Agents of the Three Kingdoms

Li Ru was cunning and difficult to deal with, but Xun Chen did not get angry and fell silent.His eyes are soft, but his expression is quite serious, one firm and one soft, giving people a feeling of not being angry and self-aggrandizing.

When Li Ru saw it, his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that he was too harsh?

This was just a momentary thought, and Li Ru regained his composure in an instant.

Right now it is not a confrontation on the battlefield, but it is better than a battle on the battlefield.It was related to the interests of Dong Zhuo and even the entire Xiliang Army, Li Ru did not dare to be careless, adjusted his mentality to the best state, and went all out to deal with it.

Whoever lets go first will gain the least benefit; whoever can persist until the end is the winner.

Xun Chen also understood this truth.

Xun Chen observed Li Ru's demeanor, knowing that this was a hard battle, so he stopped keeping silent and said, "Brother Wen You, the condition proposed by the lord is to support Prime Minister Dong to the maximum. The alliance, watching and helping each other means that the lord recognizes Dong Xiang's status. In this big man's world, all the princes think that Dong Xiangguo is tyrannical, but they don't know that in troubled times, dealing with things with thunder is the kingly way to suppress the situation. The lord supports Dong Xiang, Isn't that enough?"

Li Ru shook his head and said, "The alliance between the two parties is nothing more than a paper agreement. When it comes time to start a war, Wang Lei can completely disregard the covenant and tear up the covenant without authorization. You Ruo, you and I understand that the covenant is not binding. .”

Xun Chen retorted: "A gentleman stands in the world and takes faith as the foundation. If you can't even do this sincerity, what can the lord do to win the trust of the people in the world? Brother Wenyou's worries are unnecessary. Please put your heart on it." Put 1 hearts in your belly."

Li Ru sneered, and said, "Sophistry!"

Xun Chen shrugged, and said helplessly: "My lord has shown enough sincerity, but brother Wen You made things difficult for him everywhere, and he has no sincerity at all. Forget it, just think that I have found the wrong person."

Li Ru picked up the teacup and said with a smile, "Go slowly!"

Xun Chen got up and bowed, then walked outside.When he reached the gate, Xun Chen stopped suddenly and said without turning his head: "Brother Wen You, there are many people who can talk to Prime Minister Dong, not Butcher Zhang, but Li Mazi."

With a flick of his sleeve, Xun Chen went straight outside.

"Wait a minute!"

Li Ru's eyes were slightly squinted, and there was a trace of coldness in them.

Xun Chen said, "Brother Wenyou, what do you want to say?"

Li Ru sneered twice, and said proudly: "If you want to speak with Xiangguo, it will be difficult without my help. You go to find other people to lobby, and it will take a while to see Xiangguo. I Immediately, you can go to Meiwu to meet and speak with Xiangguo. At that time, even if you have a good tongue, it will be difficult to be effective."

Standing upright, Xun Chen said confidently: "Everyone knows that Brother Wen You is Dong Xiang's right-hand man, who can tell the difference between life and death with a word, but Brother Wen You thinks he can cover the sky with one hand, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to do so."

Li Ru frowned, the conversation between the two was already filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Negotiations are no longer about getting closer, but about going further and further away.

Li Ru thought for a while and said, "As long as Wang Lei agrees to the following conditions, I will help him persuade Xiangguo."

Xun Chen said, "Please tell me!"

Li Ru said in a deep voice: "First, Wang Lei issued a notice to the world, indicating that Wang Lei would submit to Xiangguo; second, Wang Lei sent his soon-to-be married wife to Chang'an as a hostage. With two conditions, I will help Wang Lei lobby Xiangguo."

The corners of Xun Chen's mouth twitched, his eyes were full of anger, and he secretly said that Li Ru was cruel.

Before, Xun Chen mentioned that Wang Lei worked for Dong Zhuo, and the two parties signed a covenant, but that was a verbal matter.Once the princes in the world are notified of Wang Lei's surrender, it is a certainty.

Moreover, there is a certain difference between 'surrender' and 'effectiveness'.

If you submit to Dong Zhuo, you become Dong Zhuo's man; if you serve Dong Zhuo, it can be said that Dong Zhuo is in charge of the country, and Wang Lei is only serving Dong Zhuo in obedience to the emperor.There is a very simple difference in this, but different changes can be derived from the words.

The most important thing is that Li Ru still wants to send the hostages, which is absolutely impossible.

Xun Chen understood the meaning of it, so it was impossible for him to agree.

"Brother Wen You, there is no righteousness in the matter, Chen will come to bother you another day, and I will leave!" Xun Chen bowed his hands again, then turned and left the hall.Li Ru didn't stop him and let Xun Chen leave.He sat in the living room and thought for a while, then murmured: "The Xun family in Yingchuan really deserves their reputation, and Xun Chen's bearing is extraordinary, extraordinary. This person is not easy-going, so we must remind Xiangguo quickly."

After making a decision, Li Ru ordered his servants to prepare the carriage.

After leaving the mansion, Li Ru went straight to Dong Zhuo's prime minister's mansion, Meiwu.Meiwu is located in the west of Chang'an. The surrounding walls are about seven feet high and seven feet thick. They are extremely strong, similar to the walls of Chang'an City.In addition, the treasures that Dong Zhuo collected from various places were gathered in Meiwu, and the food hoarded was enough to last for 30 years, which can be called a fortress.

In order to build Meiwu, Dong Zhuo conscripted 25 people to serve in corvee to build it, causing countless casualties and complaints.However, Dong Zhuo was complacent and extremely happy.

Li Ru wanted to persuade Dong Zhuo's extravagance, but he was powerless to change it.

It is true that Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's confidant, but Dong Zhuo has a resolute character and often does not necessarily follow Li Ru's advice.

Arriving outside Wubao, Li Ru quickly entered Meiwu after inspection.

Check all the way, and finally came to the main hall.

Dong Zhuo's main hall is similar to the imperial palace, luxurious and magnificent, resplendent and magnificent.At this time, Dong Zhuo sat casually on the top, smiling and enjoying the dance of the singers in the palace.The princes of the world are busy fighting for territory, Dong Zhuo is happy to be at leisure.Li Ru entered the hall, and with a wave of his hand, the music stopped immediately, and the singer also retreated respectfully.

Dong Zhuo raised his head and asked, "My son-in-law, what's the matter?"

Dong Zhuo's voice was loud and his words were imposing. As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Ru hurriedly saluted, sat down and said, "Reporting to Xiangguo, Xun Chen, who is in charge of the government under Wang Lei, came to Chang'an today. When Xun Chen visited me, he wanted me to To intercede for Wang Lei, I want Xiangguo to reprimand Yuan Shao in the name of the emperor, and appoint Wang Lei as Jizhou shepherd, so that Wang Lei's state shepherd is reasonable and legal."

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and said, "That's all?"

Li Ru hummed and Dong Zhuo said, "It's not a big deal, you can figure it out."

Li Ru said: "When I talked with Xun Chen, we didn't get it right. I guess Xun Chen will find other ways to visit Xiangguo, and beg Xiangguo to take care of this matter, making Xun Chen anxious, and finally obediently admit defeat."

"Okay, I will deal with it according to your plan." After Dong Zhuo directly agreed, he said again: "You came just in time, I just selected a group of singers and rehearsed a new dance, you should also appreciate it together and improve it sentiment."

The corner of Li Ru's mouth twitched, he shook his head and said, "The lowly post has a lot of government affairs to deal with, please forgive me."

Dong Zhuo looked dissatisfied, and sighed softly, "After you arrived in Chang'an, you were busy with all kinds of things, and you couldn't see anyone... Sigh, what a disappointment, let's go and work on you. I appreciate it myself, Take it easy."

Li Ru bid farewell and left, and soon left Meiwu.

He returned in the carriage, thinking, Xun Youruo, Xun Youruo, if you want to go the other way, there is no way.