Three Kingdoms New Lü Bu

  Gao Shun saw Lü Bu slightly tilt his neck, with his right hand's index finger lightly scratching his chin, and his face had an eerie expression as he stared at the three of them, as if they were prey. He felt very uneasy. Then he called out to Lü Bu: "Lü Zhuang Shi?"

  Lü Bu was called like this, and he gathered his thoughts and said: "Ah. County Lieutenant. I still have a younger brother, you all just wait for a moment, I'll go get him myself. Then we can all follow you back."

  Gao Shun listened and said: "In that case, we three will gather our troops and wait for Lü Zhuang here."

  Lü Bu is not a man of this era, so he naturally doesn't know some trivial etiquette. He said goodbye and left on horseback to find Yan Ni. Wei Xu saw Lü Bu leave without even making a bow or courtesy, and muttered: "This person is quite ignorant of propriety."

  Gao Shun smiled and said, "If this man is willing to stay in Shuofang, we will no longer fear those Xianbei cavalry scouts when we go out on patrol. Why bother with so many calculations? Let's go! Bring back the remains of our brothers." After finishing speaking, he rode off to search for the fallen soldiers, and Zang Ba and Wei Xu followed closely behind him.

  Lü Bu brought Yan Ni back. Only to see Gao Shun and three others had already led several horses, with corpses on their backs, apparently killed by the barbarians just now. Gao Shun saw that Lü Bu not only brought one person, but also several horses, with some things on their backs. He asked: "Lü Zhuang, this is..."

  Lü Bu laughed and said: "Haha, this is my younger sister, you can call her Xiao Yan."

  Gao Shun thought Yan Ni was also surnamed Lü, so he paid his respects and said: "Brother Lü is good."

  Yanni was at a loss for words and didn't dare speak, clutching tightly at the dead man's clothes.

  Lü Bu smiled and dispersed the crowd, saying: "My brother is a scholar, by nature introspective, you all need not bother with him."

  Gao Shunxin thought it was true and didn't ask again. He pointed at the horse behind him and asked: "This..."

  Lü Bu smiled and said: "Oh... just now I met a few horse thieves, killed them, and took away several horses."

  Zang Ba heard this and said: "Oh? Could it be that the bandits of Yīn Mountain's South Peak are involved?"

  Lü Bu asked: "How is it that you know this wicked son?"

  Gao Shun said, "The southern peak of Yin Mountain has the Yin Mountain bandits, who occasionally raid and plunder within a hundred li. They have rushed to this area to rob and loot. Today they encountered Lü Zhuangshi, which is unfortunate for these small thieves."

  Lü Bu smiled and didn't say much. He followed Gao Shun's three men southward. Before long, they finally saw a city.

  Lü Bu couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart when he saw the city of Shuofang: The city wall was at least over ten meters high, and it stretched for at least six or seven hundred meters from east to west. Being the county magistrate of such a city should be a pretty good job. But he needed to make some preparations first, as Gao Shun seemed to want to recommend him to someone.

  Lü Bu was prepared as soon as he had an idea in his mind.

  A group of people arrived at the city gate, and Gao Shun shouted towards the gate tower: "Cheng Wu Chang, quickly open the city gate."

  Only a voice was heard from the gate tower, and soon the city gate slowly opened, allowing everyone to enter.

  Gao Shun instructed others to settle some matters, then said to Lü Bu: "Lü Zhuang's family has no place to stay, and first go to my house. Settle down Lü brothers, and take Lü Zhuang to meet County Magistrate Wang."

  Lü Bu nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, High Sheriff."

  Gao Shun took Lü Bu to the Gao family.

  Gao Jia was a small courtyard, Gao Shun called out facing the inner house: "Wife, come out quickly."

  A woman came out of the inner room with a child in her arms.

  Gao Shun said to his wife: "Quickly go and sweep the west wing, today there are noble guests arriving, we must treat them with courtesy and cannot be slow."

  The woman nodded in agreement and left with the child.

  Gao Shun tied Lü Bu's horses to a tree in the courtyard, and after putting out some fodder, he said to Lü Bu: "General Lü can rest assured that his brothers will be safe here. I'll take you to see Governor Wang at the county office."

  Lü Bu said: "Thank you for your trouble."

  Gao Shun then went to the west wing of the house and handed over some matters to his wife, and took Lü Bu to the yamen, while Yan Ni stayed at the Gao family.

  Lü Bu and two others arrived at the yamen, Gao Shun went to report on official business first, letting Lü Bu wait in the front hall. Although Lü Bu didn't see many people after entering the city, he saw that the city of Shuofang was quite large. He thought it wouldn't be bad to be a county magistrate here, and he would make plans after getting familiar with the place. Now his heart is set on becoming a county magistrate, but he also worries about this Lord Wang being difficult to talk to, so under Gao Shun's recommendation, he must also have some preparations.

  He then took out two of the three gold blocks he had obtained from Lü Bu and prepared to bribe the county magistrate. This was a worldly wisdom that Lü Bu understood, for money can make ghosts grind mills. If he could really become the county lieutenant, it would be worth spending two gold blocks.

  Lü Bu waited in the front hall for about half an hour before Wang Gong arrived with Gao Shun.

  "This is Wang, the magistrate of Shuofang County."

  Lü Bu also learned from Gao Shun and made a courtesy call to Wang Gong: "I am Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian, from Puyang. I have seen Lord Wang."

  King County Magistrate sat upright in his seat. Seeing Lü Bu, a talented and robust man, he also had a good impression. He replied: "Hmm... I've heard from High County Wei about your heroic deeds, since High County Wei is willing to give up the position of County Wei, I should consider it, but... the County Wei of Shuo Fang is not comparable to other places, do you have any background in literature?"

  Lü Bu heard that Wen Shu was born. He was immediately stunned, what kind of book did he have?

  "Sir, I have spoken clearly. With Lv Zhuang's talent, being a county lieutenant is already a humble position. Now the Xianbei in the north are powerful, and the Southern Xiongnu are sometimes obedient and sometimes rebellious. The borders are often unstable, and many families are broken and scattered. How can everyone be expected to have a good family background and education? If you do not listen to my recommendation today, I will also resign from this position of county lieutenant."

  King Wang listened to Gao Shun's words and instead turned around to speak kindly to Gao Shun: "County Lieutenant Gao, please do not be impatient. This Shuofang County Lieutenant is not like others, I am being cautious because it is necessary."

  Lü Bu underestimated Gao Shun, not thinking that this King would still have to look at the county lieutenant's face! Later, he remembered that he seemed to have received a brocade from the real Lü Bu, and what the King said might be about that.

  He then reached into his bosom to search, and also wrapped two small gold ingots in the brocade. He thought to himself: This Magistrate Wang seems not to dare disobey Gao Shun's words, perhaps he can become the county magistrate without using the gold. But thinking again, if this Magistrate Wang is not willing to easily agree? The old saying says that nine out of ten officials are greedy, so it's better not to be stingy with the gold. A great man should do things decisively and efficiently, after all, he was still unfamiliar with the situation here.

  Then Lü Bu still wrapped the gold and silk together, took it out and handed it over to Wang Gong, saying: "What about this?"

  King Wang took the silk scroll and felt that there was something inside. He secretly took a look and found two gold ingots, his eyes wide with surprise. He looked up at Lü Bu again and saw him smiling at him. Then he pretended to look at the silk scroll, turned his back on Gao Shun, and secretly grasped the gold ingots in his palm. Incidentally, he took a glance at the silk scroll. The silk scroll was indeed Lü Bu's letter of recommendation. He laughed and said: "Haha... General Lü has such a noble background, why didn't you take it out earlier? It caused County Lieutenant Gao to misunderstand."

  Lü Bu apologized: "At the time, I didn't think of bringing the documents with me, it was impolite."

  King Wang accepted and said to Gao Shun, "Since that's the case, everything will be done according to what County Lieutenant Gao has said. County Lieutenant Gao can take Lü Zhuangshi to make the handover. However, the position of Garrison Chief of County Lieutenant Gao will still be retained."

  Gao Shun happily said: "Yes, sir." Then he turned to Lü Bu and said: "Lü, you can follow me to the military camp. I will personally hand over the position of County Magistrate to you."

  Lü Bu was delighted in his heart: Hehe, it's like this and I've become a county lieutenant, my luck is not bad.

  Lü Bu followed Gao Shun to the You Beiping military camp. The camp was not small, but Lü Bu looked a bit deserted and didn't see anyone. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Gao Shun, however, led Lü Bu into the main tent with great enthusiasm, handed over the county magistrate's seal, and said: "The county government is not in the military camp, but I am accustomed to handling affairs in the military camp because of my military background. Last year, when the Xianbei invaded the border, the former county magistrate was killed after fleeing, so I took on both roles and moved all the county government's affairs into the military camp for processing. Now, the county government's duties are also handled by soldiers from the military, and in the future, we should follow your orders, County Magistrate Lü. Please give your orders."

  Lü Bu was overjoyed when Gao Shun called him "General of Lü County" and didn't think about any doubts.

  He had a complacent look on his face, and with a swagger, he sat down in the county magistrate's seat, just like that Wang gentleman. He said to Gao Shun: "Hmph! From today on, I am the Magistrate of Shuo Fang County. Gao Tun, go and summon the personnel, this Magistrate has something to say."

  Gao Shun was overjoyed and clasped his fists together in respect. "Yes, County Magistrate," he said, before heading out to find someone.

  Lü Bu sat on the county magistrate's couch, playing with the county magistrate's seal, and was so delighted that he didn't know what to say. He thought to himself: Ah, being a county magistrate is just like being the director of the county public security bureau. This county magistrate in Shuofang seems to be in charge of military affairs as well. Shuofang is a border town, and there should be many soldiers stationed here. I'll have to go take a look at the armory later...

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