Wei Xu went to the city to challenge Xue Rengui, but instead of provoking him to come out for a one-on-one fight, he brought back Liu Wei's words.
He was merely a subordinate general under Lü Bu, with the highest official rank being Commandant.
Lü Bu was merely a military officer and cavalry captain under Ding Yuan, the governor of Bing Province and the general in charge of pacifying the west.
Who is Liu Wei?
The current prince, a member of the royal family, the King of Yunzhong, and also the Grand Protector of the Northern Desert.
Just because of his four-clawed python robe, everyone in the entire Liangzhou region would have to kowtow to him.
In this era where imperial power was paramount, even though Prince Liu Wei seemed to lack a certain something compared to Prince Liu Bian of Hongnong and Prince Liu Xie of Chenliu.
But a prince is a prince, and his status is what it is.
Liu Wei asked Lü Bu to pay him a visit, but Lü Bu either avoided him or had to perform the grand ceremony of bowing three times and kowtowing nine times.
"Hiss! The King of Clouds has actually come here in person, this is a bit troublesome!"
Lu Bu began to have doubts.
He originally thought that even if Liu Wei had crossed the line, he would only send his men down, but he never expected that Liu Wei would come in person.
If Liu Wei were in the city, and Lü Bu launched an attack, who knows what the consequences would be if he accidentally injured the prince.
Clearly, this attack on Yunzhong is different from the last one.
Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo attacked Yunzhong in their struggle for the governorship of Bingzhou, and Ding Yuan personally led the troops in command.
Ding Yuan had He Jin backing him up, and he also knew that Empress He secretly wanted to kill Liu Wei, so Ding Yuan could act recklessly.
However, Lü Bu naturally lacked Ding Yuan's political acumen.
Before he led his troops out, he received information that the Yuchi Xianbei army of 40,000 had invaded and that there were displaced people causing trouble in Zhangye.
When they arrived in Zhangye, they discovered that it was the people of the King of Clouds who had crossed the border.
Lü Bu then sent someone to report to Ding Yuan, who was in Jincheng, and request a decision. By the time this happened, it was already too late.
Now, all they can do is rely on Lü Bu's own improvisation skills.
"Commander Han, what should we do now?"
Lu Bu learned from Wei Xu that there was a person wearing a four-clawed python robe on the city wall, and he deduced that this person was indeed Liu Wei.
In this great Han dynasty, who would dare to dress recklessly?
Lu Bu then frowned and looked at Han Sui.
Han Sui quickly came to be somewhat intelligent, unlike brutes like Ma Teng and Yue Ji.
"General Lü, this King of Yunzhong is really bullying people by relying on his power!"
"The Han Dynasty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. Even if he is a prince, he still has to be reasonable."
Han Sui confidently replied, "The three prefectures of Hexi originally belonged to the jurisdiction of the Liangzhou Governor's Office."
"His fiefdom as the King of Yunzhong is in Shuofang, and the area he governs is only the three counties of Hetao."
"Even if he is appointed as the Grand Protector of the Northern Desert, it is not his place to interfere in the three prefectures of Hexi!"
"General Lü, why don't we go together, strongly condemn his alleged transgression, and persuade him to leave?"
"If he doesn't listen to our advice, we can resort to force again, then we'll have a legitimate reason to fight!"
"Even if the court finds out, the crime is not on us."
After hearing Han Sui's analysis, Lü Bu nodded repeatedly.
Scholars are indeed scholars; their perspectives are truly exceptional. It seems that in future military campaigns, I'll need to bring one or two scholars along for advice and strategy.
"Commander Ma, Marshal Yue Ji, Wei Xu, Gao Shun'er, and others, keep your troops under control and obey my orders at any time."
"Commander Han, come with me to the city walls for questioning!"
After saying this, Lü Bu spurred his horse, picked up his halberd, and, accompanied by Han Sui and surrounded by a hundred guards, arrived at the moat.
Less than fifty paces from the city gate, its features were clearly visible.
"This humble general, Lü Bu, is the Sima (military officer) and Cavalry Commandant under Governor Ding, the General of the Household of Liangzhou. Because I am in armor, I cannot dismount, so I pay my respects to Your Highness!"
Upon closer inspection, Liu Wei was clearly seen in his blue python robe, along with the young white-robed general he had fought yesterday.
Lu Bu put down his halberd, bowed respectfully on his horse, and said loudly.
"You are Lü Bu, no need for formalities!"
On the city wall, Liu Wei narrowed his eyes and sized up the number one warrior of the Three Kingdoms!
He was over seven feet tall, with a slender waist and broad shoulders. His face was as white as powder, and his sword-like eyebrows reached into the sky.
He had a pair of bright, clear eyes, a nose like a jade pillar, a mouth like cinnabar, and large ears that faced his chest.
Wearing a bright silver crown with two dragons fighting over a treasure, and pearls inlaid on the top, radiating brilliance, with pheasant tail feathers flowing behind her head.
She wore a pink silk battle robe with a hundred flowers, trimmed with gold, embroidered with gold thread, and adorned with clusters of flowers, with a royal blue silk belt around her waist.
She wore pearl-encrusted and jewel-encrusted trousers with pink silk lapels and pink silk cloud-patterned combat boots.
He truly is "Lu Bu among men," but it's a pity he doesn't have Red Hare yet!
At this moment, Lu Bu, under Ding Yuan's command, was still an ambitious young man striving for advancement and full of passion!
How did he end up becoming a slave to three masters?
What a waste of such a handsome appearance and great talent!
"Does Your Highness know of this humble general?"
Lu Bu was slightly surprised, but then understood, "It must have been Zhang Wenyuan who mentioned it."
Zhang Liao was a fellow townsman and colleague of Liu Wei, and Xue Rengui had fought against him the day before, so naturally he told Liu Wei about it.
"Besides Zhang Wenyuan, there is another person, your cousin, who is currently serving under me as the Prefect's Attendant, with the rank of Colonel!"
Liu Wei smiled slightly, "He is a descendant of Li Guang, named Li Su. Do you remember him?"
What!
Memories of playing in Wuyuan City during his childhood suddenly surfaced before Lu Bu's eyes. He was momentarily dazed, but he clearly remembered that he really did have such a cousin, who was like a brother to him.
Unexpectedly, he was already under Liu Wei's command, and not only that, but also a key official in a prefecture and a general in an army.
"Your Highness, is this true? Li Su is indeed my cousin, but we lost contact many years ago..."
Lu Bu blurted out, feeling quite emotional, and his whole body became excited.
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