Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 371 Liangzhou Shepherd

"Xun Shuang, I have led the Xun clan to see the general. I will rely on the general more in the future." Seeing Lu Bu and the others approaching, Xun Shuang hastily brought the Xun clan to greet Lv Bu. Now that he has decided to go to Lv Bu Therefore, the Xun family will naturally perform better.

"Hehe, Mr. Xun Shuang, we meet again. I, Lu Bu, feel very honored that you can bring the Xun family's children here." Seeing Xun Shuang and the Xun family coming to meet him, Lu Bu couldn't help thinking about the visit to the Xun family back then. Now that the matter of conquering the Xun family has finally come to a satisfactory result, Lu Bu is also very happy.

"How is my son Xun Yu?" At this moment, a figure snatched up from behind Xun Shuang, and asked Lu Bu with a trembling voice. This person was none other than Xun Yu's father, Xun Yu. However, Xun Yu's news is the most important.

"Father, the child is not filial, and you are worried about the old man." At this moment, a person came out from behind Lu Bu. This young and handsome man, dressed as a scholar, was Lu Bu's new military advisor Xun Yu.

Xun Yu learned that Lu Bu was going to give him a surprise, so he came with Lu Bu. It was only then that he realized what the surprise Lu Bu was going to give him, and expressed his gratitude. When he heard his father looking for him, he couldn't hold back anymore and ran away. out.

"The child has suffered for you these days, you have lost weight." Seeing Xun Yu in front of him is obviously thinner than when he left home, but he has also become much stronger. Xun Yu said with some emotion.

"Father, you are getting old too." Xun Shuang was also a little excited when he saw Xun Yu who was about to burst into tears. Since Xun Yu came to Liangzhou, he has been worrying about the Xun family's affairs.

"Hahaha, everyone has something to say before going to the city." Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Bu couldn't help but said.Although Xun Yu and his family must have a thousand words to say, this is obviously not the place to talk.

"My lord said, uncle, father, let's go into the city first." Hearing this, Xun Yu hurriedly greeted the Xun family to enter the city. He must have been a literati, and they really needed to settle down after a tiring journey.

"General Zhang Liao, take General Hua Xiong to settle down." Seeing Xun Yu leading the Xun family into the city, Lu Bu greeted Zhang Liao.

"It's the general." Zhang Liao hurriedly turned to Hua Xiong after receiving the order, "General Hua Xiong, please bring your soldiers and me."

"Thank you, General Zhang Liao." Seeing that Lu Bu had sent everyone away, leaving only Zhang Linger by his side, Hua Xiong felt a little strange, but he couldn't say anything, so he hurriedly followed Zhang Liao. Hua Xiong naturally knew Zhang Liao's status in Lu Bu's army. With a very high status, letting Zhang Liao greet him is a kind of preferential treatment in itself.

"Ling'er has worked hard for you all this way, but how did you find this place?" Seeing everyone leaving, Lu Bu spoke to Zhang Ling'er, but he didn't greet Zhang Ling'er, but asked how Zhang Ling'er and Hua Xiong came to Heqi City, this matter is very important, because if Hua Xiong and Zhang Linger can know the location of Heqi City, and know that Heqi City is Lv Bu's strength, then Wang Yun Ma Teng and Li Jue Guo Si of Yongzhou will probably know it too.

"Hehe, is Brother Lu Bu worried that others will find out that you are building a city here? Don't worry, we didn't know there was a city here at first, but we just rushed all the way from Tongguan to Xiliang. There are only two roads we can choose. One is through Fufeng Tianshui in Chang'an, and then to Longxi, but this road is long on the one hand, and on the other hand, there may be conflicts with Wang Yun or Li Jue and Guo Si on the road. That's why I discussed with General Hua Xiong to see if it is possible Detour from the border of Xianbei, so that we can avoid a lot of trouble. But what we didn't expect was that we learned that there was a city of peace and energy on the way, so we wanted to come to replenish it, but we didn't expect that there would be a big war, and General Huaxiong said to Capture a Xianbei official to give you a meeting gift, and then led the soldiers to kill you. As for the rest, you have seen it." Zhang Ling'er watched Lu Bu talking, and then explained the matter clearly.

"So that's it, this time it's really hard for you." Although Zhang Ling'er said it seemed very easy, but Lu Bu knew that these things were already extremely difficult for a girl. It's not easy to be with some men all day long. Fortunately, Zhang Ling'er grew up among the Yellow Turban believers since she was a child, so she doesn't have to worry about it.

"As long as it can help Brother Lu Bu, Ling'er is willing to do anything, but the members of the Xun family are all very pedantic, and I'm afraid they won't be of much use here." Seeing Lu Bu's worried look, Zhang Linger said with a charming smile.For people like the Xun family, Zhang Ling'er didn't think much of them.

"Hahaha, what I, Lu Bu, only want is Xun Yu. This man has the talent of Wang Zuo, and he can be called the contemporary Zhang Liang." It has a different taste.But what Lu Bu really wanted was Xun Yu. Although other people were not as good as Xun Yu, they could still do other things, which were not useless.

"Is Xun Yu your Zhang Liang? Since Brother Lu Bu compares himself to Liu Bang, let me be your Xiao He. How about Brother Lu Bu?" After hearing Lu Bu's words, Zhang Linger blinked, thought for a while and said suddenly .

"Haha, Ling'er brought back the Xun family and Hua Xiong for me, so naturally they are already my Xiao He." Hearing what Zhang Ling'er said, Lu Bu laughed and said.

"Then Ling'er made the first suggestion to brother Lu Bu right now, that is, brother must not reuse members of the Xun family." Zhang Ling'er pursed her lips and smiled when she heard that, but then said with a very serious expression.

"Why is that?" Lu Bu's current situation is that the team of generals is quite strong, and it can even be said that the current team of generals can compete in the end. What is lacking is civil servants. How can it be discarded.

"Brother Lu Bu has already said that Xun Yu is his brother's Zhang Liang, which means that Xun Yu will definitely hold great power in the future. If Brother Lu Bu reuses other members of the Xun family, then Brother Lu Bu is not employing people, but more Forced the Xun family to rebel. Once the Xun family is in power, it is inevitable that there will be no troubles, so since Brother Lu Bu wants to use Xun Yu, he can no longer use other members of the Xun family to avoid excessive concentration of power." Although Zhang Linger is young, but At this time, he put on an old-fashioned appearance and said to Lu Bu, although Zhang Linger's appearance was a bit funny, but Lu Bu had to admit that Zhang Linger's words were very correct.

"Hehe, it seems that Ling'er has learned a lot these years." Hearing that Zhang Ling'er was right, Lu Bu couldn't help but praise.But then he said with a little worry: "It's just that although I have occupied Liangzhou now, I plan to occupy Yongzhou in the future. There are so many sites, but there is no one who knows how to take care of them for me. I don't need people from the Xun family to take care of them. People are available, so it’s not an option to go on like this.”

"Hehe, Brother Lu Bu, this is not a problem for me. The land in Liangzhou was brought down by Brother Lu Bu with great luck. If you want to use people to manage it, naturally you have to use the people you are most comfortable with. I think that the tens of thousands of Brother Lu Bu have Brother Lu Bu is loyal to Brother Lu Bu. Why didn’t Brother Lu Bu let them manage the place for you? Back then, my father made his disciples commanders in various fields. That’s why he guaranteed the loyalty of the Yellow Turban Army.” Hearing Lu Bu’s worries, Zhang Linger But he said indifferently.

"Hey, although these soldiers follow me through life and death, they are loyal to me. It's okay to let them be the head of the pavilion. I also planned to let some soldiers with military merits or injuries become the head of the pavilion after retirement. It’s just that they are not competent at the county magistrate level.” In order to boost the morale of his army, Lu Bu naturally thought of granting pensions to soldiers who died in battle, and making wounded and retired soldiers who had meritorious service serve as pavilion chiefs. This will not only make the soldiers more loyal to themselves, but also stabilize the place, allowing Lu Bu's influence to penetrate into every corner of Liangzhou, and really control Liangzhou, but these cannot alleviate the current situation of lack of officials in Liangzhou. Most of the county magistrates in the prefecture were left by Ma Teng and Han Sui before. These people have no loyalty to Lu Bu, and Lu Bu doesn't trust them either. It's just that they are not used and Lu Bu can't find someone to replace them. It's really troublesome. .

"Well, that's a problem, but it doesn't bother me. Since Brother Lu Bu's subordinates don't know how to govern the country, why doesn't Brother Lu Bu ask someone who knows how to govern the country to help them? Brother Lu Bu has never been a state shepherd, right? Can you also find a counselor and a military adviser?" Zhang Linger asked suddenly, tilting her head and thinking for a while.This idea was indeed a whim, but it was ingeniously conceived, and after hearing it, Lu Bu understood the brilliance of it.

"Hahaha, Linger, you are right. How could I forget this?" After Zhang Linger said this, Lu Bu suddenly thought of many masters he had seen on TV in his previous life. Isn't Zhang Linger's idea just Do you want Lu Bu to find a master for his subordinates?Thinking about the Manchu Qing entering Beijing to inform the world, how could the officers and soldiers of the Manchu Qing know how to manage the people? They just hired some masters and they could continue the 300-year history of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.The advantage of the master system is that one's own people become chief officials, which can guarantee their loyalty to oneself, while the talents of masters can provide the chief officials with governance strategies.

Although Lu Bu has a bad reputation among the scholars, it is much better than the image of the Manchus in the hearts of the Han people. The Manchus could rule the world for 300 years with the saying "never add a gift" and the system of masters Could it be that he, Lu Bu, can't do it? Does it mean that the Han people in the world hate Lu Bu more than foreigners?The people of the world can accept the rule of foreign races, how can they not accept Lu Bu?
Thinking of this, Lu Bu felt suddenly enlightened, not only because he had found a way to rule the world, but more importantly, Lu Bu had always been worried about his declaring mess, but now it seems that he is completely relieved, and things are not as imagined Although Lu Bu is cast aside by others, there are also a group of brothers who closely follow him and go through life and death with him. Such difficult days have passed. Now Lu Bu has become the lord of a state. Only wider.

"Brother Lu Bu, what's the matter with you, Ling'er just came up with an idea, you don't need to do that." Seeing Lu Bu's expression of ecstasy while thinking, Zhang Ling'er said a little puzzled.

"Ling'er, thank you, you made me think through a lot of things." Listening to Zhang Linger's words, Lu Bu came back to his senses, grabbed Zhang Linger and said excitedly, looking completely out of his old sophistication.

"General Qi, General Hou Cheng is coming from Jincheng. There is an important military situation. Please return to the city." Just as Lu Bu was delighted with Ling'er's idea, a horse came and saw Lu Bu hurriedly got off the horse and said.

"General Lu Bu, you are back." When Lu Bu returned to Heqi City, everyone was already waiting for Lu Bu, and when they saw Lu Bu, they all stood up and saluted.

"You don't need to be too polite. What happened?" Lu Bu lifted everyone up, swept his gaze over everyone, and asked when they landed on Hou Cheng.

"General, an envoy from Chang'an said that the general was promoted to Liangzhou shepherd according to the emperor's edict. Please come to Jincheng to receive the order." Hearing Lu Bu's question, Hou Cheng quickly walked out of the crowd, He bowed down to Lu Bu and said.

"Really? Hahaha, what do you think, Master Xun?" At first Lu Bu thought that something had really happened in Liangzhou, but now he felt much more at ease after hearing what Hou Cheng said. Xun Yu asked.In the past, Lu Bu thought about this kind of thing by himself.At most, I just ask Zhang Liao's opinion. Other generals generally don't have any good solutions, but now there is Xun Yu as a military advisor.In the future, things that require brainstorming can be left to him to do, but Lu Bu only needs to make a decision after listening to it.

"Hahaha, this matter has long been in the general's calculations, why should the general ask me?" Hearing Lu Bu ask himself, Xun Yu laughed, but handed the topic to Lu Bu again. Yu was startled and understood, and now Xun Yu naturally didn't want to steal Lu Bu's limelight in this situation.

"Hehe, Mr. Xun doesn't want to say it, so let me say it. Wang Yun wanted to do something to Li Jue and Guo Si for a long time, but now he sent an envoy to come and send me an official. It seems that Wang Yun can't help but lose his temper." Now that Wang Yun is in such a hurry, we also need to cooperate well. Hou Cheng, when you return to Jincheng this time, tell the envoy that the battle in Xianbei is tense and I can't get away. Let him wait a little longer in Jincheng , I will end the war with the Xianbei people before the spring of next year, and go back to receive the order. In addition, you will ask Gao Shun to send me [-] elite soldiers. If the envoy asks, you tell him that the war on Xianbei's side is urgent and urgently needs reinforcements. Soldiers." Lu Bu chuckled, expressed his thoughts, and said to Hou Cheng.

"Don't worry, general, oh, no, please don't worry, Lord State Shepherd. I will go back now, and I will definitely follow the instructions of Lord State Shepherd." Hou Chenggang called the general, and immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly changed his words. .It is certain that Lu Bu's status will rise, which means that they will also be honored. Although to Lu Bu, the official position is just a false name and has little reality, but in the eyes of outsiders, the size of the official position is indeed worth boasting about.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou Mu." After Hou Cheng reminded him, all the generals bowed down at the same time, obviously thinking the same as Hou Cheng.

"Hahaha, please rise up, everyone. You are all my brothers who live and die together. Today, I am promoted to state priest, and everyone will be rewarded." Lu Bu saw what everyone meant, nodded with a smile, and said to everyone.

"Thank you, Lord Zhou Mu." After hearing this, all the generals kowtowed and thanked.

"Junjun Xun, you have seen today's battle, please count your merits." Today's battle defeated [-] Xianbei cavalry. Even if Heqi City has a foothold on this land, Xianbei people will not dare to come here in the future Come here easily, of course, to reward the soldiers, but the supplies in Heqi City are all from the Heqi Chamber of Commerce. It seems that after the matter is over, we need to discuss it with Cai Yan.

"Don't worry, general, my subordinates will definitely take care of it. It's just that our army suffered heavy losses in today's battle. It seems that we need to take a good rest." Regarding Lu Bu's order, Xun Yu resignedly accepted the order, but immediately entered the role again, Speaking of war losses.

"How about the loss?" Lu Bu asked quickly after hearing this.Now Wang Yun is about to start, which means that Lu Bu's battle to attack Yongzhou is about to start. It is not a good thing to lose soldiers and horses at this time.

"Generally speaking, the loss of our army this time is not large. Ten thousand wolf cavalry led to about one thousand casualties. The cavalry of General Wei Xu and General Dianwei each lost more than two thousand. Generals Tai Shici and General Cheng Lian lost The loss of the troops and horses is also two thousand, and the total loss is about eight thousand." Listening to Lu Bu's question, Xun Yu thought for a while and reported the number of losses.

"Touch." Hearing the number I lost, Lu Bu slapped his palm on the table in front of him. The sound was so loud that everyone was shocked. They all looked at Lu Bu in blank dismay. The joy is gone.

"Um, this subordinate will rush back to Jincheng immediately to report to you." Seeing Lu Bu's displeasure, Hou Cheng, who originally wanted to stay for some benefits, was startled. He hurriedly put on a smile, turned around and left. As an old man next to Lu Bu, he doesn't want to make Lu Bu suffer.

"Lord Zhou Mu, please calm down. It is normal to injure [-] enemies and lose [-], let alone Xianbei's [-] cavalry. It is already a great victory for us to defeat them, and such a loss is also reasonable." Seeing Lü Bu was angry, and none of the generals dared to dissuade him, so Xun Yu had no choice but to persuade him.

"Eight thousand soldiers, eight thousand soldiers will be lost in this battle, how many eight thousand soldiers are left in our army, if we fight this kind of battle two or three times, won't I, Lu Bu, have no soldiers to use?" It's not that Lu Bu didn't know The cruelty of the war is just that the battle of Yongzhou is imminent, and Lu Bu can't afford such a loss.

"Does the general feel that there are too few soldiers and horses in hand now, and there is not enough force to attack Yongzhou? If so, I have an idea." Seeing Lv Bu angry.Xun Yu seemed to have guessed the key point, and said thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)