The Fat Dong's Rule 8 - (Supernatural Asia, DongZhuo!SI)

The War on the Xiongnu tribes was by far the most worrisome element in the current board.

I had tried to ignore the overall chance that some surprises may come as Lu Bu marched with a sizable army under his command, especially from Cao Cao and Han Sui, but the real issue to me was the fact that the Xiongnu were successful in ambushing Lu Bu's forces.

The mountains were treacherous, and I had warned the man about it, but I knew that there was very little to do in that regard. In fact, my efforts to see some primitive cannons produced was yielding a sluggish process that would take still more years before it would see completion.

And the lengthening of the campaign widened the chance of opportunity for opportunists to make their move. I have to admit that Wushe's arrival presented me with a warning I could not ignore: any 'silly worry' could not be a genuine threat.

Cao Cao and his cronies Liu Bei and Bao Xin had made moves to create a sturdy formation to 'stave off the Gongsun ambitions', but I knew better that there was more to it, and I knew that staying idle would only fuel them to do more harm towards me than the good they promised.

Hell, I felt even more motivated to react aggressively with these morons when I found Da and Xiao weeping in their room right after news that their father had indeed passed away reached them. The girls were struck by the sorrow, and I provided them a few days of rest away from chores and homework.

This was the 'smallest' of the favor I provided them, the latter bit being a proper adoption to avoid that anyone tried to sweep them away and claim them as concubines due to their lack of proper guardianship.

As Lu Bu continued his chore, I carefully formed a small selection of troops and builders to Baoji. I wasn't planning to start a war, but I knew I had to play aggressive towards the ambitions of Ma Teng and Han Sui. I had trusted the former to play neutral with the Qian people, but he was growing more tiresome with his demands for higher autonomy.

Considering the hefty amount of reforms I am pushing without stepping on toes over the Han-dominating nature of the imperial court, I felt very irked by the overall lack of understanding from their part. They demanded my own awareness, yet they refused to accept the mutual nature of this exchange.

So, I had to take this matter at hand and take care of the 'worrisome salient' that they owned by the west. The small group of soldiers and builders had a main task each: the warriors would create camps beyond the borders while the builders created a few fortified bases to cement the new reorganized domain for Ma Teng.

It was a bold move considering that I first sent the force and then waited a week after their arrival to send the letter to 'warn them that they had gone too far'. It's been months since the Qian people had been reportedly raiding against the area in the western side of my domain, so I had a strong enough casus belli to motivate a limited punishment to 'solve the matter myself'.

Not even a month after this plan went on that I received quite the letter signed by both Han Sui and Ma Teng. If before the duo had tried to sound antagonistic towards each other, now the acting had dropped out of panic.

I had been reported that some scout forces had tried to push back my loyal troops, but they were stopped and repelled due to the heavily fortified positions that my soldiers were using. I refused to provide a response to the letter, but made a proper announcement regarding to the event, mentioning the treachery of Ma Teng and his siding with the Qian People as a reason for this response.

I wasn't that surprised by the lackluster response from Cao Cao and the rest of the northern warlords, the news meaning little to them, while the Southern governors were particularly intrigued and some asked some questions in regard to the lead-up to the events.

More letters to write, but I didn't see any reason to be worried over accusations of tyranny. Racism was still fairly strong, so the questioning was less about being sympathetic over Ma Teng's alleged betrayal and more over the possibility of this becoming a standard response for 'laziness'.

As 190 turned to its final months, Lu Bu finally made his return home, tired but happy for the conquest and the ensuing parade in his honor. However, his victory bore some worrisome news: Wuhuan tribes had claimed some slices of the Xiongnu's northern territory, but had reached out to promote 'peace' in the region rather than push beyond the boundaries they claimed; and then I got news that Zhang Yang had been killed in the battlefield, and that his former domain didn't have a clear succession line.

Instead of worrying too much about it, I saw fit to send Li Ru to administer it with a strong enough military force to keep him sheltered from any internal troubles. The man was annoyed of being sent 'into the mountains', but he agreed it was for the best that this new important section was fully pacified and controlled by a loyal man to me.

Further expansion ensued as Sun Jian sent his daughter to be educated to Luoyang as a display of 'loyalty' following that his bid to see Yuan Tan taking over Yuan Shu's domain had failed miserably and that Yuan Shang, with his father's former fief now under his control, had allied with Cao Cao.

The board was widening, and while I couldn't see any alternative to the upcoming conflict, I was quite surprised to make an acquaintance of 'Lady Sun' as-

"Bestie!"

"S-Stay away from me!" Huaman exclaimed as she bolted away from the giggling tomboy that was Sun Shan Xiang.

In a similar fashion as Huaman, Sun Shan Xiang was a young warrior in training- I couldn't blame this just on her personality considering her upbringing was all about keeping up with her brothers. In a sense, this helped Huaman in finding friends her age that had similar preferences.

The issue for Huaman was that she was an introvert, and 'A-Ren' was quite the open girl with speaking with others. It was quite jarring to deal with such a giddy woman that wanted one thing: get training.

All in all, it was a good development and-

"I need her off of me," Lu Bu had told me in a private meeting, gaining a flat look from me. "I beg of you, father."

Diao Chan was a threat for Lu Bu's sanity. Which was interesting considering the man had done crazier shit. Was handling a woman of that kind so difficult? He mentioned how she was constantly bossing him around, using her beauty to silence him, and then even 'sown the seed of dominance in his wives' minds as he could attest from bed-related experiences'.

"Son, I gave her to you so you could keep her away from me, I am sure you-"

"No. I am begging you, father!"

...

This is quite the stunning situation. And one that warranted another sip from my orange juice. It was still too early for booze, and I had too much paperwork to go hard-on drunk on it all.

"I suppose... I can find another soul to face this threat of a woman."

And as Lu Bu thanked me profusely as I told him he could already fire her and bring her to me, I contemplated who could be dealing with her.

Li Ru? No, I already came close to 'lose' a son-in-law just now. It would make sense that it can't be someone with a lacking mental prowess with strong-willed and big-titted women.

...

What if... it wasn't a man dealing with that?

So, it was quite hilarious when Diao Chan's smile turned into a surprised scowl when I introduced her to her new boss.

"Diao Chan, I wish to introduce my good friend, Lady Zhurong."

The redhead grinned at Diao Chan and... well, that was going to be an interesting dumpster fire to see evolving after that day.

Especially since Lu Bu could now be free to be a crazy warlord again and be sicced at his opponents with maximum efficiency.

AN

Diao Chan: I want ya!

Dong Zhuo: Here's a dommy mommy. Have fun.

Zhurong: Ara Ara~, fat-tits.

Diao Chan: *Cries in denied Fat Dong's lover*