Chapter 249 The Death of the Spirit Emperor

"The imperial decree ordered my father-in-law to take only five thousand soldiers and horses to the north. It is obvious that he is not at ease with his father-in-law. You must know that there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Luoyang alone at this moment. The governors of all states and counties must raise troops to serve the king." Li Ru said slowly.

Dong Zhuo frowned: "Your Majesty can't possibly think that X is going to make trouble, but why didn't you let X take away the soldiers?"

A gleam flashed in Li Ru's eyes: "Your Majesty is not afraid of father-in-law's rebellion, but that the army in father-in-law's hands will become a huge weight at a critical moment."

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo became interested: "Which balance will your majesty worry about?"

Li Ru smiled and said: "My son-in-law also bought a few eyeliners in order to inquire about news from the court and China. It just so happened that he bought some news with a lot of money recently."

Dong Zhuo's broad body leaned forward slightly, and said with great interest, "Wen You, let's hear it."

"Father-in-law, have you heard of the dispute over the crown prince?"

Hearing what Li Ru said, Dong Zhuo nodded.

"It's natural. Empress He's brother is General He Jin. The two are dedicated to supporting the eldest son of the emperor, Bian, while His Majesty loves the youngest son. However, Liu Bian seems to be only ten years old. Naturally, King Chen Liu doesn't need much attention." explain."

Although there was no one else around, Li Ru lowered his voice.

"Father-in-law, Your Majesty is dying of illness, and I am afraid that he is on his deathbed."

"What?" Dong Zhuo was taken aback, all the things in his mind seemed to be connected in an instant, only the last flash of light was missing.

Li Ru said slowly: "Your Majesty is afraid that the general will join hands with father-in-law."

No wonder He Jin has always come to win him over these days, presenting him with gold, silver and jewels, and promising to increase his rank in the future, that's how it is!

"Father-in-law, Liangzhou and Bingzhou are all desolate places, and the imperial capital of Luoyang is the real prosperous place. We, men from the North, cannot live in Bingzhou forever." Li Ru sneered.

Dong Zhuo also nodded: "That's right, Conglong Zhigong is right in front of you, how can you let it go easily?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Zhuo suddenly frowned, and said worriedly: "However, the sacred decree is for this, how can we resist the decree?"

Li Ru smiled slightly: "My son-in-law has a plan."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed: "Wen Youxiu wants to hide it, tell me quickly."

"Father-in-law can write back a letter, saying that father-in-law has been in charge of the army for more than ten years, and the soldiers are united as one, and request to bring all the soldiers and horses to Bingzhou to guard the border." Li Ru said slowly. As long as you firmly hold the soldiers and horses in your hands, everything is possible, and it will take more than a month for this letter to come and go, by then I am afraid that Emperor Ling's body will not be able to support it long ago.

Dong Zhuo nodded and couldn't wait to say: "Wen You, I leave this matter to you. By the way, let Niu Fu lead 5,000 troops to station in Anyi to observe Luoyang at any time."

Dong Zhuo has two sons-in-law, and the eldest son-in-law is Li Ru. How satisfied he is, except that he can’t lead troops to fight, everything else is good, and Li Ru is also the only resourceful man in the army. Getting Li Ru is more important than getting a general much.

But compared to Li Ru, Niu Fu, the second son-in-law, is not so worry-free. This kid is really incompetent, but he is his own son-in-law, and Dong Zhuo has to take care of him.

Come on, you lead the troops to station in Anyi and prepare to be an outpost. Don't let Li Jue and others look down on you.

Li Ru nodded, respectfully said: "My son-in-law, go down and make arrangements."

Li Ru walked back to the mansion, picked up the brush, conceived for a long time, and finally completed a reply letter. First, he thanked Lingdi for his trust, then he said how good the relationship between Dong Zhuo and the generals was, and finally he politely asked if he could take all the soldiers and horses with him. Bingzhou.

After finishing this proud work, Li Ru immediately recruited two servants.

"Li Fu, ride a fast horse to Luoyang and present this letter to His Majesty."

"Li Cai, go to Niu Zhonglang's residence and give him this letter."

"Yes, master." The two agreed in unison, and walked out of the mansion. One went to report to Luoyang City, and the other went to the military camp outside the city. As a general, Niu Fu naturally had to be stationed in the camp. .

"Niu Zhonglang, a letter from Li Langzhong to you."

Niu Fu, who had a square face and rather simple and honest face, nodded, and hurriedly brought over the letter from his elder brother-in-law.

"Wen He, Wen He, this is a letter from Mr. Wen Xian, please Wen You to help a certain counselor."

Niu Fu shouted a few times towards the tent, a tall and calm scribe walked out slowly, gave Niu Fu a slight salute, and then took the letter over without seeing anything.

After reading it, Jia Xu said to Niu Fu without changing his face: "Niu Zhonglang, Wen Xiansheng wrote in a letter, asking Niu Zhonglang to lead five thousand soldiers from the battalion, and quickly go to Anyi to take over the military power, and stationed in Anyi .”

Niu Fu scratched his head in confusion: "Anyi? Didn't Your Majesty appoint father-in-law to be the shepherd of Bingzhou? Why do we still need to be stationed in Anyi?"

Anyi is a county in Hedong County, and Hedong County is under the rule of Sili Xiaowei Department. Dong Zhuo was named Bingzhou Shepherd, and he should go east to join the Shangdang. Why did he have to garrison in Anyi instead?

Jia Xu calmly said: "Zhou Mu and Wen Xiansheng naturally have their deep meanings, Niu Zhonglang just follow orders."

Niu Fu nodded, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go to order soldiers now, sir, please pack your luggage quickly, and we will set off together later."

"Thank you Niu Zhonglang for your concern, I will prepare now."

After Niu Fu got up and walked away, Jia Xu's calm face changed suddenly as if a big stone had been thrown into it.

"Dong Zhoumu, why don't you send troops to Anyi instead of going to Bingzhou to take office?"

"Li Wenyou's resourcefulness is no less than mine, and instead of dissuading Dong Zhuo, he ordered Niu Fu to go south to Anyi?"

For a moment, Jia Xu's head was in a mess, but he calmly sorted it out one by one, and got out of the mess.

Jia Xu looked at the blue sky with a complicated expression, and sighed.

"As a minister, it is enough to keep one's law and order. Why bother to fight for glory and wealth? The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear. Li Wenyou is the authority, but today Jia is a bystander." Jia Xu smiled slightly.

Not long after, the envoy sent by Li Ru arrived in Luoyang and presented this letter to Emperor Ling.

After seeing Dong Zhuo's letter, Emperor Ling was naturally furious, and immediately made another order, severely reprimanding Dong Zhuo, and told him quite clearly: Don't make me feel like a moth, and quickly bring five thousand soldiers and horses Go to Bingzhou.

However, Dong Zhuo's attitude was quite evasive, and he kept saying that he would take all the soldiers and horses to Bingzhou, and the two sides kept seeing each other. However, Emperor Ling was already terminally ill, and Dong Zhuo refused to obey his orders as he was honored as the Son of Heaven.

It is conceivable that Lingdi's condition became more and more serious, and finally passed away at the end of April.