After seeing that everyone's attention was focused on himself, Tian Feng said slowly: "Duke Xun has set this family business to protect his son, and this painstaking effort is not only clear to the two sons, but also to my father-in-law, so I won't say more." But according to my guess, Xun Gong still has a deep meaning, and the three of them probably don't know. ”

Xun Yu lowered his head and pondered for a while before he spoke: "Please also ask Mr. to explain your doubts." ”

Tian Feng nodded and said, "Childe must be famous from childhood to adulthood, right?" ”

Xun You replied: "Exactly, the little uncle has been known as a prodigy since he was a child, and later he was praised as 'Wang Zuozhicai' by the famous man He Hao." ”

"Well, sure enough, that confirms the conjecture even more." Tian Feng then explained: "Childe has been famous since he was a child, even if Childe is different from ordinary people, he is still a young man, it is inevitable that there will be some pride in his heart, these prides can not be seen in ordinary times, and according to my observation, Childe's heart will inevitably be slowly corrected, but the length of this process is incalculable, presumably Xun Gong is afraid that Childe will suffer immeasurable losses during this time." ”

Xun Yu said suddenly: "Mencius said that 'the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds'. I see, so it is, so it is. As he spoke, he got up and waved to Tian Feng again: "Thank you, sir, for your order." ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "Gongzi really deserves the title of 'Wang Zuo', and he understands it in an instant. ”

Lu Bu also said at this time: "I also thought about it, it must be that Ling Zun is worried that you have not suffered setbacks since you were a child, and after this incident, you will inevitably be ridiculed by the outside world, and I want to hone your mind through these, so that you can guard against arrogance and rashness." I secretly thought in my heart: There is indeed an inevitable reason why the family can stand for a long time.

Xun Yu was obviously in a good mood at the moment, and joked: "Brother Lu is really a civil and military all-rounder, it seems that my name of 'Wang Zuo' will be given to you!" Ha ha. ”

On the same day, Lu Bu and his entourage stayed in Xunfu and did not return to the post house until the end of the dinner.

On the second day, Lu Bu, accompanied by Xun Yu's uncle and nephew, visited Luoyang, Kyoto. Luoyang is worthy of being the capital of the Han Dynasty, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion obviously did not let this place suffer too much from the poison of war, especially now that the uprising has been extinguished, the people are living a peaceful life as if nothing has happened.

For several days in a row, through Xun Yu's uncle and nephew, Lu Bu got acquainted with many famous families in Luoyang, and in the blink of an eye, the New Year was approaching, and Xun Yu's uncle and nephew also went back to Yingchuan.

At this time, Lu Bu and others had been in Luoyang for more than a month, and finally, they were summoned by the emperor.

It was the first time I met the "famous" Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in history - Liu Hong. The feeling he gave Lu Bu was that he had sunken eyes, a face that had not aged and decayed, and he looked like he had been hollowed out by wine.

After hearing that Bingzhou sent grain and grass, especially cattle and sheep, this dignified generation of emperors actually stood up from the dragon chair excitedly, and the trembling appearance made everyone sweat.

Liu Hong's hoarse voice echoed in the empty hall: "Bingzhou Assassin Ding Yuan is concerned with the Han family, and this is the pillar of my Han Dynasty. Reward Ding Yuan 500 taels of gold and 1,000 pieces of cloth. "You know, on weekdays, Liu Hong doesn't look down on this bit of food at all, but at this time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has just subsided, and there is a shortage of food everywhere, coupled with the lack of harvest for several consecutive years, the emperor's life has also begun to be stretched, otherwise there will be no later sale of the official mantle, Ding Yuan's move is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

Then, Liu Hong turned his gaze to Lu Bu, who had been kneeling under the steps, and said, "Captain Lu, please get up quickly." ”

Lu Bu stood up at this time, but he didn't dare to look up at Liu Hong, no way, who made the family the emperor, if he did it without permission, it would be a big crime of disrespect.

Liu Hong looked at the heroic Lu Bu, and after looking up and down a few times, he was even more happy, and said hello three times in a row.

Lu Bu didn't know what Liu Hong meant, but he had to reply: "The emperor praises falsely, and Weichen doesn't dare to be it." ”

Today's Liu Hong was extremely happy, and he talked more, and said: "Aiqing Weibian has meritorious, I have long known it, and when I saw it today, it was really heroic and extraordinary." I heard that in Bingzhou, the lieutenant has the title of flying general? ”

Lu Bu just wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Liu Hong: "Today, on top of this hall, I will make you a general!" Lu Bu listened! Liu Hong paused, and said in a majestic voice: "Lu Bu has made meritorious contributions to defending the border for several years, and he has made outstanding achievements, and he has even made long-distance raids on the hinterland of the grassland, making the grassland barbarians frightened and raising the prestige of our country!" In order to commend the meritorious people, he was specially awarded the post of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, and was given the title of flying general! ”

Lu Bu was overjoyed and said: "Weichen thank the lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Liu Hong said: "Aiqing is flat." Then he said to the eunuchs beside him: "I am tired today, so let's leave it at that, retreat from the court!" With that, he took the lead and walked into the apse.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Tian Feng, who had been waiting in the post house, had already received the news, and Lu Bufang came forward to congratulate him as soon as he entered the door.

Promoted to general, Lu Bu was also very happy, but he still said modestly: "Sir, don't torture me, it's just a lieutenant general." ”

Tian Feng shook his head and said seriously: "No, no, although it is only a Zhonglang general, but the emperor personally crowned the lord in front of the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty at this time, and gave the title, this is not simple." ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

Tian Feng stroked his long beard with his left hand and said: "First, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the prestige of the imperial court is declining, and the emperor's exceptional promotion of the lord at this time can save some prestige and re-establish the prestige of the imperial court. Second, my Han has indeed reached the moment of critical survival at this time, the traitorous eunuch is in charge, the emperor is afraid that he wants to revive the dynasty and has not been able to catch it, some time ago the reuse of his relative He Jin is not only to lead the world's soldiers and horses to exterminate the Yellow Turban, but also to check and balance, at this time, although the promotion of the lord did not give real power, but also to other local officials a signal. ”

Lu Bu suddenly realized: "I see. Thank you for your advice, I didn't expect there to be such a deep meaning behind this. ”

"Weighing the strength of all parties, this is just the emperor's trick."

"Well, it seems that this time needs to be low-key, I'm afraid that the peaceful days will come to an end." Lu Bu said with a wry smile.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, we just need to wait and see what happens, and if we can't do anything, we can return to the state." Tian Feng then offered advice.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Well, what Mr. said is very true. At the same time, Lu Bu still has some expectations in his heart, if history has not changed much, then it will not be long before he can meet Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others. As for the three of them, although Liu Guanzhang and the others have been married, they have no reputation at this time, and they must not be able to come to the capital.

Sure enough, in Lü Bu was appointed as ' Early the next morning of the second day of the flying general', there were many officials in the capital who came to hand over the post, but most of the people who came to meet in person were some low-level officials, among the real dignitaries, in addition to the two uncles and nephews of Xun Yu who came to congratulate, the others even if a few wanted to make friends with Lu Bu were just sending people to send a congratulatory gift, after all, although Lu Bu at this time was appreciated by the emperor, it was very likely that it was just a short-lived figure, and could not attract the attention of those real big people. But even so, dealing with those endless streams of guests also made Lu Bu very busy.

On this day, just as Lu Buchen finished practicing, someone came to report that a group of high-spirited young people had come to the house, and they didn't say anything about their identity, but the people in the post house revealed that the people who took the lead should be the two sons of Yuan Gong.

Lu Bu hurriedly changed his clothes and rushed to the living room, and before he entered, he heard a commotion inside.

A high-pitched voice said: "Hmph, just a miscellaneous general, the shelf is still so big, Young Master Ben dares to slack off when he comes." A chorus of echoes followed.

Then a slightly deep voice said: "Highway, it is a habit for General Lu to get up early and practice in the morning, how can you speculate, I will wait quietly." The owner of this voice obviously also has a lot of supporters, and it is also echoed.

The owner who spoke out earlier was obviously dissatisfied with being reprimanded, but for some reason he didn't fight back, just snorted coldly.

Lu Bu secretly thought in his heart that these two should be the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. No longer hesitate at the moment, step into the meeting room. I saw that in the huge living room, two rows of people sat opposite each other, and the two young men led by them looked somewhat similar, but the one on the left hand side was slightly burly and masculine, while the young man on the right hand side had his head held high, looking contemptuous of others.

Seeing Lu Bu come in, the young man on the left took the lead in getting up, followed by the people behind him, while the other person was a little reluctant, and just stood in place after getting up.

Lu Bu didn't wait for the other party to speak, first hugged his fists and said with a smile: "I didn't know that the two sons were coming, and Lu Mou was far away to atone for his sins." The two sons are not polite, please take a seat. ”

The young man with a somewhat arrogant expression snorted lightly and sat down calmly. The other waited until Lu Bu sat down before taking a seat.

Lu Bu had already made up his mind about the identities of the two, and he first said to the young man on his left: "This handsome and mighty son must be Yuan Shao and Yuan Dagong. Then, he turned to the other side and said, "Then this suave person must be Yuan Shu Yuan Ershao." I heard the names of the two sons, and when I saw them today, I really had a dragon and a phoenix among the people! ”

Yuan Shao got up and saluted back: "Don't dare to be, the general is famous for his heroic martial arts, and he also gave the emperor a title a few days ago, he is really a model for my generation, and we all take the general as an example." ”

While dealing with Yuan Shao, Lu Bu carefully observed the future Hebei hero, and at the same time compared Yuan Shu on the other side, he secretly said in his heart: "Looking at this Yuan Shao's words and deeds, there is a basis for advance and retreat, etiquette is not lost, and the words he says also make people feel cordial and warm, not at all the appearance of a gentleman, and the description in the romance is too different, but this Yuan Shu is exactly the same as what is said in the book." Hehe, it seems that this romance is really unbelievable. ”

At this time, I happened to hear Yuan Shao say: "I heard that General Lu is famous on the grassland, and one by one really makes people in my generation fascinated. I wonder if the general can explain to us the battle process against the steppe barbarians? ”

Lu Bu was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Yuan Shu on the other side say: "Oh, isn't it just a little fight, that is, you will be interested." That, General Lu, it's strange, there are still some mundane things in my family, so I won't bother, and I'll get together next time I'm free, I'll leave first! After that, without waiting for Lu Bu to reply, he took a group of followers and left.