The anti-Dong banner had just been raised. Although Dong Zhuo was furious, he was not too worried. The Yuan family hostages were still being held in Luoyang by him. He believed that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would not dare to act rashly. As long as the Yuan family did not cause trouble, he would not care about other small fish and shrimps. However, since someone had provoked a war, preparations had to be made for the war, and Liu Bian, that kid, could not be kept alive.

That same day, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Ru to poison Liu Bian to death.

Because Dong Zhuo had taken Wu Shi San and had indulged in excessive sexual activities recently, his energy was not as good as before, so he left the war entirely to Lu Bu.

This battle had been arranged as early as when Lu Bu was arranging the defenses around Luoyang. At this time, only Cao Cao and Qiao Mao had just taken the lead, and the others had not yet appeared. Apart from asking people to prepare food and fodder, there was nothing else to arrange.

What Lu Bu should consider more at this time is: First, to what extent should he fight this battle, should he completely crush the coalition forces, or should he fight to a stalemate with no loss or win.

Secondly, after this battle, he had to control all of Dong Zhuo's troops and horses. Which of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang generals should be killed and which should be spared? Without human intervention, the coalition forces, with their motley crowd, would be no match for Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and others.

Third, now that things have developed to this point, he should think carefully about how to get off the pirate ship.

Since entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo seemed to have always been the dominant party, but in fact he was led by the nose by Yuan Wei and others. Thinking about the situation in his dream after replacing Dong Zhuo, he was determined not to stay in the imperial capital, a battlefield without swords and shadows.

Lu Bu was a little confused at this time. He couldn't kill his own relatives for the sake of justice, but if he went to Bingzhou with the reputation of being a remnant of Dong Zhuo, he would never be able to get rid of this shackle in his life. Thinking of the title of a slave of three surnames in his previous life, Lu Bu felt a headache.

When he first joined Dong Zhuo, he thought he could change him, but he found that many things were not as simple as he thought. Now, Lu Bu couldn't discuss these things with Jia Xu. Thinking that he hadn't seen A Mo for two days, he simply called her to talk.

It was a cold winter day, so Lu Bu asked someone to prepare Zhang Mo's favorite hot pot. The two of them sat around the stove and ate and chatted.

Zhang Mo said, "There's no rush. What's happening now is somewhat different from what you saw in your dream. We don't know who will respond to the call yet, and we don't know the coalition's direction and strategy. Let's wait and see."

In fact, Zhang Mo was a little confused about which princes sent troops. There were eighteen princes in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but there were not so many in history. Nor were they all gathered at Hulao Pass as described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The battle was not over in just a few months. The time span of this battle in history seemed to be about two years.

Lu Bu shabu-shabued a piece of meat for her and put it in her bowl. Seeing her eat with such satisfaction, he smiled and said, "Well, I was too impatient!"

Zhang Mo said as she ate, "As for how to deal with Niu Fu and the others, you have to grasp the right balance. You must not lose this battle. Even if you have to retreat to Bingzhou, you must not let them beat you away."

Zhang Mo said, looking at him suspiciously, "Dong Zhuo has handed over command to you. You're much better than me at arranging and controlling the battlefield. It shouldn't be too difficult to kill them with the help of the enemy. Why do you need to ask me?"

Lu Bu smiled bitterly, "It's mainly because these enemies are too weak and their will to attack is not strong enough."

He picked up a handkerchief beside him and wiped the sauce from her lips. "Of course, I missed you, so I called you here to hear your opinion!"

Zhang Mo automatically ignored the first half of his sentence, drank a sip of rice wine and burped, put down her chopsticks, took a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, and continued to answer his third question.

"As for getting off the pirate ship, it would be best if you could sacrifice your relatives for the greater good and then ask to be exiled to Bingzhou. But I know you won't kill Dong Zhuo, and I can't think of any good way to get rid of this reputation. Let's wait until this battle is over and see."

It was actually too impulsive to kill Dong Qing at the time. Lu Bu could only get rid of the relationship between him and Dong Zhuo as father-in-law and son-in-law by divorce. Even if he was a widower, he was still Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.

If they divorced, and after Dong Zhuo's death, Niu Fu would be promoted, and Lu Bu would remain behind the scenes to hold real power. Then the outside world would be directed at Niu Fu, and Lu Bu would surrender to the court like Hu Zhen and Duan Wei in history, and then ask to be exiled, thus completely getting rid of the reputation of being a remnant of Dong Zhuo.

I was so impulsive. Now that he's dead, Lu Bu can only bear the identity of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law for the rest of his life. So sad! So sad!

Lu Bu sat over and held her in his arms, rubbing his face against her temples. "Amo, shall we get married?"

Zhang Mo put her arm around his waist and leaned against him. "I'm only fifteen, there are still three years to go!"

"Why do you have to wait until you're eighteen? I can't wait any longer!" He whispered in her ear, "Do you know how hard it has been for me to wait these past few years?"

"Itchy..." Zhang Mo giggled, "You said you wanted to wait..."

"I don't want to wait anymore..." Lu Bu picked her up and fell on the couch beside him.

Zhang Mo gently pushed him, "No, not now..."

Lu Bu kissed her and asked, "Why? We are engaged, and she is dead. No one can stop you and me..."

"If I get pregnant, it's easy to have a difficult birth at such a young age. I'll have to wait another year until this war is over..."

Zhang Mo is not a person who sticks to old conventions. There is nothing wrong with love between a man and a woman. However, the war has just started and she doesn't know whether history will remain the same. If something unexpected happens and she gets pregnant again, it will be very inconvenient.

Lu Bu stopped untying her belt and asked in surprise, "How could a difficult birth happen at such a young age?"

"Yeah!" Zhang Mo nodded seriously.

"Then wait a little longer... wait a little longer..." Lu Bu turned over and sat up, "You sit for a while, I'll go outside to cool off."

Zhang Mo secretly glanced at his lower body and asked, "Is it uncomfortable?"

"What do you think?" Lu Bu glanced at her unhappily, opened the door and walked out. A gust of cold wind blew in his face. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his hot body slowly returned to normal. Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house, he saw a servant hurriedly coming in from outside the yard.

The servant came running over, shouting excitedly, "General, great news, great news, the Madam is back!"

Lu Bu's expression changed. "Who did you say is back?"

The servant said, "Captain Li has brought the lady back safely! She just entered the gate."

Zhang Mo, who was in the house, heard the servant's report and was slightly stunned. She muttered to herself, "Is it that God heard my heart and gave me a surprise?"

"But... this surprise is a bit tricky!"

Zhang Mo shook her head and opened the door. Lü Bu recovered from his shock and waved his servants away. He hurriedly explained, "I had Ah Xu and his men guard the main road into Luoyang. I hadn't seen him for such a long time that I thought he must be dead. Who would have thought he would return after such a long time?"

"I know."

Zhang Mo did not doubt that Lu Bu had deliberately shown mercy. It would have taken them half a month longer to come back from Shangdang County, and these two men had been gone for more than a month. Not to mention Lu Bu, she also thought they must have died.

"I'll go out from the back. It's not a good time to meet Dong Qing."

Watching her turn and leave, Lu Bu felt as if his heart was being cut by thousands of knives. She was the wife he really wanted to marry, so why should he let her suffer like this and not even be able to leave through the main gate?

Lu Bu quickly stepped forward and grabbed her. "No need to go through the back door. You and I are already engaged. She will find out sooner or later. I will never let her touch you."

"You can protect me in Luoyang, but what will happen if I go to war?"

"Most of the troops stationed in Luoyang are my men. If you, my lord, listen to her instigation and try to take action against you, I can only..." Lu Bu paused, his low voice carrying a hint of coldness, "Mutiny!"

Dong Zhuo's body was almost hollowed out and he didn't have much time left. If it weren't for the last resort, Lu Bu really didn't want to abandon him at this time. For Dong Zhuo, losing power was more painful than killing him.

But Amo is my bottom line, no one can touch it!

"If you do this, you will be in chaos before Yuan Shao and his men even attack you."

If Lu Bu launched a mutiny in Luoyang, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and others stationed outside would definitely bring their troops back, leaving all the gates around Luoyang empty.

Lü Bu took her hand and walked out. "Don't be afraid. If I can't even protect the one I love, what good is this world for me? From now on, I won't let you suffer any injustice. I want you to stand by me openly and honestly, and let everyone in the world know that you are my wife."

Zhang Mo stared at his profile, the cold lines, the high nose bridge, the determined eyes. She was almost fascinated by his appearance. This was the arrogant and responsible Lu Fengxian in her mind.

Let it be messy! It’s already messy enough!

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