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"Wang Situ, Cai Zhonglang, and General Huangfusong, General Zhu Jun, you guys are waiting for me in the Imperial Garden."
"The others leave."
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Chapter 35 Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you have disappointed me so much
After the court was over, everyone was guessing what happened today.
Dong Zhuo and others returned to the Grand Master's Mansion,
"Wen You, why do you think His Majesty didn't kill us, but continue to use us?"
He really couldn't figure out what the emperor's intention was.
It is impossible for any emperor to tolerate knowing that his subjects are going to rebel.
Not beheading is already a blessing from heaven.
But Liu Bian not only let the past go, but gave him greater rights, which is really puzzling.
Li Ru was thinking about this question all the way,
They always thought that the emperor was a weak and incompetent person with no one to rely on.Adding officials and ranks to them is a deliberate show of favor and seeking to survive.
But now, the energy displayed by the Son of Heaven has exceeded their imagination.
As long as you move your fingers, you can kill them!
Obviously, their previous thinking was wrong, very wrong.
But the emperor still showed his kindness to them,
There is only one explanation: they have something that the emperor values!
Repaying grievances with virtue?
Do not!
Li Ru thought it was ridiculous for him to have such an idea,
The son of heaven is tough, pro-villain, far away from virtuous ministers.
How could such a person repay evil with kindness.
So the biggest possibility is: they are still of value to the emperor!
"Father-in-law, the method of the Son of Heaven is too terrifying."
"From the very beginning, we were clowns in his eyes."
"The reason why he allows us to do anything wrong, and even reuses us, is not to show weakness at all. He should have some kind of purpose and needs people like us to help him accomplish it."
"So, the emperor kept our lives because we still have value."
Li Ru answered Dong Zhuo's question in a deep voice.
"He is the lord of the world. He should be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains, so as to benefit the country and him."
"Why does he always use villains, but Yuan Xianchen?"
"What purpose does he have that we need to help him accomplish?"
Dong Zhuo couldn't figure it out.
Li Ru couldn't figure it out either.
Shaking his head, he sighed softly,
"We really can't fathom what the Son of Heaven thinks."
Dong Zhuo asked, "Then what should we do next?"
When he heard Hua Xiong and others shouting "swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death", his dream of being an emperor was already shattered.
Now what he thinks in his head is how to survive.
"Why don't we go back to Xiliang. Staying in the capital is like sleeping next to a tiger. I always feel unsafe."
That's how he feels now.
If the emperor is unhappy one day, he can eat it in one bite.
He didn't want to live in fear every day.
Li Ru thought for a long time, nodded and said, "We really can't figure out His Majesty's intentions. It might be a good thing to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible."
When you arrive in Xiliang, at least you don't have to worry about it every day.
"However, this matter cannot be rushed, let alone leave without saying goodbye. Wait until you find a suitable opportunity and reason, and then ask His Majesty to resign."
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On the other side, Cao Cao and others gathered together,
"Meng De, please explain, what happened?"
"Yes, things are completely different from what we expected!"
"Dong Thief summoned us yesterday, obviously to dethrone the emperor, why is there no movement today?"
Everyone, you say what I say.
Cao Cao also thought about it all the way, and got some clues.
"Everyone, I think His Majesty may have used some method to suppress Dong Zhuo."
eyes together,
Cao Cao said.
"how is this possible?"
"Your Majesty has no soldiers and no generals, how could he possibly suppress Dong Zhuo's jackal!"
"Absolutely impossible."
Everyone shook their heads.
Cao Cao smiled slightly, "It's impossible for us, but His Majesty may not be unable to do it! Don't forget, Your Majesty is extremely smart and kind-hearted!"
"What if he disintegrates the Xiliang Army from within? Does Bandit Dong still dare to act rashly?"
He observed carefully and found a clue from Hua Xiong.
"Disintegrate the Xiliang Army from within?"
Everyone was confused.
"Not bad!"
Cao Cao's voice is sure,
"Just now in the court hall, I noticed a detail. Hua Xiong, who is known as the number one warrior, has an extremely respectful attitude towards His Majesty, but his attitude towards Dong Zhuo is somewhat indifferent, and even has some hatred."
"This shows that Hua Xiong and the Xiliang army in the palace have all surrendered to His Majesty!"
hiss--
Everyone gasped,
Everyone is well aware of Hua Xiong's strength, and his betrayal is absolutely fatal to Dong Zhuo!
"Also, Brother Meng Zhuo, have you seen Li Jue and Guo Si today?"
Cao Cao asked.
Zhang Miao shook his head, with a puzzled expression, "It seems that he didn't see it."
"Of course you can't see it, because they are all dead!"
Cao Cao said lightly.
"All dead!"
Everyone's eyes widened.
Still shocked!
"That's right, I just got a piece of news. Early this morning, His Majesty asked Eunuch Li to send some brocade boxes to the Grand Master's Mansion. Inside were the heads of Li Jue, Guo Si and others."
"That means His Majesty has already killed Li Jue and others, and warned Dong Zhuo with their heads!"
"Then, Dong Zhuo led people into the palace, Hua Xiong and others rebelled, and he was hit again!"
"That's why when he left the palace, it was only him and Li Ru."
"So I guess, His Majesty should have instigated Li Jue and Guo Si's subordinates, killed them, and at the same time instigated Hua Xiong and Xu Rong. Half of Dong Zhuo's troops have already fallen into His Majesty's control. Dong Zhuo has no ability anymore. It’s going against the grain, so I can only obediently obey the destiny.”
Cao Cao sorted out the cause and effect again,
The logic makes sense, there is nothing wrong with it.
After everyone heard it, it was no longer possible to describe the shock in their hearts with words.
"Your Majesty, you are truly a god!"
"So we've been preparing for so long, so we've been busy for nothing?"
I wanted to break into the enemy's interior, but before I could show it, the enemy had surrendered.
Don't you say,
We don't even have a chance to clean up?
It's embarrassing.
"It's not a waste of time, at least we are really contributing to the country!"
"Besides, His Majesty's continuing to spoil Dong Thief must have other intentions. Let's just continue to lurk."
Cao Cao said.
"So far, that's all there is to it."
"By the way, Brother Mengde, I don't understand what His Majesty did today."