Lü Bu wanted to take the opportunity to pursue Cao Cao, but the soldiers he brought out suffered heavy casualties, and the reinforcements brought by Lü Lingqi were so hungry that their limbs were weak, and they stayed up outside the pass for so many days, relying on bark and weeds to satisfy their hunger. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Cao Bing retreated, the soldiers rushed to Wuguan first, picked up the raw food discarded by Cao Jun and threw it into their mouths. I didn't want to pursue Cao Cao at all, I just wanted to eat a full meal and then sleep beautifully.

Lu Bu couldn't, so he could only let Cao Cao return east. Besides, the Guandu War is about to start, let Cao Cao contain Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu will benefit from it is the most profitable, and when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao reach a critical time, Lu Bu will go out to make trouble.

Lu Bu ordered Lu Lingqi to return to the pass with the hungry soldiers, and he went to Ji Ling's burial place and personally dug out Ji Ling's body. Looking at the several fatal wounds on Ji Ling's corpse, Lu Bu felt uncomfortable for a while. I wanted to learn from Liu Bei and cry to buy people's hearts, and I couldn't squeeze out a tear after blinking my eyes for a long time.

Since Liu Bei's method of buying people's hearts Lu Bu can't borrow it, then use other methods. Lu Bu buried Ji Ling under Wuguan City, and wrote the four big characters "Martyr of the Country" crookedly on the tombstone with a pen in his hand. Lu Bu personally buried Ji Ling, which was of great significance, and after the generals under his command knew about it, how could they not be willing to die. It's just that this hand of cursive is a bit out of hand, although Lu Bu has been the master and has always been a military general, this big hand is a bit miserable.

It took Lü Bu only two days to repel Cao Cao, and the battle report was transmitted back to Guanzhong, but the forces of all parties did not dare to move, and the reinforcements that Lü Meng brought to Wuguan turned back to Chang'an halfway.

And Wuguan has no generals to entrust, Chang'an has just been decided, there are countless things to deal with, Lu Bu left Lu Xun and Zhang Hu to stay in Wuguan temporarily, Yue Xi just surrendered, Lu Bu didn't trust him at all, and Yue Xi's ability was not suitable for defending the heavy pass. Lu Lingqi was sullen and followed Lu Bu back to Chang'an.

Lu Bu ran lightly and caught up with Li Damu and his party in Lantian. Lu Lingqi happily ran in the snow, Lu Bu shook her head when she saw it, she would be so cold in a while. Yan Lin's tire was seriously pneumatic, unable to ride in the carriage and bumpy, lying in the sedan chair, hearing that Lu Bu was chasing, so he had no choice but to get out of the sedan chair to greet him.

Lu Bu put away the shadow, pressed Yan Lin back to the sedan chair, walked side by side with Yan Lin, and whispered to Yan Lin in the sedan chair. The arrival of Cao Bing this time gave Lu Bu the biggest surprise was to know that Yan Lin was pregnant, after Lu Bu knew the news, if it wasn't for Cao Bing's pressure, Lu Bu would have jumped up to celebrate for a few days.

Diao Chan silently walked down from the carriage, stared at Lu Bu, choked for a long time, and didn't say a word. This time it really scared her, Wuguan had no soldiers and no generals, and it was very dangerous, but fortunately, she still held it in the end. Lu Bu stepped forward, grabbed Diao Chan's little hand, warmed her in the palm of his hand, and the two stepped on the snow, laughing.

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Back in Chang'an, the city was full of busy scenes, and officials of all sizes didn't even go out of the city to greet Lu Bu's triumph, they were too busy. The former officials resigned one after another, took refuge and returned to their hometowns, and all the big and small things fell on Chen Gong and others.

Lu Bu went straight to Changle Palace. Changle Palace occupies one-sixth of the entire Chang'an City, and the outside of the palace is rammed earth wall, which is more than 20 meters thick. There is a palace gate on each side of the palace wall, and its east and west gates are the main passages. Fortunately, a few days ago, Lu Xun used a trick to trick Zhang Ji out of the city, otherwise he would let Lu Bujiao go after attacking Chang'an. Chen Gong used the Changxin Hall as an office office, and the rest of the palace was used to house the families of soldiers. There are too many houses in the palace, and countless more are vacant. Lu Bu found a palace at random, settled his family, and let Li Damu be responsible for the safety of his family.

Lu Bu took Yue Xi straight to the Changxin Palace, and just outside the hall, Chen Gong heard that Lu Bu was coming, and came out of the hall to greet him.

"The Lord is Jie, I am too busy with affairs to meet from afar, please forgive me." Chen Gong first accompanied him, and without waiting for Lu Bu to speak, he crackled: "There is no progress in the battle in Chencang, Zhong Xuan does not move, and Wei Yan, who is deep behind the enemy, has not sent back the war report." However, the Yongzhou Assassin Shi Handan sent an envoy to form an alliance, and he was in the palace, and asked the lord to decide. ”

"What do you mean by Handan merchants?"

"It's not about self-interest!" Chen Gong said. The geographical location of Yongzhou is very awkward, and Yongzhou was established by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, but it was soon canceled. Until the first year of Xingping (194), Li Dao defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, and in order to weaken the power of Ma Teng and Han Sui, Li Dao set up Yongzhou in Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Xihai counties from Liangzhou. And Yongzhou was not recognized by local forces, so Wuwei counties swayed between Liangzhou and Yongzhou.

"I will see the messenger first." Lu Bu strode towards the hall.

When the Handan merchant envoy saw that Chen Gong, who had been receiving him as the host, was half a step behind, he guessed Lu Bu's identity, trotted forward from the depths of the main hall and bowed: "Don't drive in Xia Yongzhou, settle down Cui Yan, and I've seen the general of the auxiliary country." ”

"I heard that Your Excellency the Handan Assassin sent to form an alliance, I don't know how to form an alliance?"

"My family assassin is willing to fight the Xiliang army with the general."

Han Sui died in battle, the Xiliang army fought for the division of interests, and the auxiliary general Chang'an has been decided, the foundation has been completed, and the Xiliang army is no longer the opponent of the auxiliary general. However, the history of Handan Thorn is very shrewd, and he wants to be on an equal footing with the auxiliary generals and share Liangzhou equally with the land of Guzang and the city? His Royal Highness Zhang sneered. He gradually entered his role, and Lu Bu rushed to Wuguan to defeat Cao Cao in a short period of time, and it was a given thing to enter the main pass.

Handan Shang is the same as Liangzhou Thorn Shi Wei Duan, Wei Duan can't take Wuwei, and Yongzhou managed by Handan Shang can't take Wuwei and other counties, and all parties are too conservative to form their own forces, so they don't sell their accounts at all.

"Zhang Yuanjun said seriously, my family's assassin history respects the auxiliary general, and I have heard the name of the auxiliary general for a long time, and the traitor Zhong Xuan sent an envoy to collude with him in the previous month, and was sternly rejected by my family's assassin history. The Wuwei Taishou Zhang Meng, the Dunhuang Taishou Ma Ai, and the Jincheng Taishou Su have been sent to Guzang and officially come under the rule of Yongzhou. I have been wandering around Chang'an City for the past few days, and I am waiting to be rebuilt, and the auxiliary general will continue to provide a strong backup. Cui Yan's tone was full of threat, as if he had decided that Lu Bu was unable to move west.

"He's a treacherous villain, the general of the auxiliary country is fighting the Liangzhou army in Chencang, and Handan Shang is taking the opportunity to grow his power in the rear." Yang Fu said dissatisfiedly on the side.

"Go back and tell the history of the Handan assassination, if you really have the heart to serve the Son of Heaven, you will pay taxes according to the law and send your son to Chang'an to assist the general." It is impossible for Lu Bu to form an alliance with Handan Shang, Xiliang must take it, once he forms an alliance with Handan Shang, and then uses troops to crusade, he will only have a reputation for treachery, and it is not worth being infamous for such a small shrimp.

"I'm here to form an alliance, but I'm not here to serve." Cui Yan shouted in dissatisfaction.

"If you are a minister of the Great Han, why do you need allies? Could it be that Handan Assassin Shi wants to form a gang and form a faction, but he can't do it? Lu Bu made something out of nothing, first buttoned the big hat on the head of the Handan businessman, and glared at him: "Go back and tell the Handan businessman, if not, order all the soldiers and horses to fight." ”

As soon as he heard Lu Bu's disagreement, he was about to order the soldiers and horses to fight, Cui Yan was so frightened that his face was bloodless, and his body kneeling with his nose was soft and drooping. Gao Shun's methods in Lu Bu's army were cruel, Xiliang was terrified, and I really heard that Lu Bu wanted Qi to kill the army and horses, and even the Xiliang iron cavalry was defeated.

"Master Cui will go back and reply to the history of the Handan assassin first, the history of the Handan assassin is a person who understands, and there will definitely be good news." Chen Gong is an upright person, and he doesn't want to make things difficult for Cui Yan too much, and Cui Yan can't be the master in this matter. Cui Yan nodded gratefully at Chen Gong and exited the main hall.

"Lord, there are not enough officials at all, the daily operation of Chang'an is very difficult, and there is only one county order in each county, and several county orders are so busy that they want to escape...... "Chen Gong said carrying a basket of bamboo slips.

The officials of Chang'an were the children of the Xiliang family, and when Chang'an was breached, the officials fled, and the resignations resigned.

"If you have a city, are you afraid that no one will govern it? In this way, post a document, abolish the probation system, and implement the imperial examination system. Lu Bu said lightly.

"No, you can't. The lord must not be hasty in this matter, the probation system is related to the descendants of all generations, the family bureaucrats recommend each other to be filial piety, and the lord has just decided Chang'an, the generals in the army are not all in the heart, and the important generals and the army must be recruited back to Chang'an before they can be decided. At this time, the generals are outside, and if the lord cancels the probation system, there will definitely be young people who fan the flames and shake the morale of the army. ”

Chen Gong's words made Lu Bu startled, now is the era of thousands of years ago, the world is controlled by the family, he rashly overthrew the family based on the fundamentals, and it is strange not to provoke a mutiny. Because of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in Chencang, Lu Bu subconsciously felt very safe, but Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's leadership ability in the army was always inferior to Lu Bu, and if some of these generals were instigated to rebel, the situation would be dangerous.

Recall Zhang Liao and other generals must wait until the Xiliang coalition army retreats, and at present, there is a great lack of civilian officials to handle government affairs and manage people's livelihood, who knows when the Xiliang army will retreat, then the imperial examination system will not be carried out for a long time, and the children of the poor family will not be able to enter the office, Lu Bu thought about it, and felt that he could take advantage of it in exchange for a way that the family could accept.

"Then recruit officials and petty officials from the private sector who lack talents, and sign contracts as temporary workers based on the official employment situation. By the way, there is no limit to men and women, but they also have to go through the assessment and only be hired. "Women can't get into the world, there are a lot of talented women buried in the world, depressed, even if it's a temporary worker, they may be unusually welcome. Lu Bu originally planned to set up a women's department, but after thinking about it, even the imperial examination system could not be supported by the family, and the female imperial examination would only cause the anger of heaven and people, pushing Lu Bu to the opposite side of the people, and first recruiting talents under the guise of temporary workers.

"Is there any difference between this and the imperial examination system?" Chen Gong said with a bitter face.

"Of course, there is a difference, in this way, the family only thinks that their method of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle is effective, and they are complacent, and they will not be wary of a group of temporary workers, and they are happy to see the jokes of General Ben. When they found out that this group of temporary workers had already entered the ranks, they would be over, and they would be able to carry out the imperial examination in the future. Lu Bu said with a smile.

Chen Gong was secretly embarrassed, Lu Bu actually used this method to promote the imperial examination system, he secretly admired Lu Bu's deep scheming, and slowly infiltrated under the guise of temporary workers, this time not only talented children of the poor family, I am afraid that the women with outstanding abilities of the family will also come to see what is going on.