After nearly half a month of marching, Liu Mang felt that his strength had increased a lot.
Shouchun, the place where Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself as the emperor of Shouchun, was now in a dilapidated state. The sparse crowd made the city feel a trace of desolation.
"Yuan Gonglu really brought this upon himself!" Chen Gong looked at the dilapidated city and couldn't help but sigh. Yuan Shu, a descendant of the Fourth Generation Three Yuan family, had once joined forces with Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo. He had a place among the eighteen feudal lords. Originally, he came to Runan, Yuzhou with the innate advantage of the Yuan family. When he occupied Yuzhou and Yangzhou, he could see the general trend of the world. Unfortunately, Yuan Shu was muddle-headed. He was confused by the Imperial Jade Seal and declared himself emperor in Shouchun!
If it were a few years or a dozen years later, perhaps Yuan Shu could succeed. However, he was too greedy. He thought that after becoming emperor, he could command the world. He really daydreamed too much.
Chen Gong shook his head and stopped thinking about it. This was a chaotic world. There were all kinds of people. Could you say that those feudal lords who didn't become emperors didn't have such thoughts? Of course, there were. How many people were truly loyal to the Han dynasty and to the world?
"Gongtai! What are you thinking about? "Lü Bu urged his horse forward and looked at Chen Gong who was sighing with emotion.
"My lord!" Chen Gong nodded and then shook his head.
"Ai!" Just when Lü Bu didn't understand Chen Gong's thoughts, another sigh sounded. Lü Bu looked and saw that it was Liu Mang.
"Are all the cities in the late Han dynasty like this?" Liu Mang couldn't help but ask.
"En?" Chen Gong and Lü Bu frowned. The late Han dynasty? The Han dynasty wasn't dead yet. But this was a chaotic world! The two didn't speak again.
Liu Mang also knew that he had said something wrong. "Is the whole world like this?" From Xiapi, to Kaiyang, to the cities along the way, all of them were like this. Just like Shouchun in front of him, the eyes of the common people were filled with a kind of blankness, a kind of dullness, a kind of dullness, a kind of dullness that could not feel any hope.
"The whole world is probably like this!" Chen Gong paused for a moment and said. He couldn't say everything. The only place that wasn't in chaos was Jingzhou. After all, most of the scholars in the world had taken refuge in Jingzhou.
"This damned Marquis!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth and growled.
"Damned dukes?!" Lü Bu glanced at Liu Mang and asked casually, "Hanyang, do you wish for peace and prosperity?"
"Yes! We are all Han Chinese, so why must we kill each other? "Liu Mang did not know what the feudal lords were thinking. Was the throne of the world really that good?
"I understand!" Lü Bu seemed to understand something and nodded at Liu Mang. "Don't worry, that day will come!"
"Huh?!" Liu Mang's face was full of doubts. Boss Lü, what do you understand?
Lü Bu patted Liu Mang's shoulder and asked Chen Gong, "Gongtai, do you think Yuan Shu really has provisions?" The main reason why Lü Bu came to Shouchun was to borrow provisions. The Lvbu's Army did not have much provisions left. The provisions that Chen Deng brought were not enough for Runan, let alone Xinye.
"Yes, he definitely has!" Chen Gong said with certainty. He looked at the people coming and going without clothes and food and said with certainty, "Even if these people starve to death, even if they freeze to death, Yuan Shu has enough provisions!"
"Is that so?!" Liu Mang listened to Chen Gong's words and frowned even more. A sense of disgust leaked out from his heart.
As an official, he had to help others. If it was just the people leaving due to the war, Liu Mang could not say anything. After all, this was the general trend of the world. However, the people were struggling, but Yuan Shu still had enough provisions. This was a serious problem.
"Let's go! Let's go meet Yuan Shu! " Lü Bu could not stand it anymore. Although he, Lü Fengxian, was also an incompetent feudal lord, he could not be so tyrannical. The people under his rule could not even survive.
After Yuan Shu was crippled by Lao Cao, he was already struggling at death's door. Shouchun was almost defenseless. The gate was wide open. Liu Mang saw that the soldiers guarding the gate were all skinny old soldiers or young soldiers.
Lü Bu stopped the army and did not immediately enter the city. Instead, he led Chen Gong and Liu Mang towards the gate of Shouchun.
"Don't we need to lead the troops?!" Liu Mang was a little worried. Although Old Yuan was crippled, he still had tens of thousands of people. After all, this was Old Yuan's home ground. If the negotiations broke down, he could still rush out.
"He can't hold them back!" Lü Bu said as he looked at the surrounding ruins.
"Eh?!" Liu Mang choked. F * ck, Boss Lü, your confidence was built on the strength of the God of War. But what about himself? His combat power was only five points? Even Old Man Chen's combat power was over seventy points. If the negotiations broke down, he would be the unlucky one.
"Why don't you go alone?" Just you two?! "Said Liu Mang in a low voice.
"Hmph!" Lü Bu snorted.
"Okay, okay, let's go!" Liu Mang reluctantly followed.
"Hehe!" Chen Gong laughed as he looked at this bunch of weird father-in-law and son-in-law. A strong father-in-law and a weak son-in-law.
Before the father-son-in-law duo and Chen Gong could enter the city, there were already dozens of riders rushing toward Lu Bu and the others from the city gate.
The dozens of riders were all heavily armored. The robes on their heads were very complete. This did not make Liu Mang and the others feel strange. After all, no matter how broken Yuan Shu's army was, they were still a little elite.
The strange thing was that the leader was a man wearing a black dragon robe. The dragon only had four claws, which represented the crown prince. Someone wearing the crown prince's clothes? And there were dozens of riders with banners? Imperial Guards?
Old Yuan still hasn't woken up from his dream of being an emperor?
"Under the orders of His Majesty, Great General Lü Bu, quickly get down from your horse and receive the decree!" Behind the so-called crown prince, a rider came forward with a yellow silk scroll in his hand and said arrogantly.
Great General? This Old Yuan was really generous. The title of Great General could be considered the most important military position in the world. It could also be said that it was the head of the military. In this chaotic world, it was even more important than the Three Ministers.
Old Yuan gave Lü Bu the title of Great General. Wasn't he afraid that the generals under his command would have objections?
Liu Mang was not in the mood to think about this matter. Lü Bu did not say a word. He just rode on his horse. Let alone receiving the decree, he was too lazy to even get down from his horse.
"Great General Lü Bu, quickly get down from your horse and receive the decree!" The rider was angry. Although the Great General was powerful, the Imperial Guards were the personal guards of the Cheng Country's emperor.
Lü Bu was too lazy to pay attention to the rider. Chen Gong stepped forward and said slowly, "My lord's official position is only the General Who Pacifies the East. Which emperor conferred the title of Great General?"
"Of course it's the Cheng Country's emperor!" The rider said matter-of-factly.
"Cheng Country's emperor? This is still the Great Han Dynasty. Where did the Cheng Country's emperor come from? Rebel, do you think that my sword is useless? "Chen Gong shouted angrily.
"You!" The rider was about to unsheathe his sword when he was stopped by the crown prince. The crown prince smiled and said, "This must be my father-in-law, General Lü Lü Bu! I, Yuan Yao, am the son of Imperial Father. I am here to welcome my father-in-law! "
Imperial Father must be talking about Old Yuan! Wait! Liu Mang suddenly thought of something. Father-in-law? Father-in-law? What was going on? Did Boss Lü have a second daughter?
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