The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

()Since it was Li Ru who made this suggestion, Dong Zhuo had to think carefully about it.He squinted his eyes, pondered for a while, and then asked, "Wen You, is this your idea, or did Ma Zhongling teach you to say that?"

Li Ru was startled when he heard the words, he didn't understand why the lord asked such a question, but he still answered honestly: "This is naturally my son-in-law's own idea. After all, our operation time in Chang'an City is still short. If the army leaves, there will be no lord to stand in and intimidate me." , I’m afraid those courtiers who are dissatisfied will do something.”

"Well, what you said is not unreasonable. But if there is no one to supervise the battle at the front, will those soldiers really try their best to fight against the Kwantung Allied Forces?" Dong Zhuo asked a little unconfidently.

"This... my son-in-law thinks they should do their best. After all, this matter is related to the future fate of our Xiliang army, and judging from today's situation, the generals are quite enthusiastic. Even without the lord's supervision, They will do everything they can to win. What's more, the Kwantung Allied Forces are no longer as effective as before, and our chances of winning are not small." Li Ru said cautiously.

Dong Zhuo also nodded approvingly: "What you said is reasonable. Judging from the current situation, even if there is no XX at the front to supervise the battle, this attack will not be too difficult. Then do as you want, XX is in Chang'an The city is waiting for the good news of the former army's victory."

"Your lord is wise!" Li Ru gave a timely praise, and immediately became hesitant to speak again.His appearance fell into Dong Zhuo's eyes, and the latter asked: "Why, is there anything else you want to mention to XX? You and I are relatives of Weng and son-in-law, so there is something we can't say clearly."

"Yes. My son-in-law is just a little strange. Why did the lord just suspect that this matter is related to Ma Zhongling? Could it be that the lord has doubts about him?" Now that Dong Zhuo said so, Li Ru asked bluntly.

Dong Zhuo said: "Doubt is not really counted, but I always feel that Ma Zhongling's actions are a little secret these days. Moreover, his father and brother also led the army to Chang'an. After all, he is not brought out by someone. Sometimes he has to No way! But since you said that this matter was not at his behest, then you can rest assured."

"Speaking of which, Ma Zhongling's behavior during these days is indeed a bit strange, especially because he has a very close relationship with Hua Xiong and Lu Bu, and my son-in-law is sometimes worried that he will set up another hill in our Xiliang army. What." Li Ru also frowned and said.

"Forgive him for not daring to have such ambitions now!" Dong Zhuo didn't care too much about this.In his opinion, even though Ma Yue had some ambitions, he did not dare to win over the generals to rebel against him under his nose.Even if there is a certain trend now, Dong Zhuo is confident that his prestige in the Xiliang army is enough to shock them.

"What my lord said is that Ma Zhongling does not have that ability and power, but he has a good reputation in the army for a long time, and he has a good relationship with the generals. If things go on like this, he might be troublesome. So my son-in-law thinks , now is also the time to suppress him a little." Li Ru immediately put forward his own opinion, not that he had any conflicts with Ma Yue, but that he had a good relationship with Ma Yue, but he wanted to use this method to maintain The current situation.

"Oh? How are you going to suppress him?" Dong Zhuo asked hastily.

"Reduce the chances for him to make meritorious deeds. For example, if he goes eastward like this, he can stay in Chang'an City and accompany the lord. Generals who are close to him, such as Lu Bu and Hua Xiong, will also stay. This can greatly suppress him. The expansion of power in the military." Li Ru put forward his own point of view.

After thinking about it, Dong Zhuo also nodded and said, "The situation is very beneficial to us now, so it is not a problem to keep these people in Chang'an. Then do as you want, except for Lu Bu and Ma Teng. Except for the [-] troops, the rest will be put into the eastward campaign!"

"Yes! The subordinates must try their best to do everything well, so as to ensure that this expedition can establish the overall situation for the lord!" Li Ru hurriedly clapped his hands.Since Dong Zhuo will stay in Chang'an this time, Li Ru, his number one adviser, will naturally be the commander in chief of this battle, which also gave Li Ru's spirit a boost.

"Go. Do things well. I will rely on you for many things in the future." Finally, Dong Zhuo added another sentence that made Li Ru's imagination run wild.

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After learning that Dong Zhuo wanted to stay in Chang'an, and that even Lu Bu and other generals who were closer to him would also stay with him, Ma Yue was still quite surprised.Could it be that his intentions were noticed by Dong Zhuo, which led him to use this to clean himself up?

This idea was quickly rejected by Ma Yue. Based on his understanding of Dong Zhuo, if he really realized that he had two hearts about him, Dong Zhuo would never do these things at all, and he would be eradicated directly.Thinking about it then, it can only be that I have acted too presumptuously during this period of time, which made Dong Zhuo suspicious, so I wanted to use this to suppress him.

Even so, if it was someone else, they would definitely be very worried when faced with such a situation, for fear that they would really be abandoned by Dong Zhuo and lose everything.But Ma Yue is not worried but happy, he knows that this will be a major mistake made by the other party, and it will also be the best time for him to seize power in one fell swoop!

"Second brother, do you mean that it is a good thing that Dong Zhuo excludes you from the eastward army now?" After learning about this from Ma Yue and hearing him point out that this is an opportunity, Ma Chao seemed a bit unacceptable Leo: "Didn't you use this to comfort my father and me? After all, now that Dong Zhuo is suspicious of you, it will be even more difficult for us to get things done."

"No, I think that although Dong Zhuo did this with the intention of controlling me, he hasn't really had any doubts about him. Otherwise, I'm afraid we can't talk here peacefully now, but we have to meet him in battle It's gone!" Ma Yue shook his head and said, "Now, those who are truly loyal to Dong Zhuo will leave Chang'an, then our troops will completely control the entire Chang'an city. Even if some of Dong Zhuo's cronies can stay, the number of troops , We have gained an absolute advantage, and this is the key to our ability to determine the overall situation in one fell swoop!" Ma Yue was full of confidence, clenched his fists and said: "Besides our people, there are also people in the court Those officials want to make a move! He Dong Zhuo thinks that as long as he is in Chang'an, he is enough to deter everything, but he overestimates his own prestige!" Ma Yue sneered.

"The words are good, but this matter is too important after all. We have to carefully plan before we can act."

"Exactly, we can launch this mutiny only when the Xiliang Army and the Kwantung Allied Army on the front line are in real confrontation and it is difficult to return to the division for a while." Ma Yue nodded and said: "Besides, it will not be ours who lead the mutiny this time." People and horses, but those courtiers!"

Ma Teng on the side listened to the two sons discussing how to launch an incident, and couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face.Although he still doesn't approve of this risky action, it is beyond his ability to turn things around at this stage.Moreover, what the two sons did was not wrong. This was indeed an excellent opportunity for the Ma family to stand out from the crowd in Xiliang. As the head of the Ma family, he naturally did not want to miss this opportunity.

"You have been talking for a long time, but you have not even come to a conclusion on how to carry out the mutiny. Yue'er, as a father, I still want to ask you, have you considered the specific details?" After finishing speaking, Ma Teng finally opened his mouth to ask, and he hit the point in one sentence.

"This child has already thought about everything, but he has to rely on General Lu Bu to achieve this." Ma Yue explained his meaning in detail. When facing his father and elder brother, did he not nothing reserved.

Ma Teng and Ma Chao listened to his plan quietly, and then they both showed a hint of surprise: "You still plan to do this after the matter is completed?" There are some different feelings hidden in his eyes.

"Father, those who achieve great things don't care about small things. Our main purpose of this mutiny is not only to eradicate Dong Zhuo, but more importantly, to gain military power in Xiliang. And if we don't take this step, I'm afraid they will become us in time." It is better to continue to follow Dong Zhuo at this time." Ma Yue hurriedly emphasized his ultimate goal.

This made Ma Teng hesitate again. He is not a hero after all, and some things are difficult to make up his mind.But under the gaze of his son, he couldn't help giving in: "Yue'er, you are right. Things have come to this point, and we can't tolerate any more soft-heartedness. Then do as you want. For the father and you Your brother, and all the horses we can control, are all under your command, you don't have to have any worries!"

"Thank you, father, for your trust. My son will definitely do his best to complete this matter!" Ma Yue's response was also resounding, and his eyes had already shone with a gleam rarely seen in the past!

In the next few days, the nearly [-] Xiliang troops stationed in Chang'an City were completely mobilized. After several days of preparation, on the second day of September, these [-] troops left Chang'an one after another and went straight to Head east.Although they were demoralized by the defeat of Hulao and Luoyang before, under the propaganda of the generals above, they were quickly full of desire for the upcoming battle. They knew to prove themselves again and made great contributions to reverse the situation. The time has come for the whole situation.

But in the city, seeing that Ma Yue, Lu Bu and others were not reused by Dong Zhuo, that Dong Juan started to have new plans again!