In the mansion of Li Ru in Chang'an City

In April, Mengxia has just entered the summer, but the tiredness brought by spring sleep has not completely dissipated, and Chang'an City in the early morning has not yet entered the most lively stage of the day.

Li Ru's mansion is located in the city, not close to the city, the street, so at this time it is still relatively quiet, only some of the servants in the mansion get up early to draw water and clean, make a fire to make food, the pedestrians in the alley are relatively scarce, occasionally there are cars and horses passing nearby, there will be the sound of wheels.

Li Ru has been at home these days, but at this time, he didn't have any sleepiness, but chose to stay in clothes, and did not call the servants to bring soup to wash, but walked straight out of the room and strolled in his backyard.

Originally, his eyelids kept jumping in the morning, but now listening to the crisp sound of birds in his ears, Li Ru's footsteps slowed down, and the irritability in his heart all the time also eased a little. In fact, there is no illness in him, and if there is, it is only a heart disease caused by the failure of his vision.

After Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an from Luoyang, after experiencing many changes in the DPRK and China, he chose to build Yiwu, and outside Chang'an, he remotely controlled the large and small governments in the court.

But what Dong Zhuo chose to rely on in the court was not the former think tank, Li Ru, who had made great efforts for Dong Zhuo to control the government and even killed King Hongnong at the cost of the crime, but Situ Wang Yun, who was born in a family and enjoyed a reputation among scholars and doctors, and was able to meet Dong Zhuo's heart.

In addition, Dong Min, the general of the left, the lieutenant of the Chinese army, and Dong Huang in the servant, most of these Dong clansmen in the court are not close to Li Ru, and even have a faint implication of excluding him.

Li Ru paced in the backyard and unconsciously came to a small courtyard. He raised his eyes to look at this courtyard, which he rarely came to on weekdays, and remembered that Yan Yan's female dependent was placed in this courtyard.

Previously, Li Ru, who had a keen sense of smell, noticed the turbulent undercurrents in Chang'an City, and just in case, he took Yan Yan's female dependents to his backyard to settle down.

Thinking of the Yan Yan family who was usually in-depth and simple, and rarely showed up, Li Ru thought of Yan Yan who was still in Hedong, Yan Yan pacified the Baibo chaos in Hedong, and was under the command of Niu Fu, and made many military exploits. However, Li Ru was constrained everywhere in Chang'an City, and he could only avoid trouble by saying that he was sick and idle at home.

In this situation, although Yan Yan still sent people to send gifts and letters every once in a while, and Zhou Liang also sent back news one after another, Li Ru could still sense in his heart that the relationship between himself who had lost power and this henchman who had been installed in the army in the past was becoming more and more estranged, and the eyeliner that he had originally planted by Yan Yan's side was gradually losing its effect.

If it weren't for Yan Yan and this female dependent living in Li Ru's mansion, I was afraid that even this delicate and fragile relationship would be abandoned by Yan Yan, who had made meritorious contributions.

However, it is also pitiful for this lonely woman, Li Ru sometimes even thinks that according to this development, in the hearts of Yan Yan and herself, she may not be as critical and important as she was at the beginning, and it is only to maintain a little trust and connection between the two people inside and outside each house.

At the time of life and death, when the desire for profit is consumed, Yan Yan's attitude towards her concubine is no different from that of her own wife.

Li Ru, who lost his position in the court, was touched by the scene for a while, and was moved by compassion, and immediately stopped outside the courtyard, called the servants who were waiting in the courtyard, and briefly inquired about the living and eating conditions of Yan Yan's daughters.

After learning that Zhang Rui's situation was as usual, Li Ru told the servants to take good care of Yan Yan's family, and that food and clothing should be provided according to the specifications of the family members in the backyard, and then he walked again and walked in the direction of his residence.

After taking a walk to slowly straighten out his mind, Li Ru's state gradually reversed. When he had gone back to his dwelling and washed, he had his servant bring him a morning meal, and while he was eating, he summoned a servant who had just returned from outside to inquire about it.

"There is a big court meeting today, what do you see when you go out, what is abnormal in the city?"

The spring breeze is expected to be steep, and today's young son of heaven only felt the wind cold a few days ago, and has just recovered recently, so he convened a meeting of ministers in the Weiyang Palace. Although Li Ru is now at home, he still pays attention to this kind of major event, so he specially asks the servants sent out to see the situation in the city.

"There is nothing unusual in the city, and the Taishi's car has also entered the city and gone to the palace, but Wang Situ's car has never been seen······"

This servant, who was often sent by Li Ru to inquire about the situation in the city, was familiar with the mansions of the powerful people in the city, and soon reported to Li Ru the movements of the target people he had been concerned about in the past.

Hearing that the servant did not see Wang Yun's car enter the palace in advance, Li Ru was a little surprised in his heart, according to Wang Yun's previous actions to please Dong Zhuo, he would definitely enter the palace in advance and arrange all the etiquette of the court meeting, but today the servant did not see his car first!

Remembering that his eyelids kept jumping early in the morning, Li Ru sighed in his heart and hurriedly asked:

"Early this morning, who escorted the Taishi's car into the city?"

"It was Lu Zhonglang who personally led the troops to escort into the palace."

The servant looked at Li Ru, who became nervous early in the morning, and also had some doubts in his heart, since Wu Fu failed to assassinate the Taishi, the Taishi's travel had to be guarded by General Lu Zhonglang's elite soldiers, how could his master not know, why did he ask this question today.

"General Zuo and the lieutenant of the Chinese military never brought troops with them?"

Li Ru asked again.

"The villain watched by the roadside, but he never saw the chariots and horses of these two nobles passing by the royal road."

The servant was infected by Li Ru's nervous look, carefully recalled the situation of the carriage and horses on the royal road not long ago, and then hurriedly replied.

When Li Ru heard this, he suddenly stood up, and he connected these seemingly unrelated pieces of information in his mind: Dong Zhuo's car drove into the palace, Lu Bu's guards accompanied him, Wang Yun was abnormally absent, and Dong Min and Dong Huang did not follow the line······

The more he thought about it, the more shocked Li Ruqiang endured the tremor in his heart, tried his best to maintain normalcy on his face, and said slowly to the servant:

"You go to the vicinity of Miyagi again, wait nearby, if there is any big movement in the palace, go back to the house and report to me quickly!"

The servant opened his mouth, and the doubtful words came to his mouth, but looking at Li Ru's uncharacteristic words and deeds, he finally couldn't help but ask questions, and after he only agreed, he immediately walked out quickly.

It wasn't until the back of the hurried servant disappeared from sight that Li Ru, who could see the gods, reacted and withdrew his eyes to his own closeness, and the morning food in front of him became unpalatable, Li Ru sat down anxiously again, but after only sitting for a while, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, so he had to get up again and paced in the residence worriedly.

I don't know how long I waited in my restlessness, and the restless Li Ru was finally pulled back to reality by the sound of hurried footsteps outside his residence.

"Lord, something is wrong!"

The servant who was sent to inquire about the news near Miyagi was already pale at the moment, and he hurried from outside the mansion, he ran to the outside of Li Ru's residence, and finally couldn't help but exclaim in a trembling voice.

"What happened?"

Li Ru's heart tightened, and he secretly said that it was bad, and hurriedly asked out loud.

"A large number of armor soldiers suddenly appeared at the gate of Miyagi, and there were also soldiers hanging edicts on the palace-"

"What is written in the edict?"

Li Ru heard that there were soldiers hanging the edict on the gate outside the palace gate, and he knew that the change in the palace had happened, he hurriedly asked about the content of the edict, and thought of Dong Zhuo's car that had just entered the palace, and hurriedly added the question.

"Has the Taishi's car ever left the palace?"

Li Ru's servant was originally frightened by the changes he encountered, but now he was asked by Li Ru one after another, and hurriedly wanted to open his mouth, but he choked on his breath because of nervousness, coughed non-stop, and couldn't speak for a while.

"What the hell is going on?"

Li Ru was anxious, but he could only wait for the servant to relieve his breath, and asked anxiously again.

"The armor soldiers who appeared are all long live the mountain, ordered to beg for thieves, the car of the Taishi has not appeared again after driving into the palace, the villain is anxious, he does not dare to approach the palace, so he turned back to report, and heard rumors of market news along the way."

"What's the rumor, tell me quickly!"

"It is said that it is Dong Rebellion who gave the head, and the Son of Heaven issued an edict to arrest Dong Rebellion's remnant party!"

Hearing the bad news that Dong Zhuo had been killed, Li Ru, who had been struck by lightning, instantly turned black in front of him, and as soon as his legs were weak, he was unable to sit on the ground.

Seeing this, the servant hurriedly stepped forward and laboriously helped Li Ru up, and at the same time asked in horror:

"Lord, what should I do now?"

"Let's go, let's go, I'll go soon!"

After Li Ru was helped up by the servant, his mind was a little clear, and when he heard the servant's words, the nerves of the whole person instantly tensed again, and he hurriedly said in a hurry.

"Let's go? Where am I going? ”

The servant asked, a little bewildered.

"Don't ask, you hurry up and get ready for the car, we need to get out of the city immediately!"

After Li Ru finished speaking, he left the servant and ran to the backyard by himself, the servant was stunned for a moment, then he screamed, reacted, and hurriedly ran out to prepare for the car.

When his life was at stake, Li Ru's actions were very fast, and he didn't dare to worry about the money in the house anymore, so he only packed up some softness, and ordered the maid to help his two concubines and Yan Yan's family members into the car, and then brought a henchman to ride a slave, two domestic servants who drove the car, plus the maids and maids in the car, a total of nine people, two carts in front and behind, ready to set off, and grab out of the city before the city gate was closed.

There were still some remaining servants in the house, watching the master's family hurrying out to take refuge, each inexplicable and unclear, but they also spontaneously gathered together, whispering, listening to each other's situation, and falling into ignorant panic.

Li Ru was about to leave the mansion, but when he saw the servants in the mansion gathering spontaneously, he stopped and thought about it, and then suddenly turned back.

With a sword in hand, he stood in front of the crowd, staring at the panicked and unscrupulous servants in the house.

"There are mobs in the city, the situation is unknown, I am going to take refuge in Yiwu now, you have been following me for some time, after all, there is some master-servant affection, the wealth in the house is at your disposal, and they will disperse, take care of themselves."

After he finished speaking, the slave in the house hesitated for a moment, but soon a big slave reacted first, and did not greet the other slaves around him, and ran quickly to the hall.

With such a reference, the other slaves instantly scattered in an uproar, and they also went separately to fight for the wealth in the house.

Li Ru laughed miserably, and after taking one last look at the servants in the mansion who were scrambling, he knew that his goal had been achieved, so he quickly put his sword into the sheath and strode towards the gate of the mansion.