Luoyang City, Yuzhu Garden.

A breeze drifted through the yard, and the tender bamboos on both sides were crumbling, as if they were dancing with the faint and elegant fragrance of flowers.

In the room, Li Yuzhu was holding the teapot and looked at the two old men in front of him with an embarrassed expression.

"It's gold that always shines......" When Taiwei Zhang Wen heard this, he was stunned, and laughed randomly: "Hahaha...... Li Gongzi actually has such an open-minded mind, even if the old man is even sighing! ”

Li Yuzhu smiled bitterly in his heart: You really misunderstood.

Then, Taiwei Zhang Wen continued: "The old man is also a person who loves talents, if Li Gongzi doesn't dislike it, would he like to come to my Taiwei Mansion to do things?" ”

"Uh......" Li Yuzhu was taken aback, and hurriedly refused: "Thanks to Lord Taiwei's praise, the kid is here to thank Lord Taiwei for his kindness, but the kid has a stubborn personality and is not very good at dealing with people, so I won't talk to Lord Taiwei, otherwise I am afraid that I will offend some people in your mansion." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Wen turned his head and looked at Situ Wang Yun, he couldn't understand Li Yuzhu a little, he obviously had big ambitions, but he didn't want to seize the opportunity to realize it.

And Situ Wang Yun also shook his head, with an expression that you don't understand, don't look at me, and I don't understand.

"Hehehe......" Zhang Wen smiled, he was indeed a person who cherished talents, so he said: "Since this is the case, the old man will no longer force it, but if Li Gongzi is willing to come to my Taiwei Mansion in the future, the old man will definitely greet him personally." ”

Seeing this, Li Yuzhu smiled and nodded.

Then, when Situ Wang Yun saw that he was done chatting, he took a sip of tea, and then asked Li Yuzhu, "Have you heard anything big about Li Gongzi today?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yuzhu's heart froze, thinking: It can't be the assassination incident he saw today! I didn't expect Wang Yun to come over so soon, the speed is really fast! Men shouldn't be so "fast".

Li Yuzhu hesitated, but it was this momentary hesitation that had already fallen into Situ Wangyun's eyes.

"The kid is in this Yuzhu Garden, just drinking tea and writing poems, and he has never asked about things outside the courtyard."

Wang Yun had expected this answer, so he said: "Yesterday, Li Gongzi told me that Dong Zhuo has behaved abnormally in recent days, but the more this happens, I am afraid that he will make a big move." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhang Wen also showed a hint of surprise on his face, and asked: "Does Gongzi Li know that Dong Zhuo and General He Jin were assassinated by thieves not far from this Yuzhu Garden today, and General He unfortunately died?" ”

"I've heard of it, but it's not very detailed." Li Yuzhu replied a little vaguely, as always, he didn't want to get involved in these things.

"Then Li Gongzi thinks that who planned this matter?" Situ Wang Yun continued to ask.

"The kid doesn't dare to guess." In fact, this is obviously obvious, of course, it was the assassination planned by Dong Zhuo and Zhang Rang, and the two of them have succeeded now.

"Li Gongzi said that it doesn't matter, I am close friends with Brother Wang, and I am definitely a reliable person." Zhang Wen comforted at this time.

Li Yuzhu also nodded when he saw Situ Wangyun, hesitated for a moment, and thought about it, Situ Wangyun is also a person he can trust, and sure enough, he trusts Taiwei Zhang Wen, so he has no scruples, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The kid thinks that this matter must be inseparable from Dong Zhuo, Zhang Rang and others. When Dong Zhuo came to worship the General's Mansion, he intended to show goodwill, but he felt that the General's Mansion was heavily guarded, so he wanted to lure the General He Jin out of the General's Mansion to act well. At this time, there must be Zhang Rang planning and arranging manpower. ”

"And what are they trying to do?" Situ Wang Yun asked. After all, the matter of bribing the assassin to kill people is usually not done unless it is absolutely necessary, and this is the next policy, and once it happens, it will be ruined.

"I think it should be for the Luoyang military power in the hands of General He!" Li Yuzhu sighed, and couldn't help but think of these people! It's too vicious, if you put it in modern times, even if you are a big official, you have to sit through the prison.

"Soldiers?" Zhang Wen was shocked, while Situ Wang Yun had expected it.

Then, Zhang Wen sighed a little and said: "I didn't expect Dong Zhuo to be so rampant now, and dare to act like this, the old man really looked away at the beginning!" ”

Li Yuzhu nodded, a little puzzled in his heart, what does it mean to look away? Could it be that this Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo still had a story before? But he said no more. It's just that he was a little curious in his heart, because as soon as Dong Zhuo was mentioned, Taiwei Zhang Wen's face would reveal a bitter expression, as if there was really something hidden in it.

Just as the three of them pondered for a while, someone came from outside the room.

"Two adults, the eldest prince has come to inform you that all civil and military officials will come to see you, and they will not shirk."

……

The huge palace was filled with a strong and dull smell, and the hall was as quiet as dead ashes.

The eldest prince Liu Wei sat on the top of the golden dragon chair, and at this time his face was expressionless, but his face was slightly pale.

As in the past, Empress He was still sitting at the bottom of the throne, and at this time, her exquisite and charming beauty revealed a trace of haggard uneasiness.

"General Dong." The eldest prince Liu Wei shouted, he couldn't wait to punish Dong Zhuo immediately.

Dong Zhuo had expected it, and stepped forward directly: "The minister is here." ”

"This prince just heard that the general He Jin was assassinated by thieves on the fourth road of Xinbei Street in Luoyang City with you, but is there such a thing?" The eldest prince Liu Wei doesn't like grinding and chirping, and goes straight to the point.

Dong Zhuo nodded: "Returning to the eldest prince, there is indeed such a thing." ”

Then, in the quiet and silent hall, Dong Zhuo's voice slowly sounded: "Today's assassin is very fierce, he killed one person in the blink of an eye, and killed eight people in a row before leaving, and the minister was only lucky at that time, when the carriage was behind, so that the assassin ran away directly before he had time to kill me." Even so, the minister was still a little afraid at this time, and he always had palpitations. ”

"Have you ever found out who did it, what is the name of the assassin, and where? and ......" Liu Weiqiang endured the anger in his heart, stared at Dong Zhuo in a daze, and said: "And...... Who is the mastermind? ”

Dong Zhuo paused: "After the assassin fled, he immediately asked his subordinates to inform the government, and then I went to report to the Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang Zhang, so Zhang immediately sent people to block the streets and alleys in Luoyang City to prevent the thieves from escaping." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was stunned.

Dong Zhuo's words seem to have a deep meaning, after he encountered this incident, he immediately reported it to Zhang Rang, the regular servant, not others, which inevitably made everyone feel that this matter was most likely planned by Zhang Rang.

However, no one dares to say that, after all, He Jin is dead, the two forces above the court have lost their balance, it is time for everyone to re-position, and it is not suitable to offend either party at this time.

Zhang Rang nodded, in fact, this is what the two of them said before, if Dong Zhuo wants to get the military power, he must establish a great prestige in front of everyone, therefore, it is very likely that Dong Zhuo will not be able to get rid of today's affairs, so he asked Dong Zhuo to shift the focus of this matter to him Zhang Rang as much as possible.

After all, Zhang Rang is different from Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo has only risen recently, and he has only been famous for three or five years, while Zhang Rang is different, since the first emperor Liu Hong ascended the throne, Zhang Rang has been favored by the emperor, and his status in the court is only a handful, and the background is hard enough, no matter how Dong Zhuo, a newcomer, can compare with it.

Therefore, no matter how Zhang Rang is suppressed, he will never be suppressed here, because it is disrespectful to the emperor, do you dare? Dong Zhuo is different, if it causes public outrage, he may step down directly.

At this time, Zhang Rang, the regular attendant, immediately stepped forward: "The eldest prince of Qiqi, as soon as the minister heard about this, he immediately sent someone to search for the assassin, but it was only a step too late, and the assassin had already escaped from Luoyang City." ”

"What?" The eldest prince Liu Wei was shocked, he was sad for a while, just relying on Dong Zhuo and Zhang Rang's rhetoric, as if the two really had nothing to do with this matter, which made him frown, how should this matter be good!

Empress He on the side looked at her son who was worrying, and couldn't help but shake her head, her son was really too young and too easy to be led by the nose, so she turned her head and looked at Dong Zhuo with beautiful eyes: "General Dong, why did you go to Xinbei Street 4th Road with General He, you know, it is located in a remote area and sparsely populated, and if General He stays in the mansion, he will not be taken advantage of by assassins, so ...... It wouldn't be General Dong who deliberately lured General He out of the General's Mansion! What's more, in recent days, General Dong has visited the General's Mansion three times, and he intends to show goodwill with General He...... Is that the purpose? ”

At this time, Dong Zhuo was lamenting the young and ignorant of the eldest prince, but he was suddenly asked like this, and he was really stunned for a moment: Okay! The eldest prince is indeed a little too tender, but he still has a woman like the queen to support, hey!

Dong Zhuo sighed in his heart, and replied: "The queen mother has wronged the minister, these days the minister has worshiped the general's mansion three times, because the expedition is imminent, and the minister discussed the battle in Liangzhou with General He, studied tactics, and finally the minister and General He talked very happily, like a confidant, and recently, General He wants to introduce me to Mrs. Yuan, so that the minister can associate with him and be a friend, and Mrs. Yuan also knows about this." So today, when we go from the General's Mansion to the residence of Mrs. Yuan, we will inevitably pass through the fourth road of Xinbei Street. ”

......As soon as the words came out, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at each other and whispered. And Taifu Yuan Kui, who was the party concerned, heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his face was a little bitter

The eldest prince Liu Wei was taken aback, and immediately asked, "Mrs. Yuan, is there such a thing?" ”

Taifu Yuan Kui hesitated: "This is indeed the case." General He did say to the old minister, and hoped that the old minister would be friendly with General Dong. ”

Suddenly, as soon as Taifu Yuan Kui's words came out, it was like an earth-shattering thunderbolt that hit everyone in the hall.

Empress He and the eldest prince Liu Wei were a little shocked, this Taifu Yuan Kui is on their side, this is absolutely true, he used to be Liu Bian's teacher, and he is good friends with Liu Bian, and all the past has made it clear that Taifu Yuan Kui is on the side of the eldest prince Liu Bian. And his words at this time are enough to show that he and Dong Zhuo have been closely linked, if this is the case, then what Dong Zhuo said is true, then the assassination of He Jin really has nothing to do with him Dong Zhuo.

Then why did Dong Zhuo immediately report to Zhang Rang, the regular servant of the Central People's Republic of China, as soon as he encountered this time, instead of directly passing it to the palace and telling Empress He or Yuan Taifu?

At this time, there are all kinds of conjectures in the DPRK, and some even think that Taifu Yuan Kui wants to re-stand because He Jin is dead, which can't help but make those who are already unstable have to think about it, whether they should re-stand?

Compared with the doubts of the ministers, Empress He and the eldest prince Liu Wei were also a little shocked, but their faces were bitter.

At this time, Zhang Rang, the middle attendant, stood up again: "The eldest prince, the queen's mother, General He was killed by thieves, and the ministers are also deeply saddened by it, and please let the two of you mourn by the way." However, this is not the time of grief for the prince and the queen, after the death of General He, the military power in Luoyang will be uncontrolled at this time, and for a long time, there may be some bad changes. ”

Hearing this, the eldest prince Liu Wei and Empress He were both condensed, and their faces were a little pale, no matter what Dong Zhuo was doing now, but at this time, Zhang Rang would not let go easily, and sure enough, the idea was to hit the military power in the hands of General He.

"Then, according to what Master Zhang said, who should the military power be handed over?" Before the eldest prince Liu Wei could speak, Empress He asked Zhang Rang directly.

"The minister didn't dare to participate in this matter." Zhang Rang thought for a while, and then said, "I don't know what Taifu Yuan's opinion is?" ”

Zhang Rang felt that he would definitely support Dong Zhuo in power, but if this came out of his mouth, most people would think that he and Dong Zhuo were colluding with each other, which was extremely unfavorable to Dong Zhuo's taking power, but if it came out of the mouth of Taifu Yuan Kui, it would be completely different.

At this time, all the eyes in the hall were focused on Taifu Yuan Kui, which made him a little uncomfortable, but he thought about it and said: "The old minister thinks that only General Dong Zhuo Dong can be worthy of this great task in the court. ”

Suddenly, everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to say a word "no".

The eldest prince and Empress He were all shocked, this is what they are still guessing, either Dong Zhuo took refuge in them, or Taifu Yuan Kui fell to Zhang Rang and others.

It was at this time that many ministers had almost reached a conclusion, thinking of Dong Zhuo's three visits to the General's Mansion in recent days, and then thinking of the performance of Taifu Yuan Kui today, it is very likely that Dong Zhuo changed his hexagram again and threw himself into He Jin's party, and then Zhang Rang plotted to assassinate He Jin and make an example of him, which made Dong Zhuo have to show favor to Zhang Rang again, and immediately report to him if something happened. Only in this way does it make sense!

Of course, this is just the speculation of some ministers!

"Why?" The eldest prince Liu Wei asked, he still has some trust in Taifu Yuan Kui, after all, since he was in power, Yuan Kui has been carefully guiding by his side, and he is extremely close.

Taifu Yuan Kui thought about it, his face was a little bitter, and said: "General Dong Wen Taowu is a martial artist, he lives in Xiangguo, worships Yi Hou, has repeatedly won military merits, and is convinced by my Han soldiers, therefore, I am afraid that there is no one in the court who is more suitable than him." ”

Speaking of this, many people nodded, in fact, Dong Zhuo is indeed very talented, especially in terms of fighting, the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion, the current Liangzhou Rebellion, Dong Zhuo has performed well.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo suddenly stepped forward: "Returning to the prince and the queen, in fact, General He handed over the talisman in his hand to the minister when his entourage and the assassin were desperate, and said to the minister, the assassin must be the enemy of his family, and he will not let him go easily, if he is unfortunately killed, please also ask the minister to help him take care of the affairs of the army for the time being, in case my Han will cause trouble." ”

After speaking, Dong Zhuo took out a bronze talisman from his body.