Chapter 58: First Acquaintance with Lu Bu
Hearing that Gao Shun still had something to do, Lu Bu had no choice but to sit back on the chair and said a little impatiently:
"What's the matter? If it is the same thing that I said last time, I don't need to mention it again, I will not agree to it. ”
"Ahem, it's not about alcohol prohibition."
Seeing that Lu Bu had misunderstood himself, Gao Shun shook his head while pointing to Hua Xing at the end of the team and said:
"This is the new Hua Protector. He just arrived in Hongnong yesterday, and today he has come to see the general. ”
Seeing that Gao Shun was introducing himself, Hua Xing hurriedly walked out of the team and saluted in the direction of Lu Bu.
Hearing the word "protector", Lu Bu paused for a moment, not understanding what there was to introduce to a small protector.
But he soon remembered that Gao Shun had told him a few days ago that a rich kid wanted to buy an official position in the army.
This person made a generous move, and a miscellaneous guard was willing to give eight hundred taels of silver, and Lu Bu, who was short of money to spend, responded to the matter without even thinking about it.
Now that he has heard Gao Shun's introduction, Lu Bufang realizes that this person is most likely the son of the rich family.
"Oh! It turned out to be the new Protector of the Dead? I remember that General Gao mentioned you to me before, but did not elaborate on the situation. I don't know where Hua Hujun is from? ”
Normally, it is impossible for a small six-rank miscellaneous number protector to attract Lu Bu's attention.
But considering that this person had "invested" eight hundred taels of silver in his own business, Lu Bu still decided to chat with this little protector to show his gratitude.
After hearing this, Hua Xing clasped his fists and saluted, revealing the identity that Lu Pu had arranged for him:
"General Hui, a person in Xuzhou. My father has been doing business in Xuzhou all the year round, and this is the first time I have come to Hongnong. ”
"Oh? Born in a businessman. After asking knowingly, he heard Lu Bu say again: "Then why did you come to join the army?" ”
"Although my father is a businessman, he admires the generals who can lead the troops to fight very much, and hopes that our Hua family will one day produce a general, so he will send me to the army for training."
"Well, that's good! Ay? Xuzhou is not close to Hongnong, why should Ling Zun be close and far? ”
"Everyone knows that General Lu is the first warrior in the world, and he is also the first general of my Han Dynasty, my father admires you, and it is by no means comparable to Xuzhou Tao Qian! Therefore, my father thinks that if you want to join the army, you should choose the strongest division! ”
As soon as he said this, without waiting for Lu Bu to speak, he heard that in the ranks of military generals, there was a man with five big and three thick who took the lead in laughing:
"Huh! General Lu is the first in the world, yes! But you have a father on the left and a father on the right, I think you're still a little kid who hasn't grown up, right? Want to be a general? Dream on! ”
As soon as these words came out, they instantly caused a burst of laughter in the hall.
Especially in the ranks of the generals, the laughter was even louder. Clearly, most people agree with the man's words.
"What's the noise?"
But soon, the laughter was stopped by Lu Bu:
"Everyone has their own ambitions! Oh, just allow you Hou Cheng to be a general, and others can't? ”
The person who spoke just now is named Hou Cheng.
He is about 30 years old, and he is one of the eight strong generals of Lu Bu.
This person has a strong physique, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a mustache, and a green cloak behind him, which looks majestic.
This General Hou Cheng obviously didn't know the reason why Lu Bu was defending Huaxing.
After listening to the other party's words, he was still arrogant, and looked at Hua Xingdao at the end of the team with disdain:
"General, as the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and rats will make holes. He is the son of a businessman, and he came to fight in the army, isn't that a joke? In my opinion, I got ...... when I sent it home."
If Lu Bu's true thoughts are actually similar to Hou Cheng, he doesn't think that a businessman's son can do anything in the army.
But he has already pocketed eight hundred pieces of silver, and now he cannot say anything back.
Otherwise, no one will dare to come to their own army to "buy officials" in the future.
So even if it was against his will, Lu Bu had to stand on Huaxing's side at this time, and shouted at Hou Cheng with a displeased face:
"Presumptuous! This man is the Protector of the Prisoners I personally appointed! Hou Cheng, what do you mean by that? Do you not approve of General Ben's decision? ”
"Well, the last and last generals don't dare, and their subordinates know that they are wrong."
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu was angry because of this, Hou Cheng definitely didn't dare to beep anymore, hurriedly apologized, and obediently retreated into the queue.
But this did not change his opinion of Huaxing, and his eyes were still full of disdain when he looked at each other.
Because in his opinion, it is a shame to stand in the same column as this kind of goods.
Seeing Hou Cheng return to the team, Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction.
After a brief greeting with Hua Xing, he felt that the work on the face was almost done, and then he got up again and said to everyone:
"Okay, that's all for today, let's all disperse." With that, Lu Bu walked out of the hall with a step.
Then, just after taking two steps, he was stopped again!
The person who stopped him this time was neither Gao Shun nor Hou Cheng, but Chen Gong, who stood at the head of the civil official team:
"Please wait a moment, the general has something important to report!"
Chen Gong, a native of Dongwuyang, Dongjun, is the chief strategist under Lu Bu's account.
This person is nearly forty years old, wearing a crow-blue court dress, a thunder-patterned brocade belt tied around his waist, wearing a crown through the sky, his eyes are grim, and his beard is seven inches long.
According to historical records, Chen Gong was upright and resourceful, and he was definitely a first-class strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
But it is precisely because his temperament is too upright that he occasionally says something offensive to people, so Lu Bu is not obedient to him, he can only be said to be more trusting.
And today, seeing that Chen Gong is expression was serious, although Lu Bu wanted to leave, he still stayed after hesitating.
After stopping Lu Bu, Chen Gong took the opportunity to stop Zhang Liao, who was standing opposite.
But he was not in a hurry to speak, and it was not until all the generals left the chamber and only the three of them were left in the hall that Chen Gong finally spoke:
"General Lu, can you send someone to check the details of that Hua Protector?"
"Hua Hujun?" Seeing that Chen Gong was also holding on to this little guard, Lu Bu said with a displeased face:
"That's what you're talking about?"
"That's right! Weichen thinks that there is something wrong with this person! Chen Gong replied truthfully.
"What could be the problem? Just the son of a businessman who spends money to buy officials! Hou Cheng was shouting there because he didn't know about buying officials. But do you know about this, you still proposed to sell more idle jobs in exchange for silver and come back, what, is it possible that you regret it again? Lu Bu said angrily.
"The matter of selling officials, of course Weichen supports it! But this person's identity, we must find out first! ”
"What's there to look up? He didn't say it, he was the son of a rich merchant! Lu Bu said disdainfully.
"I don't think so!"
Chen Gong shook his head, and at the same time took out a picture scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Bu:
"This is the portrait of Luoyang wanted in Luoyang that I just asked my subordinates to take, does the general look familiar?"