Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Chapter 72 – Dong Zhuo's Ambition.
Tian Shui City. Dong Zhuo's resident.
Dong Zhuo sat in his room, listening to his granddaughter who was narrating her fantasy love story about her previous life in front of him.
Dong Zhuo got tip-off by his son-in-law, Niu Fu, about the unusual request from Zhang Ji and his fiancé. He had his strategist, Li Ru, investigated his subordinates. Surprisingly, their actions were linked to Dong Zhuo's own granddaughter.
Because of the investigation, Dong Zhou asked Dong Bai to tell him the truth, which resulted in the current situation.
"Are you serious, little Bai?"
Dong Zhou's frown deepened and glared at the girl. Her story was too much like a fairy tale or a silly folklore. He could not believe a daydreaming fantasy of a 5-year-old child.
"Bu-But I told you the truth. "
Dong Bai cried as she answered her grandfather. She kept sniffing and wiping her tears with her sleeves.
Dong Zhou calmed himself and pat the head of his granddaughter with his blistered-rough hand. Then he thought about the report of Zhang Tong which Li Ru had given him before.
Suddenly, Dong Zhou had a sinister smile on his face. Then he spoke to Dong Bai in a gentle voice.
"Do you want to go and see Zhang Tong?"
"Y-Yes!! Really!? I can see him!?"
"Of course. Much better than seeing him, I want you two to reunite!"
Dong Bai cried again. However, she shed tears of happiness this time.
"Thank you, grandpa! I love you!"
"Haha! I love you, too. My dear. "
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After Dong Bai returned to her room with her big sister Zou Shi, Dong Zhou summoned Li Ru into his room.
Five minutes later, a shady man in brown official cloths entered the room. He has small glossy mustaches, which he was proud of, and pale skin.
"Wenyou, let's go with your plan on that day. Give my granddaughter to him, and bring him back here as my grandson-in-law. "
"My lord, as I have told you before, Zhang Tong is a filial man. He sacrificed 100,000 gold to buy his father the governor position and freed him from the hands of Yuan Shao. I don't think we can bring him here as long as Zhang Jiao is alive. We also cannot make him kill his father either. He will never do such a thing. "
"What about making his father join us as well?"
"That's... uncertain as well. I don't have any confident persuading Zhang Jiao. "
"And how can I make him my subordinate!? I want that Immortal as my pet dog!"
"My lord. Please calm down. Although we have a slim chance to convince him to join us, it's guaranteed that he will be our faithful ally. "
"Hmm? Why ally? Why not my dog!?"
"It's the geography of the land, my lord. "
Li Ru pulled out the country map within his sleeves and rolled in open on the table in the room. Afterward, he started explaining while pointing at several locations in the map.
"We are here at the far west, while Zhang Tong is in the middle of the northern part in Ji Province. At the east of his city, Yuan family is there in Nanpi. Then the south is the territory of Han Fu. And then the north, Liu Yan is over there. No matter where you see it, he was surrounded by his enemies. "
"And?" Dong Zhou still did not understand.