Chapter 5: The Prison of the Captain
"Thirty years later, how can I be downcast."
Fate was like playing a little joke with Dong Zhuo. In the previous life, Leng Zhuo spent the last period of time before he went to the execution ground, in the military prison and in the prisoner car. Now Dong Zhuo, who has traveled to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and became indispensable, has been sitting in the car with shackles on his face since he first woke up, and now he is lying in the prison of the Imperial Lieutenant Office and is in prison.
However, although this prison is the highest prison in the Qin and Han dynasties, it still cannot be compared with the military prisons of the People's Liberation Army in later generations.
The only thing that Tingwei Prison has in common with military prisons is that the cells are just as simple as they are laid out. A simple bed made of a pile of thatch and a long shore table for eating.
The gloomy and dark cell was tinged with a faint chill.
At this moment, Dong Zhuo's upper body was leaning against the wall, lying comfortably in the thatch, and an indescribable comfort grew out and slowly spread to the whole body.
Probably since the moment Leng Zhuo joined the army, his whole person was like a strong bow drawn into a full moon, and he never relaxed for a moment.
Years of nervous tension made him desperate for a complete physical and mental recuperation. However, whether in his previous life or in this life, he has always faced a cruel environment, and he cannot relax his vigilance. Now he finally has time to relax.
"Sir, please." A voice full of smirking and a faint light came. The door of Dong Zhuo's cell was opened, and a young man dressed as a Confucian walked in.
The jailer who followed him came in and lit the oil lamps on the shore table and withdrew, and when he closed the cell door, he did not close the chain, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
It may be that the young man just now gave a lot of money, and he was afraid that his cell boss would deduct his share, so he hurried back to share the spoils.
"The son-in-law visits his father-in-law ('father-in-law' is the title of his wife's father in the Tang Dynasty, and was called 'maternal uncle' or 'father-in-law' in the Eastern Han and Wei and Jin dynasties. In the text, for convenience, 'father-in-law') is used. The person who came was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru, a crucial figure in the Xiliang Army Group in the future.
Dong Zhuomeng's carp jumped up and took two steps forward. Picked up Li Ru, who was bowing, and said, "Virtuous son-in-law doesn't need to be polite, please get up quickly!" ”
Dong Zhuo once again looked Li Ru up and down, and couldn't help but scold Luo Guanzhong again and again, his "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is really a trick. I saw Li Ru dressed in plain clothes and wearing a scarf, his appearance was as plump as jade, his spirit was flying, coupled with his rich and resourceful talents, he exuded an air of confidence all over his body. How could it be as thief-headed and cunning as Luo Guanzhong described?
Li Ru was previously recommended by Dong Zhuo to serve as the county governor of Hedong when Dong Zhuo was too punctual. Dong Zhuo was transferred to Dongzhonglang to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising, leaving his younger brother Dong Min, the governor of Hedong County, and his son-in-law Li Ru to take care of the affairs of Hedong County.
Since hearing that Dong Zhuo was dismissed by the imperial court and escorted back to Luoyang, Dong Min took his nephews Dong Huang and Li Ru, packed up some gold and silver, and hurried to Luoyang to inquire about the news. These days, several people have been waiting outside the Luoyang City Gate for Dong Zhuo to come back.
The emperor lives up to his wishes. Dong Min and the others, who had been waiting outside Luoyang City for several days, finally intercepted the prisoner car escorting Dong Zhuo outside the Luoyang City Gate at dusk yesterday.
Looking at his younger brother, nephew and son-in-law who were hugging him, Dong Zhuo had mixed feelings in his heart. In his previous life, Leng Zhuo was alone, and there was no one else in his life except for a group of brothers who were born and died in the army. The feeling of family affection was too extravagant and strange for him, and Leng Zhuo never even thought about it.
At that moment, Dong Zhuo felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier, he could not live up to the expectations of his relatives, nor could he lead them to the abyss of death as in history.
"Father-in-law, son-in-law inquired. Your current situation is not a problem for a long time. But I'm afraid that something will go wrong on the Son of Heaven's side. When Dong Zhuo sat down again, Li Ru stood aside and took the initiative to return.
"So what should be done, Wenzheng (Li Ru's words have two records, according to Cao Quan's stele recorded as Wenyou, but in ancient times, the word "You" was interpreted as Ling or advocate, that is, the meaning of drama or prostitute. Privately think that it is not admissible, so use the text recorded in the wild history) can there be a countermeasure? ”
Dong Zhuo stared at Li Ru intently and asked, his eyes were very eager. After all, as the think tank of the Xiliang Army in the future, Dong Zhuo really wanted to teach Li Ru's skills in advance.
"It's not a difficult thing to hear! It's just that you have to rely on the power of the ten permanent servants, I don't know what my father-in-law thinks? Li Ru replied confidently. Such a trivial matter is naturally difficult to be able to strategize and win a decisive victory against him thousands of miles away.
This time it was Dong Zhuo's turn to be embarrassed. The idea of Li Ru was out, but in the end, it had to be decided by Dong Zhuo whether it was used or not.
It's a good idea, it's simple and it works. If it was Dong Zhuo before, he wouldn't have felt anything wrong, and he decided to do it immediately. However, this Dong Zhuo is not Dong Zhuo, the former Leng Zhuo was promoted from a private to the colonel and chief of staff step by step in the army.
Although Dong Zhuo also started from the bottom step by step in the past, this era is not rewarded. Therefore, although Dong Zhuo has made a lot of contributions, he can only find another way without a background. Dong Zhuo's previous position as the Taishou of Hedong was naturally bought from the hands of the Ten Standing Attendants, as for where did the money come from? Needless to say, people can guess.
This is also an important reason why Dong Zhuo has always been criticized by those upright and loyal people and people from noble families in Huo State. After all, the officials that Dong Zhuo bought from the eunuchs were naturally the people of the eunuch faction, and the scholars and eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty were not separated.
Now let the dignified special forces officers who came from later generations bribe a group of eunuchs, he really can't do it.