I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

"Taiwei...benevolent!" Li Ru's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the corners of his eyebrows twitched.But what he said through gritted teeth, he could only be so cowardly.

He even tried to squeeze out a smile of approval...

Chapter 42

"That is to say, today I will meet Xiu'er first, and then he will introduce me to that Wang Yue's disciple, and then that disciple will take me to see Wang Yue?"

In the carriage, Dong Zhuo finally had some understanding of today's itinerary, and he couldn't help but look a little weird: it felt like a blind date in the previous life, and his aunt asked Aunt Wang to meet him.In the end, after meeting Aunt Wang, she had to go with Aunt Li who knew the woman again...

The truth is to understand the law of six people.

As for why Zhang Xiu, the future General of the Wei State Po Qiang and Xuan Wei Hou, became an embroidery envoy, Old Dong also found out the ins and outs from Li Ru.

Today's Zhang Xiu has no official status, and he only sought the post of county magistrate in Jincheng Zuli before.When Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled in Liangzhou, Qu Sheng of Jincheng attacked and killed Liu Jun, the chief ancestor.

Liu Jun treated Zhang Xiu well, and was quite popular in the local area.In order to repay Liu Jun's kindness, Zhang Xiu took the opportunity to assassinate Qu Sheng, and became a member of the ranger with honor.

This move made him famous in Zuli, and many local rangers took refuge in him.

Soon Zhang Xiu realized that he couldn't support so many people, so he thought of joining his uncle Zhang Ji, who was the school lieutenant under the old Dong's command.Just when Li Ru was ordered to expand the Embroidery Envoy, his brilliant resume stood out and he became a member of the Embroidery Envoy.

"Sure enough, since ancient times, a hero came out of a young age, Xiu'er, who just joined the Embroidery Envoy and made her mark. She is really handsome!" Looking at Zhang Xiu, who is only in his early twenties, Dong Zhuo sincerely admired him.

In his previous life, when he was in his 20s, he was still confused about how to find a job.But he is in his 20s, and his career is already in place...he has become a murderer.

"Taiwei praises you." With the matter of giving the flying fish suit, the unruly Zhang Xiu's attitude became more clear and respectful, and said: "This time, this subordinate has invited that person to meet at the wine shop, and the identity of the Taiwei is a wealthy businessman whose ancestral home is Lintao. , I have always admired the actions of rangers, and I have helped my subordinates a lot..."

"Yes, got it."

Rangers are a group of people who distrust or even loathe the imperial court. If they directly recruit them as Taiwei, they will definitely resent them.And the organization of the embroidered garments should not be exposed for the time being. Zhang Xiu's arrangement is undoubtedly very suitable.

"What is the name of the disciple of Wang Yue who joined you?"

"Shi A." Zhang Xiu thought for a while, and added: "His heart is cold, but his sword is fast!"

Old Dong was taken aback, then nodded: Another guy who left his name in later generations.Sure enough, people who are capable are like fireflies in the dark night, and the light cannot be hidden.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Dong Zhuo recognized Shi A at a glance without Zhang Xiu's recommendation.

Among the lively chatterers in the room, only Shi Arari was exceptionally deserted.The cold and unrestrained expression, the lonely eyes, and... the shin coat with holes leaking out of the lower skirt.

There are still strands of fluff inside, which makes Dong Zhuo, who is cheap, can't help but want to squeeze it.

However, the shabby and dilapidated attire did not affect the image of a master Shi A. Seeing the luxuriously dressed Dong Zhuo, his eyes were still very cold, and he did not stand up to salute.At the same time, his eyes looked up at the sky from time to time, revealing an infinite sense of bleakness, as if in deep compassion...

Old Dong was immediately in awe, walked towards Shi A quickly and greeted him: "Brother Shi, I have admired you for a long time. Xiu'er praised you for your unparalleled swordsmanship all day long, and I finally saw you today."

Seeing that Old Dong was so polite, Shi A's indifferent expression eased a little.

Pressing the iron sword at his waist with his hands, he stood up and saluted: "Your Excellency, you are polite. Now that the government is dark and the traitors are in power, we can't do justice for the sky. Thanks to your kindness generation, so that my way is not alone."

Li Ru turned dark and gave Zhang Xiu a hard look.

Zhang Xiu didn't expect that Shi A would call someone bald in front of the monk, so he couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Old Dong didn't feel anything, but...he almost couldn't help laughing: it wasn't how ridiculous what Shi A said just now, but because he knew how the hole in Shi A's shin coat came about.

The sword on Shi Ah's waist has no sheath.

A man like him obviously can't afford a scabbard.Only a thick rope is used to tie the sword to the belt, and you have to hold the hilt with your hands when walking, otherwise it is easy to cut the shin coat.

Judging from the condition of the hole in the shin coat at this time, he has had several painful experiences.

Having figured this out, Dong Zhuo also understood why Shi A was so lonely and indifferent before: If he suddenly got up and saluted when he saw him, the hole in the shin coat would probably expand a little more...

The weather is pretty good now, so I have to catch up with the summer without wearing shin clothes...

At that moment, Old Dong untied the nanmu scabbard inlaid with jade at his waist, and handed it to Shi Adao: "The sword is given to a hero. I don't know how to use a sword, so I think it's a nuisance to carry it. I met Brother Shi today, and this sword is finally ready." You have to meet the Lord."

"This, this can't be..." Shi A, who was still lonely just now, blushed suddenly.

Old Dong forced it into his hand again, and said: "It's a waste for the old man to carry it. Does Brother Shi look down on the old man?"

"NO, I have not……"

"Man, if you tell me to take it, just take it, what are you talking about!"

"Well, thank you very much..."

After a while, Shi A's attitude towards Old Dong has obviously improved a lot - he is short-handed and soft-eating, no matter how high the ranger is, he still has to eat fireworks.

Old Dong certainly understands this.

Later, during the meal, Shi A also took the initiative to offer a few bowls of wine to Old Dong, and gradually talked more.

Immediately, Old Dong discovered that Shi A was not a clumsy person who doesn't like to talk, but just poor and short-sighted.After getting acquainted, he is actually very talkative.

"Master's swordsmanship is excellent, he hoes the strong and helps the weak, and is quite famous in Luoyang. Now he has opened a sword gym at home, and rangers from all over the world come here to ask for advice..." Shi A swept away the dishes in front of him like a wind. , talking to Old Dong about Wang Yue's situation.

It was obvious that he was not full yet.

Seeing this, Li Ru couldn't help showing disdain, and looked at Zhang Xiu again.Zhang Xiu lowered his head even lower now, he didn't expect that Shi A, who had been in a normal relationship with him before, behaved so badly today.

"Another serving of steamed chicken, a bowl of rice soup, and three pancakes!" Old Dong was smiling, and the more he looked at Shi A, the more satisfied he was, and he even ordered another dish.

"No, there's no need, I'm already full." Shi A blushed again, waved his hands and declined.

"It's not for you, it's because the old man is not full yet." Dong Zhuo found a reason not to give him a chance to refuse, and insisted on letting the shop serve the food again, saying: "I heard that Wang Shi once served in the palace, why did he hide in the market later?" ?”

"The powerful and rich are in high positions, and those who are cunning and flattering are like a fish in water. The master is superb in martial arts but came from a humble background. He was often excluded in the palace, and in a fit of anger, he stayed away from the dirty place." Looking at the newcomer. For the dishes, Shi Ah's eyes lit up and he salivated.

But in the end, he still shook his head, looked at Dong Zhuo seriously, and said, "Dong Jun is bold and meticulous, and he obviously gave me a sword, but said that he doesn't know how to use a sword. He obviously ordered food for him, and said that he If you want to eat, take care of my face everywhere."

Then he looked at Zhang Xiu and said, "It's no wonder that such a proud and arrogant person as Brother Zhang Xian is full of praise for Dong Jun and repays him with his life."

"I have delayed Dong Jun for a long time today, so I will take Dong Jun to see Master."

Old Dong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: Well, it seems that Aunt Li's test has passed.

Afterwards, Shi A looked at the new dishes and said in a low voice: "Dong Jun, I don't know if I can take these away and offer them to Master and brothers to taste?"

"No." Dong Zhuo frowned and shook his head.

Shi A suddenly blushed, his ears were ashamed, and he looked embarrassed, even his majestic body seemed to be a little smaller.

Afterwards, I heard Dong Zhuo muttering: "It's only so small, how can it be enough to eat?... How much meat and mustard cakes are there in the store, I want them all!"

Upon hearing this, Shi A was immediately overwhelmed with excitement, and suddenly stood up to thank Dong Zhuo.

However, he forgot that even though he had accepted Dong Zhuo's sheathed sword before, he was still not willing to replace the unsheathed iron sword at his waist.At this time, the movement was so violent and the range was so large that the sharp blade could not help but swing on the hole in the shin coat.

There was an abrupt sound of 'stab', even in a noisy restaurant, it was very clear...

All the diners stared at Shi A dumbfounded, only to see kapok flakes flying in the sky and then falling down, just like the first light snow in early winter.

The picture is simply too beautiful.

Dong Zhuo, who had been holding back for a long time, bit his lower lip tightly, trying to tell himself that he had received professional training, no matter how funny things he encountered, he would never laugh...

But when he finally saw Shi A's exposed thighs, he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Shi, I didn't see your legs, but they are quite white..."

A well-known ranger in the late Han Dynasty, he will be Shi A of Wei Wendi Cao Pi's master in the future.At this moment, he was clutching his thigh in embarrassment, only wishing that there would be a crack in the ground for him to slip in...

Chapter 43 Who agrees and who opposes?

Outside the tailor shop, Shi Ah, who had changed into new shin clothes, saluted Dong Zhuo in embarrassment: "Dong Jun has been waiting for a long time again, please follow me."

After twists and turns, he finally went to see Wang Yue.

"Let's go in the carriage." Old Dong turned sideways, revealing the carriage behind him.

"Then, then I will not be polite." Shi A became embarrassed again.

No matter what era, money is always extraordinarily magical, and can divide the apparently identical carbon-based organisms into two different classes.

Speechless all the way.

Shi A silently instructed the carriage to drive, Old Dong began to close his eyes and rested his mind, Li Ru felt that this meeting was too cumbersome and unnecessary, so he was dull and silent.Zhang Xiu hesitated to speak several times, but finally said nothing.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a secluded hut.

Just when everyone thought they had arrived at Wang Yue's house, Shi A said again: "Dong Jun, passing by here, someone wants to get out of the car and deliver some food."

Old Dong opened his eyes and saw that it was a simple and elegant wooden house with a single family.

Through the low courtyard wall, you can also see a few plum blossoms planted in the courtyard.Although it has not yet entered winter and the winter plums have not bloomed, it can be seen that the owner of the house has a certain style.

"here is?……"

"The place where my wife lives." Shi A replied while taking some food from the car.

"Master Wang's divorced wife?" Since Wang Yue doesn't live here, and Shi A's wife is there, Dong Zhuo naturally thinks this is Wang Yue's ex-wife.

"It was a certain nonsense that Dong Jun misunderstood." Shi A then explained, "Master has not yet married Master, but in our hearts, she has already been our teacher."

Hearing this, the fire of gossip ignited in Old Dong's eyes, he rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Tell me?..."

Shi Ah smiled and recalled: "There is nothing to say. Two years ago, Master and a certain person were traveling in Henan, and met a group of yellow scarf thieves who intercepted and killed passers-by. Master was furious immediately and led us to disperse those thieves."

"The mistress was among the group of people. Seeing the master's superb martial arts skills and helping the weak, she asked to escort them to Luoyang. She also gave a gold hairpin and a few pieces of jewelry as reward."

"Master accepted the entrustment, only then did he know that Master's wife is the daughter of Gongcao Yu. She was married to the son of the county magistrate of Zhongmou, but her husband died of a serious illness within three days. Poor Master, she was driven back to her mother's home despite being a perfect body after being subjected to eight years of trouble in her husband's house." , and was almost intercepted and killed by the Yellow Turban bandits on the way."

"Afterwards, after all my hard work, I finally escorted my wife to Luoyang safely—the yellow scarf thieves on the way were not reconciled, and intercepted and killed me several times."

"Master was so angry that he broke into the village alone in the middle of the night and cut off the leader's head. He was also stabbed several times for this. If Master's wife didn't know some medical skills, I'm afraid he would have died in Henan."

After finishing speaking, he was about to go down with the food box, but Old Dong was not happy: "I just talked about the wonderful things, why didn't I talk about it? ... Your master and his wife have been fighting and supporting each other all the way. The two identities are very different, almost People living in different worlds may also talk to each other at night."

"Then your master became angry again and became a confidant, riding alone into the enemy's stronghold with pride. The teacher's wife must be deeply moved and moved, and she took care of her day and night... If nothing happened after that, I wouldn't believe it if I killed the old man! "

Shi A smiled, and said desolately: "The situation is indeed similar to what Dong Jun said, but it is a pity that the two of them have no fate in the end, which only adds to the sadness."

"Why does it only increase sorrow?" Old Dong couldn't understand, and said: "The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are happy to enmity, hate will chase him to the ends of the world, love will burn firewood and wander around the world, anyway, whether it is love or killing each other , you must be the wind and I am the sand, lingering to the end of the world."

"Dong Jun, there is no one in Jianghu who speaks so chicly, you have to face reality after all."

Shi A looked even more miserable, and said: "Master did fall in love with Master at that time, like a moth thrown into a fire, Master would not marry. I know Master also has this kind of heart, but for Master's happiness, I can only choose to give up."

"Why?" Hearing this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but speak.

"After returning to Luoyang, Master told her father that she wanted to marry Master, but her father refused to agree, and even humiliated Master face to face."

"Master was so angry that she moved here to live alone, waiting for Master to propose marriage. However, Master is reckless, has no power and power, how can he delay the rest of Master's life?"

After saying that, Shi A arched his hands and went out with the food box.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help shaking his head when he heard the words, seeing the beautiful and dignified young woman at the door, with a mature figure like a peach, said: "I don't know if the second half of my life will be delayed or not, but the lower body must have been delayed."

"..."

Li Ru and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, almost startled by this sentence.

Although everyone is a man, hearing this from a captain in his 50s who is still in power is still somewhat unacceptable.

On the contrary, Li Ru's expression froze afterwards, and he said in astonishment: "Wait, Shi A said that his master assassinated a group of yellow scarf leaders who were entrenched in Zhongmou, Henan?"

"what happened?"

"If my subordinates remember correctly, two years ago there was indeed a band of yellow scarf bandits fleeing to Zhongmou, but they suddenly disappeared. But the leader Wang Rao once led an army to conquer Luoxian County, Guanghan County, and killed the governor of Yizhou, Kejian!"

"So what?" Old Dong still didn't quite understand.

"Wang Rao has more than [-] Yellow Turbans under his command!" Li Ru exclaimed, "Even though the Yellow Turbans have loose military discipline and lax defense, Wang Yue can take the head of the enemy general among ten thousand..."

"Heh, only now do you know how powerful you are?" Old Dong curled his lips and said, "Did you notice that? Driving along the way, many rangers, traders, and common people all saluted Shi A, which shows that this person is quite loved. .”

"And this is Shi A. If it were Wang Yue who raised his arms and shouted, Wen You had never thought about what it would be like?"

As he said that, Old Dong's tone became more and more stern, and he said, "Especially when the soldiers approached the city, if Wang Yue was bribed by others, he suddenly opened the gate of the city without us noticing..."

Li Ru's whole body was shocked immediately, and cold sweat flowed from the corner of his forehead: "If this is the case, we should eliminate it in advance to avoid future troubles!"

"Suppress what?..." Dong Zhuo still curled his lips and said, "The court is dark, the imperial power is falling apart, the people are being bullied and oppressed, and there is no way to redress their grievances. We can only pray to the ranger to uphold justice through lynching."

"Over the past few decades, there have been more than ten thousand rangers in Luoyang City. Even yesterday, a law-abiding trader became a ranger because he had nowhere to go."

"Everyone is a ranger, and everyone is not a ranger. This trend has long been entangled... Can you get rid of it?"

"This..." Li Ru was speechless, as if thinking of something, he looked at Dong Zhuo in astonishment and said, "The Taiwei came to see Wang Yue in person today, not just for the purpose of embroidering clothes, right?"

Old Dong pretended not to answer, then slowly closed his eyes, shook his head and pretended to be coercive: "I'm going to see Wang Yue soon, how can I subdue him?"

Li Ru pondered for a while, but he couldn't come up with a good idea.