Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 217 Emperor Ling is seriously ill, Lu Bu enters Beijing
That night, Lu Bu called Guo Jia, Wang Meng and others to discuss matters related to entering Beijing.

Entering Beijing this time, Lu Bu still does not plan to bring too many generals there.

As for the advisers, Lu Bu would not take any of them to Luoyang City.

The reason is the same as the last time when they entered Beijing: the fewer the number of people, the better they can escape, otherwise they will never return!
"My lord, you have to be more careful in everything when you come to Beijing. The emperor is seriously ill, and the new emperor is about to ascend the throne. At this turbulent juncture, you have to be careful about everything!" Guo Jia clasped his hands to Lu Bu.

"What Feng Xiao said is very true, my lord must be more careful!" Chen Gong persuaded earnestly.

"The matter of entering Beijing is a foregone conclusion. Even if Luoyang City is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I have to go for it this time. Don't worry, gentlemen. I will definitely be more careful when I arrive in Luoyang!" Lu Bu said.

"My lord, how many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring with you when you enter Beijing this time?" Wang Meng asked.

"A few strong generals and a hundred followers." Lu Bu replied.

"Dare to ask my lord, but the three generals Dian, Xu, and Cao and the shadow guards?" Liu Bowen asked with a smile, stroking his beard.

"Exactly! But besides these three, I have to add one more person." Lu Bu said with a smile.

"Surely this person is General Zhou Taizhou?" Xun You said with a smile.

"Gongda is a prophecy, admiration! I plan to transfer Zhou Tai to the Huben camp. Anyway, there will be no war in the navy for a while." Lu Bu laughed.

【The three scratching brothers have gathered...】

"It's so good! There are no more soldiers but more elite ones. Four generals plus more than a hundred shadow guards will definitely be able to keep the Lord safe and sound!" Wang Meng said.

"Okay, brothers, entering Beijing may not be as dangerous as you think, please keep your heart in your stomach." Lu Bu said with a smile.

"My lord, please don't take it lightly. Forgive me for my subordinate's blunt words. If something happens to you, how will we survive?" Xi Zhicai persuaded.

"Okay, okay! I know! I assure you, I will return to Ji County safe and sound. Is this okay?" Lu Bu said helplessly.

Under Lu Bu's repeated assurances, the counselors finally spared Lu Bu.

In the end, Lu Bu confessed that during his time in Beijing, he must pay close attention to Xianbei's movements to prevent Xianbei from attacking.

If Xianbei plunders the territory, all military and political power will be handed over to Wang Meng, and Wang Meng can handle related matters by himself.

Wang Meng has great ambitions and good plans. With Wang Meng's ability and methods, the Xianbei people must not be able to get anything cheap from him.

After finalizing everything, the ministers bid farewell to Lu Bu and left the meeting hall.

Lu Bu hurried back to his room and went to bed to rest, because he had to leave early tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Lu Bu led four generals Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhou Tai, and Cao Shaoqin, and [-] shadow guards, set off from Jixian County, and headed straight for Luoyang City.

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On this day, the travel-worn Lu Bu arrived outside Luoyang City.

The heavy and dense sound of horseshoes echoed in the sky, and a group of more than a hundred warriors slowly appeared in the sight of the soldiers at the Luoyang city gate.

The leader is nine feet tall, with sword-like eyebrows and star-eyed eyes, handsome in appearance, with a strong sense of banditry between his brows.

The horse under this person's crotch is whistling like a red rabbit horse, and he is holding a fierce halberd in his hand.

"The villain pays homage to the lord!"

A familiar face appeared in Lu Bu's field of vision. Lu Bu took a closer look, and it turned out to be Li Yong!
"You don't need to be too polite, Your Majesty asked you to wait for me here?" Lu Bu asked.

"Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, the villain has followed His Majesty's orders, and I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Li Yong saluted.

"May I ask what your Majesty's orders are?" Lu Bu quickly jumped off his horse and said respectfully.

"His Majesty's oral order: Order Jiuyuan Hou Lu Bu to go back to the mansion to clean up, and then immediately enter the palace to pay a visit without delay!" Li Yong said.

"Sir, obey the order!" Lu Bu saluted.

Afterwards, Lu Bu and his party entered Luoyang City together with Li Yong.

When he arrived at the Hou's mansion, Lu Bu took out an ingot of gold and handed it to Li Yong. Li Yong refused repeatedly, and then accepted the ingot.

Although Lv Bu no longer needed Li Yong, Li Yong and Lv Bu had some connections, so Lv Bu didn't care about the reward.

"How is your majesty's dragon body?" Lu Bu asked in a low voice.

"Don't be optimistic! You can tell when you enter the palace." Li Yong said in a low voice.

After freshening up and changing clothes, Lu Bu followed Li Yong into the palace to face the saint, while Dian Wei and the others stayed in the Hou's residence and did not go with Lu Bu.

Given the identities of Lu Bu's son-in-law and Marquis of Jiuyuan, there was no need for cumbersome interrogations to enter the palace, so Lu Bu arrived outside Lingdi's bedroom unimpeded all the way.

Li Yong went forward to report: "Your Majesty, Lv Bu, Marquis of Jiuyuan, is asking to see you."

"Is my son-in-law here? Feng comes in to speak, and everyone else goes down!" Lingdi's weak voice came from the hall.

"No!" Li Yonghe and the eunuchs and maids who were waiting on them all bowed and retreated.

Standing outside the door, Lu Bu had mixed feelings. After taking a deep breath, Lu Bu gently pushed into the hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Bu smelled a strong smell of medicine. This pungent smell permeated the hall and could not dissipate for a long time.

The curtains in the hall were tightly blocked, and there was no sunlight in the entire hall. The dim candle flames danced, as if they were burning and passing away like the life of the Emperor Ling.

Lu Bu stepped forward and saluted, "My son, please see my father!"

"Huh...huh..., don't be too polite, get up!" Lingdi said intermittently, panting heavily.

"Find a place to sit by yourself, sit by my bed, I want to take a good look at you!" Emperor Ling said with great difficulty.

So Lu Bu moved over a bed and sat down in front of Emperor Ling.

Lu Bu secretly looked at Emperor Ling, only to see Emperor Ling lying sickly on the bed, breathing very weakly, sometimes rushing and sometimes slowing down.

Lingdi's face was withered like a shriveled yellow vegetable leaf, his eyes were powerlessly closed, and his eye sockets were sunken.

Emperor Ling was emaciated and disfigured, not much different from skin and bones. It is estimated that there are not many days left to live.

Seeing this, Lu Bu felt very uncomfortable, regardless of whether Emperor Ling was stupid or not, but one thing to say, Emperor Ling treated Lu Bu well.

Seeing the Lingdi in such a state now, Lu Bu felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

"Father, you..." After speaking halfway, Lu Bu didn't know what to say.

"Fengxian don't need to be sad, I know that I don't have many days to live, I have already seen it, this is my fate, Fengxian don't have to stick to it, cough cough cough..." Before he finished speaking, Emperor Ling said It was a violent cough.

"Fengxian, help me to sit up, I want to take a good look at you! Look at my beloved son-in-law, look at the loyal minister and good general of the Han Dynasty!" Emperor Ling stretched out his arm like a dead tree, motioning for Lu Bu to pull him up.

How dare Lu Bu stretch out his hand to pull Emperor Ling up, even a little force would break it!

So Lu Bu gently embraced Lingdi's back, and slowly helped Lingdi up.

Emperor Ling sat up and looked at Lu Bu with his cloudy eyes.

Thin beads of sweat ooze from Lingdi's forehead, it seems that every movement is a huge torture for Lingdi.

"Huh...huh..." Lingdi breathed out like a bellows, as if he wanted to say something but was covered by the sound of breathing.

　One more!Thank you for the reward, my brother!The new month is here!The old man is here begging for monthly tickets with his old buddies!Reminder, there will be more updates when the monthly pass reaches 200!Hug my fist, buddy!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)