The Nameless of the Common Clans

Bingzhou, Yunzhong, since the tenth year of Han Shu, Lu Bu moved his general's mansion to Bingzhou. In recent years, Chen Mo's restrictions on the four generals at the border are relatively loose compared to other places. They have great autonomy in how to fight. They can place the general's mansion wherever they want, and they only need to report to the court. However, the food and grass provided by the court are limited. If they are stationed here safely, it will naturally be enough. If the court has an order to send troops, more will be distributed. When the court has no order but you want to send troops, you have to find a way to get food and grass yourself. You cannot ask the prefectures and counties for it, and you cannot rob the people. The population here is small, and Chen Mo is very strict about this.

So, you can have any ideas, but you have to find a way to consume the military food for the expedition.

This is why Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Xu Rong, and Hua Xiong mainly defended. Even if they were confident, the grassland was vast and it was easy to run out of food without sufficient logistical support. At most, they would just send some cavalry out to rob cattle and sheep and give benefits to the soldiers.

But it would not work in Bingzhou. Lu Bu was aggressive in his bones. He was a sword without a sheath. If he was placed anywhere in the Central Plains, he might hurt others and himself. But if he was placed at the border, it would be the biggest deterrent to the outside of the Great Wall. Moreover, Lu Bu found that after he came back from a tour in the Central Plains, these Xianbei people and Xiongnu people seemed to have become stupid. Now it was easier to deal with them. After all, Lu Bu still had some opponents in the Central Plains, but in the outside of the Great Wall, let alone martial arts, he was used to the intrigues among the princes. If Lu Bu was placed among the princes, he would naturally be defeated. But if he was placed here, the Hu people outside the Great Wall were as simple as sheep.

If you put a group of sheep in front of a wolf, don't expect the wolf not to eat the sheep. In fact, among the four major legions in the border area, Lu Bu's side is the most comfortable. Many Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes have developed the good habit of paying tribute every year. Lu Bu will keep 30% as expenses and send the rest to Luoyang.

Bingzhou is bitter and cold? That is a thing of the past. Anyway, since Lu Bu was sent here, Bingzhou has basically not seen the invasion of the south by the Hu people in recent years. Moreover, the border trade has been carried out, and the tribes that pay tribute are also the first to benefit. Lu Bu still has principles in this regard. As long as you pay tribute, he will protect you. As long as you don't make trouble, you can come here to trade and even live normally. Even if you are bullied by people from other tribes, Lu Bu will help.

Anyway, according to the principle that Chen Mo taught him, the obedient ones are not beaten, only the troublemakers are beaten. Now many tribes on the grassland have begun to submit to the country and no longer respect the Chanyu. Of course, the Xianbei Chanyu was directly detained in Luoyang by Chen Mo two years ago. Now there is a war on the grassland for the position of Chanyu, and there is no Chanyu to respect. Sometimes Lu Bu guessed that Chen Mo directly detained the Chanyu who went to complain, probably hoping for such a scene.

"Zhongquan, the prime minister is now crowned king, what gift do you think we should send?" In Yunzhong, in the general's mansion, Lu Bu, whose hair was half white, had a headache and asked Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng was a little confused. Is it really okay for you to ask someone's son what gift to give him? In such a big world, you are probably the only general who can do such a thing, right?

After struggling for a while, Chen Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "General, this gift is just a token of my appreciation. I think my father will be happy if it is sent by the general."

"That won't work. The Prime Minister has taken good care of me over the years. Do you think any of the generals will bring their families with them? And my unlucky son-in-law, I heard he will soon be made a marquis." Lu Bu shook his head.

People like Lu Bu give people a very awkward feeling. If you treat him well, he will reject you. If you give him a high position and generous salary, he may be happy for a while, but then he will slowly lose the feeling. After Lu Bu joined Chen Mo, Chen Mo did not give him any promotion. These are all normal changes, but Lu Bu can be devoted to Chen Mo. Why?

Because Chen Mo understands Lu Bu, he has no ambition, but he doesn't like being constrained, he is not good at socializing, but he longs to be recognized. This is Lu Bu. In fact, it is very simple, and there are many people with this personality, but not everyone has Lu Bu's ability, so as long as the official title is not overly suppressed, it is fine, there is no need to raise it too high, but respect and freedom, as long as you give these two things, Lu Bu will basically die for you.

Being placed at the border by Chen Mo, Chen Mo guarantees Lu Bu's rear, and at the same time it is equivalent to holding Lu Bu's lifeline, but he never neglects it in the slightest, so that Lu Bu can do whatever he wants without taking care of the rear, and the direction of his recklessness can only be the north, because if he fights in the south, Lu Bu will immediately experience what it feels like to have no food and no people. Give him a bottom line and let him do whatever he wants. This is Chen Mo's way of controlling Lu Bu.

If you change the place, for example, to the Central Plains, then Lü Bu's sword is likely to hurt himself. Even if you put it in a place that borders the princes, against Jiangdong and Jingzhou, because of the terrain restrictions, if you only consider one person, you don't have much chance of winning, and you may even lose troops. As for Shu... that's even worse. Lü Bu's fighting style is not popular in Shu at all. The grassland is the most suitable for him.

Facts have also proved that Chen Mo's approach is right. Now Lü Bu is satisfied, and Chen Mo doesn't worry too much. The grassland tribes pay tribute every year, satisfying their admiration for the Han Dynasty. Everyone is happy~

But now, Lu Bu has a headache. At such an old age, and after having been in the Central Plains for so long, Lu Bu is now gradually getting started with things like worldliness. Chen Mo is crowned king, which is a big deal. As the number one general under Chen Mo... at least Lu Bu is so I believe that the congratulatory gifts I send must not only not be shabby, but must also be thoughtful and can surpass others.

Chen Mo will definitely not be short of money and food, and even if he is short, he will not accept it, but other things... Lu Bu is not short of money now. Every year, Chen Mo allows him to keep 30% of the tributes from each tribe. He can reward the army or keep it for himself, but What good things can be found on the grassland? Cattle, sheep, war horses, animal skins, Langya, etc., these things are not available unless you can find a good horse like Red Rabbit. However, there is no shortage of war horses and good horses on the grassland, and there are not many top-notch BMWs like Red Rabbit.

Chen Zheng was speechless after hearing this, shook his head and said: "General, my father doesn't have any special hobbies on weekdays. I think it's enough to take care of the rarer things on the grassland."

"General! Second Young Master!" Hou Cheng on the side replied: "I remember that there is something that might be helpful."

"What?" Lu Bu asked curiously.

"Liu Li Zhan!" Hou Cheng said with a smile.

"Huh?" Both Lu Bu and Chen Zheng were a little confused. Lu Bu thought for a long time and couldn't figure out when he had such a thing. He looked at Hou Cheng and said, "Where is this thing?"

"In the Dijia tribe, the general forgot that last year the Dijia tribe took a lot of goods from the Western Regions and used them as tribute. However, there was a glazed lamp that the Dijia tribe leader liked very much and kept it without paying tribute. If he could If you get it, give it to the prime minister." Hou Cheng said with a smile.

"Dijia tribe?" Lu Bu frowned: "The tribute time has not come yet this year, so go and tell him that I am willing to exchange for this thing in exchange for ten good horses and five hundred cattle and sheep, and ask him to part with you."

"General, why go to all this trouble?" Hou Cheng sneered: "As long as the general just says a word, why worry about the Dijia tribe not being friends?"

Chen Zheng frowned when he heard this, but before he could speak, Lu Bu had already interrupted.

"I set the rules on this grassland!" Lu Bu looked at Hou Cheng and said: "As long as you are willing to pay tribute to me, you will be protected by me and will not be bullied in any way. Remember this, don't take these things seriously. They can't break my rules, and neither can we. Anyone who touches them in Bingzhou will die!"

Lu Bu is ruthless. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu and Xianbei tribesmen have died at his hands. Otherwise, he would not have such a vicious reputation outside the Great Wall.

But perhaps under the influence of Chen Mo, many of Lu Bu's ideas are also moving closer to Chen Mo. Since the rules have been set, they must be followed. Lu Bu has killed people unintentionally over the years, but he has never violated the rules he set. This is why he is so The reason why many grassland tribes are willing to pay tribute every year. Now that people are old, they can gradually understand the deeper reasons for Chen Mo's actions. The fundamental reason why Bingzhou is now more prosperous and has continuous trade with the border areas is not because of Lu Bu's ability to fight. , but Lu Bu can abide by the rules he set, and these rules also give those tribes who choose to pay tribute the space to survive and obtain a certain degree of shelter. This is why border troubles in Bingzhou have almost never happened in recent years. root cause.

Now that someone wants to break his rules, Lu Bu naturally cannot let this happen.

"Here~" Hou Cheng was startled when he saw Lu Bu was angry, and quickly stood up to plead guilty: "It was the last general who was reckless."

"This matter..." Lu Bu nodded and didn't care. He swept over the generals in the tent and finally landed on Zhou Cang. "Zhou Cang, you go there and bring five hundred sheep first. It's settled." As long as he is willing to exchange the money, he will be given the glass lamp, ten good horses and another five hundred cattle, and they will be sent to him immediately. "

"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed upon hearing this, stood up and saluted.

"You have been with me for decades. Bu Shi'er is like family." Lu Bu knocked on the table and turned the eyes of Hou Cheng and others away. Lu Bu looked at everyone and said, "The rules here are What I have set is also what the Prime Minister has set. These rules cannot be broken. This is my bottom line and the bottom line of the court. The barbarians must fight when they should, but they must fight with reason and evidence, so that they know what can be done. "What can't be done? This matter is related to the prime minister's century-old plan. No one can break it. If others commit the crime, there will be no mercy. But if you commit the crime, I will kill you first and then commit suicide to thank the world!"

"Here!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and quickly stood up and agreed.