Outside the Huguan, Lu Bu sneezed unconsciously even though he was wearing cotton clothes.
He scratched his head and didn't know why. Although it was snowing heavily in the cold winter, he was not cold at all.
He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't bother to think about it. Behind him, tens of thousands of troops began to move into Huguan City in an orderly manner.
After entering Shangdang from Hanoi, taking advantage of the empty ranks of senior officials in Bingzhou, Lu Bu easily swept through several counties and occupied Huguan.
Huguan was a county town in the Han Dynasty. It was located to the north of Changzhi City and east of Tunliu County, probably near the Zhangze Reservoir. It was not a dangerous pass.
The real pass is called Hukou Pass, located northeast of Lu County in the Han Dynasty, which is twenty miles northeast of Licheng County, Shanxi Province in later generations, and called Dongyang Pass in later generations.
This pass has a dangerous terrain and looks like a Hukou, so it is named Hukou Pass. It guards the passage with Shexian County and is the entrance to Bingzhou at Fukouxing. Without Hukou Pass, it is impossible to enter Bingzhou from Handan.
After Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shao, although he occupied Shexian County, there were still defenders left by senior officials at Hukou Pass in Luxian County, so he could not directly attack Bingzhou from here, so he had to shelve it.
After Lu Bu was returned to Bingzhou by Chen Mu, he went all the way north. Hukou Pass could only defend against the enemies in the east. Lu Bu's army attacked from behind, so it was naturally unable to withstand them.
Therefore, Lu Jun quickly entered the flock like a tiger and easily wiped out the entire Shangdang. After defeating the defenders of Huguan City, they prepared to march north towards Taiyuan.
His reputation in Bingzhou was so great that many people in Bingzhou did not dare to fight him when they heard that Lu Bu was coming. At that time, countless people surrendered. Except for some resistance at Huguan, they almost captured the entire Shangdang without a single blow.
After breaking Huguan City, Lu Bu entered the city riding a red rabbit horse.
Wei Jian has issued military discipline and does not allow harassment of the people. The reason given is that they are Bingzhou troops. How can they cause harm to the fellow villagers and be criticized by the fellow villagers?
This reason made the soldiers in Lu Bu's army who originally wanted to plunder suddenly stop thinking, because most of the sources of Lu Bu's army came from the Shangdang army under Zhang Yang.
Wei Ji very cleverly used moral kidnapping to restrain these soldiers. The Han people have a strong sense of fellow countrymen. If you plunder in your hometown, you will be stabbed in the back by the people in your hometown. Even if there are a small number of soldiers with no morals, they will be stabbed by other soldiers.
block, thereby forming agreed upon military discipline.
For a time, Lu Bu's army, which had poor military discipline in Xuzhou and often plundered the people, turned into model soldiers who starved to death without robbing food and froze to death without demolishing their houses after arriving in Bingzhou. For Lu Bu's army, it was also
It's a strange and surprising thing.
However, Lu Bujun did not complain because of this, because the joy of returning home diluted everything.
Since the second year of Xingwu, he followed Zhang Yang and left Shangdang, joined Lu Bu's army, and launched a crusade against Cao Cao. After many years of fighting, the Bingzhou army has not returned home for six years.
Now that they came back, the soldiers who had obtained party status were all full of excitement. When they attacked the high-ranking cadres, it was as if they had been given blood. Their combat effectiveness was several times stronger than before, and they quickly broke through Huguan.
After taking Huguan, at Zhang Yang's suggestion, Lu Bu gave his subordinates a holiday in turn, opened warehouses to pay them, and gave out large sums of gold, silver, and copper coins so that they could go home to visit relatives.
In fact, Lu Bu is not very short of money now. After years of fighting and plundering, he has already accumulated a lot of gold and silver treasures, which are priceless.
Historically, this batch of gold and silver treasures was Lu Bu's wealth that he had accumulated for many years and was used to buy horses in Hanoi County. Unexpectedly, he was snatched away by Liu Bei, which triggered the third war with Liu Bei.
Although it seems that the trigger of this war was Liu Bei's lack of martial ethics, the problem is that in the first and second wars with Liu Bei, Lu Bu was unjust.
Lü Bu fled to Xuzhou, and Liu Bei kindly accepted him. However, Lü Bu took advantage of the war between Liu Bei and Yuan Shu to stab his benefactor in the back.
Later, Liu Bei went to Xiaopei to recruit his old troops, and he wanted to eradicate the enemy and continue to attack him. Liu Bei was helpless and went to Xudu to seek refuge with Cao Cao.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that Lu Bu is quite ungrateful and is called the moral disgrace of the Three Kingdoms.
Everyone knows the outcome of this war. In the third Liu-Lv Battle, Lu Bu won a complete victory. He defeated the armies of Liu Bei and Xiahou Dun sent by Cao Cao, and completely drove Liu Bei out of Xuzhou. He thought that Xuzhou was already his own.
As a result, the big boss Cao Cao was angered. Cao Cao personally led his troops to the east, defeating Lu Bu and retreating steadily. Finally, water flooded Xiapi, triggering a famous historical event - the Baimen Tower Incident.
But now that history has changed, no one robbed him of his money. With this batch of gold and silver as a foundation, and when he was in Hanoi some time ago, the court replenished him with a large amount of food and grass and asked him to eliminate high-ranking officials, so now Lu Bu
There is plenty of food and grass, and enough money.
Although Bingzhou is barren and unable to strengthen itself, the existing grain, grass, gold and silver allow him to expand an army of forty to fifty thousand, so Lu Bu is still satisfied. When Taiyuan and Yanmen are captured, the population under his control can be
There are hundreds of thousands. Although they cannot dominate the world, they can at least be regarded as vassals.
The administrative seat of Shangdang County was not in Huguan, but in Changzi County. However, due to years of war, Changzi County had become dilapidated, so after Gao Gan occupied Bingzhou, he moved the administrative seat to Huguan.
The main reason is that Huguan is the intersection of three rivers, the Yanshui River, the Jiangshui River, and the Zhangshui River, which converge into the Zhuozhang River. The water conservancy is convenient and it is convenient for irrigating the land, so people gather to cultivate the land. Especially in Jizhou, there have been a lot of wars in recent years.
Many refugees came to Bingzhou, which added to its popularity.
After occupying Shangdang, Lu Bu planned to recuperate for a while, spend the new year well, rest for a month or two before heading north to attack Taiyuan and Yanmen.
It was just two days after he moved into the most luxurious mansion in Huguan County that Wei Ji came to his door and told him a great "good news" - the old emperor passed away and a new emperor ascended the throne, and this new emperor has always been...
And he can't deal with Qingzhou Shepherd Liu Bei!
When they heard the news, everyone in Lu Bu was dumbfounded.
At this moment, singing and dancing were going on in a large mansion in Huguan County. However, the news was reported to Lu Bu. After a brief silence, Lu Bu became furious, dispersed the singers and musicians, overturned the table, and became furious.
"Liu Da'er, why should he be the emperor?"
Lu Bu roared.
Wei Jian smiled bitterly and said: "This is the edict left by the late emperor, and Liu Bei recognized Emperor Huan as his father and adopted himself into the lineage of Emperor Zhang. This is to imitate the ancestor of Guangwu and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty."
Lu Bu's eyes turned red and he said angrily: "Wei Qi, what did you say at the beginning? You said that the imperial court was also afraid of Liu Bei. As long as I surrendered to the imperial court, the imperial court would support me. But now? Liu Bei has become the emperor, so I
What kind of?"
"First of all, let's calm down."
Zhang Yang on the side quickly persuaded: "The late emperor passed the throne to Liu Bei, and others can't influence it. How can it be Bo Xi's fault?"
"hateful!"
Lu Bu drew his sword and cut off the table with all his strength. His eyes were red, he was panting, and he was extremely angry.
There are two main reasons for his anger.
First, he had a great hatred against Liu Guan and Zhang Chen. When he was under Dong Zhuo, he fought against the Kwantung Army led by Liu Bei, and was beaten twice until he vomited blood and lost face.
Second, why did he obey Wei Xiyan?
It is because Wei Jian represents the Liu Yu court, and the Liu Yu court has been recognized as orthodox by most people in the world, so if you join the court, you can get the high-ranking official and generous salary promised by the court.
Moreover, Wei Jian also told him at the beginning that the imperial court would definitely be worried about Liu Bei usurping the throne, so it would definitely support him to compete with Liu Bei. When the time comes, the imperial court would also promote him, grant him a title, and help him provide food and fodder to develop the army.
Because of this, Lu Bu willingly served Liu Yu's court.
To put it simply, Lu Bu is currently serving Liu Yu and the legitimacy of the court represented behind Liu Yu, and wants to use the legitimacy of the court to get the benefits he wants.
But now the legitimacy of the imperial court suddenly became that of Liu Bei. Not to mention the hatred between him and Liu Bei, but the high-ranking officials, generous salaries, power and troops that he had promised had all turned into a dream. How could he not be angry?
But he was angry, and it was impossible for Lu Bu to turn around and throw himself into Liu Bei's arms. Although he was completely shameless and could kill his adoptive father and stab his benefactor in the back easily, he knew...oh no
, Lu Bu is also a person who cares about face, and will never express his gratitude to the court.
So after cutting the table to vent his anger, he found that the problem still could not be solved. Lu Bu finally dropped his sword, sat back on the table, panted heavily and said to Wei Ji, "Bo Ji, I went too far."
Wei Jian felt contempt for Lu Bu in his heart, but on the surface he said: "It doesn't matter. In fact, I don't want to hide it from the general. I was also shocked by this news. I never expected that the late emperor would actually pass the throne to Liu Bei. I remember
At the beginning, the late emperor clearly said that he wanted to go to Hejian to find the heirs of Emperor Zhang and pass the throne to the descendants of Emperor Zhang."
Lu Bu did not hear the implication and said casually: "Bo Qian, what should we do now?"
"Of course it's a two-way street."
Wei Jian raised his finger and said: "The first is to recognize Liu Bei and report to the court. At this time, Liu Bei should only pay attention to Guandong and other places, and will not pay attention to the barren Bingzhou. The general can at least be the king in Bingzhou!"
"Recognize Liu Bei?"
Lu Bu shook his head like a rattle: "No, absolutely not. I have a big grudge with Liu Bei. He ridiculed me several times, but I will never bow to him."
Ridicule?
It's okay if I don't beat you to death.
Wei Qian cursed in his heart.
It's not like he didn't know that in the war between Lu Bu and Liu Bei, Lu Bu was beaten to a terrible state every time, and twice he was even beaten to the point of vomiting blood, which is known to all the princes in the world.
Calling it ridicule now is just to put some money on one's own face.
It's just that he was just thinking about it, and Wei Ji would not say it to provoke Lu Bu to seek death, so he just smiled and said: "Then there is a second option, rebel against the court!"
"Rebel against the imperial court?"
Lu Bu muttered to himself and said with a troubled face: "But Liu Bei is so powerful and Bingzhou is so close to him. If he rebels against the imperial court, I'm afraid..."
Wei Jian immediately analyzed: "General, don't worry. I think this matter is not a bad thing. On the contrary, even if we rebel against the court, it does not mean that we cannot defeat Liu Bei."
Not to mention Lu Bu, even Zhang Yang was very surprised and said: "Bo Xi, are you not confused? We only have 10,000 or 20,000 troops, but Liu Bei has an army of 200,000 people. How can we compete with it?"
Wei smiled covetously and said, "Did the general forget that I just said that the late emperor once issued an edict stating that he would pass the throne to the descendants of Emperor Zhang?"
"Yes, I remember that there was indeed this edict, which was announced to the world. It was because of this that the late emperor was recognized."
Lu Bu and Zhang Yang nodded. When Liu Yu ascended the throne, he told the world that he had no children and would definitely regain Jizhou in the future and pass the throne to Emperor Zhang's heirs. This was something that many princes and even the people in the world knew.
Wei Jian immediately said: "But the late emperor passed the throne to Liu Bei. When the news came, I have been thinking about a question, that is, how could the late emperor and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty do this? The late emperor was
The elders of the clan, as well as Wen Xiangong, Zirou Gong, and Ying Bogong, they are all upright people and will never succumb to Liu Bei."
"you mean?"
Zhang Yang reacted immediately, opened his eyes wide, and said in disbelief: "Liu Bei held all the princes hostage and forced the emperor to pass the throne to him?"
Wei Jian nodded: "Yes, that's very likely."
Lu Bu also immediately came to his senses and thought, "Then I can use this name to raise troops to fight against Liu?"
Wei Jian said: "I think the general can wait first. There are probably not a few people in the world who have such doubts. Besides us, there must be other princes who have doubts. At this time, the general does not need to express his position at all. He will neither raise an anti-Liu banner nor support it.
The imperial court can just watch the world from Bingzhou."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Why?"
Lu Bu asked.
"As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. There must be other people in the world who are dissatisfied with Liu Bei as emperor. I am afraid there are not a few people who use this as an excuse to rebel against Liu Bei. The general is weak at this time and is very close to Liu Bei. He must not offend him immediately.
he."
Wei Jian carefully analyzed: "So the general must remain silent and turn a blind eye to the matter. First go north to seize the entire Bingzhou, stabilize and strengthen yourself, it is best to attack Xiutu tribes, surrender the Xiongnu, Xianbei and many other tribes outside the wall, and wait for the general
With a crowd of 100,000, we have the capital to confront Liu Bei, and if we unite with other princes to attack together, then the great cause will be accomplished, and by then the general may even be able to sit on the throne of the emperor."
"this!"
Lu Bu's eyes widened.
The emperor's throne?
This is something I dare not even think about.
"Can Fengxian be the emperor?"
Zhang Yang was also dumbfounded.
Wei smiled covetously and said: "What is the world like now? A general should know better than me. The prefectures and counties are emperors, and the counties are kings. The Han Dynasty is about to be exhausted. Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the right kind?"
Lu Bu's breathing quickened, and he grabbed Wei Ji's hand without hesitation and said, "It's a gift from God that Bo Ji can come to me. Okay, I will listen to Bo Ji's words and go north to capture Bingzhou first.
Then attack Xianbei, Xiongnu, and after the tribes of Xiutu are surrendered, I will have enough capital to march south! Hahahaha!"
Wei Jian just kept smiling and said nothing.
In fact, he didn't quite understand why Zhong Yao gave him the order to let Lu Bu go north.
Isn’t this just letting the tiger go back to the mountain, with endless troubles?
However, he has also placed many spies from the Military Intelligence Department in Lu Bu's army, many of whom have already reached high positions. It is not a big problem to fight back in the future.
Therefore, Wei Jian just thought that the court's strategy might be to transfer Lu Bu away so that he would not cause trouble to the court at this time.