The Three Kingdoms: General Yu She, reincarnated a hundred times.

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At this moment, following the previous mission to Sun Jian, whether Li Ru agreed or refused, he would be the victor.

Yu She once again felt powerless as a general when facing such people, whom he called "masterminds" and wrote as "petty men who seek advancement."

But Li Ru is actually Dong Zhuo's son-in-law! How can he possibly win? (Seriously, this is a headache!)

"Lord Li, do you have any followers? Do you need to cultivate your own power under Dong Zhuo?"

Actually, I could join you all and become a respectable member of the Kōjin faction.

What troubles Yu She the most is that he still can't figure out why Li Ru keeps targeting him, and even if he wanted to surrender, he has no way to do so.

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Meanwhile, the grand plan had been decided in the tent, and the generals withdrew to receive their assignments and busy themselves with the matters of returning to Luoyang and relocating the capital.

Li Jue, on the other hand, had already begun to befriend Yu She because of his intercession, and often sought him out for drinks.

With Yu She's three-inch sword in his mouth, he naturally flattered him to the point of believing he was the best in the world, and he drank and had a great time, only returning home drunk.

Yu She: "..."

When he was with the allied forces of the warlords, Zhang Fei would invite him to drink. How come he ended up drinking with Dong Zhuo after joining his side?

So, are you guys really okay with fighting and drinking every day?

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On that day, heavy clouds covered the sky!

Having already returned to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo gathered his civil and military officials in the court and said:

"The eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang, lasted for more than two hundred years, but its fortunes have declined."

I observe that the auspicious energy is truly present in Chang'an, and I intend to escort the Emperor westward. You should all obey my command immediately.

Situ Yang Biao and Taiwei Huang Wan led the officials in offering advice and remonstrance on the grounds that this move "unsettled the people and caused them to be displaced."

Dong Zhuo was furious, "For the sake of the world, why should I care about the common people!"

Yang Biao and Huang Wan were dismissed immediately, which shocked all the officials, who dared not speak out.

Later, Zhou Bi, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, and Wu Qiong, the Commandant of the City Gates, stopped the carriage and advised Dong Zhuo to move the capital. Dong Zhuo was furious when he saw this and said angrily.

"When I deposed and installed the emperor, Yuan Shao publicly defied me. I originally intended to kill him to prevent future troubles."

It was you two who, citing the Yuan family's four generations of high-ranking officials and their widespread fame, and the fear that if pushed too far, all the feudal lords might rebel, persuaded me to stay.

I even listened to you and appointed him as the governor of Bohai as a way to appease him.

But what about now? Yuan Shao raised his arm and called for the other warlords to rebel, didn't they? If your advice had been effective, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Judging from your words, I fear my death is imminent!

He then ordered his soldiers to take the two men out and behead them, and urgently ordered the capital to be moved, with a deadline of the next day.

At that time, Li Ru advised, "We are currently short of money and grain, but there are many wealthy households in Luoyang. We can confiscate their property to fund the army."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately dispatched his iron cavalry to sweep through the city, arresting wealthy households everywhere. All of them were deemed "rebellious ministers and traitors" and were beheaded outside the city. The number of dead was countless.

At that time, blood stained the yellow earth, corpses lay everywhere, mosquitoes and flies buzzed incessantly, and the stench lingered for months.

Li Jue and Guo Si then drove millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an.

Each civilian was in a separate team, and the soldiers in another. They dragged and escorted each other, and countless people died in the ditches.

They also allowed their soldiers to rape other men's wives and daughters, and to steal their food; the cries of their men shook heaven and earth.

If anyone is slow to move, soldiers behind them will urge them on, and soldiers with white blades will kill people on the road.

Corpses littered the fields, families torn apart, the tragic scene was beyond human comprehension, and public resentment was almost overwhelming!

Li Ru then advised, "We should instruct all the gatekeepers to set fire to Luoyang, burning it to the ground, so that the feudal lords will not gain anything."

Thus, the North and South Palaces were engulfed in flames, Chang Le Palace was destroyed, the palace buildings collapsed, and the once prosperous and wealthy families were reduced to playing with concubines. The capital city, which had been passed down for centuries, was reduced to ashes!

Li Ru reiterated his advice: "We should excavate the tombs of the late emperor and his consorts, and take their gold and jewels to enrich the imperial treasury."

Therefore, Dong Zhuo ordered Lü Bu to dig up all the graves of officials and commoners, exposing the corpses and leaving a scene of utter devastation. This angered both the gods and the spirits, and saddened both heaven and man.

At this point, Dong Zhuo loaded thousands of carts with gold, pearls, and silk, and abducted the emperor to Chang'an.

As for Yu She, he was just a lowly cavalry captain, yet he was serving under Lü Bu and committing this heinous act that angered both gods and men.

In reality, Li Jue, who often came to drink with him, had always remembered his friendship and had tried to persuade him to go with him to drive away the people, which was a lucrative job.

The common people are hiding money and grain? Rob them! The common people's wives and daughters are quite beautiful? Rape them! Sometimes you feel frustrated and have nowhere to vent your anger? Kill them!

The laws of the Han Dynasty have been trampled upon by the Prime Minister. With swords in hand, he will do whatever he wants!

Wealth and glory? Isn't this the wealth and glory that the Prime Minister bestowed upon them?

Soldiers risk their lives in battle, charging into the fray and braving the danger of being beheaded by enemy generals. Isn't this the very moment they strive for? Isn't it for the power that reigns supreme over all people?

But Yu She refused. He would rather follow Lü Bu through the tombs and underground caves, befriending the mud and sand, and bullying the ghosts of the underworld, than bear to see the evil of the human world.

Because he was still a human being, although he flattered and fawned, he only wanted to live. Although he betrayed his country and defected to the enemy, repeatedly failing Yuan Shu, he only wanted to live.

Outside Luoyang, the millions of people who were driven out of the city simply wanted to live.

Is living really that hard?

People grieve for their own kind; the rabbit mourns the fox's death. No one can witness such a ghostly realm on earth and remain unmoved.

"What have the common people done to deserve such a terrible calamity?"

Yu She laughed, a self-deprecating laugh, bitter and astringent.

"And what about the common people?"

He was a general from Nanyang, a confidant of Yuan Shu, whose family had held high office for four generations. He had already died three times. Who knows where he would end his life in this one? How could he possibly help the common people?

What could he possibly change when he himself was struggling to survive?

He lowered his head deeply and once again crawled into the tomb passage, directing his soldiers to dig, as if only by being with these ghosts and spirits of the underworld could he find a moment of peace.

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Now, when Dong Zhuo arrived in Xingyang, Li Ru offered him a plan:

"The Prime Minister has just abandoned Luoyang and is wary of pursuing troops. We can instruct Fengxian to lead a small number of troops to cover the rear, which will lure the enemy away. Xu Rong can then ambush troops near the mountain valley outside Xingyang City."

If any soldiers pursue us, let them go. Let Fengxian lure the enemy deep into our territory, then Li Jue and Guo Si will attack from both sides. Once the enemy is routed, Xu Rong will intercept and kill them, ensuring their complete annihilation.

With this deterrent, future feudal lords will surely dare not pursue us again.

Dong Zhuo thought, "Good." and ordered Li Ru to handle the matter.

At that time, Yu She was serving under Lü Bu. To prevent Dong Zhuo from being flattered and misled by him and from associating with treacherous people, Li Ru had long wanted to get rid of him.

Unfortunately, he is skilled in eloquent debate and always manages to escape danger, so that he has not been able to harm anyone to this day.

However, the more this was the case, the more Li Ru became wary of it.

Therefore, he first relayed Dong Zhuo's order, commanding Lü Bu to lead three thousand elite troops to cover the enemy's rear and lure them in. He then secretly told Lü Bu:

"She and Jue were on good terms. Jue had asked She to be transferred to his army several times so that they could share wealth and honor, but She refused each time. Every day, she dug graves and dug soil under Fengxian's command, enduring hardship without complaint. Does Fengxian know why?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Lü Bu burst into laughter, his face filled with arrogance.

"Sir, you're being so mysterious. I wondered what it was about?"

There's no need to doubt this; Zichuan already told me.

Li Ru: "Hmm?"

Zichuan once said, "Bu is invincible under heaven, like a ghost or god, unlike anything he has ever encountered in his life."

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