My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 127 Niu Fu Goes into Battle!

"father in law."

"We've been in Luoyang for over ten days now, and Ru Du has made several trips to the Yuan residence."

"Why hasn't this appointment been issued yet?! Where exactly does the court want us to go?!"

talking.

Li Ru, who was standing beside the middle-aged official, showed a hint of impatience on his face.

Dong Zhuo had not yet spoken.

Niu Fu, standing to one side, frowned and cursed sharply.

"Wenyou, why are you meddling in so much?!"

"In my opinion, staying in Luoyang is quite good. At least it's prosperous, and the women in the brothels know a lot."

"If we go to other places, what are there to do?"

"That's why I say you're stupid!" Li Ru sneered, too lazy to pay him any attention.

He simply turned his gaze to the middle-aged official Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhongying, who was standing at the very front.

Niu Fu glared at Li Ru resentfully.

Hearing his two sons-in-law, one a scholar and the other a warrior, bickering, Dong Zhuo remained expressionless. He simply spurred his horse forward, increasing its speed.

Unlike the other cavalrymen, Dong Zhuo, though middle-aged, was carrying two quivers on his back.

As he galloped away on his horse, his hands moved incessantly, drawing his bow, releasing the string, and firing left and right.

Several whooshing sounds!

Several arrows flew through the air, heading towards the few wild rabbits and deer that had been startled out!

It was just a few screams.

The arrows shot out landed squarely on the beasts' bodies!

Upon seeing this, the dozens of riders, their faces beaming with joy, cheered in unison.

Even Li Ru and Niu Fu, who had been arguing earlier, both shut up.

Li Ru's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"My father-in-law is an excellent archer!"

"I have heard that when Emperor Huan was still alive, my father-in-law served as a palace guard and could carry two quivers and shoot arrows with both hands."

"Having seen it today, I can confirm its reputation is well-deserved!"

"Exactly! Exactly!" Niu Fu nodded repeatedly, his face full of admiration.

"Father-in-law, you're as dashing as ever!"

He watched as his attendants went forward to retrieve the wild beast he had shot down.

Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh of relief, put down his longbow, and the gloom on his face immediately dissipated.

He then looked at Li Ru and Li Wenyou.

"Zhuo's appointment will probably have to wait a while longer."

"The war in the north has just ended, and the court officials are busy with the rewards and punishments for the generals in the north."

"Xia Yu, Zang Min, has returned from his defeat and is trying to use his connections to escape punishment."

"As for Tian Yan, who won the only Pyrrhic victory, he should have been granted a title of nobility according to common sense. However, because he was too close to the eunuchs, the matter of granting him the title of nobility was delayed again and again."

"Once the punishments for these three generals are over, Zhuo's appointment should be made soon."

As he spoke, Dong Zhuo seemed to remember something, and he glared fiercely at Niu Fu.

"I've heard that Tian Yan was originally going to lose the Battle of the North."

"Unable to withstand the fierce generals under his command, they managed to break through the encirclement and kill Tan Shihuai, which resulted in a pyrrhic victory for Tian Yan."

"You good-for-nothing! All you ever do is steal credit and embarrass your father. When will you ever achieve something truly great so that he can be granted a title?"

Niu Fu smiled awkwardly, not daring to say a word.

Dong Zhuo's anger intensified, and he took the horsewhip in his hand and stabbed Niu Fu several times.

After poking him, seeing that this idiot was hopeless and couldn't be helped, he just kept laughing foolishly.

Dong Zhuo, who had recently encountered many setbacks and a thwarted career, looked dejected but sighed deeply.

"Zhuo is over forty years old, with graying temples and half of his body buried in the yellow earth. Who knows when he will go to the underworld."

"But he has no sons, and his two sons-in-law are both rather incompetent."

"He repeatedly went to the capital, yet he was still looked down upon by those self-righteous scholars. If he wanted to obtain an official position to retire in, he still had to be obsequious."

"When will my luck finally turn, when I'll encounter a battle, acquire a valiant general, achieve victory at the Battle of Langjuxu, and force the world to bow down, no longer having to be subservient to others?!"

Dong Zhuo was filled with sorrow and sighed deeply.

Upon hearing this, the two mediocre sons-in-law he mentioned exchanged a glance, knowing that their father-in-law was just grumbling and didn't take it too seriously.

However... since they were scolded for no reason, the two of them inevitably felt resentful.

The atmosphere became somber for a moment.

Just as these men from Yongliang, who had nothing to do and were out hunting, were chatting.

Suddenly, a Qiang rider who had gone to retrieve the prey that Dong Zhuo had shot down was terrified and spurred his horse back. There was an arrow stuck in his shoulder!

"General, save me!" the Qiang man cried out in a somewhat broken Yongliang dialect.

"There's another group of riders on the opposite side of Mount Goushi! I only went to retrieve a wild rabbit, and they spotted me!"

"One of the young generals, riding a white horse, saw that I was a Qiang person and flew into a rage. He immediately gathered his riders and gave chase, drawing his bow and shooting arrows!"

"The arrow in my arm was shot by that man!"

"Luckily, I escaped quickly, otherwise I would have died at the hands of that young general!"

As the Qiang rider spoke, the feathered arrow in his arm trembled uncontrollably with his movements, and blood seeped outwards.

After listening to the Qiang people's words...

Dong Zhuo frowned slightly.

He and Li Ru, whose eyes were thoughtful, exchanged a glance.

Niu Fu, who had been holding back his anger and could only manage a simple smile, was suddenly overjoyed. He stood up and picked up the long spear that had been placed to the side.

Where is that person?

"How dare you humiliate us men of Yongliang?"

"Let's send the tutor to confront that guy! With his strength and courage, he'll surely beat him to a pulp!"

This statement came out.

The Qiang man's face lit up with joy, and he pointed in a certain direction.

Following the instructions of the Qiang people.

Everyone looked in that direction.

All I can see is that...

In that direction, a dozen or so riders appeared, all carrying bows and spears, heading this way.

Of the dozen or so riders, half rode white horses and the other half rode horses of other colors, but... the two junior officers at the head of the group were both riding white horses.

Seeing this scene.

Niu Fu informed Dong Zhuo, then selected twenty or so riders and had the Qiang man lead the way. They also carried weapons, gave a cold laugh, and went forward together.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru tacitly allowed Niu Fu to send out his troops, neither offering any words of advice.

after all.

Although Niu Fu was often looked down upon and belittled by Dong Zhuo, he was still considered a formidable general in the Yongliang region.

If Niu Fu were truly useless, Dong Zhuo wouldn't have taken him as his son-in-law for no reason.

In this land of Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru didn't really think that a few young noblemen they encountered while hunting could defeat Niu Fu.

Seeing Niu Fu lead his men to attack the dozen or so people opposite them, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru withdrew their gaze, called on their men to light a fire and set up a grill, preparing to eat some roasted meat.

Even Dong Zhuo, who had served as an official for decades, had already figured out how to appease the aristocratic scions who had been captured by Niu Fu.

To promote one's reputation.

Fireworks burst into flames.

The skinned and cleaned wild deer were strung together and placed on top.

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