Chapter 22: Li Ru's Scheme
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning, when it was already dark, that Dong Zhuo ordered the dancer to retreat, and even the cups and cups on everyone's table were all withdrawn.
Looking at the unfinished ministers, Dong Zhuo stood up on the main seat, and then looked around proudly: "If the son is newly established today, there is a shortage of talents in the court, what can you do?" ”
"Well, this..."
Qunchen, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to answer Dong Zhuo's question.
Dong Zhuo looked left and right, looked at Yuan Huai, who lowered his head, and asked, "Taifu Yuan, why don't you see your two nephews, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu?"
In fact, Dong Zhuo had already received the news that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had escaped back to Runan after the banquet in Wen Mingyuan, and he just wanted to find a conversation after he asked.
After hearing this, Yuan Huai hurriedly got up and said to Dong Zhuo Shili: "There are some small things in Runan's house, and I will send them to take care of them."
Dong Zhuo raised his huge head and sneered: "Isn't it because I, Dong Zhuo, am I afraid that Dong Zhuo will harm them, so you let them leave Luoyang." ”
Dong Zhuo's words frightened Yuan Huai's legs, and he knelt down towards Dong Zhuo first, and immediately surrendered his hand to defend himself.
Dong Zhuo raised his hand with one hand, didn't look at Yuan Huai with his eyes, and interrupted Yuan Huai's defense: "Zhou Yu and Captain Wu Qiong recommended to me your nephew Yuan Shao as the Taishou of Bohai and Yuan Shu as the Taishou of Nanyang, what is your opinion on this." ”
Dong Zhuo actually didn't dare to suppress the Yuan family too much, because the Yuan family Shuen IV, protégés and former officials are all over the world, if it is too suppressed, it will be counterproductive, so when Zhou Yu and Wu Qiong put forward this suggestion to themselves, they have already accepted it in their hearts, and they put it forward at this moment, just to make the ministers feel that they are using their talents and win a little reputation, although Dong Zhuo doesn't care, but something is better than nothing.
After Yuan Huai heard this, he looked at Wu Qiong and the two of them puzzled, and Wu Qiong and Zhou Yu saluted Yuan Huai together after seeing it. The two of them moved, and a discerning person could see at a glance that the two of them were patting Dong Zhuo and Yuan Huai's sycophants, and people with this kind of thinking looked at Zhou Yu and Wu Qiong jealously, and sighed secretly in their hearts: "Why isn't it yourself who made this suggestion?"
Yuan Huai turned his head, and after thinking about it again, he said to Dong Zhuo: "In this way, I will thank Xiangguo for my two nephews first."
"Yes!" Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, and then stopped talking, and for a while the hall fell into silence
Li Ru glanced at the ministers, his eyes were cold, and he smiled sinisterly: "Xiangguo, I can protect one person to solve Xiangguo's worries." ”
Dong Zhuo was surprised, he didn't know what Li Ru's plan was, and he said with a smile: "Oh? If you have any suggestions, let's talk about it quickly."
Li Ru glanced at Yuan Huai, who was sitting precariously, and then bowed down and said: "Xiangguo, the person I recommend is named Cai Yong, the word Bo Jiao, is the teacher of the first emperor, this person is the great Confucian of the world, and he has a lot of prestige among the people. ”
After Li Ru finished speaking, he didn't forget to look at Yuan Huai.
Because Li Ru has already investigated clearly, Cai Yong, as the teacher of Emperor Ling, was named Taifu after Emperor Lingdi ascended the throne. It can be said that it is like a city and well-dressed, just like today's Xiangguo Mansion.
His rise gradually infringed on the interests of the Yuan family, so Yuan Huai, Yuan Yi and the people who depended on the Yuan family in the court united with the ten permanent servants to overthrow Cai Yong.
Now Li Ru proposed to use Cai Yong again, so that there could be one person in the court who could confront Yuan Huai and not let the Yuan family dominate. It would be better to use Cai Yong to restrain Yuan Huai.
Yuan Huai looked at Li Ru, and after the two glanced at each other, Yuan Huai snorted coldly and turned his head.
After listening to Li Ru's words, Lu Bu had to admire Li Ru's strategy, which could not only suppress the Yuan family, but also further expand Dong Zhuo's camp, which could really be described as killing two birds with one stone. I love this person who is not shocked, but has millions of soldiers in his belly.
Sure enough, Dong Zhuo laughed loudly after listening to Li Ru's words: "What Wen Wei said is exactly what I want." At that moment, he immediately sent someone to Chen Liu in the starry night and invited Cai Yong, who was idle at home, to come out.
Yuan Huai saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and there was no point in staying, so he immediately asked Dong Zhuo for his resignation, Dong Zhuo also felt that the big thing had been decided, and then waved his hand and signaled that everyone could go.
After seeing this, the hundred officials got up and saluted Dong Zhuo, and then they rushed out and left the Dong Mansion
At this time, it is late autumn,
In the cold wind of the autumn night when Lu Bu walked alone, a cold wind blew through, suddenly making the whole street "buzz", roaring like a sword of wind and frost.
Because Lü Bu was appointed as the ruling Jinwu, he could not be stationed in the Bingzhou military camp.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo specially gifted Lu Bu a mansion, which was only two streets away from Xiangguo's mansion.
And the affairs of the army, Lu Bu handed over all the powers to Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to take care of, for these two people, Lu Bu is a hundred assured.
Back at the mansion, the attendant quickly took the lamp for Lu Bu, brought hot water to Lu Bu, and after washing his face indiscriminately, Lu Bu ordered the attendant to retreat.
Lu Bu lay on the bed, closed his eyes and fell into contemplation: "Today can be described as a twist and turn, but Li Ru's last strategy can be described as a clever strategy, if Cai Yong really comes to the court, his influence is enough to attract many talented people, and it is enough to confront the Yuan family, as for those talents, he must recruit one or two, in case of emergency." ”
Thinking about it, Lu Bu fell asleep, in the dream, he dreamed of his parents, dreamed of his sister, dreamed of Diao Chan, dreamed of the grassland, he dreamed of thousands of people prostrate at his feet, they shouted "God of War" in their mouths, this night, Lu Bu slept extremely comfortably.