Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Soldiers and bandits are one family. The reason why soldiers work hard to capture cities is that they can make a fortune by looting the people after the city is broken. It is common for soldiers who are blinded by killing to continue wielding swords and killing people when the city is broken. In many cases, the general cannot stop them. If you don't let your soldiers get benefits, who will be willing to fight for you next time?

Massacres happened from time to time. Whether it was the entire city or part of it, it didn't make much difference to ordinary people.

Zhang Mo replied, "Of course it was partly because Liu Bang killed fewer people, but the main reason was that Xiang Yu made one mistake."

"What's the matter? He has done a lot of wrong things." Lu Bu said.

"The political landscape of the late Qin uprising had always been one of respect for the Chu state. Xiang Yu not only massacred cities but also killed King Huai of Chu. This gave Liu Bang a legitimate excuse to attack him, and Xiang Yu lost the support of the people. This support not only came from the people, but also from the aristocratic families, the nobility, and other powerful forces."

Aristocratic family! ?

After experiencing a life in a dream, Lu Bu had some understanding of this group. They controlled the promotion of talents and controlled the vast majority of the population and land. The reason why Dong Zhuo was so irritable later was because he had no money and no food. The court was extremely poor, while the aristocratic families were extremely rich.

Dong Zhuo also tried to please the aristocratic families, but the aristocratic families looked down on them, a group of barbarians from Western Liang. He also tried to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, but it didn't work at all unless he could kill all the aristocratic families in the world, which Dong Zhuo obviously did not have the strength to do.

Whether or not the aristocratic family supports you is crucial to success or failure.

Zhang Mo continued, "Also, as I said before, sometimes you have to learn to pretend. Regardless of whether Liu Bang was sincere or not, when he was conquering the world, he never considered himself a high and mighty ruler. Whenever he had free time, he would go to the countryside to chat with the people, discussing their daily lives and showing concern for their lives. This was also the key to his winning the hearts of the people."

"In short, there are many reasons for winning or losing, but sometimes it also depends on luck. Liu Xiu was an emperor with extremely good luck. If I could explain this in detail, it would take days to finish. That's all for now. Think carefully about what I said today."

Zhang Mo looked at the sky and stood up. "One more thing. My adoptive father won't be home tomorrow, and I plan to skip school due to illness. Please accompany me out of town. Time is running out, so we should leave early."

"What are you doing out of the city?" Lu Bu came back to his senses from her words.

"You'll know tomorrow. I'm going back first."

Lu Bu said, "I'll take you there!"

Zhang Mo waved her hand, "No, it's not dark yet!"

She walked a few steps and turned back, "By the way, remember to bring two shovels."

Looking at Zhang Mo's back as she walked away, Wei Xu suddenly asked, "Brother-in-law, have you noticed a problem?"

"what is the problem?"

Lu Bu turned his head and looked at him. The boy looked thoughtful. Could it be that he had realized some profound truth?

Wei continued, "When Ah Mo spoke of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu, she addressed them by their names, without a trace of reverence in her tone."

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then realized that it seemed to be true.

"Perhaps it's because she was just a commoner before Wang Yun took her in, and she doesn't understand etiquette and hierarchy!"

"Then why does she understand so many things? What she said today was so clear and logical, with solid evidence. I feel like even the teacher who taught me how to read couldn't have explained it as well as she did. She must have studied history books seriously."

"Maybe she just thinks it's easier to call her by her name. There are only three of us here anyway, and no one else can hear us, so it's fine."

Lu Bu returned to the house with the bamboo slips, wrote down everything Zhang Mo said, and pondered over them carefully. He felt that he had gained something.

……

The next day, Zhang Mo came to see Lu Bu early. Lu Bu had already fed the horse and was waiting for her at the door.

"What on earth are you going to do out of town for?"

Zhang Mo said, "I want to go survey the mining area and learn how to ride a horse."

After returning to Jinyang, Xu Chu and others became busy. Not only did they have to help the Wang family train their troops, but they also had to attend classes. Although they had a good relationship with Zhang Mo, they were also bound by the Wang family. However, it was different for Lu Bu, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Mo tried her best to recruit Lu Bu.

As for horse riding, she had to learn this skill in ancient times when there were no other means of transportation.

Lu Bu said, "It takes time to learn to ride a horse. If you keep doing this, you'll be caught sooner or later."

Zhang Mo said indifferently, "As long as I'm not caught by my adoptive father, it doesn't matter if he finds out I'm not at home. I'm still a child. What child doesn't like to play? I'll just say I sneaked out to play. Besides, I've done the homework assigned by the teacher very well. At most, he'll nag me a few times and that's it."

Since the last suggestion at the post station, Wang Yun has become more fond of Zhang Mo, which is why she dares to be so fearless.

"What do you usually learn?" Lu Bu asked casually as he carried her onto the horse.

Zhang Mo counted on her fingers, "Classics, Qin music, singing and dancing, needlework, calligraphy. In the past, there were etiquette and rules, but I've already mastered this one. Calligraphy and classics should be mastered in a while. The teacher of the other three is Mei Niang. She's on my side, so I can cheat."

Wang Situ had indeed raised A-Mo like an entertainer. Judging by what she had learned, even the emperor's concubines hadn't learned as much as she had. This old man had already been dismissed from office, so what else was he planning? Could he be planning to send A-Mo into the palace so he could leverage his status as a relative to the emperor to gain power?

Lu Bu snorted in his heart, thinking that Wang Situ was really not a good person. It was a good thing that Amo treated his family as relatives.

Lu Bu turned over and sat behind her, and the two of them rode together out of the city.

When Zhang Mo went to deliver the thank-you gift to Lu Bu that day, she also took a look at the scenery outside the city. Judging from the buildings, Jinyang at that time was completely different from that of later generations. Even many streams and rivers had been diverted or dried up due to more than a thousand years of siltation, and the difference was huge. She could only judge the location of the mining area based on the position of the mountains.

She pointed to the west and said, "Let's go that way."

Lu Bu took her for a trot and asked, "Do you want to learn now?"

Zhang Mo looked at the horse under her, which had no high-bridge saddle or double stirrups. Maintaining balance depended entirely on squeezing her legs tightly against the horse's belly. Learning how to do it was extremely difficult. She shook her head and said, "I'll modify the saddle some other day and then learn how to do it. Today, let's go find a mine."

"What does this have to do with the saddle?" Lu Bu asked curiously.

"It's a relationship..." Zhang Mo suddenly stopped talking here. This guy Lu Bu might fight with Dong Zhuo in the future. The Xiliang cavalry is already powerful enough. If they are equipped with these two things, they will be invincible in the world. What the hell is she still thinking about!

"It doesn't matter. I just think this saddle is not very good. I need to get a better one." Zhang Mo said perfunctorily.

Lu Bu was speechless. To learn how to ride a horse, one must have a good saddle. After all, he was trained by a noble family. Even if he was just an actor, he was still more particular than ordinary people.

Zhang Mo didn't continue the topic. She looked at the map of Jinyang in her hand, then looked at the distant mountains. She pointed to two distant hilltops and said, "Over there."

"What are you looking for?" Lu Bu asked puzzledly.

"It's something that can burn, called coal. I remember there seemed to be a coal mining area nearby. Let's go take a look."

Lu Bu hugged her waist tightly and shouted softly, and the horse, which was originally trotting, broke into a gallop, raising a cloud of dust.

The mountain looked not far away, but it took more than an hour to get there. The two hills that looked small at first appeared very majestic and spectacular when we got there.

These two mountains belong to the Taihang Mountains. Going further ahead, there are more continuous peaks, and a river flows through the mountains. There is a village not far from the foot of the mountain. It is late spring, and hundreds of acres of wheat outside the village form a vast ocean, with green waves.

Apart from this fertile farmland, the village was surrounded by vast wastelands and earthen slopes. Zhang Mo asked Lu Bu to take her around the area a few times, comparing the distance between the mountains and rivers, and roughly determining a location.

She took two shovels from the horse's back and handed one to Lu Bu, "Come and dig."

Lu Bu asked, "Is there the coal you mentioned? How can you be sure?"

"I can judge whether there is a coal mine underground based on Feng Shui." Zhang Mo said nonsense.

"You still have that ability?" Lu Bu looked at her with a smile, "Then why don't you look for gold mines? Wouldn't it be better to dig for gold directly?"

Hearing his mocking tone, Zhang Mo continued to lie without blushing or beating her heart, "I only know how to look at coal mines."

As she spoke, she began to dig the soil. She remembered that the big pit she saw in her previous life was only about six or seven meters deep. With Lu Bu's help, it should not be difficult to dig such a deep pit.

Seeing her small arms and legs, Lu Bu rolled up his sleeves and took the shovel from her hand. "Just watch from the side. I'll dig it for you in a moment."

So, Lu Bu, the driver, acted as an excavator.

Zhang Mo couldn't help but be amazed at how fast he dug a hole, which was faster than a gopher. This man was good at killing cows and digging holes. If his shovel was bigger, his speed would be comparable to that of an excavator.

The first pit was quickly dug to about seven meters, but there was no trace of coal at all. Lu Bu jokingly said, "The Feng Shui master's judgment was wrong!"

Seeing his sweaty forehead, Zhang Mo smiled embarrassedly, "Mistake, mistake!"

She handed the water bag to Lu Bu and said, "Drink some water and rest for a while. I'll take a look."