Chapter 427 I'm still waiting to hug my grandson soon! (Three in one
Chapter 427 I’m still waiting to hold my great-grandson soon! (Three-in-one)
Two hours have passed since the grand ceremony to welcome Liu Cheng's return.
The banquet is over.
"Come with me!"
After the banquet was over, before Liu Cheng could leave, Dong Zhuo called out to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng, who wanted to go back early, had no choice but to stay, with a smile on his face, and followed Dong Zhuo towards Dong Zhuo's secret room.
Also going together was Li Ru.
"You bastard, you are so courageous!
He actually did such a thing in public!"
After arriving in the secret room, Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng and said a little seriously.
Liu Chengqian smiled and said: "I was young and frivolous for a while..."
The apology was a apology, but Liu Cheng didn't care about it in his heart.
He didn't think Dong Zhuo would do anything to him because of what he did today.
After all, for people who are getting married soon, it will be normal for them to sleep together in the future. Today is just riding on a horse with them, so it is not a big deal.
When Li Ru saw this, he was worried that something unpleasant would happen to the two of them.
I was immediately ready to speak out to smooth things over.
But Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "Who hasn't been young? When I was young, I did much more than this bastard.
People do what they do at what age.
If you are not frivolous when you are young, when will you be frivolous?
To be honest, when I saw your performance today, Kede, I was actually very envious. I felt that you looked a lot like me when I was young.
I also want to be as high-spirited as Kede, but after all, I am a bit old...
However, when I think of you, a bastard like you, hugging the apple of my family’s eye in public, I can’t help but want to slap you, bastard!”
As Dong Zhuo said this, he was so angry that he wanted to hum.
Seeing such a scene, Li Ru felt slightly hung up before finally letting go.
But immediately I felt heartbroken again.
Combining what Liu Cheng did today and what his father-in-law said just now, to sum up what he meant, it is that if you are not romantic, you will waste your youth.
As a result, thinking about it this way, it seems that Li Ru himself has really never been romantic.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that he had passed a fake boyhood.
However, he did not dare to say this.
Speaking of which, according to his father-in-law's character, Li Ru felt that he would definitely be dealt with.
He even mentioned his father-in-law's thoughts - you married my daughter, and you still want to be romantic? You are so romantic, Feng Liu! Let me see how romantic you are!
Thinking about it this way, Li Ru felt even more unbalanced.
Is there such a big difference between this son-in-law and grandson-in-law?
Could it be that this is the so-called intergenerational relationship?
Liu Cheng and Dong Zhuo talked jokingly about this matter for a while, and then changed the topic to more serious matters.
Mainly talking about things in Yizhou.
Dong Zhuo already knew many things about Yizhou.
However, what he knew was not as much as that of Liu Cheng.
Not so detailed.
It is appropriate to ask questions at this time.
Liu Chenggong told him.
After talking like this for more than half an hour, Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng and spoke with a smile.
"Ked, you did a good job! You did a great job!
Grandpa, I’m really satisfied!”
He patted Liu Cheng's hand and spoke with a smile, praising him.
After praising like this for a while, he looked at Liu Cheng with a smile on his face and said with some impatience: "Tell me in detail, how did you steal five hundred thousand stones of rice from Yuan Shu?"
Liu Cheng coughed and whispered: "It's not a trap, it's borrowed."
Dong Zhuo laughed and said: "Yes, yes, I borrowed it.
Talk to your grandfather quickly..."
When Liu Cheng saw Dong Zhuo's eager expression with a smile on his face, he knew that this fellow had a deep grudge against Yuan Shu in the past.
Immediately he opened his mouth to talk to Dong Zhuo.
He described the borrowing of grain from Yuan Shu in great detail, and by the way, he also described the story from Liu Biao.
Finally, he told Dong Zhuo that he had decided on a method for Zhang Liao to implement to deal with Yuan Shu.
When listening to Liu Cheng's story, the smile on Dong Zhuo's face never disappeared.
After Liu Cheng finished telling the story, Dong Zhuo's mouth twisted into a smile.
"You did well! Kede, you did such a good job!
Don't hold anything back against the Yuan brothers, no matter how shameless you are!"
Dong Zhuo praised Liu Cheng happily.
Liu Cheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch when he heard these words of praise.
This guy, is this a compliment or an insult?
How can you use shamelessness to praise others?
When did shamelessness become a word of praise?
After talking to Dong Zhuo for a while, Liu Cheng started talking to Dong Zhuo about business.
"Grandfather, my grandson-in-law would like to ask your grandfather to pardon Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Liu Zhang, Liu Yan's sons, and the rest of his family.
Let them live a normal life."
Liu Cheng watched Dong Zhuo speak like this.
In fact, at the beginning, Liu Cheng wanted to tell Dong Zhuo in front of many people at the ceremony to welcome his triumphant return.
After thinking about it, I felt that it was not safe and could easily lead to unnecessary misunderstandings.
Just hold it back until this time and talk about it in private.
"Why? But you think Liu Fan and the others were wronged?"
Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Chengdao.
Liu Cheng shook his head: "Of course not.
But Sun Xin thought that he might be able to use them to play some chess games."
"What chess game are you playing?"
Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng and said.
Liu Cheng did not answer directly, but looked at Dong Zhuo and said: "Now Guanzhong has initially stabilized, and Yizhou has also initially been pacified. I wonder what my grandfather is going to do in the future?"
Dong Zhuo actually didn't want to move anymore.
The ambition he had when he went to Guanzhong had already dissipated a lot with the comfortable life in Guanzhong.
I think it's pretty good now.
It's just that it's hard for him to share this idea with others or let others know about it.
When Liu Cheng asked, he had no choice but to answer.
“I have thought about this matter.
Now, my idea is to pacify Liangzhou first and ignore those people in Guandong.
Let them hit hard..."
Although Dong Zhuo was slacking off, he still had some considerations about the future.
Liu Cheng saluted Dong Zhuo and said: "My grandson-in-law has the same idea as my grandfather. Now, while the people in Guandong are afraid to look west, it is best to send troops to solve Liangzhou. Otherwise, Liangzhou will always be defeated."
People have a feeling like a light on their back.
Those who send troops to deal with Kanto in the future will always make people feel uneasy..."
Liu Cheng said that he and Dong Zhuo had the same idea, but in fact there was no coincidence at all.
Dong Zhuo knew in his heart that he wanted to deal with Liangzhou because Liangzhou was dishonest and made him stay in Guanzhong, which made him feel a little uneasy.
After Liangzhou is settled, I will feel comfortable staying here in Guanzhong.
You can feel completely relaxed inside.
And if my good son-in-law wants to solve Liangzhou, he is preparing for the troops to leave Guandong in the future and getting rid of worries...
One is to live a stable life, and the other is to prepare for the subsequent battle. There is a big difference here.
Dong Zhuo sighed slightly, he was getting old after all, he no longer had the spirit of his youth.
After thinking about it for a while, his heavy heart became lighter again.
I am indeed old, but I have a good grandson-in-law who is the best in the world.
He is still young.
From now on, I can let my good grandson-in-law do the hard work, and I can just live a stable life here.
Thinking about it this way, life is also beautiful...
Of course, some things were just Dong Zhuo's fleeting thoughts, and he didn't even know whether they counted.
After all, this person has many thoughts that cross his mind in a day, but very few of them actually take action...
"So Kede, you want me to release Liu Fan and the others just to deal with Liangzhou later?"
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and asked Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng nodded and explained: "My grandfather, you know Liangzhou far better than my grandson-in-law. You naturally know how difficult it is to send troops to Liangzhou and attack Han Sui and Ma Teng there.
Especially when they deliberately avoid it after suffering a loss.
It is really difficult to wipe them out once and for all..."
Dong Zhuo nodded after hearing this.
He naturally knew what Liu Cheng was talking about.
Liangzhou is remote, the terrain is long and narrow, and there is too much depth to the west.
Han Sui, Ma Teng and others only wanted to escape to the west when the time came. If he wanted to completely solve the problem, he needed to follow them to the west.
The battle front, as well as supplies, will all be lengthened accordingly.
Once these are extended, the difficulties and risks will multiply.
In Xiliang, the terrain is complex, the racial composition is also complex, and relations are difficult to handle.
The entire Xiliang usually seems relatively loose, with various internal competitions and fights among each other.
But once they encounter a major external threat, these people and forces are often able to unite and unleash a strong fighting force...
It is precisely because of this that after moving the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, facing Han Sui and Ma Teng, who had previously provoked him and wanted to hit him from behind, Dong Zhuo simply sent Niu Fu to lead an army in Aotou.
The mountain guarded them and never made a move against them.
It's not that he doesn't want to take action.
But the conditions are not mature.
Dong Zhuo was worried that once he fought with Xiliang, it would turn into a quagmire and he would be trapped in it.
It consumes too much manpower and material resources, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Dong Zhuo had many ideas on how to deal with Xiliang, but he felt that they were not very mature. After using them, he was afraid that he would not get the effect he wanted.
Hearing Liu Cheng speak at this time, he was ready to listen carefully to what kind of strategies his grandson-in-law could come up with.
After all, my grandson-in-law is really good, especially when it comes to fighting.
"...So Sun-sou is thinking, since they are hiding in Liangzhou and can't come out, why can't we get them out of Liangzhou and fight again?
The reason they relied on was Liangzhou.
If we lure them out of Liangzhou, they will become rootless ducks!"
Dong Zhuo nodded when he heard this, but shook his head secretly in his heart.
He had already considered this approach.
It's just that Han Sui is very slippery and very careful.
He won't show off easily at all.
Even when Kede went to attack Yizhou before, they never moved.
Not to mention that Kede has returned with his army now.
They won't even show their heads.
"So my son-in-law thought, let brother Liu Fan and others be released. To them, we have the hatred of killing our father.
I don’t know about Liu Zhang, but Liu Fan and Liu Dan brothers will most likely think of ways to take revenge...
Let them contact Ma Teng and Han Sui, and cooperate internally and externally..."
Liu Cheng told Dong Zhuo his plan.
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo paused for a while and said, "Kede, your strategy is indeed a good one.
But Han Sui and Ma Teng were all cunning and cunning people, especially Han Sui, who was even more cunning.
Even if the Liu Fan brothers really do what you said, Kede, they will not send troops to Guanzhong.
On the one hand, the status of Liu Fan brothers and others is relatively low, and the abilities they can exert are limited.
On the other hand, after your return, Kede, the number of troops in Guanzhong has greatly increased. According to Han Sui's timid appearance, he will never do this."
Li Ru nodded, expressing his agreement with what Dong Zhuo said.
He interjected: "According to how careful that person is, if we really want to lure them out, unless there is a big change in Guanzhong, there is no way they will come out to attack Guanzhong."
A big change occurred in Guanzhong. What big change happened?
This kind of change needs to be big enough to seriously weaken Dong Zhuo's power and make Guanzhong weak.
The cautious Han Sui felt that they could gain great benefits by sending troops to attack Guanzhong without paying any price.
This kind of major change is based on the premise that Dong Zhuo's strength is greatly reduced.
This is not good news for Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru had thought about this matter, but neither of them had any good ideas. They didn't know how to show weakness to the enemy in this situation.
It's not that they haven't figured out a way.
But the few I came up with were not suitable.
Nowadays, people from Guandong dare not come to provoke Guanzhong. Guanzhong is stable, and Liu Cheng has led the army that defeated Yizhou and returned victoriously. When the power of Guanzhong has greatly increased, it is really not good to show weakness to the enemy.
Do!
It turns out that sometimes, being too strong is a huge worry...
When Liu Cheng was in Yizhou, he decided to attack Liangzhou next after he came back. Therefore, he had already considered this matter and thought a lot about it.
He had also thought of all the concerns of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru and had solutions.
"Grandfather, uncle, I have an immature idea here. Please tell me and listen."
Liu Cheng looked at the two of them and said aloud.
After hearing the words "immature idea" coming out of Liu Cheng's mouth, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru couldn't help but perked up.
They were really impressed by Liu Cheng's immature ideas!
Every time I hear immature ideas from Liu Cheng and implement them according to them, I can achieve dazzling results.
At that moment, the two of them urged Liu Cheng to tell him his immature thoughts.
Liu Chengdao asked: "Why didn't Han Sui and Ma Teng dare to leave Liangzhou? They were worried that they wouldn't be able to defeat me because my grandfather had a strong army and strong horses and his subordinates were united.
In this case...
Grandfather, please temporarily dismiss me from office.
On the surface, my military power will be taken away."
Liu Cheng looked at Dong Zhuo and said this.
He spoke very calmly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
But when Dong Zhuo and Li Ru heard this, their hearts beat violently.
Liu Cheng can be said to be the strongest force in Dong Zhuo's hands.
One person can almost match the combat effectiveness of the rest of his troops combined.
Removing Liu Cheng at this time is not as simple as killing oneself.
It was like cutting off an arm and cutting off a leg at the same time!
This is also the reason why Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's hearts beat violently after hearing Liu Cheng's words.
"No, Kede, you have made such a great contribution, and you are the strongest force under my command. If I take away your military power and fail to convince the people, the soldiers will complain, and I will feel sorry for you."
Before Liu Cheng finished speaking, Dong Zhuo shook his head and interrupted Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "It's okay, we know in our hearts that this is all acting, trying to lure Han Sui to come out immediately.
The soldiers were indignant about it, and even caused some small-scale chaos, which could make things more serious, allowing Han Sui and others to attack Guanzhong boldly..."
This time, Liu Cheng was preparing to fish using himself as bait.
Dong Zhuo still disagreed.
After Liu Cheng persuaded him for a while, he reluctantly agreed to Liu Cheng's method.
"But, at this time, what name do I need to use to declare to the outside world that I will deprive Kede of your military power?"
New problems have arisen.
If Dong Zhuo deprived the rest of his subordinates of their military power, it would be easy for Dong Zhuo to find an excuse, but when it came to Liu Cheng, it was really hard for him to find an excuse.
After all, Liu Cheng has never been defeated since he was born.
Make great contributions.
Liu Chenggong is indispensable for him to have such an advantageous situation now!
Now that he has returned with a great victory, the reason is even more difficult to find.
Especially if you want to find a reason to convince the public.
Not only Dong Zhuo, but also Li Ru fell into deep meditation.
I can't figure it out.
Can't find a suitable reason.
When Liu Cheng saw this, he couldn't help but sigh.
It was too difficult for me. I wanted Dong Zhuo to temporarily take away his military power, but I still had to find reasons and solutions for him.
He immediately said: "Grandfather, I think so. You can find someone to spread rumors and make a fuss about my status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty after Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
Let's just say that as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, I will definitely not be of the same mind as your grandfather. To put it more seriously, you can also say that I am quietly lurking beside you, grandfather, trying to plan big things.
With such rumors, my grandfather could take advantage of the situation and take away my military power, showing his distrust in me.
For this reason, I believe that if we hide it from Han Sui and Ma Teng, the problem will not be too big..."
Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's hearts could not help but beat wildly.
This topic is too sensitive!
It's so sensitive!
After Liu Cheng captured Yizhou, some people secretly approached Dong Zhuo to advise him, saying that as a member of the Han clan, Liu Cheng must have different intentions and would definitely separatize Yizhou.
Then he was beaten to death on the spot by Dong Zhuo...
Later, Liu Cheng continued to transport money and food back from Yizhou, and now he returned with an army himself. This rumor was immediately disproven.
In their view, this is a highly sensitive topic and will not be mentioned lightly.
As a result, Liu Cheng has now spoken out directly and made his own fuss about it.
Prepare to use this trap to lure Han Sui and Ma Teng out of Liangzhou...
Even though they had already seen Liu Cheng's Zhiwen Zhiquan, at this moment, there was still an uproar and violent shock in the hearts of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.
"This still can't be done."
Dong Zhuo shook his head and said loudly, rejecting Liu Cheng's proposal.
"You have not yet tied the knot with my daughter and the daughter of the Cai family. If you do this now, wouldn't it delay your marriage?
I still want to wait to hold my great-grandson soon."
He looked at Liu Cheng and mentioned the marriage between Liu Cheng and Dong Bai again.
Liu Cheng could naturally understand what Dong Zhuo meant when he said this at this time, and immediately said: "Then get married first, and then start doing this."
Dong Zhuo thought for a while and agreed to Liu Cheng's proposal.
Getting married to Dong Bai is not just as simple as getting married.
After getting married, the relationship between the two parties becomes more solid and secure.
There are many things that you can do with ease...
Liu Cheng was here again and discussed the matter with Dong Zhuo and Li Ru for a while. After explaining the matter in more detail, he left Dong Zhuo's place.
By this time, it was already late at night.
Regarding Liu Cheng's departure, Dong Zhuo did not hold back too much and did not force Liu Cheng to stay here for the night.
If it had been before, Dong Zhuo would have kept Liu Cheng here overnight.
The reason why this happened was mainly because Dong Zhuo was stimulated by Liu Cheng's act of directly picking up his granddaughter and Cai's daughter on such an occasion today in front of so many people.
I have some concerns in my heart.
I was worried that if I left this guy in my house overnight, he would lose control and continue to act like a fool.
What if one loses control and sneaks away to his granddaughter...
That would be a real loss!
An ordinary person would never think this way, but Dong Zhuo was not an ordinary person after all.
Combined with what he had done when he was young, he felt that it was very possible for Liu Cheng, a bastard, to do such a thing...
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"Oh, there's not much to do to keep me here. If I say I won't stay here for the night, you really won't let me stay here for the night. This is too honest... As a serious person like me, how can I guard against thieves?
?”
After leaving Dong Zhuo's house, Liu Cheng hurried on in the darkness, muttering softly.
He felt that if he did not study more knowledge with Dong Bai after getting married, he would be sorry for Dong Zhuo's cautiousness at this time.
It's so irritating. How can you think of him like this? What a good person he is!
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The house where Liu Cheng was staying was still lit with lights at this time. Although the night was already deep, no one had any intention of falling asleep. They were all waiting energetically. There were people standing outside the courtyard gate.
This is waiting for Liu Cheng's return.
Those waiting were not only people like Liu Shui and Lu Yang, but also Diao Chan, who dressed up carefully after hearing the news...
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"What do you think of Kede's behavior?"
At Dong Zhuo's house, after returning to the secret room, Dong Zhuo asked Li Ru...
