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

In the spring of the 206th year of Jian'an ( years), Wei Yan sent Cai Mao's head to Yecheng. Later, on Lu Bu's order, he took this small group of people all the way south to meet Huang Gai of Jiangxia and Shi A of Jiaozhi. One year, Wei Yan was thirty years old and had the best physical strength and the strongest will.

After being appointed by Lu Bu as the commander-in-chief to pacify the south, Wei Yan worked tirelessly and in one go, conquered ten cities in Jiaozhou, conquered Guangdong and Guangxi, captured Shi Xie's two sons, and entered Jiaozhi County in a grand manner.

It was February. Lu Bu organized officials from Hebei to pay homage to Cao Cao by the Yellow River. Thinking of this hero who was both a teacher and a friend, Lu Bu's eyes turned red. Cao Cao had outstanding achievements that were unparalleled in the world, but he was lost at the hands of villains. His hard-earned peaceful days have come to an end. From now on, he will take over the overlord's banner and continue to let the banner of the Han Dynasty fly everywhere.

Lu Bu set his next target in Luoyang. On the one hand, he ordered 300,000 troops to gather in Guandu. On the other hand, he asked the grain officials from the four states to collect grain and transport it to Wuchao to prepare for the upcoming southern expedition.

Lu Bu, who does everything himself, has extraordinary energy. This comes from the fact that he never regards hard work as hard work. There is never any "word of hard work" in his mind. Day and night, every step he took would bring him great joy and great relief. This kind of "joy of hard work" will not make people tired, but will only temper people's will and inspire people's spirit. In this sense, Lu Bu seems to have become a selfless person, and his joy is like looking back from a high altitude. During the twenty-two years of ups and downs after coming to this world, he deeply realized the efficacy of this "joy of hard work" and has always regarded it as his motto.

Why did Lu Bu gather his troops to attack Luoyang?

Luoyang is the economic center, political center, and cultural center of the world. It is also the seat of Cao Cao's political power for decades.

Now Cao Pi has inherited the throne of Wei King, but Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi are not convinced by their elder brother. The three of them were both born to Mrs. Bian and are of similar age. When it comes to inheriting Cao Cao's great cause, the three of them are like fire and water.

In terms of temperament, Cao Pi is cunning, Cao Zhang is domineering, and Cao Zhi is approachable, but the strengths of the three are quite different. The literati admired Cao Zhi's talent, and the generals admired Cao Zhang's bravery. On Cao Pi's side, there are not only the Sima family of Yingchuan, the Chen family of Yanzhou, but also the support of Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang, the second generation of the clan, who can be said to be the strongest.

Therefore, whoever can occupy Luoyang means that he will become a new man of the world. Lu Bu has governed Hebei for many years, and has gained the support of the nobles in Hebei, and has also cultivated a group of new nobles who are loyal to him. The people's lives are stable, and there are no intrusions from bandits and bandits. Now he can finally free up his hands to fight for world hegemony.

After all, the Central Plains was the land of Cao Cao. Lu Bu thought of supporting a puppet. Among the three Cao brothers, he chose Cao Zhi. On the one hand, Cao Zhi was young and easy to control, and on the other hand, he had contact with Cao Zhi during his previous trip to Luoyang. This time, Lu Bu used the power of Luoyang Mohists to secretly rescue Cao Zhi and send him to Yecheng.

Lu Bu personally greeted Cao Zhi and said, "Zijian, I already know about the death of King Wei. It's really heartbreaking!"

Cao Zhi said: "General Meng cares about me, and Zhi is grateful."

Lu Bu said: "I didn't expect Cai Mao to rebel and kill his lord. I have obtained Cai Mao's head and avenged the king of Wei. The great cause left by the king of Wei cannot be left without an heir. I prefer Zijian to inherit the great cause of the king of Wei. I don't know that the young master how about?"

Cao Zhi couldn't hide his excitement, "It's just that my brother has inherited the throne of Wei King. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to replace him."

Lu Bu said: "Cao Pi's King of Wei does not have the support of the clan. Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun have not recognized him. I think civil war is inevitable. I will fully support the young master and lead the Hebei army to cross the Yellow River and capture Luoyang." .”

Cao Zhi said: "If the general can help me win the throne of Wei King, I am willing to be friends with the general forever."

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction. In his plan, he would send troops in four groups, one going south from Qingzhou to capture Xuzhou, one all the way west from the Mongolian desert to capture Liangzhou, all the way across the Yellow River to capture Luoyang, and finally all the way from Jiaozhi. Wei Yan advanced eastward and captured Yangzhou. Once all the four armies are victorious, the world will fall into his hands, and the descendants of the Lu family will replace the descendants of the Liu family and take charge of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Pi of Luoyang was extremely anxious after learning that Cao Zhi was going to Yecheng. At present, his throne was not secure. Although Xiahou Dun ostensibly obeyed the imperial edict, he took in his third brother Cao Zhang. The cavalry, plus the 180,000 infantry in the hands of Xiahou Dun, the Xiahou brothers control an army of 300,000, and Cao Ren and Cao Hong also have 50,000 elite soldiers. The total number of soldiers and horses in Cao Wei is only 500,000, with 35 Tens of thousands of people are not under your control, which is a huge hidden danger.

Sima Yi came up with a plan: "There are no two days in the sky, and the people have no two masters. If King Wei wants to secure the throne, his biggest enemy is the emperor of Chang'an. As long as King Wei becomes the emperor, then morally speaking, all the princes and people in the world will Submit to King Wei."

Replacing the Han Emperor as the Emperor was something Cao Cao wanted to do but failed to do. He was determined to govern the world with royal principles. The Emperor's virtue was not bad, and he had no reason to replace him.

Cao Pi naturally did not dare to do such a thing.

Sima Yi presented a batch of bamboo slips and said: "This thing comes from the tomb of King Xiang of Wei in the pre-Qin Dynasty. The events recorded on it are very different from the historical records written by Sima Gong. The bamboo slips record: "Shun forced Yao, Yu forced Shun, Tang released Jie, and King Wu attacked Zhou; these four kings are the ones whose ministers killed their kings. "Since ancient times, when a king's virtue has declined, his successors have to be replaced. Now that this book has been published, it is clear that the king of Wei will replace the Han Dynasty."

Cao Pi was doubtful about this. After all, the three kings Yao, Shun, and Yu were ancient holy kings. The events recorded on the bamboo slips completely overturned the history he knew.