August 20 of the sixth year of Zhongping (A.D. 189).

The weather has cooled a little, but at this moment, in Lu Bu's heart, there is a hot fire.

Now he is a cavalry captain, and in the eyes of the courtiers, he is also Dong Zhuo's "minion".

As every day, he was following Dong Zhuo on the steps, but he unconsciously clutched the halberd in his hand.

At this time, a person came from the side, walked up to Dong Zhuo and said, "I've seen Lord Sikong." ”

Dong Zhuo snorted, "Oh, it turned out to be Master Wu." ”

The person who came was Captain Wu Fu of Yueqi, this person belonged to the neutral kind, he didn't flatter Dong Zhuo, but he didn't annoy Dong Zhuo, but it was absolutely impossible for him to call him "Lord" like those people.

"On weekdays, I see that Lord Sikong is busy with state affairs and dare not bother, but today I take advantage of the opportunity of the early court, I have been here for a long time, and I have a few words to say to General Dong."

"Oh? Deyu has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. "Although Dong Zhuo is authoritarian, he also wants to make friends with people in the court and develop his own power.

Wu Fu looked left and right, and lowered his voice slightly: "Lord Sikong, since the chaos of the Ten Standing Servants, the people have been poor, the people are not living, and General He Jin has also been victimized by him. But I know that the number of Han Qi is exhausted, and it is difficult to support. Now that Lord Sikong has become famous all over the world, and the princes are obedient, it is better to replace him at this time, so as to inherit the mandate of heaven and obey the will of the people. These sentences are from the bottom of my heart, and I hope that Lord Sikong will answer. He bowed deeply.

"Oh hahahaha~~~ How can Dong be so virtuous, how can he be worthy of this big responsibility, this matter still needs to be considered, and it still needs to be considered." Dong Zhuo didn't expect him to say this. is modest on the lips, but the heart has already blossomed.

"This is not the intention of the next person, please see, my lord, there are hundreds of official petitions here." As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve.

Dong Zhuo looked at it with a smile on his face, full of anticipation. But the next moment, his smile froze on his face as a cold light pierced his throat.

Wu Fu gritted his teeth, his eyes widened with anger, and he held the short knife that he took out of his cuff, and he saw that he was about to stab Dong Zhuo. The guards on both sides had just reacted, but it was too late.

"Smack! When! The short knife did not stab Dong Zhuo, but fell to the ground. Dong Zhuo was so shocked that he sat down, and he looked at it in shock, it turned out that it was Lu Bu who hit Wu Fu with the handle of the halberd.

Dong Zhuogang wanted to shout "take it", but when he saw Lu Bufei step forward, he slapped Wu Fu in the chest, knocking Wu Fu back several steps. The four eyes met for a moment, and Lu Bu instinctively moved his gaze elsewhere. He turned his back and stabbed with his backhand, and the halberd was plunged into Wood's chest.

Lu Bu didn't look back, he just stood like this, because he knew that the person behind him was dead.

"Whew~! Fortunately, Feng Xian is here today, and he was almost plotted by thieves! Dong Zhuo patted his ass and stood up and tidied up his clothes. Although he was wearing soft armor, it was really thrilling just now.

"Come on, hang the head of this chaotic minister and thief to the public!"

The guards dragged Wu Fu's corpse down, Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu, "Fengxian, today's great achievement, I will ask the emperor to make you a Zhonglang general and add the title of Duting Marquis." As he spoke, he patted Lu Bu on the back.

"The subordinates have thanked the lord, but the subordinates are only dedicated to saving the lord, and they don't expect rewards."

"Okay, okay, hehe, you deserve it. Go, follow me to the court. ”

Dong Zhuo turned around and walked towards the main hall. What he didn't see was that Lu Bu's hands were bruised, and his whole body was trembling. He had never heard the conversation between Lu Bu and Wu Fu the night before.

……

The night before......

"This must not be!" Lu Bu said resolutely.

"General Lu, don't hesitate, Dong Zhuo has always distrusted you, if you don't do this, when will you be able to save the emperor and King Chen Liu, Wu is fortunate to be loyal to the Han and die well, the general don't care about it, please make a living for the Han and the world." Wood's eyes were filled with determination.

"General, the old man doesn't want to do this either. Master Wu's plan, I also opposed it at the beginning, but I can't wait, I have already found out that Dong Zhuo wants to abolish the young emperor on the first day of September and replace it with King Chen Liu, if you wait until then, I am afraid that the old thief will not care about the life and death of the young emperor. Besides, that old thief often wears heart-protecting soft armor on weekdays, and we and other civil officials who are powerless to restrain the chicken, so I can't help him. Although Situ Wang Yun said this, he couldn't bear it.

"But Lord Wu is loyal and brave, so ......"

"General Lu doesn't have to be like this, I want Wu to sacrifice himself to assassinate the thief and leave his name in history. On the contrary, it is you, the general, I am afraid that you will be infamous for a lifetime, and it is Wu who can't stand the general. ”

Lu Bu knew that Wu Fu's mind had been decided, and there was indeed no other way, since he entered Beijing, although Dong Zhuo laughed like a relative every time he saw him, he didn't trust himself, "...... Wu Daren's life is still disregarded, how can Bu care about the false name, but ......"

Wu Fu's hand held Lu Bu and Wang Yun's hands strongly, "The Han world, in the future, it will all depend on the two!" ”

……

Gathering his thoughts, Lu Bu followed Dong Zhuo into the main hall......

After the early dynasty dispersed, Lu Bu escorted Dong Zhuo back to his house, but soon resigned from Dong Zhuo and returned to his mansion, because he couldn't bear his grief and stayed in front of Dong Zhuo all day.

Not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Bu saw a person on the side of the road in front of him looking at him slyly.

"Congratulations to General Lu." The man gestured.

"Your Excellency?" Lu Bu was puzzled and looked this person up and down. The man's eyebrows and eyes are slender, his nose is delicate, his lips are thin, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, giving the illusion that he is always smiling, his hair is scattered behind him, and he is wearing civilian clothes. When Lu Bu met his eyes, he felt a chill in his heart for some reason.

"In Xia Jia Xu, the word is harmonious, it is an unknown official under General Niu Fu, who was ordered to come to the capital to do business, and he didn't want to listen to the general's feat as soon as he entered the city, so he came out of nowhere, in order to see the general's demeanor, I hope the general is not strange."

"Oh, I see, Mr. Jia is polite, that's the duty of the last general, why worry about it."

"General Lu is too modest, but it's a pity, I think the general was the savior at that time, otherwise with the general's martial arts, he could be captured alive. Now that there are only corpses left, there is no way to ask his henchmen, but it's a pity, it's a pity. As he spoke, Jia Xu glanced at Lu Bu meaningfully.

Lu Bu was shocked in his heart, this person had seen so deeply, but he said: "Ah, it was the last general who was negligent, and he only thought about protecting the lord and forgot this section." As he spoke, he also smiled at Jia Xu, "The last general is not in good health today, so I won't accompany Mr. much, and I will visit him another day." ”

"General Lu is polite, the general does his best for the Lord every day, and he can't help but be tired, so I will send General Lu off."

The two of them said goodbye and turned to go their separate ways. It's just that the expressions of the two are completely different. Lu Bu's brows were deep, his heart was heavy, and Jia Xu smiled even more.

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"My lord, my lord, she's awake!"

The maidservant shouted and ran out, while Ren Ying on the bed looked at everything in the room blankly. This is a side room in the inner house, the bed she lies in the corner of the room, next to the window, the room is very simple, only a wooden table, a chair, the soft light of the setting sun shines through the hollow wooden window, as red as blood.

Ren Ying tried hard to sit up, but there was a sharp pain in the back of her head, and she couldn't help but moan. It was only then that she realized that she had bandages on her head, but she couldn't remember how she had been injured.

With a squeak, the door was gently pushed open, and an old man walked in, "Girl, are you awake, do you still have a headache?" ”

Looking at the old man standing beside the bed, Ren Ying nodded slightly.

"Don't get up yet, I've already asked someone to go to the doctor, and I'll come in a moment. Girl, what is your name, where are you from, and how are you hurt? ”

"I ...... I...... I don't remember...... What is my name? Ren Ying tried hard to recall, but as soon as she started thinking about it, her head began to hurt again, and she couldn't help frowning and closing her eyes.

"Okay, don't think about it, let's rest first. When my men went out to deliver a letter, they found you lying at the water's edge and rescued you. You should have hit your head or been frightened so that you don't remember where you came from. ”

"Where is this?" Ren Ying asked softly.

"This is Luoyang Situ Mansion, the old man is Situ Wang Yun, girl, you can rest assured that you are recuperating, and the gangsters will not dare to come in."

"Thank you for saving your life."

"Don't talk, after a while, the doctor will finish, and I'll ask someone to make you something to eat." After speaking, Wang Yun took the door and went out.

……

Back in the living room, a tall boy of eighteen or nineteen was standing in the doorway, with his back to it. Wang Yun looked at it fixedly, and it turned out to be Sima Lang, the eldest son of the Sima family in Hanoi.

"I don't know if Sima Gongzi's visit is far away, forgive your sins."

"Lord Situ is polite." The young man turned around, and it was a simple and simple face, with a smile on his face, "On the orders of my father, I have come to visit Master Situ." ”

Sima's family is a Hanoi family, and now Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang is Sima Lang's father, and he often walks around with Situ Mansion on weekdays. However, because the Sima family has not made a stand, there is no one from the Sima family in his small circle of anti-Dong.

"In addition to visiting Lord Situ today, my father has something for my little nephew to convey."

"Oh? I don't know what happened to Ling Zun? ”

"The little nephew heard that in the early days of this day, Lord Wufu assassinated Dong Zhuo, I wonder if Lord Situ knows about this?"

"The old man was also present at the time, and he saw it with his own eyes, that Wu Fu was holding a short knife and wanted to harm Lord Dong, but fortunately, General Lu was brave and killed the rebel on the spot......"

"Lord Situ," Sima Lang interrupted Wang Yun's words, looked around, and whispered, "The little nephew is not here for Dong Zhuo to explore the wind today!" My father is a Hanchen, Dong Zhuo brutalized Zhongliang, people and gods are angry, my father knows that Lord Situ is loyal, so he sent me to inform the lord, if there is any use in the future, but it doesn't matter, the Sima family is dedicated to the Han, and there is no second heart. ”

When Wang Yun heard this, he hurriedly got up excitedly and held Sima Lang's hand, "It's rare that there is such a loyal person as Lord Sima in such a time of crisis, and the son first thanked Ling Zun for the old man." But it is not difficult to get rid of the thief, but it is not easy to save the young emperor, you immediately go back to inform Lord Lingzun that the young emperor and Chen Liuwang are now poisoned and controlled by Dong Zhuo, and if you don't rescue the two first, you can't get rid of Dong Zhuo. ”

"Lord Situ, don't worry, the little nephew will go back and inform his father, if there is any news, he will inform the adult." After speaking, Sima Lang got up and strode out of Situ Mansion.

……

"Unexpectedly, the Sima family was willing to help Han destroy Dong, but it's a pity that Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor in the past few days, and they were too late." A middle-aged man walked out of the side door, looked out the door and said.

Wang Yun didn't look at him, but said a little tiredly: "Mengde, the old man always thinks that the people of the Sima family are not credible. Alas, I hope the old man is more hearty. ”

"Master Situ doesn't have to worry about it," Cao Cao said with a smile, "Regardless of whether the Sima family really helps Han or not, as long as they can help us get rid of Dong Zhuo at this time, we don't need to be suspicious, and we don't have to be suspicious." ”

"If everyone has Mengde's bearing, how can they allow that Dong thief to run rampant. Okay, let's not talk about that, Feng Xian will come over tonight. ”