Dong Zhuo comforted them.
These core confidants and officers had nothing to say. They could only accept this fact, express their gratitude to Dong Zhuo, and then quickly changed their identities and began to advise Dong Zhuo on how to disband all the troops.
As they were discussing, someone suddenly mentioned Li Jue, saying that Li Jue didn't seem to be here. Would you like to ask him or something.
Dong Zhuo's face darkened when he heard the name.
"Don't mention him anymore. The great situation was ruined in one moment because of him. He and all his subordinates were dismissed. No one will be left!"
Everyone was silent.
It seems that Dong Zhuo still hates Li Jue. They can't say anything but accept the result.
Regarding the demobilization of soldiers, everyone agreed that as long as they gave enough money, it would be fine. Dong Zhuo had never been a stingy person, and the money he should give would not be less, so most of them felt that this was not a problem and should be easily solved.
But this time, Dong Zhuo felt unbalanced.
"The reason why we have fallen into this situation is because of Li Jue! If Li Jue could manage his subordinates well, then nothing like this would happen. No one would be dismissed, nor would they lose their current status and Power! Faced with such a situation, if Li Jue is allowed to escape unscathed, can you guys swallow this breath?"
Dong Zhuo would definitely not be able to swallow this breath. As for others, some people who had not dealt with Li Jue very much also hated Li Jue, and some people who had little contact with Li Jue were also very dissatisfied with him.
Only a few people who had a good relationship with Li Jue felt sad.
But in the final analysis, if this guy hadn't messed up things, why would everyone be forced to this point?
So Dong Zhuo's decision was supported by most people.
Finally, Dong Zhuo decided to seize all Li Jue's property and use it to pay for the severance expenses of the soldiers. In addition, he would pay some money himself and arrange for each of his subordinates who would stay with him to pay a little money. Let's all join in. Come on, get some money together.
But in the end, the money was still not enough to satisfy the desires of the big-headed soldiers, so after thinking about it, Dong Zhuo decided to shamelessly go to Dong Huang, his closest relative in Luoyang City, and ask him to borrow some money.
Coincidentally, before he could go to find Dong Huang, Dong Huang came to him.
Dong Huang came with Lu Bu. The two of them came to Dong Zhuo's military camp lightly dressed in simple clothes. Dong Zhuo was a little surprised to see the two of them.
"Huang, Fengxian, what are you doing?"
Dong Huang smiled.
"Uncle, under the order of the general, Fengxian and I are here to help uncle handle the matter of demobilizing the troops. If there are any unreasonable people in uncle's army who dare to threaten uncle, Fengxian and I will help uncle to deal with them all. !”
Lu Bu also smiled.
"Father, please rest assured. Two teams of troops and I have already completed the defense around the military camp. Once there is any change in the army, as long as I give an order, any thieves who want to cause trouble will never succeed! We will never let it happen. The adoptive father is in trouble!"
"Deployment? When did it happen?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned.
"Just now, the general asked me to wait for two teams to set up guard around the military camp in case any thieves with evil intentions want to take this opportunity to cause trouble."
Lu Bu smiled and said: "The incident that happened before was well known to everyone inside and outside Luoyang City. People were discussing it everywhere. Even we and other soldiers knew about it. I couldn't bear the disaster that happened to my foster father. It happened that the general If you send your son here to help your foster father get rid of the evildoers, your son will do his best!"
Dong Zhuo blinked and swallowed.
Good guy, the speed of this army's defense was a bit too fast, and I didn't notice it. If there was something wrong with it, it would be hard to explain.
Is Liu Xuande demonstrating to me?
Did he find out what he had done before?
Dong Zhuo felt uneasy and suddenly regretted it.
It's not that I regretted agreeing to disband the army, but that I regretted leaving Xuzhou and coming to Luoyang.
He was still a tiger in Xuzhou, but when he arrived in Luoyang, he became a cat, surrounded by tigers with snarling teeth and claws. Now that he has lost his fangs, how can he live peacefully in the future?
But it's too late to regret it now. The army has already made arrangements. Regreting it now is no different from choosing to reincarnate.
You have to walk the path you choose on your knees...
Dong Zhuo sighed deeply and forced a smile towards Dong Huang and Lu Bu.
"The general's caring heart is deep in Zhuo Gan's heart. However, Zhuo can still handle matters in the army. If not, wouldn't it be that Zhuo has been leading the army for decades in vain? There are some things that I hope you two can do. Help me once."
"What's the matter?"
"Borrow money."
Dong Zhuo explained the cause and effect, and expressed his current plight of lack of money. It would be great if they could lend him some money for an emergency.
Dong Huang was not unhappy about this. His uncle just borrowed money, and he was not a poor man without money.
Lu Bu was a little unhappy. He had no respect or love for this "adopted father", but the atmosphere was so high that he couldn't slap himself in the face. It would make it very ugly.
So Dong Zhuo successfully borrowed money, scraped together a severance package, held an army meeting, and publicly announced the disbandment of the army. He even shed tears and put all the blame on Li Jue, making Li Jue the one responsible for this incident. All responsible persons.
After all, it was his old subordinates who had been with him for many years who easily believed his words. Li Jue, who was subsequently arrested, was brought to the venue by Dong Zhuo, who gave him a knife and asked him to kill himself.
"Because of you, the entire army must be demobilized. This is your fault. Unless you die, the entire army will not feel at ease. If you are still a man, you should understand it yourself!"
Li Jue looked at the ferocious looks of all the officers and soldiers in the army and knew that he had no hope of surviving today. In despair, he killed himself with a knife and ended his life.
After Li Jue's death, Dong Zhuo's five thousand soldiers received their respective severance pay, and then handed over their weapons and armor according to regulations. They could only keep food and belongings, waiting for the court's specific arrangements.
Dong Zhuo himself thought about it and took Li Jue's head to the General's Mansion in Luoyang City to apologize to Liu Bei.
He has no other way to go, so now he can only bite the bullet and go on this road. No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, he must get Liu Bei's understanding. If Liu Bei is dissatisfied with what happened before, Even a big man like him is not stable.
Dong Zhuo now understood that people had to bow their heads under the eaves.
(End of chapter)
