"Zigan, if we force Dong Zhuo away and Li Yi comes again, it will be even more of a headache." Yuan Kui said hesitantly.

In Yuan Kui's opinion, Li Yi is much more difficult to deal with than Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo is nothing more than a bloodthirsty wolf, although he is crazy, his strength is limited after all. But what about Li Yi, that is a fierce tiger, a group of tiger kings, not only powerful, but also extremely cunning. Once, he thought that the man was just a martial artist, but the facts proved again and again that his idea was wrong.

Over the years, Yuan Kui has made many moves to deal with Li Yi and wants to move him. But whether it is an open gun or a hidden arrow, without exception, they have all been resolved by Li Yi.

If it is once or twice, Yuan Kui can also be explained by Li Yi's luck. But there are too many times, and it would be self-deception to think like this again. Now he has only one feeling for Li Yi: unfathomable and profound, extremely difficult.

Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "Taifu, although Li Yi is powerful and extremely shrewd, you have overlooked one thing, he is actually from the Shi clan just like us. It's just that because of some differences, we are not in the same way, but in fact we are the same kind of people. Moreover, Li Yi is loyal to the Han, although he acts perversely, he has a bottom line, and he will never do anything harmful to the Han. But Dong Zhuo is different, this person has no bottom line, if he is allowed to stay in Luoyang, it will definitely be the biggest disaster. Relatively speaking, it was Li Yi who I would rather stay in Luoyang than Dong Zhuo. ”

"In addition, I don't know if you have noticed, Taifu, Li Yi's recent actions in Northern Xinjiang have dragged him into a huge crisis. He had already defeated the Xianbei tribes and occupied the entire steppe. However, he should never have tried to completely control the grasslands, and even launched a great migration involving five million people. ”

"In the past 400 years, I have been a Han dynasty and have made countless heroes. But who can really control the prairie? With Wei Huo's bravery and Emperor Wu's prestige, he couldn't achieve this goal, and he didn't even dare to imagine such a thing, let alone Li Yi? What's more, Li Yi in order to maintain this action. All of his 200,000 troops were used. It can be said that he is self-defeating, and his threat to us is already small. ”

"Now I'm not worried that Li Yi will go south to threaten Gyeonggi, but I'm worried that he won't be able to go south to support us. He led the army south, so what about the safety of the northern frontier? ”

Lu Zhi sighed: "In the future, Dong Zhuo is reluctant to go, and Li Yi may not be willing to go south." That's exactly why I plan to go north myself. I must supervise Li Yi to go south at the right time, and then I must ensure that he can quickly return to the north after forcing Dong Zhuo back. ”

Yuan Kui thought about it for a long time. Asked, "When will you be back?" ”

Lu Zhi smiled: "This winter at the latest." ”

Yuan Kui nodded and asked, "Then you see, are we going to surround Ping Optimistic now?" ”

"Surround him, of course. If he didn't surround him, he thought that we were afraid of him, and thought that we didn't know how he deceived the generals of the Northern Army to seize the power of commanding the army. Lu Zhi said, "Surround him and make him feel precarious, so we can talk to him." ”

"Who's going to talk about the suitability?" Yuan Kui asked. "How's it going?"

"Not at the beginning, he has a special identity. It's easy to expose Taifu's intentions, so I think it's better to let Bo beg go. Lu Zhi said, "As for the beginning, you still follow the original method to let him leave the capital as soon as possible." ”

Yuan Kui stood up and said, "Okay, let's do it." Be quick, the sooner Luoyang stabilizes, the better. ”

………………

Zhi Jinwu is one of the secretaries. His authority is to command the Northern Army, so Ding Yuan boldly wants to lead the army into the Northern Army camp and verify the authenticity of the holy decree in Dong Zhuo's hands.

Dong Zhuo ignored him and did not agree to his entry into the camp. Now the northern army is under his control, and no one is allowed to enter the northern army camp.

Ding Yuan was furious. Command the soldiers to force the gate into the gate.

Soldiers from both sides clashed.

The strength of the two sides is half a catty, and Dong Zhuo's main force of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is not here, but the three thousand flying bear army led by him is also an elite division of the Han Dynasty. On Ding Yuan's side, the Bingzhou Army led by him used to be the border army of the Han Dynasty, and it was an elite division that had fought with the Northern Xinjiang Army and experienced the bloody battle of Yanmen County, so no one could help anyone in the end.

Soon, Ding Yuan received a military order from Taifu Yuan Kui.

Yuan Kui ordered him to retreat five miles and surround Ping Optimistic with Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, as well as Yuan Shao and Wang Yun, who had just led their troops out of the city.

At dusk, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and other Xiliang generals led an army of 10,000 to Pingxing. They were blocked by Yuan Shao, so they had to camp and rest near Xianyang Garden.

After dark, Shang Shu He Hao was escorted by more than a dozen guards, and Pegasus rushed to Ping Optimistic.

Although Dong Zhuo used a false holy decree to control the military power of the Northern Army, he was uneasy in his heart. He was not afraid of the soldiers and horses who surrounded Ping's optimism, but the Son of Heaven.

In the morning, when Zhu Jun, Liu Bo and Zhou Shen brought people to the camp, he was nervous for a long time. If Zhu Jun had come up with the holy decree and talisman to control the Northern Army at that time, he would only have two choices, either kill Zhu Jun or honestly hand over the military power in his hands.

The soldiers of the Northern Army are not their own Xiliang soldiers, they are absolutely loyal to the Son of Heaven. Even his old friend Duan Xuan, he only recognized the holy decree and did not recognize people, so Dong Zhuo had to kill Zhu Jun.

Fortunately, Zhu Jun casually looked at the bloodstained holy decree and turned around and left.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru therefore decided that the turmoil in Luoyang City had not ended, and the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother were still in the hands of the eunuchs.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and immediately rectified the Northern Army. He vigorously bribed the generals of the Xiyuan Army, let them command the various departments, and requisitioned all the more than a dozen military commanders of the Northern Army to his big tent to temporarily serve in the military.

Of the 50,000 officers and men of the Northern Army, 40,000 were the original Xiyuan Army, and there were more than a dozen military horses and military candidates in these Xiyuan Army, who were originally Dong Zhuo's subordinates, and they were all Xiliang officers who followed Dong Min to Beijing to participate in the Xiyuan Army last year.

After a big transfer, Dong Zhuo felt much more at ease.

He Hao's arrival confirmed Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's conjecture.

He Hao was blunt, explained the situation in Luoyang in detail, and then said: "Although the general controlled the northern army by improper means, Taifu is still very grateful to the general for being able to help in time, but the general has thought about what will happen after the Son of Heaven is out of trouble?" ”

Dong Zhuo was silent, and suddenly asked He Hao without a head, "Am I old?" ”

He Hao said with a smile: "The general is seven out of fifty this year, and he has not yet reached the age of ancient times, so he is not old." ”

Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was silent, so he took He Hao's words and said with a slight smile: "After the Son of Heaven is freed from the predicament, my lord may be in danger, but the Taifu is deeply responsible, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the disaster of the Nine Clans." ”

He Hao smiled and said nothing.

"There is a tiger feather forest in Luoyang City, and there are tens of thousands of horses, but the Son of Heaven has not been out of trouble so far, is it deliberately done by Taifu?" Li Ru asked.

He Hao smiled: "I have just said that there are some things that you must think clearly before you can do it." ”

Li Ru asked again: "Then Taifu has thought clearly?" When will the trapped Son of Heaven be rescued? ”

He Hao looked at Dong Zhuo and asked in a low voice, "What is the general's good plan?" ”

Dong Zhuo frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the hussar general is far away in the desert, Luoyang can't be messed up no matter what. If the Son of Heaven is still trapped in the North Palace tomorrow morning, I will lead a large army into the city. Since Taifu can't solve it, I'll solve it. I will bear all the consequences. ”

He Hao's face was shocked, and he said eagerly: "General, this matter is related to the lives of the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, and I can't be careless."

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, waved his hand and said, "You go back." Tomorrow afternoon I will lead my army into the city. ”

He Hao didn't say anything more, bowed down and said goodbye.

………………

After Li Ru sent He Hao away, he hurriedly walked back to the big tent.

Judging from He Hao's words, Yuan Kui has decided to make concessions, but the conditions for him to make concessions must be very harsh. After the death of the traitorous eunuch and the general, Luoyang was originally his world, but because the lord suddenly took control of the northern army, he was caught off guard and could not act according to the established strategy. For the sake of Luoyang's stability, Yuan Kui had no choice but to give in. Li Ru said excitedly, "Lord, stay in Luoyang, you can become a generation of famous ministers of Zhongxing Han." ”

Dong Zhuo thought for a long time, and then he spoke: "Taifu Yuan Kui is now participating in Shangshu affairs and temporarily managing state affairs, if he insists on opposing my entry into the city in the name of the Son of Heaven and insists on ordering me to return to Xiliang, then it will be difficult for me to stay in Luoyang." Without the Divine Decree of the Son of Heaven and the support and help of scholars, how could I gain a foothold in Luoyang? By force? Kill all the ministers in the court who oppose me? ”

Dong Zhuo shook his hand and continued: "If this problem can't be solved, I can't stay in Luoyang. If Yuan Kui and the ministers of the court resolutely oppose my participation in the government, we will fight for power and bloodshed, and the turmoil in Luoyang will not stop. Then Huangfu Song of Chang'an and Kou Zhun of Hedong will take advantage of the situation, and Li Yi, who is far away in the desert, will also be forced to give up his actions because of the turmoil in Luoyang. ”

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked with a cold expression, "What is the final result?" ”

The excitement on Li Ru's face gradually dissipated, he couldn't imagine how angry Li Yi was after he was forced to abandon his actions on the prairie, and whether Dong Zhuo had the ability to withstand Li Yi's thunderous anger.

He twisted his hands and beards and walked back and forth in the big tent.

"Who is the Lord most afraid of at the moment?" Li Ru asked suddenly.

Dong Zhuo said without thinking: "Son of Heaven." ”

Li Ru asked again: "What about Yuan Kui?" ”

Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "The one he fears the most is also the Son of Heaven. ”

Li Ru's eyes suddenly showed a trace of terrifying resentment, and his face turned hideous and terrifying. Thinking of his deep hatred in the sea of blood, Li Ru's eyes were torn apart, and he couldn't wait to rush into the palace and kill a river of blood.

He barely calmed down, bowed his head and said, "Does the lord still remember the storm that the first emperor set off in Luoyang in order to let Xiao Donghou inherit the unification?" In the palace, the Zhongchang Servant, the Little Yellow Gate Jian Shuo, the Tai Lieutenant Liu Yu, the Great General He Jin, the Hussar General Li Yi, the Taifu Yuan Kui and many ministers were all involved, and Li Yi and Liu Yu were the two strongest forces in the hands of the first emperor. (To be continued.) )