At Hulao Pass, Cao Cao sneered in his tent, "Yuan Benchu, I'm afraid you chose the wrong direction this time."
If Dong Zhuo was so threatening, he wouldn't have waited for you, Yuan Benchu, to be so arrogant here today.
"It's better to let you suffer first."
Cao Cao secretly said, "Lest your tail rise to the sky."
If Dong Zhuo had no ace in his hand, he would never hold on to Hulao Pass, and he would never allow all the eighteen princes in the world to rise here.
There must be some correlation.
Only then will the eighteen princes be allowed to raise troops to serve the king.
Cao Cao knew that Dong Zhuo had a back-up plan, and he understood it clearly.
He also knew Dong Zhuo’s thoughts very well.
…
In the city of Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo soon learned that the eighteen princes under Hulao Pass formed an alliance and elected a leader.
According to reports from his spies, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benzhu took the position of leader of the alliance.
He is clear about it.
"What a Yuan Benchu, did he turn a deaf ear to what the truth said?"
Dong Zhuo glared angrily, his cold eyes sparkling, "He, the forty-third Duke of the Yuan family, am I, Dong Zhuo, so bad?"
Anyway, he was not convinced by Yuan Benzhu.
"The leader is shot. Since you, Yuan Benchu, are willing to take the position of the leader, don't blame me for being rude."
Dong Zhuo's eyes were full of coldness.
His idea is also very simple. Since you, Yuan Shao, want to cause trouble, then I will help you.
Let your reputation as the 43rd Duke of Yuan Shao spread out.
Let everyone in the world see your face, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
"I hope you will like it very much."
Dong Zhuo secretly said, "When the time comes, Yuan Benchu, don't blame me, Dong Zhuo, for being unreasonable."
He pondered for a moment and then asked: "Wen You, what do you think about this matter?"
Li Ru, courtesy name Wenyou.
He is a top strategist forgotten by history.
Some people say that he is not inferior to Jia Xu, Pang Tong and others, although there is a certain distance between him and the genius Guo Jia.
In fact.
Li Ru was already considered one of the top counselors in the Three Kingdoms.
After hearing Dong Zhuo's inquiry, Li Ru also thought for a moment, slowly stood up and cupped his hands towards Dong Zhuo and said: "My lord, I don't think Yuan Shao is anything to be afraid of.
The 43rd Duke of the Yuan family originally had a great family and a great business, and had a profound influence on the world.
Since he, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, want to be the leader of the alliance, then my lord, you might as well grant him permission, because not everyone under him will obey.
At the same time, I have to take the opportunity to teach him a lesson."
"How to give it?"
He became curious and couldn't help asking: "The Yuan family is the Forty-Third Duke. They have a great influence. If Yuan Shao is taught a lesson, will it have an impact on the future?"
Hearing this, Li Ru smiled faintly and said, "My lord, you are actually worrying too much.
Even if you don't teach Yuan Shao a lesson, won't Yuan Shao take advantage of the influence of the 43rd Duke of the Yuan family on the world?
In fact, he was able to sit on the throne of the Alliance Leader mainly because of the influence of the Forty-Third Duke.
Teach him a lesson, firstly, to show your hatred towards him, my lord, and secondly, to weaken the influence of their Yuan family on the world as much as possible."
"Wen You, do you have any good ideas?"
Dong Zhuo continued to ask: "This time, no matter what, I must teach Yuan Shao a lesson and let him know that I, Dong Zhuo, am not someone to be trifled with."
"There is a strategy, but I don't know if you are willing to use it, my lord?"
Li Ru continued: "This strategy is a bit weird, a bit inhumane, and a bit unethical."
After hearing this.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand. Before Li Ru could explain further, he took the lead and said, "It doesn't matter. Since Yuan Benchu dares to be the first grader, what's the point of me, Dong Zhuo, being the fifteenth grader?"
"this……"
Li Ru was startled and nodded quickly, "That's true, since he, Yuan Shaodu, has become the leader of the alliance.
It shows that Yuan Shao is determined to go against you, my lord.
At the same time, Yuan Shao represents the entire Yuan family.
It’s definitely not possible to just rely on Yuan Shao alone.”
"Yes, that's exactly the reason."
Dong Zhuo said: "No matter what choice I make, Yuan Benchu has already made his choice."
Rather than granting benefits, it would be better to just kill him with one shot.
Don't give the best at all.
If benefits are given, some special situations may arise if the benefits are not fully guaranteed, which is not good.
"My lord, the plan is like this. The Yuan family actually has two big shots in Luoyang City."
There was a cold flash in Li Ru's eyes, and he continued: "Since Yuan Shao and the Yuan family want to oppose you, my lord, it is better to attack them first in Luoyang City."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes moved, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Wen You, are you talking about Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng?"
"Exactly."
Li Ru said: "My lord, Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng are the current pillars of the Yuan family. As long as they die, I believe they can give the Yuan family a heads-up.
At the same time, it can also reduce as much as possible the influence of Yuan, the forty-third prince, on the people of the world.
Lord, what do you think?"
After hearing Li Ru's explanation, Dong Zhuo nodded instinctively, "You are right, then Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng are a suitable candidate.
But, will this really affect Yuan Benzhu?"
This time, Li Ru smiled lightly.
He continued his analysis: "Master, you don't have to worry, Yuan Benchu is nothing, he is just a young man now.
He has not accomplished anything, and his influence among the world's aristocratic families is very limited.
At the same time, one is his uncle and the other is his father, Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng, how dare he not have any influence?"
After saying this, Dong Zhuo was very satisfied.
then.
Dong Zhuo immediately issued an order: "Order: My son Lu Bu personally leads people to raid Yuan's house, confiscate all the money, kill Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng, hang their heads in Hulao Gate, and give them to Yuan Benchu."
"yes."
Li Ru took the order and went down to make arrangements himself.
He believed that sending relatives to Yuan Shao this time would definitely give Yuan Shao a suitable opportunity.
He could already predict how angry Yuan Shao would be by then.
"Yuan Benchu, you were the first to provoke my lord."
Li Ru thought silently, "I don't want to plot against you, but if you, the 43rd Duke of the Yuan family, stir up trouble by relying on your status as a big family, you will still die badly."
after one day.
The Yuan family's place in Luoyang City has been extremely noisy for a long time.
Facing a warrior Lu Bu, even an old man like Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng.
There is no other way now to deal with all situations that may arise.
then.
Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng died like this.
Their heads were immediately beheaded by Lu Bu, a warrior, and then their heads were taken to Hulao by Lu Bu himself.
This day.
Lu Bu personally appeared on the top of the city and shouted towards the coalition base camp below: "Yuan Benchu, come out to greet your relatives."
Yuan Benchu: "..."
In the coalition camp, Yuan Benchu was a little confused and thought to himself: "What's wrong with Lu Bu? I don't have any relatives here. I, Yuan Shao, am not a woman..."
While I was thinking about this, someone reported that Lu Bu had dropped two heads.
The people under my command were so frightened that they did not dare to report who had the head.
Yuan Benchu felt vaguely that something bad was about to happen, so he hurried forward to check.
Who knows, this look doesn’t matter, "I..."
Under the mixture of grief and anger, Yuan Benchu, the dignified leader of the alliance, fainted and died.
Those two heads may not be familiar to others, but Yuan Shao is still very familiar with them.
It belongs to Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng.
Lu Bu stood on the top of the city and shouted: "Yuan Benchu, this general has personally sent your relatives here. Aren't you going to say a few words of thanks?"