Chapter 335: Unification

"Your Majesty!"

When Lu Bu arrived at Hangu Pass, the war was already over. Hou Junji, led by Shan Xiongxin, came down to see Lu Bu. After calling out, he lowered his head in shame and did not dare to look at Lu Bu.

"Just come back!" Lu Bu patted him on the shoulder. He didn't say anything about surrender or betrayal. He looked at Shan Xiong and said, "Second brother, the main force of Li Tang has been wiped out. Let's leave for Guanzhong tomorrow."

Lu Bu didn't take it to heart, but his simple words of "come back" made the originally ashamed Hou Junji's eyes turn red, and he bowed to Lu Bu and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am willing to die for your Majesty. Please let me." pioneer."

"The family are still in Chang'an, right?" Lu Bu glanced at him, helped him up and said, "Don't act impulsively, think more about the consequences!"

"I'll take care of this matter." Shan Xiongxin pulled Hou Junji over, but Wang Jun was already dead in front of him. It would be best if Hou Junji was willing to come back. As for family matters, it shouldn't be difficult given the current situation.

Lu Bu nodded: "After one day's rest, we will set off. After I stabilize the hearts of the people of Luoyang, I will lead my army to rush for reinforcements."

Shan Xiongxin nodded and pulled Hou Junji away.

After a night of silence, Shan Xiongxin led his troops out of Tongguan early the next morning and marched all the way to Chang'an.

Xu Maogong and Hou Junji first went to Chang'an and killed Li Shimin, Li Yuanba, Li Yuanji and others. The news came back that the main force of the Tang army had been wiped out, causing chaos in Chang'an. Xu Maogong and Hou Junji took advantage of the chaos to incite a group of people to rebel and seize the city. After failing, he escaped from Chang'an while protecting his family.

Subsequently, Shan Xiongxin led an army. Without Li Shimin's command, Chang'an City did not sustain for long under the bombardment of Lu Wei's Vulcan Cannon. The next day, the city gate was breached and armies from all directions entered Chang'an. Although Chang'an There are also reserves of Shenwu Lei in the city, but just like Lu Bu did not dare to store too many Thunder Thunders, there is not much stock in Chang'an. When the situation is over, most people still choose to surrender.

Hou Junji and other old Wagang generals are now resentful of Chai Shao's bewitchment. There was no need for Lu Bu to come over to settle the accounts. A group of people took advantage of the chaos in Chang'an City to kill Chai Shao and the wealthy families in Chang'an City who were friendly with Li and Chai and supported them. Li Tang's great clan was massacred, and the great clans of Chang'an fled one after another and sought refuge with Lu Bu.

Lu Bu did not make things difficult for them, but he did not punish Hou Junji and others. Originally, before surrendering, they were theoretically enemies. His own soldiers were killing the enemy. Even if the killing was excessive, there was no reason to punish his own soldiers for killing the enemy. Yes, this matter was revealed by Lu Bu's light words, which also made these Guanlong clan clearly realize that their era seemed to have passed.

Changan, everyone in charge of Li Tang was dead. Shan Xiongxin led his army to attack Shuzhong. Lu Bu also wrote a surrender letter and asked people to send it in. Seeing that the situation was over, the states and counties in Shu did not put up much resistance. Lu Bu promised not to After embarrassing Li Tang's old ministers, they all chose to express their allegiance. At this point, the world was initially unified.

"Preliminary unification?" Lu Gu, who pressed the palace button for a long time and was picked up from Weizhou, looked at Lu Bu in confusion: "What does my son mean by this?"

The world has clearly been unified.

"Xiliang has not yet fallen, and Liaodong is still in the hands of Goguryeo. How can it be considered unified? There is also the Western Region...that is, Tubo. This area should also belong to China." Lu Bu spread out the map and pointed at the so-called unified world. , it was not as good as during the reign of Emperor Ling, and before sea trade was established, the Silk Road had too great an impact on the Central Plains, but now it is in the hands of others, which Lu Bu cannot tolerate.

Goguryeo can be taken back slowly, but the Western Regions must be taken back as soon as possible.

"The battle is over. The world is in urgent need of unification. My son must not be greedy for success and advance too quickly. You need to know that your weaknesses will not be replenished..." Lu Gu quickly advised. He was afraid that Lu Bu was as eager for quick success as Yang Guang and would ruin the good situation.

"Father, don't worry. The child knows what to do." Lu Bu nodded. He just mentioned these things. There will be a long time in the future, so there is no need to rush: "Now there is another big thing to do."

"What's the matter?" Lu Gu asked puzzledly, the world is unified, what else is there to do?

"It's time for my father to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. The child has already made arrangements for his father. I, the Lu family, are not Sui officials. We have conquered this world in an upright and dignified manner. The integrity of the country is comparable to that of the Han ancestors. At this time, my father proclaims himself emperor. It is also a matter of compliance." God's will and the people's support!" Lu Bu looked at Lu Gu.

Lu Gu: “…”

It was indeed time for him to become emperor, but he felt very unhappy in his heart. He never dreamed in his life that he would one day sit on the dragon throne. He knew very well that this world was actually conquered by his son, and it had nothing to do with him. , my experience in governance was all stimulated by my son.

"Fengxian, are you not worthy of being the emperor?" Lu Gu didn't quite understand. Since ancient times, for this position, father and son have become enemies, and there have been many examples of brothers turning against each other. Why are you here... not fighting for it?

"Er Zhi is not here!" Lu Bu looked at Lu Gu and shook his head.

Lu Gu understood and smiled bitterly. The situation of his Lu family seemed to be different from others. He nodded immediately and said: "In that case, you will be the crown prince and my loyal son will be the grandson."

It is estimated that Lu Bu will not take his place, so he will simply designate Lu Zhong as his grandson, and then pass the throne directly to Zhong'er.

As for the other son, Lu Gu had never thought about it. Not to mention other things, Lu Bu was not a foolish and filial person. The throne was easily available to him, but he just didn't want it. He passed it to Lu Zhong. As a father, Lu Bu would help him when necessary. But if it were passed on to his youngest son, even if Lu Bu didn't say anything, the civil and military officials of the court would object. Moreover, emotionally speaking, Lu Gu was still closer to Lu Bu, although he had not respected his father very much since he was a child.

"Father makes the decision." Lu Bu nodded: "In terms of running the country, Fang Xuanling can be used, and Li Tang's surrendered minister Du Rumei can also be used. However, it is better for the father of the Guanlong clan and the southern scholars to pay attention to the balance."

"Don't worry, my son, this world is just like the human body. The yin, yang and five elements need to be balanced to thrive. Neither yang nor yin is a good thing!" Lu Gu said with a smile.

Lu Bu nodded. If his father understood this, there would be no problems.

There is no problem in becoming emperor next. After all, Lu Bu supported his father in taking the throne. With him, generals such as Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong, Wang Bodang, Pei Yuanqing, Xiong Kuohai, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng, and Luo Song will stand On Lu Bu's side, with the support of these people, what's the point of others' opposition?

Moreover, with the unification of the world, no one can shake Lu Wei's position anymore. It is logical to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Many Guanlong clans have even moved to this side. A group of Guanlong nobles, including Changsun Wuji and others, have already settled in Chang'an. When the city was broken, he joined Lu Wei's forces and Lu Gu ascended the throne. There was basically no resistance.

Because the next direction given by Lu Bu was to open the Silk Road, the initial capital city was Chang'an. On the ninth day of September, Lu Gu worshiped heaven and earth, officially proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, and established the Wei Dynasty. Lu Bu was the prince and Lu Zhong was the emperor. Sun.

Shan Xiongxin was appointed as the first-grade general to protect the country, Xiong Kuohai was appointed as the hussar general, Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the left military guard general, and Qin Qiong was the right armed guard general. These four were first-grade generals. Pei Yuanqing was unable to participate because he was injured in Luoyang. In the following war, they could only be ranked in the second rank. Wang Bodang, Su Dingfang, Liu Heitai, Luo Cheng, Luo Song and others were ranked in the second rank. In addition, Xu Maogong was still the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Fang Xuanling was stationed in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Both Lu Gu and Lu Bu were very optimistic about this person, and they would train him as a minister in the future.

In addition, the Wei Dynasty also established an imperial examination system, which was held every three years. The number of scholars selected was determined by the vacancies in that year. The Wei Dynasty was founded as a poor people, so it did not pay much attention to family background. The imperial examinations only looked at ability, not Regardless of family background, those who practice favoritism and malpractice will be investigated step by step and will not be tolerated.

Both Lu Gu and Lu Bu attached great importance to the imperial examination. In addition to the imperial examination, Lu Bu also re-created printing technology and spread it throughout the world to reduce the cost of studying.

In the second year after the founding of the Wei Dynasty, the Turks suddenly broke through Xiliang and attacked Chang'an. This time Lu Bu did not take action. Pei Yuanqing, who had always been worried about the last battle, Luo Song and Luo Cheng led the crossbow cavalry to chase the Turks deep into the grasslands. Thousands of miles away, corpses of corpses littered the fields, and rivers of blood flowed.

However, Lu Gu was furious that the northern garrison generals did not act and allowed the Turkic troops to invade Chang'an. He withdrew more than 80 generals in one breath, allowing the meritorious generals to make up for the shortcomings, and almost all the garrison troops were stationed there. All the generals of Guanlong in Xiliang were dismissed, and an order was given that they would never be employed again.

After this battle, the Turks were even more devastated. In the next ten years, they did not invade Lu Wei again. All the tribes in the grassland became frightened when they heard the name of Lu Wei.

And Lu Bu, in the past few years after the founding of the country, gathered a large number of doctors to study Li Yuanba together.

"Prince, this man is extremely talented. This membrane under his skin is not found in ordinary people. It is quite tough and difficult to be damaged by swords. Moreover, his bones seem to be different from ordinary people. Look at this phalanx. This is a normal phalanx, no matter the weight." Internally, this person’s bones are much tighter than those of ordinary people.”

"Yes, it took thirty days of starvation to starve to death. Seven days without food is the limit for ordinary people. It's really strange!"

"Prince, why don't you ask one of the generals at the border to go to the grassland again? Recently, there have been fewer people discussing pathology here. I have thought of a decoction specifically designed to treat malaria. I don't know how effective it is, but there are medicines that can cause people to get malaria. It’s done.”

Lu Bu's Prince's Palace was not in Chang'an, but was built at the border. It was for the convenience of conducting some experiments that normal people could not accept. The Wei Dynasty had already established a country, and even if there were criminals, they would have their own laws to punish them. It could not be like in Erxianzhuang. It is generally lawless, but a large number of famous doctors have gathered here to study medical skills, prescriptions, etc. with Lu Bu.

Everyone was talking about something, but Lu Bu was looking at a pot of boiling water, frowning in thought, as if he didn't hear what everyone was saying.

Everyone was a little confused, what's so good about boiling water? What medical inspiration can this draw?

After a long time, until the pot of boiling water was almost gone, Lu Bu suddenly stood up, looked at everyone and said, "You guys, please continue to discuss medical skills here. If you have any needs, the guards of Qiulong Gate will do it for you. I have something important to ask for." Go back to Chang'an."

"Farewell to the Crown Prince!" Although Lu Bu was polite to everyone, they did not dare to be too presumptuous towards Lu Bu. Naturally, no one dared to stop Lu Bu when he wanted to leave, so they each paid their respects to Lu Bu...