Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

After Dong Zhuo dealt with the ministers, he walked towards the emperor's tent without saying a word.

He stepped over the corpses lying all over the place and walked into the emperor's tent.

There was also a dead body of a eunuch in the tent, his outer clothes stripped off, his throat stabbed with a knife, and even the look of fear on his face did not disappear.

Dong Zhuo squatted down, looked at the knife marks on the eunuch's neck, and said coldly: "He must be an old soldier in the army, who was killed by a single blow."

He glanced at Li Ru who was following behind him and asked:

"Wenyou, have you found out the origins of these thieves?"

Li Ru replied, "I already have a clue about the identity of the men in black. One of them is Zhang Silang, the former Tiger Guard of the late emperor."

"Tiger Guards?" Dong Zhuo was a little unconvinced. "Did Wen You find out?"

Li Ru said: "Zhang Silang has been a member of the Tiger Guard for quite some time. Many people in the army know him. This matter cannot be wrong."

"Have the identities of the others been checked?"

Li Ru was silent for a long time before he said:

"It has not been confirmed yet. Ru thinks the identities of the others are most likely Tiger Guards."

"There is one more thing I was about to report to the Prime Minister. Ru suspects that the swordsman who stabbed the Prime Minister was Wang Yue, the leader of the Tiger Guards."

"Wang Yue?" Dong Zhuo was a little confused. "Although I have never seen him, I have heard of him. He once fought with Fengxian. It is said that he even defeated Fengxian by one move."

"How is it possible to defeat Fengxian with one move? We don't believe it."

Li Ru said: "At that time, Ru and Fengxian were together and saw the two of them sparring. Wang Yue was indeed slightly better."

Dong Zhuo was stunned.

"Is there really such a thing?"

Li Ru said: "Both of them had drunk a lot of wine, it was just a joke, don't take it seriously. If I am not mistaken. If it is a life-and-death duel, Wang Yue has absolutely no chance of winning."

Dong Zhuo nodded slightly. He had no doubt about it at all.

"We have been back to the camp for quite some time. I believe he has either been captured or killed. We will know whether he is Wang Yue or not in a moment."

Li Ru nodded.

At this moment, a man came from outside the tent, with a thin face and absent-minded eyes. It was Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe.

"Report to the Prime Minister, the soldiers just came to report that the black-clad assassin just escaped."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he was furious.

"What? Ran away?" "How could he run away when there were so many people around him?"

Jia Xu saluted and said, "According to the soldiers, the man in black was very cunning. He pretended to be stabbed to death, and when everyone was not prepared, he suddenly flew into the air, seized a captain's horse and rushed out of the encirclement."

Dong Zhuo laughed out of anger.

"Pass the order, if the captain fails to capture the enemy, cut off his head and send it to all the troops."

The soldier at the door responded and left.

Dong Zhuo continued, "Issue a warrant to capture Wang Yue."

As soon as Li Ru heard it, he understood what he meant.

No matter if this person is Wang Yue or not, we will know once we catch him.

If it wasn't Wang Yue, Wang Yue would have been calm and fearless. If it was Wang Yue, he would have fled.

Dong Zhuo paced back and forth in the tent, looking very angry.

It took him a long time to come to his senses.

Looking at the two best counselors around him, he asked, "The Tiger Guards have always been loyal to the emperor. How could they assassinate Your Majesty?"

Li Ru replied, "To be honest with you, Prime Minister. I am puzzled by this. The Tiger Guards have always been known for their loyalty and bravery. There is absolutely no reason for them to assassinate Your Majesty."

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that they are from two different groups?"

The two passers-by fell into deep thought after hearing these words.

After a while, Li Ru said: "Looking at their tacit cooperation, it is obvious that they had contacted each other in advance. If the Tiger Guards knew that they were going to assassinate Your Majesty, unless..."

Li Ru paused at this point, and calculated in his mind. He glanced at Jia Xu and saw that he looked calm, and it was obvious that he had it all planned out.

"Wenhe also thought of it?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Mr. Li, I have pondered this for a long time and feel that this is the only possibility. Apart from this, I really don't know how to explain it."

Li Ru said: "Indeed."

Dong Zhuo asked, "It's already this late, why don't you two stop testing your knowledge?"

Li Ru saluted and said, "Unless the Tiger Guards don't know that they are trying to assassinate Your Majesty."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he thought it made sense.

Only in this way will cooperation between them be possible.

"Then who are the people who assassinated the emperor?"

Jia Xu seemed not to have heard what Dong Zhuo said. He stood there without saying a word.

Li Ru knew Jia Xu's intention by looking at his expression. Although Jia Xu was very intelligent, he kept it secret. He always said half of what he wanted to say and kept the other half hidden.

"Wenhe, since the Prime Minister has asked, don't refuse. Tell us what you think."

Jia Xu understood Li Ru's meaning very well, but he couldn't refuse and could only smile faintly.

"Who exactly is it? I'm not sure yet, but what is certain is that it must be one of the princes."

"Xu thinks this person must be very powerful. Once the emperor dies, he will have the opportunity to compete for the world. That's why he came up with this evil plan."

Seeing that Jia Xu was still unwilling to speak clearly, Li Ru did not continue to force him. He said, "The most powerful people in the world today are Yuan Shao of Bohai, Yuan Shu of Nanyang, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Liu Yan of Yizhou."

"Tao Qian is weak and incompetent, and Liu Biao has no ambition. Liu Yan is not in turmoil, and Confucianism believes that the assassin of Your Majesty must be one of the Yuan brothers."

The two were indeed Dong Zhuo's strongest counselors (and one of the strongest counselors of this era). With just a few words, they made the originally complicated situation very clear.

"Good job, Yuan brothers. Our family has been very kind to them. The Yuan family has been enjoying the Han Dynasty's salary for generations, but they actually did such a treasonous thing. It really makes our family laugh."

Now all the heroes in the world know that the emperor is Dong Zhuo's greatest support. If the emperor dies, Dong Zhuo will lose his support. At that time, he will not only fail to occupy Luoyang, but will also be attacked by heroes all over the world.

If that day really comes, the political situation that has just stabilized will fall into chaos again.

Dong Zhuo was filled with rage and he paced back and forth in the tent.

Li Ru and Jia Xu had been with him for a long time and understood his temper. They knew that this was the time when Dong Zhuo was most angry and if they were not careful, they might be killed.

The two of them tacitly agreed not to speak anymore.

It was unknown how long it had been before Dong Zhuo finally stopped.

He sat down at the table, looked at the two men and said, "No matter what, we must find the emperor. If anything happens to the emperor, we can't stay in Luoyang anymore."

Li Ru advised: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense. Ru thinks that the most urgent thing is to do one more thing, which is also very important."

"That means sending people to seal off Hulao Pass immediately and not allowing anyone to enter or leave."

Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said, "Is Wenyou afraid that someone will attack at this time?"

Li Ru bowed and said, "Prime Minister, we must be on guard against this. If someone really takes advantage of the emperor's disappearance to cause trouble, it would be bad."

Dong Zhuo nodded.

"Someone, call Hua Xiong."

After a while, a burly general entered the tent.

"Greetings to the Prime Minister."

Hua Xiong's voice was like a war drum, ringing in everyone's ears.

"You must quickly go to Hulao Pass and guard it. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who violates this rule will be executed immediately."

"only."

Hua Xiong took the order and left.

Li Ru looked at the gloomy expression on Dong Zhuo's face and consoled him: "General Hua, please go to Hulao Pass in person to ensure the safety of Luoyang."