Li Ru glanced at Dong Zhuo, took the letter from the table, and just glanced at it. Even though he had been mentally prepared, he was shocked.
"What!"
His eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Hulao Pass was lost?"
Li Ru was extremely shocked. Hulao Pass is a dangerous place in the world, but it was broken so easily?
Logically speaking, it is absolutely impossible for Hulao Pass to be destroyed so easily. You must know that this is Li Ru's answer after taking Lu Bu into consideration.
Otherwise, he would not worry about Lu Bu going to Hulao Pass.
After reading this letter, even Li Ru's eyes showed some doubt. Is Lu Bu going to rebel?
The letter Xu Rong sent last time already explained Lu Bu's strange behavior. Now it seems that Lu Bu may have some problems, but based on his understanding of Xu Rong, it is obvious that he should not write such content.
But Dong Zhuo is different. What Lu Bu is doing now is undoubtedly approaching the description in the letter.
From Dong Zhuo's point of view, this Lu Bu definitely had a rebellious attitude!
Dong Zhuo on the side showed a trace of murderous intent and said viciously: "You are a piece of trash, you can't even defend Hulao Pass!"
How could Dong Zhuo not worry about the fall of Hulao Pass?
Hulao Pass is Luoyang's last line of defense. As long as Hulao Pass is there, Luoyang will be safe.
But now that Hulao Pass has been lost, this means that Luoyang is in danger.
He had only enjoyed Luoyang for a few days, and Lu Bu personally shattered his dream.
"Behead him when he comes back. It's useless to keep such a waste!"
The murderous aura in Dong Zhuo's eyes was no longer suppressed and was released instantly. Li Ru on the side sighed, shook his head and said.
"No, Lord Xiangguo!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly turned sharply and asked: "Wen You, do you want to protect him?"
Obviously, Dong Zhuo no longer planned to let Lu Bu live, but Li Ru shook his head again and sighed: "Master Xiangguo, I don't want to protect him either."
"But if you think about it carefully, our current generals, Generals Hua Xiong and Li Jue, have been killed. If we fight again, we may not have anyone under our command!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru with a slightly softened gaze. Li Ru was indeed telling the truth. There were not many generals at his disposal right now.
Li Ru continued: "In my opinion, there are many strange things in that letter. It is probably a conspiracy of the princes. We still have some use for Lu Bu, so let's save his life for now."
Even though Dong Zhuo was extremely angry now, he could only show his displeasure at this moment.
Lu Bu was not dead, which made him a little unhappy.
Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's counselor. He naturally knew why Dong Zhuo was displeased, so he smiled lightly and said, "If the Prime Minister is really displeased, we can scare Lu Bu and let the Prime Minister vent his anger!"
Dong Zhuo looked at him flatly, and it was clear that he no longer meant rejection.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo did not speak, Li Ru continued: "When he comes back, the Prime Minister will still show his intention to kill him. I will stop him when the time comes. In this way, he will not dare to act rashly after knowing your murderous intention."
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The standard one is a good guy and the other is a bad guy, Lu Bu must be convinced.
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo remained silent, his eyes flickered, and he did not answer directly.
"This Lu Bu succeeds more than he does, and ruins my good deeds. Let's let him go this time!"
Facing reality, Dong Zhuo had to compromise.
The next day, Lu Bu returned to Luoyang with the remaining soldiers.
After returning to Luoyang, Lu Bu naturally went to Dong Zhuo's mansion as soon as possible. Hulao Pass was breached and Luoyang was definitely in crisis. Such major events must be reported to Dong Zhuo.
"Father!"
Before Dong Zhuo could be seen, Dong Zhuo's furious voice could already be heard.
"You bastard, you still have the nerve to come back!"
Then, under Lu Bu's gaze, Dong Zhuo walked out with his plump figure, a hint of violence in his eyes.
"Don't think that I don't know what you did in Hulao Pass!"
Dong Zhuo had already calmed down his emotions, but when he saw Lu Bu, the murderous intent in his eyes burst out again!
"You lost Hulao Pass and you still have the dignity to come back?"
Looking at Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo did not hide the murderous look in his eyes.
Lu Bu, who originally wanted to report the battle situation at Hulao Pass to Dong Zhuo, suddenly turned pale. As expected, he still had Dong Zhuo's informant around him.
Li Ru said softly from the side: "Master Xiangguo, please calm down. General Lu is not entirely to blame for this!"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
The anger in Dong Zhuo's eyes burst out instantly, and angry voices resounded throughout the palace.
"You can't even hold Hulao Pass, so why should I keep you here?"
"Come here, drag Lu Bu down and behead him!"
Lu Bu's face was ashen and he looked at Dong Zhuo with an aggressive look.
Li Ru was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that Dong Zhuo was really angry and was acting in his true colors.
"Lord Xiangguo, please calm down. I believe General Lu didn't do it on purpose. He had to do it out of necessity. I think this was not his original intention."
"Although it is guilty, it does not lead to death."
At this time, Dong Zhuo glanced at Lu Bu indifferently and said nothing.
Li Ru took a breath and continued: "However, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided. How can I say that the punishment of twenty feet is inevitable!"
"General Lu will be confined at home for a while these days."
At this time, Lu Bu's expression softened a little. He gave Dong Zhuo the same indifferent look, turned around and left.
The gap between the two people instantly deepened a lot. Lu Bu was originally very dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, but when he went to Hulao Pass, he sent people to watch him.
Of course, he was also angry now, but he had nowhere to vent it, so he could only leave indifferently.
After all, the Hulao Pass was breached. Although he didn't know the reason, the responsibility did lie with him, and he had nothing to say.
Although they were dissatisfied, they could not express it face to face. Now that the eighteen princes had broken through the Hulao Pass, it was not the time to fall out with Dong Zhuo.
At the same time, Xu Rong also returned in the evening of the same day.
Compared to Lu Bu, Xu Rong was even more miserable, with a team of less than a hundred people, and their clothes were ragged and in tatters.
Obviously, they spent a lot of energy trying to escape from Hulao Pass.
"Master Xiangguo, Xu Rong is guilty!"
Regarding Lu Bu, Xu Rong was obviously more tactful and took the initiative to admit his mistakes as soon as he returned.
He had been working under Dong Zhuo for so many years, so he naturally knew Dong Zhuo's temper.
Although Dong Zhuo is angry now, he is obviously calmer than Lu Bu.
"We asked you to keep an eye on Lu Bu, what have you done!"
Facing Dong Zhuo's angry words, Xu Rong also accepted them one by one.
He was also helpless. There was no way to solve the situation, and even now he didn't understand why there were letters colluding with Cao Cao in his study.
Li Ru was kind and persuasive.
"Okay, Mr. Xiangguo, this matter has nothing to do with Xu Rong, and the fault does not lie with him."
After all, Xu Rong is his confidant, and he knows Xu Rong's character, so he will naturally help and say good things.
And combined with Xu Rong's words and Lu Bu's words, Li Ru felt a sense of crisis in his heart for some reason. It was too strange that the Hulao Gate was broken.
Who was going to attack the city overnight and the whole army suddenly appeared in the city?