Dong Zhuo in the west of Luoyang has not been idle, after he rested the army, under the advice of Li Ru and Jia Xu, he quickly captured Hangu Pass as a foothold, the defenders of the pass have always been afraid of Dong Zhuo's strength, and saw that Dong Zhuo had tens of thousands of men and horses, but he resisted for a few days and surrendered the pass.

Later, Dong Zhuo heard the secret report that the Gao family army wanted to escort a large amount of silver to Wancheng, so he sent his younger brother Dong Min to lead 5,000 troops to intercept the attack, for the sake of insurance, so that his righteous daughter Ning Xiang responded, but there was no news on the scheduled day, and it happened that Xu Rong brought 5,000 fresh troops from Longxi, so Dong Zhuo simply sent Xu Rong to listen to Dong Min's news.

However, for Luoyang, Dong Zhuo did not intend to sit idly by, relying on Jia Xu's meticulous work in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo soon learned that Ye Seventeen colluded with He Miao, violated the wishes of the Ten Standing Servants, and supported Liu Xie as the new emperor.

"Lord, the former military captain Jian Shuo and the general He Jin are in the hands of Gao Yi, He Miao's brother suddenly became smart for some reason, worship this Ye Seventeen as the new military captain, self-appointed left hussar general, the two of them replaced all the palace guards with their own people, the new son of heaven has completely become a puppet in their hands, although many ministers are dissatisfied, but they dare not speak out, they also sent the edict of the general of the chariot to the lord, I guess they also want to take the opportunity to win us over, right?"

Jia Xu stood respectfully under Dong Zhuo, pointed to the edict and seal ribbon on the case in front of Dong Zhuo, and said with a sly smile.

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "The old man is not interested in eating other people's leftover bones, Wen He, the ten permanent servants have been in the political field for so many years, it is impossible to be so good this time, they must have a follow-up move, let's continue to stand still here in Hangu Pass, I just want to make them jealous, Wen You, don't you say?"

The last sentence, Dong Zhuo naturally said it to Li Ru, who was sitting opposite Jia Xu, and when he saw that Li Ru had been silent for a long time, he knew that he must be thinking about something important.

Li Ru came back to his senses with a serious expression: "What the lord said is extremely true, his subordinates are just puzzled, Gao Yi is obviously not inferior to ours in strength, why don't he go all out to attack Luoyang? After all, he is still a person who cares about his reputation very much, and when the court is changing between the old and the new, it is an opportunity for him to perform, and he is willing to let go of this opportunity, it is really incomprehensible!"

Dong Zhuo looked up to the sky and laughed: "Will a person like Wen You be wise and unsure of things sometimes? It shows that Gao Yi is really a character that cannot be underestimated!"

At this time, a young man's voice suddenly sounded outside the room: "Mr. Li Ru may have ignored Gao Yi's age!"

Li Ru was taken aback, this person was full of anger when he spoke, but he was also very good, he looked sideways, only to see the other party come in, dressed in cloth, but he couldn't hide the majesty on his face, as soon as he entered the room, he bowed down to Dong Zhuo: "Zhang Xiu has seen the lord!"

This person is Zhang Xiu, who caused trouble for Gao Yi when he was in Luyang, but at that time, because of the large number of demons in Helan, he retreated, and now he looks like a dusty servant, and he must have been sent by Dong Zhuo to carry out a special mission.

When Dong Zhuo saw Zhang Xiu, a hint of joy flashed on his face, and he immediately asked, "How is the matter going?"

Zhang Xiu said respectfully: "I have found someone, and I have been placed in the camp at this moment!"

Dong Zhuo laughed out loud: "Okay, Zhang Ji's nephew is really very capable, with this person as a hostage, I'm not afraid that Ye Qiqi won't be afraid of us!"

Zhang Xiu saw that Dong Zhuo was in a happy mood, so he took the opportunity to ask: "I don't know what the lord promised his subordinates before..."

Dong Zhuo said impatiently: "Okay, the old man is a man who does what he says, from now on, your uncle Zhang Ji will be promoted to military commander, and you will be his assistant, how about it?"

Zhang Xiu was slightly startled when he heard this, and argued: "Lord, you obviously promised to promote him to Zhonglang General after the matter is completed, and his subordinates will be lieutenants!"

Dong Zhuo was furious, took the case, and threw the paperwork of the Che Cavalry General sent by Ye Qiqi in front of Zhang Xiu, and said hatefully: "You are just a dog raised by my Dong Zhuo, and you dare to bargain with me!

Zhang Ji happened to come in from outside, and was shocked when he saw this scene, and immediately knelt down to apologize to Dong Zhuo: "The lord is angry, and the last will be negligent in disciplining this nephew, and the last general will definitely punish him well!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Ji turned around and shouted angrily, Zhang Xiu said: "Don't kneel down and ask the lord for guilt!"

Zhang Xiu didn't understand why Dong Zhuo was so angry, although he couldn't figure it out, he still knelt down against his will, and pleaded guilty to Dong Zhuo: "The subordinates have spoken too much, please forgive the lord!"

Li Ru and Jia Xu glanced at each other, got up together and pleaded for Zhang Xiu: "General Zhang Xiu is young and vigorous, the lord doesn't have to worry too much, besides, this is the time to employ people, it is better to stay and make up for the merits!"

Dong Zhuo saw that Li Ru had come forward to intercede, and it was not easy to refute, so he only waved his hand, motioned for everyone to get up, and snorted: "The old man is now just a former general, and he has no power to open a mansion to govern affairs, let alone appoint officials, although Ye Seventeen and He Miao appointed me as a chariot general, in fact, it is just a false position, you don't have to be anxious, when we enter Luoyang, it will not be a problem for the three princes and nine kings!"

Everyone said together: "The lord has good intentions, I might as well wait!"

Before the words fell, someone came to report:" General Xu Rong sent back the probe, saying that General Dong Min unfortunately fell into Gao Yi's strategy, lost his body and was captured, and Miss Ling'er was also missing in the melee, General Xu Rong found out that everything was Gao Yi and his military advisor Tian Feng's plan to lure the snake out of the hole, it had occupied Taigu Pass, and ordered Zhang Jaw to attack Yique Pass, Zhang Liao to attack Yuyuan Pass, General Xu Rong in the name of reinforcements, has taken the opportunity to take Yique Pass, and learned that Ding Yuan's son Lu Bu also won Yuyuan Pass, and Ding Yuan himself, has relied on Gao Shun's trap camp to seize the Tiger Pass!"

When Dong Zhuo heard that Dong Min was captured by Gao Yi, he was immediately furious: "Gao Yi deceived people too much, designed this poisonous plan, Shu Ying and I have been suffering from the same disease since childhood, Wen He, pass the order, I want to raise troops to attack Gao Yi!"

Jia Xu gave Li Ru a look, Li Ru understood, and dissuaded Dong Zhuodao: "The lord is angry, Gao Yi is doing this, just to provoke the lord, now Luoyang Eight Passes, Xiaopingjin Pass and Mengjin Pass in the north are occupied by Ye Seventeen people, Tiger Prison Pass and Yuyuan Pass in the east are occupied by Ding Yuan's men and horses, Taigu Pass and Guangcheng Pass in the south are occupied by Gao Yi's people, and Hangu Pass and Yique Pass in the west are our sphere of influence, and the four forces occupy one side respectively, as if it was a coincidence deliberately arranged, it is really worth playing!"

Although Dong Zhuo was impulsive, he did not lose his mind, and he asked Li Ru rhetorically: "Wen You means that this is not a coincidence?"

Li Ru didn't answer directly, his eyes turned to Jia Xu, and he asked with a smile, "What does Wen He think?"

Jia Xu slowly walked to the thriving charcoal brazier in the room, roasted his hands, stretched out to his face to warm up, let out a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's really cold, in such weather, you can only keep warm in a group!"

None of the people present were stupid, as soon as Jia Xu said this, Dong Zhuo immediately understood, and muttered: "Wen He doesn't mean to let us form an alliance with others, right?

Jia Xu said: "It is naturally best to form an alliance with Gao Yi, but we have just experienced a big war with it, I am afraid it is not so easy to gain trust, not to mention that even if there is no such war, Huangfu Song's death is related to General Huaxiong, Gao Yi cherishes his reputation and will definitely refuse to agree!"

Dong Zhuo complained with some dissatisfaction: "It's a big circle, in fact, I just want to say that we can only form an alliance with Ye Seventeen, really, but the other party now claims to be a hero, is it possible to agree?"

"If you don't agree, you have to agree!" Li Ru said suddenly at this time, and then added, "The person that the Lord ordered General Zhang Xiu to bring from Luoyang is probably Ye Seventeen's handle, right?"

Dong Zhuo raised his head suddenly, just met Li Ru's confident face, and then said coldly: "Wen Xiansheng, there are some things, it's not good to know too much!"

Li Ru smiled disapprerovingly: "This is no longer a subordinate, as a strategist, you must use all means to do things that are beneficial to your lord, even if this method is immoral and despicable!"

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be interested, and suddenly asked Li Ru: "It's really a brave and loyal subordinate, so one day in the future, the old man orders you to poison and kill the Liu Wei who Ye Seventeen and He Miao support, and Wen Xiansheng is also willing?"

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, Dong Zhuo was just talking casually, right?

Dong Zhuo stared at Li Ru for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Mr. actually has times when he is at a loss, what a strange thing!"

Li Ru didn't look surprised, as if nothing had happened just now: "The lord is still doubting the loyalty of his subordinates at this time, this can be regarded as an interesting thing!"

Zhang Ji was a little stunned: "Lord, Mr. Li Ru, what dumb riddle are you playing?"

Jia Xu smiled: "Soon the general will know!"

Dong Zhuo sat down, as if he couldn't hear the conversation between Zhang Ji and Jia Xu at all, and just asked Li Ru: "According to Mr. Zhi's opinion, if you form an alliance with Ye Qiqi, what about Shu Ying who was captured by Gao Yi?

Li Ru said with a straight face: "Gao Yi is not a person who loves to kill captives, and he will definitely not embarrass General Dong Min, and didn't the lord just now agree to let General Zhang Xiu make up for his merits? Now is the time to make up for it, and ordering General Zhang Xiu to sneak into the camp of the Gao family army and rescue General Dong Min is killing two birds with one stone!"

Dong Zhuo applauded: "Mr. is really clever, just do it!"

Jia Xu sweated for Li Ru in his heart, this Li Ru, didn't he know that Dong Zhuo was a person who loved to kill captives? Will these words make Dong Zhuo feel that he was mocking and laying the foundation for the future?