After a moment of silence, Dong Zhuo finally recovered some of his original spirit. At this moment, he said with a serious expression,
"Wen You, since Sun Jian has this person assisting him and has already taken Huainan, how should our army deal with him?”
Seeing that Dong Zhuo was finally paying attention, Li Ru seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope. He hurriedly said,
"If father-in-law can take it seriously, then our army is not without a way!”
"When I came, I had already thought of two ways!”
"As long as father-in-law agrees, our army can immediately execute it!”
"Oh?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"What is your plan, son-in-law?"
When Li Ru saw this, he pondered for a while before saying,"
"In my opinion, Baili Ming is as talented as Guan Zhong and Yue Yi. Sun Jian will be like a tiger with wings, like a dragon entering the sea!”
"Thus, although Sun Jian poses a great threat, he isn't as great as this person!”
"Therefore, my first suggestion is to get rid of him!”
"You mean... Assassination?"
Dong Zhuo frowned and said,
"Can't we kidnap this person?”
"If I can use this person, why should I fear Sun Jian?”
In his opinion, no matter how capable Baili Ming was, he was just a weak scholar with a low status.
If he could kidnap him, he would be promised a high position and a generous salary. Even if he had enough adopted sons, it would not be bad to have them as his grandson-in-law!
Once this person came to join him, why would he be afraid of Sun Jian?
As long as there is a general to lead the army, with this person to assist, the world what worry uncertain?
"No!"
Facing Dong Zhuo's suggestion, Li Ru shook his head and said,
"Father-in-law, let's not talk about whether this person is willing to join our army. Sun Jian values this person very much. Once he goes out, he has dozens or hundreds of guards!”
"If we want to rescue this person, even if we send out thousands of death warriors, I'm afraid it won't be effective!”
"The safest way is to assassinate him!”
"Once we kill this person, it will be beneficial to our army!”
"Sigh! Forget it!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo said regretfully,"
"We'll follow Wen You's plan!"
Then, he asked,
"How do you plan to assassinate him?"
When Li Ru heard this, he smiled slightly and said,"
"Father-in-law doesn't need to worry about this matter.”
"In addition, this matter is confidential. Remember not to tell anyone!”
"Alright!"
Dong Zhuo nodded and asked,
"What about your second plan?"
Li Ru pondered for a while and said,"
"This second plan is something that I have come up with after careful consideration, but it can only be carried out with father-in-law's permission!”
"What plan is it?" Dong Zhuo asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo and said in a deep voice,
"I want father-in-law to confer Sun Jian the title of South Conquering General and give him a promotion!
"What?"
Dong Zhuo was shocked.
"You want me to promote Sun Jian?”
"Why is this!"
"If it weren't for the fact that the Imperial Court's envoy couldn't be brought back, I wouldn't even be willing to give him the governor of Yangzhou.”
"Now you want me to make him the South Conquering General?”
"Isn't this giving him the excuse to expand his territory again?”
In fact, it was no wonder that he was so shocked. The so-called South Conquering General was one of the four Great Han Conquering Generals.
He was ranked below the three dukes, commanding the Jing and Yu states 'military forces and stationed in Xinye!
Once Sun Jian was appointed as the South Conquering General, he would immediately have the right to attack the Jing and Yu Provinces!
However, facing Dong Zhuo's surprise, Li Ru smiled and said,
"Father-in-law, don't be alarmed! This little son-in-law has his own concerns!"
"Just now, my son-in-law said that Sun Jian would be controlled by the surrounding forces if he entered River East, but not in Huainan!”
"Although Huainan doesn't have it, we can let him have it!”
"Although Sun Jian has taken over Huainan, his power is still not great. Whether it is Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, or Yuan Shu of Nanyang, they all have the strength to fight him!”
"Therefore, we might as well kill him!”
"While his strength has yet to rise, we will confer him the title of South Conquering General!”
"If that's the case, how can Liu Biao of Jing State and Yuan Shu of Nan Yang sit back and do nothing?”
"Once they receive this news, they will definitely attack Sun Jian!”
"If we can defeat Sun Jian in one fell swoop, that would be great. If we can't defeat Sun Jian, at the very least, we have to prevent Sun Jian from successfully seizing River East!”
"We can only limit its development if we can't balance its head and tail!”
"Oh... This is indeed a good plan!"
After Dong Zhuo heard this, he pondered for a while and realized the beauty of this plan.
Now that they were aware of Sun Jian's danger, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and the others must have realized it as well!
However, because Sun Jian was only the governor of Yangzhou, he did not have a direct interest in them.
However, once Sun Jian became the Southern Conquest General, everything would be completely different!
After all, the South Conquering General's jurisdiction was Jingzhou and Yuzhou!
If Liu Biao and Yuan Shu were to sit back and watch Sun Jian develop, then once Sun Jian developed, they would be the first to be attacked!
Therefore, no matter what, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu would make corresponding moves!
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo nodded again.
"Wen You's plan is really good! I'll submit a memorial to Sun Jian to be the general of the southern expedition!”
"Hehehe…"
When Li Ru heard Dong Zhuo's words, he immediately smiled and took out a scroll from his sleeve.
"Father-in-law doesn't need to draft it. I've already drafted it. Father-in-law only needs to stamp it!”
"Good! Hahahaha…"
Dong Zhuo burst into laughter when he heard this. He stroked his beard and said,
"Wen You really understands my heart!"
"Since that's the case, quickly take the seal and seal it!”
"Yes!"
Li Ru responded and took out the seal from under Dong Zhuo's pillow according to his past memories and covered the silk book.
Then, he put the seal away and stood up.
"Father-in-law, then I'll take my leave!"
As he spoke, he was about to leave.
But before he could walk out, he heard Dong Zhuo say,
"Wait!"
Li Ru turned around and said,"
"Father-in-law, is there anything else?"
"I'm fine!"
Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, stroked his beard and smiled,
"It's just that for a period of time, it's inevitable that we'll be a little apart. In the future, if there's anything important, you can directly enter my room and inform me!”
"Alright, go!"
"Then, I will take my leave!"
Hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Li Ru's face was filled with joy.
He knew that he had gained Dong Zhuo's trust again after this!
As long as he did his best, everything would return to how it was in Luoyang!
Thinking of this, his footsteps became much lighter.
However, just as he left Dong Zhuo's room, Dong Yue's voice sounded beside him.
"Doctor Ling, take care!"
"Humph!"
When Li Ru heard this, he immediately turned around and snorted coldly.
"You blind thing, if it wasn't for the fact that you were wholeheartedly working for the Grand Preceptor, I would definitely hold you accountable for your actions today!”
Now that he had gained Dong Zhuo's trust again, he naturally had the confidence to speak.
Dong Yue had also heard the conversation just now. Now that he was being reprimanded, he could still smile apologetically and reply,
"Doctor Ling is right. This general was blind and offended Mister. Please forgive me.”
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Li Ru nodded and said,"
"By the way, I asked you where Fengxian went just now. Do you know now?”
"This... I really don't know!"
Dong Yue revealed a troubled expression. As he spoke, he moved closer to Li Ru's ear and whispered,"
"Before I came here, I heard that Lu Bu took advantage of the Grand Preceptor's absence to flirt with his concubine. In the end, he was discovered by the Grand Preceptor and chased out.”
"What?"
Li Ru glared at him and said,"
"Is that true?"
"Absolutely!"
Dong Yue said in a deep voice,"
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been the one to guard this place!”
Li Ru saw that it did not seem like he was lying and could not help but frown again. This was not good news!
But now, he was worried about Sun Jian. Even if he knew, he couldn't deal with it.
"Alright, I got it!"
He nodded and warned Dong Yue again before hurriedly leaving the manor.
......
Just as Li Ru was worried about Sun Jian occupying Huainan, the news of Sun Jian occupying Huainan had reached the ears of many dukes sooner or later.
There were emotions, jealousy, nervousness, and so on.
However, there was no doubt that this news once again accelerated the process of the feudal vassals 'expansion.
In the north, Gongsun Zan was angry that Yuan Shao had deceived him into seizing Jizhou. He sent a large army to fight with Yuan Shao at Panhe River and was defeated and returned.
After Yuan Shao won, he didn't continue to pursue and attack. Instead, he continued to take over the Jizhou and strengthen himself.
After Cao Cao of Yanzhou occupied Dongjun, he gained the support of Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and the others. For a time, he fought in the south and north, moving to the Central Plains.
Yuan Shu of Nanyang raised 100,000 troops and marched eastward into Yuzhou. He fought with Liu Chong, the king of Chen, on the border of Chen.
Apart from them, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Bei of Pingyuan, and Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang either lay low or accumulated their strength. All of a sudden, the vassals of the world moved when they heard the news.
However, just when the world was in turmoil.
Sun Jianjun, who was in Lujiang County, welcomed a group of special guests.
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