Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 392: Alliance Against Dong
Everyone had a tacit understanding and just looked at Liu He expectantly without interrupting him.

Liu He held up the letter sent by carrier pigeon.

"Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and murdered Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, defiled the harem, killed ministers, oppressed the people, and monopolized government affairs. As a result, public sentiment in the court was turbulent, and the people in the three prefectures were boiling with resentment."

"Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the imperial court, fled to Bohai. Yuan Shu, the general of the imperial guards, fled to Nanyang. Cao Cao, the cavalry commander, pretended to serve Dong Zhuo but secretly plotted to assassinate him, but failed and left the capital. Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei, two elders, rebuked Dong Zhuo for his disorderly government outside the palace gate and were beaten with clubs and imprisoned in the palace. Many people who were far less prestigious than the Yuan family but dared to resist Dong Zhuo were beheaded and hung outside the gate of Luoyang City."

As Liu He was talking, he stood up unconsciously, his chest heaving violently, showing how excited he was.

"Officials are all in danger, the people are all terrified, the government and the people are deeply affected, and the imperial harem is overwhelmed. Not only that, the soldiers of the Western Liang Army under his command are all bad people. In the capital area, no matter rich or poor, their property has been robbed, and their wives and daughters have been taken away. It was once a prosperous place in the world, but now it is a place of fear in the world."

Cheng Liang was so overwhelmed with emotion when he heard this that he couldn't help but slam the table and stand up.

"Hey, this bastard surnamed Dong, if he had known earlier, he should have ridden his horse to Luoyang. Even if he couldn't stop him from entering the city, he should have chopped off his head outside the city and fed it to the dogs, so that he wouldn't have caused such a disaster!"

Zhang Yong pulled him aside and said, "Don't worry, Third Brother. Who could have known that he was such a person beforehand? He had the great merit of welcoming His Majesty back to the throne, and many court officials headed by Yuan also praised him. Even if you and I went, it would be useless. Why blame yourself?"

Cheng Liang was very disdainful: "Humph, the Yuan family is really blind. My brothers and I are so loyal, but they have framed us in secret. Dong Zhuo is such a villain, but these two old men want to help him to the throne. What's the point of crying outside the palace? It's really their own fault!"

"Third brother, you are right. I have long wanted to kill these two old bastards! The two old villains have made great contributions to the chaos that has fallen on this world today, and they are no less than the Ten Attendants!"

Zhu Ye also looked indignant.

When Liu He realized that the topic had gone off topic, he quickly changed it.

"I've gone too far. Although the two elders of the Yuan family did something wrong, they are now reaping the consequences. There is no need for you and I to say anything more. What we need to discuss now is how to deal with Dong Zhuo."

Guan Yu suddenly stood up and said, "What's the difficulty? I regard the Xiliang army as nothing more than chickens and dogs. I only need to lead my 20,000 cavalry to capture the city and come to see you, big brother!"

Liu He smiled and said, "My second brother is brave and fearless, and you are worthy of being called a great general! However, although this matter is important and urgent, it does not necessarily require us to fight him."

Guan Yu was a little stunned: "How can we kill Dong the thief without fighting?"

Liu He smiled and said, "Second brother, have you forgotten the plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife that we made a few months ago?"

Guan Yu was even more puzzled this time: "Of course I remember. But He Jin's party still surrendered, the eunuchs have been executed, the people who were to be killed have been killed, and the borrowed swords have also been destroyed. Isn't it over?"

"Haha, my second brother thinks this plan is too simple."

Liu He waved his hand and motioned Guan Yu to sit down.

"The focus of this plan is not on the eunuchs, and even less on He Jin. Even if we don't take action, these two parties will definitely have this day. This plan is really aimed at dealing with all those who prevent us from sitting firmly in Luoyang and stabilizing the situation in the world."

Guan Yu seemed to understand: "You mean, we still have to deal with Dong Zhuo? Who should we use as a knife to deal with Dong Zhuo?"

Liu He did not give a direct answer, but just smiled mysteriously.

"Whoever wants to deal with Dong Zhuo, whoever wants to control Luoyang, will be the killing knife between you and me."

Apart from Cui Jun and Zhang Yong, everyone else, even Guan Yu and Gao Shun, looked like they only had a vague understanding of the subject.

"But what can we use to borrow someone else's knife?"

Zhang Liao, who had just turned eighteen and less than two months old, raised the question, and everyone turned their eyes to Liu He.

But Liu He smiled slightly, then slowly took something out of his arms.

"This...this is..."

Along with the northwest wind in the dead of winter, an earth-shaking news spread to all provinces and counties of the Han Dynasty in just over a month.

Liu He, the governor of Shuofang and the commander of the rebel army, was promoted to the rank of General of Cavalry according to the late emperor's will, to protect the royal family and punish all the traitors who were endangering the country.

Now, although He Jin, Zhang Rang and others have all been executed, Dong Zhuo's evil is even worse than before. In order to support the Han Dynasty and rectify the government, I hereby call on all the righteous men in the world to rise up and attack the traitor Dong. The alliance to fight against Dong will be held in Suanzao in three months, that is, on February 28th of next year, to discuss major plans together!

From the ministers in the imperial court to the common people, and even the princes with their own troops, everyone was shocked. And in the imperial palace, in a certain palace, there were sounds of various items being smashed. Outside the door, Li Ru, Guo Si, Li Jue and others looked at each other and shook their heads.

After a long time, it finally became quiet inside.

Half a day later, a voice that was obviously angry was heard from inside.

"Wenyou, come in!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ru bowed and walked in.

He looked at the various things scattered on the ground and waved toward the door. Then a few eunuchs and palace maids came in timidly, cleaned up a little, and quickly left.

"Why is the Grand Master so angry?"

Li Ru's question earned him a vicious look from Dong Zhuo.

"Wen You is asking even though you already know the answer. It's because of that little thief Liu He!"

Li Ru walked up to Dong Zhuo and said respectfully, "How can a mere Liu He deserve the Grand Master's anger? You should take care of yourself."

"Bullshit!" Dong Zhuo slammed the table. He had been living a life of luxury for the past few months, and all the fat on his body that had been gained from years of fighting had turned into excess fat. After slamming the table, the flesh all over his body began to tremble.

Even a close minister like Li Ru was frightened and took a small step back involuntarily.

Dong Zhuo said angrily, "Liu He pretended to please me before, but I wanted to win him over. I wanted to give him the position of General of the Cavalry, but this little thief pretended to be nice and deceived me. Now he is calling for something...something like an alliance to fight against Dong Zhuo. It really makes me angry, really makes me angry!"

As he was speaking, he became so angry that he could not help but knock over a palace lantern beside him.

Li Ru thought about it and came up with an idea.

"Don't be angry, Grand Master. From my perspective, this may not be a bad thing."

Dong Zhuo paused in throwing the things in his hand and looked at Li Ru.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Li Ru opened his mouth and was about to speak when suddenly a voice came from the door.

"Taishi, there is a man outside the palace gate who wants to see you. He claims to be the envoy of Liu He, the governor of Shuofang, and has important matters to report to you, Taishi."

"What? This guy dares to send someone to see me. Take that man down and chop him into pieces!"

Dong Zhuo's anger, which had just been calmed down by Li Ru's words, suddenly flared up even more violently than before, and he almost shouted out these words through gritted teeth.

"Here!"

The man at the door was about to leave when Li Ru called him back.

"Grandmaster, this matter is quite strange. Since he has sent someone here, let's listen to his explanation and then make a decision."

Dong Zhuo was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Is this necessary?"

Li Ru nodded solemnly: "Of course it is necessary. Liu He clearly proclaimed himself the General of the Cavalry, and now he claims to be the Governor of Shuofang. There must be a reason for this."

Dong Zhuo let out a deep breath and waved to the man outside the door with some dissatisfaction.

"Invite that person in."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)