The heart of the Son of Heaven, which had become cold from fear, quietly moved.

The concubines in the harem are all young, and although Lu Lian can't tell how old he is, he is at least twenty-five or sixteen years old since he left Chang'an and has been fighting, which is not commensurate with him;

Among the concubines, whether it is the daughter of the Dong family or the daughter of the Lu family who was born in the martial family, or the queen Fu, they all have a good color that can be called beautiful, while Lu Lian is not a middle-aged person, and his appearance is mediocre;

Continue to think about it, when those concubines saw him, they would always tell him with their looks or words shyly and happily, how much they longed for his glance, but when Lu Lian first saw him, there was no trace of waves in his eyes.

Lu Lian didn't love him, let alone crave his favor.

When the Son of Heaven withdrew his gaze and looked forward again, he silently thought in his heart, this Ji Tinghou was indeed as rumored, a straightforward person.

If he still sits high in the palace of Luoyang, like his father and ancestors, and has a powerful empire, he can smile and talk about her, admire her achievements and legends, and exchange her titles and official positions for gratitude and loyalty to death, as the court treats warriors.

But now he has nothing.

Lü Bu's army was greatly damaged by the rebellion.

Most of the southern troops who had finished the ambush were also transferred to Yanzhou.

He lost the queen, the prince, and the daughter of the Lu family.

He was accompanied by ministers, all loyal to the Dead—but they didn't have a single soldier.

Zang Hong still had some defenders, but not many.

ZHANG He, GAO Lan, ZHANG Miao......

The Son of Heaven turned his gaze to Lu Lian again, and this time she noticed it, and turned her head and asked softly.

"Your Majesty?"

She probably thought he was thirsty or tired, so she looked at him and asked him if he needed any care.

But he looked at her, smiled softly, and shook his head.

His queen was gone, and the young emperor thought bitterly to herself that she might survive the chaos, because there was no need for the Yanzhou people to kill her.

But he had to treat her as if she was dead, and when she was dead, the queen's position would be given up again.

Gaozu beheaded the white snake, eliminated the tyrannical Qin, the ancestor quelled the thieves, destroyed Wang Mang, and created the foundation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, and this foundation is now in his hands, and he must firmly grasp it!

Even if it's to do low-volt ...... Even if it's wagging the tail and begging for mercy!

The royal car came in a hurry and was very tired, so there was no time to sweep the road in the city, so the car could only go slower and save the bumps to the sky.

Therefore, this road is extremely long for Liu Xie.

Today is not a day for feasting.

All these men were disgraced and emaciated to the point of fainting, so they were at once placed in the best and most comfortable houses in the city, where servants brought them warm water to bathe in, and soup to fill their stomachs.

Even in such a considerate and comfortable environment, some people still fell ill due to the fatigue and fear of the journey, so Zang Hong summoned the doctors of the whole city to try to make these nobles recover as soon as possible.

Compared with these nobles from the noble clan, the Bingzhou army seems to be much stronger, from the commander to the soldiers, almost no one has spoken or shouted pain.

- Maybe it's because of them that this calamity was caused!

- Didn't you say that it was Cao Cao's Yanzhou army that attacked the Son of Heaven at night?

- Ridiculous! If you think about it, you can understand, what reason does he have to attack the Son of Heaven?

It's a pity that it has arrived in Puyang, and such whispers can only turn into slander in the end, and then quietly circulate in the eyes of some ministers.

Lu Bu didn't seem to know anything about this, he took a bath, ate a meal, and by the time Gao Shun got the order to come to him, he was already sitting under the porch, with a pot of wine and two cups in his hand.

"It's okay to have a few drinks today." Lu Bu said.

Gao Shun no longer refused.

"Is the general still used to living?" He asked, "I heard that Lu ...... Ji Tinghou specially chose this mansion for the general. ”

"Well," Lu Bu nodded, "It's good here." ”

Although this mansion is not gorgeous, it is very quiet, very close to the county guard mansion where the Son of Heaven stays, but it is separated by a street from the residences of other ministers.

Although Lu Lian had never come to the door, this mansion was carefully chosen, and both he and Gao Shun felt it.

So there was nothing more to say between the monarch and the ministers.

Lu Bu silently poured a glass of wine and handed it to Gao Shun.

It seemed that because of the glass of wine, Gao Shun sat in silence for a while and spoke again.

"General."

"Huh?"

"The general should reflect."

Lu Bu looked at him, "Bossun, but it's okay to talk about it. ”

"There are not people without wisdom around the general, but the general is unwilling to think carefully, and his manners, words and deeds are too casual," Gao Shun said eagerly, "General, all these things must be carefully observed!" ”

After he had said these words, his eyes were blazing on his sovereign, a little anxious and painful.

But Lu Bu just smiled and stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, his expression was very strange, neither like in the past when he listened to it or not, nor like he poked the sore spot and was ashamed, embarrassed and uncomfortable.

The last touch of afterglow fell on Lu Bu's face.

"I know that Bethson is a word of faith.

"But what happened to me today is like a big dream, and when I wake up, I will know why they have betrayed me."

When Gao Shun's brows furrowed slightly, Lu Bu poured himself another glass of wine.

"They rebelled against me not because of my misconduct," he said, "but they rebelled against the Son of Heaven." ”

He was the sister of Wei Xu, and he was involved with the generals' wives, and he could be called unsympathetic and misbehaving, but he had been calm for so many years, why did they conspire and then break out on this night?

- because he can't bring them victory, he can't give them future.

They used to be generals in the Bingzhou army, relying on military merits to seek rewards step by step, as long as this road is not blocked, they can tolerate the mistakes of the commander in this way.

But after they returned to Luoyang and saw such a weak emperor, and because of the loss of Hanoi and had to go to Yanzhou, the road was gradually blocked.

Cao Cao may have spared Lu Bu's life, but he definitely will not leave this complete army of the state, they will be dismantled and transferred, they will be sent to the front line to fight the most dangerous battle, and they will die for life.

As for the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven is already an ornament, so what's the use of him?

As the coach, Lu Bu's biggest use - leading everyone to be promoted and make a fortune - has disappeared, and there is extra wealth to mention his head and the Son of Heaven to defect to Cao Gong, how can it not affect the hearts of these people?

"The generals of the Han Dynasty no longer mean anything to them, they want to defect to a new lord," Lu Bu said with a smile, "just as I killed Dong Zhuo and defected to the imperial court." ”

Such an unbearable description made Gao Shun's brows furrow, "Why should the general be so contemptuous......

Lu Bu waved his hand, "It's not important, Bossun, you have an old relationship with Wen Yuan and Ji Tinghou, you can remind him when you are looking for space." ”

“…… Remind? ”

"The Son of Heaven is weak-natured, but he is not stupid, and he must find a way to find another army to die for himself.

"It's just that this is Lu Lian's business."

The sun has completely set.

The last trace of afterglow also disappeared from Lu Bu's face, he drank the last glass of wine, got up slowly, and walked towards the house, a strand of silver hair floating gently in the night breeze, scattering a faint light.

He left Gao Shun like this, walked into the inner room, and sat down lightly on the edge of the couch.

The wife did not move, pressed her long half-white hair under the pillow, and lay like that.

Lu Bu looked at her aging and haggard face, and calmly thought that he looked very suitable for her now.

He is no longer a golden-armored red rabbit, the world-famous Lu Bu.

Chapter 378

Zhang He Gaolan of Dongjun rebelled;

Cao Liu of Wancheng confronted each other;

Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and parts of Xuzhou were in drought;

The Son of Heaven hunts Puyang in the east;

Together, these messages gradually turned into dark clouds, permeating the entire Han Empire, from the princes to the scholars, almost all of whom were worried about it.

But the streets of Yecheng are still calm.

Summer is coming, the streets of Yecheng are filled with the fragrance of melons, there are melon sellers pushing melons everywhere, and there are pedestrians everywhere snorting, reaching out to stop the melon sellers' carts, carefully selecting one to carry home.

Before eating melons, ordinary people should use well water to spew it, cut it and eat it slowly;

Most of the servants eat melons by washing the skin a little, smashing it with a fist, breaking it open and shaking the melon seeds and starting to gnaw it;

When the scholars ate the melons, they needed to wash them and cut them into small pieces, not to mention, they could also use a small fork to stick them up and eat them one by one;

The plate of melons in front of Yuan Shao was treated with extraordinary craftsmanship and was regarded as a melon winner, which was not only cut into small pieces, but also packed into a crystal clear glass bowl with grapes, plums, and several other fruits, poured with a layer of crisp cheese, and then placed in an ice tray, chilled with crushed ice like a snow-capped mountain, exuding a refreshing sweet and sweet atmosphere.

If an ordinary person in Yecheng got such a bowl of melon, the whole family would immediately share it with gratitude, but when it came to Yuan Shao, he didn't touch it, just put it there, as if it was not for food at all, but to worship some god with wings on his back in the void.

Yuan Shao's expression was gloomy, and when Guo Tu hurriedly walked into the room, he immediately threw out the military emergency report!

"Look at the overseers you recommended!" He scolded Guo Tu, "Zhang He Gaolan killed Meng Dai and went to Liu Bei!" ”

Guo Tu took a deep breath and picked up the military intelligence report.

Meng Dai is greedy, short-sighted, pretentious, and I'm afraid he can't be compatible with Zhang He, which is really good, or Guo Tu recommended him to go to the army, originally to pull Zhang He's hind legs.

But Meng Dai was able to evolve things to this extent, which was indeed a little unexpected for Guo Tu, he raised his head slightly, looked at the lord, and then looked at the depressed person sitting at the lower place, and then put on an innocent look, and looked down at the urgent report.

"My lord," asked Guo Tu sneeringly, "what is going on?" ”

"There are corporal soldiers under Meng Dai's command who escaped, saying that he asked Zhang He for a bribe, and dispatched the Fanyang defenders without authorization, resulting in the seizure of grain and grass, so he was beheaded by Zhang He," frustrated gave him a cold look, "Don't you know?" ”

…… How could he possibly know? Meng Dai never wrote to him.

But Guo Tu is a shrewd person, pretending to be stupid and stunned, and thinking quickly in his heart.

This person's temperament is easy to understand, probably the kind of person who no matter how big the disaster is, if he can cover it, he will cover it, and if he can't cover it, he will have to push the blame to others to bear it, although this time the trouble is not very big, but Zhang He has no friendship with him, has a grudge, and is unwilling to swallow his anger to take responsibility for him, which caused such serious consequences.

It couldn't be clearer to say whose responsibility is for this.