Jia Xu's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and he said slowly after a while: "The lord will become the emperor sooner or later, but not now!"

Then Jia Xu explained: "Now, the strength of the princes in the world is still very strong, and there are also a considerable number of people and local forces who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. If the lord is now called emperor, he will inevitably face the joint attack of the lords in the world. By then, no matter how strong our Northern Expedition Army is, it will not be able to resist! It is very useful to us to keep this little emperor now. He can help the lord reduce the resistance to conquer the world, and at the same time make the lord justify the lord who conquers forces that refuse to surrender!"

"Did you keep this little emperor?" Lu Bu asked in a rough voice with a frown. He seemed very reluctant to admit the status of the little emperor, but I'm afraid that any general under Chen Chu would have such an attitude. In addition to being influenced by traditional concepts of loyalty, the soldiers under Chen Chu were also deeply influenced by the ideas spread by those "Mr.". They would only be loyal to Chen Chu, and only to this land that gave birth to them.

Hearing Lu Bu’s question, Jia Xu laughed and said, “When the world is under the control of the lord, it is the day when the lord ascends to the supreme position!”

When Lu Bu heard this, his eyes lit up.

Jia Xu paused and continued, "But that's all for the future. Now the little emperor is still our emperor. Fengxian, you, as the leader, how can you not go to pay homage to the little emperor? You wouldn't think about ruining the big thing about your lord, right?"

Lu Bu was bored for a while, and finally agreed to Jia Xu's request unwillingly.

Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu with a smile on his face and said warmly: "Fengxian doesn't need to be so depressed. At that time, Fengxian only needs to treat the little emperor as his lord to salute him. I will have other things."

Lu Bu nodded and said nothing.

Then the two left the prefect's mansion and went to the emperor's palace without any haste.

A moment later, the two men, surrounded by personal soldiers, came to the Emperor's Palace. However, the appearance of the palace surprised Lu Bu slightly.

This palace can’t be called a palace. It’s not suitable for a low and dilapidated house to be lived in by the civilians!

"Is this the emperor's palace?" Lu Bu asked in surprise.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's too unreasonable to let the emperor live here, so I plan to let the emperor live in the prefect's mansion and use the prefect's mansion as the emperor's temporary palace. Then, send the emperor back to Chang'an at a suitable time."

"I'm too lazy to care about these things, you'll let me decide." Lu Bu said without caring.

Then the two of them dismounted and walked into the palace. The soldiers of the North Army guarding the door saw Lu Bu and Jia Xu coming, so they immediately saluted.

When the emperor and the members of the royal family heard the news that the general of the Northern Expedition Army came, they were all very scared. They had been frightened by Dong Zhuo for so many years, and now they were like frightened birds.

However, beyond the expectations of the emperor and the royal family, the generals of the Northern Army seemed to respect them very much, and their etiquette was not negligent at all.

The attitude of the Northern Army towards them made them feel relieved.

The subsequent actions of the Northern Army made them, such hostages who had experienced vicissitudes, feel much more at ease. The Northern Army invited the emperor and a group of royal members to the prefect's mansion the next day, and sent people to deliver enough daily necessities.

When the emperor walked into the warm, comfortable and decorated bedroom, the poor emperor who had never lived a good life was so moved that he cried on the spot. The mother and mother who followed the emperor looked excited and crying.

After the emperor settled in the prefect's mansion, Emperor Xian of Han issued an edict to Chen Chu the next day. Emperor Xian of Han said many words of gratitude to Chen Chu in the edict, and finally appointed Chen Chu as the general, nominally in charge of the whole country's military and horses.

This edict was written by Emperor Xian of Han under Jia Xu's suggestion. Although this edict was the result of Jia Xu's suggestion, Emperor Xian of Han himself was voluntary. According to his idea, it was natural for the Northern Army to save the tyrants and eliminate the traitors.

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Chen Chu was named the general who was in charge of the whole country's military and horses, and also granted official titles to a group of strategists and generals under Chen Chu's command. Jia Xu was named official titles to honor the official titles, and Lu Bu was named former general.

After the Northern Army controlled Tianshui, it immediately began to train the surrendered army and prepared to advance eastward.

The work of recruiting the surrendered army went smoothly. In addition to selecting 110,000 surrendered soldiers who met the requirements of the Northern Expedition Army, Li Jue, Yang Feng, and others, the former generals of Dong Zhuo's army, all surrendered to the Northern Expedition Army under Jia Xu's lobbying.

The matter of advancing to Luoyang east to support the battlefield in Bingzhou is also being prepared in full swing. As long as we negotiate with Ma Tenghan, the Northern Expedition Army of Guanzhong could gather 150,000 troops to go west to Hangu Pass and approach Luoyang.

On the third day after the Northern Expedition Army occupied Tianshui, Ma Teng and Han Sui rushed to Tianshui.

Lu Bu Jia Xu met with the two in the military camp tent. After a greeting, Jia Xu and the two negotiated on some practical issues.

The next day, the two left Tianshui and returned to Longxi with a happy look on their faces.

At the same time, in Chencang Mountain southeast of Tianshui, dozens of ragged people were struggling to move forward among the thorns and rocks.

It was almost noon, and the sun in the sky was so bright that it was hard to open its eyes. The group was tired and thirsty, so they took a break by a stream.

"General Gongming, we have been walking for ten days. When will we get to Hanzhong?" The person who spoke was a man with a low figure but very strong figure. The general Gongming he mentioned was a military general who was not old and held a big axe opposite. Isn't Gongming the word Xu Huang? Yes, this military general holding a big axe was Xu Huang.

Xu Huang looked at the sky and replied: "It should be only three days away to get to Hanzhong!"

"General Gongming, do you recognize the way to Hanzhong?" The man who spoke before asked worriedly.

Xu Huang replied lightly: "Don't worry about this General Niu Fu. I have walked a few times from Guanzhong to Hanzhong!" It turned out that the person who was talking to Xu Huang was actually Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu.

Didn’t Niu Fu escape from Longxi? How could he get along with Xu Huang?

It turned out that after Niu Fu and his confidants Hu Chier and others escaped from Longxi that day, they fled all the way to Tianshui. However, when he arrived outside Tianshui City, he learned that something shocked him that Tianshui had been occupied by the Northern Army! His father-in-law Dong Zhuo had been captured alive by the Northern Army.

In shock, Niu Fu fled south in a panic and happened to meet Xu Huang and his group on the road. Although Niu Fu's status in Dong Zhuo's army was higher than Xu Huang, the two still knew each other. After a brief conversation, Xu Huang told Niu Fu that he was going to cross Chencang Mountain to Hanzhong. Niu Fu had nowhere to go, so he decided to go to Hanzhong with Xu Huang.

In this way, Niu Fu and Xu Huang got together.

After hearing Xu Huang's answer, Niu Fu nodded, paused for a moment, and then asked: "General Gongming, what are your plans after you arrive in Hanzhong?"

Xu Huang hesitated for a moment before answering: "I plan to go to Cao Cao!"

Niu Fu showed a puzzled expression, "Why did General Gongming defect to Cao Cao?"

Xu Huang thought for a while and replied: "Cao Cao is the real hero today!"

Niu Fu was silent for a moment and asked again: "What about Chen Chu? What do you think of Chen Chu, the Northern Army?"

Xu Huang didn't expect Niu Fu to ask this, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then replied with a complicated expression: "Chen Chu, the Northern Army, is just a hero!"

Niu Fu did not agree to Xu Huang's comments.

Then, the two seemed to be thinking about their own thoughts and didn't say anything.

After a while, Niu Fu's confidant Hu Chier came over and said respectfully to Niu Fu: "General, should we continue on the road or repair it on the spot?"

Hu Chier's voice pulled Niu Fu's thoughts back. Niu Fu asked Xu Huang: "General Gongming, what do you think?"

After thinking for a while, Xu Huang replied: "Under the current situation of the Northern Army, there should be no pursuing troops. Besides, we have been moving rapidly in the mountains and ridges for ten days, and everyone is exhausted! I think we can repair here for a day and continue to rush tomorrow...

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Niu Fu thought about it and felt that Xu Huang's analysis was very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "What Gongming said is exactly what I want." Then he turned to Hu Chier beside him and ordered, "Go down and tell everyone, we will rest here for a day today and continue our journey next day."

Hu Chier retreated.
Chapter completed!