Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 555 Ye City Accepted Surrender
"Hehe, what do you think I will do, sir?" Seeing Guo Jia change the subject, Lu Bu asked back with a smile.

"The prime minister doesn't really want to be a villain once." Guo Jia guessed.

"Whether I want to be a villain or not depends on what they do." Lu Bu said with a slightly solemn and ambiguous expression.

"I think back then, Qin Shihuang ruled the world and wiped out the princes from all over the world. How domineering. Qin Shihuang thought he had killed all his enemies, but the Great Qin Dynasty only lasted for two generations before being wiped out by others. There were floods in the past , Dayu came forward to control the floods, and he was able to solve the floods only by adopting the method of dredging. The prime minister intends to change the world and has lofty aspirations. I think he will not tolerate people with different political opinions." Seeing that Lu Bu's words were vague, Guo Jia After a little hesitation, he still spoke.

"Although I, Lu Bu, am a rough man, I have also heard the famous saying that I can't be punished by a doctor. Lu Bu will seriously think about what you say, sir." Although Lu Bu didn't want to kill all the old officials who ended up in the Han Dynasty and Xiandi, the specific situation still remains to be seen. It depends on the attitude of those people, but Lu Bu is not good at guaranteeing anything in front of Guo Jia.So the topic changed and he continued: "I'm going to transfer Zhang He and Le Jin to garrison Yecheng. Because of the prohibition to take over Wei Jun, I don't know what you think?"

Zhang He has the talent of a general, and Le Jin is also a rare talent. Zhang He was originally a subordinate of Yuan Shao, and he has a deep understanding of Yuan Shao's tactics and military situation. Containment can not only guarantee their loyalty to Lu Bu, but also help each other. In Lu Bu's view, such a combination is enough to deter Jizhou and garrison Yecheng.It is also because Zhang He and Le Jin are generals who surrendered to Lv Bu not long ago, and it is impossible for them to have any intersection with the old officials of the great Han Dynasty in the Luoyang Dynasty, which is more conducive to Guo Jia's implementation of Lv Bu's plan.

"Your Prime Minister has arranged this way, so I can rest assured. I just don't know if the Prime Minister has prepared a corresponding position for me by letting me stay in Yecheng." Jia is operating secretly, so Guo Jia still needs an identity on the bright side, and he can't just appear as a new teacher.

"Hehe, now that we have two counties in Jizhou, I'll move Hanoi County over. Sir, I will be a Xuanfu envoy of Jizhou in Yecheng, and have full power to deal with the recruitment of Yuan Shao Group. How can you make such an arrangement, sir? Satisfied?" Lv Bu has had since conquering Yanzhou, leaving a precedent for important counselors to govern one side, first Chen Gong governed Yanzhou, Xun Yu governed Chang'an, then Jia Xu governed Chang'an, Xun Yu governed Luoyang, Chen Gong The palace is in charge of Xuzhou, and now it is reasonable for Guo Jia to be in charge of half of Jizhou.

"The Prime Minister made such an arrangement. Could it be that he wants to give up the war with Yuan Shao and return to Luoyang?" Seeing that Lu Bu gave himself such an errand, Guo Jia quickly realized that Lu Bu had no intention of continuing to fight Yuan Shao. So asked.

"Sir, you are really quick-witted. Yes, I will send troops back to Luoyang overnight, and let my troops be deployed around Luoyang and Chang'an in advance. And I will transfer Dianwei and the others from Hanoi tomorrow morning to make it look like the battle in Jizhou is tight." I would like to see what these old ministers really want to do, and who else will stand up against me. In addition, I also want to see the reactions of all parties after the idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy is thrown out, so as to prepare for the future. Get ready." Lu Bu revealed his plan without any concealment.

"Prime Minister's move is really clever. I think those old ministers will definitely contact their old friends after they get Luoyang. When they are all exposed, the Prime Minister can catch them all at once." Hearing the meaning of Lu Bu's words, Cheng Yu said hastily.But as soon as he said this, Cheng Yu saw the displeasure on Guo Jia's face. As a survivor of the Han Dynasty, Guo Jia really didn't want to see Lu Bu kill these veterans who were loyal to the emperor.So Cheng Yu was slightly taken aback, and then said: "Even if the prime minister is generous and doesn't intend to kill them, it's a good thing to let them leak out and be more careful."

In the early morning of the next day, the gates of Yecheng opened wide. Except for Yuan Xi and Guo Tu who had fled, all the prominent figures in Yecheng came out in a long line. Behind them were countless Yecheng citizens. Today they They all came here by coincidence, and the only purpose was to meet the prestigious Prime Minister Lu Bu.

Not long after, teams of well-dressed soldiers and horses appeared not far away, and they quickly divided into two teams to separate the Yecheng people who came to watch the excitement, leaving a road between the two teams of soldiers and horses, only Only those who are considered to be dignified can stand in the middle of the road and wait for Lu Bu's arrival respectfully. The most prominent of these people is the current head of the Zhen family, Zhen Hu's father, Zhen Yi, who lived in Jizhou in his early years. As an official, he returned home because of the Yellow Turban Uprising, and the war in Jizhou continued. After that, he was no longer a scholar. Only when Yuan Shao took over Jizhou, the Zhen family stood behind Yuan Shao to support Yuan Shao. He contributed a lot to Yuan Shao's defeat of Gongsun Zan, and was highly regarded by Yuan Shao However, the Zhen family, who are businessmen, soon smelled the Yuan family's decay and decline. In order not to bring disaster to the Zhen family after Yuan Shao's downfall, they actively cooperated with Xu You to get closer to Lu Bu.

At this time, on the official road outside Yecheng, the pennant flags were fierce, and groups of neatly dressed soldiers and horses came slowly in neat lines, with a lot of momentum, and a large banner stood in front of the group Flying in the wind, looking from a distance, I can see the five characters "Dahan Prime Minister Lu" written on the flag, which is vigorous and powerful.

"The prime minister is here, the prime minister is here." Although Yuan Shao spent a lot of effort in Yecheng, the people in Yecheng obviously did not have much attachment to Yuan Shao, and someone shouted when they saw Lu Bu's banner from a distance.

Not long after, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a golden helmet and a fiery red cloak, sitting down and chasing a red rabbit horse, appearing in front of everyone. This person was Lu Bu, and beside Lu Bu was a man Surrounded by majestic tiger generals, it looks even more majestic.

"Zhen Yi, a grassroots citizen, has the courage to welcome the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of Yecheng. From now on, I am willing to submit to the Prime Minister's command in Yecheng. Only the Prime Minister will follow suit, and please take it in." Zhen Yi took over Yecheng from the hand of the person next to him. The official seal and the household register were handed over to Lu Bu, and then he knelt down and said.Before Zhen Yi fell to his knees, other people who had come to meet Lu Bu had already kneeled down when they saw Lu Bu. It is deeply aware of this.

Although Yuan Xi and Guo Tu have fled, there are still many other officials in Yecheng who are above Zhen Yi. In this surrender ceremony, Zhen Yi, who has no official status, will not be able to come forward anyway. Those officials among them were Yuan Shao's people, and they had been captured by Lu Bu at this time. As a person to be punished, they really didn't have the face to appear here to preside over the surrender ceremony, so at the instigation of some well-informed people, Zhen Yi became the representative of Yecheng.

"Yecheng was able to return to the imperial court, and the Zhen family has done a lot of things, so you can get up and enter the city with me." Lu Bu waved his hand to let Zhen Yi take the things that Zhen Yi handed over, and then encouraged Zhen Yi.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your appreciation. Everything the Zhen family did was as it should be." After finishing speaking, Zhen Yi quickly got up and stood aside, making a gesture of invitation to Lu Bu. The people also quickly gave way to Lu Bu and a group of soldiers and horses to enter the city.

"Enter the city." Seeing that the road ahead had been cleared, Lu Bu waved his hand to restart the army and walked towards the city.So far, Lu Bu has easily controlled Yecheng, the largest city in Hebei.

"Feng Xiao, Yuan Shao's house is not bad, what do you think of it as our new school?" Lu Bu came to Yuan Shao's house, walked around, and asked Guo Jia beside him.

"Hehe, this house has a very large area, and it is really suitable to be used as an academy, but in this way, the residence of the Prime Minister will become a problem. I have already seen it, and I am afraid that there is no other house in Ye City. If it can be compared to this mansion, wouldn’t it mean that the prime minister would be wronged.” Hearing what Lu Bu said, Guo Jia was naturally willing to build the new academy in Yuan Shao’s mansion, but in this way It is inevitable that Lu Bu will be wronged, and according to the so-called regulations, Lu Bu cannot be wronged, because the size of the house shows the status of the owner of the house. The feeling that the Academy is above all.We must know that the emperors of all dynasties lived in the largest house in the whole day, not because of the large population of the emperor's family, but to show an unparalleled status.At this time, Guo Jia wanted to create a constitutional monarchy system in this new college, and violated the regulations from the very beginning, which made Guo Jia feel bad.

"Hehe, then arrange a courtyard for me in this house. In this way, I can be regarded as living in the largest house in Yecheng." After thinking about it for a while, Lu Bu felt that something was wrong. Although new learning is very important, but This kind of status obviously cannot surpass oneself. If you surpass yourself, how can you promote the transformation of the Han Dynasty? Some things must at least make others seem reasonable before others can accept it.

"Prime Minister, someone from Luoyang has come and said they brought an edict from the imperial court. Would you like to meet, Your Excellency?" At this moment, Cheng Yu suddenly came to Lv Bu's side and whispered in Lv Bu's ear.Apparently, Cheng Yu already had some expectations about what kind of edict would come from the imperial court controlled by those old officials of the big Han.

(End of this chapter)