Chapter 216

Li Ru said, word by word.

"Governor of Jingzhou?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Thinking of something, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What do you mean? Are you suggesting I appoint him as the Governor of Jingzhou?"

"Exactly!"

Li Ru nodded affirmatively and said, "As long as Su Xuan is appointed as the Governor of Jingzhou, he will certainly be unable to refuse!"

"Su Xuan is inherently ambitious; this can be seen from his strategic deployments in Nanjun and Nanyang;"

"He has likely long wanted to take the entire Jingzhou, but has been troubled by the lack of a legitimate title;"

"And Nanyang is, in itself, the most important part of Jingzhou;"

"Yet at this moment, it is occupied by Lord Yuan Shu!"

"If we appoint Su Xuan as the Governor of Jingzhou, Father-in-law, what do you think Su Xuan will do?"

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, his eyes lighting up as he said, "He will definitely clash with Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian, wanting to take back Nanyang from their hands."

"Exactly!"

Li Ru nodded with a smile: "In this way, Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian will be completely at odds with Su Xuan!"

"Given Su Xuan's strength, Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian will absolutely not get the better of him!"

"In the end, the best outcome is that they both suffer heavy losses;"

"Or perhaps, Su Xuan emerges victorious in the end;"

"But even then, he will inevitably suffer heavy casualties;"

"By that time, even if he wants to deal with us or join the coalition of lords, he will likely be willing but unable to do so!"

"What do you think, Father-in-law?"

He did not think Su Xuan was a pushover who would stop attacking them just because of an appointment.

The man could easily find an excuse, saying the appointment was issued by the Son of Heaven, and what did it have to do with you, Dong Zhuo?

"Then what if Su Xuan loses to Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian?"

Dong Zhuo asked again.

"Hehe!"

Li Ru chuckled upon hearing this: "Although this possibility is extremely low, even if it were to happen, Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian's strength would also be severely depleted by then;"

"They would likewise be unable to make it in time to participate in the war against us!"

"Therefore, this plan can be called an unsolvable open conspiracy; Su Xuan and Lord Yuan Shu will inevitably fall for it."

Seeing Li Ru's confident appearance, and given that his analysis was indeed logical, Dong Zhuo immediately waved his hand and said: "Good! Then appoint Su Xuan as the Governor of Jingzhou, in charge of Jingzhou's military, political, and civilian affairs."

"Father-in-law is wise!"

Li Ru immediately smiled and bowed slightly to Dong Zhuo.

Luoyang, Lord Yuan Fu.

"Who are you people? Do you know where this is? Leave at once, otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Lu Bu led his troops to surround Lord Yuan Fu. When they arrived at the main gate, the guards of Lord Yuan Fu scolded Lu Bu and the others with arrogant expressions.

"Heh! It has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like that!"

"Follow me and kill your way in; anyone who dares to resist, kill without mercy!"

"Kill!!"

As he spoke, Lu Bu took the lead, swung the halberd in his hand, and slashed down at the main gate of Lord Yuan Fu.

"Boom!!"

Instantly, a terrifying blood-colored blade of Qi several meters long shattered the gate and lintel of Lord Yuan Fu, and also pulverized a section of the wall over 2 meters long on both sides.

Leaving the gate wide open.

As for those guards, they were directly caught in the aftermath, falling to the ground bleeding from their seven orifices, with broken limbs, only exhaling and not inhaling.

Lu Bu did not stop at all and led his troops to charge straight in.

He grabbed anyone he saw, and those who resisted were directly cut down.

For a time, wails filled Lord Yuan Fu.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

"Presumptuous! Presumptuous! Lu Bu, where do you think this is? How dare you break into my Lord Yuan Fu and kill my people? Do you not want to have a place in this world anymore?"

At this moment, Lord Yuan Kui rushed out. Seeing this scene, he roared at Lu Bu, his eyes splitting and his seven orifices fuming with rage.

"Huh?"

Lu Bu heard this, extended a finger to pick his ear, flicked a piece of dead skin at Lord Yuan Kui, and said with a mocking expression: "It's come to this, and you still dare to threaten me and put on airs in front of me?"

"Who do you think ordered me to capture your whole family?"

Lord Yuan Kui heard this, stopped his cursing, his expression froze, and he said in disbelief: "Is it Dong Zhuo?"

"How rude! You must call him Grand Tutor Dong!"

Lu Bu looked at the old thing Lord Yuan Kui with contempt: "That's right! It was Grand Tutor Dong who ordered me to capture your family!"

"As for the reason! I believe you should be very clear about it!"

"Actually, I also can't understand where you get the confidence and courage to think that even though Lord Yuan Shao and the others are preparing to raise an army to crusade against the Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor would still spare you and not dare to touch you?"

On this point, Lu Bu was genuinely confused, not pretending.

He felt that Lord Yuan Kui and the others must have broken brains.

Before raising an army to crusade against the Grand Tutor, did they never think they would be in danger, or think about running away in advance?

"Or is it that you were actually set up by Lord Yuan Shao?"

"Tsk tsk! What a display of fatherly kindness and filial piety!"

Lu Bu added, twisting the knife.

He felt he had discovered a new usage for "fatherly kindness and filial piety."

Next time he sees Su Boyuan, he must show it off to him.

So he doesn't keep using new terms and usages in front of him that he doesn't understand.

— Author's Notes —

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