On this day, Dong Shouye was serving Dong Zhuo in front of Dong Zhuo's bed to drink some decoction, but Li Ru came from outside in a hurry.

When he arrived outside the door of the inner room, he was blocked by the guards outside the door, and Li Ru had to ask to see him.

There is such an arrangement, one is for Dong Zhuo's own safety, and the other is that Dong Zhuo cherishes the time with Dong Shouye, so when the father and son are alone, Dong Zhuo doesn't want to be disturbed by others, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by mundane things outside.

It's the same feeling as a father who takes time out to take his son out to play.

Li Ru also knows about these, and he won't take it to heart.

Dong Zhuo heard that it was Li Ru who asked to see him, so he immediately let Li Ru in.

After Li Ru entered the inner room, he saluted Dong Zhuo, and then said in a hurry: "Master Qiqi, something is wrong!" Han Sui and Ma Teng led 100,000 troops, waved eastward, and were about to arrive outside the county seat of Jixian County, Liangzhou. Liangzhou Mu Weiduan ordered the two to restrain the soldiers and horses and return to their respective stations, but the two turned a deaf ear and had the tendency to besiege Ji County.

Liangzhou Mu Wei has insufficient soldiers and horses in his hands, I am afraid that he is not the opponent of Han and Ma, it is difficult to resist the soldiers of the two, Ji County is worried about overturning, and now he has issued an urgent document to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to send troops to support. If these two people conquer Ji County and continue to the east, the three assistants will be restless, Chang'an will be shaken, and the world will be terrified, and the situation will be out of control! ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Han Sui and Ma Teng are really mercenary villains, when this Taishi invited them to come to Luoyang to share the wealth, these two people didn't know how to lift. Now that our army is stable and Chang'an, we want to get a piece of the pie, and we want to do a business without any roots. ”

Li Ru also echoed: "What the Taishi said is that these Han and Ma are really rude. But at this time, please take a break from the wrath of the thunder and consider how our army should respond to this move? ”

Dong Zhuo shouted: "If he wants to fight, I will fight." Could it be that the old man can still be afraid of the defeat of his two subordinates? The Kwantung Coalition Army gathered 300,000 people, but they couldn't help the old man, could the old man still be afraid of their 100,000 soldiers and horses? ”

Dong Shouye persuaded at this time: "Father, please take a break from the anger of the thunder, everything is unclear at the moment, and it is not appropriate to make a decision early." ”

Dong Zhuo heard Dong Shouye's persuasion, and his feelings were slightly better, and then he asked Li Ru: "Wen You, according to your opinion, what are the plans of the two Han and Ma to raise troops this time?" ”

When Li Ru heard this, he replied: "Qiyu Taishi, our army defeated the invincible Yuan Shu and Sun Jian coalition forces under the leadership of Shouye, and successively defeated Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang and Zhu Jun near Luoyang. The situation in Luoyang has been alleviated and tends to be stable, and the situation in Chang'an City has become more stable under the successive victories. However, under the protracted war, the army is old, and the grain and grass are tight. Han Sui and Ma Teng must have thought that our army was tired from fighting for a long time and was short of food and grass. These two men sent troops at this time, because they calculated that our army was unwilling to engage them. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he said: "These two foxes have a good fight, they would never have imagined that our army would fight repeatedly. However, under the scheduling of the industry, the loss of grain and grass has been relatively small. The reserves of our army were not used at all. ”

Li Ru continued: "What Han Sui and Ma Teng are asking for this time is just a small profit, and they don't want to really have a war with our army. In the opinion of the son-in-law, you might as well allow it to temporarily appease the two. ”

Dong Zhuo was puzzled: "Our army obviously has the strength to fight, but why did we compromise with it. In this way, these two people still think that the old man is afraid of them? ”

Li Ru replied: "Although our army has combat strength, once the war starts, it will be protracted, and it will be difficult to see the victory or defeat in the short term. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he groaned for a while and said, "Wen You's words are reasonable. So how to appease Han Sui and Ma Teng? ”

Li Ru thought for a while and replied: "Taishi, now Jincheng County has been actually controlled by Han Sui, and Longxi County has also been actually controlled by Ma Teng. Although these two people each controlled the county town, they never received the actual approval of the imperial court. In the opinion of the son-in-law, this time it is better to be a favor, let the world issue an edict to order Han Sui as the Jincheng Taishou, and Ma Teng as the Longxi Taishou, these two people will be grateful to the Taishi Dade and each lead their troops back to Xiliang. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Wen You's words are very good, so let's do it at this time." ”

Dong Shouye suddenly said at this time: "This Han Sui and Ma Teng are tiger and wolf nature, I am afraid they are insatiable, although these benefits can be tempting, they may not be able to satisfy them?" ”

Li Ru was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "What do you mean by Shouye, please tell me in detail?" ”

Seeing this, Dong Shouye replied: "In the land of Xiliang, what is the rebellion, worship of force. Han Sui and Ma Teng started with rebellion, and killed countless people in their lives, if there is not enough force to deter, I am afraid that even after these two people get benefits, they will not give up, and will only open their mouths and ask for more benefits. Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were both born in Xiliang, and they understood the habits there very well, and felt that the situation that Dong Shouye said was very likely to exist.

Li Ru opened his mouth and asked, "How should I deal with this matter in the opinion of keeping my business?" ”

Dong Shouye smiled when he heard this, and said, "Fight first and then make peace!" ”

Li Ru then asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Dong Shouye replied: "Our army immediately sent troops to support Liangzhou Muweiduan in Ji County, and joined forces with him, and then led the soldiers and horses to fight against Han Sui Ma Teng." When the time comes, we must fight them well, beat them hard, let them know the strength of our army, and then send people to contact Han Sui and Ma Teng to negotiate peace, and then promise some benefits. Han Sui and Ma Teng saw that their soldiers and horses might not be able to defeat our army, and if they continued to fight, they were afraid that their lives would not be guaranteed. After getting the benefits again, it was natural to strike the troops and want to return to their respective stations. ”

Li Ru heard the applause and said, "Master, this strategy is very feasible. ”

Dong Shouye smiled when he saw Li Ru praising himself. The carrot and stick policy is a fresh trick, eaten all over the world, and it is easy to use everywhere.

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while and said: "That's fine, you will lead your troops and horses to Ji County for a trip, which can be regarded as meeting Han Sui again instead of your father." Ma Teng and the others, let them know how powerful our father and son are. This battle is to appease, so it does not involve much time and energy, and it is estimated that he will be able to return in about two months, and then he will come back to marry Cai Yan. ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, he immediately received the order: "The child will live up to his father's high expectations, and he will let Han Sui and Ma Teng know the prestige of his father."

In fact, Dong Shouye wanted to directly solve the Xiliang problem in this battle and completely stabilize the rear of the Xiliang army, but the current situation is indeed that he can't draw so many troops and grain and grass, so he can only give up.