"My lord, there are people outside the camp who call themselves Li Ru who ask to see you."

On that day, Dong Jun of Pingxian County finally stopped the attack on Mengjin for the time being, and Xiang Ao rarely had time to think about countermeasures after that, and he didn't want Li Ru under Dong Zhuo to visit.

"Confucianism to meet the prince of Zhenguo!"

Seeing Li Ru making a salute, even if Xiang Ao wanted to correct this person on the spot and get rid of this person for the first emperor Liu Hong, but the two armies did not fight and did not kill him, so he had to return the salute with his fists. Thinking of indifferently signaling Li Ru to sit down, he ordered someone to present some tea. After kneeling down and sitting down, Xiang Ao took a closer look at the culprit who killed the young emperor Liu Yan.

is not the ordinary ruthless character that Xiang Ao imagined, wearing a green shirt and a bun on his head. The slightly older Li Ru does not have much aging color, and the facial features above the square face are distinct, although he is not handsome, but it is extremely friendly to people. Xiang Ao couldn't understand why such a righteous person would agree with Dong Zhuo and harm the world.

Seeing that Xiang Ao had been calm and silent, Li Ru didn't want to delay, so he took a sip of tea and moistened his throat and said, "Confucianism came today on the orders of His Majesty, and the Taishi entrusted him. ”

"Your Majesty's order? Hehe! Xiang Ao smiled contemptuously and said, "Then I don't know what Li Qidu was ordered to do?" ”

Seeing Xiang Ao like this, Li Ru didn't have too many expressions, and still said calmly: "Zhenguo Gong is an important minister of the first emperor, and he is also the humerus of the Han Dynasty, and he is conscientious to protect the frontier. Since the Taishi entered the court, although there have been some reckless acts, the original intention of the Taishi is to assist His Majesty to revitalize the majesty of the Han Dynasty. The Duke of Zhenguo was deceived by the treacherous people and raised troops to invade Beijing, which was unkind to the first emperor and disloyal to His Majesty! ”

"Disloyal to the Emperor?" Xiang Ao saw Li Ru's expression, and said with a little anger in his tone: "The first emperor trusted, ordered his ministers to guard the border of the Han Dynasty, and assisted His Majesty in revitalizing the dynasty. What are you doing? Kill King Hongnong? King Hongnong is the heir of the first emperor, and he is the former Ninety-Five, how can you dare to kill King Hongnong? ”

When Li Ru heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly thought that this was the case. Then he showed a look of guilt and said: "Don't be flustered and annoyed, Confucianism is just acting on orders." At the beginning, the Taishi abolished the young emperor and set up the emperor, which was for the sake of the Han River. Liu Bian, the king of Hongnong, acted frivolously and had no royal prestige. He is over 14 years old, and he is not as far-sighted as His Majesty is today. ”

"The imperial court is already in a state of decay, and the world's families are doing nothing." Li Ru's face was a little resentful and said: "If King Hongnong was content with leisure and spent the rest of his life in the fief canonized by His Majesty, how could it happen that the Taishi would be infamous later?" Zhenguo Gong can know that after King Hongnong took the throne, he secretly contacted the family with different intentions in the imperial court, in a vain attempt to kill the Taishi and usurp the throne of the emperor. ”

"Your Majesty is too young to bear fratricide. However, the Grand Master is an auxiliary minister, and he will not let His Majesty's throne be threatened in the slightest. In desperation, the Taishi had no choice but to carry the infamy of the ages on his own and get rid of the hidden dangers for His Majesty. Li Ru looked righteous and said angrily: "The royal battle is ruthless, and the prince of Zhenguo wants to see Luoyang in chaos because of the battle for the throne?" ”

"Ridiculous!" Xiang Ao slapped a few words, stood up and said, "King Hongnong is His Majesty's brother, how can this be?" If you want to deceive the world and dominate the dynasty, heaven will not tolerate it. ”

"Zhenguo Gong is angry!" Seeing this, Li Ru hurriedly bowed down and bowed deeply, and said in a slightly gloomy voice: "Zhenguo Gong doesn't believe in Confucianism's words, but the matter has come to this point, what does Zhenguo Gong want?" Capture Luoyang and kill the Taishi? ”

"If you don't kill Dong Zhuo, it's hard to comfort the spirit of the first emperor!"

Li Ru got up, raised his head, looked at Xiang Aosenran and said, "Foolish horseman!" ”

"The sluggishness of the dynasty is the result of the eunuchs' blinding, the interference of foreign relatives, and the fact that the family only cares about the interests of the family, so that the world has become what it is today." Li Ru's face turned red, and he said in an extremely atmospheric manner: "Could it be that Zhenguo Gong thinks that after killing the Taishi, he will be able to return to the Qingming Dynasty?" Ruzhen Guogong was an important minister of the first emperor, and his reputation for loyalty to the imperial court was famous all over the world. The so-called heroes in various places need the reputation of Ruzhi Town to be famous. ”

"If Taishi is really killed by you and other coalition forces, does Zhen Guogong still think that the heroes will let Zhen Guogong enter the court? Has Zhenguo Gong forgotten that the first emperor had an edict, and he was not allowed to enter the court for life, and Zhenguo Gong was not allowed to enter the court for life? If the Duke of Ruzhen is not allowed to enter the court, and the Taishi is executed, who does the Duke of Zhenguo think will assist His Majesty? Yuan Shao? Yuan Shu? Sun Jian? Or are they the ministers of the DPRK and China who do not become the climate? ”

Li Ru asked all the questions and threw them all to Xiang Ao. In the eyes of the world, the so-called Zhenguo Gongxiang Ao is just a poor body, and it is difficult to achieve anything. In addition, Xiang Ao's past performance seemed to be foolish and loyal to the royal family, which made people in the world feel that Xiang Ao was difficult to achieve. Li Ru questioned Xiang Ao like this, thinking of bringing Xiang Ao's inner worries to the table, so that Xiang Ao would retreat.

But how do people in the world know Xiang Ao's own thoughts? If it weren't for Liu Hong's kindness to Xiang Ao, Xiang Ao, who was already conscious that he was not a person from this world, would still care about the so-called bloodline of the first emperor?

Looking at Xiang Ao, who bowed his head and was contemplative, Li Ru looked confident, even a little complacent.

After a while, Xiang Ao seemed to raise his head a little decadently, and his mood was depressed. Seeing Xiang Ao like this, Li Ru didn't wait for Xiang Ao to speak, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is also orthodox today, as long as Xiang Gong guards the frontier for His Majesty, he will still share the worries of the court and serve the emperor." Even if Dong Zhuo's realization is not satisfactory now, the ministers of the DPRK and China will definitely try to remedy it, why is Xiang Gong so stubborn and makes the court more chaotic? ”

"Besides, Yuan Shao, the so-called mastermind of the allied forces this time, is even more unkind and unjust, causing Xiang Gong to lose his beloved, this revenge is not avenged, what is a gentleman?"

"Huh?!" When Xiang Ao heard this, his face lived up to his deplorability, and his face changed abruptly. Xiang Ao stood up and slowly came to Li Ru's side, his face fierce. Li Ru, who was originally in control of the victory, suddenly felt the earth-shattering murderous aura attacking him, cold sweat overflowed on his back instantly, and his legs kept shaking.

"How did you know that Yuan Shao killed my beloved wife?"

Li Ru stretched his legs, clasped his hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Since Confucianism is valued by His Majesty, he will mention His Majesty's controller, the Royal Secret Guard." Yuan Shao's behavior was suspicious, and Confucianism collected information about this person in many ways before he learned about it. ”

After Li Ru said that, Xiang Ao stared at Li Ru for a long time, and then retracted his terrifying momentum and sat back down to the front. The killing intent dissipated, and Li Ru was covered in sweat as if he had been fished out of water. Seeing that Xiang Ao calmed down, Li Ru took a few deep breaths and calmed down: "Not only that, Yuan Shao is related to the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the past, eunuchs, and relatives who rebelled against the dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ru's eyes lit up, and he said from the heart: "From Confucianism's point of view, Yuan Shao may have been peeping at the Han Dynasty for a long time, coupled with his name as the fourth and third dukes, if the Taishi dies, the prestige of the court is not there, this person..."

"Yuan Shao has hatred for Xiang Gong, the country and the family." Li Ru suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued: "If the coalition army fails to attack Luoyang, Yuan Shao will definitely try to disperse the coalition army. When the coalition army is dispersed, all parties will definitely attack each other for their own interests, and there will be many princes, and Yuan Shao will definitely rely on his own advantages to swallow the world. ”

"Yuan Shaonai started in Hebei, and he regarded Xiang Gong as a thorn in his side. At that time, Confucian Ke will write to His Majesty to explain Yuan Shao's crimes. Xiang Gong could justifiably send troops to Jizhou to defeat Yuan Shao. First, it can ensure the stability of the Han River; comes, you can avenge Xiang Gong's murder of his wife. ”

After that, Li Ru couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and stared at Xiang Ao with bright eyes.

Xiang Ao lowered his head and drank tea, glanced at Li Ru with his spare eyes, and sighed in his heart: With such a strategist, it is not unreasonable for Dong Zhuoquan to dominate the world. This person seems to be unequal and wise, but he doesn't want to tell the results of the discussion among the people in the Northern Regions in a moment.

"Are you not afraid of death?" Xiang Ao pretended to be angry: "Dong Zhuo's end has come, how can the princes say it?" Go back and tell Dong Zhuo that my father will enter Luoyang in a few days and bring back His Majesty. Let Dong Zhuo wash the head on his neck. When Li Ru heard this, his face was excited. is so horseman, this horse has said it so clearly, and he still can't see the situation in the world?

Wrong! The thought flashed in his heart, Li Ru immediately stopped persuading, his face instantly turned into a pity and sighed: "Hey... Since this is the case, Confucianism will no longer bother Xiang Gong. ”

is a good Xiang Ao, and it turns out that the important ministers who are praised by the world are just coy. Li Ru turned around and glanced at him, as if he wanted to use the back of his head to see through Xiang Ao's thoughts. Hehe, the conspiracy doesn't work, and this rider will give you a conspiracy. The corners of Li Ru's mouth curled, and he was full of worries.

Xiang Ao looked at Li Ru's departing back and sighed deeply. Originally, I planned to just perfunctory Li Ru's persuasion, but I didn't want this person to figure it out by himself, it seems that the princes have become a general trend, and it is indeed unstoppable. It's just how to keep the bloodline of the first emperor in Dong Zhuo's hands? Xiang Ao got up and came to the tent, looking at Luoyang from afar, thinking in his heart.

In Xiang Ao's heart, it doesn't matter who is the emperor. As long as the people of the world can live a better life, even if they win the world by themselves, it is okay, but Liu Hong's entrustment makes Xiang Ao entangled.

No one knew about Li Ru's quiet visit, and at this time, there were no quarrels in the camp of the sour jujube coalition army. Cao Cao returned to the sour date, and he was inevitably counted down by everyone. Cao Cao didn't take it to heart, compared to his reputation, Cao Cao was more concerned about how to get rid of Dong Zhuo at this time.

When Cao Cao expressed his thoughts in his heart, there were those who agreed and those who opposed. But fortunately, in the end, under the temptation of interests and reputation, the vast majority of the coalition forces still agreed with Cao Cao's proposal, and Yuan Shao certainly did not let go of the moment to gain prestige. Under such a complicated situation, the sour jujube coalition army waved its army to the tiger pass.

However, as Cao Cao expected, there were only more than 1,000 defenders in Tiger Prison Pass and Chenggao City, most of whom were still old, weak and disabled, and were placed by Lu Bu again. A few days ago, the crowded Tiger Prison was now full of people and only the sorrowful cries and mourning sounds that could be heard occasionally were left. Seeing the tragic situation of the Tiger Prison Pass, Kong Rong, Tao Qian and other great Confucians sighed, while the rest of the towns hurriedly crossed the Tiger Prison Pass and rushed towards Luoyang City after a short rest.