Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 262 The Big Hand Behind the Han Dynasty: The Two Factions of the Yuan Family

Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhang Sui ask this.

A military general is a military general.

There aren't too many twists and turns.

This temporary governor has some understanding of people like him, and he doesn't seem to be particularly averse to him.

After a brief pause, Xu Rong said, "Before Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, we, as Dong Zhuo's former subjects, have nowhere to go."

"Although Wang Yun seems to value us, he actually wants us to die."

"He made us kill each other."

"In his eyes, all of us are dead and have committed heinous crimes."

"But he forgot."

"Whether it's Dong Zhuo or us, our subjects, we have also made great contributions to the Han Dynasty."

"Think back to the time when Xiliang was in chaos. If we and Dong Zhuo hadn't been there to quell the rebellion, the rebel army there would have already reached the Central Plains!"

"Besides, we are just soldiers."

"We only follow orders from above."

"Just like Dong Zhuo could control us when he was alive."

"He, Wang Yun, can also drive us."

"As long as you can provide a tiger talisman or a seal."

"But Wang Yun wants to put us to death."

Looking at Li Ru, the military advisor beside him, Xu Rong said in a hoarse voice: "We thought that Yuan Shao was the only one in the world who could save us."

"Now it seems that he just wants to kill us too."

Zhang Sui: “.”

He really didn't expect that Xu Rong would say it so bluntly!

Li Ru on the side interrupted: "Governor, what we want is very simple."

“We just want to live.”

"As long as the governor gives us a chance to live, we will repay you a hundredfold."

"Although the governor is extremely talented, he is still too young."

"Brother Rong will be your deputy, Governor. He has rich combat experience and will definitely help you achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Although I am not talented, I do have some wisdom."

"Just take this visit to the king as an example. I believe that with my help, the governor can accomplish more."

"Of course, if the governor wants to kill us, we can only wait for him to be killed."

Zhang Sui looked at Li Ru and Xu Rong and breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no dislike for Li Ru and Xu Rong.

No matter how darkly Luo Guanzhong described them in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But the facts prove that these people are just pawns in troubled times.

Moreover, what Li Ru and Xu Rong said did prove one thing: they both had ambition and ability.

Especially Li Ru, he was not as simple as "just a literati" as many people said two thousand years later.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sui said: "Happy cooperation!"

Li Ru and Xu Rong looked at each other and were both delighted.

Li Ru bowed and said, "My Lord!"

Zhang Sui: “.”

Xu Rong also saluted and said, "My Lord!"

Zhang Sui looked at Li Ru and Xu Rong and said without being polite: "In front of outsiders, just call me the governor."

He was not afraid that the two would turn against him.

Yuan Shao originally wanted to kill them.

In this late Han Dynasty, if they still want to show up in public, it seems that I am their best choice.

Yuan Shao wanted to kill them.

They definitely know that too.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many strong men patrolling Li Ru’s mansion.

However, Zhang Sui still couldn't help asking Li Ru: "Military Advisor, I have a question that has been bothering me. Can you please help me solve it?"

Li Ru smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Sui asked, "Why did you choose to poison the emperor with the poisoned wine?" "No matter who did it, the final result would not be good, right? The reason why Yuan Shao refused to tolerate you this time is probably because of you, the emperor who poisoned him."

Li Ru smiled bitterly and said, "How can I decide this matter?"

Zhang Sui asked suspiciously, "Did Dong Zhuo force you to do that?"

Li Ru shook his head and said in a hoarse voice: "No!"

"Dong Zhuo was not the one who forced me, but the one who saved me."

Zhang Sui: “.”

Li Ru sighed and asked Zhang Sui, "My Lord, why do you think Dong Zhuo was so eager to depose the emperor?"

Zhang Sui shook his head.

He also found this matter very strange when he read the information before he traveled through time.

Before Dong Zhuo settled in Luoyang, he had been working in Liang Province for a long time and was very capable. He put down many rebellions and even had very good relations with the Qiang people and other barbarians in Liang Province.

According to historical records, Dong Zhuo was very prestigious in Liangzhou.

How could such a person know nothing about the court? He had just taken control of Luoyang and then deposed the emperor?

Seeing Zhang Sui shaking his head, Li Ru did not embarrass Zhang Sui, but continued: "At that time, General He Jin died tragically, and Jingzhao was leaderless."

"The Yuan family actually controls the court."

"The Yuan family is divided into two factions."

"One faction advocates supporting the emperor at that time."

"This faction is led by Yuan Huai and Yuan Shao."

"Another faction claims that the then Prince of Chenliu was the Son of Heaven."

Li Ru glanced at Zhang Sui and saw that Zhang Sui had no special reaction. He then said, "It's like the Zhou emperor shooting arrows. Once the emperor is deposed and the Prince of Chenliu ascends the throne, then all the scholars in the world will know who the real master is."

"This faction is led by Yuan Ji."

"Among these two factions, Yuan Ji has the upper hand."

"Because Yuan Ji was the eldest son of the Yuan family at that time."

Zhang Sui nodded.

Li Ru continued, "And they wanted to make Prince Chenliu the emperor, and Prince Chenliu and the emperor at that time had a deep brotherly relationship."

"In order to prevent the Prince of Chenliu from bearing hatred against the Yuan family in the future, Yuan Ji forced me, who was only a doctor at the time, to poison the emperor at the time."

"To them, it doesn't make much difference whether a doctor is dead or alive."

"I knew I would die if I went there, and my family would be implicated, so I wanted to commit suicide."

"It was Dong Zhuo who found me and told me to do what I wanted."

"Dong Zhuo originally did not intend to poison the emperor at that time."

"He also realized from the struggle of the Yuan family that he was just a pawn of the Yuan family."

"So, he wants to strike back."

"At that time, all the civil and military officials in the court were members of the Yuan family."

"Dong Zhuo found me and agreed with me to distract the Yuan family, obey them first, and then kill them all while they are getting carried away."

"But the Yuan family is too powerful after all, and they are omnipresent."

"News of our plan leaked out."

"Brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu escaped."

At this point, Li Ru sighed again: "What we didn't expect was that even if we eliminated the Yuan family and only let Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu escape, the civil and military officials in the court would still look down on Dong Zhuo."

"Dong Zhuo was in urgent need of support from representatives of the noble families at that time."

“So, he found two people urgently.”

"That one person is Situ Wang Yun."

"The other person is Mr. Cai Yong, the father of the lord's current wife, Mrs. Cai."

"However, although Mr. Cai Yong was moved by Dong Zhuo, he had no ability."

"Wang Yun was an ungrateful person. He joined forces with Lu Bu to eliminate Dong Zhuo."

"After Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, he thought that all of us Liangzhou soldiers were traitors and wanted us to kill each other without leaving any alive."

Looking at Xu Rong beside him, Li Ru said quietly, "Brother Rong found me. On the surface, we agreed to lead the troops of Liangzhou to fight against Li Jue, Guo Si and others. In fact, we used a fake death to escape and handed over the troops to Li Jue and Guo Si."

"Wang Yun wanted to kill us, but in the end, he died because of his own scheme."

"Instead of killing each other, the Liangzhou troops gathered together and counterattacked Chang'an, forcing Wang Yun to death."

(End of this chapter)