C367 (1/2)

Amongst the three nations, Li Ru could be said to be the one who understood human nature the best. He had plotted for Dong Zhuo, allowing Dong Zhuo to only use three thousand cavalrymen to control the Luoyang, and then control the entire imperial court to look down upon the world, showing that his ability was definitely not ordinary.

”What can we give him? Or what benefits can move his heart? ” Compared to controlling the imperial government, what other benefits could Yang Lin possibly want? Dong Zhuo shook his head in disbelief and muttered: ”Yang Lin's position is already high enough, if he were to be promoted again, he will only be promoted to Great General.

”Great General is the commander of the entire national army, how can it be conferred on him? Furthermore, the Great General is a court courtier, so we must definitely stay in the Luoyang and not seal it for him. ” Li Ru shook his head and said with a smile: ”How about this, I'll go to Yang Lin's camp right away and listen to his plans, then we'll make a decision.”

In the camp of the cavalry of Youzhou outside the Luoyang city, Yang Lin was eating with Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and the other soldiers of the Union State. According to Yang Lin's arrangement, all of the soldiers, regardless of their rank or food, would sit on the field and drink.

Just then, the guards of the camp reported that Sima, the Lord Sikong's and Liang Zhou's Mu Dong Zhuo's, wished to see the hussar general. Hearing that, Yang Lin immediately understood the reason for Li Ru's visit. However, he was more interested in running away from this famous strategist from the three kingdoms.

When Li Ru saw that Yang Lin was drinking with a group of soldiers, he couldn't help but be shocked. In this strictly hierarchical society, the noblemen did not care about these lowly soldiers, much less eat at the same table with them.

Yang Lin finished his wine in one gulp and accompanied to the tent. Using the chance to exchange pleasantries, Yang Lin seriously sized up Li Ru. Although he was a strategist, he had a bit of valiance behind his back. His pair of big eyes were brimming with vigor.

”hussar general has been working hard to protect you, your loyalty and bravery is commendable. Now that the Emperor had returned to the palace and pardoned the world, peace was restored to the Luoyang and all the ministers were given their places. Lord Sikong asked me to come here and ask you, what are your plans, hussar general? ” With the greetings finished, Li Ru went straight to the point.

Yang Lin did not plan to stay in the Luoyang for too long, but even if he were to leave, it was not as if he could simply withdraw his troops! He had to gain something from this trip to the Luoyang. If they were to leave this easily, then everyone in the world would look down on Yang Lin and think that he was not worthy of attention. Since then, those powers who used to respect Yang Lin's fame would also think of him.

”I have come under the Great General's orders. Although the Son of Heaven has returned to the palace, there are still traitors in the palace. How can I leave without worry?” Yang Lin's face showed worry, he tried his best to sound serious as he said, ”Lord Dong Zhuo only has 3000 cavalry, I'm afraid he isn't a match for those traitors!”

”hussar general, don't worry, those traitors are just some rascals, they can't create any big waves.” Hearing Yang Lin's words, Li Ru knew that Yang Lin was not prepared to become Dong Zhuo's enemy, and could not help but be happy, and then said: ”I heard that black bandit from the Five Elements Mountain were robbing from all over, and had become a big threat to the imperial government!”

Yang Lin immediately understood that Dong Zhuo was definitely going to use the excuse of destroying the black bandit and ask him to leave the Luoyang. Since that was the case, although he had protected his face and could openly withdraw his troops, he had come all the way to the Luoyang to give them some benefits.

”The Five Elements Mountain is connected to the canyon, the road is difficult and dangerous, the troops cannot move. ”The black bandit is several tens of small fries, and is located deep in the mountains. They take up all the benefits in this area, so it would be inappropriate to annihilate them …” As Yang Lin spoke, he thought to himself, ”If he wants to completely destroy black bandit, it probably won't be possible for him to do so in a single day.”

”It's precisely because of this that Lord Sikong is so worried about black bandit.” Li Ru was a clever man, he knew that Yang Lin had conditions to fulfil, hence he said straightforwardly: ”In order to eliminate black bandit, Lord Sikong must provide you with all means of convenience.”

Yang Lin was overjoyed, and immediately calculated in his heart. If there were too few requests, he would lose out. But if there were too many requests, he was afraid that if Dong Zhuo didn't agree to them, he would lose face. ”He finally got an idea.” Army of Montenegro has repeatedly invaded the Jizhou's Zhongshan, Chang Shan, Zhao Country, Giant Deer, and other places. If the taiwai of these few counties cooperate fully, annihilating the Black Mountain Country would be just around the corner. ”

Back then, when Grand General Ho Jin came to find Yang Lin, Yang Lin had only asked He Jin to appoint him as Jizhou, mainly to make it easier for him to gather fodder in these two provinces. The Regional Commandant was just a subordinate officer of the Prefecture Overseer and Prefecture Overseer. He had no actual authority and would not attract the attention of others. If they were allowed to serve as assassins or prefecture overseers, then there would be suspicions of circumcision. It would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Minister of the Court.

Even now, Yang Lin could not ask Dong Zhuo to appoint his subordinates as assassins or prefectures so that they would not attract the attention of the Minister of the Court. Actually, Yang Lin knew that he was extremely generous to his title. The historical Dong Zhuo, in order to curry favor with Guan Dong Si, had once given out dozens of taiwai s, thorns, and prefectures in one go.

”taiwai from these few counties allowed black bandit to wreak havoc, and indeed, they are not qualified to assume the duties of a taiwai.” When Li Ru heard that Yang Lin only wanted the positions of taiwai s in these few counties, that was beyond his expectations. He immediately asked: ”Who does hussar general think is qualified?”

Yang Lin did not expect Li Ru to agree so quickly, and immediately realized that his requirements were too low. ”However, since he had already said it, he could only accept it.” Tian Feng, Mu Lun, Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang are all famous people today, with them in the six counties, the black bandit can see the sun and destroy the sky. ”