Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 358 Take Xiliang
On the bank of Luoshui River, there is a three-story small wooden restaurant that is very lively. This restaurant is called Luoshuilou. It sells wine and tea, and there are side rooms inside. Yangcheng is quite famous.

In the wing room near Luoshui, two scribes knelt and faced each other.

"This is Xichuan's wood tea, which is different from other teas and has a unique flavor. Why don't you give Xi Luoyang a try?"

The scribe in Tsing Yi held up the cup of tea, took a sip, and said with a smile.

"Li Shizhong is too polite, I still like the wine here!"

Although the young man in white was holding a ceramic teacup in his hand, it exuded the strong aroma of wine.

These two scribes are rare intelligent people in the whole world, regardless of their knowledge, talent, wisdom, and reaction, they are all among the best.

One of them is a celebrity in the pastoral party, young, an official in Luoyang Ling, who is known as the No. Li Ru and Li Wenyou were awarded the title of doctor's servant.

Not the first meeting.

But it is indeed the first time for them to meet each other, so it has been a long time since they met. Between a cup of tea and a cup of wine, they are still testing each other.

"I heard that Mu Shizi likes to drink tea the most. Tea is as good as tea. I drink it today, and it has a unique taste. Xi Luoyang, as Mu Shizi's confidant, why didn't he keep pace with Mu Shizi? What about it?" Li Ru's eyes looked peaceful, but with a hint of chill, he was sizing Xi Zhicai carefully.

He is not familiar with Xizhicai, but he has heard of its name. Back then, when He Jin mutinied and Mujing was trapped in Luoyang, he forcibly broke through the siege of Beimang. In that battle, not only Yuan Shu's Huben Army, but also the Bingzhou Army They all suffered a great loss, and the credit is due to this person's advice.

"The prince often says that tastes can't be changed, and there is no need to change, as long as you know what you want to eat and drink, that's it!" Xi Zhicai was also looking at Li Ru, and he understood Li Ru There are quite a few, but most of them understand that it is the first time that they have dealt with each other face-to-face.

"Mu Shizi's words are interesting!"

Li Ru smiled.

The two of them looked at it as an insignificant conversation, not just a small talk, but more of a hidden attack. From the first moment they met, they had already started a confrontation, and today's confrontation is related to the future situation of Luoyang.

"Xi Luoyang invited someone to drink tea and drink today, it's a leisure time!" Li Ru knew why Xi Zhicai came here, but he wanted to hang himself.

Xi Zhicai could hold his breath, but he didn't want to waste time.

Some things cannot be delayed.

"Xi has no such leisure time. My Lord is preparing for war soon. Hundreds of thousands of troops will be mobilized. Luoyang is empty and there is a little chaos. My Luoyang government office is very busy. Today is just a little bit out of the busy schedule. It's time to meet Li Shizhong!"

"That Confucian is deeply honored!"

"Why should Li Shizhong pretend to be confused!" Xi Zhicai's eyes burst into a stern light, staring at Li Ru: "Today, I, Xi Zhicai, invited Li Shizhong to come here on behalf of Mr. Xiangguo. I beg Da Sima!"

Show weakness when appropriate.

After all, they are asking for something now.

"I don't know what orders Mr. Xiangguo has?"

Li Ru's face was stern, and he asked solemnly.

"There are princes making troubles and threatening the capital, and Lord Xiangguo wants Da Sima to send troops to help!" Xi Zhicai said calmly.

"Master Xiangguo is so powerful that he even slaughtered the whole family of the Yuan family. How dare you make a mess!"

Li Ru said with a smile: "Xi Luoyang's words are serious!"

"So Da Sima is unwilling to send troops?"

Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes, and there was a chill in them.

"It's not that Da Sima is unwilling. The Xiliang army is the soldiers of the imperial court and is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. If the emperor himself orders troops to be dispatched, he should do so!" Li Ru began to practice Tai Chi: "If there is no imperial edict, you can privately mobilize troops and horses. , but a capital offense!"

"Then we won't talk about it!"

Xi Zhicai walked away, turned around and was about to leave.

"What does Xi Luoyang mean?" Li Ru's pupils changed color slightly, Xi Zhicai's move was somewhat unexpected.

"Li Shizhong, Mr. Xiangguo is not someone who allows others to coerce him. If Da Sima wants to use this to take advantage of Mr. Xiangguo, then he has found the wrong person!"

Xi Zhicai turned his head, his voice was calm and decisive: "I'm talking to you, that's the request of the prince. The prince said that Da Sima is not a short-sighted person. He should know what it means to be prosperous when one is prosperous and to be harmed when one is harmed. But since you don't Sincerity is enough to understand that Da Sima didn't mean to talk, so I can only follow the instructions of Lord Xiangguo. Lord Xiangguo just gave me a sentence, we must settle down when we are in trouble, and fight if we can't agree. But before King Qin, there are still a few months, which is enough for me to dispatch the main force to encircle and suppress the Xiliang army. Tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers stationed in the outskirts of Luoyang, and there is a shortage of food and grass. If you hold on for a month, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back to Xiliang in this lifetime!"

"Are you threatening my lord?" Li Ru's face became gloomy, his expression was stern, and he exuded a sinister aura.

"Yes, it's a threat!"

Xi Zhicai looked up and said with a strong tone: "Before we fight the princes of the world, we will never leave the slightest hidden danger to ourselves. Even if we need to consume a certain amount of strength, we will fight what should be fought, but we don't know what to do. Liang Jun can't hold on!"

"You underestimate our Xiliang army too much!" Li Ru slapped the table and said, "A hundred thousand soldiers in Xiliang can shake a million troops in the world. It's wishful thinking to want to eat our Xiliang main force just by you!"

"Since Li Shizhong is so confident, then we have nothing to say. We went back to prepare for the battle. Mr. Xiangguo has already said that what the old Sima said can be regarded as a helping hand for him to enter the capital smoothly. Today he bought a face and gave it to him The opportunity for you to leave Luoyang also gives you three days to prepare for the battle!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head and left: "In three days' time, we will send troops to the western suburbs, and we will not die until then!"

Li Ru looked at the back of Xi Zhicai going away, there was a coldness in his reflection, his expression was gloomy like water, and his fists were tightly clenched.

He underestimated this young man.

This young man was young, but he pinched him with words abruptly, leaving him in a dilemma.

……

evening.

Li Ru returned to Da Sima's mansion, and met with Da Sima Dong Zhuo: "My lord, my subordinates are not doing well, and the talks with the herdsmen have collapsed, please punish me, my lord!"

"Tell me about the situation!"

The capital city is a good place. Dong Zhuo's waist and shoulders have gained weight again, but the evil spirit on his body has not calmed down, and his small eyes are shining sharply. He is still the hero Dong Zhuo who swept Xiliang.

Li Ru nodded, and after talking about the meeting with Xi Zhicai in detail, he said: "They are using a tough attitude to force the lord to surrender!"

"Wenyou, in your opinion, are they scaring a certain family, or do they really want to clean up our Xiliang army before the war!" Dong Zhuo thought about it and asked.

"Hard to say!"

Li Ru smiled wryly: "First of all, it's not easy for Xi Zhicai to be so smart. I couldn't find any flaws in him. It's hard to tell how much of what he said is true and how much is false. But in terms of the situation, it's impossible for them to tell the truth." Offending our Xiliang army at this time, after all, they want to eat us, they don't have the teeth yet, but..."

"But what?" Dong Zhuo frowned.

"However, Mushan is able to move towards the position of Prime Minister step by step, and his power is in the hands of the public, which means that his sword is taking a slant!" Li Ru said softly: "I wouldn't be surprised if he would send troops to deal with us first, maybe he won't be able to eat us , but to drive us out of Guanzhong, the Violent Bear Army and the Southern Army have such capabilities!"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo couldn't sit still. He stood up, paced back and forth, his thoughts hesitated, and he became more irritable. He said bitterly, "So, we wanted to sit on the wall and plan It's impossible!"

Ever since the news came that the princes of the world wanted to be king, Dong Zhuo had made up his mind to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But this dream was suddenly shattered.

"My lord, we were a little lucky before, but now that Xi Zhi hit us head-on, it shattered our dreams. In fact, we should have thought about it a long time ago. They are not ordinary people. How could we count them at this juncture?" Wan Dajun is stationed in Luoyang like this!"

Li Ru said in a low voice: "They gave us only two choices, either to turn against Mushan, respond to the emperor's edict, and raise troops in Luoyang. Although we can't defeat Mushan in a fight, we can go west and retreat to Hedong. Fight on the ground, drag it until the princes of the world meet, and then defeat Mushan's army together, or the second option is to follow Mushan, join forces with Mushan, and meet the King Qin's soldiers and horses of the princes of the world. There is no third option. road!"

"Wenyou, what do you think XX should choose now?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, he trusted his son-in-law and first counselor very much, and he still wanted to listen to Li Ru's advice on such a big matter.

"My lord, we are from Xiliang!"

Li Ru was silent for a long time before uttering a word.

"Yes, we are from Xiliang!"

Dong Zhuo laughed at himself: "The wilderness of Xiliang, how have we ever been looked down upon by the people of the Central Plains, they all regard us as barbarians, even if I stand on the side of the princes of the world, I am afraid no one will look up to us, just as weapons , It can be used if it is used, but it can be destroyed if it is not used!"

People from Xiliang cannot be orthodox in the Central Plains.

It's not a multiple choice question at all.

But there is no choice.

He couldn't help heaving a long sigh, a little disheartened: "It seems that in this life, a certain family will not be able to escape the slavery of his Muyuan!"

"My lord, you don't have to be so discouraged. To deal with Mu Xiangguo, we still have a winning weapon in our hands. You forgot!"

Li Ru said in a low voice.

"I'm afraid I won't have a chance to use this weapon!"

Dong Zhuo said.

"It may not have been used before, but once the Mu Clan's main force is resisting outside, there must be gaps in the capital!"

Li Ru said gloomyly.

"You mean we have to stay in the capital?"

"The only way to have a chance is to stay in the capital!" Li Ru nodded.

"Then continue talking!"

Dong Zhuo made a decision: "Didn't he want us to send troops? Let's go. Except for the Feixiong Army, all the ministries in Xiliang, including Lu Bu's Bingzhou wolf cavalry, can be transferred to the battlefield. , just shot the wolf, such an opportunity, it is the day of fame!"

"I understand!"

Li Ru nodded.

……

On the second day, Li Ru posted a post, and at the same place, he and Xi Zhicai met. This time, their meeting was a pleasant one, and a major event was easily finalized while they were drinking together. up.

(End of this chapter)