Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Pang De was holding a head in his hand when another one suddenly flew over and landed right at his feet with a bang. He looked down and saw Li Jue's eyes, which were filled with disbelief and unwillingness to close.

Pang De calmly stepped forward and presented Han Sui's head to Lü Bu. "Thank goodness you have fulfilled your mission and beheaded Han the thief!"

Lu Bu wiped the blood off his Fang Tian Hua Ji, glanced at the head, and then looked at Pang De. "General Pang, you are loyal and brave in avenging your master! I wonder what your plans are for the future?"

Pang De was slightly stunned. Didn't he say before that he wanted to join him? Why did he ask this question again?

He suddenly remembered something and quickly threw Han Sui's head aside. He lifted his robe and knelt on his knees, touching his forehead to the ground. "It is all thanks to you that I was able to avenge my former master so smoothly. From now on, I will follow you by your side and sacrifice my life for you, even if it means death!"

Lü Bu dismounted and supported him, saying, "Although your master is dead, your young master is still alive. I heard that General Ma has several other sons in Liang Province. Why don't you help them inherit your master's legacy, but instead surrender to me?"

Pang De bowed and said, "Young... Meng Qi may be an adult, but he's impulsive and doesn't consider the consequences. He's not fit to be a leader. The other young men are still young and can't shoulder the responsibility. Besides, your majesty's prestige is widespread, and your army is strong. You'll definitely come to take Liang Province one day. Even if we return to Liang Province today, we'll all belong to you in the future. Why bother with any more trouble?"

Lu Bu laughed and said, "You see it clearly, but I'm afraid your young master doesn't understand it."

"I'm willing to give him some advice. He's not a bad person by nature, he just needs training!"

Isn't it bad? Lu Bu obviously didn't think so. A Mo said, that Ma is a man who doesn't even care about the life and death of his own father and brothers. What the boy lacks is not tempering, but lessons!

However, although the horse is inferior, Pang De is really a talent!

"In that case, gather your troops and follow me back to Bingzhou!"

Lu Bu jumped on his horse, took two steps, and then turned back. "Send a few men back to Liangzhou to fetch Ma'er's mother and brothers. Fetch your family as well."

Pang De was overjoyed and clasped his fists, "Thank you, my lord!"

The cleaning work here was handed over to Taishi Ci and Pang De, and Lu Bu rode back alone. At dawn, he met Xu Chu and others who were walking slowly behind him. Lu Bu took Zhang Mo back to the city first, and Xu Chu took people to the back to help transport food and supplies.

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The cold wind was howling, snowflakes were flying, and the earth covered with snow was as beautiful as a fairy tale world. However, looking around, there was no one in sight for dozens of miles, not even a living creature. In all the villages passed by, there was no smoke from cooking fires, no roosters crowing, and it seemed as if all the people in the world had disappeared out of thin air. The desolate and depressed scene was frightening.

The couple rode together on a horse and strolled along the deserted official road. Zhang Mo subconsciously shrank into Lu Bu's arms, wanting to draw some warmth from him.

"Are you cold?" He held her arms tighter.

She nodded gently and sighed with regret. "Guanzhong, with its vast fertile plains and the foundation of the kingdom, was once so prosperous and wealthy. But now, there is really no one left. I wonder how many years it will take for this place to regain its vitality?"

Lu Bu could not answer this question. Destruction is easy, but construction is difficult. It may take three years, five years, or even longer. The war has not ended yet and the destruction is still going on, either here or somewhere else. Only when the war ends can real vitality be restored everywhere.

"Ma Teng and Han Sui are dead. Shouldn't we take advantage of the situation to take over Liang Province?" Lu Bu didn't want her to feel nostalgic about this, so he changed the subject.

Zhang Mo said, "With these two giants dead, let's let those small warlords fight each other first. When the war in Jizhou is over, send Mr. Wenhe there. Perhaps we can recapture it through peaceful means."

"Ok!"

Lu Bu was silent for a moment before speaking, "Let Ziyi garrison Chang'an? Pang De will first serve under him and station him in Huaili, Youfufeng. You can transfer Zhang Fan from Juyi Village to garrison Huayin. Ziyan will still be in charge of Hedong! As for the several passes in Henan Yin, I think Zhang Yan will lead his troops to garrison there."

"It's up to you to decide on this matter."

"Ziyi is your man, and you also persuaded Zhang Yan to surrender."

"Aren't my people yours too? If you give them orders, won't they obey?"

"I hope they listen to you."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Mo turned around and looked at him strangely.

"I want you to have enough sense of security. It's not given by me, but earned by you." Lu Bu said, sitting her sideways and pressing her face, which was cold from the wind, into his arms.

Zhang Mo was surprised, "Why... do you think so?"

The sense of security she gave herself! Ever since she traveled through time and lost the system, she had been working hard for it. Even though Lü Bu treated her like a treasure, she still didn't give up. It wasn't because she didn't trust him, but as a woman of the new era, she didn't allow herself to rely on men for everything.

She once imagined that if Lu Bu let her down, if they had a falling out, would he be the one who couldn't leave her, or she would be the one who couldn't leave him? If she took her own troops and established her own territory, would she be able to defeat Lu Bu?

This idea was actually ridiculous and unrealistic, so she didn't even evaluate the results.

Lu Bu didn't know what she was thinking. He just wanted to give her a position that even he himself could not shake.

He still remembered what Yang Biao said to him when he rejected the concubine sent by the Yang family that day.

"Your Highness aspires to conquer the world and become the founding emperor. How could he possibly marry only one wife? First, Emperor Guangwu was in love with Empress Yin. Later, to forge an alliance with Prince Zhending, he married Liu Yang's niece less than a year after their marriage. It's true that Emperor Guangwu was too weak at the time, forcing him to rely on Liu Yang. But with your current power, you can defeat all the other princes one by one without forming any alliances. However, if anyone wishes to submit to your Highness through marriage in the future, can you refuse? Can your wife refuse?"

Lu Bu's answer at the time was very firm, "So what if I don't agree?"

Yang Biao said, "Of course you can refuse, but do you really want tens of thousands of soldiers to risk their lives for something that can be accomplished by marrying a woman? What will the civil and military officials in Bingzhou think? What will the soldiers think? What will the common people think? Will your wife be labeled a jealous woman?"

Lu Bu still remembered Yang Biao's long sigh at that time, "The higher the position, the more helpless one is! Emperor Guangwu would never want to disappoint Empress Yin!"

After hearing these words, Lu Bu was very disapproving at the time. However, after thinking about it carefully these days, if such a situation really occurred, could he really refuse?

For everyone in this era, it is normal for a man to marry several women. However, for Amo, if he marries again, it would be a betrayal. Even if it is just a casual affair, she cannot accept it.

No one could understand Amo's insistence. They would simply think she was jealous, uncaring about the soldiers and the people. She wasted enormous manpower and financial resources, forcing the soldiers to risk their lives just to dominate her husband. Whose life was not? In that situation, what should Amo do?

He didn't want such a thing to really happen one day in the future, and he didn't want her to be embarrassed and painful. She shouldn't be the woman standing behind him, but should walk side by side with him, or even surpass him.

Bingzhou was able to conquer Heishan, destroy Yuan Shao, defeat Ma Teng and Han Sui, and expand its territory to Jizhou and Sili in just a few years, almost entirely due to Amo's contribution. She should be the real master of Bingzhou.