Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 230 Suspicious Dong Zhuo

Liu Yu took the flying bear token and walked happily to the door of the main hall. At this moment, he suddenly felt vigilant, and only felt a figure in a scholar's robe hiding in the side hall observing him from the corner of his vision.

The figure in the scholar's robe was also very vigilant. Seeing Liu Yu's slight pause and becoming suspicious, he quickly turned sideways and hid in the dark.

But a glance was enough for Liu Yu to see the man's appearance clearly. It was Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's chief aide.

"Hmph! At first I thought Dong Zhuo was dazed by the effect of the elixir. It seems that I was careless! He still didn't fully trust me!" Liu Yu looked at the waist card in his hand again, and he felt a little guilty in his heart. Supervising the transportation of food was a little more careful.

When Liu Yu left Yong'an Palace, Dong Zhuo, who had dragged the maid back to the bedroom, turned back to the hall again.

It turned out that all Dong Zhuo's previous actions were to test and win over Liu Yu, and he returned to the hall at this time to ask Li Ru about the results he observed in the dark.

Li Ru said: "Report to Grand Master, before Liu Yu left, he looked happy, and seemed very satisfied with Grand Master's arrangement!"

Dong Zhuo nodded slightly after hearing this, "That's very good. Liu Yu is a rare all-rounder in civil and military affairs. The old man intends to accept him as a confidant, but at this time, he can't easily give him the military power, and entrust him with the task of supervising the transportation of grain and grass. It can be regarded as a small compensation for him!"

The job of supervising the transshipment is a fat job. Whether it is out of the warehouse or in the warehouse, or on the road, there are many loopholes that can be exploited. How can Dong Zhuo really rest assured that all the work is handed over to the new Ma Teng?

But handing it over to Liu Yu is different. Liu Yu is the person Dong Zhuo wants to reuse, and Liu Yu has no soldiers under his command. Letting him and Ma Teng be responsible for transshipment of grain can just supervise each other.

In addition, Dong Zhuo handed over the Feixiong waist card to Liu Yu again, which can be regarded as a hint that he can make some money during the transfer process.

After all, there are not many available generals in Luoyang City, and Dong Zhuo needs Liu Yu to serve him very much. Since he is not allowed to go to Hulao Pass to command the troops, he has to offer enough benefits to appease him.

It's just that anyone who sees such a fat job will be jealous, and Li Ru also wants to get a piece of the action, "I have something to worry about, and I don't know if I should say it or not!"

At this time, Dong Zhuo only felt that the medicine was strong, so he wanted to go back to the palace to be happy, and when he heard that Li Ru still had doubts, he asked impatiently: "Wen You is worried, then Liu Yu and Ma Teng colluded with each other to enrich their own pockets! "

"Exactly... Exactly, Ma Chao's son is Liu Yu's apprentice, so we have to guard against the grain transportation!" Li Ru didn't expect that Dong Zhuo could see at a glance that he had the idea of ​​intervening in the transportation of grain and grass, so he became nervous on the spot, afraid Dong Zhuo accused him of being greedy.

But at the moment Dong Zhuo was in a good mood, and what Li Ru said made sense, so he ordered on the spot: "Since Wen You has concerns, let's go and supervise together. In addition, General Pingxi Han Sui can be trusted, and Wen You can support him more. Divide Ma Teng's power and prevent Ma Teng from being the dominant player in city defense!"

Xu Rong led troops to garrison in Henan County, and Li Ru temporarily took over the post of captain of the city gate, but it was Ma Teng and Han Sui's two troops who were actually in charge of Luoyang city defense.

Dong Zhuo likes the art of balance the most, and Ma Teng has been in the limelight recently, so he has the idea of ​​supporting Han Sui to restrain Ma Teng.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Dong Zhuo felt that he could no longer control the heat in his dantian, and ran to the bedroom in a hurry before Li Ru could reply.

"This elixir is really miraculous. If you take the whole pill, wouldn't it be more effective!" Dong Zhuo's body's reaction made Dong Zhuo ecstatic. He hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time, and laughed wildly while running.

It turned out that Dong Zhuo hadn't swallowed the whole pill, and the veteran who pretended to withdraw the test medicine was just a small means to appease Liu Yu's emotions.

As for the pill that Dong Zhuo took just now, it was actually the one that Dong Bai brought a few days ago.

At that time, the imperial doctor broke off a small piece of the pill to study the formula and efficacy. Although it failed in the end, it can be concluded that the remaining part is non-toxic.

Originally, Dong Zhuo thought that breaking off a small piece would greatly reduce the efficacy of the medicine, but in order to ensure that the pills were not toxic, he planned to break all ten pills in half and let the veterans of the test medicine take them first. a half.

It's just that Dong Zhuo can only take five out of ten pills.

But now Dong Zhuo doesn't need to worry, because he has mastered the weight of the pill, breaking off a small part will not affect the efficacy of the medicine.

All that was left was to hope that these ten chances would bring him an heir.

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Liu Yu returned to the alley in the south of the city, saw the gate of Huangfu's old house opened, thought that Xu Shu must have arrived, and walked in directly.

Xu Shu was tidying up the house, and when he saw that King Zhongshan was coming, he hurriedly helped his mother to pay homage.

Xu's mother was about sixty years old, and although her temples were gray, her complexion was good, and her body was very strong. After paying homage to her son, she asked Xu Shu to go to Liu's mansion to obey orders.

"The old lady misunderstood. I came here to ask if there is anything missing at home, so that someone can go and buy it. You have come all the way and need to rest, so let Yuan Zhi stay with you at home first!"

"How can this be done? Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been carried out. Loyalty comes first and filial piety comes last. How can it be reversed!"

Xu's mother insisted that her son go to work immediately, but Liu Yu was also helpless. He didn't want to argue with the old man, so he nodded in agreement.

Xu Shu first helped his mother to rest in the backyard, and then rushed to report to Liu Yu.

"Is Yuan Zhi satisfied with this house?"

"Xu Shu's life was saved by the lord, and now he has settled his mother in the capital. He has everything needed, such as food, rice, oil, salt, servants and maidservants. His great kindness and virtue are unforgettable. Whether it is an entourage, a bodyguard, a horse scout, or a scout, Xu Shu can take it for granted. , please send me as you please!"

Xu Shu has a true temperament, and he admired Liu Yu so much when he was in Liang County, but now he finds out that he has become a neighbor with the lord in Luoyang City, and the gratitude in his heart is beyond words.

It's just that at this time he is still a knight-errant, and he feels that everything in the world can be broken with strength, and Xu Shu in history also started to abandon martial arts and follow literature after he went to Jingzhou to learn from his teacher.

So at this time Xu Shu wanted to serve in the army like Chen Dao.

"I don't lack the bodyguards and scouts that Yuan Zhi just mentioned, but I don't have a counselor who can help to find out the gaps. I don't know if Yuan Zhi is willing to do it?" Liu Yu has long known that Xu Shu's potential is unlimited, how could he put He is only used as a minor character.

When Xu Shu heard that Liu Yu wanted him to be a counselor by his side, he knelt down on one knee excitedly and kowtowed to salute.

"Xu Shu would like to obey the master's arrangement, and he will do his best to respect the Lord in this life!"

The appointment of officials at the end of the Han Dynasty required filial piety. To put it bluntly, it meant that someone with a reputation should be recommended as an official.

What is a famous person?Most of them are members of the powerful families, or powerful people who have been officials for many years.

In order to protect the long-term interests of the family, these people will inevitably use the power of recommendation on the children of the family and friends with interests.

As a result, many poor disciples like Xu Shu, who are full of wisdom but have no chance to show it, can only be used unless they meet the wise master.

This is also the reason why Xu Shu liked to be a ranger before. He didn't want to be an official, but no one recommended him and he didn't have a chance.

And being a counselor by Liu Yu's side has unlimited possibilities, so it's not surprising that Xu Shu is very excited.

Liu Yu was also very happy to get Xu Shu's official allegiance. Seeing that it was getting late, it was time for Diao Chan and the others to come back from shopping, so he happened to go back home to find them a drink.

"Nothing to do today, Yuanzhi will settle down for now, and he will come to the mansion to find me tomorrow, just as I have something to discuss with someone!"

"Xu Shu obeys!"

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(End of this chapter)