Great Military Division

Chapter 334: Yuan Wei's Action Was Squeezed to Death by Liu Pian?
Sili, Chang'an.

Prime Minister's House.

Snapped!
Dong Zhuo slapped the table angrily, his eyes stared like bells, and he burst into anger: "Damn Zhang Chao and Yuan Yin, they dare to join hands to lie to me, it's simply unreasonable."

"Wenyou!"

"exist."

"How many assassinations do we have in Nanyang?"

"this."

Li Ru frowned and shook his head: "It's not much anymore."

The anger in Dong Zhuo's heart was ignited, and he said angrily: "Didn't you keep some, didn't you give all of them to Zhang Chao?"

Li Ru nodded: "That's true, but some threads are intertwined. Guo Jia followed the vines, searched and arrested a lot, and caught some assassins. From the current point of view, it is estimated that the loss is almost complete."

"Damn!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and curled his palms into fists, wanting to squeeze the air out: "Our hard work for more than a year has been ruined like this. It's all due to Zhang Chao and Yuan Yin."

"No!"

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized something was wrong, and immediately changed his words: "How dare Yuan Yin and Zhang Chao do this, the real mastermind behind them is Grand Tutor Yuan Kui!"

"Old man!"

These three words were almost squeezed out between Dong Zhuo's teeth.

He seemed to be extremely angry: "This time, I must smash him!"

Li Ru hurriedly cupped his hands: "Prime Minister calm down, Prime Minister calm down!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes widened angrily, and he glared at Li Ru: "What's the matter? You, Wenyou, aren't you angry at all? The assassination in Nanyang, but you worked hard day and night, so you inserted it little by little."

"Nowadays, Nanyang's government affairs are about to stabilize, and the imperial court organization is becoming more and more perfect. If you want to get so many assassins, I'm afraid it will not be so easy."

Li Ru looked calm and nodded slowly: "That's true."

Dong Zhuo was even more curious because of this: "Then why do you have such an expression?"

"because."

The corners of Li Ru's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of evilness: "This incident has involved the Yuan family, and King Hongnong dared to exterminate the Yuan and Yin clans."

"Prime Minister!"

Li Ru was complacent, with an unconcealable smile on his face: "This is tantamount to pushing the Yuan family in Runan to us. We can cooperate with Yuan Kai and use the Yuan family's prestige in the great Han to fight back against Nanyang."

hiss-!
Dong Zhuo gasped in surprise, the anger on his face disappeared, and was replaced by excitement and curiosity: "Cooperate with Yuan Kai to fight back against Nanyang?"

"That's right!"

Li Ru said with great certainty: "Prime Minister, the fourth and third generations of the Yuan family in Runan, with former disciples and old officials all over the world, in their eyes, the Yuan family has been loyal and good for generations, so it is impossible for them to commit treasonous acts."

"Regardless of whether the evidence in King Hongnong's hands is ironclad or not, we can absolutely let Yuan Kai, as the head of the Yuan family, call on all the former officials of the Yuan family in the world to ask His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor for an explanation."

"even."

Li Ru's voice was drawn out, and the insidious tactics followed one after another: "We can also spread rumors secretly, saying that the Emperor of Nanyang deliberately fabricated the facts of treason because of his enmity with Yuan Shu in Luyang, so as to frame the Yuan family."

"Yuzhou and Xuzhou have quite a few former officials of Yuan's disciples, especially in Yuzhou, which was just pacified, almost all counties and counties have former officials of Yuan's disciples, they are quite a force."

"In addition, some time ago, King Hongnong dismissed the prime ministers of Yuan Zhong and Chen Yi, and replaced them with people promoted by himself. The charm of each is even more convincing."

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The more excited Dong Zhuoyue was listening, the more excited he was, the more he wanted to listen.

Regarding Li Ru's strategy, he wished he could implement it immediately, so he asked anxiously, "Will Yuan Kai cooperate with us? This old man is not so easy to get along with."

"Relax, Prime Minister."

Li Ru said with great certainty: "Yuan Yin is the son of Yuan Kai, and he is also within the scope of the Yi tribe. In other words, Yuan Wei is already a dead person in Nanyang."

"What's more, the Yuan family in Runan is the foundation of Yuan Kai. Now that the foundation has been dug up, no matter how much he can bear it, he will never swallow it."

Speaking of this, Li Ru bowed deeply and said confidently: "Cooperating with the prime minister is the only way Yuan Kai can go at present, and I think the only thing this old guy can rely on now is you, the prime minister!"

"kindness."

Dong Zhuo nodded with great interest: "It makes sense! I never thought that King Hongnong would do us such a big favor. His move is a foolish one!"

Li Ru smiled lightly, and said softly: "After all, I'm too young, and I dared to kill recklessly after finally gaining power. If I were King Hongnong, I would pretend that I didn't know Yuan Yin's existence. I just need to kill Zhang Chao and Zang Hong's entire clan. That's it."

"As for the Yuan family."

Li Ru pinched the goatee under his jaw: "It's not too late to rectify it when we have enough strength in the future. His misbehavior like this may hinder the development of Yuzhou."

"However, King Hongnong's behavior gives us an opportunity to take advantage of. Otherwise, once King Hongnong has gained a firm foothold, it may not be so easy for us to contend against him."

The development of Nanyang is obvious to all.

If King Hongnong successfully copied Nanyang's development model to Yuzhou, it would be equivalent to having at least two or three more Nanyangs, or even more Nanyangs. Such strength is truly terrifying.

Now, since King Hongnong has made a foolish move, Li Ru must not give up this opportunity. He has to constrain the development of Yuzhou, otherwise he will be swept away by King Hongnong before they have trained their soldiers well.

"Report—!"

At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.

Dong Zhuo looked up.

But seeing, the guard hurried forward, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, the information was sent back from Taifu's mansion. Yuan Kai was so sad and indignant that he vomited blood and fainted because he received the news that Yuan Yin was exterminated by the three clans."

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo leaned forward slightly, his eyes flickered with joy: "This old man vomited blood and passed out? Why didn't he die of anger from King Hongnong!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

"Ha ha!"

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The wild laughter sounded.

Dong Zhuo laughed wildly from the bottom of his heart, without concealing his gloating expression: "That's good! That's great! Anyway, King Hongnong can be regarded as annoyed for me."

Li Ru's small eyes turned straight, and he bowed and said: "Prime Minister, let's take this opportunity to visit the Taifu's mansion. Now we are talking about cooperation, Yuan Kai will definitely not refuse."

"kindness."

Dong Zhuo nodded approvingly: "Old man Yuan Kai is in a fit of anger, and he must wish to tear Hongnong Wangsheng apart. Let's go visit now, the timing is really just right."

"go!"

Without the slightest hesitation.

Dong Zhuo got up, bypassed the long case, turned into the hall, and waved his big hand: "Come here, prepare the horse, I'm going to the Taifu's residence."

The attendant in the mansion bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Turn around and leave to prepare carriages, gifts, etc.

*****
Taifu's house.

Side hall.

The smokeless coal was covered with ash, but it was hard to hide the crimson heat in its body.

Yuan Kai knelt and sat on the futon, beside the warm hand stove and the velvet cloak that had been taken off, he casually grabbed a handful of millet stalks, threw them into the charcoal brazier, and a wisp of green smoke rose.

He lifted his wet, red and swollen eyes from crying, and looked at the spirit tablet ahead. The two large characters "Yuan Yin" were particularly conspicuous, piercing his heart fiercely like a sharp sword.

Yuan Kui couldn't believe that His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang dared to do such a thing. He wanted to wipe out the entire Yuan family in Runan.

That's my own clan!

People whose blood is thicker than water!

Yuan Kai suffered from angina, from the time he woke up to the present, he has never recovered, the whole person seems to have lost his soul, staring at the spirit card in front of him, muttering to himself from time to time:

"Yin'er, you died so miserable!"

"I killed you."

"Yin'er—!"

"."

At this moment.

Squeak!

The door was pushed open, and a cool breeze rushed in.

But no matter how bitter the cold wind was, Yuan Kai didn't even shiver.

Because, his heart had already been so cold that he was like a walking dead, completely unconscious.

A long shadow elongated and walked slowly behind Yuan Kai.

This scene is so familiar, but the roles of the two parties are reversed, which seems so ironic.

"uncle."

Immediately, Yuan Ji knelt down, added a handful of millet stalks to the charcoal fire, and said softly: "Prime Minister Dong Zhuo is here to visit, if you don't want to see him, my nephew will go and refuse him."

"No need."

Yuan Kai sobbed and wiped away the tears from his eyes with his sleeve: "Dong Zhuo didn't come here to laugh at us, but to cooperate with my Yuan family. Even if he doesn't see you today, he will definitely come back tomorrow."

"But uncle, you."

Before Yuan Ji could finish speaking, Yuan Kai waved his hand and interrupted: "It's okay, do you still remember what uncle said? As the head of the family, you must face the collapse of Mount Tai without changing your face, and have the demeanor of a general."

"The Yuan family in Runan has already suffered a catastrophe. The deceased has passed away. The blind silence in grief can only make loved ones hurt and enemies quick. How can I, Yuan Kai, do this!"

"Help me up."

Yuan Kai took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "No matter what, we still have to rely on Dong Zhuo's strength to make Benchu ​​grow rapidly."

Looking at his relatives who seemed to have aged decades before him, Yuan Ji's heart ached more and more: "Uncle, it's not too late, you still have to put your body first!"

"No need!"

Yuan Kai braced himself up, turned his head to look at Yuan Ji, and said solemnly: "I know how my body is. This little blow can't kill me, so don't worry."

"uncle-!"

"Let's go."

Yuan Kai waved his hand: "Lead the way ahead."

The two left the side hall and went straight to the front hall.

When Yuan Kai appeared in front of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, even they couldn't help secretly admiring him.

Li Ru even admired secretly from the bottom of his heart: "This old guy Yuan Wei is really very human. No wonder he is the head of the Yuan clan. This kind of endurance is very human."

Dong Zhuo was so startled that his eyeballs almost popped out, and his face was full of disbelief: "Monster! The whole family can still come out to meet guests after death, so cruel, I, Dong Zhuo, feel ashamed!"

"Yuan Gong!"

"Ciyang."

Li Ru and Dong Zhuo greeted each other.

Yuan Kai simply waved his hand, and then divided the guests and hosts into their seats.

The three of them exchanged a few simple greetings, which were nothing more than words of mourning and resignation. After about a quarter of an hour, Li Ru cut to the point:
"The Yuan family in Runan has four generations and three lords. They have been loyal and good for generations. The subordinates and the prime minister do not believe that the descendants of the Yuan family can commit such a conspiracy. This must be deliberately fabricated by King Hongnong to frame the Yuan family."

"Yuan Gong!"

Li Ruyi gave a bow, and deliberately provoked the fire: "The reputation of our loyal ministers for generations must not be destroyed in the hands of King Hongnong. You must find a way to restore your reputation."

"That's right!"

Dong Zhuo nodded approvingly, and echoed, "If Ciyang needs anything from me, Dong Zhuo, no matter what you say, Dong will definitely do his best to help you."

"I think."

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo emphasized: "Your Majesty believes in Yuan Gong's loyalty very much. If Ciyang has any request, His Majesty will definitely agree, just ask."

call-

Yuan Kai heaved a sigh of relief.

What he wants is this effect.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Kai followed closely and said, "My Yuan family is naturally loyal. Whether it is His Majesty or King Hongnong, they all have royal blood. How dare my Yuan family's children conspire against us."

"King Hongnong framed my Yuan family's children for rebellion. There must be an ulterior purpose behind it. Although I don't know it yet, I believe it will be clear in the future."

"As for asking Your Majesty."

Yuan Kai shook his head, and said with no expression on his face: "Although Yuan is a Shanggong Taifu, he is a courtier after all. As a courtier, how dare he ask His Majesty? This is disrespectful."

"Of course!"

Naturally, Yuan Wei would not give up such a good opportunity.

However, he would not take the initiative to ask for it, so it would appear that the Yuan family intends to hold the imperial power hostage. Wouldn't it be the same as Dong Zhuo?

This is something Yuan Wei absolutely does not want to see.

Therefore, Yuan Kai could only gently remind him: "What happens to your majesty is your majesty's power. Yuan believes that your majesty will definitely decide for my Yuan family."

Li Ru cursed "treacherous" in his heart. Even though he endured the pain of extermination, Yuan Kai was able to maintain such calmness and always isolate himself from the incident, which is enough to prove what a cold-blooded person he is.

"That's natural!"

But unfortunately, Li Ru finally agreed.

After all, it was the Xiliang Group headed by Dong Zhuo that needed to restrict King Hongnong.

For Yuan Kai, the dead are gone, and the meaning of revenge is not that great. No matter whether Nanyang wins or Chang'an wins, the Yuan family will never fall.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan."

Li Ru patted his chest and assured: "About this matter, we will definitely tell His Majesty, and it will not be long before His Majesty's voice will be conveyed to the world."

Yuan Kai nodded and remained calm: "If this is the case, I will be able to rest in peace even if I die."

Li Ruyi bowed: "Mr. Yuan, shouldn't you also speak out to the former disciples of the Yuan family in the world and respond to His Majesty's call, so that you can put pressure on King Hongnong to the maximum and return Yuan's innocence. "

Yuan Kai immediately realized that this was the hole Li Ru dug for him, because once this happened, it would be equivalent to kidnapping Yuan and his disciples and old officials on their chariots.

But
Yuan Kai is not willing to do so.

One: Because this matter was real in the first place, once it was investigated, it would damage the reputation of the Yuan family. Since King Hongnong publicly issued an edict to kill the Yuan family, it is obvious that an internal agreement has been reached.

This proves that King Hongnong must have ironclad evidence in order to convince the officials of Nanyang Hanting!

Although the Yuan family has too many former disciples, their primary loyalty is to His Majesty the current Emperor. In the face of absolute evidence, the Yuan family will only become more passive.

Second: In Yuan Kai's heart, Nanyang has a great advantage over Chang'an at the moment. In the future, it is very likely that His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang will truly rule the world.

If this matter simmers too hard, leading to some outrageous actions by Yuan's disciples and old officials, it is very likely to endanger the "seedlings" planted by the Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting.

In this way, the Yuan family will not only face the destruction of the two branches of Guangling and Runan, but also the destruction of the whole family. Yuan Kai cannot afford such a result.

Yuan Kai shook his head without hesitation: "Justice is in the hearts of the people. How can I, Yuan Kai, use my reputation to force my disciples and former officials to act. The innocence of my Yuan family will be cleared sooner or later, but it is definitely not forced."

The implication is that you can do whatever you want, and even pull His Majesty the Emperor Chang'an over to wave the flag and shout, but it is absolutely impossible to drag me, Yuan Wei, into the water.

Before Li Ru opened his mouth, Dong Zhuo beside him could no longer hold back.

I'm avenging you, you old man, how dare you put on airs? !
"Ciyang!"

There was a trace of resentment in Dong Zhuo's voice, and he opened his mouth to be angry with Yuan Kai.

However, just before he opened his mouth and started to get angry, he was interrupted by Li Ru: "Mr. Yuan is like this, and I can understand it. You are really thinking about the Yuan family!"

"admire!"

Li Ru bowed his body and cupped his hands.

"where."

Yuan Kai knew that Li Ru was a smart man, so he ignored Dong Zhuo at all.

As long as Li Ru can understand, that's enough.

Now, it is Dong Zhuo who wants to use the Yuan family's affairs to put pressure on Nanyang, so Yuan Kai has the initiative.

Only by trying his best to suppress the gossip, can he persecute Dong Zhuo and truly benefit Yuan Shao.

After all, the current Dong Zhuo is a loner, and he will never give up this opportunity to win over the Yuan family, especially at present, Yuan Shao is doing well in Jizhou.

This is a powerful boost!

Even if Dong Zhuo disdained him, Li Ru would not give up: "Duke Yuan, now that your nephew Yuan Shao is in charge of Hebei, the prime minister is going to announce that he is the shepherd of Jizhou, and at the same time give him the post of general of chariots and cavalry."

"Oh?"

Yuan Kui then turned his head and glanced at Dong Zhuo: "Does the Prime Minister really have this intention?"

Dong Zhuo discussed this matter with Li Ru before coming here, so he did not hesitate and nodded: "That's right! The truth is exactly what I mean."

"Furthermore, Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, has not paid tribute for a long time. His Majesty suspects that he has a mind of arrogance, so he wants his nephew Yuan Shao to lead troops to attack Youzhou, suppress the rebellion for the imperial court, and kill Liu Yu."

Yuan Kai nodded, but this time he did not refuse: "Your Majesty's imperial edict, I thought I would not refuse it at first."

Dong Zhuo let out a sigh of relief, and said softly, "That's very good."

Next.

Yuan Kai and Dong Zhuofu chatted for a long time before they left Taifu's residence.

Yuan Ji didn't understand: "Uncle, why did we reject such a good opportunity? My nephew doesn't understand, don't you always want revenge?"

"That has to be paid for."

Yuan Kai threw a handful of millet stalks into the brazier, and said softly: "His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang dared to issue an edict, which proves that his internal affairs have already recognized this matter, and he must have the ironclad evidence."

"If this matter doesn't make a big deal, it's fine, but if it gets big and it comes before His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang, and the other party shows the ironclad evidence, my Yuan family will be completely defeated!"

"I guess!"

Yuan Kai frowned and let out a long breath: "His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang is ready for us to make trouble, and he will even take this opportunity to change the blood of Yuzhou officials."

"The Yuan family in Runan can fall, and the Yuan family in Guangling can also fall, but the Yuan family in Chenjun, the Yuan family in Peiguo, and the Yuan family in the world must not fall!"

"Fan Ju was framed by someone, and it took ten years before he got revenge! My Yuan family must also be patient. Before Chang'an and Nanyang have decided the winner, we must not make a decision lightly."

Yuan Ji nodded slowly, and tried to ask: "Then I don't know, when will the winner be determined?"

Yuan Kai threw a handful of millet stalks and lit a puff of green smoke: "If you lose at the beginning, then Chang'an will be defeated. If you win at the beginning, then Nanyang will lose. Let's wait and see!"

now.

On the carriage, Dong Zhuo couldn't hold back his anger any longer. He broke out immediately and opened his mouth to curse: "What an old fox, he just wants to take advantage, not to suffer. How can there be such a brazen person in this world!"

Li Ru hurriedly gave a bow, and comforted him: "Prime Minister calm down, the old thief Yuan Kui has been in the officialdom for decades, presumably he is well aware of the purpose of our trip."

"They are unwilling to join in. In the final analysis, they still have no confidence in our Chang'an. The Yuan family has already cast down a lot of people in Nanyang, and they don't want to get involved."

"I think!"

Li Ru let out a long breath, squeezed a strand of goatee under his jaw, and said softly: "This is also the reason why King Hongnong dared to be so presumptuous. From the very beginning, he never refused the Yuan family's entry into office, just to give Yuan Wei an extra job." fear."

"Although this son is young, I have to admit that his mind is extremely high, his thinking is meticulous, and he has a good grasp of the ideas of the aristocratic family."

Dong Zhuo frowned, and asked anxiously: "Wen You, what do you mean? Could it be that our operation is likely to fail?"

Li Ru didn't dare to lie, and replied solemnly: "Without Yuan Kai's help, the effect will be greatly reduced, and King Hongnong holds the iron evidence of the Yuan family's crimes, and has already opened up the inner court. Nanyang Hanting may be difficult to shake."

"Damn!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth, furious: "According to what you say, King Hongnong is definitely not reckless, let alone a foolish move, but firmly in control of the situation, so he has nothing to fear?"

"That's right!"

Li Ru said with great certainty: "King Hongnong is sure about Yuan Wei, and he will never dare to make a big fuss, and even if he has already made a big fuss, how should he deal with it?"

Dong Zhuo frowned: "Wen You, are you sure? He is only 16 years old this year!"

Li Ru nodded and nodded: "This matter will be resolved after we spread the rumors, but Prime Minister, let's not have too much hope, we should help Yuan Shao with all his strength, so that he can quickly gain momentum and compete with King Hongnong as soon as possible. .”

"And we."

Li Ru's eyes flickered with icy coldness, and he said sinisterly: "Just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Dong Zhuo sighed: "This is the only plan I can do now."

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