As someone who understood the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bian was well aware of Li Ru's resourcefulness. Dong Zhuo's scale and the fact that he was able to fight against the imperial power was largely due to Li Ru's resourcefulness. Therefore, Liu Bian could not let Li Ru go no matter what. This person had the heart of a wolf and must die.
" Your Majesty, please rest assured. The 50,000 soldiers I brought have already sealed off the Imperial Palace. All the Western Liang soldiers in Luoyang have been annihilated except for those who surrendered. Li Ru will not have any reinforcements. Therefore, no matter how intelligent Li Ru is, he will not be able to withstand the swords and spears of the tens of thousands of soldiers.”
Ding Yuan bowed respectfully and said frankly.
"That's good." Only then did Liu Bian heave a sigh of relief. Since the Imperial Palace had been sealed off, Li Ru definitely hadn't escaped. He must be in the Imperial Palace as well.
"Wait?"
However, not long after he heaved a sigh of relief, Liu Bian suddenly seemed to have thought of something. His weak and handsome face raised an intense and solemn expression.
"With Li Ru's brain, he knows that it will be difficult for him to escape now. How do you think of a way to escape?"
"Not good, that jackal Li Ru must have gone to the harem.”
In an instant, Liu Bian thought of something. A strong sense of worry flashed across his handsome face, and a sense of panic arose from within.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" All the ministers asked in shock.
"Lu Bu, Hwa Xiong, listen up." Liu Bian didn't have time to explain and gave the order.
"I'm here." The two generals replied at the same time and knelt on one knee.
"You lead the soldiers and rush to the Empress Dowager's chambers as quickly as possible. Li Ru must want to use the Empress Dowager as a bargaining chip to threaten Zhen.”Liu Bian ordered solemnly.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall sucked in a breath of cold air. That's right, in the harem, the Emperor's biological mother was still under Li Ru's control.
"Your Majesty!"
Lu Bu and Hua Xiong stood up at the same time. The situation was critical, so they didn't dare to delay any longer. They led their troops and quickly advanced towards the rear palace.
"Minister Ding, Minister Yuan, all the ministers have suffered because of Dong Zhuo. I'll have to trouble the two of you to appease them for me for the time being. Once Dong Zhuo's rebellion is completely quelled, I'll definitely hold a court meeting and reward them greatly.”
Liu Bian looked gratefully at the two loyal old ministers and said.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured.”Ding Guan and Yuan Kui bowed in agreement.
Hearing this, Liu Bian nodded his head in satisfaction. His sharp eyes swept across the hellish Hall of Great Strength. He turned around and looked at the two loyal generals who had contributed greatly to Liu Bian's defense."Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, my two beloved ministers, quickly help me to the Empress Dowager's palace.”
"Your humble subject obeys."
The two of them respectfully replied and did not dare to delay. One of them stood to the side and helped Liu Bian up. They quickly walked out of the hall and into the rear palace.
In front of Xiujing Palace, the number one palace in the rear palace, Lu Bu and Hwa Xiong led nearly a thousand soldiers. Their weapons stood erect, and their armor was tight. They surrounded Xiujing Palace from three floors to three floors. Under such a formation, not even a fly could escape. Of course, unless one had the martial strength of Liu Bian.
At the main gate of Xiujing Palace, Li Ru had a face full of madness and hatred. He was holding a sharp blade across the neck of a middle-aged beautiful woman. With just a slash, the beautiful woman would drink blood. In such a scene, facing nearly a thousand soldiers, Li Ru had such a strong backing. It was obvious that this was Liu Bian's biological mother, Empress He.
"Li Ru, on account of the fact that we were once colleagues, let me give you a piece of advice. Release the Empress Dowager. I guarantee that with His Majesty's broad heart, he will definitely forgive you.”Hwa Xiong said with a sincere expression.
"Hahaha, Hwa Xiong, don't be so hypocritical.”
"All these years, how has father-in-law treated you? If it wasn't for father-in-law, you would probably still be struggling in the poor slums. Now, you actually don't take revenge on the enemy who killed your master, but instead, you serve the enemy.”Li Ru said with a face full of hatred.
" You and I!" Li Ru's venomous words made Hua Xiong struggle, but he didn't know how to retort.
"Alright, Hwa Xiong, there's no need to waste time with this person.”
At this time, Liu Bian, supported by Cao and Yuan, had passed through the encirclement of nearly a thousand soldiers and finally arrived in front of Xiujing Palace. He came to the front line and faced it directly. When he saw He Hou being held hostage by Li Ru, a heart-wrenching feeling rose from the depths of his body. It was difficult to hide. This was the feeling of a mother and son who had fused flesh and blood.
"Dog Emperor, you hid it so well. I, Li Ru, have always been smart and scheming, but I was actually deceived by a yellow-haired kid like you.”
Seeing Liu Bian arrive, the hatred and resentment in Li Ru's eyes were indescribable.
Li Ru turned his head and looked at Hwa Xiong with a bewitching voice.
"Hua Xiong, if you still remember the kindness father-in-law has shown you, then you should lead your army and kill the dog Emperor to avenge father-in-law.”Li Ru said venomously.
"Li Ru, don't even think about it!"
Hwa Xiong shouted angrily.
"The enemy is right in front of you, but you don't know how to take revenge. You heartless thing, you deserve father-in-law's nurturing.”Li Ru roared crazily.
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