In this way, by introducing the exodus of Ma Yuan, Ban Biao, and Zheng Lin, everyone seems to be able to see Kui Huan's current situation:

His hypocrite face is being seen clearly by more and more people, and more and more people, especially a large number of intellectuals, are resolutely leaving him.

Now that we've said this, we might as well introduce one more person, and the true image of Kui Huan will be clearer in front of us.

This person is a generation of Tongru Dulin, and his departure from Lao Kui made Lao Kui completely tear off his various veils.

During this period of time, Liu Xiu was doing everything possible to do the work of enveloping Kui, asking him to quickly return to obedience and enter the court as an official, while Lao Kui was doing everything possible to perfunctory Liu Xiu, and to attract all kinds of talents around him with both soft and hard.

By the time we introduced Durin, Lao Kui had already begun to move.

Of course, we also have to focus the spotlight on the drama of social life.

Du Lin, the word Boshan, Fufeng Maoling people, and Ma Yuan are fellow villagers.

He was born in a family of senior cadres and liked to read and study since he was a child.

He had a large collection of books at home, and with a studious temperament, he read the scriptures at a young age and was proficient in chapters and verses, so that his learning was recognized by the world and was known as "Tongru".

But he is not a dead student, he can still apply what he has learned, touch on the bypass, and integrate well with social reality.

At the same time, he is also very particular, with integrity and faithfulness.

Du Lin worked in the county office earlier, and when Wang Mang Hu came, in order to avoid chaos, he lived in Hexi with his younger brother Du Cheng and some fellow villagers in the county.

Kui Huan has always admired Du Lin's talent and ambition, and when he claimed to be the general of Xizhou, he was short of manpower, so he hired him as his senior staff.

Although Durin lives in a foreign country and may not have a good life, he does not want to play with Lao Kui.

Lao Kui didn't know what method to take, so he summoned Du Lin, forcibly sealed him, and gave him a lot of wages.

Du Lin saw Lao Kui's ambition to cut the land and stand on his own, and he really didn't agree with it in his heart, and he didn't want to wade into this troubled water.

Once, when Durin fell ill, he took the opportunity to resign from Lao Kui and return all his wages.

Lao Kui was unwilling and repeatedly asked Du Lin to insist on working, but Du Lin resolutely resigned on the grounds that he was seriously ill.

Lao Kui was annoyed and ashamed: I know that you are a talent, since I can't use you, I must not let others use you.

He ordered Durin to be placed under house arrest.

However, Lao Kui was a relatively mature hypocrite after all, and although he hated Du Lin in his heart, he pretended to be tolerant and generous on the surface.

While imposing residential surveillance on Du Lin, he declared to the outside world that he was Du Lin's person, that the Son of Heaven could not make him a vassal, and that the princes could not make friends with him, and that he, like Bo Yi and Shu Qi, had the ambition of not eating Zhou Su. Now, let him rest and rest first, and then let him go when the world is peaceful.

Even so, Doolin never gave in.

Look at it, I'd rather die than play with you!

(Although Lin is restrained, he will not give in in the end.) ）

Soon, in early 30 AD, Du Cheng fell ill and died, and Du Lin asked to take his younger brother back to his hometown for burial.

Lao Kui had no choice but to let Du Lin go.

But Lao Kui is so unproductive, as soon as he lets Du Lin go, he regrets it.

Durin is indeed too talented, and it is a great pity that he cannot be used by me in this life and this life!

What I can't use, I must not let others use it, destroy it!

So, starting from this dark and ruthless hypocrite mentality, Lao Kui sent the Assassin Yang Xian and ordered him to intercept and kill Du Lin in the area of Longdi (present-day Liupan Mountain, west of Zhuanglang, Gansu).

Regarding Yang Xian, the historian is vague, and the historical records are limited to the record of his behavior as an assassin this time.

What I would like to draw attention to here is that this is an assassin with a conscience and personality.

No, Yang Xian traveled lightly and quickly caught up with Du Lin.

However, the scene in front of him really moved Yang Xian very much.

In the vast wasteland, the spring grass is green, the smoke is lonely, and Du Lin pushes the small cart with the body of his younger brother Du Cheng alone, walking with difficulty but perseverance.

This is clearly a silhouette of an era!

When Yang Xian saw it, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

He was extremely emotional: In today's world, people's hearts are impetuous, ** cross-current, who else can abide by righteousness like Du Lin? Although I am an assassin and a villain, how can I bear to hurt such a righteous man?

(Who can do righteousness in this world?) Although I am a villain, how can I bear to kill the righteous? ）

In addition to sighing, Yang Xian was ashamed, he felt ashamed of this business trip!

I can't kill Mr. Du, and I can't go back and deal with Boss Kui, what should I do? Run!

So, Yang Xianyi ran away.

(Because of death.) ）

This is the story of a man with lofty ideals (Du Lin) who pursues his ideals despite his death, and it is also a legend of an assassin (Yang Xian) who touches the scene and understands it.

We are glad that such a story has made more and more people awe-inspired, and such a legend has continued to be played out in later generations.

By the way, I want to tell you that here in Kui Huan, it has become a trend for talents like Ma Yuan, Ban Biao, Zheng Xing, and Du Lin to leave, and Lao Kui is helpless to deal with it with all his efforts and unscrupulous means.

For example, the famous scholar-type politician Shen Tugang also opposed Lao Kui's self-reliance, but Lao Kui didn't listen, so he had to find a way to escape.

Like the above-mentioned Ma, Ban, Zheng, Du and other buddies, he defected to Liu Xiu after he got out and became a member of the leadership team of Liu Xiu's regime.

At this time, although Liu Xiu regarded Kui Huan as a key target, he did sincerely want to unite him and use him. It's just that Lao Kui is indeed sincere and sincere, just like a saying in our Chinese saying, "Wang Ba eats scales and has an iron heart".