Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2674 Five Years Less Struggle

"So it turns out that the one who stole the Ten Attendants' property and Liu Hong secretly hid it was not Yuan Shi or Empress Dowager He, but Lin Mu!!!" At this moment, Li Ru seemed to have figured out all his doubts.

After figuring things out, Li Ru recalled the last words Lin Mu had said to him.

It turns out that Lin Mu wasn't trying to sow discord, but actually wanted to recruit him!
In Lin Mu's eyes, Dong Zhuo was nothing more than a stepping stone, a loser!
“No wonder he had to participate in the war to send a proclamation to the world to punish Dong Qing, the emperor’s treacherous advisor…No wonder he kidnapped Empress Dowager Liu Bian…” Li Ru tilted his head slightly and closed his eyes tightly.

"The layout is extremely intricate. It involves overall planning, seizing opportunities, careful arrangement, strategic deployment, and unique ingenuity... Lin Mu has several brilliant strategists around him!" Li Ru said confidently.

"There are at least two or three Heavenly Generals, or even more..."

Zhang Ji, standing behind Li Ru, was sweating profusely and his face was full of solemnity after hearing Li Ru's analysis.

It turns out that Lin Mu, whom they underestimated and thought was just a lucky general, was actually the one who was hiding the deepest secret!

"The dragon luck bestowed upon Lin Mu... is at least more than two hundred dragons!!!" Li Ru drew another conclusion.

"In that case, the karmic consequences they suffer might be even heavier than agreed upon... Heh heh... They thought they had slaughtered us, but who knew that their losses would be the greatest." Li Ru recalled the previous journey and sneered.

“Strategist… this…” Zhang Ji stammered from behind Li Ru.

The big boss, Lin Mu, controls several states, commands over ten million soldiers, has at least two Heavenly Generals and at least two Heavenly Strategists, plus other historical generals bestowed by the Heavenly Dao... This is terrifying!
They completely crushed the high-end level of Dong Zhuo's camp!
Now, he suddenly recalled his trip to Japan to slay the Yamata no Orochi and realized the truth.

Those generals and strategists who bravely confronted the Yamata no Orochi were all truly gifted by Heaven, not people without divine status or cultivation.

"Everything is based on my deductions, and maybe I'm wrong..."

At this moment, he truly regretted it… He had indirectly… no, it should be said that he had directly helped Lin Mu complete his plan, saving Lin Mu at least five years of hard work!
"Don't say these things today, not even to our lord," Li Ru said quietly, taking a deep breath.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ji gave a wry smile. The strategist's deduction was wrong? Impossible... Throughout the journey, strategist Li Ruzhi's deductions had been virtually flawless.

"Yes!" Zhang Ji nodded emphatically after a moment's thought.

"General Zhang, please go back and handle military affairs first," Li Ru said, sending Zhang Ji away.

Zhang Ji clasped his hands in a fist salute and left.

After Zhang Ji left, Li Ru did not leave, but continued to bury himself in the geomantic map of the Great Han Dynasty.

At this moment, his attention was no longer on Youzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, or Yangzhou.

His gaze fell upon the most prominent place on the geomantic map—the capital city of Luoyang!
He stared at Luoyang, the capital city, for a long time without moving... as if he were pondering something, or perhaps making a decision...

As night fell, Li Ru was still staring at Luoyang, the capital city, on the geomantic map... Finally, his expression hardened, and he turned his head to the west—towards the old capital, Chang'an!
His eyes revealed a resolute and determined look, as if he had already planned his actions in response to a certain situation.

The ancient capital of Chang'an, though it has experienced many changes, still possesses profound cultural heritage and strategic value.

Li Ru looked up and sighed deeply, muttering to himself, "It seems this time it really is dangerous..."

"We must persuade our lord to prepare to move the capital to Chang'an as soon as possible. With Chang'an's strategic location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with Xiliang as its backing, it may be able to temporarily avoid the allied forces' sharp edge and buy time for subsequent respite and development."

“It seems we were too hasty… and too lenient… If we had just killed all eight captains of the Western Garden, causing the karmic burden on the Yuan family to erupt and slaughter them, there wouldn’t have been so many variables…” A hint of regret flashed in Li Ru’s eyes. Then, Li Ru stared intently at Chang’an. He knew that moving the capital to Chang’an was no easy task, and he had only considered it as a backup plan, not a final decision.

Moving the capital to Chang'an would not only face numerous objections from within and outside the court, but also require consideration of the resettlement of the people and the transportation of supplies. However, the current situation is urgent, the allied forces are growing rapidly, and with the variable of Lin Mu, if decisive action is not taken, their camp will be swallowed up sooner or later.

"Oppose... Hmph... If you oppose, then kill!" Li Ru seemed to have thought of something, and directly snorted coldly at the geomantic map.

"Luoyang, the capital... might be an opportunity to dismantle the allied forces... We should continue to secretly sow discord, causing those who responded to the proclamation to turn against each other..."

"Hopefully, Li Su and Xu Rong can complete the initial mission..."

"Xu Rong instigated a conflict between Gongsun Zan and Lin Mu; Li Su instigated a conflict between Qiao Mao, the Prefect of Dongjun, and Liu Dai, the Governor of Yanzhou, and Sun Jian, the Prefect of Changsha; Dong Min instigated a conflict between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu..."

"It's a pity that the Yuan family still has elders like Yuan Wei in power to protect them, otherwise these two brothers would definitely be fighting..." Li Ru muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with a deep and mysterious light.

"I thought the Yuan family was the biggest threat, but I didn't expect it to be Lin Mu." Li Ru thought of Lin Mu again and sighed softly.

“The extraordinary people…the extraordinary people…it seems that promoting the extraordinary people is imperative…I should have known better than to scheme against them so ruthlessly…” At this moment, Li Ru seemed to feel the same troubles that the late Emperor Liu Hong had back then.

Promote the extraordinary, punish the allied forces, and stir up the muddy waters of this lake!

"Currently, there are thirteen groups responding, and there may be others secretly heading towards the gathering place."

"Thirteenth Road... Hmph... I'll turn you into Thirty-Three Roads!!!" Li Ru said ruthlessly.

"However, wouldn't this approach lead to the same situation as Lin Mu's..." After making his decision, Li Ru suddenly calmed down.

"Fine... let them run wild! Anyway, whether they're the main force or not, they'll all participate in the allied alliance meeting." Li Ru made his decision.

Afterward, he began to formulate his arguments in mind, explaining the pros and cons of moving the capital to Chang'an in a simple and easy-to-understand way. At the same time, he also needed to revise the decision regarding Yiren… It was he who suggested the decision to deal with Yiren that Dong Zhuo made, and now he was the one changing it… He wondered if his lord Dong Zhuo would be furious…

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Meanwhile, Lin Mu, busy in Youzhou, was also closely monitoring the movements of Dong Zhuo's camp. He knew that Li Ru was an important strategist by Dong Zhuo's side, meticulous and good at planning.

He guessed that Li Ru might have already noticed the Great Wilderness Territory's plans, after all, the Great Wilderness Territory's macro strategy was already quite clear, and a little analysis would lead to the conclusion. But so what? The Great Wilderness Territory's power had already taken hold and was difficult to erase.

With Li Ru's help, the Great Wilderness Territory indeed avoided five years of hard work!
Lin Mu looked at the latest intelligence report, his face darkening.

Several squads of the Night Shadow Legion, which were lurking in Luoyang, the capital, were wiped out while monitoring Dong Zhuo's camp. In particular, the Night Shadow Legion that was monitoring Li Ru was the first to be killed.

It should be noted that in the already tense capital city of Luoyang, the Night Shadow Division was extremely cautious in its actions. Their surveillance of Li Ru was conducted from a distance, and unless they deliberately targeted him, it was virtually impossible to detect.

Now that a problem has arisen, it means Li Ru is starting to make his move!

"It seems that Li Wenyou has already guessed the depth and terror of the Great Wilderness Territory... He should come up with a plan to target me... What kind of plan will it be? Is it as Fengxiao and the others predicted?" Lin Mu gently put down the intelligence report and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)