Chapter 17 Living in Fear
Wang Xiyao said: "At this point, do you still want to convince Wang to let you go? You and Dong Zhuo are too brave. You dare to kill the emperor. What else do you dare not do?"
"Okay. Wang will give you a chance. If you have anything to say, just say it, let me see the wisdom and eloquence of a first-class strategist. If you can convince me, you will be alive today."
Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief.
A strategist is not afraid of a rational overlord, but is afraid of a common man who can draw a sword and kill him if he doesn't agree.
Because when you meet an unreasonable man, no matter how wise or eloquent the strategist is, he is useless. When a scholar meets a soldier, he is indecisive and can't explain it clearly. This is the situation.
Li Ru calmed down and said, "Young Master Xiyao, do you know that the little emperor was poisoned and you also have a contribution. If it weren't for you, the little emperor wouldn't have died so early."
Wang Xiyao snorted coldly: "Nothing nonsense."
Li Ru smiled and said, "I don't believe it. Then I will tell you the truth slowly."
"The little emperor changed his cowardly nature. My lord thought it was Yuan Wei's fault. After all, the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and Situ Wang Yun hated my lord to the core. It is reasonable to change the little emperor's temperament and make things difficult for my lord."
"But tonight, Mr. Xiyao came to assassinate me, and I realized that the person who made the little emperor confident is not Yuan Wei, but you Wang Xiyao."
"If my lord wants to control the government, the emperor cannot be too shrewd. Stupid, cowardly, timid, and have no opinion. Liu Bian is such a person. If Liu Bian has always been like this, we would not have taken any action against him. However, when Liu Bian changed, he would threaten my lord."
"The threat must be eliminated in the cradle. Mr. Xiyao, do you think that the death of the little emperor is due to you?"
Wang Xiyao said, "Li Ru, you really put your clever words and despicable words to the extreme. Wang is the Grand Tutor, and it is the responsibility of teaching Your Majesty and King Chenliu. In his position, he can't do anything about planning his own affairs and taking care of his corpse. You and Dong Zhuo killed Your Majesty, and they wanted to throw dirty water on me. I am afraid that none of you, Li Ru, could speak eloquently."
A hint of surprise flashed in Li Ru's eyes.
Wang Xiyao did not feel guilty about the death of the little emperor. It can be seen that Wang Xiyao was extremely firm and very mature. He was not as easy to fool like a passionate young man.
Many people say that Wang Xiyao is just a swordsman and a vulgar man. But now it seems that the rumors are simply unreliable.
Li Ru knew many so-called young talents.
But Li Ru felt that no one could compare to Wang Xiyao in front of him. A young hero like Wang Xiyao was actually regarded as a vulgar man. People are really blind.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Wang Xiyao is too scheming and hides too well, and blinds the world.
Li Ru said: "The Han Dynasty has been in the foundation for four hundred years. Now there are powerful families outside that dominate the area, and the court is controlled by my lord. The Han Dynasty is just a stagnant and will be destroyed in a few years. This is the general trend of the world and irreversible. Mr. Xiyao, it is better for you to truly surrender to my lord. I recommend you to be the general at that time."
Wang Xiyao sneered: "True to Dong Zhuo? Do you want me to kill the princess like Lu Bu kills Ding Yuan and act as a letter of fame?"
Li Ru shook his head and said, "That's not necessary..."
Wang Xiyao moved, he increased his speed to the extreme and instantly arrived in front of Li Ru.
A sword light flashed.
Li Ru only felt a chill in his neck without any pain.
Wang Xiyao's sword was too fast, and the sword tip struck through his neck, and Li Ru could not even notice the pain.
However, Li Ru's neck was indeed cut by a blue light sword.
Li Ru said: "Wang Xiyao...you really killed me. Do you even want high officials, wealth and honor? Why..."
Wang Xiyao said: "Dong Zhuo was cruel. He controlled the government. The powerful family ruled the country, and the people could no longer survive. What's more, Wang was not interested in high-ranking officials, wealth and wealth. As long as money and food can meet their own needs. My goal is to ask with a sword."
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Liu Bian has not been buried yet.
The coffin is placed in the mourning hall of the bedroom.
Wang Xiyao quietly entered the bedroom and placed Li Ru's head in front of Liu Bian's mourning hall. He thought to himself: "Dong Zhuo has Lu Bu's personal protection, but the teacher is incompetent and cannot beat Lu Bu. He can only bring Li Ru's head first. I hope that Your Majesty has a spirit in the sky and can rest in peace."
The next morning.
Li Ru's head was discovered.
At the court meeting.
Dong Zhuo was extremely angry and furious.
Facing the furious Dong Zhuo, the other ministers were frightened and very scared.
It's not just the ministers and ministers who are afraid.
In fact, Dong Zhuo was just as scared in his heart.
When everyone lives in fear, it means that this society is abnormal and urgently needs change.
Li Ru was protected by three masters, but there were assassins who could kill people quietly and brought their heads to Liu Bian's mourning hall.
Li Ru was assassinated today. Isn’t it him Dong Zhuo the person who was assassinated next time?
It's really terrifying to think about it carefully.
Dong Zhuo felt that there were eyes always staring at him in the dark, like a poisonous snake hiding in the darkness.
It is easy to deal with enemies on the surface, but the enemy in the dark is the real threat.
Dong Zhuo looked at the ministers in the court and stayed on Wang Xiyao for a moment, then said coldly: "I didn't expect that there was a master who could assassinate important officials of the court in Luoyang City. No matter who the person was the one who attacked, our family believed that the mastermind who murdered Li Ru must be among you."
"Li Ru is from our family. He is dead. You are afraid that you will be happy at this moment. Do you still want to assassinate our family? Do you think that if you send an assassin and a dead man to murder our adviser's think tank, you can scare our family?"
"Tell you, we are not afraid. Our family is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and is here to support the Han Dynasty. You thieves, our family wants to pull you all down and chop them down and feed them to the dogs!"
"Li Ru's head was cut off by a sharp sword, and the guard who protected Li Ru was also sealed with a sword. Wang Xiyao, you are a master of swordsmanship. Tell us what kind of swordsmanship master can assassinate Li Ru?"
Wang Xiyao stood up and said, "If you return to the prime minister, if you want to assassinate Li Ru, you must first get rid of three guards. I just learned that the three guards are very powerful and can compete with second-rate peak generals and even first-class generals when fighting alone. If the assassin is just an assassin, then the assassin's swordsmanship has at least reached the level of artistic conception. Otherwise, it would be impossible to successfully assassin."
The four realms of swordsmanship are not a secret for people like Dong Zhuo who are born as military generals.
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao knew the strength of Wang Xiyao best. They didn't think that Wang Xiyao had the strength to kill Li Ru's three guards.
No one knew that Wang Xiyao had practiced the tiger drama and his strength increased greatly. Although Wang Xiyao still understood the sword intent, his swordsmanship had surpassed the level of entry into the microscopic realm.
Dong Zhuo said: "Find out the damn assassin for our family. Wang Xiyao, I will leave this matter to you. If you don't find out this assassin hidden in the dark, our family will be like a thorn in the throat. It's really unhappy and it won't be delicious when you eat."
Wang Xiyao said: "Yes, the prime minister."
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Dong Zhuo casually arrested several ministers and was imprisoned in prison, preparing to behead him tomorrow. Regardless of whether they were the masterminds of Li Ru who assassinated, Dong Zhuo needed to expose his anger. They were unlucky and were chosen by Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo returned to the mansion and drank a few sips of tea in a row, but still couldn't eliminate the irritability and fear in his heart.
Dong Zhuo asked, "Fengxian, your martial arts are invincible. Tell me, if that assassin comes to assassin, can you resist him?"
Lu Bu said proudly: "Abiden father, as long as there is a child here, let alone an assassin and death warrior, even if the 'Sword Saint' king came, he would not be able to approach his adoptive father within ten steps."
Dong Zhuo pointed, and the fear in his heart slowly dissipated a little.
Dong Zhuo said, "By the way, our family seems to remember that the sword saint Wang Yue is Xiyao's master, right?"
Lu Bu said: "The adoptive father is right. Wang Xiyao is indeed Wang Yue's disciple. Wang Xiyao's power is a little weaker, but his swordsmanship is considered to be the true teaching of Wang Yue."
Dong Zhuo said: "Fengxian, pass on our orders and check if the Sword Saint Wang Yue has come to Luoyang recently. Our family suspects that Li Ru's death may be Wang Yue's move. Only Wang Yue has such a brilliant swordsmanship."
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After Wang Xiyao took Liu Xie to run, he came to see Princess Wannian.
A smile finally appeared on Princess Wannian's face: "Thank you for killing Li Ru for me."
Wang Xiyao said: "As soon as Li Ru died, Dong Zhuo lacked top strategists. Dong Zhuo was not far from defeat. Hum? No."
Princess Wannian said, "What's wrong?"
Wang Xiyao said: "Li Ru was killed by me, but Jia Xu is still under Dong Zhuo's command. Jia Xu's wisdom is still above Li Ru. However, Jia Xu is not valued by Dong Zhuo now. Princess, you lack top strategists around you. It is a very good time to win over Jia Xu now."
The name Jia Xu is very strange. Princess Wannian had never heard of Jia Xu before.
"The Jia Xu you mentioned is really so wise?" asked Princess Wannian.
Wang Xiyao nodded and said, "If you want to get a strategist ranking, Jia Xu can at least be in the top five. Your Highness, do you think Jia Xu is powerful?"
Princess Wannian said, "Then find Jia Xu and bring him over."
Wang Xiyao said: "Jia Xu is not an ordinary person. If you want to win over a top strategist like him, you may need His Royal Highness the Princess to come forward in person. Also, with Li Ru's death, Dong Zhuo began to doubt me again. In the court, Dong Zhuo looked at me with something wrong. I don't know how long I can hide under Dong Zhuo's command."
Princess Wannian said, "Well. I understand. You can go back first. I will go to the mourning hall to keep a spirit later."
Wang Xiyao clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is gone, so please mourn the princess. Xiyao surrenders."
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Wang Xiyao returned to Jiange.
Ji Yun said to him: "My junior brother, Master Cao, the captain of the cavalry, is here. I'll let him wait for you in the study."
Wang Xiyao nodded and said, "I'll go to see Senior Brother Cao Mengde and Ji, and ask the kitchen to give me a bowl of noodles. I haven't eaten yet."
Come to the study.
Wang Xiyao said: "Brother Meng De, why are you here?"
Cao Cao said, "You killed Li Ru, right? You don't need to deny it, I know that it must be you. Dong Zhuo and Li Ru killed Your Majesty, and they all deserve to kill him. Brother Xi Yao, Brother Yu wants you to take action again and kill Dong Zhuo!"
Under Dong Zhuo's tyranny, Wang Xiyao must be careful, walk on thin ice, and live a difficult life.
Cao Cao also lived a frightened life.
Cao Cao had already thought of assassinating Dong Zhuo. Unfortunately, Cao Cao's swordsmanship was insignificant and useless.
Wang Xiyao shook his head and said, "Brother Meng De, sorry. I can't do it when I assassinate Dong Zhuo."
Cao Cao's face changed and he said, "Did you really defect to Dong Zhuo?"
Chapter completed!