"The battle at Tiger Cage Pass is at a stalemate."
"Marquis Duting has used a scheme to hurt himself and has now gained the trust of this thief. I hope that you can kill him as soon as possible and support me as your brother.”
"Li Jue and Guo Si have heavy troops. Marquis Duting must be careful and seize the right opportunity!”
"Brother, respect!"
This " secret letter " did not specify who the sender was, nor did it specify who the recipient was.
Duting Marquis. Lu Bu was currently Duting Marquis.
As the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang City was filled with royal relatives and nobles, and many of them were conferred the title of Marquis.
However, this 'secret letter' was obtained by killing a spy near Lu Bu's Duting Marquis residence.
This was suspicious!
If this "secret letter" was given to Lu Bu by name…
Dong Zhuo could laugh a few times and then continue to play with the palace maids.
However, this "secret letter" contained many hidden words, which aroused Dong Zhuo's suspicion.
Dong Zhuo shook his fat body and walked around the palace.
"Impossible. Fengxian is my adopted son. How could he do such a thing?”
"But that Ding Yuan is also his foster father…"
"Not long ago, we gave him 50,000 cavalrymen. Wouldn't it be unimaginable if he turned around and attacked?”
"What should we do?"
Not long after, Dong Zhuo was already drenched in sweat, and his clothes were all wet.
The palace maids and concubines who were serving around them all squatted in a corner, trembling and not daring to breathe loudly.
At this moment, Li Ru arrived.
"Lord Prime Minister!" Li Ru bowed with a solemn expression.
When he woke up early in the morning, he learned that the Flying Bear Army had captured the spy and found the secret letter. Therefore, he rushed into the palace to see Dong Zhuo.
"Virtuous son-in-law, you came at the right time. Quickly send someone to Tiger Cage Pass to strip Lu Bu of his military power and order him to return to Luoyang to see me!”
However, the moment Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru, he immediately handed the 'secret letter' to Li Ru and requested for Li Ru to punish Lu Bu.
Seeing Dong Zhuo's reaction, Li Ru did not even look at it and directly tore the "secret letter" into pieces.
Rumors stop at a wise man.
Li Ru understood this point, and now he had to act as this wise man!
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo was furious and was about to slap Li Ru.
"Father-in-law, this is a plot by the various vassals to turn against us!" Li Ru said.”
Dong Zhuo didn't slap him when he heard the words 'father-in-law'. Instead, he felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the words' backstabbing scheme'.
"Is this really a counter-plot?"
"But the contents of the letter can be verified.”
"How could this be fake?"
Dong Zhuo held his forehead and felt a little warmer. He was still very suspicious.
Li Ru took a deep breath.
At this moment, he understood that Dong Zhuo had been completely captivated by the prosperity of Luoyang and was no longer as wise as before.
In fact, when Dong Zhuo was young, he was indeed talented and had once defeated the Xiongnu and pacified the rebellious Qiang. He had fought hundreds of battles, but unfortunately, he was old and greedy for pleasure, so he gradually became muddle-headed.
"Father-in-law, please think carefully."
"Even if Lu Bu really colluded with the Yuan Thief and helped him seize Tiger Cage Pass, so what?”
"Aren't we already prepared to move the capital?”
"Once we enter Chang 'an and send a large number of troops to guard Hangu Pass, the pass will be as stable as Mount Tai!”
"Father-in-law can still live a comfortable life in Chang 'an.”
Li Ru analyzed the situation for Dong Zhuo in detail.
Chang 'an City was Xianyang City during the Qin Dynasty. Tongguan had not been established yet, so Hangu Pass was still the eastern gate of Chang' an City.
In the past, Great Qin had used Hangu Pass to stop the allied army of the six countries, and now, it was even easier to stop the various vassals.
After hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo finally felt relieved.
However, Dong Zhuo was still suspicious of Lu Bu.
Underline…
Tiger Cage Pass.
Another " secret letter " was sent to Lu Bu.
After opening the letter and reading through it, Lu Bu immediately tore it apart and said angrily,""Xu Rong, how dare you frame me!”
"Why are you so angry, General?" asked Wei Xu.”
"Xu Rong said in his letter that I, Lu, had an affair with that thief Yuan!”
"You even said that I, Lu, connived at my subordinates and disturbed military discipline!”
"Wei Xu, tell me, is this your fault?”
Lu Bu looked at his brother-in-law with a pair of fierce eyes. His body carried a murderous aura that made people shudder.
"General, I'm innocent!"
"When we were drinking yesterday, when Xu Rong's deputy general was urging us to drink, he privately said that the general was an ungrateful bastard who killed his father for glory!”
"I was so angry that I tied that deputy general to a tree and whipped him!”
"I hope General will understand!"
In fact, Wei Xu was used to treating the soldiers roughly during his daily training.
Last night, he was drunk and treated Xu Rong's deputy general like a soldier.
But did Wei Xu dare to tell Lu Bu the truth?
In order to protect himself, Wei Xu naturally poured all the dirty water onto Xu Rong's deputy general.
As Lu Bu's brother-in-law, Wei Xu naturally knew that Lu Bu hated people saying that he killed Ding Yuan and sold his father for glory.
Now that Xu Rong's deputy general was bearing this crime, he probably wouldn't be able to wash it off no matter what!
"Humph!"
After hearing Wei Xu's words, Lu Bu slammed the table and said angrily,""Prepare the horses. I will immediately come out of seclusion and defeat the dukes. At that time, I will capture Xu Rong and send him to godfather. At that time, I will teach him how to quibble!”
Underline…
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