The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 362 Luoyang Upstart
Reach out and don't hit the smiling man.

Everyone warmly invited them, but Lu Bu didn't know how to refuse them. Communication has always been his shortcoming.We can't arrest them all and beat them up one by one.

At this time, the little yellow gate in front of the emperor came quickly and told Lu Bu that the emperor wanted to see him.

When the few officials who strongly invited Lv Bu heard it, it was natural that His Majesty was the most important, and the proposal to invite Lv Bu into the mansion could only be dismissed for the time being.

Follow the little yellow gate all the way to the outside of the Zhangde Hall, and after passing the report, Lu Bu was able to meet the emperor.

"Chen Lu Bu, see Your Majesty."

Although it is not in the court, but these links of etiquette and audience are indispensable.

Liu Hong gave Lu Bu a seat and asked him if he knew the purpose of setting up the eighth school captain of Xiyuan.

Naturally, Lu Bu knew this. In the past two years, the faction of General He Jin had grown too strong, and the emperor wanted to suppress it a little bit. Therefore, the Eighth Captain of Xiyuan was established, so that he could take the opportunity to divide the majority of He Jin who was in charge of Luoyang. military power.

Liu Hong didn't comment on Lu Bu's answer, and he asked again: "Then do you know why I tried to push you to the position of captain of the military academy?"

Lu Bu shook his head, he really didn't want to understand this.

Among the eight people, five were from eunuch families, while Jian Shuo and Feng Fang belonged to the eunuch faction.According to closeness and distance, Jian Shuo is more pleasing to the emperor.

Why didn't Jian Shuo get the position of captain in the military academy, but gave it to himself instead?
Lu Bu couldn't figure it out.

Seeing that Lu Bu didn't know, and didn't intend to point it out, the Son of Heaven chatted with him a few words, then waved him back.

Jian Shuo is good, but he still has to obey Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. At some point, he will definitely be more inclined to eunuchs.And Lu Bu, who has no identity background, just became the best candidate.

In the past, Liu Hong wanted the two sides to check and balance each other, but now he even wants to cultivate Lu Bu into a third-party force to deal with.Regardless of the strength of the foreign relatives and eunuchs, Lu Bu can be used to jointly suppress and achieve a balanced effect on both sides.

Before leaving, Lu Bu hesitated for a while, and asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have a question. I don't know how to deal with it. I want to ask Your Majesty for advice."

Liu Hong cast his eyes and motioned for Lu Bu to continue talking.

Lu Bu went on to say, "Many officials in the court invite ministers to their houses as guests. I don't know if I should go or not."

This matter caused Lu Bu quite a headache, even if he escaped today, there will be a big day after tomorrow.As long as he is still favored by the emperor, these officials will definitely come to invite him every day.

Eating and drinking came second, for fear that someone with malicious intentions would set him up secretly.

Liu Hong didn't give a clear answer after listening, but said: "This is your business, and I won't let you decide. Whether you go or not, you can decide for yourself."

Returning from the palace to the mansion, dozens of shiny boxes of gifts were placed in the hall.

Seeing this, Lu Bu didn't care to take a break, so he summoned the steward of the mansion, and asked sullenly, "What's the matter with these things?"

After getting along for a while, the steward also got a general understanding of Lu Bu's temperament and hobbies.Hearing the master's question, he immediately bowed and replied: "Master, some masters in the city sent their servants to the mansion."

It wasn't given by others, so it's possible that they flew in with their own long legs!
Lu Bu felt angry, of course he knew that these things were given by others, what he wanted to ask was: "Who asked you to take these things into the mansion!"

"It's the villain's own idea, please punish me, master." Hearing Lu Bu's tone, the steward knew that he shouldn't accept these gifts, knelt down immediately, and quickly confessed his mistake.

In fact, this is not to blame for the steward, the main reason is that Lu Bu never said before that he could not accept gifts and money.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu's tone softened a lot.He first let the steward get up, and then set the rules: "Give me all these things back. Also, if anyone comes to give gifts in the future, I will reject them all, and don't bring a single penny into the house. Do you understand?" !"

The steward hurriedly nodded in agreement, and immediately started to ask the servants to return all the things in the hall one by one and return them to their original owners.

At this time, Xi Ce heard the noise from here and walked over.He greeted Lu Bu, seeing that the anger on Lu Bu's face was still there, he asked curiously, "What made the general so angry?"

When Lu Bu saw Xi Ce approaching, his complexion improved a lot, and he told Xi Ce about the steward's unauthorized acceptance of gifts, and said that he would make a rule that he would not accept gifts in the future.

"Sir, do you know about this?" Lu Bu asked.

Xi Ce nodded, and said without concealment: "I was in the mansion at the time, watching them move things into the hall one by one."

He didn't know what happened in the court today, but he could guess with his toes that Lu Bu must have made a great breakthrough in his official position.

On weekdays, not a single fly or mosquito would come to the mansion, but today, only the gift givers came seven or eight times.

This has already shown that Lu Bu has become the favorite minister of the emperor and the upstart of Luoyang.

"Sir, you too. Since you are in the mansion, why don't you ask people to stop you? If this matter gets out, others will catch you. All my previous efforts will be in vain!" In the mansion, Lu Bu complained a little in his tone, he felt that the play strategy made a big mistake this time.

The plot was very indifferent, and he persuaded Lu Bu unhurriedly: "General, be more courageous. Others dare to accept it, why don't you dare? When I first came to Luoyang, it was true to be low-key, but it is different now. , you already have the Son of Heaven as your solid backing, so what are you afraid of!"

"But..." Lv Bu hesitated to speak, so collecting bribes in private, wouldn't he become a "corrupt official" in the mouth of the people.

"General, you have to show your flaws, and you have to have a handle in the hands of the emperor. Otherwise, if you have no desires or demands, the emperor will not use you without reservation." Joce shook his head slightly, lowered his voice, and then gave Lu Bu a gift a famous saying.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Lu Bu was there slowly pondering the meaning of Xi Ce's words, but at this time Xi Ce picked up the large pile of invitations from the desk from the hall, stuffed them all into Lu Bu's arms without any explanation, and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility: "From From today onwards, general, you should explore and learn, socializing in the officialdom."

Lu Bu looked at the red and gorgeous invitations stacked in his arms, although he couldn't figure out the meaning of those words, he felt that the gambit was quite reasonable.He told the steward, who was busy counting the boxes, that there was no need to return those items, and that if there were any presents in the future, they would just accept them as they were ordered.

At first, the steward thought that his ears were hallucinating, and Lu Bu just reprimanded him for not accepting these things, why did it change again in a blink of an eye?
But since the master has spoken, the steward will obey everything.

Lu Bu handed over the invitations to the steward and asked him to start arranging the itinerary tomorrow.

After explaining the matter, Lu Bu felt a little tired, so he prepared to go back to his room to rest.

Looking at Lu Bu's leaving back, there was complexity in Xi Ce's eyes.

At this moment, Guo Jia appeared out of nowhere, approached Xi Ce, and said with a smile on his face, "Xi Zhicai, I'll just convince you that you dare to push Lu Bu into the pit of fire."

Lü Bu started at the end of the century, fought south and north, and never enjoyed wealth and glory.However, this Luoyang city is also a bustling playground, full of sensuality, rare treasures, and countless others.

"When Lu Bu is addicted to it and loses his mind, then you can cry." Guo Jia raised the corner of his mouth, he lost so many times to the play.

This time, it's time to win the round.

(End of this chapter)