The Yang family army suffered heavy losses this time, and only the first battalion suffered more than 18,000 casualties. It is conceivable how tragic this battle was, but the Yang family army also gained a lot. The other counties all surrendered. At this point, the Yang family army finally recovered Wuyuan County.

After recovering Wuyuan, many problems broke out in the Yang family army, namely the unstable source of follow-up soldiers, especially the scarcity of middle and low-level managers. This disease forced Yang Fan's rhythm to slow down.

On that day, Yang Fan summoned all his advisers and generals in the capital of Wuyuan County to discuss the matter.

Yang Fan said: "There are currently fifteen counties under our army, but only five county magistrates. How should the ten counties in Wuyuan County be managed? Come up with an equation."

Xun Yu said: "At present, we can only recruit some people with both moral integrity and talent."

Yang Fan nodded and said, "From now on, I will issue a notice to set up a recruitment hall. As long as I am willing to come, I will only take my talents."

When Yang Fan was worried about talents, Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Luoyang, did something that both the humans and the gods were angry.

Since Dong Zhuo surrendered Lu Bu and brought Bingzhou Army under his command, he was able to cover the sky in the land of the Three Auxiliary. The expansion of power will make people lose their direction. Dong Zhuo is such a pitiful person.

The officials swallowed their anger and became even more arrogant and unscrupulous. On that day, Dong Zhuo had just returned to the mansion from the harem, and there was still a look of unfulfilled expression on his face.

Li Ru said: "Father-in-law, there are so many beauties in the world, why should my father-in-law be nostalgic in the harem? The rumors in Luoyang these days have had a bad impact on his father-in-law's reputation."

Dong Zhuo didn't care at all, and saw him laughing and said, "How could Wenyou know about it? That's the emperor's concubine. The people only dare to say it, what do they do?"

Li Ru advised: "My father-in-law, people's hearts are terrifying. We cannot be the target of public criticism."

Dong Zhuo said impatiently: "Okay, OK, let's talk about Liu Bian's affairs. It's not a big deal for that kid to stay in Luoyang. Wenyou, think of a way to get that kid away."

Seeing that Dong Zhuo didn't care about it, Li Ru didn't want to persuade him anymore, so he had to say, "Liu Bian can be named a idle prince."

Dong Zhuo immediately frustrated and smiled, "Yes, we will give that boy the Bohai King, which will give Yuan Shao a headache."

Li Ru's expression changed when she heard this, and then she advised: "No, Liu Bian must not fall into the hands of others."

Dong Zhuo asked in confusion: "Wenyou, you don't know. I'm so upset when I saw the bitter face of the mother and mother one day."

Li Ru quickly explained: "The emperor is now in the hands of his father-in-law, and he can hold the emperor to command the princes to hold the world. If Liu Bian falls into the hands of those who are interested, wouldn't he have two days in heaven and two emperors in earth? Who will be authentic at that time?"

Dong Zhuo felt that Li Ru’s words were reasonable and nodded immediately and said, “Wenyou said well, what should we do now?”

Li Ru smiled sinisterly and said, "Just give me a glass of poisoned wine without doing it."

Dong Zhuo was stunned when he heard this, then laughed and said, "No, good, Wenyou's attention is very consistent with my heart, very consistent with my heart."

Li Su, who was standing aside, asked softly: "If this happens, wouldn't we be enemies of the world? Liu Yan, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, Yang Fan of Bingzhou, Han Fu of Jizhou, Yuan Shu of Nanyang, Yuan Shao of Bohai, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Sun Jian of Changsha, etc., wouldn't we give them excuses when we do this?"

Li Ru smiled and said, "Even if we don't do this, the princes will raise an army to rebel against us."

Dong Zhuo frowned and asked, "Why?"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo wanted to do Wang Mang's actions, Li Ru explained immediately: "The Han Dynasty was weak and the emperor was young. Who would not want to be the minister of the auxiliary country? It is not impossible to replace it."

Li Ru's words meant that Dong Zhuo was in his heart, and Dong Zhuo asked, "Then is our family okay?"

Li Ru shook his head and said, "It's too early to say this at this time. At least, it's time to wait for the Liu family's reputation to be reduced to the lowest level."

When he thought of sitting in the 95th position, Dong Zhuo was itchy and quickly asked Li Ru: "How to do it? Please teach me."

Li Ru smiled and said, "It's okay to make the people in the world have no Han Dynasty in their hearts."

Dong Zhuo was confused and asked anxiously: "Wenyou, don't keep it a secret, just say it."

Li Ru replied: "Pirate Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He, and try the reactions of the world. Whoever starts a rebellion will destroy whoever destroys it."

Li Su said: "If everyone in the world raises a rebellion, what should we do?"

Li Ru smiled and said, "No, at most, there will be no more than twenty people."

Dong Zhuo frowned and said, "It's not a decimal to bring one person with 20,000 or 30,000 people."

Li Ru replied: "People's hearts are separated from their belly. Even if all the princes raise their troops, they will not be a solid piece. Then we resist a little and retreat to Chang'an, relying on the dangers of Tongguan and the prosperity of Longshan, we should be fine."

Dong Zhuo immediately said reluctantly: "Give up Luoyang? This is the center of the world."

Li Ru explained: "Father-in-law, if you can't bear to leave your children and can't trap the wolf, how can the princes be united? They just want righteousness. It's the limit to attack Luoyang. Even if someone is really loyal to the Han Dynasty, they are only a very small number of people. After these princes leave, they will definitely attack each other. Then the father-in-law will recover one by one with the righteousness of the emperor. Isn't this the world your father-in-law?"

Dong Zhuo was very confused and asked: "Since we are all going to make the princes rise up and rebel, why don't we become emperor now?"

Li Ru shook his head and said, "No, although my Xiliang soldiers are brave, they are not good at governing the local area. Our army still needs to win over the hearts of the people. By then, these court officials can only rely on us, and the problem of talent will be solved."

Dong Zhuo was silent for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Okay, according to Wenyou's words, our family will be the person behind this scene."

At midnight, Li Ru, on the order of Dong Zhuo, entered the palace with a pot of poisoned wine and came to Empress Dowager He's bedroom.

Queen Mother He asked in a low voice: "Luoyang Order visited Ai's bedroom late at night, what's the matter?"

Li Ru waved his hand, and a soldier from Xiliang behind him immediately carried a pot of poisonous wine and placed it in front of Empress Dowager He. Li Ru smiled and said, "This wine has the effect of prolonging life and longevity. Master Dong dared not drink it alone. I specially ordered me to bring it to the Empress Dowager for taste."

After hearing this, Empress Dowager He's face changed, and then pulled Liu Bian begged, begging: "The Ai family will leave Luoyang with their braider and live in seclusion in the countryside. Can Master Dong let us go?" How could Empress Dowager He, who had been fighting for power and profit in the harem for life, not knowing what was in the pot? Li Ru said it nicely, prolonging his life. If the mother and son drink it, they would probably be poisonous wine that urged their lives.

Seeing Empress Dowager He’s appearance, Li Ru immediately smiled and said, “Empress Dowager He, don’t make things difficult for us. Let’s drink it quickly. I can go back and report my life.”

Queen Mother He begged, saying, "Luoyang Order, you are very compassionate, let us mother and son go!"

Li Ru shook his head and said, "This is not possible."

Empress Dowager He then knelt in front of Li Ru and cried, "Luoyang Order, I kowtowed to you, please let us go."

After seeing this, Li Ru laughed endlessly, with a look of tragic expression in his eyes. He walked to Empress Dowager He, grabbed Empress Dowager He's hair and pulled it in front of him, and said with a smile: "The emperor's mother, there will be such a day? I really couldn't imagine it, but even if you say that you can break the sky today, no one can save you."

Looking at Li Ru with crazy eyes, Empress Dowager He suddenly turned pale, but she was still making the final efforts. She squeezed out a smile and said, "I can die, but can you let go of the braid?"

Li Ru casually threw Empress Dowager He aside and laughed: "How much is your life worth? You don't have to die, but Liu Bian must die."

Liu Bian was already scared and looked deserted. He stood there tremblingly. When he heard Li Ru's life, he was so scared that he cried. He ran to Empress Dowager He and pulled her clothes tightly.

Empress Dowager He also hugged Liu Bian and cried bitterly. The palace maids beside him knelt on the ground and bowed their heads without saying a word, for fear of offending Li Ru's brows. But what they didn't know was that Li Ru did not drive them away, but she was also thinking of letting them be buried with them.

After all, Liu Bian was the king of a country, and after his death, someone would have to be buried with him.

Li Ru smiled and said, "You can drink it yourself and leave with a decent amount. If we force it to be given, we don't know what will happen."

Empress Dowager He smiled miserably, held the wine pot and said to Liu Bian: "Be good at braider, you drink it first."

Liu Bian cried bitterly, closed his mouth tightly, and kept shaking his head.

Empress Dowager He also burst into tears, then opened Liu Bian's mouth and poured some poisonous wine into his mouth. This wine was really a poisonous substance with blood sealed throat. Only a few breaths were used, and Liu Bian died of blood and died of seven orifices. Empress Dowager He's eyes were full of resentment. She turned her head to look at Li Ru and cursed, "Li Ru, you will definitely die well. The Ai family is watching you below."

After Queen Mother He finished speaking, she immediately raised her head and drank the pot of poisoned wine.

"Bang!"
Chapter completed!