"Lord, as you expected, a large number of soldiers and horses left the city and went in the direction of Yiwu!"

Outside the Qingming Gate of Chang'an City, after inquiring about the news, Li Confucian's cavalry slave rode quickly to this side to meet Li Ru's carriage and horse, and reported to Li Ru what he saw.

What Li Ru said before, going to Yunyun to take refuge in Yunyun is just words to cover people's ears.

He knew that there had been a drastic change in the palace, Dong Zhuo was more than lucky, and this long-planned court turmoil would set off a monstrous wave, and those affected would never have only one family and one surname.

And Yiwu, as the lair of the Dong family, must be a place of heavy siege. Those who launched this coup against Dong Zhuo will never give the Dong clan any chance to turn around.

Therefore, before the Chang'an City Gate was closed, after snatching out the Qingming Gate, they chose to hide their whereabouts and secretly inquire about the movements of all parties.

After hearing the whispered report of the riding slave, Li Ru did not have much surprise on his face, and he asked cautiously:

"Have you ever seen a man leading a soldier?"

"Looking at the flag, it seems that the emperor of the DPRK is leading the troops."

The muscles on Li Ru's face twitched, and sure enough, it was a coup d'état launched by the long-planned old ministers in the DPRK. At this time, even Huangfu Song, who was cunning and had been dormant, jumped out, and it seemed that Dong Zhuo must have died in the palace.

"Go, Yiwu is now besieged by the rebels. Huangfu Yizhen led the troops, and the people of the Dong family in the dock were all mediocre, and it was difficult to resist, so I rushed to General Xu Zhonglang's camp as soon as possible! ”

After Li Ru inquired about the movements of the soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, he immediately decided where his group went.

At present, the situation has changed suddenly, whether it is for self-protection or counterattack, every step needs to be taken against time, Li Ru urged his car to go on the road and speed up to the camp of Xu Rong's soldiers and horses outside the city.

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Xu Rong Camp

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Ru, who arrived in a hurry, calmed down his mind, and used the clearest and fastest words to describe to Xu Rong a series of court upheavals that were taking place in Chang'an City at this moment.

"Xu Jun, now there are drastic changes in the city, the death of the prince is unpredictable, and there are treacherous ministers above the court who have taken the Son of Heaven hostage and caused chaos in Kyoto. This is the autumn of the danger of survival, but it is also the time when the loyal ministers and good generals will work hard to make meritorious contributions, the rebellion of the former Han Dynasty Zhulu, the rebellion, the chaos of the Marquis of Jiang, the merit is in the Qianqiu Sheji, today's things, it is already like this, the way of blessing and misfortune, all related to the monarch's body! ”

Li Ru rolled his eyes and looked at Xu Rong who was sitting in the tent, although he had just analyzed the situation inside and outside Chang'an City clearly, and compared Xu Rong to Zhou Bo who quelled the Zhulu Rebellion in the former Han Dynasty, but when he saw the obscure expression of Xu Rong above, he still decided to add another dose of fierce medicine to Xu Rong.

"Xu Jun has a strong army, if he does nothing at this time, it is tantamount to giving the head to others. It must be known that the envoy of the Northern Army of the former Han Dynasty protected Ren An, bowed to the rebellion of the prince, stood still, and waited and saw the success or failure. Afterwards, Emperor Xiaowu was imprisoned and sentenced to death for his deceit and disloyalty. ”

"The front car is covered, and the rear car is ringed. Xu Jun still needs to make a decision early! ”

When Li Ru said this, his eyes were fixed on Xu Rong's face, trying to increase the pressure invisibly through his words and deeds, forcing Xu Rong to make a decision as soon as possible.

After Dong Zhuo withdrew to Chang'an from Luoyang, Xu Rong did not lead his troops out to fight, but was ordered to garrison troops outside Chang'an. Although his posture in his leisure time has been slightly blessed, the majesty of a veteran of a hundred battles on his body has not been reduced.

After listening to Li Ru's words with a gun and a stick, his face was solemn and silent.

Dong Zhuo's series of actions in recent years, moody, and good to establish authority with criminal law, is completely different from the image of the heart of a soldier with kindness and righteousness when he led troops to fight in the early years, and even Xu Rong, a veteran general in the army who has followed him for a long time, has to act carefully, lest he disobey Dong Zhuo's will and bring death to himself.

Now Dong Zhuo is trapped in the palace ban, his life and death are unknown, and there are ministers in the court who are ordered to beg for thieves, the gates of Chang'an have been closed, and all gates are strictly guarded by soldiers and horses, only Li Ru, a former think tank who has lost power in the court, escaped from Chang'an City.

Therefore, even if Li Ru clarified the stakes and tried his best to persuade Xu Rong to raise troops to regain control of Chang'an City, Xu Rong still did not dare to rashly agree to this matter, which was beyond his expectations and authority.

"Li Jun, I know that you are anxious at this time, but the situation is not clear, I still can't rashly raise troops, I must first send someone to contact Dong, Hu, and Yang Zhonglang generals, and then make a decision!"

When Li Ru heard Xu Rong's words, his anger overflowed. The current situation must not be delayed, if there is still time, slowly contact the resolution, he can go to Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and others again, but it is because the current situation in Chang'an City is in danger and cannot be delayed, he decided to rush to Xu Rong's camp and persuade Xu Rong, who is decisive, among the generals of the Xiliang Army, to raise troops.

Only when Xu Rong suddenly emerged at this time, and then contacted Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and others, could there be the possibility of reversing the situation.

And if you follow the usual law, I am afraid that after Xu Rong finishes contacting Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others, the personnel in Chang'an City will be over, and these people will have no power to return to heaven, so they can only sit and wait to become prisoners of others.

"Xu Jun, if it is decided, if this matter is delayed any longer, I am afraid that you and I will both become prisoners of the order-"

Li Ru was in a hurry, and wanted to persuade again, but Xu Rong didn't want to listen to Li Ru's words anymore, so he immediately ordered the guards outside the tent to invite Li Ru to another tent to be guarded and settled.

After Li Ru was taken out of the tent by his own soldiers, Xu Rong slowly stood up, and before he knew it, his back had been infiltrated by his own cold sweat.

"Someone, go and find Xu Sima for me!"

Xu Rong stood in the tent and thought for a while, then quickly ordered to the soldiers outside the tent, I don't know how many people's lives are related to this matter, after thinking about it, even Xu Rong, who has been in battle for a long time, can't help but feel cold in his heart, and the person sent out to contact Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others must be his own henchmen, and he can also represent himself and win the trust of Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others.

Xu Kun quickly entered the tent from outside the camp, Xu Rong quickly recounted the matter to him, and gave a few extra orders, so he hurriedly sent Xu Kun out.

After Xu Kun left, Xu Rong issued several orders one after another, and for a while, the sound of horns and the sound of people and horses assembling was endless, and the entire barracks went up and down, and then became busy.

The sound of the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Xu Rong's camp also alarmed Li Ru in the other tent. Li Ru's heart moved, he didn't care about comforting the timid and restless family members in the tent, and wanted to go out of the tent to inspect the situation in Xu Rong's camp, but as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he was stopped with a spear by a soldier who was holding a soldier and was hostile, and the corners of Li Ru's mouth trembled slightly, and finally retreated into the tent.

In the middle of the day, the anxious Li Ru was finally taken to Xu Rong's tent by the armor outside the tent, and as soon as he entered the tent, Li Ru heard Xu Kun's voice.

"Lu Fengxian held the edict in his hand, led the soldiers of the state, and besieged the camp of General Dong Zhonglang, General Dong Zhonglang, Captain Fan and others were defeated and fled, Hu and Yang The two Zhonglang generals surrendered and joined the state soldiers, and all the inside and outside of Chang'an City have fallen into the hands of the soldiers of the state!"

Xu Kun, who returned quickly, reported to Xu Rong with a solemn face about the current situation inside and outside Chang'an City, and when Li Ru stepped into the tent, because Xu Rong had already mentioned Li Ru's arrival to him, Xu Kun just glanced at him, and was not too surprised, but continued:

"In addition, Hu and Yang, the two lieutenant generals, have also sent people to persuade adults!"

Xu Rong listened to Xu Kun's words, his face was a little ugly, and he turned his eyes to look at Li Ru.

"Li Jun, did you hear that?"

Li Ru naturally heard Xu Kun's words, he shook his head with a wry smile, and he didn't know whether he was lamenting Dong Zhuo's long-term estrangement from him, or sighing that Xu Rong didn't follow his previous advice.

"Good plans are useless, what can be done about it!"

Xu Rong's eyelids moved slightly, he didn't pick up Li Ru's words, but asked:

"The matter has come to this, where will Li Jun go?"

"Although I am not talented, I am also determined not to surrender to the opposition party in the DPRK, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Kwantung, and I want to surrender to them. Of course, whether it can be made depends on Xu Jun's intentions. ”

Li Ru was in Xu Rongying, and he no longer concealed his next plan. Hongnong also has the soldiers and horses of Niu Fu, Duan Xuan and others, and the soldiers and horses of Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji are also attacking Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places.

"If Li Jun has made up his mind, you and I will get acquainted, and Rong Zi has no reason to seek glory from righteousness, but Niu Fu has no strategy, and I am afraid that he is not Lu Feng's first opponent. As for Duan Zhongming and others, people who are busy can only be good alone, I am afraid that Li Jun's hard work, when he arrives in Kanto, he still can't succeed after all! ”

Xu Rong could hear that Li Ru was testing himself, and he immediately clarified his intentions, saying that he would not tie Li Ru up as a letter of refuge for Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others.

It's just that Li Ru is going to defect to Niu Fu, Xu Rong is not optimistic at all, in his opinion, if Dong Zhuo is lucky enough to escape, with his prestige, to gather the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army in various places, then there may be the power to return to the sky, but only with Niu Fu, Duan Xuan, Li Dao and others, either lack of fame, or have no strategy, against the righteous soldiers of the court, but there is no chance of winning.

And Li Ru had already heard from Xu Rong's words that he had no intention of leading his troops east to join the soldiers and horses with Niu Fu and other generals. It is no wonder that Xu Rong has always had a cold relationship with the generals of the Liangzhou family, and in his eyes, Niu Fu and others are also slightly mediocre people, so they naturally will not risk their lives to lead the troops to Shaanxi County at this time.

Everyone has their own aspirations, and it is useless to force them, as long as they do not get in the way of each other.

"The situation is critical, Confucianism is going to leave immediately and go to Shaanxi County, Xu Jun takes care and leaves!"

Since the two have different choices, Li Ru has nothing to say. Immediately, Li Ru said goodbye to Xu Rong and asked to leave.

Xu Rong's face changed, and his mood was a little confused, but he looked at Li Ru, who had made up his mind, and did not stop him, and after a while, he asked Xu Kun in the tent to send someone to secretly escort Li Ru's carriage and horses out of the camp.

After driving more than ten miles, Xu Kun was worried about the situation in the camp, and then said goodbye to Li Ru, so he hurriedly took a group of knights, turned around and walked away along the same road.

And Li Ru's carriage and horse also accelerated after separating from Xu Kun. The riding slave who was guarding in front of Li Ru looked back at his master, only to see that Li Ru's constricted brows had not really loosened since he came out of Xu Rong's camp, and he asked with some uneasiness:

"Lord, should we continue to march to Shaanxi County, or will we turn around and go to Hedong?"

"Shaanxi County."

Li Ru, who was in deep thought, heard the question of the riding slave next to him, and there was a light flashing in his eyes, and he replied indifferently without showing his face.

Now the building will fall, and people's hearts will be different. Even Xu Rong, a general in the army, chose to stay put, how could Li Ru go to Yan Yan, who was far away in Hedong and unpredictable, at this time.

Although Niu Fu is a mediocre talent, he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and only he will be desperate at this time, and he can only fight with determination.

As for the general talent strategy, Li Ru, who was in deep thought, hooked the corners of his mouth.

Clever and good strategy, a word of ruin.