On the day of the triumph of the army, Lu Bu, on behalf of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city for twenty miles to greet him.

In addition to the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China, Lu Bu was accompanied by thousands of cadets from the Central Military Academy and the Junior Military Academy, as well as some troops of the 1st and 2nd Garrison Divisions stationed in Chang'an.

Of course, there are more enthusiastic Chang'an people and many foreign businessmen and even foreign businessmen, Chang'an City is following the ceremony of the central army entering the city, once again there is a grand occasion of 10,000 empty alleys.

Fazheng's good news has long been spread throughout Chang'an City, and everyone knows that thousands of miles away, there is an invincible Han army that is expanding the territory for the Han Dynasty and maintaining the order of the Silk Road with iron and blood.

Lu Bu stood in the long pavilion, looking to the west, it was a cloudless sunny day today, and the sandstorms that often raged in spring were nowhere to be seen.

Lu Bu also misses Fa Zheng very much, it has been seven years since he left, and when he sent Fa Zheng away, he was still with Zhang Liao and Ma Teng!

Now that things are wrong, Fa Zheng has long grown from a small staff officer who has just graduated to the protector of the Western Regions of the Han Empire, a feudal official, and the area under his jurisdiction is almost as large as the area controlled by the Chang'an Imperial Court.

The difficult thing is that although Fa Zheng is young, he is mature and steady, and his determination to kill is not inferior, and he is very worthy of entrusting him with a heavy responsibility.

"It's coming, it's coming!" There was a commotion in the crowd outside the pavilion, and the good-eyed man saw the military flag showing the horizon.

Lu Bu looked into the distance, and sure enough, a cavalry slowly rose from the western horizon, and the crimson military uniform was very conspicuous.

These cavalry, lined up in a neat formation, rolled forward, and there was a small commotion when they saw the crowd waiting outside the city.

Immediately after that, the identification horn sounded to indicate the identity, and naturally someone here in Lu Bu sounded the horn of response.

Those who can understand will know that the army coming from the opposite side is the 1st Cavalry Division of the Central Army.

Immediately afterwards, another cavalry appeared, but it was a black uniform, which was different from the traditional Han army uniform, but it was obvious that the war horse was more handsome than the first cavalry division, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was higher.

Seeing the crowd that greeted them, these troops shouted slogans one after another, and their morale immediately rose even higher.

Lu Bu finally saw Fa Zheng, who had been absent for seven years, but Fa Zheng had a long beard, but he looked much older than his actual age.

Fa Zheng suppressed his excitement and presented Lu Bu with the letters of the thirty countries of the Western Regions, all of which swore allegiance to the Han Dynasty.

And along with Fa Zheng who returned to Chang'an, there were also protons from more than 20 countries in the Western Regions, as well as countless rare treasures.

Accompanied by Fa Zheng, Lu Bu inspected the 1st Cavalry Division and the Special Operations Division, and encouraged and praised them.

Lu Bu also prepared a grand ceremony for Fa Zheng to enter the city, so that Fa Zheng and the officers and men of the expeditionary force could feel the high respect of the people of the motherland.

Lü Bu accompanied Fa Zheng into the palace and was received by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had long been looking forward to it, and when he saw the national letters of the thirty countries of the Western Regions presented by Fa Zheng, he was even more excited.

He also met with the protons of various countries, relieved him with kind words, and set up a state banquet to entertain him.

Emperor Yan Dayue of the Han Dynasty, immediately announced that he was crowned as the general of the chariot cavalry, and he was still the protector of the Western Regions, sealing the Marquis of Huaili, and rewarding thousands of households.

After drinking the emperor's state banquet, Fa Zheng, Wang Quan and others returned to the Liangguo Mansion with Lu Bu, and Lu Bu set up a family banquet to entertain his two confidants.

Fa Zheng reported the bits and pieces of the past seven years to Lu Bu one by one.

He also knew that he had people from the Intelligence Department around him, and his words and deeds were all under Lu Bu's control, which was also something that the superior had to do.

Anyway, he doesn't have two hearts, so he naturally won't care.

Lu Bu affirmed Fa Zheng's achievements, and at the same time very much agreed with Fa Zheng's method of governing the Western Regions and his intention to continue to expand westward.

While other countries have not yet become strong, the living space of the Han nation will be greatly expanded, and a stronger foundation will be laid for future generations.

Lu Bu even felt that this was the responsibility of his generation, and he always had to do his best to have a clear conscience.

Looking at the problem from the perspective of today, Lü Bu finds that he can now understand why the vast empires and founding monarchs of history had never stopped their territorial ambitions.

Perhaps only by standing at the top of the pyramid will you see farther and do more, and you will find yourself with the responsibility and pressure to keep moving forward.

All of this ultimately becomes the motivation to keep moving forward, not as simple as greed, short-sightedness, and narrow-mindedness.

In May 199, after the defeat of Yuan Shao, the lord of Jizhou, in the Battle of Wuchao, his power was not as good as before, so that he became depressed and became ill, and by this time, he was already bedridden.

Because he doted on his stepwife Liu, he favored Yuan Shang, the third son born to Liu, and always wanted to take Yuan Shang as his heir.

He sent his eldest son Yuan Tan, second son Yuan Xi, and nephew Gaogan to serve as county guards in other places, leaving only Yuan Shang by his side.

When Tian Feng was alive, he used this matter to persuade Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao didn't listen at all.

And Guo Tu and the likes of trial and match have long been bought by Yuan Shang, and they are helping Yuan Shang.

The eldest Yuan Tan is the most talented among Yuan Shao's three sons, but he is the most excluded, and he is unwilling.

After Yuan Tan served as the Taishou of Qinghe County, he secretly communicated with the Qingzhou Army, intending to form an alliance against Yuan Shang.

It was Yuan Shao who had not yet died, but his sons had already begun to fight for power.

Cao Cao on the side was even more eyeing him, and secretly interacted with Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

The tiger-faced military division sent a letter to Lu Bu, asking Lu Bu to prepare early, but he was afraid that as soon as Yuan Shao died, Jizhou would be in chaos, and this may be an opportunity to occupy Jizhou without blood.

Lu Bu attached great importance to this matter, and he secretly ordered Xu Huang to take charge of specific matters, make preparations in advance, and mobilize the army.

Lu Bu even decided to take advantage of this opportunity to announce the change of banner in Qingzhou, pick up the banner, and return to the arms of the Central Army.

The situation in the north is still stable, even Cao Cao, who has greatly increased his strength, is busy digesting and absorbing the territory, men and horses obtained from Yuan Shao after the Wuchao War, as well as population resources.

After years of war, the economy of the territory under Cao Cao's jurisdiction was also on the verge of collapse, and it was difficult to be self-sufficient in food, and he urgently needed to recuperate, so Cao Cao was not busy continuing to attack Yuan Shao, but implemented benevolent governance and governed the people's livelihood.

After Sun Quan in the south took power, he quelled the internal strife in the clan in a very short period of time and eliminated the rebellious county guards and county orders.

He also commanded the army with Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others, pacified the Shanyue tribes, and incorporated tens of thousands of Shanyue people to train the new army.

He also recruited talents and visited celebrities, Zhuge Jin, Yan Ji, Lu Xun, Gu Yong and others were all recruited by Sun Quan.

It also stabilized the mood of the local wealthy families and the people who moved south to take refuge and live in famous people, and completely stabilized the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

Subsequently, with Zhou Yu as the commander, he attacked Jiangxia County and fought with Liu Biao of Jingzhou for control of Jiangxia County.

Both sides are good at naval armies, the Jiangdong army is strong, but the Jingzhou army is superior in numbers, and has the largest and best shipyard in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jingzhou has always relied on the navy to dominate Jiangdong, and after tasting the sweetness, it paid more attention to the development of the navy.

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