Chapter 184: Conditions
Li Ru originally wanted to persuade Dong Zhuo not to be so impulsive, this can involve thousands of lives, but at this moment, Dong Zhuo is angry, where can he take care of so much, regardless of anyone to stop him, he directly killed all the thousands of people in those families.
Li Ru also sighed helplessly when he saw this, the matter has come to this, he doesn't know what to say, now his eyes looking at Dong Zhuo are a little complicated, maybe others only know that he Li Ru is a strategist under Dong Zhuo, but Li Ru and Dong Zhuo have a deeper relationship, that is, Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.
Dong Zhuo has no children under his knees, only a daughter, so Dong Zhuo also attaches great importance to him as a son-in-law, and Li Ru is also very competitive. When he was young, he went to study with famous teachers all over the Central Plains, and now he is not only knowledgeable, but even his resourcefulness is also a first-class level, Li Ru originally thought that his father-in-law Dong Zhuo was brave and resolute, and he Li Ru did not dare to say what wisdom was in the world, but he believed that with the cooperation of him and Dong Zhuo, it would definitely be an invincible combination in the world.
However, since entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo, who has lost all restraints, is like a completely changed person, Dong Zhuo still dares to kill people now, but his killing energy is no longer the previous fortitude and bravery, but brutal and bloodthirsty.
Although Li Ru also wanted to persuade Dong Zhuo, he was also powerless at the moment, so he could only follow Dong Zhuo to continue like this.
Thousands of people were killed in Luoyang in one day, which made everyone in Luoyang City endanger themselves, and the doors were closed at night, and the lights in the houses were extinguished as soon as possible.
And at this moment in an alley, there are two black shadows constantly pouting, the figures of two people look very embarrassed, one of them asks the other.
"I think it's a ghost today, how did you encounter this thing, I said how those people arranged it, and they couldn't even do this little thing!"
One of them kept scolding there, while the other looked at him with some disgust, and then said: "Okay, don't talk about these useless things here, hide in Tibet like a street rat during the day, and now there is no one, hurry home and find the elders in the family, and let them find another way!" ”
Hearing this, the previous man stopped his scolding and nodded, and the two of them walked forward quickly, just walking, both of them took a step back at the same time, they touched their foreheads, as if they had bumped into something, and when they looked up, they actually found that a black shadow was already standing in front of them.
"Who!" The reaction of these two people was also very fast, and they quickly copied out the sword on their waists, but the sword in their hands was not yet stable, and they saw a sword light flash in the dark night, and the swords of the two of them fell to the ground one after another.
The black shadow in front of him just played such a trick, and it had already scared the two of them into a little gut, and they subdued the two of them with one move, and it was obvious that the person who came was a master.
But just before the two of them could figure out who was coming to stop them, a joking voice suddenly came from behind them: "Two Yuan Gongzi, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”
Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao suddenly turned their heads when they heard this, and the pupils of the two began to dilate, among which Yuan Shao's eyes trembled wide, and he pointed his finger at the person behind him and said, "Yes, it's you!" ”
Tonight's Luoyang City is destined to be a sleepless night, so many people died under the knife in one day, which not only made the people in the city panic, but even those powerful families couldn't sleep.
At this moment, in a huge mansion, it seems to be very calm on the surface, and all the servants and maids are asleep, but in an underground secret room, there are a large number of people in it, and the expression on their faces is extremely anxious.
These people are all well-known figures in the Luoyang family, and although Dong Zhuo has killed many people from the family today, it has not affected the heads of any of them. This is the power of the Maison, which is daunting.
Although the major events they planned seemed to be disrupted today, for these great families, it was only a small loss, and there was room for redemption, but when a letter arrived in their hands, it made them panic.
Yuan Kui, who was sitting on the main seat, was pale at the moment, since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, his body was not as good as day by day, and now he could only sit on the chair to live, because his legs were about to be wasted, but when the letter was delivered to him, he almost didn't make him so angry that he vomited blood again, he looked at the letter in front of him tremblingly, and then threw it to the ground angrily.
Seeing this, the other heads of the family did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly picked up the letter and read it one by one, and finally everyone's faces showed a trace of shock.
Although Yuan Kui said that he was angry, but after so many years of ups and downs in the sea of Huan, his face quickly returned to normal, and he looked at the major families with burning eyes, among these people are today's powerful people, and there are also behind-the-scenes manipulators, just listen to him said lightly.
"I don't know if you have noticed, since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, we have faced not only Dong Zhuo, but also one person who defied the world's condemnation and openly opposed us!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions were solemn, and then they saw Ma Riyan, who was sitting in the front seat, standing up, looking at everyone and saying: "This Cao Xing is really too much, if I guess correctly, the reason why Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao and the two of them went out of the city today is all a good thing that he did alone!" ”
Hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully, this letter was actually written by Cao Xuan to Yuan Kui, which put forward a series of requirements, which probably means that now Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are in Cao Xing's hands, if you want to give them their lives, you will do what Cao Xuan instructs, otherwise Cao Xuan will kill the two of them.
Cao Xing was so rampant, which naturally attracted the indignation of all the people in the family, but some people still glanced at Ma Riyan coldly, and then said lightly: "If Cao Xing didn't enter Luoyang, I'm afraid there would be no such thing!" ”
Taiwei Ma Riyan looked at it and found that the person who spoke was Situ Wang Yun, Ma Riyan's face was a little embarrassed, and finally he still defended: "The reason why I used Dong Zhuo to collect Cao Xing's military power is not to let Dong Zhuo deal with Cao Xing, it is better to destroy Cao Xuan directly, saving us from doing it ourselves, where did I think it would evolve into this result in the end!" ”
Since Dong Zhuo sent his cronies to pick up Cao Xing, Cao Xuan knew that he only had two possible outcomes now, one was to obediently hand over the military power, and then it would depend on Dong Zhuo's mood, and the other was not to hand over the military power, that is, he would die completely.
So Cao Xuan first asked Shi A to enter Luoyang City one step ahead of them to inquire about the situation, and when Cao Xuan entered Luoyang, he immediately learned a news, that is, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and their two brothers were preparing to leave the capital.
Cao Xing remembered that there seemed to be something in history, Yuan Shu ran to Runan, Yuan Shao ran to Jizhou, and the two began to develop their respective forces, and there was indeed something in history. This shows that the two of them left quite smoothly, and they were not intercepted by Dong Zhuo, in that case, why not use this matter to make a fuss?
So Cao Xing slipped directly in the capital, and then Shi A went to the city gate to find a way to stop the convoy of Yuan Shao and others, which finally evolved into the current scene.
It was precisely because Cao Xing was so bold that he caught the family off guard again, and at this moment Yuan Kui's face was a little gloomy, and he looked at the people below who still had a tendency to continue arguing, so he waved his hand and said.
"Okay, now is not the time to discuss whose responsibility it is, let's hurry up and think of a way, my Yuan family is the fourth and third princes, and the old officials are all over the world, and those county guards who are stationed outside, I have already greeted them, as long as the highway and the original can successfully go out, I believe that everything will be fine!"
Yuan Kui spoke, everyone was silent, and after a while, Situ Wang Yuncai stood up and looked at Yuan Kui and said, "Master Taifu, I think we might as well do what Cao Xingxin said, so that we can keep them!" ”
What Situ Wang Yun said is also reasonable, after all, now the lives of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are in the hands of Cao Xing, but Yuan Kui still asked a little unwillingly: "Cao Xing, this little bastard, is against us everywhere, is he so cheap!" ”
However, Situ Wang Yun showed a conspiratorial smile: "Master Taifu thinks too much, that kid insulted me in front of the public, causing me to be out of the way, how can I let him go too easily, we are only giving him things temporarily, as long as the safety of the original and the highway is determined, I promise that he will not be able to leave the capital!" ”
Many families looked at each other when they heard this, and finally nodded tacitly.
A day passed like this, and at this moment in an inconspicuous cabin in Luoyang, Cao Xing was pacing constantly.
If Cao Xuan is not nervous at all now, it is absolutely false, after all, Cao Xuan is alone in the capital, and the two biggest forces in the capital, Dong Zhuo and the family look at him unpleasantly, and now the outside is constantly searching for Cao Xing's whereabouts from house to house, if it takes a long time, I am afraid that something will really happen.
The footsteps of a pair of officers and soldiers galloped past this house, and there was a non-stop whining sound from the house, but the sound was very noisy and very small, so that people could not understand it, or even hear it.
Cao Xingcai didn't care so much, and kicked Yuan Shu's face with two feet, and Yuan Shu's whole eyes widened and glared at Cao Xing, as if he was questioning Cao Xing for daring to hit him, but it was two slapping feet, and he kicked Yuan Shu's face in the degree, Yuan Shu was still not convinced, Cao Xuan continued to kick down with more than a dozen kicks in a row, and Yuan Shu's nose was blue and his face was swollen.