The discussion between Li Ru and Yang Rui lasted for half a day. Finally, after Li Ru repeatedly gave in, Yang Rui proposed five conditions. Both sides had reached a preliminary agreement and only needed to report to Dong Zhuo before they could start working together.
The five conditions that Yang Rui proposed were of great importance to both himself and Dong Zhuo. If Dong Zhuo agreed to these conditions, Yang Rui would benefit greatly. Dong Zhuo would also receive Yang Rui's secret cooperation and escape from his current passive situation.
Yang Rui proposed the five conditions because he wanted to pay the smallest price and take a huge bite out of Dong Zhuo. Even for Dong Zhuo, who was currently in control of the court, these conditions were a huge price to pay.
First, Yang Rui proposed that Dong Zhuo pay 10,000,000 gold coins as compensation for withdrawing his troops from Hangu Pass.
Yang Rui also made it clear to Li Ru that he couldn't make it too obvious when withdrawing his troops from Hangu Pass. He would only withdraw his main forces. As for the other player organizations, he wouldn't ask about them. Dong Zhuo would have to deal with them on his own when the time came.
Dragon Soul and the other player organizations were very familiar with the trend of the game and naturally understood the value of Hangu Pass. After Yang Rui and Dragon Soul conquered Hangu Pass, these player organizations took the initiative to request for more troops to guard the pass. In the end, they decided to station 20000 players to guard the pass together with Yang Rui's 10000 troops.
Yang Rui and Dong Zhuo's deal naturally couldn't be known by the player organizations. Thinking back to how Yang Rui was isolated and made a fool of by the player organizations during the conquest of Xiongnu, Yang Rui decided to treat the player organizations guarding the pass as chess pieces. He would let the player organizations fend for themselves.
With the player organizations' strength. They lacked archers and other long-range forces. Without the help of famous historical figures, it wouldn't be difficult for Dong Zhuo to retake Hangu Pass.
Moreover, by obstructing the advance of Dong Zhuo's army, they could cover up the fact that Yang Rui had gone easy on them. Moreover, it could be considered as an invisible counterattack by Yang Rui against the player organizations. During the conquest of Xiongnu, the player organizations' treatment of Yang Rui was extremely similar to the current situation.
Secondly, Yang Rui proposed that Dong Zhuo provide 20000 Life Profession NPCs for Yang Rui before moving the capital. Among them, there must be no less than 1000 high-level NPCs... At the same time, Dong Zhuo had to provide 10000 Rank A Palace maids and above. If there weren't enough maids in the palace, they would have to temporarily recruit 10000 maids for Yang's.....
When Li Ru heard that Yang Rui wanted all kinds of people, including 10000 palace maids, the expression on his face was very interesting. It was easy to understand why Dong Zhuo wanted Life Profession NPCs. After all, it was to expand production and strengthen the army. Li Ru, on the other hand, could not understand why Li Ru would think the wrong way.
Actually, the reason why Yang Rui wanted more maids was very simple. Previously, Empress Dowager He had given Yang Rui 10000 sets of female bodyguard skill books. These skill books ranged from Tier-2 to Tier-5 and were very complete. Moreover, they belonged to a special troop class. That was why Yang Rui placed great importance on them.
However, the requirement to train personal guards had to be maids. This made things difficult for Yang Rui. Where was he going to find so many maids? Empress Dowager He had clearly used this point to rope in Yang Rui. Now, Yang Rui was only using this opportunity to gather 10000 maids.
As for the 20000 Life Profession NPCs? It wouldn't be difficult for Dong Zhuo to find them. Even if there were 1000 Advanced Professions among them, he would still be able to find them in the massive city of Luoyang!
What Yang Rui didn't know was that Dong Zhuo wouldn't have any trouble finding 10000 maids. There were tens of thousands of maids in the Royal City of Luoyang. In particular, Dong Zhuo had recruited a significant number of maids after taking over the city. That was why it was easy to satisfy the requirement of having enough maids. Yang Rui just didn't know this.
Yang Rui's third condition was also related to special forces. However, this time, Yang Rui had his eyes on the Fifth Grade special forces in Dong Zhuo's hands – the Bear Army!
At first, Yang Rui asked for twenty thousand Bear Army soldiers from Dong Zhuo. However, Li Ru stated that there was no way Dong Zhuo would agree to give up so many Bear Army soldiers. At most, he would only be able to give up a few hundred. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's Bear Army only numbered in the tens of thousands. If Yang Rui asked for twenty thousand, he would be taking away half of the army!
After some bargaining, Li Ru compromised and promised to try persuading Dong Zhuo. However, it was very likely that Dong Zhuo wouldn't agree to hand over the Bear Army. If that happened, Li Ru would be responsible for asking for at least 10000 Second to Fourth Grade skill books for archers. In the end, Yang Rui reluctantly agreed.
However, Yang Rui's fourth condition made up for this shortfall. As compensation for Yang Rui's third condition, Li Ru would ask for 50000 Fourth Grade skill books for ordinary soldiers, 500 beginner general skill books, and equipment for Yang Rui. This condition was added later.
Even though these two conditions weren't small in number, Li Ru agreed without much effort, probably because Luoyang's treasury still had a lot of stock. Compared to the other conditions, Li Ru was much more straightforward.
Meanwhile, Yang Rui's final condition was related to Shao Di and Empress Dowager He. Both of them were currently in Yang Rui's hands. Naturally, Dong Zhuo wanted to take them back. Otherwise, even if Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang 'an, he would still feel uneasy if Shao Di was still in Yang Rui's hands.
Of course, Yang Rui had never intended to return Shao Di and Empress Dowager He to Chang 'an. Both of them had great potential in the future. Just their wealth alone was enough. How could Yang Rui possibly hand them over?!
However, Yang Rui and Li Ru negotiated a way to resolve Dong Zhuo's worries. Yang Rui promised to hide Shao Di and Empress Dowager He, while Dong Zhuo would create a rumor that he had already captured Liu Bian and his mother. In doing so, the problem between Yang Rui and Dong Zhuo would be resolved. Li Ru also agreed to Yang Rui's request. He promised to provide Yang Rui with ten sets of advanced checkpoint blueprints.
Currently, checkpoint blueprints could only be obtained from loot drops in the game. There were no such blueprints in the system's shop. The checkpoint blueprints that appeared on the market were often very expensive, but of very low quality! As a result, Yang Rui's two checkpoints in Taishan City were still at the intermediate level. It was very difficult for them to meet the needs of the game's development.
"General, another messenger from Dong Zhuo wishes to see you. He has a woman with him. He is the one who visited my lord a few days ago. Please give me your orders! "
Yang Rui and Li Ru had a general agreement. Next, they agreed on some details of their interactions to fool others. Unknowingly, more than an hour had passed. At this time, the gatekeeper came to report.
Upon hearing the report, Li Ru frowned slightly. At this time, Yang Rui happened to turn around to ask Li Ru about it. However, Yang Rui happened to see Li Ru's expression. Immediately, Yang Rui's heart skipped a beat. He did not ask any more questions and asked the gatekeeper to bring them in.
This messenger from Dong Zhuo and the woman with him were naturally Li Su and Dong Zhuo's daughter, Dong Yi. They had rushed to Taigu City at this time, but it was not the right time.
Li Ru had originally intended to use a marriage alliance to increase his bargaining chip in the negotiations. However, through his negotiations with Yang Rui, Li Ru was clearly aware that Yang Rui wouldn't have any relationship with Dong Zhuo. Moreover, Yang Rui had already given him a promise. So, if Li Su were to bring Dong Yi over now, it would undoubtedly be like drawing legs on a snake, and it would be detrimental to Dong Yi as well!
Therefore, Li Ru frowned. He originally planned to settle the matter and leave Taigu City so that he could stop Li Su halfway. However, he was still a step too late.
"Greetings, Lord Prefecture Overseer and Lord Li Ru!"
Li Su was still hiding his identity. After entering the door, he greeted Yang Rui and Li Ru respectively. In front of Yang Rui and Li Ru, he only called himself a 'soldier'.
"Dong Yi greets Lord Prefecture Overseer!"
At this time, the woman beside Li Su also shyly greeted Yang Rui. Her eyes first stole a few glances in Yang Rui's direction, then she shyly looked away. At this time, the blush on her cheeks had already climbed to the tip of her ears.
In fact, on the way here, Li Su had already explained many things to Dong Yi. Although Dong Yi was not yet beautiful, she was already like a young lady. How could she not understand the purpose of this visit? It could be said that on the way here, this young lady had actually been worried about some things. Now that she saw Yang Rui's appearance, she felt as if a rock had been dropped to the ground. The previous worries had already vanished into thin air. Her chest felt as if a deer had been knocked into it!
"You have already left. Why did you turn back this time?"
However, Yang Rui's attitude was beyond Dong Yi's expectations. It seemed that he did not welcome Li Su at all. Not only did he ignore Dong Yi's greeting, but he also did not even look in her direction. He directly ignored Dong Yi! As a result, a trace of melancholy surged onto Dong Yi's beautiful forehead.
In fact, it was not completely as Dong Yi thought. Yang Rui had already noticed her when she had just entered the hall. It had to be said that most of the women in this era had matured early. Dong Yi was only thirteen years old, but she had already grown into a graceful, elegant, and extremely beautiful woman!
Although Yang Rui only gave her a cursory glance, his eyes still lit up. He discovered that this young lady's appearance was very outstanding. From top to bottom, she was elegant and natural. She was even more dazzling than many of the celebrities in the future! He really did not know how that idiot Dong Zhuo gave birth to such a beautiful daughter!
"Prime Minister Dong originally hoped that Yi 'er could marry Blazing Sun, the Prefecture Overseer, and specially ordered people to bring her from Luoyang to meet the Prefecture Overseer. Only now did the Prefecture Overseer realize that the Prefecture Overseer's ambition is to travel the world, and temporarily did not consider the matter of children. Therefore, I ask the Prefecture Overseer to forgive me for disturbing you!
We will take this girl away and return as soon as possible to report today's matter to Prime Minister Dong. If the Prefecture Overseer does not have any other instructions, we will not disturb you anymore! Please allow us to take our leave, Prefecture Overseer. "
Li Ru's eyes darted around as he seized the opportunity to speak.
"Wait!"
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