Chapter 393: There is only one relative
Although the rebuilt Luoyang City is not as prosperous as before Dong Zhuo moved the capital, under the governance of Xu Shu and others, it has also recovered most of its vitality.
The streets are full of people and hawkers. In addition to some men who go out to make a living at home, there are even many women in the market, who also walk back and forth, or linger in shops and stalls, or like men, do some things and earn a few copper coins to supplement the family.
Lu Bu's new mansion is located in the northwest corner of the city.
This house used to be Zhu Jun's mansion, because it was abandoned for a long time, the original houses in the house were some dilapidated, and there were even a few houses before restoration, and the tiles also fell a lot.
On the same day, when he learned that Lu Bu was going to Luoyang, he knew that he could not refuse, so Liu Wei ordered someone to find a craftsman to renovate the entire mansion, and also planted some flowers and plants.
Due to the tight construction period, the mansion was renovated, and no construction was carried out, but some dilapidated places were repaired, and the whole house was almost the same as when Zhu Jun lived in the past.
The backyard of the mansion has just been renovated, and the weeds that were originally full of weeds have been cleaned up by the craftsmen, but the newly planted flowers and trees have not yet adapted to the soil that wraps their rhizomes.
On a small pond, there are many lotus leaves with scorched corners and curled edges. At the edge of the pond, a small gazebo was erected.
There was a low table in the pavilion, and at the back of the low table sat a Le Niang, about sixteen or seventeen years old.
Le Niang's slender fingers flicked the strings, and with the fluttering of the strings, a melodious and slightly sad song floated out of the pavilion and drifted in the cool wind.
Wearing a big red Luo skirt, with the music girl playing, Diao Chan danced in the pavilion. Every time she raised her arms high and the sleeves of Luo's skirt slipped, Shengxue's skin was undoubtedly exposed, and under the reflection of the setting sun, it became more and more delicate and fresh.
The willow waist twisted slightly, the red lips slowly opened, and Diao Chan danced while singing a ballad of Yuefu with her mellow singing voice.
Lu Bu, who was already a little drunk at the palace banquet, was surrounded by several guards and came to the backyard.
As soon as he entered the round door of the backyard, he heard a melodious sound of the piano coming from the pavilion, accompanied by the sound of the piano, and the ballad that Diao Chan often sang for him.
He waved his hand at the guards behind him, and when the guards retreated, Lu Bu raised his feet and walked towards the pavilion.
When he reached a place twenty or thirty steps away from the pavilion, he stopped and looked at the graceful posture dancing in the pavilion stupidly.
Although Diao Chan has been married to Lu Bu for many days, her fragrance has already been tasted by Lu Bu. But her delicate face and fragrant breath all over her body hooked Lu Bu's soul all the time, making him willing to sacrifice everything for this beautiful woman.
Watching the sable cicada sing and dancing from a distance is different from watching it closely.
The pavilion pillars of the pavilion have just been painted not long ago, and the red pavilion pillars reflect the fiery figure dancing in the pavilion, which has a full of fiery charm.
With the dance of Diao Chan, her slender waist is like the waist of a water snake, changing angles at will. The big red Luo skirt was also like a ball of red glow, lingering in Lu Bu's field of vision, hooking him to can't help but want to get closer......
Slowly walked outside the pavilion and looked up at the Diao Chan dancing in the pavilion.
The setting sun was projected into the gazebo, illuminating Diao Chan's graceful figure, and her bright red Luo skirt was plated with a layer of deep orange luster. As the sleeves flew and the skirt fluttered, the fiery red figure revealed a bit of blood.
With his mouth slightly open, looking up at Diao Chan, Lu Bu, who was standing outside the pavilion, was stunned for a while.
"General......" Le Niang, who was caressing Yaoqin, inadvertently raised her head, and happened to see Lu Bu standing outside the pavilion, she hurriedly stood up and saluted Lu Bu Shiran, and greeted with a little panic in her expression.
Le Niang got up, the sound of Yaoqin stopped abruptly, there was no music, Diao Chan also stopped dancing, stopped singing, twisted her waist, and looked behind her.
What appeared in front of her was Lu Bu's resolute face with obsession.
Although the music has stopped, and Diao Chan has put away his dancing, the obsession on Lu Bu's face has not diminished.
He opened his mouth slightly, and stared at Diao Chan with a pair of eyes that seemed to be about to erupt flames.
"General!" Seeing Lu Bu standing outside the pavilion, Diao Chan hurriedly turned around, folded his hands in front of his lower abdomen, and blessed Lu Bu, and said in a sweet and mellow voice: "The concubine didn't know that the general was here, and it was a mistake to ......welcome her."
"It's been a long time since I've seen Diao Chan sing and dance!" Diao Chan's soft call woke Lu Bu up from his obsession, he quickly jumped up to the pavilion, grabbed Diao Chan's white and tender jade hand, stared at Diao Chan's eyes as clear as Bitan, and said to her with infinite tenderness in his tone: "Why did you think of singing and dancing here today?" β
"Since leaving Chang'an, the concubine has not ......practiced for a long time" Her hands were held by Lu Bu, and a flush appeared on Diao Chan's cheeks, she lowered her head, shyly tilted her face to the side, avoiding Lu Bu's gaze, and said softly: "Now that the general has entered Luoyang, he will have no worries about his livelihood in the future, and the concubine is thinking, the general will definitely watch the song and dance." Those dancers were rough, and the general would not be happy when he thought about it, so he secretly practiced it......"
"If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for!" Diao Chan's words made Lu Bu feel an indescribable emotion in his heart, he stretched out his hand to hold Diao Chan's white and tender chin, and when he saw Diao Chan's slightly flushed eyes, he was stunned for a moment, and asked softly: "Didn't General Ben say something bad and make you sad?" The circles under my eyes are red......"
Lu Bu didn't ask, but when he asked, there were a little tears in Diao Chan's beautiful eyes.
Seeing Diao Chan suddenly crying silently, Lu Bu's heart was a little flustered, and he hurriedly held her in his arms and said softly: "Don't cry, there is General Ben ......"
"Chang'an City is broken, and my father was killed by thieves!" Snuggled in Lu Bu's arms, Diao Chan raised his face, looked at Lu Bu with tears in his eyes, and said with a little choked voice in his voice: "Now Diao Chan has no relatives, only the general!" β
Holding Diao Chan tightly, Lu Bu's eyes narrowed slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "When General Ben stands firm in Luoyang, he will definitely ask His Highness for soldiers and horses, kill back to Chang'an, and avenge Wang Situ!" β
Pressing his cheek against Lu Bu's chest again, Diao Chan's eyes flashed with tears and resentment. However, Lu Bu was hugging her tightly at this time, and he didn't see the change in her eyes.
LΓΌ Bu entered Luoyang City, and his soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city for a day, and on the second day, they were placed in the Luoyang military camp by Liu Wei's order.
This army of more than 10,000 people was killed from Chang'an City that day, and most of the old and weak were eliminated in the battle. Most of the remaining soldiers are elite soldiers, and with time of training, they will surely become a new force on the battlefield in the future.
But Lu Bu is really a bit treacherous, not only Xu Shu and others don't have the slightest trust in him, but even Liu Wei is secretly guarding against him, and it is impossible to integrate these more than 10,000 people into the main force of the crucial Luoyang Army.
After arranging Lu Bu and his soldiers and horses, Liu Wei secretly ordered that the Luoyang government should be investigated well, and Guoyuan's death was directly related to Yuan Xi's arrival in Luoyang.
The reason why Deng Zhan was not promised to investigate the case was because Deng Zhan was now in charge of the dragoon guards, and he was too ostentatious, and the reasons that should have been found out would probably become confusing due to the intervention of the dragoons.
Although the Luoyang government is responsible for the security and people's livelihood of Luoyang City, its actual ruler is Xu Shu, a military advisor under Liu Wei.
With Xu Shu in charge, the efficiency of investigating cases is not comparable to that of ordinary officials.
Only six or seven days later, the Luoyang government sent back the news. Guoyuan came directly to Luoyang from Liaodong, and has nothing to do with Jizhou and Jizhou.
After getting the definite news, Liu Wei knew that it was time to send Yuan Xi back to Jizhou to support Yuan Shao's attack on Gongsun Zhan.
In the wing room in the front yard of the Luoyang Palace, Liu Wei knelt on the first seat, bowed down on both sides of him, and knelt down on Yuan Xi and Jia Xu, who was about to go to Jizhou with Yuan Xi.
"This king has already investigated clearly, and Guoyuan's death has nothing to do with the little general!" first looked at Jia Xu, and then Liu Wei's eyes stayed on Yuan Xi's face, and said to him: "The little general has been in Luoyang for some time, the king's thoughts, the little general must be clear, this time to return to Jizhou, and hope that the little general will persuade Benchu to send troops to Jizhou to attack Gongsun Zhan first." β
"Your Highness." Jia Xu, who was kneeling on the right side of Liu Bian's head, hugged his fists and bowed slightly, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty got the news that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan started a war, Liu Yu was defeated again and again, if there are no reinforcements, Liu Yu is at risk of being defeated and killed." β
"Without further ado!" Bowing his head and muttering for a moment, Liu Wei frowned slightly, raised his eyes to look at Yuan Xi, and said to him: "Early tomorrow morning, this king will order someone to escort the little general and Jia Zhonglang back to Jizhou together. If Liu Yu is defeated, the north will be restless, and if he wants to break Gongsun Zan at that time, it will take a lot of more time! β
"Your Highness, rest assured!" Yuan Xi stood up, walked to the middle of the house, clasped his hands into fists, bowed deeply to Liu Bian, and said to Liu Bian: "The last general will return to Jizhou, and I will definitely implore my father to send troops to attack Gongsun Zhan!" β
"Tell Benchu!" Chao Yuan Xi nodded slowly, and Liu Wei said to him: "At the beginning of the army, this king will not sit idly by, I have heard for a long time that Gongsun Zan has some collusion with the Yellow Turban of Montenegro, and this king will send troops to attack the Yellow Turban of Montenegro to prevent the future trouble of Jizhou!" As for Jizhou and Bohai, if they were taken at the beginning, they would be handed over to you and other Yuan to take care of! β
Earlier, Liu Wei had expressed the idea of handing over Jizhou and Bohai to Yuan Shao, and now he mentioned it again to let Yuan Xi know that what he wanted was only Gongsun Zhan's head, but he was not much interested in the territory of the north.
To dominate the party, land is an indispensable resource, Liu Wei promised to wait for Yuan Shao to break through Gongsun Zhan, and let him lead Jizhou and Bohai, undoubtedly in the name of the Han family, for Yuan Shao's name, how can Yuan Xi not like it?
"Thank you, Your Highness!" As soon as Liu Bian's words fell, Yuan Xi, who had not yet returned to his seat, hugged his fists and bowed down, and said to Liu Bian: "My father and the Yuan clan will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!" β