I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

"A certain family really doesn't know how many such corrupt and vegetarian people are hidden in the hall, hindering the Taiwei's heart to love the people and serve the country!"

After Cai Yan listened in a daze, she couldn't help admiring: I didn't expect this generous statement, not only didn't digress, but also stepped on and echoed from beginning to end, it was really brilliant!

Now the niece admits that the uncle is indeed very talented!

Of course, in terms of being shameless, she dumped her niece by thousands of miles!

"Your Excellency is right, how dare a shameless traitor do something so inferior to a beast!" A young man dressed as a scholar in the teahouse suddenly stood up after hearing this, furious.

Scholars and friends around him also echoed, filled with righteous indignation: "It's unreasonable. I have read the scriptures but don't know loyalty and shame. It's a shame for us scholars!"

"We will go to Taixue to petition now, and we must rectify the law of He Yong, and rectify the name of self-defense scholars in the world!"

"Go together, go together!..."

After watching the play so far, Cai Yan knew the purpose of old Dong bringing her here today, and she frowned slightly: "Uncle, did Uncle He offend you?"

A smart person like her has long seen the flaws in the news: the palace is heavily guarded, and foreign ministers are not allowed to enter without a call... This is not some gossip between men and women at all, but a cruel political game .

In the era when scholars completely controlled public opinion, Dong Zhuo had no other means except force coercion and intimidation.

But all of this comes to an end today.

As soon as the bulletin appeared, Dong Zhuo rewrote the power to control public opinion: whether a person is good or bad, whether his conduct is superior or not, and even the interpretation of edicts and the support of the people are all determined by this so-called bulletin.

Cai Yan was originally a scholar, and he knew that a sharp knife and pen was sometimes worth a hundred thousand soldiers. If Dong Zhuo monopolizes the right to speak out in this report, he will put on a cloak of public opinion on top of force.

"He Boqiu has never offended this old man." Old Dong shook his head upon hearing this, and said seriously: "There is no need for personal grievances for political strife, he just wants to kill this old man."

After finishing speaking, he added: "Twice."

Cai Yan nodded silently, feeling that today's tea was not as fragrant, and her tone was alienated: "Thank you uncle for inviting my niece to drink tea today, but my niece is just a woman, and I don't have much interest in the affairs of the court."

Hearing the coldness in Cai Yan's mouth, old Dong Zhi's complacent expression couldn't help but darken, and he said in a daze, "Zhao Ji, I think you understand me..."

"Uncle..." She really had some criticisms of Dong Zhuo's sharp and ruthless methods just now, but she never expected that this uncle, who seemed to be scheming, powerful and domineering in front of her, would show such a vulnerable side to herself.

Could it be that he has an unusual weight in his heart?

Thinking about it carefully, I feel that I really can't blame Old Dong for this matter: why is it that other people frame him again and again, and my uncle can only kill him at the head of his neck, without even a means to protect himself and fight back?

After some thoughts, Cai Yan's heart softened, and he said softly, "Uncle misunderstood, it's not that my niece doesn't care about uncle. It's just that she is indifferent by nature, and I really don't want to know too much about power conflicts."

"However, if my uncle needs my niece, he will definitely help her."

"Zhaoji, my uncle blamed you wrongly. You really can see through my disguise, so I can take off the disguise with peace of mind..."

Cai Yan didn't understand the source of this coquettish talk, and couldn't help smiling like a flower when he was praised like this, and said, "Uncle, don't worry, my niece knew that you are an honest person who cares about the world and loves the people like a son, so she will naturally stand by your side."

Old Dong's face darkened, and he subconsciously resisted: "Niece, this old man is not an honest person."

"No, uncle, you are, you have always been in my niece's heart!"

"..."

Chapter 65

A few days later, the newsletter, a new thing, set off a frenzy of public opinion in Luoyang City.

It was like a pile of firewood that had been dry for many years, suddenly encountering a thunderbolt from the sky, which completely aroused the enthusiasm of the people under the emperor's feet.

Before that, the lives of the common people were extremely boring. Apart from the hard work of survival, they hugged their daughter-in-law to make children when it was dark, and then beat the children when it rained...

Who did the child provoke?

Once the newsletter appears, it immediately satisfies their spiritual entertainment needs.

After the farmer meets his neighbor, he no longer needs to talk about the unpleasant topic of the harvest, but has exciting content such as "Secrets of the Harem", "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", and "Scholar-bureaucrats are not a thing". It is fun and exciting to wake up.

Especially the common people who have not heard the news of the briefing show envy and admiration to the informant after hearing the news for the first time, which makes the informant reap great vanity and satisfaction.

Thousands of newspapers and bulletins were thrown into Luoyang City with a population of one million, and then passed from the mouths of the literate people to the ears of Lishu in the head of Guizhou. The effect was really sensational.

Nowadays, the streets and alleys in the city of Luoyang are all talking about this topic, which even surprised the instigator Dong Zhuo.

"Okay, now that the old man's cards have been played, it depends on how those guys will respond."

He stroked his beard in satisfaction, and looked at Li Ru and Sima Yi who were also smiling and silent below, and Old Dong couldn't help but frowned again: "Wen He, why are you late again today?"

"Taiwei..." Jia Xu, who looked tired, arrived as soon as he said it, but his expression was resentful, and he pre-empted: "This subordinate is bold, I don't know if there is a deputy?"

Only then did Old Dong remember that he had promised to give Jia Xu a deputy.

However, at the same time, he also wondered: "Wenhe, your level of government affairs should not be low. He Yong did the Changshi thing before, why couldn't you do it?"

"Taiwei..." Jia Xu called out to Qu, and said: "He Yongyang has violated the law, and he is not doing enough. The subordinates have been delaying the discussion for days because of sorting out his mess."

The old fox's point of view is very clear: can doing things with heart and not doing things with heart be the same?

Old Dong couldn't get off the stage, and muttered: "I'm busy these days, aren't I..."

"Then how about this subordinate be bold enough to choose someone he likes?"

Is this digging for yourself?

Old Dong immediately... shook his head, and confidently said: "Choose two, one will be your deputy, and the other will be handed over to Wenyou, and continue to handle the report."

As he said that, he glanced at Sima Yi again, and said, "There's this guy, too, I'll take it with you as well."

Sima Yi was startled, and said at the time: "Uncle, my nephew still needs to study..."

"Come to the Long History Office to exercise in the morning, and then go to study in the afternoon."

In this era, there is no law that forbids the use of child labor: God will send a great responsibility to the people, and first...you must bear pain that you shouldn't have to bear at a young age.

"Taiwei..." Jia Xu's expression became even more resentful: How can you be so shameless, I will help you find talents, and you still have to push an inch?

Old Dong glared, threatening: Jia Wenhe, I really think that this old man doesn’t know that you are fishing at work, that the embroiderer only monitors others, not you, do you?

Then, Jia Xu laughed and said cheerfully, "Deal!"

Old Dong suddenly looked pained: "It's too bad, if I knew this, I should have asked him to dig a few more..."

But I'm also a little curious, I don't know which guy Jia Xu has fallen in love with, and how he will pull that guy into the thief's boat... Bah bah, it's to let that person recognize the situation as soon as possible, and turn to the light!

……

At the same time, the restaurant in the southeast of Luoyang City.

Zheng Tai held a brief and worriedly handed it to the gloomy-faced Yuan Kai: "Teacher, now this thing is going crazy in Luoyang City, and everyone is talking about He Boqiu and He Empress Dowager..."

In fact, Yuan Kui had read the above content long ago. At this time, his eyes were gloomy and his face was complicated, and finally he said slowly: "Who did it, have you found it?"

Then he looked at Wu Qiong.

Both Zhou Yan and Zheng Tai are ministers of foreign courts, and they don't have much eyeliner.Now he may be under the surveillance of Dong Zhuo, let alone dare to act rashly.

Only Wu Qiong, the school captain of the city gate, has some soldiers and horses, and can inquire about some news.

"Incompetent and humble, I only know that this newspaper slip appeared in large numbers in the city four days ago. It can be found in every Lufang city, and the source is very difficult to find out."

"Continue to check!"

"Teacher, now that Boqiu is still in prison, we should try to rescue him, and we shouldn't lose the big because of small things..." Zhou Yan was a little anxious, and said.

"If it's as you said, it's really a small loss!"

Yuan Kai couldn't bear to shout loudly, and said sharply: "You haven't seen it yet, if this thing is poisonous in the world, the interpretation of the imperial edict and the support of the people will be in that person's mouth. Even the wealth and life of our scholars , It’s just a paragraph in the newsletter!”

"Tai, Taifu..." Zhou Yan didn't believe it or not, and looked at Yuan Kai in surprise: "Isn't it a little exaggerated?"

"Heh..." Yuan Kai didn't bother to answer, but found that Zheng Tai and Wu Qiong looked at him incomprehensibly, and couldn't help but feel tired: "If you recommend someone on the table tomorrow, it will be written in the next day's newspaper that he will not do it for you." What will happen to the known scandal?"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help sighing deeply, worrying inexplicably: "The most terrifying thing is that this thing will also destroy the cornerstone of our scholars' governance."

"It took me hundreds of years of hard work to impress upon the hearts of the people the impression that the scholars are benevolent, filial, noble, and dedicated to serving the country. But if He Boqiu's story is leaked like this, how will the people in Qianshou think of us!"

"This!..." The three of them were startled, and their backs felt chills.

"You must be careful in this matter. We must find out who is behind the scenes and what they intend to do!" Yuan Wei gave the order coldly, but his hands kept shaking in his sleeves.

In fact, he already had a hunch that he knew who was behind the scenes.

The reason why Wu Qiong was asked to investigate was just a fluke: if the person behind this thing is not that person, I will have an extra weapon to kill people.

At the same time, he was also annoyed, annoyed why he didn't think of doing this in the first place.Otherwise, the first time Dong Zhuo robbed the imperial tomb and he made it public so suddenly, the result would be very different...

"Then, what about He Boqiu?" Zheng Tai asked again.

Yuan Kai woke up with a start, helplessly and ruthlessly said: "Tomorrow, the old man will make a statement and ask the imperial court to kill him as soon as possible!"

"Teacher!..."

"Everyone in Luoyang talks about slandering the scholars. The longer this matter is delayed, the more the reputation of the scholars will be criticized. He Boqiu is loyal to the country, generous and elegiac. Thinking about it, he will understand the painstaking efforts of this old man..."

Seeing that the three of them wanted to talk again, Yuan Kai was filled with grief: "Stop talking!... We all underestimated Dong Bandit too much. The matter has come to this, and we can only cut off the wrists and tails of the strong men first to survive."

"Dong, thief!" Zheng Tai gritted his teeth deeply, his eyes wanting to breathe fire: "Between us and others, there is another blood debt!"

……

The next day, countless performances flew into the Shangshutai like snowflakes, all of which were urged by officials to hear He Yong's case.

Immediately, the emperor sent someone to ask the Taiwei for his opinion.

Dong Taiwei said that the case is full of doubts, and it is about the face of the Han Dynasty, so we should be cautious, and we need to clarify the ins and outs.In addition, there have been rumors spread by young people in the city recently, and Zhu Jun, the captain of the Sili school, has made a thorough investigation.

Hearing old Dong's reply, Sima Yi expressed some incomprehension, and asked Jia Xu, who was fishing, "Master Jia, the report report was originally handled by the Taiwei, who also monopolizes the government affairs, why is there such a twist?"

Jia Xu opened his eyes slightly and spit out a sentence: "Being responsible and standing up is the basic quality of a mature official. Just remember, under the command of the Taiwei, you need to watch more, learn less, and don't talk nonsense in order to live. longer."

Sima Yi rolled his eyes, nodded and said: "Then why are you being as lazy as Master?"

"Being lazy doesn't count." Jia Xu replied again, and then closed her eyes.But just when Sima Yi was about to put down his pen, he said again: "However, you don't want to be lazy under someone's nose..."

Sima Yi suddenly felt resentful, and he had a deep understanding of the corporate culture of Dong's Group Company on the first day he joined the company.

At this moment, a guard came and said, "Jia Changshi, Mr. Sima, the Taiwei has an invitation."

"What's the matter?"

"Someone from Ting Wei said that He Yong just died in Ting Wei's prison..."

Chapter 66 Ah yes yes yes......

"Dead?..." Hearing the news, Old Dong immediately looked at Li Ru.

Li Ru immediately understood and nodded silently: "The matter just started to ferment, and He Yong died suddenly. The timing is too coincidental."

"Taiwei..." The visitor seemed to understand something when he saw this, but he didn't say much, but said again: "Tingwei asked his subordinates to come here this time, and would like to ask how this matter should be closed?"

Old Dong immediately put on a business-like appearance, and spoke in a good official tone: "What are you talking about?... The case of He Yong has its own legal decision."

"You wait for the court lieutenant to preside over the trial and take charge of the imperial prison. This is your duty. Why do you need to ask the old man?"

Seeing this, Sima Yi couldn't help but mouthed to his master Jia Xu: "Sure enough, it's time to stand up again..."

The man's drooping cheeks twitched, and the sleeve robe covering his hands shook slightly.

Taking a deep breath, he was able to say in a calm voice: "Taiwei, He Yong was arrested on the spot in the bedroom of the Empress Dowager Bi Guiyuan.

"Pfft!..." Old Dong, who was drinking hot tea, spit it out immediately, and asked in disbelief: "Zhu, Zhulian three clans?"

The man looked up, and anger and sadness flashed across his face: "What a thief, what a cruel heart!...How can you think it's too light for you to be involved with the three clans?"

But there is no way, Ting Wei Xuan Fan has pushed this matter to himself before coming, so he can only grit his teeth against his conscience: "If the Tai Wei thinks it is not enough, it is also possible to implicate the five clans..."

"Five clans?" Dong Zhuo was even more surprised: Were all ancient people so insane?

I was eating hot pot and singing songs at home, and I was very happy.Because a cong aunt's husband whom I haven't seen a few times went on a trip to a place that shouldn't be, and my family wants to travel to the underworld together?

Or is it just a one-way ticket?

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was still pretending, the man couldn't help clenching his fists tightly in his sleeves, his eyes spit fire, he couldn't bear to ask, "Taiwei, do you want to implicate the nine clans before you give up?"

"Nine Clans!..."

This is not about the cousin, it even counts the distant old uncle who doesn't have much contact with each other.Pure people sit at home, tickets come from hell.

At that moment, the unbearable old Dong spoke up, and said indignantly: "You...you look like a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a righteous body, why are you so cruel. He Yong has made a mistake that any man would make, and you can't treat him like that. Did the relatives give it away?"

The man suddenly raised his head and looked at Old Dong in astonishment: "Taiwei, isn't this you?..."

"Old man?..." Old Dong became even more angry, pointing at his fat face and said, "Does this old man look like someone who is cruel, tyrannical, and insane?"