A candle flickered back and forth in the tent, and the faint light seemed a little dim.

Jia Xu walked to a table and stroked a book placed on it with his hand, with a slight hint of helplessness in his expression.

The moment he saw Li Ru, Jia Xu already understood that it was impossible for him to refuse Yan Shao.

Needless to say, Li Ru's identity is needless to say, Dong Zhuo's chief strategist is Dong Zhuo's cronies, and he is consulted with him on matters large and small, which can be called a think tank. Dong Zhuo took advantage of the chaos to enter Beijing, said that Lu Bu was surrendered, the emperor was abolished, and the capital was moved to Chang'an, all of which were inseparable from Li Ru's staff skills. After Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, was dissatisfied, Li Ru was ordered by Dong Zhuo to personally bring people into the palace and poison Liu Bian.

It can be said that all the bad things that Dong Zhuo has done have Li Ru behind him, and being hated by people all over the world is definitely not a joke, but a description of facts.

After Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun has been searching for the whereabouts of Dong Zhuo's remnants, trying to eliminate all evil. even listed a wanted warrant, as Dong Zhuo's chief strategist, Li Ru is naturally among the best. If it weren't for the fact that someone later confirmed that Li Ru was dead, I'm afraid he would still be being hunted down now.

Today, in fact, Li Ru's name has gradually been forgotten by the world. After all, this is an era of heroes, and heroes emerge in this troubled world almost every moment. In comparison, Li Ru and these people have entered the yellow flower of yesterday, unless they are deliberately mentioned, or they are really people who have a deep hatred, otherwise I am afraid that few people will remember it.

But this is because people thought he was dead, and thought that this accomplice who aided the abuse died in Chang'an. If it is discovered that Yan Shao is hiding such a person, in an instant, Yan Shao will become the common enemy of the world. Handing over Li Ru is already the best result, and if you don't get it right, you may be besieged, and it is not impossible to even be regarded as a member of Dong Zhuo's remnants.

At this time, how could Yan Shao let Jia Xu go?

Let him go and let him expose this matter in front of the Son of Heaven or others? No matter how you think about it, it's impossible, so Jia Xu has no other way to choose except obedience. From the moment Li Ru appeared in front of him, Jia Xu had no possibility of refusing, unless he didn't value his life at all, but unfortunately it was impossible, I am afraid that there are few people in this world who value their lives more than Jia Xu.

"If the lord doesn't give up, Jia Xu is willing to work for the lord..."Different from Li Ru's original twisting and pinching, Jia Xu said calmly.

Li Ru was twisting and pinching at the beginning, mainly because he had a knot in his heart, so he helped Yan Shao with advice on the one hand, but he was very hypocritical on the other hand, but after a long time, he accepted his fate.

Jia Xu is different, as long as he can save his life, he really has nothing to care about. Isn't it just to recognize a lord, when he was in Xiliangjun, he didn't help Li Dao and Guo Yan do things, but now it's just a different person, and compared with those two, Yan Shao's conditions are obviously much higher, and there is no resistance in his heart.

Yan Shao will come to Luoyang this time, the main purpose is for this poisoner, and now when he heard what he wanted to hear, he was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly hugged the other party and helped Jia Xu up. "With the help of Mr., why worry about the great cause..."

Li Ru on the side was also smiling, but with the 'scars' on his face, he looked a little hideous. From the very beginning, he knew very well that no matter how strong his ability was, no matter how much he relied on Yan Shao, there was no place for him in the lineup of the Qingzhou Army.

At most, he can only be a reused strategist under Yan Shao's account, and he doesn't have to think about the rest. Because he is Li Ru, a person who is hated by the whole world, he can only hide himself as much as possible so that he does not attract the attention of others.

No matter how much credit he has made under Yan Shao's account, this cannot be changed.

That's why he needs to have an ally, an ally within the Qingzhou Army.

Li Ru's identity is a secret in the Qingzhou Army, it has always been a secret, except for Yan Shao, the entire Qingzhou Army is only clear to the few people who brought Li Ru back to Qingzhou at the beginning, even Hua Tuo doesn't know that Hua Tuo doesn't know Li Ru at all, and he has never seen him in the past, although he has never understood why Yan Shao would let him do this kind of thing, but he didn't deliberately investigate.

And in order to hide his identity, Li Ru didn't dare to have deep friendships with other people under Yan Shao's account on weekdays, let alone start a family or something. Not to mention how many women from the family can see his current appearance, even those women from good families may not be able to see it. What's more, I'm afraid there are few people in this world who are more intimate than the person next to the pillow, if there is a person next to Li Ru, no one dares to guarantee whether Li Ru's identity will be exposed.

In addition, Li Ru still needs to hide his identity, and basically has no deep communication with some other civil and military generals in the Qingzhou army. The advantage of this is that he doesn't need to worry about his identity being exposed, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, if something happens in the future, I am afraid that there is no one willing to help him say a word.

So, he needs allies.

And the requirements of this ally are not low, one is that there must be enough identity and status in the Qingzhou army, and the other is that he must know his identity, of course, if it is Xiliang, it will be better.

In such an age of inaccessibility, there is nothing more trustworthy than a fellow villager...

And Jia Xu is such an object he chose.

This is also why when he set out on the expedition, Li Ru deliberately mentioned Jia Xu's name to Yan Shao.

First of all, both of them are from Xiliang, which allows the two to have a common language on some topics, and secondly, the two can also be called acquainted. Last but not least, each has a handle in the other's hands.

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Getting Jia Xu made Yan Shao so excited that he almost planned to hold a banquet to entertain Jia Xu in the camp of the Dare First Army.

Fortunately, Li Ru and Jia Xu were quite calm and rejected Yan Shao's proposal.

"Shao wishes to clear the war, I don't know if Mr. has anything to teach me?"

"As the lord said, when there is chaos today, the Han family is in decline. However, the Han family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there is still a trace of residual power, so that ambitious people dare not act rashly. At this time, if one person stands up and coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he can make the princes ask each other and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

Speaking of this, Jia Xu glanced at Yan Shao lightly.

"Originally, this should be the most suitable for the lord, this time the lord was originally credited to the Han family, and Luoyang is dilapidated, not suitable for living, and it is not a place for the Son of Heaven to live in peace, as long as the lord invites the Son of Heaven to Qingzhou, the Son of Heaven will definitely agree, but unfortunately, Qingzhou is remote, although Linzi is a big city but far away from Guanzhong, neither the Son of Heaven nor the ministers may be willing to go, and the Son of Heaven is afraid that the Lord is also a little wary..."

How could he be unguarded, he had already been cheated twice in a row, and Liu Xie didn't dare to guarantee that he would not be cheated for the third time. Therefore, it is almost a matter of course to be on guard, especially since Yan Shao has a heavy army, and Qingzhou is so far away, if he really goes to Qingzhou, he is basically at the mercy of Yan Shao.

Although Linzi is one of the few cities in the world, Yan Shao is very deferential, and it is absolutely impossible for Liu Xie to reason one by one, Dong Zhuo was also very deferential at the beginning, and some people even think that Dong Zhuo is a virtuous minister.

At the beginning of Dong Zhuo's promotion, he was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Hanyang Zhou Bi, the servant of Runan Wu Qiong, the Shangshu Zheng Gongye, and the Changshi He Hao. With the priest Xun Shuang as the commonplace. Its disciples Chen Ji and Han Rong, who dyed the party, were all secretaries. The slumbered man is more prominent. Shangshu Han Fu is the history of Jizhou Thorn, Liu Dai is the history of Yanzhou Thorn, Chen Liukong Zhou is the history of Yuzhou Thorn, and Yingchuan Zhang Shi is Nanyang Taishou. Zhuo is dear, and he is not in a prominent position, but he is only a general", these people he selected are basically famous and famous, and they have certain advantages in all aspects, and they are also quite popular, while his own subordinates are only appointed to low-level positions.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo led the princes to write a letter, chasing Chen Fan, Dou Wu and the party members, recovering his title, sending the shrine to the shrine, and promoting his descendants", Chen Fan and Dou Wu are famous people in the world, with extremely high prestige, and were killed by eunuchs in vain when Emperor Ling, and the people of the world were wronged at that time. The great Confucian Cai Yong, who had offended the eunuch "Xishuo Fang", would be pardoned and returned. Wuyuan Taishou Wang Zhi,...... Cai Yong slandered the imperial court; Yong then died in the rivers and seas, accumulating twelve years", after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he immediately opened it, "(Cai Yong) arrived, signed the sacrificial wine, and was very respectful. Raise the high rank, make up for the imperial history, and turn to hold the imperial history, and move the book. Between the three days, the weekly calendar is three. Qianba County is too guarded, and he stays in the service", "Zhuo Zhong Yong is talented and learned, and he is treated with thick encounters, and every banquet is ordered, and Yong is also always profitable", at this time, Dong Zhuo is like a virtuous minister, not only can he be a virtuous corporal, but also can admonish - "Yong also saves Kuang Yi".

If Dong Zhuo goes on like this, he can definitely leave a name in history.

At present, Yan Shao's reputation is also very good, whether it is the crusade against the Yellow Turban, the fight against Wuhuan, or the later war exploits of the coalition against Dong, or the fame brought by governing Qingzhou so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, he has become one of the most outstanding talents of this era. But with Dong Zhuo's example there, it is absolutely impossible to expect Liu Xieyang to fall into the tiger's mouth.

"Is the Son of Heaven coerced to order the princes? What Mr. said is inevitably a little dangerous...", Yan Shao's face was full of smiles. "Shouldn't it be the Son of Heaven to conquer the world?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu, who had been indifferent, instantly widened his eyes, and then looked at Yan Shao.

Because this sentence was said to the two of them by Guo Li when he led the army to break through Chang'an.

Without waiting for Jia Xu's reaction, Yan Shao had already shook his head and said.

"It's a pity, as Mr. said, Qingzhou is too biased, otherwise, you can consider inviting the Son of Heaven to Qingzhou, in this way, with the edict of the Son of Heaven, plus the elite of Qingzhou under my command, I can definitely return the world to a peace..."

As he spoke, he sighed a few times, as if he was very sorry.

Jia Xu smiled, did not take the conversation, but continued.

"However, there are many wise and resourceful people in the world, and I am afraid that there are many who can think of this, if someone admonishes them, take the first step, such as the lord and such a loyal minister, it is better to say, if the Son of Heaven falls into the hands of those ambitious people, the problem will be troublesome, so the most important thing at the moment is to let the Son of Heaven have enough self-protection ability..."

As long as you have the ability to protect yourself, no matter who wants to attack the Son of Heaven, you must take care of some things, and it is even difficult to say whether you can succeed in the end.

Of course, there is also a hidden danger in doing this, that is, if Liu Xie has more soldiers and horses, it is difficult to say whether he will be like Emperor Guangwu back then, sweep away the unsubordinate, and revitalize the Han family.

This is also something that many people have to worry about, after all, the residual power of the Han family is still there, and there are many princes in the world who are loyal to the Han family. Such as Zhang Yang, Ma Teng, etc., and even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in this period can also be included in it, plus Han clan relatives such as Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, who have quite strong forces in their hands, if they don't get it right, things will become more troublesome.

It's a pity that this is nothing to Yan Shao, because he knows very well that the Han family is now difficult to return. And such as Ma Teng or Zhang Yang, either there are many internal contradictions, with a suspicious competitor like Han Sui, or the strength is too weak.

And Cao Cao and Yuan Shao may still have some loyalty to the Han family now, but as time goes by, especially the conflict of interests between the free Liu and the Han family, the conflict between them will deepen, and Cao Cao in history is like this.

For example, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, they seem to be powerful and are relatives of the Han family, but they may not be without ambition in their hearts. After all, the Han family has become like this now, and the Son of Heaven is just a teenager, but they have a heavy army in their hands, and they are relatives of the Han family, in other words, they are also qualified to succeed to the throne.

Coupled with the other ambitious people, no matter how powerful Liu Xie is, I am afraid he will not be able to return to the sky.

"I just sent people to capture more than 20,000 Xiliang soldiers and horses, and I plan to train 10,000 of them and give them to the Son of Heaven for use, so that the Son of Heaven will have enough soldiers and horses to protect himself..."

Jia Xu groaned and shook his head. "10,000 is too much, not to mention that after having these 10,000 soldiers and horses, the idea of the Son of Heaven will be like this, first of all, it is difficult for the Son of Heaven to have enough food in his hands to feed these soldiers and horses, on the other hand, the lord's Qingzhou is rich in products, and these soldiers and horses can be of greater use in Qingzhou..."

"That?"

"Five thousand, for the Son of Heaven, five thousand is enough. And with these 5,000 soldiers and horses, is there anyone in the world who dares to really brave the condemnation of the world and attack the city where the Son of Heaven is located? ”

To be reasonable, if you really do that, it will really be no different from rebellion?

"What Mr. said is very true..."Yan Shao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Looking at Yan Shao and Li Ru, Jia Xu sighed in his heart.

He knew that this was the last thing he could do for the Han family, and as for whether he could grasp this opportunity, it was up to Liu Xie himself.