Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 84
Chapter 84

Not long after Lu Zhi's military order was handed down, in a corner of the official army camp, what were the two discussing?
"My lord, my villain got the news that there was a secret letter from Guangzong City tonight, that Zhang Jiao wanted to recruit the commander of our army." A black shadow said.

"What, you should inquire about this matter carefully. You must not talk nonsense about such a matter. You need evidence." The other person looked around and whispered.

"Look, my lord." Speaking of the black shadow, he took out a note from his pocket, handed it to another person, and continued:
"This is the secret letter intercepted by the villain at the risk of his life. There is also Zhang Jiao's seal on it. It is absolutely unmistakable."

The other person finished the note, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "This matter involves a lot, and it is beyond our ability to solve it. I will send someone to report to the capital immediately."

After speaking, the two people dispersed in a hurry and disappeared into the camp.

At midnight, one after another, several horsemen and horses quietly left the barracks and galloped in the direction of Luoyang.Obviously, they all reported the military situation here to Luoyang.

Early the next morning, Lu Bu was practicing martial arts in the martial arts arena. These days, Lu Bu followed Zhang Ling'er to Yingchuan first, and then to Guangzong. He didn't relax, Lu Bu remembered his identity as the number one military general in the Three Kingdoms, so naturally this martial art cannot be neglected.

After fighting with Dianwei and Zang Ba for a few rounds, after clearing them up, they saw a tall figure walking straight over. It was not Zhang Liang, but who could it be?
"Hehehe, nephew Lu Xian is just in good spirits, and he is practicing martial arts so early." Zhang Liang greeted Lu Bu from a distance, looking very familiar.

"Hehe, it turns out that General Rengong is here. Seeing General Rengong's happy appearance, there must be something good going on." Looking at Zhang Liang's happy expression, Lu Bu knew that something happy must have happened.

"There is indeed a good thing. I heard early in the morning that Lu Zhi had retreated [-] miles to set up camp. However, he has not responded to your letter." It turned out that this Liang saw that Lu Zhi's army had retreated [-] miles. , I will come to Lu Bu immediately.

"As long as his army retreats, it will already explain the problem. Yesterday, I deliberately sent out more than a dozen letters, just to let all the factions in the official army know about this matter. I think those people have sent these Please report to the court. As long as this news reaches Luoyang, some people will doubt Lu Zhi’s loyalty. At that time, we only need to cooperate to make the court transfer Lu Zhi back.” Lu Bu slightly If you ponder, you have already made a judgment.

"Well, that's a good point, but what should we do to cooperate?" Zhang Liang asked a little puzzled.

"Actually, there is nothing to do. Now that Lu Zhi has retreated for [-] miles, he has already expressed his attitude. He wants to take this opportunity to buy time, and he is unwilling to fight our army now. It happens that our army can also take advantage of it." At this opportunity, send troops out to collect food and grass. As long as some rumors are released while collecting food and grass, it is said that Lu Zhi is going to surrender to us. Those who support him in the imperial court will also have doubts. However, when sending troops out of the city to collect food and grass, we must pay attention to the fact that the army must not be dispersed. Although Lu Zhi will avoid large-scale conflicts with our army, it does not mean that he They will not send a small group of troops to attack us." Lu Bu made a clear judgment on the current situation and explained what Zhang Liang should pay attention to.

"Okay, let's do as you said. Although our army won the battle of Yingchuan, we also lost a lot of soldiers and horses. In fact, I don't want to go to war with the army on a large scale. The loss must be too great." Zhang Liang thought Think, agree with Lu Bu's approach.

A few days later, the military report from the front line finally reached Luoyang. In the Luoyang Palace, Emperor Ling, the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, saw the military report from the front line, but was furious.

"Hmph, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are simply idiots. They were defeated by a gang of yellow scarves. It's like a state. Let the relatives talk about what to do." Lingdi looked angry and looked at the many big men in the hall. The minister of the humerus asked.

"My Majesty, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. General Huangfu and General Zhu Jun have experienced hundreds of battles. They are the famous generals of my great man. This time, they just stumbled. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and allow him to perform crimes and meritorious deeds to relieve Your Majesty."

Emperor Ling raised his eyes and saw that the person speaking was the head of civil servants, Yuan Kui was the same, Emperor Ling frowned involuntarily, but suppressed his anger and didn't say anything.

"Master Yuan's words are wrong. If Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are the generals of the defeated army, their defeat this time will exhaust our [-] elites. If such a person is still a good general, then does it mean that my man has already died?" Is there no one available?" Zhang Rang, who was standing beside the emperor, suddenly stood up and said in a sharp voice.

"Hmph, Lord Hou has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and he seems to be quite skilled in the art of war. Since Lord Hou thinks that Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are useless generals, please ask Lord Hou to go out and put down the Yellow Turban himself." Looking at Zhang Rang's expression Seeing this, Yuan Kui was upset, so he expressed his opinion on letting Zhang Rang lead the troops to fight.

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks about it carefully. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were defeated last time. This time, they will realize their shame and be courageous. Your Majesty might as well demote Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to one level and let them serve their crimes and make meritorious deeds."

When Zhang Rang heard Yuan Kui's words were wrong, his eyes rolled wildly, and he immediately changed his mind. He must not have many people trusted by Shi Changshi. If he really sent himself out to fight, he might never come back.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, now that Yingchuan has been defeated, although Huangfusong and Zhu Jun have the heart to serve the country, but they are short of soldiers and horses, please make an order to allow them to act cheaply and mobilize the soldiers and horses of the surrounding counties. .” Yuan Kui suggested again.

"Okay, I will agree, but this is not an example. If you can't see the merits again, I will ask you to come and see them both." Lingdi finally made a final decision.In the end, he said a harsh word, which can be regarded as venting the anger in his heart.

"Your Majesty the Cavalry, there is a battle report from Guangzong."

As soon as Emperor Ling finished dealing with Yingchuan's affairs, a minister came forward to report.

"Hey, tell me quickly, what's the matter." Lingdi asked casually because he was not in a good mood today.

"Your Majesty, there are two things. The first thing is that the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army went all the way north to Guangzong. Now Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army has increased to 22. General Lu requested to mobilize Bingzhou Ding Yuan and Beiping Gongsun Zan led troops into Jizhou to assist in the battle." When the official was speaking, he took a peek at Yuan Kui, but the expression in his eyes was somewhat complicated.

"What? The Yellow Turban Army has increased again?" Emperor Ling let out an exclamation, but stopped again. Emperor Ling didn't understand what happened to the Han Dynasty and why it became like this. Could it be that he himself is so useless? what?

"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turbans are powerful, and our army should indeed increase our troops, otherwise the Jizhou battlefield will be unsustainable." Yuan Kui suggested again.

Lingdi looked at Yuan Kui, then turned to look at Zhang Rang, Lingdi was surprised that Zhang Rang didn't speak this time.Lingdi has always been looking for a balance between officials and eunuchs. Now that Zhang Rang has no objection to the opinions put forward by officials, Lingdi is a little uncomfortable.

"Sure." Seeing that there was no objection in the hall, Emperor Ling finally spoke.

"Then what's the second thing?" Just as Emperor Ling spoke, Zhang Rang jumped out and asked the official who reported.

The official who reported looked at the note in his hand, and at Yuan Kui who was not far away, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

"Let me speak for you." Zhang Rang sneered, turned around suddenly, and knelt down at Lingdi and said:

"Your Majesty, this slave wants to join Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi has [-] soldiers. After he arrived in Guangzong, he would not die to kill the thieves to protect the country, but he colluded with the Yellow Turban thieves and worked hand in hand with him in an attempt to overthrow our great Han society. His crime should be punished, Your Majesty."

Zhang Rang fell to his knees on the ground, and when he spoke emotionally, his nose burst into tears, as if his own father had died, and he couldn't make a sound. If he didn't know it, people really thought that he was a great loyal minister.

"Your Majesty, what the Marquis said is not true, please see it clearly. General Lu has sent a statement stating the reasons for this, and please read it." The minister who made the report also knelt down immediately. , raised his hands above his head, but handed over a piece of paper.

This minister, today, originally wanted to report the two matters reported by Lu Zhi to the emperor together, but the latter matter involved the Yuan family, so as soon as it came up, this minister was a little uncertain. Is it reported directly?Or press it first?So the minister looked at Yuan Kui a few times, but still didn't make up his mind.

It's just that in this way, the opportunity was lost, but Zhang Rang seized the opportunity.In this way, I am afraid that nothing will work.

Sure enough, that piece of Chen handed it up, and after a brief glance at it, Emperor Ling threw that piece of Chen on the ground and began to curse.

"Shameless and shameless, there is such a shameless person in the world, who obviously accepted the letter of persuading surrender, and has a different ambition in his heart, but he said it with awe-inspiring righteousness." It is no wonder that Emperor Ling was angry. Today, he failed to connect to Yingchuan, and the battle with Guangzong was unfavorable. News, that's all, there is actually a commander who communicates with the enemy during the battle, can this not make Lingdi angry?
Emperor Ling looked at the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, and suddenly thought of a question: "How many of the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty can I trust? Is it only the ten servants? Then He Jin was originally his brother-in-law, but Now that he has great power in his hands, he still flirts with these scholars." Thinking of this, Emperor Ling's heart became even more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The soldiers are deceitful. General Lu Zhi has a great responsibility. In the face of 22 yellow scarves, it is reasonable to use some small tricks. Please don't make wild guesses. Your Majesty is willing to use his wealth and life as a guarantee. General Lu Zhi will never Two hearts." Yuan Kui knelt down and kowtowed when he saw that Emperor Ling was angry.

"The ministers are also willing to guarantee their wealth and life, and General Lu has no other ambitions." Seeing Yuan Kui kneeling down to plead for mercy, the other ministers also knelt down and pleaded for Lu Zhi.

The civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty did not intercede for Lu Zhi now, only some generals led by He Jin remained, but these people also looked at He Jin. Although He Jin wanted to kneel down and intercede for Lu Zhi at this time, but look Seeing the angry look on Lingdi's face, he was at a loss for a while.

(End of this chapter)