I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

In today's bustling horse market, a group of strange people appeared. They wandered around, neither buying nor asking prices. They seemed to have no interest in the commodities in the square market, but were very interested in the merchants and common people in the square market. .Where there are many people, they will gather there.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The shopkeeper who sold Zhang Liao's bows and arrows heard the secret of one person, and his face was full of disbelief: "General Zhang is so wronged... Uh, how could such an honest person steal the funeral from the imperial tomb?"

"I didn't say it was General Zhang. He probably didn't know that the gold cake was buried with our late emperor."

The man had a mysterious expression on his face, Zhi Zhu guided the merchant with his hands on the ground, and said, "Think about it carefully, where did General Zhang say his batch of gold cakes came from?"

"A reward from the Taiwei?" The shopkeeper was taken aback.

"That's right, that bandit Dong is the chief culprit, stealing the property buried with the late emperor, what a heinous crime it is!"

Hearing this, the store owner was furious and echoed, "That's right, death is the most important thing, and peace in the ground is safe. If you disturb other people's tombs and take their property, he, isn't he afraid of being killed by the ghost of the late emperor?"

"Not bad! ... Hey, wait a minute."

The man wanted to incite again, but then he felt that something was wrong: "Thief Dong did such an evil thing without a king and a father, shouldn't we be angry and expose the pole, rushing into the Taiwei's mansion and killing the thief to comfort the world? "

Hearing this, the shopkeeper was inexplicably angry, his eyes turned red: "That's right, you're right!...When are you going to kill the Taiwei's mansion, I will wave the flag and cheer for you in this shop!"

"Huh?..." At this time, no matter how stupid the instigator was, he could tell something was wrong: "You, don't you plan to go?... Isn't it too hot for you to hold the belongings buried with the late emperor?"

"Hey... what's so hot?" The shopkeeper didn't bother to pretend now, and spread his hands: "Where does this property come from, anyway, it's in my hands, so it's fine if I earn money?"

As he said that, he felt that the instigator was in the way, so he pushed away to greet the soldiers outside and said, "Master, come in and have a look, General Zhang said that my bows and arrows are good, why don't you come to have two?"

"You, you!..." The instigator was dumbfounded, and couldn't help yelling: "You lowly businessman who sees profit and forgets righteousness, you have no rules of the king, I am a big man who was destroyed by you waiting for a fly to see blood!" superior!"

When these words came to my ears, the shopkeeper immediately became angry: "Master Jun, I want to expose Mr. Jun. This person has slandered the Taiwei for stealing the imperial tomb, and even said that he will kill the Taiwei!"

The soldiers who had all walked past the shop came back immediately when they heard this, and the leading general in mail frowned: "He really said that?... You must know that if you falsely accuse this person, the crime will be reversed." body!"

The shopkeeper immediately became cold, hesitant to speak.

Afterwards, the general said again: "But if the revelation is true, not only will this person be convicted, but the property will also be confiscated. And you can get half of the property."

"Huh?..." The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment, and then said righteously: "I'm sure, he must be a secret agent sent by the enemy of the Taiwei!"

"I testify!" A person in the store also spoke at this time, and then asked the general in a low voice: "If you testify, is there any property to share?"

"As long as it is true, there will naturally be rewards."

"I can also testify!"

"I can also testify!"

In an instant, other customers also came to the spirit.

The instigators panicked when they saw this.Just as he was about to rush out, he heard the general shout: "Take it away!"

In an instant, four or five soldiers were like tigers pouncing on sheep, capturing the instigator.The shop owner and customers were not ravaged, but took the initiative to make psychological preparations to testify.

Unexpectedly, when the shop owner was walking out, the general stopped him and said with a smile: "Don't be busy, Wen Yuan said that the bows and arrows in your shop are good?"

"Wen Yuan?...Oh, General Zhang did say that, and he even fought with Xu Zhonglang. No, I quickly ordered another batch..."

"Well, Xu Zhonglang and Wen Yuan are both in love, and the quality is definitely not bad, and a certain one will buy a batch back."

"Okay, what about you, General?..."

"Oh, I'm Gao Shun, I've met Wen Yuan twice, so we're considered acquaintances."

After finishing speaking, Gao Shun restrained his smile, and told the soldiers around him: "Be careful when passing down orders. Today's horse market is a bit dark and turbulent..."

In another place, the stall where the common people gather.

"What?... You said that the gold and silver in the hands of the military masters suddenly came from the Taiwei who sent people to steal the emperor's tomb?" A commoner opened his eyes wide after hearing this, with disbelief and excitement on his face: "He, how could he do that, it's so insane!"

"Yes, yes, people dig graves after they die. This... digging people's ancestral graves is really outrageous!" Another commoner agreed, with an equally excited expression.

"That's right, this martial artist from Xiliang doesn't understand a little bit of etiquette and awe."

The instigator saw that the effect was good, and immediately added fuel to the flames and urged: "Everyone, such corrupt, unfaithful and unjust people, should we do justice for the heavens, eliminate violence and bring peace to the good?!"

When these words fell to the ground, the people around... took two steps back and looked at the instigator like a monster.

The person being watched didn't seem to expect things to go this way, and was a little dumbfounded immediately: "You, you... What's the matter, it was fine just now."

"Young man, let's just talk about it just now, why are you serious?" An old farmer was kind and persuaded him: "The Dong thief... Bah, the Taiwei just planed the imperial tomb, and he didn't plan on you. Family grave, what are you getting so excited about?"

"Yeah, with the gold and silver distributed to the soldiers by the Taiwei digging the emperor's ancestral grave, we can still earn some money..."

"You, aren't you afraid?" Loyalty to the monarch and the country are no longer feasible, and the instigators changed their minds and began to scare the people: "He is digging the tomb of the first emperor today, and tomorrow he might dig your house!"

"Impossible, the Taiwei digs the grave for gold and silver, there is nothing in my ancestor's grave..."

"..." The instigator was speechless for a moment, and said, "Then, as you said, let Dong thief dig it, and let's talk about it?"

"Shouldn't we just talk about the fun?" The people relaxed and said, "It's the grave of the old Liu's family, what benefits have our ancestors gained from the old Liu's family for generations?"

"Those high-ranking nobles who ate the old Liu's family didn't speak, so what's the matter with us mud legs?"

"Even after death, so much gold and silver are still buried, it's really better to let the Taiwei dig it out and share it with us..."

"You, you..." The instigator was completely dumbfounded, he didn't expect the people's consciousness to be so high, he was confused when he heard it: "Yeah, why did the master ask me to instigate, why didn't he come?  … That's not right, didn't the master say that the people are stupid and can be bewitched with just a few words?"

"This plot is wrong..."

"What's wrong?" A sneer suddenly came from behind, and said: "If you dare to spread rumors and hurt the Taiwei behind your back, take it away to a certain family!"

A ferocious burly general threw the rumormonger to the soldiers like a chicken, and then glared at him, revealing his fierceness, which made the people tremble.

"General, general..." The old farmer was afraid, and said tremblingly: "I, we didn't talk about Mr. Taiwei, we all think that Mr. Taiwei planed well!"

"Hmm..." Hua Xiong just laughed, but his power remained unabated: "Your mallow looks quite juicy, how much is it?"

"Family, it's grown at home. It doesn't cost money. If the general looks like it, just take it..."

"Then how can I do it!" Hua Xiong was angry again at that time, and said: "If you let the Taiwei know that I don't pay you for buying your things, your head will be lost. Come here, give me the money!"

……

It was night, in Yuan Kui's mansion.

Hearing the reports from Wu Qiong, Zhou Wei, Zheng Tai, and He Yong, Yuan Kui was so angry that his eyes were dark for a moment, and he staggered twice and almost couldn't stand still: "Confused!... There are many righteous men in the Han Dynasty, but you... ...You guys are so stupid!"

"Yuan Gong, the common people and merchants are cunning, and the world is not ancient, how could we have expected it?"

"Hmph, how dare you argue!" Yuan Kai was furious, and he was not polite in his words: "I don't expect to put a set of ideas into practice, but I have such high-sightedness and low-handedness!"

"Businessmen and merchants are illiterate, but they are not fools. How can they get bloody because of a few words and a few words?"

"Yes, but didn't the Taifu agree last night?..."

"The old man agrees with your plan, but spreading the news also needs to be strategic!" Looking at the four guys in front of him who looked like fighting roosters, Yuan Kai was really speechless: "Arrogance, you lose because of your arrogance, don't pay attention People don't understand human nature!"

"In terms of spreading the news, we should start with the powerful scholars. After all, they are the ones who are deeply favored by the emperor, and they are afraid that their ancestors' graves will be dug up!"

"Only when the talkative scholars create public opinion first, the powerful landlords will keep up with the prophecy nursery rhymes, and the tenants and children of the powerful landlords will incite them again, and the common people and businessmen will blindly follow them..."

"Single person saves wisdom, three people become tiger, I don't understand this truth, I really disappoint this old man!"

Listening to Yuan Kui's reprimand, Wu Qiong, Zhou Wei, Zheng Tai, and He Yong were convinced, but suddenly became enlightened, and immediately saluted together: "Don't get angry, Mr. Yuan, we know what to do..."

Chapter 19 Is the old man more handsome today?

In the second watch, the night was deep and the world was silent.

In an era when there was a curfew, at night, everything on the street became extremely quiet, so quiet that people would feel flustered.Occasionally, one or two dog barks would not break the eerie silence, but would give people a jolt.

In this darkness and silence, a few figures quietly appeared in the house of Wu Qiong, Zhou Wei, Zheng Tai, and He Yong.They seemed to be holding something in their arms, and after identifying the direction, they disappeared quickly.

This time, they changed their strategy, and followed Yuan Kai's instructions, starting with the scholar Haoqiang.The reason why he chose to act late at night was because he felt that there had been a lot of noise in the three cities during the day, so it was better to be more cautious.

One of them walked slowly on a narrow side street, with low houses on both sides, and the pitch-black under the eaves, which could almost touch his head.

At the end of the small street, there are row upon row of mansions with high gates. This is the goal of his trip.Just throwing in the news from the bamboo slips in his arms, those powerful scholars will feel fear in their hearts and spontaneously brew a storm.

A...storm that overturned Luoyang!

But when he was in the middle of the small street, the man suddenly felt a sharp murderous aura suddenly rising from behind, which was fleeting.He reacted very quickly, and the moment he turned his head, the dagger in his hand had turned into a shooting star, flying towards a certain corner of the house. There was a sound of "铛", the metal collided, and the dagger was bounced off by something, obliquely sinking into a wall of earth.

That's right, the people sent this time are no longer the family servants and children in the daytime, but the dead rangers who were raised.Not only do they have martial arts skills, but they are also extremely loyal to their masters.

"Who is here?" The dead man shouted in a low voice. He has traveled a long time in the rivers and lakes, and he is very confident in his martial arts.I didn't expect that the opponent could easily block the sudden attack just now.

In the dark, there was no response.

He hurriedly swept towards the wall again, but still didn't notice any movement—the lurker had quietly changed his position the moment he received the dagger.

Now, he is in the light, and the assassin is in the dark.

After looking around cautiously, he still couldn't find the assassin.

The dead man felt a little apprehensive, and gradually felt chills all over his body: there is no doubt that the assassin's concealment level is higher than his own.What's even more frightening is that the secret operation tonight has already been ambushed here!

Shocked, he pulled out his sword from his sword pouch, held the hilt tightly, and assumed a defensive posture.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from behind the eaves behind him like a night owl pouncing on a mouse.The dead man was shocked and immediately turned around and raised his sword to block, but unexpectedly, there was another fierce murderous aura coming from behind!

There was a sound of '噗嗤', and the sound of the sharp knife piercing into the flesh and blood was very clear in the night.The fierce murderous aura stopped the barking of the surrounding dogs.

Looking down at the iron sword piercing his chest, the dead man laughed contemptuously: "Sneak attack, victory is unarmed..." As he spoke, he slowly pulled out a crossbow bolt from his chest.

Yes, the assassin was not one, but two.

A man shot an arrow in a sneak attack just now, but he knocked him down with a dagger.Then another person jumped out suddenly, messing up his judgment.In the end, the crossbow arrow pierced the chest, and then the iron sword pierced the heart.

"We don't care about sneaking or not, we only care about whether the mission is accomplished." The assassin in front of him looked up, with a bronze mask covering his face.

Then, the dead soldier saw the crossbow in his hand: "It's actually a military crossbow... you guys, who are you?"

"You don't need to know about this." After the assassin finished speaking, he suddenly drew out his iron sword.Blood spattered his bronze mask, adding an eerie splendor to the night.

After this scene, screams came from everywhere in Luoyang City.The patrolling soldiers rushed there holding torches, but only found puddles of blood, not even a dead body.

It's like... nothing happened tonight.

……

Another place, Li Ru's mansion.

There are only a few lights in the courtyard, but the lights in the study are bright.He quietly flipped through "The Doctrine of the Mean", occasionally picking up the brewed tea in a cup.After finding that the tea was slightly cold, he picked up Wen and refilled another half cup on the charcoal stove.

"Is everything done?"

When he looked up again, a man in black clothes wearing a bronze mask and respectfully kneeling on the ground appeared in the study at some point.

"It's all done." The voice was hoarse and dull, like a lot of gravel rolling in the wind: "There were 56 dead soldiers in the city tonight, and none of them were missed."

"Is there anyone alive?"

"11 people."

"Good..." Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "I received the news in the three cities during the day, and they took action again tonight."

"Taiwei Qian reminded, Wan exhorted, the aftermath must be done well, but they are still so impatient..." After finishing speaking, their expression gradually became cold: "Interrogate them overnight, and I will find out who ordered them by tomorrow morning!"

"Here!" The man in Xuanyi nodded heavily, got up and walked into the few lights outside the courtyard, and quickly merged with the darkness.

Li Ru was left alone, and he had no intention of reading at this time, Fu Xu sighed: "In the past, although the Taiwei had strategies, he did not expect to be so cautious and thoughtful now... Although I don't know why, it is a beautiful thing."

"This capital city will be very lively in the future..."

A bleak night wind blew through the window, and Li Ru smiled contentedly: Now, he can finally have a good night's sleep.

However, when he woke up early the next morning, he found that the man in black was kneeling on the bed.Judging from the bloodshot eyes in Youyou's eye holes, he should have knelt for at least half of the night.

In an instant, Li Ru's expression turned ugly.

Sure enough, the man in Xuanyi said in shame: "The subordinates are incompetent, those dead men last night..."

"Haven't found any clues?" Li Ru didn't care about the dead men at all. When he saw the man in Xuanyi, he knew that all the dead men were dead.

"No..." The man in Xuanyi lowered his head, and said, "Those dead soldiers who were knocked out by us bit the poison hidden in the roots of their teeth as soon as they woke up. We pulled out the poisonous teeth of the rest, but still ..."

"After the defeat, do you want to die?"

Li Ru stood up slowly, without surprise or anger, and analyzed lightly: "Hiding venomous teeth and yet being so loyal, this is not something that ordinary scholars and tyrants can raise."

"This subordinate is ineffective, I implore my lord to forgive me!" the man in Xuanyi said in a deep voice immediately after hearing this.

"Hmph, punishment is certain, you know what to do." Li Ru quickly put on his clothes, with a sullen expression on his face: "The most urgent thing is to report to the Taiwei quickly."

After all, without looking at the man in Xuanyi who was kneeling on the ground, he went straight out of the study and ordered: "Prepare the car and go to Taiwei's Mansion!"