Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 11: Bu has been wandering for half his life, and he only regrets that he has never met a wise master!
In Yong'an Palace, today was another tiring and boring day for Liu Bian.

For ten consecutive days, Liu Bian, apart from meeting with Cao Cao and Cui Jun, got up on time every day, washed and had breakfast, then went to pay his respects to Empress He's palace, and then checked on Liu Hong's condition. He then spent most of the day on government affairs, which was really boring.

Fortunately, today is different, all the people he recruited have arrived.

The horses were changed but the men remained the same. The Secretariat released the conscription order issued by Liu Bian in the name of Liu Hong through the channel of emergency military reports. Even the most remote Wuyuan County and Wuwei County received the conscription order from the Secretariat in a short period of time.

In fact, most people had arrived in Luoyang a long time ago. For example, Zhong Yao, the county magistrate of Yangling County on the banks of the Wei River, was the first to arrive. However, Liu Bian did not summon anyone individually. Instead, he asked Cao Cao to find a courtyard outside the city for them to live in to avoid contact with the outside world.

It was not until Jia Xu and Lu Bu, who were the farthest away from Luoyang, arrived that Liu Bian summoned everyone.

"I long for your presence as a drought longs for rain!"

Looking at the people in front of him, who were of different heights, weights and bodies, Liu Bian had never been in such a good mood. He quickly called on Gao Wang to prepare a banquet to celebrate, with twenty-four dishes for each person. Not only was there a Tailao banquet with three kinds of animals, but there were also many delicacies such as fish and shrimp. The royal wine in the palace was also brought in jar after jar.

The Han people are good at drinking. Not to mention the few people who practiced martial arts, even Zhong Yao, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and others drank one cup after another after the atmosphere gradually became better.

Liu Bian left his seat and walked to the stage to toast one by one, showing full respect to the wise and humble, and at the same time getting to know everyone again.

The tallest and most powerful man in the crowd was none other than Lu Bu, who came from Wuyuan County!
Just by looking at this posture, even the dumbest person would know that he has unmatched courage!
Although the official history does not describe Lu Bu's bravery as much as the romance, he is also praised as the "Flying General". Just based on his bravery in shooting the halberd at the gate, Lu Bu can be ranked among the best generals in China.

On the other side of Lu Bu was Liu Bei, who was kneeling with his hands down, looking at his ears. He was also the one in the crowd who attracted the most attention.

In particular, there are two burly men behind Liu Bei. One of them is "nine feet tall, with a beard two feet long, a face as red as a date, lips as red as rouge, phoenix eyes, long eyebrows, dignified appearance, and awe-inspiring demeanor." The other one is "eight feet tall, with a chin like a swallow and a beard like a tiger." He is not a dark and rough man with a leopard head and round eyes, but he has a dignified appearance and is quite majestic.

"These are my sworn brothers, Guan Yu from Xieliang, Hedong, and Zhang Fei from Zhuojun, Youzhou. They are both quite brave and powerful."

"They are all brave men!" Liu Bian laughed and clapped his hands, pointing at Lü Bu and saying, "This is my Guan Ying!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu was overjoyed. He was originally serving as a cavalry commander in Wuyuan County. When he heard that the prince was recruiting him, he thought it was a misunderstanding. He did not expect that the prince actually knew his bravery and compared him to Guan Ying at the banquet.

Actually, Liu Bian wanted to praise Lu Bu by comparing him to Ying Bu, but Ying Bu had the stain of rebellion... He was a little worried that Lu Bu would follow his example and "kill his father" twice as described in history books, so he used Guan Ying as a metaphor, who also played a stabilizing role in the Chu-Han War and was an unparalleled cavalry warrior who chased Xiang Yu to the point where he had no face to cross the Yangtze River.

"Yunchang and Yide are my Zhou Bo and Peng Yue!"

"The hero is truly an ancient evil!"

"Haha, my encounter with Zhongkang is like Emperor Gaozu's encounter with Fan Kuai!"

"Wenhe is my son Fang!"

"This is Chen Ping, the orphan of Zhongde!"

"Having Yuan Chang is like Emperor Gaozu having Xiao He!"

"Is Han Sheng Li Guang, a gift from heaven to me?"

……

At the banquet, Liu Bian held everyone's hands and praised them, comparing them to ancient heroes without repeating himself, which gave everyone enough emotional value.

When Cao Cao saw Liu Bian's way of praising people, he always felt a heavy head, as if something had been taken away by Liu Bian.

But Cao Cao simply thought it was a little strange and didn't think much of it, let alone feel jealous. Liu Bian was very thoughtful. With the exception of Dian Wei, all of them were praised as founding heroes of the Han Dynasty and as civil officials and generals during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. Since they were colleagues, they should naturally work together. Did Cao Shen want to fight with Zhou Bo and Fan Kuai instead of working together to conquer the world?
Do scholars seek fame, power, or wealth?
Now Liu Bian has the confidence and sincerity to meet their three needs at the same time.

Seeking fame?

I will directly use the ancient times to illustrate the present to give you enough fame, and then have people publicize it widely, and personally buy fame for you with the dignity of a prince!

Seeking rights?

Are the five schools of the Northern Army and the officials of the Prince's Palace sufficient as a transition?
Seeking wealth?

I am willing to empty my entire treasury to reward him!
After three rounds of drinking, Liu Bian bowed to everyone and saluted. Everyone was so shocked that they left their seats and avoided the salute, and also bent down to return the salute respectfully.

However, Liu Bian ignored the panic of the crowd. His young face flushed red as he spoke to himself, "The Han Dynasty is in turmoil, and my father is incompetent. Are you willing to join me in reviving the Han Dynasty?"

A son should not speak of his father’s mistakes!
If Liu Bian's words and deeds were to be spread outside, even he, the Crown Prince who was the regent at the time, would be labeled as "unfilial".

But facing this group of his own retainers, Liu Bian did not hide his thoughts.

Although he did not say it directly, it was confirmed that he had imprisoned the emperor and seized power as regent.

A retainer is a private servant of a family!

Under the influence of the dual monarchy, retainers will be the most trustworthy people besides parents, wives and children. If no one trusts the retainers, who else can be trusted?
What’s more, what Liu Hong did was really unpopular!
Liu Bian did not deny that Liu Hong had been fighting for power with his foreign relatives, powerful eunuchs and scholars since he ascended the throne. Liu Hong did a good job in his early years, and selling official positions and titles could also be interpreted as directly plundering the wealth of scholars.

But just like Dasong, if he had repaired his military equipment during the ceasefire period bought with annual tribute, future generations would only say that Dasong was enduring humiliation.

But Dasong didn't.

The same was true of Liu Hong. Before he could fulfill many of his responsibilities as an emperor, he was corrupted by beautiful women and completely degraded.

The wealth plundered from the gentry was not all used to govern the local area and repair military equipment. Instead, he began to frequently build palaces and even engaged in naked swimming and outdoor sex. His extravagance and debauchery naturally made him notorious. Due to all these factors, no one was so ignorant of the times as to accuse Liu Bian.

Moreover, as they drank jar after jar of imperial wine, the burning sensation in their stomachs had already ignited the flames of loyalty and patriotism in everyone's hearts.

Lu Bu, who had some rough habits, slammed the table and was the first to smash the ceramic wine cup to the ground, making a crisp explosion that surprised everyone.

Lu Bu walked out of his seat, bowed and saluted with a solemn expression.

"I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If Your Highness does not abandon me, I am willing to..."

"Eternal loyalty!"

Hearing this, Liu Bian felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, when Liu Bian heard Lu Bu say the first few words, he felt a chill on his back and couldn't help cursing in his heart.

You, Lu Fengxian, just acknowledge your master, but you act like you're recognizing me as your adoptive father. I was so scared that I almost peed my pants.

This is Lu Bu, the one who calls his father "father-killer" and "father-worry" in the world!
(End of this chapter)