The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Lu Bu convened a gathering of civil and military officials in Yecheng to report on the achievements of the past year and discuss plans for the new year.

Bingzhou has successfully carried out farming in various counties, and has opened Fengxian schools and foraging fields in each county. Trade with the Parthian Empire and the Kushan Empire has also been carried out smoothly. This is all thanks to Chen Gong, Zhang Yang, Ding Yuan, The governance of old generals such as Cheng Lian and Wei Yue in Bingzhou.

Under the governance of Xu Rong, Youzhou's productivity and economy were restored. Lu Bu instructed Xu Rong to support the Gongsun family and Tian family, and promoted Gongsun Kang, Tian Kai, and the three counties of Liaodong, Mongolia, and Korea to have the financial resources of the governor of Youzhou. and manpower support, and gradually develop.

Jizhou and Qingzhou were governed by Lu Bu himself, Tian Feng was in charge of local government affairs, Jushou was in charge of farming, Xin Ping was in charge of money and food, Gao Lan was in charge of military horses, Gao Shun was training troops in Guandu, and Zhang Liao was in Qingzhou to suppress bandits.

The conflict between Lu Bu and the nobles has temporarily eased. After all, the nobles in Hebei have existed for hundreds of years since Emperor Guangwu. They are deeply rooted and cannot be uprooted in the short term. Moreover, for a long time, the nobles have monopolized culture, economy, and land. To solve these problems The problem didn’t just happen overnight.

Taishi Ci, who went north, returned victoriously and wiped out dozens of tribes. The army once reached Siberia. Because the weather was too cold to continue, it had to retreat. However, Taishi Ci also brought back a large number of female slaves during this expedition.

Lu Bu opened large-scale sales houses in Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou and sold these female slaves to the public. The nobles and wealthy families in the three states flocked to them, fearing that if they arrived too late, all the good slaves would be robbed.

Xu Shu and his party who returned from the southern expedition also received rewards. These 120,000 Xiaoguo troops experienced the baptism of war and gradually became elite soldiers. Of course, they still needed to receive Gao Shun's training in Guandu.

Sitting on the throne, Lu Bu was like a god descending to earth, carrying his own majesty. He slowly spoke out his plans for the new year: "Each county will continue to implement the basic national policy of farming, training troops, and raising the people. From now on, all military personnel will Veterans who have served in the army for more than ten years are allowed to retire and return home, and retired soldiers are given money, land, and slaves. Those who are unwilling to retire will be promoted based on their military merits in previous years. Former army lieutenants, captains, generals, Partial generals and middle generals will be promoted according to their military merit."

Generally speaking, in the new year, Lu Bu's focus is on the reform of the army.

After the meeting, Lu Bu prepared a sumptuous banquet and enjoyed it with everyone.

During the banquet, Lu Bu winked at Xu Shu. Xu Shu understood and followed Lu Bu quietly out of the hall.

Lu Bu got straight to the point, "Yuan Zhi, nobles and noble families have always been my pet peeve. I am not from a noble family or a noble family, and I have no background. I made my fortune in the army. People like me don't dare to act rashly while I'm alive. Once I die, I'm afraid that it will be hard for the people who come after me." Suppress it, what can you do?"

Xu Shu said, "The troubles of gentry and big families have existed since Emperor Guangwu revived the Han Dynasty, especially the gentry of Hebei, who were Emperor Guangwu's ministers at that time. After hundreds of years, they have become accustomed to enjoying privileges. Yuan Shao's previous actions The policy is to make good friends with the gentry, but Yuan Shao is from Henan. There is a conflict of interest between the gentry from Henan and the gentry from Hebei he brought, which led to his final demise. The lord is different from Yuan Shao. He is from the gentry, while the lord is from the army. , the attitude towards the gentry is naturally different. Previously, the lord exterminated the Wang family in Bingzhou, which shocked the whole of Hebei. However, the situation in Ji, Qing, and Youzhou is different, and it is necessary to take measures slowly. It is recommended to keep a few large gentry, and the remaining small and medium-sized The nobles arranged for Mo Zhu to remove their secrets, and the lord can cultivate a new group of nobles who are absolutely loyal to the lord, and then slowly erode the original Hebei nobles. In less than ten years, Hebei will completely surrender to the lord."

Lu Bu nodded, feeling that what Xu Shu said made sense. He continued, "Yuan Zhi thinks, who should be cultivated as new nobles? Can they be chosen among the generals in the army?"

Xu Shu said, "The Zhen family in Yecheng is a large family in Hebei. Zhen Yan has two daughters, Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi. They are both charming and charming. They have not yet left the palace. Why don't the lord accept them as princesses? After the Zhen family marries the lord, It can be cultivated into a new noble clan, and the Yan family and the Wang family in the state are all related by marriage to the lord, and it can also be cultivated into a new noble clan. As for the generals in the army, I dare not say much."

Lu Bu said, "It doesn't matter if Yuan Zhi talks about it, there is no need to be restrained between you and me."

Hearing what Lu Bu said, Xu Shu also became bold, "I heard that Zhang Wenyuan has a son named Zhang Hu; Chen Gongtai has a daughter named Chen Xue; the generals have many children, why not marry them?"

Over the years, Lu Bu did have many children: the eldest daughter Lu Lingqi was born in the third year of Chuping (192) to Yan Danchen; the eldest son Lu Ren was born to Yan Danchen in the third year of Xingping (196); the second son Lu Yi, was born in the third year of Xingping, to Dong Yi; the second daughter, Lu Jixiang, and the third daughter, Lu Ruyi, were twins from the same mother, born in the third year of Jian'an (198), to Wang Yi; the third son, Lu Li, was In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Cai Yan was born; the fourth son, Lu Zhi, was born in the fourth year of Jian'an, born by Dong Yuan; the fifth son, Lu Xin, was born in the fourth year of Jian'an, born by Dong Bai.

Lu Bu decided to take Xu Shu's suggestion. He summoned Zhang Liao and Chen Gong, exchanged the birth dates of their children with them, and decided on the names of their in-laws. Zhang Hu married into the Lu family, and Chen Xue also went to Yecheng to get married immediately after Lu Ren and Zhang Hu were crowned.

Lu Bu's doing this is equivalent to taking Zhang Hu and Chen Xue as hostages. After all, Chen Gong is in charge of Bingzhou and Zhang Liao also has heavy troops. He still needs to take some precautions. After all, the army is the guarantee of his political power.

Himihu from the Japanese county came to pay tribute and presented Lu Bu with three artifacts: the Congyun Sword of the Sky, the Eight-foot Divine Mirror, and the Qiongqu Magatama. These three treasures were brought by Xu Fu on his eastward journey, and now they can be regarded as returned to their original owners.

Himihu came all the way, not just to offer a treasure, but also to ask Lu Bu to leave a seed in her body, and Lu Bu naturally accepted it happily.

After all, helping others is the foundation of happiness.