villain

Chapter 270
The great battle at the end of the first year of Chuping was a heavy loss for both the Kanto princes and Dong Zhuo.

There is a saying that if you kill one thousand enemies, you will harm yourself by eight hundred.

Relying on Xiongguan to stop the enemy from outside the pass, Dong Zhuo seemed to have taken advantage of it, but all those who died were strong and brave in the army.

And the princes of the Kanto have become the laughing stock of the world.Except for Cao Cao who stood out in this battle and won the name of Gao Yi, almost no one got any benefits.

Northern Route Army: Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang, Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang, Sanyang prefect Yuan Yi, Qingzhou governor Jiao He, and Xihe prefect Cui Jun died in battle.Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Yuyang, suffered heavy losses. Of the [-] white horse followers, only less than [-] remained.

Central Route Army: Changsha prefect Sun Jian was almost wiped out, leaving only a family of orphans and widowed mothers; Chen Guoxiang Xu Yang, Pei Guoxiang Weihong, later general Yuan Shu, Guangling prefect Zhang Chao all died in battle, and general Cao Cao, Whereabouts are unknown.

South Route Army: Banzhi designed Yiqueguan, set fire to Yiqueguan, and killed Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, and Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, in the chaos.Mu Wang Rui of Jingzhou was captured by Zhang Yun, Mu Kongni and others of Yuzhou saw that the situation was not good, and retreated from Yiqueguan to Yangdi overnight.

As for the West Route Army, Ma Teng and Zhang Miao teamed up and once had a strong momentum, but they were finally stopped by Niu Fu and Longxi.

But the general situation ahead was gone, and Zhang Miao had to withdraw his troops and return to Jincheng because Teng Ziju's troops had left the valley.

Ma Teng took advantage of the situation to occupy Wuwei, but soon found himself in a dilemma.Zhangye frequently sent troops to harass Wuwei's rear.Niu Fu sent troops to occupy Beidi County, and suppressed Ma Teng's family in Wuwei.

Zhangye...

Ma Teng really wanted to attack Zhangye, but he knew that the current plan was to protect himself first.

At this point, the 22 princes died and the eleven princes died, and Yuan Shao's troops had to return to Hanoi before the river thawed.

The so-called alliance also disappeared.

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Dong Zhuo fell ill!

After Dong Zhuo burned Yanjin and forced the Central Route Army to retreat, Dong Zhuo proudly held the news in his hand and circulated it to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in the court.

"This is my lion, who in the world can compete with it!"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help laughing out loud, which made all the civil and military officials, including Han Emperor Liu Bian, all change color.

Everyone felt bitter, and after reading the contents of the good news word by word, they couldn't help but looked at each other, and no one said anything.

Li Ru is the think tank, Dong Bi is the arm...

Who can compete with it?
In the minds of everyone, the same question emerged at the same time.

But that night, Dong Zhuo fell ill, and the illness was not serious.After all, he is almost 60 years old. In the past period of time, the pressure Dong Zhuo has endured is beyond the imagination of outsiders.There are ghosts inside and powerful enemies outside. For Dong Zhuo, who has been a soldier all his life, the string in his mind will soon be unable to support it in the past few months.

Zhong Fu's dying words, Shi Sun Rui's betrayal.

All this was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Dong Zhuo.He wholeheartedly hoped that the cooperation between warriors and scholars would reinvigorate the Han court and reproduce the ZTE situation.At that time, he can go down in history and enjoy the glory of Yi Yin and Huo Guang.However, the scheming of the scholars again and again made Dong Zhuo's hot heart gradually icy cold.

You want to fly moths to the flame, but I will never be merciless.

Dong Zhuo said to himself time and time again, and he did exactly that.

But the bloodbath of the big households in Luoyang is not so much a kind of revenge, but a kind of fear from the bottom of the heart.

This time Li Ru saw the clues, next time, will he still see it?
In this extremely tense mood, Dong Zhuo was worried all day long.The news of Xingyang's victory made the string that was about to break finally relax.But this relaxation was followed by a serious illness.

Inside the gate of the mansion, Keats called Dong Zhuo's pulse and came out worried.

Cai Yong and Cai Yan hurried forward and asked, "Xiaoci, how is your in-law's illness?"

Keats bit his cherry lips lightly, and said in a low voice: "Chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue and pulse knots, these are the symptoms of insufficient heart qi. Qi is the commander of blood, and when it moves, the blood flows; when qi stagnates, blood stasis occurs; when qi stagnation, blood stasis, qi If the blood doesn’t flow, if it doesn’t flow, it will pass... Grand Master will not be easily stimulated again in the future, he will be very happy, sad, and angry.

This lack of energy, in a more modern term, is heart disease.

Cai Yan naturally knew what was on Dong Zhuo's mind.

In fact, this kind of situation has occurred frequently since Dong Juan's death, but he didn't mention it, and others didn't care.

Cai Yong said: "Then how should I take care of it?"

Keats tilted his head and thought for a while, "A safe place to live in harmony with joy and anger; to regulate yin and yang and adjust rigidity and softness. The grand master should focus on calming the mind and calming the mind. It is not suitable for excessive labor, great compassion and joy, excessive drinking, and sensuality." , in two words."

"what?"

"Peace, peace!"

After Li Ru listened to it, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

Ping, peace?

It's easy to say.Now Luoyang has become a mess, and the foreign enemies have not completely receded, how peaceful is it?

It's just that Keats belonged to Dong Pi, so it was not easy for him to curse.

"Wenzheng..."

Dong Zhuo suddenly called Li Ru's name in the room.

Keats grabbed Li Ru, "Marquis Lin Xiangting, remember, don't let the grand master get emotional, let alone make the grand master work hard."

Why is this woman so rude?

Li Ru was upset, but he didn't show any emotion on the surface.

Moreover, Keats also had good intentions, and one cannot be indifferent to others. Li Ru smiled and nodded to express his understanding.

Dong Zhuo leaned on the soft mattress, and seemed to be in much better spirits than in the morning.

"Father-in-law, are you feeling better?"

Li Ru hurriedly went over to pull up the quilt for Dong Zhuo, and asked with concern.In private, Li Ru still habitually called Dong Zhuo his father-in-law.Officially, it is replaced by Taishi.After all, this is Luo Yang, so many eyes are staring at him.

This etiquette is not to be underestimated.

Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "It's just a minor illness, what are you worried about? I'm just overworked, it's much better to take a rest."

"Father-in-law still needs to pay more attention to his body, otherwise Ah Chou will definitely trouble me when he comes back."

Hearing the word Ah Chou, Dong Zhuo smiled even more, and his breathing became smoother, as if drinking honey.

A harmonious and beautiful family is the right way.

Just like now, Li Ru and Xiping are like this, one literary and one military... It's a pity that the literary beauty is not up to the mark.

Thinking of Dong Huang, Dong Zhuo felt short of breath.Coughing softly, Li Ru stood up in fright, and was about to call Keats in.

"Sit down, sit down, I'm not a child, I'm not that expensive."

Dong Zhuo coughed, and motioned Li Ru to sit down, "The situation with Ah Chou has calmed down."

Li Ru nodded and said: "Generally, it has calmed down. I have sent an order to Xiping to put aside what he is doing and rush back as soon as possible."

"Where's Cheng Gao?"

"Yuan Shao retreated to Hanoi, and is still in Ye City. However, I think this person has a wicked heart, so he should get rid of him as soon as possible."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, "Although Yuan Wei is dead, Yuan Shao should not be underestimated. You are right, we should get rid of it as soon as possible... However, I think it is best not for us to do it. Doesn't the little emperor want to take matters into his own hands? in name."

Li Ru was startled, "What does father-in-law mean?"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and sat up, and took out a box from under the pillow.

Open it, and there is a square object wrapped in yellow silk inside.Dong Zhuo took it out and gently opened the yellow silk.

Li Ru couldn't help screaming, and quickly covered his mouth.

"Yuxi, is this the Chuanguo Yuxi?"

Dong Zhuo smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Actually, Ah Chou sent this thing over long after I was assassinated. Hehe, I don't know where this kid found it. Sometimes I think, maybe it's God Give me the treasure of the Dong family. He gave this thing to me, and I have never used it, but secretly kept it in case of accidents."

Li Ru's eyes rolled, and he suddenly realized.

"I understand. Father-in-law means to order Han Fu to kill Yuan Shao in the name of the little emperor..."

Earlier, Dong Zhuo's order was not recognized, but it was this jade seal.Now that Yuxi is in hand, it also indicates that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is in the hands of Dong Zhuo.Who dares to disobey the order?The result of disrespect is to order the world to crusade.

Don't underestimate Yuxi, its significance is far-reaching.

Dong Zhuo took out the jade seal earlier, which can deter the princes, but there are still many factors of internal instability.

Simply take this opportunity to burst out once, and never cause future troubles.

Dong Zhuo is also taking risks, under internal and external troubles, if he doesn't go deep, he will be in danger of death.

But that was his only bet, and he won.Li Ru didn't tell Dong Zhuo about the death because he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would get angry in a hurry.After all, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law is very clear about the pressure that Dong Zhuo bears.

Dong Zhuo nodded, "This big victory is enough to intimidate the world, at least we can be at peace for a long time. Well, in the tone of a little emperor, I sent an edict to Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu, saying that Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Yuyang, was treasonous and innocent. Forgiveness."

Li Ru nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, how is Meng Jin's situation?"

"After Wei Yue's reinforcements arrived, Liu Bei's [-]st Division saw that the situation was not good, so they retreated overnight. Meng Jin is no longer in danger."

"Very well, if this is the case, I can rest assured Wenzheng, you can deal with it according to my wishes."

"My son-in-law obeys!"

Li Ru took a deep breath, got up and said goodbye.

When going out, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Dong Zhuo again.

The bloated and fat body lay across the couch.Back then, this was a lion galloping northwest, but now?The lion has grown old.

For some reason, tears flashed in Li Ru's eyes.

Father-in-law... is really old!

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The tense time is over, and there is always some relaxation and joy.

Relax, relax... huh!
There are only two updates today, please forgive me...

(End of this chapter)