Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 514 Moving the Capital
"Mr. Guo Jia is much clearer than me about this since ancient times." Seeing that Guo Jia was even speaking incoherently at this time, Cheng Yu said with the corner of his mouth.

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Guo Jia's body froze slightly, as if a basin of cold water had poured into his heart, and his whole body was shocked. Guo Jia only regarded Cao Cao as his lord, and wanted to assist Cao Cao to achieve his great cause, so he was so worried about Cao Cao's death. At this time, Guo Jia finally became a little different again, his eyes flashed, and then Become a little decadent, turned around and walked outside.

Seeing Guo Jia's slumped back, Lu Bu's lips moved slightly to say something, but he never spoke.After a while until Guo Jia left, Lu Bu did it. The guard on the side winked and asked the guard to stare at Guo Jia secretly, fearing that Guo Jia would not be able to think about it for a while.

"My lord is really careful about Feng Xiao, but I don't know if Feng Xiao can see the sincerity of my lord." Seeing Lu Bu like this, Chen Gong couldn't help but said.

"As a subject, Feng Xiao is really lucky to have such a capable master, but Feng Xiao's affection for Cao Gong is too deep, it seems that he can't let go of it for a while." At this time, Cheng Yu also sighed and said.

"Mr. Cheng Yu is here. Mr. Cheng Yu has worked with Feng Xiao for many years. I think he should be quite familiar with Feng Xiao. Please enlighten Feng Xiao more." Lu Bu turned his head and said to Cheng Yu.Cheng Yu and Chen Gong were both a little surprised when this remark came out. Although Cheng Yu's talent is not as good as Guo Jia, he is also a person with world-class talents. Lu Bu just accepted Cheng Yu's surrender and handed Cheng Yu the first prize. The first task was to ask Cheng Yu to persuade Guo Jia well, which made Cheng Yu feel that Lu Bu valued Guo Jia more than he had guessed, and this was also Lu Bu's test for Cheng Yu.

"The prime minister's order, Cheng Yu will naturally do his best. But before that, I have a merciless request to ask the prime minister to bury Cao Gong generously, so that Cheng Yu can speak in front of Fengxiao." Regarding the gift Lu Bu gave himself Naturally, Cheng Yu couldn't shirk the first task, but Cheng Yu also understood that it would not be easy for him to persuade Guo Jia. Let alone the deep friendship between Guo Jia and Cao Cao, Lu Bu was the one who killed Cao Cao The culprit was that Cheng Yu and Guo Jia were also fighting each other, tit for tat.So if you want to convince Guo Jia, you first need to bury Cao Cao generously and comfort Cao Cao's spirit in heaven, so that Cheng Yu can say something.

"Cao Cao is also an outstanding person in the world, and he deserves a lavish burial. Pass down an order to bury Cao Cao lavishly according to the rites of princes, and let the court draft a decree to confer Cao Cao the Marquis of Wei." Lu Bu thought for a while, and felt that what Cheng Yu said was very reasonable, and he really needed a good burial. Cao Cao, this is not only for making good friends with Guo Jia, but more importantly, it can also stabilize the hearts of the people, give those who have followed Cao Cao a reassurance, and do their best to do things for themselves in the future.So he said to Chen Gong.

"I have another unfeeling request." Chen Gong nodded, and did not immediately do it, but after thinking for a while, he seemed to have something to add.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Lu Bu nodded.

"My lord, please let Feng Xiao take full responsibility for the burial of Cao Gong. In addition, where will Cao Gong be buried? Please tell me, my lord."

"Cao Cao has governed Yanzhou for many years, and it has been quite effective. He died in Xuzhou because of a momentary greed. I think Cao Cao should be buried where he died. This place is close to Yanzhou, so it is convenient for the people of Yanzhou to mourn. It serves as a wake-up call for the world. Let Feng Xiao take full responsibility for this matter, I think he will understand what I mean." Lu Bu thought for a while and then said to Chen Gong.

Two months later, Lu Bu led the army back to Chang'an, and was warmly welcomed by the people of Chang'an. Emperor Xian also went out of the city for ten miles to respond.

"Aiqing has worked hard on this trip. This time, Aiqing wiped out the traitor Yuan Shu, occupied most of Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and greatly increased the court's prestige. As a comfort, I have prepared a celebration banquet for Aiqing. Aiqing will follow me Let's go together." Saying that, Emperor Xian took a step forward, grabbed Lu Bu's hand, and pulled Lu Bu towards his carriage, it seemed that he wanted to ride into the city with Lu Bu on the same carriage.

"Is your Majesty still used to living in Chang'an these years?" In the past when Lu Bu came to rule Chang'an, Emperor Xian was smart but still young. Famous young man.Although Lv Bu has often fought outside these years, he has never relaxed his concern for Emperor Xian. Although Emperor Xian is only a puppet these years, under the training of the grand master Yang Biao, although he is quite polite to Lv Bu, but for a young man For a human being, it is extremely rare to be able to hide one's own sharpness. What's more, although Emperor Xian has been doing nothing these years, he has not acquired any bad habits. He is obviously waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone to let himself The chance of escaping from the cage made Lu Bu unavoidably a little vigilant.However, in Lu Bu's view, even if Yang Biao and Emperor Xian had some schemes, it was just a dream. All the power of the big man at this time must be in the hands of Lu Bu, and Lu Bu's territory was also laid down piece by piece by Lu Bu. Although he is wearing the hat of a big man, but to put it bluntly, he has nothing to do with a big man or Emperor Xian.Emperor Xian wanted to mobilize even one soldier from the imperial court, but there were many air disasters.

"Chang'an is very good, what does Aiqing mean?" Listening to Lu Bu's words, it seems that there is quite a deep meaning, although Emperor Xian is alert, but he can't figure out any clue, he just said vaguely.

"It's good that your majesty likes this place. Now that the imperial court is becoming stronger and stronger, the Central Plains is about to return to the imperial court. I intend to move the capital and return to Luoyang. Since your majesty is used to living in Chang'an, I don't think there is any need to move with the imperial court." I’m going to Luoyang, so I’ll save the tiring journey.” Although Chang’an was the old capital of the Han Dynasty, it was quite inconvenient for Lv Bu to travel to and from Chang’an during his wars in the South and North, so Lv Bu had long been planning to move the capital back to Luoyang, but There has been no time, and now Lu Bu's strength has been further consolidated. In the north, only Yuan Shao's family is left. In the south, Liu Biao and Sun Ce can't make any troubles for a while. Fight Yuan Shao and completely unify the north.

"This?" Although Emperor Xian was young and old, he still couldn't understand what Lu Bu said. He didn't understand why Lu Bu moved the capital, but he didn't bring himself along. He only said that the court would be moved to Luoyang. What is the court?From Emperor Xian's point of view, it was himself and the ministers, but if he didn't bring himself, it meant that the court in Lu Bu's mouth seemed to have excluded himself, the most core emperor, so was it still the court?But facing Lu Bu, Emperor Xian couldn't say any objection.

"Since Your Majesty has no objection, this matter has been decided." Lu Bu stood up, walked out from Emperor Xian's carriage, and said to the surrounding eunuchs and maids, "Send Your Majesty back to the palace."

After speaking, Lu Bu went straight to his red rabbit horse, and led all the officials, civil and military, towards his mansion amidst the warm welcome of the people along the street.

"What? The prime minister is going to move the capital to Luoyang but he doesn't bring His Majesty with him. How can this be? What kind of move is this?" Yang Biao and others thought that they could finally return to their long-lost place after hearing the news of Lu Bu's move from Emperor Xian. Luoyang, everyone must have left Luoyang for these years, and everyone missed it quite a lot, but when they heard that Lu Bu was not going to bring Emperor Xian, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they had an ominous premonition.

"What exactly does Lu Bu want to do? What kind of court is the court without the emperor?" someone questioned.
"Master Grand Master, you are our leader, you have to think of a way to deal with this matter. If Lu Bu is allowed to continue to make trouble like this, the court may not be able to continue." Some people were even more alarmist.

"A court without an emperor? This is treason, this is real treason." Someone even shouted emotionally.

"Why don't we join forces to find Lu Bu, even though he is so powerful, can't he kill us all?" Someone came up with a solution.

"Grand Master, you are my teacher, you should say something." Looking at Yang Biao who didn't say a word for a while, Emperor Xian said with a sad face.

"Your Majesty has lived under Lu Bu's nose for these years. Hasn't Your Majesty lived enough of this?" At this moment, Yang Biao raised his head and said to Emperor Xian.

"What does the Grand Master mean?" Hearing Yang Biao's words, Emperor Xian seemed to have noticed something?Could it be that what Lu Bu did this time was not his doomsday, but would make him fail? Although he felt that such an idea was close to fantasy, Emperor Xian was still pleasantly surprised and wanted to hear what Yang Biao had to say.

"In order to escape from Lu Bu's control, His Majesty ran away several times, but in the end it was impossible for some reasons. However, now that Lu Bu moved his capital, he left His Majesty in Chang'an. To put it bluntly, Lu Bu just wanted to establish a court without an emperor. His Majesty is gradually becoming marginalized. But this also means that Lu Bu will loosen his control over His Majesty, and His Majesty's opportunity is also in this."

Yang Biao’s words are very realistic. Ever since Lu Bu defined the emperor’s right to serve the heavens, Emperor Xian not only lost control of the Han court in fact, but also lost control of the court in name. This time Lu Bu moved his capital to Luoyang , It is to establish a court without an emperor at all, to gradually marginalize the emperor, to gradually dilute the imperial power from people's reflections, and to separate the emperor, who should have been the center of power of the great Han, from the power system.And this also means that Lu Bu needs to gradually change people's thinking, but this is destined not to be easy to do, and it may take several generations of hard work.However, it was also an opportunity for Emperor Xian, because Lv Bu's relocation of the capital would mean that Emperor Xian would gradually escape from Lv Bu's overall control, and he could do some unknown things in Chang'an, the former capital of the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)