When Zhang Ji and Li Dao ran away in a race of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu had already come to Zhongmu County again with the flying cavalry battalion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the beginning, it was here that he caught up with Cao Cao, and then met Chen Gong, who was still serving as a county lieutenant.

At this time, Zhongmu County was much worse than when Lu Bu first came. Many of the people in the county have run away, abandoned fields can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road, and some villages do not even see a single wisp of fireworks.

Lu Bu came to Zhongmu to meet a court minister who was as famous as Lu Zhi.

This person's name is Zhu Jun, the word Gongwei, is a native of Shangyu County, Huiji County, Yangzhou. Zhu Jun was born in a poor family, and when he was young, he was famous in the township for serving his mother with great filial piety, and was later promoted by Xu Jue, the Taishou, for filial piety, and since then he has embarked on a career in office. Zhu Jun once served as the commander of Lanling County and the history of Jiaozhou Assassin. At that time, Jiaozhou Lianglong led 10,000 people to rebel with Kong Zhi, the Taishou of the South China Sea, and he led 5,000 soldiers to break the rebels and pacify Jiaozhou. After the war, he was awarded the title of Pavilion Marquis of the capital and entered the court as a counselor.

When the yellow scarf was in turmoil, the court worshiped Zhu Jun as the right middle general, holding the festival. He cooperated with Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, and soon suppressed the uprisings in various places. After the war, Zhu Jun was worshiped by the imperial court as the general of the right chariot and was named the Marquis of Qiantang.

After Dong Zhuo took control of Luoyang, he wanted Zhu Jun to serve as his deputy, but Zhu Jun politely refused. Wang Yun, Huang Wan, Yang Biao and other ministers secretly plotted to kill Dong Zhuo, and Zhu Jun also participated in it, and took the initiative to ask to go to the east of Luoyang to recruit soldiers.

Lü Bu found out in Hanoi that Zhu Jun was currently active in the Zhongmu area, and had recruited more than 3,000 soldiers, so he specially rushed to Zhongmu and wanted to ask Zhu Jun to assist Sima Fang in governing Yin and Luoyang in Henan.

The scouts of the flying cavalry battalion quickly found the specific location of Zhu Jun's team in Zhongmu County, and to Lu Bu's surprise, Zhu Jun actually stationed his troops in the Quyuju area.

Lu Bu asked Song Xian to contact Zhu Jun with his famous thorn in his hand, and test Zhu Jun's attitude first, so as not to meet directly, in case Zhu Jun throws his face to show him, so that they can't get off the stage.

Zhu Jun met with Song Xian and asked Song Xian about his intentions, and Song Xian told Lu Bu that he wanted to ask Zhu Jun to serve as the commander of Luoyang and guard the capital Luoyang.

Zhu Jun had already known about Lu Bu's record of defeating the Black Mountain Army in Hanoi, and had also heard the rumor that Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo were calling for a fight, and the Xiliang soldiers were not allowed to set fire to Luoyang, so he had a good impression of Lu Bu. He did not express his attitude directly to Song Xian, but asked to meet with Lu Bu directly.

The next day, Lu Bu and Zhu Jun met at a gathering in Quyu.

Zhu Jun asked Lu Bu: "The general is brave and crowns the world, and there are tens of thousands of male soldiers under his command, why don't you take advantage of the victory to go straight to Chang'an, the side of the Qing monarch, the Zheng Dynasty, and achieve the things of the people?" ”

Lu Bu thought for a moment and replied to Zhu Jun: "I heard that General Huangfu Yizhen commanded 30,000 troops stationed in Fufeng County, general, you and he are old acquaintances, if you can persuade him to raise the banner of Dong in Guanzhong, I will immediately lead the soldiers and horses of Hezhou to attack Chang'an from Shangjun!" ”

Zhu Jun looked at Lu Bu and was silent.

When Lü Bu met with Gai Xun in Hanoi, Gai Xun also asked Lü Bu why he didn't attack Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu's answer at that time was completely different from today.

Lu Bu's meaning is very subtle, but he is absolutely smart. Huangfu Song, as a minister of the imperial court, has 30,000 imperial soldiers and horses under his command, and he is also stationed in Guanzhong, he did not lead the troops to attack Dong Zhuo, why should he let the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou fight to the death with the soldiers and horses of Xiliang?

Today's situation in the world, as long as you are a discerning person, you can see it. The century-old shop of the Han Dynasty is about to close down, although all the princes and warlords are under the banner of crusading against Dong Zhuo, but who else is really desperate with Dong Zhuo except Sun Jian?

Although Lu Bu did not fight Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army to the end with the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou like Sun Jian, he has personally fought more battles than anyone else since he left Luoyang! If it weren't for his fighting with the Xianbei people, the Southern Xiongnu and the Qianghu people in the north, the situation of the Han Dynasty would have been even worse and worse than it is now.

Zhu Jun was silent for a while, and then asked Lu Bu: "I have only recruited 3,000 soldiers under my command, and it is still difficult to maintain order in Luoyang City. ”

Lu Bu had already considered this, and he replied to Zhu Jun: "I speculate that the soldiers and horses such as Li Dao and Zhang Ji who left behind in the Xiliang army will soon withdraw to Guanzhong, and Sun Wentai has been leading the army to garrison Dagu Pass, and he will definitely not sit idly by. The soldiers and horses under Sun Wentai were originally the troops brought by Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling from Yuzhou to Suojube, which allowed Sun Wentai to garrison the city for a long time after capturing Hangu Pass. In this way, Henan can be reported to be stable! ”

Zhu Jun has a great favor for Sun Jian's support and cultivation, but he also knows that Sun Jian is now the number one thug under Yuan Shu, so he frowned and said to Lu Bu: "Sun Wentai is indeed the best candidate to garrison Hangu Pass, but now he is under Yuan Highway's orders, I'm afraid it will be difficult to dispatch!" ”

Lu Bu replied with a sneer: "What kind of thing is Yuan Highway? What qualifications does he have to dispatch the soldiers and generals of the imperial court? If he can't accept the order to garrison Hanguguan, then leave the Yuzhou soldiers and horses he brought in Luoyang, and then go back to Nanyang to stay with Yuan Highway to drink and have fun! I will appoint suitable generals to garrison Hangu Pass to ensure the tranquility of the Luoyang area. ”

"What if Sun Wentai insists on returning to Nanyang with Yuzhou soldiers and horses?" Zhu Jun couldn't help but ask.

"Haha......", Lu Bu raised his head and laughed, he looked directly at Zhu Jun, and then said categorically: "If this is the case, it can only prove that Sun Wentai is the same as those who crusade against Dong Zhuo, and he also has ulterior motives in his heart!" ”

"Doesn't the Admiral have an idea?" Zhu Jun looked at Lu Bu coldly and asked a very sharp question.

"Of course I have an idea! But I am above board, and I have never used the banner of crusading against Dong Zhuo to buy people's hearts and fake public interests. Of course I have an idea! But I always put the lives and deaths of the common people first, and I tried to maintain the majesty of the imperial court. Lu Zigan is now my long history, he knows my thoughts best, if General Zhu can't figure it out, you might as well write a letter and ask him! ”

This concludes the open and honest conversation between the two sides. Lu Bu never thought of recruiting Zhu Jun over, because Zhu Jun was a persistent general, and he would definitely not accept Lu Bu's appointment. Zhu Jun would not fantasize about bringing Lu Bu over and doing it with him and other court ministers, because Lu Bu had already formed a force of his own, and it was impossible for others to summon him.

Fortunately, the two sides had the same understanding of maintaining the safety and stability of Henan Yin, so Zhu Jun finally agreed to take 3,000 soldiers and horses to Luoyang and serve as the chief officer of the capital Luoyang, which had been plagued by Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army for two years.