My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 343 The evil of the ancient Yafu in this world!

After seeing that Liu Bian agreed, Lu Yi became more and more demanding and continued to ask Liu Bian for an official position, and the one he wanted was a powerful position like the general.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the rank of general was equivalent to that of the Three Dukes, but the Three Dukes were nominal positions without real power and only served the purpose of favor and honor.

Therefore, the general who controlled the military power of the world became the most important official position in the court during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It truly means that he is second to none.

This time, Lu Yi needs to lead troops to quell the rebellion, so the position of General of Chariots and Cavalry is not enough.

Since He Jin's death, the position of general had remained vacant, which was a perfect opportunity for Lu Yi to take it for himself.

"Mr. Lu has made great contributions and deserves the title of general."

"I will issue an edict to confer the title of Emperor immediately."

Liu Bian said weakly.

He didn't even need to do anything, as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who were standing by, immediately wrote the imperial edict in order to curry favor with Lu Yi.

All Liu Bian needed to do was pick up the jade seal in front of him and stamp it.

After receiving the imperial edict to appoint a general, which had not yet dried on the ink, Lu Yi left the palace without delay to prepare for arrangements to quell the rebellion.

When Zhang Rang, Zhao Gao and the other ten eunuchs saw this, they all left the emperor and carefully followed behind Lu Yi, serving and currying his favor.

In the dim hall, Liu Bian took a look at Lu Yi and his followers who were walking like dragons and tigers outside the hall, then looked at the imperial seal in his hand which was only for show, and felt extremely bitter.

"First there was the rebellion in the imperial city of Luoyang, and then the princes of Shandong rose up in rebellion."

"Why have rebellions occurred so frequently since I ascended the throne?"

"Is it really because of my lack of virtue?"

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Now the princes in Guandong have issued manifestos to attack Lu Yi.

Lu Yi, who has fought public opinion wars all his life, will not take this issue lightly.

On the one hand, he ordered his military advisor Tian Feng to write an official manifesto to fight against the rebels and send it to various parts of Shandong.

Then he wrote a recruitment notice in Luoyang City.

Although Lu Yi was confident that he could defeat the princes in Guandong, those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the moment, and those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a region.

Defeating the Kanto coalition was only the first step.

Subsequently, it became even more important to occupy, pacify and control the prefectures and counties owned by the princes of Guandong.

The troops under Lu Yi's command are elite, but they are not enough if he wants to control the place.

Moreover, the newly reorganized Xiliang Army had a long history of bad deeds and a lot of criminal records, so Lu Yi was not at ease to relax his supervision and control over them and let them disperse to different places.

Therefore, it is necessary to recruit a new group of auxiliary soldiers.

On the one hand, auxiliary troops can be used as a security force to control the Kanto prefectures and counties in the future.

On the other hand, the auxiliary troops can now serve as auxiliary forces for the three-state cavalry under Lu Yi to assist in combat.

This time, he planned to recruit auxiliary troops from Sili and Xiliang, which he had newly controlled, to balance the distribution of power under his command, so as to prevent Bingzhou from becoming too powerful and becoming difficult to control.

After the recruitment notice for auxiliary soldiers was released, there was a strong response.

Because, in order to further win over the people in the newly occupied territories of Sili and Xiliang, Lu Yi offered very generous conditions.

It is far more than what the common people can harvest by farming themselves.

China has a tradition since ancient times that good men do not serve in the military.

The reason for this tradition is that being a soldier is no different from being a slave at certain times.

Not only are soldiers forced to serve upon a military order, they have to do whatever they are told to do without any dignity. Moreover, they often lose their lives on the battlefield or are killed for violating military orders. At the same time, not only is the military pay pitifully low, but it is also often reduced, stopped, or even not paid at all.

It can be said that it has neither face nor substance.

Therefore, it is understandable that the people do not want to serve in the army as they seek benefits and avoid harm.

The construction of honor cannot be accomplished overnight.

But in terms of the inside, Lu Yi can immediately satisfy those who apply.

However, even so, the number of people who responded to the recruitment far exceeded Lu Yi's expectations.

Not to mention Xiliang where the recruitment was not yet complete, Lu Yi in Luoyang alone recruited more than ten thousand people in one day.

You have to know that this happened within just one day, and Luoyang’s population was only one million.

What surprised Lu Yi even more was that when he took the recruitment list to check, he saw an extremely familiar name on it.

"Xu Huang!"

There may be many people with the same name and surname.

However, Lu Yi's recruitment list was very detailed, not only recording the native place and physical characteristics, but also the weapons and martial arts they were proficient in, as well as the results of various tests, so that decision makers could decide whether to keep or send and how to allocate the new recruits.

Not only was this person's origin and place of origin identical to Xu Huang's, his weapon was also the same axe. And most importantly, Xu Huang was always among the best in all kinds of tests, both in physical fitness and in martial arts competitions, far surpassing ordinary people.

The accumulation of many factors naturally eliminates the factor of coincidence.

This person must be the Xu Huang that Lu Yi guessed.

During the war, Lu Yi was in a good mood to be able to recruit a first-class general, and he immediately summoned this person.

After meeting, Lu Yi immediately confirmed his identity through observation.

It is absolutely authentic.

A warrior's intuition is always accurate.

Not to mention that Lu Yi is a top-notch military commander, so his feeling will definitely not be wrong.

After confirming Xu Huang's identity, Lu Yi immediately appointed him as his own Sima and kept him by his side.

In history, Xu Huang was a powerful general who could defeat Guan Yu, who was at his peak when he flooded seven armies and shocked all of China.

Even Cao Cao was amazed and impressed by Xu Huang afterwards, saying that he had never heard of a general who could break through the enemy's ten layers of antlers.

But Xu Huang did it.

If Xu Huang had not once defected to the Baibo bandits and had a poor background, he might not have been able to take the position of Yu Jin as the leader of the Five Elite Generals.

Even Cao Cao couldn't help but praise Xu Huang as the Zhou Yafu of the contemporary era, which is enough to prove Xu Huang's talent.

"I have a question. I have also recruited soldiers in other places in the past. Although the enthusiasm was also extraordinary, it was never as enthusiastic as it is today in Luoyang. Why are the people so eager to join the army? Please help me solve this puzzle."

After Lu Yi settled Xu Huang, he asked him with a little curiosity.

"Let the Duke of Jin know that although Luoyang is the best place in the world and has always been prosperous, those in power have often exploited it too much."

"During the time of the previous emperor and He Jin, the people of Luoyang suffered greatly from heavy taxes and heavy labor."

"Since the Marquis of Jin entered Luoyang, he has issued an order to exempt the people of Sili and Liangzhou from taxes and corvée for one year. Therefore, all the people are grateful for the Marquis of Jin's kindness and have enthusiastically joined the army."

"On the other hand, the Guandong rebels are coming with great force. Although the leader of the rebels, Yuan Shao, is well-known among the nobles, he is not known for his benevolence and righteousness among the people. The people are afraid that if the Marquis of Jin fails, the Guandong coalition forces will occupy Luoyang and may abolish the policies issued by the Marquis of Jin and confiscate the rewards issued by the Marquis of Jin. Therefore, everyone is willing to serve the Marquis of Jin and defend him to the death!"

After hearing this, Xu Huang immediately reported the situation truthfully.

After listening to this, Lu Yi and his civil and military officers looked at each other in surprise.

He had never thought that he had only paid a small price, and these strangers were willing to support him so much. This touched him and made him sigh with emotion.

"A cruel government is more ferocious than a tiger!"

No wonder the people would rather flee their hometown and risk being eaten by tigers in the mountains than return to their hometown and become obedient citizens.

The reason is here.

"The people love me so much, I, Lu Yi, will never treat them unfairly in the future!"

"My lord is wise!"

As soon as Lu Yi said this, he was immediately praised by his civil and military officials.

Even Li Ru and Jia Xu, who had just surrendered to Lu Yi, as well as the Xiliang generals, were surprised.

They saw in Lu Yi something completely different from his former master Dong Zhuo.

This made them admire him in their hearts, and unknowingly deepened their sense of belonging.

Even treacherous ministers would prefer a wise ruler rather than a cruel and inhumane one.

Because most of the time it is not that the ministers want to be treacherous ministers, but that the ruler is foolish and serving the ruler is like serving a tiger. If they do not want to be treacherous ministers and flatter the ruler, they will be fed, so they have no choice but to do so.

Under Lu Yi's intensive arrangements, a sufficient number of auxiliary troops were quickly recruited in Sili and Xiliang.

Lu Yi ordered his trusted men to serve as officials in various places in Sili and Xiliang and to lead these auxiliary troops to stabilize the local area.

He himself led an army of 150,000 to the important place of Hulao.

Prepare to wipe out the Shandong heroes once and for all in front of this most powerful pass in the world.

More than four hundred years later, a young man who also started his career in Bingzhou, also under the witness of this magnificent pass, led 3,000 armored cavalry to defeat two kings in one battle and pacify the world.

Lu Yi believed that his abilities and talents were not inferior to others, and now he had 50,000 equipped cavalry, plus more than 100,000 equally world-famous Xiliang cavalry and Youzhou cavalry.

He was confident that he could also defeat all the heroes in one battle at Hulao Pass and sweep the world.

Now, there are only a dozen heads standing between Lu Yi and the throne he has always dreamed of.

This tiny distance within reach made Lu Yi's determination to win more firm and real than ever before.

Lu Yi moved very quickly.

When he arrived at Hulao Pass.

The Shandong coalition forces led by Yuan Shao had just built their camp and had not yet launched an attack.

Lu Yi, who knew history and was familiar with the situation of the Shandong coalition forces, knew that although the Guandong coalition forces seemed to have sworn an oath of blood alliance, they were coming with great momentum.

But within the organization, there is intrigue and internal strife.

The princes have already regarded the soldiers, food and supplies under their command as their own possessions.

They all intend to preserve their strength, so all they do is make a lot of noise but bring little results.

Why should I use my own strength to consume the Liu family?
I have been honest and loyal, but who can guarantee that I will not be swallowed up by other princes?

And Yuan Shao was just a show-off. If he had taken drastic measures at the beginning of the alliance, confiscated the military power of the princes, and unified the deployment and command, he might still be able to fight against Lu Yi.

However, the situation is so chaotic and internal conflicts are endless now. How can we be enemies with Lu Yi?
Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Since the Shandong coalition forces did not take the initiative, Lu Yi took the initiative and ordered his generals to open the challenge.

Although the Shandong coalition forces were very powerful.

But there are only a few who can fight.

As Lu Yi now has a group of first-rate generals under his command, he is naturally not in a hurry.

It would be fine if your coalition forces stayed behind closed doors and did not fight, but if even your generals do not dare to take to the battlefield, how can you maintain your morale?
And if they fell into Lu Yi's trap, the princes would be angry and send their generals to fight against him.

That would be even more demoralizing.

Hua Xiong alone is enough to scare all the princes into panic.

Lu Yi now has top-notch generals under his command, such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Xu Huang, etc. They were invincible generals at that time. How could they be inferior to Hua Xiong?
Lu Yi estimated that even if he personally took part in the battle, there would be only a few in the Shandong coalition who could defeat him.

When the generals under Lu Yi saw the opportunity to make a name for themselves and gain merit, they were unwilling to lag behind and challenged Lu Yi to fight, and they almost started a fight among themselves.

Seeing this, Lu Yi thought for a moment and prepared to let Xu Huang, who had just joined his army, gain some military merit.

But before he raised his finger to appoint a general, Cao Cao, one of his subordinates, suddenly stepped out, which made Lu Yi look sideways.

Could it be that Cao Cao is overconfident and wants to participate in the battle of generals?
As soon as this thought came to mind, two drops of cold sweat dripped from Lu Yi's forehead.

Although Cao Cao was both civil and military, he was also proficient in all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

But after all, everyone has their own specialties.

In Lu Yi's mind, Cao Cao is more like a commander and strategist.

How could he be allowed to personally go out and fight for his life with others?
The sword has no eyes.

Even if it was just a broken hand and a severed relationship, it would be a heavy loss for Lu Yi.

However, what Lu Yi didn't expect was.

Cao Cao stepped out not to fight himself, but to recommend someone to Lu Yi before the battle.

"My lord, at this time of great war, I am willing to guarantee one person, who will surely be able to sweep away the bandits in Shandong and enhance the prestige of our army!"

When Cao Cao said this, everyone was shocked.

All of those present here are the world's most powerful generals, almost all of them are the strongest military commanders from various places.

Where did Cao Cao get the confidence to say in front of all the generals that he could recommend someone who could wipe out the bandits?

"Oh?"

"I wonder who Meng De wants to recommend?"

Lu Yi couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, and immediately asked.

"This man is a warrior whom Cao had befriended. Now that he heard that the Duke of Jin was a benevolent and wise ruler, he specifically recommended himself through Cao."

"This man's surname is Dian and his given name is Wei. He is good at using a pair of 80-jin halberds and has immense strength. He is the evil spirit of ancient times!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately introduced him to Lu Yi. After he gave an order to the people below, a strong man with an extremely tall and strong figure came down and waited for Lu Yi to summon him.

As soon as that person appeared, all the generals, including Lu Yi, were startled, and even the hairs on their backs stood up.

It’s not that Lu Yi and others are afraid of this person.

Rather, it is the general's natural and sharp perception.

From this silent strong man, all the generals, including Lu Bu, felt a sense of danger as if they were facing a ferocious beast.

This is a fierce man who can grab an adult man with one hand and wield him as a weapon. To call him a ferocious beast is an overstatement.

"Good man!"

"Dian Zhuangshi is tall and strong, with amazing momentum. It is a blessing from heaven to have him join us!"

Lu Yi naturally knew how brave Dian Wei was, so he shouted loudly and spoke repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)