I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

That's right, people in the Han Dynasty were so prevalent in lavish burials, they naturally attached great importance to this matter, and stealing mausoleums has become the most morally corrupt and most intolerable act.

Until the age of old Dong's scientific prosperity, it was the most vicious and mortal curse to say that someone else's ancestral grave was going to be dug.

Old Dong's actions undoubtedly directly penetrated the moral bottom line of the Han people.

Not to mention, what he wanted to steal was the tomb of the royal family, which offended people's thoughts of loyalty to the emperor at that time - once the news of this matter got out, the consequences would be completely unimaginable.

After thinking for a while, Jia Xu also sighed and stepped forward: "Taiwei, what the doctor said is reasonable, and this subordinate did not dare to discuss this matter rashly before, because of this concern. But after much deliberation, there is no other plan to do... ..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Dong Zhuo opened his mouth, and said frankly: "Is there any thing in the world that does not depend on blessings and misfortunes, where benefits and risks coexist, and how can there be good things that are full of benefits but have no cost?"

"Right now, I am in a dilemma. Now that we have a solution, we should take precautions, make careful preparations, and make quick remedies after weighing the pros and cons, so as to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs."

After speaking, the following words set the tone: "So what we should talk about next is not whether to steal the imperial tomb, but how to do it!"

After the words fell, Li Ru immediately looked up in surprise: Although the Taiwei's face is still so ugly today, after what he said, it seems... a bit wise and mighty.

As soon as he was in a good mood, his thinking became active, and he immediately planned according to the guiding ideology of Old Dong: "Since the Taiwei has made up his mind, the first problem is to choose suitable candidates... Uh, this is not good for generals who are too close, not far away. It’s not okay to be too upright, but it’s not okay to have no bottom line.”

Up to this point, Jia Xu's view of Dong Zhuo has also changed, and he explained with interest: "Yes, if Liangzhou's direct subordinates come to do it, once they are discovered, the Taiwei will be affected. But if those new subordinates, I'm afraid even Confidentiality is not good."

"There are also generals who are too upright and will not agree to do such things. But if it is the kind that has no bottom line, it is difficult to guarantee that they will forget their righteousness and cause unnecessary trouble..."

Every sentence made sense, and Old Dong couldn't help nodding when he heard it, but at the same time, he also encountered difficulties: Based on this calculation, Xu Rong and Zhang Liao must be dead, and their values ​​​​have nothing to do with tomb robbers; Hu Zhen The direct line troops such as Hua Xiong and Hua Xiong are not good either. Loyalty is enough, but it is easy to implicate yourself.

As for Dong Min and Dong Huang, their subordinates have no loyalty at all, and their ability to command troops... Forget it, let’s not mention it, because it would give me a headache.

However, after excluding these generals, his expression suddenly brightened again, and he said with a smile: "In this way, you have to find someone who has just joined this old man, preferably from the bottom, who wants to climb up for the sake of power, and has the ability A rebellious boy who is very strong and doesn't care much about morals and ethics?"

Li Ru and Jia Xu looked at each other immediately after hearing the words, then nodded at the same time and said, "Exactly."

"Hmm..." Old Dong also laughed more happily, and said: "It seems that the two of you already have a candidate in your heart, and this old man happens to have someone here, why don't we three write the person in our heart on our hands and see the result how?"

Li Ru and Jia Xu looked at each other again, beaming with joy, and nodded at the same time: "Good!"

At the moment, someone will naturally offer pen and ink.The three of them brushed away the dragon and snake on the palms of their hands, and then they got together and unfolded at the same time, their smiles suddenly became brighter.

In particular, old Dong laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, then he patted Jia Xu's shoulder affectionately and asked, "Wen He, how many children are there in the family?"

Jia Xu, who finally showed a smile, suddenly became vigilant again: Why, I have already made a plan, and you want to kill my whole family?

Seeing this, Li Ru understood Dong Zhuo's thoughts, and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Wenhe, the Taiwei is so dear, why don't you come quickly?"

But Jia Xu couldn't guess it, and said with a bitter face: "I have three sons in my family, the eldest son Jia Mu, the second son Jia Ji, and the youngest son Jia Fang."

"Well, how old are you?" Old Dong asked again.

"The eldest son, Jia Mu, is sixteen years old, the second son, Jia Ji, is fourteen, and the youngest son, Jia Fang, is only eleven."

"Do you have an official position?"

"Neither have official positions."

"Well, the second son is only fourteen..." Old Dong was a little depressed, but quickly waved his hand and said: "But Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he will be fifteen after Chinese New Year."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Ru and said: "Give Wenhe the eldest son a filial piety, and arrange him to be a Lang official in the Lang's Office. He will first assume the role of court guard. After he is familiar with government affairs, he will evaluate his rank and arrange a specific official position. Hmm , and arrange it in the old man's Taiwei's mansion."

Then, I did not forget to explain again: "After Jia Ji's fifteenth year next year, the same arrangement will be made."

"Taiwei, the dog is not yet a weapon, it must not be..."

Before Jia Xu could refuse, Old Dong had already turned his shoulders, patted his back and began to see off the guest: "Oh, Wen He is too self-effacing, Father Hu has a dog, so this is the way to go! "

"The Taiwei loves you, but the dog really..."

"Oh, by the way, does Wenhe have a daughter in his family? Although Dong's family is not very populated, but carefully selected, there are still some children in the family who can see the children..."

Hearing this, Jia Xu was even more afraid at the time: It is not enough to keep my son by your side as a hostage, and you want to get my daughter out?

"Then, the matter about the dog will be arranged by the Taiwei. Thank you, my subordinate." He quickly turned back to the previous topic, but he didn't dare to answer a word about his daughter's topic.

Then seeing that Old Dong's eyeballs were rolling again, he quickly trotted two steps to the door, bowed hurriedly and saluted: "Taiwei stay behind, this subordinate will leave now."

"Oh, Wenhe walk slowly, let's get closer in the future." Old Dong seemed to have realized this, and waved his hand habitually: "I'll talk to you if I have anything to do."

Jia Xu, who wanted to cry without tears, was full of complaints: Don't look for it, my heart can't stand it...

Old Dong didn't care about these, and when he turned to look at Li Ru, he smiled very contentedly.

Li Ru is not a fool either, he realized with hindsight: "Taiwei, the subordinates didn't know that Jia Wenhe had such a talent, so it's really dereliction of duty. Fortunately, the Taiwei has the insight to recognize talents, so I don't have any regrets."

But then he frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "It's just that the Taiwei is so forceful to win over today, it's a bit hasty and difficult..."

"It's difficult for others?...You mean, isn't a twisted melon sweet?"

Old Dong smiled when he heard the words, seemingly free and easy but actually helpless: "The old man has internal and external troubles, and his foundation is unstable. It is the last word to have a powerful counselor and use it quickly."

As he spoke, he added: "A twisted melon is not sweet, but it quenches your thirst. Even if you don't get his heart, the old man will lock him up first!"

Li Ru was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "The Taiwei is tall, really tall!"

……

At this time, Jia Xu also hurried back home.Still ignoring his wife's greeting, he ordered: "Hurry up and hide the chickens and dogs at home!"

His wife, Mrs. Zhang, was confused and looked at the empty yard: "Don't you think the chickens and dogs are noisy, so you don't want to keep them at home?"

"Uh..." Jia Xu remembered that she didn't have chickens or dogs at all, and she was scared out of the psychological shadow by Dong Zhuo before.

Then he saw his youngest son Jia Fang running towards him, and his expression became tense again: "Hmm... Although the news got leaked somehow, but no matter what, Dong Zhuo's place is no longer safe here."

Immediately ordered Mrs. Zhang cautiously, saying: "Slowly collect the thin and soft luggage these days, I may have to stay away from Luoyang..."

Before the words were finished, a group of Xiliang's elite guards had poured into the courtyard, and the young man riding a tall horse at the head was Dong Zhuo's son Dong Huang.

"Mr. Jia, under the order of my uncle, I specially arranged some guards to take care of him. It will never affect your daily life."

With a wave of his hand, the team of guards immediately stood guard and guarded.It didn't take a moment for Jia's house to be completely surrounded.

The person involved, Jia Xu, tried hard to squeeze a grateful smile on his face, but he gritted his teeth in his heart: Dong thief! ... You are so anxious to do things like sparks, faster than lightning, you don't even give me a chance to kick your breath!

Chapter 13 Soldiers, have backbone!

After arranging the affairs on Jia Xu's side, Lao Dong and Li Ru chatted and waited quietly for the arrival of the rebellious boy in his hand.

After a while, that handsome boy appeared in front of Old Dong in a brocade suit with bold steps.

No matter what Li Ru thinks, anyway, every time Old Dong sees his godson appearing on stage like this, he always has a strange feeling in his heart.

It's just... the kind that really wants to beat this diaper, but the force value can't beat it, so it's very annoying.

And every time, Lu Bu, a guy with no high eyebrows and low eyes, couldn't see Dong Zhuo's impatience, and always came up to address him enthusiastically: "Father!... I don't know why you called the child here?"

Fortunately, every time he heard this title, Lao Dong's mood would improve again.

Then, he said with a smile: "My son...the one who called you here today is because there is an extremely important thing that I can only delegate to you because I can't rest assured that I will entrust it to someone else as my father."

Hearing this, Lu Bu's mood became obviously higher: "Dare to ask what's the matter with foster father?"

Old Dong smiled and waved again, kindly beckoning Lu Bu to come over.With a flattered look on Lu Bu's face, he said that bad idea of ​​turning the stove on.

In the next moment, Lu Bu's face changed sternly, and he took two steps back and said righteously: "Father, death is the most important thing, and it is safe to go to the earth, such behavior is really insane!"

"The area around Kuangmang Mountain is all royal tombs. As officials of the Han Dynasty, if we do such a thing of deceiving the king and having no king and no father, we will be ruined and stigmatized forever!"

The words were loud, the appearance was magnificent, and combined with the movement of flicking his sleeves, the brocade clothes trembled. No matter what, Old Dong felt like a villain in a TV drama.

Li Ru didn't seem to have expected that Lu Bu, a traitor who killed his adoptive father for the sake of gold and jewelry, would have such a big reaction to this matter, and he would step forward to persuade him.

However, Old Dong seemed to have thought of something, and rushed in front of Li Ru and said in a daze: "My son, what you mean is that as a general of the Han Dynasty... that is, a soldier must have a backbone?"

Lu Bu was taken aback for a moment, obviously he had never heard of such a new term, but then he felt that the summary was very good, and he said clearly: "Yes, soldier, you must have backbone!"

When Li Ru heard this, he became very angry, and planned to ridicule this rebellious boy with a strange air of yin and yang.

Dong Zhuo's expression was very interesting, and he hurriedly pondered before Li Ru and said, "Then...if you do this well, how about promoting you half a grade for your father, and promoting you to be the captain of Mojin?"

Lu Bu's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, but then he still said with emotion: "Soldier, you must have backbone!"

Li Ru couldn't bear it anymore, but Old Dong suddenly smiled strangely, and said, "Then why don't you go to Ye Ting to choose a few maidservants as servants?"

This guy's lustful reputation is recorded in the history books: in history, Dong Zhuo wanted him to be his personal bodyguard, but he was a little vague, and directly posted it on the bed of the old Dong's favorite maidservant.

Later, he stabbed Lao Dong to death with a halberd, and there were also reasons for this.

After seeing this record, Luo Guanzhong was even more inspired to write the drama of "Lu Bu Playing Diaochan" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It can be seen that Luo Guanzhong is also...

Cough, far away.

In short, Old Dong felt that throwing out such a condition was quite the right medicine, and it was enough to give Lu Bu face.

Lu Bu was also obviously moved, but he didn't seem to expect that Old Dong was so easy to talk about today, he hesitated and said again: "Soldier, there must be..."

"Get out!..." Unexpectedly, Old Dong jumped up suddenly, and said, "Don't you be shameless?...On this condition, you can do it if you like it, and get out if you don't like it! I don't believe it anymore, this condition No one else can be found!"

"Father!..." Lu Bu was also angry at once, his voice was like a bell, murderous.Propelled by the anger of the number one military general at the end of the Han Dynasty, a suit of brocade clothes can move without wind, like a god of war!

In an instant, Old Dong became vigilant, and unconsciously put his hand on the hilt of his sword - before entering the hall, he usually had to untie his sword and remove the blade. Lu Bu was unarmed at this time, so even if he couldn't cut him down, he could hold on until the guards rushed in, right?

Just when he was about to call out to the guards, Lu Bu's words behind him also came to his ears: "Father!...This matter is very confidential. Only when the child and the father are united in one heart and one mind can they do it well. How can you pretend to be someone else!"

"Huh?..." Dong Zhuo was stunned.

"Huh?..." Li Ru was also stunned.

Immediately, the two looked at each other, both shocked: You, Lu Bu, are so brazen and upright as a human being... you are really a fucking talent!

"My son means...you agree to this matter?"

"Father, don't worry, there will be good news about the baby within three days!" After saying that, Lu Bu clasped his fists and bowed, and left with a heroic pace.

Old Dong couldn't recover after a long time, and he couldn't help sighing: "With my son as a solid soldier, why should I worry about it... I won't die without a place to die."

"Taiwei, so you also..." Li Ru couldn't help but nodded here, with an expression of approval.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. At last, this matter has been settled, and then we will see how to implement it and deal with the aftermath." Old Dong waved his hand, then looked at Li Ru, and said sincerely: "These are all for Lao Wenyou to worry about." .”

"This subordinate is so heartbroken that he will not hesitate to say anything." Li Ru also bowed solemnly, and then left.

Only then did Old Dong squint his eyes, feeling that a stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

But when everyone was gone, I realized that the bandages on my back hadn't been wrapped properly, and I couldn't help but get furious: "The doctor is coming!... If you dare to hurt the old man, be careful of his old orphan mother and young children who are waiting to be fed!"

"Also, in the future, the bandages will be boiled and sterilized for me first!"

……

Three days later, Luoyang Horse Market.

As the most prosperous city in the Han Dynasty, Luoyang is the center of business and trade in the world, with criss-cross roads and convenient waterways.The gold market in the city and the newly developed Nanshi are the largest distribution centers for commodity transportation in Gyeonggi.

The horse market is different, it is located outside the city, because the control is looser than that in the city, and it brings together goods from all over the north and south, and the business is prosperous.

At this time, an unremarkable carriage in the city, passing through the arsenal, bypassing Zhaiquan and Yong'an Palace, slowly drove towards the horse market outside the east gate.Old Dong in the car was chewing a sweet honey pill, which was later candied fruit, and said vaguely: "It's nothing, I just asked you two to go out for a stroll, what's the point of staying in the house all the time?"

As he spoke, he brought out a plate of candied fruit and said, "You two eat it too."

Seeing this, Li Ru felt quite flattered, squeezed one and put it in his mouth: "Thank you Taiwei."

Jia Xu's expression was a bit complicated: these days, under the surveillance of Dong Zhuo's personal guards, even going to the toilet would feel like someone was peeping.As for going out, they will be followed secretly by more than a dozen big men.

Today, I managed to come out to get some fresh air, and I couldn't figure out what Lao Dong was going to do, so I couldn't help but feel agitated.

Fortunately, Old Dong didn't care, as if he really came to go shopping, he lifted the curtain of the car slightly to look at the scenery outside.

It's a pity that all trees withered in late autumn, even though there are trees planted on both sides of the road, there is no scenery.There were not too many pedestrians on the street, and their expressions were cautious, and they could not see much of the reserved arrogance of the Capital of Goodness.

There is no way, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the imperial power was in decline, the political situation was dim, and there were constant internal and external disturbances. In a few years, there would be a firefight on the street, and the common people would be devastated. Who could hold back and be proud?

Old Dong was mentally prepared for these.

However, when he arrived at the horse market, his brows became tighter and tighter: the entire horse market is quite large, surrounded by walls, and there are wide gates for pedestrians and carriages to enter and exit. It looks quite neat and standardized.

The problem is that it is almost noon now, and there are almost no people in the huge market, and it is deserted.The restaurants on both sides are also closed, and there is no excitement and prosperity in the market.

"Didn't you say that the horse market is the largest and most lively city in Gyeonggi?" Old Dong, who put down the curtain of the car, was obviously upset: "That's it?"

Chapter 14

Facing Dong Zhuo's displeasure, Li Ru and Jia Xu's reaction was not fear, but confusion.It's as if they think it's normal to see the sun during the day, but Dong Zhuo doesn't even know this kind of common sense.

Fortunately, there was no need for two people to explain, the rumbling drum sounded from the government office, accompanied by a long-winded shout from one person: "It's noon, the market is open!"

After the words fell, the entire horse market seemed to wake up suddenly like a huge crouching beast.The door panels of each store opened in unison, and countless merchants and shop assistants came out of it, greeting customers on the road with smiles on their faces.