Luoyang City, Grand Preceptor Manor. Dong Zhuo was having a feast for his important subordinates.
In the middle of the hall, a group of Western Region dancers were dancing.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo felt a burst of pleasure. He couldn't help but look at Li Ru, who was sitting next to him.
"Wenyou, a folk song is a folk song. It can't be taken seriously!”
"Look at our current situation. The Western Regions sent beauties, the emperor is in my hands, and the heroes of the East of the country are blocked outside Tiger Cage Pass. In my opinion, we should first defeat the Guandong heroes and pacify the Guandong states before moving the capital back to Chang 'an.”
Li Ru smiled and didn't argue.
At this moment, a general rushed in from outside. He wore a slanted helmet and was covered in blood. His eyes were filled with panic as he knelt down!
"What, what happened!" Dong Zhuo stood up in shock.
Li Ru's eyes flashed as he realized what had happened.
"Grand Preceptor! The vassals attacked Tiger Prison at night, and the governor was at a disadvantage. Most of the soldiers were massacred, and less than half of them escaped!”
Dong Zhuo was so shocked that he dropped the wine glass in his hand."Lu Bu, what is Lu Bu doing! How did you lose the Tiger Cage!"
" Commander-in-chief…fought against two fierce generals and suffered multiple injuries. He's currently being treated…" The young general stuttered. It was obvious that he had something to say.
Dong Zhuo was able to rise from a commoner to his current position not only because of his brutal nature, but also because of his tactful way of doing things and his keen eyes!
Looking at this young general's appearance, he immediately knew that there was a story behind this!
Dong Zhuo immediately shouted angrily,"What exactly happened? Tell this old man clearly, or this old man will definitely cut off your head!”
The young general was so frightened that he told the truth,"The commander-in-chief led his troops to attack Ziziander and was defeated. Then, he returned and invited the general to drink to his heart's content. Then, for some reason, all the soldiers were allowed to drink. The governor wanted to fight the dukes and force them back, but the dukes had a fierce general attack and suppressed the governor until he couldn't fight back. In the end, he could only retreat. Most of the soldiers were drunk and captured…"
"Bastard! Trash!" Dong Zhuo was so angry that he immediately kicked the table over.
"Lu Bu, that dog! This old man saw that he was a promising talent and spent a lot of effort to promote him. In the end, he actually led the entire army to drink for this old man! Men, kidnap him for this old man! I'll give him a quick death today, so I don't have to treat his injuries!”
With Dong Zhuo's order, many people immediately went out to capture Lu Bu.
When Li Ru saw this, he quickly tried to persuade him,"Grand Preceptor, Hua Xiong is already dead, and Lu Bu is one of our few valiant generals. If we really kill him, we will be cutting off our own arms!”
Not only did Dong Zhuo not listen to him, but he also looked at Li Ru and became even angrier."Li Ru! Didn't you say that after Lu Bu went to Tiger Cage, the soldiers 'fighting spirit would be higher and their combat strength would be stronger? Why did Lu Bu lose the gate as soon as he arrived at Tiger Cage? Are you in cahoots with those pigs and dogs from Kanto?”
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was like a jackal, ready to bite him to death at any moment, but there was no panic in his eyes. He was still as cold and calm as a poisonous snake. He chuckled and said calmly,"Grand Preceptor, I've left Xu Rong behind in Tiger Cage Pass. With him around, it's impossible for the entire army to drink to their heart's content! This must have been an accident for Xu Rong. This kind of thing was difficult to predict even for immortals.”
"Xu Rong?" Dong Zhuo frowned and calmed down a little." That's true. Xu Rong is quite resourceful and pays attention to military discipline. With him in Tiger Cage, how could such a thing happen?" Could it be that Lu Bu, that bastard, killed Xu Rong? I'll ask him later!"
Not long after, Lu Bu was brought up, his face full of shame.""Grand Preceptor, Fengxian has disappointed you.”
"Hmph, let's not talk about this matter for the time being. Tell this old man first, where did Xu Rong go?”Dong Zhuo said coldly.
"Xu Rong?" Speaking of Xu Rong, Lu Bu regained some of his confidence." Grand Preceptor, Xu Rong colluded with the Guandong heroes to seize Tiger Prison. I've already thrown him into a prison carriage!”
"Oh? Since you caught the spy, why did you lose Tiger Cage Pass?”
Dong Zhuo sneered.
" This…" Lu Bu suddenly had an idea,""Grand Preceptor, there must be more than one spy!”
Dong Zhuo threw an incense burner at Lu Bu. Lu Bu couldn't dodge in time, and a gash appeared on his head. Blood flowed out, and he was furious. However, he lowered his head and endured the pain.
"What a stupid pig! Xu Rong was the backup plan left behind by me and the military counselor in Tiger Cage Pass. You actually threw him into the prison carriage! Men, tie this fool up for me. I'll personally kill this trash today!”
Lu Bu had been reprimanded at first, but he had been arrogant and disobedient. He had been disdainful of Dong Zhuo's praise of Xu Rong, but just as he was about to argue, he heard Dong Zhuo say that he wanted to kill him!
Plop!
Lu Bu was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt down,""Grand Preceptor, I'm innocent! I found Xu Rong's letters of collusion with the enemy. Moreover, many of his actions are very suspicious!”
"If he's suspicious, then wouldn't you be even more suspicious if you offered the tiger cage?”Dong Zhuo looked cruelly at Lu Bu, his saber already in his hand.
"Grand Preceptor! My loyalty to you is clear to the heavens! I, I even killed Ding Jianyang to show my loyalty! Grand Preceptor, Grand Preceptor!"
After Lu Bu cried for a while, Li Ru suddenly laughed in a low voice,""Grand Preceptor, don't joke with Fengxian. Look at how frightened Fengxian is.”
"Are you kidding me?" Dong Zhuo was stunned.
"Did Grand Preceptor forget what I said?”
Dong Zhuo immediately remembered that he did not have any generals to use. Killing Lu Bu would be like cutting off an arm.
Thus, he suddenly let out a strange laugh and put away the treasured saber in his hand. He examined Lu Bu for a while and said,""Fengxian, although this old man cherishes you as a talent, you lost Tiger Cage and lost so many soldiers. If I don't punish you, how will this old man manage the army in the future? Men, send Fengxian out. He will be beaten fifty times!”
"Fifty strokes!" Lu Bu cried out," Preceptor, please spare me! With fifty military sticks, Fengxian would have no way out! Grand Preceptor!"
However, Lu Bu was still dragged out and beaten 50 times with the stick. His skin was torn and his flesh was torn. Fortunately, Li Ru came forward and the last 20 blows were just for show. Only then did Lu Bu save his life.
However, Dong Zhuo's kindness to Lu Bu had been completely wiped out by these fifty strokes.
"Dog thief! I killed my father for glory, but not only did you humiliate me in front of others, you even dared to beat me fifty times! I, Lu Bu, will remember this grudge! One day, I will definitely tear you into pieces!”
Lu Bu's eyes shone with a fierce light, like a wolf cub that had not been properly fed.
Li Ru felt Lu Bu's coldness, but he didn't think much of it." With me here, as long as you are in my sight, I can make you, a wolf cub, willingly obey the Grand Preceptor!
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