In June 192, Li Dao captured Chang'an. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Chronicle of the Emperor of Filial Piety").
The defeated Lu Bu tied Dong Zhuo's head to the saddle, took a few hundred horsemen, went out of Wuguan, and fled east to Nanyang County of Yuan Shu. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Liu Yan, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bulie's Biography").
Yuan Shu is in need of a capable general.
After Sun Jian's unexpected death, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses from all walks of life lost a powerful commander who could condense them into combat effectiveness, and he could no longer defeat Liu Biao in the south ("Three Kingdoms: Liu Biao Biography").
Niu) auxiliary dispatched its lieutenants Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji to ride tens of thousands of horses to defeat Henan Yin Zhujun (Zhu Jun) in Zhongmu. Because of the plundering of Chenliu and Yingchuan counties, men and women were killed, and there was no relic. --The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Dong Zhuolie
After Yingchuan was slaughtered, Yuan Shu actually only had Nanyang left).
In addition, from the end of 191 to the beginning of 192, Li Dao's army marched eastward and slaughtered and destroyed Yingchuan County, which was actually controlled by Yuan Shu.
Other counties in Yuzhou are also becoming more and more disobedient, such as Xu Xuan, the Taishou of Runan, who has already been at odds with Yuan Shu, and at this time, Yuan Shu relied on to fight against Liu Biao, and there was only one Nanyang County left.
Therefore, in 192, the war between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao in Nanyang became more and more tense, and it was urgent to reverse the decline in the war.
Lü Bu was a good commander of cavalry battles.
Yuan Shu seized Liu Yu's son Liu He in 191, earned Liu Yu several thousand Youzhou cavalry, and obtained a thousand cavalry from Gongsun Zhan, and had a strong cavalry corps.
If this cavalry regiment can be led by a "flying general" like Lu Bu, it will undoubtedly have the possibility of reversing the situation in Nanyang.
Lü Bu was good at commanding cavalry).
Therefore, Yuan Shu's reception of Lu Bu was very high ("Later Han Shu Liu Yan Yuan Shu Lu Bulie Biography"), and he had high hopes for him.
But at this time, Lu Bu, who has not been beaten enough by society, is not so easy to control.
The high-spirited Lu Bu.
In the early morning of April 23 of this year, Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Chronicle of the Emperor of Filial Piety").
Wang) Yun took (Lü) Bu as the general of Fenwei, fake the festival, Yibi three divisions, entered the Wenhou, and jointly held the government. --Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Lu Bu
Wang Yun, who was in charge of the imperial court, promoted Lu Bu to the general of Fenwei, faked the festival, enjoyed the same etiquette treatment as the three dukes, and was promoted to the Marquis of Wen (county), and was in charge of the government with himself.
Lu Bu, who had reached the peak of power in the Han Dynasty, could hardly hide his superiority over the later general Yuan Shu.
*。Lü Bu was in charge of the government).
Yes, Sun Jian, under Yuan Shu, had defeated him several times, Yuan Shu was the Kwantung prince who had the greatest influence on Dong Zhuo, and now Kwantung was a situation where the Yuan brothers were fighting for hegemony.
But Lu Bu thought that he killed Dong Zhuo to help the Yuan family avenge the punishment of the Luoyang clan, and he was kind to Yuan Shu. --Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Lu Bu
Yuan Shu has been good to me Lu Bu for a lifetime, isn't it supposed to be? What's more, I also have a fake festival, Yibi Sansi, and I have been in charge of the imperial court!
Because he had no awe, and regarded himself as a benefactor, Lu Bu regarded Yuan Shujia as his vegetable garden.
Indulge in the wanton looting of his subordinates, and leave it unchecked. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Liu Yan, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bulie's Biography").
Yuan Shu's choice.
It's okay for me to mess around at home, but I can't accept you littering in my house.
Although Yuan Shu was also tyrannical to the people and had no compassion, he was still not too much for the scholars.
Yuan Shu weighed the pros and cons of accepting Lu Bu).
Lu Bu's subordinates are all from the metropolis of the capital, and they are used to seeing high-ranking officials and nobles, these Nanyang Tu Leopard Warriors probably don't pay attention to them, and it is not surprising that they also "favor" them, after all, the oil and water are thicker!
This naturally aroused Yuan Shu's strong dissatisfaction, but he still had to weigh the pros and cons.
Although the appointment of Lu Bu may change the situation of the war, what if this guy is so noisy, and the external troubles will not be eliminated at that time, and as a result, he will be given another internal strife?
Besides, Lu Bu is so unscrupulous, he just didn't take his Yuan Shu seriously!
Before Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and then killed Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, so capricious ("Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Lu Bu"), and so arrogant, Yuan Shu felt that he was not sure that he could control him.
Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo and fell into the name of repeatedly).
As a result, Yuan Shu began to dislike Lu Bu. And Lu Bu had just been happy for a few days, and suddenly realized that the master's family didn't like him anymore, and knew that he was offending people, after all, he was weak, and he sent people under the fence, so he had no sense of security, so he went north to his good buddy Zhang Yang. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Liu Yan, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bulie's Biography").
Summary. Although Yuan Shu needed a leading general like Lu Bu at this time, because Lu Bu didn't know how to restrain and had inconsistent bad deeds, Yuan Shu felt that he was not as easy to control as Sun Jian, and if he didn't do well, he would become a scourge.
Yuan Shu, the "old fox" who has been on the field for many years, rejected Lu Bu's defection after weighing the pros and cons.
Lu Bu, a sunny and handsome big boy, continued their "romantic" ranger journey with his hundreds of iron horses.