As soon as Xiao Ziyu said these words, the entire hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion fell silent. Everyone present looked at him with horrified expressions, even Dong Zhuo had a dull look on his face.
"Brother Ziyu, don't talk nonsense"
Li Ru on the side quickly pulled Xiao Ziyu's sleeve and said anxiously. Although they may have thought so in their hearts, they had never said it out in public like this.
"Dong Zhongying, you should know that the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king. If you want to recruit me, there is no problem, but I want to see your ambition. If you just want to be a prince, then I can only say goodbye."
"If you want to recruit me, you must have the ambition to conquer the world and become an emperor, so that I will stay and assist you."
Xiao Ziyu didn't care about the expressions of everyone in the hall, nor did he pay attention to Li Ru's pull. He just continued to speak his own words.
silence!
The only sound left in the silence was the breathing of everyone.
Dong Zhuo was above, staring at Xiao Ziyu with a gloomy look on his face. Seeing this, those people felt a little gloating, thinking that Xiao Ziyu was going to be unlucky.
Unexpectedly, what happened next made them stunned.
"Haha! Sir, you are indeed unparalleled in the world. You have such ambition. I wonder how you can teach me?"
Dong Zhuo suddenly burst into laughter, and his face immediately became gentle. This made many people present unable to accept it for a while.
Especially when they heard Dong Zhuo calling himself "Zhuo", they wanted to know when Dong Zhuo called himself like this.
With such a claim, it seems that it was back when Dong Zhuo was just rising, and the person he faced at that time was Li Ru next to Xiao Ziyu.
At this moment, when Li Ru heard Dong Zhuo calling himself such a person, his eyes suddenly shone brightly. He knew that Dong Zhuo's ambition had been aroused again.
When he originally came to Luoyang City, he saw Dong Zhuo falling into the land of gentleness step by step. He was very anxious, but he was familiar with Dong Zhuo's temper and there was nothing he could do.
But seeing how Xiao Ziyu's few words could inspire Dong Zhuo's ambitions, Li Ru felt a burst of excitement in his heart.
He didn't feel jealous of Xiao Ziyu. His thoughts were entirely on Dong Zhuo. As long as Dong Zhuo had motivation, he would be extremely happy.
After Xiao Ziyu heard Dong Zhuo's self-promotion, he also smiled slightly, and then said unhurriedly: "The power of the Prime Minister today can be compared to the Qin State back then, and the danger of Han Valley is even greater than that of the Qin State.
The advantage is that we occupy Sizhou, the richest state in the world."
"This time, as long as the Kwantung princes are defeated, the Prime Minister can take Sizhou as the center and continuously erode the territories of the Kwantung princes. In less than ten years, the world will belong to you, the Prime Minister."
Xiao Ziyu explained the general plan, which sounded very simple.
But everyone also knew that it would definitely not be that easy to do. However, Xiao Ziyu's words in the end aroused everyone's passion.
Those who can attend Dong Zhuo's meeting are considered to be close to Dong Zhuo. These people follow Dong Zhuo to fight for the world, and they have no loyal thoughts towards the big man.
At the moment, they only thought that once Dong Zhuo became the emperor, then they would be ministers of the dragon, and then it would not be difficult to become a marquis and a general.
Everyone in the hall was full of passion, and even Dong Zhuo had a trace of yearning on his face. It was obvious that he also longed for the description given by Xiao Ziyu.
"This guy is not a complete waste!"
Seeing Dong Zhuo's expression, Xiao Ziyu nodded secretly in his heart. As long as Dong Zhuo is not decadent now, he may be able to conquer the world faster, saving him the trouble.
"Haha! What you said makes sense," Dong Zhuo said with a smile on his face.
Listening to Dong Zhuo's happy praise, Lu Bu immediately held his hands tightly and stared at Xiao Ziyu with a pair of tiger eyes.
As if feeling the intense gaze, Xiao Ziyu looked back and saw Lu Bu's gaze, and just smiled slightly.
He thought about the previous battle with the opponent in front of the inn. It was said to be a battle, but in fact the two of them just exchanged two moves.
In the first move, Lu Bu was pushed back a few steps by him. In the second move, Lu Bu exploded and attacked with all his strength, but he blocked it with his Tai Chi talisman.
After that, Lu Bu wanted to continue fighting, but was stopped by Li Ru, who had quick hands and quick eyes. He didn't stop Lu Bu from fighting before, but he actually wanted to see what Xiao Ziyu's strength was like.
But after seeing the opponent defeat Lu Bu with one move and easily blocking Lu Bu's special move, he immediately understood how strong Xiao Ziyu was. Compared to Lu Bu, he was not weak.
Of course he had to win over such a person carefully and not let Lu Bu offend him.
After Li Ru stopped Lu Bu, he began to use his sharp tongue to invite Xiao Ziyu.
And all of this was part of Xiao Ziyu's plan, and it was his deliberate method to anger Lu Bu, just to show off his strength.
So in the end Xiao Ziyu reluctantly agreed to go over and have a look.
When he came to the hall of Dong Zhuo's mansion, Xiao Ziyu's first words were that he shocked everyone, and he also wanted to see what Dong Zhuo's reaction was.
It turned out that Dong Zhuo at this time was not decadent and still had some ambitions, so this was easy to handle.
"Prime Minister, the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes are attacking. Are you ready?" Xiao Ziyu then asked.
"Haha! Don't worry, sir, I have made arrangements before, letting Hua Xiong lead 50,000 infantry and cavalry to garrison Sishui Pass, and Xu Rong led an army of 100,000 to guard Hulao Pass."
"Oh, is it so?"
Xiao Ziyu nodded in disbelief upon hearing this.
"Sir, do you think it's inappropriate?"
Seeing Xiao Ziyu's expression, Dong Zhuo asked quickly, and even Li Ru looked at Xiao Ziyu.
"Well! Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world, and General Xu is a famous commander. With a hundred thousand troops at his command, the Kwantung Allied Forces cannot break it for the time being."
"But General Hua, it's different over there. Because General Hua is a war general and likes to fight in front of the battle. Although General Hua's military force is good, I have been to Jujube and seen the generals under the accounts of the Guandong princes."
"There are several generals who may not be as powerful as General Lu, but they are still slightly better than General Hua, so I am more worried about Sishui Pass."
Xiao Ziyu expressed his worries.
When Dong Zhuo heard that there were such fierce generals under the banner of the Guandong princes, he immediately frowned unconsciously. He now knew how powerful those generals were.
So after hearing Xiao Ziyu's words, he immediately began to think carefully.
"As well as the Prime Minister, Hulao Pass, we must also be cautious. Although General Xu is like a god in using troops, the Kwantung princes are not mediocre, so I hope that the Prime Minister can personally sit at Hulao Pass and lead the army to fight the Kwantung princes."
"Once the princes of Guandong are repulsed, the Prime Minister can take advantage of the victory to pursue and immediately capture Yanzhou near Sizhou."
Xiao Ziyu saw Dong Zhuo's move, so he suggested it.
His suggestion was not fabricated out of thin air. In fact, if Dong Zhuo could repel the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes this time, then taking over the world would be just around the corner.
After listening to Xiao Ziyu's suggestion, Dong Zhuo hesitated and then turned his attention to Li Ru. In fact, he believed in his military advisor more.
Seeing Dong Zhuo's gaze, Li Ru nodded secretly. He felt that Xiao Ziyu's suggestion was very good. Blind defense was not the 'law' of their Xiliang cavalry.
"Okay! If that's the case, then listen to what you say."
"Please ask Sir to go over to Sishui Pass. The prime minister will lead his army to Hulao Pass in the near future to fight against the rats from Guandong."
Now that he had agreed to Xiao Ziyu's suggestion, Dong Zhuo was also a resolute person, so he immediately said.
"The Prime Minister has an order, and I am determined to live up to the Prime Minister's instructions." Xiao Ziyu slightly cupped his fists at Dong Zhuo and said