"Lord, as you expected, a large number of soldiers left the city and headed towards the direction of the Mudou!"

Outside the Qingming Gate of Chang'an City, after inquiring about the news, Li Ru's cavalry quickly rode his horse to meet with Li Ru's carriage and horse, and reported to Li Ru what he saw.

What Li Ru said before, going to the Fuwu to take refuge is just a cover-up word.

He knew that there was a drastic change in the palace and that Dong Zhuo was in danger. This long-planned court storm would cause huge waves. The only one family would be affected. In Chang'an City, I am afraid that the troops were already dispatched to capture Dong Ni's followers everywhere.

As the old nest of the Dong clan, Meiwu must be a place of heavy siege. Those who launched this coup against Dong Zhuo will never give the Dong clan any chance to turn around.

Therefore, before the Chang'an city gate was closed, they snatched out of the Qingming Gate, and chose to hide their whereabouts and secretly inquire about the movements of all parties.

After hearing the lowly report from the cavalry slave, Li Ru did not look much surprised on his face. He asked cautiously:

"Have you ever seen the troops led by whom?"

"From the flag, it seems that Huangfu Zhongcheng of the court led the troops."

The muscles on Li Ru's face twitched. It was indeed a coup launched by the old ministers who had been planning for a long time in the court. At this time, even Huangfu Song, who had been treacherous and had been hiding, jumped out. It seemed that Dong Zhuo must have died in the palace ban.

"Let's go, Meiwu is now besieged by the rebels. Huangfu Yizhen led his troops. The people of the Dong family in the Wu are all mediocre people and are hard to resist. We will hurry to General Xu Zhonglang's camp!"

After Li Ru inquired about the movements of the soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, he immediately decided where his group would go.

The current situation has changed dramatically. Whether it is for self-protection or counterattack, every step you take requires a fight against time. Li Ru repeatedly urged his car to go on the road and accelerated to the camp of Xu Rong's troops outside the city.

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Xu Rong Camp

In the central army's tent, Li Ru, who arrived hurriedly calmed down and used the clearest and fastest words as possible to describe to Xu Rong a series of drastic changes in the court that were taking place in Chang'an City at this moment.

"Jun Xu, now there are drastic changes in the city, and the life and death of the Grand Master is unpredictable. There are also treacherous and treacherous ministers in the court to hold the emperor hostage, causing trouble to the capital. This is indeed a critical survival and death, but it is also a time for loyal ministers and good generals to make contributions. The rebellion of Lu in the previous Han Dynasty, Qun, and Jiang Hou to suppress the rebellion and conquer the country for thousands of years. Today's affairs are already like this, and the way of misfortunes and good people is all about you!"

Li Ru rolled his eyes and looked at Xu Rong, who was sitting in the tent. Although he had just analyzed the situation inside and outside Chang'an City and compared Xu Rong to Zhou Bo, who suppressed the Lu Rebellion in the former Han Dynasty, he saw the unclear expression of the superior Xu Rong, and decided to add another dose of strong medicine to Xu Rong.

"Jun Xu held a strong army with his hands. If he was left alone at this time, it would be tantamount to being the head of the people. It should be noted that the Northern Army envoy of the former Han Dynasty guarded Ren An, who was in the rebellion of the Prince Li, held the army without moving, and watched the success or failure. Afterwards, Emperor Xiaowu was imprisoned and executed because of his deceitfulness and disloyalty."

"The car in front is overturned, and the car in back is stopped. Xu Jun needs to make a decision early!"

When Li Ru said this, he stared at Xu Rong's face, trying to increase pressure invisibly through his words and deeds, forcing Xu Rong to make a decision as soon as possible.

After Dong Zhuo retreated from Luoyang to Chang'an, Xu Rong did not lead his troops out to fight, but was ordered to station troops outside Chang'an City. Although his body was slightly fat in his spare time, his majestic momentum of a general with many battles was not reduced.

After hearing Li Ru's words of holding a gun and a stick, his face was solemn and silent.

Dong Zhuo's series of actions in recent years are moody and willing to establish his authority with criminal law. This is completely different from the image of a soldier who was kind and loyal to the soldiers when he led troops to fight in his early years. Even Xu Rong, a general in the army who had been following him for a long time, had to be careful in his actions, for fear of disobeying Dong Zhuo's wishes and causing him a fatal disaster.

Now Dong Zhuo is trapped in the palace and his life and death are unknown. There are ministers in the court who are ordered to fight against the thieves. The gates of Chang'an have been closed, and each gate has troops guarded them strictly. Only Li Ru, the former think tank that has lost power in the court, escaped from Chang'an City.

So even though Li Ru explained his interests and tried his best to persuade Xu Rong to raise an army to regain control of Chang'an City, Xu Rong still did not dare to rashly agree to this matter that was beyond his expectations and within the scope of his authority.

"Li Jun, I know you are anxious at this time, but the situation is not clear. I still can't raise an army rashly. I must first send someone to contact Dong, Hu, and Yang, and then make a resolution!"

When Li Ru heard Xu Rong's words, he was so anxious that he could express his feelings. The current situation could not be delayed for a moment. If he had time to contact the resolution slowly, he could go to Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and others again. However, because the current situation in Chang'an City was in danger and could not be delayed, he decided to rush to Xu Rong's camp and persuade Xu Rong, who was decisive among the generals of the Western Liang army, to raise an army.

Only when Xu Rong emerged at this time and contacted Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and others, could he have the possibility of turning the situation around.

If we follow the usual methods, we are afraid that by the time Xu Rong contacts Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others, the personnel and affairs in Chang'an City will be over. They have no power to turn the world back and can only wait to become prisoners of others.

"Mr. Xu, if you want to break it, you will break it. If this matter is delayed, I am afraid that you and I will all become prisoners below the ranks—"

In desperation, Li Ru wanted to persuade him again, but Xu Rong did not want to listen to Li Ru again, so he immediately ordered the guards outside the tent to invite Li Ru to another tent and guard them for good care.

After Li Ru was taken out of the tent by his own personal soldiers, Xu Rong slowly stood up. Before he knew it, his back had been penetrated by his cold sweat.

"Come here, go and find Sima Xu for me!"

Xu Rong stood in the tent and thought for a while, then quickly ordered the personal soldiers outside the tent that this matter had nothing to do with the lives of many people. After thinking about it carefully, even Xu Rong, who had been through the battle formation for a long time, couldn't help but feel cold. The people sent out to contact Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others must be their confidants, and they can represent themselves and win the trust of Dong Yue, Hu Zhen and others. With these premises, the candidate is Xu Kun after all.

Xu Kun soon entered the tent from outside the camp. Xu Rong quickly retelled the matter to him, and gave him a few important points in particular, so he hurriedly sent Xu Kun out.

After Xu Kun left, Xu Rong issued several orders one after another. For a moment, the sound of horns and the sound of people gathering was endless. The entire barracks became busy.

The sound of the mobilization of troops in Xu Rong's camp also alarmed Li Ru in other tents. Li Ru's heart moved. He didn't care to comfort his timid family in the tent, and wanted to go out of the tent to observe the situation in Xu Rong's camp. However, as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he was blocked by the soldiers holding troops and the soldiers who were hostile to retaliate with a spear. Li Ru's mouth trembled slightly, and finally returned to the tent.

When it was midnight, the anxious Li Ru was finally brought to Xu Rong's tent by the soldier outside the tent. As soon as he entered the tent, Li Ru heard Xu Kun's voice.

"Lu Fengxian held the imperial edict and led the Bingzhou soldiers to siege Dong Zhonglang's camp. General Dong Zhonglang, Fan Xiaowei and others were defeated and fled. Hu and Yang surrendered to the Bingzhou soldiers. All the inside and outside of Chang'an City have fallen into the hands of the Bingzhou soldiers!"

Xu Kun, who returned quickly, reported to Xu Rong the current situation inside and outside Chang'an City with a serious expression. When Li Ru stepped into the tent, because Xu Rong had already mentioned Li Ru's arrival to him, Xu Kun just glanced at him, without much surprise, but continued:

"In addition, the two generals of the Central Army, Hu and Yang, have also sent someone to persuade the adults!"

After hearing Xu Kun's words, Xu Rong looked a little ugly and looked at Li Ru in a blink of an eye.

"Li Jun, did you hear it?"

Li Ru naturally heard Xu Kun's words, and he shook his head with a wry smile, not knowing whether he was lamenting that Dong Zhuo had been alienated from him for a long time, or that Xu Rong did not obey his previous advice.

"Good plan is useless, what can I do if it is done!"

Xu Rong's eyelids moved slightly. He did not take Li Ru's words, but asked:

"After this matter, where will Li Jun go?"

"Although I am not talented, I am determined not to surrender to the rebels in the court. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Kanto, and I want to surrender. Of course, whether it can be done depends on Xu Jun's intention."

Li Ru was in Xu Rong's camp and no longer concealed his plans for the next step. Hongnong also had the soldiers of Niu Fu, Duan Wei and others, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, etc., and if these Xiliang army members could gather together, they would raise the banner of revenge for Dong Zhuo and clearing the lord, and face Lu Bu's Bingzhou soldiers, they would have the power to fight!

"If Li Jun left, he had decided to get to know each other, and Rong had no reason to go against the truth and seek Rong. It was just that Niu Fu had no generals, so he was probably not Lu Fengxian's opponent. As for Duan Zhongming and others, ordinary people could only be able to keep themselves safe. I am afraid that Li Jun's painstaking efforts would not be able to fulfill his ambitions in the end!"

Xu Rong could hear that Li Ru was testing him, so he immediately explained his intentions and said that he would not tie Li Ru up as a letter of surrender to Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others.

However, Xu Rong was not optimistic about Li Ru's intention to join Niu Fu. In his opinion, if Dong Zhuo was lucky enough to escape from heaven and summoned the troops of the Xiliang Army in various places with his prestige, he might have the power to turn the world back. However, with Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Li Jue and others, they either lack fame or have no strategy to fight against the Bingzhou soldiers with great justice.

From Xu Rong's words, Li Ru could have heard that he had no intention of leading his troops to the east to join forces with Niu Fu and other generals. No wonder Xu Rong had always had a cold relationship with the generals of Liangzhou. In his eyes, Niu Fu and others were also slightly mediocre people, so naturally they would not risk their lives to lead their troops to join Shanxian County at this time.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and it is useless to force it. As long as you don’t block each other’s way, it’s fine.

"The situation is critical, Ru has to set off immediately and go to Shan County. Xu Jun takes care of him and say goodbye!"

Since the two had different choices, Li Ru had nothing to say. Li Ru immediately said goodbye to Xu Rong and asked to leave.

Xu Rong's face changed and his mood was a little confused, but when he looked at Li Ru who had decided to leave, he did not stop him. After pondering for a while, Xu Kun in the tent sent someone to secretly escort Li Ru's carriage and horse out of the camp.

Xu Kun, who received the order, quickly escorted Li Ru's carriage and horses to leave the camp quietly. After rushing for more than ten miles, Xu Kun was worried about the situation in the camp and immediately said goodbye to Li Ru. Then he hurriedly took a group of knights and turned around and left along the original path.

After Li Ru's carriage and horse separated from Xu Kun, he also accelerated his journey. The cavalry slave who was guarding Li Ru looked back at his master and saw that Li Ru's tight brows had not really let go since he came out of Xu Rong's camp. He asked uneasily:

"Lord, should we continue to travel to Shan County, or to Hedong?"

"Shaan County."

Li Ru, who was thinking, heard the question from the cavalry beside him, and his eyes flashed with light, without showing any expression, and replied indifferently.

Now the building is about to collapse, and people's hearts are different. Even Xu Rong, the general in the army, chose to hold his troops at this time. How could Li Ru go to Yan Yan, who is far away in Hedong and has an unpredictable mind?

Although Niu Fu is a mediocre person, he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. Only he will be desperate at this time and can only fight.

As for generals' talent and strategy, Li Ru, who was thinking, twitched the corners of his mouth.
Chapter completed!