Guo Jia of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was reborn at the beginning to recruit

Chapter 60, please enter the urn

With a handsome face and a heroic figure, the future number one warrior in the world indeed has his own unique charm. People say that men are seven feet tall, but Lu Bu is nine feet tall.

Ding Yuan himself was considered tall, but standing in front of him, he was half a head shorter.

Although he was wearing loose gray casual clothes, he could clearly feel the terrifying power hidden in that body.

Ding Yuan stared at his adopted son for a long time, then looked away and asked: "Do you have any resentment in your heart for your father placing you in a civil service position?"

Complain?

Of course there is.

However, Lu Bu would not say it directly. He was just not proficient in strategy, but he was not a reckless man.

In fact, he has always had his own clear purpose, knows what he wants, and even knows how to get to a higher position, such as having a foster father as a backer.

The reason why he later became infamous was because he ignored the moral bottom line in the eyes of the world.

A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and changing the family is not a big deal. The key is that he recognized his adoptive father and then betrayed him. Patricide has become an indelible stain in the eyes of the world.

Lu Bu raised his head and said with a serious face: "The child knows that all the arrangements made by the adoptive father are to temper the child, so how can he resent the adoptive father?"

"It would be great if you could understand the painstaking efforts of being a father."

Ding Yuan nodded. Based on his experience, he could not detect a trace of resentment hidden deep in the young man's heart. It would be fine if there was no instigation from the outside, but once someone magnified this, it would lead to tragedy.

Frankly speaking, he may not have placed Lu Bu in a civil service just to temper him. After all, he was watching a person's prestige grow day by day, and he might be able to overwhelm him in the future.

Who will be the leader of Bingzhou at that time?

Ding Yuan's tone paused, and then said: "If there is a conflict between my father and the new Liu Zhoumu, will you turn against my father?"

If he is serious about planning, the first thing he must do is to obtain the support of his subordinates and confidants.

Lu Bu was startled when he heard this and couldn't help asking: "Father, why is this?"

"You just need to answer your father's questions."

Ding Yuan didn't want to explain too much, and the problems involved were not difficult to guess.

It's nothing more than a power struggle.

Lu Bu immediately said without hesitation: "The child naturally cares for his adoptive father."

Ding Yuan was very satisfied with this answer and nodded: "That's good."

Lu Bu thought for a moment and then asked: "It's just that Liu Zhoumu is appointed by the imperial court after all. If we touch him, will the imperial court send someone to hold him accountable?"

At this time, Emperor Ling was not dead, Dong Zhuo was not yet in control of the court, and the court was still quite prestigious.

Ding Yuan said calmly: "Of course I won't do it myself."

Lu Budang understood that his adoptive father was going to use a borrowed knife to kill people. He saw that his adoptive father did not reveal his plan, so he did not ask any more questions.

"You should retreat first and stay in the military camp for the next few days. If there are people sent by Liu Zhoumu, don't conflict with them."

"My child obeys my command."

After watching Lu Bu exit the camp, Ding Yuan summoned another confidant and solemnly warned: "Go to Yanmen immediately and tell Ding Tong that no matter what arrangements Liu Zhoumu makes, don't conflict with them."

No matter what, Zhou Mu is the nominal master of Bingzhou. If he disobeys his orders, it is entirely possible that he will be taken down.

On the contrary, as long as a person is alive, even if the military power is handed over, he will still have the ability to mobilize large armies.

This is the biggest difference between the frontier army and soldiers from other states and counties. Years of fighting side by side are enough to make the soldiers under their command more loyal to their commander than a tiger talisman.

This is also the reason why monarchs in the past dynasties were afraid of veteran generals, especially when their own prestige was overshadowed.

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The next day, several captains in charge of military power in Yanmen County were summoned by Xun Yu, the new county governor.

"The post of county governor has been vacant for a long time, how come a new governor suddenly appears?"

"Isn't this person a fake?"

"Just look at his paperwork and you will know."

Several lieutenants gathered together and talked a lot. Of course, three of them were mainly talking, while the other two were silent.

One of them is Zhang Liao.

He had mixed feelings in his heart, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would probably raise a butcher's knife to his comrades who had fought alongside him today.

Ding Tong looked at Zhang Liao and asked: "Wen Yuan, what do you think the new governor wants to do when he calls us?"

Zhang Liao thought for a while and replied: "Maybe he just wants to say hello to us."

He has taken a side and is destined to be unable to turn back.

This matter was carefully considered. If you follow Ding Yuan, the best result is to break up with Xinzhou Mu. Even if you win in the end, you will inevitably become a rebel.

It won't take long for the imperial army to suppress the rebellion to arrive, which is not in line with his ambition.

One of the captains complained: "I'm afraid this new guy doesn't know how to fight, and he likes to tell us what to do."

"Huh, if that's really the case, then let's..."

One person was so bold that he even gestured at wiping his neck while speaking. It seemed that this was not the first time he had done this.

Yanmen is a place of chaos, and the way to deal with the aftermath is very simple. Just blame the thieves and barbarians.

Several people immediately marched towards the county governor's mansion with a group of soldiers.

Xun Yu had already ordered people to prepare a banquet in the back garden, and he was just waiting to invite you to the urn.

There is a saying... there is no good banquet, this is the Hongmen Banquet.

A few people didn't realize this. As soon as they saw the wine, their eyes suddenly brightened a lot, and their impression of the new governor was greatly improved.

At the same time, he also unconsciously relaxed his vigilance.

This is because they discovered that they were not the only ones attending the banquet, but there were also several important civil servants among them, so they subconsciously thought that this was just a banquet for new officials to take office.

The five of them bowed their heads and half-knelt in unison, and said in unison: "At the end of the day, I will see you, the envoy."

"You don't need to be polite."

After standing up, Ding Tong was the first to take a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "I don't mean to offend you, general. I just have a heavy responsibility. Can I take a look at the envoy's appointment document?"

"certainly."

Xun Yu was already prepared. With a wave of his hand, his subordinates handed over the appointment document.

After several people looked at it, they finally confirmed the identity of the new governor.

Xun Yu raised his hand to signal and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, don't be cautious. This call for you is just a routine matter. In the future, it will be up to you generals to guard the pass."

Several people looked at each other and immediately took their seats.

At the banquet, everyone casually chatted about Yanmen's city defenses and troop deployments, and before they knew it, they had been drinking for three rounds.

However, there is something different in this. From beginning to end, he never said a word and never drank a drop of wine.

Seeing this, Xun Yu couldn't help but ask: "Why is this general so motionless? Is it because he dislikes that the wine in my house is not fragrant enough?"

Just as the man was about to speak, Ding Tong answered the question for him first.

"For the record, Commander, General Gao Shun never drinks alcohol."

"oh?"

When Xun Yu heard this, he couldn't help but look at this man a few more times.

As a general, drinking alcohol is not necessarily a bad thing, but it only matters when and where.

But if you don't drink, it's definitely a good thing, even though it may make you unsociable.

"Okay, now that I've drunk the wine, it's time for me to read out Liu Zhoumu's order."

(End of chapter)