Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Left Fengyi.

Hua Xiong and his entourage, exhausted from the journey, finally arrived at the Jing River. After crossing it and walking for another half a day, and then crossing a small river, they arrived at Mei County.

"Hurry up, get to work!" Hua Xiong dismounted and directed the soldiers to cut wood and build rafts.

This group of people came all the way from Hedong County and had crossed many rivers, big and small, many times. The soldiers were very familiar with the process of making rafts. At Hua Xiong's command, those who chopped trees, cut branches, and tied ropes worked together and built dozens of large rafts in less than half a day.

Hua Xiong was directing his troops to cross the river when he heard a soldier from behind shout, "General, General Lu is here!"

"Where are they?" Hua Xiong looked back and saw a cavalry group coming towards him in the distance. Judging from the large cloud of dust that rose up, the number of people was far more than 500.

Hua Xiong thought they were enemy troops, but soon he saw the tall and majestic red horse in the lead, and the handsome and mighty figure riding on the horse. Were they Red Hare and Lu Bu?

Hua Xiong rode up to meet him and saw that Lü Bu's men had not decreased in number but had actually increased in number. He asked curiously, "Did they fight? Where are the bodies? Why are there so many more soldiers and horses?"

Lü Bule stopped his horse and explained briefly, "No, we didn't fight. On the way to Chang'an, we passed by Mianchi. Han Lai and Wu Shan heard that Dong Zhuo was dead, so they followed us. I traded the seal of General of the Cavalry with Li Su for the Minister of the Interior. I sent Han Lai and some others to take the coffin back to Jinyang first."

Hua Xiong glared at him, "You actually exchanged the title of General of the Cavalry for a corpse?"

What a waste! Such a waste!

Lü Bu waved his hand, signaling Wu Dan to lead his troops across the river first. He dismissed the idea, saying, "It's just an empty title. Have them cross the river quickly and try to reach Mei County by evening."

Empty title? Hua Xiong's face was filled with pain. "That's the title of General of Cavalry. Others want it but don't have it yet. How could you be so indifferent to it?"

Lu Bu looked at him with amusement, "Isn't the title of emperor honorable?"

Hua Xiong nodded and said, "Just kidding, he is the supreme ruler in the world!"

"No matter how noble your status is, if you can't maintain it, won't you still be deposed and killed? For a general, the most important things are the soldiers and the commanders. Now I have good soldiers and commanders like you, which far surpasses the empty title of general."

Hua Xiong nodded again, deeply touched that Lü Bu valued them above the rank of General of the Cavalry. He grinned and said, "My lord, you are right. These days, having soldiers is the most important thing."

Hua Xiong's change of address was a formal recognition of his master. Lu Bu smiled and said, "Having soldiers is not enough. We also need money and food. I can't let you starve." He pulled up the reins and said, "Let's go across the river and get the money."

Hua Xiong followed and said, "So you're just going to let that villain Li Su go?"

"What else? He is now the General of Chariots and Cavalry and the Inspector of the Imperial Guards. Your Majesty is in his power. I really can't do anything to him."

"If you really wanted to kill him, you would be able to do nothing. You could just shoot him with one arrow when he's not paying attention."

Lu Bu said, "I originally wanted to shoot him to death, but then I thought I'd spare his life for now."

Hua Xiong was puzzled, "He betrayed you and hooked up with Qing'er, why did you still tolerate it?"

Others don't know that Lu Bu and Dong Qing are a fake couple. Li Su didn't say that he betrayed someone, but he slept with his boss's wife. This is intolerable for any man, but Lu Bu actually let Li Su go. It is really puzzling.

The main reason why Lu Bu let Li Su go was not because he was afraid of being accused of revenge for Dong Zhuo. If that was the only reason, based on Lu Bu's character, he would definitely kill Li Su to vent his anger.

So what if he wanted to avenge Dong Zhuo? Dong Zhuo had been kind to Lü Bu after all. As long as Lü Bu was not rebelling against the court, killing Li Su was actually nothing.

Of course, there are other reasons for keeping him.

In history, after Dong Zhuo's rebellious rule, although the power of the Han royal family was trampled into the mud, Chang'an still represented orthodoxy. If Li and Guo had not counterattacked Chang'an, and if the two of them had not fought internally and caused the emperor to flee eastward, no matter how fiercely the princes outside fought, there would still be great resistance to replacing the Liu family in the end.

Now in Chang'an, besides Li Su, there is also Li Jue. Li Jue's prestige in the Xiliang army is far higher than Li Su. He will certainly not be willing to obey Li Su's orders from now on. If Lu Bu kills Li Su, he will be helping Li Jue to monopolize power.

Guo Si is dead, but no one is willing to fight Li Jue anymore. If Li Jue colludes with the ministers in the court, the imperial power may be consolidated again. Lu Bu does not have so much time to wait for the next Dong Zhuo to appear. What he wants now is to make the world more chaotic and to make the emperor and his ministers more miserable.

Lü Bu couldn't explain too much to Hua Xiong, so he simply said, "Li Jue has been appointed General of the Guards. There's no room for two tigers in one mountain. Wouldn't it be more interesting to let them fight among themselves?"

Hua Xiong was sweating. What kind of reason is this?

Lü Bu didn't want to discuss Li Su anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "Dong Min has 3,000 soldiers stationed in Mei County. Does Yingwei have any plan to break into the city?"

Hua Xiong asked curiously, "You asked me to bring people all the way here. Didn't you have an idea in mind?"

Lu Bu said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible."

Hua Xiong was relieved, "That's good. We'll know if it works after we try it."

"Yeah!" Lu Bu nodded. Seeing that most of the soldiers had crossed, he led Red Hare onto a raft.

After everyone had crossed the river, Hua Xiong had his men pull up the rafts and pile them in the grass not far from the shore for easy use on the return journey. Considering that a large amount of food, fodder and property would be needed on the return journey, Lu Bu left 500 people to continue building the rafts here, while the others rushed to Mei County.

The group walked for another half day, crossed a small river again, and finally arrived in Mei County in the evening. Lu Bu hid in the team at the back and asked Hua Xiong to lead the men to knock on the gate.

Dong Min had just finished dinner when he heard the soldiers report that Hua Xiong had brought his men to surrender. He almost ran to the top of the city wall. With the help of a little light from the horizon, Dong Min clearly recognized that the leader was indeed Hua Xiong, and the people following him were also the Xiliang army.

Since Dong Zhuo's death, Dong Min has been in a state of panic, fearing that Chang'an would send troops to attack. He felt like an orphan. He had a fortune at home, but there were tigers and wolves outside coveting him. He was alone and weak, and didn't know how to keep the money, or even how to spend it in the future. He didn't even have anyone to discuss with.

Hua Xiong's arrival undoubtedly gave Dong Min a reassurance to his anxious heart. Although this reassurance was also a vague one, Hua Xiong's fighting ability was like installing an extra door in his home, making him feel a little safer.

Dong Min almost immediately wanted to let Hua Xiong's men in, but he still kept a wary eye on them. He asked, "Yingwei, why are you back in Mei County? Where are the others?"

Hua Xiong said, "You should know that Lü Bu has returned to Bingzhou, and Li Jue has returned to Chang'an. Duan Wei is guarding Huayin, and Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are trying to establish themselves in Hongnong County. I don't want to follow that ungrateful Lü Bu, nor do I want to go to Chang'an and obey the orders of that villain Li Su. I don't have the brains or ambition of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, so I really don't know what to do. After much deliberation, I decided to come back to Mei County to find you. I wonder if Shuying would be willing to take in a homeless man like me."

Dong Min suddenly felt very sad after hearing this. The Liangzhou army that had once been so powerful was now dead or separated, falling apart and forming its own camp. In the end, only he and Hua Xiong were left.

Dong Min raised his sleeve to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and quickly ordered people to open the gate and let Hua Xiong's troops into the city.

Dong Min personally went down to the tower to greet Hua Xiong. "Yingwei, you've had a hard time on this journey. Now come back with me." He turned to a soldier and said, "Hurry back and have someone prepare a bath, fine wine, delicious food, and beautiful women. I want to treat Yingwei well."

Hua Xiong said, "Time is running out, so there's no need for hospitality. I'd like to introduce someone to Shuying first.