Chapter 56: The Old Man
The edict of the Son of Heaven ordering Lu Bu to enter Beijing was soon placed on the copywriting table of the General's Mansion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After Zhang Zhong read it several times, it was indeed written that 'Lu Bu, the captain of Beiguang, was summoned to Beijing to see the driver', and he sent someone to call Lu Bu to the mansion.
Lu Bu is also confused about this, it stands to reason that those who are eligible to enter the Hajj in Bingzhou are only Zhang Zhong and Zhang Yi. A lieutenant like Lu Bu, no matter which state he is in, is a lot of them, and since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has never been a case of a lieutenant entering Beijing.
It is extremely rare for a border general to enter Beijing, let alone a little-known school captain. However, since the Son of Heaven has issued an edict, even if Lu Bu is 10,000 unwilling, he must go.
The sudden withdrawal of the Xianbei people was not just because of the arrival of Zhang Yi's 20,000 reinforcements, although Lu Bu did not know the specific situation, but it must have nothing to do with the drama of Yunzhong County, except for him, it was difficult for Lu Bu to think of a second person.
The wolf cavalry battalion was able to be trained in just one month, and on the surface it seemed to be the credit of Lu Bu alone, but only Lu Bu himself knew that a series of supplies needed for training and conquest, military armor, war horses, and a series of materials, such as drama and strategy, were the biggest contributors.
It's just that he doesn't want to be a high-ranking official, he doesn't want to be generous, with his ability, he can shine wherever he goes, why did he choose to help himself from a poor family?
From the beginning, Lu Bu didn't want to pass this question.
Zhang Zhong saw that Lu Bu was stunned, handed over the edict of the copywriter to Lu Bu, and sounded the alarm for Lu Bu with a solemn expression: "Fengxian, this trip to Luoyang is unpredictable, you are aggressive, and you are angry, you must not be impulsive and reckless in the court." As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, you must be cautious everywhere, this may be a great opportunity for you, but it may also make you doomed at any time, everything must be cautious, do you understand? ”
Lu Bu nodded, and responded to Zhang Zhong with a fist, "The general's teachings, Bu keep them in mind." ”
"Lu Fengxian, my eldest brother is in Luoyang, do you want me to squeak for you, and then you can take care of it." After these days of getting along, Yan Xin felt that Lu Bu was a very good person, so he took the initiative to ask.
Lu Bu shook his head slightly, and politely rejected Yan Xin's kindness, after all, he had not had the slightest intersection with the Yan family, and it was unreasonable to make the family bother.
Lu Bu is unwilling, Yan Xin is not forced, many things can be stopped at the point.
Before leaving, Zhang Zhong taught Lu Bu many court etiquette, which made Lu Bu have a headache, and the red tape of these literati was more torturous than fighting on the battlefield.
The old general asked Lu Bu to go to Qiangyang again, Lu Bu's mount was killed on the battlefield, and there was a large ranch in Qiangyang County, which covered an extremely wide area, and the old general specially asked Lu Bu to choose a fast horse.
The war horse was killed, and Lu Bu was also very helpless, it was difficult for ordinary horses to support his body, but how difficult it was to find a divine horse. However, since the old general spoke, Lu Bu had no choice but to agree first, Luoyang is far away, and having a good mount will naturally save a lot of time.
Knowing that Lu Bu was announced to Luoyang, Zheng Song immediately recruited the old housekeeper who had followed him for most of his life, and ordered: "You quickly return to the party, secretly hang a heavy reward, and spread Lu Bu's route, and say that whoever can take off Lu Bu's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold." There have always been many outlaws on both sides of the Turbid River, and there will be a large number of killer assassins who will take the initiative to hunt down Lu Bu without the old man's action. ”
After Zheng Song finished speaking, he wiped his beard very comfortably, and an old fox's sinister smile appeared on his face, "I want to go to Luoyang, hum, it depends on whether you have that life!" ”
The steward received the order, and the starry night hurried back to the party, and set out to do the errand.
In the southernmost part of Yanmen County, there is a county town called Qiangyang, where the field is fertile, the grass is delicious, the branch of the Wei River flows through here, forming a natural pasture, which is the best place for horses and animal husbandry, so Qiangyang is also known as 'Juncheng'.
The war horses of the entire state are almost supported by the strong sun.
In order to prevent anyone from stealing the foal, Zhang Zhong specially stationed an army of 3,000 people in Qiangyang, and later due to the tight war at Yanmen Pass, only 2,000 were transferred, and only 1,000 people remained to guard the place. Fortunately, Zhang Zhong's prestige was widespread, and even with 2,000 guards missing, not a single horse was ever lost.
In addition to supplying the army, there were very few people who personally selected the horses, and the guards were happy to be at ease and contented, and they were content to do this 'master' errand with food, drink, and life.
At the east gate of the ranch, more than a dozen soldiers on duty sat in a pile, holding weapons in their arms and began to blow the ground, and the topic was undoubtedly about the details of the battle of Yanmen Pass.
The Han family's sons fought to the death in Lang Weiguan, the wolf cavalry camp galloped thousands of miles to help, Lu Fengxian broke into battle alone, and the Xianbei people were defeated and fled......
One by one, the bloody feats have quickly evolved into myths and stories through the continuous dissemination and vinegar of the grassroots soldiers, so that when they reach the ears of ordinary people, Lu Bu seems to have become a hero who fell from the sky and turned the tide.
Among the more than 10 soldiers, a 27-8-year-old flat-nosed young man was particularly excited, and his saliva was flying, as if he had experienced it and seen it with his own eyes.
The young man's face was excited, and he gestured with his hand from time to time as if he had driven away those hateful Xianbei people.
During this period, someone whispered a question, "Li Tou'er, you haven't seen Lu Bu again, how do you know that Lu Bu has a small jujube-like mark on his eyebrows." ”
When the young man heard this, he became more and more complacent, and said quite mysteriously: "Not only this, I also know what happened to Lu Bu when he was a child, do you want to hear it?" ”
Everyone immediately came to the spirit, urging the young man who was the chief of the year, "If you want to hear it, Li Tou'er, you can say it quickly, say it quickly!" ”
They are a little tired of hearing the story of Yanmen Pass these days, but almost no one knows about Lu Bu's past, so it also arouses the curiosity in their hearts.
The flat-nosed young man cleared his throat, and under the anxious and urgent gaze of everyone, he finally said slowly: "Lu Bu's mother is the daughter of a rich man surnamed Huang, smart and virtuous, and has given birth to four daughters for the Lu family, but there is no man. One day, Huang went to the White Horse Temple with his husband (not the one in Luoyang, but also in Wuyuan) to worship the Buddha and ask for a son. On the night of her return, Huang dreamed that a fierce tiger was coming at her, and she urgently called her husband to fight her, but the tiger lay meekly beside her. Soon after, Huang felt pregnant, and when the baby boy was born, a rainbow appeared in the sky above the northwest, dazzling. After the birth of the baby boy, the umbilical cord was severed, and his eyes were full of God, and his father was very happy when he saw this: "My son is also God." Because of the birth cloth, it was named Lu Bu. ”
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, "I see." ”
The young man Shi Chang evened his breath, he liked the feeling of being noticed by many people, and then continued: "Lu Bu likes to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, he is good at fighting and fighting hard, and his strength is far beyond the reach of others, and the children in the village dare not play with him, so they look away. But what is surprising is that when Lu Bu was with the girl, he behaved exceptionally docile and considerate, and he was like two people on weekdays. ”
Everyone listened attentively, but the young man surnamed Li suddenly changed the topic, deliberately aroused the appetite of his subordinates, symbolically shook his shoulders twice, and said bitterly: "I don't know what's wrong, my shoulder, I always feel sour and weak these days......"
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, someone immediately got up and walked to the back, pinched his shoulders very dogged, and said with a flattering face: "Boss, you go on, go on, go on......"
The young man surnamed Li enjoyed the free massage, stretched his shoulders back comfortably, and said again: "Lu Bu was different from ordinary children when he was young, he liked to stay with people who were stronger than him. From the age of five, he used to herd horses in the wild with wranglers, and loved horses, as soon as he saw them, he was full of energy. At the age of seven, he rode alone to chase the wild fox mountain deer, never returning empty-handed, often picking up foals that weighed several times his weight to play, even lifting them above his head. Eleven-year-old Lu Bu, who wrestled and defeated two strong men, is famous throughout the county. ”
Since then, no man in the county has been qualified to stand beside Lu Bu and play with him.
The youngest soldier shrank back, and after listening to it, he felt a chill in his back, and muttered: "Why do you talk more and more about it?" ”
In addition to him, there was also an eagle-eyed man who asked loudly: "Li Tou'er, how do you know so much clearly, could it be that you made it up to bluff us!" He didn't believe that an eleven-year-old doll could defeat a Hercules with hundreds of pounds of arm strength.
Facing everyone's questioning eyes, the young man felt that he had lost face, and blushed and scolded angrily: "You don't fucking fart, Lao Tzu and Lu Bu are fellow villagers!" ”
As soon as these words came out, it instantly triggered a lot of craze.
The family background of this young man, they all know that he is indeed from Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County. In this way, all doubts are completely solved.
"When did you lose to Lu Bu?"
Someone asked with a grin, and the rest of the people followed suit.
"Go, go, go......"
The young man who felt that he had put himself on couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and got up and shouted: "Wait for Lao Tzu to pee first, and then come back and tell you about the heroic deeds of the three hundred rounds of the battle between me and Lu Bu." ”
In the midst of a sigh, the young man walked to a deep bush not far from the right, and took off his pants to release the water.
As soon as the young man walked on his front foot, someone came to the east gate on his back foot.
He was a very young and handsome man, coarse and linen trousers, a pair of black thick-soled cloth shoes on his feet, and a round and thick hemp rope tied around his waist, and his steps were light.
The soldiers sitting on the ground caught a glimpse of the man's figure, and all of them stood up and asked vigilantly, "Hey, boy, what are you doing!" ”
"On the orders of General Zhang Zhong, I came here to select horses." Lu Bu, who was passing through Qiangyang, replied truthfully.
When the soldier guarding the gate heard that it was sent by Zhang Zhong, his heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and he asked again: "Is there a general's paperwork?" ”
Lu Bu expressed his helplessness about this, "I left in a hurry, and the document is still in the general's mansion." ”
Several soldiers exchanged glances and stopped their weapons in front of Lu Bu, "Then I'm sorry, without the general's official document, no one can enter without permission." ”
Lu Bu seemed to have expected such a result, and he didn't embarrass these soldiers, and turned to leave. After all, these soldiers also acted in accordance with military orders, and if Lu Bu wanted to break through, there would be only a dozen or so people, which would not be enough for him to warm up once.
At this time, Li Su, who had finished his dismissal, came back and happened to collide with Lu Bu head-on, and he was stunned for a moment.
On the contrary, it was Lu Bu who spoke first and smiled at Li Su: "Brother Su, we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”
As Li Su said, Lu Bu and he are indeed fellow villagers, and the two are friends who have played since childhood. It was only ten years ago that a big change occurred in the village, and the two went their separate ways.
Li Su, who came back to his senses, hurriedly replied: "Abu...... No, General Lu...... Why are you here? ”
Li Su's tone was humble, and after speaking, he didn't forget to salute Lu Bu with a fist.
Seeing the old man in the past, Lu Bu also seemed very happy, helped up Li Su, who was bowing, and said modestly: "Brother Su, you still call me Abu." I just stopped by to pick up the horses, but I forgot the paperwork in the general's palace, and the guards didn't let me in, and I didn't want to make it difficult for them. ”
After listening to this, Li Su learned that Lu Bu was blocked from the door, rolled up his sleeves and walked in front of the soldier, slapped a big mouth one by one, and scolded like a shrew: "You are all fucking blind, don't you know who he is!" Listen to Lao Tzu with his ears pricked up, he is Lu Bulu Fengxian, who broke Xianbei and rode ten thousand horses! ”
Don't look at Li Su's hand raised, but it didn't hurt at all when he hit it, and the soldiers found out that between Lu Bu's eyebrows, there was indeed an inverted dark red jujube mark.
Then, the expressions of the more than ten soldiers changed greatly, and in the blazing eyes, there were excitement, cheers, long-suppressed joy, and long-awaited dreams......
Countless little stars flashed in their eyes, this was the first time they felt so closely, the legendary powerhouse was not a mythical story, nor hearsay, but a real existence in front of them.
He is the hero of the entire state, the invincible Lu Fengxian in the world.
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Li Su personally welcomed Lu Bu into the ranch, and took care of him all the way. He is keen on official morality, and as long as there is a slight opportunity, he will climb up by any means.
The grass in the pasture is green, and at a glance, it is connected with the sky.
Lu Bu chose a seven-foot-tall red-maned horse, although it was not the best one, Lu Bu had a soft spot for it, red means the galloping early sun, and also represents the enthusiasm of the soldiers on the battlefield.
After putting the reins on the horse, Li Su stretched out his hand to lead the horse for Lu Bu, but Lu Bu did not let him, but led the horse rope by himself and walked side by side with Li Su.
At this time, a man with a basket of hay walked past Lu Bu.
Most of the horse servants on the ranch are short and thin, and it is rare to see a man like this man with a tall figure.
The most important thing is that even if he doesn't use his eyes, Lu Bu can feel the righteous qi of heaven and earth emanating from his body.
Yu Guang only saw the face that only showed the side, resolute and calm.
On the way back, Lu Bu's mind kept thinking of the man who had just passed by, and the image was imprinted in his mind and lingered.
Li Su followed along, naturally half a beat slower, half a step behind.
When he walked to the gate, Lu Bu was in a certain shape, suddenly let go of the horse rope in his hand, turned around and galloped wildly.
The man with the hay saw the young man who had just left and returned, standing in front of him and gasping slightly, I don't know what made him so anxious.
Lu Bu couldn't contain the excitement in his heart, and even a trace of tremor was in his voice, and he shouted in a low voice: "Gao Shun." ”
I've finally found you.