After thinking about it for a long time, Dong Zhuo opened his mouth and asked: "Wen You, apart from you, the only person who can be trusted by the prime minister is Niu Fu, do you say that the prime minister should transfer him to Weishui?" ”

Li Ru's heart moved slightly, once upon a time, Dong Zhuo was extremely honored, high-spirited, and full of talents, whether it was a general, a doctor, a third duke, a Jiuqing, or even an emperor who was in the ninety-fifth year, he had to tremble when he saw him, and the harem that was forbidden by the emperor became his back garden, and he stayed overnight with the concubine, and no one dared to speak. It's only been a few years, but he has almost become a lonely person, and he has to sigh comfortingly! Niu Fu is the same as Li Ru, he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law (the difference is that Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law clearly recorded in the official history, but Li Ru's identity as a son-in-law appears in Master Luo's romance), and the relationship between the two is not bad, but he knows that Niu Fu does things completely with one mouth. Under the blessing of Dong Zhuo's wings, Niu Fu also won a few small battles, coupled with his strong backstage as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, everyone else will also help Dong Zhuo in his affection for whatever he commits in ordinary times, and once he has achieved any results, others always brag for him with gorgeous words, and slowly Dong Zhuo also regards him as a good general. When Lu Bu rebelled out of Chang'an, in order to prevent Lu Bu from advancing westward, Dong Zhuo deliberately transferred Niu Fu to the front line of Hangu Pass to guard against Lu Bu. At the beginning, Li Ru saw very clearly, at the end of Lu Bu's strong crossbow, he was unable to provoke the tiger of the Xiliang Army, so he did not object to Niu Fu sitting in Hangu, to put it bluntly, Li Ru thought that Niu Fu going to Hangu was a trip, or a gilded, just ask the town of Hangu, Ning Qiang enemy is insurmountable for several years, isn't this a great merit? Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is impossible for the so-called enemy to invade Hangu Pass! Dong Zhuo was nepotistic, but Li Ru had to take into account the balance in the Xiliang army, with this credit, Dong Zhuo would reward Niu Fu more and promote him faster in the future, and he could also avoid a lot of gossip, right? Now Dong Zhuo felt that no one was available and no one could be trusted, so he naturally thought of his other good son-in-law. Li Ru knew very well that Niu Fu was difficult to take on the big responsibility, but he couldn't say it clearly, but it was not difficult for him, almost without any delay, Li Ru said: "Xiangye, Confucianism thinks this move is inappropriate, if Liu Zhang is a jackal, then Lu Bu is a tiger, although the wolf at the front door is important, but the tiger that pounces into the house from the back door is even more dangerous!" Ji Zuo sits in the east to defend against strong enemies, and he has a heavy responsibility, which cannot be taken lightly! If Ji Zuo is transferred away, Lu Bu will take advantage of the situation to attack, once Hangu is lost, my Xiliang army will be doomed! "Note: Niu Fu's words can't be found, Ji Zuo is made up by Xiao He.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but nod when he heard this, Lu Bu had taken refuge in him, he knew very well that Lu Bu's martial arts and the strength of the Bingzhou rider under his command, if he compared it one-on-one, he believed that his Xiliang cavalry and Bingzhou cavalry were not equal in combat power, both were the first horses today, Lu Bu's loss was that the number of Bingzhou cavalry and Xiliang cavalry were completely unequal, and the one-on-one fight was equal, so what about him with two to one? The ending speaks for itself! But now he has to face the invasion of Liu Zhang's erection, and also crusade against Ma Teng and Han Sui, and his troops can be said to be stretched, if Lu Bu breaks through Hangu again, it is likely that the ratio of two to one forces will remain the same, but then I am afraid that it will be the home-guest transposition, and the person who is in the "one" will be him Dong Zhuo! Dong Zhuo thinks that Lu Bu has controlled Emperor Xian, mastered the nominal righteousness, and Wang Yun's ungrateful people helped him, and successively subdued a lot of idle soldiers, and his reputation and strength are increasing, and two years ago, he waved his army to invade the state, and continued to make Cao Cao's white face suffer, it can be said that Lu Bu's ambition is expanding day by day, once he sees his weakness, maybe he really unites with Liu Zhang to make a two-way crusade, then it will be ...... Li Ru dispelled Dong Zhuo's thoughts in a few words, but Dong Zhuo didn't know that Lu Bu's troops were pinned down by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and he had to guard against Liu Zhang's Nanyang Second Field Corps, where did he still have the strength to trouble him?

Just when Dong Zhuo was worried that there was no one available on the front line of Qinling, the first soldier came in to report that Li Dao, the general of Zhengxi, had a messenger asking to see him. Dong Zhuo looked forward to Li Wei's reinforcements day and night, and it could be said that he was looking through the autumn water, and after listening to the report of the armorer, he immediately ordered someone to bring him up.

The messenger knelt down three times and said, "Meet the Prime Minister......

"Arise, what about the letter?"

"Prime Minister Xie, the letter villain carries ...... with him," he said, took out a letter from his arms, and put his hands on it.

Li Ru stepped forward to take the letter, and after careful inspection, he found that there were traces of private demolition at the end, so he presented it to Dong Zhuo with both hands.

Dong Zhuo opened the letter and read it by himself, but Li Ru said to the messenger: "Where is the general of Zhengxi now?" When will the Mahan rebels be determined? ”

The messenger was about to reply, but Dong Zhuo laughed, looking very happy, and the messenger quickly shut up.

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo and arched his hand and said, "Xiangye, why are you laughing?" Could it be that the general of Zhengxi has a letter? ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it's good news, great good news, on the third day of this month, Li Dao and Guo Yan set up a plan to attract Ma and Han Huo, Li Dao and Guo Yan took the opportunity to conquer Guzang in one fell swoop, Ma Teng and Han Sui were killed, and Ma Teng's son Ma Chao was only spared and ran away from Zhangye...... Haha, wouldn't it be nice to have been uprooted in one fell swoop after several years of henchmanship, haha......" Dong Zhuo proudly held up the letter and laughed loudly, laughed, and said: "Li Dao and Guo Yan are very effective, and they finally live up to their expectations." Well, the details are here, Wen You thinks about himself! After speaking, he handed the letter to Li Ru, who hurriedly took it with both hands and read the letter by himself.

Li Dao and Guo Yan said in the letter that the two were deeply favored by Dong Zhuo, and they were willing to go to the soup for Dong Zhuo and die, and the two of them had been conscientious and exhausted since they were ordered to crusade against Ma Teng and Han Sui, lest they miss Dong Zhuo's major event, but Ma Teng had been operating in Wuwei for several years, and Han Sui had helped him, and several strong attacks failed to break through the enemy's defensive line. Hearing that Liu Zhang of Yizhou raised troops to attack, the two of them were concerned about Dong Zhuo's safety, and racked their brains to finally think of a divisive plan. After hearing that Gu Zang was changing, the two led the army to take the lead, willing to risk arrows and stones, personally climbed the city to attack the enemy, and finally broke through Gu Zang, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Yan Xing and others were all beheaded in front of the battle, Ma Chao rode out of Zhangye alone, and more than 100 horses fled in chaos, but it was not a matter of concern. The two knew that the situation in Qinling was urgent, so they did not rush to destroy the remnants of the enemy, but left Duan Xuan as the Taishou of Wuwei, unified 10,000 infantry, and 5,000 cavalry to guard Weiwei and destroy the remnants of the enemy, so they led the army to gallop to Qinling......

What is said in this letter is about true, but there are also some discrepancies between the facts, such as Han Sui died at the hands of Ma Chao and Pang De, Yan Xing was ambushed by a banquet after surrendering, and Ma Chao did not flee alone, he also had Pang De and Ma Dai two tiger generals by his side, three thousand soldiers, two people who broke the battle of Wuwei and took the lead in the soldiers, willing to risk arrows, and personally climbed the city to attack the enemy It was completely impossible to catch up, at that time, Li Dao and Guo Yan were chatting about how to divide Ma Teng's property after breaking through Guzang in the big camp ten miles away, you must know that Ma Teng's time to operate Wuwei is not short, The wealth must be a very staggering number, and the fact is also true, on the same day, the two of them copied five large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry from Guzang City, more than 100,000 copper coins, and countless grains, war horses, weapons, and armor, and this is just their day's harvest, they believe that this is only a small part of Ma Teng's wealth, and the big head is still hidden in Guzang City, the two originally wanted to continue to investigate, but the two knew that once Qinling was broken through, Dong Zhuo would be finished, the so-called lips and teeth were cold, Dong Zhuo was finished, The two of them did not dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly led the army back to Qinling, but they wanted them to give up the hidden wealth in Guzang City, and the two of them were also unwilling, so they left their henchman Duan Xuan to sit in Guzang, called to exterminate the remnants of the enemy, in fact, they dug them three feet into the ground to find wealth.

However, in the end, they defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, and it is understandable that the two exaggerated their own merits, even if Dong Zhuo knew about it afterwards, he would not blame it.

Li Ru read the letter, and his heart was also overjoyed, with the help of Li Dao and Guo Yan's 110,000 troops, Liu Zhang's desire to set foot in the Guanzhong Plain is undoubtedly wishful thinking, of course, the key now is how to hold the existing defense line before Li Dao and Guo Bi arrive.

Li Ru said: "Congratulations to Xiangye, congratulations to Xiangye, Ma Teng and Han Sui are removed, my Xiliang Army has no elbows, you can concentrate on the outward, with the essence of my Xiliang Army, with the wisdom and courage of Xiangye, sweep the world, and it is just around the corner!" ”

"Haha, yes, yes, the Liu family has occupied this flower country for 400 years, and it's time to move the position, haha...... Wen You, you see that Li Dao and Guo Yan have made great contributions, and they have worked tirelessly to return thousands of miles to help, how should they be rewarded? ”

Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo say this big rebellious words, did not feel strange at all, Dong Zhuo had already had the idea of being the emperor, when the emperor was robbed to Chang'an by him, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all relied on his snort to survive, and he was complacent He also once asked Li Ru to discuss whether he should abolish the emperor and stand on his own, Li Ru thought that the time had not come, the Han family was still there, if he dared to call the emperor, I am afraid that it would be another crusade of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, it is better to wait for the time to be ripe to persuade each other. At that time, Dong Zhuo adopted Li Ru's opinion, but the time did not wait, Lu Bu took the emperor out of Chang'an, and his dream of becoming the emperor was shattered. Li Ru arched his hand and said: "Qin lost its deer, the world chased it, now the people of the Liu family are in mourning, the heroes are rising, and the virtuous people should replace them, Xiangye sits in Xiliang, crusades against Bian Zhang, Yellow Turban, pacifies the eunuchs, sweeps Ma Teng, Han Sui, meritorious service, everyone is expected to return, the Han Dynasty, it is none other than Xiangye!" ”

"Haha, that's right, that's good, that's good, this is good, this prime minister has made countless contributions to the country and the people, this world doesn't let this prime minister sit, who is still qualified?" Dong Zhuo laughed.

After laughing, Dong Zhuo said again: "Wen You, in your opinion, you should reward Li Dao, Guo Yan and others like this?" ”

Li Ru said: "It's all up to the Prime Minister's orders!" ”

Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said: "Feng Li Dao is the general, the Marquis of Chengdu, Guo Yan is the general of the Che Cavalry, the Marquis of Xiangyang, what does Wen You think?" ”

Since Emperor Xian was brought to Luoyang by Lu Bu, Lu Bu in order to pull the princes, one after another official hats were sent out without money, although Dong Zhuo lost the emperor, but in order to show the orthodoxy, in order to suppress Lu Bu, he did his own thing, and rewarded the subordinate martial arts, like an independent dynasty.

Since knowing that Li Dao and Guo Bi solved Ma Teng and Han Sui, Dong Zhuo's confidence was extremely inflated, and he named Li Dao as the general, the Marquis of Chengdu, and Guo Bi as the general of the chariot cavalry and the Marquis of Xiangyang, which showed his greed for Yi and Jing Erzhou, Chengdu and Xiangyang are where the state of Yi and Jing Erzhou is located, and Guo Bi's chariot cavalry general collided with Liu Zhang's chariot general, of course, this colliding shirt was also deliberately done by Dong Zhuo. What Dong Zhuo did was nothing more than to show his contempt for Liu Zhang and his ambition for Yi and Jing Erzhou.

Li Ru immediately guessed Dong Zhuo's thoughts, it is undeniable that this will definitely anger Liu Zhang, but now that Liu Zhangsheng is not angry, it is insignificant in the eyes of him and Dong Zhuo, not to mention that it can also hit Liu Zhangjun's morale, why not? Li Ru immediately agreed.