Chapter 43 Wang Fen is pleased to have an adopted son
Wang Fen came to Xun He to discuss whether to accept Lu Bu.
After so long, Wang Fen should know better.
Among the party members, Chen Yi, Xiang Kai, and Zhou Jing were unable to come up with any big ideas.
The only people who can really help him with advice are Xun He, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Geng Wu, Min Chun, Li Li, and Liu Hui.
Originally there was supposed to be Xun You inside, but after Xun Shuang died, Xun You carried Xun Shuang's coffin back to his hometown in Yingchuan.
Therefore, Xun You is not here now, and because Xun He is a party member of the same generation as Wang Fen, has the highest status, and is known for his strategy, Wang Fen's first thought was of him.
When Xun He walked into the main hall of Taiwei's residence, he saw the servants of Wang Fen's family serving him some medicine. Some time ago, he had caught a cold and almost killed his old friend. Looking at his pale face, he was really unhappy.
Too healthy.
Seeing Wang Fen put down the medicine bowl tremblingly and wiped the corners of his mouth, Xun He unconsciously touched the white hair on his temples and felt a little sad.
It is true that Wang Fen is in his sixties, but he himself is already in his fifties. Nine years have passed since the party's ban was lifted and the life of a man on the run ended.
Nine years is enough time to change a lot of things. At that time, he was in his forties, and he only wanted to get rid of the eunuchs and make the government clear.
But now time flies by and the world has changed. Even three emperors have died, and he himself is getting old. His youth is gone, but he still achieves nothing, which is sad.
It's just that this short-lived feeling came and went quickly. Now Jizhou has a brand new look. Not only has the Han Dynasty been re-established, it is enough to give Xun He new hope. If he can assist the new emperor in rebuilding the Han Dynasty, it might not be impossible.
Create a new sky.
Thinking of this, Xun He cheered up and walked into the hall in two or three steps. He slightly cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Wen Zugong."
"Well, Gongshu."
Wang Fen looked very old. He waved his hand and asked the servant to go down with the medicine bowl. He sat down and looked at Xun He and said, "Sit down first."
Xun He sat on the mat next to him and sighed with a little emotion.
Seeing his appearance, Wang Fen smiled and said, "Just now I saw Gongshu standing at the gate, seemingly deep in thought, and then he sighed after sitting down. Why, what are you thinking about that makes you so distressed?"
Xun He smiled bitterly and said: "I just thought about how time flies. In a flash, I am already over fifty, my hair has turned gray, and many of my old friends have passed away."
Hearing his words, Wang Fen also felt a little emotional and sighed: "Yes, after the party ban was lifted, we were recruited to Luoyang as officials. There are still dozens of old friends, and everyone gathered together to rescue Mr. Lu.
We are united. But now, these old friends are very few."
"Zhongqing, Jiajing died of illness, Ziqian died in the Luoyang military rebellion, Degao resigned and returned to his hometown, and the public holiday was a bit miserable. He was killed by the people for tyranny in Hanoi. The rest are also far away, Ji.
Pi is in Luoyang, Meng Zhuo is in Chenliu, and Jingsheng is in Jingzhou."
Every time Xun He said a name, his face became more nostalgic. He talked to Wang Fen like an old friend nostalgic, and said bitterly: "Those of us who have persisted under the supervision of the party until now have already
There’s not much left.”
The people he was talking about were basically the Eighth and Eighth Chefs and other famous party members.
The party members had fought hard for the political clarity they sought, and even though they were brutally suppressed and subjected to all kinds of persecution by the court, they were not crushed.
But now times have changed, and no one in the world can withstand the ravages of time, as if the world of the new era can no longer accommodate them, the remnants of the old era, and history will eventually sweep them into the dust and turn them into clay.
This world has become incomprehensible to them. They once thought that eunuchs were the greatest scourge. As long as they were eliminated, the world would be peaceful.
But now I realize that the sins committed by the eunuchs may not be anything at all when they are forced to confront Dong Zhuo.
Power is the most terrifying poison in the world.
Wang Fen said softly: "A few days ago, Ji Pi sent back a message to let us take care of ourselves."
"Ignore him."
"Jing Sheng hasn't replied yet."
"He is entangled with Yuan Shu. I'm afraid he doesn't have the mind to care about things in the north."
"It depends on whether Meng Zhuo can..."
"Wen Zugong."
"Um?"
"Sometimes, don't place your hopes on others."
Xun He said seriously: "They now have their own inheritance and their own concerns. We are no longer the friends of the Eight and Eight Chefs who shared hardships together in the past. Do you understand?"
Wang Fen was silent for a moment, lowered his head slightly, and nodded subtly: "Yes, I understand. I have to say something serious when I call you here today."
"What's the matter?"
"Lü Bu ran away from Chang'an, passed through Fukouxing on the ancient Yangguan Road in Bingzhou, and came to Wu'an County."
"Lu Bu?"
Xun He thought carefully.
Although Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, people were very disgusted with him.
Because according to the dual-monarchy concept prevalent in the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu was a disciple of Ding Yuan. This kind of behavior of killing his master was very disgusting.
But later Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, which suddenly changed the world's scholar-bureaucrats and praised his courage.
In fact, we can see this from people's evaluation of Lu Bu at the time.
When various celebrities from the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period talked about Lu Bu, they all said that he was extremely brave and good at fighting. Few people said that he was capricious and only interested in profit.
Even hostile forces, such as Xun You and Guo Jiacheng Yu, Cao Cao's counselors, had to say something like "Bu is fierce and brave but has no plans", "He is strong but rude, a hero like an ordinary man" and "Bu's power is not as powerful as Xiang Ji".
As for the subsequent sharp decline in reputation, it happened during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. For example, Chen Shou said that he was "cunning, cunning, and only focused on profit", Xu Zhong said that he was "repeated and unjust, and was determined to rebel", and Xiao Jie said that he "killed Ding Yuan"
If you serve Dong Zhuo, you will eventually kill Zhuo and become a thief."
The reason for this is that during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were too many rebellions by ministers against the monarch. Almost all the founding monarchs of the Southern and Northern Dynasties were ministers of the previous emperor, so that people were very disgusted with this status quo and used Lu Bu's deeds to satirize those at that time.
A person who rebels against the monarch and establishes himself as king.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So we must look at the problem in light of the actual situation. At least for people in the late Han Dynasty, Lu Bu’s killing of Ding Yuan was indeed disgraceful, but when it came to killing Dong Zhuo
This was called eliminating "national thieves" and was praised by the scholar-bureaucrats at the time.
Otherwise, if Lu Bu had really been notorious at that time, Chen Gong, as a scholar-official class in Yanzhou, and Bian Rang were both famous people in Yanzhou, and he would not have fought with Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Xu Si, and Wang after Cao Cao killed Bian Rang.
Kai and other famous people in Yanzhou rebelled and welcomed Lu Bu into Yanzhou.
So when Wang Fen said that Lü Bu had come to Jizhou, Xunhe thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Lü Bu has made a great contribution by killing the traitor Dong Zhuo. Although we have many soldiers and generals in Jizhou now, we have too few generals. Liu Beiwen has Chen
Mu Juzhi, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei may not be able to compete with each other in martial arts. Although Lu Bu is not as brave as Xiang Ji, he is not far behind. It is a good thing that he has come to join us."
"I think so too, but he once killed Ding Yuan and betrayed his master, so he has bad records."
Wang Fen expressed her concerns.
Xun He smiled and said: "It is normal for people to go to high places and flow to low places. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and took refuge with Dong Zhuo because Dong Zhuo could support him. But in Chang'an Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo again. This was a change of heart.
, I have found my way back when I have lost my way. And now that Jizhou is united and united, even if Lu Bu wants to betray his master, no one will listen to him. Can he still kill you and establish himself as the shepherd of Jizhou?"
Wang Fen thought the same thing. He had been running Jizhou for nine years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He was deeply rooted in Jizhou and had deep kindness. He had countless people supporting him throughout Jizhou, including aristocratic families, celebrities and party members from all over the country.
This also gave him the confidence to dare to establish a new emperor. Even if Lu Bu wanted to betray the emperor, he had to see if he had the courage.
Thinking of this, Wang Fen nodded and said, "In Gong Shu's opinion, should I lure Lu Bu to Jizhou?"
"Um."
Xun He said: "Lu Bu has the courage of Guo Hu. Now that Jizhou is surrounded by enemies, we need brave men like him to help us. How about I go to Wu'an in person and talk to him. If he can serve Jizhou
With my heart in mind, I will bring him to Yecheng again and introduce him to Duke Wen, who will recommend him to your majesty and your majesty will personally reward him, which will definitely make him burst into tears of gratitude."
"Okay, I'll leave everything to Gong Shu."
Wang Fen moved her body slightly, straightened her legs, and hit her thighs. As she gets older, if she sits on her knees for a long time, her legs and feet will feel numb and inoperable.
"In that case, I'll leave now."
Xun He was also a hard-working man, so he left immediately. After leaving Wang Fen's house, he returned to Sikong Mansion, summoned his slave guards, mounted his horse himself, and headed northwest to Wu'an.
It is about 70 kilometers from Yecheng to Wu'an and takes two days to travel.
Many people wonder why the distance between the two places in ancient times was 70 kilometers, and why the distance traveled was also 70 kilometers.
Could it be that the ancient official path was also a straight path?
However, before we think about this problem, we need to understand that Jizhou is in the North China Plain. Anyone who has been to Hebei knows what the endless plain area is.
When there are very few mountainous and hilly areas, and the official road between the two places is not a straight road, is it necessary to build a winding road?
Moreover, most of the cities that exist now existed in the Three Kingdoms. Counties, prefectures, and even places like Chang'an and Luoyang have remained unchanged for thousands of years. Many roads have also survived for thousands of years and were opened by our ancestors.
Therefore, from the road network with developed modern transportation, we can actually see the shadow of ancient roads. Except for a few exceptions in the vast mountainous areas, such as Qinling Mountains and Sichuan and Sichuan areas, where it takes one or two months to travel 200 kilometers, in plain areas
The moving speed is definitely not as slow as in mountainous areas.
Two days later, just after noon, Xun He had arrived outside Wu'an County.
I saw a small military stronghold set up a few miles away from the county seat. There were more than a hundred tents scattered in the stronghold. More than a thousand war horses were scattered in the mountain streams outside the county. Soldiers were grazing the horses, and there were people guarding the outside of the stronghold.
, there are people from the direction of Wu'an delivering food and grass to the camp.
It seems that the magistrate of Wu'an, either out of gratitude or fear, supplied Lu Bu with some military supplies, allowing him to temporarily settle down in Wu'an.
Xun and a group of people came over in great force. The soldiers guarding Lu Bu's army quickly noticed the situation. While they sent people over to negotiate, someone went back to the camp to report. By the time they arrived not far outside the camp, Lu Bu had already received the news.
, led Li Sucheng, Lian Weiyue and seven or eight other officers, large and small, to greet them.
"Bu, I've seen Sikong!"
The people who had just negotiated had already learned that this was Sikong Xunhe from the Emperor's Court in Jizhou, and informed Lu Bu. When Lu Bu came over, he saw the old man at the front of the team and immediately knelt down and bowed his hands.
Xun He saw that he was very polite and felt good about him. He quickly got off his horse and helped him up. While helping him up, he patted Lu Bu's hand and said with a smile: "General came from afar to help Jizhou repel the Black Mountain Army. We
But we failed to welcome him, which is rude to us."
"Where is it?"
Lu Bu quickly said: "It's Bu who has no home and has come to seek refuge. I hope Sikong will take him in."
"These are small things."
Xun He took Lu Bu's hand, pointed to the grassland by the stream in the distance, and said, "The scenery here is beautiful. How about taking a walk with me first?"
"There is nothing you can't do."
Lu Bu knew that he was going to talk to him, so he winked at Li Su and others, telling them to stay away, and slowly walked with Xun He to the stream with a little support.
The two strolled to the stream. Xun He looked at the trickling stream and said softly: "General, in removing Dong Zhuo, it can be said that he has made great contributions to the country. This time you can come to Jizhou to join forces, and all the people in Jizhou are naturally happy. But as for the Taiwei,
I still have doubts, I wonder if the general is a great hero, why didn't he lay down his own inheritance and become the king of the land, but instead came to Jizhou to live under others?"
The meaning of this sentence is actually to ask Lu Bu what he wants to do in Jizhou, and to test whether Lu Bu has any ambition to spy on Jizhou.
However, Lu Bu's thirty-year intelligence allowed him to immediately guess the euphemistic meaning of Xun He's words, which was really a bit difficult for him. Therefore, when faced with Xun He's questions, he could only answer honestly: "Bu only knows how to lead troops in battles.
I obey orders from others. I will do whatever the superior officer tells me to do. I don’t know how to take care of other things, so how can I be the master of one place?"
Xun He was very satisfied when he found that Lu Bu had some self-awareness, so he added: "Since the general only knows how to obey others, why did he kill Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo?"
Lu Bu's face turned red and he immediately said: "I didn't know that Dong Zhuo was a traitor to the country. I only knew that he was ordered by the Empress Dowager Dong. The Empress Dowager Dong said that there was a decree from the late emperor to consecrate King Chenliu as emperor, but Ding Yuan opposed the imperial edict from the late emperor, so he was deceived by Dong Zhuo.
, killed Ding Yuan, thinking that he was following the Queen Mother's order to kill a thief, but he didn't know it was a trick. Later, thanks to Wang Situ's awakening, he realized that Dong Zhuo was actually a national thief. For the sake of national justice, he killed Dong Zhuo in the palace gate."
"I see."
Looking at Lu Bu's honest face, Xun He patted the back of his hand and said happily: "It turns out that the general is such a loyal man. It seems that everyone in the world has wrongly blamed the general."
Lu Bu immediately asked: "Did Sikong agree to take Bu in?"
Xun He nodded and said: "Of course, I had already discussed it with the Taiwei when I came here. If Fengxian really wanted to serve in Jizhou, he would introduce Fengxian to see your majesty and ask your majesty to reward Fengxian. Now I see that,
It can be seen that the service is sincere and sincere."
"Thank you Sikong."
Lu Bu was surprised and happy that he could finally find a place to stay.
Xun He said: "Since Fengxian is interested in the country, why not come with me back to Yedu today, and I will introduce Fengxian to Taiwei, and then go to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty."
"Bu is willing to do his best for Taiwei Sikong!"
Lu Bu immediately knelt down again.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Xun He was very happy to learn that Lu Bu had no ambitions. He laughed and pulled him up again, and was about to say something.
At this moment, a flying horse suddenly came from the distance. It was the Wu'an County Lieutenant who came again.
The others were still a hundred meters away when they shouted: "Sikong, something happened. The leader of the Black Mountain Army, Bai Rao, is here to harass us again."
Lu Bu immediately said: "Bu asked for orders to go out to fight, and Bai Rao Xiao'er will be killed."
"good."
Xun He nodded: "If we can win this battle, I will definitely ask the Emperor to report his merits to the general."
At that moment, Lu Bu shouted and led his soldiers to mount their horses one after another. More than a thousand cavalrymen shouted, and rushed towards the north like a tiger leading a pack of wild wolves.
Looking at the back of the Bingzhou cavalry rushing away, Xun He nodded slightly.
Today, Jizhou's military strength is not weak. Although there are only over 100,000 troops deployed on the southern battlefield, if a large-scale war breaks out, it will be trivial to pull out 200,000 troops at once.
However, Jizhou also had two very fatal problems. First, in the plain area, it was too difficult to resist Gongsun Zan's cavalry attacks from the north.
On the other hand, Jizhou has a vast territory, many people, and many cities, but there is no danger to defend it. If it is besieged from all sides, the defense force will be stretched thin and there will be no way to do it.
If they have Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry, expand it with Jizhou's financial resources, purchase a large number of war horses from the central Xianbei who occupied Bingzhou at this time, and let Lu Bu lead them, it will be enough to ensure that they have a mobile force in their hands that can support the city under attack at any time.
Moreover, Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and his bravery is unparalleled. He is only a hair's breadth worse than Xiang Yu. With such a fierce general, he can kill the general and capture the flag, which will increase his chances of winning, and Jizhou's road to kingship will be further improved.
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The Montenegrin Army occupied the Taihang Mountains and harassed cities near the foot of the Taihang Mountains many times.
Counties in the Taihang Mountains such as Wu'an, Zhongqiu, Xiangguo, Yuanshi, Zhending, Changshan, Zhao, Wei and even Hanoi were often harassed by them.
Bai Rao's army, together with Yu Du and Sui Gu, once attacked the east county of Yanzhou. They were all Zhang Jiao's subordinates. After Zhang Jiao's death, they fled into the Taihang Mountains and became the Black Mountain Army.
Wang Fen was very annoyed by the attacks on Jizhou from time to time in the Black Mountains, so he deployed heavy troops along the way to guard against their attacks.
Later, Yu Du, Bai Rao, and Sui Gu went south from the junction of Hanoi and Wei County to harass Yanzhou. As a result, Cao Cao and Bao Xin returned to the defense, and Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan returned to Qingzhou. They beat them until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and they fled back in embarrassment.
In the Taihang Mountains.
After this battle, Bai Rao suffered a lot of losses, so he took up the idea of Jizhou again and attacked many villages and pavilions near Wu'an County, plundering grain and people. This was the day when summer grain was harvested in autumn, and it was time for them to plunder again.
However, Bai Rao never expected that a fierce man would come to Jizhou. The soldiers and horses he sent last time were inexplicably driven away by some cavalry, which made him furious and sent people to attack personally.
This battle lasted for two days.
To be precise, Lu Bu, on behalf of the Bingzhou cavalry, almost rushed into the formation and defeated Bai Rao's 20,000-strong army. Bai Rao then led his troops to escape, but was chased by Lu Bu for two days before Bai Rao was killed.
Take it off for military exploits.
After Xun He found out Lu Bu's thoughts, he returned to Yecheng and told Wang Fen what had happened. Wang Fen was elated and very happy.
Four days later, outside the North Pavilion of Yecheng.
At the end of the official road, Lu Bu's cavalry brigade came rushing towards them.
Wang Fen led officials of all sizes to greet him outside the pavilion.
Lu Bu held a cloth bag in his hand. After stationing his horse outside the pavilion, he dismounted and walked quickly. He threw the cloth bag on the ground, knelt down and cupped his hands and said, "Fortunately, Bu has lived up to his command, and he has been killed in the Su Ren Pavilion."
"Okay, okay."
Xun He stroked his beard and laughed, pointed at Wang Fen and said: "Come, Feng Xian, I will introduce you to you. These are Taiwei, Jizhou Mu, Wu Shihou, and Wen Zugong."
Lu Bu hurriedly kowtowed to Wang Fen again: "Bu has met Duke Wen."
Wang Fen was overjoyed and walked over to help Lu Bu up. He said happily: "I have to serve you first, just like a drought-stricken seedling receiving dew."
"Thank you for taking me in."
Lu Bu was helped up by him and cried with joy, secretly weeping.
Seeing him crying, Wang Fen and Xun He were puzzled. They looked at each other, a little confused, and asked, "Why is Fengxian crying?"
This small chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "Bu Piao spent half his life, only regretting that he had not met the Ming Dynasty. He first met Ding Yuan, but was deceived by the Dong thief, and killed him according to the Queen Mother's order.
He followed Dong Zhuo, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo was a traitor to the country. Fortunately, he was awakened by Situ Wang Yun, and he finally understood and killed Dong Zhuo."
Lu Bu sighed and said, "It's a pity that Dong Zhuo's old army was so powerful that I was driven out of Chang'an. I came to Jizhou just like a lost dog. But today, when I saw the Taiwei, I realized where Bu Zhiming's master is. Bu was so happy that he shed tears."
"I see."
Wang Fen was very moved, clapped his hand and said: "Now that I have come to Jizhou, I will stay with peace of mind, work hard to serve the emperor, and be diligent about the country."
Lu Bu burst into tears and knelt down in front of Wang Fen again, crying: "The Lord is loyal, trustworthy and kind, which reminds Bu of his father who died young. If the Lord never abandons him, Bu is willing to worship him as his adoptive father!"
"Okay, okay."
Wang Fen was overjoyed and said: "I have to serve you first. It's true that God has gifted heroes. My son, get up soon. My son, get up soon."
Lu Bu straightened his upper body, raised his eyes red, raised his hands and said seriously: "My foster father is here. From now on, the child will follow my foster father and never leave him, and we will live and die together. I am willing to help my foster father, and for the great cause of the emperor's country, go through fire and water, no matter what."
"Hahahahaha."
Wang Fen helped Lu Bu up again and said happily: "Thank you, I have done something great. My son can follow me into the city and the palace to pay homage to the emperor. From today on, I will purchase a large number of war horses from Bingzhou, which will definitely help the emperor."
My son will create a cavalry army that is brave and good at fighting to protect the safety of our Jizhou."
"Thank you, foster father!"
Lu Bu bowed down and bowed again.
At that moment, amid the jubilation of the ministers, Wang Fenxun, Chen Yi and other Jizhou officials led Lu Bu into the Yecheng palace and met the ten-year-old Emperor of Jizhou.
The Emperor was just a child, and major matters were usually decided by Wang Fen and others. He had no idea what was going on, he just sat there and played.
After meeting the Jizhou emperor, Wang Fen followed the emperor's order and made Lu Bu the general of the left and the Marquis of Pingyang City. He led the Jizhou cavalry and stationed troops in Wu'an. Firstly, he was waiting for the war horses bought from Bingzhou, and secondly, he was planning to attack Heishan.