Chapter 102

I thought everyone was like this.

But now I understand.

The main reason I receive this kind of treatment is that I followed the wrong person, I followed you, Lu Bu.

So if I don't resent you, Lu Bu, who should I resent?

Why should I pay the price for the stain on you, Lu Bu?

Now, I have a better choice.

I want to join the Xiliang loyalists and receive better treatment.

Am I wrong?

For every ordinary soldier of the Bingzhou faction, their choice is certainly not wrong!

But the problem is,

this so-called defection to Guo Si’s camp to become Xiliang loyalists is just the one-sided words of the three generals Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng.

Why would the Xiliang loyalists accept them?

Gao Shun was about to step forward to discipline Wei Xu and the others on Lu Bu’s behalf,

but Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling Gao Shun to stay back.

Immediately, he walked toward the three, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng.

Seeing Lu Bu approaching, the three of them showed panic on their faces.

With Lu Bu’s martial arts, even if the three of them added together, they would not be his match.

Therefore, the three of them were now very afraid that Lu Bu would be annoyed and kill them with a single slap!

However,

Lu Bu did not make a move.

He just stopped in front of the three and said nothing.

After a long while, Lu Bu finally said in a deep voice:

"Those who want to go with the three of them, then go."

"This general will not stop you."

"But from now on, you are no longer under my command."

"And between you and me, all ties are severed!"

These words shocked Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, and the others following Lu Bu.

Gao Shun exclaimed:

"Lord, you cannot!"

"Let them go."

Lu Bu waved his hand and ignored the three of them.

He walked straight out of the military camp.

Looking at Lu Bu’s departing back, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, and others had eyes filled with heartache.

And the three, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, were also extremely surprised.

Was this... still the arrogant and domineering Lu Bu they remembered?

He actually... took the initiative to let them leave?

There was a serious discrepancy with the expected script.

As a result, the three of them had no intention of staying in the military camp any longer.

The three of them took advantage of the surrounding chaos and snuck out.

And the direction they went was the Situ residence!

It’s just a pity

that the three of them forgot one important thing.

Gao Shun had been watching them the whole time.

Their abnormal behavior had long since made Gao Shun vigilant.

In daily life, although the three of them relied on their close relationship with Lu Bu to be arrogant and domineering in the army,

they were still barely considered loyal to Lu Bu.

If there was no one supporting them behind the scenes,

with their courage, it would be impossible for them to publicly stand up and rebel against Lu Bu, let alone dig up the roots of the Bingzhou faction.

Therefore,

in Gao Shun’s view, these three were most likely just pawns pushed out by someone with ulterior motives.

Behind this conspiracy against Lu Bu, there should be a mastermind.

Quietly following the three to the vicinity of the Situ residence,

Gao Shun’s hands trembled slightly.

Having come this far, how could Gao Shun not see who the mastermind was?

Gao Shun had thought that the mastermind might be someone from the Xiliang loyalists or the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction.

He even thought it might be Dong Zhuo himself, but he never thought that the mastermind would be Wang Yun!

It wasn't that Gao Shun’s thinking wasn't flexible, but that Wang Yun’s daily concealment was simply too deep!

In the eyes of the Bingzhou faction’s high-ranking officials, Wang Yun was the only aristocrat who did not discriminate against them.

At the same time, he was also an outsider to the Bingzhou faction and their "confidant big brother"!

But now, this so-called "confidant big brother"

had become the mastermind behind Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng!

"Wang Zishi... what exactly does he want?"

Gao Shun’s pupils constricted.

It now appeared that Wang Yun’s kind-hearted, non-competitive appearance was entirely a disguise.

If he truly didn't compete, why would he win over the three generals to create today’s big drama?

Taking a deep breath, Gao Shun silently lurked near the Situ residence.

It wasn't until an hour later that the three of them walked out of the Situ residence with smiles on their faces.

Looking at the three slowly leaving, Gao Shun clenched his fists tightly.

The pain of his nails digging into his palms caused Gao Shun’s hands to bleed slightly.

But at this moment, compared to the stormy waves in his heart, a little pain was nothing.

The mastermind was Wang Yun!

This matter had been confirmed.

But why would Wang Yun do this?

Gao Shun could not yet reconstruct all the motives and the truth.

Gu Fu

Since taking the position of Minister of Justice, Gu Yi had naturally resigned from his previous position as Mayor of Chang'an.

It is worth mentioning that

the new Mayor of Chang'an was Wang Yun’s clansman, Wang Yun.

The reason this Wang Yun was able to become Mayor of Chang'an was naturally due to Wang Yun’s maneuvering.

One must know that

although Wang Yun’s power could not compare to Dong Zhuo’s, he was still a Situ, one of the Three Excellencies of the Great Han.

His relationship with Dong Zhuo and the high-ranking military officials was also quite good.

Moreover, this Wang Yun’s administrative ability in the past was also quite commendable.

Wang Yun requested that Wang Yun serve as Mayor of Chang'an.

Naturally, this could not be considered an overly excessive request.

However,

while others had no guard against Wang Yun, Gu Yi had always been wary of this old guy.

Gu Yi paid close attention to Wang Yun taking office as Mayor of Chang'an.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to think that Wang Yun had finally asked Dong Zhuo for a favor just to let his clansman smoothly become Mayor of Chang'an.