Hwa Xiong looked at Lu Bu provocatively.
"I think I heard someone say that I'm a deserter just now.”
Lu Bu's face was ashen, and he was so angry that his nose almost went crooked.
This Hwa Xiong was too arrogant!
"General Hua is indeed brave and resourceful!”
"With a general like General Hua, it is truly the way of our Great Han Dynasty!”
Li Jue, Guo Si, and the others flattered Hua Xiong as if they didn't need money.
Previously, they had thought that Lu Bu was Dong Zhuo's godson, and that Hua Xiong had lied about his military achievements, which was why he stood on Lu Bu's side.
When they found out that Hua Xiong had seriously injured Cao Cao and scared off the Cao army, they immediately abandoned Lu Bu.
Looking at this group of villains and the arrogant Hwa Xiong, Lu Bu gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do.
……
After Dong Zhuo was driven out of Luoyang, the alliance army fell into internal strife due to the uneven distribution of benefits.
Moreover, Cao Cao had been seriously injured during the pursuit, so no one was willing to chase after Dong Zhuo and his group.
Without the pursuers, Dong Zhuo led his troops to Chang 'an City with the emperor, the civil and military officials, and millions of Luoyang citizens.
Hua Xiong had made a great contribution, and was now the most popular person in front of Dong Zhuo.
In order to reward him for his contributions, Dong Zhuo specially chose a mansion in Chang 'an and gave it to him.
Under the escort of Hu Zi and the others, Wei Yi Yi safely arrived at Hwa Xiong's residence.
After a few days, the civil and military officials and commoners of the Han Dynasty finally settled down.
Before Hua Xiong could breathe a sigh of relief, Dong Zhuo summoned him to the Grand Preceptor's residence, saying that there was something to discuss.
When he arrived at the Grand Preceptor Residence, there were already many people waiting inside.
Seeing Hwa Xiong arrive, they all came forward to greet him.
"General Hua, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you're still as elegant as ever.”
Li Jue and Guo Si flattered Hua Xiong.
A thin scholar with a long beard nodded at Hwa Xiong.
"General Hua."
Hua Xiong recognized this person. He was Dong Zhuo's advisor, Li Ru.
He did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly bowed to Li Ru.
"Mr. Li."
Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's most trusted advisor.
Many important plans, such as Dong Zhuo entering the capital to help the king and moving the capital to Chang 'an, were all made by Li Ru.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he strongly suggested Dong Zhuo to give Diao Chan to Lu Bu.
Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo didn't listen to his advice, and in the end, the father and son turned against each other.
Apart from Li Jue, Guo Si, and Li Ru, there was also Lu Bu and his generals.
Hwa Xiong looked around and was slightly puzzled.
The people who had been ordered to come to the Grand Preceptor's Residence today were all generals and strategists of the Western Liang Army.
Not a single official like Wang Yun showed up.
It seemed that today was an internal meeting.
At this moment, Dong Zhuo slowly walked in with his fat body.
"Greetings, Grand Preceptor!"
Everyone saluted Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo sat on the spacious bed and nodded casually.
He looked around and landed on Hwa Xiong. A smile appeared on his face.
"Men, give General Hua a seat!"
A few soldiers brought over a chair.
Hwa Xiong nodded at Dong Zhuo, feeling flattered.
"Thank you, Grand Preceptor."
Dong Zhuo was very polite.
In front of him, everyone could only stand, where could they sit?
And today, Hwa Xiong was given a seat.
From this, it could be seen how much Dong Zhuo loved him.
Everyone looked at Hwa Xiong with envy and jealousy.
"You're welcome. You've made a great contribution to our family. We can't mistreat you, right?”
Dong Zhuo chuckled and looked at the crowd. His expression suddenly became serious.
"I have summoned you here today because I have something to announce to you. I intend to select males and form a new army!”
Dong Zhuo had suffered heavy losses in the battle against the allied army, which was why he had decided to form a new army.
However, since it was an army, there had to be a general.
Everyone was stunned at first, then their eyes became fiery.
Now that the world was in chaos, only with military power could one have capital.
They were all eager to become the generals of the new army.
"Tell me what you think.”
Everyone looked at each other. At this moment, Lu Bu suddenly stood up.
He cupped his hands at Dong Zhuo." Godfather, I am willing to take the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of training the new army!”
Lu Bu was Dong Zhuo's adopted son, and he was brave beyond compare.
As soon as he opened his mouth, even if the generals beside him were unwilling, they did not dare to argue with him.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
He was naturally suspicious, and because of the incident with Hua Xiong, he was suspicious of Lu Bu.
In addition, Lu Bu was now powerful, and the soldiers under his command already accounted for nearly half of the Western Liang army.
Naturally, Dong Zhuo was unwilling to hand over the new army to Lu Bu.
Suddenly, a calm voice sounded in the room.
"This subordinate is willing to train a new army to share the burden of the Grand Preceptor.”
Everyone was stunned. There was actually someone who was not afraid of death and wanted to fight for power with Lu Bu?
Everyone focused their eyes and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Hwa Xiong!
Now that Hwa Xiong was in a chaotic world, whether it was to protect himself or to create a great cause, he needed an army.
If Lu Bu were to seize this army, Hwa Xiong would be suppressed even more in the future.
Thus, no matter what, Hwa Xiong had to fight with Lu Bu.
Lu Bu's face turned extremely gloomy.
"Hwa Xiong, are you determined to make things difficult for me?”
"Fengxian, I don't like what you're saying. I only volunteered to share the burden of the Grand Preceptor.”
Hwa Xiong pursed his lips.
"If you fight with me for the new army, aren't you going against me?”Lu Bu snorted coldly.
"What do you mean by fighting with you for a new army? The Grand Preceptor had the final say on who the new army general was. Do you think this army is yours? Fengxian, your thoughts are very dangerous.”
Hwa Xiong feigned surprise as he looked at Lu Bu.
"You! You're throwing dirty water on me!"
Lu Bu paled in fright and hurriedly said to Dong Zhuo,
"Godfather, Hwa Xiong is spouting nonsense. Don't believe him.”
However, Dong Zhuo had always been suspicious of Lu Bu, and after hearing Hwa Xiong's words, his gaze became even more suspicious.
"Enough, I know who is loyal to me and who has disloyalty!”
Dong Zhuo snorted coldly.
Lu Bu could only shut his mouth unwillingly.
At this moment, Li Ru suddenly spoke softly.
"Since the two generals are fighting to train the new army, why don't we let them each recruit 1,000 strong men and train them for a period of time before having a martial arts competition?”
"Whoever wins will be qualified to lead the new army.”
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up." Li Ru's idea is not bad. What do you guys think?”
"No problem!"
Lu Bu agreed without hesitation.
This time, it was Hwa Xiong's turn to hesitate.
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