Li Ru heard Dong Zhuo mention the Liu family's one king and three herders, and thought about it carefully for a while, then said: "One king and three herders sounds nice, but it is just four old men, each one of them is old. How big can it be?"

?The Prime Minister does not need to worry too much."

Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Otherwise, although these four old men of the Liu family are old, they are not dim-witted, and their status is respected. One was elected as the crown prince by the governors of the counties, and the three are the shepherds of the great state... It would be better if they go their own ways.

, but there is an alliance among them, and if it is allowed to develop, it will be a disaster sooner or later."

Li Ru said seriously: "Then what does the Prime Minister want to do with these Liu clans?"

Dong Zhuo slowly stood up and paced back and forth in the center of the hall...

"Right now, all the county pastors and guards are killing each other to expand their power, but the Liu clan seems to be staying out of the matter, which is not what I want."

Li Ru narrowed his eyes and said: "Does the Prime Minister want to draw people from the clan alliance into the fight between the two Yuan Dynasties?"

"Yes, the best strategy is to let the alliance of clans and the alliance of princes fight among themselves and consume each other, while I sit in the pass and watch the success or failure."

Li Ruqi asked: "What method can the prime minister have to pull the alliance to protect the emperor into trouble?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly stopped and spoke slowly: "I do have a plan in mind, but it's just not comprehensive. I will discuss it with Wen You today to see if it works or not."

After saying that, Dong Zhuo waved his hands to Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou tycoons and said, "You guys, please step aside first."

The Xiliang generals who had been unable to say anything and were sitting on both sides like logs stood up one after another after hearing this, bowed their hands and left.

After leaving the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Guo Si grabbed Li Jue and said dissatisfiedly: "Then how long has Li Ru been with the Prime Minister and he is so favored? You and I have fought with the Prime Minister in the east and west and made countless meritorious deeds. Now we have to discuss secret matters, but...

It’s not even close to the other side, it’s really chilling.”

Li Jue looked around and whispered: "Ah Duo, be careful what you say, don't let anyone listen to it."

"What's there to be afraid of? It's not that I'm irrational! Why don't you let me say it?"

Li Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Today's Prime Minister is not as good as before, and the people under his command are not only from Xiliang. We need to prevent villains from slandering us. Didn't you see that Li Ru was slandering Cai Zhonglang in front of the Prime Minister just now? If not

The prime minister is wise, I am afraid that Cai Zhonglang will be killed later."

"What are you afraid of? He is not a rotten scholar like Cai Yong. If someone named Li dares to trap him, he will beheaded by him!"

Li Jue smiled bitterly and shook his head, just comforting Guo Si while dragging him away.

But it is not to blame that Guo Si was unbalanced. Before coming to Luoyang, among the heroes of Xiliang, he, Li Jue, Zhang Ji and others were the most respected by Dong Zhuo.

But since entering the capital, Dong Zhuo first re-employed Lu Bu, then bribed his lieutenant Li Ru, and respected Cai Yong, Xun Shuang and others... The Xiliang generals led by him and Li Jue, on the surface, gradually faded away from Dong Zhuo

category of confidants.

It's not that Dong Zhuo deliberately alienated them.

If it comes to fighting on the battlefield, Dong Zhuo will naturally rely on them, the Xiliang heroes who are accustomed to fighting...

However, since the invasion of Chang'an, there has been no major war among the three auxiliaries. The things Dong Zhuo studies every day are closely related to the government.

Dong Zhuo wanted to discuss court affairs with Guo Si and others, but the problem was that these political novices spoke in layman's terms, and Dong Zhuo really couldn't talk to them.

In this way, on the surface, the relationship seems a bit distant.

After the Xiliang generals left, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru discussed carefully in the hall and finally finalized their strategy.

His idea seems feasible to Li Ru.

…

After the court meeting the next day, Dong Zhuo specially sent someone to stop Zongzheng and Liu Song and asked him to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss matters.

Liu Songnai was the sixteenth generation grandson of the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. His grandfather was Situ Liu Qi, and his father was Liu Kuan, a well-known domestic 'Confucian scholar'.

As a descendant of the great ancestor who has real records in Zongzheng Mansion, Liu Song is also a Han clan clan member with Zhengzheng and Miaohong roots. In terms of bloodline, he may be purer than Liu Yu.

Liu Song acted cautiously and carefully in the court and never made any omissions. Now he was suddenly summoned to the Prime Minister's Mansion by Dong Zhuo, which made him frightened.

Logically speaking, I shouldn't have committed any taboos, right? Except for the last time I helped Liu Yu secretly check Liu Bei's profile... But that was just a secret operation and was not publicized. It was a trivial matter.

It shouldn’t be a mistake to be targeted by Dong Zhuo, right?

Liu Song came to Dong Zhuo anxiously, bowed and said: "Greetings to the Prime Minister."

"No need to be polite, Marquis Luxiang, just sit down."

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

Liu Song then sat on the couch beside him.

Looking at Dong Zhuo who was calm and composed in the main seat, Liu Song couldn't help but feel ups and downs in his heart.

What is he trying to do?

Dong Zhuo picked up a wine cup on the table in front of him, raised his head and drank, looked sideways at Liu Song, suddenly sighed and asked:

"Can Liu Jun serve as Jiuqing for three years?"

Liu Song hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Since Da Sima left for Youzhou, Song Ben succeeded Zongzheng. After June of this year, it will be three years."

Dong Zhuo touched his tiger beard, nodded, and said: "Since it has been nearly three years, Liu Jun does not need to renew the post of Jiuqing with these two thousand stones."

Liu Song couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

Dong Zhuo What does this mean?

Should I be dismissed from office? But I didn’t do anything wrong.

Old thief, why are you here?

Seeing Liu Song's face turn red and white, and his body trembling slightly, Dong Zhuo smiled heartily and said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Liu, I don't mean any harm. I am the descendant of Zhaolie and the grandson of our great ancestor. In this time of crisis, I don't want to live in helping the world."

Isn’t it a pity that his position is engulfed in the family genealogy volumes of Zongzheng Mansion every day? Today’s Guandong is in chaos, and the governors of various counties do not think about stabilizing the country and governing the people. Instead, they attack each other, so that the country is overturned, and the people are in dire straits...

…”

Liu Song hummed in his heart,

You have thieves here, but you still have the nerve to say the words "subversion of the country"?

Dong Zhuo continued: "I moved the capital to Chang'an and sat in the middle of the court. The fact that I was willing to do so in the Central Plains was intentional but powerless. I think about it carefully. In this critical season, if all the counties of the Han Dynasty want to be stable, they must make good use of the clan... I said before.

It has been neglected by Your Majesty, and Liu Jing was promoted to General Zhennan and Shepherd of Jingzhou. His son and nephew were governor of Nanyang County and Changsha County respectively. He and his son were appointed as the governor of Annan. Now it seems that my decision is indeed correct...

…In today’s world, anyone who can serve as pastor and guard for the imperial court must be a member of the Liu clan.”

After hearing this, Liu Song finally thought about it.

"Does the Prime Minister want the subordinate to be appointed as the shepherd of another county?"

Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "Not only Zongzheng, but also if there are other worthy clan members, I should make good use of them! Zongzheng has been in charge of clan genealogy for three years, and he is very familiar with these Liu clan members.

You should recommend a few capable people to join me and entrust me with important responsibilities, so as to secure the county and help the people."

When Liu Song heard this, he was secretly happy.

Chang'an is a den of tigers and wolves, and it is not easy to stay there for a long time. It is a pity that as Jiuqing, he has no reason to leave.

If this group of Xiliang dogs and wolves can be appointed to local prefectures and counties, far away from the court, and then join forces with Liu Yu, Liu Biao and other people in the clan alliance to take action...

The next day, we killed Dong's thieves, drove out the barbarians in Xiliang, saved the country from fire and water, and saved His Majesty from danger. Isn't this an act that will leave a name in history?
Chapter completed!