Sima Fang said to Lu Bu that except for the vacant position of the general, other people who were higher than the former general's title were occupied, and it was not a blind break, but it was true.

When Wang Yun was alive, in order to let the warlords from all over the country send tribute to the Chang'an court, he once made a big official seal, and as a result, all the titles below General Wei to General Siping were distributed.

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, there are hussar generals, chariot generals, Wei generals, four generals before and after, and then there are sixteen titled generals of Sizheng, Sizhen, Si'an, and Siping. Lu Bu's current position as a former general is only after the hussar general Liu Yu, the chariot general Yuan Shao, and the Wei general Zhu Jun, but it is higher than Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and various warlords in Guanzhong, so Ma Riyan will feel that Lu Bu is not popular enough, and Sima Fang will deliberately use the position of a general to block Lu Bu's mouth.

It's just that what Sima Fang didn't expect was that Lu Bu's cheeks were really thick-skinned, and when he heard Sima Fang say the sentence "If the general is interested in the position of a general, a certain person is willing to shout for the general in the court", not only did he not feel panicked, but pretended to be modest and said: "How dare Lu covet such a high position as a general, looking at the big man, except for the fact that Liu Bo'an, the prince of the court, can take over as the general, who is still qualified?" However, Lord Taifu is now guarding the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, but there is also a lack of a minister who actually commands the army in this Chang'an court. ”

Sima Fang almost thought that his ears were misheard, his original surname was Sima, and now there were two Simas in Lu Bu's mouth, but they had completely different meanings.

Sima ...... Isn't it the big Sima......" Sima Fang muttered to himself, completely "shocked" by Lu Bu's cheekiness.

"General Lu, this is a big matter, and I want to think about it."

In the end, Sima Fang sent Lu Bu out of the mansion in a daze.

After Lu Bu left, Sima Fang had no intention of returning home, and went directly to the mansion of Zhong Xuan, the waiter of the Yellow Gate. I was going to discuss with Zhong Xuan how to mess up Lu Bu's matter.

In the living room of Sima's house, Sima Fang's eldest son Sima Lang and second son Sima Yi were arguing head-on. When Lu Bu came just now, the two brothers quietly hid at the door of the living room to the inner courtyard, and heard the conversation between their father and Lu Bu clearly.

Sima Lang said: "Father must not fulfill Lu Fengxian's wish, let alone shout for Lu Fengxian in the court, otherwise the reputation of our Sima family will be ruined!" ”

Sima Yi objected to his brother and said, "Big brother's words are wrong! In this world, reputation is just vain, if my father doesn't agree to the Lu thief, not only will our family be in danger, but in the end, the Lu thief can still achieve the attempt. Instead of strong resistance, there is no result. It's better to retreat and hold the position of Situ, and when the time is ripe, my father can follow Wang Situ's original example! ”

It is not difficult to see from the conversation between the two brothers that the eldest Sima Lang belongs to an upright person, and the second Sima Yi is obviously more pragmatic, only eighteen years old, he can think of a strategy of retreating as an advance and making peace with the enemy.

In Zhong Xuan's mansion, Sima Fang revealed Lu Bu's ambitions and plates. After Zhong Xuan listened, he was also a little surprised in his heart. He was entrusted by Xun Yu and secretly kept running for Cao Cao, although he talked about Lu Bu definitely making moves after Wang Yun's death. But he didn't expect Lu Bu's appetite to be so big, and he wanted to seize all the power of the world's soldiers and horses in his hands.

Zhong Xuan pondered for a while and said to Sima Fang: "Brother Jiangong (Sima Fangzi), if this matter is strong." I'm afraid that someone Lu will jump over the wall in a hurry, and then not only will your life be in danger, but the situation in Chang'an City will be even more chaotic. ”

Sima Fang nodded heavily. Completely agree with Zhong Xuan's analysis. "Alas, but if I am succumbed to Lu Fengxian, what face will I have to meet the lords of the court?"

"Brother Jiangong, if this is not the case, you will tell the three surnames that if you want us to nominate him to the position of Sima, he needs to first protect the Son of Heaven and Luoyang. Because only when he has established such a great feat, can he be qualified to hold such a high position as Sima! ”

Sima Fang remembered what Wang Yun said to him on his deathbed: "If Chang'an is dangerous, you should try your best to escort the emperor to Luoyang!" Although Liu He is a tiger wolf, his surname is Liu ...... after all."

It's a pity that just a few days after Wang Yun died, the situation in Chang'an made Sima Fang feel extremely dangerous, to the point where there was no way back.

"According to Yuan Chang's plan, I will contact Zhao Qi, Chongji, Dong Cheng, Wu Shuo and others, so that everyone can unify their voices, and then force Lu Bu to express his position in the court, and escort the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang!"

Sima Fang then left the Zhong Mansion in a hurry and went to contact the ministers of the DPRK and China.

"Gongda, do you think you can let the emperor return to Luoyang this time?"

After Sima Fang left, Zhong Xuan asked Xun You, who was hiding in his mansion.

Xun You shook his head and said with some hesitation: "The current situation is very chaotic, and with Lu Bu's strength alone, he may not be able to break through the obstacles of Yuan Benchu and Duan Xuan at that time. Moreover, even if he can break through these two barriers, Liu Shiren's minions left in Luoyang may not let go of Hangu Pass and let the emperor return to the east safely. ”

"Do they dare to do that? Luoyang has many ministers loyal to the imperial family, how dare they blatantly prevent the emperor from returning to the east! Zhong Xuan was a little incredulous.

Xun You sneered and said: "Liu Shiren has the assistance of high-ranking people around him, and he has long seen that the emperor cannot be returned to Luoyang, if not, with the strength of Liu Shiren's mastery, he can lead an army of 100,000 with the power of defeating the Hu people in the north, from the north of Bingzhou to Hedong in one go, and even enter Chang'an, and then escort the emperor to Luoyang safely, how could he deliberately sit back and watch Yuan Benchu breathe?" ”

Zhong Xuan nodded and agreed with Xun You's analysis. "I heard that Liu Shiren is now busy cleaning up the Gongsun Du of Liaodong, but I am afraid that there will be no time to look south for a year or two, if this time he can promote the emperor's return to the east, Meng De will also have a chance."

"Yes, if the emperor returns to the east, as long as the emperor sends an edict to Yanzhou, Meng Degong can do his best to fight Yanzhou and enter Luoyang to escort him, and Yuan Benchu will definitely not make it difficult at that time, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou will also express his support, and Liu Yu's father and son will have no excuse to go south, so that a big chaos can be avoided."

"Gong Damo should be discouraged, everything is man-made! Zhong is not talented, and he is willing to fight for the common people in the world and the Han Dynasty! ”

"Brother Yuan Chang's blood of loyalty to the monarch and the country makes Xun admire!"

When all parties in Chang'an City were intriguing, the warlords outside Chang'an City who had learned the news of Wang Yun's death also had their own thoughts and set their sights on the vacant high positions in the court.

In the tent of Li Dao, the general of the expedition to the north, the military advisor Jia Xu, Li Wei's younger brother Li Wei and Li Huan, his son Li Shi, his nephew Li Li and his nephew Hu Feng and other descendants of the generals are all listed, except for Li Dao's younger brother Li Ying stationed in Qiyuan County in the north, nephews Li Xian and Li are stationed in their hometown, and the subordinates loyal to Li Dao have come to plot to attack Chang'an again.

Jia Xu suggested: "The key to the stability of the Guanzhong region in recent years lies in the balance between the forces of the three parties inside and outside Chang'an City, and now that Wang Yun has died, this fragile balance has been broken." What can be predicted is that after Lu Bu is not restrained by Wang Yun and Huangfu Song, he will inevitably covet a more prominent position, and once he gets what he wants, he will next focus on how to weaken the power of all parties outside the city. ”

Li Shi asked Jia Xu with some puzzlement: "Mr. Wenhe, the kid has something unclear. Lu Fengxian's subordinates were only twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses at best, even if he coerced the ministers of the court to finally get a high position, it was only a vacant position, how could he threaten his father and several other powerful forces? ”

"If Lu Bu controls the court, he can coerce the ministers of the court and the emperor to return to Luoyang, and once the emperor leaves Chang'an, there will be no court in this Guanzhong land that can mediate all parties, and then all the princes will have reasons and excuses to do it, where should the princes of Guanzhong go?" Jia Xu said contemptuously.

This is still the simplest speculation. If Lu Bu deliberately asked the imperial court to throw out a high position of the third prince or Jiuqing, or throw out the position of a lieutenant of the division and school, I would ask if the general Zhengbei would take over, or should there be a general Zhengxi or Zhenbei to take over? ”

The general Zhengbei mentioned in Jia Xu's mouth is Li Wei's title, while the general Zhengxi is Guo Yan's title, and the Zhenbei general is Zhang Ji's title. At present, the three largest warlords in the vicinity of Guanzhong are Li Dao, Guo Bi and Zhang Ji, and there are also two minor warlords subordinate to Li Dao and Guo Bi respectively, Fan Chou and Wang Fang.

Li Wei's mind has always been sufficient, he heard Jia Xu's worry about "two peaches killing three soldiers", and said in a deep voice: "How can the third surnamed He De be able to occupy such a high position as a former general!" If he climbs up again, where will we go? I have summoned you here today to remind you to hurry up and prepare to be ready to enter Chang'an at any time, understand? ”

"Brother understands!"

"The child understands!"

Similar arrangements have also occurred on Guo Yan's territory and Zhang Ji's territory. Several bigwigs are staring at Chang'an City, they have to prevent the emperor from being transferred elsewhere, but also prevent the neighboring forces from taking control of Chang'an first, and all kinds of calculations are really dazzling.

In Wang Yun's mansion, the hanging su has not had time to be removed, and the great sword master Wang Yue did not leave after Wang Yun's death, but continued to stay in the mansion to protect the descendants of the Wang family.

"Master, news has just come from the direction of Luoyang, and we are invited to take action from the north to spy on the movements of Lu Mansion, Jingzhao Yin Mansion and Zhong Mansion, and the reward is to open Yanshan Martial Arts Hall in Jizhou and Xuzhou."

A young deceased soldier quietly reported to Wang Yue.

"Well, I know for the teacher."

A few days later, when it was time for the court meeting, Lu Bu was neatly draped, and under the escort of four hundred fallen soldiers, he came murderously in the direction of Weiyang Palace. (To be continued......)