Xiaoqi

"Wen Yuan, hurry up and persuade the lord. The lord roared so loudly, there might be eyes and ears sent by Dong Xiangguo in the mansion. If these words got into Dong Xiangguo's ears, it would be a big deal! Before You are the most trusted general of the lord, and only you can persuade him at this time, so the lord can listen." Wei Xu said to Zhang Liao in a low voice.

Zhang Liao shook his head when he heard the words, and said with a gloomy face: "Wei Xu, you are deliberately speaking ironically! You are the lord's brother-in-law, and the lord was injured to save you that day, and he usually trusts you the most. At this time you Instead of trying to persuade the lord, he encouraged me to go instead. What is your intention?"

Wei Xu said pitifully: "Wen Yuan, I am still seriously injured. If the lord gets angry at me and kicks me casually, then half of my life will be gone. With my sick look I'm afraid the lord will be even more upset when he sees me, and persuasion is useless. So, I really have no choice, I can't bear the beating and scolding from the lord, otherwise I would have gone in!"

Zhang Liao looked at Wei Xu helplessly.I also felt that Wei Xuyan was right.If Lu Bu saw Wei Xu's half-dead appearance, the originally furious mood would be even more annoyed.Because Lu Bu's left hand is now completely disabled, and the injury is still not healed, and it is still tightly bandaged.

Seeing Zhang Liao hesitate, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Cao Xing and others felt anxious.But there is nothing to do.

"Wen Yuan, let me persuade Marquis Wen with you. The two of us go in together. In case Marquis Wen is too angry to vent his anger on any one of us, the other person can help so that he won't be punished by Marquis Wen. What do you think?" Cao Xing said to Zhang Liao bravely seeing that everyone was hiding in the doorway and reached a stalemate.

"That's the only way to go, let's go." Zhang Liao murmured, and walked into the main hall.

After hesitating for a while, Cao Xing quickly followed Zhang Liao.He stepped into the lobby with a cautious expression.

In the eyes of Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, that back view has the tragic feeling of Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin, and the strong man is gone forever.

"Get out, get out of here! Who let you in!" Lu Bu's angry roar came out of the door.Hearing this, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng shrank their necks, and dared not stretch their heads to peek.

Facing Lv Bu's overwhelming anger, Zhang Liao said in a respectful voice: "Marquis Wen, calm down. The matter has come to this point, even if Marquis Wen is furious, it will not help. What's more, Diao Chan entered the palace as a concubine this time, and she will be the mother of the world in the future. The minister, even if he is unwilling in every possible way, there is nothing he can do. In other words, Marquis Wen was actually played by Situ Wang Yun this time. He had betrothed Diao Chan to Marquis Wen before, but now he backtracked and became a royal relative. This is snobbery If Marquis Wen is furious about the behavior of a villain, he can ask Wang Yun why he did not believe what he said. In addition, Mo will feel that this matter has nothing to do with Dong Xiangguo. If Wang Yun insists on dedicating Diao Chan to the emperor, Dong Xiangguo will definitely not You will know that Marquis Wen has already been engaged to Diao Chan, and then Xiangguo sells a favor to Wang Yun to marry him for the Son of Heaven, and this is done. Therefore, it is Wang Yun's fault, not Dong Xiangguo's."

"Hmph, what do you know?" Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao angrily, and immediately snorted coldly, still panting heavily through his nostrils.However, his furious expression obviously eased a lot, and he didn't vent his anger on Zhang Liao because of it. Obviously Zhang Liao's words made him feel relieved a lot, and he gradually regained his senses.

After he breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Bu angrily said with a gloomy face: "Entering the palace as a concubine? It sounds nice! That child is only a 12-year-old child now, what's the use of marrying a concubine? Do you know, Wen Yuan, this is just It's an excuse for Dong Zhuo's old thief! The old thief is lustful and troubles the court. Once Diaochan enters the palace, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape the old thief's clutches. Wen Yuan, what do you think I should do? I can't live without Diaochan. I swear not to give up!"

At this time, Lu Bu was like a child who was robbed of candy, extremely lost, bewildered, but helpless.His distraught appearance is not at all the invincible god of war in the eyes of Zhang Liao, Cao Xing and others, but a desolate man who was robbed of his wife, no different from ordinary people.

Lu Bu's decadent expression made Zhang Liao both disappointed and filled with righteous indignation.So he said in a deep voice with awe-inspiring expression: "Marquis Wen can go to Wang Yun to question the reason. If he is evasive and blindly covets the vanity of the emperor's relatives, he will eventually be willing to lead his troops into Situ's mansion and kill the Wang family." Kill them all!"

Lu Bu shook his head in frustration and said, "It's useless. I've already gone to Wang Yun, and he said that the old thief Dong Zhuo forced him to do this. What can I do?"

"Have Marquis Wen ever asked Dong Xiangguo and brought Wang Yun to confront him?" Zhang Liao asked thoughtfully.

"The old thief Dong Zhuo is not in the mansion at all, he went to Meiwu in the morning." Lu Bu continued.

Zhang Liao immediately relaxed when he heard the words, and said loudly: "If that's the case, Marquis Wen doesn't have to worry. Diao Chan is now in the inner courtyard of the palace, but Dong Xiangguo is tens of miles away in Meiwu, which means that Dong Xiangguo is not It's a clever trick to snatch Diao Chan."

"Oh, yes, why didn't I think of that! Hahaha!" Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard the words, laughed and got up and walked towards the gate, then rode away on the red rabbit horse.

(Remarks: "Entering the palace as a concubine" in the article is just a popular title. In fact, there was no such thing as a noble concubine in the inner palace of the Han Dynasty, only beauties, noblemen, and empresses. Diaochan is a "noble person" in the article, second only to In the position of queen, the noble concubine of the feudal court later came from this.)

Chapter 252

In the vast galaxy, a crescent moon hangs high in the sky, like a curved boat wandering in the galaxy, quiet and peaceful.

The spring breeze blows gently, flicks the green leaves and shakes gently, making a slight rushing sound, as if singing an eternal ballad.

In the beautiful and gentle movement, it praises the softness and affection of the spring breeze, the charm of the crescent moon, the brilliance and vastness of the galaxy, the vitality of all things, and the joys and sorrows of the world.

Outside Changle Palace, 99 steps.

Because this place is the palace hall, which symbolizes the supreme power in the world, the stone slabs in front of the gate of Changle Palace are not ordinary stones, but jade stones, and the stone steps are jade steps.

Lv Bu had followed Dong Zhuo up these steps countless times, but he didn't know how many such steps were made entirely of long stone slabs.At that time, he only felt that there were too many steps, and it was very troublesome to walk up these steps. It was more than two steps in one step, but it was a bit reluctant to pass three steps, which seemed not stable enough.Therefore, he hated entering the palace through the main entrance, but liked to follow Dong Zhuo into the court hall through the side entrance.Because taking shortcuts can better demonstrate his superior status and status.For this reason, he used to be complacent, hold his chest up, and despise the officials. That feeling is wonderful and indescribable.

However, tonight, Lu Bu once again came to the jade steps outside the gate of Changle Palace, and his mood was completely different from before.

In the middle of the night, there was silence outside the palace gate, and hundreds of armored Habayashi soldiers stood under the pavilion pillars.They stood quietly outside the closed palace gate like stone pillars, letting the evening wind blow, their eyes unblinking, as if they had lost their lives.

Lu Bu was no stranger to these soldiers.This is Dong Zhuo's personal guard, Feixiongying Tiewei, under Dong Yue's tent, and only listens to Dong Zhuo's orders, and the orders of others are of no use to them, just like the dead men Dong Zhuo feeds.

Precisely because of this.The flying bear soldiers have extraordinary fighting power.Ordinary armored soldiers have the skills of third-rate warriors, coupled with their iron armor weighing fifty or sixty kilograms, their combat effectiveness is close to that of second-rate low-rank generals, which cannot be underestimated.This is true for ordinary soldiers, but those leaders such as chiefs, team leaders, centurion commanders, village chiefs, and thousand commanders are even more powerful and skilled in martial arts.The most important thing is that they are not afraid of death. If their heads are not chopped off, as long as they are alive, they will fight to the end.

This is the Flying Bear Battalion Iron Armored Army.Known as the number one elite cavalry battalion of the Xiliang Army, it is famous all over the world and has a great reputation.

Standing in front of the jade steps, Lu Bu stared fiercely at the armored soldiers on the high platform.

For a moment, Lu Bu even thought about entering the palace gate.Snatch Diao Chan back and escape from Chang'an overnight.Go to Kanto to settle down.but.As soon as this idea appeared, he subconsciously dismissed it.It's not that he didn't want to do it, but that he didn't dare.

Now he is an official worshiping Jinwu and Marquis Wen, and he is ranked among the Jiuqing.It's just that he has gone through many ups and downs to get to the title he is today.It's really not easy.The bitterness and bitterness in it are not humane, and it has been controversial, repeatedly criticized, and bears the reputation of being ungrateful.It has continued to this day.

Lu Bu was originally a descendant of the general family, but his parents died early, his family was in decline, and he was reduced to a grassland.For more than ten years, he has maintained that his martial arts are superb and invincible in the world, but the road to promotion is quite unsmooth.In his early years, he fought on the grasslands of Bingzhou, fought bloody battles, and escaped death, but he couldn't even get the post of school lieutenant.In desperation, he had no choice but to deliberately serve under Ding Yuan's command. After being appreciated, he bowed down and worshiped him as his adoptive father.

From then on, Lu Bu consciously found a shortcut to promotion, which was far easier than fighting for fame and fame, and had a bright future.It turns out that this shortcut is correct.When he could no longer get promotion opportunities under Ding Yuan's command, Dong Zhuo appeared in his sight and took the initiative to recruit him, making him think that there was no hope of promotion in this life, and a broad road appeared, reaching directly to the sky.So he brazenly beheaded Ding Yuan, defected to Dong Zhuo, and took the initiative to worship Dong Zhuo as his foster father, opening the door to promotion again.As a result, as he wished, Dong Zhuo treated him very well, he was promoted to a noble position, he had everything he wanted, gold, silver and beauties, and he was extremely favored.In just two years, he was promoted from the position of the governor of the district to the high position of Jiuqing, and got the official position that Ding Yuan only had when he was dying. reach this height.

Until tonight, Lu Bu never thought it was wrong for him to chop off Ding Yuan's head and present it to Dong Zhuo.On the contrary, he even felt lucky for this, thinking that it was the most wise choice in his life, killing decisively and cutting through the mess quickly, helping Dong Zhuo quickly pacify Luoyang and take over the power of the world.And he also got everything he wanted, proudly, worshiping generals and marquises, honoring his ancestors.

However, the world is unpredictable, and now Lu Bu feels that he is in a situation of being at a loss again.He now has official positions and titles, and in time he can go one step further, ranking among the top three princes and being an extremely human minister.But now he can't even keep a woman he likes, and he can't get it. He just watched his woman being snatched away and thrown into the embrace of the emperor.This situation made Lu Bu extremely ashamed and indignant, ashamed.He is a majestic Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, with Fang Tianji in his hand and a red rabbit horse under his crotch, he travels across the world and gallops across Kyushu. In the end, he is not as good as a 12-year-old child.

How can it be!

"Boom, boom, boom"

In the dead of night, Lu Bu walked on the jade steps in front of the palace with a melancholy expression.He walked very steadily, but also very slowly, with small strides, one step at a time.When he finished walking these jade steps, half an hour had passed.

This time, Lu Bu finally knew that there were 99 stone steps in total, with a total of nine floors, and each floor had ten jade steps, except for the connecting platform on the bottom floor and the high platform at the palace gate.

Sitting in front of the palace gate, Lu Bu thought of many things that he had never thought of before, and inexplicably sighed infinitely.This time when he really walked up the jade steps step by step, he just realized the difficulty of official career, every step has to pay a price, there is no such thing as a beautiful thing in the world.With this insight, he couldn't help but think of his own path to promotion, and he couldn't help feeling terrified and feeling lost.It's been almost two years since the capital was moved to Chang'an, and he didn't know how many steps there were in front of the palace until today.

If Lv Bu knew that Li Li already had a clear idea of ​​the number and level distribution of the jade steps when he entered the palace for the first time a year ago, I am afraid that Lv Bu would be able to perceive the gap between him and Li Li.Compared with him, Li Licai is a truly powerful general who has fought step by step, with steady steps and a solid foundation.Although Li Li's current position is far inferior to his.But Li Li is more rational than him, he has a clear understanding of official titles and fame and fortune, rational and not greedy.

Therefore, in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, even in front of Dong Zhuo, Li Li was very tough, strong and full of confidence.At this point, Lu Bu was also very surprised, and even had a little admiration for Li Li.Because of Li Li's confrontation with Dong Zhuo's court, he was horrified and remembered deeply.And he, Lu Bu, thinks he can't be as tough as Li Li, yes, it's not that he doesn't want to do it.But can't do it, dare not do it.

Because everything Lv Bu has now was given by Dong Zhuo.But not Lily.Li Lineng's worship of the general and the title of marquis all depended on his own strength.In order to appease him and rely on him to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to give him an official title, and even married his daughter to him to reassure him.

The sky is white, and the dawn is breaking.A new day arrived as expected.

"Fengxian? Why are you here?"

Lu Bu sat on the jade steps with his head down and a dull expression. He did it all night, when he suddenly heard Situ Wangyun's voice.

Suddenly, Lu Bu looked at Wang Yun with a gloomy face.Shen Sheng said: "I am here with Diao Chan, because this is the closest to her."

At this time, there was still an hour before the morning court, although all the ministers of the court knew that Dong Zhuo would not go to court today, they would still come to the jade steps on time and wait for the emperor to summon them.If the emperor did not summon them, they would wait for half an hour in front of the jade steps, and then they would leave separately.This is a rule and a practice.It's just that most of the generals of the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo's command ignored the law and would not come in advance to wait for the emperor's summons. As long as Dong Zhuo did not go to court, they would not be seen before the jade steps.

However, Wang Yun seemed to have come too early today, and the other ministers would have to wait at least half an hour before rushing to the palace gate to wait for their summons.

"Oh, so that's the case." After hearing Lu Bu's words, Wang Yun responded casually with a surprised expression.

Then he hesitated to say: "Feng Xian, there is no need to wait any longer, Diao Chan is not in the palace at all. Yesterday evening, Diao Chan was there."

"Uh, what's wrong with Diao Chan? You said she's not in the palace, so where is she?" Lu Bu stood up with a bang, and walked in front of Wang Yun in two steps, pinching Wang Yun's shoulder with one hand, and sternly yelled. asked.

"This" Wang Yun hesitated and was speechless.Then he turned his head and looked around, and said in a low voice: "Since Fengxian insisted on asking, the old man had no choice but to tell the truth. Yesterday evening, Diaochan was sent to Meiwu by the eunuchs and maids in the palace, so she I'm not in the palace now. Fengxian must have known the whole story after the old man said so much."

"Mei Wu? Diao Chan was sent to Mei Wu?" Lu Bu was shocked when he heard the words, and after a moment of silence, he said in a daze, "Dong Zhuo also went to Mei Wu yesterday. Could it be that he was just doing that beast thing?"

Seeing Lu Bu roaring in anger, Wang Yun said sympathetically, "Yes, I never thought that Xiangguo would be so bold and reckless. He pretended to welcome the little girl Diao Chan into the palace, but he actually acted like a beast! Alas, I couldn't sleep last night, and I was determined to discuss this matter. I told the general, but I was worried that Fengxian's anger would suddenly cause trouble. So this old man came to face the saint early this morning, and hoped that His Majesty would make the decision for the old minister and return my daughter!"