Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Zhang Mo took Liu Bei and his two brothers out of the palace, and the four of them walked slowly along the street in front of the palace.

"Brother, is there any place you particularly want to go?" Zhang Mo asked.

To be honest, she was not very familiar with Luoyang. Although she had stayed here for a few months before, her father was in prison at that time, so she had no time to go shopping. She basically studied with Mr. Lu in prison every day.

"No, Junior Sister, just take me for a walk!"

It was boring to walk aimlessly like this. Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Zhang Mo suggested, "Why don't I take you to try some Luoyang cuisine?"

"Okay!" Liu Bei responded casually.

Zhang Mo took the three of them and turned two streets before finding a restaurant.

There was no such thing as a menu in that era. After sitting down, Zhang Mo called the waiter and asked about the dishes.

The waiter listed a few dishes, and Zhang Mo became more and more embarrassed the more she listened. They were all filling home-cooked meals, such as corn rice, minced meat soup, boiled meat, and boiled vegetables... He had promised to take people to eat delicious food.

"How about we change to another one?"

Liu Bei smiled gently, "No need, this one is fine!"

Guan Yu followed up, "We don't have any requirements for food, as long as we can fill our stomachs!"

Zhang Fei said nonchalantly, "As long as there's wine!"

The waiter looked embarrassed and said, "The late emperor has just passed away, and the authorities have issued a ban on alcohol, so our shop dare not sell it."

Liu Bei scolded in a low voice, "Third brother, this is the capital. You can't act recklessly like before."

Zhang Fei grinned, "Brother, I remember, I remember!"

Seeing that the three of them didn't want to change places, Zhang Mo ordered a few dishes and they ate and chatted.

"Where are you now, Senior Brother?"

Liu Bei put down his chopsticks, swallowed a mouthful of rice, and said with some shame, "I'm dissatisfied with you, Junior Sister. I used to be the lieutenant of Anxi County. Some time ago, in a fit of rage, I whipped the county's inspector. My second and third brothers and I abandoned our posts and fled. I originally wanted to come to the imperial capital to see you and then leave. However, now that Luoyang is about to be in turmoil, I think I'd better stay here for a few more days to see what the situation is."

Zhang Mo glanced sideways, "Brother, what do you mean by the rising wind and clouds?"

Liu Bei lowered his head, pursed his lips, and sighed softly, "How can we maintain peace and tranquility when the border troops enter the imperial capital?"

Zhang Mo frowned. Liu Bei, a recent arrival in Luoyang, could see that rebellion was about to break out. It made no sense that the Yuan family couldn't see it either. Why, after all these days, hadn't they taken any action? Was it because they were in a state of confusion? Or were they afraid of Dong Zhuo and didn't dare to act? Or perhaps... the Yuan family had other plans?

At this time, in another restaurant on another street, Lu Bu was also inviting Jia Xu to dinner.

"Mr. Wenhe, do you have any way to help the lord take over the Luoyang army?"

Looking at Jia Xu with his mouth full of oil, Lu Bu's mouth twitched. It was hard to imagine what kind of talent this man had.

Ever since Lü Bu followed Zhang Mo's advice and joined forces with Dong Zhuo in Hedong County, he went to ask Li Jue and Guo Si about this person. However, these two told him that they were not familiar with Jia Xu, but Duan Wei and Jia Xu were fellow villagers and had a good relationship. Lü Bu then went to ask Duan Wei and finally found this person.

Jia Xu patted his slightly chubby belly, picked his teeth and looked at Lu Bu, his wrinkled fox eyes slightly half-closed.

A month ago, the most popular person around this lord suddenly found him and asked him to be his counselor. His attitude was extremely sincere, which really surprised him.

Although he is well-educated and talented, he is currently just an unknown person and has no status in the army. He usually only interacts with his fellow villager Duan Zhongming. Why does Lu Bu value him so much?

Jia Xu was naturally happy that someone appreciated him, and through his contact with Lu Bu over these days, he also had a good understanding of this person. What made Jia Xu most satisfied was that Lu Bu treated his subordinates very well. As for how well, he could tell by looking at his belly which had gained weight recently, although he was not his subordinate yet.

In addition, the post-war relief policies implemented by Lu Bu in Xihe County also made Jia Xu look at him with admiration. If it were not for the guidance of an expert, Lu Bu would be considered a man of both civil and military talents.

Jia Xu said while picking his teeth, "There is no solution, no solution."

"What do you mean?" Lu Bu asked humbly.

Jia Xu glanced at Lu Bu and saw that his eyes were full of curiosity. He decided to chat with him for a while to help him digest his food. He asked in return, "Fengxian, what do you think, is the world in chaos?"

Lu Bu nodded. "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, bandits have been rampant throughout the country, rebellions have continued unabated, and the Hu people along the border are even more predatory. The people have been displaced and their livelihoods are in dire straits."

Jia Xu shook his head, "It's not chaotic enough."

Lu Bu's expression turned serious. "Why do you say that, sir?"

Could this guy also predict the future?

Jia Xu picked a strand of meat from between his teeth, burped, and spoke slowly, "When Qin lost its power, the whole world followed suit. Divisions and reunions are inevitable. Right now, our Han appears to be strong and powerful, and we've quelled the rebellion very quickly. But look, where has the rebellion been completely quelled? The remnants of the Yellow Turbans are stirring up trouble everywhere, the Liang Province rebels are entrenched, and that guy Zhang Chun is still roaming around."

"Ever since the late emperor appointed a governor and granted him the power to lead the military and political affairs of a state, this chaos has only intensified. When the late emperor was around, he could still barely maintain the situation, but now, as for Your Majesty, let me be disrespectful. If you were a puppet, everyone would despise you!"

The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched again when he heard this. That's exactly the case. Dong Zhuo now behaves very respectfully to His Majesty in public, but he knows best whether he has the intention to depose the emperor. As long as the Luoyang troops are withdrawn, the first thing Dong Zhuo will do is to depose the emperor and establish his authority.

Jia Xu continued, "Since the chaos in this world cannot be completely quelled, why not let it get even more chaotic? Only when it's completely chaotic can everyone take advantage of the situation to fish in trouble!"

If others heard these words, they would definitely think that Jia Xu was half crazy. However, because Lu Bu could foresee the future, he understood what Jia Xu meant after a moment's thought. After Dong Zhuo caused chaos in the court, the world was in complete chaos, and the various princes began to take advantage of the chaos to seize territory.

If this is what the Yuan family is planning, then there is indeed no way to recruit the eight captains.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. I understand!"

Jia Xu raised his sleepy eyelids, slightly surprised, "Got it? What did you get?"

It seems like I didn’t say anything?

Lu Bu said, "I will go outside the city tomorrow to arrange a military exercise to show the Luoyang soldiers the might of our Xiliang army."

"Military exercise?"

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's fine!"

Seeing Jia Xu looking drowsy, Lu Bu said, "Sir, please take a nap here. I will be leaving first!"

Jia Xu stood up and saw him off, holding the table. "Go and do what you have to do!"

"Sir, stay!"

Lu Bu bowed and walked out of the restaurant's private room. When the guards outside saw Lu Bu coming out, they hurried to the backyard to get the horse. Lu Bu mounted his Red Hare and walked slowly along the street, preparing to go back to Xianyang Garden to talk to Dong Zhuo about the military exercise. Just as he reached the intersection, he saw Zhang Mo and three men walking side by side not far away, talking and laughing, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other.