Chapter 42: "Zhang Liang who wants revenge, Dong Zhuo who waits for the opportunity." (Grand Chapter, 2-in-1)
Mythical Three Kingdoms World.
After the news of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao beheading Julu, it spread for nearly a week.
Qingzhou, Qi State.
"Bang!"
"Crackling..."
"Damn !!"
"Damn Lu Ziyi!!"
"I want revenge!!"
"I must take revenge!!!"
In a mansion in Qi State, a man who looked to be about thirty years old roared with a hideous face at this time!
"General Rengong, in the last message from General Tiangong, he explicitly warned me to wait, and then..."
A burly young man with a somewhat tough appearance said hesitantly.
"Humph!"
"If I, Zhang Liang, are like this, it is better to hang myself as soon as possible, and then reunite with my two brothers!"
The last remaining leader of Taiping Dao, Zhang Liang, said with a cold expression.
"Guan Hai, if you are afraid, the gate is in front of you, just leave by yourself."
After saying that, in the depths of Zhang Liang's eyes, there was a strong murderous intent.
He is waiting, waiting for Guan Hai to give his final answer, if the result does not satisfy him, then today next year will be Guan Hai's death day!
“...”
Sure enough, the young general Guan Hai was banging in his heart at this time, but the next breath was to kneel down on one knee and say to Zhang Liangyan:
"Guan Hai is fortunate to have the trust of the general, and his subordinates are appointed as the commander of the Yellow Turban Qu, and there is a feeling of danger here, so he will persuade the general, but his subordinates are already Mingzhi earlier, and they are willing to live and die with the great cause of the Yellow Turban!"
"If the general insists on revenge, his subordinates are willing to be the vanguard!"
After Zhang Liang heard Guan Hai's words, the murderous intent in his eyes slowly dissipated, and then he seemed to calm down in an instant, thought for a moment, and said:
"Okay, in that case, you can go to Yangzhou and Xuzhou and other places now, let Zhang Niujiao and the others die down and hide in the mountains and forests, and at the same time increase efforts to absorb the Yellow Turban Sect, and wait until the right time..."
"We'll gather together and attack Luoyang at the same time!"
"When the city is broken, I must take the head of the dog emperor and Lu Ziyi!!"
"No!"
After Guan Hai shouted in response, he got up and walked towards the outside of the mansion.
He had to grasp Zhang Liang's general deployment in the shortest possible time, as well as the attitudes of the other surviving twenty or so Yellow Turban Qu Marshals, and then come back to report to Zhang Liang.
And after Guan Hai left, Zhang Liang looked at the sky above him with his eyes slightly narrowed, and muttered to himself:
"Big brother, little brother will definitely fulfill your last wish..."
"I will definitely take this rotten man..."
"Overthrow!"
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Hedong County, Taishou Mansion.
"Humph!"
"Damn Lu Ziyi, you dare to ruin my plan!"
"This hatred is not shared!!"
In a secret room, a sturdy man in battle armor snorted coldly with a resentful face.
"Don't worry, my lord, the situation of the Yellow Turban here has been decided, and we really can't make much benefit from it, but it still has no impact on the future strategy."
A young man with a delicate face but a slight gloom said indifferently on the side.
"Well, how can I not be in a hurry?"
"I think I, Dong Zhuo, have been fighting with the Qiang people for many years, and protecting the border of the Han Dynasty from being violated, which can be regarded as a great contribution to my Han Dynasty!"
"And at this time, I still feel that my career is over."
"Finally, cholera broke out, and it made me feel like I saw a new hope rising, but it was destroyed by a little-known Lu Ziyi!"
"After that, if you want to find such a great opportunity, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
Dong Zhuo sighed with a sad face.
When he was an adult, he served as an official in the Longxi County Government and was responsible for local security.
At that time, the Huns often harassed the border and plundered the people, and the achievements of Liangzhou assassination history conscripted him to engage, after which, he led the army to break the Huns and won thousands of pieces.
After hearing about it, Duan Cheng recommended him to the imperial court.
So far, Dong Zhuo's career is like a rising star...
After that, Dong Zhuo was meritorious in resisting the Xianbei and Qiang people, so he sat all the way to the post of Taishou in Hedong.
Until now, it has not been possible to go any further.
Finally waited for the Yellow Turban Uprising to break out, Dong Zhuo had already seen the opportunity contained in it, and even ordered someone to go to Luoyang early, and had a chat with the eunuch Zhang Rang and others, and after making all the preparations, he was waiting for the imperial court to appoint him.
What Dong Zhuo never expected was that a Lu Qi who was born out of thin air directly broke all his plans!
The speed with which the Yellow Turban cholera was suppressed was as inhuman!
Even Zhang Rang, who had been following Emperor Ling of Han, was a little at a loss.
After all, the imperial court appointed Huangpu Song and others at the beginning as the generals of the three roads, and Dong Zhuo, these local officials, could only pinch their noses to resist the incoming Yellow Turban enemy army, and it was their own efforts to resist, if they couldn't resist, they would be punished by the imperial court.
It can be described as a thankless task.
What Dong Zhuo first planned was the position of the commander of the Guangzong War.
Just wait until Lu Zhi is defeated and the court is helpless, and let Zhang Rang mutter a few words in the ear of Emperor Han Ling, then the position of the commander can almost be regarded as within reach!
And these are also the plans that Li Ru on the side personally deduced before.
If there is no Lu Qi coming out of nowhere, then it can be said that this plan can be regarded as seamless, as long as Dong Zhuo is not sober-minded and blindly commanding, then he will definitely be able to ensure that his career will take a big step forward, or directly enter the Luoyang Power Center.
But now...
It's all gone.
Therefore, for Lu Qi, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to kill him to vent his hatred!
"My lord, my subordinates have asked me before this, what do you really want?"
"Is the power here going further, or do you want to be at the pinnacle of the supreme minister..."
Li Ru's gloomy face showed a touch of ruddy, as if his excitement could not be suppressed.
"This..."
Dong Zhuo didn't answer Li Ru's question for the first time, after all, the news that Li Ru had speculated before really made him feel a little shocking.
But at this point, the hope of further power is slim, so...
A very good minister...
"How sure are you of the calculations you said before?"
A gambler-like mentality arose spontaneously in the depths of Dong Zhuo's heart!
Dong Zhuo's eyes were gradually going crazy, and his heart was also thumping at an accelerated speed.
What a great minister...
How could he not have any idea of what he was increasingly thirsty for?!
If it weren't for the dashing of hope here, he really wouldn't have considered Li Ru's previous plan.
After all...
Son of Heaven, how could he die suddenly...
"Eighty percent!"
Li Ru seemed to have everything in his hands on his chest, and he said proudly, but then as if he thought of something, he added:
"But now, maybe ninety percent!"
"Huh?"
"The overall situation of cholera in the Yellow Turban has been decided, why is the probability not decreasing but increasing?!"
After Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"My lord, the luck of the Han Dynasty was hit before, and cholera was frequent among the people, so the Son of Heaven who controlled the luck of a country will be the first to encounter difficulties!"
"If he can't resist the backlash of luck, then at most three or five years, he will definitely die of Shouyuan!"
"And now..."
"It seems like a good situation, but the roots of cholera are already deep in the ground, and almost no one can reverse this certain situation."
"The luck of the Han Dynasty has risen instead of decreasing here, so the Son of Heaven, as the first beneficiary, will get some feedback, but..."
"If the luck of the Great Han decreases again in the future, then for the Son of Heaven, he will be eaten by even greater luck!"
"The Son of Heaven alone will definitely not be able to resist this backlash."
"So, when the time comes, adults only need to seize the opportunity, and the monstrous power will be at your fingertips!"
In the end, Li Ruyan's eyes were full of light, and the entire momentum was also climbing wildly, and an aura that was not weaker than the peak of the sixth order filled the entire secret room.
"Wen Wei, I still can't understand, why do you think the Son of Heaven will die?"
"Even if the Son of Heaven will die, how can I seize the opportunity?"
Although Dong Zhuo has a lot of trust in this young man who suddenly joined him a few years ago, at the same time, the deep-rooted heart of a monarch and a minister in his heart is still constantly admonishing him not to easily speculate about anything about the Son of Heaven.
Being able to calmly talk about the life and death of the Son of Heaven here is already the limit for Dong Zhuo.
After all, during this period, he only wanted more power in his heart, and the heart of the rebel had not yet been born.
"Your Excellency."
After Li Ru saluted gently, he said again:
"The cholera of the Han Dynasty lies in the people, and if the people cannot live in peace, the luck of the Han will decline, and the Son of Heaven, as the person in power of the Han Dynasty, will also be abandoned by the luck of the Han Dynasty."
"Therefore, there will be remarks that luck has diminished and the Son of Heaven has been injured."
"As for now, the Yellow Turban Cholera has been decided, this is true, but for the entire Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban incident is just a fuse."
"Even if there is no yellow turban cholera, there will be green turban cholera and purple turban cholera."
"We don't need to find out who the origin of cholera is, we just need to know that the cholera in Dahan is definitely not just a matter here!"
"The dispute between the Shi clan and the eunuch party has been going on for many years, and the adults must have known this for a long time."
"Hmm."
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this.
Seeing this, Li Ru smiled indifferently and said: "Since this is the case, then after the Yellow Turban matter subsides, the dispute between the Shi clan and the eunuch party will start again." ”
"At the same time, the Yellow Turban Cholera here, many of the problems of the Han Dynasty are also directly placed on the surface."
"Among them, the biggest point is the strength of the warriors in various places!"
"Previously, when the Son of Heaven was in the prime of life, he could still control these problems, but at this time, the backlash has begun, and the Son of Heaven's mental strength is no longer enough to solve all the problems."
"For these warriors and heroes, as long as the Son of Heaven is critically ill or there is an incident, then they can raise troops in a grand manner, whether it is to suppress the rebellion or resist the covetousness of others, the most important point is that they all have a force in their hands that makes the Son of Heaven jealous!"
"For this point, the Son of Heaven at this time is only afraid that it is already clear."
"A yellow turban cholera made him see a lot of things clearly, or rather, he had to pay attention to many things that had existed before."
"It's a pity that he perceives the time..."
"It's too late."
Li Ruyan just sat down on the chair by himself and stopped talking.
Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, was beginning to digest some of the problems that Li Ru had just analyzed for him.
"If the Son of Heaven really dies soon..."
"If you are a scholar in various places, your real strength should not be underestimated..."
"If the opportunity does arise..."
"Bang!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with fierce light, and he started shooting the case!
At the same time, an inexplicable seed also quietly took root in Dong Zhuo's heart!
And Li Ru on the side, seeing this, couldn't help but smile, he knew that his lord had already figured it out...
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ps: Li Ru will become Dong Zhuo's son-in-law later, and he has not yet married, so he is still the main minister.