a few words to him.The team leader made a promise and trotted out.After a while, there were bursts of shouts from the bonfires in front of the camps.

"Your Majesty has an order! During the banquet, the soldiers of the Zhuyang Army are not allowed to make loud noises, let alone talk about the court palace! Those who violate the order will do so according to the military law!"

"Your Majesty has an order!... Those who violate the order will follow the military law!"

Following the sound of orders one after another, the entire noisy camp quickly fell silent.Although this military order has no effect on Lu Bu's soldiers.But when they saw that the soldiers of the Zhuyang Army were in such a state, they naturally shut up and began to eat and drink quietly.

At this time, Cai Yong showed a gratified expression on his face, and his gaze towards Feng Yu was a little more approving.Cai Yan also raised her handsome face, pretending to glance at Feng Yu inadvertently.

But Lu Bu was obviously moved. What moved him was that the Zhuyang Army could enforce orders and prohibit them like this, which is rare in the world.Even the Northern Army of the Capital Habayashi during the period of Lingdi is difficult to compare with.That is to say, Gao Shun, who has the strongest ability to lead troops under his command, can reach such a level, but that is also for a small number of elite soldiers.

The wine and meat were finished quickly, and the soldiers went back to their tents to rest.Feng Yu and Lu Bu also broke up the banquet, and also went back to their tents.But in reality, it's still early for bedtime.

When the moon hung on the treetops, Feng Yu, who was lying on the felt and counting the stars, was reading the system illustrations and descriptions, and heard a beautiful piano sound.With a thought, he guessed that it was Cai Yan playing the piano.He was already bored, so he simply got up from the blanket and followed the sound to find it.

Cai Yan, who was playing the piano under the moonlight, heard the movement, looked up, and met Feng Yu face to face.She said all blessings, and said with a smile: "But the sound of the little girl's piano disturbed the rest of the junhou? The little girl is here to apologize to the junhou."

Feng Yu smiled and said, "No. Cai Xiaoniang's piano is beautiful, and the timbre is beautiful. How can it be called disturbing?"

"Then what's the matter here?" Cai Yan continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"Uh... this..." Feng Yu was suddenly at a loss for words to this question.Yeah, why did he come here?He didn't know it himself.Seeing his embarrassment, Cai Yan covered her mouth and laughed out loud like a bell.

"Well, I just don't feel sleepy, and I'm very bored. Hearing the beautiful sound of the piano, I became interested. I just want to talk to my little lady about the way of rhythm." Feng Yu finally found an excuse to get out of embarrassment.

"Oh? The little girl thought that the prince was good at force, but unexpectedly the prince is also proficient in rhythm." Cai Yan said a little surprised.

Feng Yu hurriedly responded, "I'm not proficient, but I know a thing or two. After all, when I was in Luoyang, I sat in Hongdumen School for several years." When he said this, he thought:

[This Cai Yan must have lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, but he didn't know that Hongdu Menxue was a specialized art school.Although I have no interest in this course.But I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running.Why have you also been in Hongdumen Academy for several years.It’s not always possible to write poems, prose, or music, but to talk about it, it’s always okay to pretend. 】

The conversation between the two got off the ground. Cai Yan, who had lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, really didn't know the details of Hongdu School.Seeing that Feng Yu mentioned this study, she asked Feng Yu a lot of questions about the study of Ci Fu and rulers.Feng Yu naturally answered every question.

Then it turned to music, qin art, and rhythm, and then returned to poetry and Fu from rhythm.Before you know it, the moon is already in the sky.

Approaching the tent, Cai Yong's words came: "You two boys, you can't stop. Do you want me to sleep?" Feng Yu and Cai Yan said their farewells, and went back to bed in their tents.

Early in the morning of the second day, the team set off and continued to advance northeastward.When Cai Yan got into the car, Feng Yu noticed that her wonderful eyes were a little dark under the two silkworms, and there were also a few traces of redness in her eyes.Obviously I didn't sleep well last night due to insomnia.

In half a day, the team arrived at the city of Wancheng.Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, ordered people to go out of the city, served wine and meals, and received them warmly.Lü Bu didn't go into the city because he was in a hurry, so he continued to head east after lunch.Looking at the two groups of people going away, Zhang Zi heaved a sigh of relief.

Along the way, Feng Yu on the saddle kept thinking, and he knew in his heart that if the historical trajectory of the original world was followed, Cai Yong's departure would be more ominous, and his death would be within a few years.And Cai Yan will also start to live a miserable life of being displaced.

The question is, what should he do now?Could it be that he directly forced himself to attack and kill Lu Bu, and take Cai Yong's father and daughter back to Zhuyang?This is an absolutely insane move.

Although the Han court manipulated by Dong Zhuo was a puppet court, it was a court after all.What's more, after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he annexed various ministries including the Northern Army and Xiyuan Army, as well as the Bingzhou Army that entered Beijing later.With armor fifty thousand.Moreover, Luoyang and Zhuyang are only a few hundred miles away.

Feng Yu can neither listen to the announcement nor listen to the puppet court.But it is absolutely impossible to directly play the anti-flag.Unless he has the background and contacts of four generations and three princes like Yuan Shao.If he insisted on resisting Dong Zhuo with his own strength, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg.

Take ten thousand steps back, even if Dong Zhuo patted his chest and promised that he would not retaliate against him.After he did this, how should he explain to Cai Yong and his daughter?

Could it be that he said to Cai Yong: "You can't go to Luoyang Dong Zhuo's side. Otherwise, if Dong Zhuo dies in a few years, you will be killed too. Your daughter Cai Yan will be looted and humiliated by the Huns in a military disaster. It will take decades to return to the Central Plains. So I kidnapped your father and daughter from Lu Bu." This is obviously not possible.

Lu Bu saw that Feng Yu was unhappy along the way, so he immediately walked with Feng Yu, saying, "Zhuyanghou is thoughtful? Why don't you listen to me, maybe I can help you."

How could it be possible for Feng Yu to tell Lu Bu what was on his mind, so he made up nonsense: "It's nothing serious, just thinking about some troublesome family affairs in the inner palace, and I just feel restless."

Lu Bu smiled again and said, "Inner House? Has the prince already married? Do you have a wife?"

Feng Yu cursed in his heart: [What does this have to do with you? 】But still answered truthfully: "There is only one concubine, and I have not married a wife yet."

After hearing this, Lu Bu laughed and said, "That's very good. I know that you are interested in Miss Cai. After I return to Beijing, I will propose marriage to Duke Cai on behalf of Junhou when I get a chance. You think it's good."

He originally thought that Feng Yu would be embarrassed because of this, but he didn't want Feng Yu's face to change, he reined in the horse and said, "It's so good, I'll ask Du Tinghou. If everything is done, there must be a big thank you."

Feng Yu agreed so happily, but it surprised Lu Bu.He put away his smile, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Hou Zhuyang, this matter is on someone!"

Chapter 047

Near sunset, the men and horses finally arrived at Fangcheng Wasteland.From here, you leave the Nanyang Basin and enter the territory of Yuzhou.Feng Yu had no reason to continue walking with Lu Bu any longer.

Before parting, Feng Yu gave Cai Yan a cage.Inside are two carrier pigeons from the Zhuyang Pigeon House, which were originally used to ask Zhuyang City for help in case of an emergency during hunting.At this time, Feng Yu gave it to Cai Yan as a gift.

Cai Yan opened the sackcloth covering the cage full of joy, and found that it was a pigeon. She was a little surprised, and giggled and said, "I thought it was a bird that could sing, but I didn't expect it to be two cooing pigeons. Are you going to give me stewed food?"

Feng Yu said with a smile: "They are not only for cooing, nor for stewing, but for you because they can send messages thousands of miles away."

Then, Feng Yu explained to Cai Yan the purpose and usage of the carrier pigeon.Cai Yan exclaimed: "It's so amazing!"

Feng Yu then explained: "However, they can't be kept with you all the time. After a long time, they won't recognize their hometown, and naturally they won't be able to deliver letters. So I still need to send people to Luoyang to deliver pigeons to you regularly. If the old pigeons are still there when you receive the new pigeons, you have to put the old pigeons back."

A gleam of joy welled up in Cai Yan's heart, she knew that this meant that she could communicate with Feng Yu for a long time, and it was a very fast one.

Feng Yu and Lu Bu bid farewell.At this time, Feng Yu found that Lu Bu's friendship with him had risen to 30 points.The two teams parted ways.One team leans against the sunset, and the other marches towards the distance at the same time facing the sunset...

On the second day, Lu Bu and his party left Runan, Yuzhou, and entered Nanyang County, Jingzhou again.This is Luyang County. Although it belongs to Nanyang County of Jingzhou in terms of administrative division, it is actually separated from Nanyang Basin by the remnant of Funiu Mountain, which is nearly a hundred miles wide and densely covered with hills and mountains.

Luyang and the core area of ​​Jingzhou to which it belongs are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, but it is not far from the capital Luoyang.Lu Bu knew in his heart that as long as his pedestrians stepped up, they would be able to reach Luoyang before sunset tomorrow.

Think about it, I can see my wife and daughter who have been separated for more than a month tomorrow.And the generals and academies of the Bingzhou Army under his own command.Lu Bu immediately became excited, and said in a loud voice: "Boys, put your feet up. If you can reach the capital before dark tomorrow, you will be rewarded with wine and meat, and there will be many rewards in addition!"

The soldiers happily promised, and all of them raised their whips and beat their horses, speeding up their progress.

After marching for dozens of miles, I suddenly saw dust flying in front of me, and it seemed that a large number of soldiers and horses were coming here.When Lu Bu was wondering whose army this was, Gun Gunbuqi had rushed towards his group and surrounded them in a short while.

It's just that the rushing soldiers showed disappointed expressions when they saw their costumes.Lu Bu's Bingzhou soldiers saw the attacker clearly, and their nervousness relaxed.Looking at the clothes and equipment, these soldiers are also the Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo's command.It's just that it is not in the same system as Lu Bu's Bingzhou soldiers.

If you look closely, you can see bloody heads hanging in front of the horses of some cavalrymen.There are also human heads hanging on the shafts of the accompanying carts, and the backs of some carriages are full of grain, brocade cloth, and treasures.In addition, the infantry held dozens of weeping young women chained together with ropes and naked.

Lu Bu and the Bingzhou soldiers were not surprised by this scene. They knew at a glance that this was the Xiliang army going out to "go to the valley" again.I just don't know which general led the troops this time.

The answer was soon revealed, and Yiqi had galloped to Lv Bu.Immediately a general, with a square forehead, wide mouth, and a beard.It was Xiliang General Li Jue.

As soon as he saw Lu Bu, he rolled his eyes and slapped his thigh and said, "Hey! It turns out that you are back, Du Tinghou. I heard the report from the spies, and thought I encountered some rich family's chariots and horses. The soldiers ran away for so long When I go back, I will definitely beat these scouts with dozens of army sticks."

There was a forced smile on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth, but this smile was more of a sneer: "General Li has worked so hard again?"

Li Jue muttered: "Isn't it? If you don't come out, you will go to the valley. How will the stomachs of these tens of thousands of sons be filled? It's just that Guo Si is too cruel. He will take the whole Yin of Henan, and even Hanoi, Hongnong County near the capital. In the county, where there are people, they are all shaved clean, and I didn't leave a single hair.

That's why someone ran so far, almost to Jingzhou, no!He has already arrived in Jingzhou.Who would have thought that in this ghostly place, even if you walk a hundred miles, you won't see a single cigarette.It took two days of hard work to pull out a few Fuhuwubao and get such a little thing.This trip was a big loss. "

Lu Bu nodded, and said politely: "Then I won't bother General Li with his business. I have to hurry back to the capital to pay the prime minister, so I'm leaving."

Unexpectedly, Li Jue didn't seem to understand the meaning of Lu Bu's words, and he was still complaining to Lu Bu: "I knew it would be so difficult to go out, so I should have chosen to go to Beiman Mountain to dig treasures like Du Tinghou. Jin, it won't be so hard."

I don't know whether Li Jue's words were intentional or unintentional, but anyway, it touched Lu Bu's heart.Lu Bu gave Li Jue a cold look, and without raising his hand, he left with his chariot and horses.Those Xiliang soldiers had already made way for them.

Li Jue stayed where he was, and when Lu Bu was gone, Fang spat out a mouthful of phlegm and cursed:

"Pull what? It's something that the seller seeks for glory. Isn't it because you have a lot of skill and a bit of a soldier, you will be attracted by Xiangguo. Do you really think that you have been favored by Xiangguo? Don't you know that you are an outsider after all, and Xiangguo is always on guard against you?" How can you compare with me and those who have been with Xiangguo for ten years?"

At this time, Lu Buben's cheerful mood because of being close to his family became gloomy and melancholy again.Li Jue's words aroused his troubles again.

After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, nearly [-] soldiers were gathered under his command one after another. These soldiers came from all sides, including the Bingzhou soldiers led by Lu Bu.Riding [-] steps and eating horse chews, not to mention pay, even the daily consumption of food and grass is also an astronomical figure.

At the same time, the production of the entire Sili population has been devastated.Other states and counties have long stopped sending grain and grass to Sili.

When Emperor Ling was there, Dong Zhuo didn't have to worry about the food and pay of his soldiers, and had his own imperial court organization and dispatch.Even during the Zhongping period, the period of the Great Plague.He was stationed in Hedong, and because of his military power, the daily needs of the [-] Xiliang soldiers he personally led were dispatched by the Sili Prefecture.

But now, Dong Zhuo has to face the problem of feeding nearly 5 horses.His solution is simple and rude, which is to rob the living and steal the dead.The generals under his command must choose one of the two to perform the task of raising military pay and rations.

The vast majority of generals choose to plunder.This is because they have the right to speak, and the gentry, represented by powerful families and ministers, seem to be very tolerant of the former, as long as they don't rob themselves, they don't take it seriously.As for the latter—robbing the tombs of emperors and ministers of all dynasties, it is considered an intolerable matter of heaven.

But Lu Bu's idea was the opposite, so he chose to rob the tomb, so he became the target of public opinion all over the world.

Chapter 048

The autumn rain began to fall, and the wheat fields on both sides of the muddy road were yellow and clear.Only it wasn't wheat, it was weeds starting to wither.The owners of these wheat fields no longer know whether they are alive or dead, and where they are wandering.

The haze and mud didn't stop Lu Bu from being in a good mood again, because Luoyang's tall city walls were already in sight.He returned to his heart and urged the whole team of riders to speed up.

At this time, a team came from the opposite side of the road.With a thought in his mind, Lu Bu wondered, "Why did you send two teams to go to the valley in the same direction? It shouldn't be common sense."

Only when the opponent got close did he realize that this was not Dong Zhuo's army.The big character [Yuan] on the banner, and the banner with the words [Rear General] all indicate that this is the part of Yuan Shu, the later general of the dynasty.