In mid-August, Dongzhonglang, who took over as Jizhou to fight thieves, forced Dong Zhuo to attack Guangzong, which was defended by Zhang Jiao, and abandoned it and led the main force north to attack Quyang, which was defended by Zhang Bao.

After two months of fierce battles, seeing that Quyang was about to fall into the city, unexpectedly things changed.

The imperial court did not get good news from Jizhou for a long time, so it sent Zuo Zhonglang, who was on a mission to pacify Runan, and sent Huangfu Song north to Jizhou. As for Dong Zhuo, who had failed in the battle, he was dismissed and sent to Luoyang Tingwei for trial, and was sentenced to 'commutation of death to the first degree' and imprisoned for the crime of slacking off the battle.

Hearing this, Li Ru, who was in Xiliang Chou, hurriedly rushed to Luoyang, and after several setbacks, he sent a large amount of jewelry, gold and silver to the ten permanent servants and several courtiers, and Dong Zhuo was finally pardoned and released from prison.

On the third day of November, the weather was cloudy.

The iron bars of a cell somewhere in the court were pulled open by the jailer, and the male man trapped inside got up and walked out of the cell.

Bang dang~

The cell door behind him closed, and the chain made a burst of sounds, like a light and happy chapter.

The male man strode forward, changed into a coarse linen robe, and pulled a straw rope to tie up the loose unkempt hair on his head, and no one dared to look at him with fierce eyes.

Outside the gate of the Imperial Prison, Li Ru and the others, who were waiting here before dawn, were already looking forward to it.

Seeing the male man walk out, a group of people immediately greeted him, put on clothes and food, and asked for warmth.

Dong Zhuo looked at the people in front of him, his tone was quite displeased, and his voice was low: "The old man has been demoted to a concubine, and you still have to do anything with me!" ”

These people are all henchmen who have followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and when they heard Dong Zhuo's reproach, they immediately knelt down on one knee and clenched their fists: "Even if the lord is dismissed, we are willing to follow him to the death!" ”

Hearing everyone's statements, Dong Zhuo's face improved slightly.

"Lord, the car is ready, please come in the car and talk." Li Ru stepped forward and said, now that Dong Zhuo has just been released from prison, he should get out of the city as soon as possible and get out of this dangerous area, and it is really not too public.

Dong Zhuo moved his gaze to Li Ru, looked at the son-in-law he relied on the most, his expression eased a lot, and he nodded and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, I have worked hard for you this time." ”

Li Ru bowed slightly and stepped aside.

Dong Zhuo stepped on the back of a certain general and stepped into the car, and when he lifted the curtain, he looked back at the generals who were still kneeling, and said, "You have also worked hard, get up." ”

The generals were like being pardoned, and after Dong Zhuo entered the carriage, he got up and wiped the fine sweat oozing from his forehead with his hands.

Dong Zhuo didn't shout, they didn't dare to get up without permission. In the past, some people did not believe in evil, but now the grass on the grave grows several feet deep.

Dong Zhuo treats his soldiers very well, and whenever he has a reward, he almost always takes the slightest and shares it among the soldiers under his command. So that the soldiers were grateful and willing to serve him to the death. However, those who are slightly familiar with Dong Zhuo's temperament know that Dong Zhuo does not like people to disobey his orders, even wills, and he is a dictator with a strong desire to control.

Li Ru then followed into the car, and the horseman who drove the car was Li Dao, and the rest of the generals walked left and right.

Who let everyone in Luoyang City except for the Son of Heaven not be allowed to ride on horses?

In the car, there is a small three-foot-high desk with melons, fruits and wine.

Dong Zhuo drank it all with the wine cup, and from the indignation on his face, he knew that this big guy was in a very unhappy mood. After pouring three glasses of wine in a row, I heard him say gloomily: "Seeing that Quyang is about to break the city, I only need to give half a month more, and it will definitely become something in my pocket." However, I didn't expect that at this juncture, I would give me such a hand, and let Huangfu Lao'er pick up such a big bargain for nothing, which really annoyed me! ”

On this trip, he brought all the elite soldiers under his command, and he wanted to take advantage of the war to make some meritorious achievements so that he could climb a step up, but he lost thousands of Hedong children, not to mention, and was dismissed from office, causing him to be imprisoned.

Whoever bumps into this thing will definitely be angry, let alone Dong Zhuo, who has a temperament like a bear jackal.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Dong Zhuo drank the wine in his hand, threw the cup on the table, raised his voice and shouted angrily: "Ignorant court snake and rat!" ”

"This time it was a Confucian miscalculation, I didn't expect the court to be so ungrateful and not miss the old feelings." Li Ruwei bowed his body and apologized to Dong Zhuo, obviously the evolution of this matter also exceeded his expectations.

"It's not just a widow's grace, I have worked hard for their Liu family for so many years, Zhenxi Qiang, peaceful thieves and chaos, there is always hard work without merit, right? What ...... result" Dong Zhuo paused, filled the wine cup on the table with wine, and when it was brought to his chest, he continued: "As a result, he took away the military power in my hands and demoted me to a commoner." ”

"They are afraid of me, afraid that I have too much power in my hands, and they will not be their lackeys. They couldn't control it, so they tried their best to harm me, and I didn't go to Bingzhou to be the thorn of that egg, so they guarded against me even more......"

"In the end, it's not the children of their families, I have no culture and no background, but Lao Tzu can get to this position today, without relying on anyone, it's all my swords, mountains and fires, and I earned it with these hands. Now they have seized the slightest handle, and they have unloaded the mill and killed the donkey, trying to put me to death, what a good means! ”

Li Ru silently listened to Dong Zhuo's scolding and scolding there, but did not say anything to stop it. There were a group of plainclothes generals who were escorting him, and he didn't have to worry about these words reaching the ears of others.

If you don't scold, your heart will always be uncomfortable.

"Life, it is inevitable that there will be ups and downs, pick up the spirit, and in two years I will still climb to a higher position than now." After scolding, Dong Zhuo's situation changed, and he tasted the wine in a glass and regained his high fighting spirit.

Li Ru likes such people, who are bold and ambitious, and can do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Those who achieve great things need this ruthlessness.

If you lose, you will come again.

Dong Zhuo poured another glass of wine, handed it to Li Ru, and waited until his son-in-law took it respectfully with both hands, and then said slowly: "These generals under my command are all ruthless when they kill people, but their brains are not very good, and they will have to rely on their virtuous son-in-law to make more suggestions in the future." ”

Li Ru knew Dong Zhuo's temperament and knew that he liked to be bold and cheerful, so he drank the glass of wine directly, and then thanked him: "Confucianism must do his best to repay the kindness of the lord." ”

When Dong Zhuo was selected, in addition to Dong Zhuo's forces, the most important thing was that Dong Zhuo had no strategists under his command.

And he is full of knowledge and has no good master.

After joining Dong Zhuo's command, Li Ru was full of wisdom and helped Dong Zhuo solve all kinds of tricky troubles, and quickly became the chief strategist.

He is not interested in the world or anything, he only enjoys this kind of top-level treatment of the lord and the minister.

So when Dong Zhuo valued him and married his daughter to him, although he didn't like the gentle woman, he still accepted it.

If someone wants to take his place in the future......

Li Ru has thought about this issue more than once, this is his taboo, and he will never allow others to get involved.

Dong Zhuo stroked his thick cheeks and laughed, he opened the car window, poked his head out and looked at the word 'Luoyang' on the city gate.

Wait, I'll be back!