Luoyang City, Dali Temple.

At this time, Dali Mengzhi sat down in his chair exhausted.

Last night, he interrogated the gang of suspected spies, and tortured them for a long time, until late at night, when one of them couldn't help but torture them, relieved himself, and explained all their origins.

However, this was not only a little disappointing for Dali Mengzhi, but also completely when he collapsed, because he had done a very stupid thing.

Because this group of people turned out to be the soldiers of Yuan Shao's army at this time, because the army's grain depot was attacked by a sneak attack and burned by a group of people, so they had to come to the city to buy food.

After hearing all this news, Dali Mengzhi immediately felt embarrassed, because he knew that he was in trouble.

After all, he didn't know what was at stake, and now the reason why Yuan Shao was able to flourish in the court was precisely because the 7,000 troops outside the east gate of Luoyang City were behind him, and now such a thing happened, which made Yuan Shao's situation suddenly embarrassing.

And Yuan Shao's uncle, Taifu Yuan Kui, is the backer behind his Dali Mengzhi, it can be said that Dali Mengzhi has been cultivated by Taifu Yuan Kui over the years, so that he can sit in this position, but now, he has grasped his shortcomings, which makes him feel a little hot.

However, this group of Yuan Shao's army was also in an awkward position at this time, saying that they were spies, no, saying no, it was also considered to be considered as a spies, after all, soldiers like this who secretly entered the city without permission could be judged as spies in the law of the Han Dynasty.

However, they are too Fu Yuan Kui's people!

Therefore, these people are not let go, and they are not let go.

It is precisely for this reason that Dali Mengzhi was already on the verge of collapse at this time, and he didn't sleep all night last night.

And what made him want to die even more was that early this morning, several people came to congratulate him, saying that he had caught many spies in the city, and I am afraid that his political achievements will far surpass others after this, and he is afraid that he will be promoted to a senior official during this year's political assessment.

From this point of view, this matter has been completely spread at his level, and I am afraid that it will not be long before it will spread to the top, and how should he explain it when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Dali Mengzhi gently stroked the two temples next to his eyes, and couldn't help sighing: "Hey! How's that good? ”

Dali Mengzhi's distress at this time really made him a little flustered, because if he didn't handle this matter well, I was afraid that he would not only offend Taifu Yuan Kui at that time, but also end up with a bad handling of things.

"Hey...... Now that it's over, let's tell Mrs. Yuan quickly! Even if it is not handled well at this time, at least the relationship between Yuan Taifu must be grasped. ”

After thinking for a while, Dali Mengzhi decided to tell Taifu Yuan Kui first, after all, he was his backer, and now he had made trouble, arrested Yuan Shao's people, and discovered the situation in Yuan Shao's army, so he would make up for it now, maybe there would be a chance.

At least, Taifu Yuan Kui's relationship must not be broken, otherwise he will really be finished.

So, Dali Mengzhi sorted out his physical condition, stood up all of a sudden, and shouted: "Come on, prepare a sedan chair, and go to Taifu's mansion." ”

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Along the way, Dali Mengzhi kept urging the coachman who drove the carriage to let him drive as soon as possible.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Dali Mengzhi to come to Taifu's Mansion.

Now at the gate of Taifu's mansion, Dali Mengzhi suddenly felt a little melancholy, and hurriedly said to a subordinate at the door: "Humble Dali Mengzhi, I want to ask to see Master Taifu if I have something important, and I hope to inform you as soon as possible." ”

For Dali Mengzhi, after all, he is still an official position in one of the nine Qings, so the subordinates at the door are not good to hesitate, and hurriedly said yes, and immediately ran into the Taifu Mansion.

And in this short waiting time, Dali Mengzhi's heart has been surging into a wave, and it can't be calmed down for a long time.

After a while, the subordinate ran out, saluted Dali Meng Zhi, and said, "Master Meng, my master is waiting for you in the hall. ”

"Thank you." Dali Mengzhi didn't say anything more, and hurriedly rushed in, because he felt that this matter was urgent.

Dali Mengzhi was in such a hurry, but the people at the door were stunned, and they couldn't help but wonder what was so panicked.

And Dali Mengzhi didn't pay attention to the thoughts of others, and as soon as he stepped into the gate of Taifu's mansion, he hurriedly walked into the hall.

When he had just walked into the hall of Taifu's mansion, he had already seen Taifu Yuan Kui sitting in the center of the hall sipping tea.

Dali Mengzhi hurriedly walked in, knelt down directly in front of Taifu Yuan Kui, kowtowed heavily, and cried and said, "Master Taifu, something is wrong!" ”

Seeing this, Taifu Yuan Kui was also stunned, this early in the morning, this person actually ran in front of him and put on a bitter face, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and hurriedly said with a cold face: "What's the matter?" ”

"Damn it, the lowly has done a stupid thing, just yesterday I received a report from a subordinate that a group of strangers had suddenly appeared in the city, and that when they entered the city, they were sneaky, I am afraid that they were some rebel spies, so the lowly officials ordered them to be imprisoned and interrogated overnight." Dali Mengzhi didn't dare to hesitate and directly said this matter one by one.

"And what did the interrogation come out of?" When Taifu Yuan Kui heard this, he actually caught the spy, then Dali Mengzhi should be happy, after all, this is also one of his political achievements, in the next political assessment, he will definitely evaluate a good result, after all, today's Han Dynasty is particularly sensitive to spies.

"This ...... What kind of spy is this? They're actually ...... In fact, it is a soldier in General Yuan's army! Dali Mengzhi's face was a little bitter, but he had to say truthfully.

"Huh? Yuan Shao's soldiers? Taifu Yuan Kui was stunned for a moment, and Dali Mengzhi's answer suddenly made him a little puzzled, and he couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is going on?" How could it be Yuan Shao's soldiers? ”

Dali Mengzhi raised his head and looked at Taifu Yuan Kui's solemn face, and couldn't help but say helplessly: "These people are indeed the soldiers under the command of the general, in fact, the situation of the soldiers under the command of General Yuan at this time is also very worrying." A while ago, there was a very heavy rainstorm, the tents in the army were not enough, many officers and soldiers were drenched in the rain all night, and the next day more and more people were sick with fever, and the health problems in the army were even worse, they had to change the army formation, with 100 people as a team, 100 meters as a station, by the way, they also sent some people from the south gate into the city, to buy some medicine for the treatment of colds and fevers, which alleviated the urgency at that time. ”

"And then?" When Taifu Yuan Kui heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, there should be a sequel behind the story.

"Then, what I didn't expect was that these armies were arranged in this way, so someone secretly took this opportunity to burn down the granaries in the army, which put the entire general's army into a more difficult and desperate situation, so they had to send people to buy food, so I caught them." Dali Mengzhi continued, and told Taifu Yuan Kui all the information that he had obtained after strict torture last night.

"What?" After hearing this, Taifu Yuan Kui was also shocked in his heart: "What you said is the truth? ”

Taifu Yuan Kui couldn't believe his ears, if what Dali Mengzhi said was true, then the situation of Yuan Shao's army was really too difficult, and this had a great impact on their status in the court.

"Lord Taifu, what the humble post said is true, this matter is very important, and the humble position does not dare to talk nonsense, and it is not easy to make decisions without authorization, so I hurriedly came to inform Lord Taifu, and asked you to make a personal decision." Dali Mengzhi immediately explained the intention of coming to Taifu's Mansion this time to show his loyalty.

"Then how many people in the court know about this matter now?" Taifu Yuan Kui hurriedly asked, if this matter can be concealed, then it is good, because he knows very well the interests involved, if this matter reaches the ears of other courtiers, then his nephew Yuan Shao's prestige in the court will definitely be greatly reduced.

Once Yuan Shao loses power in the court, he will be in danger, because at this time, the eldest prince Liu Wei is still suspicious of himself, plus Dong Zhuo, who is eyeing him from the side, such a situation is very unfavorable to him.

"This ...... I'm afraid there are many people who know. Dali Mengzhi also replied with some hesitation.

"What?" Taifu Yuan Kui was furious, and hurriedly continued to ask, "How many people are there?" ”

"This ...... This...... When I went to arrest someone yesterday, I dealt with it in public on the street, and I'm afraid that many people on the street saw it, and this case was a case of spies, so it ...... This morning, several people came to me to inquire about the news, ostensibly congratulating me on catching a spy and making great contributions, but the lowly officials knew that they had come to inquire about the news one by one. Dali Mengzhi was a little ashamed, if he hadn't been greedy for merit at that time, he would not have acted in such a high-profile manner, in that case, the current situation may be better.

Hearing this, Taifu Yuan Kui's face became very solemn again, if it was according to what Dali Mengzhi said, I am afraid that this matter would be serious.

Because someone came to inquire about the news early in the morning, and the case of "spies" itself was extremely sensitive in the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that before noon, this matter will be spread to the top, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be really troublesome.

Then, what surprised Taifu Yuan Kui even more was the next thing Dali Mengzhi was going to say.

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