Chapter 67: The Bitter Meat Plan
After that night, when Dou Lian went to the prime minister's mansion to visit Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo often made excuses to send Lu Bu off and then called her to the backyard.
This lasted for more than a month. At Dou Lian's begging, Dong Zhuo finally planned to transfer Lu Bu away.
On that day, Dong Zhuo called Li Ru over.
First, he asked about the progress of the project of the Munwu, and then asked Li Ru what position he would have arranged for him if he wanted to transfer Lu Bu away from him.
Li Ru was puzzled when she heard this, but answered Dong Zhuo’s question honestly.
"It is most appropriate for the Prime Minister to let General Lu serve as the position of Jinwu in his opinion."
Zhi Jinwu is an official guarding the imperial city and commanded the Northern Army. His status is relatively high. Generally speaking, only those trusted by the emperor are qualified to serve. However, Li Ru now recommends Lu Bu to become Zhi Jinwu, which is somewhat beyond Dong Zhuo's expectations.
However, Dong Zhuo thought about his men, and many of them were sent out by him to rob or guard. The only people who stayed there seemed to be Lu Bu some courage. Besides, Lu Bu was his adopted son, so he was the closest person.
Dong Zhuo had already seen himself as the emperor in his heart.
"Since that's the case, you go and call Fengxian in." Dong Zhuo said.
At this time, Lu Bu, who was sent away, had just returned not long ago and was waiting outside the yard.
Soon, Lu Bu, who was guarding outside, was called in by Li Ru.
After Lu Bu came in, Dong Zhuo first pretended to praise Lu Bu's guarding ability. Looking at Lu Bu's well-behaved appearance, Dong Zhuo's slightly sickly pleasure flashed away.
"Fengxian, you, my father and son have a deep affection. I think you are one of the people I trust the most. This time I plan to hand over the position of Zhi Jinwu to you. I hope you work hard." Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
Lu Bu's face showed a strong surprise, and he never expected happiness to come so suddenly!
"Thank you, my son, thank you for your adoptive father!" Lu Bu turned his head and bowed.
When Dong Zhuo saw this, he laughed.
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When he arrived outside Dong's mansion, Li Ru smiled and said to Lu Bu: "Are General Lu satisfied with the position he recommended?"
Li Ru said it intentionally to win Lu Bu's favor. He was becoming more and more uneasy these days. He always felt that the court was too calm. This kind of peace seemed a good thing to Dong Zhuo, but in Li Ru's view, there was definitely a shocking storm brewing under the peace. However, many scholars rejected contact with him, so Li Ru did not receive any reliable news.
This also made Li Ru unable to wait to stabilize his retreat. Even if Dong Zhuo doesn't come to him these days, he will take the initiative to find Dong Zhuo to find an errand for Lu Bu.
"It turned out to be recommended by Mr. Bu, thanking Mr. Mr. Lu Bu bowed and his favor to Li Ru increased greatly.
"Haha, the general doesn't need to be like this. The general is a hero. It's a pity to be a guard like this. It's just that the prime minister has the intention of using the general. I'm just going with the flow." Li Ru said modestly.
Having said that, Lu Bu was still grateful and immediately invited Li Ru to drink at home. Li Ru thought about establishing a good relationship with Lu Bu, so he agreed directly.
On the other side, not long after Lu Bu and others left, Xiaolian walked from other rooms in the prime minister's mansion to Dong Zhuo's inner courtyard.
"I thank the prime minister for his great kindness." Dou Lian bowed.
"If you want to thank me, please serve me well." Dong Zhuo smiled and pulled her into the bedroom.
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That night, Lu Bu sent Li Ru to the door. After Li Ru left, Dou Lian's carriage slowly came to the door.
Walking off the carriage, Dou Lian looked at the plaque at the door, then deliberately messed up her clothes, pulled her hair, poured a small bag of medicinal powder into her mouth, and then stumbled into the mansion.
At this time, Lu Bu was still immersed in the joy of promotion. When he saw Dou Lian, who was dressed in disheveled, stumbled in, his face immediately changed.
"Lian'er, what happened!" Lu Bu rushed over and supported Dou Lian, with a very concerned tone.
The hero is sad to pass the beauty. Over the days, Lu Bu has already had deep feelings for this woman who takes care of him meticulously. Now that Dou Lian is back in a miserable manner, his heart has also sunk.
Only then did Dou Lian dare to vent her grievances of being bullied by Dong Zhuo these days.
Relying in Lu Bu's arms, Dou Lian cried so hard that she was filled with rain. If she had a choice, she really didn't want to act according to Wang Yun's plan, but she was just a woman and couldn't get involved in national affairs.
Dou Lian could not refuse the conditions given by Wang Yun.
He promised Dou Lian that as long as Dong Zhuo was eliminated, not only would the injustice of the Dou family be rehabilitated, but Lu Bu would also be granted the title of marquis and generals for his merits in killing the thief, and even her younger brother would be compensated accordingly for her sacrifice.
It can be said that sacrificing Dou Lian as one is beneficial to the country, the Dou family, and the Lu Bu.
Among these three, Dou Lian cared about the most was Lu Bu and Dou.
She had an affair with Lu Bu because she really liked Lu Bu. Otherwise, the matter between the two would have been discovered. As her maid, she would have been almost dead and alive. At most, Lu Bu would scold or demote the official.
How could I refuse the conditions given by Wang Yun without any regard for my life?
"Lian'er, don't scare me. Even if you have any problems, I am now the Jinwu of the capital. If anyone bullies you, I will definitely avenge you!" Lu Bu's anger arose in his heart when he saw Dou Lian's heartbreaking appearance.
Dou Lian was still crying, and when facing Lu Bu's questioning, she kept shaking her head and silent.
Dou Lian became more and more anxious as Dou Bu felt. It was not until Lu Bu said he wanted to go to the coachman to find out where he went, that Dou Lian revealed the truth.
When Lu Bu heard Dong Zhuo insult Dou Lian while she was visiting her, he felt a thunder flash in his mind and his mind was blank.
Dou Lian was still crying.
"When Dong saw that things were not easy to hide, he promised that the general would be given a title as compensation. The princess thought that he could exchange Pu Liu for the general's success in his career, and thought that even if he died, he would be willing to die."
"At this time, the innocent concubine is still alive, just because she did not see the general for the last time."
"A dirty body, faceless face to face the general. Only by self-determination can one preserve the general's wisdom and be free from humiliation..."
At this point, Dou Lian's expression felt a pain, and then a wisp of black blood began to flow out of her mouth.
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with tears, and his trembling hands kept touching Dou Lian's cheeks, allowing black blood to wading on his hands.
His choked voice came from his mouth intermittently: "Lian'er...is not good for his husband...is useless for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband...is not good for his husband..."
Seeing Lu Bu so heartbroken, Dou Lian was also heartbroken. She tried her best to stretch out her hand to stroke Lu Bu's face.
"General... Lian'er is sorry for you, and she can't bear to leave you..."
After the words fell, the person was gone.
Holding Dou Lian, who was silent in his arms, the tears in Lu Bu's eyes finally couldn't help but flow.
There is no bullshit, there is no deep affection between father and son, there is no strong guard work hard, and there is no person who trusts the most. All of this is just compensation given by Dong Zhe after he hurt Lian'er!
Lu Bu hated him for not being wary of Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo, who is so hungry, must have a thief towards the young and beautiful Dou Lian!
He also hated that he was useless. He was called a hero all day long. In the end, the only chance of reusing his woman was obtained after being hurt. Now she was willing to decide to protect her reputation!
At this time, Lu Bu was as happy as he was before, and this humiliation was gradually transformed into endless murderous intent in Lu Bu's heart.
Lu Bu was holding Dou Lian's body and sat in the hall. The servants standing around him felt a chill gradually rising from his back, which looked like a prehistoric beast standing beside him.
Only a few guards guarding the mansion knew it.
That's murderous intent!
A surging murderous aura!
They had never seen Lu Bu in such a state.
"Come here, take Lian'er down and be restrained. In addition, prepare the carriage and I want to go to Situ's Mansion!" Lu Bu's voice could not hear any emotion.
But because of this, the personal guards who are familiar with Lu Bu's personality feel creepy.
Chapter completed!