Chapter 218: The Evil Heart of the Son (1)
Chapter 218: The Evil Heart of the Son (1)
In the study room at the gate of the mansion, Dong Zhuo, who had been crowned as a Taishi, was flipping through the book "The Anthology of Eilechuan" sorted out by Cai Yan.
Dong Min quietly sat on the Taishi's chair silently.
"How?"
Dong Zhuo suddenly asked without a trace.
Dong Min said softly: "There is no movement, since yesterday, he has gone home after going down without any strange behavior." β
"Have you ever been in contact with anyone else?"
Dong Min shook his head, "I haven't ...... The uncle and nephew are now spurned by the scholars, and almost no one pays attention to them. β
Dong Zhuo put down the book, leaned back in his chair, and fell into deep thought.
Dong Min felt strange, but he didn't dare to ask more. He really couldn't figure out what this brother was thinking.
"Shu Ying, you are wondering, I obviously asked him to be a military advisor, why do you want to spy on him?" Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
Dong Min hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Jing Bogong has given me the grace of knowing me, and I am very grateful for this. But that doesn't mean that I can trust Uncle Ying and nephew because of this. In any case, Jing Bogong was born as a scholar, an uncle and nephew, and his reputation spread all over the world. Now that I have suddenly taken refuge in me, I am overjoyed, but I can't help but feel a little strange? Ying Bo is also a very unruly person. β
Dong Min thought for a while, "When my brother said this, I also felt strange. β
"When I entered Beijing this time, I didn't expect to encounter such a complicated thing, so I didn't even bring Wen Kai with me. Mr. Bo is seriously ill again, and there is really no one around me to use. Uncle and nephew have great talents, so they can't be used, but they can't be reused. In the past few days, if it weren't for the help of my uncle and nephew, I would have really felt a headache. β
Dong Zhuo spoke and stood up.
"But I always felt that something was wrong with this uncle and nephew. It's not anything else, it's that he's too zealous. This really doesn't look like the Ying Bo I know...... People often say that I look old since I was a child, and when I met Ying Bo, he was already past the age of a weak crown, and it was very difficult to change his personality. Shuying, my brother has the merit of abolishing the establishment, but he is in the land of wolves and tigers. That's why we have to be more careful and take every step of the way. You keep an eye on him, but don't be too obvious. β
Dong Min got up, "Brother, don't worry, I will live up to my mission." β
Speaking of this, Dong Min wanted to speak and stopped.
How can Dong Zhuo not know his brother's thoughts? couldn't help laughing and said, "Shu Ying, it's okay to say something directly." β
"This time, my brother can have the merit of abolishing the establishment, thanks to the warriors under Xiping, why is my brother ......?"
When Dong Zhuo heard this, his face couldn't help but change.
"If my brother has something unspeakable, it doesn't matter if he doesn't say it."
Dong Zhuo smiled bitterly and said, "Shuying, you and my brother, there is nothing to say." I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm actually, very afraid! β
"Afraid? Afraid of what? Dong Min couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that my brother is afraid that Xiping will ......?"
"That's unlikely. Xiping, this kid, sometimes has a dead brain, but he is not the one who does that great rebellion. β
"What are you afraid of, brother?"
Dong Zhuo hesitated, "The ancients once said that the family and the country are all over the world, and the emperor said that the world is the country, and for us, this family is the country." Governing the family, like governing the country, requires means, soft and hard, and must maintain a balance. β
Dong Min said: "What my brother said is extremely true. β
"To be honest, I'm very happy that Xiping can have what it is today. But have you noticed that after defeating the Bingzhou army that day, at a glance at the celebration banquet, it was all Xiping's tribulation. Xiping was able to gather so many strange people, to put it bluntly, only by virtue of his reputation as a tiger and wolf general...... But one day, once there is a conflict of interest, these people are bound to fluctuate. At that time, my entire Dong family was supported by these people, wouldn't it be dangerous. β
"Conflict of interest?"
"That's right!" Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, "Have you heard about Zhang Xiu?" β
Dong Min nodded, "I heard about it." β
"I was very optimistic about this son at the beginning, so I asked him to follow Xiping. But who would have thought that this kid would actually ...... later? Hehe, this time he was smart and didn't bet casually, and he was submissive to me. But if I want to use him more, it is impossible. β
"I see!"
Dong Min said: "Brother is afraid that those people will be the same as Zhang Xiu in the future." β
Dong Zhuo nodded, "Just imagine, if Xiping's power is allowed to develop again, these people will become the branches of my Dong family, once the branches are thicker than our main trunk, the result will be just like today's Han dynasty." Therefore, I must suppress them and let them know that only by following Xiping can they have a bright future. At the same time, I must make the main trunk thicker, so that these branches will not be cranky, so that my Dong family can enjoy wealth and prosperity. β
Dong Min said: "Brother, I understand everything. β
"Okay, if Xiping can see my mind in this matter, he will definitely take action. But if he doesn't see it, I'll try to fix it. However, this also shows that Xiping is far from being enough to take on the foundation of my Dong family's future. β
With that, Dong Zhuo walked outside the door, looked at the snowflakes fluttering in the sky, and was silent for a long time.
At this time, Dong Huang walked over from the middle of the front yard, bowed down to Dong Zhuo and said, "Uncle, the guests have arrived." β
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Dong Zhuo wants to feast guests, but also to solve some things.
With the surrender of LΓΌ Bu, Dong Zhuo annexed all the troops of Gyeonggi and incorporated them into the Western Liang army, and there was no one to compete with in Luoyang.
At the same time, news came from Tanma that the 50,000 army led by Li Ru yesterday had arrived in Gucheng.
Everything is already stable, it's time to fix something! Dong Zhuo decided to set up a banquet and invite officials of all sizes in Luoyang.
By noon, the guests had arrived.
Just look at the scene of the traffic outside the mansion, you can know how lively it is.
Since Dong Zhuo came to Luoyang, he has regarded this place as his home. However, because the door of the mansion is too lively, it is not suitable for the injured to recuperate. Therefore, Keats suggested that all the female dependents, injuries and illnesses be relocated to Cai Yong's house.
Li Xin and Sima Xiang'er's Luanwei Battalion, because of the abolition, was also evacuated from the North Palace and stationed at Guchengmen, across the street from Cai's Mansion. It was Keats's advice from the perspective of a healer that saved a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Those who come to the mansion for the banquet are naturally famous people.
Situ Yang Biao, Taiwei Huang Wan, Guanglu Doctor Xun Shuang...... Characters like this keep arriving at the door of the mansion.
Dong Zhuo invited a banquet, who would dare to refuse?
After noon, the banquet began.
I saw that the wine and delicacies were constantly served, Dong Zhuo was in the main seat, talking and laughing, and looked extremely kind.
But the discerning person found that around the hall, there were armor soldiers everywhere. Outside the door, there were Dian Wei and Shamoke guarding, and behind Dong Zhuo, there were still Hua Xiong and Lu Bu standing with their swords. The gaze was as sharp as a falcon, and it swept through the banquet hall from time to time.
What kind of song is this!
Xun Shuang was puzzled in his heart, and looked at Dong Zhuo, but found that his gaze swept over a person from time to time.
After three rounds of drinking, Dong Zhuo put down the wine glass.
Everyone in the hall hurriedly put down their wine glasses and looked at Dong Zhuo worriedly. This is something to say, today's meat drama has just begun.
But at this moment, I only heard the sound of horses' hooves outside.
This was followed by the neighing of beast-like horses, causing a commotion outside the mansion.
Good horse!
Lu Bu's eyes lit up. Just from the neighing of this horse, you can know that it is definitely a good horse. As a military general, although there is a red rabbit horse, who would mind having another war horse? I just don't know who the owner of the horse is.
Dong Zhuo was also stunned, because the neighing sound of the horse was really familiar.
After the neighing of the horses, there was a cow's roar. Shamoke stood up and shouted in surprise: "It's Danxi, it's Danxi!" β
Before the words fell, footsteps sounded.
I saw a person rushing in from outside the hall, who was too tall, and had a fierce and vicious appearance, and was murderous.
The guards inside the gate of the mansion immediately bowed down and saluted when they saw this person.
The man ignored him, rushed into the hall, and shouted, "Father, how can you do such a thing? β
Before Dong Zhuo could react, a thin man followed up outside and grabbed the man's arm, "Xiping, calm down, calm down!" β
This man is Dong Li.
After joining Li Ru, he set off with the army the next day.
In Dong Li's view, Dong Zhuo did not reveal any rebellious thoughts, so the abolition of the establishment in history should not happen.
Unexpectedly, when the army arrived in Gucheng, Dong Li heard the news of the abolition of the emperor.
First of all, Li Ru's expression changed greatly, and he stomped his feet and said repeatedly: "It's not good, it's not good...... I'm afraid that my father-in-law will be in danger now. β
And Dong Li has a feeling of being deceived.
After so long of hard work, why did it happen that it was abolished.
If Dong Zhuo hadn't abolished it, then the people of the world would be angry with him, but there would be no excuse. But the act of abolishing it together is equivalent to pushing Dong Zhuo to the cusp. Could it be that history is going back to its original trajectory?
Starry Night left Valley City and led the trolls to Luoyang.
The army was led by Xu Rong, and the speed of the march was also accelerated, and it rushed to Luoyang.
Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Dong Zhuo at home with a big banquet, Dong Li was anxious, and rushed into the conference hall with a meteor.
Dian Wei and Shamoke were originally very happy to come forward.
How do you know that Dong Li entered the door, and accused Dong Zhuo without saying a word. You must know that Dong Zhuo is also a good-looking person, and he was originally very happy, but when he was accused by Dong Zhuo like this, his face suddenly became gloomy, "Xiping, how can you talk to me?" β
"I mean......"
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo's face was wrong, and hurriedly grabbed Dong Li's arm and interrupted Dong Li's words abruptly.
"Son-in-law Li Ru, knock to see Master Yue."
Dong Zhuo's face was only softened a little, and he smiled slightly, "Wenzheng, it's been hard all the way!" β
Li Ru took the opportunity to pull Dong Yan, "Xiping, there are outsiders here, don't want to have a conflict at home, let those people see our jokes." β
Dong Yan stabilized his mood for a while, stepped forward, and arched his hand: "The child has seen his father." β
Dong Zhuo smiled, "I'm going to get up quickly, I don't know if this trip is still complete?" β
Warmth rose in his heart, Dong Li couldn't help but feel a little more comfortable when he heard Dong Zhuo ask Cai Yan, and nodded immediately: "The child caught up with the thief in Hangu Pass and wiped him out." Akihime was also rescued, but I'm afraid that some people were disappointed. β
As he spoke, his eyes swept away, wanting to find Wang Yun.
But after looking for a long time, there was no trace of Wang Yun. I couldn't help but feel strange in my heart, and I was about to ask, but I heard Dian Wei step forward and whisper: "Second brother, the mastermind behind the scenes has been found by us, it is that Wang Yun, who has been detained." β
Have you already been caught?
Dong Li's heart suddenly surged with murder, and he nodded, "Big brother has worked hard!" β
His gaze turned and fell on Lu Bu's body. The fine eyes closed slightly, and a flash of fine light flashed.
At this time, Lu Bu first confessed to Dong Zhuo, and then stood up and bowed down and said: "Hou Hou, Bu has offended a lot before, and now he is serving under the command of the Taishi, and I will ask Hou Hou to take care of him in the future." β
Lu Bu is not a fool, and he fought three times with the three Dong Yan brothers.
In addition to the first competition between Beigong Wei and Dian Wei, the second competition with Dong Li was a draw. But in the third battle, it was really lost. These three brothers, one of whom has raced and the other who are fierce, should not be offended.
What's more, Dong Yan is the son of his top boss, so he naturally has more humility in his words.
Although Lu Bu was not convinced by Dong Li, he could not be said to be completely unconvinced. The battle between the warriors is compared to bravery, and it is compared to whose fist is bigger. Putting aside the horse factor, Lu Bu thinks that although he can slightly beat Dong Li, it will not be easy.
Dong Li originally didn't like Lu Bu.
But the smiling faces of others correspondingly, it is not his eyebrows that are cold.
When he hugged his fist, "General Lu is polite, earlier we were each our own masters, and we couldn't say anything to offend." β
Dong Zhuo watched from the seat and couldn't help but smile.
There are merge state pilots, and there are my lions, who in the world can compete with me? At least judging from Dong Li's performance, he can give Lu Bu enough respect, which shows that he is not too arrogant. Hopefully, he will understand what I did before.
If the two parties can cooperate sincerely, hehe......
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
The people in the hall all breathed a sigh of relief. Even Hua Xiong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Whether it is Lu Bu or Dong Li, they are all people he admires very much. He didn't have so many ideas, although Lu Bu took refuge in Dong Zhuo's trust, on the other hand, Hua Xiong was named the protector of Han'an and the commander-in-chief of the western military, which showed that Dong Zhuo did not look down on him.
All have the imprint of the Dong family on their bodies.
The stronger and more prosperous the Dong family, the longer his good days will be......
Who knows, just when everyone was relieved, Chong Fu, who was sitting at the head of Dong Zhuo, suddenly spoke: "When the Marquis entered the door just now, he said that the Taishi did too much...... I don't know what the Hou Hou said excessively, and what he was referring to? β
In a word, it shifted the topic to the earlier situation, which made the atmosphere in the living room tense again.
Dong Yan closed his eyes slightly and asked, "Who are you?" β
Dong Zhuo also glanced at the kind of brush, "Xiping don't be rude, this is the son of my Engong Seed Hui, the seed of the Kind of Yingbo." In terms of seniority, you regard Ying Bo as your uncle, how can you speak with such an attitude? I didn't apologize to Mr. Yingbo. β
Dong Li's eyes were cold, but he couldn't help but be frightened.
He didn't have much contact with Dong Yan, he only knew that this person was fierce and brutal, with the appearance of a tiger and a wolf, and he was a ruthless character.
Earlier, I really didn't care much about it.
But I didn't expect to see it today, and when I was swept away by Dong Li's gaze, my heart suddenly jumped.
Li Ru pinched Dong Li's hand and motioned him not to speak. He glanced at the kind of brush coldly, and suddenly sneered.
"Mr. Yingbo's curiosity is really heavy!"
In a word, Chong Fu's face changed slightly, and after laughing twice, he didn't speak.
One is a celebrity today, and the other is Li Ru, who has followed Dong Zhuo for many years and is known as the first conspiracy in Xiliang.
Obviously, Li Ru began to launch a counterattack against those who affected his position.
Yang Biao and Huang Wan wanted to stand up to relieve the atmosphere, but they were grabbed by Xun Shuang and shook their heads gently.
Li Ru didn't entangle with Chong Fu too much, but said loudly: "Taishi, Xiping's anger today is indeed because of you. I think at the beginning, you once said that you would definitely take Han Sui's head, but ...... We exterminated the anti-thieves in Xiliang, but we didn't want to be in the middle of the court, but there were people secretly colluding with the anti-thieves. Yu Beidi loosened a gap, so that our plan to kill was ultimately in vain. Han Sui took the opportunity to rush out of Shizuishan and fled to Shuofang...... Taishi, how can such a treacherous person stand tall in the court? β
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp.
All of them looked at Zhang Wen unconsciously, only to see Zhang Wen, his face was as pale as paper, but he was sweating profusely while sitting at the banquet.
He was stunned, glanced at Zhang Wen in surprise, and secretly screamed that it was not good.
Dong Li didn't say a word, rushed over and kicked over the wine case, grabbed Zhang Wen's collar, and dragged him to the lobby.
Zhang Wen's entourage noticed that the situation was not good outside, and immediately wanted to step forward to stop it.
Dian Wei shouted at the door: "Come on, don't take down these dog thieves!" β
A soldier had already swarmed up and cut Zhang Wen's entourage into meat sauce. In an instant, the door of the originally harmonious and beautiful mansion was filled with a thick bloody atmosphere. And Lu Bu and Hua Xiong drew their swords and glanced at everyone in the hall.
At this time, who dares to stand up and speak again?
Dong Zhuo's face was gloomy, he stood up, and arched his hand: "Princes, it's not that Dong Zhuo doesn't respect the princes, but ...... My son often said that a rat poop can spoil a good pot of soup, and that there are always bad sheep in this world. Zhang Wen is this kind of person. I was in Xiliang, fighting hard with the Qiang people, painstakingly arranging for several years, seeing that I could wipe out the traitors, I didn't want to show the thieves, and I was jealous of my merits, so I secretly colluded with the traitors and let go of the northland without authorization, so that the traitors fled. β
Huang Wan exclaimed, "Is there really such a thing?" β
"The Shizui Mountain guard, named Zhou Shen, is a part of the thief. I interrogated this person, but I said that it was ordered by Zhang Thief. β
Zhou Shen is a famous general of the division and Zhang Wen's department, which everyone knows.
Now that Dong Zhuo has pointed out all the people, there will naturally be no more mistakes.
Dong Yan said sharply: "I should cut this fang with a thousand knives...... Then ask the father to order, the child is willing to lead an army to sweep away Shuofang. β
Without waiting for Dong Li to finish speaking, Lu Bu also bowed down and begged for his life, "The last general is willing to be a pioneer!" β
Dian Wei and Sha Moke asked for orders at the same time: "Please let the Taishi be perfect, if you don't kill Han Sui, how can you make the eldest sister blind?" β
For a while, it turned out to be a crowd of excitement, and Dong Zhuo's subordinates stood up one by one and shouted loudly, vowing to sweep away Shuofang.
"Now that Luoyang is still unstable, you should endure it for the time being. Xiping, I know that you and Yu'er sisters and brothers have a deep relationship, but now that the Central Plains is still in turmoil, it is really not appropriate to send troops. When the matter of Gyeonggi is decided, I will personally lead the troops and horses, and when the time comes, you will be the vanguard and sweep away the Shuo Fang. β
After speaking, he shouted: "Come on, drag Zhang Wen out and behead him!" β
To say that Zhang Wen is not only a minister, but also a former lieutenant, it can be said that he is quite prestigious. But at this time, no one came out.
Zhang Wen also knew that he was going to die, so he scolded at the moment.
Lu Bu slapped him in the past, and Zhang Wen's face was covered with blood, and all his teeth fell out.
Only then did Dong Yan say: "When I rescued Zhao Ji, I heard that there are still people in the court who are colluding with traitors. This person is also a celebrity today, that Wang Yun...... He colluded with the White Ring Army and slaughtered Yingchunmen, the crime was extremely heinous, and he should be punished with capital punishment. β
Dong Zhuo smiled, agreed immediately, and ordered Dong Yu to deal with it with full authority.
The officials in the hall were silent one by one, and no one stood up to speak for a long time, and their faces were pale.
Li Ru glanced at it, and sneered in his heart.
Mr. Yingbo, it looks like you've won this time. But I still have a move, you wait slowly, I won't let you get your way!