Chapter 103, Dong Zhuo's disaster
Dong Zhuo listened and walked away in an instant. He immediately left the table, pulled out his sword, pointed to Lu Zhi's head and said, "How dare you talk so wildly, what do you have? Do you want to try the sword in my hand, isn't it sharp?"
Dong Zhuo originally wanted to pretend to be kind, so that he could leave a kind look in front of everyone, but he didn't expect Ding Yuan to be so rude just now.
Anyway, his face was torn, and he simply didn't hide it. As soon as Lu Zhi came up, he drew his sword directly.
When Lu Zhi saw that Dong Zhuo actually drew his sword towards each other, he was shocked and couldn't help moving back a few steps.
Zu Zhao was already angry with Dong Zhuo's behavior. Now when he saw him facing his teacher with his sword, he was also furious and even anxious.
After hesitating for a moment, he directly pulled out a dagger from between his sleeves and said, "If you dare to hurt my teacher, then I will also let you see if the dagger in my hand is sharp." With that, Zu Zhao picked up a wine bottle and gently stroked the wine bottle with a dagger, and the wine bottle immediately turned into two halves.
Zu Zhao dares to do this, but in fact, it doesn't all rely on blood and recklessness. He is thinking that now Dong Zhuo has also showed his sword. If anyone wants to be punished by this, Dong Zhuo will be the first to take the brunt. Moreover, it is not like at the beginning that there is no voice against Dong Zhuo. He may not fall behind in momentum.
Sure enough, seeing that the dagger in Zu Zhao's hand was cut like mud, everyone looked at him in surprise, and even showed admiration in their faint eyes.
Dong Zhuo was also surprised, but he occupied many of his own people, so he scolded angrily: "The emperor has ordered not to bring weapons into the palace, but you secretly brought a dagger in. Is this the opposite?"
Zu Zhao looked up at the sky and said coldly, "You are only allowed to come in with the long sword in your hand, and you are not allowed to come in with a dagger? What is this reason? And you said that you were going to abolish the emperor. I'm waiting to protect the emperor. Isn't it obvious that whoever protects him wants to rebel? He said that although everyone dared not say anything, they all knew the truth.
Dong Zhuo listened to Zu Zhao's words and became angry. He took a step forward and pointed his sword at Zu Zhao, thinking that this would make him bend. But how can a person like Zuzhao give in just because he is held up by a long sword?!
Not only did not give in, but he was not afraid, but also took a step forward and pointed the dagger in his hand at Dong Zhuo's long sword, with a posture of "If you dare to touch me, I will immediately fight with you. At worst, the fish will be broken and the jade will be burned."
When everyone saw that the two were drawn, they might immediately take action. This situation was far more tense than when Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo confronted each other. Suddenly, they didn't have the mood to watch the bustle, and suddenly got up to persuade them.
Although Dong Zhuo's hateful teeth are itching, although he has torn off his face, he can't really kill him on the spot. Therefore, under the persuasion and pull of the people, they also came down the steps.
Dong Zhuo didn't snort until he returned to his position and put down the sword in his hand heavily.
And Zu Zhao also withdrew the dagger in his hand at this time, but still glared at Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was already unhappy with him. Now that Zu Zhao looked at himself angrily, he was even more unhappy and stared at him fiercely, with a murderous intent in his eyes.
Situ Wangyun saw that the two were still red-eyed and refused to give up. He hurried out to do peace and said, "After drinking, we don't talk about state affairs. Why don't we break up like this today? How about we discuss it another day?" He said this in a proposed way, which gave Dong Zhuo's face and gave a good excuse to all his colleagues who wanted to leave. Zu Zhao was secretly shocked: This is really a long-sleeved dancer.
And when everyone saw Wang Yun opening his mouth first, they also got up and responded.
Dong Zhuo looked at the people who agreed and Zu Zhao, and knew that it was meaningless for the banquet to continue. It was completely impossible for the abandoned young emperor to approve the establishment of a new master. Therefore, he got up angrily and went out of the imperial garden without looking back.
As soon as Dong Zhuo left, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But after all, this palace is his territory. There must be his eyeliner, so no one dares to show too much emotion on his face.
However, there are naturally those who are not powerful. Zu Zhao hummed disdainfully and asked Lu Zhi, "Teacher, are you all right?" Just now, what he was most worried about was what Dong Zhuo would do to the teacher. After all, the open gun is easy to hide and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, and the sword is not met. What if it is poisoned?!
Lu Zhi shook his head carelessly and smiled, "You really look down on the teacher. I also went in and out of the battlefield, fought against the enemy with blood, and rolled on the line of life and death. Dong Gongming just did this? Don't worry, this won't scare the teacher, otherwise where will the old face of the teacher go?
Although that's the case, Lu Zhi was still very happy. First, it is because Zu Zhao confronted Dong Zhuo for himself, which shows that this person is affectionate and righteous; second, he dares to do this when everyone dares not speak out, which shows that he is not afraid of power and has not lost his masculinity.
Zu Zhao smiled and said, "It's the student who is rude. Don't blame the teacher." Although this is a polite word, he said sincerity and good attitude. This low appearance makes Lu Zhi feel that he is modest and respectful, and there is no way to blame him in his heart.
Lu Zhi raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "It's really not wrong to give you the word martyr minister back then. The future of this great Han Dynasty still has to be guaranteed by a loyal and brave man like you.
Zu Zhao lowered his head and smiled, saying that he was ashamed, but he thought to himself, "This big man's country has survived in name and death. It is completely rotten wood that can't be carved, and rotten mud can't hold up to the wall. Since the society is dead, I can't save it even if I have the heart, but I'm willing to fight.
After that, the crowd said something irrelevant to each other, and then got up and left the imperial garden and dispersed.
Wang Yun also appreciated Zu Zhao's behavior just now and felt that he was a malleable talent. Therefore, after leaving the palace gate, he invited Lu Zhi and Zu Zhao to sit at his house together. First, it is to connect with this pair of masters and apprentices, and secondly, I want to take a look at Zu Zhao's character.
Lu Zhi was also going to go, but just before he agreed, Zu Zhao took over the conversation and said that there were still some things in his hand that needed to be dealt with first. When the matter at hand was over, he would definitely visit him.
When Wang Yun saw that he said so, it was not easy to force him. He just said a few words and told Zu Zhao to come.
After saying goodbye to Wang Yun, Lu Zhi was somewhat puzzled about Zu Zhao's behavior, because Zu Zhao had nothing at all. Why did he find such a reason to excuse Wang Yun's invitation? He asked, "Remier, Wang Yun is also a rare loyal person in the country. Since he invited you, why do you want to escape?"
Zui Zhao said, "If you go back to the teacher, it's not that I don't want to go, but that I don't want to go now. That sentence with 'priority to deal with' is by no means a casual excuse, but I really have something to do.
"What? What's the matter?" Hearing Zu Zhao's words, Lu Zhi was even more confused.
"I think it's better to meet Ding Yuan first!" Zu Zhao said what he thought.
Lu Zhi asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" Lu Zhi is just a general, and he still doesn't know much about this strategy. Of course, this may also be because Zu Zhao's brain is too good, but he seems to be out of good.
Zu Zhao said, "The teacher just saw it. Ding Yuan is also a loyal person and has the courage to compete with Dong Zhuo. However, I don't know if the teacher noticed that the general behind Ding Yuan, whose name is Lv Bu, is Feng Xian, and he is really an unparalleled fierce general.
Lu Zhi pondered for a moment and touched his chin slightly, as if recalling the previous events. After a while, he nodded and said, "When Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo just started, he stood beside Ding Yuan. Dong Zhuo and other veterans galloping on the battlefield could not get close to Ding Yuan. It can be seen that Lv Fengxian was really a little powerful."
Zu Zhao nodded slightly and then said seriously, "Let's go to see Ding Yuan first. When tomorrow, let Lv Bu take a man to fight against Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo already knows the power of Lv Bu today. When tomorrow's fight, he will definitely be scared. This can also relieve his arrogance and frustrate his spirit, so that we can have more time to find a good strategy.
Hearing this, Lu Zhi couldn't help nodding and exclaiming, "Your observation is meticulous, and your analysis is also thorough and straightforward. What a rare talent!"
"Teacher, you are wrong!"
Lu Zhi has never been a good person at hiding: "Well, don't be modest at this time. Dong Gongming was so arrogant at the banquet, and Ding Yuan and I both offended him positively. If we wanted him to have nothing to do, we naturally have to file him, otherwise we would definitely be caught off guard by him. Your hand is not only a delaying plan, but also a preventive measure! It's not too much to say that it's smart."
"Students are panicked."
Since they have the same idea, Zu Zhao and Lu Zhi walked to Ding Yuan's home together.
After the two went outside Ding Yuan's house together and asked the family to inform. Not long after the two stayed at the door, they saw Ding Yuan coming out.
Ding Yuan also heard about what happened later and felt that they dared to resist Dong Zhuo and were fellow people, so as soon as he heard that these two people were coming, he hurried to greet them with a smile on his face.
And Ding Yuan greeted the two and entered the lobby. After sitting down, Ding Yuan asked his servants to serve them with some drinks and dishes, but they were all very light and not luxurious. It can be seen that this person is really honest and honest. Seeing this, Zu Zhao and Lu Zhi also secretly respected him.
"Lord Lu, Liechen, I feel very honored that you two can come to the house, but I'm really sorry that there is no good wine and meat to entertain you." Ding Yuan looks a little embarrassed.
Lu Zhi smiled and said, "Now the ministers in the court are as honest as adults, and there are several people who are dedicated to the Han Dynasty. Liechen and I just admired your loyalty and righteousness, so we came to visit. We are extremely grateful that adults can treat us.
Zu Zhao also said, "Lord Ding is dedicated to the country and the people, and his heart can be learned from the world. Today, Dong Zhuo's words, no one dares to object to the ministers. Only you are the first to come out to reprimand Dong Zhuo for his bad behavior. Such a world-class heroism is really admirable.
After you praised Lu Zhi in one word, Zu Zhao planned to turn the topic to Zhengti Mountain. He looked at Lv Bu standing behind Ding Yuan and said, "Is this Lv Fengxian, who is unparalleled in force and unrivaled in the world?"
Ding Yuan smiled and said, "It's the child. Does the martyrs also know him?"
Zu Zhao said, "Lv Fengxian's bravery, I have heard of it for a long time, how can I not know? Before, when I saw his rival Dong Zhuo's servant at the dinner, I really wanted to talk to him and drink with him. It's really an honor to finally meet each other now. I wonder if we can sit down and have a drink together?
He naturally asked Ding Yuan for his last words. It's a little too much to praise his family in front of the master. If you don't say so to improve the master's status, it's easy to have a grudge.
Listening to Zu Zhao's words, Lv Bu's face was happy, but Ding Yuan didn't say anything, but stood quietly.
"Fengxian, since the martyrs have said so, sit down and have a drink with us." Ding Yuan saw that Zu Zhao spoke moderately and felt comfortable. He also thought that thanks to Lv Bu at the banquet before, it was necessary to sit down and have a drink together, even if he agreed.
Lv Bu was very happy when he got the words. He bowed and said, "Thank you, father." After saying that, he stood the painting halberd on the wall and sat next to Ding Yuan.
When Zu Zhao saw that the person was sitting still, he took the wine bottle and said, "Lord Ding is loyal and brave. His martial arts are unparalleled in the world. I respect this cup."
Ding Yuan said, "I'm really polite. I heard that after I left, you and Dong Zhuo pulled out their weapons directly. I also admire you very much. Let's do this cup together.
After listening to Ding Yuan's words, the four of them raised their glasses and drank together. After drinking, Zu Zhao said with some regret, "I really hate that I didn't stab the thief to death."
Lu Zhi also said sadly, "Now Dong Zhuo is so domineering that he will definitely cause trouble to the court in the future. I'm afraid that his evil deeds will not be lower than that of the ten permanent servants. If he is not removed, there will be endless troubles."
Ding Yuan said with hatred: "It's a pity that this thief's army is stationed in the city. Does the thief really want to kill him directly?"
"It's not wrong to get rid of Dong Zhuo. It just depends on whether Lord Ding and Brother Feng are willing to cooperate. Zu Zhao followed the good inducement and went towards his predetermined goal one by one...
"As long as I can kill the old thief, I will not hesitate to give up my life. Sen, if you have any plan, just say it quickly. I will do my best to cooperate, and I will definitely eliminate the old thief first and then quickly." Since the banquet, Ding Yuan has hated Dong Zhuo to the bone and can't deal with it quickly. Now Zu Zhao put forward such an idea. Naturally, he raised his hands to agree and quickly agreed.
Zu Zhao was also very happy to see Ding Yuan's reaction. At first, he was a little worried that Ding Yuan would look forward and disagree, and prepared a lot of reasons to persuade him. Unexpectedly, the other party would agree.
Without further ado, Zu Zhao went straight to the topic: "The former brothers are invincible in the world, and no one is fearless. One person can match thousands of troops and horses. No matter how many people Dong Zhuo has, he is still afraid of three points. This can be seen at today's banquet. Speaking of this, Zu Zhao paused and his eyes passed by everyone. When he saw the pride in Lv Bu's eyes, he continued to say--
What I mean is that it's better for Brother Fengxian and me to take an army to find the thief to challenge. Let's see if he dare to fight. If he dares, he will take his head directly. If he doesn't dare, it's deter him and let him not mess around. We also have time to prepare and think about what can be done. To get rid of him."
Ding Yuan listened and agreed. He stroked his palm and sighed, "Wonderful! What a good strategy to attack and retreat!" Immediately, he turned his head and said to Lv Bu, "Feng Xian, then you can take an army and fight with the martyrs. See if the thief dares to fight. If he dares to go out, kill him directly."
"Yes, I will pick a team of horses immediately." Lv Bu was really praised by Zu Showa and Lu Zhi. He felt that he did have the courage to fight immediately.
With that, he said goodbye to Zu Zhao and others and went to order troops.
Before long, Lv Bu recruited an army of thousands of people waiting outside the door. Ding Yuan immediately got up, put on his robe, and went to war together. Zu Zhao took Zhang Yuan and followed Lv Bu and Ding Yuan.
On the way, Zu Zhao said that Lv Bu was brave and said that he was unparalleled in the world. He said that he wanted to take Dong Zhuo's head, which was the matter of exploring and taking things. Lv Bu was overly angry and promised that as long as Dong Zhuo dared to come out, he would kill him.
In a short time, Ding Yuan's army arrived at the bottom of the city, and Lv Bu came forward and shouted and scolded.
However, although Dong Zhuo came to the court not long ago, this eyeliner was covered a lot. Just when Ding Yuan's army set out, someone reported the situation to Dong Zhuo. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo was furious after hearing this. Little Dingyuan also dared to come to die. He immediately put on his robe and took Li Ru and others to open the city gate to fight.
Seeing Dong Zhuo coming, Ding Yuan shouted: "The country is unfortunate, and the eunuchs have taken power, so that the people are suffering. If you don't have the merit of size, how dare you say that you want to mess with the court?"
Before Dong Zhuo's reply, he only heard Lv Bu roar and rushed up with Fang Tianhua halberd. Zu Zhao and Zhang Yuan also clapped his horse together and was bound to kill Dong Zhuo.
When Dong Zhuo saw such a posture, Dong Zhuo immediately panicked and turned his horse's head and retreated without a fight.
Zuo Zhao and others were willing to give up and immediately waved their troops to chase and kill them all the way out of the city. However, there was an army stationed by Dong Zhuo outside the city. They were a large number of people in the city, but once they left the city, the situation was reversed - they were too few and were killed and returned by Dong Zhuo's army.
However, Dong Zhuo was frightened by this and did not dare to chase back. Instead, he camped for 30 miles outside Chen in order to enter again.
Zu Zhao was extremely depressed. He wanted to directly stimulate Lv Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, but in the end he failed.
So now it seems that Li Su came to alienate Lv Bu, which is the rhythm of Ding Yuan's death. Thinking about it, it looked like he had harmed Ding Yuan. He couldn't bear it. He took Zhang Yuan to ambush at the gate of Lv Bu's camp and planned to kill him as soon as he saw Li Su. As long as he didn't see Lv Bu, he would not be separated.
Zhang Yuan asked Zu Zhao puzzledly, "Your Excellency, how do you know that someone will come to divorce Lv Fengxian and Ding Jianyang?"
Zu Zhao said, "I heard that Li Su and Lv Bu have some friendship, and Dong Zhuo is ambitious. Another new emperor is not drunk but in the world. Now the generals under his command are probably no more brave than Lv Fengxian, and they must want to receive him under his command. In this way, the most suitable person to lobby is naturally Li Su. If you don't believe it, you can wait and watch it.
Zhang Yuan was still unwilling to believe it. Although Zu Zhao's analysis seemed to be reasonable, why did he conclude that someone would come to lobby Lv Bu? However, it is not surprising to say that someone really came. After all, Lv Bu was really brave, and he also knew this, but Zu Zhao dared to assert that it must be Li Sulai, which surprised him and couldn't believe it.
Sure enough, it was just dark, and I saw several sergeants escorting one person to Lv Bu's camp. Zhang Yuan saw that it was indeed Li Su, the tiger general under Dong Zhuo's command, and he was shocked and admired Zu Zhao's expectation.
"General, Dong Zhuo's command is indeed coming, and it is Li Su, the general of Hu Benzhonglang!" Zhang Yuan couldn't help exclaiming, "General, you are really a god! How can you predict it!"
"In fact, it is not an uncertain prophet." Zu Zhao was a little embarrassed at this moment, but he still lied, "There are both causes and consequences. If you carefully consider it, you can know the mystery and come to this conclusion."