These core confidants and officers had nothing to say. They could only accept this fact, express their gratitude to Dong Zhuo, and then quickly changed their identities and began to advise Dong Zhuo on how to disband all the troops.
As they were discussing, someone suddenly mentioned Li Jue and said that Li Jue didn't seem to be here. Would you like to ask him or something.
Dong Zhuo's face darkened when he heard this name.
"Don't mention him anymore. The great situation was ruined in one day because of him. He and all his subordinates were dismissed. No one will be left!"
Everyone was silent.
It seems that Dong Zhuo still hates Li Jue. They can't say anything but accept this result.
Regarding the demobilization of soldiers, everyone agreed that as long as they gave enough money, it would be fine. Dong Zhuo had never been a stingy person, and the money he should give would not be less, so most people felt that this was not a problem and should be easily solved.
But this time, Dong Zhuo felt unbalanced.
"The reason why we have fallen into this situation is because of Li Jue! If Li Jue could manage his subordinates well, then nothing like this would happen. No one would be dismissed, nor would they lose their current status and
Power! Faced with such a situation, if Li Jue is allowed to escape unscathed, can you guys swallow this breath?"
Dong Zhuo would definitely not be able to swallow this breath. As for other people, some people who had not dealt with Li Jue very much also hated Li Jue, and some people who had little contact with Li Jue were also very dissatisfied with him.
Only a few people who had a good relationship with Li Jue felt sad.
But in the final analysis, without this guy messing around, why would everyone be forced to this point?
Therefore, Dong Zhuo's decision was supported by most people.
Finally, Dong Zhuo decided to seize all Li Jue's property and use it to pay for the severance expenses of the soldiers. In addition, he would contribute some money himself and arrange for each of his subordinates who would stay with him to contribute some money. Let's all join in.
Come on, get some money together.
But in the end, the money was still not enough to satisfy the desires of the big-headed soldiers, so after much deliberation, Dong Zhuo decided to shamelessly go to Dong Huang, his nearest relative in Luoyang City, and ask him to borrow some money.
Coincidentally, before he could go to find Dong Huang, Dong Huang came to him.
Dong Huang came with Lu Bu. The two of them came to Dong Zhuo's military camp lightly dressed in simple clothes. Dong Zhuo was a little surprised to see the two of them.
"Huang, Fengxian, what are you doing?"
Dong Huang smiled.
"Uncle, under the order of the general, Fengxian and I are here to help uncle handle the matter of demobilizing the troops. If there are any unreasonable people in uncle's army who dare to threaten uncle, Fengxian and I will help uncle to deal with them all.
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Lu Bu also smiled.
"Father, please rest assured. Two teams of troops and I have completed the defense around the military camp. Once there is any change in the army, as long as I give an order, any thieves who want to cause trouble will never succeed! We will never let it happen.
The adoptive father is in trouble!"
"Deployment? When?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned.
"Just now, the general asked me to wait for two teams to be on guard around the military camp in case any thieves with evil intentions want to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble."
Lu Bu said with a smile: "The previous incident was well known to everyone inside and outside Luoyang City. People were discussing it everywhere. Even we and other soldiers knew about it. My foster father suffered such a disaster, and I couldn't bear it. It happened that the general
If you send your son to help your adoptive father to get rid of the evildoers, your son will do his best!"
Dong Zhuo blinked and swallowed.
Good guy, the speed of setting up defenses of this army is a bit too fast, and I didn't notice it. If there is something wrong with this, it's really hard to explain.
Is Liu demonstrating to me?
Did he find out what he had done before?
Dong Zhuo felt uneasy and suddenly regretted it.
It was not that I regretted agreeing to disband the army, but that I regretted leaving Xuzhou and coming to Luoyang.
He was still a tiger in Xuzhou, but when he arrived in Luoyang, he became a cat, surrounded by tigers with snarling teeth and claws. Now that he has lost his fangs, how can he live peacefully in the future?
But it's too late to regret it now. The army has already been arranged. Regreting it now is no different from choosing to reincarnate.
You have to walk the path you choose on your knees...
Dong Zhuo sighed deeply and forced a smile towards Dong Huang and Lu Bu.
"The general's caring heart is deep in Zhuo Gan's heart. However, Zhuo can still handle matters in the army. If not, wouldn't Zhuo have led the army for decades in vain? There are some things that I hope you two can do.
Help me once."
"What's the matter?"
"Borrow money."
Dong Zhuo explained the cause and effect, and expressed his current plight of lack of money. It would be great if they could lend him some money for an emergency.
Dong Huang was not unhappy about this. His uncle just borrowed money, and he was not a poor man without money.
Lu Bu was a little unhappy. He didn't have any respect or love for this "adopted father", but the atmosphere was so high that he couldn't slap himself in the face. It would make it very ugly.
So Dong Zhuo successfully borrowed money, scraped together a severance package, held an army meeting, and publicly announced the disbandment of the army. He also shed tears and put all the blame on Li Jue, making Li Jue the one responsible for this incident.
All responsible persons.
After all, it was his old subordinates who had been with him for many years who easily believed his words. Li Jue, who was subsequently arrested, was brought to the venue by Dong Zhuo, who gave him a knife and asked him to kill himself.
"Because of you, the entire army must be demobilized. This is your fault. Unless you die, the entire army will not feel at ease. If you are still a man, you should understand it yourself!"
Li Jue looked at the ferocious eyes of all the officers and soldiers, knowing that he had no hope of surviving today. In despair, he cut himself to death and ended his life.
After Li Jue's death, Dong Zhuo's five thousand soldiers received their respective severance pay, and then handed over their weapons and armor in accordance with regulations. They could only keep food and property, waiting for the court's specific arrangements.
Dong Zhuo himself thought about it and took Li Jue's head to the General's Mansion in Luoyang City to apologize to Liu Bei.
He has no other way to go, so now he can only bite the bullet and go on. No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, he must get Liu Bei's understanding. If Liu Bei is dissatisfied with what happened before,
Even a big man like him is not stable.
Dong Zhuo now understood that people had to bow their heads under the eaves.