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

Dong Zhuo was still agitated and handed the letter to Li Ru.

"Wenyou, take a look at the letter Liu Yu wrote to Fengxian. The important parts have all been covered up."

Li Ru took the thin paper, read it, and took a deep breath.

Liu Yu's great talent is fully demonstrated in this letter. The obscured words not only do not affect the meaning of the letter, but also allow people to make other guesses after careful reading.

Li Ru guessed that when Lu Bu received the letter, he must not have read it carefully. If he had read it carefully, he would have been able to discover the hidden trick in it.

The expression on Dong Zhuo's face was uncertain. He was waiting for Li Ru's answer. If the answer given by Li Ru was consistent with what he thought in his mind, he would immediately send heavy troops to surround Lu Bu. Even if it would cost him a lot of combat power, he would kill Lu Bu here.

He knew how terrifying a traitorous Lu Bu would be. He would take advantage of the cover of night, sneak into the camp without anyone noticing, and cut off the commander's head. After all, that was how Ding Yuan died.

Dong Zhuo clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

The tense expression on Li Ru's face did not relax in a short time. It was not because of Lu Bu, but Liu Yu's scheming that frightened him. If he was not careful, he would definitely fall into this clever counter-espionage plan.

"This is Liu Yu's counter-espionage plan. Prime Minister, you must not believe it."

When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru say this, he slowly loosened his clenched hands.

"Liu Yu is so cunning that we almost fell for his trick."

"Prime Minister, the more critical the moment, the more you need to keep your mind steady and never lose your composure."

The last time Li Ru mentioned the issue of losing his composure to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo confidently stated that such a thing would never happen. However, after he witnessed Liu Yu's methods, he realized that it was indeed difficult to guard against.

"Have we sent out all the people for our plan?" Dong Zhuo asked, changing the subject.

"They have all been dispatched. If my guess is correct, they have now arrived at the designated location."

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When the news that the three heroes defeated Lu Bu reached Yuan Shao's camp, Yuan Shao felt mixed emotions.

The good news is that the generals in the army can join forces to defeat Lu Bu, then Dong Zhuo will be like a grasshopper in autumn, and will not be able to jump for a few days.

What worries him is that these three martial arts masters are actually Liu Yu's generals. Yuan Shu is right. Liu Yu does have many masters under his command. If the day comes when Dong Zhuo is defeated, Liu Yu will become his biggest enemy.

He pondered for a moment, then issued an order to send someone to Bohai to secretly transfer Yan Liang and Wen Chou to help. After everything was arranged, he ordered the army to move forward towards Hulao Pass to meet up with other princes.

By the time the many princes had set up their tents, it was already late at night.

Sun Jian was drinking in his tent when he suddenly heard someone come in and deliver a message saying that Li Jue, a general under Dong Zhuo, wanted to see him.

Sun Jian was stunned, and suspected that he had heard it wrongly, so he confirmed it again. Only then did he realize that it was really Dong Zhuo's general Li Jue.

Sun Jian had fought with this man during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so they were familiar with each other, but it was not a deep friendship.

When Sun Jian was fighting against Dong Zhuo, he saw that Dong Zhuo was arrogant and domineering, so he privately advised General Zhang Wen to kill him. Unfortunately, Zhang Wen was afraid of Dong Zhuo's reputation in Xiliang and was unwilling to do it, so Dong Zhuo escaped.

Now that Zhang Wen saw Dong Zhuo being so cruel in Luoyang City, he wondered if he regretted his decision.

When Li Jue entered the tent, he saluted Sun Jian and said, "General Wen Tai, how are you? After last seeing you, Brother Wen Tai is still as charming as ever. I am so glad to see you."

Sun Jian nodded in return and said, "General Li, you are welcome. I wonder why you came to my tent today?"

Li Jue laughed and said, "General Wentai, you are a straightforward person, so I will not beat around the bush. Prime Minister Dong admires General Wentai's bravery. He has a daughter who is only 28 years old. He wants to marry her to the general. What do you think?"

"Dong Zhuo's evil deeds have angered the heavens and the people. I am here to wipe out this villain. How dare you become his relative? Leave immediately, or you will be killed by my sword."

Seeing that Sun Jian was determined, Li Jue took something out of his arms and handed it to Sun Jian without panic.

"General Wen Tai, calm down. Since General Wen Tai does not want to marry, I wonder if the Prime Minister's gift is pleasing to the general."

Sun Jian took the thing handed over by Li Jue and took a closer look. Wow, it turned out to be an imperial edict. He opened the edict and saw that it awarded him the title of marquis and handed over the Jiangdong counties to him for management.

"Such generous conditions will not be obtained easily. General Li, please tell me what price Dong Zhuo wants me to pay."

Li Jue bowed and said, "The Prime Minister has instructed that as long as General Wentai agrees to these conditions, the Prime Minister will not ask for any price. He only needs the general to lead his troops back to Jiangdong."

Sun Jian thought that Dong Zhuo would let him lead his troops to defect and attack the Guandong coalition forces together with him, as Dong Zhuo offered such a good condition. Unexpectedly, he didn't need to do anything but leave the place.

If Sun Jian said he was not tempted when he saw the above conditions, that would be a lie. After all, the conditions offered by Dong Zhuo were too generous.

Seeing that Sun Jian was still hesitant, Li Jue seized the opportunity to persuade him, "General Wentai, if you agree, the counties in Jiangdong will be under your jurisdiction. The Prime Minister also said that the court will never interfere in the affairs of Jiangdong. You can appoint officials and protect the territory and the people."

"This is a serious matter. Please allow me to consider it carefully."

"That's exactly what should be done. I hope the general will make a decision soon. The Prime Minister will wait for the general's good news."

After saying that, he bowed and turned to leave.

Sun Jian pondered for a moment, and without waiting for a decision, he summoned his four generals to discuss the matter.

After they sat down, Sun Jian saw that Zu Mao looked pale, and asked with concern: "Darong, I see that you look pale, is it a recurrence of the old injury?"

Zu Mao replied, "Don't worry, my lord. Darong has recovered a long time ago thanks to the Emperor's uncle's sacrifice. He just hasn't been on the battlefield for a few days and is a little bored."

Sun Jian laughed loudly, and told everyone what he had just said about Li Jue.

When Zu Mao heard this, he was the first to stand up and oppose.

"My lord, you must not do that. Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country. If we join him, we will be spurned by all the heroes in the world. By then, even if we occupy the land of Jiangdong, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold."

Huang Gai said, "Da Rong is right. My lord, you must not lose your integrity."

Cheng Pu and Han Dang also said: "This matter must not be agreed to, my lord, please think twice."

When Sun Jian heard that his four generals all opposed it, he gave up the idea of ​​accepting Dong Zhuo's recruitment.

"What you said makes sense. Jian will write a letter of divorce and tell Dong Zhuo that it is wishful thinking to try to win us over with his power."

"My lord is wise."

As they were talking, they heard a soldier outside the tent report that Liu Yu came to visit.

Sun Jian was slightly startled. He didn't know why Liu Yu came to visit him so late at night, so he hurriedly sent someone to welcome Liu Yu into the tent.