Chapter 350 Shocked! The truth behind Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, is there still a conspiracy of the Yuan family behind it?
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian sat upright, raised his eyes and stared at the familiar face below, recalling in his mind the scene when he and Li Fang confronted him in Luoyang.
I have to admit that although Li Ru was not a high-ranking official at the time, his authority increased day by day because of Dong Zhuo's respect, as if he would be uprooted by one careless move.
Although he is not as arrogant and domineering as the big villain, the more temperless and gentle the bad ruffian is, the more hatred he feels in Liu Bian's heart.
Even if the opponent did not succeed, even if he is the winner now, Liu Bian is not a saint, and he has no habit of repaying kindness with kindness. At this moment, he is condescending, looking down at the opponent, and his words can kill people. It just feels so good!
At the same time, netizens in the live broadcast room seemed to be able to feel Liu Bian's joy, and they all became excited, chattering and discussing non-stop:
"Haha! Look at Li Ru's expression. It's really embarrassing. I'll Q-print it and make an emoticon out of it. Come on, come on. Let me lift up my little face."
"Times have changed, and the victory and defeat have changed. Now I watch the replay of the original one again. It is really a relief. Mr. Bian, torture him... and teach him how to behave!"
"Five horses cut the body into pieces, bruised the bones and raised ashes. Then chop this guy into minced meat and make steamed buns. Send someone to Dong Zhuo to give him a taste."
"Nima! Isn't it too cruel upstairs? It's not good for Bian Ye's reputation. It's a bit like a tyrant's pursuit, but it does sound very refreshing. I guess it will piss Dong Zhuo to death!"
"Dong Zhuo without Li Ru is equivalent to having his arms broken. The current Chang'an Han court is not something to be afraid of at all, but it seemed that it was not something to be afraid of before. If it were not for the unwillingness to take over the broken ship of the old court, we would unify the Han Dynasty Already."
"I really don't know what Dong Zhuo's expression is, what a pity!"
"It's not a pity, it doesn't matter."
"..."
but......
Liu Bian was not interested in the comments made by netizens.
What he is curious about now is, why did Li Ru seek refuge with Dong Zhuo when he was obviously a doctor from the imperial court?
At that moment, Liu Bian stood up slowly, bypassed the dragon case, and went straight to the palace. He looked at Li Ru carefully. Although Liu Bian had not been emperor for long, he seemed to have a bit of a domineering air about him.
Even a strong general like Lu Bu would still feel uncomfortable being stared at by Liu Bian for a long time, his eyes would become blurred, and he might even feel guilty.
But......
Not so with Li Ru.
This guy seemed to have given up completely. He was able to look at Liu Bian for ten seconds without any timidity on his face or even blinking.
"Li Ru! Mr. Li!"
Liu Bian finally spoke and said coldly: "In the past two years, you have helped Dong Zhuo do too many bad things. Although few of them have really succeeded, these things alone are enough for me to destroy your three tribes."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to go to war."
Li Ru still looked indifferent, and there was even a touch of disdain in his voice: "Except for my wife in Chang'an, I, Li Ru, have no family members."
"All dead?"
Even Liu Bian himself couldn't help but be surprised.
"kindness."
There was no expression on Li Ru's face, and he just gave a simple expression of kindness: "I remember that when we were in Luoyang, Ru's whole family was slaughtered. Ru only regretted that he could not kill the mastermind before rushing to Xuzhou."
Having said this, a faint hint of sinister lust flashed across Li Ru's face, which was hatred from the bottom of his heart. Even Liu Bian, who was standing in front of him, couldn't help but feel a cold murderous aura.
"When you were in Luoyang, who was the famous person in front of Dong Zhuo? Who dared to attack you? Didn't Dong Zhuo help you take revenge and kill all those people? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win over you."
The doubts in Liu Bian's heart became even more intense. Regarding what happened in Luoyang, doubts still existed in his mind, not only about the truth about Dong Dong, but also about the strange Li Ru.
"Your Majesty wants to know?"
Liu Bian could only laugh.
This kid Li Ru actually got into a fight haha.
but......
Before Liu Bian could refuse, Li Ru said directly: "Can you give me some water? It's been two whole days and I haven't had any water or rice. Even if I'm going to die, I want to be a well-fed person, not a hungry person."
Liu Bian smiled and winked at Zhu Tong next to him.
Zhu Tong nodded, then bowed and retreated, leaving others to stare at Li Ru.
Liu Bian returned to sit down and waved his hand for Li Ru to sit aside: "Anyway, you were once my lecturer, and we have some kind of relationship between teacher and student."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Ru bowed his head respectfully and sat aside generously. When Zhu Tong handed him some tea, he took it and took a sip, then took a deep breath and seemed to relax completely.
"Say it."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "What's going on?"
Li Ru nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said softly: "Although the murderer of Ru's family had been found at that time, Ru knew very well that they were just pawns, and they were not the real masterminds behind the scenes."
"Even if you kill the whole family of the chess players, what will happen? It will not hurt the mastermind at all, and it will even make Dong Zhuo involved in the public opinion of indiscriminate killing again. This is extremely unwise. Therefore, it was Confucianism who stopped Dong Zhuo, not
Dong Zhuo is unwilling to recruit."
Damn it!
Liu Bian had to admit it.
Li Ru is indeed a ruthless person!
Now that the murderer of his whole family has been caught, he was able to consider Dong Zhuo's reputation and refrain from taking action. This kind of perseverance is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
At least, Liu Bian asked himself that he couldn't do it. No matter whether the opponent was a chess piece or the mastermind behind the scenes, he had to avenge his revenge first.
Knowing the general situation and considering the overall situation to Li Ru's level, it is really difficult not to be liked by the leader. No wonder he can go from the grassroots all the way to the second person in the Dong Group.
Liu Bian really wanted to give him a thumbs up, double-click and shout 666. In a sense, such a person should be regarded as a super licker in the ancient workplace, right?
In Liu Bian's eyes, Li Ru was not much weaker than those slaves who cut off their own flesh and presented it to their masters, or even worse, which was really disgusting.
After all, if a person doesn't even love his own family, how can he be loyal to an outsider? He can ignore his family and betray the outsider he is loyal to at a critical moment.
In Liu Bian's world view, such a person is really hypocritical and loyal. In the end, he may even evolve into the next Wang Mang and is an absolutely unacceptable subordinate.
certainly!
Whether Li Ru will be like this is unknown for now. After all, whether in history or now, he is a veritable loser and has no chance to seize power backhand.
"so......"
Liu Bian ignored Li Ru's disgusting behavior for the time being and asked instead: "You know who is the mastermind behind the murder of your whole family, right?"
Li Ru nodded affirmatively and said softly: "Although there is no concrete evidence, there is no other person in Luoyang except Yuan Wei who can leave no trace."
Yuan Wei!
It’s Yuan Wei again!
Liu Bian only knew that he was the mastermind behind the rebellion against Dong, but he never thought that he was also the murderer behind the murder of Li Ru's family: "Why did you guess that it was Yuan Wei, not Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others?"
"Information..."
Liu Bian leaned forward slightly and asked coldly: "Given your reputation among Luoyang scholars at that time, it shouldn't be too good, right? Yuan Wei is not the only one who wants to take action against you."
"certainly!"
What shocked Liu Bian was that Li Ru admitted shamelessly: "There are thousands of people who want to kill me, Li Ru, but I am afraid that only Yuan Wei can do it without leaving any trace."
"The Yang family loves their reputation and doesn't bother to do anything about it; but Wang Yun only knows how to talk and can scold people, but if he really wants to take action, although he dares to do it, he will definitely miss some flaws."
"Only Yuan Wei, although he usually eats nothing and seems to be out of the government, is actually an ambitious and thoughtful person. Otherwise, he would not be able to rank among the three princes at such a young age, even better than his brother. .”
Liu Bian heard an expert introduce Yuan Wei. Although he was the youngest of four brothers from the same mother, he was the first to sit on the rank of Sangong. He also took turns as Situ, Sikong, and Taiwei, and finally became the official. Grand Duke Taifu.
How low-key is this person?
Even in the history books, he did not leave much ink, but his ability was definitely among the best among the Yuan family's direct bloodline, and even after Yuan Feng's death, he successfully became the head of the Yuan family.
You must know that Yuan Wei, the head of the Yuan clan, is not just the Yuan clan of Runan, but the head of all Yuan clans in Runan, Chenjun, Guangling and other Han Dynasties.
In a sense, a leader like Yuan Wei can defeat Deng Xun of N Deng clan in Nanyang. After all, Deng Xun can only control the Deng clan in Nanyang, but cannot interfere with the Deng clan members who have migrated out.
In the final analysis, the Deng clan has almost fled the court after Emperor Huan. Without a prominent official position in the court, it is difficult to exert influence nationwide.
This is the difference between Deng Xun and Yuan Wei!
Although they are all from aristocratic families, the actual influence of the two families is not the same. It is not an exaggeration to summarize it by one dimension.
But......
Liu Bian, however, would not believe it easily: "The dignified Grand Duke Yuan Wei is going to attack a little person like you?"
Faced with Liu Bian's overt and underhanded sarcasm, Li Ru didn't care at all, but frowned: "Ru is indeed a small person, but because he is a close official of Dong Zhuo, he only entered Yuan Kai's field of vision, otherwise I would be in Luoyang How could he turn a blind eye for so many years?"
"Since we can't win over Confucianism, then we can destroy Confucianism and hand over this task to the rangers in Luoyang direction. What better way to do it than to eliminate the weeds and kill them all? The method is indeed ruthless."
"It's a pity..."
Li Ru seemed to recall his days in Luoyang: "Yuan Wei never thought that Dong Zhuo would send people to protect me secretly, and I also didn't think that Yuan Wei would be so cruel that he would not even spare my family."
"Although Ru wants to avenge his family, he also knows that in the eyes of outsiders, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family have been loyal and loyal for generations. It is not that easy to touch him."
"Therefore, I sent people to keep an eye on the Yuan family, trying to seize his handle and obtain tangible evidence, so that I could kill him, which would be considered revenge!"
Have to admit it.
Li Ru is indeed a ruthless person.
From his description, Liu Bian could naturally feel that it must be because of the existence of Li Ru that Yuan Wei's plan to attack Dong could not be implemented normally.
In a sense, Li Ru indirectly helped him, allowing him to gain a firm foothold on the Luyang Southern Line in the next battle against Dong.
"Then what did you find?"
Liu Bian looked at Li Ru with great interest and asked curiously.
"certainly!"
Li Ru nodded affirmatively and said coldly: "Although Ru has no conclusive evidence, according to Ru's inference, the mastermind behind the war against Dong is Yuan Wei, the Grand Duke."
"oh?"
Liu Bian immediately sat up straight and stared at Li Ru with piercing eyes: "Do you have any grasp of the situation? Otherwise, how could you make such an inference?"
Li Ru smiled: "Your Majesty, don't you think that Ru is slandering the Yuan family?"
"slander?"
Liu Bian shook his head, not bothering to hide it: "To be honest, I have also guessed that the person behind the war against Dong is the Yuan family, and I have already obtained certain evidence."
"It's a pity that the current chain of evidence is not complete enough, and Grand Tutor Yuan Di refuses to speak. There is nothing I can do to protect Yuan Wei."
"ah?"
Li Ru was taken aback and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty has the evidence?"
Yuan Wei and Li Ru had a sworn feud. Based on this analysis, Liu Bian and Li Ru were considered allies. Therefore, Liu Bian did not hide it. He stood up and walked to the bookshelf aside and took out the testimony from the wooden box:
"This is the testimony of Zhang Chao, Zang Hong, and Yuan Sui. Take a look at it carefully. It is obvious that the three of them were bewitched by Yuan Di, and Yuan Di is an official of the Taifu and was directly appointed by Yuan Wei."
"Now, the chain of evidence from Yuan Di on down has been cleared up, but if Yuan Di cannot be overcome, it will still be difficult to point the finger at Yuan Wei."
Li Ru took the testimony and started browsing it. His eyes rolled up and down, and he gasped: "Your Majesty... actually... has... mastered so much evidence."
"Li Ru!"
Liu Bian stared at the other party with bright eyes: "It is impossible for me to forgive you, but if you have certain evidence and are willing to share it with me, I can help you get revenge."
"willing!"
Li Ru did not hesitate and immediately said loudly: "The guilty minister is willing to explain everything."
Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Very good, tell me all the evidence you have."
Li Ru nodded affirmatively: "Actually, Your Majesty, the guilty minister not only suspects that the person behind the attack on Dong is Yuan Wei, but even if Dong Zhuo can dominate the government, he is still the person behind Yuan Wei."
"oh?"
Liu Bian frowned and asked curiously: "How?"
Li Ru paused for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, you should be aware of the matter of summoning powerful generals from all directions to the capital. At that time, Dong Zhuo was stationed in Hedong County, which was far away from Luoyang."
"As for the governor of Hanoi, the governor of Dongjun and other princes, which one is not closer than Dong Zhuo? Why was it that Dong Zhuo was the one who arrived first in the end, and it was he who found you, Your Majesty?"
"Isn't this a coincidence?"
Following Li Ru's train of thought, Liu Bian nodded affirmatively: "It is indeed a coincidence. Dong Zhuo is stationed in Hedong County. It stands to reason that General He Jin's people, as well as the governor of Dong County and Hanoi, should arrive first."
"Is it possible..."
Liu Bian asked tentatively: "Have you found a breakthrough from here?"
Li Ru nodded affirmatively: "Yes, exactly."
"oh?"
Liu Bian asked urgently: "Speak quickly and let me listen."
Li Ruen said: "According to the information that Ru has grasped, Yuan Wei should have sent people to stop the governor of Dongjun and the governor of Hanoi to buy Dong Zhuo time. The same Yuan Wei sent people to leak your majesty's information to
Dong Zhuo."
"This point has been confirmed by Ru from Dong Zhuo. When he came to Luoyang, he heard someone talking about the news that His Majesty the Emperor fled to Mang Mountain."
"snort!"
Li Ru snorted softly: "How could His Majesty the Emperor's whereabouts be leaked so easily? How come Dong Zhuo heard it and accurately found Your Majesty?"
Although Liu Bian's memory of this period of history is relatively vague, it was not too far apart after all, so he still had some impression. At that time, court officials came to rescue him one after another, and it was obvious that the situation was under control of the court.
But......
Dong Zhuo sent troops, but the final credit went to Dong Zhuo.
There is obviously something wrong with this logic of thinking.
Liu Bian continued to ask in depth: "Is there any witness or physical evidence?"
Without irrefutable evidence, it would be difficult to convict Yuan Wei. After all, this man had always shown himself to be loyal and righteous. Even within the Han Court in Nanyang, the vast majority of officials believed in Yuan Wei, let alone Chang'an.
If you want to completely eliminate the big boss of the Yuan family, relying solely on Yuan Yin and Yuan Sui is completely insufficient. At best, it will only shake the foundation of the Yuan family, but it is far from the level of the Great Xia General.
irrefutable evidence!
There is no ironclad evidence, everything is false.
Facing Liu Bian's expectant eyes, Li Ru nodded affirmatively: "Yes!"
Liu Bian was surprised: "Oh? Is it really true?"
Li Ru said softly: "In the Heavenly Prison of Tingwei Mansion in Chang'an, there is an important prisoner imprisoned. This person's surname is Gao Ji. He is from the Chenliu Gao family. He is a former official of Yuan Kai's protégé. He is also an official of Taifu."
"That person was the official who went to stop Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun. Unfortunately, like Taifu Yuan Di, he was beaten to death without admitting guilt, and he did not implicate Yuan Wei."
Liu Bian looked slightly disappointed: "What kind of ironclad evidence do you think this is?"
Li Ru was extremely calm: "Your Majesty, this person has a fatal flaw, which is his extreme filial piety. As long as we can catch his relatives and threaten him a little, the truth will surely come to light."
Well......
Liu Bian frowned.
He hates the fact that Li Ru actually wants to attack other people's parents.
But Liu Bian had to admit that this was indeed a method.
If an official of Taifu is used as a witness, the effect will naturally be excellent.
"Besides this, is there anything else?"
Liu Bian frowned and asked tentatively.
"this......"
Li Ru pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a book hidden in the guilty minister's residence. It contains what Ru has learned from his investigation of Yuan Wei in the past two years, especially the in-depth records of the Taifu officials."
"If your Majesty can find it, he will be able to prescribe the right medicine and find a solution. There are two of them about Tai Fu Yuan Di. It's just that this person left Luoyang and has not been investigated in depth."
Liu Bian said loudly: "Tell me where the book is hidden and its specific location."
Li Ru blurted out: "In Chen's study, there is a bookshelf in the third row, on the second floor, called "Yuan Shi Lu"."
"good!"
Liu Bian nodded: "I will remember it. If possible, I will send someone to retrieve it."
Li Ru nodded: "Then I'll trouble Your Majesty to avenge the guilty minister."
Liu Bian said with absolute certainty: "Don't worry, the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family are extremely ambitious. I will destroy them. Otherwise, even if the great man is reborn, he will still suffer from the same ills. This is not my long-cherished wish."
Li Ru stood up, bowed and saluted: "I hope your majesty can help the Han Dynasty and rebuild the world. If you can alleviate the troubles of the family and make the poor people have the hope of serving the country, the guilty minister will die and can rest in peace."
"Oh right."
Liu Bian suddenly remembered something: "Before you get back the "Yuan Shi Lu", you can't die for the time being. You might as well go for me and meet Yuan Di in the prison."
"Didn't you specifically investigate the Taifu's subordinate officials? Maybe you can get something from Yuan Di. He is very concerned about me, but he probably won't be interested in you."
Li Ru immediately raised his hands and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the guilty minister will do his best to use Yuan Di's words to detect this person for your Majesty."
Liu Bien grunted, waved his hand and said: "Zhu Tong, take him down and hand him over to Fengxiao, and imprison him with Yuan Di."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
He escorted Li Ru out of Wende Palace.
Liu Bian sat at the top, frowning, sighing, and said to himself: "Teacher, judging from the situation we currently have, Yuan Wei's plan may indeed be earlier."
"If he secretly hindered the governor of Hanoi, the governor of Dongjun came to the capital to buy time for Dong Zhuo to enter the capital, and in addition Yuan Shao proposed to summon powerful generals from all directions to the capital."
"Perhaps in response to the expert's judgment, Yuan Wei's conspiracy on this matter may have started when Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao became the staff of General He Jin."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "It's hard to imagine that if this matter is true, then Yuan Wei's thinking is really terrible. After all, this matter lasted for several years."
"That's right."
Liu Bian nodded affirmatively: "I feel scared too!"
Something seemed to ring out from the Military Advisor Alliance: "Oh, by the way, experts just reminded that the Chenliu Gao family mentioned by Li Ru may have some relationship with Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan."
"Gao Ji was unwilling to testify against Yuan Wei after being beaten to death. The two are most likely related by marriage, otherwise Yuan Wei should not have handed over such an important matter to an outsider."
"That makes sense."
Liu Bian nodded slowly and said with deep understanding: "It's like the Grand Tutor appointing Yuan Di. Although he is not the Yuan family in Runan, he is still a member of the Yuan family and his own family, so he would rather die than save Yuan Wei. "
"That's right!"
The Military Advisor Alliance was extremely sure of this: "So Master Bian, you can ask Guo Jia to send people deep into Chenliu to find out about this person named Gao Ji, especially whether his mother has been controlled by Yuan Wei."
"good!"
Liu Bian agreed without hesitation: "Don't worry, just leave it to me. Guo Jia has to collect information about Yanzhou anyway. This is just a matter of hunting rabbits."