Soon, Lu Bu paid his respects to Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo saw Lu Bu's injuries and was shocked,""My son, who hurt you to this extent?”
Lu Bu smiled bitterly and told him everything that had happened at Tiger Cage Pass. He only hid the fact that Wei Xu had carelessly lost Tiger Cage Pass and the 'threatening letter' that Gao Shun had personally written.
"It's hard to guard against thieves at night!"
"Men, bring Xu Rong's family to the Meridian Gate and kill them all!”
"Also, does Cao Cao have any family in Luoyang?”
Dong Zhuo was furious.
After learning that Cao Song was in Langya, Dong Zhuo could only give up. However, he still used the name of Emperor Xian to issue an imperial edict, ordering all the vassals to crusade against Cao Cao!
Of course, Dong Zhuo's reputation was now extremely bad.
No one believed in the edict he issued through Emperor Xian of Han.
On the contrary, it increased Cao Cao's reputation by quite a bit!
"My son, although the loss of Tiger Cage Pass is not your fault, you should make up for it in the future!”
"In a few days, we will move the capital to Chang 'an."
"Bring your men and order the great families of Luoyang to move!”
Although Lu Bu was heavily injured, he was still unstoppable.
As such, even though Dong Zhuo was already unhappy with Lu Bu, he didn't show it in front of Lu Bu and maintained his usual amiable expression.
After Lu Bu left, Dong Zhuo's expression changed.
"Virtuous son-in-law, do you think Lu Bu's words are credible?”
"Prime Minister, we are already preparing to move to Luoyang. Lu Bu still has 50,000 men.”
"Good!" Dong Zhuo nodded.”
After that, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Jue, Niu Fu, and Guo Si to assist Lu Bu in moving the major aristocratic families of Luoyang.
Of course, it was more like surveillance than assistance.
Naturally, Lu Bu, who was braver than he was, knew nothing about this.
After meeting Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu immediately returned to Duting Marquis Fu and had a good time with his wife, Wei Shi.
Afterwards, Madam Wei mentioned to Lu Bu that a spy had been killed in front of the manor and that the Duting Marquis Manor had been heavily guarded.
Lu Bu was surprised, but he also became alert.
Not long after, Lu Bu was ordered to lead troops to force the aristocratic families to move to Chang 'an. This process naturally led to many discordant incidents.
Soon after, rumors spread in Luoyang.
He said that Lu Bu had already had an affair with Cao Cao. Otherwise, how could the 140,000 troops not be able to defend Tiger Cage Pass?
How could Lu Bu be defeated by Cao Cao's strategist with two hammers?
The rumors quickly reached Dong Zhuo's ears, and his chubby face became even more unsightly. If it wasn't for Li Ru's constant persuasion, Dong Zhuo would have already sent his troops to capture Lu Bu.
As for Lu Bu, after learning of these rumors, he quickly sent people to inquire about them in the palace.
It didn't matter if he didn't ask, but once he did, he almost scared Lu Bu to death!
"Dong Zhuo, you old bastard, I, Lu Bu, acknowledge you as my foster father.”
"I risked my life for you!"
"I didn't expect you to actually want to kill me?”
"Since you, Dong Zhuo, are heartless, then don't blame me for being unjust!”
Ever since he was taught a lesson by Zhao Ming, Lu Bu, who had always been unruly, had become a little more 'well-behaved.'
He did not immediately charge into the palace.
Instead, he chose to endure and wait for an opportunity. As long as the time was right, he, Lu Bu, would kill that damned fatty Dong Zhuo.
From then on, Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, this father and son pair, were already in the same bed, but had different dreams.
Of course, the rumor that Lu Bu had an affair with Cao Cao in Luoyang was not the work of a spy sent by Zhao Ming. To be honest, Zhao Ming was too lazy to teach such crude and low-level methods of sowing discord.
Underline…
Luoyang's plan to move the capital was carried out very quickly because it had been prepared long ago.
All the aristocratic families were forced to move. They brought their ancestral tablets, bamboo slips, money, and so on. Under the 'escort' of the Western Liang army, they slowly made their way to Chang 'an.
At this moment, outside Tiger Cage Pass.
After the battle with Lu Bu, the various dukes continued to drink and enjoy themselves in the Alliance Army's camp. They had no intention of pursuing the victory and completing their initial goal:
Kill the traitor Dong to clear the emperor's side!
After all, the great merit of taking down Tiger Cage Pass was basically Cao Cao's doing!
Once the goal was achieved, they would kill that thief Dong and bring back the emperor. At that time, how would the various dukes, who had bled the most and made the least contributions, deal with themselves?
Wasn't this asking for a snub?
Since that was the case, it was better to maintain the status quo. Moreover, there were many benefits to doing so.
For example, if the imperial court had an edict to come to their territory, they only needed to say that it was the order of the thief Dong and refuse to obey it. Then, they could be the local emperor in their own territory.
Especially those with wild ambitions.
People like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were eager for Dong Zhuo to cause trouble.
As the saying goes, the emperor takes turns to do it. This year, it's my family!
The Yuan Clan had four generations and three dukes. They had a high reputation in the world. They were waiting for an opportunity to take another step forward in their position as the number one aristocratic family in the world!
Inside Tiger Cage Pass.
Cao Cao, Zhao Ming, Zhao Yun, Cao Ren, Dian Wei, Gao Shun and the other civil and military officials drank to their hearts 'content every day.
Sometimes, Cao Cao would bring Zhao Yun or Dian Wei to the alliance army camp to maintain a fragile relationship with the other dukes.
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