I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 479: Lu Bu is going to Beijing

"Fengxian is indeed a brave man!" Liu Bian patted Lu Bu's sturdy chest, "Would you guys use your extra energy to fight the wild beasts in the mountains later?"

If it were in the past, Lu Bu would have been extremely pleased to hear this and would have felt that the emperor's praise was justified.

But now, after losing the wrestling match with Dian Wei, Lu Bu felt a little ashamed at the first moment.

He made up his mind that he must perform well in the next hunt!

then……

who I am? where am I? What am I doing?
Lu Bu was numbed as he looked at the forest in front of him. His riding skills were of no use except for getting on the road.

According to his knowledge, when the emperor went hunting, shouldn't he choose a wide area and send soldiers to drive the prey here? Why did he have to go to the forest himself?
Isn’t the emperor afraid of the snakes, insects, rats and ants in the forest?
Zhao Yun kindly explained to him: "The emperor advocates frugality and never likes to mobilize troops."

"It's normal that Fengxian is not used to hunting in the mountains and forests. Don't worry, His Majesty will never look down on you just because you got little today."

It would have been better if Zhao Yun hadn't said anything. Lu Bu could still comfort himself that even if someone else won, it was not a fair victory. But now Lu Bu couldn't stand it anymore and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, don't underestimate me. Just wait and see. I will definitely win the championship today!"

After saying that, Lu Bu went into the forest with his bow and arrow and short sword.

After Lü Bu left, Zhao Yun came to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, I just mentioned it and Lü Fengxian went into the forest."

Liu Bian heard this and said, "There are always people who are better than you. Lü Bu acted without restraint in Youzhou because he didn't know this."

"I just hope he can understand a little bit today!"

After sighing for a while, Liu Bian said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong is still the one who makes me worry the least. If all the civil and military officials in the world were like Zilong, I would have no worries long ago!"

"Your Majesty, I feel unworthy to receive such high praise," Zhao Yun said immediately.

"This is not a compliment, it's just a statement of fact...Okay, Zilong, stop being modest, and hurry up and go in. If you're too late, the prey will have been caught by others!" Liu Bian said as he walked into the forest with a bow and arrow.

"Yes!" Zhao Yun responded and followed, but from his slightly brisk pace, it was not difficult to detect that his mood was not as calm as he appeared.

……

That afternoon, we finished work.

Lu Bu was carrying a wild boar and had some rabbits and other things tied around his waist.

He was very confident. With this wild boar as his support, who could be as lucky as him?

Then… he suddenly blinked in confusion as he had just walked out of the forest.

His eyes were not blurry. Why did the man called Dian Wei have two wild boars in front of him? No, there were more than two, there was also a small one...

When Liu Bian saw this scene, he felt that the wild boars on this hill had been unlucky in the past two days, and their entire family might have been killed.

As for Lu Bu, it was Dian Wei again. Lu Bu couldn't even comfort himself that it was Dian Wei who was lucky.

Am I really not as good as him?
Lu Bu rarely doubted himself.

"This is Fengxian's first time hunting here, and it's not easy to get this harvest. Every time Awei hunts with me, he can get the first prize nine times out of ten. Fengxian doesn't need to be surprised..."

Originally, Lu Bu could use this reason to secretly comfort himself, but now that the words were said by someone else, even though that person was the emperor, Lu Bu did not feel comforted at all.

It's just that his skills are not as good as others!
Thinking of this, Lu Bu suddenly felt a little depressed.

The question I asked when I set out echoed in my ears again - Does Your Majesty really care about my bravery?

Now, he really had no confidence at all.

He suddenly missed Ding Yuan. …

Lu Bu's emotions were almost written on his face, and Liu Bian could easily see it.

After Lü Bu had been feeling pessimistic for a while, Liu Bian said, "I intend to go to Zhuo County in a few days to set up a martial arts arena, so that the brave warriors in the accompanying troops can take the opportunity to show their skills. Fengxian, don't forget to participate in a few days!"

Lü Bu came back to his senses. Hearing the emperor's words was like hearing heavenly music. He bowed quickly and said, "I will live up to your majesty's high expectations!"

Liu Bian nodded and looked at how normal it was to say this.

Of course, Liu Bian couldn't have performed martial arts just for Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was not so honorable as to let Liu Bian spend so much money and food as a reward.

He would be in Zhuo County, an important place in Hebei Province, at the junction of You and Ji states, to observe military exercises and make preparations for the upcoming land measurement.

Strengthen the hearts of those who obey and deter the thoughts of those who resist.

Ultimately, this is done for the people of Hebei to see.

Three days later, Liu Bian arrived in Zhuo County.

He visited the old houses of the Lu family in Zhuo County and the Liu family in Zhuo County, which were the homes of Lu Zhi and Liu Bei respectively, hosted banquets for the elders of their families, and gave rewards to each of them.

In fact, according to formal etiquette, Liu Bian should reward the elders in each place wherever he went. If he had more money, he could expand the scale of the reward.

Of course, the premise of all this is that these places will also provide expenses for the emperor and his entourage, so in essence the emperor is getting it for free.

If you meet someone with a conscience, he may give you more reward. But if you meet someone without shame, he will just take other people's money, keep half of it and then give it back to them as a reward. In the end, you still have to be grateful.

Liu Bian was very cunning. He did not require the common people to provide expenses for his travels. However, in order to save money, whenever he arrived at a place, the target of rewarding him was men and women who were actually over 70 years old and needed to be examined in person.

Otherwise his wallet wouldn't be able to bear it.

Seven days later, the arena for competitions and martial arts performances was finally built outside the city gate of Zhuo County.

After suffering two blows from Dian Wei, Lu Bu made up his mind to achieve something.

Fortunately, God helps those who work hard, and this time, he finally regained his own glory with his archery skills.

However, after taking a huge lead with his horse and archery, Lu Bu heard that Huang Hansheng, the captain of the Xiyuan Army, was also a great archer, but he did not follow him this time.

Looking at those people's confident statements, Dian Wei, Huang Hansheng... Lu Bu suddenly felt an impulse in his heart.

After all, the border area is too narrow.

In Youzhou, the only two people who could be considered his rivals were Guan Yu and Zhao Yun who arrived later.

But these two people cannot compete with him all the time.

At this moment, Lu Bu thought that he must go to Luoyang, where there are many talented people, to see the brave warriors of the world!
If he could go to Luoyang, I wouldn't even trade him for two thousand shi!
……

"Lu Bu wants to go to Luoyang?" Liu Bian looked at Zhao Yun. He didn't expect him to bring this news.

But when I think about it carefully, I actually think it’s not bad.

The Xianbei in the east will not cause trouble in the short term. Liu Yu is in charge of Youzhou. If there is a change in the north, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun can split their troops into two groups to go out of Youzhou to quell the rebellion. There is no shortage of Lu Bu, who is difficult to lead.

With Lu Bu's military achievements, he could indeed be appointed as a captain of the Xiyuan or Northern Army.

(End of this chapter)