The ceremony of entering the city was quite spectacular. At the front were a thousand cavalry in black clothes and armor leading the way. Followed by various flags and various ceremonial guards. Cao Cao's chariot was pulled by six horses, which was spacious and comfortable. There were five hundred cavalrymen.
Tigers and leopards in red robes guarded the left and right. Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Yu Jin rode horses, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Liu Ye and others rode in chariots. Finally, there were five thousand mighty steps, stepping on the same step.
, drinking the sound of war drums.
Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu led officials at all levels of the Xuzhou government to stand in front of the city gate. The people behind them had dull eyes and no expression on their faces. This is the south gate of Pengcheng. According to etiquette, the south gate serves as
The main entrance can only be the imperial city. The emperor sits in the north and faces the south! This phenomenon is rarely seen in other cities, only Pengcheng is like this. According to legend, when the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting, Pengcheng was the home of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, so the city gate was blocked.
In the south, in the Han Dynasty, even though Emperor Gaozu proclaimed himself emperor, he was still wary of Xiang Yu, but the people of Pengcheng did not observe any etiquette and still regarded the south gate as the main entrance of Pengcheng, which continues to this day. The emperors of the Han Dynasty also acquiesced to this fact.
The south gate of Pengcheng is different from those elsewhere. The general gates are basically built with rammed earth, and the slightly larger ones are built with blue bricks. The best is to use stones layer by layer, and then use
Wait for the soup made from glutinous rice to be poured in. Luoyang, as an imperial city, did this. The south gate of Pengcheng was also built with stone, but the stone was not an ordinary stone, but a very precious white jade.
The white jade mentioned here is what we often call white marble. White marble is a precious building material. It is white and flawless, solid and delicate in texture. It is often used as a raw material in precious buildings throughout the ages. It is precisely because it has been used since the Han Dynasty.
, so later generations called it white marble. White marble is white, and the entire city tower is made of white marble. It is completely snow-white, and the people in Pengcheng call it the White Gate Tower.
At the gate of the city, Cao Cao stopped his car and got out of the car slowly. He looked up at the tall city tower and was filled with admiration. Song Xian held Lu Bu's military talisman, Hou Cheng held the letter of surrender, and Wei Xu held the imperial seal.
In front of Cao Cao, Cao Cao praised several people and asked them to take these things. Liu Bei on the side watched eagerly as these things were put into Cao Cao's pocket, feeling very reluctant to part with them.
"Where is Lu Fengxian?" Cao Cao smiled with a smile on his face. He wanted to see what happened to the imprisoned tiger. He remembered that he had deceived a horse from him before escaping from Luoyang. Indirectly speaking, Lu Bu
It can be regarded as saving his life.
Hou Cheng said hurriedly: "Mr. Cao, please rest in the Yamen first. I will go to the prison and take Lu Bu out right away!"
"There's no need to go to the Yamen! I think it's good to be on top of the city tower!" Cao Cao pointed to the city tower: "This place is wide and you can see the scenery in the city. Let's stay here!"
Cao Ren gave the order, and Cao Cao's personal guards immediately came up the stairs to replace the Xuzhou soldiers who were originally guarding the city tower. Cao Cao was suspicious, and he was unwilling to enter the city because he had another worry. If Song Xian and the others were deceiving him, they might have fallen into the trap.
.He will never enter the city before seeing Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was still tied up, and he was staggering. His hair was fluffy, and he had a sad look on his face. He had lost the domineering look of the past. At this point, Lu Bu also looked away. It seemed that people like him would eventually die, but sooner or later he would hear the news.
.It doesn’t matter what kind of death method or whose hands they die in. Who do those who die under their own hands look to for explanation?
"Kneel down!" Hou Cheng kicked Lu Bu hard in the crook of the leg. Lu Bu staggered, but did not kneel down.
Cao Cao frowned. Cao Ren said angrily: "You are so outrageous and you still won't back down!"
Hou Cheng wanted to show off, but he flattered him in the wrong place, and hurriedly retreated. Lu Bu smiled: "Mengde seems to have gained some weight, and he looks more noble than when we met in Luoyang!"
"Hahaha...!" Cao Cao laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that Lu Bu, who dominates the world, would also become so worldly?"
Lu Bu shook his head: "Conquering the world? In the end, we ended up with this result? What are Mengde going to do with me?"
"Uh...!" Cao Cao was a little embarrassed. He still admired Lu Bu's bravery. If Lu Bu became his arm, his strength would be greatly increased. Besides, Lu Bu had a big enmity with Long Fei, so he wanted to use Lu Bu against Long Fei.
Fei can be regarded as Qi Hu's equal, but Long Fei, who is saved, often uses some underhanded tricks to ruin his own affairs.
Mi Zhu saw the change on Cao Cao's face. He hurriedly squeezed to Liu Bei's side and lowered his voice: "My lord, Cao Cao seems to want to take Lu Bu in. If Cao Cao gets Lu Bu, he will be even more powerful. No prince in the world dares to compete with him, and it will not be a good thing for us.
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Liu Bei rolled his eyes and nodded quickly: "What do you think, sir?"
"Kill!" Mi Zhu said this word lightly, which shocked Liu Bei. He turned back and glanced at Mi Zhu, who nodded slightly.
Cao Cao was a little unable to make up his mind, and Chen Gong on the side naturally saw something and laughed and said: "Cao Mengde, you are still so suspicious. Back then you killed your uncle Lu Boshe's family on a whim. Is it possible that you will kill him again today?
General Lu who can help you achieve hegemony?"
"Brother Gongtai, I haven't seen you for a few years, you've caused me a lot of trouble!" What Cao Cao said is absolutely true. After Chen Gong abandoned Cao, he took advantage of Zhang Miao and Lu Bu to seize Chen Liu's foothold and raided the east.
The county disrupted Cao Cao's internal affairs, and then captured Xuzhou, causing trouble around Cao Cao repeatedly, leaving Cao Cao with no time to take care of it. Even Qingzhou was easily taken by Yuan Shao when Chen Gong occupied Dongjun.
Chen Gong smiled and said: "Mengde and I are not the same people. Today I knew that I would definitely die, so I did a good deed for Mengde. Lu Bu is a great general in the world. If Mengde uses it, it will not be a big deal to bring peace to the world. If he abandons him, there will always be a chance."
Ri Mengde will regret what he did today!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around, stepped on the female wall, and jumped. Li Dian hurriedly reached out to stop him, but it was too late. Everyone watched Chen Gong falling lightly, as if
A fallen leaf swaying in the autumn wind.
Cao Cao closed his eyes tightly and couldn't bear to go forward to see it. He ordered people to collect Chen Gong's body and bury it properly. Two tears slowly seeped out from the corners of his eyes: "Brother Gongtai saved my life when I was in danger, although I didn't want to follow him."
I, I don’t blame him, but releasing Brother Gongtai’s family members so that they can have children and raise children can be considered as some compensation from me to Brother Gongtai.”
"Mr. Cao is a benevolent and righteous man, I am very pleased!" Liu Bei knelt down in front of Cao Cao: "On behalf of Chen Gongtai and his family, I thank Mr. Cao for his great kindness! Go ahead and kowtow."
"Mr. Xuande is serious, please get up quickly!"
Liu Bei stood up and stood beside Cao Cao. Lu Bu looked at Cao Cao and Liu Bei and suddenly smiled and said: "You are a big-eared villain, a pretentious person, a hypocritical person, how can Chen Gong accept your replacement?"
Liu Bei glanced at Lu Bu and asked Cao Cao: "How will Duke Cao deal with Lu Bu?"
Cao Cao sighed: "Brother Gongtai told me when he was in trouble, I mean..."
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, Liu Bei shook his head repeatedly: "Mr. Cao is wrong. Doesn't Mr. Cao know Ding Yuan?"
Cao Cao immediately took a breath of cold air. That's right! Lu Bu was originally a general under Ding Yuan. Dong Zhuo gathered Lu Bu under his command with a good horse, and this Lu Bu also killed Ding Yuan. Such ungrateful people, if they stay in their own
If you are not careful, you will get angry! Cao Cao nodded hurriedly: "Thank you Mr. Xuande for reminding me! I almost missed something big! Someone, go out and chop Lu Bula!"
"My lord, wait!" Dong Zhao hurriedly stopped him. Dong Zhao glanced at Liu Bei and said to Cao Cao: "As Chen Gong said, Lu Bu is the best tiger general in the world. It is ominous to kill him. If he surrenders, he will be our general. My lord should
Rule the world with benevolence and righteousness, and do not kill generals who surrender."
Cao Ren quickly asked: "Lu Bu! Are you willing to surrender?"
"Master Dong, what you said is ridiculous!" Liu Bei didn't wait for Lu Bu's answer and immediately said: "Lü Bu is a villain. When I took him in, he took my Xuzhou. If Cao Gong took him in, he took Cao Gong's Yanzhou.
, so what should we do? At that time, Cao Gong will be helpless. Can you persuade Lu Bu to return Yanzhou to Cao Gong? "
"Big-eared thief! A man is worthy of heaven and earth. Death is not a pity. If you want to kill, kill him. Why humiliate me!" Lu Bu glared.
Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao with a smile on his face: "Mr. Cao, please think twice. If Master Cao can control this kind of people, everything will be fine. If one day this person is left unattended, the world will be in chaos, and Master Cao doesn't want to leave a source of trouble, right?"
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"Haha..." Lu Bu laughed loudly: "Liu Bei, Liu Bei! Everyone in the world calls you a humble gentleman and an honest person. I didn't expect you to be so despicable. Compared to Long Fei, you are less magnanimous. You are not as good as you, not as good as you!"
Lu Bu's words made everyone feel that they were just right. Liu Bei smiled slightly and sighed: "Everyone in the world can judge for themselves who I am, Liu Bei. Don't bother to give me my advice! Since I am under Cao Gong, I must think about Cao Gong. Listen.
Whether you listen or not depends entirely on Duke Cao. After what I have said, everything depends on Duke Cao!"
Cao Cao is a bit difficult to deal with, and Liu Bei's words are not unreasonable. Although this Lu Bu is not as bad as Liu Bei said, he is still worried. Lu Bu is a fierce horse with a violent temper. Now that I can control Lu Bu, if my descendants can still control him a hundred years later,
Should he control him? This question put a big question mark in Cao Cao's mind. The country he had worked so hard to build must not be ruined in Lu Bu's hands.
Cao Cao thought for a long time, and everyone was waiting for his order. Lu Bu's life was in Cao Cao's hands. Whether he lived or died depended on Cao Cao's words. After a long time, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes and said calmly: "Bai Lingyi
Father, send Feng on his way first!"
A soldier took a piece of white silk. Cao Ren took it, glanced at Lu Bu, smiled at him, tied a knot, and put it around Lu Bu's neck. Lu Bu nodded, stepped on the female wall, and looked back.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei glanced at each other: "Cao Cao, I, Lu Bu, will not hesitate to die. I would like to advise you, Liu Bei is a hero, so you can't keep him!" After that, he jumped up. Cao Ren held on to this head tightly. In the eyes of everyone's surprise, he was known as the best in the world.
One of the brave men, Wen Hou Lu Bu, struggled a few times and hung upright on the Baimen Tower.
Note: The Baimen Tower is the south gate of Xiapi City, so the city gate tower is built with white buildings, hence the name "Baimen Tower". This time the author moved the White Gate Tower to Pengcheng, please forgive me if I forget.