The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 152 Different backgrounds determine different paths to take

Lu Bu stopped Xiahou Dun from speaking several times.

He also knew that this would mean that Lu Bu would not give him a chance.

Anyway, there are many opportunities to enter Pengcheng.

He still didn't believe that after entering the city, Lu Bu could find any excuse not to let him speak.

Following Lu Bu into Pengcheng, Xiahou Dun found that there was a lot of people here, and the roadsides were full of people watching the army enter the city.

The people whispered to each other, not knowing what they were discussing.

From the accents of the people, he vaguely heard that it was not the local dialect of Pengcheng.

Most of the people's accents come from Qingzhou, and many of them are Taishan slang that Xiahou Dun is quite familiar with.

In the battle of Xiapi, Cao Cao ordered the slaughter of Pengcheng.

It has long been a dead city.

Not long after the war ended, Lu Bu transferred many people from Qingzhou to revitalize a city that should have died.

Not only is Pengcheng alive, but its population is even larger than before.

"How long did it take Wen Hou to revitalize Pengcheng?" Looking at the crowds of people on the side of the road, Xiahou Dun asked.

"Revitalizing a city is nothing more than increasing the population." Lu Bu said, "I transferred people from all over the city, and there are people from all walks of life in Pengcheng. Of course, this city will be revived."

"Why did Duke Cao slaughter Pengcheng in the first place?" He suddenly asked Xiahou Dun.

"Cao Gong doesn't want to massacre the city." Xiahou Dun shook his head: "Pengcheng was attacked by Liu Xuande. After he entered the city, he slaughtered all the way. When Cao Gong led his troops into the city, there were corpses everywhere. Everyone was killed. Is it possible that Cao Gong still ordered punishment? Liu Xuande and the siege soldiers?"

"What else is there?" Lu Bu had never heard of the details of Pengcheng's slaughter. He asked Xiahou Dun, "Can Yuan Rang tell me the details?"

Xiahou Dun didn't hide anything, and told Lu Bu everything that happened in Pengcheng back then.

In the battle of Xiapi, Pengcheng held firm, Cao Cao couldn't attack for a long time, and he was very angry.

But he didn't think of slaughtering the city.

After all, to win Xuzhou, he also needs a lot of people to restore the city's vitality as soon as possible.

Liu Bei, who was ordered to attack, ordered the massacre of the city when he broke the city, expressing his anger for the soldiers who died in battle.

With Liu Bei's order, Pengcheng became a purgatory on earth.

Not only strong and strong men, but also women, old people, and children, they didn't let go...

Listening to Xiahou Dun's narration, Lu Bu showed no expression on his face.

From his expression, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking about.

"Why does Marquis Wen ask these questions?" Xiahou Dun asked.

"It's nothing." Lu Bu grinned: "When I came to Pengcheng, I found that there was no one there, and even the breath was filled with death. It seems that Liu Xuande really didn't leave any room for attack."

"For others, he might show some affection, but for Marquis Wen..." Xiahou Dun shook his head with a smile.

Of course Lu Bu knew what he meant.

Before he came to this era, the old owner of this skin once took Xuzhou from Liu Bei. Of course, Liu Bei hated him so much that even the people of Pengcheng suffered.

But he really admired Liu Bei's wrist.

Such a shrewd person as Cao Cao actually took the blame for Pengcheng.

Lu Bu asked: "Pengcheng was clearly slaughtered by Liu Xuande, why did Duke Cao take care of it for him?"

"My lord commanded the army and declared that it was Liu Xuande who slaughtered the city. Wouldn't that give him prestige? Wouldn't outsiders say that the lord has no way to lead the army, and he can sit back and watch his subordinates slaughter the city?" Xiahoudun replied: "Of course the lord doesn't want people in the world to see it that way." It is reasonable for him to bear the crime of slaughtering Pengcheng."

What Xiahou Dun said made Lu Bu feel that although Cao Cao and Liu Bei are both heroes, their personalities are really two different extremes.

Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, was a regular servant of the Han Dynasty.

Since he was cut off from childhood, it is impossible to continue his offspring, so he adopted Cao Song from Xiahou's family as his heir.

Although Chang Shi was not a big official in the frontier, and it was impossible to pass on their power to future generations, Cao Song, who became Cao Teng's son, could travel very smoothly all the way.

Cao Cao can be said to have been born with a golden key in his mouth.

His family background destined him to be a tall, rich and handsome man in his life, so of course he has the capital to be capricious and arrogant.

Liu Bei was born in poverty. When he was young, he made a living by weaving straw sandals in the market.

He was able to start a family simply because he had a good surname.

Liu Bei, who has the same surname as the emperor and is good at drilling camps, found a reason to be promoted.

King Jing of Zhongshan in the Han Dynasty dedicated his life to opening up wasteland in women's bellies, and gave birth to more than 100 sons and daughters.

The one who contributed the most to the Han family's branches and leaves is the one whose surname is Liu.

The difference between King Jing of Zhongshan and Liu Bei was hundreds of years, and his descendants lived in various places, and many of them were indeed reduced to civilians.

People in the Central Plains care about their ancestors, but they also have a characteristic.

People are good at forgetting. Even if the tombs of their ancestors are buried, the previous two or three generations may still remember to sweep the tombs. After three generations, many tombs will be gradually abandoned and eventually become a piece of soil in the wilderness.

Hundreds of years have passed, it is impossible for Liu Bei, who was born as a commoner, to know who his ancestors are.

Prince Jing of Zhongshan was just dragged over by him as the ancestor of Jinshen Capital.

Before Yi Dai Zhao, Liu Xie met Liu Bei under the recommendation of others in order to survive in the complicated environment.

Knowing that Liu Bei was probably not a descendant of the Han Dynasty at all, as a puppet emperor, he still admitted his status as the emperor's uncle.

It was also from that moment that Liu Bei became known as "Uncle Liu Huang".

Being from a humble background, he is doomed to work harder than the honorable Cao Cao and others, and it is also doomed that he must be cautious when doing things like walking on thin ice.

Lu Bu, who also came from a bad background back then, chose a completely different path from Liu Bei.

Lu Bu is not stupid, he knows how to recognize his adoptive father, and use the power of his adoptive father to climb to wealth, thus becoming the famous war god Wenhou.

But at that time, his mind was too lively, and he didn't know how to follow the right person.

Xiantou Ding Yuan was appointed as the chief bookkeeper, and he couldn't use all his strength at all.

Later, he voted for Dong Zhuo, but although Dong Zhuo reused him, he only used his bravery.

There are rumors in the world that he killed Ding Yuan for a red rabbit, and later killed Dong Zhuo for Diao Chan...

Lu Bu, who inherited the memories of the past, dug out those fragments of the past more than once to reminisce.

Although he didn't agree with what Lu Bu did in the past, he could figure it out from the fragments of his memory. Lu Bu was indeed forced to do so...

Different origins determine different choices.

For a moment, Lu Bu almost forgave Liu Bei for killing Pengcheng.

But killing is still killing after all.

Especially after the slaughter, he didn't dare to take the responsibility for the crime, and pushed all the faults on Cao Cao.

Mistakes have to be paid for.

The former Lu Bu has already paid, but Liu Bei is still at ease.

(End of this chapter)