Chapter 625 Meeting with Director Luo!
On the plains of Guanzhong that were gradually beginning to look desolate, tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalrymen were marching like a torrent.
Although they did not wear armor during the march, the soldiers had fierce eyes and some of their bodies were tattered, but they had a rebellious spirit in their bones.
These Xiliang cavalrymen emerged from rounds of war.
Dong Zhuo was the governor of Liang Province and the general who protected the Qiang, but he was almost penniless despite his crazy efforts to amass wealth, because Li Ru invested almost all of his money in this army.
In today's world, apart from the Taiping Army, if one wants to possess this level of military force, even with the conditions in Jizhou, it will take at least two to three years.
But Li Ru, who planned all this, now frowned madly. He had been secretly paying attention to the news in Central Plains.
The news that the loyalist army was defeated and the Taiping Army was approaching Luoyang City was naturally received.
When Dong Zhuo received the news, his hair stood on end. He looked at Li Ru hesitantly and said, "Then Zhang Jue of the Taiping Army...
It's simply inhuman.
Wenyou, are we still heading to Luoyang as planned?"
According to Li Ru's previous plan, the Taiping Army was bound to be defeated, but the loyal army would definitely suffer heavy losses. At that time, Dong Zhuo would descend from the sky, break into Luoyang, control the emperor, use his troops to intimidate the princes, control the princes' armies, or directly defeat them, and thus embark on the path to becoming the most powerful official.
But no one expected that Zhang Jiao was so fierce. He won consecutive major battles and killed all the troops supporting the emperor and the imperial court.
Even a fool could hear the reluctance in Dong Zhuo's tone, let alone Li Ru, who was ranked among the top ten counselors in the world.
Li Ru immediately said: "My Lord, we can't just go to Luoyang like this, wouldn't that be courting death?
The imperial army of millions was wiped out, and our tens of thousands of cavalrymen would just add a few more souls to the death under that horn sword.
The current plan is to hold high the banner of loyalty to the Han Dynasty and then garrison the natural fortress of Hangu Pass to prevent the Taiping Army from easily breaking into Guanzhong.
Then find a relative who is closely related by blood or has a high reputation and status, and raise the banner of rebuilding the Han Dynasty, so as to gather people's hearts.
well.
My lord, how insignificant is human power?
How powerful is the power of heaven?
This is what is called "Man proposes, God disposes". The world has changed. No matter how many ambitions you have in your heart, you must keep your head down and wait for the right time."
It was a pity that Li Ru was here, but Dong Zhuo only heard that he didn't have to go to Luoyang to fight for his life, so he immediately agreed happily.
At this time, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry suddenly brought news from the imperial messenger, saying that the emperor's imperial edict to Dong Zhuo had successfully met Dong Zhuo halfway. It turned out that the construction of this wide road was indeed useful.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were both somewhat bewildered as they received the imperial edict, "Aren't the Taiping Army already at the gates of the city?
Did the emperor flee?
What imperial decree did he issue at this time?"
Dong Zhuo was thinking this as he opened the imperial edict. When he saw it, his body was shaken again and again. The next moment, his face was full of excitement and joy. He couldn't help laughing wildly. While laughing, he bowed to Luoyang City and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! I will definitely revitalize the Han Dynasty!"
Li Ru had some guesses in his mind, and hurriedly reached out to take the imperial edict and took a look. He saw a series of official positions conferred on Dong Zhuo, which almost made Dong Zhuo one of the most powerful military men in the world and a local lord.
Even someone as calm and self-possessed as Li Ru couldn't help but smile, and then cursed in a low voice, "What an idiot."
Dong Zhuo thought that he was now the Inspector of the Imperial Guards, and the land under his feet was his territory, and he instantly felt at ease.
He glanced around and saw a bamboo tube in the messenger's arms. He stared at the messenger and asked, "Is this also an imperial decree? Who is it for?"
The messenger was forced by Dong Zhuo's momentum and quickly replied: "Replying to Lord Dong, this imperial edict is to be delivered to Wushuang Marquis."
Wushuang Hou?
Dong Zhuo frowned upon hearing this, then stretched out his hand and said, "Give the imperial edict to this general, and I will pass it on to Wushuang Hou. You are alone, it is too dangerous, how can you deliver the imperial edict safely?"
The messenger was shocked. Although he had no intention of delivering the letter, after all, there were already many people going to chase Wushuang Marquis, but how could he hand over the imperial edict to Dong Zhuo?
Just as she was about to say no, she saw Dong Zhuo's face change. The next moment, she felt a chill on her back. When she lowered her head, she saw a sharp sword had pierced her chest. Blood was still dripping from the sharp tip of the sword, and there was a trace of flesh on it.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Dong Zhuo in disbelief, his throat surging with the thought of saying, "You..."
Blood gushed out of his mouth, but Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked normal. The last thought that flashed through the messenger's mind was: Your Majesty may have trusted the wrong person.
Then he died, and fell off the horse's back, leaving only one foot hanging on the stirrup, in a rather twisted posture.
The soldier next to him took the imperial edict from the messenger's arms and handed it to him. Dong Zhuo looked at the messenger's body, clicked his tongue lightly, and then slowly opened the imperial edict issued to Luo Kong.
Dong Zhuo laughed out loud when he saw those few dozen words, and then said with emotion: "Your Majesty is indeed a man of insight.
Knowing that Wushuang Hou was a man without a king or father, he actually abandoned his king and father and escaped alone.
Doesn’t such an action make people feel outraged by both humans and gods?
Removing him from his post now is in line with justice and morality.
Only I, Dong Zhuo, am a true Han loyalist and loyal to Your Majesty."
When Li Ru saw this imperial edict, his intelligent mind really could not understand the emperor's actions. This feeling was pure venting.
If he were the emperor, even if he did not trust Wushuang Hou Luo Kong, he would definitely let Dong Zhuo and Luo Kong assist Crown Prince Bian together to achieve a political balance and prevent one person from dominating.
Li Ru put away his thoughts and pointed to the mountains ahead and said, "My lord, according to the imperial edict, it is not difficult to see that Luo Ziming must be on the way from Luoyang to Chang'an with Prince Bian.
The most urgent task now is to capture Crown Prince Bian. Just now we said that we would look for a close blood relative of the Liu clan. Now that we have Crown Prince Bian in our hands, we are the only legitimate heir in the world.
If the Taiping Army is weak, we can contact the princes of the world and attack the Taiping Army as the leader of the alliance.
If the Taiping Army is strong, we can offer Prince Bian to Zhang Jue. With such merit, at least he will have no problem staying alive and even getting rich.
This is a choice with only benefits and no harm.
The Emperor of Luoyang is such a good man."
Hearing Li Ru's ridicule of the emperor, Dong Zhuo burst into laughter, and laughed wildly.
Who understands?
I am a warlord of Liang Province, and suddenly I have become the leader among all the princes in the world both in terms of my own strength and reputation in the court. I will soon be promoted to regent and reach the peak of my life.
Dong Zhuo took a deep breath, feeling the air filled with a sweet smell, and laughed loudly, "War is indeed a good thing.
How could we, the warriors from the border counties, have achieved our current status without fighting?
Now go and bring this general's treasure, no, rare treasure, bring this general's rare treasure to the army, so that you can be sure of nothing going wrong."
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"General, there is a large cavalry army ahead."
The scouts from both sides reported the news to Dong Zhuo and Luo Kong almost at the same time.
"Luo Ziming, I finally meet you."
"Dong Zhongying, it must be him."
Both sides were well aware that the only large cavalry group they could encounter here was the other side.
The two parties did not meet directly, but watched from afar. Luo Kong immediately knew that Dong Zhuo had come with ill intentions. Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "My lord, Dong Zhuo must have received the imperial edict from Luoyang. He is probably coming for Crown Prince Bian and Prince Xie.
If you are willing to hand over Crown Prince Bian and Prince Xie, Dong Zhuo will probably restrain himself, but if you are not willing, then there will definitely be a conflict."
Jia Xu's words were already very tactful, and Luo Kong knew very well that Dong Zhuo would definitely take action.
Because before the order of the world collapsed, he was pretending to obey him but secretly disobeying him.
Now with the emperor's decree, order in the world has basically collapsed. He will certainly not be able to control his arrogance, and he will definitely take Prince Bian away by force.
Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, Dong Zhuo personally led 60,000 Xiliang cavalrymen, which shows that he has evil intentions. The rules of the world cannot restrain such a person. You must be careful."
Sixty thousand Xiliang cavalry.
Luo Kong was silent. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry were also the elite knights in the world, not those barbarians who could be killed at will.
If he had just come out of the Western Regions, he would have dared to fight Dong Zhuo, but now with more than ten thousand knights, it is basically impossible.
Jia Xu looked at Luo Kong, and Luo Kong said leisurely: "Wenhe.
Do you know?
My mother said that my biggest strength and weakness are the same, that is, I am too serious about doing things, and once I have set my mind on something, I will not let it go. "
Jia Xu understood something when he heard this. He knew Luo Kong's choice. At this moment, the guard suddenly rode over and reported: "Sir, Dong Zhuo invites you to have a chat in front of the battle line."
Luo Kong and Jia Xu looked at each other and rode out on horseback, wanting to hear what Dong Zhuo wanted. In front of the two armies, Dong Zhuo had actually set up a table and spread out seats. If it weren't for the constant sound of horse hooves and roars behind them, it would have seemed like a spring day, inviting one or two good friends for an outing.
When Li Ru and Jia Xu met their good friend, they just bowed to each other but didn't say much. Now they each serve their own masters, and although they are good friends, this occasion is not suitable for reminiscing about the past.
Looking at Luo Kong sitting down, Dong Zhuo suddenly sighed and said, “Wushuang Hou.
I, Dong Zhongying, have struggled for more than ten years, and finally, with the help of this world situation, I can be here, sitting at the same table with you and drinking tea.
Wushuang Hou, you come from a famous family, do you know the pain of people like us who come from a poor family?"
This was clearly a slightly flattering remark, but as soon as it was spoken, Jia Xu and Li Ru's expressions changed, and Dong Zhuo's aura changed instantly, and the bloody smell that came from the bottom surged out.
Countless thoughts were churning in Li Ru's mind.
Dong Zhuo was using his current status and position to make a secret comparison with Luo Kong, and even through such a comparison, he put Luo Kong into an unjust situation.
Trying to criticize Luo Kong from a moral high ground.
Luo Kong naturally heard it.
This has actually always been a problem that the Luo family has to face, as a truly noble family with a long history.
Luo's family has always had a problem, which is how to prevent being morally kidnapped.
The answer was simple.
There is always unfairness in this world, and people are always divided into high and low.
In this case, then the family holding a high position is at least better than others. At least the family holding a high position basically does things that benefit the country and the people.
Luo Kong said calmly: "Mr. Dong's words seem to carry a hint of resentment?
People in the world like to distinguish between poor and rich families, and I never comment on this.
Because the main branch of the family has never fallen in the past 1,300 years, and the Wushuang Marquisate has never declined in the past 200 years, in your opinion, you probably cannot empathize with the poor.
But I can tell you about what I have seen and heard over the past thousands of years.
The Ru'nan Yuan family is now one of the most powerful families in the world. During the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the ancestor was just a scholar who was not even from a humble family. He spoke up for his teacher and was able to inherit the family.
As for the present, fifty years ago, the Yuan family was nothing. Although it could not be called a poor family, it was not among the wealthy families either.
Until the rise of the family, several generations of talents were produced in succession, consolidating the family's reputation, and it became the top family in the world today. In just a few decades, the Yuan family transformed its identity.
During the three hundred years of the Han Dynasty, who can tell how many people and even families prospered through family recommendations?
Isn’t this how the ancestors of the Wuwei Jia family, to which Wenhe belongs, prospered?
Even though most people forget their great aspirations when they reach the ninth heaven, and quickly join the ranks of those wealthy families, the family still works tirelessly to leave a way for the poor to rise.
Now Mr. Dong, you are no longer from a poor family. If you can pass on the power, the next wealthy family will be the Dong family. So what do you want to do?
If someone sat in front of your son and said, "I have struggled for more than ten years to be able to drink wine and tea with you," what would you say?
Luo Kong's tone was still as calm as ever. He simply stated what his family had done, and then retorted.
The fact that the rich suppress the poor cannot be changed; it is human nature.
You are a wealthy family now, will you leave room for the poor?
Dong Zhuo certainly wouldn't do that. He would even go further to suppress the poor because he didn't want his descendants to become poor again.
But Luo Shi can!
In the Han Dynasty, if you want to stand on the moral high ground and accuse the Luo family, then you have found the wrong person.
Although the Luo family has not made the world completely fair, at least in the Luo family, as long as you have the ability, it is still relatively fair.
Dong Zhuo's face looked very unhappy. He didn't expect that his moral accusation was unsuccessful and he was even ridiculed. At this time, a slightly gloomy voice sounded. It was Li Ru.
"Marquis Wushuang, I am willing to use my life to pave the way for the poor, so that the poor people in the world can leap into the dragon gate. I wonder if someone like me is qualified to say a word?"
There was a gleam of madness in Li Ru's eyes. He was extremely obsessed and filled with resentment towards almost all the wealthy families. But on the other hand, he was selfless and his thoughts were extremely pure.
Dong Zhuo sometimes also feels a headache about Li Ru’s crazy state, but now he looks at Luo Kong with some anticipation. Now let’s see how you are going to deal with it?
There are always people in this world who are purer than you, the Luo family!
Come down from the moral high ground!
Luo Kong heard Jia Xu mention Li Ru, and he looked at Li Ru.
There was a light in Li Ru's eyes, with a hint of weirdness. He was looking forward to what Luo Kong would say to refute him. He couldn't wait to expose the hypocrisy.
Luo Kong chuckled and asked softly, "Li Wenyou, you have the noble character of petitioning for the poor, which is worthy of admiration.
Where is your son?
Where is your grandson?
Do you have any disciples?
Will your disciples inherit your great wish?
What will you do if your son and grandson become the new rich family? "
Luo Kong's few words made Li Ru fall into bad fantasies.
Luo Kong put away his smile and sighed: "My son, grandson, and even the endless descendants in the future will inherit my great wish.
This is the Luo family, no matter how much things change, they never change!"
This is Luo’s!
The sound of this sentence was not loud, but it was like the morning bell and evening drum, making Li Ru's head buzz.
There may be a person in this world whose morality is better than that of the contemporary Luo family, but if the scale of time is extended, he will be completely at a disadvantage.
The Luo family never fights for a moment, but for eternity. Under safe circumstances, they do as much as they can, making changes bit by bit.
Time is on Luo's side.
Li Ru realized that he was wrong!
He shouldn't have included the Luo family among those wealthy families. This is a transcendent existence. Even if he cannot pledge allegiance now, he should not do anything bad to the Luo family!
Dong Zhuo felt something was wrong the moment Luo Kong said that. He now regretted why he wanted to suppress Luo Kong. He was really looking for trouble.
Dong Zhuo said in a hurry, "Luo Ziming, I won't waste my words with you. You must have received the imperial edict. If you haven't, I have another copy here.
His Majesty has dismissed you from your position and ordered this general to assist the Crown Prince. This is an official decree. Hand over the Crown Prince and don't engage in violence. As long as you are willing to hand him over, you can return to Zhaocheng with your guards.
I am now the fake Protector General of the Western Regions, and the Western Regions Army should be led by me, but as long as you hand over the Crown Prince, I will let the Western Regions Army pass through Liangzhou and return to the Western Regions.
You know these conditions are already very lenient, and my request is not excessive."
They were indeed the ones who were in the right. Dong Zhuo had both the power and the imperial edict, but that's not how things work in this world.
Luo Kong said leisurely: "The current emperor is an absolute tyrant, this is recognized by the world. The will of a tyrant is chaos, how can we obey the will of chaos?
The state is more important than the ancestral temple, and the ancestral temple is more important than the emperor. Doesn’t Mr. Dong understand this principle? "
Dong Zhuo watched Luo Kong accuse his emperor and father right in front of him. His nonchalant attitude made him quite... envious.
"I never practiced for immortality."
"Then why do you practice?"
“Invincible.”
Discussing philosophy under the tree, the young man's words shocked everyone.
The fifteen-year-old boy today will be a great man in the future.
The golden scales in the pond are teased by shrimps, and when the wind and clouds come together they turn into dragons.
"I heard that you are arrogant and look down on others?"
"Those are all rumors. I am simple, kind, and humble."
"I heard you want to kill me?"
Su Yu shook his head: "I just want to beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you."
"Oh, I forgot to mention that I am immortal~"
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