The 59th round of heavenly prison cold air rises, in the big account, wine is spoken with joy.

  Inside the heavenly prison, the cold wind was biting to the bone, and the coolness was very strong. Wang Yun and others were tightly crowded together, but they still couldn't stop trembling.

  One night passed, Wang Yun, Huang Wan and Zheng Gongying seemed to have aged a lot, especially Wang Yun's temples had already turned white.

  Huang Wan sighed: "The three of us were loyal to the Han, but unexpectedly we have been defeated by Li Ru and fallen to such a state!"

  Wang Yun stared at the copper wall in front of him with a gaze full of hatred. His eyes were filled with resentment. At this time, his grievances were deep. He resented himself and also resented Huang Wan and Zheng Gongyi.

  He, who has always been cautious, made such a bold move this time. On the one hand, he was eager to win; on the other hand, he overtrusted the people around him.

  Although they didn't lie, someone had already created a false impression that made them lie unknowingly.

  "How are you all?" Just as Wang Yun was sitting on the straw, looking distracted, Li Ru arrived at the gate of the prison, shaking his feather fan.

  The three of them did not respond to him, and none of them even gave him a straight look.

  Li Ru smiled and said, "The three of you don't have to be like this. You should have been executed immediately for your rebelliousness. However, Director Dong is magnanimous and takes into account that although you have no merits, you also had a share of hardships, so he has specially allowed you to live for a few more days."

  Wang Yun glared at him and pointed at him, scolding loudly: "You've read so many books, yet you assist Zhou in his tyranny, bringing chaos to the great Han. A person like you is bound to leave a stench that will last for ten thousand years, and be spat upon by all future generations!"

  Li Ru burst out laughing and said, "Thank you, Wang Situ, for looking up to me. Forgive me for speaking too much, but the Han Dynasty's fate has been exhausted long ago. You people are blindly loyal, what did that bring? It was just a wisp of smoke on the executioner's platform."

  "Huang Wan angrily scolded: 'What's wrong with a wisp of blue smoke? It's still better than you, this thing that's not even as good as a beast!'"

  They scolded him in turn, but Li Ruo didn't show any anger. He continued: "Li Mou came here not to listen to the three of you scolding Li Mou. What Li Mou wants to tell the three of you is that the internal response will continue as usual. Whether those rebels can break into Luoyang City depends on their ability."

  Wang Yun heard him say this, and knew that things were not going well, but he also couldn't show it in front of Li Ru. He pretended to be calm and said: "Since ancient times, evil has never overcome good, I advise you to surrender early, don't make unnecessary struggles."

  "Good! This sentence is well said, but it should be me who says it to you! Moreover, Li Mou tells you another news: although Shi Sunrui has escaped, the four gates of Luoyang City are now closed and the eight passes are strictly guarded. Even if Shi Sunrui has great abilities, he can't think of going out of the pass to send messages. You will definitely lose!"

  Li Ru smiled slyly and walked away with a swagger.

  After Li Ru left, Wang Yun immediately burst into tears and said: "I never thought that not only can we not protect ourselves, but also harm the troops of the vassals!"

  Zheng Gongye said: "Things have come to this, they can only wish themselves good luck!"

  Huang Wan also said: "Now that we are in the heavenly prison, our lives are worthless, the only thing we can do is pray for the heavens to bless Great Han!"

  Cold winds blew in, Huang Wan, Zheng Gongyi and Yang Zan's faces turned pale, their bodies trembling. But outside the prison gate, several guards were eating meat and fish.

  Witnessing this scene, the three of them couldn't help but sigh again. At this moment, apart from sighing, they were also powerless to do anything else.

  Since Li Ru, Huang Wan, Zheng Gongyi and Yang Zan were imprisoned on charges of treason, Luoyang City has never been peaceful again, and various rescue activities have been carried out in secret.

  However, Li Ru had anticipated this and not only deployed heavy troops to guard the Heavenly Prison strictly but also used various means to intimidate the high-ranking officials in the court.

  One morning, the emperor sat listlessly on his dragon throne listening to Li Ru's lecture to the assembled ministers.

  After the training, Li Ru suddenly turned his words and pointed directly at the Emperor: "Now that the country is in trouble, Your Majesty should set an example by reducing food and clothing to support the military!"

  The Emperor was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Ru to actually reprimand him in front of all the officials. He immediately said: "Is the great Han treasury not overflowing? Can it really not even afford my food and clothing? How ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"

  Li Ru suddenly burst into anger: "Your Majesty's words are wrong! Mencius said that the people are precious and the ruler is light. Now, in this great war, for the sake of the country and the people, you should indeed take the lead in promoting frugality!"

  A high-ranking official stepped forward to oppose it, saying: "Since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has been like Heaven itself. Can the food and clothing of the Son of Heaven be reduced? This is truly absurd and unreasonable. I suppose Dong Zhuo's army must have run out of military rations and are bullying Your Majesty?"

  Li Ru beckoned with his hand and several soldiers quickly came to the great hall to lift him up.

  That minister continued to scold: "You villain who assisted Zhou in his tyranny, you will not die a good death! You will not die a good death!"

  Li Ru shouted: "On the imperial court, looking down on the emperor, openly scolding, the crime should be punished! Come on, execute him immediately!"

  Speak of it, several soldiers actually beat that minister to death in front of the emperor. And he was still scolding until his death.

  The emperor was terrified, hiding in a corner of the dragon chair and trembling with fear. Li Ru stepped forward and helped him onto the dragon chair, saying softly: "Your Majesty, can you accept my humble suggestion? I am also thinking for Your Majesty's kingdom, please don't make it difficult for me!"

  The emperor's lips trembled, and such a scene was really too bloody. He lowered his voice and said, "Can Lord Li have someone carry him out?"

  Li Ru immediately said to the officials: "The Holy One has an edict, let someone carry his corpse in front of you all and walk a circle, so that you can see the consequences of despising the Holy One!"

  After that, the soldiers lifted up the battered corpse and walked it past all of you ministers. Some of the ministers saw it and burst into tears, while others saw it and threw up the food they had eaten.

  The emperor closed his eyes tightly and clenched his fists. He had never thought that this Li Ru would be even more cruel than Dong Zhuo!

  After that corpse was completely carried out, Li Ru bowed to the Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I have done what you ordered me to do. Can you now keep your promise?"

  The emperor waved his hand and said: "Everything will be arranged by Lord Li!"

  Li Ru's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he said to the officials: "Everyone, now that His Majesty has set an example himself, shouldn't you all also contribute your efforts for the country?"

  Having seen such a cruel scene just now, who would dare say no. Li Ru's power at this time has completely reached the point of calling a deer a horse.

  Dong Zhuo, who was actively fighting at the Tiger Trap Pass, heard that Li Ru had directly foiled Wang Yun's conspiracy and his mood greatly improved. Furthermore, Li Ru presented a plan to turn the tables on their enemies, which further boosted Dong Zhuo's confidence in defeating the allied forces.

  He called Lü Bu and said, "Fengxian, the rebels in Luoyang have been cleared by the master. In the next few days, Yuan Shao and others will definitely launch a large-scale attack. We might as well use their plan to our advantage, first let them enter Tiger Trap Pass, then close the pass and annihilate the enemy army!"

  Lü Bu listened to Dong Zhuo's plan, which was suggested by Li Ru, and clapped his hands in praise. He immediately said to Dong Zhuo: "I, Lü Bu, am willing to be the vanguard, I will not fail to defeat Yuan Shao, I swear not to return until victory!"

  "Alright! You go and make arrangements now! Also, have Li Cui and Guo Si secretly bring over 10,000 troops from the Tong Pass!"

  Lü Bu exclaimed: "In that case, if Sun Quan and others launch a surprise attack on Tong Pass, can these two defend it?"

  Dong Zhuo said with great confidence: "As long as they only defend and do not attack, the 40,000 troops defending the pass are more than enough. You again order them to warn those two that if they engage in private battles without permission, this commander will exterminate their nine clans!"

  Lü Bu received the order and hurriedly went down to make preparations.

  Yuan Shao and others were drinking and chatting happily at this time, feeling extremely pleased.

  Yuan Shao's face was slightly red, and he held up his wine cup to say to the crowd: "Wang Zifu will start a rebellion within Luoyang city in two days. At that time, as long as we launch a fierce attack on Tiger Trap Pass, we can definitely defeat Dong Zhuo's army and capture Luoyang!"

  Ma Teng laughed and said: "Inside and outside respond to each other, this plan is excellent, but I don't know who the alliance master Yuan intends to send as the vanguard?"

  Yuan Shao said: "Isn't this a case of asking what you already know, General? It must be Ma Teng under your command!"

  Zhang Fei, having drunk a little wine, was already somewhat intoxicated. He stood up and said: "Can't Lord Yuan live without Ma Tai? Must the vanguard be fixed on Ma Tai?"

  Yuan Shu said from the side: "One step back with your bow hand, don't be rude! What right do you have to speak here?"

  "Who are you? What right do you have to point at me here?" Zhang Fei slammed his hand on the table.