Chapter 336

Since the path of peaceful coexistence is no longer viable, don't blame him for being ruthless!

Thinking back to the beginning, if he, Li Ru, hadn't had no way to serve the country and no way to advance, why would he have defected to Dong Zhuo and become his son-in-law?

Because he was already at a dead end at that time.

Only Dong Zhuo was willing to have him.

In the eyes of these Guandong and Guanzhong scholar-official clans, his Liangzhou scholar-official clan didn't count as a scholar-official clan at all; they were just barbarians from the border.

He originally thought that relying on Dong Zhuo's current power, he could change all this.

Now it seems it was his wishful thinking.

These people, even if their lives might not be guaranteed at any time, are still so arrogant.

By what right?

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo temporarily suppressed his anger, became interested, and immediately asked: "Then tell me, how should we counterattack?"

Li Ru immediately replied: "Grand Preceptor, you can immediately send General Lu Bu to capture Yuan Kui's entire family and throw them into the dungeon to be held."

"Just held?"

Dong Zhuo frowned upon hearing this, obviously very dissatisfied with this way of handling it.

Li Ru hurriedly explained: "Naturally, it's more than that! Isn't Yuan Shao preparing to form a warlord coalition to crusade against us?"

"When they gather for justice, we will pull out Yuan Kui's entire family and directly behead them to sacrifice to the flag;"

"And pack up all the heads of Yuan Kui and the others and send them all to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the warlord coalition;"

"In this way, not only can we take revenge on the Yuan clan and make Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu regret it, but we can also greatly strike at the morale of this so-called warlord coalition, which is extremely favorable for us to defeat them."

He wants to kill the person and punish the heart when Yuan Shao and the others are at their happiest and most glorious, making Yuan Shao and the others vomit blood.

"Good! This is good!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he clapped his hands and cheered: "Doing this is the most satisfying! The most satisfying!"

"However, why should Lu Bu do this?"

"He refused my idea of adopting him as a foster son at the beginning, and I don't trust him very much!"

"That Ding Yuan was also his former master, and he could hack Ding Yuan for a Red Hare; I'm worried that he might hack my head off for profit in the future."

That's right! Lu Bu not only refused the foster father request sent by Ding Yuan, but also refused the foster father request sent by Dong Zhuo.

He simply hacked Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo.

He felt that following Ding Yuan had no future to speak of; this old thing only wanted to use him from beginning to end.

Squeezing him and not giving him a promotion.

On the contrary, Dong Zhuo was more generous and had more of a future.

This time, he didn't even ask Su Xuan before making the choice.

Of course, he also kept in mind the disadvantages of adopting a foster father that Su Xuan had analyzed for him, so he also refused Dong Zhuo's proposal.

Even if he wasn't trusted by Dong Zhuo because of this.

Li Ru smiled insidiously upon hearing this: "Precisely because of this, Grand Preceptor, you should let Lu Bu do this thing even more!"

"Only in this way can Lu Bu completely offend the Yuan clan and even the Guandong scholar-official clans to death, and be completely unable to be accepted by them;"

"In this way, Grand Preceptor, you don't have to worry about him betraying you when the warlord coalition attacks us!"

"This is actually a disguised 'letter of intent'!"

"Oh!"

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized upon hearing this: "So that's how it is! Haha! Good! Good! Then let Lu Bu do this thing!"

Immediately, Dong Zhuo ordered someone to summon Lu Bu and instructed: "Fengxian! That Yuan Shao raised an army and wants to crusade against me; you immediately lead troops to capture Yuan Kui's entire family, throw them all into the dungeon, guard them strictly, and no one is allowed to visit them."

"Understood!"

Lu Bu didn't think much after hearing this, took the order immediately, and turned to leave.

In his mind, it was just Yuan Kui's family.

Catching them was just catching them.

Anyway, this Yuan Kui had always looked down on him and was unhappy with him.

Because he hacked Ding Yuan at the beginning, allowing Dong Zhuo to get Luoyang.

This time, it's just right to go and vent his anger.

"Tsk tsk! Grand Preceptor! General Lu is quite straightforward! It seems he is a pure soldier; you might as well give him a little more trust!"

Li Ru watched Lu Bu's reaction the whole time, a trace of appreciation flashing in his eyes, and suggested to Dong Zhuo: "After all, he is a Heaven-Man divine general and is your trump card;"

"Among the warlords, there is no lack of martial arts experts; afterwards, we will need General Lu to exert great effort to confront them!"

Since Lu Bu has already been won over, it's best not to be at odds with him.

Otherwise, if Lu Bu is unhappy, he might really hack Dong Zhuo under someone else's instigation.

This has to be guarded against.

Pure soldiers have advantages and disadvantages.

Like Lu Bu, he is easily used by people with ulterior motives.

"Hmm!"

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and pondered: "What you said, Wenyu, also makes sense! Then when he captures Yuan Kui's family, promote him to General of Fenwei!!"

"Grand Preceptor is wise!"

Li Ru immediately flattered him.

"Haha!"

Dong Zhuo's mood had improved quite a bit after Li Ru's explanation, but then he asked again: "Wenyu, do you have any other ways to deal with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, to limit their development and make them uncomfortable?"

"I am still very unwilling to just sit and watch them develop and grow;"

"Especially that Yuan Shu, he occupies Nanyang, Runan, and the Yingchuan area;"

"He also has Sun Jian under his command; this person is a fierce tiger and is very good at fighting;"

"They are too close to Luoyang; it's very dangerous!"

"Can we mess with him?"

He was very disgusted and hated this Yuan clan son who had just swindled the position of Administrator of Nanyang from his hands.

He wished he would die.

"This really exists! Even if you didn't ask, Grand Preceptor, I was prepared to suggest you deal with them this time."

Li Ru's belief moved upon hearing this.

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo raised his eyebrows: "So we thought of the same thing? Speak quickly! Speak quickly! What is the method?"

"Does the Grand Preceptor still remember the General of the Vanguard, Su Xuan?"

Li Ru asked rhetorically.

"Hmm?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Naturally I remember! This is also an extraordinary young man! His ability is even stronger than Sun Jian's."

Dong Zhuo was also very wary of this person.

"Why do you mention him?"

"That person is in Nanjun; are you preparing to use him to deal with Yuan Shu and Sun Jian?"

"Is this possible?"

Su Xuan doesn't look like someone who would listen to him and defect to him.

This person is also one of the few people Dong Zhuo can't understand.

"Why is it impossible?"

Li Ru smiled slightly: "As long as the benefits are sufficient, nothing is impossible!"

"Su Xuan doesn't look like a moral saint with no desire for power;"

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have today's achievements and status!"

"As long as we give him enough benefits that he cannot refuse, then he can also be used by us to a certain extent!"

Li Ru was full of confidence.

"Ho?"

Dong Zhuo became interested and urged: "Speak quickly! What method?"

"Governor of Jingzhou!"