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

Dong Zhuo paced inside the tent, obviously still not recovered from his recent anger.

"Brother Yuan, will there be any next move?"

Li Ru thought for a while and said, "If His Majesty hasn't found it, they will definitely not dare to act in the short term.

"Send an order to block the news here. No one can know that the emperor is missing."

Li Ru shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, it's too late now. If they dare to plan such a big thing, how could they not send out scouts? We were assassinated while hunting, which delayed us for half a day. If Ru is right, the news would have spread by now. Before today, they will know the news of the emperor's disappearance."

Dong Zhuo frowned.

Li Ru continued, "Prime Minister, don't worry. The current situation is not the worst. After all, the emperor is only missing. I am sure they dare not rashly raise an army."

"Why do you think so?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"If we rashly raise an army and the emperor returns safe and sound, this behavior will be tantamount to rebellion. At that time, as long as the prime minister asks the emperor to issue an edict, they will be punished by the people of the world without the prime minister taking any action."

Jia Xu said, "Mr. Li is right. The key to this matter is to find your Majesty as soon as possible. Only by finding your Majesty can we be invincible.

Dong Zhuo nodded.

After all, the key to this matter lies in Liu Yu. If he can successfully rescue His Majesty, then all these problems will not be a problem.

But could he, a weak scholar, really escape the pursuit of the elite soldiers behind him with a nine-year-old emperor?

Dong Zhuo had no confidence.

He asked somewhat uncertainly: "Can Your Majesty really escape this disaster?"

Li Ru and the other man both took a breath of cold air.

Jia Xu had never met Liu Yu, but he had only heard that he was a talented poet and was known for his great talent.

Even Cai Yong admired him very much. Before long, he went from being a commoner to the emperor's uncle.

Ever since Liu Yu became Emperor Liu's uncle, Jia Xu has been collecting and deducing information about Liu Yu.

He felt that after Liu Yu came out of prison, his reputation as a poet continued to rise, and in the end he even became the emperor's uncle.

Judging from Jia Xu's intuition, this person is not a simple person.

These steps seemed to be calculated. If this was true, Liu Yu was too scary.

Li Ru had met Liu Yu before, but for some reason, he did not have a good impression of Liu Yu, thinking that he had more talent than bravery.

Perhaps his long-term dealings with soldiers had developed his unique ideas about judging people. He felt that Liu Yu did not have much of the literati style unique to this era, but instead had an indescribable sense of alienation.

If such a person is in the army, he will definitely not be valued because he is afraid of death and will put his own life first.

He felt that if they encountered a life-and-death situation, Liu Yu would be the first to escape.

When he guessed that it was Liu Yu who escaped with the emperor, he still found it hard to believe. According to his understanding of Liu Yu, at the critical moment of life and death, he should have escaped.

Li Ru couldn't figure it out and could only explain it all by saying that Liu Yu felt that becoming the emperor meant his future of wealth and honor.

Li Ru pondered for a moment and said, "I think it's difficult. Although the emperor's uncle is smart, he is still young and has no military strategy. It's hard for him to survive in the mountains and forests, let alone escape the pursuit of those elite soldiers. Now we can only hope that they can hide for a while longer and Fengxian can arrive in time to rescue them."

Dong Zhuo was silent for a long time when he heard Li Ru say this. In the end, he sighed helplessly.

"If the emperor is unfortunately assassinated, we will have no choice but to leave Luoyang and retreat back to Xiliang."

Retreating back to Xiliang, Jia Xu was secretly shocked when he heard these words. Now everyone was in Luoyang, with the emperor as their support, the princes of the world did not dare to raise an army to attack. If they left this place, it would not be long before everyone in Xiliang would die without a burial place.

Since his own safety was at stake, Jia Xu no longer hid his incompetence.

"Prime Minister, we must not return to Xiliang."

Dong Zhuo asked, "What good plan does Wenhe have?"

Jia Xu said: "If the emperor dies and we withdraw from the capital, we will lose the protection of Hulao. At that time, any prince will be able to defeat us."

"If the emperor dies, Xu thinks that the prime minister should not only stay but also appoint another royal relative as the emperor, announce it to the world, and send troops to suppress the rebellion. Only in this way can the prime minister maintain the initiative."

Although Dong Zhuo was not afraid of establishing another emperor, after all, the previous emperor had no son. If he established another emperor, it might not be legitimate.

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked, "What do you think of this plan, Wenyou?"

Li Ru responded: "Wenhe's words make sense. If the emperor dies, the world will inevitably be in turmoil. The prime minister can only use Hulao Pass as a barrier and wait and see what happens?"

Dong Zhuo asked: "Luoyang is a place surrounded by wars, and the Sanchuan Valley is not well defended. If the enemy occupies the Sanchuan Valley and goes downstream, Luoyang will be flat."

Li Ru added: "If it really comes to that, the Prime Minister can only retreat to Chang'an. There are thousands of miles of fertile land in Guandong, and Hangu Pass is our defense."

"Separating the country is enough to protect oneself, but opening the country allows one to conquer the world."

"In the past, the Qin Dynasty relied on Hangu Pass to resist the armies of the six kingdoms. If there had not been Hangu Pass, the Qin Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. Then there would have been no Qin Shi Huangdi who swept across the world and unified the six kingdoms."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment after hearing Li Ru's words and asked, "Guanzhong is strategically located and originally had the potential to be a hegemon, but it has been nearly two hundred years since Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital. Chang'an is dilapidated and sparsely populated, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain the great cause."

Li Ru said again: "Prime Minister, this is not difficult. Luoyang is prosperous and has a large population. We only need to move the population of Luoyang to Chang'an, and this problem will be solved."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he thought it made sense and his expression eased a little.

"Wenyou's plan is brilliant. This way, our family will be invincible."

Li Ru continued, "Prime Minister, there is one more matter that must be investigated."

"Wenyou, just say it."

"The person who tried to assassinate your majesty is among the soldiers. Although the incident has happened, we still need to investigate whether there are assassins among the soldiers."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he thought it was indeed a tricky situation.

"What's Wenyou's plan?"

Li Ru said: "When the Prime Minister entered Luoyang City, in addition to the Western Liang cavalry, he also recruited the general (He Jin)'s soldiers, He Miao's troops and Ding Yuan's army."

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is absolutely loyal to the Prime Minister, there is no doubt about that. Ding Yuan's army has General Lu, so there is no need to worry. The troops of the general and He Miao are mixed, so they can be checked in detail."

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Yuan Shao has three ministers in his four generations, and his students and former officials are all over the world. I wonder how Wen You plans to check it out?"

Li Ru said: "Ru thinks that we should start with the former officials of the Yuan family. All former officials of the Yuan family who are serving in the army must be strictly investigated. If they are found to be colluding with the Yuan family, they will be immediately subject to military law. If they are not involved in this incident, the prime minister only needs to promote them in public but demote them in private and transfer them away from important positions in the army. In this way, these people will never make any waves again."

Dong Zhuo praised in his heart.

"Wen You has a great idea. In that case, who do you think is the most suitable person to handle this matter?"

Li Ru laughed, he already had a candidate in mind.

"Wenhe, I'd like you to take care of this matter, okay?"

Both of them are extremely smart people, so they naturally understand each other's intentions.

Jia Xu sighed helplessly in his heart. No matter how much he planned, he still couldn't outsmart this old fox. He was afraid that he would wait and see, so he deliberately used this incident to tie himself firmly to Dong Zhuo's chariot.

As long as he found out the spy, he would definitely be hated by the Yuan brothers. At that time, even if he wanted to look for another wise leader, he would have no choice but to give up.

"How dare I disobey Lord Li's order?"

"In this case, we must conduct a thorough investigation and not let any suspicious points go."

"only."