"Haidai is only Qingzhou. Xiyi is a little bit short, and Wei is the road to Zi."

In the summer of the fourth year of Chuping, it is the seventh day of the fifth lunar month.

Beihai Kingdom, Duchang County.

The summer in Qingzhou is even more passionate than that in Guanzhong. It seems as if just waking up, last night's cold spring rain has disappeared. The light fur jackets that have been inseparable all these days can no longer be worn, and people have changed them one after another.

Put on light clothes and start to welcome summer.

The green on the river bank seemed to turn green in an instant, with large expanses of grass and willow trees dyeing the river bank into a brocade-like green velvet lichen.

If it weren't for the moist and warm wind blowing from the river, Lu Bu would have thought that the summers in Kanto and Kansai were as hot and dry as those in his hometown of Wuyuan County, but he didn't expect that it had a different flavor.

Speaking of which, he hasn't been back for a long time.

On the banks of the Weihe River, a team of disheveled soldiers stood on the side of a dilapidated road, numbering about one or two hundred people. A burly general with thick eyebrows and big eyes was sitting motionless on his horse.

It was General Anhan who was newly worshiped by the imperial court, and Lu Bu, the Prime Minister of Beihai. At this time, Lu Bu was in love with the scene and missed his hometown that he had left long ago. The scribe opposite him had similar feelings to Lu Bu at this time, but he was about to leave.

Leaving his hometown of Qingzhou where he was raised, he traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an.

This man was Kong Rong, the new Yilang appointed by the imperial court. He was a man of rare talent and great reputation. He was once demoted to Beihai, where the Yellow Turban bandits were most popular, as Prime Minister because he spoke out against Dong Zhuo. After Kong Rong arrived in the county, he took in the people and raised troops.

He talked about martial arts and tried very hard to control it. However, he was defeated by the Yellow Turbans because he was not good at military affairs, so he had to retreat to Zhuxu County with his remaining soldiers.

Although Kong Rong was not good at leading troops, he made outstanding achievements in gathering refugees, repairing cities, establishing schools, and recommending wise men. He was deeply loved by the people of Beihai and was respectfully called "Kong Beihai". However, the good times did not last long.

, at the beginning of this year, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, who had been defeated by Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao one after another, revived in the mainland and invaded the counties. Kong Rong led troops to attack, but was defeated by the bandit leader Guan Hai and was trapped in Duchang.

Just when Guan Hai's troops were approaching the city, Kong Rong and others were helpless and needed help. Lu Bu, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Beihai, led his elite troops to suddenly attack from behind the rebel army. Not only did he repel Guan Hai and resolve the siege of Beihai, but he also saved the

The lives of Kong Rong and others, and more importantly, Lu Bu, the new Prime Minister of Beihai, quickly captured the hearts of the people of Beihai and gained the support of the people.

This made Kong Rong, who originally wanted to seek righteous men and ask for foreign aid, breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt grateful and emotional.

Looking at the majestic general in front of him, Kong Rong had mixed feelings. He was grateful that Lu Bu came to help, but he was sad that the war-torn Beihai seemed to finally have an officer who was familiar with military affairs. The stability of Beihai has always been

This is Kong Rong's wish. Now that Lu Bu is here, with the bravery he showed in the city that day, it is not difficult to solve the pirate problem in Beihai. He should restore peace to Beihai.

"The general is marching under the imperial edict. He has been killing thieves for many years. This is the merit of the general. His loyalty and righteousness are all the people's heart, and I admire him very much." After saying this, Kong Rong bowed to Lu Bu and thanked him.

Lu Bu immediately turned over and dismounted, holding the reins with one hand and holding Kong Rong tightly with the other. He said energetically: "Since I have been appointed to Beihai and stabilize the counties, it is naturally my duty. Why should Kong Rong be more polite!"

Kong Rong nodded. Although Lü Bu once betrayed his master and sought glory and surrendered his life to Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu finally found his way back and conspired with Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo. Now he has a life-saving favor for him. Therefore, even if he still feels guilty in his heart.

Disdainful of Lu Bu's nature, he still had to use rhetoric at this time, but his tone still inevitably contained a hint of instruction: "Beihai has been suffering for a long time and the people are exhausted. I hope that while the general is practicing military preparations for war, he will give more shelter to the people.

Give moral education. In particular, you must work hard and be diligent in the king's affairs."

"Well, well." Lu Bu was a little impatient and said nonchalantly: "It's getting late, so I would like to ask Duke Kong to leave as soon as possible. Although Guan Hai has been defeated by me, there are still many thieves under his command who are still wandering around with him.

In counties and cities, if it’s too late and you can’t reach Juxian County, you’ll be in trouble if you stay out at night.”

Kong Rong smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that even though Lu Bu had been a civil servant, he was still a fierce warrior at heart, and he still didn't care much about governing the people. He hoped that he would be lenient in his administration, which was tantamount to

Seek fish from trees.

As long as the other party can protect the country and the people, as for civil affairs, Kong Rong thought in his heart and looked up at the scribe behind Lu Bu. With a capable official like Dong Zhao beside Lu Bu, it must not be a problem.

"In that case, I won't stay any longer." After Kong Rong simply said goodbye, he turned around and walked into the prepared carriage.

Before the team was about to leave, Lu Bu suddenly stepped forward. When the team was about to leave, he reached out and grabbed one of the people accompanying him, and said in a serious tone: "Ziyi, are you serious about not staying?"

The team responsible for escorting Kong Rong along the way were about two hundred Beihai County soldiers mobilized by Lu Bu. They were all disheveled and a mix of old and weak. Although this was partly because Lu Bu was unwilling to send elite escorts, Kong Rong

He knew the virtues of the county soldiers under his command thoroughly, and it was not easy to say anything. He simply had no other property except books, so he was not afraid of being noticed by thieves.

At the front of the team, stood a very tall horse with a neatly trimmed mane and tail. The horse was dark gray with white spots. Lu Bu reached out to grab it and tried to persuade him to stay. It was the current rider who was riding the horse.

Young knight on it.

The knight was an extraordinary heroic man, about twenty-six or seven years old, with a broad back and narrow waist, bulging cheekbones, a high nose, deep eyes, and thick eyebrows. He had the toughness unique to Qingzhou people. A pair of bright eyes stared ahead.

, seems to be thinking about the problem attentively.

He is the famous Donglai Taishi Ci in Qingzhou. Once there was a dispute between the county government where he worked and the state government, so he took the order to Luoyang to intercept the state officials who had complained to the court first. He successfully destroyed the Zhang Zou and achieved his own goal.

He had an righteous relationship with the governor who recommended him, and then fled to Liaodong. When Kong Rong was appointed to Beihai, he felt the righteousness of Taishi Ci and often provided aid and support to Taishi Ci's old mother.

This time Kong Rong was trapped by Guan Hai, and Tai Shi Ci repaid his mother's kindness and came to help him. When he used his exquisite arrow skills to frighten the thieves and took the opportunity to escape to find Liu Bei's reinforcements, he happened to meet Lu Bu's army on the road. Lu Bu

After learning about Taishi Ci's feat of both wisdom and bravery, he was greatly impressed and immediately ordered Taishi Ci to be the vanguard to defeat Guan Hai.

Since Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were no longer around, Lu Bu realized how inconvenient it was to not have a general who could take charge of his own duties. Although he also had cavalry generals like Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, they were all more brave than wise;

Even if he recruited Hao Meng, Cao Xing and other generals in Hanoi with the support of his fellow countryman Zhang Yang, it would be difficult to compare them all together.

I'm afraid only Zhang Liao and Gao Shun can compare with them.

Seeing Taishi Ci's silence, Lu Bu thought the other person was hesitating, so he continued: "Although Qingzhou is a small place, the people are tired, and there are hordes of thieves, but achievements can be made in just a moment, and there is a lot to be done. Ziyi is brave and courageous.

, Going west to Chang'an in vain is just a waste of time, and you can't win any fame, so why bother? Otherwise, if you stay and help me eliminate the moth thieves, this can be regarded as your doing your best for the elders in your hometown."

He tried to persuade Taishi Ci to stay from various aspects such as merit, profit, righteousness, etc. He tried his best to persuade Taishi Ci to stay. However, although Taishi Ci was moved, he never wavered from his ambition: "I am my humble servant of Donglai.

Thanks to the great love of Fujun, I have been entrusted with a great responsibility. It is just that Kong Beihai has been kind to me in supporting his mother. I have also been entrusted by my mother during this trip, and I have promised in person to escort Kong Beihai to Beijing safely. Now if I let him down for the sake of Fujun
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