Chapter 54

That evening,

Ding Ding Yuan had his head cut off by his own foster son, Lu Bu!

Lu Bu worshipped Dong Zhuo as his new father, and the Bingzhou armed forces also fell under Dong Zhuo's banner!

The ministers in Luoyang were all shocked; now, truly no one could stop Dong Zhuo!

"Haha, Li Ru, with Lu Bu's help, who dares not to obey now!"

Dong Zhuo was in high spirits.

Early the next morning,

Dong Zhuo called Lu Bu, brought several thousand elite armored soldiers, and headed to the palace, unable to wait to announce the deposition of the Emperor!

Ding Yuan Shao jumped out to oppose it.

Dong Zhuo originally wanted to kill him to establish authority, but later thought, forget it; Ding Yuan Kui had already secretly agreed to the deposition, so he still had to give him some face and not haggle with the younger generation!

Dong Zhuo turned around and killed several ministers to establish authority!

Ding Yuan Shao was both angry and afraid, and he turned and left the city, running to Bohai!

Ding Yuan Shu slipped away even faster, having run to Nanyang long ago to avoid disaster!

Minister Ding Gong presided over the deposition ceremony at the Chongde Front Hall. Grand Tutor Ding Yuan Kui helped Liu Bian down from the throne, removed the Imperial Seal and ribbon, handed them to Liu Xie, and then helped Liu Xie officially ascend the throne.

With this, Dong Zhuo succeeded in deposing the Emperor, and his prestige was unmatched.

Although many people hated him, even more people feared him!

Liu Bei had not yet reached a position to attend court meetings and only heard about this later.

"Dong Zhuo is a fool. Lu Bu could stab his foster father Ding Ding Yuan; next time, he'll stab you, this foster father!"

The livestream comments also increased.

"The big-eared thief is right; there is only a difference between 0 and N times for cheating."

"Big-eared thief, why don't you run? You intimidated Dong Zhuo last time, and you're the only one left who hasn't run away!"

"He usually looks quite smart; why didn't he run this time?"

Dong Zhuo was complacent and remembered the previous matter.

"Hmph, that damn Liu Bei, a weaver of mats and seller of sandals, actually dared to defy me. I intend to have Lu Bu execute this person!"

Li Ru's eyes rolled.

"My Lord, you must not."

Dong Zhuo was stunned; now that he had the peerless fierce general Lu Bu, could he not achieve the freedom to kill?!

"My Lord, Liu Bei has a great reputation, is brave and loyal, and his two great generals are both peerless. There is no need to have a direct conflict with him."

"He still has twenty thousand troops in Taiyuan; if we fight him, wouldn't that benefit others?"

"I observe that this Liu Bei may not be as loyal as the rumors say."

"If we can persuade him to surrender, it would be a huge blow to Lu Zhi's prestige."

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up; he finally found the "sweet spot."

"Li Ru's plan is excellent. Doesn't old brute Lu love this student the most? If Liu Bei listens to me in the future, I estimate he will vomit three liters of blood! Haha!"

Li Ru cupped his hands.

"My Lord, I have a friend named Jia Xu who can act as a lobbyist."

"Good, go ahead and arrange it. As long as Liu Bei is willing to submit to me, the position of Colonel is his!"

Li Ru bowed.

"My Lord is wise. Liu Bei's generals are brave, which is extremely beneficial to your great cause!"

Dong Zhuo laughed triumphantly, as if he saw the day he would ascend to the throne!

At Cai Yong's residence,

Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu, who was eight feet tall, had a majestic and solemn appearance, but was dressed like an accountant.

"You are Dong Zhuo's envoy? Jia Wenhe from Wuwei? What brings you here to me?"

Jia Xu cupped his hands.

"Prefect Liu, Lord Dong knows of your talent and loyalty. Back then, you killed Zhang Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, defeated the Baibo Army and Yufuluo, and killed the Western Xianbei Kui Tou and Helian."

"Recently, you also performed meritorious service in saving the Emperor. With such hard work and high merit, you shouldn't just be a Prefect of Taiyuan."

Liu Bei was noncommittal.

Jia Xu continued,

"Lu Bu was originally a Registrar under Ding Ding Yuan. This time, he submitted to Lord Dong and was also enfeoffed as a Colonel. As long as Prefect Liu relies on Lord Dong, how could you be inferior to him?"

"Lord Dong says he can enfeoff you as a Colonel who Breaks the Captives, and once you perform new meritorious service, you will be enfeoffed as a Township Marquis!"

Jia Xu tempted him step by step until his mouth was dry.

He originally didn't want to do this, but his good friend Li Ru recommended him again!

Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

"Big Brother, Fatty Dong has quite an eye; he has a better eye than He Jin!"

"Fatty Dong?" Jia Xu shook his head inwardly, pretending he hadn't heard it. "This Zhang Fei is fat himself, yet he calls Dong Zhuo a fatty!"

Zhao Yun did not speak; he naturally listened to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei slammed the table.

"Dong Zhuo wants to depose the Emperor and also persecuted my teacher, forcing my teacher to return home in misery. How can I endure this..."

He stood up angrily.

"Before, Dong Zhuo even wanted to kill Teacher Lu on the spot. I have twenty thousand iron cavalry in Taiyuan; I am not afraid of Dong Zhuo."

Jia Xu felt bitter inside, feeling that this Liu Bei was a hothead; who didn't he learn from, but he actually learned from Lu Zhi!

His eyes rolled, and he planned to continue changing methods to persuade him.

Liu Bei kicked the table away and said angrily,

"Dong Zhuo bullies me. Lu Bu, a mere Registrar, can become a Colonel without having performed a single meritorious deed? And I am also just a Colonel?!"

Liu Bei's meaning was clearly that he looked down on being just a Colonel!

"Cough, cough!"

Even though Jia Xu was cunning, he was caught off guard by Liu Bei's sudden turn.

He cursed inwardly,

"So he wasn't unwilling; he just thought the offer was too low!!"

"Great treachery looks like loyalty; this Liu Bei hides so deeply; I have misjudged him!"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

"Big Brother is right; at least give him a Minister position to be; my Big Brother can just take over Teacher Lu's job!"

Jia Xu almost rolled his eyes.

"These two brothers are truly greedy!"