The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

In the winter of the second year of Xingping (195), Bingzhou ushered in a rare heavy snowfall. Lu Bu was at home in Jinyang City looking at the good news sent by Xu Shu. The good news said that the four counties in Liaodong had been recovered by Xu Rong, and they had killed Goguryeo. With an army of , Goguryeo was expelled from Liaodong, and the Goguryeo soldiers and civilians were forced into the mountains and forests. Wuhuan attacked Daijun three times, but was repulsed by Taishi Ci.

Regarding the arrangements for Youzhou officials, Lu Bu issued the latest appointments. Xu Shu was appointed as the governor of Youzhou, Taishi Ci was appointed as the general of Youzhou, and Xu Rong was appointed as the general of Liaodong. Youzhou recruited new troops and increased the number of troops stationed in Youzhou to one hundred thousand. , now the whole territory of Youzhou is considered peaceful.

As for the arrangement of Bingzhou officials, Gao Shun is the governor of Bingzhou, Chen Gong is the governor of Bingzhou, Zhang Liao is the general of Bingzhou, Gan Ning is the navy general, and Jiang Qi is the general of the field. Together with the new soldiers recruited, the garrison of Bingzhou has reached ten. Thousands of people.

What Lu Bu has to do now is to go to Luo, meet the emperor, and see his old friend Cao Cao again. After all, the emperor is now in Cao Cao's hands. Lu Bu selected the eighteen most courageous warriors in the Wolf Cavalry Camp, named them the "Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun", and followed him to Luoyang.

The palace reconstruction work in Luoyang has come to an end. Cao Cao obtained a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry by excavating the tomb of Liu Wu, the Liang King of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao, who had money in his hands, began to build houses, recruit troops, farm fields, and restore people's livelihood.

In addition, in the name of the emperor, Cao Cao also issued orders to seek talents, recruited talents from all states in the world, and enriched the court. Many talented scholars worked for Cao Cao, and basically all the learned scholars from the Central Plains gathered in Luoyang.

Cao Cao looked at the resumes of scholars and students in Sikong Mansion, and assigned specific official positions according to their respective strengths. Except for a few important positions of the three princes, which were not arranged, other official positions already had specific candidates. Cao Cao wanted to keep those few An important position to win over the princes.

Lu Bu and his party arrived in Luoyang and went directly to Sikong Mansion. They met Cao Cao returning home after inspecting the military camp, and the two old friends met again.

"Brother Meng De is now the person who recreated Xuanhuang. I really envy him." Lu Bu congratulated Cao Cao.

"Fengxian sat in two states and commanded millions of soldiers and civilians. He is also a hero of his generation." Cao Cao also congratulated Lu Bu.

"Brother Meng De, I have one more important thing to do when I go to Luo this time." After saying that, Lu Bu took out the memorial from his arms.

Cao Cao took the memorial and opened it. It turned out that Yuan Shao was recommended to be the general. Cao Cao was a little puzzled, "Fengxian and Yuan Shao both hold the land of the two states. What's more, Fengxian has made great contributions in pacifying the foreign tribes. Even if the court wants to reward the general, he should do it." It is you."

Lu Bu refused repeatedly, "Yuan Benchu ​​was the fourth and third Duke. His popularity spread throughout the country and abroad. Scholars all over the world regard the Yuan family as the orthodox one. Yuan Shao loves his name. Giving him the title of General can avoid the disaster of war. Moreover, now the military power is all over." In the hands of the princes, even if he is given the title of general, it is only in name only. It will do more good than harm to you and me."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "It is better for Fengxian to see far. If I am not as good as me, I will give it to him as general. However, don't refuse the post of General of Hussars. In this world, you are the only one who can take on this responsibility."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Lu Bu did not refuse. The two of them went to the palace to meet the emperor together. After not seeing each other for several years, Lu Bu felt that the emperor in front of him lacked the aura of an emperor. This may be due to the fact that the powerful ministers have maintained the government for a long time. Historically, the emperor of the Han Dynasty did not Is he just a mediocre emperor? Lu Bu didn't think much, and left the palace after receiving the imperial decree.

"According to the decree of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu guarded the border and defeated foreign invasions many times. He has made great contributions to the imperial court. Now, Lu Bu is appointed as the Hussar General, leading the Bingzhou Mu and Youzhou Mu. He will also be rewarded with thousands of taels of gold." Lu Bu looked at the imperial edict and Qiao in his hand. The cavalry general's official seal began to plan the future strategic direction in his mind, which was still focused on fighting against Xianbei and Wuhuan. There were still millions of aliens on the grasslands. Economic development and training of soldiers were still the most important things at the moment.

The edict awarding Yuan Shao was also sent to Yecheng, and Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin, the chief registrar, to read it in public.

"The emperor of the Han Dynasty has issued an edict. Yuan Shao is a descendant of a famous family. He is the fourth generation of the Three Dukes. Now, Yuan Shao is granted the title of general. He is responsible for controlling the world's troops. The land of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou is the fiefdom of the general, so he can do things easily."

This was Cao Cao's little thought. Xuzhou was still in Tao Qian's hands. The purpose of awarding Xuzhou to Yuan Shao as a fief was to intensify the conflict between Yuan Shao and Tao Qian. Once the two sides went to war, he could reap the benefits.

Yuan Shao is not a loser. He has already seen Cao Cao's thoughts, "Cao A'hao's tricks can't be hidden from me. I want to lead the army to Luo to meet the emperor and let him see the style of the Jizhou army."

Yuan Shao dispatched 50,000 troops to Luo. The ships crossing the Yellow River covered the sky and the sun. Yan Liang led 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard, and in the middle was his own 30,000 troops. Yuan Shao sat on a throne carved from gold, with eight soldiers underneath. He was carried by two soldiers, with Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang on both sides of him riding war horses, and finally ten thousand heavy infantrymen led by Wen Chou. The army was so vast that the people in the surrounding villages had never seen such a spectacle, so they stopped to watch. Yuan Shao gestured to the people on the throne, as if he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

It took the group a full month to arrive in Luoyang. Seeing Yuan Shao's talk of pomp and circumstance, Cao Cao shook his head, "In less than ten years, Yuan Shao will be defeated. From now on, the land of Hebei will be Lu Bu's world."

Yuan Shao, who succeeded in going to Luo, was worshiped by the courtiers and took over the military seal of the general. The emperor also rewarded him with a sword and granted him the right to conquer the princes. Yuan Shao now had both fame and fortune, and he achieved his goal. The group of people returned to Jizhou along the same route, leaving only a mess on the ground.