The heavy population was moving slowly, and it would take at least a month to reach Chang'an, and Lü Bu and Li Ru were invited back to Chang'an by a messenger sent by Chen Gong on the fourth day after leaving Huaixian. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this moment, on the Zhaode Palace, Chen Gong, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wei Yan, Xu Sheng, Chen Xing, Guan Hai, except for Hao Zhao, who was far away in Wuguan to defend Han, was not present, and almost all the troops under Lu Bu's account were gathered here.

"Chen Qun, see Wen Hou." Under the main hall, a personable scribe smiled and bowed to Lu Bu.

"It's rare, Changwen came to my Chang'an today, it's really brilliant!" Lu Bu spread out the bamboo note in his hand: "Ten pieces of jewelry, 100 pieces of jade, 100 catties of gold and silver, and I also brought such a generous gift, since Meng De has the intention to resolve this conflict, Bu Zi can't be stingy, go back and tell Meng De that this incident should not have happened, but this kind of thing can not be repeated, and next time it will not be so easy to speak." ”

"Uh...... Wen Hou, in fact, Xia Guan came to ...... this time" Chen Qun hurriedly wanted to discuss Zhong Xuan's matter when he heard this, but was directly interrupted by Lu Bu.

"I want to come to Changwen Nai Gaoshi, and I don't want to say much to a vulgar martial artist like me, I am a casualty soldier, thank you Mengde, come, send off." Lu Bu waved his hand.

"Wen Hou is slow, the group still has something to discuss with Wen Hou!" Chen Qun hurriedly stopped the guards who came up, and looked at Lu Bu with a wry smile: "Qun came this time, firstly, to apologize to Wen Hou on behalf of Cao Gong, and secondly, to hope that Wen Hou can release Mr. Yuan Chang." ”

"Zhong Xuan?" When Lu Bu heard this, he narrowed his eyes, suddenly sneered, threw the bamboo note in his hand in front of Chen Qun unceremoniously, and sneered: "Changwen's joke is not funny, these treasures are not enough to make up for the losses of my soldiers, and I still want to redeem Zhong Yuanchang, Cao Cao doesn't think I can be bullied!?" ”

"Why did Wen Hou say this?" Chen Qun's face was a little ugly and said: "Duke Cao is full of sincerity, and the property above this is enough for Wen Hou to build another army and make up for the loss of soldiers." ”

"Heh~" Lu Bu shook his head, looked at Chen Gong and said: "Gongtai, tell Changwen about the current grain prices in Chang'an, and let Changwen know what these things sent by Cao Cao can do in Chang'an." ”

Chen Gong nodded, looked at Chen Qun with a smile and said: "Changwen doesn't know, now Chang'an is different from the past, the land of Sanfu, after Li Guo raged, thousands of miles of barrenness, the lord now moved the people of Nanyang and Hanoi, the grain and grass are all relied on government relief, although there are grain merchants selling grain here, but the price of grain is quite high, in the Central Plains, you can buy the price of a stone of millet, you can only buy two buckets here, these jade, jewelry, gold and silver brought by Changwen have depreciated sharply here in Chang'an, less than half of the Central Plains, it seems to be a lotIn fact, it is reluctant to exchange it for grain and grass to appease the families of the casualties. ”

"This ......" Chen Qun was stunned, it wasn't that he didn't know this, but he didn't expect Lu Bu to talk about this, but he couldn't refute it.

"Therefore, if Meng De wants to exchange for Zhong Xuan, he still needs to talk about grain and grass." Lu Bu said with a smile.

Chen Qun couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "It's not a secret, now Cao Gong's side, I'm afraid he won't be able to take out grain and grass to ransom people." ”

"It's going to be hard." Lu Bu leaned back, looked at Chen Qun playfully, shook his head, and said, "At least now, I can't see Meng De's sincerity." ”

Chen Qun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took out a seal and said: "Cao Gongjiu has heard that General Wenyuan is wise and brave, and General Wenyuan is specially named Jincheng Taishou!" ”

"Take it." Lu Bu nodded to Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao stepped forward to take the ribbon.

"I want to come to Han Sui Ma Teng's side, and I also got a reward, right?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Qun and said with a smile: "To drive the tiger and devour the wolf, Meng De's calculation is still these two tricks." ”

Chen Qun looked at Lu Bu and suddenly felt like scolding. Mother's impulsiveness, is this your Lu Bu's line?

"Tell Cao Cao that I want to take the post of general of the west, hold the land of Guanzhong and Xiliang, and have the right to open the government, and once the officials appoint, the general is in charge, and the court must not interfere."

"I'm afraid this ......" Chen Qun snorted coldly in his heart, he really dared to think that the generals of the Four Expeditions were in the system of Han generals, but they were only under the generals, generals of Wei, chariots and hussars, not to mention that they had to hold the land of the two states, which was equivalent to handing over all the personnel appointments of Guanzhong and Xiliang to Lu Bu.

Don't underestimate this false name, Lu Bu now occupies the land of Sanfu, the name is not right, now the Han Dynasty tiger is still dead, the royal family still occupies an orthodox position in the hearts of most of the people, especially Lu Bu is now ruled by the people of Nanyang and Hanoi, the recognition of the royal family is deep-rooted, self-leadership and the official canonization of the imperial court, for one of the princes, there is an essential difference, this is an important chess piece to contain Lu Bu, even if he loses Zhong Xuan, Cao Cao is unlikely to be willing to give this official position to Lu Bu.

"Changwen doesn't have to be busy refusing." Lu Bu interrupted Chen Qun's words and said with a smile: "Cao Cao can not give it, I will let someone contact Yuan Shao, as long as the price is right, I will send Yuan Chang to Jizhou, I believe that the general will give me a satisfactory answer." ”

When Chen Qun heard this, his face couldn't help but change greatly.

Cao Cao rescued the Son of Heaven and wanted to take the position of general, why did he finally give away the position of general under the pressure of Yuan Shao?

Because the right of the general's seal, to some extent, is not much worse than the jade seal of the Son of Heaven, and also has the right to divide the seal, in order to avoid premature war with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao had to give up the position of the general.

If it were a weekday, I'm afraid Yuan Shao would not agree to Lu Bu's request, a Zhong Xuan, it would not be enough for Yuan Shao to pay so much, but now it's different, Yuan Cao's war is imminent, Yuan Shao may have the spare strength to fight Lu Bu, but Cao Cao definitely doesn't have the energy to be distracted, if Yuan Cao starts a war, Lu Bu suddenly kills from the pass, which is definitely a fatal blow to Cao Cao, otherwise Cao Cao will not choose to appease Lu Bu after Zhong Cao's defeat.

Chen Qun looked at Lu Bu, his face became difficult to see, Lu Bu had touched Cao Cao's vein, so he had no fear.

"Wen Hou, I'm afraid the lower officials can't call the shots in this matter." Chen Qun said bitterly.

"I hope to see Mengde's sincerity, and I also hope that Mengde won't let me wait too long." Lu Bu stood up, looked at Chen Qun, and said with a smile: "If Yuan Cao has not gotten what he wants when Yuan Cao starts the war, then I will personally raise troops out of the customs and go to Xuchang to ask the Son of Heaven for the majestic sea and send Changwen away." ”

"Whoa!" Outside the main hall, Xiong Kuohai strode in with his head held high and glared at Chen Qun: "Mr. Chen, please." ”

Chen Qun glanced at Lu Bu, gritted his teeth, and finally sighed helplessly, turned around and left, returned to the post house, wrote hard, recorded the whole process of the trip on bamboo paper, made an urgent paperwork, and ordered people to travel under the stars and nights and send them to Xudu.

……

Five days later, Xuchang, Caofu.

Looking at the letter sent by Chen Qun, Cao Cao's face was a little ugly, and after a long time, he handed the letter to Guo Jia and Xun Yu to circulate: "Fengxiao, Wenruo, what do you think." ”

"Give it to him." Guo Jia closed his eyes, and after a moment, he shook his head and said, "At this time, we have no other choice. ”

Xun Yu didn't speak, just nodded, acknowledging Guo Jia's point of view, Zhong Yu is second, the most important thing is Lu Bu's attitude next, Cao Cao obviously doesn't want to see Lu Bu on the battlefield, if Lu Bu really turns to help Yuan Shao, it will be a disaster for Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded helplessly, this tiger is becoming more and more mature, and he has a hunch that if he can defeat Yuan Shao, this tiger will become his enemy in the future.

……

After another five days, Lü Bu finally received an appointment from the imperial court, the general of Zhengxi, with the right to open the government, and the rank was higher than that of the third duke.

"Congratulations, my lord!" In the Zhaode Palace, the subordinates congratulated Lu Bu with all the smiles on their faces.

Lu Bu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Our army can have today, thanks to all of you working together, Gao Shun!" ”

"The last general!" Gao Shun strode forward with his head held high.

"Ziming and I got acquainted with each other in danger, over the years, Lu Bu has been bumpy all the way, Ziming has never given up, he has sunk into the camp, and has repeatedly made military exploits, Huaili has a battle, with a weak enemy and a strong enemy, blocking the Xiliang army, our army can have today, Ziming is indispensable, from today on, Ziming is the general of the broken Qiang, and concurrently serves as the right to support the wind, allocate 5,000 soldiers and horses, guard the right to support the wind, and allow the expansion of troops to 20,000!"

"Thank you, lord!" Gao Shun took a step forward, took the seal ribbon sent by Xiong Kuohai, and said loudly.

"Zhang Liao."

"The last general!" A gleam flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes and he stepped forward.

"Wenyuan and I began to get acquainted with each other from the state, for more than 20 years, I Lu Bu has been brilliant, but also down, Wenyuan has always been with us, brave and martial, outstanding merits, from today on, Wenyuan is the general of Pingdi, leading the left Feng Yi Taishou, allocating 5,000 soldiers and horses, allowing the expansion of troops to 20,000."

"Thank you, Lord." Zhang Liao took a step forward, took the seal ribbon, saluted Lu Bu, and retreated to the right side.

"Wei Yan."

"The end will be." Wei Yan took a step forward, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect that Lu Bu would reward Gao Shun and Zhang Liao for the third time.

"I don't know if it's because I have a discerning eye, and I did an unintentional move that day, but I actually dug out a general for our army!" Looking at Wei Yan, Lu Bu said with a smile: "The battle of Xinfeng, although it is not the key to this battle, but the ability of Wen Chang is an eye-opener for General Ben. ”

"The lord praises falsely, and he is ashamed and dare not be." Wei Yan hurriedly said.

"Don't be humble, under my Lu Bu, the capable go up, the mediocre go down, you Wei Yan, you can afford it!" Lu Bu waved his hand and said: "Feng Wei Yan is the general of Jianwu, leading the Hanoi Taishou, allocating 3,000 troops, and allowing the expansion of troops to 10,000." ”

"Thank you, lord!" Wei Yan arched his hand, although it was not as important as Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, but for Wei Yan, it was enough.

"Don't be busy thanking you first, there's one thing I need you to do!" Lu Bu waved his hand and looked at Wei Yandao.

"My lord, please speak." Wei Yan's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

"Blockade Hangu Pass, now the people of Hanoi have been evacuated by me, no matter what method you use, move the people of Heluo into Guanzhong, if you can do this, you will be the third general in our army, after Zhang Liao and Gao Shun!"

"Don't worry, the lord will swear to the death!" A flash of heat flashed in Wei Yan's eyes, and he said in a loud voice.

"Don't be envious of others, as long as you can prove your ability, General Ben can be promoted regardless of his background!" Looking at the envious eyes of the others, Lu Bu smiled and said, "Continue to reward, Chen Xing." ”

"Yes."

With Lu Bu's order, Chen Xing, Guan Hai, Xu Sheng, and Pei Yuanshao were all captains, although Zhou Cang, He Yi, and He Man had courage, but they had no ability to command, and were transferred to Lu Bu's side and incorporated into the command of Xiongkuohai to form a pro-guard army, in addition, Hao Zhao, who was far away in Wuguan, became the fourth general under Lu Bu, at the same level as Wei Yan, and since then, Lu Bu has completely gained a firm foothold in Chang'an.