Dong Zhuo slammed the table angrily, his eyes as wide as bells: "Who dares to break into the inner city gate by force? Who dares to be so arrogant?"
Hu Zhen was timid, lowered her head and glanced at Li Ru.
Li Ru understood what he meant, and immediately took a step forward and explained: "Prime Minister, Ru has carefully surveyed the scene. Unlike the assassin below, the person who forced his way into the west gate should be a dead man raised by a noble family."
"and......"
Li Ru took a deep breath and emphasized: "The people who broke into the west gate and the people who assassinated me last time should be the same group of people. They are well-trained and follow orders and prohibitions. They are by no means comparable to ordinary rangers."
"Yes, yes~~"
Hu Zhen nodded quickly and hurriedly agreed: "Wen You's words are reasonable. They should be a group of people. They first assassinated Wen You to attract our army's attention, and then concentrated their superior forces to attack Ximen."
"A dead soldier raised by a noble family?"
Dong Zhuo noticed something fishy from Li Ru's narrative: "Wen You, do you know which family it is? What do they want to do by storming Ximen?"
"this......"
Li Ru seemed a little embarrassed.
It was difficult for him to identify someone without sufficient evidence.
After all, the family is deeply entrenched and intertwined, and it is quite powerful in the court. If Dong Zhuo gets serious about trying to bite someone without evidence, it may lead to serious consequences.
"Don't worry."
Dong Zhuo was furious and waved his hand: "Speak frankly."
Li Ru frowned: "Prime Minister, I don't have any evidence, so you can't just talk nonsense."
Dong Zhuo understood what Li Ru was thinking. He was afraid that he would be impulsive: "Don't worry, I have been in Luoyang for so long, and I won't be as impulsive as before. Now the thieves are in the dark and I am in the open, so I must be on guard."
Li Ru pondered for a moment: "Okay, then I will give the Prime Minister a warning."
Dong Zhuo took a long breath and tried to stay calm: "You said it."
"Prime Minister, just imagine, you started as a foreign minister in Beijing, and within a few months, you were promoted to prime minister. Your power even surpassed the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the three princes."
"Yuan family?" Dong Zhuo frowned.
The figure of Yuan Wei appeared in his mind.
In my impression, this person is just a vegetarian in a corpse position.
Although he obtained the title of Third Duke earlier than his brother Yuan Feng, in terms of ability, he is far behind.
Even at the beginning, Yuan Shao dared to confront him with his sword, but Yuan Wei acted like a coward and could only nod and bow to him with respect.
Without Yuan Wei's connivance, it would have been difficult for him to depose Liu Bian as emperor and make Chenliu King Liu Xie emperor.
But now...
Li Ru would actually attribute such a strong behavior to that coward of the Yuan family.
Dong Zhuo smiled suddenly and didn't take Yuan Wei seriously at all: "Wen You, are you mistaken? Although Yuan Wei is an official and has a high and powerful position, he is just a mediocre person and is not worth mentioning.
"
"He dares to force his way into our west gate garrison?"
"snort!"
Dong Zhuo snorted, shook his head and waved his hands: "This is absolutely impossible!"
Li Ru remained calm at all times: "Prime Minister, I am asking the defenders of Ximen. According to the survivors, the servant Yuan Ji wanted to leave Ximen a few days ago, but the defender asked for approval but failed, so he turned back."
"Oh? There is such a thing!"
If Dong Zhuo didn't believe it before, then Dong Zhuo was shaken now.
What are you doing out of the city if you have nothing to do?
Moreover, this is too coincidental, right?
After failing to get out of the city gate, Li Ru was assassinated, and there were also rangers who forced their way into the west gate?
The same thing happened last time. Not long after Yuan Ji just met Wang Yun, Wang Yun targeted Li Ru, and Li Ru was assassinated.
"Is it really the Yuan family?"
Dong Zhuo pinched his beard under his chin and frowned in thought.
Li Ru handed over his hand: "Prime Minister, no matter whether my guess is correct or not, in short, the other party used the excuse of assassinating me to lure the tiger away from the mountain and forcefully break into the west gate. I'm afraid there is a huge conspiracy hidden behind it."
Although Dong Zhuo was not very bright, he was definitely not stupid.
He nodded: "You are right, the Yuan family does have some problems."
"Hu Zhen."
"The end will be here."
"Hurry to the Yuan family with your troops and question Yuan Ji carefully. From today on, you will keep a close eye on the Yuan family. Not even a bird is allowed to leave the city."
"Here."
"in addition!"
Just when Hu Zhen was about to turn around and leave.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand to stop him and added: "Send someone to hang the corpses of the rebels on the city wall to warn those traitors who are hiding in secret. This is the fate of those who resist me, Dong Zhuo."
Hu Zhen cupped her hands: "Here."
*****
Yuan Mansion.
Snap!
Yuan Wei slapped the table angrily, his eyes widening: "It's Li Ru again. This person has repeatedly ruined my important affairs. It's simply unreasonable."
Below Yuan Ji bowed his head and said: "Uncle, after this incident, it may not be easy for my nephew to leave the city. If this delays our important event, I'm afraid my uncle's many years of planning will be destroyed in one day."
"Don't worry."
Yuan Wei took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm: "You haven't shown up yet, so you shouldn't have been exposed. Then Li Ru should just doubt you, and there is no substantive evidence. Maybe we still have room for maneuver."
"Oh right."
Yuan Wei suddenly heard something and asked urgently: "Has there been any news about the Yuan family left in the black market?"
Yuan Ji shook his head: "Probably not. They only think they are doing harm to the people, and they don't know that they are doing things for our Yuan family."
Only then did Yuan Wei feel relieved and exhaled: "It's best. Remember, our identities must not be exposed at any time, otherwise the hundreds of years of reputation of the Yuan family will be destroyed by you and me."
Yuan Ji nodded: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew understands."
"You go down first."
Yuan Wei waved his hand and signaled Yuan Ji to step back: "Hu Zhen may come to investigate you later as before. You must justify yourself and remain silent from now on. Just pretend that nothing happened."
"As for matters in Kanto..."
Phew~~~
Yuan Wei pondered for a long time and said softly: "We should be in the recruiting stage now. It will probably take some time before the troops are actually launched. Let's wait patiently. As long as we are not exposed, there is still a chance."
Yuan Ji: "Here."
"Report~~~"
Just when Yuan Ji was about to turn around and leave.
Suddenly, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
The attendant rushed over quickly, bowed and held his hand:
"Sir, Hu Zhen has arrived with troops and is currently in the front hall."
"It came so quickly!"
A feeling of uneasiness arose in Yuan Wei's heart, and his eyes fell on Yuan Ji: "Shiji, remember what your uncle said, you must justify yourself, do you understand?"
Yuan Ji nodded: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew has been prepared."
"Um."
Yuan Wei waved his hand to signal Yuan Ji to leave: "In that case, go with peace of mind. It's just a little Hu Zhen, not worth mentioning. As long as Li Ru doesn't come in person, everything won't be a problem."
Yuan Ji bowed his hands and said, "My nephew, please leave."