The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

"The Bingzhou soldiers have been fighting the Xianbei for many years, and they are all brave and good at fighting. Moreover, Ding Yuan has a great general under his command."

"Heaven general?"

Li Ru also nodded and said, "It's that Lu Bu."

"Before, Ding Yuan had a conflict with another prince outside the Great Wall, and Lu Bu killed all ten of that prince's subordinates and himself alone."

"Lü Bu is not only a young man of great talent, but also the adopted daughter of Ding Yuan. I think she alone can break through the gate of Luoyang."

Li Ru's words made Dong Zhuo hesitate: "Such a brave general is actually Ding Yuan's adopted daughter... I can't use her for my own good, it's really..."

"No."

At this moment, Jia Xu suddenly interrupted Dong Zhuo, stepped forward, and said, "Prime Minister Dong, I have a plan that will allow you to get both the generals and the soldiers of Bingzhou, and also kill Ding Yuan, killing three birds with one stone."

"Wenhe has such a plan? Is this the best strategy? Tell us quickly!"

"The generals need good horses. I heard that Prime Minister Dong has a magical horse named 'Red Hare'. If we give this horse to Lu Bu, Lu Bu will be happy." Jia Xu said.

Li Ru also nodded and agreed, "This plan is feasible. Good horses and good soldiers are the most beloved things for a general."

"Besides, if we can obtain Lu Bu, then the Red Hare will also be returned to the lord."

Dong Zhuo thought about it, nodded and said: "It is definitely worth exchanging the divine horse for the general, but can a horse alone make him turn against his adoptive father?"

Li Ru stroked his beard and said, "I think it should be possible."

"I think we need to add a little more spice."

After Jia Xu looked at Li Ru, he spoke to Dong Zhuo again:

"Before I was summoned by Prime Minister Dong, I once disguised myself as a merchant and went to the Bingzhou military camp stationed outside. I learned the reason why Lu Bu chose Ding Yuan as his adoptive father."

"Lü Bu had a sister, but was separated from her for unknown reasons. Ding Yuan promised that after entering the city, he would find a fortune teller to help him find his sister."

"You may not be familiar with Lü Bu, but Mr. Li Ru and Prime Minister Dong should know Ding Yuan, right?"

Li Ru raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "That kind of promise is just to keep Lu Bu by his side."

Then, he suddenly realized it, and bowed to Dong Zhuo and said, "My lord, you can use this as a plan to kill Ding Yuan and get Lu Bu without spending any soldiers."

Jia Xu put his hands behind his back and laughed, "Prime Minister Dong only needs to follow He Jin's edict and let Ding Yuan enter the city."

"Let him into the city?"

"Yes." Jia Xu continued, "Once he gets the post of the Prefect of the Guards, and Prime Minister Dong shows respect for him, then Ding Yuan will definitely forget about those unimportant things to him."

"When the time comes, we will use the Red Hare as a lure and his loved ones as a token. Lu Bu will definitely turn against him."

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Half a day later, the gate of Luoyang city was opened directly in front of everyone's shocked eyes.

The emperor's edict also appeared, appointing Ding Yuan and other princes as high-ranking officials, while Dong Zhuo volunteered to be the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and did not even covet the position of General.

Ding Yuan got the position of Praefectus Urbi, which he had always dreamed of, and was in charge of the entire Luoyang imperial guards.

Two days later, he was enjoying wealth, glory and supreme power in his new mansion, and Dong Zhuo even promised that he would advise the emperor to make him one of the three highest officials in the country.

Ding Yuan, who was already immersed in a sweet dream, naturally forgot about such important matters until Lu Bu came to him and asked him about his promise.

Ding Yuan, lying on the couch, eating lychees while being served by a beauty, just waved his hand.

"Fengxian, don't worry about this. When I become one of the Three Dukes, I can find you three sisters, if not just one."

"Again, you are waiting to be one of the three highest officials." Lu Bu suppressed his anger and looked up at Ding Yuan.

"You said the same thing when you promised to be the Praetorian Guard!"

Ding Yuan looked at Lu Bu, shook his head helplessly and said: "Fengxian, you are still young and don't know the benefits of power. When you grow up, you will understand that any family affection is not as good as being a king or a prime minister."

Lu Bu was silent, then bowed and left.

In just a moment, she came back again, and this time, she had a long knife in her hand.

When the beautiful maid saw the murderous Lu Bu, she fled in panic.

Ding Yuan was so frightened that he fell off the couch and lay back, looking at Lu Bu who was approaching him step by step in horror: "Fengxian, you! What are you going to do?!"

"I became your assistant because my sister and father hoped that I would be your godfather. You promised me that you would help me find my sister. But now, you treat me like this."

"Find it! I will help you find it!" Ding Yuan shouted hurriedly.

"No need to wait until I become the Third Lord, I will immediately send all my subordinates to search for me!!"

Lu Bu paused for a moment, then looked at Ding Yuan and asked, "What's my sister's name?"

"name?"

After being surprised, Ding Yuan broke out in cold sweat and his heart began to beat wildly.

"Shout...shout...wait! Let me think about it!"

Seeing this, Lu Bu completely understood that Ding Yuan had never taken this matter to heart from the beginning to the end.

"Fengxian! I am your godfather! You! You must not do something that will anger the gods and the people! You will be punished by the gods! Ah!!"

With a wave of his hand, Lu Bu dropped his long sword, then turned and left the blood-stained luxurious hall.

Two days later, most of the princes in Luoyang City were executed, and a small number of them unconditionally surrendered to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo's dominance was sealed.

A grand banquet was then held, and almost all the officials in Luoyang City were invited.

During the banquet, Lu Bu looked calm, but many people were secretly talking about him. After all, the title of "patricide" would be shameful no matter what her reasons were.

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On the second day after the banquet, Dong Zhuo also praised Jia Xu greatly.

However, Jia Xu declined.

"It is my honor to give advice to Prime Minister Dong. Why would I ask for a high official salary?" Jia Xu said with his head down.

Just when Dong Zhuo was about to say something, Jia Xu continued: "Moreover, Prime Minister Dong should pay attention to the recovery of Luoyang now."

"It will take a lot of money to restore the people and buildings in the city, and the national treasury has long been squandered by the Ten Eunuchs and He Jin. Now Prime Minister Dong must not follow He Jin's old path."

This advice made Dong Zhuo ponder for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"What Wenhe said is true."

Then he said to Li Ru who was standing beside him: "What we lack most now is money. Li Ru, do you have any good ideas?"

Li Ru thought for a moment and said, "The money is made of copper, and I heard that there are twelve golden men in the palace. They were cast when the Qin Emperor conquered the world and collected soldiers from all over the world. The main material is also copper..."

Dong Zhuo was moved when he heard this, but Jia Xu quickly stepped forward and said, "Absolutely not!"

"Prime Minister Dong, this golden man is not only a golden man, but also a necessary item for the Emperor to receive the Mandate of Heaven. If it is destroyed, the ceremony cannot be carried out."

"If the emperor cannot fulfill the Mandate of Heaven, what impact will it have on us?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"This kind of thing should just be a matter of courtesy." Li Ru shook his head, and Jia Xu hesitated for a moment.

Although she didn't know what impact the absence of the ceremony would have, it would definitely be a disaster for the Han Dynasty. More importantly, the Twelve Golden Men were too large. If they were melted down and made into five-zhu coins, although an astonishing amount of money could be obtained, once it circulated in the world, it would definitely have an impact on the entire world, causing the money to become worthless.

However, Jia Xu did not say this out loud. When she saw Dong Zhuo's determined expression, she took a step back and said no more.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo also waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then let's do as Li Ru said, melt the twelve golden men and mint millions of coins. In this way, we will have no shortage of money."

Chapter 166 Xun Yu Recommends Talent 3K

The next day, the news that Dong Zhuo wanted to melt the twelve golden men spread throughout Luoyang.

There were people in the court who were furious, and there were also people who dared not speak out.

Outside the court, there were also people in the city who did not quite understand Dong Zhuo's behavior.

"What is Dong Zhuo trying to do? Collect money?"

"That shouldn't be the case. I heard that she wanted to use the money she smelted to repair the damage in the city."

"Will they give us some?"

"I don't know."

……

In the teahouse, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sat opposite each other. Listening to the conversation coming from downstairs, Cao Cao also smiled.

"Sister Benchu, look, even in Luoyang, most of the people are fools."

"No one will care who the powerful official is. The evil spirit that has only been gone for less than seven days will gradually be forgotten in their minds, not to mention the impact of the smelting of the twelve golden men."

Yuan Shao, with golden hair at the end, sat upright on the chair. He took a sip of tea from the tea bowl and said, "Aman thinks the twelve golden men will cause chaos in the world's five-zhu coins. Doesn't Dong Zhuo see the long-term benefits of this move?"

Cao Cao shook his head: "Sister Benchu, you are also following the cliché."

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Just as Cao Cao was about to explain, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs.

Then Xun Yu, who had changed into beige clothes, came into their sight.

"It just so happens that Wen Ruo is here too. With her abilities, she must have heard everything we just said." Cao Cao said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble Wen Ruo to explain it to our busy sister Benchu ​​who is worried about drinking and has turned to tea instead."

"Then I'd like to listen carefully to what kind of 'cliché' I have fallen into." Yuan Shao said calmly.

There was a hint of anger in his words. After all, everyone would get angry when being ridiculed, not to mention that Cao Cao's tone was indeed a bit condescending.

Although Xun Yu did not come here specifically to explain anything cliché to Yuan Shao.

But since Cao Cao had said so, Xun Yu explained for Cao Cao before he even sat down: "General Cao's point is not about the impact of smelting the twelve golden men on currency, but that this incident directly covered up the consequences of Dong Zhuo's rise to power."

"Dong Zhuo used the strategies of his advisers to not only kill Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, without any soldiers, but also obtained the brave and outstanding Lu Bu."

Cao Cao also drank the sake in the cup at this time, put the empty cup on the table, and continued: "It's not just that."

"Dong Zhuo has taken in all the soldiers from Bingzhou, and also a large number of soldiers from other states and counties who came to support the king. The impact of the chaos that originally caused over 10,000 casualties among his troops has now been eliminated."

"At the banquet yesterday, we also saw that Dong Zhuo not only looked very elated, but also had numerous generals and advisers around him."

"Dong Zhuo now has hundreds of thousands of talented generals and counselors, and more than 50,000 elite soldiers under his command. And as he refines the golden man, he will be able to recruit more and more soldiers."

Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao and said, "Dong Zhuo is already the de facto ruler of Liang Province and Sili."

"And no one in the world dares to restrain his sharp edge."

This is what we really need to worry about, not the impact of the smelting of the Twelve Golden Men.

The biggest threat has been eliminated, and Dong Zhuo can now do whatever he wants. But it is unknown how long the previous appearance of meritocracy can last.

the most important is:

“After gaining power, Dong Zhuo immediately ignored etiquette and smelted twelve golden men. Could it be that he wanted to…” Yuan Shao muttered to himself after he suddenly realized.

"It's obvious now, isn't it?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu. "It's almost the same as what Zhao Qing said. After Dong Zhuo gained power, he certainly wanted to give himself 'legitimacy' and then cultivate his own power in the court. The first step is naturally to replace the emperor supported by He Jin."

This is Dong Zhuo’s real purpose.

This is also the purpose of Xun Yu coming here to find Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

"That's right." Xun Yu nodded and looked at the two of them. "I have talked with the great scholars. Dong Zhuo is likely to do this. If he succeeds, then... the world will be in chaos. Although he will not have to worry about his own success, the people of the world will be in danger."

As he spoke, Xun Yu bowed his head and saluted to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao: "I hope that for the sake of the people of the world, you two can come forward and work with the other ministers to stop Dong Zhuo."

Yuan Shao sighed slightly, looked at Xun Yu and said, "Of course we will stop it, but Wen Ruo, do you think she will listen?"

"We can only do our best," Cao Cao replied, "It is not up to us to decide whether they listen or not."

"If we really can't stop it." A light flashed in her eyes and she smiled: "Then we can only learn from Zhao Qing and go back home."

Yuan Shao fell silent.

"Why? Sister Benchu, aren't you waiting for this moment?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and looked at Yuan Shao with interest, "Otherwise, you faced He Jin alone at that time, and the fame you have accumulated until now, are you going to give it to your brother?"

Shaking his head slightly, Yuan Shao said, "I just feel that if it really comes to that, my uncle and brother will... not follow the same path as me."

The Yuan family was not harmonious. Although Yuan Shao's popularity had now begun to surpass that of the legitimate son Yuan Shu, his behavior that went against the Yuan family also made Yuan Wei quite dissatisfied with him.

Fortunately, Yuan Ji understood the overall situation, and Yuan Wei was not liquidated by Dong Zhuo because of his reputation, but these two people were obsessed with currying favor with the powerful and wealthy, and maintaining the Yuan family's tradition of three officials being dukes for four generations, three officials being dukes for five generations, or even three officials being dukes for every generation.

The situation in the world had changed long ago, but Yuan Shao could not convince them.

Cao Cao knew a lot about Yuan Shao's situation. He could understand it but he didn't care too much. "Sister Benchu, why do you care about this? There are thousands of mediocre people in the world. Don't be indecisive and associate with them. The right way is to work with outstanding people to create great achievements."