Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 69 What I want is still the original ambition
"The first thing, can your Majesty accommodate Liangzhou soldiers?" Even though he knew that he was taking the initiative, Li Ru still spoke in a deliberative tone: "Killers are people, and have nothing to do with the blade in your hand. I know that Liangzhou soldiers and horses have committed countless crimes in the past two years, but Liangzhou soldiers and horses are actually just the knives in the hands of the murderers, I implore Your Majesty to forgive me."

Liu Xie nodded slightly, Li Ru's gentle tone made him feel a little relaxed.In fact, he also knows that most people who have more advantages will not be aggressive when negotiating.But in any case, Li Ru's attitude at this time will indeed not arouse his emotional resistance.

Regarding the Liangzhou soldiers and horses, Liu Xie had a secret case before.The military system implemented in the Han Dynasty was essentially an indigenous method in which all the people were soldiers. In this way, people who were born in the bitter cold outside the Great Wall became the most effective arms, and Liangzhou soldiers and horses were undoubtedly the best in this ranks. .Now that the era of great chaos has just emerged, no matter how stupid Liu Xie is, he will not commit suicide.

Li Ru naturally knew this too.Therefore, when he came up to propose this condition, it was nothing more than a silent temptation between the two of them.

But he obviously underestimated Liu Xie. The experience of his previous life told Liu Xie that even if he went to the street to buy a dish, he had to haggle for a long time.Although at this time Liu Xie could open and close his lips and agree to Li Ru, but he knew that if he was negotiating with someone like Li Ru, if he was not careful, he would fall into Li Rumian's trap of hiding a needle.Therefore, after he nodded slightly, he pondered for a moment before opening his mouth and saying:

"What Li Langzhong said is reasonable. Liangzhou soldiers and horses are just a knife in the hands of those who harm the country and the people. But after all, this knife has been stained with the innocent blood of my big man and the people, making this knife that was originally shocking beyond the Great Wall. Shame on your artifact!" Liu Xie spoke slowly, his tone gradually becoming dignified, and finally he stared into Li Ru's eyes, and put forward his own conditions: "I will not destroy my artifacts to make loved ones hurt and enemies happy, but, I will not forgive the villains who once used this divine weapon to slaughter our fellow citizens. Those cancerous tumors in the army must be removed!"

Seeing Liu Xie's dominance, Li Ru deeply felt the majesty of the emperor of the Han Dynasty hidden in the superficial senselessness, his mouth was filled with bitterness, and he said, "I don't know how Your Majesty will get rid of those cancers?"

"For those who come from the top, no matter what they did, I can forgive them. After all, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty." Liu Xie gave room for maneuver, and these words were already very tolerant to Dong Zhuo's generals. .After all, in this way, Liu Xie expressed that he could tolerate the soldiers who fought against the Kwantung Allied Forces, and even Lu Bu's excavation of the imperial tomb and burning of Luoyang.

But after giving Li Ru a reassurance, Liu Xie said again: "However, I must have the heads of those who wantonly violated military discipline, killed good men and made meritorious deeds!"

Li Ru nodded, he knew all these people well.As Liu Xie said, the people on the list are nothing more than those generals who have no military order to encourage their subordinates to massacre the people. After all, they are nothing more than Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Jue, Guo Si and other idiots from the market.Using the heads of several of them in exchange for the lives of [-] Liangzhou soldiers and horses, Li Ru felt that this math problem was very simple.

"What about the second thing?" Liu Xie squinted his eyes and asked this sentence as if facing a big enemy.

"The second thing..." After the first thing was discounted so cleverly by Liu Xie, Li Ru did not dare to underestimate Liu Xie, and his tone became more respectful and sincere: "If your majesty is the king of benevolence and righteousness, I dare you Your Majesty, please forgive the Grand Master’s family. Those people never caused trouble to the common people, and the Grand Master’s mother has repeatedly dissuaded the Grand Master, and even threatened to sever the mother-child relationship with the Grand Master, which made the Grand Master restrain himself..."

After hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but sighed deeply.Political struggles in Chinese history have always been cruel and barbaric, and the slaughter of the nine clans by the losing party is the most common result.In history, after Dong Zhuo's death, his relatives and families were indeed slaughtered by Wang Yun.And his 90-year-old mother, as Li Ru said, tried to dissuade Dong Zhuo many times, but in the end she was killed in Meiwu without even the slightest right to protest.

"Those who govern the world with filial piety do not harm people's relatives. Those who administer benevolent government to the world do not stop offering sacrifices to others. Dong Zhuo's troubles in the world were caused by him alone, and have nothing to do with the nine families of relatives. A reckless destroyer. I agree with this matter."

To Li Ru's surprise, after Liu Xie heard this condition, he agreed without any further conditions.But this result did not make Li Ru feel much relieved, because he knew that, as the requester of this matter, Li Ru would be duty-bound to endorse Dong Zhuo's relatives in the future.And this point, it is doomed that his future official career will not be smooth sailing.

What should be contested, an inch of land will not be given up; what should be given up, there will be no hesitation.Regarding Liu Xie's brilliant negotiating skills, Li Ru began to regret slightly in his heart.However, after this helplessness slowly slipped away from the bottom of my heart, what was left was joy that was about to explode. Therefore, Li Ru slowly bent down and said sincerely: "In this case, I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse, Help Your Majesty rejuvenate the Han Dynasty."

Liu Xie was a little stunned. After all, Li Ru said that there were three conditions before, but now he only said two.But looking at Li Ru's compassionate and complex expression, Liu Xie understood why Li Ru didn't even mention the third condition.

Because, he already knew what the third condition was.

Li Ru had already stated his first two conditions, and he didn't mention any of them, what he expected to get from Liu Xie.His starting point is entirely based on the interests of the Dong Zhuo Group. Combined with his original identity and the gradual progress of his conditions, Liu Xie knows that his third condition is nothing more than wanting Liu Xie to give Dong Zhuo a way out.

Of course, this condition is completely non-negotiable.Through the test of the first two conditions, Li Ru already knew Liu Xie's bottom line.Therefore, there is no need for him to raise this condition.Because he understood that once he said this, all previous transactions would be automatically terminated.

Neither Li Ru nor Liu Xie would accept such a result.

If you do that, Li Ru can certainly go back on his word, and then easily destroy Liu Xie's hard-working plan.But after that?He can prevent this time in the third year of Chuping, can he also prevent the doomed tragic ending in the fourth or fifth year of Chuping?
When Dong Zhuo said in person that he wanted to be rich and enjoy this life, Li Ru knew what was going to happen to Dong Zhuo.As a border warrior, Dong Zhuo did not have rich political experience and did not understand the cruelty of political struggle.But Li Ru can accurately predict that a figure like Dong Zhuo who is already on the cusp of the limelight will either dominate the world, or die and die, and there is no third way to go.

Dong Zhuo wanted to survive by relying on strong soldiers and fortified cities, which was actually a very naive idea.Although the Dong Zhuo Group at this moment is superficially arrogant and mighty, but in fact, internal and external troubles, just like a solitary boat in the vast sea, if you don't hold on to your true spirit and rush out of the waves, the only end left is to be destroyed .

Therefore, Li Ru, who has seen this, will not be kidnapped by emotions even if he hates and hurts him very much. At the last moment, he will say something that should not be said - such an approach that hurts both sides and does not get the slightest real benefit. It does not belong to the thinking of people like Li Ru.

On the contrary, once a person like him has made a clear choice, he will abandon all unnecessary emotional fetters, and take a solid step in a new direction rationally and coldly.Li Ru's rationality told him this, and in fact, he did exactly that.After expressing his allegiance to Liu Xie, he reported to Liu Xie everything that happened in Meiwu today.

"As Your Majesty said, Dong Zhuo and Lv Bu have a rift, and the day when they meet each other may not be far away. What we have to do now is to wait for the person who pushes Lv Bu behind the scenes to appear." After reporting today After the subtle transition between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, Li Ru still looked calm and indifferent.

However, Liu Xie was obviously not very interested in what Li Ru reported, but was surprised by Li Ru's understanding of current affairs: "Mr. Li, before a stick of incense, you were still Dong Zhuo's son-in-law's think tank. At this moment, you But turned around and quietly plotted Dong Zhuo's death, is this really okay with you?"

"Your servant, Li Ru, have a clear conscience." Li Ru said this answer bluntly, with a wavering expression on his face.

"There will always be a reason." Liu Xie smiled slightly. He believed Li Ru's words, but he didn't want to just want to know this: "Or, you can tell me why you did all this?"

"Why?" Li Ru's eyes suddenly dimmed a bit, but he was not confused, and quickly returned to his original calm and indifference: "Your Majesty's words are not bad, and there are reasons for doing all this. I followed Dong Zhuo in order to let the world know that there are people in Liangzhou who have the latitude and longitude of heaven and earth. The original intention of coming to this hall tonight is to beg for a burial place in the world of the Han Dynasty. However, let’s talk to Your Majesty After talking freely, I no longer just want to save my life."

"Oh...then what do you want?"

"Your Majesty has already known what I want. It's just that this time, it's closer to success."

Liu Xie burst out laughing suddenly, and he couldn't help standing up and patting Li Ru's shoulder: "Old Li, what you want has never changed... Do you know, I like you a little bit now You are a poisonous snake. A guy like you was born in the wrong era. If you were born after 800 years, then you will definitely be someone who is looked up to!"

(End of this chapter)