Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Chapter 358: Can’t afford it

In fact, the strategy proposed by Tian Feng to Yuan Shao was completely correct. First, he dragged Lu Bu into the water with a letter of self-criticism, and then asked for two foreign aids to divide the military forces in Bingzhou. In this way, there would be no problem in keeping Weijun.

However, what Ju Su did not expect was that Lu Bu was so powerful. While his main army surrounded Weijun and fought against Gongsun Zan, he still had time to destroy Ma Teng and Han Sui's 100,000 troops. As for Yuan Shu's 10,000 reinforcements, Ju Su didn't even want to mention it. Those people simply came to deliver food and grass to him.

The second half of Tian Feng's words was exactly what Zhang Mo was worried about. It was indeed too hasty to declare himself emperor at this time. She then asked, "Then, according to Yuan Hao, what position would be appropriate for you, the Lord?"

Only after Lu Bu's position was determined could he determine the positions of the people below him. Otherwise, it would seem a bit inappropriate for him, the governor of Bingzhou, to be appointed as the governor of Jizhou or even the commander of the Sili Army.

Tian Feng did not answer at this time, but looked at Jia Xu, "Jia Jun, you have already thought about it, why don't you say it?"

Jia Xu glanced at Zhang Mo and said, "It's indeed inappropriate to be crowned emperor. So, you should be crowned king first. Since there's no imperial court to confer a title on you, my lord, you can crown yourself the King of Jin first!"

"no!"

As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, a resolute voice of opposition came from above. Everyone looked up and saw that the person who opposed was Zhang Mo.

There is nothing wrong with being crowned king, the problem lies with the title of King of Jin.

Because in history, the Three Kingdoms finally belonged to the Jin Dynasty, and if Lu Bu is now crowned King of Jin, the country he establishes in the future will basically use the king's title as its name.

Jin Dynasty, doesn’t that mean we are returning to history?

The Jin Dynasty lasted only fifty years, from the time Sima Yan usurped the Wei throne in 266 to the time it was destroyed by the Xiongnu in 316. Although the Western Jin royal family crossed the river south to establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 317, the country had already been divided.

During the Western Jin Dynasty, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Han nationality experienced three hundred years of war and turmoil. The Five Barbarians invaded China, and frequent wars caused a major economic recession. Compared with the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that period of history was truly horrific, a hell on earth, "without the smoke of cooking, and without people wearing hats and belts in China."

In short, Zhang Mo had a very bad impression of the Jin Dynasty. Although the future Lu Jin was different from the Sima Jin in history, she felt that using Jin as the country's name was ominous, so she was eager to oppose it.

Zhang Mo couldn't explain this reason to everyone. In everyone's opinion, since Lu Bu was previously named Marquis of Jinyang, wasn't it natural for him to be named King of Jin now?

But Lü Bu knew why Amo objected. After listening to Amo's talk about the past few hundred years of history, he said, "King Jin is not good, let's make him King Tang!"

King of Tang?

Everyone was stunned, looking at each other, confused as to where this title had come from? King of Qin, King of Chu, King of Qi, King of Zhao, etc., which title wasn't more prestigious than this remote King of Tang? Why didn't the lord choose any of these, but this one?

Today, Jia Xu suddenly mentioned the title of king, and Zhang Mo was unprepared. However, since Lü Bu had mentioned the name King of Tang, Zhang Mo could only try her best to explain to everyone, "In ancient times, there was the Tang Kingdom under Emperor Yao, whose capital was Taiyuan. The Later Zhou Dynasty also divided the Tang Kingdom into several fiefdoms. Since Your Excellency likes the title of Tang, it is fine to crown him king with it. It is just a code name and does not mean anything. It is of no consequence."

It really didn't matter. Giving him the title of king would only make it easier to govern the territory in the future, so no one expressed any opinion.

Thus, Lu Bu's position was decided, and the next step was to arrange the positions of the civil and military officials.

There was no way Lu Bu could make a decision in one go, and Zhang Mo hadn't thought about it carefully beforehand, so she could only dismiss everyone first and wait until she had a clear understanding of the list and the situation in each place.

The couple temporarily settled in Yecheng, sorting out the political affairs of various counties in Jizhou while guarding against Gongsun Zan.

This time, Gongsun Zan occupied the four counties of Bohai, Hejian, Anping and Qinghe in Jizhou, and took advantage of the siege of Yecheng by the Bingzhou army to invade Qingyuan and Guantao counties in Weijun. Lu Bu wanted to send troops to drive him away, but he could not keep up with the food and grass.

If this war continues, more people will starve to death next year. The most urgent task now is to finalize the appointment of officials in Jizhou, Sanfu, and Henan Yin. Only when there are people to do the work can we avoid delaying next year's spring planting.

As for Gongsun Zan, he can only leave an army in Jizhou to guard against the enemy.

Before Lu Bu could sort out the affairs of Jizhou, an old friend from his dream came to him one day.

In the study in the inner courtyard of the Lu Mansion, Lu Bu, who was discussing official appointments with Amo, looked at the name on the visiting card and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

"Who is it?" Zhang Mo came over and asked curiously.

"Chen Gong, Chen Gongtai!"

Zhang Mo was stunned for a moment, then realized, "He's coming to welcome you to be the governor of Yanzhou?"

Lu Bu corrected him, "He should be here to deliver Yanzhou to me."

"Yes, yes, you are the King of Tang now. There is no reason for you to become the governor of Yanzhou."

Lu Bu rubbed his aching head and smiled bitterly, "I can't afford it for the time being!"

When he first occupied Bingzhou, he was thinking of occupying Henei and then taking Yanzhou while Cao Cao was attacking Xuzhou. However, he now realized that conquering the world is not as simple as occupying a state or a county. Governance is more difficult than fighting.

Now Jizhou is not yet under control, and Yanzhou is coming. When Cao Cao learns that his old nest has been taken, he will definitely turn back to take it. Relying on Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others, he will definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao. If he takes Yanzhou, he will have to send troops there, and then there will be another war. Without food and grass, Lu Bu is now a little afraid of fighting.

"What to do?" he asked.

"Let's call him in first. If he can supply us with food and fodder, it wouldn't be a bad idea to send a troop of soldiers over to see if he can hold the place. If he can't, then it would be great if he can cause trouble for Cao Cao."

Lu Bu nodded and asked someone to call Chen Gong. He also brought A Mo to the reception room in the front yard.

After the three of them sat down, Chen Gong first introduced himself, and then told the purpose of his visit today. As Lu Bu had expected, he came to send Yanzhou away.

Lu Bu pretended to be puzzled, "Why did Mr. Gongtai rebel against Cao?"

Chen Gong scolded Cao Cao again, saying that he killed celebrities at will and massacred cities wantonly, and was worse than Dong Zhuo. Then he praised Lu Bu, saying that he cared about the people's livelihood and loved them like his own children.

Lu Bu just smiled after hearing this and said, "Sir, you should know that I also killed many people in Hanoi County."

Chen Gong said, "Those people in Henei rebelled and surrendered before the battle, and they deserved to die. But Cao Mengde slaughtered Xuzhou for no reason, not even sparing ordinary people. How can we lump them together?"

Lü Bu nodded slightly. This Chen Gongtai was indeed just as he had seen in his dream, a man of upright character. Lü Bu didn't want to beat around the bush and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. It's not impossible for me to bring Yanzhou under my jurisdiction. However, as you know, my Bingzhou has just fought two major battles and is facing a disaster. I simply don't have enough food and supplies to send troops to Yanzhou again. I wonder if you can help me solve this problem?"