The next morning.
Liu Rui opened his sleepy eyes and rubbed his slightly swollen head. He recalled last night, because of the fifteenth of August, he was reminded of the scene and drank with the three women under the moon. In the end, he drank until he seemed to be unconscious.
Li Shishi leaned her head against his chest and closed her eyes. A snow-white arm was resting on his body. Listening to her breathing, she smiled even though she was asleep.
Liu Rui resisted the urge to wake her up and gently removed her jade-like arm from his body. Then, he quietly got down from the soft couch and covered her with the blanket. He put on his clothes, washed his face, closed the door, and walked to the hall of the mountain stronghold.
When he arrived at the hall of the stronghold, he could already hear the sound of soldiers training on the training field. Qin Prajna was waiting for Liu Rui in the hall.
Prajna, how long have you been here?" Liu Rui hurried forward and asked.
Qin Prajna smiled and said," This subordinate has just arrived. This morning, the spy has already spread the news of Xu Rong and his 6,000 men disappearing. I think all the forces have already heard about this news!"”
"Mm, well done. That old bastard Dong Zhuo is probably stomping his feet in anger right now!”Liu Rui laughed.
At this moment, in Luoyang Imperial City.
Pa!
Dong Zhuo once again threw the wine cup in his hand onto the ground and walked around the palace angrily. Li Ru, Lu Bu, and the other generals stood to the side.
"Li Ru, didn't you say that you did a good job of keeping it a secret? Now, tell me, why is the news of Xu Rong and the soldiers of Tiger Cage Pass disappearing already spreading like wildfire?”Dong Zhuo looked at his son-in-law angrily.
This morning, when he was still in bed, the news of Xu Rong and the 6,000 guards of Tiger Cage Pass mysteriously disappearing had spread throughout Luoyang. Although Luoyang was within Dong Zhuo's sphere of influence, there were countless spies hidden in the city.
Li Ru was also depressed. It was his idea to send Xu Rong to Chang Shan County from Tiger Cage Pass. He had confidently told Dong Zhuo that no one would notice.
It had not even been three days, and Xu Rong had probably not even reached the halfway mark when the news had already spread everywhere. At this moment, the military strength of Tiger Cage Pass had been exhausted. If someone made a move now, Tiger Cage Pass would be in extreme danger.
Tiger Cage Pass was Luoyang's natural barrier. If Tiger Cage Pass was lost, Luoyang would be defenseless and exposed to the enemy. The situation would be very bad. At that time, even if Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Dong Zhuo would not let him off easily.
"Father-in-law, please calm down. I've already sent people to investigate how the news was leaked. Our top priority is to send people to guard Tiger Cage Pass.”Li Ru hurriedly diverted Dong Zhuo's attention. After all, guarding the pass was more important now, so he didn't care about anything else.
Dong Zhuo also knew the importance of Tiger Cage Pass. He pondered for a while and said,"Li Ru, Fengxian will be guarding Luoyang. Do you have a suitable candidate for the general of Tiger Cage Pass?”
"Our Xi Liang Army has a general, Hua Xiong, who can do the job!" Li Ru hurriedly stepped forward and said.”
Dong Zhuo had some impression of Hua Xiong. His martial prowess was extraordinary, but he was much weaker than Feng Xian. Ever since Dong Zhuo had taken in Lu Bu, he had developed a syndrome of dependence on Lu Bu. He trusted Lu Bu very much, and all the generals had to compete with Lu Bu.
"Alright, then order Hua Xiong to lead 3,000 soldiers to guard Tiger Cage Pass!”Dong Zhuo waved his sleeves and said.
Li Ru bowed and said,"I'll go and pass the order now."”
"Li Ru, pass down my order to Xu Rong to hurry to Zhen Ding County to meet Gao Ze and eliminate Xia Houjie!”Dong Zhuo said.
"As ordered!"
In the government office of Zhending County.
"Lord Gao, is there any news from my Miss?”
Shi Yan once again came to Gao Ze's study to ask about Xiahou Qingyi. Xiahou Qingyi had been captured for two to three days and there was no news at all.
Gao Ze sighed and said," Shi Yan, I'm also very anxious that Qing Yi was captured. I've already sent an envoy to Tiger Tooth Mountain today. You have to wait patiently!"”
Shi Yan nodded and said,"Please, Lord Gao!"”
Gao Ze had indeed sent an envoy to Tiger Tooth Mountain, but his goal was not to save Xiahou Qing Yi. Instead, he wanted to rope in Liu Rui to deal with Xiahou Jie together!
Tiger Tooth Mountain village.
"My lord, there is an official outside the village who claims to have come under the orders of Gao Ze, the county magistrate of Zhending County!”Sun Dong came to the hall and reported to Liu Rui.
Liu Rui smiled and said,"Inform the military counselor and the generals to come to the hall now, and then invite him into the stronghold!"”
"Understood!" Sun Dong responded and left.
Not long after, Qin Prajna, Qiao Feng, and the others arrived at the hall of the stronghold. After everyone took their seats, Gao Ze's envoy was also brought in by Sun Dong.
The person who came was a middle-aged man in his thirties. When he came to the hall and saw Liu Rui sitting on the main seat, he bowed and said,"This lowly one greets the bandit chief!”
"Get up, I heard that you came under the order of the magistrate of Zhending County?”Liu Rui asked casually.
Gao Duan got up from the ground and said with a flattering smile,"Yes, I came under the orders of our county magistrate!”
"Why did your master send you here?”Qin Prajna, who was sitting on the right side of Liu Rui, asked.
Gao De looked at Qin Prajna in surprise. Although he didn't know who Qin Prajna was, the person who could sit at the head of the right-hand side must be no ordinary person. He hurriedly replied,""My lord sent me here today to discuss some private matters with the bandit chief. I hope to talk to him alone!”
"If you don't want to tell me, then get lost!" Liu Rui said coldly.
Gao Duan was instantly dumbfounded. This wasn't playing by the rules. Logically speaking, shouldn't you be inviting me into the inner room for a private chat? That would be too awkward, but Gao Ze had given Gao Duan a death order today. He didn't have the backbone to leave just like that.
"It's like this. My lord has received a secret order from Grand Preceptor Dong. Changshan County Chief Xiahou Jie has misbehaved and is up to no good. He has ordered my lord to replace him. My lord has specially ordered me to come and discuss with the Fort Master to jointly eliminate Xiahou Jie!”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720195:21PM
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