Chapter 271 Kede, you should get married (two in one
Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo's house, in the room where Dong Zhuo is.
As Liu Cheng spoke, the atmosphere suddenly became serious.
Because what Liu Cheng just said revealed too much!!
It also involves Wang Yun, the current Situ, and Lu Bu, the leading general under Dong Zhuo.
"Ked, is what you said true?"
In the room, Dong Zhuo was silent for a while, then spoke again, looking at Liu Cheng to speak.
Liu Cheng nodded: "Of course, I wouldn't dare to deceive my grandfather about such an important matter.
Lu Bu left his grandfather's house, and met someone from Wang Yun's house on the way to invite him to Wang Yun's house as a guest. Wang Yun opened the middle gate and went to greet him personally. He didn't come out until it was getting late, and Wang Yun opened the middle gate again to conduct the ceremony.
To send you off, this matter is not that difficult to investigate.
Grandfather sent people, and after a little inquiry, we can find out."
After saying this, Liu Cheng paused for a moment and then added: "However, you must be careful when doing these things, and don't let anyone listen to you.
Now that Lu Bu and Wang Yun have done such a thing, they are at a moment of guilty conscience, lest they hear some news and do something even more unwise..."
Dong Zhuo nodded after hearing this.
"Actually, there is another way to test whether Lu Bu has done this to a large extent."
Liu Cheng spoke again.
At Dong Zhuo's gesture, Liu Cheng continued: "I will return to Mianchi to command the troops. My grandfather will transfer General Xu Zhonglang and General Dong Zhonglang back to Chang'an. Then my grandfather will summon Lu Bu to come to Chang'an.
If Lu Bu dares to come, it means that he doesn't have many ghosts in his heart.
If he dares not come and leads his troops to charge and flee, then it means that Lu Bu really has something evil in his heart..."
Li Ru thought for a while and nodded slowly: "What Kede said is absolutely true. Whether Lu Bu did this or not, we can find out through this test."
Dong Zhuo also nodded, expressing his agreement with Liu Cheng's proposal.
Then, he shook his head again: "Let's forget about this matter.
According to what Kede said, Lu Bu was very likely to have done this.
If I really did this, Lu Bu was so frightened that he led his troops to fight to the death. For me, the loss was too great.
Not only Lu Bu was lost, but also the many soldiers and horses from Bingzhou, Kede, Xu Zhonglang and Dong Yue's soldiers and horses under his command, it was impossible not to be without damage.
It’s been really hard since then.”
Liu Cheng actually just said this.
Although he really wanted to do this and kill Lu Bu, the man who burned so much food.
But the current situation is that it is most urgent to lead troops to attack Yizhou as soon as possible, take down Liu Yan, and obtain a large amount of grain and grass from Yizhou to feed Guanzhong.
If he really follows the method he said, to test Lu Bu, and then deal with Lu Bu, eliminate the influence, and then lead troops to attack Yizhou, it will be a month at the earliest.
This is even when everything is going extremely smoothly.
If there is any oversight and some accident occurs, it will take even longer.
This is not cost-effective for Liu Cheng.
The best way is to capture Yizhou first and stabilize Guanzhong, and then start to deal with Lu Bu and Wang Yun!
At the beginning, Liu Cheng wanted to use Wang Yun and Lu Bu to assassinate Dong Dong.
As a result, such a big thing happened before the assassination of Dong started!
On the way here, Liu Cheng thought about it for a while and finally made a new decision!
This decision flipped the table!
Don't play with Wang Yun and Lu Bu will play in this matter formulated by Wang Yun!
At the very beginning, such a big mess happened, which directly affected the foundation that I valued most in Guanzhong.
If this thing continues, I don’t know how much trouble it will cause!
How much energy do you need to waste on these things?
In addition, Liu Cheng also thought about one thing clearly.
This is why Dong Zhuo was killed.
At the beginning, Liu Cheng wanted to kill Dong Zhuo because he wanted to clear his name by killing Dong Zhuo.
But later I discovered that I couldn't do this.
Later, he wanted to let Wang Yun and Lu Bu assassinate Dong Zhuo. Liu Cheng wanted to take advantage of the situation to clean up the mess and take control of the Xiliang army.
In fact, at this time, even if Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu, Liu Cheng had already lost the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo to clear his name.
After all, using Dong Zhuo's life to whitewash oneself or increase one's prestige is only effective for those who take action against Dong Zhuo.
And Liu Cheng himself, in order to win over the Xiliang army later, had to attack Lu Bu himself. In the eyes of the world, he had become a righteous person who wanted to defeat Dong.
Under such circumstances, the label of Dong Zhuo's lineage affixed to Liu Cheng will become more conspicuous, and will become increasingly darker in the eyes of people all over the world, at least those who are committed to the Han Dynasty.
If this is the case, then why do you still want to let Lu Bu kill Dong Zhuo?
He is now in the Xiliang army and has a high prestige.
Moreover, he has become Dong Zhuo's grandson-in-law.
Dong Zhuo had no sons, only two sons-in-law, a grandson-in-law with himself, and an adopted son like Lu Bu.
In addition, there is an elder brother and nephew.
After Dong Zhuo's death, these were the only ones who were qualified to divide the Xiliang army.
As for Dong Yue, his relationship with Dong Zhuo is even further and can be ignored.
Needless to say, Li Ru is a scribe-like existence.
Although he often made some plans, he did not command troops and had no military power.
After Dong Zhuo's death, it was impossible for Li Ru to divide the country.
Niu Fu's qualifications are very strong, and he has many soldiers and horses under his command.
The number of soldiers and horses can basically equal our own.
However, Niu Fu cannot control the overall situation.
This can be seen from the series of magical operations Dong Zhuo displayed after he was assassinated by Lu Bu in history.
As for Dong Zhuo's brothers and nephews, they were both incompetent in terms of military ability and court skills.
Being able to achieve the current status is entirely due to Dong Zhuo's leadership.
Without Dong Zhuo's presence, these people would not be able to achieve anything and would not be able to stand.
Especially in this era of great chaos.
Next is Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was Dong Zhuo's adopted son, but he was born in Bingzhou, and the troops he commanded were basically from the Bingzhou line.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult, or even impossible, for Xiliang's soldiers and horses, who surpassed him in terms of qualifications, number of troops, and elite level, to surrender to him!
After doing some calculations, Liu Cheng discovered that even if he did not assassinate Dong Zhuo, he would still be able to gain great benefits after Dong Zhuo's death.
In this case, why do you still do these thankless things?
Why do I still play such a game with Wang Yun and the others?
Why can't I lift the table cleanly?
As for clearing myself...
In today's era, compared with controlling the powerful Xiliang army and holding great power in his hands, Liu Cheng still chooses to control the Xiliang soldiers and horses!
As long as you have power in your hands, no matter how many people dislike you, they still can't kill you.
Instead, I have to worry about taking them away...
Since those people don't like me, just send them away one by one.
Once all these people are sent away, there will be no more people to blame him.
When the time comes, let people use the Spring and Autumn style of writing to write these and carry out a large wave of publicity, and everything will be nothing.
After all, the winner is the king and the loser is the loser.
It's not impossible for you to take advantage of the privileges of a winner.
Anyway, no matter how you write or publicize, these people will not jump up and oppose...
It was precisely because he had such a plan in mind and figured out these things that Liu Cheng took this series of actions.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for Liu Cheng to do this and realize his thoughts.
That is, Dong Zhuo's lifespan cannot be too long or he can be too lazy.
It would be too miserable if Dong Zhuo lived another thirty or forty years and asked God for another five hundred years.
Some people in later generations cried out sadly, "How can there be a prince who has been in the world for forty years?"
There are also real-life experiences of people who said, "Three years, three years, and three years, I have become old, but my mother is still alive and still being the queen, and it seems that I still can't survive her."
Liu Cheng didn't want such a tragic experience to happen to him.
However, looking at Dong Zhuo's increasingly obese appearance, this thing probably won't happen to him.
Moreover, these are things Liu Cheng needs to consider in the future...
"What my grandfather said is absolutely true. You really can't alert the enemy at this time, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
However, my grandfather could not take Lu Bu and Wang Yun lightly, especially when his son-in-law led his troops to leave Guanzhong and go to attack Yizhou.
We must be prepared to prevent Lu Bu from thinking that the power around my grandfather is weak, and then he may combine it with some people who are interested in doing something to harm his grandfather..."
Liu Cheng said this to Dong Zhuo with great sincerity.
What Liu Cheng said at this time was sincere.
He really didn't want anything to happen to Dong Zhuo in Chang'an when he led his troops away to Yizhou.
If this is the case, many of the things he has done here in Guanzhong will be destroyed.
Many of his plans will be shattered.
Moreover, there are relatives like Liu Shui and Cai Yan here in Chang'an.
According to Lu Bu's attitude towards him, once he succeeds in Chang'an like in history, it will be really dangerous.
If such a thing really happens, it will really hurt Liu Cheng's vitality!
"Don't worry, Kede, I will pay attention to these things."
Dong Zhuo nodded and said.
Then the three of them discussed the matter carefully here for a while and said everything that needed to be said.
Liu Cheng also needed to appease these people first and prevent them from panic. At the same time, he also needed to prepare for the subsequent conquest of Yizhou.
Therefore, after talking about the matter, Liu Cheng was ready to leave.
"Ked, wait a moment."
It was at this time that a voice called out to Liu Cheng.
It was Dong Zhuo who spoke.
Liu Cheng stopped as he was told, looked at Dong Zhuo, and waited for Dong Zhuo to speak.
He was also thinking in his heart. Dong Zhuo called him to stop, what was going on.
"Kede, you and Nannan have been engaged for some time. Nannan is not young at all. When she reaches the age of marriage, when you, Kede, return from Yizhou with your troops, you will get married to Nannan.
Now that your marriage has been arranged, as a grandfather, I won’t worry too much about this matter."
Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng and said this aloud.
When Liu Cheng heard Dong Zhuo's words, he was stunned for a moment.
He did not expect that what Dong Zhuo said was actually this.
I had heard some rumors before, saying that Dong Zhuo wanted Dong Bai to stay with him for two more years, so he was not in a hurry to marry him so early.
As a result, how long did it take before you started talking about marriage with yourself?
Isn’t this change too fast?
Especially after hearing Dong Zhuo's words that Dong Bai was not too young, Liu Cheng's heart couldn't help but twitch.
Dong Bai is so young!
Counting the false years, he is only fifteen years old...
The key is that Li Ru, the uncle next to him, not only did not object, but also nodded with a smile on his face, indicating that he agreed with this matter...
Although he knew that in today's era, there are girls and mothers aged twelve or thirteen, and it is a normal thing for them to get married in their prime, Liu Cheng thought of Dong Bai's unopened look, and still felt in his heart
I find it a little hard to accept.
However, at this point in time, Liu Cheng could only choose to accept it.
There is no other way.
After all, my marriage to Dong Bai is not just a matter between the two of me, but has many more bigger implications.
Dong Zhuo would raise this matter at this time because he was considering these things.
At this time, Liu Cheng could only choose to agree because of this.
The relationship between him and Dong Bai is just an engagement, which is still very different from getting married.
Some relationships and some things will only change qualitatively when you get married to Dong Bai...
"It all depends on my grandfather's instructions."
Liu Cheng bowed respectfully to Dong Zhuo and said this aloud.
A smile appeared on Dong Zhuo's face.
"Ked, just keep fighting and doing things at the front.
With me and your uncle here, you don't have to worry about the marriage at all, and we will definitely manage it smoothly and beautifully."
After saying this, Dong Zhuo remembered something again and added aloud: "Oh, by the way, there is also Cai Shizhong.
The daughter of the Cai family is the right wife, and she is engaged to Kede first, so she cannot be left behind.
Why don't we hold a wedding together with you, Kede, when the time comes.
This saves trouble."
"This matter is settled like this. I will talk to Cai Shizhong later, and there is no need for you to worry about it, Kede.
It's time for the male elders to get married, and the female elders to get married. Cai Shizhong's daughter is older than my daughter, and it's time to get married..."
Originally, Dong Zhuo was asking Liu Cheng for his opinion.
As a result, after talking about it later, without waiting for Liu Cheng to answer, he directly settled the matter.
Faced with such a thing, what else can Liu Cheng say?
He could only bow deeply to Dong Zhuo again to show that his grandfather had troubled him...
