Chapter 003: Tiger Talisman is Rare
After seeing Ding Yuan, Lu Bu clasped his fists and saluted, and then immediately said according to the draft he had made on the way here: "Qiyu Duwei, Dong Zhuo has annexed He Miao's subordinates, and now the situation is very unfavorable to our side, and his subordinates suggest that Duwei take advantage of the fact that the Xiliang army has not yet entered Beijing, and leave the land of right and wrong in Luoyang as soon as possible!" β
Ding Yuan was specially given the title of "Wumeng Duwei" by the imperial court because of his bravery in battle, and Lu Bu was close to his cousin, so he was not called Zhijinwu, but Duwei. This is like www.biquge.info leaders of later generations who have been promoted, but some subordinates who have followed him early can be called leaders by their early positions, so that the leaders feel very close to each other.
Ding Yuan didn't expect that Lu Bu's news was better than his own, but he was still satisfied with Lu Bu's practice of rushing to report immediately after learning the news, so he comforted Lu Bu and said: "Feng Xian, don't panic, although Dong Zhuo has mastered the soldiers and horses of the general and the general of the chariot cavalry, but there are still the princes of Gon in the court, and they will not sit idly by and watch Dong Zhuo control the forbidden army and be arbitrary." β
Lu Bu sighed in his heart, feeling that Ding Yuan's political mind was a little simple. When it comes to this kind of fateful time, he still has illusions about those civil officials in the court! If the civil officials were useful, how could it happen that the dignified general He Jin was killed by the eunuchs? If the civil officials were useful, how could it happen that the general mobilized soldiers and horses outside the Beijing division to deal with the eunuch group?
Although he was speechless about Ding Yuan's brainlessness, Lu Bu still tried his best to persuade him: "The princes of the court are naturally wise and resourceful, but the people who are holding the hilt of the sword now are not them!" Our current soldiers and horses are not as good as Dong Zhuo Sicheng, although the state elite cavalry is the best in the world, and the humble position is not afraid to compete with the strong soldiers of Xiliang, but once the war starts in this Luoyang City, how many innocent people are afraid of being destroyed? Once there is an infighting, in addition to the loss of troops, what kind of results can be obtained in the end? The Xiliang army is known as 100,000, and now it is only ten days away from the Beijing division. β
Lu Bu asked three questions in a row, like a drumstick, knocking on Ding Yuan's heart one after another. Ding Yuan was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that after he arranged the position of chief bookkeeper for Lu Bu, a civil official, Lu Bu's eloquence actually increased significantly, and his insight became extraordinary.
Because it involved the safety of himself and nearly 10,000 soldiers in the state, Ding Yuan had to think carefully about the question raised by Lu Bu.
"If I had seen it beforehand, how should I deal with it?" Ding Yuan finally lowered his face and patiently asked Lu Bu for advice.
Lu Bu had already considered this, so he immediately replied: "My subordinates think that the top priority is to do three things well. First, while Dong Zhuo was still in trouble, he was ready to withdraw from Luoyang at any time. Second, artificially create a fire with small losses near Taicang and the arsenal, and remind Dong Zhuo not to force people too much, otherwise I will burn Taicang and the arsenal to the fire, so that he will not get anything! Third, negotiate the conditions with Dong Zhuo, and ask him to recommend you to be the general of Zhenbei and the pastor of the state, and give the general a letter and a letter of honor to the court, allowing you to open a mansion and build a tooth, and guard the northern territory for the imperial court! β
After Lu Bu finished speaking, Ding Yuan's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was silent.
In all fairness, Lu Bu's three countermeasures are interlocking, starting with the worst-case scenario, striving to obtain the greatest political benefits for Ding Yuan, even if only one of them can be realized, it can ensure that Ding Yuan can get out of the dangerous Luoyang for the time being.
"Feng Xian's strategy is very good, I already know, and I will make a decision after I meet Mrs. Yuan and the rest of the ministers tomorrow. This is the Tiger Talisman for mobilizing troops, you can mobilize any of the five battalions of soldiers and horses, and you can quickly return to the camp, and in case of emergency, you can mobilize soldiers and horses to deal with it! Ding Yuan untied one of the several tiger talismans hanging from his waist and handed it to Lu Bu with some reluctance.
Lu Bu was a little disappointed with Ding Yuan's indecision, but he still made a sincere and fearful appearance on his face, solemnly took the tiger talisman from Ding Yuan's hand, and carefully put it into his arms. "Captain, please rest assured, Bu must guard the camp and not let others have a chance to take advantage of it!"
When he came out of the Zhijinwu Mansion, Lu Bu couldn't help but think of a sentence: Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven.
He said everything that should be said, whether Ding Yuan would listen to it, and how much he could listen to it, was something that Lu Bu couldn't control now. Lu Bu didn't plan to murder Ding Yuan, and put on a hat of killing the lord and being disloyal. Ding Yuan was quite kind, and at least gave Lu Bu a tiger talisman and let him have the right to transfer a battalion of soldiers and horses, which was the capital to settle down in the upcoming Luoyang melee!
On the way back, Lu Bu suddenly remembered a person, so his heart moved, and he went straight to the mansion where Shangshu Lu Zhi lived.
Lu Bu remembered that after Dong Zhuo took full power, he was unrelenting to his former boss Lu Zhi, and repeatedly wanted to put Lu Zhi to death. If it weren't for Lu Zhi's good popularity in the DPRK and China, someone secretly reported the news, so that he could escape from Luoyang, it is estimated that he would probably be killed by Dong Zhuo by conspiracy.
For one of the "three heroes" who suppressed the Yellow Turban Uprising, Lu Bu was deeply impressed, compared with the fierceness of Huangfu Song and the toughness of Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi, who was both civil and military, was an elegant elder and a rare all-round talent. Now that Dong Zhuo is getting more and more powerful, Lu Zhi's trouble is coming, and Lu Bu wants to get close to him to see if he can "abduct" this great Confucian who can lead troops to fight out of Beijing.
Although LΓΌ Bu had never been to Lu Zhi's mansion, the attendants Li Hei and Chen Wei who came with him were quite familiar with the city of Luoyang, because when these two first arrived in Luoyang, they served as the honor guards of Zhijinwu, escorting Ding Yuan to visit the ministers of the court and the central government.
Don't look at Li Hei and Chen Wei who are not famous, they also left their names in the official history!
If it follows the normal historical trajectory, Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and took refuge with Dong Zhuo, and then followed Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, and later killed Dong Zhuo under the instigation of Wang Yun. When Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo at the gate of the palace, Chen Wei and Li Hei served as helpers for him, which shows that these two guys not only won Lu Bu's trust, but also must be extraordinary.
When Lu Bu came to the gate of Lu Zhifu, he saw that the door was closed, so he asked Chen Wei to step forward and knock on the door knocker.
It was late in the evening, and there was silence all around, and the sound of the knocker crashing against the felt iron was very loud.
After waiting for a while, Lu Bu heard a slight footstep gradually approaching the back of the door, and then there was no movement, it was estimated that someone was hiding behind the door and watching, so he said loudly: "Lu Bu, the chief secretary of Jin Wu Ding Jianyang, came to visit Lu Shangshu today, and the people behind the door were bothered to report quickly!" β
The person behind the door didn't expect Lu Bu's hearing to be so keen, and after a while, the footsteps gradually faded away.
There were only three people outside the door, and Lu Bu reported his name, Ding Yuan's reputation was better than Dong Zhuo's, so the people of Lu Mansion felt that there was no danger, so they would report to Lu Zhiyu.