Zhen Rong has a kind face on the surface, full of benevolence and morality, but he is vicious in his heart, never acts according to moral standards, and kills acquaintances.

Historically, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, the whole territory of Xuzhou was like a frightened bird, Di Rong led his soldiers and subordinates to a total of more than 10,000 men and women and more than 3,000 war horses, south to Guangling County, Guangling County Magistrate Zhao Yu, Zhi Rong as a guest of honor, and set down a grand banquet to entertain Zhen Rong and his soldiers and subordinates, Zhu Rong saw that Guangling County was rich and rich, and couldn't help but be moved, so in a wine banquet, in order to toast, kill Zhao Yu, and ordered his soldiers to kill and burn and plunder Guangling County, with his soldiers and subordinates and plunder the property of Guangling County to the south, take refuge in Xue Li.

Xue Li was originally the prime minister of Pengcheng State under Tao Qian, but was persecuted by Tao Qian, and Xue Li had no choice but to flee to Moling with his subordinates; Xue Li, like Zhao Yu, set up a banquet to entertain Xue Rong, but Zhen Rong also killed Xue Li, annexed Xue Li's subordinates, and took refuge in Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou.

In 195 A.D., in the second year of Xingping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, ordered Liu Xuan to assist Liu Xuan in appointing Zhu Hao, the magistrate of Yuzhang County [Yuzhang County is now in the area of Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province], to attack Liu Biao, the magistrate of Jingzhou, and Zhuge Xuan, the appointed magistrate of Yuzhang; Xu Shao said to Liu Xuan: "Zhenrong has never cared about what others say about him; Zhu Hao's personality is loyal and honest, easy to put his heart into his heart, and credulous others, so he must instruct Zhu Hao to strictly prevent Rongrong! ”

Liu Miao didn't believe Xu Shao's words.

After Zhenrong arrived in Yuzhang County, he used the method of killing Zhao Yu and Xue Li, taking the opportunity of drinking, to kill Zhu Hao, the Taishou, and became the Taishou of Yuzhang County himself. Liu Xiang was furious when he learned about it, and led his troops to attack Zhenrong, and Zhenrong's subordinates were scattered, and Zhenrong fled to the mountains, where he was killed by the people in the mountains and Shanyue, and dedicated the head of Zhenrong to Liu Xuan.

Reality and history have changed a lot, and Zhenrong is more vicious than the performance in history, but the nature of killing ripeness still exists.

Zhenrong killed the landlord Haoqiang and their families and descendants in Danyang County, causing a great sensation in Jiangdong; Although Liu Miao forgave and accepted him and appointed him as the Taishou of Xin'an County, Xue Li and the Jiangdong clan despised Zhen Rong and were full of hatred for him.

Only Yuan Shu of Jiangbei gloated about this.

Time returned to December of the first year of Chuping, and his eyes turned to Luoyang.

At this time, the Central Plains region was in chaos, Yuzhou was inextricably fighting, and Yangzhou was not peaceful; Taxes in Jingzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou have been delivered one after another; Dong Zhuo was in a good mood.

Li Ru's mood was not better, the ambition of the champion Hou frightened him, and he felt more and more pressure.

Jizhou and Qingzhou, although the taxes of the year were sent on time, the number was less than half, this is the champion Hou Gaoshun, taking a step-by-step approach, gradually putting pressure on the imperial court, maybe it won't be long before the champion Hou will stop paying taxes to the imperial court.

Although Jingzhou is rich, with the power of one state, Taishi Dong Zhuo cannot support such a huge army.

Hongnong County and Henan Yin, in the Sili area, due to the plundering of Dong Zhuo's officers and soldiers, the population was greatly reduced, the land was largely barren, and the taxes were pitiful; The three counties of Yanzhou have also suffered serious damage from the war, and they will not be able to return to their previous status in a short period of time, and it is not easy to maintain the needs of the local garrison.

It is necessary to find a way to provide a large amount of military supplies in the long term, otherwise the existing officers and men are likely to disperse in a hurry, and everyone will die without a place to bury.

In the imperial court, on the surface, all the officials have submitted to the Taishi, but there are many activities of those officials in private, and maybe one day, uncontrollable things will break out, resulting in the loss of control of the imperial court.

Outside the imperial court, the biggest enemy is still the champion Hou, war is inevitable, as for the time sooner or later, one is to see the use value of Dong Zhuo's forces, and the other is to look at the mood of the champion Hou.

Li Ru saw it very accurately, and how to solve the three major problems made him frown all day long.

The top priority is to stabilize the imperial court, which is their greatest advantage, to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes; Only when the imperial court is stable and continues to be under control can they plot for greater development, otherwise, the princes will attack it en masse, and they will definitely be defeated if they do not have a solid base.

So, Li Ru found Dong Zhuo and suggested: "Taishi, the court is calm on the surface, but it is turbulent in private, we must consider a long-term plan to ensure more reasonable control over the court." ”

"What does Wen You think? But it doesn't hurt to say that. "Dong Zhuo has experienced several assassinations and knows that the Shi clan is not right to give up hostility towards him.

Li Ru thought for a while, sorted out his words, and said in a calm tone: "Taishi, the top priority is to establish the queen. ”

"Your Majesty is only 11 years old after the New Year, how can you canonize the queen?"

Li Ru said disapprerovingly: "It's good for Master Yu, why bother with ancestral etiquette." ”

"Who is the queen?"

Li Ru was embarrassed and said: "Taishi, Dong Bai will be in time for next year, and he is the best candidate for the queen." ”

Dong Zhuo's son died early, leaving such a direct descendant, the baby is terrible, Li Ru is afraid that Dong Zhuo will be dissatisfied, so he feels embarrassed.

If the granddaughter becomes the queen, then Dong Zhuo controls the court, and it is justified; Dong Zhuo was very moved, but his granddaughter was four years older than the emperor, and he didn't know what his granddaughter's attitude was; As for the attitude of Emperor Liu Xie, there is no need to consider it, and it is up to him to decide.

Even if he likes his granddaughter no matter how much he likes, the marriage of women in this era must be subordinated to the interests of the family, as long as it is beneficial to him, Dong Zhuo will give it up.

Dong Zhuo asked again: "I don't know what the attitude of the ministers is?" ”

When Li Ru heard Dong Zhuo ask this, he knew that he didn't object, so he said, "Taishi, why do you need to consider other people's attitudes? As long as the champion Hou has no objections, it is fine. ”

"Yes, you don't need to care about other people's opinions, if you look at it at the moment, the champion Hou will not interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, this matter is so decided, Wen Xian can just say hello to everyone in the imperial court in advance, so that they can be mentally prepared."

"Yes, Master!" Li Ru suggested again: "Taishi, there is news from Bingzhou, the sister of the champion Hou will get married tomorrow in March, why don't we reward her, befriend him, and send a messenger to congratulate him, by the way, inquire about the attitude of the champion Hou, if so, it is also the court's attention to him." ”

"Who is his husband?"

"It's a civilian general, not very famous, and the news from him shows that he is just handsome in appearance."

"Okay, Wen You just looks at the arrangement." As long as he doesn't make friends with the scholars, the champion Hou is still in the same camp with Dong Zhuo for the time being, and has common needs; Dong Zhuo didn't care much about this kind of trivial matter, and it was also a good opportunity to make good friends with the champion Hou, so he gave power to his son-in-law Li Ru.

Li Ru didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he said: "Is it good to canonize the sister of the champion Hou as the county marquis?" It's just that there is some inconsistency with the etiquette law. ”

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "Hahaha, why bother with those etiquette laws, make him a county marquis, those rotten Confucians don't have the courage to oppose it, whoever opposes it will offend the champion marquis, this plan is very good." ”

With Dong Zhuo's consent, Li Ru began to get busy.

First, he visited the important ministers separately, explained to them the matter of establishing a queen, and asked for their opinions to show respect for them; quietly let people release the news that the imperial court will appoint Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai as the queen, so that those important ministers will consider carefully when recommending candidates.

Subsequently, he asked the ministers who had a good relationship with Dong Zhuo to create momentum for the establishment of Dong Bai as the queen.

Dong Zhuo also communicated this matter with his old mother and Dong Bai; The old mother is very happy, it is the honor of the Dong family to become the queen of the family; Dong Bai has no right to speak, so he can only acquiesce.