Chapter 36: The Aftermath (2)
It has been a few days since the incident in Afang Heavenly Palace, but the waves caused by this incident have just begun.
Most people can only see what is in front of them, although the site of the fall of Afang Tiangong is not far from the north of Chang'an City, but for most people in Chang'an City, it is just a conversation after tea and dinner, at most it is a group of people who go to the north of the city to hunt for treasures. And what really made them toss and turn was something else.
Dong Zhuo is dead.
Between the teahouses and wine shops, almost the entire Chang'an City is talking about this matter, and in the midst of the different opinions, countless versions of the facts have been circulated, but under the control of people with intentions, these versions of the facts will only get farther and farther away from the truth.
"General Lu Bu angrily beheaded the national thief Dong Zhuo, the name of this loyal minister of the Han Dynasty is really well deserved!"
"What kind of loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, it's just a martial artist, if you want me to say, the real loyal minister of the Han Dynasty is still Wang Yun and Wang Situ, if he hadn't plotted behind his back, Lu Bu alone would still not be able to set off any storms."
In a certain wine shop, two drinkers were arguing with each other, attracting the attention of many people, standing or sitting, some listening attentively to their discussions, and some focusing on the wine cup in front of them.
"If you want me to say, neither of these two are good things!"
The third person joined in the argument, and the unusual remarks instantly attracted the attention of the others, and their eyes gathered, all wanting to see what this person had to say.
"Look at that Lu Bu, after beheading Dong Zhuo, he moved to General Fenwu, Kaifu Yi and the Third Division, entered the Marquis of Wen County, and Wang Yun, and became an auxiliary minister, with power leaning towards the government and the opposition, except that he is not a Taishi, is it a little different from that Dong Zhuo?"
The man looked like a down-and-out Confucian student, and as soon as his words came out, he caused everyone to boo.
"It's nonsense, how can the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty allow you to slander like this!"
"Look at your poor and sour appearance, it's nothing more than jealousy of other people's meritorious service!"
Seeing that everyone refuted him like this, the Confucian student blushed, but he could only leave a sentence of "all stupid", and left the wine shop in a bit of embarrassment.
In the corner of the wine shop, there sat a petite woman covered with a veil, who watched the Confucian leave, but the injustice in her eyes could not be concealed by the veil.
"Actually, I think he's right."
Zhou Ping, who was at the same table with her, whispered comfortingly, a few days passed, Dong Bai finally agreed to go out with him for a walk, but he didn't expect to hear such a bad thing just after sitting in this wine shop for a long time.
“……”
Dong Bai glanced at Zhou Ping and didn't say anything, but got up silently and left the wine shop.
"Ugh."
Looking at Dong Bai's somewhat lonely back, he sighed, and then caught up with her.
When he stepped out of the threshold, a man passed by him.
"Huh?!"
The moment he passed by, Zhou Ping suddenly felt a majestic aura, he turned his head to look at the man, only to find that the man was also looking at himself.
The man had a handsome face, although he was dressed plainly, but in Zhou Ping's eyes, he still saw a killing temperament unique to a military general.
General?!
In this market, how can there be a military general, and this person looks very faceless.
The military generals who appeared in Chang'an at this time, and the aura is still so strong, who is it that he hasn't seen yet?
"What do you have to say about this brother?"
Zhou Ping pondered, and the man spoke.
"Oh no, nothing, nothing."
Zhou Ping waved his hand and hurriedly said, more things are better than less things, it doesn't matter who he is.
“……”
The man turned around, ignored Zhou Ping, and walked straight to the wine shop, Zhou Ping was bored, he pouted, and turned to chase Dong Bai.
"Guest Officer ......"
The man sat down, and Xiao Er greeted him.
"Warm a pot of wine, and then have a plate of meat......"
After a pause, the man raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Er.
"And ...... How to get to the palace? ”
……
The previous medical hall naturally can't be used anymore, after all, it has been known by Wang Yun, and now he is taking Dong Bai and Diao Chan, the identities of the two people are one and the other is sensitive, if Wang Yun comes to the door, it will definitely be a bunch of trouble.
The place where he lives now is the same as Zuo Ci lived in when he traveled around the world in his early years, although it is not big, but the safety and privacy can still be guaranteed.
As soon as Zhou Ping and Dong Bai pushed open the door, they saw Han Ji flying up and down, and when they saw the two coming back, Han Ji immediately shouted at the two excitedly.
"It's done!"
As she spoke, Han Ji stepped aside, but there was a rather delicate pendant on the table behind her.
"Is that it?"
Zhou Ping held the pendant in his hand, and it felt warm and cold, like a piece of jade.
As mentioned earlier, Han Ji's range of activities is limited and she can't be too far away from her corpse, and this pendant is made from her corpse.
After all, Han Ji came out to see the world with Zhou Ping, and it was too scary to travel the world with a skeleton, and the world was quite shy about cremation at this time, but fortunately, there was a method of refining souls and removing bones in "Taiping Technique", so Zhou Ping used it here for Han Ji.
"In that case, we can get out of this place!"
Although a series of events happened in the First Emperor's Heavenly Palace halfway, the final result did not deviate too much from the original history, so the next thing can naturally be predicted.
Wang Yun won't live long.
Although he seems to be beautiful now, it will not be long before Dong Zhuo's old troops will be forced to rebel under his bad attitude, followed by Li Dao Guo Yan captured Chang'an, Wang Yun died, and Lu Bu was defeated and fled. And Chang'an under the rule of Li Dao Guo Yan is simply a purgatory on earth, and in just a few years, they have been plagued into ten rooms and nine emptiness.
The reason why Zhou Ping stayed here was because of Han Ji, and now that Han Ji's problem is solved, he can naturally leave here.
"Are we leaving?"
It was Dong Bai who spoke, since Dong Zhuo's death, Dong Bai's mood has been very low, and it is rare to take the initiative to speak like this.
"That's right! Let's go! You go and pack up your things with Diao Chan, and I'll go out and find the carriage!" ”
Zhou Ping said neatly, not noticing Dong Bai's expression at all.
"Then, before leaving, can you come with me to the palace?"
"The Imperial Palace? So what's there to go about? ”
Zhou Ping was stunned, he couldn't figure out why Dong Bai went to such a dangerous place, now Wang Yunzheng is wantonly arresting Dong Zhuo's remnants, and Dong Bai is the first to bear the brunt, otherwise she wouldn't have to go out and wear a veil.
"There should still be Grandpa's relics there."
Dong Bai looked up at Zhou Ping, his eyes were red, and although his tone was calm, there was a vague stubbornness.
If Zhou Ping didn't agree, she would definitely go by herself.
Although Zhou Ping does not have the bearing of a big man, but this most basic kindness is still there, after all, the dead are the greatest, he sighed, wanted to touch Dong Bai's head, and finally put down his hand.
"Okay, I'll take you."