Chapter 31: A Blessing in Disguise
This shout interrupted Dong Zhuo, and also shocked everyone in the hall, and their eyes looked at the hall door in unison.
Su Zhe also turned around, and at the end of his gaze, he saw a cold and pretty girl dressed in red, walking into the hall with her eyes held high.
She was full of pride and conceit, and her eyes looked disdainfully at the ministers on the left and right, as if they were nothing.
"It's her!" Su Zhe's eyes flashed with curiosity.
The girl in front of him was the girl general he rescued in the woods that day, but he didn't expect that she would appear here.
"I've seen Miss Shao."
"I've seen Miss Shao."
When the ministers saw this girl, they were all afraid, and they all bowed their heads and looked sideways, and respectfully called "Young Miss".
"Young sister, in this way, she is Dong Zhuo's granddaughter?" Su Zhe suddenly realized.
On the same day, he guessed that the girl was an extraordinary general, extremely proud, and she must have been from the Dong family, but he didn't expect that she was Dong Zhuo's granddaughter.
Su Zhe recalled the information about Dong Zhuo, and vaguely remembered that Dong Zhuo's only son died young, leaving behind a granddaughter, Dong Zhuo loved him deeply, looking at the fear and jealousy of these ministers for this girl, most of them were Dong Zhuo's precious granddaughter.
Su Zhe stood there, watching the girl walk towards him with surprised eyes, and couldn't help but think of the coldness she had when she killed people in the woods that day.
The girl just glanced at him, then walked past him and walked straight to Dong Zhuo on the high ranks.
"Bai'er, why are you here?" Dong Zhuo looked surprised, quickly stood up, and personally greeted him a few steps.
The girl's original name was Dong Bai.
She took a few steps forward, hugged Dong Zhuo's arm, and said with a concerned face: "Grandson heard that my grandfather was assassinated, so I hurried over, is my grandfather okay?" ”
"It's still my precious grandson who feels the most sorry for grandpa, don't worry, grandfather, I am the destiny of heaven, how can those little ones hurt me, the assassin has been dismantled." Dong Zhuole smiled, picked up Dong Bai and walked up the high steps, and pulled her to sit side by side.
"That's good, I'm worried in vain." Dong Bai stroked his heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and said indignantly: "Those damn thieves dare to assassinate their grandfather, they must find out who instigated them, and find out who punished them!" ”
Dong Bai's words were full of fierce murderous intent, and the ministers under the steps who listened to it were secretly creepy.
Dong Zhuo smiled, then pointed to Su Zhe in front of the stairs and said: "What Bai'er said is exactly what the object of suspicion at the moment is the kid in front of him, so my grandfather is ready to send him to prison for interrogation, I don't want you to arrive suddenly." ”
"Him?" Dong Bai glanced at Su Zhe, shook his head and said, "It is absolutely impossible for him to be complicit with the assassins." ”
Dong Zhuo was stunned and said strangely: "Bai'er, you don't know him, how can you be so sure?" ”
Dong Bai stepped forward and whispered to Dong Zhuo in his ear.
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and exclaimed, "There is such a thing? Bai'er, why didn't you say it earlier? ”
Dong Bai pursed his lips and complained: "My grandson originally planned to wait for him to come to see my grandfather, and then tell my grandfather about it, so that my grandfather could reward him well, but I don't want my grandfather to go to prison for my grandson's life-saving benefactor. ”
Dong Bai obviously had a grudge, and Dong Zhuo's face was suddenly embarrassed.
After squinting and turning his eyes a few times, Dong Zhuo slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Liu Jingsheng is a loyal minister of the country, it is impossible to collude with Wu Fu to assassinate this father, this Su Zhe is even more unlikely to be an accomplice, how can this father be that stupid person, how could he fall for the traitor's divisive plan and blame the loyal minister." ”
As soon as this statement came out, it was tantamount to denying all accusations against Su Zhe and determining that he had nothing to do with the assassination.
"Fortunately, this Miss Dong Shao spoke for me, otherwise once I was imprisoned, then Wang Yun would fan the flames again, maybe Dong Zhuo's mind would be clouded, and he would click me."
Su Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, secretly rejoiced, and looked at Dong Bai with grateful eyes.
Dong Bai turned a blind eye to him, as if he responded to that sentence - I save you, it has nothing to do with you.
Wang Yun frowned, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes, he obviously didn't expect that Dong Bai would appear at a critical moment to excuse Su Zhe.
Of course, he also knew why Dong Bai spoke for Su Zhe, naturally because the plan he arranged to assassinate Dong Bai that day was sabotaged by Su Zhe.
Although he was annoyed in his heart, Wang Yun quickly regained his composure, his eyes rolled, and he immediately said: "Taishi is wise, and the official has also thought about it carefully, Liu Jingsheng really has no reason to assassinate Taishi, if we put his envoy in prison, it will be tantamount to suspecting him, but it will chill his heart." ”
As soon as these words came out, Su Zhe couldn't help but glance at Wang Yun sarcastically, thinking that this old fox would really see the wind and rudder, and as soon as Dong Bai made a move, he immediately turned around.
At this time, Dong Bai's pretty face had just turned cloudy to sunny, but he was still not satisfied, and said: "Grandfather, my grandson heard it outside the hall just now, it was this Su Zhe's timely warning that made my grandfather avoid the assassin's blow, then he is my grandfather's savior, and my grandfather should reward him heavily." ”
"Bai'er is reasonable, reasonable." Dong Zhuo nodded again and again, brushed his hand and said, "Come on, go and get a hundred gold quickly, and reward Su Ziming heavily." ”
One hundred gold!
This is a big reward, in Su Zhe's mind, he immediately converted this hundred gold into how many soldiers, how much food, and how many weapons.
He couldn't help but be happy in his heart, thinking that this was really a twist and turn, just a moment ago, he was about to become a prisoner, and in the blink of an eye, he became Dong Zhuo's life-saving benefactor and received a heavy reward.
"Life is really like a play, everything is unpredictable......"
Although he couldn't close his mouth with joy in his heart, he naturally didn't show it on the surface, and he was busy: "The Taishi is the pillar of optimus in my Han Dynasty, and it is a matter of duty to save the Taishi, don't dare to covet the slightest reward, please take back the Taishi." ”
Dong Zhuo was comfortably slapped by the sycophants, couldn't help laughing, and said happily: "I didn't expect you to be a person who is not greedy for money, very good, my father-in-law wants to reward you even more, come on, take two hundred gold to Su Ziming." ”
"Master Taishi......" Su Zhe pretended to be flattered, and hurriedly wanted to excuse himself.
Dong Zhuo turned his face blank: "My father has always had clear rewards and punishments, you have merit, you naturally deserve this reward, if you resign, your father will be unhappy!" ”
The words have come to this, if you don't accept it again, it will be hypocritical, this truth, Su Zhe still understands.
At that moment, he no longer shirked, and arched his hand: "Then the lower official will thank the master for the generous reward, and it is better to obey his fate than to be respectful." ”
Dong Zhuo was satisfied with this, and laughed.
Dong Bai was still dissatisfied, and said: "Grandfather, my grandson thinks that this Su Zhe's credit is too great, and it is not enough to reward him with money, but also to promote him to an official." ”
"Well, what Bai'er said is right, I'm also a talent, so it's better to stay in Chang'an and make him an official......"
Dong Zhuo really obeyed his baby granddaughter, so he stroked his beard and pondered what kind of official Feng Su Zhe was.
Su Zhe was a little panicked.
Chang'an City is a place of right and wrong, and sooner or later it will become a bloody killing field, and if the anti-Dong faction wins, it will be strange that he, as Dong Zhuo's "life-saving benefactor", will not be punished.
Even if Dong Zhuo can escape, he is trapped in the Guanzhong dominated by the Xiliang people, and he has no chance to exert his strength and develop his own power.
Staying in Chang'an City will benefit and harmless.
With a roll of his eyes, Su Zhe immediately arched his hand and said: "Of course, Xia Guan wants to serve the Tai Shi as a dog and horse, but when Xia Guan was leaving, my family Liu Jingzhou placed high hopes on me, saying that after I returned to Jingzhou, I was appointed as the Nanyang Taishou to clean up the mess left by Yuan Shu, Zhe has promised Liu Jingzhou to take on this important responsibility, and now if he stays in Chang'an and does not return, it is tantamount to losing his trust in Liu Jingzhou. ”
"In this way, it turns out that you are still a trustworthy person, which is really rare, which can make my father a little embarrassed......" Dong Zhuo frowned.
At this time, Li Ru had been silent, his eyes moved, and the corners of his mouth flashed a trace of weirdness.
He approached Dong Zhuo and said in a low voice: "Taishi, Nanyang is connected to Wanluo in the north, Guanzhong in the west, and Jingzhou in the south, which is really a critical place, since Liu Biao has swallowed it, we can't help it, since this Su Zhe is Liu Biao's subordinate, why don't we take the opportunity to appoint him as Nanyang Taishou in the name of the imperial court, in this way, it is equivalent to showing favor to this Su Zhe, and it would be better to let such a person who is grateful to Taishi be Nanyang Taishou." ”
Li Ru's seat made Dong Zhuo suddenly realize, his eyes in the two thin slits turned a few times, and the corners of his mouth turned slightly.
At that moment, he slapped the case and said happily: "In this case, then the prince should ask the Son of Heaven to issue an order and appoint you as the Taishou of Nanyang, so that you can return to Jingzhou justifiably and serve Liu Jingsheng, and you will not be a dishonest person." ”
And so it was.
A sly smile flashed in Su Zhe's eyes, his eyes glanced at Wang Yun, and sure enough, he saw a look of annoyance in his eyes.
"Wang Yun, if you don't recommend me to be Nanyang Taishou, naturally someone will help me, you probably never dreamed that this person would be Dong Zhuo himself......"
sneered in his heart, but on the surface, Su Zhe bowed his hand and thanked him: "Thank you Taishi for your trust in Zhe, Zhe must do his best to assist my family and manage Nanyang County for the imperial court." ”
"Good, good, good." Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and said with a smile: "My father will go to the northern suburbs with the Son of Heaven in three days, and then my father will introduce you to meet the Son of Heaven and present tribute, and then you can go back to Jingzhou and be your Nanyang Taishou." ”
"Everything is up to the Taishi's arrangement." Su Zhe should admit it.
At that moment, Dong Zhuo ordered the wine banquet to be stopped, hugged a group of concubines, and returned to the inner courtyard with great interest, naturally to go to be chic and happy.
The ministers dispersed, Su Zhe also breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly sighed that today's Jin meeting was really full of twists and turns, but fortunately, there was no danger, and he survived safely, not only got the appointment of Nanyang Taishou, but also got a reward of two hundred gold, which was really profitable.
When he was sighing to himself, Wang Yun walked by and said with a slight smile: "Su Gong has made it merit to save the Taishi, and it is really gratifying to be able to get such a weapon as the Taishi, and my father is here to congratulate." ”
"Grand Duke Situ has won the award." Su Zhe returned the salute lightly, with a sharp gaze, and observed Wang Yun quietly.
That sincere smiling face, without half hostility, without half of the annoyance and anger after the intention was shattered, made people feel that Wang Yun's congratulations were sincere from the heart.
"The words of this prince are just impartiality, not aimed at Su Gong, let alone Liu Jingzhou, and I hope that Su Gong will not mind."
"Where is it, Wang Situ is impartial, iron-faced and selfless, it's too late for the officials to admire, how can he be strange."
"That's good, that's good." Wang Yun smiled with relief, "When the Sugong envoy returns to Jingzhou on the other day, this guild will set up a banquet in the palace to see off the Sugong envoy, and then invite the Sugong envoy to come." ”
"It must be, this is the honor of the lower officials." Su Zhe also smiled.
After a few polite words, Wang Yun said goodbye and left.
Looking at the back of Wang Yun leaving, Su Zhe secretly thought in his heart: "This Wang Yun is really a natural actor, acting so realistically, no wonder he can fool Dong Zhuo with great trust, and sure enough, the people who can leave a name in history are not dry rice......"
Just as he was pondering, a woman's clear cough suddenly sounded behind him.
As soon as Su Zhe turned around, he saw that Dong Bai hadn't left, and at some point, he was standing behind him.
He hurriedly arched his hand, and when he was about to thank Dong Bai, Dong Bai patted him on the shoulder and said in a commanding tone: "You, follow me!" ”