The Counterattack of the Villains

"General Xuanlu has an audience."

In the Deyang Hall, the main hall of the imperial palace, hundreds of officials stood quietly, with expressionless faces and not saying a word.

Dong Zhuo wore a crown that only emperors could wear, that is, a crown with a bead curtain, and a long sword hanging from his waist. He stood in front of the throne of the young emperor Liu Xie.

His fat and broad body completely blocked Liu Xie's sight. Liu Xie could only see his back, but not any of the ministers.

Liu Xie's small eyes were filled with endless hatred.

King Qin's army was defeated, and he could only be a puppet for the rest of his life, sitting here like a clay puppet.

When he thought of this, Liu Xie was filled with despair.

As the chamberlain sang, Li Mu strode into the palace.

This time he did not wear a purple gold crown, but tied his long hair with a hairband and tied a ponytail behind his head. He also did not wear armor, but wore a Xichuan red cotton hundred-flower robe.

Looking at the adopted son with sword-shaped eyebrows and tiger-like eyes, Dong Zhuo took a few steps forward to meet him with a smile that couldn't be concealed on his fat face.

Dong Zhuo was about to speak, but he saw that Li Mu turned a blind eye to him and walked directly past him. Then he stood in front of the little emperor, clasped his fists and said, "General Lu Bu, please see your majesty."

"Well……"

At this time, not only the officials were stunned, Dong Zhuo was confused, but even the little emperor himself was at a loss what to do.

Of course, the little emperor would not fail to recognize Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo's top general. It was he who defeated King Qin's army and made him a puppet forever.

But the culprit ignored Dong Zhuo and bowed before him.

For a moment, Liu Xie's mind went blank.

However, he had a vague feeling in his heart that the figure of the person kneeling in front of him seemed familiar, especially the hairstyle.

Wang Yun, who was standing on the left, opposite Li Ru, saw Liu Xie in a daze and quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, please quickly ask General Lu to stand up."

At this time, Wang Yun also felt something was wrong in his heart. Didn't Lu Bu say that he had been in contact with His Majesty for a long time?

Why does His Majesty look like he has nothing to do with him?

Could it be that Lu Bu was lying to himself?

But what is his purpose in deceiving himself? What good does it do to him?

Liu Xie woke up from a dream and quickly stretched out his hands to support him from afar, saying: "General Lu, please get down quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

This scene made Li Ru, who was on the right, suddenly feel an ominous feeling, and his face became extremely ugly.

Dong Zhuo's face was also livid, and Li Mu's naked disregard for him just now also made him feel bad.

But he did not dare to fall out with Li Mu easily, but pretended to be calm and said: "Son, no one in this world is worthy of your worship. Even my father never asked you to worship me. What are you doing?"

Upon hearing Dong Zhuo's words, all the officials were furious and filled with indignation, but no one dared to speak.

Only Wang Yun's eyes showed a trace of ridicule. It was ridiculous that he didn't realize that he was about to die.

"Ah……"

Li Mu sneered and ignored him, squatting down instead.

Then he raised a hand to cover his mouth and nose, leaving only his eyes exposed, and looked at Liu Xie and said, "Does your Majesty still recognize the general?"

Liu Xie looked at Li Mu's appearance and his eyes were slightly absent-minded.

The majestic figure squatting in front of him instantly overlapped with a figure he had placed all his hopes on.

The next moment, Liu Xie stood up suddenly, with a look of surprise and joy on his face, and shouted out loud: "The general is... that is the one..."

Li Mu then put down his hand, stood up with a smile, and said warmly: "The general has said that your Majesty will definitely see the general in the court one day. Fortunately, the general will live up to his command."

When Wang Yun saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that your Majesty has indeed been connected with Lu Bu for a long time.

But judging from Lu Bu's actions just now, he had his face covered when he met His Majesty, and did not reveal his true face.

Wang Yun also fully understands that this approach is just a self-protection measure.

If there is any disharmony, your Majesty, there is something wrong here. Because he has never seen the face of the person he is connected with, Lu Bu will not be implicated and can still hide in the dark.

People in the world had indeed misjudged Lu Bu before. He was flawless in everything he did and his meticulous thinking was simply unbelievable.

The officials in the court were also a little commotion at this time, and they didn't understand what happened.

But at least they have understood that Lu Bu seems to be on the same side as His Majesty.

The originally lifeless court suddenly seemed to come to life.

At this time, Liu Xie was excited and confused.

Since Lu Bu was the mysterious man in black back then, why did he let himself give the secret edict to Yuan Shao? Wouldn't it be better to just give it to him?

And since he gave the secret edict to Yuan Shao, why did he help Dong Zhuo defeat King Qin's army?

The child couldn't hide things in his heart. He thought so and asked the question.

"General Lu, since you have always been loyal to the Han Dynasty, why did you ask me to write a secret edict to Yuan Benchu ​​in the first place? Wouldn't it be more convenient to give it to you directly?"

"Shura Martial God"

As soon as Liu Xie said these words, both Dong Zhuo and Li Ru could not help but tremble.

Li Ru's face turned pale, while Dong Zhuo's face was dark, and he subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Li Muxiao looked at Liu Xie and explained: "Reporting to your majesty, at the beginning, the general Mo had only three thousand soldiers, how could he resist Dong's 500,000-strong army?"

"The general has neither the money or food to recruit troops, nor the reputation to win the trust of the princes. If he gives the secret edict to the general, it may arouse the suspicion of the princes. This is a conspiracy of Dong's thieves, and no one will follow the edict to come to join the alliance."

"And by giving the secret edict to Yuan Benchu, we can use his reputation to easily call on all the princes in the world to raise troops to fight against the thieves."

"At this time, Thief Dong will allocate his army to the general to resist the enemy. With the soldiers and horses in hand, everything will naturally be done."

"Now the loyal generals under Dong Thief have been killed by the last general. The 280,000 troops at Hulao Pass have fallen into the hands of the last general. He defeated the coalition of princes and recruited 50,000 surrendered soldiers."

"Now the general has 330,000 troops in his hands. Except for the 50,000 left to guard Hulao Pass, the remaining 280,000 troops have been brought back to Luoyang by the general."

"This morning, under the leadership of six unparalleled generals, they surrounded the Xiliang army camp before dawn. They should have begun to annihilate the Xiliang bandits by now. The result will be seen within two hours."

"In addition, the last general also allocated 20,000 troops and ordered Yu Linqi to seize the North Gate during the Great Dynasty, open the door and let the 20,000 troops into the city."

"In half an hour at most, Dong's army in the city will be destroyed, and then they will attack the palace and wipe out the imperial guards."

"After today, there will no longer be a Xiliang soldier in Luoyang City. Your Majesty will be the real emperor, no longer a puppet."

"From now on, no one can let His Majesty be a puppet anymore. Anyone who has such an idea will be killed by the general."

Although Liu Xie is only twelve years old, he may not understand things that are too complicated, but Li Mu's explanation is very simple and he can understand it as soon as he hears it.

The little body was trembling uncontrollably. It was so exciting that after hearing the last two sentences, the little emperor burst into tears.

All the courtiers in the palace were so excited that they danced and celebrated, and some even silently knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Li Mu, and sobbed on the ground.

Li Ru's face was ashen, and he shouted in grief and anger: "General Lu, the grand master treats you badly, why do you do this?"

Dong Zhuo also stared at Li Mu and gritted his teeth and said: "I will give you the best horse, the greatest trust, and the most honor. I will give you whatever you want. Is this how you repay me?"

Li Mu said without looking back: "But you can never give me what I really want."

Dong Zhuo shouted angrily: "What exactly do you want?"

Li Mu shouted louder than him: "I want no more hunger and death in this world, I want no more wars in this world, I want this great Han country to be peaceful and peaceful, these..."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned back to Dong Zhuo, returned to his normal voice and said, "Can you give it to me?"

There was silence in the main hall, and you could hear a needle drop.

Dong Zhuo was speechless and could not utter a word. Li Ru and all the courtiers in the palace were also dumbfounded.

They never dreamed that such shocking words would come out of Lu Bu's mouth.

"You can't give it to me. If I follow you, I will only bear the name of a traitor and a traitor. I will be reviled by everyone and will be infamy for thousands of years."

"The people of the world are still naked, hungry, and even exchange their children for food. They cannot see hope or tomorrow."

"But your Majesty can give me everything I want, and the court can give me. So, may I ask, why should I follow you all the way to the dark side?"

"Who doesn't want to be remembered forever and be admired by everyone? Although I, Lu Bu, am only a martial artist, I also know what it means to be a true man, something I can do and things I shouldn't do."

Speaking of this, Li Mu took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and then continued: "If the Grand Master is really willing to give Bu what he wants, then please ask the Grand Master to take your dog-headed military advisor and die!"

"Hahaha……"

The court officials headed by Wang Yun, Fu Wan, Yang Biao and others laughed out loud.

Not only because Li Mu had made it clear that he wanted to kill Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, but also because of his words themselves.

If Li Mu had just said, "Take your dog-headed military advisor to death," it wouldn't be funny, but "Go and die" would be a bit of a joke for the ministers.

Sentence patterns such as

"唵啷"

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were not smiling at all. Dong Zhuo pulled out the long sword from his waist, and purple flames burst out from his body. He stepped back quickly and shouted loudly: "Come here, come here."

Li Ru also hurriedly ran behind Dong Zhuo and retreated out of the hall.

As soon as Dong Zhuo shouted, the hundreds of imperial guards who were guarding outside the hall rushed in immediately.

All the courtiers in the palace retreated behind Li Mu and surrounded Liu Xie, seemingly protecting the young master, but actually protecting themselves.

In front of the current God of War, what do these mere hundred guards mean?

Even if Dong Zhuo himself is an unparalleled general, how much strength does he still have left after years of drunkenness and extravagance?

Therefore, the courtiers were not worried about Dong Zhuo's comeback at all. They just needed to be careful not to let themselves be affected.

"Grand Master, what are your orders?" A Su Weitun asked Dong Zhuo with his fists clasped.

Dong Zhuo pointed his long sword at Li Mu and shouted: "Take down this capricious thief for me."

As he spoke, he was still retreating out of the palace.

"Uh...this..."

The guards were immediately dumbfounded. Take down Lu Bu? Master, are you sure you are not kidding us?

"Hehehe..."

Li Mu chuckled, and the next moment, he unexpectedly closed his eyes.

Immediately, a strange wave emanated from his body, and in an instant, the space in the hall seemed to have pressed the pause button.

Everyone froze in place motionless, even their facial expressions were frozen, and the flames on Dong Zhuo's body disappeared without a trace.

Within the scope of Sword Heart Hell, all energy that does not belong to spiritual power cannot be used.

Everyone found that they could not move a finger or even move their eyes, but they still maintained a clear consciousness.

what on earth is it?

At this moment, everyone saw another Lu Bu, who was glowing with golden light, walking out from the similarly stagnant Lu Bu.

Everyone looked at this unseen and unheard of scene, and their hearts were extremely horrified, but they couldn't even express a horrified expression.

In the entire hall, only Lu Bu, who was glowing with golden light, was walking around.

This is naturally Li Mu's soul, and it is the Yang God, so it looks solid and even glows with golden light.

In the original plot of "Wind and Cloud", when the sword master wields the sword twenty-three, the soul that comes out of the body is just a yin god, so it looks very illusory.

After Li Mu's Yang Shen walked in front of the Su Wei and Dong Zhuo, his body suddenly shone with golden light.

However, those golden lights did not shine in all directions, but turned into countless golden lightsabers around Li Mu.

As Li Muyuan's divine sword pointed forward, countless golden lightsabers rushed towards the guards and Dong Zhuo.

Miraculously, the lightsaber passed through everyone's bodies without causing any wounds.

After Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and all the guards who rushed into the palace were all washed away by the lightsaber, Li Mucai turned around and walked towards the physical body and submerged into the physical body again.

Li Mu's body glowed with golden light, then he opened his eyes.

At the same time, the courtiers found that they could finally move, and then there was a burst of exclamations.

"Peng Pengpeng..."

When Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and the guards fell to the ground one after another, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Li Mu turned around and saluted Liu Xie with a fist, saying: "Your Majesty was frightened. I hope your Majesty will forgive me."

Seeing that Li Mu was still so respectful to him, Liu Xie was no longer afraid, but asked curiously: "General Lu, what was that just now?"

Li Mu smiled and explained: "Reporting to your majesty, that is a decisive martial skill of the last general, called the 'God of War Domain'."

"Once the God of War domain comes out, it can freeze the heaven and earth, making everything within the domain unable to move, including the general himself."

"In the realm, only the gods can move. The final general has cultivated to the state of separation of form and spirit, so he can leave the body and launch attacks."

"The crimes of Dong Zhuo's thieves were so heinous that the general did not want their blood to stain the hall, so he used the power of the gods to directly kill the thieves and gods, causing them to disappear into ashes and never have the chance to be reincarnated."

In this era, there is no such thing as "Yuanshen".

Taoist practice originally focuses on cultivating the spirit, and there are rich thoughts on cultivating the spirit in books such as Zhuangzi and Huainanzi.

Words such as gods, spirits, forms and spirits often appear in Taoist classics of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.

God is the essential origin of human beings. Because there is God, there is a "heart", and because there is a "heart", there is thinking, and only then can there be life activities. Therefore, the gods also refer to the soul.

"Suwen·Linglan Secret Code" says: "The heart is the official of the monarch, where the gods come from."

"Suwen·Yin-Yang Yingxiang Dalun" says: "Yin-Yang is the way of heaven and earth, the order of all things, the parent of change, the origin of life and death, and the home of gods."

Therefore, the gods here refer to the "heart", and the power of the gods is the power of the soul. This is also more consistent with the concept of "Sword Heart Hell" in Sword Twenty-three.

The word "Yuanshen" appeared relatively late. It began to appear slowly during the formation of Taoism in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and later gradually became a core vocabulary of Taoism.

Therefore, when Li Muruo talks about Yuan Shen, everyone will be confused, but when he talks about gods, everyone will understand instantly.

It turns out that Lu Bu, who is glowing with golden light, is Lu Bu's god.

Then everyone took a deep breath.

Just because Li Mu's move seemed to be an unfathomable killing move.

As soon as he emerged from the God of War realm, everything in the world was stagnant. Only he could move out of the body as a god. Doesn't that mean he could kill whoever he wanted?

Moreover, no one else has the means to kill the god, not to mention that he already possesses peerless force, so no one can kill him.

Even if his body is killed, when his god comes out to kill people, who can resist?

From this moment on, the idea that Lu Bu was invincible and unkillable was rooted in the minds of all courtiers.

Liu Xie asked curiously: "May I ask General Lu, do all gods look like this?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "No, gods can be divided into yin and yang. The gods of ordinary people are yin gods. They are illusory, ethereal, fragile, cannot see the light of the sky, and cannot withstand wind and thunder."

"After death, only reincarnation can survive. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will disappear into ashes and cease to exist in the world."

"In the end, when you practice martial arts, your strength is full and your gong is deep, your yin is exhausted and your yang is pure. You are the god of yang. From then on, you become a saint. You can't be harmed by the eight evil diseases. You are more safe and less sick, and you can't be hurt by swords and axes."

"After death, the gods ascend to heaven. They do not avoid the light of the sky, are not afraid of wind and thunder, and become either divine soldiers or generals."

Li Mu deceived the little emperor and the ministers for a moment, but no one questioned his words.

Because all his magical powers were displayed in front of everyone, who has the right to question them?

The theory of reincarnation has been around for a long time. Qin Shihuang is known as the reincarnation of the ancestral dragon, and Han Gaozu is also considered to be the reincarnation of the son of the Red Emperor.

Although people in the world firmly believe in it, no one has ever seen a human god.

Today, Li Mu opened their eyes, and at the same time they believed more firmly in the theory of reincarnation.

Seeing that the young emperor wanted to ask more questions, Li Muwen interrupted: "If Your Majesty is interested in this, I will discuss it in detail with Your Majesty after the dynasty is over."

After saying this, Li Mu glanced at the ministers and said: "Please return to your original positions, I will discuss with you what the big man should do in the future."

Upon hearing this, all the ministers quickly returned to their seats. Liu Xie also suppressed his curiosity and sat back on the throne.

Wang Yun ordered his chamberlain to move the bodies of Dong Zhuo and others to a corner of the hall and dispose of them later.

When all the ministers returned to their respective positions, Yang Biao took the lead and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, General Lu killed the Dong thief and saved Your Majesty from hanging upside down. This is a great achievement and should be rewarded."

Now that Li Mu has become a man who supports the pillars of heaven, how could he wait until now if he doesn't show his kindness?

Liu Xie said happily: "What Yang Sikong said is absolutely true. I propose that General Lu of Jin be made the general and be granted the title of Marquis of Wen. It will be a holiday. What do you all think?"

There was silence in the court. The ministers thought of the Liu Association's special title, but they did not expect that it would be done in one step. This made them not know what to say.

Seeing this, Li Mu took the initiative to smile at Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty trusts Bu so much, are you not afraid of trusting the wrong person and repeating the old story of He Jin and Dong Zhuo?"

Liu Xie grinned and said crisply: "General Lu will not be the second He Jin and Dong Zhuo, otherwise it would be the same whether he has the position of general or not."

The ministers agreed very much with this. With Lu Bu's personal force and the army under his command, if he really wanted to dominate the court like He Jin and Dong Zhuo, why would he need his Majesty to come and seal him?

Li Mu nodded appreciatively and said: "Your Majesty is not old, but he sees things thoroughly. Bu believes that your Majesty will be a good emperor."

"Bu still wants to bring peace to the world for your majesty, and he has accepted the post of general during the holidays. However, Marquis Wen, please take back your majesty's order, and please your majesty not to divide the feudal lords again in the future."

The so-called Wenhou refers to the fiefdom of the city in Wen County.

It is equivalent to saying that Wen County is Li Mu's territory. He is like a local emperor in this territory, enjoying the right to rule, and all taxes belong to him.

Wen County is one of the largest counties in Yuzhou, so Wen Hou can be regarded as a great prince.

The ministers were greatly puzzled upon hearing this, and looked at Li Mu in confusion.