Never thought I would become the emperor

Chapter 32 Influence

"Lu Bu! If you spoil our family's good deeds, our family will definitely kill you!"

Even though his side was completely defeated, Dong Zhuo still roared angrily.

Not long after, Dong Zhuo was dragged away by the Xiliang army led by his chief adviser Li Ru, and fled out of the hall in a panic.

Today, the Xiliang Army, which originally numbered thousands, now has less than 500 people left, leaving a lot of corpses.

The soldiers of the Bingzhou Army stepped on their corpses wearing blood-stained armor, and the blood on the sword in their hands was still ticking.

The civil and military officials of the big man couldn't help but gasp. They didn't expect that the Bingzhou Army was so powerful that it could easily defeat the Xiliang Army.

"With General Lu here, there is hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty!"

"General Lu is as brave as Li Guang back then!"

"Yeah yeah!"

At this time, there was no worry or worry on the faces of those ministers, and all of them were smiling.

"General Lu, thank you for saving my life today!"

Lu Zhi walked slowly to Lu Bu's side and bowed deeply. At this time, he turned his head and looked at the corpses lying behind him. It's finished.

"Master Lu, absolutely not."

Lu Bu stepped forward and quickly helped Lu Zhi up.

Lu Zhi had a look of sadness on his face, and said: "General Lu, you did not hesitate to anger Dong Zhuo today for the sake of being old, do you have any plans in the future?"

"Dong Zhuo? I regard him as nothing to be afraid of."

Lu Bu said lightly, as if he didn't take Dong Zhuo's matter to heart at all.

"This"

Seeing that Lu Bu seemed to have nothing to do with him, Lu Zhi couldn't speak for a while, even though he had a thousand words to say in his heart, he could only swallow them at this moment.

"Is Your Majesty all right?"

After the officials slowed down, they said to Emperor Han Xie who was standing on the stage.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

A forced smile appeared on Liu Xie's face, but at this moment his expression was extremely ugly.At such a young age, he saw the cruelty of war with his own eyes today, and he almost vomited out all the food he ate yesterday.

With the support of several eunuchs beside him, Liu Xie immediately returned to the palace, leaving behind the ministers who looked at each other in blank dismay.

Under the gloomy sky, hundreds of corpses lay peacefully on the ground. The cold wind gently brushed over their icy bodies, and the smell of blood instantly spread around.

"Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, you lead the army to stay and clean the battlefield."

Lu Bu said lightly.

"promise!"

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun clasped their fists together and said respectfully.

Immediately after, Lu Bu walked up the steps step by step very calmly, looked at the civil and military officials standing below, and said: "Ministers, Dong Zhuo has been defeated by me now, and he will surely make a comeback the next day. If you don't want to set yourself on fire, hurry up and disperse." .”

As soon as the ministers heard it, you looked at me and I looked at you. Soon the birds dispersed and all disappeared. Although Lu Zhi wanted to stay, he was dragged away by several ministers.

The reason why Lu Bu rescued Lu Zhi this time was not only because of his admiration for his spirit, but also because Lu Zhi is a great Confucian scholar who plays an important role now, and he can be described as a master in the literary world.He has a great status and reputation both among the scholars and in the court. This time Lu Bu rescued him, which not only improved his status and reputation, but also made the scholars change their views on him.

The reason why he wanted to get closer to the scholars was because Lu Bu imagined that there was a huge political group behind them-the gentry.

The gentry can be said to be in charge of the lifeline of the country, and they are the most important figures in the country besides farmers.

When it comes to war, the military expenses have to be paid by the peasants and the gentry. If the relationship with the gentry is not good, it will be difficult to take root in this troubled world.

Why did Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu develop so fast at the end of Han Dynasty?Isn't that because of their backgrounds of four generations and three lords, so that the gentry get along with each other, those who give money give money, and those who give talent give talent, Tian Feng, Jushou, Shenpei, Fengji, Guo Tu, Xu You, Chen Lin, Xin Judges, aren't they all born in the gentry?

It can be said that the influence of the gentry reached its peak during the troubled times. Lu Bu, who is proficient in history, still clearly remembers a sentence: Although Liu Yao, who ruled Yangzhou area under the separatist regime, had Tai Shici and other generals under his tent, although everyone respected him as Tai Shici as the main general, but But Liu Yao said: "If I use Ziyi, Xu Zi will not laugh at me as evil?" "Yuedan Review".)
This roughly means that if I use Taishici, Xu Zijiang will definitely laugh at me.Could it be that Liu Yao didn't know how powerful Tai Shici was?
No, that's because Tai Shici has no influence on him.It can also be understood as fame and credit. Born as a ranger, he doesn't have the innate reputation of a nobleman at all, so he is looked down upon by others.

When encountering problems, both common people and officials will habitually go to famous people to solve them, and Zhang Ying and Yu Mi under Liu Yao's account are far more famous and prestigious than Tai Shici, so Liu Yao then appointed them as generals.

Although Sun Ce later defeated Liu Yao, this did not deny the influence of Zhang Ying and Yu Mi themselves. Liu Yao had divided Yangzhou for several years and was able to suppress the people under his rule. This shows that the influence of Zhang Ying and Yu Mi is useful. Yes, at least they were competent. Liu Yao had benefited from the nobles through the two of them.

That's why Liu Yao said "If I use Ziyi, Xu Zi will not laugh at me as evil?" This sentence is not because Tai Shici is not easy to use, but Liu Yao must rely on Zhang Ying and Yu Mi to stabilize his rule. , can hold people's hearts.

Winning people's hearts and gaining favor in the eyes of the gentry has to start from scratch. Although Lu Bu has made a big step today, it is only a small step in terms of his hegemony.

"A long way to go!"

Lu Bu let out a long sigh, cleaned up for a while, and then went to find his own general's mansion.

At this time, Lu Bu had obtained the official position of the leader of the Central Committee, and the imperial court would allocate his own general's mansion, although it is reasonable to say that ordinary officials may get in the way when Dong Zhuo obtains a residence.But this is Lu Bu's own residence after all, Dong Zhuo probably didn't want to die so early.

The entire city of Luoyang is astonishingly large. The streets are full of traffic, and the flow of people is like a tide. The quaint streets are filled with lively hawking.

Among them there are also some noble young men in gorgeous dresses experiencing life on the streets, most of them are wearing gem-studded clothes, and they seem a bit out of place with the people at the bottom of Luoyang City.

(End of this chapter)