"Wenhe! Today, the Prime Minister is going to move the capital to Chang 'an. Why don't you persuade him with me?”
In the Jia residence, Li Ru was so angry that his face and neck turned red. He ran in and pointed at Jia Xu's nose to denounce him.
From Li Ru's point of view, the Western Liang Army had suffered a defeat and lost two passes. On the surface, Dong Zhuo was indeed in a precarious situation.
However, judging from the subsequent attacks of the alliance army, they were still united on the surface but separated on the inside, scheming against each other.
It was impossible for such a team to break into Luoyang.
Once they moved west to Chang 'an, it would seem like they were pulling firewood out of the cauldron, but in fact, it would be a disaster.
He could see this, and he believed that Jia Xu could see it too.
"Why is Wenyou so angry?"
Jia Xu had a fawning smile on his face as he said," Didn't you see that the Prime Minister has already made up his mind? Those few loyal officials of the Emperor's Party who tried to persuade him were all beheaded."”
"You and I have been colleagues for many years. Do you have the heart to see my blood splatter in Changle Palace?”
Li Ru looked at Jia Xu faintly.
Dong Zhuo had indeed become more and more violent in recent years, but he would never target his own subordinates.
"You're not telling the truth."
"How is it not true?"
Jia Xu spread out his hands with an innocent look.
Li Ru, whose face turned from red to white from anger, nodded. You won't tell me, right? Fine, I have my ways.
"Sure."
"Since that's the case, I'll go ask the Prime Minister. In order to prevent the 18 dukes from chasing after us, I'll let you lead the troops to bring up the rear.”
"Don't, don't, don't!"
Jia Xu, who was scared half to death, hurriedly pulled Li Ru back and sighed,""I still can't hide it from you."
"Speak!"
"If it weren't for the fact that we've been colleagues for so many years, sometimes I would really suspect that you're a spy sent by Yuan Shao.”
Li Ru was really angry now. After all, moving the capital had greatly weakened Dong Zhuo's strength.
He really couldn't understand why Jia Xu didn't stand up with him to persuade him.
According to Dong Zhuo's personality, once the two of them tried their best to dissuade him, he would more or less weigh the pros and cons.
"These days, I've studied the battle reports of Tiger Cage Pass in detail. I've discovered that one person is truly not simple.”
"I even suspect that he is secretly leading the direction of this war.”
Hearing this, Li Ru's eyes widened.
How could there be such an exaggerated character!
Jia Xu did not praise people easily, and he did not look like he was joking.
Li Ru was not in a hurry to retort. Instead, he carefully recalled the information sent back by the spies of the eighteen feudal vassals. A moment later, a name appeared in his mind.
"You mean…"
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde?"
According to the reports, Cao Cao's army was the smallest among the eighteen vassals, only eight thousand.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had assassinated Chairman Dong before, he wouldn't have had much of a presence.
Now that he thought about it, it was his men who killed Hwa Xiong.
It was also his men who had beaten Lu Bu away.
After the two battles, the ones who had gained the most were his men, and even his soldiers and horses had not been mentioned.
It was fine if he had some gains in the second battle.
However, during the first battle at Tiger Cage Pass, all the dukes suffered heavy casualties, yet Cao Cao had plundered a large number of horses.
"I understand now. What Wen He means is that Cao Cao is using the allied army's flag to plunder resources.”
"He is constantly urging the Prime Minister and the dukes to exhaust their strength, while he himself hides in a corner and secretly grows stronger!”
The more Li Ru spoke, the more excited he became, and even his breathing quickened.
Taking advantage of the chaos of war to make a fortune was a common method used by the dukes. This was not surprising.
However, if the mastermind was really Cao Cao, then this matter would be terrifying.
For such a powerful character to command over 200,000 soldiers from the eighteen vassals, the difficulty of this battle was another matter altogether.
The eighteen feudal vassals were usually a bunch of loose sand, nothing to be afraid of, but once they united, they could definitely defeat Dong Zhuo.
However, Cao Cao was able to control them through secret schemes. This made Li Ru feel a chill run down his spine.
"Wen He, aren't you thinking too much? Cao Cao wouldn't be so stupid as to stab Dong with a Seven Stars Saber if he had such a talent.”
"You learn from your mistakes."
Jia Xu sat down and took a sip of tea before slowly saying,"Moreover, how can you guarantee that it wasn't the work of a strategist recruited by Cao Cao?”
Li Ru also sat down. This time, he did not refute.
Jia Xu's worry was not impossible.
If there was really such a peerless genius behind the scenes, the final result would definitely be Dong Zhuo and the various dukes suffering heavy losses, and Cao Cao would become the biggest beneficiary.
In fact, it even had the momentum of swallowing the world.
However, once Dong Zhuo moved to Chang 'an, with the strategic location of Xiao Han, given the temperament of the 18 feudal vassals, they would not be willing to take the risk to pursue him.
As time passed, these dukes could only return to their own territories.
It would be much easier to deal with them one by one.
After all, even if Cao Cao really had capable people to help him, there was still a huge difference between his strength and Dong Zhuo's.
Li Ru glanced at Jia Xu. His eyes were no longer filled with anger, but were filled with admiration.
He wanted to play a game with the expert behind him.
It was laughable that even though he was the number one strategist under Dong Zhuo, he did not understand the game they were playing.
"You old fox, if you have any ideas next time, don't hide them from me anymore.”
"Well said, well said. We're all brothers.”
Jia Xu still had that honest man's face, but his scheming and shrewdness made Li Ru unable to refrain from feeling a little fearful.
It was a pity that he had a problem with his personality. Otherwise, if he was willing to go all out, the Prime Minister might be able to clean up this chaotic world.
"Alright, I won't disturb you anymore. Hurry up and pack up. There's still two hours before the army advances west.”
After saying this, Li Ru left helplessly.
On this day, the Western Liang army in Luoyang plundered the wealth of countless merchants and headed for Chang 'an with a large amount of grain.
Before he left, he did not forget to light a fire in Luoyang.
At this point, the Eastern Capital Luoyang, which had existed for more than two hundred years, was completely covered in shame.
The most innocent commoners could only follow the army on foot. They gritted their teeth as they looked at Dong Zhuo's carriage.
There were nursery rhymes as proof.
Jiangnan Tannery closed down, and that bastard Dong Zhuo ran away with his sister-in-law.
When the army left the city, a group of eight thousand cavalry bypassed Luoyang and arrived at Mount Mang Dang.
"The estimation of joining the army was indeed correct. Dong Zhuo only cared about moving the capital and didn't even arrange for sentries. So many of us came to Mangdang Mountain, but he didn't know anything.”
"That's right. What kind of person is my little brother? Let's just wait to get rich, haha.”
Xu Chu, who was leaning against the weeds, took a sip of wine and narrowed his eyes beautifully.
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