On the first day of September in the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), Dong Zhuo forced the Empress Dowager to issue an edict to establish Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, as the emperor, and deposed the young emperor Liu Wei as the king of Hongnong, and the queen mother returned to power. As soon as the news spread, the four seas were shocked. Soon, Dong Zhuo was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and a few days later he worshiped the prime minister, ranked first among the three dukes, held the power of the prime minister, praised the nameless, did not enter the court, and went to the palace with a sword, completely controlling the capital Luoyang.

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Luoyang Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Lord, I don't know what to call my subordinates?" Lu Bu stood expressionlessly, his eyes just staring at the ground in front of him, and he didn't look at Dong Zhuo.

"Bongxian, sit down." A deep voice came from behind the bookcase, and Dong Zhuo sat on the chair, looking at Lu Bu calmly.

"The subordinates don't dare."

"Heh, is there anything else in the world that you Lu Fengxian dare not do?" As he spoke, Dong Zhuo stood up and patted Lu Bu's back and motioned for him to sit down. Lu Bu didn't refuse, and sat by the window.

"The old man knows that you are full of resentment now, and you can't wait to kill the old man immediately."

"Yes." Lu Bu suddenly raised his head and glared at Dong Zhuo, his eyes were instantly filled with anger, "What the lord did really disappointed his subordinates!" ”

"Hahahaha, Feng Xian is honest." Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, "Then why don't you do it now, there are only you and me in this study, this is a great opportunity." Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu confidently, because he knew that this man would not make a move.

"Because his subordinates also know that if they kill the lord, Li Dao and the others will inevitably cause trouble in the capital again. Besides, since you abolished the emperor, you have been diligent in national politics and have not done anything to harm the world. ”

"Raise a tiger and deter wolves, smart." Dong Zhuo smiled appreciatively.

"Then why didn't the lord kill Lu Bu, aren't you afraid that Bu will be unfavorable to the lord one day in the future?"

"Heh, if the old man doesn't even have this bit of equipment, how can he dominate Yongliang. The old man does not want to compete for the country of this big man, in fact, what the old man thinks is nothing more than to purge the government and the opposition, and the world is peaceful. You should also know that with Liu Wei's talent, let alone the heroes of the Quartet, I am afraid that the group of old bones in the DPRK and China will not pay too much attention to it. For the sake of this great Han foundation, sheep can no longer be made emperors. Besides, Feng Xian is also a person who thinks about the world, how can the old man be willing to kill him. ”

"Humph!" Lu Bu snorted disdainfully.

"Hehe," Dong Zhuo was not annoyed, "I don't believe it first." It's okay, why don't you tell you a story. Back then, the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, and the old man also sent troops to fight, but he was reprimanded by the court for his ineffective fight against thieves, which was known to the court. But do you know why? Dong Zhuo didn't expect Lu Bu to respond, and continued to take care of himself, "Actually, that time, I took 20,000 cavalry and chased thousands of bandits out of more than ten miles. But they hid in a village and took the people hostage. The old man had no choice but to surround the village, and at this time the bandits demanded that if they could be let escape, they let the people go. The old man had no choice but to let go of the gap, and the bandits came out with the people, but when they passed by my cavalry, they suddenly attacked, grabbed the people as shields, and cut my cavalry indiscriminately. The old man had ordered that the people should not be harmed, and my men were taken into consideration, and they were severely damaged. Since that time, the old man finally understood that those who eliminate evil must not be benevolent to women. ”

Lu Bu didn't speak, just listened, he didn't know what to say. If what Dong Zhuo said is not right, then the army is also a human being, and it must be sacrificed for the sake of the people, but if it is right, then the army will be raised for the world, but in the end it will harm the people.

After being silent for a moment, Dong Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "Fengxian, the old man knows that it is difficult for you to agree. But the old man also believes that if you really have the heart to save the world, in the end, you will definitely recognize the old man's path. Alright, you go down first. ”

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Lu Bu left the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was already dark, he walked alone and rode a horse on the street, and his mind was full of Dong Zhuo's words. Unknowingly, he arrived at Situ's mansion. I was afraid of Dong Zhuo's suspicion before, and since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has never been to Situ Mansion. In the past two days, Situ was ill and did not go to the court, so Lu Bu simply took this opportunity to come and see Wang Yun.

The disciples of Situ Mansion all knew Lu Bu, and he didn't need to be polite when he came.

As soon as Lu Bu entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of talking in the main hall.

"Father-in-law, you can't drink any more." A woman said eagerly.

"Diao Chan, you...... Vomit...... I don't know, the righteous father's heart ...... Vomit...... This heart is bitter, there is nowhere to speak, you just let me get drunk. Vomit~~~" Wang Yun cried sadly, obviously, he was already drunk.

Lu Bu strode into the main hall, and saw Wang Yunzheng holding a wine glass and lying on the table, the food was spilled on the ground, and the surrounding people did not dare to step forward, only a girl was next to persuade him.

"Lord Situ, this is ......" Lu Bu just wanted to ask what was going on, but suddenly paused. The girl raised her head to look at him, and for a moment, Lu Bu felt that she had forgotten to breathe. The girl's delicate face, fair skin, silky hair, vermilion lips trembled slightly, a pair of watery eyes under the slender eyebrows were slightly tearful, and she was wearing a satin long skirt, wrapping a delicate figure. Lu Bu mistakenly thought that it was a fairy for a moment, and opened his mouth for a long time without making a sound.

Diao Chan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, looked at Lu Bu, slowly got up, stepped forward, bowed slightly, and a burst of aroma came to his nose, Lu Bu felt that his face was hot.

"The little girl has seen the adult, but I don't know what the adult has done to her father-in-law. But I'm afraid that today's father-in-law is already drunk and will slow down the general. ”

The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward, "General Lu, this is the righteous daughter of my family, named Diao Chan." Miss Diao Chan, this is General Lu Bu Lu Fengxian. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be General Lu, the little girl often heard her father-in-law mention the general, since the general is here, can you ask the general to help persuade her father-in-law." As he spoke, he leaned down again, helped Wang Yun, and sighed slightly.

Lu Bu hurriedly stepped forward, at this time Wang Yun was no longer awake, lying on the table humming, only occasionally raised his head and wanted to vomit, his hand grabbed indiscriminately, and threw all the wine glasses and jugs to the ground. "Lord Situ, why is this?"

"The little girl doesn't know, but since she came back from the court yesterday, she sat here and drank alone, and when she was drunk, she said that 'traitors are in charge, and traitors are murderers'. So I got drunk and went to sleep, and when I woke up, I continued to drink, and it had been two days. As she spoke, Diao Chan burst into tears again.

Seeing it in his eyes, Lu Bu only felt that his heart hurt as if he was being grabbed by someone, so he slowly helped Wang Yun up and said: "Lord Situ, don't worry, with Lu Bu in one day, you won't let the thieves succeed, and the foundation of the Han Dynasty will never be broken, and you can't practice yourself again." With that, he and the housekeeper carried Wang Yun to the couch in the inner room and covered his back. Hearing this, Wang Yun gradually fell asleep, and then gently walked out of the inner room.

Back in the main hall, the subordinates were busy cleaning up, Lu Bu turned back to Diao Chan and said, "Don't worry, Miss, take care of Lord Situ, everything is up to Lu Bu, please be relieved." Then I will retire first, and come to visit Lord Situ tomorrow. Then he turned around and was leaving.

"The general stays," Diao Chan followed, took out a handkerchief and slowly sent it to Lu Bu, "The general will wipe it." ”

Lu Bu found that the cuff of his right hand had been soiled by the food on the table under the signal of Diao Chan, so he took the handkerchief a little embarrassed, and there was a hot feeling on his face, he hurriedly lowered his head and wiped it, and said in a somewhat smug voice:

"Multi-...... Thank you, Miss. ”

After wiping it, I just wanted to return the handkerchief to Diao Chan, but suddenly took it back, "I'm sorry, I soiled Miss's handkerchief, Lu Bu went back to clean it, and returned it to Miss another day." As he spoke, he put his handkerchief in the hem of his chest.

Diao Chan couldn't help but bow his head, "The general is polite." ”

Saying goodbye to Diao Chan, Lu Bu strode out of the mansion, walked out of the street for a long time before stopping, took a few breaths and calmed down for a while, and with a somewhat trembling hand, he slowly took out Diao Chan's handkerchief from his chest, hesitated for a moment, and gently sent it to his nose to smell it.

Floating into the chest is a refreshing aroma.

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Zhang Feng looked up at the sky, and the sporadic snowflakes were still falling.

"Young man, stay two more days, your injuries are not all healed, and the sky is ...... like this," said the husband and wife at the door of the grass house with concern.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am eager to find my sister quickly, so I won't bother anymore." After speaking, Zhang Feng squatted down and touched the heads of the two children with both hands, "You have to listen to your parents and honor your parents, you know?" ”

"Hmm!" The two immature children replied with a wink.

Zhang Feng stood up with a smile, said goodbye to the couple, and turned around and walked in the direction of Luoyang.

There was snow and no wind, the sky was gray, and now it was December, and Zhang Feng still felt weak when he walked on the frozen ground. Although it is no longer a major problem, his body is still weak.

After two days, I gradually saw the shadow of Luoyang. Standing on the dirt slope, Zhang Feng took a long breath. He was in a hurry, so he didn't rest much, and he hurried for days, and the injury couldn't help but hurt a little. But he didn't care about these at all, gritted his teeth and endured it, and came to the city.

The gate of the city was very strict, I don't know what was going on, Zhang Feng had no time to care, and came to the Lujia rice shop. The business of the rice shop is very prosperous, and there are people at the door who are carrying rice bags to the car, and there are buyers in the shop who are negotiating the price. Zhang Feng walked straight to the counter, and saw that the shopkeeper was bowing his head to count the money, so he whispered: "Only the common people."

The shopkeeper glanced up at him, and beckoned: "Sixth son, take this little brother to the back warehouse to pick up a few bags of rice." ”

The guy understood, so he took Zhang Feng to the backyard rice warehouse. After entering the rice warehouse, the man led Zhang Feng around behind the piled rice bags, pulled up a wooden board on the ground, and walked down the stairs under the wooden plank.

Under the rice warehouse is the Yefeng Luoyang Branch, which is about the same area as the upper one, and can accommodate more than 200 people. It's just that now, there are only about a dozen people here, and among these ten or so people is Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan saw Zhang Feng and hurriedly stepped forward, "Feng'er, you have arrived, why did you delay, Ying'er?" As he spoke, he looked back, but there was no one else but the guy.

"We were attacked, Ren Ying and I fell off the cliff and got separated, I'm afraid ......," he said, his hands couldn't help but tremble.

"Do you know who did it?"

"The one who attacked us was a strong man and a bewitching woman, and the woman said that she was a subordinate of Shen Rong, the night marshal of the Seven Sages, and her name was "Xu Yuan." ”

"What?!" Everyone was shocked, "How could they attack you?" Lu Yuan asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, but I know that they are vicious, and they seem to be trying to kill us. Those two were very skilled in martial arts, and Ren Ying and I were both injured, so we had to jump into the water under the cliff. ”

"Okay, I'll talk about this matter later, Feng Xu, you find a room for Feng'er to rest first," he patted Zhang Feng on the shoulder as he spoke, "I will inform the four sages about this matter as soon as possible." I've been looking for you for the past two months, and if there's any news of Ying'er, I'll tell you right away, so you can rest in peace first. ”

Zhang Feng agreed, and walked out with the person named Feng Xu.

A man in his forties with a rough face next to him looked at Lu Yuan with a puzzled expression, "Could it be that the seven sages are really ......?"

"Shhhh Don't talk nonsense until you understand it, I'll tell the four sages first, let him decide. ”

The torches on the wall swayed, reflecting the figures swaying. Lu Yuan looked at the firelight and said leisurely: "The wind is about to rise." ”