Chapter 214 Good and bad news
"My father-in-law, health is important." Li Ru said with some concern when he saw that Dong Zhuo had finished venting. Of course, this sentence was not for Dong Zhuo to listen to now, but for the bad news in the future. He was really afraid that Dong Zhuo could not bear it.
"I'm fine!!" Dong Zhuo patted Li Ru's hand away and said as he gasped, with a hint of hideousness and excitement flashing in his eyes.
When Li Ru saw this, he smiled bitterly and didn't dare to tell Dong Zhuo the bad news.
"Son-in-law, by the way, have you said something bad news just now? Come and hear it for me?" Dong Zhuo relaxed for a while, and finally calmed down his breathing and said with a dark face.
"This..." Li Ru hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "My father-in-law, Bingzhou and our half Liangzhou have now fallen into Liu Yao's hands."
"Boom", Dong Zhuo's mind suddenly became confused and rushed forward with some movement, grabbed Li Ru's arms, and asked in disbelief, "What did you say just now, I didn't hear it clearly. You say it again, Liangzhou, Bingzhou?"
"Ah!! My father-in-law!" Li Ru was in pain and screamed in pain. Although Dong Zhuo's martial arts are not good now, his strength is still there. The so-called fatness is not a loss, which is the reason. Therefore, how can Li Ru's weak body withstand Dong Zhuo's powerful strength?
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo quickly let go of Li Ru, but still asked excitedly, "Speak quickly, what Bingzhou and what Liangzhou!"
"Just when the vassal allied forces united to attack our Luoyang, Liu Yao sent a large army to take down Bingzhou directly. Now the entire Bingzhou has fallen into his hands." Li Ru kept rubbing his arms and grinning hoarsely. Dong Zhuo's strength was not a joke.
"Impossible. At that time, Liu Yao and his son were obviously in Luoyang, so there was no time to attack Bingzhou!!" Even though Dong Zhuo had already believed Li Ru's words, he still yelled unwillingly.
Dong Zhuo knew how important this Bingzhou is. Originally, Liu Yao was far away in Youzhou and had no border with him. There was also a Bingzhou separated from him. Even if Liu Yao wanted to send troops to attack him, it would definitely not be so easy.
But now it is different. Liu Yao can completely station troops on the border of Bingzhou. Not only can he shock himself, but even if he sends troops to attack him, it is very convenient. In other words, he must be under the threat of Liu Yao all the time. How can Dong Zhuo bear this?
"My father-in-law, Liu Yao obviously had a premeditation. On the one hand, he personally led the army and the allies to attract our attention. On the other hand, he sent a large army from Youzhou to directly attack Liangzhou, Bingzhou. At that time, the Bingzhou Governor Ding Yuan was dead and there were not many soldiers left behind. And our Liangzhou only had Niu Fu's 50,000 troops, and he would be taken down by Liu Yao when he was caught off guard." Li Ru said gritting his teeth.
He did not expect that Liu Yao had such great ambitions. He originally thought that he came to Luoyang to rescue Emperor Xian of Han. He sent troops to attack Liangzhou because he wanted to capture Dong Zhuo's family and threaten Dong Zhuo to protect Luoyang and the ancestral temples.
But now it seems that this is not the case. Bingzhou has fallen into Liu Yao's hands, and most of Liangzhou is the same. If this is the case, there are people who say that Liu Yao has no ambitions and will not believe it if he beat him to death. If he has no ambitions, what should he do with so much territory?
"No!!" Suddenly Dong Zhuo roared, which scared Li Ru. Dong Zhuo suddenly thought of a small detail in Li Ru's words. He didn't pay attention at all, but now he reacted and asked in panic, "Son-in-law, what did you just say Liangzhou? Isn't my half Liangzhou in the hands of Ma Teng Laozi? Why do you say it is in the hands of Liu Yao?"
If that half of Liangzhou is really in Liu Yao's hands, it means that his current territory is completely surrounded by Liu Yao's. Then what is the ending? Dong Zhuo no longer dares to imagine.
"Then Ma Teng is Liu Yao's person." Li Ru smiled bitterly. He just got the news and analyzed the ending, for example, was shocked. He never expected that Liu Yao had already started planning Liangzhou a few years ago.
At that time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had just ended and the world was in chaos. Even Li Ru, he only saw the situation a little bit, so that Dong Zhuo began to develop himself and make plans for the future.
However, Liu Yao seemed to have already seen the opportunity and controlled all the situation in his hands, but he did not endure it. He was not until now that he burst out with amazing power in one fell swoop, playing with all the princes in the world in the applause.
Moreover, even if he took Bingzhou and Liangzhou, he would not be pointed out by the outside world. He could completely shirk or say that he wanted to attack Dong Zhuo. The road ahead was uneven, so he took Bingzhou and could be shirked out in one sentence. At that time, any subordinate would be the governor of Bingzhou, and everything would be fine, and Bingzhou would still be under his control. Moreover, this would probably not only not be criticized by public opinion, but also be admired by the world.
Then Li Ru shook his head and threw all these thoughts away. Li Ru really didn't dare to think about it anymore. The deeper he thought about it, the more he felt that Liu Yao was terrible. If he continued to think about it like this, he might not even have the courage to face Liu Yao by then. Dong Zhuo could be said to be completely finished.
"Haha, son-in-law, are you kidding? How could Ma Teng be Liu Yao's person?" Dong Zhuo said with a smile. Dong Zhuo could still laugh at this time, which shows that he was psychologically and on the verge of extreme collapse.
"My father-in-law, if Liu Yao didn't take Bingzhou, it would be possible, but now it seems that Liu Yao is also an ambitious person. He is completely unwilling to be seized by Liu Xie, so he has such a thought. Because of this, father-in-law, do you think that Liu Yao, who has ambition, will give it to Ma Teng after he joins forces with Ma Teng to press Liangzhou?"
"No!!" Dong Zhuo said without hesitation.
"And father-in-law, do you still remember the generals who appeared under Liu Yao when he was ambushed at Hangu Pass that day?'
Dong Zhuo recalled that he remembered the situation clearly. Suddenly a figure jumped out, and then Dong Zhuo shouted in surprise, "But who is a white-faced young man named Ma Chao!! Is he related to Ma Teng?" Dong Zhuo still clearly remembered that the young man named Ma Chao was killing in his army, just like a world of no one, and all of them fell off after a while.
Li Ru nodded and said with a wry smile, "Yes, it's him. According to our information over the years, Ma Teng has three sons, the eldest son is Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi. He is now a general under Liu Yao's command. And according to Niu Fu, it also appeared when he captured Longxi that day. A young general named Ma Dai appeared under Liu Yao's command, who was Ma Teng's nephew."
"Ah!!" Dong Zhuo sighed to the sky, then seemed to have lost his energy, and his eyes turned black and fell down.
If Dong Zhuo didn't know that Ma Teng was Liu Yao's person, then he wouldn't have lived today. If only one Ma Chao was under Liu Yao's command, Dong Zhuo could still deceive himself and say that Ma Chao was rebelling and separated from Ma Teng, but now the two Ma families are under Liu Yao's command, so the iron-like facts cannot be believed by him.
"My father-in-law!" Li Ru screamed at Dong Zhuo who fell down, and then stepped forward without hesitation to help him. However, things went against his wishes. Dong Zhuo's weight of more than 300 kilograms, especially Li Ru who had no power to hold him. He was immediately led by Dong Zhuo and the two fell to the ground in a mess at the same time.
Chapter completed!