Chapter 88 Calculation Failure
That's right, everything before was not only Guo Jia wanted to show himself, but not only he wanted to force Wang Yun to submit, but also a trap set by Guo Jia.
This is like a scam bet. The first time I deliberately lose some points to you, and the second time I lose a little more to you. After you completely enter the game, you suddenly have a big one and win back all the previous ones.
Guo Jia used this kind of inertial thinking of humans. From the very beginning, he thoroughly analyzed the situation of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Ding Yuan and made reasonable inferences. Then Dong Zhuo found that Guo Jia was right in Yuan Shao, and Guo Jia was right in Cao Cao, so when Ding Yuan came here, Dong Zhuo subconsciously would do what Guo Jia said.
In addition, Guo Jia's arrangement did not have any obvious harm to Dong Zhuo, so even afterwards, it was difficult for people to discover the problems.
In this way, Guo Jia can send Lu Bu away without any trace!
At this moment, who could have imagined that the real reason why Guo Jia let Ding Yuan go was Lu Bu! If Ding Yuan wanted to leave, Lu Bu would definitely leave with him. In that case, Guo Jia would lose his biggest "love rival" and reduce Dong Zhuo's strength, why not do it?
But Guo Jia didn't expect that something happened at this last moment! Li Ru and Jia Xu couldn't know Guo Jia's true thoughts, but they thought there was a more reasonable approach!
"What's wrong?" Dong Zhuo asked, the strangest thing at the scene was him. When he wanted to kill Yuan Shao, Guo Jia and the other three said it was inappropriate; now he planned to let Ding Yuan go, but Li Ru and the other two said it was inappropriate. Could it be that he was deliberately targeting Guo Jia?
Li Ru and Jia Xu looked at each other and took the initiative to go forward and said,
"Ding Yuan's situation is different from Yuan Shao. Ding Yuan also led troops from outside. So if he wants to leave now, there is enough reason to take the soldiers he brought with him. If he lets him go like this, he will let the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles."
Jia Xu also added beside him,
"And Ding Yuan is not like Yuan Shao's fourth generation and third generation. Even if he is killed, it will not have much impact."
Dong Zhuo was immediately moved when he heard this. After all, he had the urge to kill Ding Yuan. As long as he opposed him, he couldn't stand it. Didn't he also want to kill Yuan Shao at the beginning?
Seeing this, Guo Jia hurriedly shouted,
"All nonsense!"
Perhaps he was a little weak in confronting Li Ru and Jia Xu alone, and it was unwise to confront the veterans shortly after joining Dong Zhuo's camp.
But Guo Jia could completely exaggerate the illusion that Li Ru and the other two were rejecting newcomers in front of Dong Zhuo. As the ultimate planner of this incident, Dong Zhuo may finally choose to listen to Guo Jia's suggestions.
Only without Lu Bu can Guo Jia be completely relieved; as long as there is no Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo will be like having less arms!
As for history, Guo Jia didn't care at all. In his eyes, only those without confidence would stick to the original history. Can deliberately maintain it ensure that history remains unchanged? Besides, no one can clearly explain what the real history is.
Therefore, Guo Jia will always choose the most beneficial approach. As long as he knows everyone's abilities, personality and weaknesses, and the network of relationships that have been established in the beginning, it is enough to gain a foothold in this era!
"If Ding Yuan leaves, he may not rebel; but if Ding Yuan is killed, he will inevitably rebel!" Guo Jiayi said righteously, "Now, the lord has not been in Luoyang for a long time, and many of his subordinates have just been incorporated, and people's hearts are fluctuating and the morale of the army is unstable. Therefore, stability should be the main focus now, and it is best not to act rashly with one soldier."
Dong Zhuo nodded, Guo Jia continued,
"Even if Ding Yuan really has the intention to rebel, we will encircle him now, which will probably hurt the enemy by 1,000 and damage one hundred by himself. Then let him leave, rectify the morale of the army, and then send troops to fight against the thieves. At that time, the iron-blooded army of lords will definitely be unstoppable. In the blink of an eye, the enemy will be destroyed."
Speaking of this, Guo Jia couldn't help but get excited.
"Even a child like me can see such an obvious truth. I wonder why the two of you still object?!"
He spoke sharply and pointed directly at Li Ru and Jia Xu.
If Dong Zhuo did not trust Li Ru very much, he would probably have doubted the loyalty of Li Ru and the others. But even so, Dong Zhuo still frowned and said,
"A few of you are my confidants. We should be close to each other and be one with one heart and one virtue!"
Obviously, Dong Zhuo also felt that Li Ru and the others were rejecting the newcomer Guo Jia.
As a result, Li Ru replied slowly,
"My lord misunderstood. Of course, what Fengxiao said is correct, but we have the idea of getting rid of Ding Yuan without any effort of a soldier and acquiring his troops!"
"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up immediately, "Let's say it quickly!"
Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and said, "What a guy. Originally, Guo Jia thought Li Ru and the other two were just a temporary idea, but now they have a plan, which shows that Li Ru and Jia Xu had already discussed it privately without Guo Jia.
Both of Dong Zhuo's advisers were proposed by Guo Jia first, but Li Ru and Jia Xu discussed it without telling Guo Jia. Isn't this a warning to him? What is Guo Jia?!
It seems that Guo Jia's time to join Dong Zhuo was still a little short, and he has too many of his talents. Li Ru is just guarding against him now, but not dealing with him, and he is already very tolerant.
Next, Li Ru indeed offered advice to Dong Zhuo to discord Lu Bu and recommended Li Su, a man from Lu Bu's county. Dong Zhuo had long thoughts about Lu Bu, just as Guo Jia mentioned the abolishing emperor and establishing another person, and Li Ru's words immediately reached Dong Zhuo's heart.
"But, is Lu Bu really so easy to be convinced?" Dong Zhuo couldn't help but say.
"Lu Bu's subordinates have learned in detail that although he is brave and good at fighting, he is snobbish and has no strategy. As long as the lord is willing to give him the Red Rabbit Horse, it shows that the lord attaches importance to him, Lu Bu should have an 80% chance of surrendering to the lord!" Li Ru said, seeing that Dong Zhuo was hesitant, he hurriedly said, "The lord wants to win the world, why bother with one horse!"
"And even if it fails, it can be as Fengxiao said just now, letting Ding Yuan leave is worth a try!" Jia Xu said on the side, and the two deliberately "Fengxiao" and "Fengxiao" shouted intimately, just to show that they were not fighting in the face of Dong Zhuo.
Seeing this, Guo Jia quickly said,
"I also agree with this plan!"
"Okay! That's it!" Dong Zhuo made the decision on the spot.
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Needless to say, there was no accident at all. Li Su successfully convinced Lu Bu to rebel. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and led his troops to join Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was delighted and accepted Lu Bu as his adopted son on the spot.
In this way, all the obstacles in the entire Luoyang city, to be precise, were no longer allowed to have military power. Dong Zhuo knew that the time had come, so he took advantage of the might of forcing Yuan Shao to surrender Cao Cao and killing Ding Yuan, and took the opportunity to propose the abolition of the Shao Emperor Liu Bian and establish King Chenliu as the emperor in the court.
Everyone was forced by Dong Zhuo's power and did not dare to object, so they almost agreed to this decision.
Oh, there is still an old and stubborn person who is not afraid of death, that is Lu Zhi, who objected in person, believing that the Shao Emperor was only young and his behavior and character could not be compared with Taijia and Changyi Kings. Dong Zhuo was furious on the spot. Fortunately, Guo Jia's father-in-law Cai Yong tried his best to dissuade him, and Lu Zhi was finally spared from death.
Chapter completed!