Luoyang Imperial City, as the capital for nearly two hundred years, has been repaired and towering.

There are countless palaces in the imperial city, and each palace is magnificent and magnificent. However, after Dong Zhuo took over Luoyang, the royal family had no rights, the palace maids and eunuchs were dismissed, and all the imperial guards affiliated with the emperor disappeared, resulting in many palaces in the imperial city being empty.

The still bustling place is only where the emperor and the concubines in the harem live.

The rest of the places have already been empty.

In the northwest corner of the imperial city, the palace walls here are not high, about ten feet away. Because they are located in a remote location, the patrol soldiers only come to patrol from time to time.

At this time, four men in black quietly approached the wall and then climbed over into the wall. After entering the palace, the four of them gathered together and discussed it, and then separated.

About half an hour later, fire broke out in the imperial city.

The four men in black met at the beginning and soon disappeared in the palace, without any trace.

The cold wind roars in winter, and all the palaces in the palace are made of wood. After the fire is ignited, the fire takes advantage of the wind and burns quickly. The rolling smoke rises into the sky, and the fire fills the sky, which is difficult to extinguish for a while.

"There is a fire in Xinyou Palace, go and put out the fire."

"The Ziyang Palace has also started to burn, hurry up and put out the fire."

"The big thing is wrong, and the Ripple Hall has also caught fire. Soldiers, please call the soldiers to put out the fire."

Continuous news spread, and because of a fire, the palace was completely in chaos.

Palace maids and eunuchs ran around to get water to put out the fire. However, the burning palace fire was magnificent, and with the help of the cold wind, even if the eunuchs and palace maids kept extinguishing the fire, they still could not be extinguished.

The news reached the ears of the young emperor Liu Xie. A hint of fear appeared on his tender face, thinking that the palace where he lived would be affected by the fire? What should he do if the fire spreads? Should he escape?

Liu Xie's heart was filled with questions.

Under the comfort of the eunuchs, Liu Xie calmed down and gave two orders in a row. One order was to mobilize all the power in the palace to put out the fire with all his strength; the other order was to order Dong Zhuo to lead his troops to put out the fire.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace put out the fire, and the imperial guards stationed outside the palace also joined in and began to put out the fire.

At the same time, the news soon reached the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Dong Zhuo was also anxious when he learned that the fire broke out in the palace and that the four palaces had ignited fire. Dong Zhuo was not worried about the safety of the little emperor, because the idle palace caught fire and could not burn the little emperor. Dong Zhuo was worried that after this situation, he would definitely be criticized and bombarded by all officials again. When he thought of the scene of the attack on all officials, he felt a headache.

Immediately, while Dong Zhuo dispatched his troops to the palace to put out the fire, he also sent someone to invite Li Ru to the mansion.

After Li Ru arrived, Dong Zhuo briefly introduced the burned palace and ordered: "Wenyou, the prime minister has sent troops to the palace to put out the fire. You will also go there immediately, representing the prime minister that he is fully in charge of commanding the soldiers to put out the fire. This matter must be handled properly and cannot be a reason for all officials to attack the prime minister."

Li Ru did not go to the imperial city immediately, but said, "Prime Minister, Bei Zhi thinks this is a bit strange."

"What's wrong?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Li Ru looked serious and said, "There is no staff in the palace to take care of it. The palace will catch fire every year, but the four palaces will catch fire at the same time. This situation is too strange."

"First, most fires occur in summer. Because the weather is dry, once Mars is left in a corner, it may cause fires, but very few fires are ignited in winter."

"Secondly, all the four palaces are idle, no concubines live in them, and even the palace maids and eunuchs live in them. How could a fire occur in this case?"

"Third, the time is too strange. These four palaces caught fire almost at the same time. Just imagine that a fire broke out in an idle palace. It can be considered that the palace servants left an oil lamp, which caused the fire to catch fire. But is it possible for the four palaces to catch fire one after another? It is absolutely impossible. There must be something tricky in it."

Li Ru's expression became more and more sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "I believe that the fire in the four palaces has a purpose. Even there is an ulterior motive in it.

Dong Zhuo's face gradually became colder. His scarlet tongue slashed his lips and said in a deep voice: "Wenyou, what do you think is the purpose?"

Li Ru's eyes flashed and she said, "Analysis from the fire in the palace, it is impossible to determine for the time being. But Bei Zhi is sure that it is definitely not a simple fire. Something else will definitely happen in the future."

Dong Zhuo said: "If this is true, the sword of the original figure will kill people again."

Li Ru continued: "Prime Minister, in addition to the possible subsequent events, I believe that it is even more unusual to be able to ignite in the palace, especially in the places where the fire is at the same time. Among them, there may be court officials to support him. If there is no court officials' support, who can enter the palace to ignite in a quiet voice? Or, the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were bribed and followed the arrangements of people outside. No matter what, this is not conducive to the Prime Minister's control."

"Since that's the case, then kill me and give me a clear understanding of each other." Dong Zhuo said with a murderous intent on his face, "Just one by one, just a palace maid and eunuch. If you kill me and then choose to enter the palace, you will be the one who is the palace servant."

Li Ru nodded and remembered this matter in his heart. Then, Li Ru said again: "Prime Minister, I am still considering something."

"What's the matter?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Li Ru said: "Kill King Hongnong Liu Bian to eliminate future troubles."

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After hearing this, Dong Zhuo was shocked. Liu Bian was once the emperor. Although he was dismissed by Dong Zhuo, he was also the royal bloodline and could not be defiled. Dong Zhuo established another emperor, and had been criticized by all officials. Once Liu Bian was killed, he would be criticized by officials all over the world. Even if Dong Zhuo acted lawlessly, he felt it was difficult.

After a moment of silence, Dong Zhuo said: "Think about killing Liu Bian. You also know that Liu Bian is sensitive to his identity, and he is the blood of the royal family. Killing such a person will cause greater turmoil. At that time, I am afraid that the ministers in the court will spit at the true nature and will be unable to remain peaceful from now on."

Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, do you know why Cao Cao dared to issue a manifesto to attack?"

"Why?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Li Ru organized a few words and said, "All this is because of Liu Bian's existence."

Dong Zhuo said: "Why is it related to Liu Bian?"

Li Ru explained: "Although Liu Bian was abolished, he was still the emperor in the hearts of many court officials and officials. These officials still believe that Liu Xie was inappropriate in his position. In this case, officials would want to support Liu Bian to regain the throne. Because of Liu Bian's existence, they dared to use force after seeing the opportunity."

At this moment, Li Ru was full of murderous aura and his cheeks were even more terrifying and frightening. He said in a deep voice: "Once Liu Bian is killed, only the emperor will be left. In this way, who dares to say that the emperor is incorrect in his throne? The emperor is justified, and the prime minister will be justified. The officials in the court are all stubborn. When they have a choice, they will obstruct and refuse to recognize Liu Xie's throne. Once there is no choice and only Liu Xie is left, they will be full of sympathy and support Liu Xie with all their strength.

After hearing this, Dong Zhuo's heart gradually sinks. After a long time of silence, Dong Zhuo shook his sleeves and ordered: "Since that's the case, you can arrange it."

When it comes to rights and aspects, Dong Zhuo no longer hesitated.

"Report"

Outside the hall, a soldier hurriedly ran over.

After entering the hall, the soldiers knelt on one knee and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, a large number of people appeared in the east, south and north of Luoyang City. These people and horses are now coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but shivered and asked in a terrifying manner: "What's going on?"

Li Ru had a calm expression and asked, "Where are their troops?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "The specific situation is unknown. The person who appears is not a soldier, but just an ordinary citizen holding a weapon."

Li Ru said coldly: "How dare the people show up with weapons? Humph, there are only two possibilities. First, the soldiers of the princes outside the pass were broken into pieces and sneaked into the city quietly, but the Luoyang city was strictly inspected, and the possibility was very small; second, the officials of Luoyang City, the aristocratic families and others sent private soldiers to take this opportunity to overthrow the prime minister.

After hearing this, Dong Zhuo was furious and directly ordered: "Wenyou, immediately send an order to order Lu Bu, Li Kui, and Guo Si to lead troops back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. There are countless soldiers in the city of Benxiang, and only private soldiers are not worthy of fear."

Li Ru said: "Prime Minister, I believe it can be slowed down."

Li Ru felt that things were still a bit strange and wanted to observe them again.

However, Dong Zhuo shook his sleeves and ordered unquestionably: "A large number of people rushed towards the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion was in danger and could not be delayed. If you send an order, you will immediately notify them to rush back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Li Ru sighed in his heart and could only pass the order.

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru's back as he left, shook his head and sighed, thinking to himself: Li Ru is good at everything, smart and capable, but he just thought too much, so he had to make decisions when encountering many things. In Dong Zhuo's view, after the matter was determined, he could start to deal with it, especially since the Prime Minister's Mansion was besieged, which would not be delayed.

However, Li Ru left, thinking about the best of both worlds.

On the one hand, he had to convey Dong Zhuo's orders because it was impossible to disobey. He had to recall Lu Bu, Li Kui and others to guard the Prime Minister's Mansion; on the other hand, Li Ru felt that the matter seemed to be over, and he was a little confused.

Because anyone with a little vision can understand that to attack the Prime Minister's Mansion in Luoyang City, it is definitely an egg-killing stone. Even if Dong Zhuo was caught off guard in a short period of time, it is absolutely impossible for Dong Zhuo to be strong and have countless troops.

But why did the other party do this?

The problem was that Li Ru did not think clearly. Unfortunately, when Dong Zhuo heard that the Prime Minister's Mansion was in danger, he did not consider other things at all, so Li Ru felt a little constrained.
Chapter completed!