On an August day in Luoyang, the sun is shining.

The weather that was already in autumn didn't feel any coolness at all, and the summer seemed to want to sprinkle all the heat he had left on the world.

Li Ru sat alone in a dark corner of the main hall, watching in a daze as the sunlight slanted down a pillar of light from the skylight, and fine dust fluttered happily in the pillar of light.

Li Ru has a long and well-proportioned body, looking like a contemplative stone statue in the darkness from a distance, and in the angular face like a knife, a pair of fine eyes flashed with sharp light. In his peerlessly intelligent brain, how many lives have been ruined by his poisonous schemes.

The rocking chair under him squeaked back and forth, and a bowl of tea was brewing at the low table next to him.

This habit of drinking tea is that Li Ru immediately fell in love with this elegant habit after Wei Yi invited him and Dong Zhuo to go to the teahouse "typhoon shelter" in the capital. Even the comfy rocking chair is modeled after a typhoon shelter.

Li Ru has already sent someone to find out that the owner of the typhoon shelter is the Yingchuan Xun family, (Liu Wei's shares are dark shares) can't help but admire these high-ranking families are very powerful, and this typhoon shelter teahouse alone is making money every day. What literati wouldn't fall in love with this tea brew after drinking tea?

And this tea is still the exclusive monopoly of Xun's business, Li Ru once tried to buy his own tea brewing, but because he didn't know how to fry tea, it tasted bitter and astringent.

So if Li Ru wanted to drink tea, he had to send someone to the typhoon shelter to buy and drink, although Dong Zhuo said that he could snatch the typhoon shelter by force, so that Li Ru could buy and drink it without bothering. Li Ru was moved but also suggested that Dong Zhuo should win over a famous family like the Yingchuan Xun clan when they were fledgling, rather than offend.

Now the situation in Luoyang is not smooth sailing for them, and many things go wrong frequently.

In order to seize the opportunity, Dong Zhuo threw off the large army and only brought three thousand iron horsemen to take the lead. It was true that he came to the capital one step ahead of other Qinwang's troops, but he soon showed the weakness of the few soldiers who could not control the situation in Luoyang.

originally wanted to calculate and win over He Jin's subordinates, the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army and other armies to increase their strength, but they were disturbed by Jiang Qi's mistakes. In the end, the fifth battalion of the Northern Army was taken out of Luoyang by Lu Zhi to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army in Runan.

Li Ru did not feel remorse for this, because he did not establish any strong relationship with He Jin's subordinates, and He Jin's subordinates were very cold to their co-optation, Li Ru thought that there was no possibility of absorbing these troops. According to the friendship between the 5th Battalion of the Northern Army and Yuan Shao, these troops are more likely to defect to Yuan Shao's command over time, so Lu Zhi took the 5th Battalion of the Northern Army to leave Luoyang, which was still very beneficial to them.

It's just that Li Ru is puzzled that the situation in Luoyang is already very complicated, and the little emperor sent the military force of the Northern Army at this time, does he really regard Yuan Shao and themselves as first-class loyal ministers who loyally support the Han Dynasty.

Although he felt puzzled, because Li Ru did not list Liu Bian as a dangerous object, he could not guess what the purpose of the departure of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army was.

Moreover, the urgency of time forced Li Ru to think about anything else, after all, King Qin's troops were not the only ones, such as the Bingzhou wolf rider led by Ding Yuan, who was as famous as them, was galloping towards here in the stars and the moon. They had to control the Luoyang court before the other Qinwang troops came to Luoyang, so that they could occupy the initiative and suppress the other princes in the name of the imperial court.

However, in order to control the situation in the court, it is necessary to have strong military support. At this time, there were only two military forces left in Luoyang City, Yuan Shao's moderated Xiyuan Eighth Lieutenant and their Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Yuan Shao basically had no possibility of taking refuge in them, but was the biggest obstacle to their control of the imperial court. The military strength of the two sides is evenly matched, and the Xiyuan Army is on par with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in terms of personnel and equipment, but the combat ability and experience of the soldiers are much worse than the Xiliang Iron Cavalry that fights on the border all year round. However, the Xiyuan army won because there were many people, and Li Ru felt that if Yuan Shao really dared to give it a go, there would be no great chance of winning.

It's just that Yuan Shao didn't take action for a long time, and let the opportunity slip away in vain, his indecisive and timid character was exposed in Li Ru's eyes, which made Li Ru have a sentence of evaluation of him for doing big things.

It was precisely because of Yuan Shao's hesitation that they had a great opportunity, but Li Ru understood that Yuan Shao would not continue to hesitate like this, if they could not strengthen their strength quickly, they would inevitably be in danger at that time.

Although there are many difficulties, it is not inexplicable for a top strategist like Li Ru. Gathering the rest of He Jin was already delusional, and Li Ru had no choice but to set his sights on Jiang Qi.

In the Xiyuan Army, Jiang Qi's strength has reached about 4,000 people by absorbing Jian Shuo, the Black Mountain Army, the Ten Standing Servants and other people, far exceeding Yuan Shao's descendant army. It's just that Yuan Shao has the reputation of controlling the Eighth School of the West Garden, so Jiang Qi still has to listen to his command in the general righteousness.

However, Li Ru learned from the investigation that Jiang Qi and Yuan Shao have always been at odds, and even had conflicts with Yuan Shao's younger brother Yuan Shu, and now because he did not rescue the little emperor in time, the little emperor was dissatisfied.

Although Li Ru is still a little suspicious of Wei Yi and Jiang Qi now, but in such a situation, he has to rely on them for the time being.

It's just that Wei Yi and Jiang Qi have been mostly aggressive recently, and they don't seem to be interested in cooperating with them, which makes people can't guess what they want to do.

Li Ru was thinking about it, and a bold lewd smile came in from outside, interrupting Li Ru's train of thought.

Li Ru frowned and sighed in his heart.

Dong Zhuo walked in with a beautiful woman in his arms, a big hand rubbed vigorously on the beauty's chest, and the beauty did not feel any blush, but leaned on Dong Zhuo's body like a crisp bone, her eyes were like waves, and when she saw Li Ru coming over, she glanced at him lewdly, Li Ru's heart fluttered, and he immediately stabilized his mind again, and stepped forward to Dong Zhuo and said, "Lord." ”

"Wen You doesn't have to be formal." Dong Zhuo said in a good mood.

Xu felt that it was not easy to make some obscene actions in front of his subordinates and sons-in-law, Dong Zhuo let go of the beauty and said to her: "You go to the room and wait for me, I have something to talk about with Wen You." ”

The beauty snorted angrily and said, "Don't, the general said that he would accompany me to the courtyard to play, but before they have finished their fun, they will drive them away." ”

Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "You go to the room first and wait, then there will be a time for you to enjoy yourself." ”

The beauty listened to Dong Zhuo's laughter, slapped Dong Zhuo's chest with her pink fist, and said angrily: "The general is playing tricks on others again." ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, turned the beauty's body around, and slapped her ass hard.

"Go!"

The beauty twisted the waist of the water snake and left, and before leaving, she didn't forget to glance at Li Ru with that seductive look. It's just that Li Ru was prepared in his heart, and he didn't make eye contact with her at all, but secretly scolded in his heart for "red face and troubled water".

That beauty is rumored to be the friend of the little emperor Liu Bian, Dong Zhuo sent someone to Diaoyutai for the purpose of obscenity, but Chen Haonan, the owner of Diaoyutai, did not disagree, and sent someone over that night.

This woman is born with charming bones, and she is proficient in all kinds of room arts, and some knowledge has not even seen Dong Zhuo, who has countless royal maids, and I don't know where she learned it.

Dong Zhuo stuck with her every day, and handed over all the business to Dong Min and Li Ru. was content with pleasure before the big thing was accomplished, and Li Ru was quite disappointed about it.

It's just that Li Ru is not only Dong Zhuo's subordinate, but also his son-in-law, who has been assisting Dong Zhuo for many years and doing his best, Dong Zhuo also trusts him and obeys his words. So although he was a little disappointed with Dong Zhuo at this time, he still held the idea of the whole thing and assisted him wholeheartedly.

Driving away the beauty, Dong Zhuo sat on the back chair in the main hall, rubbed his waist that worked hard day and night, and said to Li Ru: "Wen You, I have been waiting for a long time to come to Beijing, but there has been no progress at all, I don't know what Wen You's plan is to turn the situation around?" ”

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was still thinking about business, Li Ru's heart calmed down a little, and replied to Dong Zhuo: "The lord led the army to the king and broke into the Beijing division, although he seized the opportunity, he lost the army. Confucianism wanted to incorporate the rest of He Jin's main army, but he missed the opportunity, which made the situation in Luoyang difficult to control. This matter is wrong, and Confucianism has been guilty. ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "This is not the time to be held accountable, does Wen You have any other ways to solve the dilemma?" ”

Li Ru said: "The lord is new, and others don't dare to act rashly because they don't know the details, so we are safe at this time." It's just that the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us. The lord should find other forces to unite in Beijing, and ordered Captain Li Dao and Guo Yan to speed up and bring the army to come. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "I have already sent people to urge Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, but it is even troublesome to unite with the reinforcements of Beijing and China." In my view, the only one who can ally with the old man in Beijing is the right captain Jiang Qi's army. It's just that in the past few days, Jiang Qi and Wei Yi have been reluctant to the old man, and the old man has asked them to take refuge several times, but they have politely declined. If they don't want to take refuge in the old man, won't we have a hard time in the future? ”

Li Ru pondered for a moment and analyzed: "Confucianism, Wei Yi, and Jiang Qi may not have the intention of defecting to the general. Wei Yi is greedy on the surface, but in fact, his plans are not small and quite ambitious. And Jiang Qi had offended the Yuan family in his early years, and now he is disgusted by today's son because of the late rescue, looking at the various forces in Luoyang City, only the general can give them the greatest benefits and protection. At this time, they waited and watched, even if they were in the mood to wait for the price and sell, but also because our soldiers could not form an absolute deterrent in the Beijing division, so they did not dare to move lightly. ”

Dong Zhuo frowned and said, "If that's the case, what should I do?" ”

Li Ru said: "The lord should first promise heavy benefits, and then strengthen his strength to make his heart afraid, and then he will naturally lean towards us." ”

Dong Zhuo said with a wry smile: "It's easy to say that Xu Yili is heavy, but if we only strengthen our strength, if we are strong enough, what will we do with them." ”

Li Ru smiled mysteriously and said, "Confucianism has already made a plan for this matter, and the lord only needs to ......."

Li Ru was about to say what he was planning, but the butler Bao Er suddenly came to the front of the porch of the main hall, and was vigilantly silent.

Bao Er is tall and slender with thick eyebrows, and he originally read it for a few years, but later because of his poor family, he was reduced to a situation of selling himself into slavery. After Dong Zhuo moved into the mansion in Luoyang, he thought that the soldiers under him were not good at waiting, so he bought a few slaves and maids to wait. Seeing that this Bao Er was smart and capable, and knew how to read, he also bought him as a steward to manage the chores up and down the house.

Dong Zhuo asked Bao Er, "What's the matter?" ”

"Wei Shangfang and Captain Jiang came to meet the general." Bao Er said respectfully.

Li Ru's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said: "These two people came just in time, even if they don't come, I will send someone to find them." ”

Dong Zhuo asked curiously, "What are Wen You's plans?" ”

Li Ru smiled mysteriously and said, "The lord and look at the plans of his subordinates, and then the lord can cooperate." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "It's all thanks to Wen You." ”

Li Ru sent people to prepare, and Dong Zhuo also sent Bao Er to bring Wei Yi and Jiang Qi to the main hall.

After a while, Wei Yi and Jiang Qi came together, watching Dong Zhuo sitting at the head of the main hall, naturally bowed, and said in unison: "Shang Fang ordered Wei Yi (Captain Jiang Qi of the left) to meet the former general." ”

Dong Zhuo was originally sitting in the first seat of the main hall, and when he saw the two of them coming in to greet him, he hurriedly walked down to help the two of them, and said with a smile: "Wei Shangfang and Jiang Xiaowei haven't seen each other for many days, and they haven't come to me to sit here recently. Hahaha......"

Wei Yi and Jiang Qi also laughed in unison: "If General Dong likes it, how about we go again today?" ”

Dong Zhuo pretended to be embarrassed, and said with a regretful expression: "There are some miscellaneous things, it is better for you and me to get together another day." ”

Wei Yi and Jiang Qijun were stunned, and when they were about to ask Dong Zhuo what was wrong, Li Ru came in from outside and reported to Dong Zhuoyu: "My lord, Captain Li Dao has sent someone to report, and the army led by him will arrive in the next two days." ”

"That's just right." Dong Zhuo nodded, and then said to Wei Yi and Jiang Qi with an apologetic expression: "Recently, the army is coming, and we need to arrange to welcome them, so I have no time to travel with Zhongxian and Yun Lei, please forgive me." ”

Hearing that Dong Zhuo's army was coming, thinking that Dong Zhuo might no longer need to win him over, Jiang Qi's face showed a look of remorse, and Wei Yi's face also changed, but then he pretended to be indifferent and asked: "The Xiliang Iron Cavalry really lives up to its reputation, I didn't expect General Dong's tens of thousands of troops to come so quickly." ”

Li Ru smiled slightly and explained: "My lord has always been sympathetic to the soldiers, so the soldiers are all unwilling to serve the dead. Knowing that we were weak in Luoyang, I naturally hurried to the starry night.

"I see." Wei Yi looked suddenly enlightened, and then said: "General Dong's army is new, if there is any inconvenience, just ask the subordinate to help." I have been living in Luoyang for a long time, and everything is naturally convenient. ”

The meaning of Wei Yi's words is to remind and imply Dong Zhuo and the others that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, even if Dong Zhuo's army arrives, there is a place for them.

Li Ru naturally understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "That's natural, and when the time comes, I will have to trouble Brother Zhongxian and Brother Yunlei." In fact, both of them are dragons and phoenixes among people, my lord has always admired the two for a long time, if the two can devote themselves to the lord and seek wealth, what can not be done in the world? ”

Dong Zhuo also persuaded beside him: "What Wen You said is very true, if the two of you don't give up, this general is willing to share the wealth with the two." ”

Hearing Dong Zhuo and the others persuade him to submit again, Wei Yi and Jiang Qi couldn't help but groan. Dong Zhuo's army is coming, they are about to lose the basis to sell at the price, Jiang Qi almost opened his mouth to agree, but in the end he endured it, watching Wei Yi wait for him to make an idea.

Wei Yi frowned and thought for a while, and then said as if he had made a lot of determination: "General Dong is very loving, and it will be difficult for me to repay him." It's just that this matter is important, and I ask General Dong to let me wait for another discussion. ”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a while, originally thought that Wei Yi and Jiang Qi would immediately return to obedience, but he didn't expect them to refuse. However, Li Ru is still prepared for their attitude, it seems that they still don't believe what they say, and they want to observe for a while. But from the attitude in their words, it has already revealed the meaning of starting to lean towards their own side, as long as they work a little harder, Wei Yi and Jiang Qi's refuge is no longer a difficult matter.

Thinking of this, Li Ru gave Dong Zhuo a look, Dong Zhuo understood, so he clapped his hands and asked someone to bring up two boxes, which were filled with all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry.

Dong Zhuo said: "Since Zhongxian and Yun Lei said so, General Ben is no longer reluctant, and this matter needs to be considered by the two of you more." The two boxes of jewels here are a little bit of General Ben's meaning, and I ask the two of you to accept them. ”

Seeing that Dong Zhuo had sent such a large sum of money to them, Wei Yi and Jiang Qi suddenly showed a greedy gaze. Wei Yi pretended to be ashamed and said, "General Dong, this, how embarrassing is this." ”

Li Ru smiled: "I'll wait to come to Beijing, the two of you have a lot of help, and it should be so." Please don't let down my father-in-law's heart. ”

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru repeatedly persuaded each other, and Wei Yi and Jiang Qicai pretended to be embarrassed to accept the treasure. There was something in their hearts, and the two didn't want to stay longer, so they said goodbye and left.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru personally sent the two of them, and Wei Yi and Jiang Qi were flattered. When the four of them walked to the courtyard while chatting, they suddenly heard a horse's roar, as if it was as shocking as a dragon's roar.

Wei Yi and Jiang Qi were stunned and stopped, Jiang Qi was born in the military, so he naturally heard that this horse was not an ordinary mortal, so he proposed to Dong Zhuo to open his eyes.

Dong Zhuo did not refuse, and ordered someone to lead the horse that had just neighed.

In a moment the groom brought in a horse, red as fire, with four long and slender legs, a pinch of white hair on his forehead, and his eyes shining brightly. Wei Yi and Jiang Qi were stunned for a while, such a majestic divine horse is really rare in the world.

Dong Zhuo smiled proudly and said: "This horse is called Chitu, it is a purebred Dawan BMW, I bought it with a lot of money in the hands of a Western Regions businessman, Zhongxian and Yun Lei take a look?" ”

Looking at Dong Zhuo's triumphant appearance, Wei Yi's eyes were red and angry. circled around the red rabbit horse several times, and praised them loudly, they were about to leave, but they just stayed where they were, and the greedy eyes they showed clearly wanted Dong Zhuo to give them the red rabbit horse.

Dong Zhuo regarded the Red Rabbit Horse as his heart, how could he give it away easily, and was about to say something to send him off, but he saw Li Ru desperately glancing at him, suggesting that he would give the Red Rabbit Horse to Wei Yi.

Dong Zhuo was helpless, so he had to hold back the anger in his heart, and after weighing it again, he pretended to be happy and said, "If Zhongxian likes this horse, how about I give it to Wei Shangfang?" ”

After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he still held the idea that Wei Yi would humbly excuse himself, so that he could still push the boat down the river and leave the red rabbit horse. Who knew that Wei Yi was relieved when he saw him, and immediately put on a touched look, bowed down and thanked: "General Dong's love for Yi, Yi can't repay it in this life and this life." ”

Dong Zhuo was so angry when he heard Wei Yi say this, but he couldn't take it back anymore after the words were spoken, so he had to watch Wei Yi take the red rabbit horse away with a happy look.

After sending Wei Yi and Jiang Qi away, Dong Zhuo said angrily to Li Ru after returning to the main hall: "Why did you ask me to give the red rabbit horse to Wei Yi, the villain, just now!" ”

Li Ru persuaded: "If the lord wants to take the world, why should he care about a horse? If the world is in hand, there are thousands of good horses to choose from; If you lose the world, what about guarding a red rabbit horse! When the lord is in power, I am afraid that a villain like Wei Yi will take the initiative to return the red rabbit horse to the lord. ”

Dong Zhuo calmed down a little after listening to Li Ru's persuasion, and said: "Since Wen You said so, let this Wei Yi help me raise horses for two days." ”

Thinking of what Li Ru had just said, Dong Zhuo asked again: "What did Wen You mean when he said that my army will arrive in these two days?" Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others are still thousands of miles away, if they don't come by then, won't Wei Yi and Jiang Qi find out that we are lying? ”

Li Ru smiled and said: "Confucianism has already made a plan, so that the heroes in the capital do not dare to move, and obediently wait for the arrival of the general's army." ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently, "What's the plan?" ”

Li Ru whispered in Dong Zhuo's ear, Dong Zhuo laughed after hearing it, and said: "If you follow Wenyou's plan, then Luoyang is within reach!" ”

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In the Dragon Garden, Liu Wei looked at the red rabbit horse brought by Wei Yi with a smile, and exclaimed: "This is the legendary red rabbit horse, it really lives up to its name!" Zhongxian, you have good skills, Dong Zhuo regarded this horse as an eyeball, and actually let you dig it up! ”

Wei Yi said modestly: "Dong Zhuo is arrogant and domineering, and the minister just kills his prestige and makes him suffer a loss!" ”

Liu Wei laughed and reached out to touch the red rabbit horse. Who knew that the red rabbit horse did not succumb to ordinary people at all, and with a loud nose, the horse's head shook, and Liu Wei was so frightened that he retracted his hand, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Wei Yi saw that Liu Bi's face was embarrassed, and hurriedly said that he said: "This horse has a strong temperament and is absolutely extraordinary, so Dong Zhuo may not be able to control it." ”

Jiang Qi also said on the side: "This horse is a divine horse in the world, only peerless generals can match, and he doesn't even dare to think of being humble." ”

Hearing Wei Yi and Jiang Qi say this, Liu Biancai's face was a little pale, and he couldn't help but think of the peerless fierce general who matched the red rabbit horse, I am afraid that he is now galloping on the way to Beijing with Ding Yuan, the assassin of Bingzhou. I don't know what it will be like to see him then.

Wei Yi also told Liu Zhu that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru said that the army was about to enter Beijing, and expressed his opinion: "Since Your Majesty asked me to pay attention to Dong Zhuo, Weichen has widely spread eyeliner in the Hedong region. Although there is no information at this time, according to the information a few days ago, Dong Zhuo's army is still near Shaanxi County, and at this time, the fastest is only near Mianchi and Xin'an, and it is impossible to enter Beijing in the next two days. ”

Liu Wei nodded and said: "Dong Zhuo is indeed bluffing, but it's not just that simple, he must have a backhand, otherwise before the army arrives in a few days, won't the lies be self-defeating, and when the heroes wake up, won't they attack it in groups." ”

Wei Yi and Jiang Qi were stunned when they heard Liu Wei say this, and Qi asked, "Your Majesty, do you know what tricks Dong Zhuo has?" ”

Liu Wei smiled mysteriously.

The moment he has been waiting for for many years is finally coming, in history, Dong Zhuo in order to be able to quickly stand on his heels in Luoyang, using the strategy of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, sending soldiers out of the city at night, and entering the city with banners displayed during the day, creating the illusion of constantly increasing troops, so that all parties in Luoyang did not dare to act rashly, and finally took control of the government.

Liu Wei wanted to use his strategy to plan and take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. He had been preparing for this for a long time, and every step had been carefully calculated, but in order to achieve complete success, Liu Wei knew that he needed the help of one person.

To be continued