He himself also knew how much trouble he was in this time, and he didn't even dare to wipe the blood from his head.
Crawling on the ground, my whole body wanted to crawl into the ground.
"My nephew has been taking good care of me. No flames are allowed to appear within half a mile of the food and grass...
At this time, such a big fire suddenly broke out. Someone with ulterior motives must have specially lit the fire in the past..."
"Have you ever caught anyone and found out who lit the fire?"
Dong Huang lay on the ground and swallowed a big mouthful of saliva: "My nephew, my nephew didn't know that when I found out, the flames were already quite big. I just focused on putting out the fire..."
Even though he already knew that this would be the result, Dong Zhuo was so angry that he still wanted to give his eldest nephew another hard blow.
But after seeing this guy's miserable appearance, he still didn't take action.
"Wenyou, do you have any clues?"
When Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru coming in a hurry, he turned his attention from Dong Huang to Li Ru.
Li Ru shook his head: "I didn't have any clues. It was late at night, so the defense was naturally a little lax.
The important places around Guanzhong are guarded by soldiers and horses, and the people in Guanzhong know how important these grains are.
I know that these grains and grass are not used by my father-in-law, but are used to provide relief to the people.
From ordinary people to officials and ministers, they should not do such crazy things.
The soldiers and horses on guard also knew this.
In addition, after such a long time, nothing happened, and the defense was somewhat relaxed...
According to my inference, there shouldn't be many people in Guanzhong who would take such a big risk and take action on these grains.
As for those people outside Guanzhong, they are all fighting in various ambitions there now. They come to our Guanzhong here when they have time.
It’s not right to have a foot in the door...
But now, these grains and grass are burning like this..."
Li Ru's analysis did not solve any substantive problems.
Things remain as they should be.
Dong Zhuo did not express dissatisfaction with Li Ru for blowing his beard and staring.
Because the things he was thinking about were similar to what Li Ru said.
"Father-in-law, there was a fire in Chaduontun and the food and grass were burned. We need to do something, but there are some things that also need to be done. It is very urgent."
Li Ru changed the subject and said.
"Now that so much food and grass has been burned, it is a huge loss for us.
More than half of the more than 900,000 people who were resettled depended on these grains to survive.
Now the food has been burned and nothing is left.
After waiting for another six days, it was time to distribute food to those working in the villages according to the amount of work done.
If this matter is not handled properly, the newly settled situation in Guanzhong will be gone!
These people are prone to unrest.
The construction of the imperial palace, the construction of Xiwu, and the repair of water canals such as Zhengguo Canal and Longshou Canal will also be affected!
Many will be forced to stop work!
Tracing the culprits and holding them accountable needs to be done. Those who do such things must pay the price with blood!
However, it is also necessary to appease the people, resolve the impact of this incident, and survive the crisis safely.
Moreover, it is still a top priority.”
Hearing Li Ru say this, Dong Zhuo thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
After learning that a fire broke out in Duantun and a lot of food and grass were burned, Dong Zhuo was filled with anger.
He wanted to find the culprit and killed all three of his clans, so that he could relieve the hatred in his heart.
But ignore other aspects of things.
At this time, when Li Ru reminded him, he suddenly came to his senses.
"Things are indeed as you said, Wenyou. These troublesome things really need to be solved. Do you have any good solutions, Wenyou?"
Dong Zhuo asked.
The two of them asked and answered questions like this, directly ignoring Dong Huang who was lying on the ground looking very miserable.
Dong Huang was also happy to be ignored.
This is the result he wants to see most at this time.
Just lie there, motionless, pretending that you don't exist.
He didn't even dare to cover his head with his hands.
I'm afraid that such a subtle movement will attract my uncle's attention again, and then I will bear his uncle's anger again...
"Father-in-law, do you still have a lot of food in your hands? If it is a lot, why not..."
Li Ru hesitated for a moment and then said this.
Before Li Ru could finish speaking, Dong Zhuo quickly shook his head.
"No more, no more!"
He kept saying.
"How much food do I have in total?
Since the capital was moved to Luoyang, the more than 100,000 troops needed to be fed, the millions of people who moved from Chang'an needed to be fed, and the imperial court needed to be fed, so there was no shortage of food...
I listened to Kede's words before and took out so much grain at once to appease the people. This has reached its peak. If I throw grain at these people again, I won't do it anymore.
These people are important, but at this time, they are not as important as soldiers and horses, nor as important as the prosperity and future of the Dong family.
Before, I had done my best to these people.
Now that something like this has happened, it can only be said that they are unlucky.
If I take out a large amount of grain and throw it at them, it will really hurt their bones and muscles...
My plan is to store enough money and food in it for the people living in it for thirty years after I build it.
After spending a lot of money now, when Xiwu is completed, the money and food will be almost just right.
If we continue to give money and food to these people, it will not work..."
Hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Li Ru was speechless for a moment.
In this regard, Li Ru knew that he could not convince his father-in-law.
Because he knew that his father-in-law took this matter very seriously.
I will never change my mind.
Li Ru himself would not forcefully persuade him on this matter.
His temperament is vicious and cold, especially when facing people who are not related to him.
He felt that he was able to do what he had done before, which was a great kindness to these strangers.
"Then it would be better for my father-in-law to recall Ke De as soon as possible. To stabilize the people in the fields and to use work as a substitute for economic development, these were proposed by Ke De. He understands these things and should be able to find ways to deal with the current situation."
After thinking for a while and finding that there was no good solution, Li Ru didn't waste any time thinking and started directly pushing the matter to Liu Cheng's head.
It is really comfortable to have such a capable junior supporting me from behind.
Li Ru thought so in his heart.
Dong Zhuo nodded when he heard this: "After learning about this last night, I have already sent people to Zheng Guoqu's place to look for Kede overnight. If it is quick, Kede should be able to come back tomorrow morning."
Li Ru felt relieved when he heard Dong Zhuo's words.
But Dong Zhuo was not worried at all.
"This matter is different from ordinary things. These people need to be fed with real food. Even if Kede has a way, he cannot conjure food out of thin air.
Even if Ke De comes, I'm afraid there won't be any good solution.
I'm afraid that in the end, the idea will get into the hands of the food in my hands.
But the food left in my hands will never be used here..."
In today's era, many people regard the inheritance, reproduction and prosperity of the family as very important.
No one like Xun Shuang is exempt from vulgarity, let alone Dong Zhuo.
The reason why he was willing to take out a large amount of food to relieve these people was because he had a lot of food and grass in his hands.
Taking out this food and grass for the people will not affect his preparations and plans for his family.
Things were different now. After discovering that the matter would affect the thirty-year undefeated family business he had planned for the Dong family, Dong Zhuo simply quit.
Although the people are important, they are far less important than the reproduction and prosperity of their families.
Li Ru naturally knew this.
But he didn't say much.
Because by this time, these matters already belonged to Liu Cheng, the niece-in-law, and had nothing to do with him.
The headache should also be caused by the niece-in-law.
Young people should do more things, exercise more, and solve problems for their elders...
…
"What? Something happened in Duantun?!"
About the time Dong Zhuo was talking about these things with Li Ru, Liu Cheng saw the soldiers and horses Dong Zhuo sent overnight to report the news.
As soon as the visitor opened his mouth, Liu Cheng, a man who thought he had seen a lot of things in the world, was immediately shocked!
"...The fire in Duantun shone for more than ten miles... Even if the fire can be extinguished later, there will probably be very little food left..."
The person who reported the news said in a low voice.
"Damn it!"
Liu Cheng, who has always been more careful about his image in front of his subordinates, this time he started using foul language.
Dong Zhuo and the others knew how important Duantun was. How could he, who was responsible for rehabilitating the people and constructing water conservancy projects and proposing the method of using work as a substitute for economic development, not know this!!
"Get me pen and paper!"
After scolding him fiercely, Liu Cheng thought for a moment and immediately gave the order.
Soon, an attendant handed over the paper, pen, and the ink that had been ground and put into a small bottle.
Liu Cheng picked up his pen and wrote quickly.
In a short time, a letter was written.
This letter was written to Xu Huang, who was stationed at Mianchi with his troops.
After thinking for a while, Liu Cheng started writing again and wrote quickly.
Not long after, another letter was written.
This letter was written to Hua Xiong, who was also stationed in the Mianchi area and led troops.
After waiting for a while, until the ink on the paper dried, Liu Chenggong personally put the letter into a bamboo tube and sealed it.
"Take these two letters and go to Mianchi. Give this letter to Captain Xu and this letter to Captain Hua Du."
Liu Cheng handed two letters to a tiger and leopard troop commander.
"The sooner it's delivered, the better.
Remember, don’t go from Tongguan, but go around by the side road.”
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!!"
The captain clenched his right hand into a fist, punched the left side of his chest violently, and said this aloud.
Liu Cheng reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Be careful on the road and pay attention to safety."
After a while, five riders broke away from the team and headed towards Mianchi very quickly.
He also arranged for some people to leave from here and go to Longshou Canal and Zheng Guoqu respectively. After informing Jia Xu, Xun You and others about the matter and asking them to deal with it carefully, Liu Cheng didn't waste even a moment and immediately headed towards
Chang'an flew away.
Liu Chengxin had some guesses as to the cause of the fire in Duantun. It was most likely Lu Bu's fault!
After all, Lu Bu has always disliked him, but he couldn't kill him.
Some time ago, he took in Diao Chan again, and he took over Diao Chan under the premise that Wang Yun made some small moves against Lu Bu.
Lu Bu would make some counterattacks against him, and Liu Cheng was prepared.
But I didn't expect that Lu Bu would be so heartless and crazy!
He didn't dare to go directly to himself, but he went to the short-term camp to collect food and grass!
If Lu Bu had sent people to burn the food and grass in Mianchi, Liu Chengdu would not be so angry.
After all, if you are in the first year of junior high school, you cannot allow others to be in the fifteenth year of junior high school.
Mianchi is where Liu Cheng's direct troops are located, and it is regarded as Liu Cheng's property.
By doing this, Lu Bu was giving himself a positive face!
As a result, now, Lu Bu actually attacked the food in Duantun!
The food in Duantun is not his, but is intended to be used to provide relief to the people in Guanzhong!!
There can be fights, but there still has to be some bottom line!
At this moment, Lu Bu's behavior really angered Liu Cheng!
This made him have a strong murderous intention towards Lu Bu.
Liu Cheng knew that Wang Yun might use Diao Chan to do something, but he still chose to take Diao Chan away. In addition to Diao Chan being too sexy at the time, there were more important reasons.
The reason is to remove Dong Zhuo.
Liu Cheng's initial idea was to use Dong Zhuo to strengthen himself, and when the time was right, he would kill Dong Zhuo, thereby reaping huge benefits while also clearing his name.
Even the matter of killing Cao Mengde and taking Cao Mengde's head to seek refuge with Dong Zhuo has a very complete explanation.
This explanation is that Cao Mengde, a rebel against Dong, failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and was forced to flee. He saw that the Han family had been reduced to this by Dong Zhuo, and he was worried.
But he did not have the ability to kill Dong Zhuo.
When I arrived at Chenggao, I met Liu Cheng, a loyal and loyal man with great fighting ability.
After a conversation, Cao Mengde couldn't help but sigh, the person who can eliminate the traitors in the country is here!
So, he cut off his head and gave it to Liu Cheng.
Let Liu Cheng carry his head to Luoyang, use it as a medium to get close to Dong Zhuo, and lurk down. After enduring the humiliation and bearing the burden, he finally killed the Dong thief in one fell swoop.
Since then, Liu Cheng has become a more dazzling figure than Jing Ke.
And Cao Mengde, who cannot speak, will also become a hero like Fan Yuqi...
