Three Kingdoms New Lü Bu

  Lü Bu did not understand for a moment. He asked: "Sir, what do you mean?"

  Wang Biao smiled bitterly and said, "When Lu Xianwei first came, he may not have known that the military governor's salary is 600 stones. The court does not ask about the Hexi Corridor, and Lu Xianwei already knows this. The northern land of Jia Taigong and the Hexi Corridor army ration is only 600 stones, although there is no clear order for how many border soldiers should be recruited in the Hexi Corridor. However...this 600 stones can barely recruit 30 border soldiers. Although Gao Tunzhang is the head of the garrison, he actually has only 20 or 30 people under his command. I know that with Lu Xianwei's ability, this military governor position will be more than enough for him. It's just...alas, it's just that I can't afford to pay this salary."

  Lü Bu was delighted. He thought to himself: Rely on you for food? Even the cook would starve to death. I've obtained so many riches from plundering and pillaging, after all, everything still depends on oneself.

  Lü Bu thought for a moment and then said: "That would be troublesome for you, sir. Lord Wang, I have something on my mind that I don't know if I should say."

  Wang Biao said: "Please lecture, Lieutenant Lu."

  Lü Bu said, "If the Grand General recommends me as a military marquis, I will take care of the salaries of those thirty frontier soldiers myself. I don't want the six hundred dan of salary that comes with being a military marquis. I only want the position of military marquis."

  Wang Biao laughed: "Hehe, Lord Lü, is this true?"

  Lü Bu said solemnly: "I am absolutely telling the truth."

  Wang Biao was about to say something, but hesitated: "Okay. But... this..."

  Lü Bu thought for a moment and knew what Wang Piao was thinking. He said: "The Xianbei's movements are not something you need to worry about, sir."

  Wang Biao said: "County Lieutenant Lv, don't be too hasty. If the soldiers and guards have no military pay, that's a rebellion in the making."

  Lü Bu laughed and said: "Haha... If there are any soldiers dissatisfied with Lü Bu's military salary, Lord Wang can take the head from Lü Bu's neck."

  Wang Biao was overjoyed: "This is excellent. The county lieutenant's words cannot be taken back, I will immediately submit a memorial to the emperor, recommending County Lieutenant Lü as a marquis."

  Wang Biao thought that Lü Bu was formidable, but after all, he was still young. Even if he were given the title of general now, it would only be an empty title. Without soldiers or troops, it would still be a hollow shell. As for how to write his own memorial, that was his own business, and it could save him a lot of military expenses.

  Lü Bu has been in this world for a short time, and the impression he left in the army still has a great influence on him. So at this time, he still attaches great importance to formal titles. If it were to pass some more days, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so easy to retreat voluntarily.

  Wang Biao the old way, when Lü Bu regretted. So he wrote the document overnight and specially took out the military Marquis seal to hand it over to Lü Bu. Lü Bu took the military Marquis seal back to the army camp, Gao Shun had already dealt with the looted materials. Because of the urgency of the matter, no suitable place was found to raise cattle and sheep. So they were raised together with the military horses in the army camp.

  Lü Bu returned to the military camp. He saw Zang Ba sorting out a horse-drawn carriage, on which was loaded Li Quan's corpse. He asked: "What is going on here?"

  Zang Ba said: "I want to take Li Quan's head back to the Li family."

  Lü Bu looked at Li's corpse, which was only roughly covered with a few wooden boards, and felt annoyed. He shouted: "We are all comrades-in-arms, why is the funeral so sloppy? Quickly go buy a coffin!"

  Zang Ba was deeply moved, but he tilted his head to one side and remained still. Lü Bu saw that Zang Ba didn't move, and a fierce anger rose up in his heart; he raised the horse whip in his hand, ready to strike.

  Others who saw this did not dare to stop him, and Gao Shun took another step forward, pulling on the reins of his horse, saying to Lü Bu: "It's not Gao Sheng's fault. In the city, there is only one coffin shop. A few days ago, eight brothers were killed by Xianbei cavalry, and all the coffins in the coffin shop have been sold out. Tonight, we must hurry, the coffin shop has no ready-made coffins, so Gao Sheng had to buy a few wooden boards and ask the coffin maker to make one temporarily."

  Lü Bu then said to Zhang Fei, "It turns out that I wrongly suspected Xun You. It was my fault, don't blame Xun You. What I hate most is disrespecting fellow comrades, just now in the urgency of the moment, I wrongly suspected Xun You."

  All the soldiers from the poor families were moved to tears by what Lü Bu had done. Gao Shun was even more determined to follow Lü Bu to the death. Zhang Liao was also deeply moved by Lü Bu's words and, seeing that Lü Bu took responsibility for his actions, hastened to say: "How can we blame you, sir? It is I who failed to explain things clearly, not your fault, County Magistrate."

  Lü Bu nodded. He then said, "Let Xiangguo lead the way ahead, I will personally go to Li Quan's house." After that, he also told Gao Shun, "Also bring along the wealth and resources of Li Quan."

  Gao Shun immediately went to the storehouse and brought back a batch of supplies for Lü Bu. Lü Bu followed Zhang Bao to Li Quan's house, with several soldiers who had gone along to plunder following behind them.

  Lü Bu had just emerged from the camp gate when he thought of Li Quan having only one younger sister. With such a large group of men carrying her only relative's corpse, it would be strange if she wasn't frightened out of her wits. So he turned to Gao Shun behind him and said: "It's not quite right for us to pass by like this; you go back and fetch Yan Ni, then there will also be someone to comfort her."

  Gao Shun admired Lü Bu's thorough thinking and immediately rode his horse towards the Gao family. Then, the eight of them carried torches and brought Li Quan's body to the Li family.

  Gao Shun returned to the Gao family, just as Mrs. Gao was feeding the children, and Yan Ni stood by, staring blankly into space, lost in thought. As soon as Gao Shun entered the courtyard, he didn't know how to address Yan Ni for a moment. Seeing Gao Shun return, Mrs. Gao was overjoyed and rushed over with the child in her arms. Yan Ni also saw Gao Shun return and excitedly looked around, her eyes eagerly searching behind him.

  Gao was just about to speak with Gao Shun, but Gao Shun stopped her. He walked over to Yan Ni and said: "Uh... madam. Lieutenant Lu has ordered Shun to return and escort you..."

  Yan Ni didn't see Lü Bu return and heard Gao Shun say he was going to take her away, she didn't know what had happened. Anxiously asking: "What's going on? Where are we going?"

  Gao Shun said, "Li Quan died in battle and left behind a younger sister. The county magistrate is worried that it would be difficult to comfort Li's sister, so he wants Gao Shun to come and escort his wife, who can also comfort Li's sister at the same time."

  Yan Ni felt a bit relieved when she heard that Lü Bu was fine, and then wanted to follow Gao Shun. However, she wasn't very good at riding horses by herself, and it had already gotten dark. Gao Shun could only help her onto the horse and walk in front, leading the way.

  Lü Bu and his entourage arrived at Li Quan's residence, where a faint light flickered inside the house, but the front yard was pitch black. As they approached the entrance, they saw a small figure crouching by the gate.

  Zang Ba shouted from the front: "Is it Li Jia's sister?"

  That figure heard someone speaking and a clever one stood up, excitedly shouting: "Brother is back."

  Lü Bu heard this and felt a pang in his heart. The figure was a little girl. The little girl saw that the person who came was not her brother, and she felt some fear, slightly retreating into the courtyard, standing still, looking at the person who came.

  Lü Bu dismounted his horse and walked over. He looked at the little girl, not knowing what to say, but he had to say something, so he asked: "Are you Li Quan's sister?"

  The little girl nodded and looked at Lü Bu. Lü Bu looked at her, then looked back at the horse carriage behind her, and for a moment didn't know what to say. After standing there for a while, he said: "Your brother...".

  "What's wrong with my brother?"

  Lü Bu's heart turned cold, and he ordered someone to bring over the coffin with Li Quan's body. At first, Li Mei was startled by the sight of the coffin, then, by the light of the torches, she saw Li Quan's corpse lying inside, and in one swift motion, she rushed over. With a loud wail, she began to cry uncontrollably. Shaking Li Quan's body with both hands, she cried out: "Brother... brother... what happened to you? Brother... wake up..."

  Everyone was heartbroken. When Gao Shun brought Yan Ni over, Li Mei was crying bitterly. Yan Ni saw Li Mei's painful expression and her hands unconsciously grasped Lu Bu's arm tightly.

  Lü Bu turned his head and looked at Yan Ni, softly saying to her: "You... go comfort her."

  Yanni nodded and walked over, stretching out her hand to grab Li Meizi's hand. She wanted to pull her away from the mahjong table. But no matter how many times she pulled, she couldn't pull her away.

  Lü Bu looked at Li's sister and said: "Li is dead in battle, died gloriously. The dead cannot be revived, let's bury him."

  Lü Bu's words were not severe, but he was domineering. He said two sentences that were even more powerful than Yan Ni's. Li Mei'er listened and although she was still crying, she obediently stood up, wiping away her tears with both hands. Yan Ni took the opportunity to hug her in her arms, stroking her shoulders and softly comforting her.

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