Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms, God of War Lu Bu
Chapter 45: Marrying a granddaughter? Marrying a princess? (Part 1)
(Amen! Finally back to school haha, I rushed to finish this chapter without even taking a break. I hope it won’t be too late; and I hope to resume two updates today. It mainly depends on whether the meeting will be very late in the evening. I will
Try to get there before twelve o'clock~)
In October of the first year of Yonghan, it seemed like everything started over.
The new emperor came to the throne, and a new generation replaced the old one. During this period, the imperial court went through countless changes from top to bottom, but for Lu Bu, all of this had little bearing for the time being.
Dong Zhuo, as for Dong Zhuo, is currently busy doing another thing, which is to promote his own people. Of course, before that, he must also improve his position. He and Li Ru have discussed this matter several times, but no one knows
What conclusion they finally came to, but Lu Bu had a little guess, or he guessed it based on the "impressions" in his mind.
As for how to promote his own people one by one, Dong Zhuo did not take it casually, but summoned Li Ru, Lu Bu, the generals of the Xiliang Army, Zhang Liao of the Bingzhou Army, and even Cai Yong and others.
The ministers who stood by him in the imperial court were naturally considered to be his staff now, coming to discuss and decide how to make decisions.
In fact, it is basically useless to call military generals for this kind of thing. Even if they can speak, they can't say anything constructive. And Lu Bu, who has a little understanding, will not speak easily on such occasions, so the seats of the generals behind are basically divided.
The silence was actually due to the fact that Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and Cai Yong spoke more. Dong Zhuo obviously knew this and did not ask the generals what they meant.
Lu Bu was quite bored by this, but he didn't expect that the topic changed and the atmosphere at the scene changed slightly. Just as he looked over in surprise, he heard Dong Zhuo cough lightly for a while before he started to say: "Next, it is Mr. Bojie who suggested,
I also agreed, regarding the emperor’s marriage.”
The emperor's marriage?
Lu Bu was surprised because he couldn't think of anyone else besides the current Liu Xie as the emperor in Dong Zhuo's mouth. It couldn't possibly be the dead Liu Bian, but Liu Xie was only nine years old when he was talking about marriage?
"So..." Dong Zhuo didn't know what Lu Bu was thinking, but he hesitated to start such a conversation, but he seemed to have encountered some difficulty. He pondered for a long time and couldn't continue. His hesitant look was not like his past style, which made everyone present
Everyone was surprised, but Lu Bu vaguely guessed something, and subconsciously glanced at Li Ru, who was silent.
"Ahem..." Cai Yong next to him coughed lightly and said on behalf of Dong Zhuo: "Xiangguo means that when the new emperor ascends the throne, he should celebrate the world. However, many people in the world do not understand Xiangguo. In order to rectify his name, Xiangguo wants to give his granddaughter to your majesty...
"
After hearing this, everyone understood that Dong Zhuo's hesitation was due to his son-in-law and his mastermind Li Ru.
Dong Zhuo has many daughters, but he only has one granddaughter so far, and that is Xiaoni, the daughter of Li Ru and Dong Yuan.
Speaking of which, Li Ru has been following Dong Zhuo since he started his career in Hedong. After marrying his daughter, the relationship deepened and he has always relied on him as his right-hand man. The two have always been close, and Dong Zhuo has always trusted and valued Li Ru.
It can be said that among Dong Zhuo's subordinates, the one he trusted the most and relied on the most was Li Ru.
But now he wanted Li Ru's daughter to marry the little emperor. He couldn't say this kind of thing anyway, because everyone wanted to know what the consequences would be, and he didn't know whose idea it was.
Lu Bu couldn't help but glance at Cai Yong and thought, could it be him?
But from beginning to end, Li Ru, who was the focus of everyone's attention, remained silent and did not express any opinions. His face was always calm, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Cai Yong coughed again at this time and continued: "In the past, He entered a humble family. After entering the palace, the Empress Dowager rose to prominence. She was also promoted as a pillar by the courtiers during the Changshi Rebellion. This is because her status has changed.
Naturally, the majesty of the royal family should not be underestimated. Although the prime minister has great power, his reputation outside the country is not very good. He needs the approval of the nobles of Luoyang in order to truly gain a foothold in this country, and marrying the royal family is the best choice."
Everyone was speechless, but felt that it was really not good for them to express their opinions on this matter at this time. It all depended on how Li Ru would treat it, and whether Dong Zhuo had made up his mind about his attitude towards this matter.
However, Lu Bu became more and more certain that this plan must have come from Cai Yong, and he could roughly understand his thoughts.
Cai Yong was forced by Dong Zhuo to temporarily join him, but he was still worried about the Han Dynasty. Since he could not stop Dong Zhuo, he began to try to guide Dong Zhuo, especially the Queen Mother He. The death of Hongnong King Liu Bian shocked him greatly.
Thinking of the death of Empress Dowager Dong earlier, I don't want to see the little emperor Liu Xie follow in their footsteps and end up with a tragic death.
However, even if he wanted to protect it with all his strength, he was unable to do so, so he could only start with these side tricks.
To a certain extent, what Cai Yong said is true, but he ignored or deliberately ignored that the situation between Liu Xie at this time and Liu Hong at that time was fundamentally different.
Although Liu Hong was dim-witted, he was still in charge and could make his own decisions on many things. Even though the world was in chaos at that time, his status as co-leader of the world remained unchanged. Whether it was the eunuchs, relatives or Qingliu, the three major forces in the late Han Dynasty, they could no longer fight each other.
Fierce, but they dare not not take Liu Hong seriously, just because he is the emperor, the real master of the world. But what about Liu Xie now? What does he have? Apart from the empty title of emperor
, nothing, no one listened to what he said, and the position he holds now was pushed to the position by a powerful minister amid much controversy. How tragic.
Liu Hong married the Empress Dowager He and granted him the title of He Jin. These were his exclusive rights as the emperor. And if Liu Xie married Dong Zhuo's granddaughter, then Dong Zhuo could also be as high as He Jin and have the power of a powerful man? Of course not, because of all this
The driving force behind this was actually Dong Zhuo himself. No one in the world would be stupid and could not see clearly. Even if they were convinced with their mouths, they would not be convinced in their hearts. What's more, even though He Jin was justified at first, he was criticized by the world because of his vulgar background.
.
At first glance, Cai Yong's plan seemed to be for Dong Zhuo, but in fact it was just to find a big backer for the young emperor Liu Xie, that is, Dong Zhuo himself. Just think about it, Dong Zhuo would not be cruel enough to treat his only granddaughter...
Should the husband-in-law of ... take action? He must consider the feelings of his granddaughter, daughter and son-in-law, especially his son-in-law Li Ru, who is his most important right-hand man. His opinion plays a decisive role in Dong Zhuo's heart, so this decision is
It's not that easy anymore.
This is also an advance insurance for Liu Xie. Even if Dong Zhuo is rebellious and wants to do something, Liu Xie can at least save his life and thus the royal bloodline. As for the rest, Cai Yong is unable to take care of it now.
Lu Bu thought that Cai Yong had a good idea, but even if Dong Zhuo agreed, he would never agree, because just like what he said to Dong Yuan that time, "Xiao Ni calls me uncle."
So at this time, the generals looked at each other in confusion - Li Ru, the military advisor of the Xiliang Army, was not much worse than Dong Zhuo in their hearts, but they were not good at participating in such discussions, and naturally they didn't know what to say now;
Everyone else, including the person involved, Li Ru, remained silent. Instead, Lu Bu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I don't agree!"
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