Chapter 30 It seems like an old friend has arrived
No one doesn’t want to have a good reputation, and so does Lu Bu. When he relied on his superhuman martial arts to lead troops to defeat the Xianbei people who invaded the south again and again, and cut off the heads of piles of barbarians, he Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian
His name was praised and sung by the local Han people in the Bingzhou area. He became a hero in the hearts of the people in Bingzhou who protected the weak and resisted invasion.
Lu Bu could not forget the scene where whenever he came back from Shuofang County with the victorious troops, the enthusiastic people of Bingzhou would stuff jujubes, wild fruits, and their own flour cakes into his arms...
He felt happiest at that time.
But now Lu Bu has an inexplicable premonition, as if the days that make him happiest will leave him forever...
Just when Lu Bu was troubled by this confusing premonition, his soldiers came to report that a fellow countryman of the general wanted to see him.
There are actually compatriots from Luoyang thousands of miles away?
But when Lu Bu excitedly ran to the camp gate and took a look, the first thing he saw was not a fellow countryman or a person, but the blood-red horse in front of the camp gate——
The horse is gleaming red, without any variegation from beginning to end, just like the top-grade Shu brocade, with brilliance flowing from time to time under the sunlight. The horse is eight feet tall and more than one foot long. It stands on the ground, pawing the ground with its hooves from time to time.
, snoring, full of energy, shaking his head, looking at Lu Bu with a pair of round horse eyes.
The more Lu Bu looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. He couldn't help but take two steps forward to see more details, but he didn't notice the person standing in front of the horse. It wasn't until he missed two steps that Lu Bu realized what he was doing. He quickly looked back and saw that he was a fellow countryman.
It turned out to be Li Su!
Lu Bu's heart really felt like thousands of grass and mud horses galloping past. No matter what, he couldn't connect the dark and thin countryman in front of him with this horse. He couldn't help blurting out: "Is this horse yours?"
Li Su laughed, handed the reins to the soldier next to him, and said, "This is not the place for conversation. General Lu, won't you treat me to a bowl of water?"
"Should, should, please, please!"
Lu Bu took Li Su to his tent. After walking a few steps, he turned back and told the soldier holding Li Su's horse: "You have to take good care of Li Su. By the way, go get my share of beans for him."
The soldier agreed, then hesitated and said: "Then... let him eat the beans, but where is your horse, general?"
Lu Bu glared and said, "There's so much nonsense, why don't you go quickly!" After saying this, he reluctantly glanced at the big red horse before entering the tent with Li Su.
The guests and the host sat down, and Lu Bu asked casually: "How many years have we not seen each other? What are you doing now?"
Li Su smiled and said: "It's okay. I'm just a general in the middle of the tiger. Although he has a big name, he actually doesn't have many soldiers under his command. Unlike you, my dear brother, look at it, tut tut.
It’s good to have strong soldiers and strong horses!”
Lu Bu waved his hand, said modestly, and answered "Where is it?", but he thought in his heart, "The Tiger General and the Lieutenant General, compared with an official with two thousand dan, can get five thousand for a month's worth of money! The key is that he can still get close to the nobles in the court, no wonder he can"
To get a good horse like that...
Comparing people to each other is really infuriating, even though I can imagine that this guy Li Su would be so outrageous...
Li Su suddenly asked: "Ah, I heard what Brother Xian said just now, why are the horse grains distributed according to portions now? Or is it the kind of beans that Brother Xian just said is more precious?"
Lu Bu was a little embarrassed and said: "To tell you the truth, I am temporarily unable to provide enough food and grass, so..."
Li Su was shocked and said loudly: "How could this be? Didn't General Dong already send a batch of food and grass to you, Governor Ding? How come you don't have food and grass here?"
Lu Bu's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up in a flash: "Really?"
"certainly!"
Lu Bu was immediately furious. I have reduced the supply here. Yesterday, when I went to Ding Yuan, they told me that there was no food and grass!
Lu Bu angrily stepped out and was about to walk out, but was held back by Li Su.
"Ah, my dear brother, where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Ding... Inspector Ding to ask clearly!"
Li Su looked very annoyed and said, "Ah, if I had known earlier I wouldn't have told you. Wouldn't this have destroyed the father-son relationship between you and Ding Yuan?"
"What kind of father-son relationship? My father died many years ago, how come there is any kind of father-son relationship with Ding Yuan?"
Li Suqi said: "Didn't I hear what others said? Isn't it true? Oh, then you won't be able to go..."
"Why is that?" Lu Bu asked, puzzled.
Li Su asked Lu Bu to retreat, and then said: "Isn't it obvious? Why didn't Ding the governor give you food and grass? Why did he declare that you and he are father and son?"
Lu Bu blinked. After much deliberation, he was still confused. He frowned and said to Li Su, "Why is that?"
"How is your martial arts, my dear brother?" Li Su did not answer Lu Bu's question directly, but asked instead.
"Bu dare not speak bravely, but with thousands of troops and horses, Bu can walk on plain ground!" It's hard to say anything else, but when it comes to martial arts alone, hey, I, Lu Bu, am very confident!
Li Su continued: "What about the martial arts of Ding Yuanding, the governor?"
Lu Bu snorted and said with a smile: "That's a civil servant, isn't it? What kind of martial arts do you have?"
Li Su Zhengrong said: "Then I would like to ask my dear brother, do you think that in guarding the border of Bingzhou and resisting Xianbei's southward herding horses for so many years, you relied on your martial arts or the literature of Governor Ding?"
"Of course..." Lu Bu opened his mouth to answer, but stopped mid-sentence, his face uncertain.
Li Su's faint voice seemed to come out of the ground: "My dear brother, I have lived in Shuofang for a long time, but you know that there is a method of training animals in that place. If you are hungry, you must not feed too much. If you are too full, you will not be able to run...
…You also need to wear shackles so that you don’t bite the owner…”
The veins on Lu Bu's forehead popped up and started to throb...
Li Su observed Lu Bu's expression, then took off a baggage from his waist, opened it, and dumped all the contents on the table!
For a moment, the tent seemed to suddenly light up! Huge gold ingots, round pearls, and warm jade stones exuded an alluring luster, and the entire tent was filled with jewels!
"...This...this..." Lu Bu swallowed secretly, stared at the jewelry, and asked Li Su, "How come you have these things?"
Li Su said: "To be honest, General Dong specifically asked me to give these things to you. By the way, there is also the horse outside, named Red Rabbit, which was also given to you by General Dong!"
"You want to give me even a horse? Red Rabbit...what a name..." Lu Bu murmured, and it took him a while to react and said, "How can this be so embarrassing? General Dong and I are not related, so we will not receive any merit."
Lu!"
Li Sufeng smiled lightly and said: "These are just tacky things, how can they be compared with your skills? When I came here, my General Dong said that what he admires most in his life is people like him.
The hero who fought against the Qiang and Hu, this little yellow and white thing is nothing more than thanking you for your hard work at the border for these years! Besides, General Dong likes you very much for your superb martial arts, and he also told us that you must use your talents to the best of your ability, why?
How can such a hero be wronged? How can he not be chilling if he is just a mere bookkeeper?"
