Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Zhao Ziming was well versed in Han Dynasty classics and had extraordinary insights, but he was calm and non-confrontational. Lu Bu felt that such a person was not suitable for being an official, but he could not bear to bury his talent. Thinking that Amo had mentioned building a library, he appointed him as the historian of literature, brought him back to be the director of the library, and could also work as a professor at school in his spare time.

Zhao Zi was also very interested in this so-called library. He also heard that when Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, Prime Minister Wang had transported many books from the Lanting back to Jinyang. He immediately packed up his belongings and set off for Jinyang.

Sima Zhi was good at judging cases and was a fair person, so Lu Bu appointed him as the Jue Cao Yuanshi, in charge of judging crimes and settling cases.

After recruiting some talented people in Wen County, Lu Bu went to Xiuwu County to meet with the Zhang and Yang families.

Although Zhang Fan was talented, he despised fame, wealth and power and was unwilling to take up an official position. Lu Bu did not force him and appointed his second brother Zhang Cheng as the magistrate of Xiuwu County and sent his third brother Zhang Zhao to serve Du Ji.

As for the Yang family, because Lu Bu had killed Yang Chuo before, he was wanted by the Yang family. Although they had reconciled, there was no guarantee that Lu Bu would not bear a grudge. Now Hanoi belonged to Lu Bu. Yang Jun was afraid of being vented on his anger and wanted to move his family away, but he did not expect Lu Bu to come to his house in person to conquer him.

Yang Jun was moved by Lu Bu's magnanimity and agreed to serve as the magistrate of Ji County.

After meeting everyone he needed to meet, Lu Bu handed Henei over to Du Ji and Song Xian, and returned to Taiyuan with Chang Lin, Han Hao, Sima Zhi and Sima Yi.

On the way, Lu Bu really wanted to bully Sima Yi, the little brat, but the boy was extremely well-behaved and obedient. If you told him to go east, he wouldn't go west. If you told him to eat bran, he wouldn't swallow vegetables. He was like a puppet, but he had his own ideas.

If Lu Bu had not known in advance what this kid would do in the future, he would have liked such a well-behaved child. However, in Lu Bu's eyes, Sima Yi at this time was a conspirator who pretended to be well-behaved and pleasing on the surface, but was actually deep-minded and wanted to do bad things.

Upon returning to Jinyang, Lü Bu told Amo about his thoughts on Sima Yi. Zhang Mo looked at him with a mixture of amusement and tears. "He's just a sixth-grade kid, and you're already linking him to some kind of conspirator. You're really into him. Just treat him like an ordinary kid. Don't look at him with prejudice. Leave him to Mr. Lu for instruction. I'll take him in when I have time."

While playing with the little kid, Lu Bu said, "With my wife personally teaching him, there's no problem. And what about Zhuge Liang? Why not find him and study with him? One devoted his life to the end, while the other plotted to usurp the throne. They're both incredibly smart kids. It would be fun to play with them."

Zhang Mo sweated, then smiled and said, "That's a good idea, but Zhuge Liang is too far away from here, and we can't find him. Even if we can find him, he may not be willing to stay here. Pang Tong may be able to, but I don't even know where he is now. Where can I find him?"

"Won't you find out when your big brother Xu comes and ask him? Isn't he from the same school as this Feng Chu?"

Zhang Mo nodded. "If we want to retain people, we need something attractive in Bingzhou. My husband has found a library director this time. Let's quickly build the largest and most comprehensive library in the country. This will attract many talented people."

Speaking of books, Zhang Mo thought of Cai Yong and his daughter. The collection of books in Cai Yong's family can be said to be a library. If they can be invited, the cultural level of Bingzhou will be greatly improved.

However, Cai Yong is currently serving as an official in Chang'an, and he may not be willing to resign and come to the remote area of ​​Bingzhou. I have to ask Mr. Lu to write a letter to discuss this matter and see if it can be accomplished.

Lu Bu said, "Leave the library to Zhao Zi, and the task of recruiting bandits and cultivating the land to Han Hao. He's skilled in warfare, governance, and farming, so he's the perfect person to handle this."

Speaking of farming, Zhang Mo became worried again. "We don't have enough soldiers in Bingzhou. We need to recruit more. I've looked at the population statistics of each county and prefecture. Apart from the Baibo Army we recruited earlier, we haven't added any other population in the past two years. We don't have enough soldiers, and the labor force is still very scarce!"

Lu Bu said, "Then we should follow Hanoi's example and recruit some of the armed forces from the major families to join the army. After training them for a period of time, have them garrison the counties where the Black Mountain Army has established farmland."

"Is this okay?" Zhang Mo asked with some concern.

First tax reform, now population reduction, will this cause public outrage?

"Why not? They maintain so many armed troops for self-protection. Now that Baibo has been defeated and Heishan has surrendered, maintaining so many people would be suspected of rebellion. If anyone refuses to lay off employees, we can follow the example of the three counties in Hanoi and let Taishi Ziyi lead the troops to confiscate the family's property and exterminate the entire family. Kill one or two families, and the others will behave themselves."

Zhang Mo nodded, "Then I will contribute a part of the movement first and set an example."

Lu Bu immediately objected, "How can this be possible? These people in the Tulou are here to protect you and Xiao Baozi."

He then thought of something and said, "How about I organize them into a personal guard, specifically responsible for protection, with Zhongkang as the commander, and I will pay their salaries."

Zhang Mo looked at him and said, "You are using public funds for personal gain!"

"How can this be considered private use? You've done so much for the people of Bingzhou, shouldn't you have an army dedicated to protecting you?"

Zhang Mo said, "Actually, there's no need. I have plenty of money, so even if I have to support several times more troops, it's no problem. If you want to reorganize them into an army, then do so. I'll still support them myself."

"What's yours is yours, and naturally I should raise my wife and children."

Lu Bu walked over and hugged his wife in his arms, whispering, "Madam, don't worry about these things. What's important is to give me a few more dumplings and glutinous rice balls. We've been apart for a long time. Do you miss me?"

"Yes, very much..."

Zhang Mo glanced at Aunt Xu who was stewing egg custard for the buns in the kitchen, secretly scratched her chest with her index finger, and quickly pushed her away.

Lu Bu covered the place where she had scratched him and laughed with satisfaction, "My lady, you have worked hard during this period. Let me serve you well tonight..."

"Keep your voice down..." Zhang Mo's face flushed, she glared at him unhappily, lowered her head and picked up the drooling little bun.

The little boy was already seven months old. He was playing with bubbles in his mouth. When he saw Zhang Mo holding him up, he danced with joy and mumbled, "Mahma mama..."

Lu Bu came over with a curious look on his face, "Little Baozi, can you call for help now?"

"Yes, he can call me mom now." Zhang Mo said proudly. She pointed at Lu Bu and taught the little boy, "This is your dad, call dad, dad..."

Lu Bu looked rather strange, "It sounds better to call me dad."

He picked up the little kid and pointed at himself, "I'm your dad. Come call me daddy and I'll take you horseback riding."

The little boy looked at him cutely, his mouth curled up and he was about to cry. Lu Bu reached out and covered his mouth with his hand, saying nervously, "Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy will take you riding now."

As he spoke, he lifted the little man onto his neck and ran around the yard with him, "Ride the horse, call me daddy..."

The little boy giggled but refused to bark. Lu Bu didn't get angry. He took him around in circles and taught him to bark over and over again.

As the sun sets, smoke from the kitchen rises. Zhang Mo stands in the pavilion, watching the father and son having fun. She takes a deep breath of the warm smell of life, a happy smile on her lips. How wonderful it would be if there were no famine or war in this world!

However, just as the issue between the two bandit armies was resolved, another incident occurred in the north!