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Li Jie was defeated, not by war, but by strategic reasons. The purpose of the battle was to annex Hanzhong and obtain Hanzhong's food to alleviate the crisis of food shortage in Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo sent a letter to scold Li Jue, but Li Jue felt much better, and in the end Dong Zhuo had to order the withdrawal of troops, while Huang Quan and Zhang Ren followed behind him with reluctance. Even if Li Jue retreated to Sanguan, the two still refused to give up.

Dong Zhuo was helpless. After all, it was the food that was damaged. If the food was sufficient, Dong Zhuo would not mind the long-term confrontation between the two sides, but it was obviously not suitable for doing such a thing now. In the end, Dong Zhuo had to obey Li Ru's advice, withdraw the troops back to Chen Cang, and give up the San Pass.

Sure enough, after obtaining Sanguan, Huang Quan and Zhang Ren stopped and began to build defense facilities on Sanguan, and destroyed and set up traps on the roads outside Sanguan. They made up their minds to thank the guests behind closed doors. The Great Master

Dong Zhuo's military operation ended in failure, but the food problem still needs to be solved. Now the drought is getting worse and worse. With the joint efforts of Li Ru, Sima Fang and Lu Zhi, the food price has not yet risen to a sky-high price. However, it has had a fatal impact on the people of Yongzhou and Liangzhou. Many poor families can only sell their land and sell themselves. Some secretly climbed onto the merchant ships on the Yellow River, hoping to go to Guandong to find a chance to survive.

In addition, Han Sui and Ma Teng also began to urge food. Because there was also a drought in the northern grasslands, these two guys not only lost a large number of cattle and sheep, but also had to face the hungry Hu tribe in the north. Those hungry Hu tribes even had food for people. Without food support, Han Sui and Ma Teng could not resist the Hu tribe's looting.

The garrisons everywhere were asking for food, but where could Dong Zhuo get food? After all, it seemed that only the warehouses of the Yongzhou clans were left.

Dong Zhuo's road is getting narrower and narrower, and the Yongzhou clan is not a fool. Naturally, I can think of what Dong Zhuo would do. Once this matter is done, I may not be able to stop, and thus launch a major purge of the Yongzhou clan. The Yongzhou clan believes that Dong Zhuo has never lacked the most courage. The question is, what should the Yongzhou clan do when facing the increasingly dangerous Dong Zhuo?

"Wenxian, tell me, the situation is becoming more and more dangerous now. How should we deal with it?"

Dong Cheng's words attracted everyone's attention to Yang Biao. There were many people here, including Ma Rizhang, Zhao Qi, Zhong Ji, Wang Zifu, Wu Shuo, Wang Yilang and others. These are the core forces of the Yongzhou clan.

Yang Biao sighed. Yang Biao belonged to the royal family among the Yongzhou clans, but Dong Zhuo was able to take charge of Yongzhou safely. Yang Biao was not unacceptable. Now that the drought is hit, Yang Biao naturally knew the problems facing Dong Zhuo. It would be fine if Dong Zhuo only needed food, but no one could guarantee whether Dong Zhuo would take this opportunity to solve the Yongzhou clans once and for all.

"I'm afraid Dong Zhuo wants to take this matter once and for all!"

Ma Riyi stroked the white long beard and sighed in disgrace: "It's not possible, but certainly. Since it's going to be a mess, then it's completely messy. It's very likely that Dong Zhuo will slow down or even stop the relief, so that the rioters can get rich, and then the government army will use the excuse of suppressing the rioters to clean up."

Everyone's faces changed. Ma Riying was known for his foresight and insight. His opinion was probably the fact. If it weren't for such an emergency, Ma Riying wouldn't have taken the initiative to get involved with everyone.

"What should we do? Why don't we take the initiative to open warehouses and release relief to alleviate the riots of the people!"

"It's useless. If Dong Zhuo had made up this idea, he would naturally have a way to provoke a riot among the hungry people."

"Then, what should I do? Can you just wait for death?"

"Instead of doing this, it's better to take a blow to Bolang. In addition to this evil thief, there is also a clear sky for the great man!"

"How can this be done? The defenders and guards in the city are all trusted by Dong Zhuo."

"As the saying goes, if a tree falls and money falls, the money scatters. As long as Dong Zhuo dies, his subordinates will definitely have their own opinions, and then we will differentiate and win over them."

Yang Biao became more and more excited when he saw everyone talking. It seemed that he could really destroy Dong Zhuo and take over the power. If it were that simple, Dong Zhuo would have died long ago.

"Everyone, if you want to accomplish this, you must have another condition to cooperate, otherwise your ideas will be difficult to achieve."

"What conditions?" The Lord

Ma Riyi raised his eyes and said, "Sima Fang and Lu Zhi!"

"Yes, if Dong Zhuo dies, we seem to be able to avoid disasters. In fact, the troops in various places have lost control. In order to protect themselves, they will definitely get food first. At that time, our tribe members will suffer faster. What other possibilities are there?"

"We can let the emperor issue an edict to recruit appeasements"

"We even killed Dong Zhuo, will they still believe us? If someone in the heart shouted to avenge Tai Shi Dong, they would definitely retake Chang'an with their military power, and then, there would be a better excuse to clean us!"

"What does this have to do with Sima Fang!"

"Sima Fang and Lu Zhi have a reputation and have a good relationship with Dong Zhuo. If Dong Zhuo dies, these two people will take charge of the army and guarantee the safety of Dong Zhuo's old general, they may be able to avoid the disaster of chaos."

"What Wenxian said is very much."

"Wouldn't this be a wedding dress for others?"

Yang Biao and Ma Riyi looked at each other. In fact, there were still risks in this, that is, how great is Sima Fang's ambitions were, and whether he would take advantage of this military chaos to not only push Dong Zhuo down, but also directly clean up the aristocratic clans, thus taking Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop.

Even with such risks, the aristocratic races are now facing the risk of being completely cleansed by Dong Zhuo, or they are destroyed by soldiers after Dong Zhuo's death. Compared with these two, Sima Fang would stop even if he had ambitions, because he did not have the foundation behind Dong Zhuo. He dared not do too much. In this way, the aristocratic races in Yongzhou may be suppressed, but at least they will not be cleaned. This is the common choice of these two wise men after weighing the trade-offs.

"This matter is also a helpless choice. Compared with the first two possibilities, perhaps this is the best choice."

Ma Rizhen explained for Yang Biao. This made everyone silent for a while.

"So, how can we get rid of Dong Zhuo?"

"Dead Soldier! I will arrange for the deceased to take action in the palace. This matter still needs to be concerned by Lord Dong Cheng. Only by using your identity as the uncle can you arrange the deceased god into the palace without knowing it, and then use the opportunity of the emperor summoning Dong Zhuo to act at the camera."

"You mean palace maids?"

"Yes, who has a suitable woman in the family? You can't hide your own privately at this time."

"It's a pity that Wang Yun's adopted daughter is not in Chang'an. Otherwise, it would be best for her to do it."

"There are so many beautiful women in the world. Don't worry about this. I can provide two."

"I have a suitable woman in my family."

"It's always right to prepare a few more people. Dong Zhuo is lustful and will definitely make achievements in one fell swoop."

"Sima Fang"

"Let's talk." Yang Biao took on this difficult task. In fact, Yang Biao also wanted to sell a favor to Sima Fang, hoping that something would happen. Sima Fang could show mercy because of this. The Great Master

Everyone carefully discussed the details one by one, how to avoid turmoil, how to deal with possible sudden situations, etc., and did not disperse until late at night.

Dong Cheng was still very excited when he returned home. For Dong Cheng, the reinstatement of the emperor may mean that the authority of the Dong family will become stronger and stronger. Although there is a crisis in front of him, there are opportunities in the crisis. Thinking of the results that this life-threatening struggle can bring, Dong Cheng was so excited that he was full of heat.

After pulling the concubine for a while, Dong Cheng felt that his blood gradually stabilized. He lay on the couch and hugged the smooth female body and kneaded it. Dong Cheng's face could not contain a faint smile.

"The master is in great interest today, but I heard from the outside that Yongzhou will be in chaos. Isn't you worried?"

"Huh? Where did you hear it?"

"It is what the servants who went out to buy are said, and I heard that they learned from the well-informed aliens."

Dong Cheng was relieved: "Haha, those strange people are very well-informed. Don't worry about those. Even if there is any turmoil, it will only be a turmoil that will be beneficial to us. Please feel at ease. Maybe after this time, I will be more authoritative. In the future, you will try your best to have a son for me. I can't inherit some family business, haha."

The concubine's eyes lit up and she said in a coquettish voice: "Then you have to fulfill your promise!"

"Haha, OK, then come again!"

After the rain and rain, Dong Cheng fell asleep deeply. The night was already deep, but the concubine moved quietly. Under the dim candlelight, her beautiful and slender body looked so energetic, which was contrasted with the fat body around her.

The concubine sat up, then pushed Dong Cheng, and saw that he was sleeping to death, then slipped down, put on a thin coat, and then walked to the outside room lightly, feeling free to know what he was doing. Then there was a sound of water, as if he was relieved. However, in the night sky, a gray pigeon had already flew out under the cover of the sound of water and flew towards the dazzling starry sky.

No one knew about these things, no one noticed them, and it seemed that they had never happened. Dong Cheng and others continued to advance steadily but quickly according to the plan. All arrangements went surprisingly smoothly. The palace maids had been sent to the palace and the preparations for the outside world were also done.

Sima Fang and Lu Zhi were also convinced by Yang Biao. Once things change, they will stand up and stabilize the situation. Now everything is ready, and only the east wind is needed.

On this day, as usual, Dong Zhuo got angry in the court, for the matter of food, but in the end it was left unresolved. After Dong Zhuo announced his retreat, a small yellow gate caught up with Dong Zhuo, saying that the emperor had something to do. This situation was not uncommon. When the little emperor encountered something that he was confused, he would ask Dong Zhuo alone after the court dispersed. Dong Zhuo was happy to do these things. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!