The counterattack of the villains

Luoyang Palace.

On the bed in Dong Zhuo's bedroom, which was bigger than Lu Bu's house, Dong Zhuo was playing games with five beauties in light veils.

Li Ru walked quickly into the bedroom, and came to the big bed with the gauze curtain drawn.

He is the only one under Dong Zhuo's command, and he can enter the palace without passing through.

At this time, Li Ru's face was full of joy, and he said in a brisk tone: "Report to the Grand Master, General Lu won a complete victory at Hulao Pass, completely defeated the coalition forces of the princes, and has now returned to the court."

As soon as Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately pulled the beauty off his body, opened the gauze curtain and said joyfully, "Feng Xian my son really did not disappoint the old man, where are they?"

Li Rudao: "According to the person sent by General Lu to report, the army was already thirty miles away when he set off, and it should be less than twenty miles away from Luoyang at this moment."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Very well, you go to labor the army yourself, and order the civil and military capital of the Manchu Dynasty to meet my son at the gate of the city."

"Let Fengxian take a good rest today, and tomorrow the old man will personally add an official to him."

Li Ru bowed beamingly and said, "No."

The coalition forces of the princes were defeated, and there was no other force in the world that could threaten them. As long as there was Lu Bu, the God of War, they could rest easy from now on.

……

Twenty miles to the east of Luoyang City, Li Mu rode in the front on a red rabbit horse, and Diao Chan was sitting in front of him, wrapped in his arms.

All the generals under his command followed behind him except Zang Ba and Hao Meng who stayed at Hulao Pass.

The 28 troops meandered for more than [-] miles, looking like a long dragon from the sky.

The eight masters have now become nine masters, with one more Zhao Yun.

Under Li Mu's command, the concept of a strong general is a general who can lead an army alone, and has certain requirements for force, strategy, and ability to command troops.

Although Gao Shun's ability to command troops is not weak, he can only command small-scale troops like the trapped camp, and he can't handle large army battles.

Moreover, his own force is not up to the level of Nine Great Generals, and it is only by relying on the position of being trapped in the camp that he can temporarily obtain the force of unparalleled generals.

Therefore, although his status is not low under Li Mu's command, he cannot be classified as a master.

Gao Shun himself is also very self-aware, and has no opinion on this, as long as he can keep leading the camp, he will be satisfied.

When there were still fifteen miles left in Luoyang, Li Mu reined in at a fork in the road.

He called Zhang Liao and said, "Wen Yuan, run away and send Diao Chan to Zhuangzi outside the city."

Zhang Liao answered with clasped fists, "Yes."

Li Mu bowed his head to Diao Chan who turned back to look at him and said: "You take refuge outside the city for a while, and when the dust settles tomorrow, I will pick you up and marry you."

Diao Chan nodded lightly, and said softly, "General, please be careful."

Li Mu smiled and said, "No one in this world who can hurt me has yet been born, don't worry, I will take good care of your adoptive father for you, go!"

While speaking, Zhang Liao had already ordered his subordinates to give up a horse, and Li Mu put his hands on Diao Chan's slender waist and lifted it lightly.

Diao Chan's body, which was as light as nothing, floated towards the horse's back. She adjusted her posture gracefully in the air, and landed firmly on the horse's back.

Lifting the reins, Diao Chan smiled at Li Muyan again, and then said to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, please lead the way!"

"Yes, madam, please follow me."

Zhang Liao turned his horse's head and trotted towards the fork on the left. Diao Chan immediately urged the horse to follow, and Li Mu ordered the army to continue along the official road.

Five miles outside the city, Cheng Lian, Song Xian and others led the army to the camp, while Li Mu rode into the city with only Zhao Yun and Yu Lin, and returned to Lu Mansion.

The Habayashi Cavalry was stationed inside the city, while the other troops were stationed outside the city. Only Dong Zhuo's 5000-strong pro-army was stationed inside the city like the Habayashi Cavalry, acting as a city defense battalion.

Cheng Lian and the others would secretly pull the army out of the camp at the darkest hour before dawn, lay in ambush near the Xiliang Army camp, and surround it.

When the Great Dynasty begins in the morning, a surprise attack will be launched on the Xiliang army camp.

The Xiliang army did not want Li Mu, a soldier. They allowed the Xiliang army to surrender during the war.

But after the battle, these Xiliang troops will be killed, but those Han troops Li Mu is willing to recruit.

Because the reputation of the Xiliang Army was too bad, the people of Luoyang hated it to the bone. Li Mu didn't want his reputation to worsen, so he couldn't accept a Xiliang Army.

When he arrived at the gate of the city, Li Ru and his courtiers headed by Situ Wangyun, Sikong Yang Biao, Shangshupu Sheshi Sun Rui, Zhijinwu Fuwan and others were waiting here.

At this time, one of the people behind Li Ru was holding a tray in his hand. On the tray were wine jugs and wine glasses. This was a ceremony to welcome the triumphant general. This glass of wine was exactly the so-called "celebration wine".

In addition, there is a chariot with a canopy in front of the city gate.

Except for Li Ru and a small number of courtiers who had already taken refuge with Dong Zhuo who were smiling, the other courtiers were all expressionless.

A few months ago, when they heard that the Eighteenth Route Princes Alliance was calling for Dong, they were all so excited that they all thought that Dong Zhuo was going to die.

They were looking forward to day and night that the allied forces of the princes would break through Hulao Pass, enter Luoyang and cut off Dong Zhuo's dog's head.

But I never expected that the entire eighteen princes, with a full 50 army, would be defeated by one Lu Bu.

Even the second largest force in the coalition of princes, Jiangdong Sun Jian and the heads of his generals were sent back to Luoyang, which made the courtiers feel desperate.

But now they still have to hold their noses to meet the bandits who defeated King Qin's division. How can this make the courtiers look good?

Among the crowd, only Situ Wang Yun looked normal.

Originally in his chain plan, after Diao Chan went to Hulao Pass to meet Lu Bu, he should return to Luoyang and wait to marry Dong Zhuo.

But she never came back. According to the spy, she was taken to Hulao Pass by Lu Bu.

This matter really caught Wang Yun by surprise, but he sorted out his strategy carefully and found that the matter was not completely out of control, so he held back and waited and watched.

Originally, three more days would be an auspicious day for Dong Zhuo to welcome Diao Chan, if Lu Bu was a few days later, he would have another way of saying something to Dong Zhuo.

But now that Lu Bu returned in time, there would be no problem, as long as he went to see Lu Bu tonight, things would be pretty much the same.

In short, regardless of whether Lu Bu came back or not, he has a way to achieve the ultimate goal, making Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo turn against each other.

"Congratulations to General Lu on his triumphant return. Please fill up this cup of celebratory wine."

Li Mu got off his horse ten feet away from Li Ru and walked forward. Li Ru immediately greeted him with his men who were carrying the wine, and with a smile, he held the wine glass and handed it to Li Mu.

Li Mu took the wine glass and drank the celebration wine, the courtiers who took refuge in Dong Zhuo sang praises, then Li Ru respectfully invited Li Mu to get on the carriage, and the team went back to the city.

All the courtiers walked on foot on both sides of the carriage, followed by two thousand Yubayashi cavalry.

Waiting for the car to drive along the main road of Luoyang city to the center of the city, this time the labor force will come to an end.

Li Ru and all the courtiers went back to their homes, and the driver drove Li Mu back to the Lu Mansion.

When Li Mu and Zhao Yun returned to the Lu Mansion with a feathered horse, Zhang Liao had already returned to the mansion through another city gate.

Mrs. Yan and Lu Lingqi went out of the city secretly, with only two personal maids, the housekeeper and a group of servants.

He ordered the butler to prepare the food and drink and sent them to the gazebo in the backyard. Li Mu, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun sat at the stone table in the gazebo, chatting while eating.

"Zilong, during the imperial court tomorrow, you and Wen Yuan will lead the Yulin Cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the north city gate, capture the gate as quickly as possible, and welcome Cheng Lian into the city."

"After the army entered the city, the troops were divided into two groups, with Gao Shun leading the camp to encircle and suppress Dong Zhuo's pro-barracks with you."

"Cheng Lian led his troops to attack the imperial palace and wipe out the imperial guards. They are all confidantes selected by Dong Thief from the Xiliang army, and they will not be used by me."

"After conquering the imperial palace, Habayashi will be appointed as the imperial guard in the future."

Zhao Yun expressed his understanding, and Zhang Liao asked, "How does my lord plan to deal with Dong Zhuo?"

Li Muzhen smiled and said, "Do you need any plan to deal with Dong Zhuo? Just kill him casually. I have established a relationship with His Majesty. If I kill Dong Zhuo in the hall, Your Majesty and all the officials will only applaud."

Zhao Yun was quite surprised when he heard this, but Zhang Liao was not surprised, because Li Mu already knew about it when he handed out the imperial edict written by the little emperor.

There were more than 3000 imperial guards, and they spread all over the palace. Li Mude stayed in the Deyang Palace to protect the little emperor and all the officials, and had no time to take the initiative to kill them.

If when he ran out to kill the guards, someone rushed to the main hall and killed all the officials, that's a fart, who will keep the court running?

After all, this is not a future generation with an imperial examination system, and it is enough for the courtiers to open Enke urgently to supplement officials.

Let's not talk about him. At that time, there will be no one in charge of taxation. What will Li Mu use to support the army?
So he could only guard the Deyang Palace to prevent any of Dong Zhuo's soldiers from entering, and then waited for the army outside to enter the palace.

……

When night fell, Wang Yun really came to the door.

Inviting people to the hall, waved away all the servants, leaving only Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, Li Mu then asked: "Wang Situ came to visit at night, what is the purpose?"

Wang Yun pretended to be unprepared and said, "General, why bother to ask? Is my daughter okay?"

Li Mu made a dazed look, and said: "Oh, you said Chan'er, she is very good, she can be with the one she loves, and she doesn't have to marry the one she hates, so naturally she is very good."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Wang Yun secretly rejoiced, he didn't know that he was clear now, the person he said Diao Chan hated was Dong Zhuo.

Thoughts were spinning in his head, but he asked with feigned surprise on his face, "What do you mean, General?"

"Hehe..." Li Mu chuckled meaningfully, and said slowly, "Why does Wang Situ pretend to be confused?"

Wang Yun frowned and said: "General, you can speak directly if you have something to say, I really don't understand what the general means."

Li Mu stared at him fixedly, his sharp gaze made Wang Yun feel cold all over his body.

Li Mu suddenly said coldly: "If Bu and Chan'er hadn't really loved each other, there might be one more Wang Situ among the people whose heads will fall tomorrow."

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, who were kneeling behind the desk on the right, looked surprised and subconsciously looked at Wang Yun.

Wang Yun's face changed drastically, and he said cautiously: "Why did the general say that?"

Li Mu sneered and said, "It seems that Wang Situ really regarded Bu as a fool without any plans, and would not even be able to see through such a simple scheme."

Fortunately, Zhao Yun said that he didn't understand anything, so naturally he didn't have so many ideas.

But Zhang Liao was confused, he didn't know what Li Mu meant by "simple tricks".

He already knew that Diao Chan was Wang Yun's adopted daughter, but he couldn't figure out what it had to do with the scheme.

A look of fear flashed across Wang Yun's eyes, but he still said firmly: "The general confused the old man."

Li Mu withdrew his gaze, got up and walked out of the table, walked to the hall door, turned his back to Wang Yun and said, "First, I deliberately praised Chan'er for her 'closed moon' appearance, so that Dong Zhuo would know her."

"Then accept Dong Zhuo's dowry, and the first step of this plan will be completed."

Wang Yun's body began to tremble slightly, while Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun listened attentively.

Li Mu continued: "Then let Chan'er run to Hulao Pass and appear in front of me. With Chan'er's beauty, no man in the world can ignore it, and I am the same."

"After I regarded Chan'er as a slave, I married her to Dong Zhuo. In this way, Dong Zhuo and I will definitely have a rift. If you persuade me to kill Dong Zhuo again, I probably won't refuse."

"What a trick, Wang Situ, is there anything wrong with Bu's deduction?"

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun suddenly realized, and looked at Wang Yun with a bit of unkindness.

In order to achieve his goal, he did not hesitate to use his daughter to set up a trap, and he even wanted to use the lord. He was really an unscrupulous bastard.

Fortunately, Mrs. Diao Chan has to meet her lover, and the lord is as wise as a sea, so she can easily see through Wang Yun's schemes, otherwise she will become a knife in the hands of others in a daze.

Wang Yun had already sat slumped at the desk at the beginning, thinking that Lu Bu had seen through his scheme, and even if he didn't kill himself, he might have nothing to do with the court and power in the future.

But suddenly he realized something again, sat up straight again, with a look of joy and worry on his face.

He noticed that from the very beginning, Li Mu had always called Dong Zhuo by his first name, not his adoptive father.

And the phrase "the person whose head will fall tomorrow" is also a key.

Who will be headed tomorrow?

He said with flickering eyes: "It seems that everyone in the world has misunderstood the general. The general is not only unparalleled in the world in terms of force, but also the god of war in the world. He also has extraordinary wisdom. This old man admires him."

"What this old man has done is also to eliminate thieves for the country. Although he is suspected of using the general, he has no malice towards the general."

"If this happens, not only will Chan'er and the general live together, but the old man will recommend the general as General Fenwu, and he will be enfeoffed as Marquis Wen, and he will be in charge of the government together with the old man."

Wang Yun's words were really not to fool Li Mu, because he did indeed do this in the original history.

General Fenwu is one of the top generals, a senior general, equivalent to the commander-in-chief of various armies.

In the original history, after Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, he was not only promoted to General Fenwu, but also granted the title of Marquis Wen.

The fake of the festival means borrowing, and the festival is the emperor's talisman festival. The fake festival is the same thing as the gold medal "like me in person" bestowed by the emperor in later generations, which means representing the emperor.

The so-called three divisions are Sikong, Sima, and Situ, which is equivalent to saying that Lu Bu is on an equal footing with Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others.

After listening to Wang Yun's words, Li Mu smiled and said: "Bu Zao connected with His Majesty. In the past, he stooped to be a thief and endured humiliation. He was just waiting for today. If you want to be promoted to a noble, why do you need Wang Situ to recommend you?"

"What?" Wang Yun was taken aback, tongue-tied, "The general and His Majesty have long been connected? Are you serious?"

Li Mudao: "Wang Situ will know whether it's true or not tomorrow. Bu really hates being schemed and used by others. Wang Situ should be thankful. If you didn't save Chan'er's face, you would surely die."

Wang Yun turned pale for a while, and finally smiled wryly: "If you had known that the general was on His Majesty's side, why should I bother? The general's hiding is deep enough, and everyone in the world has been hidden from you."

"However, this old man doesn't understand. With the general's bravery, it is easy to kill Dong Zhuo. Why do you have to hold back until now?"

Li Mu finally turned around, glanced at Wang Yun with disdain, and said, "This is the difference between Bu and Wang Situ."

"You people are short-sighted, and you only care about the present when you do things, without considering the consequences. It was the same with Cao Mengde's assassination back then, and so is your serial plan."

"Wang Situ might as well think about it, how many followers Dong Zhuo has, and how many soldiers and horses do they have in their hands?"

"Once Dong Zhuo dies, his generals will cause chaos. Who else can check and balance?"

"At that time, the only result will be that Luoyang City will be destroyed, and everyone will die, but you will be clean when you die. Where will His Majesty be placed?"

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun nodded repeatedly, looking at Wang Yun with disdain.

Being so careless will only make things worse and won't do any good at all.

Wang Yun blushed with an old face, speechless.

Li Mu's words are really not alarmist, no matter in the original history or in the novel.

Lu Bu was fooled by Wang Yun, and killed Dong Zhuo with a slap on the head. As a result, under Jia Xu's persuasion, Li Jue and Guo Si led an army to counterattack the capital, and the Xiliang people in the city also took the opportunity to rebel.

As a result, not only Lu Bu himself was defeated and fled, only more than a hundred horses were left to follow, Wang Yun was also slaughtered.

Li Mu continued: "But now it's different, Li Jue, Guo Si and others all died in Hulao Pass, and more than [-] troops have all fallen into my hands."

"Tomorrow morning, the generals under my command will lead an army to attack the Xiliang army camp, and wipe them out in one fell swoop. I will kill Dong Zhuo at the time of the dynasty, and His Majesty will truly rest easy."

Wang Yun suddenly realized, and said with mixed surprises: "So General Lu has been patient for a long time, just waiting for the heroes of the world to join forces to challenge Dong, and Dong Zhuo will send you to lead an army to fight on this day?"

After finishing speaking, he was puzzled and said: "But how did General Lu know that there will be an alliance of princes asking for Dong?"

The corner of Li Mu's mouth curled up, and he asked back, "Does Wang Situ know the reason for this Eighteenth Route princes' alliance?"

Wang Yundao: "It is said that Yuan Shao got His Majesty's secret edict and was ordered to summon the rebel army to hunt down the thieves, but this is impossible at all, it is impossible for him to get His Majesty's secret edict, so the secret edict is probably..."

Before he could say the word "false", a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and he looked at Li Mu in surprise and admiration.

Zhang Liao on the side couldn't help but said: "That's right, the secret edict is true. It was written by His Majesty himself and handed over to the lord. The lord will take it out of the palace, and then send someone to send it to Bohai Sea for Yuan Shao."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun looked at Li Mu with incomparable reverence.

The depth of the planning and the far-reaching consideration of this plan are simply breathtaking.

Wang Yun said in admiration: "The general has far-sighted plans, and the old man is convinced. Compared with the general, the so-called serial tricks of the old man are really tricky and generous."

"But since Yuan Shao was ordered to beg for thieves, why did the general defeat them?"

Li Mu snorted coldly, "Do you really think that the [-] princes are here to fight against rebels and eliminate thieves, and rescue His Majesty? Yuan Shao and those princes, which one is not ambitious."

"The reason why they are so happy to obey the imperial edict is that they want to become the second Dong Zhuo. How many people really want to help the Han Dynasty?"

"There shouldn't be any princes in this world. Isn't the lesson from the Yin, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties enough to arouse the vigilance of future generations?"

Wang Yun's eyes flickered slightly, and he said cautiously: "What about the general? After the destruction of Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army, the general has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and there is no one in the world who is irresistible. What is the general's plan?"

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun's eyes were also focused on Li Mu.

Li Mu pursed his lips in disdain, and said: "Bu knows what Wang Situ means, to coerce the emperor to command the princes, but Xiaodaoer."

"What I want to do is to wipe out the princes of the world, so that there will be no more wars in the world, and let the people have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment."

"For specific matters, after Dong Zhuo is killed tomorrow, Bu will discuss it with Wang Situ and the court officials in detail. Today, Wang Situ, please come back!"

Wang Yun frowned, Li Mu seemed to answer his question, but he didn't seem to answer.

In other words, the answer Li Mu said was not the answer he really wanted to know.

Because after Li Mu answered this question, there was a deeper question.

After he wiped out the princes of the world?Do you continue to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, or...