Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

"Lord, are you really not going to fight anymore?" Ma Chao looked at Lu Bu and asked.

"Three years before and after the expedition to Shu, our army's consumption of food, grass and arrows was extremely high. Now the Shu army and the county magistrate of Bajun have not replenished it. Even if they defeat Yuan Shao, they will only be making wedding clothes for others." Lu Bu put down his tea cup. , glanced at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao quickly refilled Lu Bu's tea.

"This war must be fought in a structured way. Although this battle is inevitable, the extent to which it will be fought must be carefully considered. We do not have the power to annex the world now, so we must not do things too far." Lu Bu raised his hand He took a sip from the tea cup.

Not forever?

Ma Chao looked at Lu Bu. One million and five kilograms of iron ingots or one hundred thousand war horses seemed quite impressive.

Although Cao Cao didn't know how many iron ingots there were in Guanzhong, he still knew that the arrows made in Guanzhong over the years did not contain five million kilograms of iron ingots. Otherwise, he would not have been so frustrated. The arrows had to be picked up and used again. Now If you let people use this to make amends, isn't this forcing Yuan Shao to death? Might as well give it a happy one.

"Silly boy." Li Ru looked at Ma Chao's appearance and said with a smile: "Don't you understand? Now that Yuan Shao is willing to negotiate peace, it is up to us to decide how to negotiate, and it does not necessarily have to be ironclad. But it will definitely satisfy us."

This is why Lu Bu first put forward two conditions that the other party could not accept, and then said that he wanted to be satisfied. Anyway, he did not give the other party a standard and let the other party add to it on his own.

Negotiation? Naturally, it cannot be accomplished in one go. It has to come and go.

Ma Chao shut up, these people have really dark hearts, which makes people feel sympathy for Yuan Shao inexplicably.

On the other side, Yuan Shao looked extremely ugly after receiving Jushu's reply. He snorted coldly: "Lu Bu, you go too far to bully others. At worst, we will all die together!"

"Lord, calm down!" Guo Tu and Feng Ji quickly comforted Yuan Shao. If they really fight now, although Lu Bu will feel a little uncomfortable, they can only do it. Guo Tu advised: "Lord, a little impatience will ruin the big plan. At this time Lu Bu has gained the upper hand, and since he is willing to talk, he has room for maneuver. We will just talk to him slowly, and we must not fall out with him completely."

Although Yuan Shao also suffered setbacks, when the two Yuans fought in the past, he was suppressed by Yuan Shu everywhere. Except for Cao Cao, all the princes in the world sided with Yuan Shu. During that time, Yuan Shao actually felt uncomfortable, but he was blocked like this now. It was really the first time that I asked for benefits on my way back.

"If a villain succeeds, he will die a good death sooner or later!" Yuan Shao cursed fiercely, who is this Lu Bu? How dare you threaten yourself!

These angry words can only be said. If you don't want to really do it now, you can only hold your nose and discuss the peace talks with Lu Bu. Otherwise, if these soldiers and horses stay here, even if Yuan Shao returns to Jizhou, there will be no peace for a long time. It’s hard to recover.

So no matter how much he hated him, Yuan Shao had to hold his nose and negotiate peace with Lu Bu.

Although Jushou speculated that Lu Bu didn't want to continue fighting, he did have the ability to destroy this army. Even if it would cost a lot of money, Yuan Shao couldn't afford it.

In the next few days, the two sides discussed how to let Yuan Shao retreat.

In the end, Yuan Shao reached an armistice agreement with Lu Bu at the price of 100,000 iron ingots (five kilograms), 5,000 war horses, 10,000 pieces of silk, 500,000 shi of grain and grass, and 10,000 shi of salt. These supplies would be delivered in batches. A full month has passed since the handover, and it is already the middle of winter.

Yuan Shao was preparing to cross the ice on a large scale to take Heluo directly at this time, but now he crossed the river on the ice to send a large amount of compensation. The crusade against Lu Bu by the princes of Guandong has come to an end.

After Lu Bu received a large amount of supplies, he followed his words and did not challenge again. After receiving the supplies, Lu Bu directly withdrew his troops. Gao Shun led the army back to Nanyang to set up defenses, and then took Ma Chao, Wei Yan and a group of second generations back to Chang'an. Gao Shun and others The person will be officially granted a title, and Gao Shun will definitely be rewarded in this battle.

In addition, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong and others must also have sufficient rewards.

Lu Bu returned directly to Luoyang. Now Hanoi belongs to Lu Bu. After Xu Rong arranged everything, he took Hua Xiong back. Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and others were temporarily stationed here. Xu Rong and Hua Xiong were stationed here. Xiong would go back to Chang'an with Lu Bu for canonization, and then come back to garrison.

This is the first time Lu Bu has returned to Luoyang since he left Luoyang that year. The reconstruction drawings of Luoyang were given by Lu Bu, which reduced the area of ​​​​the palace. The architectural style is no longer based on the city, with shops and residential buildings mixed in. At the same time, the main road will be relatively strict and solemn, and there will be no markets around the palace. In addition, there will no longer be restrictions on shops and they can only be limited to markets.

The most important thing is that there is no longer the feeling of a city within a city. The courtyard walls of large families cannot be higher than one foot. There have been several rebellions in Chang'an City. The most difficult thing to fight is actually the small city-like houses and a small one. The difference between cities may be just how much land they occupy.

Lu Bu was very satisfied with the new Luoyang City in front of him.

"Boru has done well over the years." Lu Bu took a sip of tea, looked at Wei Jian who was accompanying him and said with a smile, "Luoyang is what it is today, and Boru has contributed a lot to it."

Wei Jian bowed slightly: "It all depends on the Lord's divine power."

Compared with the unruly demeanor back then, Wei Qi now no longer has that arrogance in front of Lu Bu. Especially after this battle, Lu Bu has used his strength to tell the world that it is not easy to defeat Lu Bu. Attitudes have begun to change.

Wei Ji had been working in Luoyang for many years, and Lu Bu's laws were implemented by others. However, Wei Ji had accepted this reputation and no longer felt the extreme rejection towards Lu Bu's decrees that he had at first. Of course, This is also due to the fact that Lu Bu has established an invincible image over the years.

When a road is completely blocked and there is no hope, no one will stupidly continue to use their heads to open a way. They will find other ways, such as looking for opportunities from the road given by Lu Bu.

The scholars who now surrender to Lu Bu basically have this idea.

"In a few years, the capital may be moved to Luoyang. In this regard, Boru will be more prepared." Lu Bu knocked on the table. Now that Guanzhong and Bashu have been captured, the next few years will focus on management and accumulation. As long as the Central Plains does not If there is a trend of unification, Lu Bu will not interfere too much in the Central Plains. When he feels that the time is right to use troops against the Central Plains, it will be necessary to move the capital back to Luoyang.

How many years will it take?

Wei Ju keenly captured some information in Lu Bu's words. In other words, Lu Bu has no plans to attack Guandong for the time being? Because of this, the battle with the princes of Guandong ended so hastily and did not continue.

And what was the reason that led Lu Bu to make such a decision?

Wei Jian was certain that it was definitely not a sign of kindness, it might just be that he felt he wasn't ready yet, that's all.

But then, Wei Jian secretly sighed in his heart. It was useless whether he was prepared or not. The moment Lu Bu actually moved the capital was when he launched a general attack on the Central Plains. But at this point, all the princes in the world could think of it and there was nothing he could do. Nothing can be done, times have changed.

Just do your own thing well. Although he has been with Lu Bu for so many years, although he is not close, Wei Ji has discovered that Lu Bu has not blocked the road of the aristocratic family. As long as they are willing to follow him, the aristocratic family still has a way to survive, but this road, It's just not as brilliant and weighty as it used to be, it requires constant effort, and it's easy to fall off.

"My lord, General Xu and the others are back." A personal guard came in and saluted Lu Bu.

"pass!"

Lu Bu smiled.

After a while, Xu Rong came in with Hua Xiong, Gao Lan, and Sima Fang, and bowed to Lu Bu: "See my lord."

Except for Sima Fang, everyone else paid homage, including the demoted general Gao Lan.

"This is General Gao Lan and Gao Wendao." Lu Bu seemed not to have seen Sima Fang. He smiled at Gao Lan and said, "I have heard about the name of the Four Court Pillars in Hebei Province for a long time. When I saw him today, he is indeed a heroic figure."

"My lord, you are ridiculous." Gao Lan said shamefully: "How can a defeated general be called a hero?"

Lu Bu glanced at Hua Xiong, who looked proud, shook his head and said, "The general's defeat was due to his weapons, not the general's lack of strategy. Hua Xiong has been with me for many years, and his ability is not bad, but he should be between equals to the general."

Is this a person, especially when he fails, what he longs for most is for others to understand the reason for his defeat. Unfortunately, most people don't care about this, but Lu Bu's words touched Gao Lan's heart, and he immediately felt sorry for Lu Bu. I feel like a person would die for his confidant.

"My lord, no matter what, he is my defeated general. Now that Bo Dao has been sent to guard Shangdang, how about my lord asking Wen Dao to be my deputy?" Hua Xiong said to Lu Bu quickly.

"Although Wen Dao has surrendered, Yuan Shao is his old master after all. You will still have to stay in Hanoi in the future. Wen Dao is not suitable for you. However, when I was in Shuzhong, I did recruit a good general. He has no merits yet, but I can temporarily I am your lieutenant general." Lu Bu knew Hua Xiong's temperament, and the people he could ask for were generally not too bad.

Gao Lan is mine.

"Who? But what about Fa Zheng?" Hua Xiong said excitedly. He needed someone with brains to be his bookkeeper and figure out the daily necessities.

Lu Bu: "..."

After waiting for a long time, Lu Bu said: "This man's name is Zhang Ren, and his courtesy name is Yi Ling. He is a famous general in Shu. He is a cautious man..."

"Lord, why did you harm me!?" Hua Xiong's expression changed when he heard this.

Lu Bu was a little confused: "When will I hurt you?"

"General, I have heard that Zhang Ren is quite evil. No matter who he follows, nothing good will happen to him." Hua Xiong had obviously heard the legend about Zhang Ren and looked at Lu Bu with a depressed look on his face. .

Lu Bu: "..."

"What a mess. This man has a calm personality, a good general, and his martial arts skills are no worse than yours. If you don't want to, then follow Bo Sheng." Lu Bu couldn't help but curse.

Generally speaking, Lu Bu was kind to people and rarely cursed like this, but Gao Lan could clearly feel that Lu Bu and Hua Xiong had a real relationship, so they could curse without hesitation, which made people a little envious.

Hua Xiong accepted Zhang Ren's transfer order with some grievance.

Lu Bu is prepared to call out the civil and military personnel in Shu. Regardless of whether they have this intention or not, their staying in Shu is an unstable factor in the governance of Shu. For example, Huang Quan, Wu Yi and others will be called out one after another to go elsewhere. Zhang Ren is the first to take office, but he will not be the last.