Chapter 22: Seeing Through
"What are you talking about, Dong Zhuo just sent someone over and said that I should lead the troops to dig the imperial tomb and prepare to retreat!" Lu Bu, who was drinking sullen wine in his mansion, looked at the house slave who came to report the news, and asked with some uncertainty.
"Yes, my lord, the person sent by Dong Xiangguo is now waiting outside for the general's reply!" The house slave replied respectfully.
"This, I want to think!" There are countless treasures in the imperial tomb, in the past, Lu Bu naturally did not hesitate to take this fat difference, but as the saying goes, treat others with yourself, now Lu Bu always thinks that Dong Zhuo is very annoying, so he also thinks that Dong Zhuo should see that he is also very annoying, such a good fat difference I am afraid that Li Dao Guo Yan has already been waiting for it, how can it be his turn, there is no fraud in it.
"Go, call Wen Yuan and Bo Ming over to me!" After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Bu couldn't think of a reason, so he immediately remembered his two henchmen and immediately ordered the house slave.
"Yes!" The house slaves retreated, and after a while, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun Yangyang came.
"General, you're looking for us!" The two saluted.
"Hmmm! There's something I want to ask you! Lu Bu looked at the two old subordinates who had been following him since the merger, nodded slightly, and asked.
"General, please!"
"Dong Zhuo came to me just now, saying that he was going to withdraw from Luoyang and asked me to lead the troops to dig the imperial tomb! This seems to be a fat difference, but I think this kind of good thing that the people of Liangzhou have probably been watching it for a long time, how can it be our turn to merge with the state military department! You guys help me figure it out! Facing the two most trusted henchmen, Lu Bu went directly to the topic.
"This!" Gao Shun immediately thought hard, but couldn't think of a reason. Zhang Liao's face immediately changed, as if he had thought of something.
"Wen Yuan, have you guessed what is the meaning in it?" Lu Bu noticed Zhang Liao's expression and asked.
"Dare to ask the general, do you plan to follow Dong Xiangguo all the time?" Zhang Liao hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and said it.
"What do you mean?" Lu Bu was stunned. I don't understand the deep meaning of Zhang Liao's question.
"If the general plans to follow Dong Xiangguo all the time, this errand of digging the imperial tomb will have no effect, but it will be a fat errand, but if the general has other plans, it is best not to take this errand!" Zhang Liao said.
"Does it make a difference?" Lu Bu asked in surprise.
"General, that's the Imperial Tomb! The Han Dynasty has been in the country for more than 400 years, although it is now declining and irretrievable, but after all, Yu Wei is still there, and the people of the world are still interested in the Han Dynasty, even those Kwantung coalition troops are in the name of King Qin Qingjun in order to unite to crusade against Dong Xiangguo, if the general digs up the imperial tomb, I am afraid that he will be completely spurned by the scholars of the world! There is no more innocent day, and in the future, there is no choice other than following Dong Xiangguo all the way to the black. Zhang Liao said what he thought in his heart, although he is a military general, he has good intelligence, and he knows much more about the doorways than Lu Bu and Gao Shun......
"Bang!" Lu Bu finally understood Dong Zhuo's intentions, and angrily smashed the table at hand, and snorted coldly: "What a Dong Zhuo, I have made so many contributions for you in vain, you are on guard day and night and I don't let me take charge of the army, since you still dare to calculate me like this!" How can I do what you want! ”
In fact, Lu Bu really misunderstood Dong Zhuo this time, Dong Zhuo didn't expect this stubble at all, it was completely Li Ru's idea to tie him to Dong Zhuo's chariot, but fortunately, Lu Bu kept an eye on it, called Zhang Liao to discuss it, and finally saw through the doorway.
"Someone!" Lu Bu made up his mind in his heart, and immediately called the domestic servant and ordered: "Tell my father-in-law, just say that I fought with the Kwantung coalition army the day before yesterday, suffered some minor injuries, and need to recuperate, and I can't serve for it for the time being, and I will talk about it when I recover from my injuries!" ”
"Yes!" After hearing this, the house slave immediately turned out of the room to report back to the herald sent by Dong Zhuo.
"The general's move is very wise!" Seeing this, Zhang Liao showed a slight smile on his face at the moment and arched his hand. He has great ambitions, he always wants to make some achievements, hoping to leave his name in history, but Dong Zhuo has been spurned by others, and it is definitely not a wise choice to follow him, if it were not for the pillar of his heart, General Lu has been working for him, he would have left a long time ago, and now he sees that Lu Bu is not determined to follow Dong Zhuo, but he feels extremely happy in his heart, General Lu will not always follow Dong Zhuo to help him do evil.
"Wen Yuan, thanks to you, I didn't make such a big mistake! He Dong Zhuo has been stinking for 10,000 years, and I Lu Bu don't want to do this! After making a decision, Lu Bu felt a lot more relaxed in his heart, and chuckled at Zhang Liao.
"Where is the general, it is the honor of the last general to share the general's worries, but, general, since you have great ambitions, it is not good for us to follow Dong Zhuo all the time, the general still has to plan for himself after all!" Knowing Lu Bu's intentions, Zhang Liao also completely let go of his heart.
"I also know about this, but our Bingzhou soldiers are now firmly hidden by Dong Zhuo, we can't control it, and Dong Zhuo is powerful, even if we want to start a new stove now, I'm afraid it won't succeed, but it will harm the lives of our Bingzhou sons, so we have to be patient for the time being and wait for the opportunity." As he spoke, Lu Bu opened his mouth again and reminded the two: "You are all the people I trust the most, remember not to spread today's events!" Otherwise, our lives will be in danger! ”
"The last will know!" Zhang Liao and Gao Shun glanced at each other in unison and spoke.
"What, Lu Bu said that he suffered some internal injuries a few days ago and needs to recuperate for a while, so he can't worry about Xiangguo for the time being!" Listening to the herald's report, Li Ru was surprised.
"Yes, that's how the servants in General Lu's family replied to their subordinates." The herald replied.
"Alright, it's none of your business, go down!" Li Ru nodded slightly, but he kept thinking in his mind, whether this Lu Bu was really injured, or did he see through his intentions and intentionally refuse, if he deliberately refused, then he would have to guard against it in the future. However, with Lu Bu's intelligence, it is impossible to think so long-term!
"Humph! This Lu Bu still thinks highly of him, he originally thought he was invincible in the world, but he didn't expect a battle a few days ago, not to mention defeated, he was actually injured! Dong Zhuo was holding two beautiful maids in his arms, and was having fun, and after hearing this, he snorted coldly. Regarding Lu Bu's ability, he doesn't think it's so exaggerated now.
"Xiangguo doesn't have to worry about this, although General Lu is brave, but after all, he is outnumbered, since this is the case, let General Lu rest for a while!" Although Li Ru was a little suspicious in his heart, he didn't say it, Dong Zhuo's character can't rub sand, if he knows about it, he won't have to turn his face at that time. In that case, Lu Bu's wolf cavalry under the state may also make trouble, which will only greatly reduce the strength of his side and let the princes' coalition army pick up the advantage.
"Forget it, don't care about him anymore, let Li Dao handle the matter of excavating the imperial tomb, he has been nagging in front of the prime minister for several days!" Dong Zhuo did not doubt him, waved his hand, and indulged in the wine pond meat forest again.
"Hey!" Seeing that Dong Zhuo was still addicted to his world of flowers, Li Ru sighed slightly in his heart, but he didn't say anything after all, since Xiangguo came to Luoyang, he has completely degenerated, the ambition in the past is no longer there, he spends all day drinking, and he can't listen to his advice many times, so if it goes on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to help Xiangguo reach that peak goal, all I have to do is to help Xiangguo maintain this huge foundation first! For other things, I can only hope that Xiangguo will wake up in the future.