Chapter 337

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 you appoint Su Xuan as the Governor of Jingzhou, he will certainly be unable to refuse!"

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

"He has likely wanted to seize the entirety of Jingzhou for a long time, 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 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 Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, wanting to take back Nanyang from their hands."

"Exactly!"

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

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

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

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

"But even then, he will inevitably suffer devastating losses;"

"By that time, even if he wants to deal with us or join the warlord alliance, I fear he will have the heart but lack the strength!"

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

He did not consider Su Xuan to be a pushover, assuming that an appointment would truly stop him from taking action against them.

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

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

Dong Zhuo asked again.

"Heh heh!"

Li Ru laughed upon hearing this: "Although this possibility is extremely low, even if it were to happen, by that time, the strength of Yuan Shu and Sun Jian would also be in a state of severe depletion;"

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

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

Seeing Li Ru's full confidence, 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, to oversee the military, political, and civilian affairs of Jingzhou."

"Father-in-law is wise!"

Li Ru immediately smiled and bowed slightly to Dong Zhuo.

Luoyang, Yuan Fu.

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

Lu Bu had surrounded Yuan Fu with troops. When he arrived at the main gate, the guards of Yuan Fu shouted at Lu Bu and the others with arrogant expressions.

"Ha! 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, execute them without mercy!"

"Kill!!"

As he spoke, Lu Bu took the lead, swinging the Painted Halberd in his hand and slashing down at the main gate of Yuan Fu.

"Boom!!"

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

Let the main gate be thrown wide open.

As for those few guards, they were directly caught in the aftermath, collapsing to the ground with blood flowing from their seven orifices; with severed limbs and broken arms, they had only breath going out and none coming in.

Lu Bu did not pause in the slightest, leading his troops to charge straight inside.

He grabbed anyone he saw, and those who resisted were cut down on the spot.

In an instant, the Yuan Fu was filled with wails and cries.

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

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

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

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu extended a finger to pick his ear, flicked a piece of dead skin at Yuan Kui, and said with a mocking expression: "It has 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 come and capture your entire family?"

Hearing this, Yuan Kui suddenly stopped his cursing, his expression froze, and he said in disbelief: "It was Dong Zhuo?"

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

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

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

"Actually, I also really cannot understand where you got the confidence and the guts to think that since Yuan Shao and the others are preparing to raise an army to crusade against the Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor would still keep you and not dare to touch you?"

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

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

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

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

"Tsk tsk! Truly a case 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 properly.

So that he stops using those new terms in front of him that he doesn't understand.

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