Because he was an official who was sent out, Lu Bu would not go to court unless there were special circumstances. Therefore, when he got up from Cai Yan's bed in the morning, he hastily ate something and rode his horse to Jia Xu's residence.
Ever since Jia Xu became Lu Bu's eyes and ears, he became the commander of the army. Lu Bu gave him a sum of money and let him develop on his own. Jia Xu first bought a large number of houses in the slums, connected them together, and built high walls. He let Cao Xing and Song Xian start training the spies they had found. After they had the basic means of protection, Jia Xu began to impart intelligence knowledge to them.
When they arrived at the slums, Lu Bu realized that Jia Xu was doing quite well. There were many students practicing everywhere.
The gate of the training base was not eye-catching. The door was half-closed and there was no one guarding it. However, the surrounding teahouses and shops were all run by the academy. Even the beggars sitting by the wall were students.
Jia Xu had indeed learned the experience and techniques that Lu Bu had left for him with great effort. Now, he was using them by inferring other things from one instance.
When Lu Bu arrived at Jia Xu's confidential archive room, he was teaching five or six students how to sort and classify information.
Seeing Lu Bu, Jia Xu hurriedly let him into his courtyard. Sitting down in the hall, he briefly reported the recent activities of a few important figures before asking Lu Bu about his purpose.
Lu Bu flipped through the important information gathered by Jia Xu and said,""I can't wait any longer. I have to speed up and kill Dong Zhuo as soon as possible.”
When Jia Xu heard this, he was slightly stunned and said,""General, isn't this too hasty? We didn't prepare anything."
Lu Bu waved at him and said,""Don't be in a hurry to object. Listen to my plan first. There were a total of 170,000 to 80,000 troops around Chang 'an. Zhang Ji was leading 100,000 troops to build Mei Dock. His nephew is under me. I believe I can convince him. There are 50,000 guards in Chang 'an, led by Niu Fu. Although they are Dong Zhuo's direct descendants, I can still take them over if things get chaotic. The rest of the army is in our hands. There shouldn't be any big problems. The main thing was to gather all of Dong Zhuo's subordinates together. Otherwise, it would be a big problem.”
Lu Bu said it simply. However, Jia Xu still understood what he meant. After thinking for a while, he said,"Good idea, but how do we gather them together? Niu Fu had 30 to 40 generals under him. It was not easy to gather them all together. Although we have twenty-five thousand cavalrymen, we are still very nervous to seal Chang 'an and guard against Niofu's soldiers. More importantly, Dong Zhuo's 5,000 elite soldiers guarding the palace were his trusted troops. He had 2,000 people following him wherever he went. It wouldn't be easy to kill him.”
Lu Bu also knew that there were many difficulties, but he had no choice. He said to Jia Xu,"You've also seen the recent situation of the dukes, right? I'm not worried about Yuan Shao. He's ambitious and indecisive, so I'm not worried no matter how big his territory is. However, Cao Cao was a huge threat. Although he was in a stalemate with Liu Bei, Liu Bei only had half of Cao Cao's forces. They could not afford to be exhausted. When Liu Bei was defeated, it would be time for Cao Cao to expand his power. It was not only Xu Prefecture, but also Yu Prefecture and Yang Prefecture. These places did not have any major dukes, so they could be easily annexed. What worries me the most is Luoyang. Right now, it's an empty city. If it's occupied by him, our reputation will be weakened.”
"Then, what opportunity should we find?" Jia Xu said helplessly. Originally I wanted to wait for Mei Dock to be built and Dong Zhuo to celebrate before I would catch them all. However, he would have to wait for at least a year. It was indeed a waste of too much time.”
"Yeah, what kind of opportunity should I find?”Lu Bu fell into deep thought.
In history, Lu Bu was chased out of Chang 'an by Li and Guo after killing Dong Zhuo because he did not have a detailed plan. The current Lu Bu was not willing to make this mistake. He had planned to kill Dong Zhuo and seal off the news, then call back Li and Guo and take over their military power.
"General, when is Dong Zhuo's birthday? How about we attack him during his birthday celebration?”Jia Xu paced back and forth before turning his head and saying.
"No, that's in his residence. There's no way to surround them!" Lu Bu denied.
"Then, can we take two steps back? Kill Dong Zhuo first, then borrow his seal to gather those generals?”Jia Xu asked.
"That's possible. The key is how to deal with his guards?”Lu Bu asked," Moreover, how can we lure him out?”
Jia Xu's train of thought was already clear. He said,"This will fall on Zhang Ji. He just needed to find an excuse to call Dong Zhuo over. If Dong Zhuo went, Li Ru and Niu Fu would definitely follow. Kill him on the way to Meiwu, and then immediately return to Chang 'an. Use Dong Zhuo's name to gather Niu Fu's subordinates and pro-Dong's officials, and the battle will be settled. Then, he would scheme against Li, Guo, and Yang Feng.”
"Good, this idea is not bad. Right now, our main task is to persuade Zhang Ji. As long as we have his cooperation, everything will be easy.”Lu Bu slapped the table and said.
"General, that Zhang Wen and Yuan Shao are in frequent contact now. Should we use him to build merit first?”Jia Xu asked. In fact, he was not worried about Yuan Shao. If Zhang Wen contacted Cao Cao, he would be concerned. But now that they were about to assassinate Dong Zhuo, if Yuan Shao and Zhang Wen were blind and played some tricks, it would be troublesome.
"Alright, after I persuade Zhang Ji, I'll tell Dong Zhuo about him and let him take action. It'll stimulate the hatred of the officials.”After Lu Bu made his decision, he no longer discussed this matter. He then asked about the training of the secret agents.
Under Jia Xu's lead, Lu Bu toured the place of teaching and made a few suggestions before leaving this 'military commander'.
Thinking that he still had to go to Wang Yun's house at night, Lu Bu didn't go to see Dong Zhuo again in case something happened. He was eager to see Diao Chan.
Lu Bu rode home and headed to the courtyard where Zhang Xiu and Dian Wei lived. In the past two days, Zhang Xiu had been asking Dian Wei why Lu Bu was looking for him, but Dian Wei didn't know. He could only learn martial arts from Dian Wei every day.
Lu Bu entered the courtyard. The two of them were fighting. However, Dian Wei clearly did not use his full strength. He was only continuously blocking Zhang Xiu's attacks. Zhang Xiu's martial arts were indeed very powerful. Each spear was more crafty than the last. However, it was obvious that he was still lacking in mastery.
Lu Bu smiled and shook his head, interrupting their practice. He called Zhang Xiu to his side and said,""Zhang Xiu, you've been practicing your spear technique quite well recently. Learn more from Dian Wei. In the future, you'll be a great general who can sweep across the battlefield.”
"Thank you for your praise, my lord." Zhang Xiu laughed and said.
Lu Bu knew that Zhang Xiu admired him, so he was not worried that he would betray him. "Zhang Xiu, I called you back because I have a very important task for you to do."”
"My lord, what is it? Just give me the instructions." Zhang Xiu said loudly.
Lu Bu smiled and pulled him into the room. He said,""I want to kill Dong Zhuo. What do you think?"
"My lord, Grand Preceptor Dong has so many soldiers." Zhang Xiu was startled. Aren't we trying to hit a rock with an egg?"
Seeing that he did not object, Lu Bu explained,""I naturally won't fight him head-on. "He has gone against the trend and is now filled with complaints. If we want to dominate the world, we must get rid of him. Otherwise, how can we become famous and expand our influence?”
Zhang Xiu was very young and naturally had a sense of justice. He also knew how cruel Dong Zhuo was. Moreover, he was now completely following Lu Bu's lead. Hearing his words, he immediately asked,"My lord, tell me what you want me to do. I promise to complete it.”
Lu Bu pulled him to sit down and said,""I need your uncle's help to kill Dong Zhuo. I called you back this time because I want you to come with me to look for him and pull him over to us. Only then will I be completely confident.
Zhang Xiu knew that his uncle, Zhang Ji, was leading 100,000 troops to build Mei Dock. This was an army that could influence the situation in Chang 'an. However, he knew very well what kind of person his uncle was. He was very loyal to Dong Zhuo. It would be useless to persuade him. "My lord, I'm afraid that won't do. My uncle is very loyal to Dong Zhuo. He won't be persuaded."”
" What is your uncle's weakness?" Lu Bu was surprised." Do you know?"”
"My lord, why don't I take a look at my uncle first?" Zhang Xiu thought for a moment and said. I guarantee that he won't cause trouble for you. What do you think?”
Lu Bu was put in a difficult position. This didn't go according to plan. "Tomorrow, we'll go to your uncle's place to take a look before we make a decision."”
Without Zhang Ji's cooperation, it would be difficult for Lu Bu to control Chang 'an Fortress. He sighed and thought that if he really couldn't do it, he could only control Zhang Ji and see if Zhang Xiu could control his troops.
After leaving Zhang Xiu's courtyard, he walked towards the backyard. It was already noon, so he had to hurry back to eat. He had already told them to have lunch together in the morning. If they waited any longer, his daughter would starve again.
He threw away the distracting thoughts in his heart and stopped thinking about those annoying things. At home, he wanted to accompany his wife and daughter and enjoy the happiness of his family.
When he arrived at the inner courtyard, his wife and daughter were already waiting for him. Liu Jian saw that he had returned so late, so he naturally could not help but nag. Lu Bu laughed and apologized, then hugged Ling 'er and teased her.
Liu Jian had no choice but to quickly call the servant girls to serve the dishes. She vaguely knew why Lu Bu had been so busy these past few days, so she did not bother him. She knew that Lu Bu would tell her if he could.
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