Chapter 245: The country's fortune is prosperous

A major war at the end of the first year of Chuping suffered heavy losses for both the Kanto princes and Dong Zhuo.

There is a way to kill a thousand enemies and destroy eight hundred of them.

By blocking the enemy outside the pass, Dong Zhuo seemed to have taken a big advantage, but all those who died were strong and brave in the army.

The princes of Kanto became the laughing stock of the world. Except for Cao Cao who stood out in this battle and gained the name of Gao Yi, almost no one got any benefits.

Northern Route Army: Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Henoi, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, Jiao He, the prefect of Qingzhou, and Cui Jun, the prefect of Xihe, died on the battlefield. Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Yuyang, suffered heavy losses, and 10,000 white horses were followed, leaving only less than three thousand.

Central Army: Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, was almost wiped out, leaving only a family of orphans and widows; Xu Yang, the prime minister of Chen, Wei Hong, the prime minister of Pei, Yuan Shu, and the prefect of Guangling, Zhang Chao, all died in battle, and the general of Xingfen, Cao Cao, was missing.

Southern Army: Ban Zhi designed at Yique Pass, burned Yique Pass, killed the prefect of Yingchuan Li Min, and the prefect of Nanyang Zhang Zi. The prefect of Jingzhou Wang Rui was captured by Zhang He. The obedient of Yuzhou Kong Yichang and others saw that the situation was not good, so they retreated from Yique Pass to Yangdi overnight.

As for the Western Route Army, Ma Teng and Zhang Miao joined forces, and the situation was unstoppable, but was eventually blocked by Niu Fu and Longxi.

But the situation ahead was gone, and Zhang Miao had to withdraw his troops and turn back to Jincheng because Tengziju's troops left the river valley.

Ma Teng took advantage of the situation to occupy Wuwei, but then he found that he was in a dilemma. Zhangye frequently sent troops to harass the rear of Wuwei. Niu Fu sent troops to occupy Beidi County and suppressed Ma Teng and his troops in Wuwei.

Zhangye...

Ma Teng really wanted to attack Zhangye, but he knew that the current plan would be better to protect himself first.

At this point, the twenty-two princes died eleven princes, and Yuan Shao's troops had to retreat to Hanoi before the river water thawed.

The so-called alliance also disappeared.

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Dong Zhuo fell ill!

After Dong Chu burned Yanjin and forced the retreat of the Central Army to report the news, Dong Zhuo proudly held the news in his hand and uploaded it to the court for civil and military ministers.

"This is my lion, who can compete with him in the world!"

After saying that, he couldn't help laughing loudly, which made all the civil and military officials, including Emperor Han Liu Bian, change his qualities.

After reading the contents of the good news word by word, they couldn't help but look at each other, and no one spoke.

Li Ru is the think tank, and Dong Qi is the arm...

Who can compete with it?

The same questions arose in everyone's hearts.

But that night, Dong Zhuo fell ill and was very ill. After all, he was almost sixty years old. In the past period of time, the pressure Dong Zhuo had been under was beyond imagination. There were ghosts inside and strong enemies outside. For Dong Zhuo, who had been in a lifetime of military service, for several months, the string in his mind was about to be unable to hold on.

Zhong Fu's words before his death, Shi Sun Rui's betrayal.

All this was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Dong Zhuo. He was eagerly looking forward to the cooperation between warriors and scholars to revive the Han court and revival. At that time, he could be famous in history and enjoy the glory of Yi Yin and Huo Guang. However, the repeated plots of cold arrows by scholars made Dong Zhuo's hot heart gradually cold.

If you want to fly into the fire, I will never be ruthless.

Dong Zhuo told himself again and again, and did so.

But bloody sweeping the rich people in Luoyang is not so much a kind of revenge, but a kind of fear that comes from the deepest part of your heart.

This time Li Ru saw the clues. Can he still see the next time?

In this extremely nervous mood, Dong Zhuo was worried all day long. The news of the Xingyang victory came, which made the string that was about to break finally relax. But this relaxation followed by a serious illness.

Inside the door of the mansion, Keats took a pulse for Dong Zhuo and walked out worriedly.

Cai Yong and Cai Yan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Xiao Ci, how is the illness of the in-laws?"

Keats bit his cherry lips lightly and whispered: "Chest tightness and shortness of breath, fatigue and tampering of pulses are symptom of insufficient heart qi. Qi is the commander of blood, and blood flows when it starts and moves when it starts and moves; Qi is stagnant and blood stasis; Qi is stagnant and blood stasis will block the qi and blood, and if it is not stagnant, it will be unblocked... In the future, it will not be easy for the Taishi to be stimulated again, and he will be very happy and sad, angry and happy. If it goes wrong, it will be risky of life, so be careful."

This lack of mental energy is to use a more modern term to describe it as heart disease.

Cai Yan naturally knew Dong Zhuo’s thoughts.

In fact, this situation has often occurred since Dong Huang's death, but he didn't say it, and others didn't care.

Cai Yong said: "How to recuperate?"

Keats tilted his head and thought, "Where to be harmonious with joy and anger, and to live in peace; to adjust the hardness and softness of the yin and yang, the Taishi should focus on calming the spirit and calming the mind. It is not suitable for intermittent labor, great sorrow and great joy, no intermittent drinking, no intermittent sound and color, no domestic and horses, in short, two words."

"What?"

"Ping, and!"

After listening, Li Ru couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

Ping, and?

It’s easy to say. Now Luoyang has become a mess and foreign enemies have not yet completely retreated. How can it be peaceful?

But Keats is Dong Qi's man, so he can't curse.

"Wen Zheng..."

Dong Zhuo suddenly called Li Ru's name in the house.

Keats grabbed Li Ru, "Marquis Linxiangting, remember not to let the Grand Master's emotions fluctuate, let alone let the Grand Master work hard."

Why is this woman so rude?

Li Ru was unhappy, but on the surface, he did not show any emotions.

Moreover, Keats had a good intention, and he could not be a good person. Li Ru smiled and nodded to show that he understood.

Dong Zhuo leaned against the soft mattress and looked much better than in the morning.

"Father-in-law, is it better?"

Li Ru hurried over and put on a bedding for Dong Zhuo and asked with concern. In private, Li Ru still used to call Dong Zhuo his father-in-law. On the official side, he was replaced by the Taishi. After all, this was Luoyang, and many eyes were staring at him.

I dare not underestimate this kind of etiquette.

Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "What are you worried about just a minor illness? I'm just overworking, so I'll have a lot better off taking a break."

"My father-in-law still needs to pay more attention to his health, otherwise Ah Chou will definitely cause trouble for me when he comes back."

Hearing the word Ah Chou, Dong Zhuo smiled even more and his anger was so smooth that he seemed to have drunk honey.

The right way is to be harmonious and beautiful for a family.

Just like now, Li Ru and Xiping are both literary and military... It's a pity that the literary and artistic show is not good at it.

When Dong Zhuo thought of Dong Huang, he felt a little frustrated. He coughed softly, which scared Li Ru to stand up and asked Keats to come in.

"Sit down, I'm not a child, it's not that expensive."

Dong Zhuo coughed and signaled Li Ru to sit down, "The situation on Ah Chou's side has been calmed down."

Li Ru nodded and said, "It's basically calm. I've sent a command to let Xiping leave behind what he has done and rush back as soon as possible."

"Where is Chenggao?"

"Yuan Shao retreated to Hanoi and is still in Yecheng. However, when I look at this person, the thief is still determined, so I should get rid of it as soon as possible."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, "Although Yuan Wei died, Yuan Shao should not be underestimated. You said it well, and you should be eradicated as soon as possible... However, I think it's better not to let us do it. Don't the little emperor want to be involved? Just in his name."

Li Ru was stunned, "What does father-in-law mean?"

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and sat up, and took out a box from under the pillow.

When I opened it, I saw a square object wrapped in yellow silk. Dong Zhuo took it out and gently opened the yellow silk.

Li Ru couldn't help but scream and hurriedly covered her mouth.

"Jade Seal, is this the imperial seal?"

Dong Zhuo smiled slightly and nodded, "Achou sent this thing over after I was assassinated. Haha, I don't know where this guy found it. Sometimes I think that this might be the treasure given to me by God. He gave me this thing, but I didn't use it, but secretly kept it in case of an accident."

Li Ru's eyes rolled and he suddenly realized.

"I understand. My father-in-law meant to order Han Fu in the name of the little emperor to kill Yuan Shao..."

Earlier, Dong Zhuo's order was not recognized, but this jade seal was the one that was abandoned. Now that the jade seal is in hand, it also indicates that the Han Dynasty's imperial throne is in the hands of Dong Zhuo. Who dares not respect the order? The result of disrespect the order is to order the world to attack.

Don’t underestimate the jade seal, its significance is far-reaching.

Dong Zhuo took out the jade seal one step earlier, which certainly could shock the princes, but there were still many internal instability factors.

I simply took this opportunity to explode and eliminate future troubles forever.

Dong Zhuo is also taking risks. With internal and external troubles, if he is not deep, he will be in danger of death.

But he had to bet, and he won. Li Ru did not tell Dong Zhuo about the death incident because he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would get angry. After all, he, the son-in-law, was very clear about the pressure that Dong Zhuo was under.

Dong Zhuo nodded, "This great victory is enough to intimidate the world. At least we can calm down for a long time. Well, in the tone of the little emperor, he sent an order to Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, to say that Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Yuyang, was ruthless and his crimes were unforgivable."

Li Ru nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, how is Mengjin's situation?"

"After Wei Yue's reinforcements arrived, Liu Bei and his troops retreated overnight when they saw that the situation was not good. Mengjin was no longer in danger."

"Very good, if this happens, I'll feel relieved... Wen Zheng, just deal with it as I want."

"Son-in-law obeys the order!"

Li Ru took a deep breath and stood up to say goodbye.

When he went out, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Dong Zhuo again.

The bloated and obese body is lying on the couch. Thinking back then, this was a lion galloping across the northwest, but now? The lion has grown old.

For some reason, a trace of tears flashed in Li Ru's eyes.
Chapter completed!