Chapter 30: The situation in the world (IV)

However, before Dong Zhuo lost his nature this time, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru came to speak to Dong Zhuo after receiving some news: "Master, although we have returned to Chang'an safely now. And our current situation is very good. Don't forget that Liu Bin from Youzhou has returned to Youzhou now. Although we don't know how many people in Liu Bin's Youzhou have risen to rebel. How powerful is it. But with Liu Bin's strength, he also reported to us not long ago that Zhang Yan was the General of the Central Army of the Punishment. Obviously, he had conquered the black bandit Zhang Yan. Now as long as he goes back, he should be able to quell the rebellion in Youzhou. At that time, if Liu Bin recovers and launches troops to attack us again. I wonder, what will the Prime Minister do? How can we resist?"

Speaking of which, Li Ru still knows Dong Zhuo relatively well. He knows that only Liu Bin is Dong Zhuo's nemesis now. If you want to persuade Dong Zhuo, it will not work. Only by mentioning Liu Bin will it touch Dong Zhuo's painful foot. As expected, Dong Zhuo is almost phobic. As soon as Li Ru mentioned Liu Bin, his sense of crisis came immediately. He sighed to Li Ru: "I have been fighting for the rest of my life and are fearless. Only Liu Bin from Youzhou makes me feel serene! Thinking about the beginning, I was friends with the leaders of the various tribes of the Southern Xiongnu. Who doesn't praise me for being extremely brave and generous? Unfortunately, when I first fought against the Yellow Turban, I was beaten by the thief Zhang Jiao.

The defeat was saved by Liu Bin. I made me shorten that Liu Bin from then on. After I was granted the title of Xiliang, I worked hard to govern and saved more than 200,000 Xiliang soldiers. Then we accepted Sili, Bingzhou, and the scattered soldiers and new soldiers in Luoyang, totaling no less than one million, thinking that the world was invincible. Unexpectedly, we were defeated by the coalition forces of Liu Bin and Yuan Shao. Now Liu Bin has conquered the black mountain bandit Zhang Yan. I have no control over Liu Bin now. I can only ask for Liu Bin and make friends with him with a lot of money. I promise him a big official position. I hope he can live in peace with us from now on and share the world equally."

Li Ru was quite happy at the beginning, thinking that Dong Zhuo had a sense of crisis and would work hard to make a living. But in the end, Li Ru and Dong Zhuo finished speaking, almost slandered Li Ru's nose. Li Ru couldn't help but sarcastically said to Dong Zhuo: "Master. According to legend, Liu Bin started his business through business. His wealth was so huge that no one could compete with him. In Youzhou, he also had a lot of money and food. I'm afraid that no one in the world can compete with him in terms of money. Prime Minister, if you want to make a lot of money, how much money does it take to impress him?

!And Liu Bin was recognized by the late emperor, and was a royal relative. He was named King of Jin. He was the only prince in the past century. He had a prominent life experience and was the chief of the three princes. How could he be greedy for the false reputation given by the Prime Minister? How big can you promise him? I am afraid that except for the emperor's throne, Liu Bin would not be moved at all! So based on what the Prime Minister said, it would not have any effect on Liu Bin. Prime Minister, please make plans early."

Dong Zhuo said frustratedly: "In this way, I will have nothing to think about. If Liu Bin hits me, we can only stick to the city, keep the door and stay away from him. If it still doesn't work, then we have to wait for the death." When he said this, Dong Zhuo suddenly showed a ferocious face and said viciously: "But! Before we die, I must have enough to eat all the good things I have never eaten. I have played with all the good women I have never played with. Hehe. When I was in Luoyang, I still had a few royal princesses. I have played them these days and had a good time. Don't say, this princess is just a taste. A virtuous son-in-law. You have helped me for so long. I have nothing to like you. Looking back, those princesses, you can choose one first, and we can have fun."

Li Ru thought sadly: This time it was bad. He stimulated the prime minister too much. Li Ru hurriedly remedy: "The reason why Ru mentioned Liu Bin is not that Ru was afraid of Liu Bin. But Ru hoped to take advantage of this and that Liu Bin in such a crisis to destroy Liu Bin in one fell swoop. Expand the strength of the Prime Minister, and then plot against the world in one fell swoop." Dong Zhuo was originally an ambitious person. What he said just now was also a moment of depression and the idea of ​​giving up helplessly. Now when he heard that Li Ru had a way to deal with Liu Bin, he immediately said with interest: "Speak up quickly, son-in-law."

Li Ru touched his two beards and said confidently: "Prime Minister, now that Liu Bin is rushing back to Youzhou to destroy the rebellion of Gongsun Du and others, we can send someone to reconcile under the banner of the emperor. We clearly mediate disputes so that the people of Youzhou can enjoy peace, but we actually gave the rebellious Gongsun Du and others a legitimate name so that Gongsun Du can better hold Liu Bin back and prevent Liu Bin from taking care of him. Moreover, we can also contact Gongsun Du and others for this and deal with Liu Bin together. If Liu Bin does not obey his orders, he can also expose Liu Bin's unjust intentions."

Speaking of this, Li Ru smiled mysteriously and continued, "At the same time, let's give Yuan Shao of Bohai in the name of the emperor. In the name of the vast territory of Youzhou and Liu Bin's poor governance, he divided Bohai County in Jizhou, Zhuo County in Youzhou and Guangyang County in Guangyang into one state, representing Yuan Shao as the governor of the prefecture. Yuan Shao was very happy and wanted to be face-saving. When the coalition forces attacked us, Liu Bin lost his face again. He must have a grudge against Liu Bin! As long as this time

If we give Yuan Shao such a title and opportunity, then Yuan Shao will definitely obey his orders. After all, now Yuan Shao is trapped in Bohai County and wants to develop outside, either Liu Yu from Jizhou or Liu Bin from Youzhou! But Liu Yu is his boss, and Youzhou was given to Liu Bin by the late emperor. Without a good excuse, Yuan Shao is not easy to do it! Now we have given him this legitimate excuse. With Yuan Shao's personality, how could he not be moved?"

Li Ru said of Yuan Shao and smiled disdainfully, and then said, "But Guangyang County and Zhuo County are large counties under Liu Bin, a rich place with a lot of money and grain. How could Liu Bin easily give it to Yuan Shao? In this way, Yuan Shao will inevitably compete with Liu Bin. There will be casualties and injuries between the two tigers! Although Liu Bin is strong, he is now busy suppressing the rebellion, and his strength has been weakened to the lowest point. He is probably not much stronger with Yuan Shao! At this time, General Niu was the governor of Bingzhou and led a large army of 50,000 to guard Bingzhou. Bingzhou has been killed since the death of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou.

It is a land without a border. It is temporarily guarded by Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi under Ding Yuan. Our General Niu has never been defeated since he was commanding the army. He is the number one general under your command. He leads 50,000 troops, which is enough to capture the entire Bingzhou. At that time, we can not only connect Bingzhou and Xiliang, but also form an encirclement of Youzhou with Yuan Shao, Gongsun Du and others. At that time, Liu Bin will face several battles and will definitely be unable to do anything. It will be as difficult as climbing to heaven if he wants to be destroyed by us. At that time, the Prime Minister can eliminate Liu Bin's great trouble! Isn't the whole world yours still belong to?"

After hearing what Li Ru said, Dong Zhuo was in a happy mood. He laughed so much that he kept saying to Li Ru: "Okay. Good. Good. The son-in-law is worthy of being extremely intelligent and unparalleled in wisdom. I can get rid of such a big trouble!" At the same time, Dong Zhuo said passionately: "Son-in-law. I am very good at treating Ma Teng from Liangzhou. But when I was in Luoyang, he dared to respond to Yuan Shao and send troops to attack me. It's really annoying and hateful. Now our Liu Bin's threat has gone. Why don't we choose the opportunity to wipe out Ma Teng?"

Li Ru shook his head and said, "Master, you must not. Ma Teng lives in Liangzhou for generations and has a good relationship with the Qiang and Hu. Just like we have a good relationship with the Southern Xiongnu. If we send troops to attack, Ma Teng will lead the Qiang and Hu to save us. We will not deserve the loss. Moreover, Ma Teng occupy the three counties of Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County and Zhangye County. The troops are strong and powerful. Therefore, Prime Minister should not easily fight with Ma Teng. We only need to send general Guo Si.

, divide the troops to guard Yiwei, Xiudu and Guwei, and then you can keep Ma Teng out of Wuwei County. Just wait for us to annex Bingzhou, suppress Liu Bin, and rectify the army and horses. We can use the power of the Southern Xiongnu to suppress the Qiang tribes and take the Qiang people for our own use. At this time, we will deal with that Ma Teng again, wouldn’t it be easy for us to deal with that Ma Teng?" Dong Zhuo laughed happily and said to Li Ru: "Okay! Not really! Just follow what the virtuous son-in-law said."

So Dong Zhuo ordered people to follow Li Ru's plan, preparing to eliminate Liu Bin's big trouble in one fell swoop while Liu Bin was busy suppressing the rebellion! However, what they thought was beautiful, but the reality was very cruel! If they implemented this plan a month earlier, it might have really achieved results, but it would be a bit too late to implement it now! Dong Zhuo's people took the imperial edict to Youzhou and prepared to mediate the war between Liu Bin and Gongsun Zan and others, Gongsun Zan was already dead, Wu Heng and Xianbei

The people were also defeated by Liu Bin's troops! As for Gongsun Du, he fled back to Liaodong with tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and defeated generals! The war was over, and there was no need for what they called "mediation". Dong Zhuo's people found this situation and did not dare to run to Jizhou City to find Liu Bin to announce the order, but ran back in shame! Liu Bin was busy sorting out internal affairs. Although he knew about this through the intelligence organization, he was too lazy to pay attention to them! So he let them go! Li Ru's first plan ended in failure!

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