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

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Seeing that his words were too cryptic and Dong Zhuo had not understood his meaning, Li Ru quickly spoke again.

"Grand Tutor, I have recently investigated Zichuan's background thoroughly."

Zichuan lost his parents at a young age and lived alone. In his early years, he was a wandering knight-errant and became famous in Nanyang for his martial prowess.

Later, Yuan Shu raised an army in Nanyang and recruited him as a general. Soon after, Zichuan joined the alliance of the lords and came to serve the Grand Tutor on the battlefield, and that is how he is today.

Zichuan has neither parents nor brothers. If the Grand Tutor can arrange a marriage between him and Zichuan, the Grand Tutor will become his only relative. He will be grateful and have no other intentions.

With Zichuan's strong support, the great undertaking will surely succeed. What will the Grand Tutor have to worry about in the future?

"Grand Tutor, Xiaobai came of age a month ago; it's time to discuss marriage."

At this point, how could Dong Zhuo not understand Li Ru's meaning?

He always preferred to use marriage alliances to win over his subordinates, such as Niu Fu and Li Ru, who were all loyal and devoted to him, and he could trust them with peace of mind.

But Dong Bai was, after all, his favorite granddaughter, and he still hesitated.

"Xiaobai has only just come of age, why the rush?"

"Since Zichuan defeated the allied forces, his name has become famous among the feudal lords. He is also highly trusted by the Grand Tutor and has a bright future ahead of him."

Having lost his parents at a young age, he has never married. If the Grand Tutor does not arrange a marriage soon, do you think those powerful families and nobles would let go of such a profitable opportunity?

If, due to a moment's hesitation, Zichuan's heart is turned towards the aristocratic families, it will be too late for regrets!

"Even if the Grand Tutor cherishes her, Xiaobai will eventually have to get married. Rather than marrying her off to a distant place for the sake of a political alliance, it would be better to establish a kinship in Zichuan. In the future, the Grand Tutor can see her every day and have her by his side. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Dong Zhuo thought about it and agreed. In the world today, who could be more outstanding than Zichuan? And with him right in front of him, he wasn't afraid that Zichuan would bully Xiaobai.

"Good! According to you, this is indeed a wonderful matter."

From now on, you, me, Zichuan, and Fengxian are all one family. With the Dong family at its peak, what worries do we have about not achieving our great cause?

Go and make preparations. When the time is right, I will speak with Zichuan.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and Li Ru was also very satisfied.

"No matter how sycophantic and cunning you are, you're now tied to the Grand Tutor's ship. Our fates are intertwined; we rise and fall together. Let's see how you manage to avoid considering the long-term consequences!"

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After leaving Dong Zhuo's residence, Yu She began to associate with the generals of Bingzhou. If Lü Bu had free time, he would ask Lü Bu for guidance; if Lü Bu was busy, he would seek advice from Zhang Liao and learn military tactics from Gao Shun. He never stopped studying and made progress every day.

For a time, everyone praised Yu She as "virtuous," until Wei Xu sincerely invited him to enjoy the dancing girls of Chang'an. Yu She could not refuse and happily went!

He then reverted to his old ways, spending three days as a dancer and two days practicing his spear, fully enjoying the prosperity of Chang'an and living a carefree life.

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This is the day.

Yuan Shao wanted to install Liu Yu as emperor, but Liu Yu refused. Yuan Shao then backed down and asked him to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel, appoint officials, and exercise powers on behalf of the emperor. Liu Yu resolutely refused.

"If you continue to pressure me, I will flee to the Xiongnu, cut off from the border, and never return to the Central Plains."

Yuan Shao had no choice but to give up.

Not long after, news arrived in Youzhou that Chang'an had appointed Liu Yu as Grand Tutor and recalled him to Chang'an.

Liu Yu naturally realized that Dong Zhuo wanted to use the empty title of Grand Tutor to transfer him away from his base of operations. Once he entered Chang'an alone, it would be tantamount to falling into Dong Zhuo's control, becoming a puppet, and having his life and death in Dong Zhuo's hands.

Although he acknowledges the legitimacy of the current emperor, he would not be foolish enough to enter the court and be controlled by the traitor Dong Zhuo.

Upon receiving the imperial edict, he again dispatched envoys to offer tribute to Chang'an, reporting:

[Your subject Yu Fu received the imperial edict summoning you to serve as Grand Tutor, and I am deeply moved and apprehensive.]

However, Gongsun Zan has troops stationed on the border, and his political views have always differed from mine. The Xianbei and Wuhuan people are hesitant and only through my mediation can they have some peace.

If I were to resign and head west to Chang'an, chaos would surely ensue both within and outside the country.

Displaced people lost their homes, and various barbarian tribes stirred up trouble. The lands of You and Yan were all under the control of Gongsun Zan!

Therefore, he dared not leave his post and remained to govern Youzhou to ensure the stability of the state.

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How could Dong Zhuo not be furious when he received Liu Yu's memorial?

"I appointed him as Grand Tutor in order to bring him to Chang'an."

This scoundrel has been appointed Grand Tutor, yet he refuses to take up his post and dares to threaten me with Gongsun Zan.

How cunning!

Li Ru advised, "It is already a good thing that we can temporarily appease Liu Yu and make him refuse Yuan Shao."

Moreover, his remaining in Youzhou would only allow him to contend with Gongsun Zan, thus creating a check and balance, making him no cause for concern.

Yu She, however, said, "Not necessarily!"

Seeing that both Li Ru and Dong Zhuo were looking over, he began to speak eloquently.

"The reason why Liu Yu did not claim the title of emperor was that he respected the Son of Heaven, not the Grand Tutor."

Today, the emperor has a close advisor, Liu He! He is the son of Liu Yu, and we must be wary of him.

If the emperor hears of Liu Yu's loyalty and righteousness, and perhaps sends Liu He to flee Chang'an with an imperial edict, ordering Liu Yu to raise an army to defend the emperor, would Liu Yu not obey the edict?

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo also found it reasonable. He looked at Li Ru, who, unlike Yu She, was not so certain about Liu He's affairs, and therefore his thinking was more prudent. He nodded in agreement.

"I will closely monitor the Emperor and every move in Chang'an in the coming days to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Let alone Liu He, if the Emperor truly harbors such intentions, no matter who he sends, they will not escape Chang'an!"

Yu She cupped his hands in greeting: "I am also willing to lend a helping hand!"

The three agreed to secretly and strictly monitor Chang'an City, keeping their plans hidden and waiting for the right opportunity.

Sure enough, Yu She soon noticed something amiss with Liu He. Just as he was about to escape from the gates of Chang'an, Yu She immediately led Lü Bu to intercept him.

When Lü Bu saw Liu He's panicked and helpless expression, how could he not laugh out loud?

"You all harbored secret schemes and thought you had succeeded, but little did you know that it was all within Zichuan's expectations."

"My son Zichuan has calculated the strategies of all the feudal lords under heaven, and his predictions have never been wrong. How could your schemes, those of you cowards, possibly escape his grasp?"

"Traitor!"

Liu He glared at Yu She, his teeth clenched with hatred, "Yu Zichuan! You may be a genius in the world, able to calculate everything about me, but can you calculate everything about the hearts of people in the world?"

"Those who aid and abet evil will surely be punished by Heaven. If my plan fails, there will be a next time. The hearts of the people are with the Han, and your downfall will come eventually."

After saying this, Liu He knew that his plan had failed and there was no way to salvage it. Fearing that he would fall into Dong Zhuo's hands and suffer endless torment, he drew his sword and committed suicide, falling to the ground and dying.

Just as the two were about to report the matter to Dong Zhuo, Gao Shun suddenly came to report that they had also captured someone trying to escape in front of another city gate.

The two were surprised. Hadn't Liu He already been captured? How come there were still others? So they went to take a look.

Before they could reach him, they saw a man being held captive and bound on the ground; it was none other than Zheng Tai, the Imperial Secretary!

He looked at Yu She who had rushed over, his face full of determination, and he began to curse loudly.

"Yu Zichuan!

I've heard that you are a master strategist, capable of devising plans within the command tent and winning battles a thousand miles away, but I didn't believe it.

I never imagined that our secret plot to assassinate Dong could be so well anticipated by you!

However, Dong Zhuo is a wicked traitor, and everyone in the world wishes he could be eliminated. You can eliminate me alone, but how can you eliminate the whole world?

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu's eyes lit up. Another great achievement? No wonder he has Red Hare, his halberd, and his purple-gold hair-binding crown!

This is truly a double celebration!

Seeing Yu She was like seeing Red Hare; he stepped forward with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder, as if stroking a horse's head.

"Zichuan's abilities are truly unfathomable!"

Yu She: "..."

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