The next moment, Lu Bu collapsed to the ground uncontrollably as if his acupuncture points were pressed.

"General!"

The other soldiers looked shocked when they saw this, and rushed up to check the situation. But before that, they had smelled the strange fragrance. As soon as they came closer, they collapsed like Lu Bu, with only a pair of eyes left.

He could still turn around, and his eyes were full of puzzlement and surprise.

Until then.

Zhang Shan, who was about to "die from serious injuries" just now, got up from the ground in front of them. He first stuffed a small bottle hidden under his body, and then came to them and inspected it carefully one by one.

After some inspections, it was confirmed that they were all controlled by the "Lost Soul Incense".

"call--"

Zhang Shan let out a long breath, and finally said to Lu Bu, "General, I'm sorry, the villain is also forced... You can't defeat Wu Liang. This man is both resourceful and insightful. This is what you lack most."

Something else, otherwise you wouldn’t have been repeatedly used and then abandoned, and ended up in the situation you are in today.” Then he turned around and walked quickly out of the cave.

Bystanders know better.

As one of Lu Bu's last close confidants, Zhang Shan knew a lot about Lu Bu's experience and could see it more thoroughly.

In fact, Lu Bu had many opportunities to dominate and even control the government in his life, but Lu Bu made wrong choices and ended up making a wedding dress for others.

Take Lu Bu’s first adoptive father Ding Yuan as an example.

Ding Yuan is the first and so far the only adoptive father who truly treats Lu Bu as his own son.

When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, Ding Yuan was ordered to lead his army to Beijing to kill the eunuchs. Although Ding Yuan was not a powerful man who could look down on the world at that time, his strength still made Dong Zhuo a little afraid. In order to stabilize the situation and control the government, he

Lu Bu used inducements to assassinate Ding Yuan. In the end, Lu Bu was greedy for small profits and forgot about righteousness. He gave Ding Yuan's head to Dong Zhuo first. Dong Zhuo also took advantage of the situation and annexed all Ding Yuan's territory and troops. Since then, his strength has greatly increased, and finally

Realized the ambition of autocratic government.

But after that, did Lu Bu really get Dong Zhuo's favor?

In fact, he was not. He was successively named Cavalry Captain and Zhonglang General by Dong Zhuo, and was granted the title of Dutinghou. Although this was much higher than his original official position when he was under Ding Yuan, it was very important to Dong Zhuo who had become Dong Taishi.

In fact, he can only be regarded as a beggar, otherwise it would not be an exaggeration to make him a general.

Others may not know it, but Zhang Shan knows it clearly. At that time, Lu Bu often showed some dissatisfaction with Dong Zhuo after drinking in private. He felt that he had been deceived by Dong Zhuo.

That's why.

Later, Wang Yun only treated him with generous courtesy and often praised him as a rare warrior in the world. Lu Bu had a personal relationship with Wang Yun, and later participated in Wang Yun's plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and personally took Dong Zhuo's life.

.

Everyone thought that Lu Bu had an affair with Dong Zhuo's maid and was worried about being exposed and punished. Another time, Dong Zhuo threw a halberd at him because of a slight frustration, so he got involved in this matter.

However, only people around Lu Bu know that those things are just trivial matters. The real inducement was when Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, paving the way for Dong Zhuo's autocratic government, but Dong Zhuo did not give Lu Bu the treatment he deserved.

already exists.

That's why.

Wang Yun just held Lu Bu in his arms and treated him with kindness, and he easily gained his trust and made him a part of his plan to eradicate Dong Zhuo.

As a result, after assassinating Dong Zhuo, although he said that he and Lu Bu would control the government together.

But Wang Yun immediately changed his face, only regarded himself as the greatest hero of the Han Dynasty, and regarded Lu Bu as an unworthy swordsman, and often showed contempt for him.

It was also because of this that Lu Bu was finally given the title of General with a miscellaneous title, and gained the false name of the Third Division of Yi Bi.

As for the Marquis Wen that Lü Bu entered at this time, although Wu Liang had previously speculated that Lü Bu got it himself, there is another detail in historical records: the Marquis Wen was the title given to Wang Yun by Dong Zhuo when he was in charge of the government.

Wang Yun vowed to die, but now that Dong Zhuo has died, Wang Yun has awarded this title to Lu Bu, which contains some derogatory and mocking meanings.

Therefore, it didn't take long for a rift to appear between Lu Bu and Wang Yun, and Lu Bu once again felt that he had been deceived.

At this time, Wang Yun was preparing to disband Dong Zhuo's old troops to prevent changes. The Liangzhou army, Li Jue, and Guo Si, obtained the plan of the poisonous scholar Jia Xu and led the army to counterattack Chang'an. Lu Bu and Wang Yun, who were no longer in harmony, had also become estranged and could not resist.

Li Jue and Guo Si attacked, and soon the city was breached, Wang Yun was killed, and Lu Bu escaped with a few of his men.

Needless to say, Lu Bu’s experience with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao during this period. Finally, after many twists and turns, Lu Bu finally welcomed his third adoptive father-Boss Cao.

to be honest.

Boss Cao actually treated Lu Bu well. At the very least, he gave Lu Bu full autonomy and made him the number two figure in Cao's camp. His military power was still higher than that of his eldest son Cao Ang.

But in the eyes of Lu Bu, who had the experience of being deceived and exploited by Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, these were just methods used by Boss Cao to win over him.

Once Boss Cao gains power.

Then he will immediately become an abandoned child who is not taken seriously as before.

For this reason, when Boss Cao decided to lead his troops to welcome Emperor Xian back, Lu Bu had already begun to plan a rebellion. He decided not to trust anyone anymore. He wanted to be the powerful official who controlled the government himself, so that he would never become a leader again.

Someone else's chess piece becomes a tool for someone else's use.

Therefore, Boss Cao must die!

But in the end, because of the anomaly of Wu Liang, Lu Bu failed. Fortunately, he made two preparations early in the morning, and had already left the city before Cao Jun could react outside the city. Although all the troops and horses accumulated in recent years were

I folded in, but I still saved my life...

After experiencing these things with Lu Bu, Zhang Shan has gradually seen the nature of the world clearly.

In his opinion, Lu Bu can be regarded as a warrior who constantly fights against fate, always pursuing the respect and sincerity of others, but unfortunately everything is ultimately defeated by simplicity.

And the root of all this is, in the final analysis, Lu Bu's origin.

He comes from a poor family.

Although the poor family can be regarded as part of the noble family, they are always looked down upon by those noble families and will always be looked down upon. No matter how hard Lu Bu works, he portrays himself as a savior who saves the Han and eradicates the traitors.

, and still to no avail.

In Zhang Shan's heart, the most wrong thing Lu Bu did was to kill Ding Yuan, which was the beginning of all mistakes.

Because among these people, Ding Yuan was the only one who truly treated Lu Bu sincerely. Ding Yuan also came from a poor family and had never looked down upon Lu Bu because of his background.

So did Lu Bu regret this?

Zhang Shan thought that Lu Bu must have regretted it, because he would often talk about the assassination of Dong Zhuo, as if showing off the military medals on his chest, but he never allowed anyone to mention Ding Yuan, even if the people closest to him inadvertently mentioned it.

When this happened, Lu Bu would immediately become angry and furious. Here is the evidence.

Zhang Shan even thought about it.

If Lu Bu had not killed Ding Yuan out of spite for profit, but had always advanced and retreated with Ding Yuan, would Lu Bu's outcome have been different from what it is now?

After all, Ding Yuan had already entered the capital and had strength that even Dong Zhuo would be afraid of.

If Lu Bu had always followed this person who treated him as his own son, he would never have encountered those who were used and despised. And if Ding Yuan became a big deal, Lu Bu would naturally be able to ascend to the court in a legitimate manner. If Ding Yuan had not become a big deal,

Lü Bu can legitimately inherit his troops, and at least he can return to Bingzhou to stay and wait for opportunities, instead of like now, even the people in Bingzhou are unwilling to have anything to do with Lü Bu because of Ding Yuan's incident.

"well……"

Zhang Shan sighed. He was always loyal to Lu Bu and did not want to see Lu Bu end up in such a situation.

Even when he fell into the hands of Wu Liang, Zhang Shan did not really betray Lu Bu. He only revealed a little information about Wang Mangtou in order to gain Wu Liang's trust.

And by making such a decision just now, he was actually saving Lu Bu's life.

Because he knew very well that no matter whether Wu Liang chose to smoke or attack in this situation, Lu Bu would die. Only when he lost the power to resist like now, could Wu Liang possibly save Lu Bu's life and take him back.

Cross-examination, Lu Bu may still have a chance of survival.

As for Wang Mangtou.

Zhang Shanze knew early on that there was someone else behind it, and he could feel that the person behind Wang Mangtou was still taking advantage of Lu Bu. Unfortunately, Lu Bu never talked about it with anyone, and he had no way to dissuade him.

Therefore, when he revealed Wang Mangtou's information to Wu Liang before, he was also using Wu Liang, hoping to use Wu Liang's help to find out the identity of the person behind Wang Mangtou, and to help Lu Bu wake up as soon as possible.

We arrived outside the cave so quickly.

"Wu Taishi, Lu Bu and others have all been stunned by the villain. You can go in and get them."

Zhang Shan carefully handed the small bottle containing the "Lost Soul Incense" into Wu Liang's hands, and quietly wiped off the pungent "Soul-Returning Incense" that Wu Liang had put on his chin in advance.

"Zihe brother."

Wu Liang stuffed the vial into his arms, turned around and nodded to Cao Chun.

Cao Chun understood, and while waving to his soldiers, he looked at Wu Liang with a strange expression and said, "You are talented. Actually, there is something I have always wanted to correct you."

"?"

Wu Liang was stunned for a moment, and with a puzzled look on his face, he raised his hands and asked for advice, "What exactly is going on? Can you ask me and my brother to explain it clearly?"

"If it was the case before, forget it, but now that you are about to get married to Ni'er, you should call me uncle according to your seniority. It may not be appropriate to call me brother anymore. What do you think?"

Cao Chun's always prim and serious face suddenly showed a hint of a villain's triumphant smile for the first time, and then he led his soldiers towards the cave, leaving only Wu Liang's back behind.

"..."

Wu Liang was speechless.

Isn't it?

Although Cao Chun didn't look a few years older than him, he was Boss Cao's younger brother, and after he married Cao Ni, he was Boss Cao's son-in-law. In this way, Cao Chun had naturally become his uncle.
To be continued...