Li Ru stood at the side and looked at Dong Zhuo."I'm afraid this matter isn't that simple.”
"Oh? What do you think?" Dong Zhuo said.
"There must be an accomplice behind Cao Cao!”Li Ru said.
Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes and nodded. I must investigate this matter thoroughly!"
After a while, an armored soldier trotted forward and knelt on one knee."Report! Commanding Officer Cao Cao claimed that he was following the Prime Minister's orders and galloped towards the east gate of Luoyang City!”
"What is it? He actually escaped?"
In his own territory, Cao Cao actually managed to escape unscathed after failing to assassinate him. This made Dong Zhuo, who was already in a fit of anger, even more furious!
"Pass down the order to immediately find someone to chase after them!”
Dong Zhuo's eyes widened in anger as he waved his hand.
"Yes, sir!"
The soldier cupped his fists and quickly retreated.
"Cao Cao!" "I'll kill you to vent my hatred!" Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said hatefully.”
"The area within a few hundred miles of Luoyang City is under our control," Li Ru consoled.”
"With the bounty, even Cao Cao can't escape!”
"Yes." Dong Zhuo responded and calmed himself down. Then, he said,"Wenyou, now that our army has been reorganized and reinforcements are on their way, they will arrive in less than ten days. Can we carry out the plan we discussed before?”
He turned his head and looked at Li Ru beside him.
Previously, the two of them had discussed the matter of deposing Young Emperor Liu Bian and making Prince Chen Liu Liu Xie Emperor to formally establish Dong Zhuo's position in the court.
The first time he brought it up, Dong Zhuo had gathered all the officials to ask for their opinions.
It was only because of Ding Yuan's opposition that he did not succeed.
Later, Ding Yuan died and Jiang Chen rushed to Luoyang. This matter was even more impossible to realize and was temporarily put on hold.
Now that the army had been reorganized, reinforcements were about to arrive.
Dong Zhuo's current strength had far surpassed Jiang Chen's. Thus, he thought of something that he had always wanted to do but had never been able to achieve.
The corners of Li Ru's mouth curled up slightly as he spat out two words.
"Sure."
……
Outside Luoyang City.
"General, Cao Cao failed to fulfill his mission. The assassination attempt…failed!”
Cao Cao clasped his fists, a bitter expression on his face.
After Cao Cao left the Prime Minister's estate in a hurry, Jiang Chen immediately received the news and met Cao Cao outside the city after the failed assassination attempt.
"Meng De, you don't have to blame yourself.”
Jiang Chen helped Cao Cao up.
"Meng De left Luoyang, but where did he go?”
Cao Cao sighed," Sigh!"
"This time, I failed and could only escape in a panic. As for where to go, I haven't thought of it yet.”
"In the future, I will not be in the court, so I will have to trouble you with the matter of restraining the traitor Dong Zhuo.”
Cao Cao cupped his hands at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Then I'll go now!"
"General, we shall meet again!"
Cao Cao clasped his fists.
"See you again!"
Jiang Chen also cupped his hands and watched Cao Cao get on his horse and leave.
He was not surprised that Cao Cao's assassination failed.
After all, in history, this assassination attempt had ended in failure.
After that, Dong Zhuo abolished the old emperor and established a new one, causing a huge commotion.
Cao Cao took the opportunity to raise the royal flag and raise his army in Chenliu. He issued a false edict and summoned 18 vassals to attack Dong Zhuo.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the real chaotic world began!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen could not help but feel a little excited.
After sending Cao Cao off, he returned to his residence.
Jia Xu was sitting in the courtyard reading a book as usual. When he saw Jiang Chen walk over, he immediately stood up and raised his hand to greet him."General."
"Wenhe, no need to be so polite."
Jiang Chen and Jia Xu had said many times that when only the two of them were around, there was no need to care about so much red tape.
But Jia Xu had always grasped that thread. Although both parties had a close relationship, Jia Xu had never forgotten his identity.
Perhaps this was Jia Xu's way of being a person, and also the reason why he could truly have a good ending in history.
"Although the assassination failed this time, it's not a good thing for us, but it's not a bad thing.”
Jiang Chen had just entered when Jia Xu said these words to him.
Logically speaking, he had just sent Cao Cao out of the city. The news should not have spread so quickly.
However, how did Jia Xu, who never stepped out of the door, know? Could it be that he saw it through the stars at night?
"Wen He, how did you know that the assassination failed? Did you see it from me?”Jiang Chen asked.
Jia Xu shook his head slightly and said," General, you do things flawlessly. You don't show your emotions on your face. It can be said that it's extremely difficult to see anything."”
"Guessing again?" Jiang Chen was somewhat speechless. Every time Jia Xu used these two words to brush him off.
Jia Xu smiled faintly." Although I didn't go out and don't know the situation outside, I don't have to go and see it myself if I want to know the situation outside.”
"Oh?" Jiang Chen's eyes flashed. He had already guessed 70 - 80% of it.
Jia Xu's eyes revealed a glimmer of light as he continued,""Today, Dong Zhuo's Prime Minister's residence isn't peaceful. Soldiers come and go without a break. Something big must have happened!”
"Then how did Wen He determine that the assassination failed and not succeeded?”
Jiang Chen asked.
"I heard from my subordinates that although the Prime Minister's Estate was bustling with people, the soldiers didn't show any signs of panic. They acted in an orderly manner."
"The commander of the Flying Bear Army of the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, Hwa Xiong, and Dong Zhuo's foster son, Lu Bu, have not made any unusual movements.”
"After this period of reorganization, Dong Zhuo's army has mostly been reorganized. However, it won't be a matter of time before these tens of thousands of soldiers are completely loyal.”
"Especially when Lu Bu was a surrendered general. He killed his foster father and gave it to Dong Zhuo. He even changed Dong Zhuo to his foster father, making him look down on by the world.”
"With Dong Zhuo suppressing them, the generals of Liangzhou won't dare to act rashly. Once Dong Zhuo is gone, there will be chaos!”
Jia Xu spoke with assurance.
"I heard that Dong Zhuo has a man named Li Ru who is very resourceful. With this person around, can't we temporarily suppress these things?”
Jiang Chen asked again.
Li Ru shook his head." No."
"In a chaotic world, only those with soldiers have the right to speak! Not all of Dong Zhuo's subordinates listened to his opinions like he did.”
"Good!"
Jiang Chen's eyes revealed a look of admiration. This Jia Xu was indeed worthy of being a top strategist during the Three Kingdoms period!
" But," he changed his tone," why did Wen He say that the assassination failed was a joy?”
Jia Xu smiled faintly and said," If the assassination succeeds, it will be a joy for the people. We will definitely be able to save a lot of effort. However, all of this is too easy to obtain. Isn't it very boring?”
His eyes shone brightly, as if a ball of fire was burning.
"Good!"
What a boring word!
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Then Wen He will be with me. No matter how many hardships there are in the future, we must achieve great achievements!”
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