The light and bright moonlight slanted through the window, covering the body of the cockroach lamp with a hazy light veil that rotated in the wind, and the quiet and beautiful night outside the courtyard formed a sharp contrast with the noisy and noisy banquet in the hall. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Even though several major lords have not yet entered the table, the banquet has already been mixed with cups. Even though tonight is destined to be a sleepless night full of intrigue and deceit, those princes and nobles, dignitaries and eunuchs still try to pretend to be happy with each other.

It's just that the few plaster beams and hakama sitting at the back are obviously drunk, otherwise they wouldn't have ignored the etiquette and hugged the maid of the Deng Mansion next to them into their arms on the spot.

The maid of the Deng Mansion who was pulled into her arms was obviously forced to laugh, and she wanted to break free but couldn't. But how could these lascivious, extravagant princes and grandsons take their feelings to heart, for them these handmaidens are merely goods for sexual pleasure.

If it weren't for the fact that they were Deng Valve people and didn't dare to be too presumptuous, otherwise, with their personalities, it would not be impossible to have sex and have fun even if they were pressed under them on the spot. Like those banquets in Luoyang on weekdays, these unsightly things often happen on the spot.

These families of kings and grandsons are all dog-like people in the court, but their private lives are really absurd and unsightly. However, this kind of ugly thing is a common thing in the aristocratic class, even the supreme kings, such as Huan and Ling, are not drunk and dreaming of death, poor and luxurious, which is in strong contrast to the hard life of ordinary people who do not have enough to eat.

"The ruling class is so absurd and corrupt, it is no wonder that the 400-year-old Han Dynasty is about to come to an end." Lu Yi laughed out loud at the darkness, he knew that the scene in front of him was just one of the faces of these Zhumen embroidered households.

Dong Bai looked at Lu Yi silently for a while, and when he saw that he couldn't take his eyes off the corners of the dragons and phoenixes, he couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Is Lu Lang a little envious?" If you want it too, then the slave family will give a few maids in the house to Lu Lang to enjoy when they go back~"

Lu Yi frowned when he heard this, and he didn't know what crazy this chick was doing again. He let out a long breath and said, "Lord Dong Ji is joking." No matter how shameless I am, I can't use women like goods. Whether it is the princess emperor, the lady of the high gate, or the peasant girl and concubine, their only identity is a woman. Even if there is a difference between high and low status, they should all be loved and respected. ”

Although he said this in a loud voice, only heard by the people around him, it still thundered in the ears of everyone around him.

After all, in this era, women are just accessories of men, like those concubines and maidservants, they are like goods. As for the handmaidens of the rich and noble, their status is even more humble and low, and they are the property of the master like cattle and horses, farm houses, and utensils, and the master can serve, beat, scold, give away, and buy and sell at will. In wealthy mansions, it is not uncommon for masters to kill slaves and maids, and there are even criminal acts of using slaves and maids for burial.

A fierce general like Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, for a beloved horse, actually let the concubine in the house be selected and exchanged by the owner of the horse. And many people in the world use this code to describe the so-called amorous and arrogant behavior of the wealthy people, and they relish this story of "loving concubines for horses".

This kind of thing of treating women as mustard is not uncommon in ancient patriarchal societies. And Lu Yi's words of respect for women are undoubtedly very shocking. Many men beside him were dumbfounded when they heard this, and their shock was beyond measure. And for the maid of the Deng Mansion beside her, Lu Yi's words were undoubtedly earth-shattering and unimaginable.

Hearing this, several maids showed confusion or shock on their faces, and more of them were excited, their hearts were boiling with excitement, and their eyes looking at Lu Yi couldn't help but show a look of fascination.

When Dong Bai heard this, he was obviously quite shocked, but then he sneered disdainfully: "Lu Lang's words are inevitably dazzling and confused. They are nothing more than lowly pale slaves, born to be driven by their masters. If it was as Lu Lang said, regardless of whether men are superior or inferior, whether they are high or low, then there is no discipline in the world, and it would have been chaotic a long time ago. ”

Lu Yi was stunned and speechless, he finally understood that he had ignored an important reality. That is a woman like Dong Bai, although she is in the same weak female class as these maidservants, she is a noble lady in a high position.

As a person with vested interests, Dong Bai is afraid that it will be difficult for him to feel the suffering of these concubines and maids for the rest of his life. From the perspective of social class, she is on the side of oppression and exploitation of others, and it is too late to try to maintain this traditional order of dignity and humility, so naturally she will not empathize with these poor women.

This is the selfishness and class nature of human beings. Even Wu Zetian, the only empress in China for thousands of years, has basically never taken any measures to improve the status of women in her life, let alone a woman like Dong Bai.

Lu Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, knowing that the Tao is different, and it is not a conspirator. These handmaidens and the proud daughters of the sky like Dong Bai are not people in the same world. No matter how much you say, it's tantamount to playing the piano to a cow, so you don't bother to say more, and pour wine and drink it yourself.

"Isn't that the girl of the Dong family?" Liang Boyu's eagle eyes roamed around the hall, and his gaze casually stayed on Dong Bai, and suddenly showed surprise on his face and said, "Isn't it inconvenient for Dong Xiangguo to come in person tonight?" ”

Dong Bai's face showed gloom, but she still tried her best to be polite and polite: "Thanks to Mrs. Liang's concern, the ancestor is busy with political affairs, so he has no time to come here." ”

She said this in a subtle and subtle way.

"Political affairs are busy, and there is no time to doppelganger", this sentence is obviously to explain the reason why Dong Zhuo can't come in person tonight, but the real meaning is to tell Liang Boyu that now Dong Zhuo is in power, and everything is under the control of the Dong family. This is to warn Liang Boyu not to act rashly.

What kind of character Liang Boyu is, he can naturally hear Dong Bai's words, but he immediately took it. With his status and status, he naturally won't be more serious with a little girl.

Lu Yi was secretly surprised, and said in his heart that Dong Bai, this chick deserves to be the rising star of Dong Valve, she is young, but she is already so clever and sharp in her speech.

Dong Bai didn't dare to really offend a person like Liang Boyu, so he put his eyes on Gongsun Du next to him, his eyes flashed with a hint of murderous aura, and he said with a thorn in his words: "Isn't this Gongsun Taishou?" Why, in the blink of an eye, there was another master! ”

Gongsun Du was enjoying fragrant wine and delicacies and singing and dancing beauties, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Dong Bai point the contradiction to himself.

Although he is an arrogant and arrogant person, he also knows that a behemoth like Dong Valve is not something he can offend, not to mention that he has just defected from the Dong family to Liang Valve, and if he changes the court, as long as he is not a person who has lost his integrity, he will be ashamed.

Therefore, when Dong Bai sneered at his sect master Liang Boyu, he didn't dare to speak. It's just that now Dong Bai is so aggressively accusing him, and Liang Boyu beside him looks like he has never heard of it, which makes him secretly bitter in his heart, so he can only laugh and not answer.

Dong Bai saw that Gongsun Du looked like he was avoiding talking about it, and Ying Ying wanted to smile and said: "Is it that the small courtyard of our Dong family can't accommodate your big Buddha, so you have no choice but to change the court?" ”

Gongsun Du saw that he was sneering and aggressive, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed. And Liang Boyu beside him didn't care about himself, and his attitude of ignoring it also made him feel deeply afraid.

Undoubtedly, this is a test and temptation of Liang Boyu for himself.

Although he switched from Dong Valve to Liang Valve, Liang Boyu was obviously still wary of himself. And his next actions and attitude towards the Dong family are undoubtedly a statement of his refuge in Liang Valve.

And Dong Bai is actually very aware of this. Don't think that she is just a fifteen-year-old girl who can be despised at leisure, she seems to be aggressive and unreasonable, but in fact she wants to take this opportunity to find out if she is determined to work for Liang Valve. On the contrary, Liang Boyu also wanted to take this opportunity to test his loyalty.

Now that the political struggle in Luoyang has reached the point where water and fire are incompatible, it is obviously impossible for him to be the grass on the wall and curry favor with both sides. Rather than being splinted between the Dong valve and the beam valve, it is better to make a decision!

And Dong Valve and Liang Valve are undoubtedly waiting for their own attitude and decision. Liang Boyu will never allow himself to be two-sided and three-sided, and Dong Valve will not sit idly by and watch himself take refuge in Liang Valve.

Although the position of Liaodong Taishou is located in a remote border, it is an extremely important place in the northern frontier. It was the last core territory of the Middle Empire in the Northeast Territory. Further east, the Hyungsu County has been encroached upon by the increasingly powerful Goguryeo, while the Rajang County in the north of Korea is undoubtedly dominated by a policy of restraint.

In this way, Liaodong County was a dangerous place for the Han Dynasty to rule the homeland of the "Four Han Counties" and to defend the northeastern border against Goguryeo. At the same time, it was also the core base of the Han Empire to control the 78 countries of the three ethnic groups on the Korean Peninsula.

Therefore, whether it is Dong Lord, who has obtained the highest power in the central court, or Liang Lord, who has challenged Dong Zhuo's power, or even the major families in the Central Plains, they all want to strive for the support of Gongsun Du, the Taishou of Liaodong County.

Even Lu Yi can see this clearly. Since the Han Dynasty, the Gongsun clan has undoubtedly been the overlord of the local forces in the northeast, and there is the Gongsun Zan clan in western Liaoning. And Gongsun Du, as a child of the Gongsun clan of Xiangping in Liaodong, although he is only an insignificant member of the Gongsun clan in Liaodong, he still has powerful energy.

With Gongsun Du's local power in Liaodong, coupled with his qualifications as the assassin of Jizhou, if he finally has the support of a powerful gate lord, he can undoubtedly become the overlord of the three counties in Liaodong.

This is the reason why Dong Bai and Liang Boyu fought secretly, even at the expense of tearing their faces. Gongsun Du wants to walk a tightrope between Dong and Liang, which is undoubtedly unworkable. The practice of two white faces can only make him touch a nose of ash.

If Gongsun Du wants to save the three counties of Liaodong, he undoubtedly needs the support of the central forces. Among the most competitive Dong valves and beam valves, there is only one choice to make. Only by following one of them with a dead heart can you get the full support of that family.

Therefore, for the sake of Gongsun Du's own future and the future of Xiangping Gongsun family, Gongsun Du must now make a choice on the spot.