Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 20 Mutual Computation
Lv Bu took the conscription document that Ding Yuan gave him, and came to Jiuyuan County with Hou Cheng.This Jiuyuan County is said to be a county, but it is actually more like a fortress.

The city walls around Jiuyuan County are made of tall pillars poured with masonry and then rammed with earth between the masonry pillars.Such a city wall is both practical and strong, and compared with the city wall of the small village where Lu Bu lived, it is naturally on a higher level.

As soon as Lu Bu and Hou Cheng arrived in Jiuyuan County, they immediately contacted the county magistrate here.

When the county magistrate heard that Lu Bu was the adopted son of the new prefect Ding Yuan, he didn't dare to neglect him.Hastily asked someone to prepare a banquet for Lu Bu to wash away the dust.

Naturally, Lu Bu was not pretentious. To be honest, since Lu Bu came to this era, he really hadn't eaten much. Seeing the wine and meat brought up by the county magistrate, he naturally enjoyed it unceremoniously.

While thinking about the delicacies, Lu Bu said to the county magistrate, "Magistrate, you have read my father's official documents. Now I am asking you, how do you plan to share my father's worries?"

The county magistrate, listening to Lu Bu's words, smiled and said: "Young master, don't worry, I have asked the people below to post a recruitment notice at the gate of the city. Those who want to serve as soldiers will naturally go to the school to sign up. of."

After hearing what the county magistrate said, Lu Bu said dissatisfiedly: "I said, magistrate, your county is full of troops, and you don't have many people. How many soldiers can you recruit for me?"

The county magistrate laughed and said: "Jiuyuan County is located on the border, and the population is not very prosperous, so the young master laughed."

Lu Bu glanced at the blind magistrate and said, "After dinner, let the people from your county government go door-to-door to promote me. Just say that I, Lu Bu, have returned and will bring the sons and daughters of Jiuyuan County with me. , to seek revenge from the Huns. All the good men in my Jiuyuan County should actively join the army and serve the country.”

After hearing Lu Bu's words, the county magistrate hastily responded, "Yes, yes. Everything is done according to your wishes."

The county magistrate was about to issue an order.Unexpectedly, Lu Bu continued to speak: "You ask the people below to take my people to the villages, villages, and towns. I want to select outstanding young people from all the villages and towns in the county to join the army. In addition, from now on, the people in Jiuyuan County The city guard army will be led by Lord Hou Cheng next to me. Alright, go down and do your business."

At the beginning, the county magistrate was very happy when he heard that Lu Bu was going to recruit elites from various villages and towns.

Because at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial power fell, and the influence of the government had dropped a lot.Even in Jiuyuan County, there are many villages and towns that think of the county magistrate because they think they are powerful.So when Lu Bu said that he would recruit elites from various villages and towns, the county magistrate's first thought was to use this opportunity to weaken these powerful forces.

But what the county magistrate didn't expect was that Lu Bu would not let go of even the garrison of the county, and even confiscated even the little garrison of the city.

So the county magistrate said bitterly, "My lord, if all the soldiers guarding the county go to the county, my Jiuyuan county will be defenseless. You should think about it again, lord. "

Hearing what the county magistrate said, Lu Bu laughed and said, "Your magistrate is too worried. I am free to arrange everything. You just need to do what I want."

As soon as the county magistrate heard that, Lu Bu had no intention of discussing anything, so he left the banquet and went out to make arrangements.

Seeing the county magistrate go out, Hou Cheng, who was next to Lu Bu, said to Lu Bu with some anxiety: "My lord, you seem to have overdone it. You pushed the county magistrate into a hurry, so aren't you afraid that he will do something wrong?" Is it something? You are rarely in the officialdom, and you need to know that the officials on the border regard their army as an army. Is it true that you are not afraid of rebelling against the county magistrate? If he really kills us, then If we go to join the Huns, we will lose money."

Lu Bu heard Hou Cheng's words, but he was not in a hurry. He patted Hou Cheng's shoulder and said, "I'm doing this for you. You must know that you are the body to be punished. If you can contribute to calming the chaos , who will mention your previous crimes in the future?"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu smiled knowingly at Hou Cheng.Said: "It's fine if the county magistrate doesn't rebel. If he rebels, everything will be up to you. I know that the dozen or so people who came with us this time are all your old subordinates. You won't let Am I disappointed?"

After hearing this, Hou Cheng finally understood Lu Bu's kindness towards him.

I saw Hou Cheng knelt on the ground on one knee, and said to Lu Bu: "Don't worry, my lord, Hou Cheng will definitely live up to your entrustment." After speaking, Hou Cheng got up, took his subordinates, took the prefect's documents, and went Go to the barracks.

Seeing that Hou Cheng left with confidence, Lu Bu said leisurely: "Jiuyuan County is located between Wuyuan County and the territory of the Huns. It’s better to keep it in your own hands. Besides, since my adoptive father Ding Yuan has become the prefect of Wuyuan County, the personnel affairs of Wuyuan County should also be changed. Otherwise, how can we take root here? What about it? Besides, the Huns were able to attack Wuyuan County through Jiuyuan County, and even the city of Wuyuan County was lost, but Jiuyuan County was safe and sound, isn't there anything strange about this?"

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.Secretly said: "No matter whether the Jiuyuan county magistrate has any tricks or not, I am bound to win this county."

At this time, Lu Bu was holding the dishes on the table while waiting for news from Hou Cheng.Now Lu Bu actually has the feeling of sitting firmly in the army tent.

At the same time, in a side room of the county government office, the county magistrate who was still smiling in front of Lu Bu just now, with the same face, flattered another Hun: "Your official has some matters to deal with. Let the envoy wait for a long time."

The Huns looked up at the county magistrate and said, "Last time you said that you would take refuge in our King of the Southern Huns, and our King has already agreed to you. But if you want our King to believe in your sincerity, you still have to do it." Some things are better."

When the county magistrate heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Your envoy, please give me orders, as long as the county can do it, I will definitely not refuse. Over the years, the business exchanges between us have always been very pleasant."

Upon hearing this, the envoy said, "It's easy for you at this moment. As long as you can help us kill one person, our king will believe your sincerity."

The county magistrate was startled and said, "Who is the envoy talking about? Could it be?" Speaking of this, the county magistrate has obviously guessed a little bit.

The envoy smiled mysteriously and said, "Yes, as long as you can hand over the head of the wild wolf king Lu Bu to me. I can represent our king and double our business volume. In this way, you The master behind it must be very happy."

After hearing what the Huns envoy said, the county magistrate was hesitant.But from behind the door, a man in white robes of scribes came out, he smiled at the county magistrate and said, "Your Excellency, why hesitate, although Lu Bu is Ding Yuan's son, it's a pity that Ding Yuan is fighting with the Huns. No guarantee. Even if he wins by luck, but he lost Wuyuan County, the court will investigate Ding Yuan's crime of dereliction of duty. At that time, he still doesn't know where he will be dispatched. Why bother to wait for a dying person? What about good business?"

When the county magistrate saw what the scribe said, he suddenly realized: "Mr. Xu You really awakened the dreamer with one word. With the help of a great talent like Mr., we will surely succeed."

The county magistrate wanted to go out as soon as he was happy, but was blocked by Xu You.

Xu You pointed to the Huns envoy and said, "It's better for the Huns to do this."

(End of this chapter)