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Duan Xuan stared at the collapsed courtyard wall, and thought angrily in his heart that if he met the person who built this mansion one day, he would definitely kill him.

Originally, if he relied on this mansion with excellent offense and defense, Duan Xuan was confident that he could hold on for a long time. Unexpectedly, the army outside suddenly exerted its strength for some reason, rushed to the north of a courtyard wall like crazy, and frantically cut down the wall with a knife. What's even more mouth-opening is that the courtyard wall, which is nearly a foot thick, collapsed without a few cuts.

You must know that Dong Zhuo chose to live here because the courtyard wall was tall and wide and suitable for defense, but he didn't expect it to be so fragile, and it was destroyed and knocked down in a few clicks.

The Western Liangjun, including Dong Zhuo, didn't know that the designer of this mansion was Liu Wei. When it was originally designed, Liu Wei deliberately built a hollow wall on the north side of the courtyard wall, just to create this sensational effect tonight.

After the gap was opened, Liu Wei did not rush to send troops to rush in, but first beckoned a thunderstorm and a repeater to the sky. The Xiliang Army, which was already panicked because of the sudden collapse of the courtyard wall, after a burst of thunder and crossbow attacks, had no fighting spirit at all, and scattered and fled.

Liu Wei ordered his troops to enter the gap at this time, although there were some outlaws in the Xiliang army who were not afraid of death and tried to rush to the gap to stop Liu Wei's army from attacking, but they were quickly chopped into pulp by the wolf-like soldiers who rushed in because of the huge disparity in numbers.

At this time, Xuan has lost the restraint on the army, although he is also a battle-hardened general in the Xiliang army, but there is no way to face the chaotic situation tonight. Dong Zhuo, who was the backbone of the army, did not appear for a long time, and most of the soldiers, including Duan Xuan, were wondering if Dong Zhuo had left them behind and fled alone. The courtyard wall that relied on the defense collapsed, and there were even more unknown powerful weapons constantly beckoning at their heads, Duan Xuan sighed heavily, so far, he has done his best.

Duan Xuan pulled out the saber on his waist that was stained with the blood of an unknown number of enemies, raised it high above his head, and knelt down to beg for surrender.

Duan Xuan's surrender caused Liu Xuan's army to successfully enter the inner courtyard, and the other soldiers also knelt down and surrendered under the leadership of Duan Xuan. Liu Bian's army surrounded Li Meng, Wang Fang and others, who were confronting Chen Haonan, in the inner courtyard.

And Li Mengwang saw that the general trend had gone, and he also learned Duan Xuan Mingzhe to protect himself and gave up resistance.

Chen Haonan and the others breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and handed over Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to Chen Wei and others, and they were not greedy for merit, and obediently retreated to the side, but they couldn't stop praising Mei'er for a while.

Since then, the offensive and defensive battle of "Dilongju" has completely ended, and Liu Wei, who was sitting in the carriage and commanding, was overjoyed when he heard that Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others were captured, and immediately ordered someone to bring Dong Zhuo and others over. After a while, the Xiliang soldiers, including Dong Zhuo, were tied up by Wuhua and escorted to Liu Wei's carriage.

Liu Wei picked up the curtain and stood on the carriage, looking at Dong Zhuo and the others who were kneeling on the ground, trembling like chaff, slowly tasting the taste of the winner.

It was successful, and after three years of preparation and waiting, we were waiting for tonight to be done.

Liu Wei desperately suppressed the excitement in his heart, he knew that the matter was far from over, and there was even greater trouble waiting for him.

He waved his hand to call Wei Yi and said lightly: "Xuanzhao." ”

Wei Yi unfolded the holy edict that had been prepared a long time ago and read it aloud:

"On August 23 of the first year of Guangxi, by the edict of the Son of Heaven, the former general Dong Zhuo was loyal to the country, led the army well, was promoted to the Taishi, and was named the Marquis. The king of Xiliang army Qin worked hard, and his achievements were great, and the whole army rewarded 100 stones of corn and a horse. ”

Then Wei Yi read the rewards of other generals under Dong Zhuo, and after Wei Yi finished reading, the generals of the Xiliang Army, who were originally anxious, were stunned.

The other party took so much effort to hold on to him, thinking that this time he was dead. What everyone expects in their hearts is that Liu Wei can give them a good time, and don't engage in perverted punishments such as Ling Chi and beheading. Unexpectedly, in the end, each of them not only won the reward, but also got promoted.

Although Liu Wei did not promote them to any important positions, he transferred them from the Xiliang military system to some innocuous positions in the imperial court. For example, although the Taishi like Dong Zhuo is above the name of the Three Princes, it seems to be honorable, but it is a false position. Unless there is a record of Shangshu at the end of the position, this can be regarded as the real power above 10,000 people under one person.

But after all, when people escaped with swords and fish and meat, the Xiliang army was relieved, but they didn't understand what Liu Bian's purpose was.

Liu Wei let Dong Zhuo and the others go not because of his conscience, but because it was easy to kill Dong Zhuo, but outside the city, there were Dong Zhuo's 3,000 Flying Bear Army, as well as Li Dao and Guo Yan's 50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry were coming.

Liu Wei needs to subdue the Flying Bear Army outside the city as soon as possible for his own use, needs to prevent Li Dao Guo Yan from making trouble, and needs a stable environment to stabilize his position. And Dong Zhuo has always been very prestigious in the Xiliang Army, and he is also sympathetic to the soldiers, and he is quite popular with the army. The Xiliang army was convinced by it, and only obeyed its orders.

Therefore, Liu Wei needs Dong Zhuo to survive to help him stabilize the military morale of the Xiliang Army, and as for Dong Zhuo's life or death, Liu Wei doesn't care, for him, the purpose of victory is not necessarily to deprive the other party of his life, how to achieve the greatest benefits is the most important.

But Liu Wei also understood that it was impossible for Dong Zhuo to easily comply, so he prepared another very tempting thing.

Liu Wei gave Wei Yi a look, and Wei Yi ordered someone to bring a tray covered with red cloth to Dong Zhuo.

The red cloth was uncovered, and a curved piece of iron was on the tray, densely written with cinnabar. Dong Zhuo looked at the iron piece blankly, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Liu Wei's gourd. At this time, I listened to Wei Yi read out loudly: "On August 23 of the first year of Guangxi, under the edict of the Son of Heaven, the former general Dong Zhuo was brave and good at fighting, loyal to the country, and was specially given a Danshu iron coupon, hereditary replacement, exempted from crime and death. ”

Danshu iron coupon? Dead-free cards? Dong Zhuo, who heard the content of the edict clearly, was confused for a while. He really didn't hear of such a high-end product as Danshu Iron Coupon.

But it doesn't matter, Wei Yi immediately explained to him in detail the contents of the Danshu iron coupon:

First of all, it is written on the iron coupon of the Danshu that the giver is the Marquis of Yi and the Taishi Dong Zhuo, and the reason for the gift is "great merit to the country"; Then it is indicated that the term of use of the iron scroll is hereditary, that is, after Dong Zhuo's death, his descendants can also enjoy the same rights on the iron scroll; Then Wei Yi focused on explaining to Dong Zhuo the most important function of the iron scroll - to avoid death and crime, that is, no matter if the holder of the iron scroll commits any crime in the future except for rebellion and treason, the company cannot increase the punishment; Even if he finally commits the crime of rebellion, it is only imprisoned to death; Finally, it was also stipulated that this Danshu iron coupon could only be used by one person, and could not be lent or misappropriated for other purposes, and was not shared with other identical rights, and was only used in the Han Empire.

Originally, the historical Danshu iron coupon originated in the early Han Dynasty, when Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, gave it to Han Xin and others as a contract to divide the princes and kings. Its death-free function only began in the Tang and Song dynasties, and was gradually perfected during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Liu Wei took it out at this time, just to tempt Dong Zhuo to submit and write a letter of persuasion for him to the Xiliang army outside the city.

To be honest, in the face of the huge political temptation on the Danshu iron coupon, Dong Zhuo was indeed tempted. Although he also knew in his heart that Liu Wei was not having any good intentions, but the ancients paid attention to integrity, and since the emperor of the Ninety-Five Emperor publicly promised not to kill himself, it would not be bad to be a rich man in the future. After all, he is now a prisoner, and there are not many paths for him to choose, if he doesn't agree, it may end up being the result of a fish dying and the net is broken.

In fact, Dong Zhuo, who was a little excited, didn't know that there was another sentence that Wei Yi didn't say about this Danshu iron coupon, and it was not written on it - that is, the final interpretation right of this Danshu iron coupon belongs to the emperor.

Dong Zhuo didn't have the opportunity to read "History of the Ming Dynasty", so he couldn't know that Li Shanchang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was once rewarded with two Danshu iron coupons by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and finally ended up being beheaded all over the house. The so-called Danshu Iron Coupon is all in the emperor's words, saying that it is good for him to use, and that it is useless if it is useless. Even if you meet an emperor who wants to face and doesn't dare to kill you openly, it's always okay to poison you secretly, and then you will be able to announce that you are sick and dead, and you will have no choice. Or simply frame you for rebellion, lock you up and torture you, and you'll have burps in a few days. If the emperor wants to kill you, there is a way, a piece of broken iron can't stop it.

Dong Zhuo, who was suddenly captured, couldn't calmly think about the pros and cons for the time being, but even if he thought about it seriously, he might not have the wisdom to see through it.

Dong Zhuo couldn't guess it, it didn't mean that his advisor Li Ru couldn't think of it. At this time, Li Ru had completely calmed down, and in his heart he was constantly analyzing the current situation and calculating various methods, but in the end, he was sad to find that they had completely failed.

The best result is nothing more than the death of the fish that will end up together. However, Li Ru didn't think that the probability of such a situation would be too great. Although the Xiliang Army is not lacking in blood, if Liu Biao forces each other hard and pushes them to a dead end, they may all be bloody to the end, but Liu Bian has adopted this kind of gentle policy at this time, so that everyone can see a little hope, and as long as people have a little hope, they will not go to a dead end.

Li Ru understood that Liu Wei was using a soft knife to boil frogs in warm water, but he saw it clearly, which did not mean that everyone saw things through like him. With Li Ru's understanding of Dong Zhuo, he knew that he would definitely be tempted by Liu Zhuo's edict, and just when he was about to find an opportunity to tell Dong Zhuochen about the benefits and disadvantages, Wei Yi read out another edict:

"Lang Zhongling Li Ru, erudite and talented, well-versed in scripture and history, recruited as a servant, and immediately entered the palace to serve the emperor."

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and an idea popped up in his heart - it was completely over.

The two sergeants pulled up Li Ru from the left and the right, and climbed into Liu Wei's carriage with him.

Wei Yi stayed to persuade Dong Zhuo to write a letter of persuasion, and the remnants of the Xiliang army were temporarily locked up in Jiang Qi's barracks under the escort of Chen Wei and Guo Wen to wait for reorganization.

To be continued