Chapter 18: The Master has an appointment
Three days later at noon.
Huaxing had just eaten lunch when he heard someone knocking on the courtyard door.
I don't know where the little quinoa went, and he didn't open the door for a long time, so Huaxing had to get up and come to the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a rare guest, the first strategist under Dong Zhuo - Li Ru.
In the study of Dongfu before, Hua Xing had seen this person, so he hurriedly welcomed him into the hospital.
When I asked, it turned out that Dong Zhuo wanted to see him, and Li Ru made a special trip to inform him and asked him to go to Dong's mansion at noon, that is, half an hour later.
Huaxing, who was worried that there was no place to find out the news, was very happy in his heart and agreed.
Seeing Li Ru away, Huaxing walked around the courtyard again, but he still didn't see Xiao Quinoa's girl, thinking that it might be out, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and walked to Dong's mansion alone after the time was almost there.
The Dong Mansion was not far from the small courtyard of Huaxing, and it was also in the palace, and he came to the door of the Dong Mansion five minutes later.
But as soon as I communicated with the guards, I learned that Dong Zhuo was not in the mansion at the moment, saying that he had gone to Cuining Palace to rest.
Huaxing of Cuining Palace knows, that is the residence of the concubine Wang Guiren of the current emperor Liu Xie, Dong Zhuo dared to go to Cuining Palace to "rest", but it opened Huaxing's eyes.
Heart, Dong Zhuo is really cowardly!
He dared to touch the emperor's concubines, and it was really rare among the ministers of the past dynasties who dared to make such a move.
After sighing, Hua Xing asked again, when will Lord Dong return?
The guards said that Dong Taishi has always been casual and has no fixed time. If you're having fun, it's normal not to go back for a few days.
Hearing this, Huaxing had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and leave the Dong Mansion.
Although I don't know why Dong Zhuo asked him, he ran away.
But now, Huaxing, who is under the fence, has neither the right to question the other party, nor the right to let Dong Zhuo "see" himself.
All he could do was move again, and after another five minutes, Hua Xing's figure appeared in front of the courtyard of Cuining Palace.
"Who's coming?" A gray-robed eunuch stopped Hua Xing.
"In Xia Huaxing."
Hearing the word Huaxing, the gray-robed eunuch's eyes unconsciously flashed with fear, and he stammered:
"Originally, it turned out to be a member of the Huada? No, I don't know what adults are doing? ”
"Mrs. Dong asked me to meet at noon." Huaxing replied truthfully.
As soon as he heard that the eunuch asked him to come, the gray-robed eunuch immediately said respectfully:
"Oh, the little one will go and report it, and I'm tired of the adults waiting outside." After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the palace.
Unexpectedly, Hua Xing, who was standing at the door, waited for more than half an hour, and the gray-robed eunuch never showed up.
Even if it's inconvenient to see each other, then let's talk about it! makes people wait so stupidly, and the more they wait, the more anxious they become.
After standing for another five minutes, Huaxing couldn't wait, and was about to go in to take a look, but there was a burst of footsteps behind his ears.
Turning his head, he saw a man in armor holding a rectangular wooden box walking briskly.
Seeing Huaxing at the door, the man came up and saluted with his fists, pointed to the wooden box in his hand and said:
"Xu Rong in the lower Yufeng Camp, this is a century-old mountain ginseng offered by Liaodong Mu, the Taishi asked me to bring it as soon as possible, and I also asked my brother to report it."
Seeing that this man regarded himself as a guard, Hua Xing hurriedly shook his head and said:
"General Xu, I also came to see Taishi Dong, I have been informing for a long time, but I have not summoned him for a long time."
"Huh? You're not a guard, are you? Hehe, no wonder he didn't wear a military uniform. Xu Rong grinned: "Then how long have you been waiting?" ”
"It's been almost half an hour."
"Huh? It's been so long! Oops, that's a problem......"
Hearing that Huaxing had waited so long and had not been summoned, Xu Rong was full of sadness. After pacing a few more steps in place, he suddenly thought of something, raised his eyes and looked at Huaxingdao:
"By the way, I don't know my brother's surname?"
"Under ...... Huaxing. ”
"Huaxing? Sounds familiar...... Oh! I remembered that you were the Hua Demon who fell from the sky...... Uh, General Hua! ”
may be used to saying that he is used to it on weekdays, Xu Rong almost said the word "Hua Demon King" to his face, but fortunately he braked in time and finally changed to General Hua.
"Hehe, General...... Don't dare to be, just call me Huaxing. ”
"Why should you be humble? You can kill thousands of enemies with your hands, even General Lu doesn't have this ability! What's wrong with calling you a general? By the way, there is one thing to ask for ......"
Speaking of this, I saw Xu Rong holding the wooden box more than one meter long and one palm wide in front of him, and said with a smile:
"I wonder if the general can help me bring this hundred-year-old mountain ginseng to the Taishi? There are still important things in my camp, and I am afraid of delaying things when I go back late. You just tell the Taishi that Xu Rong gave it to him, and he will understand. ”
Huaxing was going to see Dong Zhuo anyway, and he knew that Xu Rongnai was the general next to Dong Zhuo, and having a good relationship with him would also be conducive to obtaining information, so he agreed.
After some gratitude, Xu Rong handed over the wooden box to Huaxing, and he left the place in a hurry.
Coincidentally, not long after Xu Rong left, the gray-robed eunuch walked out of the courtyard and told him that the eunuch was already waiting in the side hall, Hua Xing picked up the wooden box and walked with the eunuch to the inner courtyard.
Cuining Palace is not as large as Huaxing's small courtyard, although it is a partial hall, it is several times larger than Huaxing's foyer.
As soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw Dong Zhuo sitting in the hall, with a cup of hot tea in his hand, and beads of sweat could be faintly seen on his face.
No wonder Huaxing waited at the door for so long, it turned out that he had just finished the "exercise".
On both sides of the side hall, there were also six guards with halberds standing at this moment.
These soldiers were different from the ordinary soldiers in the city, they were dressed in golden armor, and they were all tall and strong, and they were full of aura. If you pull it to the battlefield, you are definitely a good player with a dozen. You don't have to guess to know that this must be Dong Zhuo's guard.
Walking to a position about five meters away from Dong Zhuo, Huaxing was stopped by a guard and signaled not to get any closer.
Hua Xing stopped saluting and was about to open his mouth to greet him, but he heard Dong Zhuo preemptively say with displeasure:
"What are you looking for the old man? Even chased to Cuining Palace? Don't you know that the old man doesn't ask about government affairs in the afternoon? ”
As soon as these words came out, Huaxing was stunned on the spot.
Didn't Dong Zhuo call him here? Why ask yourself what?
And there is a lot of blame in the tone, which is really incomprehensible. Huaxing asked rhetorically on the spot:
"Huh? Didn't the Master summon me? ”
"I summoned you?"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo shook his head and chuckled, as if he had heard a joke:
"Huaxing, the old man has made a decision in the morning, and he will go to see Wang Guiren in the afternoon. Why am I summoning you? Looking for you to make trouble? It's ridiculous! ”
Judging from Dong Zhuo's expression alone, Hua Xing didn't feel like the other party was lying, he should really not summon him.
In other words, Huaxing's visit did disturb the other party's "Yaxing".
But just now in the courtyard, Li Ru told him in person that Dong Zhuo wanted to summon him, so he came to Cuining Palace.
Could it be that Li Ru said the wrong thing?
Or did he remember the wrong time?
Or...... Is he having ulterior motives?
Thinking of this, Hua Xing frowned slightly, but said apologetically:
"Oh, that may be a misunderstanding of Master Li, and I hope Taishi Haihan."