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

Lu Bu and his party stayed in Luoyang for more than a month. During this period, Lu Bu accepted Cao Cao's banquets at Tongque Terrace many times. The two discussed many ideas for the future Han Dynasty and specific implementation methods. Although Cao Cao was a scholar-bureaucrat, he also hoped to establish a A society where everyone is equal coincides with Lu Bu.

Both heroes knew that seizing power from the nobles and wealthy families did not happen overnight.

Lu Bu proposed to expand the land westward, seize the population, resources, and land of the Kushan Empire and the Parthian Empire, and cultivate a group of nobles loyal to him to replace the old nobles.

Cao Cao also agreed with this point of view. He issued an edict, asking Xia Houyuan, who was stationed in the Western Regions Protectorate, to begin the Western Expedition with the purpose of destroying the country and seizing land. At the same time, he asked officials in Liangzhou and Yizhou to prepare food, civilians, and vehicles. , for the army's western expedition.

Lu Bu and his party finally set out on their way back to Hebei from Luoyang without incident.

At the farewell banquet prepared for Lu Bu, another thing happened.

On this day, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and their subordinates and generals were all watching the performance of the dancing girls from the Western Regions on the Bronze Bird Stage. This farewell banquet was arranged by Cao Pi. Everyone watched attentively and very happily.

"Fengxian, what do you think of this reception?" Cao Cao asked proudly.

Lu Bu replied: "This kind treatment from the King of Wei will be unforgettable for Bu's whole life. Bu has been a soldier for thirty years, and only this month has been the most comfortable. If the King of Wei comes to Hebei in the future, Bu will use all the strength of the four states to repay the great kindness of the King of Wei."

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, asked his attendants to prepare gold, and rewarded everyone who participated in the reception.

After the dancers from the Western Regions finished their singing and dancing, two huge black men came up. They performed wrestling.

Cao Cao couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking: How could such an ugly show be arranged for an occasion like today?

Lu Bu saw the change on Cao Cao's face and quickly came out to smooth things over, "Does the King of Wei know that after Guishan is put to rest, what country will there be?"

Cao Cao said: "I don't know."

Lu Bu said: "Continuing westward from Parthia, you can reach the Roman Empire, which is a country as powerful as the Han Dynasty. Going south from Parthia is Kunlun. When King Mu of Zhou met the Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun, he left a good story. Watching these two people , with dark skin, he is a slave of Kunlun. This is a good omen that Master Zihuan has prepared for us, the Han Dynasty, to expand our territory."

After listening to Lu Bu's words, Cao Cao's expression improved a little and he said to Cao Pi: "Zihuan, what the general just said is your intention?"

Cao Pi quickly knelt down and said, "Father, what the general said comes from my heart. I am willing to fight for my great Han Dynasty to open up territory and expand our territory, and to fight for my father to establish immortal achievements."

Cao Cao nodded, "Yes, it seems that the reflection has paid off. Tomorrow you go to Wancheng, study the art of war with Zhang Xiu, and learn all the tactics of the Xiliang army."

Cao Pi said: "My son, I obey."

From the conversation between father and son, Lu Bu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell. It was still a family matter of the Morris Cao family. This time he returned to Hebei and wanted to build more warships and continue to the East China Sea, hoping to find the American continent. , there are countless resources out there.

On the way back, Lu Bu saw three cars full of gifts. After asking Yan Danchen, he found out that these were gifts from the ministers' wives. Lu Bu smiled. It seems that Luoyang is indeed a prosperous place. I hope Yecheng will be as well. Became Luoyang of Hebei Province.

After bidding farewell to Lu Bu and his party, Cao Cao received a secret letter from Jia Xu. The letter said: The emperor Liu Xie, whose pseudonym is Wolong, has arrived in Chang'an. The shadow emperor has been replaced. The emperor has also reused a group of people, including Yue Qi. The school captain Wangfu, the Changshui school captain Zongji, discussed with Liang Wu Shuo, and let Wang Yue take over the Yulin Army. In addition, the emperor also made the daughter of the Tunqi School Captain Fu Wan as his queen, and the daughter of the Chariot and Cavalry General Dong Cheng as his concubine. , and all of this was done under the eyes of Chang'an Ling Jia Xu, and Shangshu Ling Xun Yu secretly helped a lot.

After reading the secret letter, Cao Cao looked a little solemn. This emperor has been experienced among the people for many years, and he is by no means as easy to control as the shadow emperor. He is afraid that his power will become smaller in the future. After all, the princes in the south are all loyal to the Han Dynasty, so he must find a way to properly control it. After all, no one wants to give up power.

Cao Cao convened a think tank to come to Tongque Terrace to discuss together. The members of the think tank were: Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun You, Liu Ye, Xu You, Xi Zhong, Xun Yu, and Jia Xu. Except for Xun Yu and Jia Xu who were in Chang'an, the other six people all arrived.

Cao Cao went straight to the point: "Everyone, you have followed Gu for twenty years at the longest and seven or eight years at the shortest. Let me tell you frankly that I am willing to be a minister of the Han Dynasty for the rest of my life, but I don't want to give up the power in my hands. The emperor of Chang'an I have promoted some people, but those ministers are not my disciples, what do you think?"

Guo Jia said: "The great Han Dynasty has today's peace, all thanks to the contribution of King Wei. I think the emperor knows it. King Wei only needs to firmly control the military power in his hands, and the emperor dare not do anything to King Wei."

Xi Zhong said: "The King of Wei can invite the Emperor to tour all the states in the world. On the one hand, the governors of each state can see the emperor's respect for the King of Wei. On the other hand, the King of Wei can ask the governors of the states to make arrangements for their relatives during the tour." Take him as a hostage and hand it over to King Wei. This will ensure peace in the world."

Cheng Yu said: "The king of Wei is worried about nothing more than the princes in the south. Once the emperor gets in touch with them, it may be detrimental to the king of Wei. I think that the king of Wei does not need to take the emperor with him on the parade, and the emperor cannot be allowed to step out of Chang'an. In one step, the King of Wei can ride in the emperor's chariot and test the princes."

Cao Cao felt that what they said was reasonable, and it was indeed necessary to tour the world. After all, the Han Dynasty had a vast territory, and there were always places that the court could not control. He immediately decided to start touring the world after the autumn harvest.

As for the emperor of Chang'an, Cao Cao asked Jia Xu to closely monitor every move of the emperor and ministers, and transferred Cao Ren to garrison in Chang'an. Together with Cao Hong of Tongguan, Le Jin of Xianyang, and Hao Zhao of Chencang, the city of Chang'an could be said to be like an iron barrel. generally.

The reason why Liu Xie no longer became Wolong, but restored his true form as the Emperor, was because when he was in Yizhou, he obtained Liu Zhang's allegiance with the dragon-patterned jade pendant. In order to regain power, he ventured back to Chang'an and tried to appoint a group of people loyal to him. His ministers used this to fight against Cao Cao. This emperor was more courageous than his father and brother. The shadow emperor Zhuge Liang also expressed his willingness to return to Nanyang and persuade the Jingzhou nobles to be loyal to the emperor. He also united with the ministers and nobles of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou to fight against Cao Cao and force Cao Cao to return power to the emperor.

What Liu Xie didn't expect was that his restoration of his identity this time would plunge the already peaceful man into war again.