Time flies, and two months pass in a flash.

In the north in June, the sun is shining brightly and the weather is getting hotter.

In the past two months, Wang Lei has completely gained a foothold in Chang'an. On the one hand, Wang Lei had a good relationship with Wang Yun, Yang Biao and other old courtiers in the court, and successfully won the approval of these people. Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others saw Wang Lei's level of poetry, and they all looked forward to Wang Lei's new poems, but unfortunately Wang Lei no longer wrote poems, which made these Confucians feel quite sorry, but thinking that Wang Lei was only twenty years old, he was not demanding.

However, Wang Lei's reputation as a great poet and calligrapher finally spread.

"Song Epic", "Wangli Mountain Waterfall", "Song Willow", "Bamboo and Stone" spread all over the world and caused a sensation. The font written by Wang Lei has also spread, and Confucian scholars all over the world know that there is such a person as Wang Lei.

Wang Lei's residence was exposed, and soon, there was an endless stream of visitors, almost breaking the threshold of Wang Lei's mansion. As the chief housekeeper of the house, Shi A blocked many idlers who came to visit for Wang Lei, so that Wang Lei could avoid being harassed.

In addition, Wang Lei has also achieved results in cooking.

The chefs taught by Wang Lei gave them to Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Cai Yong, Ma Ri, Huangfu Song, Lu Bu and other officials, so that they could taste freshly fried or roasted dishes. The chefs of Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others are men, Dong Zhuo's is different, and the chef next to Dong Zhuo is a beautiful woman found by Shi A.

Wang Lei personally **, and finally sent it to Dong Zhuo's side.

After the beauty was sent to Dong Zhuo's side, she not only served Dong Zhuo's food, but also served Dong Zhuo to sleep, which was simply a collection of three thousand favors in the harem, and quickly gained a firm foothold in Dong Zhuo's harem.

At the same time, Shi A's Hero Building also launched stir-fried dishes, roasted dishes and other dishes.

For a time, the Hero Building was extremely popular.

The Hero Building has become a prosperous area in Chang'an, and there are a lot of people coming and going, which is also convenient for Shi A to collect all kinds of information and provide Wang Lei with the fastest news.

Wang Lei spent two months peacefully, during which there was no major event in Jizhou.

However, a big event happened in Yanzhou.

Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, led his army to personally crusade against the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and was killed on the battlefield. The army was defeated, defeated, and finally retreated to Yanzhou in embarrassment. After the officials of various countries and counties in Yanzhou saw this, Wan Qian, Bao Xin, Chen Gong and others came forward to welcome Cao Cao as the assassin of Yanzhou and take charge of Jizhou.

Cao Cao resigned three times in a row, and finally couldn't stand the persuasion and served as the assassin of Yanzhou.

Yanzhou changed its master, and Cao Cao did five things.

First, he ordered the Yellow Turban Thieves in Qingzhou to surrender, otherwise Cao Cao would lead a large army to defeat the Yellow Turban Thieves and avenge the dead Yanzhou assassin Liu Dai; Second, Cao Cao did not hesitate to promote the officials under Liu Dai and improve the treatment of these officials; Third, Cao Cao installed his own people to control the military power, further attacked his political enemies, and consolidated the stability of the Yanzhou regime; Fourth, recuperate and recuperate, reduce the people's taxes, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment; Fifth, sweep away the bandits in Yanzhou and punish corrupt officials and corrupt officials......

After a series of actions, Yanzhou quickly settled down.

The mark of Liu's Yanzhou was erased, and Yanzhou soon transitioned to the stage of Cao's Yanzhou.

……

Chang'an, the gate of the city.

On this day, a horse-drawn carriage drove slowly.

This carriage is the envoy's carriage that came to Chang'an from Qu'a. The carriage slowly entered the city, and Zhu Zhi asked people to find a cheap house and live in it. This time when he came to Chang'an, Sun Ce gave Zhu Zhi enough money to open up the joints, and Zhu Zhi could have found a luxurious place to live, but Zhu Zhi didn't, he saved a little money, and he could open up a little more joints.

This envoy is related to Sun Ce's foundation, and Zhu Zhi is very cautious.

After staying, Zhu Zhi and his attendants stayed.

After the matter was done, Zhu Zhi called the attendants accompanying him to the study.

Zhu Zhi's expression was serious, and he ordered: "This trip to Chang'an, we are burdened with a heavy responsibility, and whether the lord can rise depends on whether we can complete the task." Therefore, we have to plan before we act, and there must be no mistakes. You immediately inquire about the people around Dong Zhuo who can speak, as well as the old ministers in the court, and I will meet you one by one. ”

"Yes!"

The attendant went down to prepare, and went to inquire about the news.

……

Lang Zhongling's mansion, study.

Li Ru was reading the news that had been collected, and suddenly saw that Zhu Zhi, an official in Jiangdong, had sent people around to inquire about the news, and his brows furrowed. The people from Jiangdong came to Chang'an, what are their intentions? Li Ru thought about it, but he didn't guess Zhu Zhi's intentions.

"Someone!" Li Ru shouted.

The door creaked, and the attendant outside the door walked in.

Li Ru instructed: "Go to the inn and invite Zhu Zhi, an official from Jiangdong, to the study." Li Ru handed over the address where Zhu Zhi was located to the attendants, and after the attendants left, Li Ru continued to think about how to deal with the affairs of Jiangdong officials.

Before that, Li Ru was grounded and stayed in the house.

After Dong persuaded Li Ru, Li Ru lay dormant and never clashed with Wang Lei again

This situation made Dong Zhuo think that Li Ru was already reflecting.

Therefore, Li Ru's grounding order was revoked, and Li Ru became Dong Zhuo's right-hand man. It's just that Li Ru's thoughts in his heart have not changed, but he thinks more and more that Wang Lei is a scourge. Wang Lei was good at dancing with long sleeves during the Chang'an period, won over the generals under Dong Zhuo, curried favor with Dong Zhuo, befriended Lu Bu, and even made eye contact with officials in the court.

These circumstances made Li Ru restless.

Li Ru wanted to deal with Wang Lei, but he didn't have a chance, he didn't have the impulse and continued to wait. With patience, you can always find opportunities. After about a stick of incense, there was a knock on the door outside the room.

"My lord, Jiangdong envoy Zhu Zhi asks to see you." The squire's voice came.

Li Ru said: "Please come in!" ”

The door creaked open, and Zhu Zhi stepped into the study.

Zhu Zhi had just arrived in Chang'an, and he didn't know the situation in Chang'an, so he didn't expect to send someone to inquire about the situation in Chang'an, and Li Ru found out. This situation shocked Zhu Zhi's heart, but Li Ru did not arrest him, and Zhu Zhi's heart was a lot calmer. Zhu Zhi was wearing a cyan robe, walked to the study, and arched his hand: "Zhu Zhi and Zhu Junli meet Lord Lang Zhongling!" ”

"Sit!"

Li Ru smiled and waved his hand.

Zhu Zhi sat down neither humbly nor arrogantly, and raised his head to Li Ru, without the slightest panic.

Li Ru got straight to the point, didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Junli has traveled thousands of miles from Qu'a to Chang'an, there must be something important, I don't know what it is for?" ”

Zhu Zhi said: "I came down to ask to see Dong Xiangguo. ”

Li Ru asked, "What are you doing when you want to see Xiangguo?" ”

Zhu Zhi thought for a while, and then replied: "In Chang'an, there are two things. First, the lord is seventeen years old this year, and he has reached the age of marriage. Dong Xiang's daughter is virtuous and gentle, and the lord intends to seek Dong Xiang's daughter; Second, the lord controls tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he has been stationed in Wu County, and he wants to ask Dong Xiang to appoint the lord as the Taishou of Wu County, and the name of the lord is just. ”

When he said this, Zhu Zhi was full of confidence and did not show any timidity.

In fact, at present, Sun Ce only has more than a thousand soldiers in his hands, only a few generals, and only two or three strategists, and he can only retreat in Qu'a, and he has no ability to control Wu County at all. However, the distance between Chang'an and Qu'a, coupled with the division of princes in various places, made it difficult for Dong Zhuo to send officials there, so it was impossible to know about Wu County in a short time.

After Li Ru heard this, his expression became solemn.

Dong Zhuo's marriage to a daughter, or the appointment of Sun Ce as the Taishou of Wu County, is not a trivial matter.