Lu Bu used three bargaining chips to finally obtain the political benefits and righteous reputation he wanted from the central court actually controlled by Dong Zhuo. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first bargaining chip is that Lu Bu completely controls the military strength of 20,000 soldiers and horses. This is the foundation and the fundamental, without this, the second and third layers are impossible.

The second bargaining chip is that Lu Bu completely controls the deposed young emperor Liu Bian. It's a chip that's usually useless, but after careerists come out one after another, it looks like it's heavy.

The reason why Dong Zhuo is doing whatever he wants now is because the emperor Liu Xie, who took over through legal procedures, is under his control. If there was no Liu Xie to help him maintain his righteous reputation, he would have become a tree without roots, at best, he would be a warlord in Liangzhou.

The third bargaining chip was Lu Bu's initiative to marry the Dong family. This may seem like the lightest chip, but it lays the groundwork for many things to come. When you need to move it out, you can multiply the effect; When it is not needed, it has no binding effect on Lu Bu.

How awesome the title of "Admiral Tiance" is, only the person concerned, Lu Bu, knows in his heart. Perhaps in the eyes of others, "Tiance" is no different from titles such as "Fenwu", "Jianwei" and "Pingdi", but it is just a title that sounds a little majestic.

Lu Bu doesn't care, and he is not in a hurry, he will use practical actions to prove to the world how awesome the title of "Admiral Tiance" is!

Returning to the Chen Palace in Yong'an, Hedong, he brought back the golden seal and purple ribbon of the general Tiance made for Lu Bu by the minister entrusted by the imperial court, as well as the honor guards, crowns, court clothes, etc. Cai Yong, the envoy who came to Yong'an with Chen Gong, read out the edict stamped with the emperor's seal in public, and crowned Lu Bu as the general of Tiance, with a rank of 2,000 stones, guarding the four northern counties of the Han Dynasty and the state, and having the right to open a government and build a tooth and raise his subordinates.

These formal things may not seem to be of much use, but they are absolutely indispensable in this era of emphasizing righteousness and fame everywhere.

If Lu Bu had not been recognized by the imperial court, even if he had self-respect and could fight well, he would not have been recognized and supported by ordinary people, especially the scholar class.

In the eyes of barbarians, the name of righteousness is inconsequential and dispensable, but in the eyes of civilized people, it is the norm and ethics, and it is the rules of the game.

Before he has the strength to set the rules of the game by himself, Lu Bu still has to abide by the rules of the game as much as possible, and use the existing rules to fight for as many interests as possible, otherwise it won't be long before he faces the end of betrayal and separation.

For the envoys sent by the imperial court, Lu Bu, Ding Yuan and others were all respectful and did not neglect in the slightest.

Especially Lu Bu, it was a bit of a surprise to Cai Yong's arrival.

Cai Yong is the most famous scholar of the Han Dynasty in this period, he is not only proficient in the history and music, but also good at rhetoric, and also has a deep attainment in calligraphy, good at seals, subordinates, and also created his own "flying white" writing style, which has a great influence on later generations.

Lu Bu has many ideas in his heart, and he wants to use Cai Yong's fame to try and promote. In the eyes of others, Cai Yong, who can only recite poems and sing the piano, is simply a shining golden man in the eyes of Lu Bu, with extremely important value.

When Lu Bu saw Cai Yong, he began to wonder how to keep Cai Yong.

When Cai Yong came to Hedong from Ruoyang this time, his identity was the secretary of the imperial court, which was the same as Lu Zhi's position before he fled from Luoyang, which can be regarded as very important. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the national government affairs have been attributed to Shangshutai, and the highest governor of Shangshutai is Shangshuling, which is equivalent to the prime minister of government affairs, and Shangshu is equivalent to the minister of later generations.

Although Dong Zhuo was cold to the scholars, he still respected Cai Yong and never criticized him harshly. Cai Yong was implicated in the disaster of the party, and avoided Jiangdong for 12 years, after Dong Zhuo took control of the government, he recruited Cai Yong to return to Luoyang as an official, first appointed Cai Yong as a sacrificial wine, and then promoted Cai Yong to the high rank, within three days, he was promoted to serve the imperial history, the imperial history and the monk.

Considering that Cai Yong had a good relationship with Ding Yuan, Lu Zhi and others, Dong Zhuo sent him to Hedong and Bingzhou to serve as a proclamation official.

Cai Yong had no intersection with Lu Bu before, but occasionally saw Lu Bu at the gate of the palace leading the soldiers like tigers and wolves to patrol the surroundings, this time the court wanted to crown Lu Bu as the general of Tiance, and also gave Ding Yuan the pastor of the state, he didn't care much, but he didn't expect that the task of the final edict fell on his head.

I thought that the soldiers in Hedong would be chaotic, and the road would be dangerous and difficult, but Cai Yong found that the road was smooth, and he did not encounter any thieves or rebels blocking the road at all. What was even more unexpected to Cai Yong was that Yang Feng, the general of the Baibo Army, specially arranged a team of soldiers and horses to escort them across the river and sent them to Jiangyi. The road from Jiangyi to Yong'an is even easier to walk, all the way along the Fenhe ancient road to the north, there is no Southern Hun on the road at all.

When the team arrived at Yong'an City, Lu Bu personally went out of the city to greet him, and he showed great respect and enthusiasm for Cai Yong, which was somewhat unexpected by Cai Yong. He originally thought that a general like Lu Bu, who had 20,000 troops, would be a high-flying and domineering person, but he found that Lu Bu was different from the other generals he had seen.

Lu Bu's speech and demeanor are not as elegant as those of literati, but he is not as vulgar as a military general, Lu Bu exudes a sense of peace and confidence in his gestures, which makes people feel that he is easy to approach, but he does not dare to offend easily.

Cai Yong read out the sealing and appointment of Lü Bu on behalf of the imperial court, and only completed one-third of the mission. He also had to go to Bingzhou with Ding Yuan to announce the new appointment of Huang Yi by the imperial court, and at the same time announce the will to appoint Ding Yuan as the pastor of Bingzhou.

In addition, Cai Yong also had to be a witness to the marriage, and saw with his own eyes that Lu Bu and the daughter of the Dong family in Longxi got married. This task, although private, is the most important thing. Dong Zhuo wanted Lü Bu to lead his army out of Hedong as soon as possible, and Lü Bu's presence made him feel a huge threat.

The Baibo army in Hedong has already given Dong Zhuo a headache, and now the Kwantung coalition army may have to be divided into three routes after the alliance, and attack Luoyang at the same time, Dong Zhuo is the most difficult to grasp before he deploys troops to meet it. Lü Bu had thousands of elite cavalry under his command, and he could cross the Yellow River and attack Hangu Pass in ten days.

It's a very scary speed!

Dong Zhuo asked Cai Yong to bring Dong's daughter to Hedong, let him serve as a witness, and witness the marriage between Lu Bu and Dong's daughter, if Lu Bu refused to fulfill his promise after marriage, he would have to consider the bad consequences of treachery.

With Cai Yong's fame and talent, he will soon spread the news of Lu Bu's betrayal all over the world, and when the time comes, everyone in the world will laugh at Lu Bu, so what else can he do in the future?

As soon as he returned to Yong'an, he reminded Lu Bu to pay attention to Cai Yong, especially in the matter of marrying Dong's daughter, not to be careless and sloppy.

In this case, Lu Bu naturally didn't have the cheekiness to ask Cai Yong about Cai Yan. If he asked, he would leave a bad impression of Cai Yong as frivolous and lascivious.