They breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu Xin didn't dare to relax at all.
Just when Yang Biao and Huang Wan were executing Dong Zhuo, Liu Xin also issued an order to ransack their homes in Chang'an City. Li Ru, Li Jue, Guo Si, Niu Fu, and Li Su, the family members of Dong Zhuo's confidants, were naturally unable to escape, and they chose to seek refuge with Liu in time.
Duan Xuan, Fan Chou and others of Xin were spared. Cui Yong, Zhang Ji, Dong Xiu, Song Guo, who were guarding Xiaoguan and other places respectively, as well as the courtiers who followed Wang Yun and fled to Luoyang, their mansions have been destroyed.
Troops were sent to guard the place, and no one was allowed to come or go. How the families of these people were ultimately dealt with depended on their attitudes.
Of course, there was no need for Liu Xin to do it himself when it came to confiscating the house. He only had to stay in the Taishi Mansion and issue orders. However, the three people who were captured, Li Ru, Niu Fu and Beigong Boyu, as well as the more than 60,000 prisoners,
Liu Xin decided to handle it personally.
Originally, this matter was not too complicated. Li Ru, Niu Fu, and Beigong Boyu could be beheaded directly, and the more than 60,000 prisoners were to be sent to Jingzhou to participate in forced labor as usual. But Yan Rui was let go last night.
After the mother-daughter relationship, Liu Xin's thoughts have quietly changed.
Facing Li Ru, Niu Fu, and Beigong Boyu who were kneeling in the hall, Liu Xin said casually: "Niu Fu, you are Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. Now that your father-in-law has been executed by me, you
Do you want to avenge him?"
Niu Fu kowtowed repeatedly and said: "The adults spared the villain's life. The villain will never dare to fight against the adults again."
Liu Xin snorted coldly: "Niu Fu, just throw a bone to a wild dog, and the wild dog still knows how to wag its tail. Dong Zhuo married his daughter to you, and you don't even want to avenge him. You are worse than a dog. Come on,
Take it out and chop it!"
Niu Fu said hurriedly: "No, sir, I want to avenge my father-in-law, but I can't do it now."
Liu Xin knew that after Dong Zhuo died in history, Niu Fu went to avenge Dong Zhuo excitedly, but was defeated by Lu Bu and died in the hands of his subordinate Hu Chier. Now seeing that Niu Fu was told the truth by him, he felt haha
Laughing loudly, he said in a deep voice: "You want to avenge Dong Zhuo, but do you know how much you are worth? In this way, I will give you a chance to compete with me. If you can beat me, I will let you go."
A way out. It doesn't matter if you beat me to death on the spot, just think of it as avenging your father-in-law, and my subordinates will never pursue it."
Niu Fu grew up in Xiliang. He may not be very good with weapons, but he has brute strength. In his early years, he was considered a capable general under Dong Zhuo, so Dong Zhuo married his daughter to him. After hearing what Liu Xin said,
Niu Fu suddenly became energetic and puffed out his chest and said: "Niu Fu will fight to the death with you. If you lose, you are not allowed to break your promise."
Of course Liu Xin would not let Niu Fu leave alive. He was not generally confident in his boxing and kicking skills. He raised his hand and signaled the soldiers to let go of Niu Fu, and said with a smile: "A man has made his word, and it is hard to chase him!"
I'll give you three moves first."
Niu Fu moved his hands and feet silently. It was inevitable that he would feel numb after being tied up for so long. When life and death were at stake, he did not dare to be reckless. With a "Watch the move!", Niu Fu's figure swayed and he was already approaching.
The person next to Liu Xin punched him first. Niu Fu only used 70% of his strength for that punch, but he heard the sound of the wind, and it turned out to be fierce. Liu Xin was still smiling, leaning slightly to one side, Niu Fu's
The punch was empty. Niu Fu's punch was empty and he didn't take it back. He bent his arm and turned his fist into an elbow to hit Liu Xin's ribs. Just as he was about to hit him, Liu Xin suddenly squirmed.
Twisting, with an incredible posture, he was able to get past Niu Fu's elbow.
Niu Fu saw that the two moves had passed, but Liu Xin's clothes were not even touched. He couldn't help but became anxious. He shouted loudly, jumped up, and rushed towards Liu Xin, grabbing Liu Xin's shoulders with both hands. Everyone present was excited.
His eyes widened, but no one saw clearly how Liu Xin moved. He was already standing behind Niu Fu and said calmly: "The three moves have been passed. It's not polite to go back and forth. Niu Fu, you
Take advantage of me too."
As Liu Xin spoke, he raised his left hand and patted Niu Fu's Tianling Cap. He spoke slowly and moved slowly, but Niu Fu dodged left and right, but his head could not be separated from Liu Xin.
That big hand. Just after Liu Xin finished speaking, her hand also pressed
On Niu Fu's Tianling Cap, it was like having rehearsed countless times, and the time was exactly the same. When he pressed it, no sound was made, and Niu Fu didn't say a word. Just from Niu Fu's eyes and nose,
Blood oozed from his ears and mouth.
In the eyes of others, Liu Xin's left hand just pressed lightly on Niu Fu's head and then retracted it. However, Niu Fu not only bleeded from all his orifices, but his facial features were distorted, and his whole head seemed to be three-quarters flat. Until Niu Fu fell to the ground,
A lot of red and white stuff came out from the top of his head.
Niu Fu fell next to Bei Gong Boyu. Bei Gong Boyu saw it clearly. Liu Xin just pressed this lightly, and Niu Fu's Tianling Cap was crushed to pieces. Bei Gong Boyu was also battle-hardened.
He knows that the bone on the top of a person's head is the hardest, and sometimes it can't even be cut with a knife.
It was easy to cut, but Liu Xin smashed Niu Fu's skull to pieces with just a simple blow. This power was simply not something that a mortal could possess. At noon in late summer, the weather was still very hot, but Beigong Boyu's whole body was...
It was like falling into an ice cellar, feeling chilled to the bone.
Soldiers had already come over and dragged Niu Fu's body out. Another soldier brought a basin of water. Liu Xin cleaned her hands as if nothing had happened and said without looking back: "Li Ru, you are also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. You
How do you want to avenge your father-in-law?"
Li Ru was good at resourcefulness, but not martial arts. Even if he knew a few tricks, he was still far behind Niu Fu, and he was even less likely to be Liu Xin's opponent. He had no choice but to kowtow and say, "Li Ru will never do anything again in this life."
I dare to be an enemy of you, please spare Li Ru's life. Li Ru is willing to work for you for the rest of his life."
Liu Xin turned around and spat at Li Ru, saying, "Li Ru, are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I just said to Niu Fu?"
Li Ru said helplessly: "Returning to your lord, Li Ru is just a weak scholar with no power to tie a chicken. Even if ten Li Ru are tied together, he is no match for you. Even if he wants to help his father-in-law take revenge, he is still more than capable."
It’s not enough.”
Liu Xin sneered and said: "What a weak scholar, you seem to be aggrieved. Good for a weak scholar! Scholars don't even need a knife to kill people, they just use their words. Li Ru, do you remember what I said to you outside Yique Pass?"
Did you say something? I don’t think you are so forgetful. Huh! You are spreading rumors about me outside again, and I will never let you off this time!"
Li Ru's face was ashen, his whole body trembled, and he said tremblingly: "Master Mingjian, Dong Zhuo asked me to do that. I was forced."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Li Ru, do you think I am a three-year-old child? With Dong Zhuo's little IQ, can he come up with this idea? However, I will also give you a chance. I have three questions here. You just need to answer them.
One of them, I will spare your life!"
Although Li Ru didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by IQ, he had always been very conceited about his talents. Looking at the entire Dong Zhuo Group, who could surpass him? Even if it wasn't for this, for the sake of
Li Ru could only fight to survive, so he forced himself to calm down and said slowly: "Excuse me, sir!"
Liu Xin nodded secretly, so that she looked like Dong Zhuo's chief adviser. But having said that, no matter how cool Li Ru was, Liu Xin was confident that he would not be able to answer the questions he asked. Liu Xin was not in a hurry.
not speak, but
He raised his hand to signal the soldiers to bring an incense burner, put a stick of incense in it, and then said: "I have finished asking my questions. You have one stick of incense. When the stick of incense is burned out, if you haven't answered it yet, then
You just have to leave it to fate."
Li Ru glanced at Liu Xin, then at the incense burner, and nodded sternly.
Liu Xin then said: "Li Ru, you heard me clearly. The first question is, a piece of pure gold jewelry may or may not be adulterated. How can we make a judgment without damaging the jewelry?
The second question is to process a tree into
A round stick of uniform thickness has no features on the surface. How do you tell which end is the root and which end is the tip? The third question is, there are a hundred mares and a hundred foals. Now they are confused. How do you tell which end is the root?
Which line mare does a foal come from?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers who were already waiting lit the incense stick in the incense burner.
Li Ru's eyes closed and opened for a while, and his face gradually turned livid. As the incense stick burned shorter and shorter, more and more sweat appeared on Li Ru's forehead. Finally, when the incense stick burned out completely
At that moment, Li Ru could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
Liu Xin glanced at Li Ru, who was like a dead dog, and said mockingly: "I didn't expect that the resourceful scholar Li couldn't even answer such a simple question. It seems you can die in peace."
Li Ru suddenly shouted hysterically: "This is unfair! No one can answer these questions!"
Liu Xin said coldly: "Since Liu can raise these issues, he naturally has a solution, but you, a dying person, don't need to know how to solve it. All you need to do now is to choose how to die.
.”
After speaking, Liu Xin loudly ordered: "Bring it up!"
Several soldiers heard the sound and brought in three things, which were lined up in front of Li Ru. When Li Ru looked up, he was shocked. These three things were a large cooking cauldron, a set of steamers, and a set of
The grill, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and all kinds of condiments were all available. Li Ru was sweating like rain and said nothing.
Liu Xin slowly walked up to him and said word by word: "Li Ru, you should remember what I told you at Yique Pass now. It doesn't matter even if you can't remember it, I can remind you.
.Do you think I should cook you into a pot of soup, or put you on the steamer?
Is it better to steam it? I heard that the meat of the literati is a bit sour. If I don't skewer you on a spit and grill it on the grill, the sour taste in you may be masked. Li Ru, which one do you look at?
Which method you prefer, I will give you a chance to choose for yourself, Li Ru..."
Li Ru's face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and he was terrified. He was scared to death.
"You're worthless things, drag them on. Did I prepare these things in vain?" Liu Xin frowned slightly, suddenly turned her head and shouted: "Beigong Boyu!"