Three Kingdoms

Even in troubled times, there are always some passionate and unyielding people in China.

But even in the prosperous times, China still has some dirty people with evil intentions.

Dawn, the moment when darkness and light meet each other.

In Xihai City, officials of all sizes gathered in front of the governor's office to wait, and then followed Lu Bu's driving to the bank of Xihai Ze, where the ceremony was held.

Wei Xu, as Lu Bu's closest confidant and the main executor and person in charge of this ceremony, was naturally in the front row, following closely behind Lu Bu.

There were soldiers guarding both sides of the road along the way. They were all wearing bright armor and looked very energetic.

Today's military system in the West Sea includes not only Han cavalry, but also many Hu cavalry. These were originally nomadic tribes or subordinates of states in the Western Regions, but are now under Lu Bu's command as a supplement to the Han cavalry. Accept the jurisdiction of the Han people.

Most of these barbarian cavalry have some very famous names, such as chariot generals and so on, but in fact they are not very strong. Many of them are just a little stronger than the mob. They can intimidate the civilians, but they are not a real battle. Can't count on it.

The structure of using Han to control Hu that Li Ru originally set up was meticulous in its interlocking and mutual checks and balances, but in fact there was also a big crisis, which had already been revealed at the time of Dong Zhuo. If the Han people are strong enough, then no matter what, it is easy to say anything. But once the Han people show signs of decline, these originally obedient Hu army will immediately counterattack.

But it is obvious that if the Han people want to expand outward, they cannot do without these barbarian legions.

To open up territory, war is indispensable. In addition to consuming money, food and materials, war will definitely consume human lives. Therefore, if we can make good use of these barbarian legions, it will be equivalent to saving more lives of the Han people. This will One thing is beyond doubt.

Therefore, although Li Ru clearly dealt with a series of problems caused by the large-scale recruitment of Hu troops after Dong Zhuo, he still adopted this model in the Western Regions. The reasons are somewhat remarkable. .

But for Lu Bu, Wei Xu and others, they have probably never thought about this.

The conch horn of the puja sounded.

The tail fins of colorful flags fluttered.

The chanting voice full of mystery began to hum...

Lu Bu seemed to feel that the world was beginning to be filled with a magical power, and it seemed that there was really so-called merit flowing and gathering.

Lu Bu smiled with satisfaction and nodded towards Wei Xu to express his approval.

This smile made Wei Xu very satisfied, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Bu closed his eyes slightly, trying wholeheartedly to feel the "merit" around the world, but in fact, it was just a psychological suggestion.

It has to be said that before the specialized discipline of human psychology was formed, people in the religious system had already applied this discipline, and achieved very good results.

In fact, the psychology in this religious system is also a manifestation of human beings' own self-rescue behavior. Just like the barbarian army, it has two sides of the same body, with advantages and disadvantages.

The initial religious behavior was to eliminate the impact of human beings encountering various incomprehensible natural phenomena, and even to treat the various worries, anxiety, panic and other psychological diseases caused by it. This kind of religious rituals that humans sometimes hold in collective units such as countries, nations, city-states, villages, etc., whether they are for individuals or groups, whether they are temporary or periodic, are all more or less common. Eliminate and treat various psychological diseases that humans cannot understand or are caused by catastrophic disasters, so that humans can gain spiritual comfort and maintain social stability.

Lu Bu actually has a mental problem, although he certainly won't admit it. He is very powerful in terms of force, but due to innate and acquired factors, he has not made much progress in knowledge. After all, human energy and time are limited. Lu Bu spent a lot of time on martial arts. Naturally, there is not much time to study, and there is no way to develop the habit of absorbing new knowledge.

There were many things that Lu Bu didn't have much demand for when he was in a low position, but after he reached a high position, he found that he was lacking them again. Just like you would never ask a street sweeper to solve calculus equations, but when you reach the level of a mathematics professor, you can't say that you can't even understand functional equations.

The problem is that Lu Bu loves face very much and refuses to talk about difficulties. Lu Bu felt that if he said these things that he didn't understand, it would be worse than killing him. Under such circumstances, Lu Bu naturally had some problems in his heart, and religion just made up for this need of his. Just like many people know that the probability of winning a lottery prize is lower than the probability of encountering a car accident, but they still buy lottery tickets knowing that there is fraud in the lottery. In fact, they are more seeking a humble psychological comfort.

Wanting something for nothing is the most superficial human desire.

Huge altar.

Countless flags.

In the surrounding area, there were numerous Xihai residents, ordinary people, barbarian traders, etc. Some looked blankly, some chanted scriptures along with them, and some just felt happy to be together, and then shouted loudly...

On one side of the open space of the altar, various foods were piled up. Next to it was a row of bonfires with copper cauldrons hanging for cooking.

Flames rolled, heat waves rolled, twisting the air.

The hot soup in the cauldron is surging, exuding a sweet smell.

On one side of these cooking fires, beneath the colorful flags and banners representing the gods, were dazed and trembling animals.

Their hands and feet are trapped, and their "sacrifice" is about to come...

It is the custom of the Han people to kill three animals to pay homage to the gods.

Speaking of which, can this puja, which involves supplication, comfort, and prayer, allow killing?

However, has anyone told Wei Xu what the process of this ritual ceremony is?

Obviously not, so of course Wei Xu followed his own understanding and arrangements.

Those eminent monks may understand, but they may not understand, but regardless of whether they understand or not, they just close their eyes and pretend not to see.

It doesn't matter whether you kill or not, what matters is that the general likes it...

The cook sharpened his knife and then walked over to the tied animals.

Cattle, sheep and dolphins.

It seemed that it was at this moment that their fate was determined. These cattle, sheep, and dolphins began to cry, or cried silently, and some struggled violently, but they still could not change anything. They were lifted up and placed on the chopping board, and then, amid the cheers of the onlookers, they were stabbed into the body with a sharp knife, the skin was cut open, the meat was cut off, the bones were picked out, or they were pierced through willow branches. On the barbecue, or thrown into the soup cauldron and stewed.

Many onlookers shed tears of excitement from the corners of their mouths, cheering Lu Bu's official position and praising Wei Xu's arrangements.

The color of blood spread along the chopping board area, reflecting on the faces of everyone around him in the firelight.

Listening to these cheers and watching the lively scene.

Lu Bu was very satisfied.

Wei Xu was satisfied when he saw Lu Bu, so he was naturally satisfied as well.

The eminent monk who was chanting sutras was satisfied when he saw the Han leaders in Xihai City, and they were also satisfied.

Ordinary people in Xihai City, barbarians and Han Chinese, have fun to watch and meat to eat. Even if each person can only get a finger-sized piece of meat and a small bowl of soup, it is only free, so of course they are satisfied. …

Everyone was satisfied, and everyone ignored the wails and pain of the tied and killed cattle, sheep, and dolphins.

Pray with killing, pray with blood.

On the altar, the solemn monk sang.

Under the altar, the serious Lu Bu lowered his head.

Ah, the merits are immeasurable!

The autumn wind gently blew over Lu Bu's face, seeming to bring some faint fragrance.

It was like returning to Jiuyuan and lying on the grassland.

Lu Bu closed his eyes, feeling the unknown so-called merits. The noise in his ears seemed to be fading away, and a feeling of isolation from the world arose in his heart.

Lu Bu let out a long breath, fighting on the battlefield all these years ago, and the comfortable life now, which made Lu Bu feel a little strange and a little longing for him.

future……

Suddenly there was an unusual noise in the distance, which disrupted Lu Bu's thoughts.

Lu Bu frowned. Before he could say anything, he heard Wei Xu yelling at the side, "What are you doing?" Ah, what are you doing? ! Didn’t you see Daduhu practicing and praying for blessings..."

Lu Bu stood up, turned around, and saw several soldiers in the military academy who were in a mess and stained with blood. He couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?" 』

Wei Xu shouted loudly: "Return to my lord, it's okay, it's okay!" They are just some random thieves who want to disrupt the Lord's Dharma Ceremony! Just leave it to me later! It’s important for my lord to practice meritorious deeds! 』

"Dadu protector!" ” The military commander called out, and then lowered his head under Wei Xu’s eyes that almost burst into flames, “Uh...”

After such a long time, Wei Xu still knew Lu Bu very well. Because Lu Bu was as brave as a ghost on the battlefield, so for the soldiers, he had a strong personality and charm and was very popular among his subordinates. However, this Not all of Lu Bu.

In fact, Lu Bu was also very suspicious.

At the beginning, Lu Bu actually believed in others easily, but after he went through a series of unpredictable, cruel and bloody power struggles, he more or less changed. At the same time, because his martial arts are basically in a superb state, he inevitably thinks highly of himself.

No one else can beat him anyway, so if you have the guts, use conspiracy and tricks to challenge him head-on!

This arrogance caused by high self-esteem may be the reason why Lu Bu continued to change his allegiance. When the distance is far, I still feel that the other party is very powerful. When the distance is close, I feel that it is just the same.

The most important point is that Lu Bu is unwilling to admit defeat.

In the early years in the desert, Lu Bu was called the Wolf King, not just because of his bravery, but because he held grudges like a wolf king, being fierce, ruthless and vindictive, even if he couldn't get anything this time. The good thing is that he doesn't know when he will come back again, so most barbarians in the desert are afraid of Lu Bu. Because he refused to admit defeat, sometimes Lu Bu would inevitably find excuses to excuse himself and vent his anger on others.

Wei Xu wanted to hide it, but obviously failed.

Lu Bu glanced at Wei Xu, "What?" Don't you even listen to what I say? 』

Wei Xu trembled and lowered his head, "I don't dare..."

Wei Xu just wanted to cover it up, in order to preserve his own subconscious instinctive reaction. When he saw Lu Bu getting angry, he realized that he was self-defeating. The more he covered it up at this time, the more likely it would arouse Lu Bu's suspicion.

Wei Xu could only retreat.

But the question is, what should we do now?

Cold sweat could not help but flow on Wei Xu's back.

Wei Xu's martial arts are not good, so he is not a rival in Lu Bu's heart, and he has no intention of competing. This is Wei Xu's advantage, but it is also his disadvantage. Lu Bu would not really regard Wei Xu as an opponent, but he would also not really think that Wei Xu was a powerful assistant, more of a helper, or...

Dog legs.

The attitude towards bitches is, of course, to masturbate a few times when you have free time, and you will be very happy.

When I’m not thinking about it, it’s annoying to look at it.

Wei Xu didn't dare to touch Lu Bu's bad luck, and the soldiers and soldiers on the other side who came to report the news also vaguely sensed something was wrong and hesitated to say anything. Previously, I thought that the military situation should not be delayed. Nothing is as important as the military situation. But now when I ran in front of Lu Bu, I suddenly realized that it would be a good idea to talk about these things in this situation...

This is almost like playing a video of someone partying and having sex when someone is having a banquet and wedding!

Before Wei Xu could even look at him for a step to speak, Lu Bu was already a little impatient, "Say!" what happened? ! 』

The soldiers and military commanders who came to report the news looked at each other in confusion, then gritted their teeth, prostrated themselves on the ground, and told them the news that Chang Cheng's camp was attacked by horse thieves, destroyed and the general was missing.

Lu Bu's face gradually turned pale as he listened.

This snap was like a slap in the face!

And there’s more than one!

After a while, when Wei Xu and others saw that Lu Bu was silent, they secretly looked up and glanced up, only to see Lu Bu laughing angrily, "Hahaha, hahahahaha..."

Want bad things!

Wei Xu didn't feel relaxed because Lu Bu smiled. He looked extremely pale. Based on his understanding of Lu Bu, if Lu Bu immediately cursed, then kicked, or even hit him a few times with a whip, it wouldn't be a big deal. I have been scolded and beaten, and this matter is in the past. But if there is no movement for a long time, or if you laugh like this now, when it really breaks out, the problem will be big.

The same thing happened to Lu Bu last time when it came to Chen Gong. At first there was no movement, with a gloomy face, but then he suddenly got angry and hacked Chen Gong to death...

When Wei Xu thought of this, his eyes started to spin wildly. He had to find an outlet for Lu Bu to vent his anger, otherwise Lu Bu's anger would most likely burn onto him!

"Dadu protector!" We've fallen into a trap! ” Wei Xu shouted loudly, “General Gao, and Chang Sima, I’m afraid they fell into the enemy’s trap. They are in danger now, and it must be the Kushans... Yes, it’s the Kushans’ treacherous plan! 』

The soldiers from the military academy who came to report the news did not know Gao Shun's situation, but in their view, since the horse thieves were able to invade their camp in a "large scale", it proved that Gao Shun was probably gone, at least like Chang Cheng. 'is missing'.

Because Gao Shun and Chang Cheng were nowhere to be found, and Chang Cheng himself ordered the retreat in the end, everyone speculated whether the "missing" Chang Cheng had received some news and had to order the retreat...

Such speculation is certainly reasonable.

The most important thing is that the Bingzhi Military Academy's speculation can ensure that they will not be accused of running away from the battle and abandoning the general.

The retreat was a military order issued by Chang Cheng, and they just obeyed the order.

As for why Chang Cheng gave such an order, they didn't know. They just knew that they didn't see Chang Cheng after being attacked...

This series of things was outlined in Wei Xu's mind, and then connected with each other to form what he thought was the "truth"!

Lu Bu suppressed his anger and said a few words from between his teeth, "Speak clearly!" 』

"Master Protector, you see, the Kushan people did not act on their good intentions, and even General Gao and I fell into the trap!" Everyone has fallen into the trap! ” Wei Xu felt that his mind had never been spinning at such a high speed like it was today, “General Gao’s martial arts skills are also known to the Protector General! Now that even General Gao has been trapped, it shows that these horse thieves are not simple! No matter how ordinary horse thieves are, it is impossible for them to have such abilities! Therefore, there must be foreign enemies, and the biggest foreign enemy in the Western Region is Kushan in the west! If you are from Kushan, you must be from Kushan! They designed the whole plan, they deceived us, they deceived the Great Protector! 』

"Guishuang!" Lu Bu let out a huge, angry howl, "They all deserve to be cut to pieces!" 』

Yes, Wei Xu got it right.

Wei Xu didn't believe Chang Cheng's rebellion. That guy was greedy for money and had the guts, but he would definitely not have the guts to rebel.

Lu Bu didn't believe that Gao Shun was rebelling. Gao Shun was like a steel knife. Let alone rebelling, even if he was a little more flexible, it would be impossible.

As for Fei Qian's problem, no one believed it. After all, the attack came from the west, not the east.

So there can only be foreign enemies, and Kushan is undoubtedly the biggest suspect.

Most of the people around were aware that something was going on, so they couldn't help but quiet down. Only the monks in the distance were still immersed in chanting sutras, chanting hard and hard, and ringing their bells twice from time to time. …

Lu Bu cast his gaze over.

"Kushan people!" Lu Bu suddenly pointed at the monks and roared, "The ones who talked about Buddhism a few days ago and came to tell me what merits I want are from Kushan?" Was it sent here by Kushan? ! 』

Wei Xu was stunned, "It seems...it seems so..."

Are those monks resting in peace?

Or from Kushan?

Wei Xu didn't remember much, but no matter who they were, one thing was certain, they were all from Fanbang, so what if those monks didn't tell the truth? What if all this was really arranged by those Kushan people?

Seeing that Wei Xu also expressed "sure", Lu Bu became even more angry. The thing he hated most in his life was the deception of others. After all, Lu Bu's intelligence was relatively low. If he led the army alone, he would get false reports or something. Just run and break your leg...

"If so, kill him!" Lu Bu pointed at the monks on the altar and roared, "How dare you bully someone!" 』