Chapter 195, Dong Zhongying, a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold

Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is blowing.

Liu Bei is waiting.

Dong Zhuo is also waiting.

The cold winter is not suitable for large armies to fight. Both sides know very well that when the ice and snow melt, a war will break out.

However, after waiting for several days, Dong Zhuo received news of the envoy's death.

"Ma Teng, Han Sui, how dare you humiliate me like this?" He scattered the bamboo slips on the table, and veins popped up on his forehead.

If this kind of thing happened to any hero, he would be furious.

Even hostile forces will adhere to the rule of not killing envoys when the two armies are fighting, not to mention that he sent the envoys to form an alliance.

Obviously, he was blaming Ma Teng and Han Sui for the death of the envoy secretly. This is also common sense, after all, it is the opponent's territory.

"The general has long said that Ma Teng and Han Sui are unreliable."

"If I had sent my troops to destroy them, how could my lord be so humiliated today?"

"In my opinion, Ma Teng and Han Sui have already been secretly communicating with Liu Bei. Even if they agree to form an alliance, I'm afraid they won't sincerely join forces with us."

All the generals spoke out one after another, targeting Li Ru again.

This strategy was his contribution. If it works, the credit will naturally be his. If it doesn't work, he will naturally bear the blame.

Li Ru was puzzled. In his opinion, Ma Teng and Han Sui would not make such an unwise move.

Even if Ma Teng couldn't see the situation clearly, Han Sui should also understand that Dong Zhuo was now unable to threaten them, and the real enemy was Liu Bei.

At this time, if the two choose to rely on Liu Bei, it means that they are willing to give up their foundation and rely on others.

However, in Li Ru's view, these two people were definitely not peaceful people, otherwise they would not have raised an army to rebel in the first place.

"My lord, there is something fishy about this matter. The person who killed my envoy may not be Ma Teng and Han Sui, but probably Liu Bei!"

Even though he was at the forefront of the storm, Li Ru still spoke up. So what if he was killed by Dong Zhuo because of it?

Because if Dong Zhuo is defeated, he will still die. As for surrendering to Liu Bei, this is something he has never thought about and will not do. A loyal minister will not serve two masters.

As expected, Dong Zhuo was furious and his patience with Li Ru had reached its limit.

"You're still speaking for them!"

"No, I am not speaking for them, but planning for my lord's great cause. If my lord pushes these two people to Liu Bei out of anger, our army will have no chance of winning."

Li Ru's face was magnanimous. Seeing this, Dong Zhuo's anger in his heart reduced a lot.

"Then you can explain to us how Liu Bei jumped over Chang'an and killed our envoy."

"My lord, do you still remember the loss of Hangu Pass?"

"you mean……"

Dong Zhuo immediately calmed down. He had heavily defended Hangu Pass but lost it inexplicably. The final answer he got was that Liu Bei had rebelled against his lieutenant general.

"Actually, that general was not instigated to rebel, but he was Liu Bei's man from the beginning to the end. According to Wang Situ, Liu Bei has a pervasive organization under his command called...Jinyiwei."

Li Ru's eyes were bright. If he won this battle, he would definitely persuade Dong Zhuo to form such an organization.

But soon his vision dimmed again, and the chance of winning this battle was really not high. Liu Beijun was invincible all the way, and he had already developed the belief that he would win, and the morale of the entire army was high.

On the other hand, our own side has begun to faintly fear the Bingzhou Army, just like the armies of the Six Kingdoms once feared the Qin State.

"After all, what you said is just a guess. If it is not Liu Bei who kills our envoy but Ma Teng. If we continue to form an alliance with him, we may be trapped in a situation where we will be attacked from both sides during the war."

This is Dong Zhuo's concern, and this concern is not unreasonable.

"I am willing to guarantee with my life that Ma Teng and Han Sui will never turn their hearts to Liu Bei."

Li Ruyu was shocked. He was risking his life and fortune. He still firmly believed that Ma Teng and Han Sui were careerists and would not easily turn to Liu Bei.

When the generals saw that he was willing to risk their lives, they stopped making noise.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be moved: "Well, since you trust them so much, our family will trust them again."

"Report, Ma Teng sent an envoy to pay a visit to the lord."

Dong Zhuo grinned, his face slightly ferocious, and said coldly: "Bring him in."

Although Li Ru guaranteed it, it could not completely dispel the anger in his heart.

A moment later, Ma Dai strode into the tent, holding a blood-stained package in his hand.

"The last general, Ma Dai, has met Mr. Dong."

"What did Ma Teng send you to do? Is it to pay for a life with a life?" Dong Zhuo said, but his eyes fell on the package in Ma Dai's hand.

As expected, this should be a good head. Whose head could it be?

Ma Dai cupped his hands and said: "My uncle asked the last general to tell Duke Dong that it was his fault for failing to protect the envoy. This is the head of the thief who intercepted and killed the envoy."

"Of course, if Dong Gong is still not relieved, he can behead the last general to vent his anger."

After saying this, he held his head high and held his chest high, quite a bit like a brave man who died generously.

Ma Dai was extremely courageous, otherwise he would not have been reused by Marquis Wu in his previous life.

Ma Teng and Han Sui did not know about the existence of Jin Yiwei and thought that the envoy was really killed by horse thieves. After much deliberation, they had no choice but to make this decision and send their own nephews as an envoy to show their sincerity.

Of course, if Dong Zhuo really killed Ma Dai, this alliance might not be possible.

"Okay, then we'll let you get what you want. Someone, drag him down and chop him down."

Dong Zhuo gave an order, and several swordsmen and axemen under the tent rushed in, and they were about to drag Ma Dai down and behead him.

Li Ru stepped out: "Lord, the overall situation is the most important thing."

Dong Zhuo looked at him coldly, his eyes seeming to say: Your confession is not correct.

One said that Liu Bei sent people to intercept and kill him, and the other said that it was done by horse thieves. The two completely different answers once again aroused Dong Zhuo's suspicion.

However, he still waved the sword and axemen to retreat, and then said in a deep voice: "You mean, our envoy was killed by a horse thief?"

"yes!"

Ma Dai replied like this, after all, Ma Teng asked him to say so.

Dong Zhuo was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed.

"Haha, we just want to test my eldest nephew's courage. As expected of General Fubo, a hero comes from a young boy!"

Because Li Ru had just pledged his life, Dong Zhuo exposed the matter.

Ma Dai secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It was one thing not to be afraid of death, but who would be willing to die in vain?

Ma Dai continued: "Our army is now on the road. My uncle and the envoy agreed that Dong Gong would reinforce our army with eight thousand stones of food and grass. I hope Dong Gong will abide by the agreement."

The veins on Dong Zhuo's forehead twitched slightly, and his anger was ignited again.

Li Ru did talk to him at the beginning, asking them to send troops to send troops at a certain price, and he agreed.

But now and then, except for such a thing, how dare you ask for food and grass?

"The envoy who protects me is in trouble, and my food and grass are reduced by three thousand dan."

"Dong Gong should kill the last general to vent his anger."

"you……"

You stick!

"We are joking with you. Eight thousand stones of food and grass will never leave you short. We, the children of Kansai, have always made a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Chapter completed!