Chapter 367 Father and Son

Lou Gui watched Lu Bu's army leave in despair. This time, Cao Cao did not threaten the talent. Instead, he gave Lu Bu a slap in the face, and by the way, he justifiably killed Yingchuan Prefect Manmen, and then snatched it away. A lot of family property, now think about it...why bother?

In any case, this farce has come to an end.

Lu Bu was not ready to go further. He had his own things to do and had no time to fight with the princes. Cao Cao was obviously not ready to fight alone with Lu Bu, but he was determined to make a qualified repeating crossbow to win over him. If he fights again in the future, he will not be beaten by Lu Bu like he was today without the ability to fight back.

But there was another thing that made Lu Bu find it interesting.

"How can my son serve that Lu Bu?" In Xu's mother's carriage, the elderly Xu's mother looked at Xu Shu and said.

"Mother, why do you ask this?" Xu Shu looked at his mother puzzled, not quite understanding why he asked this question.

Xu's mother looked outside the car. No one was paying attention, and then she whispered: "Mother heard that Lu Bu was a traitor. After entering Chang'an, he did not want to live a good life and assist the emperor. Instead, he bullied the young master, stayed in the palace at night, and raped and humiliated women at will. , bullying men and women, killing people wantonly, the people in Guanzhong are in dire straits.”

Xu Shu looked at his mother blankly, feeling suffocated for a moment.

Aren't these the folklore of the Central Plains? My mother actually believed it!

After a long while, Xu Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, don't listen too much to the words of the people in the future. I have personally met the emperor and the Taiwei. I'm sorry that I didn't understand how to bully you. As for staying in the palace at night and being sexually humiliated." Woman...Mother, do you know how many female relatives there are in the Taiwei Mansion?"

"At least there are a hundred or so, right?" Xu's mother frowned.

After all, Lu Bu bullies men and dominates women. There must be a lot of women in the house.

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and said: "The Taiwei has a wife and two concubines. Although there are maids in the palace, the Taiwei has never touched them, and there are only ten maids at most. As for the promiscuous palace, the Taiwei rarely entered the palace before, and met them on the street. It's much easier to be with him than in the palace. As for bullying men and women and killing people wantonly, this kid doesn't have to explain much. Mother will naturally know it after she goes to Chang'an for a while. "

"Will my son be deceived?" Xu's mother still didn't believe it. After all, this was so different from the legend.

"If Taiwei is really like folklore, how can a child be willing to serve for him? Nowadays, all the nations in Guanzhong come to court, the people are rich, and the market is prosperous. It has never been as prosperous as it is today since the Han Dynasty. Also, when you go to Guanzhong, don't do this How about calling him by his first name?" Xu Shu said in a funny and angry tone, but also a little wary. In recent years, the princes of Guandong have almost demonized Lu Bu, and even his own mother has been affected, let alone ordinary people.

"Why is this?" Xu's mother asked in confusion: "Is there any rules in Guanzhong? Or is it forced by the government office?"

"How can the government office take care of this? The Taiwei won't care about this. It's just that the people respect the Taiwei. When Shiyuan and I came to Guanzhong, we were beaten several times just because we called the Taiwei by his name several times. "Xu Shu couldn't help laughing when he thought about what he saw when he came to Chang'an with Pang Tong.

"Is there such a thing?" Xu's mother was a little surprised, but she believed Xu Shu's words in her heart. She still had some confidence in her son.

When I came here, I went to Luoyang, but when I went back, I went back to Wuguan from Nanyang because I joined Gaoshun. Under Lu Bu's rule, although it can't be said that there are absolutely no bandits, there are really not many, and there is no established atmosphere. of.

Of course Lu Bu didn't know about the conversation between Xu Shu and her son in the car, but he noticed Xu Shu's mood changes after meeting Xu Shu's mother several times, and he probably knew that the other person's perception of him had changed a lot in the past few days.

Dian Wei always liked to throw stones for fun along the way. Unfortunately, it was obviously impossible to achieve the power of Lu Bu. He always looked at Lu Bu with a strange look in his eyes. He was sure that his master had changed.

The previous lord's power was definitely not much greater than his own, but now the gap is despairing. Why is this?

"There are some things that I can't envy. From now on, I will try to do as little as possible. How many people in this world can compete with you?" Lu Bu couldn't bear the glare and looked at him.

"My lord, do you think it's possible for me to be like you, my lord..." Dian Wei looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile, if Lu Bu is really capable, what if he doesn't understand the art of war? I alone can defeat thousands of troops.

"I don't know." Lu Bu shook his head. The body of a god is obviously not easy to obtain. Lu Bu has also studied his own body, and his perception is actually no different from normal times. As for letting others possess it, at least it can't be done now. Being stronger has been his lifelong study of medicine.

When Dian Wei heard this, he immediately followed Lu Bu in frustration. With his lord's current strength, if something really happened, he didn't know whether he would protect his lord or the lord would protect himself.

Thinking of this, Dian Wei felt a little downcast.

Lu Bu ignored him and was speechless all the way. When he returned to Chang'an, Guo Jia and Cai Yan's wedding had already ended, but he saw someone he didn't want to see recently.

In the courtyard of the Taiwei Mansion, Dian Wei looked at Ma Chao, whose bruises had not dissipated on his face, and asked in surprise: "Been beaten? Who beat him?"

Today's Ma Chao, not even Dian Wei is sure to win, can beat him so miserably, except Lu Bu, Dian Wei really can't think of anyone else.

Ma Chao smiled awkwardly. This matter can be traced back to before the imperial examination. He and Lu Lingqi basically saw each other in the eye. However, due to the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker, whether this matter can be accomplished in the end is actually not what they want. If you don't want to go, it depends on Lu Bu and Ma Teng.

Lu Lingqi was going to take part in the imperial examination to see what she was capable of, so Ma Chao took advantage of this time to rush back to Jincheng.

Ma Teng's life has become more and more comfortable in the past two years.

When Lu Bu conquered Xiliang, his policy was to integrate the Qiang and Han people without distinguishing each other. The two sides also had the basis for integration. Their writing and speech were similar. When Lu Bu came to Longxi, he conquered the Qiang people, but then Governance is not easy.

Especially after Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun completely opened up the Western Regions, Xiliang, which was originally desolate, gradually became prosperous due to the exchanges between merchants from the Western Regions and wealthy merchants from Guanzhong.

However, because of this, the conflicts that used to focus on farmland and water sources have gradually been moved to business transactions. There are no big conflicts, but there are many small ones.

However, after Lu Bu left, the officials responsible for handling the conflicts between the Qiang and Han, under Lu Bu's instruction, were basically able to settle matters. However, due to the Silk Road, there were several rebellions, mainly because the Qiang people had the convenience of integrating into the Han Dynasty. But you don’t want to pay taxes. Regarding this, the approach here is to directly delete your household registration. Since you don’t want to pay taxes, you don’t enjoy the benefits.

As a result, without Han nationality, merchants from the Western Regions were naturally unwilling to trade with them, and there was no place for them in the formal official system. Over time, these people watched their former compatriots gradually become rich, but they themselves were still the same as before. Same, although there is no change, what people fear most is comparison. Everyone else is good but he is bad. He would rather everyone is bad, but in the end he comes back in despair and agrees to pay taxes.

There are also some stubborn ones who don't want to be naturalized, but these are in remote places, and the government office can't deal with them. They usually don't come to cause trouble. Ma Teng doesn't bother to take care of these.

As Xiliang gradually calmed down and the Silk Road brought prosperity, his status as the governor of Jincheng naturally increased. He had gained a lot of weight in the past two years, and his mood basically remained in a happy state until his son came back.

In fact, it's okay for Ma Chao to come back. Father and son haven't seen each other for many years, and Ma Teng still misses Ma Chao. He originally wanted to come back this time for father and son to catch up on old times, but Ma Chao's first words when he saw him made Ma Teng a little confused.

"Dad, I want to get married!" There is no unnecessary nonsense, and there is no touching love between father and son, but only the desire for the opposite sex.

Miss a woman?

Ma Teng frowned, and most of the warmth in his heart disappeared. He regained the feeling of his father's majesty. He picked up the tea cup and said casually: "According to his age, it's time for Meng Qi to get married, but there's no need to be so urgent. I'll do it right away." My family is also a famous one, and not everyone from a small family can seduce a woman like you. Even if you come into the family, you can only be a concubine."

Not to mention Fu Bo's subsequent status, Ma Teng is the governor of Jincheng, and Ma Chao is also a capable general beside Lu Bu. He has a bright future. Marrying a wife is different from taking a concubine, so be careful.

"Lingqi, she is the daughter of the lord." Ma Chao looked at his father puzzled, how could it be called seduction? Have it? It doesn't seem like that, and he made the lord's daughter his concubine. When did his father become so brave?

"Pfft~" The tea he just drank instantly sprayed all over the floor. Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao in shock: "Who is it!?"

"Lingqi, the lord's daughter!" Ma Chao said firmly.

Ma Teng put down the tea cup, stood up slowly, looked around, picked up a riding crop under Ma Chao's stunned gaze, and whipped it at Ma Chao.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Ma Chao looked at his father, puzzled.

"Tell me, did you lie to the lord's daughter? You are so brave!" Ma Teng whipped him without any explanation and cursed angrily: "You are so brave, you dare to lie to the lord's daughter!"

"We are in love!" Ma Chao corrected dissatisfiedly.

"Bah!" Ma Teng kicked Ma Chao, knocked him down and slapped him wildly: "Your father, I am here, do you think I don't know what your An is thinking? You are mean, tell me, have you taken over someone else's house?" Body?"

"No, Dad, who do you think you are?" Ma Chao ran out of the house and looked at Ma Teng dissatisfied.

"You think your father has never been young? How do you think you got here!?" Ma Chao roared angrily, and chased and beat him: "But the lord's daughter is different. You are trying to destroy our family!"

Ma Chao struggled to explain, but Ma Teng was not willing to listen at this moment. He beat Ma Chao wildly, and then said: "Wait, I will personally take you back to Chang'an to plead guilty. When the time comes, my lord will kill you or chop him into pieces. Don't even think about it." Run away, so as not to harm the whole family!”

"Dad!" Ma Chao had a headache. Why couldn't this old man listen to what he was saying?

Ma Teng refused to pay attention to him, so he asked someone to bring a rope and tied Ma Chao firmly to the pillar.

"Meng Qi, don't blame dad for being ruthless. It's just that the matter this time is too big. Who doesn't know how precious my lord is to his daughter-in-law? How dare you..."

"My lord, you all know that when I come back this time, I want you to propose marriage." Ma Chao interrupted Ma Teng and roared at Ma Teng.

Ma Teng: "..."