When it came to the Black Mountain Thief, Lu Bu remembered someone.

The object of his crusade in his previous life, the biggest thief leader among the dozen or so forces of the Montenegrin Army - Zhang Yan.

However, Lu Bu has no idea of conquest of the Montenegrin thieves at present, firstly, because the road is farther, and secondly, compared with the Montenegrin thieves, Hanzhong is obviously more important.

"Brother-in-law, I came to Chang'an this time, and I brought someone here, and he said he wanted to see you."

As he spoke, Yan Li clapped his palms.

The applause fell, and a person walked in from outside the hall, with a long-sleeved shirt and a scarf on his head, and his face was solemn and elegant.

"Wenhou, long time no see." The scribe bowed and greeted Lu Bu with a smile.

After Lu Bu saw this person, he was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and blurted out: "Gongtai, why are you!" ”

This person is none other than Chen Gong.

After Chen Gong separated from Lu Bu in Luoyang, he went to Zhongmu to serve as a county magistrate.

Later, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing and was tyrannical and unkind, which made Chen Gong a little disheartened by the imperial court. Later, Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong and escaped from Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo was arrested in the world.

When Cao Cao fled to Zhongmu, Chen Gong was arrested. However, after listening to Cao Cao's ambitions, Chen Gong was moved by Cao Cao's earnest words, and abandoned the official and fled with him to Chen Liu.

It's just that there was some accident on the way, which caused Chen Gong to abandon Cao Cao and go alone.

When he was confused, Chen Gong remembered what Lu Bu had said before and decided to go to Bingzhou to give it a try.

When he arrived in Bingzhou, Chen Gong didn't take the letter of recommendation written by Lu Bu, so he went to Yanxin, the pastor of Bingzhou, and recommended himself to seek officials.

Yan Xin took the school examination slightly, and when he saw that Chen Gong answered like well, he took the post of Xi'an County Commander with him.

Chen Gong has an upright and arrogant temperament, and he doesn't like others to say that he can only get to the position by relying on Lu Bu, he wants to be recognized by others through his true talent and learning. Therefore, in the more than a year of serving as the commander of Xi'an County, he gave full play to his talents, not only took care of the local area in an orderly manner, but also eased the relationship with the Xiongnu and Xianbei people abroad.

These things reached Yan Xin's ears, and Yan Xin knew that Qu Dacai had invited Chen Gong to the state capital and served him as a guest.

Chen Gong took out the letter of recommendation written by Lu Bu, and after Yan Xin saw it, he knew that the person in front of him was a rare virtuous person in the world, so he was appointed as the governor of the state and county, responsible for assisting him in handling various affairs in the state and county.

"I have to be on the public platform, like Gaozu has to stay as a marquis!" Lu Bu laughed, in an extremely good mood.

If it's good, everyone likes it.

The same is true of Chen Gong, Lu Bu's words not only show the affirmation of his talent, but also take the opportunity to elevate his identity.

"Wen Hou praised." Chen Gong said humbly, but he was a little proud in his heart.

He is very conceited about his talents, the art of war is strategically arranged, the etiquette is taught and tamed to tame the barbarians, and he knows everything.

Now that De Lu Bu values it so much, it can be regarded as meeting the Ming Lord, and he should do his best to live up to the trust of Wenhou.

Guo Jia, who was passing by the door, heard this, his footsteps paused slightly, his good-looking brows furrowed slightly, and he pouted his lips unconsciously and sneered.

Xiliang and Bingzhou are temporarily stable, and plans to restart the Silk Road are also on the agenda.

Lu Bu and Xi Ce had a serious discussion about this, and decided to trade in Kaihu City, Bingzhou.

The Hexi Corridor was the main route of the Silk Road and is now under Lü Bu's control.

The countries of the Western Regions like the silk and jade of the Han Dynasty, and Lu Bu also needs a lot of money and grain to support the elites under his command.

In recent years, the Han Dynasty has experienced natural and man-made disasters and a sharp decline in population.

Since Dong Zhuo reminted coins, the price of grain has skyrocketed, reaching tens of thousands of dollars a stone.

Money, it's worthless.

Dealing with these foreigners in the Western Regions requires an experienced diplomat.

Today, there is only one person who is the most suitable.

Lu Bu had a candidate in his heart very early, and that was the current Youzhou pastor - Liu Yu.

When he was conquering Liaodong before, Lu Bu had dealt with Liu Yu, an authentic good man. He is lenient and has no ambition to fight, but he has high prestige among foreign races such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, Fuyu, and Huiqian.

And as far as Lu Bu knows, Liu Yu is a good hand in domestic and foreign affairs, but his military talent is almost zero. Gongsun Zan under his command is a white wolf, once it develops, Liu Yu can't suppress him, and he will definitely be devoured by him.

Therefore, Lu Bu asked the Son of Heaven to play and asked Liu Yu to go to the state to take up the post, be responsible for the purchase of Hu City, and communicate with the countries of the Western Regions.

The Son of Heaven played on the spot, and people were summoned to Youzhou.

After Liu Yu accepted the recruitment, he knew that this was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and after cleaning up a little, he was called to leave for Bingzhou.

The vacated position of Youzhou Mu was filled by Huangfu Song, the 'Tiger of the Empire' recommended by Lu Bu. With Huangfu Song here, it shouldn't be a big problem to suppress the white wolf of Gongsun Zhan.

Before leaving, Lu Bu went to the palace to say goodbye to the Son of Heaven.

In the Jiaming Palace, Taifu Ma Riyan and five or six old ministers were teaching Liu Xie the way to govern the country as a monarch.

In the eyes of the world, the emperor is the pride of the sky, the master of the whole world, and has the highest power and status.

However, the difficulty of the road to the emperor is far from being as simple as others imagined.

It's easy to be a faint gentleman, drink and walk the dog and play with women, how to lose, how to come; But it is difficult to become a qualified emperor, not only to rule the country and level the world, but also to gallop skillfully with bows and horses.

"Minister Lu Bu, meet Your Majesty."

Lu Bu, who walked into the hall, bowed and saluted.

Liu Xie looked over and asked aloud: "Lu Qing is here, but what's the matter?" ”

Lu Bu straightened up slightly, glanced at Ma Riyan and several other old ministers, and did not shy away from it, and said loudly: "Tomorrow, the ministers will leave for Hanzhong, and the road to this is dangerous, as short as one or two months, and as long as half a year, so I specially came to bid farewell to Your Majesty." ”

When Liu Xie heard this, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "I don't know what crime the Hanzhong County Guard committed that Lao Luqing went there in person?" ”

"Some time ago, the imperial court ordered Hanzhong County to guard Su Gu into the court. After this person accepted the invitation, he refused to come to see him because of his illness, and despised Tianwei, which is a great disrespect! ”

Lu Bu listed Su Gu's crimes, and if he didn't teach him a lesson, the county guards in various places might follow suit in the future, treating the court of the Son of Heaven as a virtual thing.

"Then Lu Qing be careful all the way, I am waiting for the news of your triumph in Chang'an." Liu Xie has special trust in Lu Bu, after all, it was Lu Bu who rescued him from Dong Zhuo and regarded him as the king.

This friendship between monarchs and ministers, Liu Xie remembers clearly.

"Before the minister leaves, there is a story I want to tell to your majesty."

Children like to listen to stories, and Liu Xie is no exception, and suddenly he came to his senses, and said curiously: "Lu Qing, please speak." ”

Lu Bu then spoke unhurriedly: "It is said that during the Warring States Period, Pang Cong wanted to accompany the prince to Handan as a hostage......

As soon as Ma Riyan and these knowledgeable ministers heard it, they knew that the allusion that Lu Bu told was from the "Warring States Policy? In Wei Ce II, the story of three people becoming tigers.

After Liu Xie listened, he nodded thoughtfully, and said to Lu Bu: "Lu Qing, I understand. You can go and ask for the thief, I believe you. ”

After receiving the reply of the Son of Heaven, Lu Bu clenched his fists and replied solemnly: "Your Majesty believes in the ministers, and the ministers will live up to Your Majesty!" ”