Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 702: Name of the Country, and the Throne
Lu Guan walked out of the door, feeling relaxed. He heard a voice of "Yu Cheng——". The young man in front of him turned around, looked at him and nodded, then hurried in.

"Go hang up the Liao Dynasty geomancy map."

The voice from behind made Lu Guan pause, and then he continued to walk forward thoughtfully.

"Mr. Lu."

Wang Zheng and Li Zhu bowed to Lu Guan, and the young man opposite returned the greeting with a gentle smile.

"It seems that the general has returned to his roots?"

Lu Guan's smile obviously faltered for a moment, and he spoke vaguely: "The general has this plan, maybe he will go to the ancestral temple in the future."

Wang Zheng and Li Zhu glanced at each other, and the former said with a smile: "But from now on, I will be able to work with Mr. Lu."

Lu Guan bowed and said, "Please take care of me, Military Advisor and Chief Clerk." He paused and looked at the open door behind him. "I will not delay your work. I will treat you two to a drink another day."

Li Zhu stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.

"It's easy to talk about."

Wang Zheng walked over with a smile, hugged Lu Guan and whispered, "I heard that the wine and food in Hua Niangzi's restaurant are good. Of course, I'm not curious about the new Hua Niang, and I don't usually order ten or eight people to sit with me. I just want to get close to Mr. Lu. Oh, by the way, I'm free tomorrow night."

Lu Guan said "Ah?" and looked up and down at Wang Zheng in a daze. He nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go order a banquet right away."

"Okay, okay, Li Zhubu and I will be there tomorrow night."

Wang Zheng let go with a smile. Li Zhu, who was stroking his beard, suddenly stopped and the word "no" rolled around his lips. He went over and grabbed his arm and pulled him forward, raising his other hand high as if waving: "It's settled. See you tomorrow night."

"no……"

Li Zhu was dragged back, and Wang Zheng interrupted him with a smile: "Speaking of which, Zheng heard that Li Zhubu has a unique skill in fortune-telling. How about you tell my fortune?"

"Do not……"

Li Zhu didn't dare to pull back with all his strength. He didn't expect the young man beside him to suddenly wrap his arms around his arms and pull them forward, shouting, "Master, hurry up. I have some documents to present to the general."

Lu Guan watched Wang Zheng pulling Li Zhu away with a wonderful expression. He laughed for a while, then turned around and walked back.

What a wonderful person.

he thinks.

……

Inside the house, a feng shui map as long as two men's arms was spread out on the ground. Yu Cheng stood aside, watching his general walking slowly around the map with his head down.

"General." Wang Zheng and Li Zhu stepped in and bowed. They stood up and watched Lu Bu move around. They looked at each other and asked, "What happened?"

"Not really." Lu Bu walked to the side where the Tokyo Road was drawn and stopped, tapping the side of the feng shui map on the ground with his toes twice: "It's just that I was thinking about something."

"Is there anyone..." He looked up at the two people in front of him, "who has declared himself emperor after only a few dozen cities surrendered?"

Wang Zheng and Li Zhu's expressions froze.

"Please stop trying to persuade him to ascend the throne." Lu Bu pointed at the Liao Dynasty geomancy map below him. "We only occupy three or four points of the Tokyo Road alone. Although it is the essence of this road, it only has dozens of military states. If you advance to the throne of emperor at this time, you will only make the world laugh. I am not Gao Yongchang, so I can't do such an arrogant thing."

"General..." Li Zhu took a step forward and wanted to say something, but Lu Bu shook his head: "I know what you are thinking, and I won't object..." He paused, took a step forward and stepped onto the geomancy map. With the sound of papers rustling, he walked to the table and sat down: "To be an emperor, you must have some background. You two take this map away."

Wang Zheng looked at Li Zhu, then at the geomancy map below. There were footprints stained with black ash on Tokyo, Shangjing and Zhongjing. The two looked at each other again, as if they understood something. Wang Zheng bent down and folded the map and put it away.

He stood up and looked at Lu Bu behind the table, thinking for a while, then he saluted and said, "I understand what the general means, but the times are different now. The general has established a foothold in Dongjing Road, and he must interact with the surrounding forces such as Liao or Goryeo. Just being called the general of the cavalry always makes me feel like a subject, so please make me king."

"Even if I am a commoner, no one dares to look down on me."

After saying this, Lu Bu leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then raised his hand and waved: "But, a real man born in the world, how can he be under someone else for long! You come up with a rule for me."

Li Zhu was delighted and looked at Wang Zheng, who was also smiling. He took out the document from his arms and handed it over with both hands: "I wrote this last night. I was going to use it when I asked the general to give me the title of Emperor, but it is also appropriate to use it as the title of King."

Yu Cheng stepped forward. The young man's face flushed a little, but he took it steadily with both hands and handed it to him.

Wang Zheng watched Lü Bu open it and said, "Liaodong has been part of the Yan territory since ancient times, and the general is from the Lü family of Xijin Prefecture. Taking Yan as the country's name is in line with the identity of the Yan people."

Li Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"Yan... people?"

Lu Bu repeated the sentence, and a man with a leopard head and round eyes appeared in his mind, and he immediately felt disgusted.

I don't want to be that rude and disrespectful person!

Furthermore, I was born in Bingzhou...

He muttered to himself but remained expressionless.

Wang Zheng continued, "If General Yan doesn't like it, there are other titles to choose from. I ran into Lu Guan yesterday and asked him about his family. He is from Yunzhou, Shandong. Yunzhou was divided into Jin and Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was united with Qi during the Warring States Period. The general also hibernated in Liangshan. These three are also the best choices."

Lu Bu frowned and was speechless for a moment.

Li Zhu and Wang Zheng didn't dare to disturb them and just stood there waiting.

"Jin..."

Lu Bu touched his chin with his hand and said, "The division of Jin among three families always gives people a feeling that it can't last long. Lu is a small country and will eventually rely on others to survive. Let's go to Qi..."

Seeing the three people below, he jokingly said, "It was Qi that destroyed Song. Who knows, maybe in the future, Lu Qi will be able to defeat Zhao and Song."

Wang Zheng, Li Zhu, and Yu Cheng clasped their fists together and said, "We are willing to help the general destroy the Song Dynasty."

"Hahaha..." Lu Bu laughed and stood up, shaking his head: "Let's take the entire Tokyo Road first, and let's work together for the future."

"Yes!"

In the afternoon of that day, the news that the general would be promoted to the King of Qi began to spread in the army and the government offices. Orders were even sent out with letters to inform officials and generals in other states and counties. Along with this, there was also information that Lu Bu had set foot on several roads of the Liao Kingdom in the hall today.

For a time, the morale of the army was high, and they were eager for Lu Bu to take the position immediately. However, everyone knew that this matter would take several days to prepare, so they had to wait patiently.

But within two or three days, a request for help was placed on Lu Bu's desk. The person who read it was quite surprised: "Several villages along the coast of Zhenhai Prefecture were looted? Where did the pirates come from who are so rampant?"

(End of this chapter)