Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Fengxian wants to go to Bingzhou?"

In the Beigong Hehuan Palace, Dong Zhuo leaned on the couch with his clothes half open, and waved his hand to let the two maids serving beside him leave.

Lu Bu looked at his dark eyes and yellowish complexion, and sighed secretly. Judging from Dong Zhuo's current appearance, he might not live for many more years.

"No, I just don't want to give up Bingzhou. I want to send someone over to manage it, so that my lord can have a way out."

The suspicion in Dong Zhuo's eyes gradually faded. "Fengxian is kind, but why did he leave me a way out? I now have tens of thousands of troops, I have the final say in the court, and I also control the Guanxi area. Why would I need to leave a way out?"

Lü Bu frowned and asked, "My lord, do you really think that the princes and ministers in the court are truly subservient to you?"

Dong Zhuo chuckled. "I know they're just pretending to obey, but do they dare disobey my orders? That old fellow, Yuan Wei, is so subservient to me, sending me money and beauties every now and then. Under the might of my Xiliang army, they can only be enslaved like cattle and horses if they want to save their lives."

Dong Zhuo now extremely enjoyed the feeling of having the emperor and all the ministers under his feet. Now the emperor's women were at his disposal, the princes and ministers were at his beck and call, and the world's treasures were at his disposal. Life was like this, and there was really nothing to regret.

Lu Bu said, "Since my lord knows that they are pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, you should be more vigilant. The Yuan family has many disciples and former officials, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both governors. If they raise an army to attack, what will my lord do then?"

Dong Zhuo scoffed, "I have Fengxian and tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Why should I be afraid of those two young brats? Besides, that old fellow Yuan Wei is still in Luoyang. He and the other two will have to think carefully before they rebel."

Dong Zhuo nodded thoughtfully as he spoke, "But Fengxian is right. We should be on guard and not let that old fellow get away."

Seeing that Dong Zhuo and he were on completely different paths, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a headache. He bowed again and said, "My lord, can you agree to the Bingzhou matter?"

Dong Zhuo said, "Bingzhou has been plagued by bandits and cholera among the Hu people for years, and it's no longer a place of concern. What do you want with this place? I'll have people build a fort in Mei County. Even if it's true as you say, we can retreat to Guanxi in the future, which is much better than Bingzhou."

Lü Bu was not good at speaking and was at a loss for words. He was just thinking about how to convince him when he heard Li Ru, who had been waiting beside him, say, "Prime Minister, I think it would be a good idea to have General Lü send someone to manage Bingzhou."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked.

Li Ru said, "Although the Prime Minister is now second only to the emperor, as General Lu said, if the heroes of the world rise up to attack Luoyang, and if our Liangzhou army cannot defend it, it would be a good idea to leave a retreat for ourselves."

Lu Bu glanced at Li Ru and knew that this guy probably thought Dong Zhuo was no match for him and wanted to climb up his tree again. Although he was a villain, he had a pretty good eye for people.

Dong Zhuo yawned and said tiredly, "Since Fengxian wants it, I'll give it to you. But you must not go there in person."

It turned out that Dong Zhuo was hesitant and declined because of this reason. Lu Bu quickly said, "Thank you, my lord. Don't worry, as long as you stay in Luoyang, Fengxian will never leave."

Although Dong Zhuo is full of evil in the eyes of the world, Lu Bu's current situation is all due to Dong Zhuo's promotion. Even if he wants to seize power in the end, he will give him a good end and will never let him be set on fire as in his dream.

Dong Zhuo nodded in satisfaction. "Fengxian is loyal, I understand!" He waved his hand and said, "If you have nothing else to do, please leave. I'll have someone send you the imperial edict and official seal later."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Lu Bu bowed and left the hall. Li Ru glanced at Dong Zhuo who was beginning to doze off, then looked at Lu Bu's departing back, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. This man's vision was far more far-sighted than Dong Zhuo's. Li Ru had really misjudged Dong Zhuo before, thinking that he was a great leader. He had never imagined that in just two or three months, he had become such a horrible person.

I was wrong... Li Ru shook his head and left the Hehuan Palace.

When Lu Bu was about to come to Bingzhou, he immediately transferred Gao Shun back from Sishui Pass and asked him and Du Ji to set off for Bingzhou. Taishi Ci and Amina also accompanied them.

All the border troops of Bingzhou have now been transferred to Guanzhong, and now only the soldiers from various counties and prefectures are left to defend themselves. In this situation, if a large group of bandits or Hu people invade, it is basically impossible to resist. Zhang Mo's Golden Eagle Guards then played the role of border troops.

In recent years, Juyi Village has continuously absorbed population and its size has expanded to more than 30,000. Among them, there are more than 2,500 selected Golden Eagle Guards and more than 4,000 auxiliary soldiers. The original Juyi Village can no longer accommodate them, so Zhang Mo asked Guan Hai to set up a branch camp in another nearby valley, intending to move some people there, with Taishi Ci as the chief of the branch camp, leading half of the soldiers.

Since the last time the Southern Xiongnu King Xutu was killed, the Southern Xiongnu has no longer posed any threat. Now the biggest threats to Bingzhou are the Xianbei, Heishan and Baibo. As for Yu Fuluo who is strolling in Shangdang County, he definitely doesn't dare to touch Lu Bu's beard at the moment. Zhang Yan's main focus is on Jizhou, and he can deal with occasional attacks from small groups of bandits. Gao Shun is currently mainly guarding against the Xianbei and Baibo.

Because Gao Shun was not familiar with the various parts of Bingzhou, before he left, Lu Bu gave him a general introduction to the military defense focus in each place. Gao Shun was a steady person, and with the help of Juyi Village, it would be no problem for him to protect Bingzhou.

Of course, governing a place cannot be done by Gao Shun and Du Ji alone. They also need to recruit a group of local officials and local talents to serve. This task cannot be done by Gao Shun and Du Ji, two outsiders who are unfamiliar with the place. Zhang Mo did not care whether Wang Yuntong agreed or not. Anyway, Wang Ding is the head of the Jinyang Wang family now. Zhang Mo wrote a letter to entrust him and asked him to help negotiate.

After seeing off Gao Shun and Du Ji, another new year arrived, and along with the new year came an urgent report from Zhang Liao of Sishui Pass.

"Bam—"

The loud noise of a table being overturned broke the lewd music in the Chongde Hall. The dancers were silent and the officials were silent.

"You bastard! You bastard Cao Aman, I must eat your flesh and drink your blood to relieve the hatred in my heart! You bastard!"

Dong Zhuo overturned the table and paced back and forth in a rage, "How dare Cao Cao raise an army in Jiwu to attack me? And that Dongjun Governor Qiao Mao dared to forge documents from the Three Dukes and distribute them to all prefecture and county governments, accusing me of crimes and calling on all places to revolt. He even dared to restore that child Liu Bian to the throne."

"Damn it! Damn it everyone!"

Dong Zhuo angrily pointed at the ministers who bowed their heads and listened intently, "Tell me, were you the ones who started this? If you want to rebel against me, I'll kill you all first, you hypocrites."

With Yuan Wei at the head, all the ministers knelt down and expressed their loyalty. "Prime Minister, please understand. We are loyal to you and will do whatever you say. How could we rebel against you? This matter has nothing to do with us!"

Grand Commandant Huang Wan said, "Cao Mengde is the descendant of a eunuch. He is not of the same kind as us, so why would he accept our treatment?"

Huang Wan had just finished speaking when Dong Zhuo suddenly thought of something and pointed at Wang Yun, "Wang Si Tu, wasn't it you? I heard some time ago that you were discussing a marriage with the Cao family. Were you planning this at the time?"

Wang Yun and Lü Bu's hearts skipped a beat. Wang Yun hurriedly said, "Unjust! My daughter's marriage was arranged with General Lü. What does this have to do with Cao Mengde? Cao Mengde coveted my daughter's beauty and deliberately spread rumors to destroy her reputation. Fortunately, General Lü did not give up and personally came to propose marriage. Our Wang family is truly wronged in this matter."

Dong Zhuo then remembered that Wang Yun's daughter was promised to Lü Bu. He looked at Lü Bu again, and Lü Bu explained, "That was indeed Cao Mengde who spread the rumor. He somehow learned that I had a relationship with the Wang family's daughter, and deliberately used this to lure me out. The Wang family was indeed being used in this matter."

Dong Zhuo trusted Lü Bu immensely, and after hearing his words, his doubts were finally dispelled. He said to Lü Bu, "Tell Zhang Liao at Sishui Pass to make sure the gates are well guarded for me. Then send out scouts to see who has responded to Qiao Mao's call."

"Yes!" Lu Bu responded with a fist salute.

Dong Zhuo looked at Yuan Wei again and said, "Your family better behave yourself in this matter, or don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship!"

Yuan Wei bowed and said he dared not, but he was extremely anxious in his heart. He had not expected what Cao Cao and Qiao Mao were doing. He was not yet prepared for these two people to raise the banner of anti-Dong. If the Yuan family did not respond at this time, they would lose the support of the people. If they responded, those people left in Luoyang by the Yuan family would surely be in danger!