After hearing the news, Dong Zhuo couldn't sit still. This kind of long-term stalemate was not what he wanted to see. After all, there were still many forces in the DPRK and China that opposed him. If he stayed here all the time, what would happen in the rear?
No one can predict the changes. Moreover, with the arrival of summer, the grasslands are gradually becoming richer and the grazing season has arrived. Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao have expressed their intention to resign many times. Dong Zhuo has never agreed.
Their request was not concerned with their 80,000 to 90,000 troops, but was worried that since Chang'an was completely empty heading north, these nomadic cavalry would take the opportunity to plunder along the way and turn the rear area of Liangzhou upside down.
Li Ru smoothed a few strands of short beard under his chin and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Grand Master, I have a plan to make Liu Xin retreat immediately!"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Wen You, what's your clever plan?"
Li Ru said calmly: "My son-in-law also has an informant in Xiangyang. Liu Xin has not been seen for more than a year since the Spring Festival last year. Why don't we spread rumors and say that Liu Xin has been infected and died long ago?"
, the Prefecture Mufu kept the funeral secret. Once the news of Liu Xin's death spreads, it will definitely cause chaos in Jing and Yi. By then, the troops outside Sanguan will have to withdraw if they don't want to. Maybe it can also improve his military morale.
Chaos. If that happens, we just need to seize the opportunity to give them a fatal blow. From now on, who among the princes in the world will dare to stroke the Taishi's tiger beard?"
Liu Xin stayed in the Prefectural Mufu for a year without going out, just to hide it from other people's eyes and ears so that he could lead the army personally. Who knew that Li Ru would seize the opportunity and want to spread rumors and cause trouble. This Li Ru was also good at spreading rumors.
He is really good at spreading rumors to tarnish Liu Xin's image two years ago. He also made up nursery rhymes when the capital was moved to Chang'an. Now he is using this trick again. He is really enjoying it.
Dong Zhuo always obeyed Li Ru's advice and kept praising him, saying: "It's not too late, Wen You, I'll leave this matter to you."
Although the war is going on in the Sanguan area, there is no trace of war in Xiangyang City. Now Xiangyang City has become the commercial center of the entire Han Dynasty, with busy traffic and merchants gathering, and almost all items produced across the country can be purchased here.
.This is also a cultural center, a financial center, and a science and technology center. Its level of prosperity is even greater than that of Luoyang, the capital of the past.
There are many people coming in and out of Xiangyang City every day, and the soldiers guarding the gate are accustomed to it, and they do not conduct special inspections. There are many inspectors in the city, and there is never a need to worry about someone committing crimes in Xiangyang City. However, today, the soldiers guarding the gate
My eyes suddenly widened because a few unusual people came in front of me.
There were several young and beautiful women, all riding tall horses. The woman in the middle was wearing a bright red dress and riding a flaming red horse. Walking under the bright summer sun, she was like a ball of fire rushing towards her face, making people feel
Out of breath. Han women rarely ride horses, especially in the south, a place where horses are scarce. Women are even less likely to ride horses. These women's heads, bodies, wrists, ankles, etc. are all covered with silver ornaments.
As the horses galloped, the clear and melodious sounds of "ding-dong-dang-dang" came in the wind.
The soldiers guarding the gate saw countless people of all kinds every day, and they recognized at a glance that the women in front of them were all barbarians. However, the barbarian women in front of them were all beautiful and graceful. They were stunned for a moment, and their eyes were filled with tears.
It seemed like it was about to fall. The Han people used to look down on the barbarians, but Liu Xin issued a strict order that the Han and barbarians were equal and treated equally. Although these soldiers belonged to the local army, they also knew what military orders were, and they watched these graceful people helplessly.
The woman floated past, swallowed a few times, but did not dare to do anything impolite.
After the women entered the city, the soldiers realized what they were doing and hurriedly shouted behind them: "People in front, listen, horses are not allowed in Xiangyang City. Please dismount and walk!"
The woman in the lead reined in the horse with a "hush" sound and muttered: "Brother, the rules here are really big!"
A woman next to her smiled and said: "Sister Zhu Rong, if you don't have many rules, how can you control so many people?"
It turns out that this woman is Zhu Rong, known as the descendant of the God of Fire. Three years have passed so quickly. She is already an eighteen-year-old girl. Other barbarian women of her age have already given birth to several babies.
.It is said that a girl is as beautiful as a girl. Nowadays, Zhu Rong's tall figure is set off by her plump buttocks and small waist, making her even more charming. The four barbarian women beside him are all Zhu Rong's cousins, only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Due to her age, Zhu Ding carefully selected her as Zhu Rong’s dowry girl.
Zhu Ding originally wanted to send his daughter to Xiangyang in person, but he received a secret order from Liu Xin to keep an eye on the movements of the four central and southern counties and did not dare to leave Zoke County. However, barbarian women became independent early, and Zhu Rong had a full body.
He was good at martial arts and there were no bandits or bandits along the way, so Zhu Ding was not worried about anything going wrong, so he agreed to Zhu Rong to go to Xiangyang by himself. Although Zhu Ding could not come in person, a generous dowry was indispensable. These years
When he was the governor of Zangke, he had a very generous salary. He also benefited a lot from barbarian trade. His wealth was no longer what it was back then. Zhu Ding knew that his success was all due to Liu Xin, so he married his daughter to him.
That was done willingly. He didn't know where he heard that when Han people married a daughter, they often gave their daughter's younger sister as a dowry. Zhu Rong didn't have a biological sister, so Zhu Ding picked the four nieces from his own clan as dowry.
Zhu Rong and her four cousins had all practiced martial arts since childhood and were restless by nature. They had long since left the wedding procession and ran to the front of the bustling scenery that they could see along the way. I heard that riding horses was not allowed in Xiangyang City.
Although Zhu Rong was reluctant, he had no choice but to jump off his horse. Looking at the bustling crowd around him, he became interested again and shouted to the sky: "Xiangyang! I'm coming!"
Her voice startled the passers-by on both sides, and they all turned their heads to look this way. Cousin Zhu Yan hurriedly said: "Sister, my uncle has repeatedly told me to learn the restraint of the Han family's daughters, why have you forgotten?
?”
Zhu Rong saw countless eyes directed at him, his pretty face turned red with embarrassment, he stamped his feet and complained: "Why didn't you remind me earlier, hurry up and leave, don't let others see our jokes."
Being watched by so many people, even though the barbarian daughter was always brave, her heart was beating wildly. Zhu Yan and the three sisters also lowered their heads in panic, took the horse, and followed Zhu Rong in a hurry.
They were used to climbing mountains and crossing ridges, and walking on this flat land was as fast as the wind. In a blink of an eye, they swept away the people who were watching the excitement. Turning into an alley, Zhu Rong covered his heart and gasped for breath.
Said: "Oh, I am so ugly today. I must not let my brother know about it."
Another cousin of hers, Zhu Lan, comforted her and said: "Sister, it's not so easy to see the Lord sitting in a high-walled courtyard. These people can't reach his ears even if they want to. Don't worry, sister."
Zhu Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is the best. I just walked in a hurry and don't remember how to get to the Zhou Mufu. Let's go out from that alley and find someone to ask."
So the five people took the horses and continued to move forward. As soon as they reached the corner, they saw a few people sneaking around, whispering, and they didn't know what they were talking about. Zhu Rong felt guilty, worried that they were spreading his own jokes, and couldn't help but feel happy
Bu walked over and shouted: "Hey, what are you talking about?"
The speaker was getting to the important point, with a look of elation on his face. Suddenly he heard this shout, and Ji Lingling shuddered. When he looked back, the person asking the question was a stunning woman, and he didn't realize it.
His eyes shone brightly and he said with a flattering smile: "Whose young lady is this? Do you want me to talk to you?"
"Pa", as soon as the man finished speaking, he was slapped hard on the right side of his face, and half of his face was swollen. The few people who were listening to him just now quietly stepped back. They had already
I saw that these people were barbarian women. I heard that barbarian women were fierce and bold, and were not as easy to bully as Han women. They were people with serious business interests and did not want to cause trouble.
The man who was beaten could also punch and kick twice. He didn't believe how powerful a woman could be. He just fell in love with her for a moment. However, the blow was quite severe this time, and his face was
The pain is still burning, but he continues to ask for an advantage: "Little lady, you..."
When Zhu Rong saw that he still dared to talk nonsense like "little lady, little lady", he couldn't help being furious. He raised his delicate hand and slapped him down again. The man was already on guard this time, his head flashed to the side and he stretched out his hand.
He wanted to grab Zhu Rong's wrist. Unexpectedly, his grasp was empty. With a "pop" sound, a sharp pain came from the left side of his face.
The man was shocked. Just now he clearly saw that the woman was not moving quickly, but he could not catch her, and even received a heavy blow from her. Knowing that something was wrong, he turned around and wanted to leave. But he heard a scolding, and several more
The little girls with bright eyes and sharp teeth gathered around them, holding bright steel knives in their hands, and forced them into the corner.
The "audiences" just now were all Xiangyang locals. When they saw that the speaker dared to openly molest a barbarian woman, they were eager to distance themselves and said repeatedly: "This is none of our business. We are not together with him."
When Zhu Rong saw several of his cousins showing off their knives, he knew that the matter could not be resolved, so he rushed forward and punched and kicked the man who had just spoken, until he was beaten into a pig's head.
Pointing to the few people huddled in the corner, he said: "Pick him up and lead the way to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion!"
When several Xiangyang locals saw her ferocious look, their legs became weak and they all knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Auntie, have mercy on me. You guys don't know this person. Please let us go."
Because Zhu Rong made a bet with Liu Xin, he waited for three years for his wonderful youth. He finally looked forward to the day when he would come forward, but he was called "aunt" by these people. Could it be that he was already so old? If he could get Liu Xin
Xin was so enamored that he couldn't help but feel annoyed and yelled: "Stop talking nonsense! Whoever doesn't go, I'll beat him up like him!"
The locals didn't dare to say another word, so they stood up and picked up the foreigner who fell to the ground, and walked out of the alley. Not long after leaving the alley, they saw a patrol group.
The soldiers walked past. Several locals shouted almost without thinking: "Come quickly, someone is kidnapping!"