The continuous smoke and dust finally gradually disappeared thirty miles away from the city, leaving only Dong Zhuo and his party. A group of cavalry stopped in front of the barracks, and the soldiers on both sides of the gate stepped forward to greet Dong Zhuo as soon as they saw him coming.

"General Zhonglang." Guo Yan hugged his fists, and he would wait for Dong Zhuo's inspection in front of the gate at this time every day. Even if Dong Zhuo doesn't come, he will wait, otherwise if Dong Zhuo comes, he won't be there, Guo Yan knows very well what awaits him.

Dong Zhuo is extremely strict in governing the army, and this kind of strictness will not be forgotten by those who have experienced it. Of course, it is not only the severity that can convince the soldiers under his command, but also the rewards they will receive as long as they can win the battle and destroy the enemy.

"Yes." Dong Zhuo turned over and dismounted, naturally handed the reins of the war horse to Guo Yan, and walked forward.

Guo Yan naturally took the reins, led the war horse, and followed Dong Zhuo towards the barracks. Behind him, the cavalry also dismounted and approached the barracks in an orderly manner.

"How's it going, how did you train today?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"I have been trained according to the requirements of General Zhonglang, and all the cavalry from abroad have returned, as long as General Zhonglang gives an order, then you can go out at any time." Guo Yan replied.

He didn't know that Dong Zhuo was going to attack there, and he didn't have the qualifications to ask, what he should know, he would naturally know. If he shouldn't know, then even if he asks, he won't be able to know. As a subordinate, he only needs to act according to the wishes of the lord, and Guo Yan has always been very careful about the mastery of proportion.

"Oh." Dong Zhuo nodded lightly, then suddenly stopped, and said, "It seems that there are several tribes in the northern Qiang tribe who have been restless recently and are secretly doing looting things." ”

Guo Yan's heart trembled, fortunately, he had been prepared and sent someone to investigate, otherwise when Dong Zhuo asked him this time, he didn't answer, then it would be really miserable. A little bit of luck in escaping the disaster, not to mention that ordinary soldiers who violate military law must be dealt with strictly, even the generals under their command are the same.

"Is the investigation out?" Dong Zhuo continued to ask.

Guo Yan struck a spirit, and hurriedly replied: "The investigation has come out, there are three small tribes in total, they are..."

Just as he was about to say the names of the three tribes, when he saw Dong Zhuo's raised hand, Guo Yan immediately stopped talking.

"Needless to say, let's destroy them." Dong Zhuo said lightly, there was no emotion in his words.

It seems that the three small tribes, and the Qiang people among them, are nothing. In fact, Dong Zhuo, the three small tribes of the Qiang tribe, will not be put on the ground at all, and in his eyes, this kind of small tribe can only be destroyed with a snap of his fingers.

As for how many people died, how many Qiang people died tragically, he didn't care at all. All he cares about is the rules he has set for the Qiang people, and anyone who violates the rules he has set is provoking. From the moment this provocation appeared, they were doomed to death, unless the three Qiang tribes could move further west, leaving Liangzhou and the surrounding boundaries, Dong Zhuo would let them go.

Oh no, not to let go, but to chase and kill to death. In Liangzhou, if you are not ruthless, you can't be domineering, and the royal way is not as good as being domineering, and the royal way is useless to those Qiang people and Hu barbarians, and they will only be regarded as weak and bullied.

"Yes." Guo Yan clenched his fists.

"Today, let's solve it today. Anyway, the army is gathered here, so you can take a battalion of cavalry out, remember, the men will be killed. As for the women and children, they were brought back and reduced to slavery. Dong Zhuo said again.

"Yes. Subordinates receive orders. Without hesitation, Guo Yan handed over the reins of Dong Zhuo's war horse to Hua Xiong, and ran towards the school field. If it is said that it is today, then it is today, no matter how late it is, he will destroy those three small tribes. Otherwise, Guo Yan understands very well that he can see the sun tomorrow, but tomorrow will definitely be sad.

"How many days has Wen You been gone?" Dong Zhuo continued to move forward.

"Tell General Zhonglang, it's been ten days." Hua Xiong replied.

"Ten days." Dong Zhuo sighed softly, he raised his head, looked at the floating clouds in the sky, and said slowly: "I hope Wenyou won't let me down." ”

"General Tiger Ben, what do you think of my proposal?"

In the hall of Yuan Shao's mansion in Luoyang, there were two people sitting, one of them was Yuan Shao, and the other was Li Ru, who was far away in Liangzhou, and Dong Zhuo was talking about it now. After revealing his intentions, Li Ru didn't seem to be in a hurry, but looked at Yuan Shao with a smile.

After Li Ru came to Luoyang City, except for the earlier meeting with the Ten Standing Attendants, he stayed quietly in Luoyang City and stayed at home. Until, when he went out again, the one he chose to visit was the force that was hostile to the Shichang Servant, that is, Yuan Shao on the side of the general He Jin.

He didn't choose to meet the general He Jin, because he was too deliberate, and he rushed to find it like this, which could only make the other party suspicious, but he couldn't achieve the goal he expected. And where the general is entering, there must be the eyes and ears of the ten permanent attendants, if the ten permanent attendants know that he bets on both sides, then why did he form an alliance with the ten permanent attendants in the first place?

Because of this, Li Ru chose Yuan Shao, the son of the Yuan family, the third prince of the fourth dynasty. Yuan Shao is in front of He Jin, but he can speak, and because of his family background, not only can he speak, He Jin will also listen, which is very important.

"What did Wen You do for Dong Zhongying?" Yuan Shao didn't answer, he just asked a question that seemed unrelated.

Li Ru stroked his palm and chuckled, and replied calmly: "Naturally, it is a step further." ”

"Wouldn't it be a monstrous achievement to assist the new monarch and make the prince ascend to the throne?" He asked rhetorically.

Li Ru smiled, his smile was light, making people feel like a spring breeze. At least his smile won't make Yuan Shao feel too much, unassuming, and not the kind of smug smile.

Furthermore, Li Ru is indeed not wrong, he came for his father-in-law, Dong Zhuo, who is also his father-in-law, to go further. He didn't deceive Yuan Shao, but he hid half of his words, and further, he didn't say where he was going. As for what Yuan Shao thinks, that's what Yuan Shao thinks, anyway, now Li Ru's eyes are extremely clear, and he won't make people feel that he is the one who has been deceived.

"Oh." Yuan Shao nodded, sitting upright on the main seat, after hearing Li Ru's answer, this result had already been expected by him. He Yuan Benchu was not a stupid person, so he naturally would not think that Dong Zhuo was a loyal minister and a good general, he would only spill blood for the Han family, and would not care about anything else.

Even the general He Jin, the head of the ministers, and at the same time the brother of Queen He and the uncle of the prince, did not have the intention of going further. At least, he must truly grasp the authority of the position of the general, and he will no longer be set aside or clamped.

As for them, the strategists, or the officials of the DPRK and China, they all follow the trend. In order to completely destroy the ten permanent servants, and to be able to get more power above the court.

He is like this, everyone else is like this, and so is Cao Mengde! For the sake of the Han family? Hmph, that's just piggybacking, so righteous, how nice does it sound to say? How famous?

Without much hesitation, Yuan Shao asked directly: "Then what good do I have?" ”

Li Ru's body shook when he heard this, and he knew that the main event was coming, no matter how much he said before, those were useless. Only by touching people's interests, it is obvious that he can impress others with less righteousness, and now it is time for him to come up with the interests that can move Yuan Shao.

The expression on his face did not move, and Li Ru still maintained that faint smile, which would not reveal the eagerness in his heart. Coughing lightly, Li Ru said: "Of course there is, Liangzhou can be the general's backup, isn't this enough?" ”

"Enough?" Yuan Shao laughed twice, the fingers of his hands that were flat on his knees tapped on his knees, and he suddenly stopped and raised his hands. "Bang bang." He clapped his hands, and the applause echoed through the empty hall.

"What a sharp mouth." Yuan Shao sighed.

"It's a pity that I, Yuan Benchu, am not a stupid person. I'm afraid that Liangzhou is the backup, and although the reinforcements arrive, it can only lead the wolf into the house, right? ”

Although it is a question sentence, Yuan Shao's tone reveals affirmation. Li Ru used this kind of words, and he could only convince some simple-minded, discerning people to know at a glance that there was nothing substantive in his words.

"What can be solved by hundreds of troops, why do you need me to let the troops of Liangzhou enter Beijing?"

Yuan Shao's hands were put down, he raised a hand, pointed his index finger at Li Ru, and said coldly: "I'm afraid that Wen You, you are whimsical, right?" Or do you think that I, Yuan Benchu, am the kind of person who will be deceived and deceived by you? ”

That kind of banter appeared on Yuan Shao's face, and there was already a trace of disgust in his eyes when he looked at Li Ru now. When encountering this kind of person who regards himself as a fool, no matter how good Yuan Shao's cultivation is, he will not hide his dislike for him.

Speaking of which, didn't he just want him to make a statement to Yuan Shao, let Dong Zhuo lead the army into Luoyang, and suppress the Ten Standing Servants? But why did he do it? A few eunuchs, as long as the Xiyuan Forbidden Army is in their hands, it is a problem to punish the ten permanent servants. And to master the forbidden army in the West Garden, as long as Jian Shuo is killed, it is just a matter of a few sword and axe hands.

Why do you need to transfer foreign ministers to Beijing, and why use foreign troops to help? The soldiers of Liangzhou, I'm afraid that when Dong Zhuo leads the army to Luoyang, it will really be difficult to fall and uncontrollable, right? In the words of an alien, it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, and this sentence is extremely appropriate when used in this matter.

This kind of behavior that is not beneficial to himself, why did he Yuan Benchu do this?

Moreover, Yuan Shao knew some things, the first thing Li Ru did when he came to Luoyang City, the first place he visited, he also knew. So cooperation? How can it be.

"It is precisely because I am not such an easily deceived person in the first place, that I am honest." Li Ru just smiled, and he didn't pay attention to Yuan Shao's general words.

It was meant to be, it should have been. All this was expected by Li Ru, before he came to meet Yuan Shao, he had imagined the possibility of the general manager, and dealt with all the things that might be faced at the meeting.

He didn't come here to persuade Yuan Shao at once, he just came to explore Yuan Shao's bottom line, and by the way, hooked up the ambition in Yuan Shao's heart. Yes, ambition, anyone has ambition, Yuan Shao's ambition is estimated to be even greater.

The house of the fourth world and the third duke, if you go up, there must not be much space. It is precisely this kind of powerful family that the ambition in the heart will breed even more, and there will not be an aspiring young person who is willing to follow the old path of his parents and cannot surpass it.

Li Ru can see people very accurately, even if he is rejected by Yuan Shao so sternly, he can feel that his heart is faintly fluctuating. His heart was moved, his heart was moved, even if he refused now, it didn't matter, because Li Ru knew that as long as there was a need, then Yuan Shao would sooner or later remember what he said at this moment.

That's enough.

Li Ru, who lowered his head slightly, had a moment of coldness in his eyes, and when he raised his head again, his eyes returned to their previous clean and clear state. Now, as long as there is another fire on the side of the Ten Standing Servants, so that they can overpower the general He Jin's side, even if it is not needed at that time, even if it is to drink to quench thirst, someone will remember him, right?

What's more, he is not just the next party's bet, no matter which side it is, as long as the other party wants to take advantage of Liangzhou's momentum, then his plan will be achieved.

"I still have some things to deal with, so I won't accompany you." Yuan Shao got up directly, didn't have the heart to say more, and left the hall with a wave of his sleeves.

Looking at the back of Yuan Shao leaving, Li Rushi Shiran got up, he still just smiled. No matter how much water sees his smile, he will think that Li Ru has a good temper, and this is also the case, but Li Ru's temper will only become good because it is necessary.

Now it's necessary, so he just laughs.

Walking towards the door of the hall, Yuan Shao is not the only one he wants to visit today, there is another person, who should be more urgent than the general He Jin, than Yuan Shao. That person is the prince's association, as long as he is the prince, when the crown prince is still not established, he will have ambitions to covet the crown prince and the emperor's position.

Even if the crown prince has been established, even if he has ascended the throne, as long as he is a prince, he can't give up, right? So at this time, on behalf of Liangzhou and his father-in-law Dong Zhuo, he made a promise to support the other party on the throne, so he would only hold on to this straw.

Whether it is the ten permanent attendants, or the general He Jin, Li Ru has not let any of them go. What the two parties represent is also the Prince's Association, and the Prince's Debate, the latter often lives in the palace, and he has not broken out to see it, but the former, there is no problem at all.

Slowly walked out of Yuan Shao's mansion and stepped into the carriage parked in front of the door, Li Ru just gave a faint order. The carriage went towards the residence of Liu Xie in Luoyang City, and on both sides, there were cavalry riding war horses and guarding them.

In this Luoyang City, it is very dangerous, Li Ru is very sorry for his life anyway, he doesn't want to be easily assassinated.

(End of chapter)