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Chapter 4: The Merit of Rescue
"King Hongnong, why don't you drink quickly!"

Li Ru looked at the young man and woman who were hugging each other and crying in front of him, and scolded them in annoyance.

"Yes! Can you let me see my mother again?"

The deposed emperor Liu Bian looked at the ferocious Li Ru in front of him and asked timidly.

"Stop talking nonsense, the Prime Minister is still waiting for your reply! If you don't drink obediently, I will let my men serve you!"

Li Ru was somewhat impatient. Although he was indeed willing to help his father-in-law Dong Zhuo do these dirty things, the blame for poisoning the emperor and the empress dowager was too big. Even though he had dispersed most of the guards and eunuchs, Li Ru knew that he would definitely be infamous for eternity in the future.

When Li Ru thought about the possibility that he might be cursed as a traitor to the country in future generations, he suddenly felt terrible!
But even though he was upset, he could only feel at ease if he did this. After all, the prestige of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years had an unparalleled deterrent power in the eyes of court officials and the general public. If someone else were to do it, who knows if there would be any problems.

"woo woo woo woo--"

The deposed emperor Liu Bian hugged the beautiful girl beside him and cried continuously, his tears and snot directly smeared on the light pink gauze skirt she was wearing, which made Li Ru feel sick.

A thing like this can become an emperor? The Han Dynasty is doomed!
At present, Dong Zhuo had no idea of directly replacing the Han Dynasty and establishing himself as emperor. The reason why he deposed Liu Bian and made Liu Xie the emperor was actually that he wanted to use his status as a relative to the emperor to control the government.

Liu Bian was raised by his mother, Empress Dowager He, but Liu Xie was raised by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong!
Dong Zhuo has already found a way to establish a relationship with Empress Dowager Dong's clansmen, so now Dong Zhuo can definitely be considered a legitimate relative by marriage.

During the Han Dynasty, the power of the foreign relatives reached its peak. In the front, there was Empress Lü who sat on the throne and controlled the world, and in the back, there was the domineering general Liang Ji. Compared with what these two did, what Dong Zhuo did was just an appetizer.

"Serve King Hongnong a drink!"

Seeing that Liu Bian was still crying, Li Ru gave instructions to the guards around him.

He doesn't have much time to waste with the other party. After finishing here, he still has to go to Empress Dowager He to collect the body!

"Kill Dong Zhuo! Save the Han Dynasty!"

But before the guards could take action, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Damn it!"

Li Ru's face suddenly changed. The sound seemed like there were hundreds of people. You should know that in order to prevent any accidents this time, the guards of Xiyuan had been transferred away by him. Now there were only a few guards left by his side.

If I wait until those people outside come rushing in, won’t I be chopped into meat paste in minutes?
After all, it would be wishful thinking for hundreds of people to rush into Luoyang and resist Dong Zhuo's rule, but killing a civil servant like him would be an easy task.

At this critical moment, Li Ru didn't bother to continue poisoning the deposed emperor, because he knew that the reason why the other party started shouting from such a distance was to save the deposed emperor's life, so he immediately took his men and slipped out through the back door.

As the saying goes, if you keep the green mountains, you will never be short of firewood. Although killing the deposed emperor was very important to Dong Zhuo, Li Ru felt that his own survival was more important.

Of course, he was definitely not afraid of death, but because with Dong Zhuo's current temper, no one except Li Ru could persuade him. Liu Bian stood up excitedly, wiped his tears on the clothes of the beauty beside him, and prepared to greet those loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty with the best attitude!

You should know that the most important reason why he was deposed by Dong Zhuo was because he was too cowardly when the other party came to rescue the emperor, which made Dong Zhuo look down on him. Liu Bian said that although he was a waste, he would never make the same mistake again!
Just that!
Seeing Li Qingyuan and Empress Dowager He walking in, Liu Bian was completely stunned.

Where is my army?
From the sound just now, there are at least several hundred people. Even though a few hundred people are not enough to fill the gap in front of tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry, a few hundred people guarding will at least give people a sense of security, right?
Besides, it is still the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Even if a domineering general like Liang Ji or a heroic woman like Lu Zhi wanted to kill the emperor, they could only poison him in the palace. Only the Sima family could do such a thing as killing the emperor in the street in broad daylight.

So if he had a few hundred people protecting him closely, he might be able to escape from Luoyang.

"Mother!"

However, no matter how confused he was, after seeing Empress Dowager He, Liu Bian immediately threw himself into her arms. It was obvious that this boy was very scared.

"I feel like there's something wrong with my timeline! Why does the deposed emperor Liu Bian in front of me look like an elementary school student? According to historical records, shouldn't Liu Bian be seventeen years old at this time?"

Li Qingyuan in the city had just checked it on his mobile phone. According to the records in the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Liu Bian was already seventeen years old when Li Ru poisoned the deposed emperor. In modern times, he might still be considered a minor, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, seventeen years old was definitely enough to be the head of the household.

"Maybe it's the world of Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Who would read Romance of the Three Kingdoms if they were serious?"

Well, Three Kingdoms Li Qingyuan expressed his understanding of Urban Li Qingyuan's answer. After all, most novel readers these days assume that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the official history. If you suddenly come up with a historical version, I think no one would be used to it.

"Lord Li, you have done a great job in saving the emperor this time. I will definitely reward you generously!"

Liu Bian lay in Empress Dowager He's arms and cried for a while, then he walked up to Li Qingyuan and made the promise to him.

"Then I thank you!"

Li Qingyuan shrugged indifferently. Not to mention that Liu Bian was only about ten years old and looked like an elementary school student, he was not worthy of respect at all. Even if Emperor Wu of Han or Qin Shi Huang stood in front of him, he would not kneel down and lick the other person.

You have to know that he has received education on equality for all in the new century. Everyone is equal above him, and everyone is equal below him, just the Indian castes. This is definitely a true idea engraved in his bones.

Liu Bian was a little stunned by Li Qingyuan's attitude. In his opinion, since this person dared to come to the rescue at this time, he should be a loyal and righteous man of the Han Dynasty. But why did the other party treat him like this?
"Mr. Mu, shouldn't you contact a few loyal ministers and righteous men immediately, and find a carriage?"

Fortunately, Empress Dowager He had already vaguely understood Li Qingyuan's character along the way, so she spoke directly.

"That's right! With Li Ru's intelligence, he should be able to react immediately. He should really run away!"

Li Qingyuan saved the electronic loudspeaker directly into the group space. The reason why Li Ru was scared away just now was because he couldn't figure out how many people there were. If Li Ru found out that there was only one person who came to rescue him, he would definitely be angry and embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)