"That night, Dong Zhuo told me and Bier in detail about the generals of Xiliang, the civil and military ministers of the court, and the general trend of the world. But I and Bier were confused and felt that he seemed to explain the funeral, and spoke in detail, but we had no idea what to do. That night, he did not let Bier sleep anymore, nor did he make things difficult for me. The next morning he sent us to Meiwu. Before leaving, he asked me to go into the study with him and said some inexplicable words to me.

He said that he was tired and exhausted, and he didn't want to continue like this. He could not see who is loyal and treacherous in the Xiliang army in normal times, and only in the chaos can he see the difference. After all, fame and fortune are touching. Once the current situation is turbulent, some people with great ambitions will naturally surface and take advantage of the chaos to make profits. Your husband is also ambitious, and strong, and plans for a long time. He also said that if you don't use any weapons, the Xiliang army cannot be handed over to you, so you can only complete the transfer of power in the Xiliang chaos. Whether you can take charge of the Xiliang army in the end will not provide much help to you, and you can only leave some troops and horses to you in scattered ways. As for whether those generals who lead the troops will eventually surrender to you, it depends entirely on your own ability and whether you have the ability to quell the chaos and unify the Xiliang army.

In this way, I took Dong Zhuo's instructions to go to Meiwu with Bier. I didn't expect that just one day later, Dong Zhuo was stabbed to death by Lu Bu in front of Zhengyang Palace and died in the nine springs. What happened later was just as Dong Zhuo said during his lifetime. Xiliang was in chaos, and your husband took advantage of the situation to calm down the unrest, eliminate the treacherous and slander, and took charge of the Xiliang army in just one month. I was lucky enough to die, and it was also relying on my husband's name. It prompted Dong Zhuo not to make things difficult for Bier and me, and sent us to Meiwu for refuge as soon as possible. I just escaped the suppression of the riots. Otherwise, even if I was not killed by Dong Zhuo, I would be killed by the Dong clan members to vent my anger, or died in the rebellion."

After listening to He Ying's story quietly, Li Li was shocked like a storm. Then he hugged He Ying and lay on the couch, closed his eyes and began to ponder.

In fact, a few months ago, during the few meetings with Dong Zhuo, Li Li felt that Dong Zhuo seemed tired of the court disputes and the open and secret struggles of generals in the army, and faintly revealed the intention of retreating lonely and lonely. However, if Dong Zhuo wanted to retreat unstoppable, it was obviously an unreliable expectation. He was in a prominent position of power and power, and was born in troubled times, and he could only advance but not retreat; further, there was a glimmer of hope. If he retreated, he would die. Dong Zhuo's act of usurping the emperor was undoubtedly a desperate bet. The matter was hasty and extremely dangerous, no less than digging a grave. As a result, Dong Zhuo sought kindness and gained kindness. He put on a dragon robe but failed to ascend to the throne. He died suddenly before the Zen platform, and a generation of heroes fell.

However, Li Li never expected that Dong Zhuo had many backup plans during his lifetime and made arrangements in advance. He selected the person who took over the Western Liang Army, and this person happened to be Li Li. It was not until He Ying revealed the whole story that Li Li finally understood why he was able to successfully incorporate the troops under Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Dong Yue and others, and formed an army that could compete with Li Jue, Guo Si and others in the shortest time.

Before today, Li Li had always been distrustful of Xu Rong and Hu Zhen and other old generals in Xiliang. They both used it and were wary of it everywhere to avoid another disaster. Now after listening to He Ying's explanation, he finally understood. Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Dong Yue, Dong Huang, Yang Ding and other generals must have received hints from Dong Zhuo in advance, and Dong Zhuo must have revealed his appreciation and praise for him, Li Li, which prompted these people to easily accept his Li Li's in the chaos in Xiliang and thus surrender to him. Li Ru's surrender without hesitation is an extremely clear hint and the most convincing evidence.

On the other hand, even if Dong Zhuo had hinted at them during his lifetime, they would not surrender to Li Li willingly after Dong Zhuo's death. Because these people held military power and were extremely powerful, they were lucky and hoped to gain higher power and status in the turmoil. Therefore, they would definitely not surrender to Li Li easily, and without a desperate battle, they would never surrender to Li Li.

This is exactly the case.

People have unpredictable hearts and without absolutely strong strength, no one will easily give up the power in their hands and willingly bow down to the other party.

After sorting out the causes and consequences of the Xiliang turmoil in his mind, Li Li couldn't help but feel grateful to Dong Zhuo, and even couldn't accept it.

Dong Zhuo left him with Li Li so much!

Since ancient times, it has been said that gratitude becomes enemies.

Faced with the huge kindness given by Dong Zhuo and everyone was dead, Li Li couldn't find anyone to thank him and could not repay the kindness at all.

However, it was precisely because Dong Zhuo was dead that Li Li became more grateful to Dong Zhuo's kindness, remembering his support for himself and the help he left in the turmoil of Xiliang during his lifetime. Otherwise, if Dong Zhuo was lucky enough to live until now, Li Li would not know how to repay his great kindness, and even know how to get along with him.

Lying on the couch, hugging the peerless demon He Ying in his arms, Li Li's thoughts flew. When he recalled the little things he had with Dong Zhuo, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

When Dong Zhuo insisted on marrying his beloved daughter Dong Wan to him, he was forced to propose three conditions to Dong Zhuo, which was later widely circulated by the people of Chang'an City. After these three conditions were put forward, all the civil and military officials in the court thought that this move was nonsense and ridiculous, and thought that Li Li was too pretentious and arrogant, and overestimated his ability. However, after hearing the conditions proposed by Li Li, Dong Zhuo pondered for a while, and even fell asleep leaning on the magistrate chair.

Dong Zhuo is so tired that he can fall asleep peacefully when he is in charge of the court? Is his heart really so big? It’s not!

At the beginning, Li Li thought that Dong Zhuo was really asleep and his snoring was very loud. However, he finally figured it out afterwards. Dong Zhuo didn't fall asleep that day, but he felt that he had lost face in front of all civil and military officials, so he found a way for himself. He dozed off due to his fatigue and was confused to respond to the three agreements proposed by Li Li.

It is precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo attaches great importance to the conditions proposed by Li Li, and has carefully considered them, and then looks at Li Li with admiration. Only in this way can he readily agree to Li Li's three conditions and strive to promote the marriage of his beloved daughter Dong Wan and Li Li. After Li Li became his son-in-law of Dong Zhuo, his status in his mind rose sharply until it rose to a height comparable to his adopted son Lu Bu.

Facts proved that the three conditions Li Li put forward for Dong Zhuo were extremely wise. After Dong Zhuo's death, the people of the world did not involve him and Dong Zhuo, which made Li Li's reputation not damaged at all. Instead, they were praised by the people, believing that he did not join forces with Dong Zhuo and helped the evildoer. Even the officials in the court's impression of Li Li changed greatly.

The past is like smoke. Now the situation in Xiliang has changed drastically, and many unknown things in the Chang'an Rebellion have gradually been revealed. At that time, Li Li, Wuwei, was not favored by many officials, jumped and transformed magnificently, becoming the actual controller of Chang'an City and even the entire Xiliang Prefectures. This greatly stimulated many officials and could not accept this fact for a while. However, facts are better than words. Li Li has already dominated Xiliang in his reputation and completely took over all the Xiliang soldiers left by Dong Zhuo after his death.

At this moment, Li Li recalled everything that happened in the past few months again, and many things that he couldn't understand before became clear.

There is no doubt that if he had not received secret help from Dong Zhuo, the Wuwei army under his command would be very likely to be unable to fight against Li Jue and Guo Si's army, and it would be even more impossible for him to pacify Xiliang and reorganize Xiliang's army in such a short time. Correspondingly, the general trend of Xiliang will still operate according to the inherent trajectory of history.

In addition, Li Li was also very clear at this time that what Dong Zhuo said to He Ying was mostly true, but there were also ambiguity.

According to Li Li's current opinion, Dong Zhuo's real intention at the time should have made two plans.

First, Emperor Liu Xie of Han abdicated Dong Zhuo, asked him to reign with the 95th century, change his reign to establish the country, ascend to the throne, and rule the world. This is what Dong Zhuo dreams of. Since he took over the power of the world, he has always dreamed of an emperor. Therefore, he placed his dream of becoming an emperor on Lu Bu and Wang Yun, and asked them to start working on it, and impatiently wanted to ascend the throne. In preparing for abdication and ascend the throne, Dong Zhuo still had fantasies about Wang Yun and still trusted Lu Bu, hoping that these two people could help him ascend the throne.

In both, Dong Zhuo has been in charge of Chang'an for nearly two years, and Xiliang is his old nest for many years. Wang Yun secretly set up a series of plans and used Diao Chan to discard his father-son relationship with his adopted son Lu Bu. This matter would more or less reach Dong Zhuo's ears. Otherwise, he, a powerful prime minister, would have done nothing, and would have been blinded by the things outside the palace, and would have no idea about Wang Yun's plan of killing two birds with one stone. Then he would be really confused.

In fact, Dong Zhuo had already noticed Wang Yun's misconduct, but he himself did not believe it, and he still thought about his ascension to the throne and became emperor. He also wanted to rely on Wang Yun to handle it for him.

It is precisely based on this ambivalent mentality of worrying about gains and losses that Dong Zhuo left behind in case of an accident, and the person he chose was his third son-in-law Li Li. After all, the father-in-law and son-in-law were all together. After encountering an accident with others, the huge family business was occupied by others. It would be better to leave more for his son-in-law in advance. In this way, it would not be a waste of the father-in-law and leave some incense to make Li Li remember his kindness and treat his younger daughter Dong Wan well.

Thinking about Dong Zhuo's true intentions before his death, Li Li sincerely praised Dong Zhuo as a generation of heroes who had subverted the Han Dynasty for four hundred years. Even when facing the emperor he had always dreamed of, he still had a backup plan, long-term layout, no profit, and completely indulged in it. Now, although he has passed away, Li Li is very grateful to him and remembers his kindness firmly.

Even though Li Li was very forgetful after many years and did not remember that Dong Zhuo had great kindness to him, he would never forget He Ying, a peerless beauty. As long as Li Li still remembers He Ying, he would definitely think of Dong Zhuo, because if it weren't for his mercy, Dong Zhuo would never have been a peerless demon like He Ying who would be like to distort all living beings in the world.
Chapter completed!