Cao Ju was shocked, and secretly thought, this is indeed possible, and what Li Ru chose will definitely be Zixiao.

Immediately, Cao Ju asked Xi Zhong: "Since Zhicai can guess Li Ru's tricks, he must also have countermeasures?" ”

Xi Zhong smiled slightly and said: "Lord, it is not difficult to resolve Li Ru's plan, but this matter requires the cooperation of General Zixiao and Qu Mu." ”

Cao Ju was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "What is Zhicai's plan ......?"

Xi Zhong came to Cao Ju and whispered a few words in Cao Ju's ear, the latter's eyes immediately lit up, and he laughed and said: "Wonderful, wonderful, it's just that Zixiao needs to suffer a little." ”

Xi Zhong also said with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to suffer too much, you just have to do enough tricks, even if Dong Zhuo and Li Ru are suspicious, there is nothing to be done." ”

Cao Ju nodded and said, "Okay, just take the plan of talent." "I thought to myself, wonderful, there are top strategists like Zhicai, the effect is really very different, such a problem can be easily solved, hey, it seems that a strategist like Xi Zhong has to accept a few more.

Let's say that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru thought they had a plan, and Dong Zhuo even sent someone to the palace to draw up such a holy decree and asked Li Ru to take it to Cao Ju's mansion to announce the decree.

As soon as I arrived at Cao Ju's house, I heard a person's screams inside, as if someone was being tortured.

It is not strange that a subordinate makes a mistake and is punished by his master, and it is not uncommon.

Cao Ju was extremely injured and couldn't come over to receive the order, so the people in the Horse Mansion naturally took the status of the Yongnian princess the most, and she came over to receive the order instead of Cao Ju.

Li Ru had just unfolded the holy decree and cleared his throat, and before he could read a word, he heard a voice outside: "Princess Qiyu, General Zixiao has passed out after being tortured." ”

Liu Mu said lightly: "It's just a faint death, continue to fight, Cao Ren was overjoyed when he learned that the horse was seriously injured, such a disloyal person should be beaten to death to set an example." ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, looked at the holy decree in his hand, and thought to himself, Cao Ren was actually convicted of Cao Ju, and he was about to be beaten to death, how could this holy decree be read.

At that moment, Li Ru put away the holy decree and asked, "Princess, I don't know where General Cao Zixiao is now?" ”

Liu Mu replied: "I am being tortured in the side courtyard of the Horse Mansion, Lord Li, this is a family matter of the Horse Mansion, and I also ask Lord Li to read the holy decree quickly." ”

Li Ru's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, the matter of the holy decree is not in a hurry, General Cao Ren is the first general under the command of the horse, and he is the pillar of the country. ”

Liu Mu nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I also ask Master Li to go to the side courtyard with the palace." ”

Under the leadership of Liu Mu, Li Ru came to a side courtyard on his left hand, and saw that in the middle of the courtyard, Cao Ren was lying on a torture bed, and there was a sergeant on the left and right, holding a wooden staff, and he was hitting Cao Ren's ass alternately.

As for Cao Ren, he was tortured motionless, obviously fainted.

After Liu Mu and Li Ru arrived, the two sergeants immediately stopped and said together, "I've seen the princess." ”

Liu Mu nodded and said lightly: "No need to be polite, continue to torture." ”

"Yes." The two sergeants immediately responded, and were about to do it again, when Li Ru's heart suddenly moved, raised his hand, and shouted, "Slow." ”

Liu Mu turned his head and asked with a surprised expression, "Master Li, ...... you are?"

Li Ru said with a smile: "Princess, General Zixiao is a relative of the Cao family, and he is brave and resourceful, and he is the pillar of the country. Moreover, not long after General Zixiao first came to Luoyang, his roots were unstable, and he served under the tent of the horse. If there is really any accident with the horse, General Zixiao's career will inevitably be affected, so Confucianism thinks that General Zixiao will never be disloyal to the horse, and this matter needs to be carefully investigated. ”

Liu Mu's face changed, and he immediately shouted: "Lord Li's intention, is it to blame the palace for missing Cao Renye?" ”

"I don't dare." Li Ru immediately hugged his fists and said loudly, "I mean to be humble, but I just think that this matter should be investigated in detail, if there is a misunderstanding, I am afraid that the concubine will wake up in the future, and the princess will be blamed." ”

Using Cao Ju to suppress Liu Mu is the only means, Li Ru is extremely smart, and he thought of this section at once.

Sure enough, Liu Mu's face changed again, but his anger decreased slightly, he groaned for a while, nodded and said, "Lord Li's words are quite reasonable, since this is the case, I will spare Cao Ren's life today." ”

After saying that, Liu Mu turned his head and instructed the two sergeants: "You two will drag him down, heal his wounds first, and then thoroughly investigate this matter when the horse wakes up in the future." ”

"Order." The two sergeants immediately responded, and according to Liu Mu's order, they carried Cao Ren and dragged him out, and they didn't know where he was dragged to.

Liu Mu said lightly: "Thank you Lord Li for reminding me, this palace is in anger and has not investigated in detail, thinking about it carefully, it is indeed too reckless." ”

Li Ruyi arched his hand and said: "The so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, the princess is worried about the injury of the horse, and when she hears this report, she is angry for a while, which is human nature." ”

Liu Mu said: "Lord Li, because of Cao Ren's matter, it is a sin to delay the reading of the holy decree, and I also ask Lord Li to read the holy decree quickly." ”

"This ......" Li Ru rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "This holy decree is related to General Cao Ren, the emperor recited his military exploits and wanted to reward him, since General Cao Ren is unconscious, it is not too late to read the holy decree another day, well, princess, there is nothing else to do here, I will take my leave here and go back to the Taishi to return to my life." ”

Liu Mu nodded and said, "Since this is the case, the palace will not keep Lord Li, come and send Lord Li for the palace." ”

Qu Mu immediately stepped forward and sent Li Ru out of the Horse Mansion.

In a side courtyard of the Horse Mansion, Cao Ren was lying on a bed, and Cao Ju was sitting on the edge of the bed, carefully applying gold sore medicine to Cao Ren.

While applying the medicine, Cao Ju said: "This time to resolve Li Ru's plan, Zixiao suffered, and after killing Dong Zhuo in the coming day, I will have a big drink with Zixiao." ”

Cao Ren endured the pain and didn't let himself show a grinning expression, and said: "The lord is serious, the last general is not only under the command of the lord, but also the general of the Cao family. ”

At this moment, Xi Zhong walked quickly from outside, walked into the room, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qi, this plan is also successful, then Dong Zhuo heard about it, and in desperation, he ordered Huangfu Jianshou, the son of General Huangfu, to lead a thousand troops and kill the people of Yuan's mansion." ”

Huangfu Jianshou, Cao Ju was shocked, and was about to say something, but Xi Zhong said again: "Lord, those who have achieved great things should not be informal." ”