Chapter 16: The Butcher's Summons
Luoyang is about 300 miles away from Yingyin, the road is far away, and the traffic is inconvenient; Xun Gang and Xu Shu, under the leadership of Wang Yun, traveled for three days to arrive at this ancient city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The city walls of Luoyang are extremely ancient, but if you go back to it, it seems that it is at most 400 years old; The vicissitudes of history are all over the city tower, and for Xun Gang, who loves history, this attraction is almost fatal.
Looking at Xun Gang who entered the city like a hillbilly, Wang Yun's old face was full of smiles, and he asked kindly: "Xun Gang, are you going out for the first time?" β
"Exactly." Xun Gang sat upright in the car, as if he was afraid that he would be reprimanded if he was a little bit wrong, "Lord Wang, don't go far away, I haven't even been out of the bamboo forest in our house!" β
"That's bad enough!" Wang Yun laughed, and after the carriage slowly stopped outside the city, he took the two of them out of the car, and said mysteriously: "In the past few days, the new emperor has just been established, and the throne is uneasy, Zhang Rang and other eunuchs have made many moves, I will bring you to the capital today, everything is good!" β
Xun Gang scratched his head, thinking to himself, is it necessary? But he still replied respectfully: "I understand ...... below."
The three of them slowly walked into the city gates, seemingly casually wandering through the streets; But Wang Yun was just trying to avoid the eyes and ears of the eunuchs, and deliberately took some detours. Xun Gang looked at the bustling Luoyang City, and couldn't help but produce a ball of fireworks in his heart; The collapse of the Han Dynasty is imminent, but at least this capital is still like a person, if it is in the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty, what will it be like?
Luoyang City is very large, Xun Gang is very tired from walking, and finally has to let Xu Shu carry himself on his back. Gradually, the three of them squeezed into the narrow alleys, twisted nine twists and eighteen turns, and finally came to an extremely gorgeous mansion.
On the door of the mansion, there are four big characters of "General's Mansion" written in small seals, and the font is gilded, which is extraordinary at a glance; Wang Yun led the two of them at the door to report, and quietly waited for the general's summons.
"Lord Wang, what kind of character is this general?" Xu Shu asked.
Wang Yun saw that it was Xun Gang's little servant, so he didn't care, and replied casually: "The general is just an ordinary person who assists the emperor." β
Xu Shu knew that he had trespassed, so he hurriedly shut up, but Xun Gang, who was sitting on Xu Shu's shoulder, was not happy, and said bluntly: "Lord Wang, Xu Shu is talented after all, although he is only my attendant, I still hope that Lord Wang can treat him equally!" β
"It's not mine!" Wang Yunwei replied, it was hard to imagine that this old man who was over fifty years old would apologize to a three-year-old child. However, Xun Gang's inadvertent move directly hit Xu Shu's heart, and the latter was very moved.
"The general is called!"
A long call came from inside the door, Wang Yun didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took Xu Shu into the general's mansion; The mansion is very large, and in Xun Gang's impression, it seems that it is only a little smaller than the courtyard outside the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, which is enough to see how much property the general He Jin's family has......
"Officials eat the people, and officials eat officials...... With such a vicious circle and corruption, how could the Han Dynasty not collapse? Wang Mang knows how to disguise himself and pretend to be poor, you actually save the disguise......" Xun Gang sighed helplessly in his heart.
Crossing a small bridge over a ditch, a large hall sits on it; The luxury of the hall is enough to show the magnanimity of the master, and before Xun Gang could praise it, Xu Shu was dragged into the room by Wang Yun.
As soon as he entered the door, Xun Gang was attracted by a man in a black robe in the middle; He had a shaggy beard, looked like he was forty or fifty years old, and had a sharp sword pinned to his waist. Xun Gang was attracted not to say that this man was attractive, because he was too fat!
The man looked at Wang Yun who slowly entered the door with an expressionless face, but when he saw the child sitting on Xu Shu's shoulder, his eyes lit up suddenly; He stepped forward excitedly, took Xun Gang off Xu Shu's shoulder, and then shouted at Xu Shu and let him out.
Xu Shu understood that the difference between respect and inferiority here was not the same as in Xunjia Valley, although he was very unconvinced by this butcher in his heart, he had to quit in a huff.
"Oops, oops! It's kind of looking forward to my little prodigy! He Jin laughed, his face was wrinkled and saggy, and it was very ugly, "Wang Yun, this time you have a meritorious service, I will play the emperor!" β
"It's just a trivial matter, how dare you take credit!" Wang Yun hurriedly refused, and stepped forward, whispering to He Jin: "General, I discussed with the great elder of the Xun family a few days ago, Xun Gang is a little inappropriate to be an official at this time, and it is discussed that Xun Gang will be an official again after he is older!" β
"Not an official?" He Jin was slightly disappointed, but he still hugged Xun Gang with great interest to "fly high", which made the latter extremely helpless...... Boss, I'm in my twenties, flying high will only make me very ashamed, right?
"That, General......" Wang Yun asked again, "I wonder what you want to ask about this legendary prodigy so much?" β
Hearing this, He Jin's eyes instantly became serious. He gently placed Xun Gang on the couch in the center of the main hall, and he knelt down below, no matter how Wang Yun supported him in a panic, he just couldn't get up.
"It seems that He Jin has something serious to ask...... Xun Gang's heart suddenly became nervous, as if he was afraid that the question He Jin asked was beyond his comprehension.
For the sake of politeness, Xun Gang kowtowed respectfully to He Jin and asked: "The general has something to say, but it's okay to say it, if I can answer, I will definitely say it directly!" β
It seems that he has heard enough of the rumors outside, He Jin was not surprised by Xun Gang's words, he arched his hand to Xun Gang and said: "Now the dynasty is chaotic, and the eunuchs are dictatorial; There are even more traitors such as Jian Shuo who intend to abolish the emperor and establish a new establishment. My heart is towards the Han Dynasty, and I intend to summon the princes from all over the world to enter the king of Jingqin...... I want to ask the prodigy, is there a chance of winning? β
Wang Yun was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is this ...... General, why have I never heard of you? β
"This is something I've been meditating on for the last few days...... However, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were all against it, so I pinned this matter on the prodigy. β
This is child's play! Xun Gang felt thousands of alpacas running over in his heart, this He Jin is really not an ordinary absurdity! National events, how can anyone ask about the so-called prodigy? This is even more ridiculous than divination and witch questioning!
And it's only been a few months? In Xun Gang's image, it was still early for He Jin to summon the princes to Beijing!
But the matter has come to this point, Xun Gang can only answer truthfully: "Back to the general, the eunuch is eunuch, but the emperor is just a close minister, and only one pavilion chief can be captured, how can you summon the princes to make such a big move?" β
"What you and Cao Cao said is exactly the same......" He Jin shook his head helplessly, but he didn't expect that even his last hope was gone, "It is really helpless to summon the princes to Beijing." The Queen Mother protects the eunuchs, and we have no chance to enter the palace to kill the eunuchs, so we have to admonish the eunuchs! β
"Don't be anxious, general, everything has its own way!" Xun Gang looked at He Jin, who was fat-headed and big-eared, and felt helpless in his heart; This general is simply child's play, and his subordinates all say that they can't do it and insist on going their own way, isn't this death?
No wonder he was killed by the eunuchs in the end......
"Please forgive the grass people, general, your plan is really not feasible......" Xun Gang glanced at Wang Yun, seeing that he looked relieved, it seemed that he was very afraid that he would instigate He Jin to gather the princes; He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Dare to ask the general, what other troubles do you have besides this?" β
He Jin thought for a while and said: "Jian Shuo, that eunuch, said that he held the edict of the first emperor, and threatened to abolish the current emperor and set up Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, as the emperor...... I don't know if what he said is true, but this man is really a big problem for me! β
Listening to He Jin's troubles, Xun Gang's eyes closed slightly, as if he was contemplating; But only he knew that he was looking for something in his head. After a while, he laughed, opened his eyes, and said to He Jin: "Don't worry, the general, this person will be punished by the general!" β
"So mysterious?" When He Jin heard this, his eyes straightened, and he didn't know why he suddenly came to his strength, so he pulled Wang Yun's shoulders and said excitedly: "Wang Yun, did you hear it?" Jian Shuo, this man is dead! β
"Great, General! Don't, don't get excited, my body can't stand such a toss! Wang Yun struggled to break free from He Jin's clutches, and before he had time to care about the bones that were about to collapse, he said with difficulty: "General, although Xun Gang is known as a prodigy outside, he has even successfully predicted the future many times; Now he says that Jian Shuo will die, but there is no reason for Jian Shuo to die! In my opinion, we still have to be prepared for immortality; If Jian Shuo used the general to introduce Xun Gang, saying that the general Wu Gu was the queen mother, it would be a big crime! β
Xun Gang was shocked, things in this officialdom are so complicated? Didn't you just come to Luoyang to increase your knowledge? How did he become the culprit of the Empress Dowager of the Witch Gu Emperor?
Xun Gang is too naΓ―ve, who can say anything about officialdom? When the time comes, he was given death by the emperor, and he doesn't know who he provoked!
"Wang Yun, you're right, I'm too happy......" He Jin finally calmed down, lowered his head and pondered, "In this way, you let Xun Gang's subordinates take him to Luoyang City, but be sure to stay away from my mansion; I'll wait until I've come up with a reason with the officials, and then I'll bring him in. β
"Xiaguan will do it!"
Wang Yun led Xun Gang to go down slowly, Xun Gang looked back at He Jin, who seemed to be pondering what inconvenience to disturb; When he went out, he looked at Xu Shu who was standing stupidly on the side, and apologized guiltily. In his opinion, Xu Shu shouldn't be standing here at all.
Xu Shu smiled unmindfully, he had long been accustomed to the identity gap between the government and the people, but it was Xun Gang's behavior that made him uncomfortable. Under Wang Yun's escort, the two left the General's Mansion and wandered around on their own.
"Luoyang, ......" Xun Gang was slightly excited in his heart, in the last years of this chaotic East Ring, he didn't know which talent he could meet......