Three days later.

Chang'an, the western capital of the Han Dynasty.

Located in the central axis of the city, Li Ru had already ordered people to be here, and built a three-story altar overnight, which was declared to be the place where Dong Zhuo was appointed king.

However, because it was made in a hurry, the inside and outside details of this altar can be seen, and there are many places with obvious rough marks.

Of course, Dong Zhuo didn't care about this.

All he wants is the high honor of being crowned a king with a different surname, and what he wants is to enjoy the pleasure of being above the tens of millions of people in the world, as for the procedure to be a little rougher, this is not a big deal, and he will make up for it in the future.

At this moment, it is located outside the south gate of Chang'an Palace.

Dong Zhuo rode on a tall horse, and his whole person was full of spirit, although from the outside, it was bloated like a dark hill, but this did not prevent him from being complacent.

On Dong Zhuo's side, he was followed by dozens of elite Xiliang cavalry, as well as hundreds of infantry armed with soldiers, to protect his safety.

Li Ru, Lu Bu and other figures that Dong Zhuo regarded as confidants were also among the Gong Wei, while the civil and military ministers in the court stood a little farther away.

"Xiangguo, the auspicious time is coming, your ceremony to crown the king, but it must not be delayed, if there is no other command, please leave for the altar now!"

With Li Ru's first words.

Dong Zhuo nodded happily and agreed.

With his order, the entire team marched towards Chang'an Central Street.

Along the way, gongs are sounded to open the road, and there are honor guards in front and behind, but ordinary people don't see a few, most of them are soldiers dressed in costumes, guarding the left and right sides of the streets and alleys to maintain order.

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At the beginning of the trip.

Dong Zhuo also looked left and right in a leisurely manner, and with the swaying of the war horse, he was still in a beautiful imagination of the future prospects.

It's just halfway through the trip.

The acuity that still lingered in his mind, as well as the vigilance he had cultivated over many years of military service, made him sense that something was wrong.

couldn't help but ask Li Ru beside him in a solemn voice after careful observation: "Wenyou, why did the old man come all the way, and all he saw were people from the Northern Army, why didn't he see a few Xiliang Erlang?" ”

found that Dong Zhuo was vigilant.

Li Ru was startled at first, but quickly regained his composure, arched his hand to Dong Zhuo, and then responded pretending to be relaxed.

"Xiangguo don't worry, starting from the palace to the altar, this road is quite long, and if you rely on the Xiliang headquarters alone, there will naturally be not enough manpower."

"Therefore, in terms of arrangement, the subordinates have some emphasis, and most of the distance in front of this is guarded by the northern army, and when they arrive at the altar, it will naturally be different."

Dong Zhuo's trust in Li Ru is very high.

And this explanation is also reasonable.

So with that said.

Dong Zhuo nodded with understanding, and the tense serious expression on his face quickly eased down, replaced by a smile.

"Wen You's words are reasonable, it's that the old man is too nervous, and it's reasonable to think about it now, after all, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou have been ordered by me to lead troops to stop the Cao army, and Li Ji and Guo Yan are still west of Chang'an to guard against Liangzhou bandits, and there are indeed not many soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, and it should be filled with the northern army."

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Seeing that Dong Zhuo's suspicions were gone.

Li Ru secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In terms of words, he continued more and more calmly: "It has been several years since Xiangguo first entered Luoyang, and it has been a long time since the Northern Army took refuge under your command, and in comparison, it is still worthy of your trust." ”

"If you are not at ease, wait until after the king is crowned, and then transfer the two generals Li Dao and Guo Yan back, so that you can be foolproof."

Speaking of which.

Li Ru paused slightly.

When Dong Zhuo bowed his head repeatedly, he arched his hand towards Lu Bu on the other side of Dong Zhuo.

Then he said with a smile on his face: "Besides, General Lu, he is an inch-by-inch escort beside you, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, what is there to fear!" ”

Dong Zhuo laughed when he said this.

I couldn't help but pat myself on my thigh.

"That's a good point, Wen You's words are very good!"

"My son is invincible in the world, and he has the courage of ten thousand people, don't say that everyone in the army is loyal to me, that is, there are thousands of enemies, and my son can also be among them!"

Lu Bu, who was praised by the two of them, raised his head proudly, and then nodded slightly to Li Ru.

Such an appearance fell in Dong Zhuo's eyes.

On the contrary, it increased his trust and reassurance in Lu Bu even more, after all, he still knows what kind of character this righteous son is, and the more arrogant he is, the more he proves that he is sure.

It's just that Dong Zhuo doesn't know what.

As early as the day before he arrived in Chang'an City in a hurry, Li Ru and Lu Bu had already talked all night, and they had discussed many details, and every action made at this moment was carefully designed.

Mental calculation without intention.

How could Dong Zhuo be lucky?

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Chang'an Central Street.

Outside the three-tiered altar.

Huangfu Song, who was dressed as an ordinary soldier and disguised as lurking in the crowd, saw Dong Zhuo and his party who had arrived not far away.

A chill flashed in his eyes.

As a loyal minister and good general of the Han family, one of the things that Huangfu Song regrets the most so far is that he did not follow the advice of his subordinates and his son, and strangled Dong Zhuo, a dog thief, in advance to extinguish his signs.

It was because of the momentary indecision and insistence on the so-called procedural justice that led to the tragic situation of today's Han dynasty falling and the country falling.

Thankfully, there was a great opportunity today.

Dong Thief acted perversely, unpopular, and even his henchmen had to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, which can be described as a wonderful opportunity given by God.

As long as you seize this opportunity, show the head of Dong Thief to the public, so as to set the record straight.

Under the nine springs of his day, he had the face to meet the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty.

I thought to myself.

Huangfu Song whispered something to a few heralds waiting on the side, and these videos immediately disappeared into the crowd.

And with their subtle movements, the soldiers of the Northern Army, who had been arching on both sides of the street, began to change their formations silently.

As Dong Zhuo's team continued to advance, the road he had traveled was quickly surrounded by soldiers, stopping all retreats.

In a trance, a large half of the encirclement was formed that could only move forward and there was no other way out.

And Dong Zhuo, who had already been properly appeased by Li Ru and was relaxed, did not notice this, but still had thoughts flying in his mind and kept imagining.

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When you come to the altar.

Dong Zhuo looked at the empty three-story platform, his eyes couldn't help showing a little doubt, and he pointed to the platform and asked in a bit of confusion.

"Wen You, the canonization of the king with a different surname should have the Son of Heaven present, now on this high platform, why is there no one, I don't know where the Son of Heaven is now?"

Li Ru quickly flipped off the horse, and then bowed to Dong Zhuo.

"Xiangguo is not in a hurry, and after this, the Son of Heaven is already waiting here, and his subordinates will go and invite him!"

After a little reassurance with words.

Li Ru resolutely left Dong Zhuo's side quickly, strode to the high platform, and confirmed that he was out of Dong Zhuo's attack range and was at a safe distance.

Immediately, his expression changed.

The original cautious, respectful and cautious disappeared without a trace at this moment, replaced by a solemn face, the whole person straightened his back, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he stared at Dong Zhuo tightly.

Then he took out an edict woven of cloth from his arms, and then unfolded it in Dong Zhuo's dazed eyes and didn't know what was happening.

And he read aloud.

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"The Han family is unfortunate, and the emperor is out of control. The thief Dong Zhuo, took advantage of the provocation and indulgence, added disaster to the supreme, abused the people, deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the country; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! ”

"Such perverse acts, usurping the country and disobedient people, it is really a heinous sin, a heinous heinous, and deserves to be killed by heaven and man!"

"Today, Confucianism is under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, inheriting the loyalty and goodness of the Cao family outside, and the will of hundreds of officials and ministers inside, summoning righteous people, killing this thief, and hoping that loyal people will spare no effort to inherit the emperor and the queen of heaven, and restore the prosperity of my Han Dynasty!"

It's directly a letter to ask for thieves.

Dong Zhuo was stunned on the spot.

The original confusion had turned into shock and horror at this moment, his eyes bulged outward, and the flesh on his body was trembling uncontrollably.

What bullshit to seal the king with a different surname.

It's a trap at all!

It was the trap set by Li Ru, or Cao Ang, who was already on the way, who bought the trap set by Li Ru and wanted his own life.

As for the people who were responsible for blocking the streets along the way, why they were all soldiers of the Northern Army, and not a single soldier of the Xiliang Army could not be seen, the reason for this was also explained.

Li Ru seized the time difference, and took advantage of the fact that the large forces of the Xiliang Army were deployed on the east and west sides, and transferred the remaining small Xiliang troops in the city to other places, thus creating this dead end.

In this moment.

Dong Zhuo figured everything out.

"Wenyou, why is this so! I treat you well, you are my own family! ”

While muttering to himself, muttering this sentence back and forth, Dong Zhuo quietly reached out and touched the long sword at his waist.

And I saw it.

Li Ru couldn't help sneering, then held the edict high with both hands, and shouted angrily to the left and right.

"I am a loyal courtier of the Han family, how can I be with you, this usurper is my own family, where are the righteous people, if you don't do it at this time, when will you wait?!"

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Li Ru's death order.

made Dong Zhuo's whole body feel bad, and his heart was like a boulder sinking to the bottom of the lake, constantly sinking downward, which also made his body cold and cold sweat.

Don't bother with that much.

Looking at the soldiers of the Northern Army who were surrounding and ready to move, Dong Zhuo knew that no matter how stupid he was, he knew that he must not fight hard at this time.

So without saying a word, he drew the sword at his waist.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

"The generals will listen to the order, immediately get on their horses, head to the south, and break out for me!"

"Bongxian, yes! Serve my son first, and quickly escort my father out of the long ......."

But that's not the end of the story.

Dong Zhuo felt a huge pain in his neck.

The blood gushing out, as well as the Fang Tian painting halberd that was directly inserted into the neck stalk, directly interrupted his words and swallowed the few words he left.

This familiar weapon, and the direction in which this weapon was handed over, how did Dong Zhuo not know what was going on.

He looked at Lu Bu, whose face had been splashed with a little blood at this moment, making him look even more hideous.

I couldn't help but stretch out my right hand, the void grabbed a few times, and opened my mouth to say something, but in the end I could only spurt out a few mouthfuls of blood.

"Huh!"

Lu Bu, who had already shouldered a heavy responsibility, didn't care what kind of reaction Dong Zhuo had, he decisively pulled out Fang Tian's painting halberd, and then made up for it on the position of his chest.

Then he laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha! Old thief, the eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, how can he live under the people for a long time! ”

"I, Lu Bu, am a hero and hero, and An Ke is your righteous son, and today I am edicted to beg for thieves, and I swear to the people of the world, I am a dignified Hanchen, and you are incompatible with the Han thief, and I can't wait to take your head as soon as possible!"

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Dong Zhuo couldn't hear the latter words clearly.

for he was already exhausted.

The massive body fell from the horse's back, causing the ground to tremble.

And with Dong Zhuo's death.

The dozens of cavalry who accompanied him, and even hundreds of Xiliang infantry, all collapsed in an instant.

was rushed into the crowd by Lu Bu's horse, killing indiscriminately, while reaping his life, Lu Bu also shouted arrogantly.

This is not just venting, he has been suppressed by Dong Zhuo for so long The grievances and anger he has been suppressed.

At the same time, he is also deliberately performing for others to show his determination to Han, only the more exaggerated the acting, the easier it will be to whitewash afterwards.

It can only be said that Lu Bu is indeed a smart person.

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After Dong Zhuo was killed.

The remnants of the Xiliang army in Chang'an City collapsed directly.

The Northern Army quickly took over the entire Chang'an City, and in the shortest possible time, it made an order to close all the gates of Chang'an City, strictly enter and exit, and curfew at the same time.

And Li Ru, Lu Bu, Huangfu Song and others, after sitting down to discuss.

It was even more decisive to send people, even if it was a night road, to send the news to Cao Jun's camp as soon as possible, and send an invitation to Cao Ang to enter the city, which was also to avoid the reaction of the Xiliang army on the east and west sides, and after returning to the division, Chang'an City could not be defended by the northern army alone.

At the same time, Li Ru directly cut off the logistics supply of Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other troops on the front line to ensure that Cao's army could quickly win a decisive victory.

Many of the arrangements can be described as extremely detailed.

In order to make meritorious service and to be able to clear his name, Li Ru also tried his best.

As for Dong Zhuo, who was killed by Lu Bu.

It's back to his original destination.

In a grand bonfire, it turned into clouds of black smoke and coke.

The flames soared into the sky, and the cheers in the city were even more like mountains calling for the sea, all celebrating the demon king of the mixed world who had plagued the Han and Han capitals one after another, and was finally plucked out of his heart and lungs and lit the sky lantern.

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The bonfire was not extinguished until late at night.

At this time, it was located in Dong Zhuo's old mansion.

Li Ru, who had already sent Huang Fusong away, sat opposite Lu Bu in the study, discussing the second task he received from Cao Ang.

Let the Son of Heaven in Chang'an never be able to return to the Central Plains!

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