Early morning.

The battle is over.

Xiang Yu escorted Zhu Ling to the county government to resume his life.

Lu Bu, Xu Shu, Liu Bowen, Mu Guiying, and Li Yuanba were all sitting in the lobby of the county government.

"Get in." Xiang Yu twisted Zhu Ling with one hand, shook it vigorously, and threw it in front of Lu Bu.

"My lord, the man has been caught. The defenders of Guangcheng Pass have been completely wiped out by me. Xiang Yu said.

"General Xiang, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Lord."

Lu Bu's gaze was always on Zhu Ling.

Lu Bu couldn't understand why Zhu Ling would make a move on himself? Is it meritorious? Or was it ordered by whom? Or did Cao Cao want to take advantage of Xiliang's incident to lure himself to Xiliang, and then ambush him halfway?

Lu Bu took a deep breath and said, "Zhu Ling, I'll give you a chance to live." As long as you tell who instructed you, I will let you go. ”

"No one instructed me, it was my own idea." Zhu Ling said without fear.

"You may not know my methods, and whoever lies before me will have his tongue cut off, and his legs and hands cut off, and put them in a jar, and they will be salted to death. Do you know how painful this way of dying is? Lu Budao.

Zhu Ling had long realized that he would die, and he was ready to die. But after hearing Lu Bu's words, a chill ran down his spine: "You...!" ”

He looked around and struggled to get up, trying to hit the pillar next to him.

Xiang Yu's hand was quick, and he kicked him back, stepped on the ground, and couldn't move.

"Want to die? Which is so easy? ”

"Whatever the lord asks you, just answer it, don't try to play tricks..." Xiang Yu stepped on Zhu Ling's arm, and with a little force, he heard a crisp sound of bone cracking.

"Ahh Zhu Ling screamed incessantly.

Lu Budao: "Zhu Ling, you are just a small Guangcheng guard, you will never dare to attack me without authorization, someone must be behind your back." You just have to tell me, I'll let you go now, how about it? ”

"I've already said it, it's... Your own idea! Zhu Ling still didn't change his words.

Lu Bu was silent for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Take him down and take strict care of him." ”

"No."

The two soldiers escorted Zhu Ling out of the lobby.

Lu Bu looked at Xu Shu and Liu Bowen and asked, "Do you think it was Zhu Ling's own idea?" Or was it signaled by Cao Cao? ”

"Cao Cao signaled." Liu Bowen said.

"Not true. It was Zhu Ling's own idea. Xu Shu said.

Lu Bu frowned and chuckled, "Tell me what you think?" ”

Liu Bowen said: "For Cao Cao, the Xiliang Rebellion is a disease of mustard, and the lord is a big problem. If you can take advantage of the lord's expedition and kill him, even if you lose the entire Xiliang, it will be worth it... ”

Liu Bowen was only halfway through his words, and was snatched by Xu Shu: "No, no, no." Xiliang has a war horse, which is Cao Cao's help to pacify the Central Plains, how can you say that you will lose it? The gathering of all foreign races in Tongguan was also a huge threat to Cao Cao. It took a lot of effort for him to bring us here, will he bend his arms? ”

"Besides, if Cao Cao intends to let Zhu Ling set up an ambush, he will definitely transfer heavy troops, but Zhu Ling has more than 10,000 people in his hands, can he succeed?"

"And most importantly. I have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the two states of Xu Yang, and if I hear that the lord has been killed, I will raise a large army and come to take revenge. At that time, Cao Cao will not only have to face the 300,000 alien iron cavalry outside the pass, but also be attacked by hundreds of thousands of troops in our Central Plains. Isn't it self-destruction? ”

After Xu Shu finished speaking, Xiang Yu and Mu Guiying both nodded involuntarily.

Liu Bowen did not refute either.

Lu Budao: "Yuan's straightforward words are reasonable. Cao Cao would not make such a low-level mistake. ”

"Berwyn, you have always had a last resort, how can you not see the truth in this? Did you deliberately say something wrong and want to provoke me to go to war with Cao Cao? ”

"I don't dare. The minister is indeed stupid. Liu Bowen was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied.

Lu Bu knew very well in his heart that Liu Bowen was deliberately wrong, wanting to create a contradiction between him and Cao Cao and achieve the plan to destroy Cao Cao as soon as possible. Thinking of Liu Bowen's revenge, Lu Bu didn't care. said: "In the future, if you have a word, think twice." ”

"No."

"Since it was Zhu Ling's own idea, there is no need for us to expand the situation. After arriving in Chang'an, he handed over Zhu Ling to Cao Cao and disposed of by Cao Cao, which was regarded as giving him a little face, after all, Zhu Ling was his general. It is also a warning to him that if there is a similar incident in the future, it will not be taken lightly. ”

"The lord is wise." Xu Shu said.

The Guangchengguan incident gave Lu Bu a wake-up call. Not everyone is like Cao Cao and Guo Jia, taking into account the overall situation, and there are always a few simple-minded and meritorious generals who want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

In view of this, Lu Bu decided to leave a hundred soldiers behind and occupy Guangcheng Pass!

In order to warn the world, if something similar happens, just like dealing with the Guangchengguan incident, first slaughter the soldiers who participated in the war, then kill the clans, and finally occupy the city.

Mid-May.

Lü Bu's army arrived in Luoyang.

Luoyang, also known as Luoyang, is located in the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, west of the Qinling Mountains, east of Songyue, north to Taihang, according to the danger of the Yellow River, south of the Funiu Mountains, Baguan Duyi, eight sides of the mountains, five rivers surrounding.

His history began in the Xia Dynasty, and went through the Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and all emperors were capitalized here.

(Note: The capital of the Western Han Dynasty was in Chang'an, experienced twelve emperors, known as the former Han Dynasty, since 25 AD, Liu Xiu was called the emperor, moved to Luoyang, and passed through the fourteenth emperor, known as the Later Han Dynasty.) ）

Cao Cao had already arrived in Luoyang, and after a day's rest, he went to Chang'an.

Xun You stayed in Luoyang and prepared to receive Lu Bu.

"I heard the name of Luoyang earlier, and I can finally see it today..." Seeing the majestic and magnificent Luoyang City appear in front of him, Lu Bu couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Xu Shu asked, "It's not the first time that the lord has been to Luoyang City, right?" ”

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then remembered. With his own body, he once worked for Dong Zhuo and stayed in Luoyang for several years. Later, Dong Zhuo was defeated and moved the capital to Chang'an. and exiled to the Central Plains.

The soul of his later life was possessed by Lu Bu when he was in Xuzhou, and he really did not see the ancient capital Luoyang.

Lu Bu smiled and forcibly explained: "Luoyang in the past is different from Luoyang today, how can it be the same day? Even if you have seen Luoyang, you can't recognize it when you see Luoyang again. ”

Lu Bu's words are pointed.

Xu Shu understood the meaning and responded: "Yes, in the past, Luoyang City had a population of one million, and there were palaces and pavilions everywhere, showing prosperity. Now that it has been burned to ashes by Dong Zhuo's fire, I am afraid that there are not even a hundred people. ”

After a while, the team moved on.

City gates.

Xun You has been waiting for a long time.

Lu Bu stepped forward and arched his hand: "Mr. Gongda, don't come to harm?" ”

Xun You met Lu Bu's gaze, slightly weak, and replied, "It's okay." General Lu must be tired from coming from afar, right? Please go into the city to rest, and the banquet has been prepared, so the general has to sit down. ”

(End of chapter)