Xiaoqi

"Hehehe!" Dong Zhuo heard it first with a smile, and couldn't help raising his hand to signal Li Ru to take a seat, and said with a smile, "Wenyou, great joy! Come and see, this is the hundred officials that Wang Yun just presented to our family." Co-signed silk book, please our family is a high position. The position is as high as the Ninth Five-Year Plan!"

Li Ru's expression changed suddenly when he heard the words, and he hurried forward to take the silk book from Dong Zhuo, and read it carefully.

In an instant, Li Ru became more and more surprised as he looked at it. He couldn't help frowning, with a puzzled look on his face, and said in a deep voice, "Chang'an City has been calm these few days. It's unbelievable that Wang Situ could unknowingly contact all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and the number of people is so neat. , all court ministers have missed it. It’s really strange. How come I didn’t hear anything about it before?”

"Wen You, what are you muttering about?" Dong Zhuo smiled from ear to ear, not hearing what Li Ru was muttering to himself, and asked casually.

"Uh, my minister, congratulations to Xiangguo. Congratulations to Xiangguo on his ascension to the throne. Aspire to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, order the world!" Although Li Ru had many doubts in his heart.But he knew that Dong Zhuo had coveted the throne for a long time.It can even be said to be day and night.So at this time, he didn't dare to speak out the doubts in his heart, so he could only speak up and congratulate loudly.

"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "Here is another edict of guilt, which was also sent by Wang Yun just now. Once this edict is announced to the world, if Liu Xie still wants to stay on the dragon chair, I'm afraid it will be too late." Can't help him!"

When Dong Zhuo said this, there was a cold light in his eyes.Seeing this, Li Ru was horrified.When the young emperor Liu Bian was deposed, he had advised Dong Zhuo to temporarily save Liu Bian's life for later use, but Dong Zhuo insisted on going his own way.In the end, Liu Bian was executed secretly. Afterwards, Dong Zhuo claimed that there would be no future troubles, so as to avoid long nights and dreams.

After Liu Bian's death, many criticisms came one after another, which made Dong Zhuo quite criticized. He was notorious for killing the king, and was actually regarded by the princes of various towns as a national thief who caused troubles in the world.The cold light in Dong Zhuo's eyes just now clearly wanted to repeat the old trick, get rid of the young emperor Liu Xie, and completely cut off the orthodox blood of the royal family.

At this thought, Li Ru was horrified, and his mind was in a mess for a while, and his thoughts were flying.

"Wen You, what's wrong with you today? Didn't you always persuade me to become a great power as soon as possible, change the Yuan Dynasty and found the country? Why are you so unrestrained today? Could it be that you don't want our family to ascend the throne and become emperor?" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, but he still noticed Seeing that Li Ru's expression was different, he suddenly asked in a deep voice with displeasure.

"No, no, no! This minister has absolutely no such intentions, please look into it clearly." Li Ru trembled all over when he heard the words, quickly shook his head in denial, and said in a fearful and respectful voice.

After a pause, Li Ru was still feeling uneasy, and couldn't help but bowed and said, "I don't understand something, so I ask Xiangguo to enlighten me."

"Oh, tell me, what's the matter?" Dong Zhuo replied slightly surprised.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo finally stopped laughing loudly, Li Ru respectfully said: "These ministers are very busy these days. Three days ago, Xiangguo suddenly ordered the army to return to the station immediately. I was worried that they would complain, so I allocated food and salaries for them. , to stabilize the morale of the army. Therefore, I have no time to take care of the affairs of the city. However, the secret agents and spies under my subordinates are all over the city, and I haven't heard any news before, let alone the matter of Wang Situ secretly contacting all officials. I have been in charge of the secret intelligence for many years, and there has never been a mistake. This time, such a major event happened, and the official did not know about it. Doesn’t Xiangguo think it’s strange? Therefore, the official has to suspect that Wang Situ submitted the joint report, It is very likely that he prepared it in advance, and it was not until this time that he took it out and handed it over to Xiangguo. On the surface, he is asking for credit and flattery, but secretly he has other plans."

After Dong Zhuo heard the words, he shook his head and said: "Wen You means that this matter is fraudulent? This is impossible! If Wang Yun had misunderstood our family before, we believe it. But now he and our family are both Now that we are a family, it is impossible for him to do something disobedient. His daughter Diao Chan is now our family's concubine, how could he plot against our family?"

"Ah!!!" Li Ru cried out in surprise, and asked anxiously inexplicably, "Xiangguo took Diaochan as his concubine? Could it be that Diaochan is accompanying him when he lives in Meiwu these days?"

Dong Zhuo was taken aback by Li Ru's scream, and then he said disapprovingly: "That's right. On the night Diao Chan entered the palace, our family took her to Mei Wu, and now she is our concubine. Wang Yun also knew about this matter. Why did Wen You make such a fuss? Liu Xie is only a 12-year-old child. Why did he become a concubine so early? Naturally, it was for our family to enjoy. Although our family did not tell you about this in advance, But you should have thought of it long ago."

"This,,,,,,." Li Ru was speechless immediately.

Because Dong Zhuo was right, Li Ru also had such thoughts before.He knew that Dong Zhuo was lustful and often took the concubines from the palace to Mei Wu to have fun, and he also knew that Dong Zhuo agreed to welcome Diao Chan into the palace, not just for the simple purpose of choosing a concubine for the young emperor.But he subconsciously thought that this was Dong Zhuo's initiative to show favor and win over Wang Yun, and let Wang Yun become a relative of the emperor to show his favor.In addition, Diao Chan and Lv Bu had a long-standing marriage contract, and Lv Bu was Dong Zhuo's adopted son; in Li Ru's view, Dong Zhuo would definitely not be so stupid as to snatch his adopted son's wife.Therefore, he thought this matter simply, and never dreamed that Dong Zhuo would actually seize love and forcibly occupy Lu Bu's nominal fiancée, Diao Chan.

For a moment, Li Ru felt that this matter was extraordinary just by intuition, and he felt quite frightened.

If Diao Chan really entered the palace to serve the little emperor, then that's all.Although Lu Bu was unwilling in every possible way, there was nothing he could do about it, because since ancient times there were differences between monarchs and ministers, not to mention that this was also a matter of Guangyao Wang's lintel.However, now that Diao Chan has been taken over by Dong Zhuo, this is not a good thing!

The adoptive father robbed the adoptive son's wife. This move is obviously against the norms, and it is bound to be criticized and stigmatized.What's more, Diao Chan's weight in Lv Bu's mind is extraordinary. It was widely spread in Chang'an City that Lv Bu did not hesitate to lead the army in a bloody fight with Li Li's Wuwei army in order to win Diao Chan's smile.For this reason, Lu Bu lost his left hand.It can be seen from this that Lu Bu loves Diao Chan so much that he does not hesitate to do his best.

Now that Dong Zhuo has taken over Diao Chan in private under the guise of the emperor, the matter must have reached Lu Bu's ears long ago.

The deal is done, what should we do?

In a sudden change of mind, Li Ru got up and knelt down and said, "Xiangguo, since ancient times, those who have achieved great things do not care about small details. If Xiangguo wants to achieve hegemony, he needs a brave general like Lu Bu to fight on the battlefield and sweep the world down. Therefore, I dare to advise you , please Xiangguo bestow Diaochan to Lu Bu, so as to clear up the suspicion and make him feel at ease. In this way, after Xiangguo ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he can order Lu Bu to lead the army to go out and wipe out the princes of the Guandong. Lu Bu must feel the great kindness of Xiangguo deeply, and he will definitely do his best If it is true, there are ministers governing political affairs at home, and Lv Bu conquering the Quartet outside, so why not worry about major events! This is what the ministers say from the bottom of their hearts, please think twice!"

Seeing Li Ruman's sincere expression, Dong Zhuo's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of anger.But he held back the anger in his heart and did not vent it immediately, because what Li Ru said was not unreasonable.In other words, Dong Zhuo also knew in his heart that since he occupied Diao Chan, Lu Bu must have been alienated from him, and he would never be as loyal as before.

For a moment, Dong Zhuo had the idea of ​​bestowing Diao Chan on Lu Bu.However, when he thought of the beautiful Diao Chan moaning Cheng Huan under Lu Bu's crotch, Dong Zhuo's heart was like a knife, his eyes were full of ferociousness, and he was full of anger.It is true that he is old now, and his body is far less than that of Lu Bu, who is young and strong enough to satisfy Diao Chan's desire.But precisely because of this, he would never give Diao Chan to Lu Bu.Diao Chan, the ultimate stunner, is owned by Dong Zhuo alone, so what if Lu Bu is young and strong, just don't give it to him!Otherwise, once Diao Chan followed Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo would be forgotten in a blink of an eye, and she would not even be willing to mention him.

This is absolutely intolerable to Dong Zhuo, no, not even death!

After a while, Dong Zhuo scolded Li Ru angrily, "Wen You, Diao Chan is the best in the world, a rare beauty in a hundred years! You asked our family to give her to Lu Bu. You can figure it out, why don't you give up your wife and concubine to Lu Bu?" Ah? Uh,,,,,,"

The moment these words came out of his mouth, Dong Zhuo felt that he had made a slip of the tongue.Because Li Ru has only one wife, that is his third daughter Dong Zhuo.

"Oh, I got so angry that I forgot that it was my daughter!" Dong Zhuo sighed secretly in his heart.

Chapter 256

Seeing the strange look on Dong Zhuo's face, Li Ru naturally knew what he was thinking, so he didn't care about Dong Zhuo's sudden outburst.

However, Li Ru still did not give up his original intention, and tried to persuade him: "Xiangguo, thousands of miles of land, thousands of years of achievements, compared with a woman, what is more important! If you lose Lu Bu's allegiance because of Diao Chan, you will lose everything and lose more than you gain." In the future, even if Xiangguo ascends to the throne of God, who can conquer the Quartet for Xiangguo, and who is as brave and good at fighting as Lu Bu?"

Dong Zhuo couldn't help showing a complacent smile when he heard the words, and said: "Wen You's exaggerated. Even if our family doesn't have Lu Bu to help, don't we still have a good son-in-law Li Li? Li Li has many brave generals under his command. Since leading the army, Attack everything and win battles, far surpassing Lu Bu!"

"This,,,,,,." Hearing this, Li Ruwen was speechless.

Indeed, Li Li of Liangzhou is far stronger than Lu Bu.In terms of personal ability alone, Li Li is the capital of the hero of the world, no matter in terms of generosity, martial arts and martial arts.Yes, Li Li is a hero, not just a brave general.

Li Ru has already seen this through his recent contact with Li Li.It's just that he is hesitant to tell Dong Zhuo right now, and this is also the direct reason why he deliberately ignored Li Li just now.

In all honesty, Li Ru thinks that he and Li Li have a very happy relationship, they are both descendants of the Li family, and now they are brother-in-law.With emotion and reason, he shouldn't make irresponsible remarks to Li Li in front of Dong Zhuo, let alone tell Dong Zhuo that Li Li has great ambitions and is definitely not something in the pool.In doing so, he would be suspected of provoking, and Dong Zhuo would even mistake him for jealousy and jealousy, and wantonly slander Li Li, his brother-in-law.

However, Li Ru has pinned all his efforts on Dong Zhuo for more than ten years, and he has seen great achievements.How could he hide something from Dong Zhuo?Besides, Dong Zhuo has always treated him very kindly, cultivated him many times, regarded him as a confidant, and even married his daughter to him, which can be said to be as deep as the ocean.

After repeated consideration, Li Ru decided to report the truth, so as to dispel Dong Zhuo's idea of ​​relying on Li Li.But seeing him say respectfully to Dong Zhuo: "Since Xiangguo mentioned Li Li, I have to say some things that have been hidden in my heart for a long time. Wuwei Li Li. Although he is a general under Xiangguo's command, and now Xiangguo loves his son-in-law, but He and Lu Bu are definitely not on the same level.

Lu Bu was a man who relied on his bravery, and his martial arts were the best in the world.Arrogant self-importance, disdain for heroes; however.He is a brave man.Striving for fame and fortune, but greedy.This kind of person is brave if he is brave, but he is not afraid, and he is easy to control. As long as Xiangguo has something he expects, he will let him be driven.

but.Wuwei Li Li is not the case.Li Liqi has a tenacious mind, a deep scheming mind, and acts eclecticly after planning.Bold and careful; it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a majestic, magnanimous and generous man.In just one year, he had tens of thousands of soldiers, occupying Liangzhou as a tiger, and many advisers and generals under his command.From this, it is not difficult to see that this son is definitely not something in the pool, let alone someone who has lived under others for a long time.If Xiangguo wanted him to lead the army in battle, it would not be difficult to sweep the world down, and even his record would far surpass that of Lu Bu, and he would be able to rule the world within ten years.But Wei Chen is worried that if Xiangguo reuses Li Li, he may end up with a big tail and fail to drive the tiger away.At present, although Li Li has elite soldiers and strong generals, he still lives in a corner with a narrow field of vision, and with the constraints of Han Sui, Ma Teng and other princes, it is difficult to achieve great things.However, once Li Li jumped out of Liangzhou's cage and led the army to Chang'an, it would be a fierce tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable and unstoppable.From now on, it is still unknown who belongs to Chang'an City!

Today the world is in chaos, all heroes are rising together, people's hearts are unpredictable, and it is difficult to distinguish loyalty from evil.What Wei Chen said is just his own conjecture, how to make a decision, still needs to be carefully considered by Xiangguo. "

Li Ru's words were so thorough that Dong Zhuo frowned and pondered for a long time, the expression on his face was uncertain and unpredictable.

After pondering for a while, Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Wen You is very optimistic about Li Li. You two brothers-in-law have one literary and one martial arts. If you can be loyal to our family, you will complement each other. , our family’s great cause for a long time is bound to be successful, and the king will be in the world. It’s a pity that our family can get your help, but we can’t get Li Li’s loyalty. After all, he was not supported by our family, even if he is loyal to our family Geng Geng, our family may not trust him either. It’s difficult to have both in the world, so let’s take one step at a time.”

Seeing Dong Zhuo meditating for so long but uttering some inexplicable words, Li Ru suddenly had a kind of understanding in his heart.He knew that Dong Zhuo hadn't failed to see that Li Li had lofty aspirations and was by no means a subservient person. On the contrary, Dong Zhuo had a deep understanding of Li Li long ago, and even secretly thought about how to win Li Li over.Unexpectedly, Li Li was too assertive, he acted impeccably, and did not give Dong Zhuo any chance to beat him, thus preventing Dong Zhuo from beating him first and then rewarding him.In this way, as long as Li Li did not take the initiative to rebel, Dong Zhuo would have nothing to do with him. He was neither far nor near, and always kept a certain distance.

This is the hardest and most brilliant place for Li Li to subdue.He leaves room for everything he does, leaving a step for others to step down and enough room for himself to advance and retreat.However, once he leaves nothing to chance, he must have the chance to win. He has the confidence and strength to destroy his opponent in one fell swoop, so that he will give it a go and kill them all without leaving any room.

In addition, the relationship between Li Li and Li Jue's nephew and uncle is very vague, or ambiguous, sometimes close and sometimes distant, making it difficult to see what tricks they are playing between them.It is precisely because of this uncertainty that the Xiliang army, from Dong Zhuo to the generals in the army, have doubts about their uncles and nephews, dare not be enemies with them, and will not go with them. If you are too close, if you are far away, you will live in peace.

In this way, even Dong Zhuo used and defended against Li Jue and Li Li, always keeping a vigilant heart.At the same time, even if the uncle and nephew of the Li family made a mistake, Dong Zhuo could not do anything to them, let alone punish them. He could only pretend that he did not know, did not care, and did not question the crime.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Ru suddenly found that his eyes were still covered by Li Li's kind and humble appearance, far less than Dong Zhuo's thorough understanding of Li Li.From this, he couldn't help but think that although Dong Zhuo was getting older, his heart was becoming more and more unfathomable.It's not that Dong Zhuo himself doesn't understand many things, nor is he incompetent, but that he turned a blind eye and closed his eyes on purpose.Letting go of one's own way has the meaning of governing by doing nothing.

Thinking of this inexplicably, Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo with horror on his face, and wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start.

Since Dong Zhuo knew the situation better than anyone else, why did he do this?

why?

For a moment, Li Ru's face was full of grief, indignation and despair, and his eyes were full of doubts and inquiries when he looked at Dong Zhuo.His lifelong wish is to assist Dong Zhuo in establishing an inexhaustible meritorious service, aspire to the top of the world, and leave his name in history.However.Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, has the decadence and inaction of a fierce tiger, letting the situation disperse and decline, and only caring about having fun, nothing else.

At this moment, Li Ru felt nothing but disappointment.Just despair.

Suddenly, Dong Zhuo said with a gloomy expression: "Our family has no children. There is no one in the Dong family who can entrust important affairs. Now our four daughters are all married, and our family has no worries. Alone. In this life, there are only dozens of cold and hot days. What you want to strive for and get. What others want but can’t get, our family has it. There is nothing to be dissatisfied with. Just wait until the last thing is done, Ascend to the throne and proclaim the emperor. Standing at the top of the ninety-five years, our long-cherished wish has been fulfilled so far, and we have nothing to ask for. Lu Bu is rebellious, capricious, and seeks fame and fortune, but he is our adopted son after all, and he can be regarded as my Dong Zhuo's only one. What our family can give him, give him everything; if he can’t give it, it’s useless even if he thinks about it, unless he dares to kill his father and king! Diao Chan is the lifeblood of our family, any official position and gold and silver I am willing to give it to him, but Diao Chan cannot give it to him. Tomorrow our family will confer on Lu Bu as a great general, commanding the world's soldiers and horses, one man under ten thousand, I believe he will be satisfied."

Li Ru had nothing to say at this time, and nodded with a dull expression, without words.

Seeing Li Ru's expression, Dong Zhuo sighed lightly, then got up and walked towards the backyard.When approaching the door, he stopped suddenly, turned his head and said to Li Ru: "After a hundred years in our family, Wen You can choose between Lu Bu and Li Li as assistants. But our family thinks you should choose Li Li, because he He is the one who makes great things happen!"

After speaking, Dong Zhuo walked towards the backyard again, his footsteps seemed light and staggering, and his bloated figure suddenly showed a sense of depression.