After the three of them, the emperor and his minister, had been talking for a while, Ma Teng spoke up: "Your Majesty, I met a young man on the grassland. He single-handedly conquered a small tribe. Judging from his bravery, I think he is no less than Han Sheng."
"Oh? Who is this?"
Liu Hong couldn't help but become interested. His bravery was no less than Huang Zhong's, and there were only a handful of such people in the entire Han Dynasty.
Even Gongsun Zan couldn't help but look at Ma Teng. He had experienced Huang Zhong's martial prowess firsthand and suffered a crushing defeat. Hearing Ma Teng's words, he couldn't help but recall that sharp-eyed young man.
"He was from Jiuyuan, and his name was Lü Bu, courtesy name Fengxian."
"Lü Bu?"
Liu Hong was somewhat taken aback. Of course, he knew Lü Bu; at his peak, Lü Bu could be considered the pinnacle of combat power during the Three Kingdoms period. However, he was most famous for the saying that had been passed down through generations:
"Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare; wielding the halberd, he was dedicated to stabbing his adoptive father."
"It is indeed this person. Does Your Majesty also know him?"
Seeing Liu Hong's appearance, Ma Teng couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.
"Of course I know, I know more than you do!" Liu Hong thought to himself, but there were some things he didn't say, after all, Lü Bu was still just a boy at this time.
Liu Hong shook his head, then said, "Shoucheng, tell me properly about this Lü Bu. How did you encounter him? How exactly does he compare to Han Sheng?"
"promise!"
Then Ma Teng slowly spoke and said, "This humble general was ordered by His Majesty to harass the Xiongnu people. I found a small tribe on the grassland and prepared to defeat it before returning to report to His Majesty as scheduled."
So the general led his soldiers on a raid, but when they arrived there, all the dozens of Xiongnu soldiers in the tribe had been killed.
Only after questioning the survivors did they learn that it was this Lü Bu who had killed them.
As they traveled north, almost all the smaller tribes of similar size were slaughtered.
It was in the last tribe before my return that I finally met him.
Ma Teng then reported all the information he had gleaned from Lü Bu to Liu Hong, including the story of Lü Bu's entire family being murdered and his determination to join the army to avenge them.
From Ma Teng's words, Liu Hong also discerned that Lü Bu at this time still held a relatively high level of recognition and loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
"He went back to Jiuyuan?"
Ma Teng nodded. "Yes, he said he was going to Bingzhou to join the army!"
Thinking of Dong Zhuo, who had also returned to the Bingzhou camp, Liu Hong couldn't help but think of something, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.
"Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu? These two are really destined for each other!!"
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