"Isn't it?" Dong Zhuo frowned and asked.
"It's already very extraordinary for my lord to be able to see these three points, but this is only the appearance, not the truth!”Li Ru smiled faintly.
"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed.
"First, the number of people is false," Li Ru said.”
"Whether it's the Imperial Guards or the soldiers from Bingzhou, they've all just been recruited. I haven't completely given in."
"Especially the ten thousand Bing Province soldiers that General Lu brought. Many of them were forced to surrender because Ding Yuan died and had nowhere to go.”
"The same goes for the imperial guards in the palace. They have been loyal to the royal family for a long time, so how could they be willing to sincerely work for the lord?”
"Once the situation changes, when it comes to fighting with their lives on the line, will they fight for you with their lives on the line, or will they take the opportunity to betray you and stab you in the back?”
" Hiss…" Dong Zhuo gasped and felt a chill down his spine. He had never considered these questions.
Li Ru continued,"All this while, we can only rely on the 10,000 iron cavalry we brought from Liangzhou!”
"But is ten thousand enough?"
"The last time Ding Yuan led his troops to attack, if it wasn't for Li Su persuading Fengxian to surrender, would we still be able to sit still in Luoyang?”
"How is Ding Yuan compared to Jiang Chen? How can we guarantee victory?"
Dong Zhuo nodded slightly. Ding Yuan could never be compared to Jiang Chen. If Ding Yuan was enough to make him feel uneasy, then wouldn't Jiang Chen…
He sighed and signaled Li Ru to continue.
" Secondly, Jiang Chen is still young and has been in Liangzhou for a long time," Li Ru said with assurance." He naturally doesn't have any close relationships in the court.”
"But just because he didn't, it doesn't mean that others didn't.”
"During the morning court session today, Jiang Chen and Wang Yun echoed each other. Didn't the lord notice anything?”
"Wenyou is saying that Jiang Chen has colluded with Wang Yun?”Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked.
"Yes." Li Ru nodded." Someone must have ordered Jiang Chen to enter the palace. Otherwise, how could he lead his army to Luoyang without a sound?"”
"Wang Yun!" Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes, his entire body emitting a murderous intent.
Li Ru shook his head slightly." Maybe, maybe not."”
"Wang Yun might have some connections in Luoyang, but he doesn't have that much power in the local area.”
"In other words, there is someone else besides Wang Yun?”Dong Zhuo asked.
"There must be!" Li Ru said with certainty.
"My lord monopolizes Luoyang and controls the government. Although you have the initiative, there are many people who are indignant behind this.”
"I'm just afraid of my lord's might and dare not resist.”
"That's why I turned to seek help from the outside.”
"Jiang Chen entering the palace is very likely the result of the alliance of several large aristocratic families in Luoyang.”
"There's a saying,'A flowing dynasty is an ironclad aristocratic family.”
"Their heritage has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years, and their connections far exceed our imagination.”
"In this way, the power behind Jiang Chen is the entire aristocratic family group. It's not inferior to you, my lord!”
Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes, his expression serious. He clearly recognized the seriousness of this matter.
"And that last point, coming from afar and being tired actually doesn't exist at all.”Li Ru smiled and shook his head." Even the ordinary generals of Liangzhou know that this is a taboo for military strategists.”
"Not to mention Jiang Chen. If I'm not wrong, Jiang Chen probably arrived yesterday and only entered the palace the next day after some rest.”
Dong Zhuo frowned, his expression a little ugly.
"Fortunately, you're here. Otherwise, we would have fallen into Jiang Chen's trap.”
" However, now…" He paused for a moment and asked,""What should we do now?"
"How can you allow others to sleep beside you?”
"As long as that Jiang Chen is in Luoyang, I won't be able to sleep well!”
"He's in Luoyang, so he's still a threat to us.”
"My lord, there is no need to worry." Li Ru smiled slightly." Letting Jiang Chen leave doesn't necessarily mean we have to fight. I have my own plan to retreat.”
"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed." Wenyou, tell me quickly!”
"First, order the five thousand cavalry to leave the city at night and then enter the city at noon with great fanfare. This will repeat for a few days so that no one can figure out our strength.”
"Second, immediately order Generals Li Jue and Guo Si to lead 30,000 cavalry to help!”
"Third, immediately reorganize the newly recruited troops and distribute them to the various teams so that they cannot collude.”
"In this way, once my reinforcements arrive, we will be able to take complete control of Luoyang. I'm not afraid even if Jiang Chen is here!"
"Good, good, good!" Dong Zhuo spat out three words in a row and laughed,"Wenyou, with you around, I'm like King Wen of Zhou getting Jiang Shang, or Emperor Gaozu of Han getting Zhang Liang!”
Li Ru smiled faintly." My lord, you're very kind!”
"However, there's one more thing that I have to remind my lord.”
"Don't let him think that his back can be hardened just because Jiang Chen is here.”
"Within Luoyang, it's still your world, my lord!”
"Wenyou's right. I'll go right away!”
" It's just that…" Dong Zhuo's eyes were filled with viciousness." When can we deal with Jiang Chen?"”
"This kid has humiliated me too much. I will definitely not let him off easily!”
"My lord, remember not to be impatient!" Li Ru warned.
"When we truly control the Imperial Palace and Luoyang, we will become the most powerful faction in the world.”
"At that time, no matter what aristocratic family, Jiang Chen, or Wang Chen, we can send them away at will!”
"I will definitely not be able to escape from your grasp, my lord.”
"Now, let him live happily for a few days!”
Dong Zhuo let out a long breath." Alright!”
"Let him live for a few more days!"
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