Lu Bu continued to brandish his Heaven Engraving Scroll. Every time he drew, he would reap a life. Behind him, Dian Wei also charged out from the side and charged at the guards near the palace gate.
Only then did the captain at the gate wake up. He hurriedly urged the soldiers to surround and attack Lu Bu. He also ordered his men to close the gate and prepare to ring the bell to send out the message.
However, in front of Lu Bu and Dian Wei, none of them could withstand a single blow. Lu Bu had Dian Wei and his men guard the entrance, waiting for the army to arrive a few hundred meters away. He then rushed towards the palace wall.
There were only a dozen guards up there, but the lieutenant was up there. They had to kill him no matter what.
The stairs leading up to the city wall were relatively wide, so Lu Bu quickly rushed up. Behind him were corpses strewn all over the place.
By the time Lu Bu stood in front of the lieutenant, there were no more soldiers around him who could come forward to die. He had no choice but to pick up a spear and shout with a trembling voice,""Lu Bu! If you dare to rebel, it will be your doomsday when the Grand Preceptor returns.”
Lu Bu looked at this seemingly strong but actually weak lieutenant and laughed in his heart. He was quite funny. At this point, he still did not beg for mercy. He could not help but say,"That's not your problem. However, if you surrender, I can spare your life.”
Seeing that Lu Bu's soldiers had already charged into the palace, he knew that he could not do anything else. He immediately knelt down and begged,""Please spare my life, I am willing to surrender.”
Seeing the soldiers, led by Dian Wei and Zhang Xiu, charge into the various corners of the palace, Lu Bu felt relieved and said,""What's your name? Are you also from Lintao?"
"Replying to Wen Hou, I am also from Lintao, my surname is Ren Mo.”Ren Mo answered carefully.
What kind of strange name was this? Lu Bu didn't tease him anymore. It was more important to quickly find the Emperor so that the ministers wouldn't talk nonsense. Lu Bu looked at the lieutenant who was still kneeling on the ground and stabbed the halberd in his hand into his chest. The tip of the halberd pierced through his back.
Ren Mo looked at Lu Bu in disbelief and said weakly,""W-why? I, I have already surrendered."
Lu Bu looked at Ren Mo's pitiful look and felt a little helpless. He said,""There's no other way. This is war. Remember, don't trust your enemies in your next life.”After saying that, he drew his halberd and turned around to leave the city wall.
Behind him, Ren Mo's unwilling gaze had already dimmed and his body fell heavily to the ground. (Ren Mo is actually a newbie who wrote a book with me at Qidian. He always made me play the most pitiful characters in his books, so I took a little revenge.）
Although the little Emperor was not even ten years old, he was very smart and sensible. Seeing Ma Richan and the others lead their troops to his chambers, he knew that something big was about to happen. After calmly listening to their explanation, Emperor Xian finally relaxed. Dong Zhuo was finally finished. It seemed that his sister had really succeeded. Hopefully, Lu Bu wasn't someone like Dong Zhuo.
The 5,000 guards of the Imperial Palace were all scattered in every corner. Thus, under the leadership of Dian Wei and Zhang Xiu, they charged forward like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. The defenders either ran or surrendered. The only thing left for those who resisted was to kill.
After more than four hours of encirclement and suppression, when the battle was over, all five thousand people had been found. Other than the thousand or so people who surrendered, the rest had already been beheaded.
The officials who had gathered at the resting area were all dumbfounded as they watched the battle in the palace. Fortunately, there were still a few generals present. They closed the courtyard door and used stone stools to push it up before begging the heavens to bless them.
Led by the soldiers, Lu Bu quickly arrived at the Xian Emperor's bedchamber. Along the way, many soldiers began to drag the corpses of the guards out. Under the guards 'watch, the eunuchs and palace maids trembled as they gathered in one place, waiting to be interrogated to see if Dong Zhuo's spies were there.
After entering the palace, Lu Bu looked at the brave little Emperor sitting on the main seat and helplessly knelt down. "Reporting to the Emperor, I have already killed the traitor Dong Zhuo. Please announce the evidence of Dong Zhuo's crime in court."”
"Alright, Wen Hou, please rise. All of you, follow me to court." Although he was young, Liu Bian already had the appearance of an emperor, and his actions were very appropriate. This also strengthened Lu Bu's determination to send them away as soon as possible. He did not want to be controlled by this child.
Everyone followed the Emperor to the main hall of the Central Palace. Lu Bu looked at Wang Yun and the others 'smug expressions and thought to himself," It seemed that they had already reaped quite a lot of benefits.
As expected, when all the ministers had arrived, the court meeting began. Wang Yun immediately stood up and announced Dong Zhuo's crimes. He listed more than 30 crimes and finally said that Dong Zhuo had been killed by the governor of Bingzhou.
Then, they began to confer titles to the ministers. Wang Yun got the position of Prime Minister as he wished, but he was just a commander without a commander. Ma Richan, Cai Yong, and the others were all conferred the title of Marquis. Because Cai Yong was Lu Bu's Lord Tai Shan, he had also taken over Wang Yun's position as Minister of State and was directly ranked among the three dukes.
When it came to rewarding Lu Bu, a problem appeared. According to Lu Bu's achievements, it would not be too much to become a general. Moreover, the entire Chang 'an was under his control. Some officials who wanted to flatter him made this suggestion, but Wang Yun and the others secretly obstructed it. Lu Bu knew that she was guarding against him. He didn't expect the little Emperor to turn hostile and not acknowledge him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was still useful, Lu Bu would have created an accident just now. Fortunately, Lu Bu didn't mind this empty position. In this chaotic world, who would be willing to hand over the army to him? After discussing for a long time, he was appointed as the general of the hussars of the second rank, and concurrently the governor of Yongzhou and Bingzhou.
After rewarding Lu Bu, it was time for his generals. First, Zhang Ji was given the title of East Garrison General, followed by Zhang Xiu, Xu Huang, and Dian Wei. Even Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zhao Yun were given the title of guerrilla general. In any case, he had the right to not use it, and it would be invalid after the expiration date.
After the reward, just as he was about to leave, Lu Bu stood up and said,""Reporting to the Emperor, Dong Zhuo's followers Li Cui, Guo Si, Yang Feng, and Fan Chou are still out there. If we don't get rid of them soon, I'm afraid there will be chaos.”
Emperor Xian did not have any ideas and looked directly at Wang Yun. Wang Yun became embarrassed. He did not dare to give orders to Lu Bu. Fortunately, Cai Yong couldn't bear to embarrass the Emperor and said,"The general of the hussars is extremely brave. The emperor will hand this over to him and let him take full responsibility.”
"Yes, yes. Leave this matter to the general. There's no need to report it anymore.”Emperor Xian said happily. Dong Zhuo had already been killed. Now, he didn't have to worry anymore. He could go and have some fun. The imperial garden in Chang 'an was even bigger than that in Luoyang, and he had yet to tour it properly.
Ma Teng was at the end of his rope in Wuwei City, resisting the attacks of Han Sui, Li, and Guo. It was already not easy for him to block the attack of 70,000 to 80,000 people with less than 30,000 troops.
Lu Bu's main task now was to save Ma Teng and kill Li, Guo, and Han Sui. Yang Feng was stationed in Longxi and Tianshui to defend the troops in Yizhou and Hanzhong. Fan Chou was stationed in Western Liang. The two of them could only wait. Lu Bu planned to deal with Li and Guo before going back to subdue them.
Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu were left with 10,000 cavalrymen and 50,000 infantrymen to control Chang 'an. Lu Bu brought 10,000 cavalrymen and a few imperial edicts and rushed towards Wuwei.
With the words 'full responsibility'. Lu Bu immediately drafted more than ten imperial edicts in the Shao Fu. Other than the ones for Ma Teng and the others, they were for Huang Chengyan. He didn't even forget the Kuai brothers. He didn't even let Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, off. Zhou Yu was a genius in training soldiers, especially in the training of marines. Lu Bu didn't want to miss out on him.
From Chang 'an to Wuwei, even though it was a cavalry, Lu Bu still took five days. Moreover, he did not bring all his men to Wuwei. He left Dian Wei to lead seven thousand men to lie in ambush in the southeast of Wuwei. He had only brought 3,000 men to Wuwei City.
Knowing that Lu Bu had arrived, Li Cui and Guo Si hurried out of the camp to welcome him. Even Han Sui had rushed over from his camp.
Lu Bu exchanged a few pleasantries with them before entering the main tent. After the guards left, Lu Bu stopped smiling and said to Li Cui and Guo Si,"The two of you led 50,000 troops and spent three months, but you couldn't take down a small Wuwei. The Grand Preceptor was very disappointed. I will take over your duties. You can go back to Chang 'an to receive your punishment.”
Li Cui and Guo Si were startled. He did not expect it to come so quickly. After seeing the warrant with the Grand Preceptor's seal, the two of them knew that the situation was irreversible. Now, it was up to Dong Zhuo to see how angry he was and whether he would take their heads.
Li Cui asked carefully,""Wen Hou, the two of us have indeed let Grand Preceptor down. We will go back now to receive our punishment. However, can Wen Hou tell us how the Grand Preceptor is going to punish us?”
"That's right, Wen Hou, tell us a little bit, we'll be extremely grateful." Guo Si also said.”
Lu Bu smiled and said," Don't worry. The Grand Preceptor will at most scold you a little. I heard that Yuan Shao is a little restless again. Now, he is just using people. He will definitely not embarrass you too much."”
Hearing Lu Bu's words, the two of them immediately relaxed and cupped their fists.""Many thanks, Wen Hou. When we return to Chang 'an, we will definitely come and visit.”With that, the two of them left.
Lu Bu looked at their backs and thought to himself," Dong Zhuo won't do anything to you, but I'll take your lives. Enjoy your last moments.
After regaining his senses, Lu Bu looked at Han Sui, who was standing at the side. Han Sui was in his fifties and was in the prime of his life. He was also a general who was good at fighting. He also had Yang Qiu and Ma Wanneng under him. He could be said to have a strong army. However, he should never have fallen out with Ma Teng, so he had no choice but to sacrifice him to subdue Ma Teng.
Lu Bu didn't say too much to him. After exchanging a few polite words and agreeing to discuss the attack the next day, he sent him out of the camp.
At this moment, Li and Guo had finished packing up and were preparing to leave. The two of them each brought 1,000 guards. Since they were in Dong Zhuo's territory, there wouldn't be any danger. However, they did not know that Dian Wei was already waiting for them on the road with seven thousand cavalrymen.
Western Liang was vast and sparsely populated, so it was very suitable for ambushes. After Dian Wei confirmed the ambush location, he began to spread out his scouts to wait for Li Cui and Guo Si.
In less than six hours. The scout spotted their team from afar and immediately reported back. Fortunately, there were many gullies and hills in Western Liang, so Dian Wei's cavalry could easily hide. He split the army into four and waited for Li and Guo to fall into his pocket.
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