It is also strange to say that since entering the middle of summer, the weather in Luoyang has changed from the previous hot and rainless, and every three or five places, there will be a storm in the afternoon, washing away the dust of the city at the same time, but also sweeping away the blazing heat brought by the sun, making the night in Luoyang become clear and pleasant.

The general of the cavalry Li Dao led the army to return to the dynasty, in the city of Luoyang, I don't know how many people could not sleep because of this, Situ Wang Yun was one of them, even the general of the cavalry, the general of the cavalry Li Dao, the same.

In the inner study, there were only two people, Li Dao, a general of the chariot cavalry, and Li Ru, the son-in-law of the late lieutenant Dong Zhuo.

Although the doors and windows are open, Li Dao is not afraid of someone eavesdropping, the inner study is located, is a set of independent small courtyards, only the main room and the left and right wings, the main room is Li Dao's study, the left and right wings, is where he places all kinds of precious swords.

Like Taiwei Dong Zhuo, Li Dao also loves swords and swords, and since he took charge of the government, he has collected swords and swords through various channels, and there are really not a few treasures in his hand, and most of the treasures on the late Taiwei Dong Zhuo's mansion have also fallen into his hands.

Li Ru's identity is too sensitive, and Li Ru himself is unwilling to be a leader, so he has been hiding in Li Ru's mansion and acting as a staff member to give him advice.

This trip back to Luoyang with the army, Li Dao was originally tired of the journey, but Yuan Shao's counterattack made Li Dao hate his heart itching, and after finishing a trivial matter, he summoned Li Ru, and set up personal soldiers around the inner study to guard and discuss secretly.

For more than a long time, what should be analyzed and discussed has been said in the same way, and what needs to be discussed now is how to deal with it.

Li Wei sat down again behind the desk, reached out and rubbed his temples, took a few deep breaths, and felt refreshed before he looked at Li Ru and asked: "Yuan Shao's move is bound to cause repercussions among the government and the opposition in Luoyang, Brother Wen You thinks, how should this matter be dealt with?" ”

Li Ru asked rhetorically: "Aside from this matter and Yuan Shao, what does the general think these rumors come from?" ”

Li Daoda frowned, remembering the situation when Li Ru recounted these rumors years ago, stretched out his finger and pointed to the east, and asked, "Could it be from Yongle Palace?" ”

Yongle Palace, has always been the empress dowager's secluded residence, before the death of the first emperor Liu Hong, it was the Empress Dowager Dong who lived here, and later, the Empress Dowager Dong lived in the Yongle Palace, the Taiwei Dong Zhuo was in charge, abolished the son of heaven Liu Bian, established Chen Liu, the king of Liu Xie, and moved the Empress Dowager He to the Yongle Palace.

It is rumored that the death of the Empress Dowager Dong is inseparable from it, and now, the Empress Dowager He herself is far away from the court and lives in Yongle Palace, which is really unhappy.

It's just that I don't know if the Empress Dowager He will feel frightened when she thinks of the Empress Dowager Dong who lives here these days.

Li Ru thought about these irrelevant things maliciously, nodded and responded: "Well, the general guessed, according to Confucian's view, there should be little difference." ”

Seeing that Li Dao was silent, Li Ru explained: "General, please see, when the first emperor died, he had the intention of making today's son the king, and entrusted the matter to the military captain Jian Shuo and others, but unfortunately when Jian Shuo conspired to punish the general He Jin, the matter was not confidential, which caused He Jin to be vigilant, and was later killed by He Jin. It was at that time that such rumors were spread among the Luoyang government and the opposition. ”

After speaking, after a slight pause, Li Ru added: "At that time, Yuan Shao was in the General's Mansion to participate in the plan. ”

Li Dao nodded in response: "In this way, the reason why Yuan Shao is so conclusive is because such rumors are clearly concocted by him and the Queen Mother's brothers and sisters?" ”

Li Ru nodded yes, his eyes blazing.

In fact, Li Ru himself does not have much empirical evidence, but relies on patchwork and a certain amount of imagination to deduce it. But he is convinced that this conclusion is the closest to the truth, but unfortunately, there is no evidence to be found now, unless the Empress Dowager He, who lives in Yongle Palace, can open his mouth to testify.

At the beginning, Li Ru tried to find empirical evidence, but after several setbacks, he could only give up.

There is no other reason, since the death of the first emperor, in less than a year, the combined swords and soldiers in Luoyang City have been more than the nearly two hundred years since the founding of the country.

First, the general He Jin was in the army, and killed the military captain Jian Shuo and others; Then, there was the eunuch in the palace, who summoned the general He into the palace and beheaded him; Subsequently, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers led the forbidden army, attacked the palace ban, wantonly hunted and killed the eunuchs in the palace, and fought with the subordinates of He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry; After that, the late lieutenant Dong Zhuo led the army into Luoyang, fought with the Bingzhou army, and after winning over Lu Bu, together with the Bingzhou army, cleared the forbidden army and other departments; Then, Taiwei Dong Zhuo died, and the Luoyang government and the opposition were in turmoil again; It was not until the cavalry general Li Wei led the army into Luoyang that the matter finally stopped.

After such a toss and turn, even if there is any human and physical evidence, under the manipulation of people with intentions, it will definitely disappear without a trace.

Moreover, it is no longer necessary to delve into the so-called empirical evidence, but what is important is to see how to deal with it.

Sure enough, Li Dao groaned for a while, and asked again: "Brother Wen You, what do you think should be done?" ”

Li Ru seemed to remember something, laughed a few times, and replied: "When Confucianism assisted Taiwei before, he also discussed this matter with Taiwei, and at that time, he also asked his opinion because the Empress Dowager summoned Fengxian, and his words at that time, Confucianism still remembers it to this day. ”

"Oh?"

Li Dao was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect that Li Ru would mention Lu Bulai at this time.

Li Ru showed an expression of reminiscence and replied: "At that time, Ru was ordered by the Taiwei to ask Fengxian what he thought of the Queen Mother, but what did he think. Feng Xian replied that the queen mother's daughter Liuer, there is no general to help, and she is not qualified to think about anything else. Even if there is anything wrong with it, a glass of wine is enough. ”

A glass of wine!

Li Ru didn't say it explicitly, but Li Dao knew very well in his heart that such a glass of wine would of course not be fine wine, but poisonous wine.

Thinking about it, now that such rumors have reappeared, doesn't it mean that the Queen Mother is still not giving up, or has a non-dividing mind? In this case, after a glass of wine, the matter came to an abrupt end.

It's just that why Yuan Shao didn't announce this matter to the world when the Kwantung Coalition Army was gaining momentum, but did it after the Kwantung Coalition Army fell apart?

Li Dao raised this question, and as soon as Li Ruwei groaned, he replied confidently: "This matter is not difficult to understand, Yuan Shao is not reconciled to this defeat, he intends to make the prefectures and counties of the world question the bloodline of the current saint, so as to organize a rebellious army again, in order to regroup and start a war again." ”

Li Ru said this, Li Dao deeply agreed, although the Kwantung rebels returned in vain in this battle, but the Kwantung counties are still outside the imperial court, and most of the Kwantung rebels are not damaged, if there is a common goal, they are indeed possible to form a large army again.

Thinking of this, Li Dao had a gloomy face and said gloomily: "Well, since this is the case, let's give Yuan Shao a salary from the bottom of the kettle, but this matter is very important, who will do it, you have to think carefully." “

The so-called crucial, the so-called consideration, are actually polite words.

Li Wei knew what Li Ru meant, since Yuan Shao's thoughts were to call on the counties of the world to rise up and rebel on the grounds of questioning the bloodline of Liu Xie, the current saint, then poisoning the Empress Dowager He and King Hongnong to death, wouldn't it be possible to put an end to their thoughts.

However, killing the king, even if it is a deposed king, is still not a good thing, and if it spreads, it will inevitably be pointed out by thousands of people, and its reputation will be greatly damaged.

Li Ru had already prepared, got up and squatted down beside Li Dao, leaned into his ear, and whispered a few words.

Li Dao looked surprised, raised his head slightly, and asked, "Is this feasible?" ”

The jade rabbit had begun to tilt westward, and the bright moonlight shone through the window lattice, shining on the two of them, only the head was still in the dark, which looked very strange.

At this time, Situ Wang Yun and his staff Min Gong had already stepped out of the study and stepped into the inner courtyard of Situ's mansion.

Situ, Sikong, Taiwei, are the three princes of the Han Dynasty, and the three mansions of the three princes are also lined up between the consumption gate and the Middle East Gate, covering an area of general size, more than 100 acres.

The inside is divided into several weights, and the outside is entered, that is, the place where the three public affairs are handled, and one should belong to the official, and they all handle affairs here; Later, it is the inner hall where the families of the three princes live, covering a wide area, and in Luoyang City, it is also more generous than the top wealthy families.

If it weren't for Situ Wang Yun's familiarity, Min Gong wouldn't have been able to distinguish things at all. The trees in the courtyard are neither dense and gloomy, but also not sparse, the winding paths are quiet, and the murmuring of flowing water comes from afar, coupled with the sound of insects in the quiet night, which is more quiet and elegant.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Min Gong clearly felt that Situ Wangyun's mood seemed to be much lighter.

The two talked in a whisper as they walked, as if they were afraid that if the sound was a little louder, the silence would be broken.

I don't know how far I walked, and suddenly, there was a soft whisper in front of me, and the scent of the rising fragrance.

The two stopped at the same time, Wang Yun lowered his voice and asked, "Who is there?!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the whispering in front of him stopped, and at the same time there was a sound of footsteps, and then the shadows of the trees shook, as if someone was dodging.

Wang Yun is not like Min Gong, but a civil and military all-rounder, immediately took the lead in striding over, swept his cold eyes, and saw a delicate desk in the woods clearing, on which were placed the fruits of the unfamiliar, small incense burner, inserted in three burning incense, the fragrance is from here.

"Whoever is there, don't let the old man come out!"

There was silence around, and after a while, under Wang Yun's majestic glance, the branches flickered, and a white figure emerged.

"Who are you, why are you placing incense cases, aren't you afraid of family law?"

Speaking of the back, Wang Yun was almost roaring. As an orthodox Confucian, what he hated most in his life was these gods and ghosts, and at this moment, he was in his own house, and when he saw someone doing such things, the anger in his heart was self-evident.

Under the moonlight, Min Gong could only barely recognize the figure in front of him, dressed in white, with long hair coiled up, his figure was slender and cute, and his face was unreal because of the moonlight on his back.

Under Wang Yun's pressure, the figure seemed to be trembling there, and it was a long time before he faintly choked up, and replied: "Little girl, little girl tastes it, the lord, the lord is worried about state affairs, the little girl is here, set up an incense case, look to the sky and pray, pray for the peace of the country and the people, and the lord will no longer worry." ”

These words were said intermittently, but the meaning was extremely clear, and the woman's voice was soft and charming, and slightly choked, showing her sincerity.

Wang Yun was deeply moved, tears were in his eyes, he looked at the sky and sighed a few times, and said sadly: "God is pitiful, Chaotangzhou County, there are many people who are vegetarian in the corpse, I never thought that in the old man's mansion, there is a good child like this, good, good, my son has this heart, the old man is full of comfort, get up, get up!" ”

The figure stood up, blessed slightly, and said, "Yes, the little girl Diao Chan obeys the order!" ”