Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"My lord, I think this is inappropriate. Fengxian is brave, but he was just a military officer before, leading only 500 people. Now he is asked to lead 2,000 people, and they are all Qiang people. I am afraid he will not be able to do it. What if he accidentally causes a mutiny among the new recruits? What should we do then?" Hu Zhen objected.

Niu Fu followed up and agreed, "Wencai is right. I also think it's inappropriate. Leading an army does not depend on personal bravery. It is better to let Fengxian serve as a military officer first and gain some experience."

Yesterday, Dong Qing came to ask Niu Fu about Lu Bu, and Niu Fu knew that the girl had fallen in love with Lu Bu. Dong Zhuo had no children, so it was impossible to say that Niu Fu had no thoughts. Because of the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, Niu Fu was the person Dong Zhuo trusted the most. Now, Lu Bu suddenly appeared, who was more capable than him and might threaten his position, so Niu Fu couldn't help but be nervous.

Not to mention Hu Zhen and Niu Fu, an aide to Dong Zhuo named Peng Guan was also very surprised by this. Although Lu Bu had made great contributions, the speed of his promotion was really too fast.

Peng Guan bowed and said, "My lord, the two generals are right. I also think that Fengxian should be a military officer first. If he is truly capable, it won't be too late to promote him."

When Peng Guan said this, everyone except Duan Wei and Hua Xiong echoed him.

Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji were even more dissatisfied. They had followed their lord for a long time and had made great contributions. Why did Lu Bu surpass them as soon as he came?

After everyone had expressed their opinions, Dong Zhuo said, "Fengxian was a military officer before he joined me. He has made such great contributions this time. It is only natural that he should be promoted to Sima. Moreover, without him, you and the others would not even know if you would survive this time, so how could you have the chance to stand up and oppose me?"

Dong Zhuo brought up Lu Bu's achievements, and everyone was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu and said, "Fengxian, do you dare to accept this?"

Only two thousand men. In his dreams, he had led tens of thousands before. Lu Bu stepped forward and clasped his fists. "Thank you, my lord, for your appreciation. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

"Good! Good!" Dong Zhuo said with a smile, "I'll give you two months. After two months, I will see a different kind of Qiang cavalry."

He then looked at Hu Zhen and Niu Fu, "You two must also train your troops well over the next two months. After two months, the three of you can compete to see who leads the strongest troops."

Comparing with Lu Bu? What a joke!

Niu Fu immediately objected, "My Lord, this won't work. He alone can kill thousands of people. How can the few men I have compare to him?"

Hu Zhen echoed, "That's right, this is not fair at all."

Dong Zhuo glared at you, "I asked you to compete in battle formations and soldiers, not in a duel of generals. Look how scared you two are."

No fighting generals? Hu Zhen narrowed his eyes and turned his mind, "Then let's make a deal, Fengxian can't go down in person."

"Of course!" Dong Zhuo promised.

He is not stupid. If Lu Bu were to go on the field himself, he would probably be able to crush the entire field by himself.

Hu Zhen felt relieved and said, "Since it's a competition, why not place a bet?"

Dong Zhuo nodded, "There should be rewards and punishments..."

He thought for a moment and said, "How about this: the last place winner will have their entire team give their monthly salary to the first place winner, and I will also reward the first place leader with 50,000 coins. The second place winner will receive no reward or punishment."

Hu Zhen said, "This punishment is too light. In my opinion, the last team should have their commander do three hundred leaps and three hundred dances in public along the parade ground."

What kind of punishment is this? This is clearly an attempt to humiliate people!

Dong Zhuo glanced at Hu Zhen meaningfully and asked Lü Bu and Niu Fu, "What do you two think?"

Lu Bu clasped his fists and said, "It's a deal!"

"Then... it's a deal!" Niu Fu followed behind and said reluctantly.

He secretly glared at Hu Zhen and said, "Aren't you too confident? If you really lose to Lu Bu, wouldn't it be embarrassing to perform leaping dances in public?"

Hu Zhen understood what he meant and gave him a reassuring look.

Now that the bet was agreed upon, the rules of the competition naturally needed to be determined. Dong Zhuo said, "Divide your men into three teams. The first team will have 1,000 men. We will compete in marching speed. The specific location will be determined later. The second team will have 500 men. We will compete in charging. The third team, also 500 men, will compete in breaking through the enemy's formation."

Dong Zhuo simply decided on the competition items and left the specific details to Peng Guan, Duan Wei and Dong Yue to discuss. As for the three people participating in the competition, they were unaware of the details before the competition officially began.

After arranging the newly surrendered soldiers, the post-war cleanup work was completed. Everyone took care of their own affairs and went about their business.

After all the generals had left, Peng Guan couldn't help but ask, "My lord, we don't know the truth about Lü Bu killing Yang Chao. If it's true, it's fine. But if Lü Bu is lying, no matter how capable he is, he should not be reused."

Dong Zhuo stood up, leaning on the table, and stretched. "The truth behind the Yang Chuo incident isn't important. What's important is Lu Bu's ability. You didn't see it that day, but the sight of him chasing thousands of rebels all by himself was truly thrilling. If you didn't use such a capable general, why would I bother trying to exonerate him?"

"We should do it step by step. Giving him so many troops all at once, and adding this person's military power, it will be difficult to deal with him if he develops any rebellious thoughts."

Dong Zhuo glanced at Peng Guan and smiled meaningfully, "This is also the reason why I nominated him as Sima."

Seeing Peng Guan's confusion, Dong Zhuo continued, "He came to me as a criminal, and I not only exonerated him but also rewarded him generously and gave him important positions. How could he not be grateful to me? This is the first reason."

"Secondly, if I raise him to the same level as Wencai and the others, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among them. They will isolate Lü Bu and even try to trip him up. Lü Bu is new here and wants to quickly gain a foothold in the army. He can only rely on me, his lord. How can he not be loyal to me?"

"Thirdly, Zizuo, Wencai and the others have been with me for a long time. Among the people under my command, they have always been the most important. Their abilities are almost the same. Without newcomers to compete with them, they will slack off. It's a good opportunity to teach them a lesson through Fengxian."

Niu Fu was Dong Zhuo's most trusted person, but his ability was too mediocre, so Dong Zhuo could only urge him to improve in this way.

After hearing this, Peng Guan suddenly realized, "My lord is wise!"

Dong Zhuo laughed heartily and said, "Actually, judging from last night's banquet, Fengxian is quite a good man. He is humble, values ​​filial piety and trustworthiness, and is not lustful. He is a rare good man."

Peng Guan frowned, "No one is perfect. If this person acts too perfect, he's probably just pretending. Such people are actually more terrifying. I think my lord should be wary of him."

Dong Zhuo nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense. Fengxian has been with me for these days, and I haven't seen anything bad about him."

He turned to Peng Guan and said, "Wen Kui, you will stay in the army for the next few days and observe him secretly for me."

Peng Guan bowed and said, "Yes!"

……

Besides, after Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and others walked out of the tent, they were also discussing Dong Zhuo's promotion of Lu Bu.

Hu Zhen said sourly, "Yesterday, the General of Chariots and Cavalry summoned us, but our lord only brought Lü Bu with him. Last night, he even gifted him two fine horses, and this morning he even promoted him to the rank of Sima. Our lord is being too kind to him!"

"More than that..."

Dong Yue glanced at Niu Fu and said, "Yesterday I noticed that Qing'er's attitude towards Lu Bu was very different. Perhaps the lord wants to take her as his son-in-law."

Hua Xiong said, "It's Lu Bu's ability to win the favor of the lady. It's my fault that we are not as handsome as him, nor as good as him in martial arts."

Hu Zhen snorted coldly, "What's the point of relying on women to get to the top? Besides being good at killing people, I don't believe Lü Bu can command an army. I'll defeat him in two months, and then you can just wait and see him perform a dance before all the soldiers!"