Chapter 240: The Caged Tiger (2)

In Fufeng County, with Huangfu Song went to Chang'an, but in a short period of time, Huangfu Li easily mastered the soldiers and horses in the county.

First, Huang Fu Song said something before leaving, and he made it clear to the military center that everything in the general was handed over to Huang Fu Li.

Second, Huangfu Li is the nephew of Huangfu Song, and he has been in the army with Huangfu Song all the year round, so he has always been very prestigious.

Huangfu Song is not there, and it is natural for him to lead the army and horses.

A few days after Huangfu Song's departure, an envoy from Tongguan came to Fufeng County.

There are only more than ten people in total, and the person at the head is Li Ru, who has been reappointed by Dong Zhuo after losing power.

And among the envoys, in addition to Li Ru, there is another person, even Li Ru has to be a little jealous, this person is Dong Zhuo's nephew Dong Huang.

Now Dong Zhuo's son died early, so he attaches great importance to his descendants.

This time, it was Dong Huang who begged Dong Zhuo hard, and Dong Zhuosu looked down on Huangfu Song, so he agreed to let him come.

Today, the two went to announce the decree to Huangfu Song, but they learned that Huangfu Song went to Chang'an, and they only saw Huang Fu Li, who was now in charge of military affairs.

Huang Fu Li's attitude was not bad, and he arranged excellent accommodation for them, and asked them to wait here for a few days until Huang Fu Song returned.

In the courtyard, Dong Huang looked at Li Ru, who was drinking freely, and sighed, "Strategist, you can still drink." Don't you notice that something is wrong here?"

Li Ru drank all the wine in the wine bowl in his hand, raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth, and then said with a smile: "Naturally, I found it, but what if I found it?" Take things as they come. Now there are only a dozen of us, and we are in the hands of people, so what can we do but stay here with peace of mind."

He poured another bowl to himself, "The wine here is not bad, there are some familiar tastes, but I haven't drunk this wine for a few days."

Dong Huang fidgeted, "The military advisor thinks that this matter is planned by Huangfu Song?"

Li Ru shook his head, "There are people behind the scenes, but they may not be Huangfu Song, and it is difficult for this person to make such a determination. If I'm not mistaken, the people behind this should be among the coalition forces in the east."

He took a leisurely sip of wine, but he couldn't be considered how clever the person behind the scenes was, he had thought that this result would be this before he came, but he had to come.

It's only to blame Dong Zhuo for not listening to his advice at the beginning, and the road was narrow.

"What does the advisor think we should do, or send someone out to report to my uncle? Or is it like the story of Ban Dingyuan?"

Dong Huang approached Li Ru's side and spoke in a low voice.

It was the first time he had broken away from Dong Zhuo's wings, and he was thinking about doing something big with this, and his hands were already full of sweat.

Li Ru glanced at him, then put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing that young people have courage, but Ban Dingyuan was able to succeed back then, and there was some gambling luck in it. Taking a step back, even if he doesn't succeed, he can still return to the Central Plains."

"But you and I, if we fail once, I'm afraid we will take our lives. Besides, if you can think of this situation and deliberately lay a trap waiting for you and me to enter the net, how can you easily change your life?"

Dong Huang sighed and sat sullenly at the table.

At this time, someone entered from outside without informing.

The visitor was dressed in a cyan Confucian shirt with a few short beards, and although he looked like a scribe, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon.

Behind this person was a silver-armored young general.

Seeing this, Dong Huang was about to scold loudly, but was stopped by Li Ru waving his hand.

Li Ru smiled: "The person who comes is a guest, so it is better to have a drink."

The man didn't shirk either, and sat down opposite Li Ru with a smile.

"I have long heard that Li Jun is outstanding, and he is the number one thinker in Dong Zhuo's army.

Li Ru shook his head, "No matter how good you praise me, it still doesn't fall into your hands. So you are the real wise ones."

The man laughed, "Li Jun is not resourceful enough, he is just defeated by the general trend. Changing places, Ye asked himself that he couldn't do better."

The person who came was exactly

Liu Ye, who was sent by Jia Xu to Chang'an to join forces with Xi Zhong.

Li Ru sighed, and then said with a smile, "So it's still very important to choose a good lord. When Xiangguo obeyed my words and plans, how could he have thought of today."

He looked at Liu Ye, "You are such a smart person, you must also think carefully, otherwise I am afraid that what Li Ru is like today will be what you will do in the future."

"It's really sad that you can't use your wit, and you can't use it. If it weren't for the company of fine wine, I wouldn't have gone mad by now."

Liu Ye smiled, "Ye has always had an excellent eye for people, and there must not be this day."

Li Ru smiled, "Who is right?"

Dong Huang on the side had already heard the identity of this person from the conversation between the two, even if he was not the mastermind, he must be one of the plotters, and he quietly pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

And just as he was about to make a move, the silver-armored young general who followed the man suddenly looked at him, but the cold killing intent in his eyes immediately forced him to sweat.

He had an instinct in his heart that if he drew his sword at this time, he was afraid that he would lose his life immediately.

Liu Ye smiled and shook his head, and the white-armored young general staggered his gaze.

Liu Ye stood up and said with a smile: "Li Jun still needs to stay here for a while, not to mention the side, the wine will definitely be enough, and he will never lose the friendship of the landlord." In a few days, when things are settled, you and I will see each other again."

Liu Ye stood up and was about to leave.

Li Ru suddenly spoke again: "If I didn't guess wrong, next, you are going to send an envoy to Tongguan."

Liu Ye smiled and said nothing, turned around and left.

Dong Huang wiped the sweat from his face and turned to sit down.

Li Ru took another sip of the wine on the table, "Daughter Hong, Qingping Winehouse, Jia Wenhe, Qingzhou Mu Liu Xuande."

He sighed, "Sure enough."

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A few days later, Liu Ye took dozens of people to Tongguan.

And as they arrived at Tongguan, Dong Zhuo was caught off guard, causing a lot of turmoil in Tongguan.

At this time, Dong Zhuo was rubbing his forehead and looking at the generals who did not look at him.

"Now I didn't wait for the military advisor to come back, but waited for this so-called envoy, what do you think Huangfu Song wants?"

The generals in the hall looked at each other, and finally Guo Yan came out of the queue and said, "There must be something strange about this matter. But I've seen the envoys first."

Dong Zhuo waved him down.

Now that Li Ru is gone, the rest are reckless men with only courage, and he knows that he can't ask any ideas.

"Bring that envoy in."

Not long after, Liu Ye stepped in from outside, "The envoy of Huangfu Lang, Liu Ye, has seen Dong Xiangguo."

Liu Ye is not bad at all.

Dong Zhuo laughed, his eyes showing a fierce light, "I sent Li Ru and others to summon each other before, but now Huangfu Song not only did not come, but also detained Li Ru and others in Chang'an. Let me ask you, if he does not obey His Majesty's will, is it going to be the opposite?"

Liu Ye didn't show the panicked look that Dong Zhuo imagined, he smiled when he heard this: "Dong Xiangguo's words are really wrong to blame the emperor for this. The Huangfu family has been loyal and good in the past dynasties, and the Huangfu Lang will be even more tenacious and loyal. How can you want to rebel?"

"It's just that now there is chaos in Chang'an, and the Huangfu Lang General is leading troops to suppress it, and he really can't get out. As for Li Ru and the others, General Huangfu remembered that they were traveling all the way, so he could keep them for a longer time, and he could also make a little more of the friendship of the landlords."

Dong Zhuo stared at Liu Ye and pressed his hands on the horizontal wood of the seat behind him.

After a while, he said coldly, "Okay, let's avoid talking about this matter, this time the Son of Heaven moved the capital to Chang'an, how will Huangfu Lang view this matter?"

Liu Ye said with a smile: "Huangfu Lang will naturally support him very much, and the fact that the Son of Heaven can take advantage of Chang'an is a good thing that I can't ask for. Now the officials in Chang'an City are looking forward to the arrival of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an."

Dong Zhuo's expression softened a little when he heard this, "Take the envoy down to rest first."

A soldier led Liu Ye away.

When Liu Ye left, Dong Zhuofu asked, "How credible do you think this person's words are?"

It was still Guo Yan who spoke first, "Presumably it was the Emperor Fu Song who was afraid of the prestige of Xiangguo, so he sent someone to sue for peace. This man's words are somewhat credible. Besides, even if that Huangfu Song is really deceitful, with the sharpness of our Liangzhou soldiers and horses, no matter how conspiratorial he is, Xiangguo can also break it in one fell swoop."

With him opening his mouth, the other generals also opened their mouths to respond.

Dong Zhuo shook his head helplessly, and only then did he think of Li Ru's benefits.

But when he thought about it, what Guo Yan said was also reasonable, and he really didn't take it seriously in his eyes.

Only then did he smile and look at Guo Yan, "Ado, you can find out this person's tone in a few days."

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Liu Ye was arranged in a mansion, which was not bad, but the outside was full of guarded Liangzhou soldiers.

Liu Ye was unconcerned about this, and smiled at the young man standing behind him, "Zilong, you don't need to be so restrained, just sit down. It's safe now, but I'm afraid it's not easy even if I want to die."

Standing behind him was Zhao Yun, who went to Chang'an with him that day, and Jia Xu ordered him to protect Liu Ye's thoughtfulness.

Zhao Yun's face was a little strange, but he had always been rigorous and never asked.

Seeing that he wanted to speak, Liu Ye smiled and said, "Do you want to ask why this is happening?"

Zhao Yun nodded.

"Actually, it's very simple, Dong Zhuo's mind is gloomy and tyrannical, if he had changed sides, I'm afraid that he would have ordered someone to throw me into the oil pot a long time ago."

"But at this time, there is the Kwantung Coalition Army in Luoyang City in the east, and the Huangfu Song of Chang'an in the west has an ambiguous attitude. In such a situation, even if he is as brutal as Dong Zhongying, he must endure patience and dare not move lightly."

Zhao Yun opened his mouth and asked, "It's just that why did Liu Jun come to be this envoy? Now that the Huangfu Lang General has already responded to the order to raise troops with the Kwantung princes, as long as the east and west are attacked, Dong Zhuo will be trapped in Tongguan, even if he inserts his wings, he will not escape. Why did Liu Jun put himself in danger?"

Liu Ye smiled, "What does Zilong think of this Tongguan?"

Zhao Yun thought about what he saw along the way, the mountains were high and the valleys were deep, and the forests were full of trees.

"It's a rare and dangerous place in the world."

Liu Ye nodded, "Yes, Tongguan is steep, and Hangu Pass to the east of it is not under it. Now that the two Xiongguan passes are in the hands of Dong Zhuo, plus the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry in his hands, even if the Kwantung Coalition Army and General Huangfu attack left and right, it will not be easy to capture these two passes. Even if we can capture two levels at that time, I'm afraid that we will have to lose a lot of soldiers and horses."

"That's the purpose of my trip."

At this time, the servants at the door came to report, and Guo Yan, the general under Dong Zhuo, came to visit.

Liu Ye asked this person to be invited in, he turned to Zhao Yun and smiled, "Zilong, it seems that the person we are waiting for has arrived."

Soon after, the servant led Guo Yan into the backyard, and Zhao Yun retreated.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Guo Jun is visiting, this place is shabby, if the hospitality is not good, please forgive Guo Jun."

Guo Yan also smiled and said: "I am a martial artist on the battlefield, where is there so much exquisiteness, today I was ordered by Xiangguo to visit Liu Jun, I don't know how Liu Jun is doing here?"

[In view of the general environment,

At this time, a servant brought drinks to the two, and the two talked while drinking.

"This place is not bad, not much different from Chang'an, but presumably this peace will last for a long time."

After drinking more than half of the wine, Liu Ye seemed to be a little drunk, and his words were full of wine.

Guo Yan on the other side was also drunk, and there were some stumbles between his words, "Liu, Liu Jun, where did you say. Tongguan is a natural danger, and with my Liangzhou army here, even if the Kwantung coalition army attacks the city, he can be defeated and return."

Liu Ye smiled and shook his head, "Guo Jun's words are wrong, how could the danger of the Tiger Prison be under Tongguan and Hangu? Not yet

Broken through by the alliance of princes? Now although Dong Xiangguo has a large army in hand, but he has been defeated several times before, and the military power has gone, if he really fights against the alliance of the princes, what chance of victory can he have?"

"Furthermore, if the princes allied forces besiege but do not attack, what will happen when the army runs out of food? It's okay if they don't have Tiger Prison and Luoyang, but now that they have Tiger Prison and Luoyang, how can they still give up willingly, even if they have to hold on to their teeth."

Guo Yan's eyes froze slightly, but he still looked drunk, "Liu Jun said too much, as long as Xiangguo quickly enters Chang'an, and then Liangzhou will be connected to the west, that is the place where we started, the sky is high and the sea is wide, can the princes of Kwantung still dare to chase Liangzhou?"

Liu Ye smiled, "Naturally, we can't chase Liangzhou, but Dong Xiangguo wants to retreat to Chang'an, and this Tongguan must always leave a military horse to guard, presumably the person who stays behind must be Dong Xiangguo's confidant."

He paused and burped, "I just don't know who this confidant will be."

"Xiangguo's subordinates are like clouds, naturally there is no shortage of people who defend the city, come, drink."

Guo Yan persuaded him to drink again and again.

Liu Ye drank a few drinks and then crawled down on the table, and after a while, he snored like thunder.

Guo Yan stood up, shook his farewell and left.

When he got out of the house, the confusion in Guo Yan's eyes gradually dissipated, revealing a battle-hardened sharpness.

It seems that he still has to go back and discuss it with his wife.

And Liu Ye, who was snoring like thunder in the house, suddenly sat up and raised his hand to pour himself a glass of wine.

He drank to himself and said to himself, "It's really boring."