As soon as the visitor entered the big tent, he bowed his head and said, "The doctor ordered Li Ru to see Master Zhou Mu,"
Liu Xin was taken aback. He didn't think that the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo turned out to be Li Ru. He couldn't help but looked up and down Li Ru, and saw that he had a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek, thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and he had a traitorous face. No wonder he could think of such a vicious scheme. , Said lightly: "You are Li Ru, what can Dong Zhuo ask you to say,"
Li Ru arched his hand and said: "Li Ru is ordered by the Prime Minister to come and get married with Zhou Mu. The Prime Minister has a daughter with a beautiful appearance and wants to match the son of Zhou Mu."
Liu Xin didn't expect that Dong Zhuo would like to win over herself by getting married. He couldn't help being amused, and asked: "Liu heard that you are also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and there is also a son-in-law named Niu Fu. I wonder how many daughters Dong Zhuo has in total."
Although Li Ru felt that Liu Xin's words were very rude, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The prime minister has three daughters. It is the prime minister's wife who wants to get married with Lord Zhou Mu, who is eleven years old."
Liu Xin laughed: "My son is only eight years old. It doesn't seem to be a good match. Besides, Dong Zhuo wanted to marry Sun Jian's son a few days ago. It is this daughter, too. Sun Jian's son doesn't want anything. Is it my son? On the contrary, it will not be accepted."
Li Ru couldn't help being flushed. He didn't know where Liu Xin learned that Dong Zhuo was going to be married to Sun Jian. This can be regarded as a top secret. It seems that Liu Xin must have many spies in the Xiliang army. Cha is,
In fact, Liu Xin only had the impression that Dong Zhuo wanted to get married with Sun Jian, and he deliberately said to cheat Li Ru, and did not really get this secret report, but Li Ru had already whispered in his heart, and said, " Since adults don’t want to get married with the prime minister, I dare not ask for it. I am entrusted by the prime minister. There is one more thing to discuss with the adults."
Liu Xin put her smile away and said coldly: "If you have anything to say, please."
Li Ru leaned back and said: "Cao Cao colluded with the princes of the seventeen towns in the east of Guandong to rebel, but did not write to the adults. Obviously he did not put the adults in his eyes. Why don't the adults join hands with the prime minister to destroy the princes and divide the land together
Liu Xin discovered that Li Ru not only made tricks, but also could see the faint contradiction between himself and the princes of Guandong. There were really two brushes. Thinking of this, he suddenly snorted and said, "What is Dong Zhuo? , I am also worthy to join forces with me and tell you, this time my army is going to take his dog's head."
Li Ru couldn't do anything about it, and said, "If that's the case, I will say goodbye, I hope you won't regret it,"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, I ask you to see something."
At this time, the two soldiers carried a hot cauldron into the camp, and set up firewood in the camp. The water in the pot turned white gas, rolling non-stop.
Li Ru was taken aback, and said: "The two countries are fighting each other, don't cut the enemy, what do you want, my lord,"
Liu Xin slapped the table and glared at Li Ru, and said, "You are just a rebellion to usurp the country. I am a Han family member, and I am a member of the Han family. you,"
Li Ru listened to Liu Xin saying that he did not want to kill him, and his expression was relaxed.
But Liu Xin continued to say: "Li Ru, I heard you spread rumors outside that Liu likes to eat human flesh. What is the taste of this human flesh? Liu hasn’t really tasted it yet. I want to put you in this pot today. Just cook it and let me have a taste, so that I won’t lose my reputation in vain."
Li Ru was so frightened that he didn't possess his soul. He didn't expect that the rumors he spread would be confirmed on his body as soon as he saw him. He couldn't help shaking like a sieve.
Step by step, Liu Xin walked slowly to Li Ru. He was about to say two more words to scare him, but he smelled a strong urine smell. As soon as Liu Xin lowered his head, he saw Li Ru on the ground between his legs. After getting wet, he couldn't help but screamed badly, raised his hand, and ordered the soldiers under the tent: "Throw this shameful thing to me far away,"
Originally, Liu Xin really wanted to kill Li Ru, but he was also a messenger. If he hurt the killer, he would be a little unreasonable. Anyway, there will be opportunities in the future, but he finally endured it.
Li Ru could no longer take any steps at this time, letting the soldiers drag him out, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Suddenly Liu Xin roared again: "Wait,"
The heart that Li Ru had just put down suddenly reached his throat again. If he went to the playground of later generations, he would definitely understand that this was the feeling of a roller coaster.
Liu Xin said fiercely: "Li Ru, please listen to me. I will spare you this time. If I dare to spread my rumors outside in the future, I will let all these rumors be fulfilled by your family. ,"
Where did Li Ru dare to say half a word, so he nodded repeatedly and was thrown out of the barracks in embarrassment.
As soon as he drove Li Ru out on the front foot, Chen Gong walked into the big tent on the back foot and said to Liu Xin, "Enlighten the lord, Li Ru will return to Luoyang this time. He will definitely make preparations in advance. Send troops as soon as possible,"
Chen Gong was in favor of Liu Xin raising the flag to attack Dong Zhuo, but he did not approve of Liu Xin's use of Liu Xie as the target of the crusade. He hoped to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's opportunity to confront the princes at Hulaoguan, quickly occupy Luoyang, and then contact Beijing. The Minister of China forced Liu Xin to protect Liu Xie,
How did he know that Liu Xin had long been conceived as a king, because Liu Xin understood that in the feudal dynasty, the emperor had too much power to determine the life and death of others in one sentence. Being a loyal and good general is a good fame, but in history How many loyal ministers were persecuted to death by the unreasonable king, Liu Xin valued his family's life better. He is now a Jingzhou Mu, and it is impossible to withdraw from the political arena. He doesn't want to help him. Go to help, and finally ran into a faint emperor, which caused the whole family to suffer. He wanted to be the emperor himself.
Liu Xin is bound to win the throne of the Han Dynasty. If that is the case, it is impossible for him to still respect Liu Xie as emperor. Because Liu Xin's current status is not only Jingzhou Mu, but also a Han family clan. Once he assists Liu Xie, if you want to replace it in the future, the name will be wrong and the words will not go well. Of course, now to protect Liu Xie, there can be other ways in the future, such as preventing Liu Xie from giving birth to a son, and the throne will naturally fall after his death. Others have it, but Liu Xin remembers that Liu Xie’s lifespan was quite long in history. Who can tell what happens in the process
For Liu Xin right now, the best way is to not recognize the legitimacy of the emperor Liu Xie from now on. Liu Xin did not say that he should be called the emperor now. What he proposed was to wait for the peace of the world before establishing another Mingjun. At that time, the world is already under his control. The so-called other Li Mingjun, who else can he stand besides him
However, Liu Xin still accepted Chen Gong’s suggestion. Although he did not know where Li Ru came from, since Li Ru came, Dong Zhuo must have known his actions.
Indeed, when Dong Zhuo sent troops to Hulao Pass, Li Ru told Yingchuan Prefect Shen Ran to pay attention to the movements of Jingzhou. Li Ru did not expect Shen Ran to block Liu Xin's army, because Yingchuan could not be defended at all, but He hoped that Shen Ran could hold Liu Xin for a day or two. However, people were not as good as the heavens. Shen Ran beat and scolded two lazy soldiers on the front of the city. As a result, he aroused public anger and beat him alive. When he died, Liu Xinbing occupied Yingchuan without a bloody sword.
Li Ru knew that after Liu Xin had sent troops, he advised Dong Zhuo to move his capital to Chang'an while helping Dong Zhuo arrange the retreat. He himself went straight to the Yique Pass of Henan Yin, which was the focus of his preparations to stop Liu Xin. He just arrived at Yique Pass. , Li Ru knew that Liu Xin had occupied Yingchuan, so he did not ask Dong Zhuo for instructions, so he proposed to marry Liu Xin. In fact, this was just a way of slowing down his army. As a result, Liu Xin was humiliated and fled.
Liu Xin sent troops quickly, and Li Ru escaped faster. He went all the way north and passed Yique Pass without stopping for a while. He went straight to Luoyang. When Liu Xin led the army to Yique Pass, Li Ru Having arrived in Luoyang, he hurried to see Dong Zhuo before he even had time to change the robe with urine stains.
Thousands of wealthy families in Luoyang City were arrested outside the Dongcheng Gate. Men were beheaded on the spot as rebels and rebels. Women were rewarded with the army, and all their belongings were confiscated. No one in Luoyang wanted to go west to Chang'an, but Dong Zhuo. Orders to be forced out, and those who do not follow are killed on the spot. Chaos is everywhere in the city.
Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo, and said, "Enlighten Xiangguo, Liu Xin's army will arrive at Yique Pass in the near future. Although the two passes of Yique and Hulao are strong, if the defender hears that Xiangguo moved westward, he will definitely surrender. Enemy, yesterday I asked Xu Rong, the prefect of Xingyang, to lay an ambush to prevent the princes of the Kwantung from pursuing their troops. Now we still need a brave general to stop the troops of Jingzhou."
Dong Zhuo looked around and said, "It's a pity that my son is not here, so who dares to stop Liu Xin,"
Li Zhang went out and said: "Qi Zixiangguo, the Bingzhou army and horse who returned with Wen Hou, are quite at odds with my Xiliang soldiers on weekdays, why not ask them to break the post to stop Liu Xin,"
Li Ru thought for a while and said: "It's okay if the state army is usually rebellious. It can reduce its strength and stop Liu Xin. The so-called kill two birds with one stone. I was in Liu Xin's barracks and watched a lot of team battles. I think it’s a place for collecting food and grass, and Zhang Jiyin’s team of Qingqi can make a detour to attack the army behind him. If he burns his grain and grass, his army’s mind will be chaotic."
The Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain in the south of Luoyang are two large mountains, the two mountains are facing each other, and the middle is the Yique Pass. This is the only way for Luoyang to go south and Yingchuan to the north. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Hong wanted to protect Luoyang. After strengthening and rebuilding, Yique Pass is not as majestic and steep as Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass, but it is also a tall city wall, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
When Liu Xin arrived here, seeing that Yique was well prepared, he ordered to encamp before entering the customs. He was not eager to order the siege of the city, because in his eyes, nothing is more precious than the lives of soldiers. The soldiers should not be sacrificed in vain when the siege equipment is delivered. However, this does not affect the generals taking turns to challenge them. However, no matter how they scold them, the defenders just can’t stick to them.
When we arrived in Yingchuan, the road was obviously dilapidated. There were many heavy vehicles in the rear army, and naturally they could not get up quickly. However, the front army and the Chinese army brought a lot of food and grass. As long as Zhao Yun delivered the materials within two days, it would be a credit. One thing, but Zhao Yun still hopes to escort the grain, grass and equipment to Yique Pass as soon as possible. He urges the team to hurry up and see that it will be late, and there is still half a day's journey before Yique Pass. Suddenly a cloud of smoke rises in front of him.