Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Yuan Benchu ​​is gone?"

At the Cao Mansion, upon hearing the news, Cao Cao was first incredulous, then furious. "Yuan Benchu, this coward! I thought he was finally tough for once, but when the time comes, he's a coward again and just runs away without a word? I'm so angry! I'm so angry!"

He slammed the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground. Cao Cao was so angry that he almost jumped up and down. "I shouldn't have trusted him, I shouldn't have trusted him. This coward hesitated when I asked him to watch a widow bathing together as a child. How can I expect him to do great things?"

Bao Xin also cursed, "His departure is equivalent to handing the Luoyang army over to Dong Zhuo. This coward, I'm breaking off all ties with him! Break off all ties with him!"

Zhao Rong looked at this and that in confusion and asked, "What should we do now?"

Cao Cao calmed down for a moment, pressing his throbbing temple. "What else can we do? We can only pretend nothing happened. Everyone should do what they need to do, and wait for Dong Zhuo to come and take us all in."

Bao Xin said angrily, "I will not serve those Xiliang barbarians."

He bowed to Cao Cao and the others and said, "I'm leaving now. See you later!"

Chunyu Qiong said worriedly, "I wonder if this has leaked out? I might as well just run away!"

"Alas, Luoyang is about to change completely, and I am going back to my hometown!"

Inside the hall, Cao Cao watched the departing figures, remembering Master Zhang's words in the teahouse. A deep sense of helplessness suddenly washed over him. Was the Han Dynasty truly doomed? Who could still support it? What would become of his own path as a capable official?

Did the Yuan family act like this simply because they didn't dare to go against Dong Zhuo, or did they have other motives?

Cao Cao sat dejectedly on the ground, feeling that the road ahead was bleak and he didn't know where to go. He really wanted to ask Master Zhang for advice again, but he couldn't find him after searching all over Luoyang in the past few days. Sometimes he even suspected that Master Zhang was really an immortal who came to earth to guide him, but Yuan Benchu ​​didn't listen.

After Yuan Shao left, Bao Xin, Chunyu Qiong and others also fled Luoyang one after another. Dong Zhuo asked Liu Bian for an imperial edict and successfully incorporated the Luoyang army.

After taking control of all the military forces in Luoyang, the first thing Dong Zhuo wanted to do was to depose Emperor Liu Bian, who could not even speak clearly, and enthrone Liu Xie, the King of Chenliu, as emperor.

The news that Dong Zhuo intended to depose the emperor soon reached the ears of all the princes and ministers. Wang Yun originally thought that the Yuan family would not allow Dong Zhuo to dominate the government, but unexpectedly, Yuan Wei not only gave the Luoyang army to Dong Zhuo, but also agreed to depose the emperor.

"What does Master Yuan want to do?" Wang Yun frowned and asked with a puzzled look.

Ever since Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu left Luoyang silently, Zhang Mo had roughly guessed what Yuan Wei wanted to do. She didn't know whether Yuan Wei allowed Dong Zhuo to wreak havoc in the court because he found that he could not control him, or whether he had this idea in mind when he invited Dong Zhuo to come to the capital. But no matter why, the Yuan family wanted Dong Zhuo to completely disrupt the world at this time.

"No matter what Grand Tutor Yuan thinks, Dong Zhuo has now completely taken control of Luoyang. Father, please do not oppose him."

Wang Yun said angrily, "This barbarian wants to depose the emperor. How can a father just ignore it?"

Zhang Mo said helplessly, "How are you going to handle this? Since Dong Zhuo dared to bring this up, he won't compromise just because you object. He has a rude personality, and if you go against him, you'll definitely end up in trouble."

She looked at Wang Yun eagerly, "Father, why don't we resign and return to Jinyang? The court will soon be controlled by Dong Zhuo. We should not get involved in this mess. Hei'er is almost a year old, and my second sister-in-law is pregnant. Wouldn't it be better for you to go back and take care of the grandchildren's education?"

Wang Yun said, "My family has been blessed by the Emperor for generations. Now that the Han court is causing chaos among the barbarians of Western Liang, how can I abandon them? Don't worry, my son. I know what to do. I won't try to stop them with eggs."

Zhang Mo has tried to persuade Wang Yun to stop being an official at least three times. In the past, the eunuchs had not been eliminated, and he wanted to come back to eliminate the eunuchs, but Zhang Mo could not persuade him. Now the target has become Dong Zhuo, and Zhang Mo knows that she can't persuade him even more.

"Since father insists on staying, then let my eldest and second brothers go back, and I will stay with you in Luoyang."

Wang Yun asked in confusion, "Why? Although your two brothers are not very talented, they are more than capable of being minor officials. Why do you want them to resign and return home?"

Zhang Mo didn't know how to explain it, so she just said worriedly, "I'm afraid something might happen to my daughter."

Wang Yun looked at her with amusement. "My daughter used to be so brave. Even the Western Xianbei leader was chased away by you. Why are you acting like a little girl now?"

Zhang Mo sighed, "The Western Liang army is much more powerful and terrifying than the Hu people. Since father doesn't want my brother to go back, why don't we let my two sisters-in-law and nephew go back for a year or two and then bring them back after things are settled here."

"Well, since my daughter insists so much, I will listen to you. After Hei'er's first birthday, let her and the others return to Jinyang first."

Wang Yun agreed, and Zhang Mo couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Her current idea was to send as many people away as possible. In the end, if she really couldn't save them, at least her family would not be wiped out.

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In September, Dong Zhuo formally proposed to depose the emperor and establish a new one to curb his tyranny. All the ministers in the court dared not speak out, except the famous scholar Lu Zhi, who stood up to oppose it. Dong Zhuo was furious and wanted to kill Lu Zhi. Fortunately, Cai Yong, Peng Bo and others pleaded for him, and he was spared.

After deposing Liu Bian, Dong Zhuo dismissed Empress Dowager He on the grounds that she had killed Empress Dowager Dong. Not long after, he poisoned Empress Dowager He to death. Dong Zhuo was then transferred from Sikong to Taiwei, and concurrently held the position of General of the Cavalry. He was given additional military authority, and was granted the axe, tiger guards, and the title of Marquis of Mei.

Lu Bu was promoted to General of the Front, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and Duan Wei were promoted to Generals of the Central Army, Li Jue, Guo Si, Hua Xiong, Li Su and Zhang Liao were promoted to Colonels. At Lu Bu's suggestion, Dong Zhuo also promoted Xu Rong, a former Luoyang military officer, to General of the Central Army in order to appease this group of newly recruited Luoyang troops.

Of course, in order to consolidate his rule and show the world that he actually appointed people based on their merits, Dong Zhuo also selected a large number of famous scholars to serve as local prefects and recruited staff, including Li Ru, Cai Yong, and former officials of the General's Office He Yong and Zheng Tai.

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In Xianyang Garden, Dong Zhuo leaned lazily on the couch with his fat body, listening to Lu Bu's report on the military defense around Luoyang.

"Zi Zuo will be stationed at Xiaopingjin and Mengjin Passes north of Luoyang; Hu Wencai will be stationed at Guangcheng Pass in the south; Wenyuan will be stationed at Sishui Pass, and I will have Gao Shun accompany him; Duan Zhongming will be stationed at Xuanyuan Pass in Songshan, and Xu Rong will be in charge of Hangu Pass in the west."

After Dong Zhuo took over the Luoyang army, he naturally wanted to put the control of the defenses around Luoyang in the hands of people he could trust. He now had complete trust in Lu Bu, so he handed this task over to Lu Bu to arrange.

This was exactly what Lu Bu wanted. Yuan Shao and his men would inevitably rise up against Dong Zhuo soon, and most of the troops of the Guandong coalition were gathered at Sishui Pass, so he handed this most important pass to Zhang Liao. At this time, Sun Jian was the prefect of Changsha, and he had outstanding combat talents. So Lu Bu arranged for Hu Zhen to guard Guangcheng Pass in Liang County and let him deal with Sun Jian.

Dong Zhuo thought about it and found nothing wrong. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it as you said."

These people were assigned to the outside, and Lu Bu was in charge of Luoyang City himself. Only with Lu Bu by his side could Dong Zhuo feel at ease.

"promise!"

Lu Bu clasped his fists and was about to leave when Dong Zhuo said, "Wait a minute, Fengxian, there's one more thing."

Dong Zhuo sat up straight and looked at him. "Now that Luoyang has been completely settled, it's time to go and bring Qing'er over. You two have been married for a long time, but you've been apart for so long. The most important thing is to quickly give me a grandson."

Grandson? Lu Bu frowned slightly. Why did his lord care so much about whether he had a son? Moreover, even if he and Dong Qing had a son, he would still be a grandson.

Thinking about how Dong Zhuo held the banquet at Dong's house when they got married, and now he is so concerned about whether Dong Qing has a son, Lu Bu can't help but suspect that Dong Zhuo wants to train Dong Qing's son to be his heir.

However, that is still a very distant thing. Even if Dong Zhuo was not killed in this life, given his current age and fat body, I am afraid his life span will not be too long. It is useless to think about so much.

Lu Bu cupped his hands and said, "I will send someone to Jinyang to pick him up."

Dong Zhuo added, "The Bingzhou army has already arrived in Luoyang. I'm afraid there will be chaos again. Send a reliable person and bring more people with him."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "I'll let Zi Zheng go. He's more familiar with Bingzhou and is reliable."

"It's up to you!" Dong Zhuo yawned and waved his hand to let Lu Bu retreat.

After leaving Xianyang Garden, Lu Bu thought that he had not seen Zhang Mo for a long time and that there were some things he should explain to her, so he turned and went to the palace.