Chang'an Taiwei Mansion.

The Taiwei, Sikong and Situ are the three Dukes side by side. They are official positions with real power. Among them, Situ manages civil affairs, Sikong manages supervision, and Taiwei is in charge of military affairs. They all have the right to open a government office and can recruit counselors to form their own team. The Taiwei is Li Ru, the doctor of the former nine ministers.

Using Li Ru's methods, Dong Huang was easily coaxed. With Dong Huang nodded, Li Ru easily promoted his official position to Taiwei and was in charge of the national military.

In the study, a soldier stood respectfully and was reporting news about Wang Lei. He spoke with a tremolo and said slowly: "The Taiwei, the big and small corners of Chang'an City have been searched. Almost turned Chang'an upside down. No trace of Wang Lei was found."

Li Ru flicked her sleeves and said decisively: "Impossible. Wang Lei and Lu Bu must be in the city."

"Will the two of them have left Chang'an?"

The soldier had a serious expression and guessed carefully.

"Impossible." Li Ru snorted and said seriously: "As soon as the robbery of the law happened, I ordered the four-sided city gates to strengthen their vigilance. So far, no suspicious people were found. Wang Lei is still in Chang'an. Increase his strength. Be sure to search Wang Lei."

The soldier said respectfully: "Abide by the orders of humble duties."

"Report."

Niu Fu's voice came from outside the room.

Li Ru ordered: "Come in."

The door creaked open. The soldier retreated respectfully. Niu Fu strode in.

Niu Fu came to Li Ru, saluted and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Just just got the news. Wang Lei and Lu Bu have left Chang'an. After leaving Hulao Pass, they walked north of Hanoi County and entered Jizhou from Dangyin County. Wang Lei and Lu Bu quietly did not leak any news at all. The reason for getting the news was the news that Wang Lei released after entering Jizhou. We can find out."

"What."

Li Ru stood up with a startled look on his face.

Li Ru has always thought that Wang Lei was hiding in the city and did not leave. Unexpectedly, Wang Lei actually escaped. Li Ru looked surprised and asked, "Have you found out how Wang Lei escaped from Chang'an?"

Niu Fu shook his head and said, "No news."

Li Ru said, "What the hell is going on? How could Wang Lei leave quietly?" Even if Li Ru thought about it, he couldn't figure out what was going on. He couldn't guess that Yang Biao would help. Li Ru's face showed helplessness. He said, "Since Wang Lei has escaped, there is no need to chase him anymore. Turn the focus to our affairs. From now on, adjust the officials in Luoyang, Chang'an and even Bingzhou. Gradually replace everyone with our direct personnel."

"yes."

Niu Fu nodded and then bowed to leave.

...

Runan. Prefect's Mansion.

After hearing the soldiers' reports, Liu Bei was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "After Wang Lei killed Dong Zhuo, he escaped successfully. Li Ru is really a waste. He controls the power of a country. He can't even catch a person. If it were me, I would have caught Wang Lei and then scattered his body."

Zhang Fei clenched his fists and said in a muffled voice: "Brother. If Wang Lei dies, we will not have the chance to avenge himself. Wang Lei escapes the disaster. In the future, we will kill Wang Lei with his own hands."

Guan Yu said, "The current goal must be placed on Yuzhou and unify Yuzhou as soon as possible."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Chief Yun is right. Our strength is insufficient. If you want to be distracted from doing other things, it is difficult to succeed. You must first master Yuzhou and then develop further." His eyes turned. Liu Bei looked at Chen Dao and asked, "Shuzhi. What is the situation of the newly recruited soldiers now?"

Chen Dao replied: "Report to the lord. This winter, the humble rank has recruited another 3,000 new recruits. After training, we can go to the battlefield to fight again in the spring next year."

"Okay. Increase the intensity of training. Cultivate new recruits as much as possible and enhance combat effectiveness."

Liu Bei's eyes were excited. He looked forward to the battle after the beginning of spring.

...

Yanzhou.

The governor's mansion. Study room.

Cao Cao listened to Xi Zhicai and reported the situation. Xi Zhicai said without any haste: "The threat brought by the lord, the Yellow Turban Thief in Qingzhou disappeared. Yanzhou has temporarily returned to peace. But I think that Qingzhou must be taken down as soon as possible to solve the future troubles."

Cao Cao said: "Yanzhou also has the forces left by Liu Dai. If these people don't solve them, there will be future troubles."

"There is a problem. It's not the main problem."

Xi Zhicai's eyes were calm and said slowly: "According to the latest news, Wang Lei and Lu Bu joined forces to kill Dong Zhuo and escape from Chang'an. After Wang Lei returned to Jizhou, I guess Wang Lei must start to unify Jizhou. Once Wang Lei pacifies the entire Jizhou, if the lord has not yet developed, he will face a great threat. Time does not wait for anyone. If there are any problems, it must be overcome. For the lord, the most lacking is time. You must fight for all the time."

After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded in agreement with Xi Zhicai's opinion. He paused. Cao Cao said, "Well, from now on, I will prepare to plan the attack on Qingzhou. This matter should be done sooner than later."

"The lord is wise."

Xi Zhicai looked excited and looked expectant.

...

Bohai County. Prefectural Palace.

Yuan Shao sat in the hall and listened to Xu You reporting the news.

Xu You said: "Lord. The news came. Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Lei and Lu Bu. Now, Lu Bu and Wang Lei have escaped from Chang'an. They have returned to Jizhou. Wang Lei has returned. The next target is probably us."

Yuan Shao said with a cold face: "Wang Lei went to Chang'an, but he was not killed. He was so lucky. Unfortunately, Yuan Hong went to Nanyang County and did not kill Wang Lei. Instead, he was killed. Yuan Shu, a fool, did not help his family, but helped outsiders."

Anger emerged on Yuan Shao's face. He slapped the table in anger.

Xu You said: "The lord has done something and has received support from the Yuan family. Yuan Shu is jealous of the lord. Naturally, it is impossible to help the lord. This is normal. It is also expected."

"Hmph. Short-sighted people."

Yuan Shao snorted, looking contemptuous.

Xu You had a serious expression and said again: "Lord. Wang Lei has returned to Ye County. Next, we will face Wang Lei again. This time, if we can no longer defeat Wang Lei, we may be shaken by the morale of the army and the people."

Yuan Shao said: "Ziyuan. Don't you have confidence in me?"

Xu You smiled and said, "The lord will win."

"Go down and prepare." Yuan Shao flicked his sleeves and Xu You retreated respectfully.

...

Ye County. Outside the city.

On the official road, there was a team of people waiting for it. Among the teams, the leaders were Mr. Du, Wang Yue and Tong Yuan. Behind the three, Guo Jia, Du Ji, Jia Xu and others. Even Pang De Gong, Sima Hui and Huang Chengyan who had arrived before came to greet him. In addition, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and others were numerous and spectacular.

The old man leaned on a crutch and smiled and said with a smile: "This time the tiger head returned to Jizhou, finally the dragon came out of the sea, the dinosaurs ascended to heaven, and can get rid of danger. During these days in Chang'an, I feel so upset. Now I can finally feel at ease."

Tong Yuan said contemptuously: "I don't know who said he was not worried at all before he got the news about Tiger Head."

Wang Yue said, "I heard it too. Someone said while patting his chest."

The old man snorted and said contemptuously: "What do you know? Before you got the news, I said this to make the officials in Jizhou feel at ease and let everyone perform their duties to avoid turmoil. Now, Hutou returns to Jizhou safely. I don't have to worry about it, the old man. Naturally, I can speak freely."

The old man rolled his eyes twice. Wang Yue and Tong Yuan were so angry that they blew their beards and stared at each other.

"I saw the horse team. I'm back."

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out among the crowd.

"Here I'm back. He'm back."

One after another, the sounds were heard one after another.

In the crowd, they looked up one by one, and their eyes were excited. Whether they were officials or those who had not, they all had a backbone. That was Wang Lei.

Wang Lei returned to Ye County. All the crises passed.

"Da.Da..."

The sound of horse hooves came. The team rushed to the county town of Ye County.

Wang Lei was in a state of great excitement. After leaving Ye County for so long, he also had countless concerns in his heart. Seeing people coming to greet him, he naturally felt a sense of joy. He took the lead and came to the front of the welcome team. He turned over and dismounted. He saluted the old man, Tong Yuan and Wang Yue. Then he looked at the rest of the people and said aloud: "Everyone comes to welcome him. Wang Lei is very grateful. Thank you."

In one sentence, there was cheering.

Not long after, Lu Bu, Huang Zhong and the rest of the followers also followed.

Lu Bu turned over and dismounted. Standing at Wang Lei's hand.

Wang Lei waved his hand and introduced: "Everyone. This is Lu Bulu and Lu Fengxian. You all have an impression."

Lu Bu saluted respectfully and then retreated to the team. He was very respectful.

Wang Lei briefly introduced Huang Zhong and let his men know that Huang Zhong was the man. After a simple conversation, Wang Lei took the team to the city and returned to the provincial and ministerial palace. Wang Lei asked someone to arrange a house for Lu Bu, not far from the provincial and ministerial palace. Then Wang Lei arranged a house for Huang Zhong's family, not far from the provincial and ministerial palace.

After settling down Huang Zhong and Lu Bu, Wang Lei returned to the mansion.

I just arrived in the backyard. There were bursts of hearty laughter coming from the yard.

When he walked in, Wang Lei raised his eyebrows. There were many women in the yard, including Wang Lei's fiancée, Han Mengyu, and two sisters Guo Yu and Queen Guo. In addition to these three, there were Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao who moved from Jiangdong to Jizhou. These people combined, there were already five women. As the saying goes, three women play one play. Five girls gathered together. It was very lively.

Wang Lei came to the few people and greeted them. However, he was quite unnatural when he spoke.

These people, Han Mengyu, Queen Guo and Guo Yu, are very familiar with each other. However, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao and Wang Lei have not had much contact. Fortunately, Han Mengyu, Guo Yu and Queen Guo interrupt from time to time. The atmosphere is harmonious. There are no unpleasant scenes.

After chatting with a few girls, Wang Lei went back to rest for one night. Early the next morning, Wang Lei summoned his men to the provincial governor's mansion and began to discuss matters.
Chapter completed!