Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The scholars from Liangzhou were transferred to Hongnong County as officials, and some of the former officials of the Yang family in Hongnong County were transferred to Liangzhou to prevent them from gaining too much local power. This was inspired by Zhang Mo's previous method of deploying officials from Jizhou and Bingzhou.

Jiang Xu and others understood Lu Bu's intention, but no one stood up to object.

First, they knew that opposition was futile. The Tang Dynasty's policy was to split up both families and local forces. For example, their family's power in Liangzhou and the Yang family's power in Hongnong. Unless you just wanted to be a landowner in Liangzhou for your whole life, you had to accept the Tang King's dispatch and appointment.

Second, compared with Liangzhou, a northwestern border area, they are more willing to develop in the Central Plains from the bottom of their hearts. No matter whether the capital of the Tang Dynasty is set in Luoyang or Chang'an in the future, Hongnong County is close to the imperial capital and has greater room for development.

Third, the most important reason why they spent a lot of money to serve Lu Bu was that they had to bow to his military oppression. Secondly, it was because the Qiang rebellions in the northwest were too frequent and the economy was difficult to develop. Before Lu Bu came, these nobles and the Qiang people were fighting wits and courage all day long. Especially after the demise of Ma Teng and Han Sui, this situation became even more serious.

For the northwestern gentry who found it difficult to find a way out, they were willing to give up some immediate interests in exchange for longer-term interests, and give up economic interests in exchange for political interests.

For example, Jia Xu, who also came from a northwestern aristocratic family, was the first to follow Lu Bu. Now he is the top civil official in the Tang Dynasty. No one can surpass his status beside Lu Bu. When the country is established in the future, he will definitely be one of the three highest officials.

Another example is Duan Wei, who voluntarily gave up his military power to farm, and also made some political achievements in the field he is good at. If he continues to maintain this performance, he may be able to get a position as one of the Nine Ministers in the future.

Military generals like Ma Chao, Yan Xing, and Pang De would at best be a county commander and have a salary of 2,000 dan!

"The king has given an order, and we will obey it!" Jiang Xu said with a bow.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "For the time being, you and your companions will serve in the army. After the Liang Province incident is resolved, we will assign you to other positions based on your abilities."

Then he said to Jia Xu, "I'll hand them over to you. Send some information back to Yecheng for Amo to take a look."

"Yes!" Jia Xu bowed and accepted the order.

After surrendering this group of Liangzhou nobles, Lu Bu's army entered Ji County and incorporated the armed forces of various counties in Hanyang County. After some integration, the total number of troops reached 100,000.

During this period, Liu Bei, who had been delaying for several days, heard that Lu Bu had successfully captured Hanyang County. He realized that the situation in Liang Province was irreversible and whether he sent troops or not would have no effect on Lu Bu. However, in order to preserve his loyalty, he still asked Zhang Fei to lead 3,000 troops out of Yangping Pass to the east and go to Chencang Road to join Zhang He in attacking Yang Qianwan.

At the same time, Lu Bu also sent an additional 10,000 troops to Wudu County. In November, the Baiqing Di led by Yang Qianwan was destroyed.

Lu Bu did not allow Zhang He to return to join the army, but ordered him to stay in Wudu County to completely wipe out the remaining forces of the Di people hiding in the Qinling Mountains and expel the Canlang Qiang in the west of Wudu County.

Lu Bu was not in a hurry to send troops to Longxi again, but stayed in Ji County temporarily to start rectifying the administration.

Liangzhou, a frontier area that had long been abandoned by the Han court, had completely collapsed local administration, and counties, townships, and villages were almost all autonomous among clans and tribes. Just dividing up families and tribes would consume a huge amount of manpower, and there was also the need to re-measure the land, count the population, and establish household registration. Although Lu Bu had recruited a group of young talents from Liangzhou, there were still too few people available, so he had to transfer some people from Feng Ji to help.

During this period, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xin Ping, Yang Xiu and others were very busy. Even generals such as Yan Xing, Ma Chao and Taishi Ci, who were both civil and military, were temporarily called to various places to help. Duan Wei, the logistics minister, turned into a civil affairs and financial official, coordinating the management of various people's livelihood work in the four counties of Liangzhou. However, he could handle land, population, and taxes for now, but he had no idea about the commerce of Liangzhou.

Considering the need to operate the Silk Road and the horse farm in the future, Lu Bu sent a message by flying eagle to Jinyang to call Wang Ding to take charge of the trade in Liangzhou.

Everyone was very busy, except King Lu Bu, who was the most idle. After the general work was arranged, he would just listen to work reports from various places every day, learn about the dynamics of Song Jian in Longxi and Cheng Gongying in Jincheng, and then attend some social events.

Although the Hanyang County gentry had to surrender due to military pressure, they provided food and people, were willing to accept the splitting of the family, and cooperated with various tasks. Lu Bu had to give them the opportunity to get close to him.

Therefore, whenever he was free, he would go to the home of anyone who invited him to dinner to show his respect for the scholars of Liangzhou.

During the meal and drinks, there was naturally the part where women were offered gifts, but without exception, they were all rejected by Lu Bu.

The fact that Lu Bu refused to take a concubine was commonplace for the subjects of the Tang Dynasty, but the people of Liangzhou did not understand it at all. So, after learning from the failures of the previous families, Wang Ling specially invited Hua Xiong to his home one day and asked his sister Wang Yi to hide in the nearby compartment and eavesdrop for reference.

"What type of women does Your Majesty like? Although the daughters of the Jiang and Yang families are not stunningly beautiful, they are both talented and pretty. Why doesn't Your Majesty like any of them?" After three rounds of drinks, Wang Ling began to ask Hua Xiong about Lu Bu's preferences.

Hua Xiong was a bit drunk at this point, so he replied without thinking, "Of course I like the princess' type!"

"Princess Tang? What does she look like? What's her personality like?"

"She is a truly extraordinary woman, one of a kind in the world. I daresay there is absolutely no other woman in the world who can compare to her. Don't waste your time on her. My king only has the princess in his heart and eyes..."

Hua Xiong finished rambling on about Zhang Mo's legendary story, then picked up the wine jar and took another long gulp. He couldn't stop talking once he started. "You've all heard of the Zhen family in Jizhou, right? They have a young lady who is as beautiful as a fairy, stunningly beautiful. Her family is rich and well-connected, but the king doesn't even look at her..."

After Zhang Mo finished talking about the Zhen family, Hua Xiong concluded, "Since you invited me to drink today, I advise you not to try to destroy the relationship between the King and the Princess. Otherwise, the Zhen family will serve as a lesson. The Princess is the King's bottom line. Whoever touches it will die."

"So that's how it is!" Wang Ling suddenly realized what was going on, yet at the same time, he found it incredible. A supreme prince who controlled nearly one-third of the Han Dynasty's territory actually only had one wife? Incredible, truly incredible!

After sending Hua Xiong away, Wang Yi, who had been hiding in the compartment, opened the door and walked out. He changed his previous reluctance and said to his brother with joy, "I am willing to serve the king. You can send me to see him tomorrow."

Wang Ling, however, gave up the idea of ​​becoming related to Lu Bu. He asked curiously, "You've heard everything, and you're still going to ask for trouble?"

"How did you know I would ask for trouble?" The young girl's innocent face was full of confidence. "I have a way to make him keep me and take me back to Yecheng!"

"What method?" Wang Ling warned seriously, "Don't use those underhanded methods. If you anger him, you know what the consequences will be."

Wang Yi rolled his eyes at him. "What kind of dishonest tactics are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?"

Wang Ling thought about his sister's temperament. Although she was a girl, she was more open-minded and free-spirited than most men. She seemed to be somewhat similar to the Princess of Tang. Perhaps she could really catch the eye of the King of Tang.