Gao Shun stepped forward and picked up the Cold Iron Mo Saber. This saber was cold to the touch, as if it was connected to Gao Shun's mind.
"Gao Shun, thank you, my lord!
With this saber, I can kill more enemies for my lord!”
The two junior brothers happily picked up their new equipment and went to the martial arts field in the residence to practice.
Lu Bu closed the door and slept comfortably.
The next day, Lu Bu had just woken up when a servant girl came in to report,"
"Young Master, a group of people came to the residence and are waiting in the front hall.
It was said that a big shot from Luoyang had come to announce the imperial edict.”
"The people from the Imperial Court have arrived so quickly?”
Lu Bu put on his brocade clothes and said to the servant girl,"
"I'll go over now."
Lu Bu came to the front hall and saw a young man in the official uniform of the Yellow Gate sitting at the head of the table.
This person was thin and had a white face without a beard. He had a feminine temperament.
Behind him stood a few attendants, including Lu Bu's foster father, Ding Yuan.
Seeing Lu Bu come over, the feminine-looking young man glanced at him and snorted,"
"You are Lu Fengxian?
He was really arrogant.
You even made me wait here personally.”
Lu Bu cupped his hands and said softly,"
"I am Lu Bu. May I ask this Lord…"
"Humph! Our family is under the command of Lord Zhang Rang, the chief attendant, and Zuo Feng, the county magistrate of the Yellow Gate.
I have come by the order of the Son of Heaven.
The emperor heard that you defeated the Xiongnu and made a great contribution. He wants to reward you heavily, so he sent me to announce the edict.
However, before announcing the decree, I have to verify whether you have falsely reported your military achievements.
If the credit is fake, not only will you not be rewarded, but you will also be severely punished!”
Ding Yuan had been in the Great Han officialdom for many years and could be considered an old fox.
He was afraid that Lu Bu would offend Zuo Feng due to his young age, so he quickly said to Lu Bu,"
"Fengxian, Lord Zuo is the emperor's close minister. We have to treat him well.”
Even without Ding Yuan's explanation, Lu Bu knew.
Eunuchs like Zuo Feng were greedy by nature and would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.
They might not be able to accomplish anything, but it was easy for them to frame others.
Lu Bu wasn't annoyed by Zuo Feng's strange attitude. He smiled and replied,"
"Greetings, Duke of the Left.
Duke Zuo's arrival brings light to my humble abode!
I've prepared some wine for you. I hope you can give me the honor.”
Seeing that Lu Bu's attitude was not bad, Zuo Feng's expression relaxed slightly and he said sharply,"
"Okay, you can make the preparations."
As the saying went, the King of Hell was easy to meet, but the little devil was difficult to deal with.
Lu Bu didn't want to ruin his plans by offending the eunuchs.
He directly instructed Zhen Yu to invite the best chefs in Jiuyuan City to his residence to buy top-notch ingredients for Zuo Feng's banquet.
At the same time, he asked his godfather, Zhen Yi, to buy some expensive jewelry.
Zhen Yu didn't dare to delay and quickly went to purchase the items that Lu Bu needed.
In the afternoon, Lu Bu placed a table full of delicacies in the manor and invited Zuo Feng to take a seat.
There were all kinds of delicacies on the table.
Zuo Feng, who was tired from the journey, had a full meal.
After three rounds of wine, Zuo Feng said to Lu Bu in a shrill voice,"
"Lord Lu, thank you for your hospitality.
However, this was public and private.
I still have to see how the general's battle achievements are.
I hope General Lu can understand.”
"I understand, I understand.”
Lu Bu humbly smiled at Zuo Feng and said,"
"No matter what Duke Zuo wants to investigate, I will do my best to cooperate.
I see that Duke Zuo is tired from the journey. Why don't we go and check your battle achievements tomorrow?
Today, he would have a good rest in the residence. Lu Bu happened to have some local specialties that he wanted to give to Daren.”
"Eh?"
Zuo Feng hadn't expected that a young general like Lu Bu would be so understanding.
This did not match the rumors in the palace!
Wasn't it said that the military officials in these places were all smelly and stubborn, and they looked down on eunuchs?
This General Lu Fengxian was obviously very sensible.
Zuo Feng couldn't help but have a better impression of Lu Bu.
His desire to make things difficult for Lu Bu also lessened.
However, as for how to do it, he would have to look at Lu Bu's local specialties before deciding.
After the banquet, Lu Bu led Zuo Feng to a room and smiled at him,"
"There are some local specialties from my hometown in the box.
I hope you will accept it."
Zuo Feng lowered his head to take a look. There was a large wooden box in the room.
He casually opened the box, wanting to see what Lu Bu had given him.
Zuo Feng gasped when he opened the box.
This wooden box was filled with nothing but gold!
In the middle of the box, there were a few precious antique jade pieces.
Looking at the weight of this box, it was probably as much as a thousand taels!
Zuo Feng was still young and was not a big shot like Zhang Rang.
Ever since he entered the palace, no one had ever given him so much money!
Was this a local specialty?
If Bing Province wanted a specialty like this, it would have become the largest province in the world long ago!
"General Lu, this…this is?"
Looking at such a huge amount of wealth, Zuo Feng could not even speak properly.
Lu Bu said humbly,"
"Duke Zuo has worked hard serving the Emperor and Lord Zhang Rang.
In the barren land of Bing Province, there was really nothing that could be taken out.
I hope Duke Zuo will not mind these common things.
As for the inspection of the merits, Bu would definitely cooperate fully.”
Checking the credit?
With this chest of gold, there was no need to check the credit!
The way Zuo Feng looked at Lu Bu had completely changed, becoming extremely friendly.
It was as if he was looking at his own father.
"Aiya, General Lu, why are you so polite?
This, this, this…Zuo Feng's kindness was really hard to refuse.”
"Duke Zuo…"
Before Lu Bu could say anything, Zuo Feng stretched out his hand to stop him.
"What Duke Zuo?
Could it be that General looks down on me and doesn't treat me as a friend?
Just call me Zuo Feng in the future!"
"General, you will be an official in the capital in the future.
As long as you need me, Zuo Feng, in any way, just tell me!”
Lu Bu hadn't expected this chest of gold to be so powerful. It seemed like these eunuchs weren't difficult to deal with.
He smiled and said to Zuo Feng,"
"Then I'll call Daren Brother Zuo.
Brother Zuo, it's getting late, you should rest early.
Tomorrow, Bu will accompany you to check the credit.
Brother Zuo, don't worry. Bu's military merits are not fake at all. I won't make things difficult for you.”
"Hai, with my relationship with the general, why would I need to check the credit!”
Zuo Feng patted his chest and said to Lu Bu,"
"Since General calls me Brother Zuo, then you are my half-brother!
Isn't it me, Zuo Feng, who has the final say on how the military merits are?
Oh, right.
Brother, how many Xiongnu people have you killed in this battle?”
"Killed 90,000 enemies, captured 60,000 enemies…"
"Too little!"
Zuo Feng didn't even think and said to Lu Bu,"
"After investigation, General Lu Bu killed 900,000 enemies and captured 600,000 enemies.”
Lu Bu's face darkened. This was too ridiculous…
Even if the Xiongnu people in the entire northern desert were added together, they would probably not even have 1.5 million people.
"Brother Zuo, you don't have to say that. Just report it truthfully.”
Zuo Feng sighed and said,"
"That's fine. General is really an honest person.”
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