A deafening thunder woke up Dong Zhuo who was sleeping in Hangu Pass. The old thief came back from his dream covered in sweat.
Even though he had been sleeping almost every moment for the past few days, Dong Zhuo was still extremely tired at the moment.
Yesterday, in a battle in the rain, the Xiliang army failed to exert its due power due to the rain and mud. As a result, the Yuan and Cao armies, who had calculated before the war, defeated Dong Zhuo. However, Dong Zhuo's army also took advantage of the rain and mud.
Taking advantage of the heavy rain, he fled into Hangu Pass in panic, leaving Yuan Cao no longer able to pursue him.
Dong Zhuojun, who had entered Hangu Pass, was only able to rest at this moment.
Dong Zhuo was placed in a side room in Hangu Pass to recuperate.
For some reason, Dong Zhuo has been having nightmares these days since he was placed in the safe area of Hangu Pass.
In his nightmare, he only saw one person.
It's Huangfu Song...
Dong Zhuo didn't understand why an old boss and rival who had been beaten to death by him would appear in his sleep for days.
Could it be that the old man came here to entrust his dream?
It wasn't until today that Li Jue brought him important news, which finally made the old thief suddenly realize it.
Both the Yuan and Cao armies outside Hangu Pass were in mourning.
Huangfu Song died of illness in front of the two armies.
After hearing the news, Dong Zhuo was neither happy nor sad. He just remained silent and then fell into a deep sleep again.
It was not until tonight that Dong Zhuo dreamed of Huangfu Songzhi again that Dong Zhuo realized that his end may not be far away.
After being awakened by a nightmare tonight, Dong Zhuo knew that he might not be able to survive for a few more days, so he weakly ordered his men to get pens and ink.
With his last remaining strength, he forced himself to stand up, picked up a pen and wrote down his last will and testament in his life on a scroll of slips.
After making the will, Dong Zhuo sent his bodyguards to summon Li Jue and Guo Si overnight for an interview.
Li Jue and Guo Bang heard that Dong Zhuo called them at night and did not dare to delay, so they hurried over to meet him.
Dong Zhuo was very weak at the moment. After forcing himself to write the will, he was leaning on the bed and breathing heavily.
Dong Zhuo seemed to be relieved when he saw Li Jue and Guo Si arriving.
The old thief was really worried just now. He was afraid that he would not be able to survive before the two men arrived, so he would die first.
Seeing the two trusted generals arriving, Dong Zhuo's heart dropped.
Li Jue and Guo Si paid their respects to Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo didn't take it seriously.
He waved his hand weakly and ordered: "Come here, come to the bed..."
Li Jue and Guo Si looked at each other in confusion, and then slowly moved towards Dong Zhuo's bed.
Although the two were fierce and barbaric men from the frontier, they still knew how to restrain themselves in front of Dong Zhuo. The two knelt down in front of Dong Zhuo's bed anxiously. After all, the power of the old thieves for many years was really memorable.
Even if he is terminally ill, what they see in front of them is still a tiger.
Sick tigers can also eat people.
Seeing Li Jue and Guo Si kneeling respectfully in front of the bed, Dong Zhuo sighed weakly and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to die..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Guo Bang grinning and throwing himself on the quilt covering Dong Zhuo, howling so hard that it was heartbreaking.
"Xiangguo! Don't leave! If you leave, what will the general and others do? What should the Xiliang army do? Wuwuwu!"
Dong Zhuo was already extremely weak, and when his body was pressed down by Guo Bang, his eyes turned white and he almost died from the suffocation.
Dong Zhuo gasped for air, his eyes kept rolling, he trembled and pointed at Li Jue, and then pointed at Guo Si with all his strength.
Li Jue was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses. He hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the howling Guo Si off the quilt that Dong Zhuo was covering. He scolded angrily: "Guo Aduo, look.
Look at the good deeds you have done! You want to crush the Prime Minister to death!?"
Guo Bang blinked in surprise, and then he came back to his senses. The expression on his face looked very embarrassed.
Dong Zhuo took a few deep breaths, and his pupils that had begun to dilate just now recovered again.
The old thief gritted his teeth and tapped Guo Bang's face with his finger, and said viciously: "You bastard, do you want to crush me to death?"
After that, he looked at Li Jue again and ordered: "Span him for me!"
Li Jue did not dare to disobey Dong Zhuo's order, so he immediately grabbed Guo Bang's clothes, slapped his cheeks and slapped him ten times.
Seeing that Guo Si was beaten into a pig's head by Li Jue, Dong Zhuo's anger barely subsided.
He glared at Guo Bang angrily and said weakly: "If it weren't for the fact that you are still useful, I would have to bury you in my grave today."
Guo Bang was so frightened that he knocked his head heavily to the ground.
After a while, Dong Zhuo finally returned to the topic.
"You two are my most capable generals... My body is getting weaker and weaker, and my end is approaching. I'm afraid I won't be able to postpone my return to Chang'an. There are some matters behind my back that I have to arrange for you."
The two hurriedly held their hands and said, "Please give me your instructions, Prime Minister."
Having said this, Dong Zhuo saw Dong Zhuo pick up the scroll of slips that he had just written with all his strength from beside his pillow.
"This is what I wrote in my own hand. After you return to Chang'an, just give it to Li Ru... I have traveled across the northwest for decades, and it is not easy to get the foundation I have now. I hope that you and Li Ru will work together to assist my son.
Come and inherit my legacy, don’t let others take advantage of it, and regret it forever... After my death, Li Ru will be in power, and you two will be in charge of the army, work together, and don’t let the great cause be lost. This is clearly written..."
Li Jue lowered his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and had some concerns in his heart.
When I was young, I saw this guy reach out and take the scroll of slips from Dong Zhuo's hand.
Li Jue held the slip and said hesitantly: "Although the Prime Minister has made careful arrangements, the general is still quite worried about a certain person..."
Dong Zhuo breathed heavily and murmured: "Say."
Li Jue pondered for a while and then said: "Although the prime minister intends to let his own son inherit the inheritance, the prime minister should not forget that you have a son of a borer under your knees, and this son of a borer is also an ambitious man with tens of thousands of people under his command.
The people who died..."
After listening to Li Jue's words, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but feel excited.
The rise and fall of his chest began to gradually increase again.
Yes, Lu Bu, Lu Bu... I also have an adopted son, Lu Bu.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo's expression seemed to be different, Li Jue hurriedly added jealously: "For the sake of his future and a war horse, Lu Bu even dared to kill his adoptive father Ding Yuan. The prime minister was still in Japan, but he was still afraid of the prime minister.
I dare not make a mistake... If the Prime Minister goes away, and Lu Bu insists on seizing power with Mr. Dong because of his identity as his adopted son, what should I, Guo Si and I do? Please make it clear to the Prime Minister."
Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly glared, and he said angrily: "You bastard! Who dares to resist? You will send troops to fight against it! No need to ask more!"
Li Jue said word for word: "If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct... Prime Minister."
Dong Zhuo's life was almost burned out at this moment. In order to leave a stable foundation for his descendants, the old thief's usual shrewdness was gone.
People who are on the verge of death will not have clear thoughts, and it is easy for others to take advantage of them.
The person taking advantage of the opportunity now is Li Jue.
"Aduo... get the pen and ink, I will leave you a secret order for all the generals to attack Lu Bu..."
Guo Bang stood up in a hurry and went to get his pen and ink in a panic, but Li Jue had a sneer on his lips.
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When they were young, the two of them left Dong Zhuo's room.
In Li Jue's hands, one on the left and one on the right held two secret orders left to him by Dong Zhuo. One was for Zhuo Ling, Li Ru, Li Jue, and Guo Si to assist his son, and the other was for Zhuo Ling's generals.
He can attack Lu Bu at any time.
Li Jue was very happy at this moment. According to Jia Xu's instructions, he had indeed received this desperate order that could justifiably command the generals in Liangzhou and get rid of Lu Bu!
Guo Bang rubbed his swollen face and followed Li Jue. While looking at Li Jue who was standing there thoughtfully, he complained: "You were slapped too hard just now. The Prime Minister asked you to
Beat, are you really going to beat me to death?"
Li Jue did not reply to Guo Si's words, but handed him the slip containing the content of the crusade against Lu Bu. He then stretched out his free hand in front of Guo Si and said, "Give me the letter of fire."
Guo Si didn't know why, but he still handed the fire letter he carried to Li Jue.
Li Jue lit the fire letter and used the flame to slowly ignite another scroll left by Dong Zhuo, which called on the generals to assist his son...
His face, in the flames of the burning slips, looked gloomy and sinister at the moment...
"You!" Guo Si was shocked and said anxiously: "What are you doing!"
"Shh!"
Li Jue stretched out his finger and gestured towards Guo Si, signaling him to keep a low voice. Then he looked left and right and saw no one around, so he whispered: "You and I have been fighting with the Prime Minister for half our lives. We have experienced many hardships in life and death. What happened now
, he is about to die, do you still want to continue to work for the stupid son of the Dong family?"
Guo Bang stared in shock, never expecting that Li Jue would say such a thing.
"You and I will work together to control the government, get rid of Lu Bu, kidnap the emperor, and command the world. The Xiliang army and Chang'an will be ours from now on!" Li Jue's voice filled Guo Si's ears at this moment.
Infinite temptation.
"But, but..." Guo Bang said hesitantly: "There is still Li Ru in Chang'an..."
Li Jue smiled and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, we won't withdraw our troops to Chang'an for the time being. After Ma Teng and Han Sui capture Chang'an, they will naturally help you and me get rid of Li Ru and Xiang Guo's stupid son, A Duo.
, if you don’t want to come with me, then I won’t stop you, but you have to think clearly about the way forward from now on! Should you support the emperor yourself, dominate Guanzhong and command the heroes, or continue to work for Dong.
Being a bull...you are not stupid either. I guess I don't need to teach you what is good or bad, right?"
Li Jue's words were like a magic sound, piercing Guo Si's heart.
Support the emperor and dominate Guanzhong...
After a while, I saw him slowly putting the scroll of slips that Li Jue had handed him into his arms.
Although Guo Si didn't say anything, his expression said everything.