"Wenyou?"
In Chong De Hall, Dong Zhuo was playing with the palace maids when he suddenly saw Li Ru walk into the hall with a solemn expression.
"Get lost!" Dong Zhuo whipped the palace maid several times, causing her to scream and wail.
"How's the battle situation?" After all the palace maids had disappeared, Dong Zhuo silently sat on the throne.
"I lost." Li Rudao said solemnly," Mushui Pass is lost.”
"Oh." Dong Zhuo nodded and shifted his body. His fat body filled the entire dragon throne, making him uncomfortable.
"This dragon throne is too small. When we return to Chang 'an, get someone to make a big one.
"It doesn't matter even if we lose Mushui Pass, we still have Tiger Cage Pass.
"After I received your letter, I knew that Mushui Pass could not be defended.
"That's why I've ordered Fengxian to transfer another twenty thousand men from the three passes of Huanyuan, Dagu and Yique to Tiger Cage Pass.
"Fengxian is valiant and unparalleled. I think it won't be a problem for him to hold on for a month.
"One month is enough for us to move the capital.”
Li Ru was silent.
Dong Zhuo was half-lying on the dragon throne. He rubbed his belly and asked curiously,"
"Why aren't you saying anything?
"I don't blame you.
"It's my fault. I underestimated these rats from the east.
"Although it's a bit fast, it's still two hundred thousand men.
"It's normal for you 20,000 people to not be able to hold on.”
"No, not two hundred thousand men.”Li Ru said slowly.
In order to make Dong Zhuo move the emperor to Chang 'an immediately.
In the letter he wrote to Dong Zhuo, he only said that after Hua Xiong and Xu Rong came out of seclusion to ambush Sun Jian, they were suddenly ambushed by the Guandong allied forces, and Lishui Pass was in danger.
"There are only Cao Cao's troops, estimated to be around ten thousand people.”Li Ru buried his head deeply, not daring to look at Dong Zhuo's expression.
"What?!
" What did you say?!"
Dong Zhuo immediately stood up from his dragon throne, but he was stuck for a while. After a few attempts, he managed to lift the dragon throne up.
"Ten thousand people!
"10,000 people broke through the Mushui Pass guarded by more than 20,000 of you?!
"Even if you are twenty thousand pigs, you can't be taken over by ten thousand people overnight, right?”
Li Ru was so scolded that he did not dare to say a word.
"And who are you talking about?" Dong Zhuo finally broke free from the chair." Cao Cao?”
"Cao Cao brought 10,000 men to seize your Mushui Pass?
"Cao Cao?
"Humph…humph…"
Dong Zhuo looked incredulous at first, but then he was so angry that he snorted and laughed.
"What a joke!"
Dong Zhuo kicked the dragon throne to the ground furiously.
"Cao Cao is just an empty talker. What kind of soldiers will he lead and what kind of battles will he fight?!
"Do you think that fighting a war is something you're born with?!
"The only battle he fought was against a few thousand Yellow Turban bandits. What kind of battle can he fight?!”
"Other than Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan, who else in the Guandong region dares to say that they will fight?
"Even you Sun Jian can win, but can't you defeat Cao Cao?!
"What are you doing?
"Our Western Liang army has been through hundreds of battles. What kind of soldiers is Cao Cao leading?!
"Could it be that Cao Cao was born to be a general?
"Could it be that Cao Cao's soldiers are not afraid of death?!”
"Say something!"
Dong Zhuo suddenly pulled out the Seven Stars Saber that Cao Cao had given him and placed it across Li Ru's neck.
"We, we've been tricked." Li Ru broke out in a cold sweat and quickly replied.
He could feel blood flowing out of his neck.
Dong Zhuo really knew how to make a move.
Changing son-in-law was not a problem for Dong Zhuo.
"The reason why we were able to defeat Sun Jian was because of Cao Cao's scheme.”
"He's scheming against Sun Jian and us.”
Li Ru then told Dong Zhuo all the details of the two battles, without hiding anything.
After a long time, Dong Zhuo finally calmed down and even became a little lonely.
"I heard that everyone calls you the Poison Warrior.
"Even a wise Poison Warrior like you was tricked by Cao Cao into this state.
"This is not something Cao Cao can think of or do.
"It must be some bastard from who knows where who colluded with him.
"Otherwise, with those arrogant aristocratic families in Yingchuan, they would look down on me, so how could they look up to Cao Cao?
"But thinking about it, this person's intelligence and personality might be on par with yours.
"Tell me, what is the purpose of such a person following Cao Cao?
"Money, power, beauties, and even fame, which one of them can compare to me?
"Why isn't anyone sincere enough to join me?”
As Dong Zhuo said this, he felt a knot in his heart.
Han Fu was the herdsman of Jizhou, Yuan Shao was the Minister of Bohai, Kong Rong was the prefect of Beihai, Qiao Mao was the prefect of Dongjun…
He had given these people such a high position in order to win over the hearts of the people.
In the end, not only did he fail to win the hearts of the people, but he even gave these people a foundation to gather together to attack him.
"It's not my lord's fault.
"My lord has the Son of Heaven in his hands. In normal times, who in the world would dare to disobey?
"Now that the vassals of the east of the country are opposing my lord, it's really because people no longer miss the Han Dynasty.
"The Han Dynasty has been unified for four hundred years, but it will be split by these rebels and return to the power of the six countries.
"The bandits in the east of the country are called Han ministers, but they are actually sinners of the Han Dynasty.”
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he snorted angrily and flew into a rage.
"That's right, Hongnong King is weak. What's wrong with me imitating Huo Guang's story?!
"These great clans are either doing this for the benefit of their clans.
"Or, they simply look down on me, a Western Liang warrior!
"Why? Can't a martial artist be Huo Guang?
"Could it be that only the Yuan family of his four generations and the Yang family of his three generations could do this?
" What kind of logic is this?!"
Li Rushen lowered his head, not daring to speak.
"Well, as you said, as long as we return to Chang 'an first, the vassals in the east of the country will fight among themselves and collapse without fighting.
"We can also rest for a period of time.
"When they fall apart next year and fight each other, we'll come back and take care of them.
"However, even though the emperor has moved, the Yuan and Yang families are still opposed to moving the capital.
"Even Cai Bo advised me to move the emperor, but if the people of Luoyang were to move so easily, 30% of them would die. I'm afraid it would hurt the peace of the world, so I shouldn't do this.
"I can't make up my mind at the moment.
"If we don't expel the commoners, we can leave in half a month.
"But if we move the people away, it will take a month.
"What do you think?"
Li Ru was silent for a moment." Cai Bo Nai is just a pedantic scholar. How would he know the importance of rations to the army?"
"Without the millions of people in Luoyang, even if Guanzhong was fertile, no one would be able to farm it.
"We must move the people.
"And before we retreat to Chang 'an, it's best to take all the valuable things with us.
"Burn the palace, no, burn the entire Luo Yang.
"Excavate the imperial mausoleums and the tombs of the great clans. Take out all the gold, silver, jewelry, and valuable items.
"Throw dead bodies into the well and set fire to the forest and fields near Donghangu Pass.
"Turn Luoyang into a land of death.
"In this way, the vassals of the east of the country will no longer be able to establish themselves in Luoyang, much less march into Chang 'an.”
Dong Zhuo was stunned. After a long time, he sighed with emotion.
"Wenyou is indeed a poison warrior. He doesn't live up to his reputation.
"However, how long do you think it will take?”
"If we act quickly, 25 days.”
"If Yuan Kui stops us again?" Dong Zhuo asked again.
"Kill them.
"We can use the Yuan family's head to divide the bandits in the east of the country.”
"What do you mean?" Dong Zhuo was puzzled by Li Ru's sudden declaration to kill the Yuan Family.
"My lord, do you know what we fear the most in Tiger Cage Pass?”
Dong Zhuo shook his head and signaled Li Ru to continue.
"What I'm most afraid of is that the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Guandong allied army will charge at Tiger Cage Pass.
"Things are different now compared to when we were at Mushui Pass.
"Before Mushui Pass was broken, the vassals were afraid that they would lose their soldiers and generals, and would only serve the Alliance Master Yuan Shao in vain, so they were all unwilling to contribute.
"Yuan Shao was also afraid that if his strength was weakened, the vassals would not listen to his orders, so he was unwilling to send troops.
"That's why the dukes would wander in front of the wild jujube trees for a whole month, not daring to invade Mushui Pass.
"But now that Cao Cao has broken through Mushui Pass, he has broken the balance between the dukes.
"At this moment, everyone will make groundless guesses based on Cao Cao's victory and think that our Western Liang army is weak and can be bullied.
"Therefore, facing us like this, they will no longer be afraid.
"To the other feudal vassals, Cao Cao represents Yuan Shao's power. They are unwilling to let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao take all the credit, so they will definitely do their best to attack Tiger Cage Pass.
"Therefore, at this time, the most important thing is to divide them and let them return to the state of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.”
Dong Zhuo nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Li Ru's judgment of the current situation.
But he still couldn't understand how killing the Yuan family's people would affect the current situation.
"As long as we kill everyone in the Yuan family, there will only be two people left to inherit the Yuan family's inheritance." Li Ru laughed sinisterly.”
Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and said happily,"
"Wonderful.
"Wonderful!
"Wenyou lives up to his reputation as a Poison Warrior!
"In this way, the Yuan brothers will start fighting openly and covertly for the Yuan family's political inheritance!”
However, Dong Zhuo was immediately confused.
"But if we only divide the Yuan brothers, how much influence can it have?”
Li Ru said respectfully,"
"My lord doesn't know that the collapse of the Guandong Alliance will begin with the two of them.
"Previously, the two Yuan brothers were secretly fighting.
"If we kill all the Yuan family members.
"The fight between the two of them will immediately develop into an open fight.
"The dukes do not wish to see the Yuan brothers of one heart, and are also happy to see the two tigers fighting.
"As long as we spread the news that Tian Zi has already moved westward.
"Then the dukes of the east of the country will know that there are no more profits to be gained from Luoyang.
"No one will appreciate their loyalty anymore.
"They will consider their own future.
"Should we make a choice between the Yuan brothers?
"Are we really going to take the credit for Tiger Cage Pass?
"Why did you fight so hard?
"Why don't we continue to preserve our strength and wait for the alliance to disperse. When we return to the place, we can be a local king.
"In this way, as long as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are separated, there is no need to worry about Tiger Cage Pass.”
Dong Zhuo thought for a while and then praised the plan.
In the evening of that day, the Yuan family, including more than 400 servants, were all beheaded.
No chickens or dogs were left, and the government and the people were shocked.
The students and old officials of the Yuan family in Luozhong jointly protested and were beheaded again.
No one objected to Dong Zhuo's proposal to move the capital.
Li Ru brought more than 60 heads of the Yuan family to Hulao Pass.
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