Chapter Seventy-Two: Asking to See
It is said that Zheng Tai and He Hao are the core forces of the party since the disaster of the party. By the time of the Ten Standing Servants, these two people and Yuan Shao and others gradually became the leaders of the party, and they were very jealous of the Ten Standing Servants and others, and they were widely known in the world.
During the reign of the great general He Jin, these two people, Yuan Shao and others were invited by He Jin to enter He Jin's shogunate, became the core force, and were deeply used. After He Jin's death, the world was in turmoil, and Dong Zhuo was in charge of Luoyang. Zheng Tai and He Hao are also Dong Zhuo's key targets, even when Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were fighting in Luoyang, these two were not affected much, and their status is still stable, Zheng Tai is Shangshu, He Hao is Dong Zhuo's long history, and they still occupy an important position in Dong Zhuo's ruling team.
When the heroes fought against Dong, the princes of the Eighteenth Route gathered around Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo once wanted to give Zheng Tai a heavy army and let him lead the troops against the Kwantung princes.
It can be said that whether He Jin, Dong Zhuo, or Yuan Shao are in power, Zheng Tai and He Hao will become the three public figures, as for why they did not become immediately, it is because they are relatively young, similar to Yuan Shao's age, they are both in their forties, compared to Wang Yun, Ma Riyan, Huang Wan and others who are fifty or sixty years old, they are younger and have a little less qualifications. I don't dare to say much about the ability of the two of them, at least they should be at the same level as Tian Feng and Fu Zhu under Yuan Shao, but history has not given them enough room to play.
If not, it would not be possible to get the attention of He Jin, Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao.
Now Zheng Tai is guarding himself with his doors closed, pretending to be deaf to what is going on outside the window, and everyone in Chang'an City is in danger.
As soon as people are in a hurry, they can do anything, and all kinds of methods are thought of, so more and more weighty characters appear in front of the Zheng Mansion, and in the end, even He Hao was moved out.
He Hao and Zheng Tai have a good relationship, they are very good, and they are relatively similar figures in politics, both are considered to be the leaders of the neutral faction, and now the situation is critical, many people have joined forces to find He Hao, hoping that he can come forward to contact Zheng Tai.
The purpose of contacting Zheng Tai is naturally to let Zheng Tai use his identity as Dong Shouye's mentor after the city of Chang'an City is broken, so that Dong Shouye's Xiliang Army can do less killing after entering Chang'an City, and don't do anything to kill millions of people at every turn, so that more people can live.
Chang'an City is surrounded on all sides, and it is more difficult to escape safely than to ascend to the sky, although doing so will damage face, but at the moment of life and death, it can't take care of so much.
Unable to withstand everyone's bitter pleading, He Hao finally agreed to come forward, coupled with his own understanding of the current situation, Chang'an City has no good chance of winning against the Xiliang Army, and the life and death of the people in the city are all pinned on Dong Shouye's thoughts, and now in Chang'an City, only Zheng Tai, who can exert influence on Dong Shouye, is his mentor.
He Hao was dressed in a brocade robe, with a graceful jade face, and a majestic instrument, surrounded by a group of people, he came to the door of Zheng Tai's mansion, approached the gate, knocked on the door heavily, and said loudly: "The old man He Bo asked to visit, and I hope that Brother Gongye can open the door to see it in the past. After saying that, he personally put on the name post and handed it to the porter through the crack in the door.
The concierge of the Zheng Mansion is the old man in the mansion, and he has seen He Hao many times, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he quickly took He Hao's name card respectfully from the crack in the door with both hands, and then said: "Lord He later, the villain will go to report to the master!" ”
After the concierge finished speaking, he trotted all the way to Zheng Tai's study, knocked on the door, and then said: "Master Qiqi, Lord He asks to see him, and he is waiting outside the door!" ”
Zheng Tai is not alone in the study room, there are two other people, one is Xun You, and the other is Zhong Xuan. Zheng Tai and Xun You originally planned to assassinate Dong Zhuo together in history, but due to Dong Shouye's existence, there was a slight deviation in history, Zheng Tai's attitude towards the Xiliang Army changed due to Dong Shouye's relationship, and he gave up plotting to assassinate Dong Zhuo and closed the door to defend himself, and even Xun You was affected by it and did not participate in the plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Xun You was not locked up in prison by Dong Zhuo as in history, but always followed Zheng Tai and watched the changes in the world. Although Zhong Xuan was born in a famous family and has been an official for more than 20 years, he has not been reused and used.
Now Xun Yu is thirty-five years old, five years younger than Zheng Tai, and six years younger than Zhong Xuan. The three of them were headed by Zheng Tai.
After listening to the porter's report, Zheng Tai was expressionless at first, and then sighed softly and did not speak.
Xun You next to him opened his mouth and said: "Sir, at the moment, the shape is deteriorating, Wang Yun coerced the Xiliang Army with Cai Yan, but Dong Shouye said that he would slaughter the city, which made the people in the city panic, and now the day when the city is broken is not far away, and the people in the city are forced to make a living, and the clouds gather outside the gate of Mr. Wang's mansion." I also asked Uncle He to come forward and ask Mr. to beg him, and Mr. I am afraid that he will have to open the door and ask Uncle He to meet. ”
After listening to Xun You's words, Zheng Tai gently tapped the desk next to him with his fingers, and then said: "Gongda, you are good at military aircraft planning, in your opinion, how long can Wang Yun, Lu Bu, and Dong Huang hold on?" ”
Hearing this, Xun You thought for a while, exhaled a breath, and said: "If it is not as expected, I am afraid that within a few days, it will be known, and if there is an accident in the city, I am afraid that the time will be shorter!" ”
Hearing this, Zheng Tai nodded, and said, "Does the change that Gongda said refer to between Wang Yun, Lu Bu, and Dong Huang?" ”
Xun You nodded and said: "Wang Situ is stubborn and inflexible, I am afraid that he will be martyred, but Lu Bu is not necessarily willing to accompany Wang Situ to die here, the two have been born in the interval, and there is a great chance of change, and there are many old departments in Xiliang in the city, Dong Huang may not be able to completely control his subordinates." ”
Hearing this, Zheng Tai nodded. He said to Zhong Xuan next to him: "Yuan Chang, is Lingshi okay?" (Zhong Xuan's master is Cai Yong, who studied calligraphy with him) Zhong Xuan replied: "The family teacher is still fine, but the mood is a little depressed, and now the shape is unknown, plus there is Ma Riyan mediating in it, Wang Yun and others dare not continue to be difficult as the family teacher!" ”
Zheng Tailuo bowed his head and said: "That's good, as long as Cai Yong, Cai Yan's father and daughter are well, there is always a hint of a turn for the better." ”
After a pause, he said to the porter: "Let Mr. He stay for a while, and the old man will change his clothes for the time being, and I will meet him later." ”
After listening to this, the porter hurriedly trotted to the front of the house and told He Hao what his master said.
After He Hao listened, he nodded with a smile, without words, and waited quietly.
The people who followed him heard the news, but they were overjoyed and overjoyed.