Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

When Wang Yun heard this, he instantly became furious.

The crimes that Dong Zhuo committed since he entered Luoyang City are too numerous to list. People all over the world suffered greatly from his crimes, and countless people lost their fortunes.

The people all wanted to eat Dong Zhuo's flesh and sleep on his skin, and grind his bones into ashes, but this still could not ease their hatred in their hearts.

At this critical moment, someone was actually crying for Dong Zhuo?

"Capture this man quickly." Wang Yun's voice was as cold as ice.

The soldier took the order and left. After a while, he brought the man in front of everyone.

When everyone saw him, they were all shocked. This person was none other than Cai Yong, a great scholar of the time, who was extremely knowledgeable.

When Wang Yun saw Cai Yong, his face became more and more angry. He did not have a good impression of Cai Yong for a simple reason: among all the Han officials, Dong Zhuo valued Cai Yong the most and promoted him to higher positions and gave him many rewards.

If Dong Zhuo rewarded court officials generously in order to win people's hearts, it was understandable. But Cai Yong should never have been so fond of Dong Zhuo's reward.

From Wang Yun's observation, Cai Yong's loyalty to Dong Zhuo was not just pretentious, but genuine.

After coming to this conclusion, Wang Yun had already excluded him. That day, Wang Yun held a banquet in his mansion and invited a group of old ministers of the Han Dynasty, but he did not invite Cai Yong.

"Bo Ji, the traitor Dong Zhuo has been executed today, which is a great blessing for the country. You are a Han official, but instead of celebrating, you are crying for the traitor. What's the reason?"

Cai Yong had regained his composure by this time. He bowed and said, "My Lord, although I am not talented, I know what is right. Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country because of his evil deeds. How could I betray my country and be loyal to Dong Zhuo?"

"It was only because I saw Dong Zhuo's body being trampled by the people just now that I remembered his kindness to Yong and was moved. I couldn't hold back. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

"Forgive me?" Wang Yun's face turned pale, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire. "Bo Ji, you are loyal to Dong Zhuo and are Dong Zhuo's followers. Now that the thief Dong has been killed, his followers should be killed."

Wang Yun's words to define Cai Yong shocked everyone present.

This matter can be big or small. If we take it seriously, it is collusion with Dong Zhuo and attempt to cause chaos. If we take it seriously, it can be said to be a momentary sentiment and harmless.

In this era, the law has long been outdated and whether someone is guilty or not depends entirely on one's own words.

The four words "He deserves death" were like a bolt from the blue to Cai Yong's ears, making him panic in an instant.

It wasn't entirely because he was afraid of death. The main reason was that he had an unfinished business, which was to write history.

After so many years of ups and downs in officialdom, Cai Yong no longer has much attachment to his official position. The only thing he wants to do now is to compile the history of the Han Dynasty into a book.

"My Lord, I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me."

Cai Yong's words were sad and his eyes were full of unwillingness. In the face of power, Cai Yong had to lower his proud head for the ideals in his heart.

Wang Yun shook his head, the murderous intent in his eyes not diminishing in the slightest.

Cai Yong was determined and could only continue to plead: "My lord, I am willing to have my head tattooed and feet cut off to atone for my sins. I hope you will have mercy on me and allow me to live and complete the history of the Han Dynasty."

When Cai Yong said this, his face was already full of tears.

In the eyes of scholars, tattooing the head is often more unacceptable than cutting off the feet.

If cutting off feet was a physical torture, then tattooing the head was a mental shock to Cai Yong.

In order to compile history, Cai Yong was willing to endure a double blow. One can imagine how determined he was to compile history.

Wang Yun's eyes were still cold. Cai Yong's image at the moment did not have much effect in his eyes. He was about to order the soldiers to take Cai Yong to the Supreme Court for punishment.

At this time, the Grand Tutor Ma Riti could not stand it any longer and stepped forward to dissuade him, saying: "Bo Ji is a rare talent. It would be a great blessing if he were allowed to write the history of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, he is known for his loyalty, filial piety and versatility, and has great prestige. If we kill him rashly, I am afraid he will lose his popularity."

Ma Riti came from a family of Confucian classics scholars, and the two often discussed academic matters. Ma Riti admired Cai Yong very much.

Seeing that Wang Yun was still determined to kill him, he hurried out to persuade him.

He thought that Wang Yun would show some respect to him because of his prestige, but Wang Yun's words were cold and he seemed to have no intention of showing mercy.

"Emperor Wu of Han thought he was kind and did not kill Sima Qian, which resulted in the history books he wrote containing many slanders against the court. Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline and the emperor is young, if this treacherous minister is allowed to write, he will probably be condemned in history."

This sentence left Ma Riti speechless. He was so unhappy that he could only sit down again.

The field was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Liu Yu had been watching coldly. Judging from Wang Yun's attitude at this time, it was obvious that there was absolutely no possibility for Cai Yong to survive.

Liu Yu did not believe it, and Wang Yun took his anger out on Cai Yong, and just cried to Dong Zhuo twice.

There is a high possibility that the feud between the two has already been formed.

Or to be more precise, Cai Yong was on Wang Yun's death list since he was recruited by Dong Zhuo.

He was just waiting for an opportunity. As soon as Dong Zhuo died, Cai Yong personally presented this opportunity to him. Wang Yun, who had been patient for many years, naturally would not miss this good opportunity.

From the expressions of everyone on the scene, it can be seen that Wang Yun's personal revenge this time made the ministers very unhappy. The prestige that Wang Yun had just established after eliminating Dong Zhuo was instantly weakened.

Seeing the murderous intent in Wang Yun's eyes, Liu Yu knew that even if he pleaded for mercy, Wang Yun would not agree. But he would still go to persuade him.

Firstly, Cai Yong was an extremely talented man, and Liu Yu admired him very much. He once had tea with him and talked with him, and Liu Yu made him his friend.

Another reason is that Liu Yu wanted to gain favor among the court officials through this incident.

Liu Yu slowly stood up and walked to the center of the field. Everyone was delighted to see him come forward. Although Liu Yu did not hold a high position, he was the emperor's uncle after all, and his father and Wang Yun were old friends. It would naturally be best if he came forward to plead for mercy.

"Uncle, when Dong Zhuo was in power, he treated Bo Ji very well. His crying for Dong Zhuo was a righteous act, and there was nothing wrong with it."

"My nephew thinks it would be too hasty to conclude that he is loyal to Dong Zhuo based on this."

As soon as Liu Yu came up, he made his point clear.

Wang Yun did not expect that Liu Yu would stand up and plead for Cai Yong. He had just driven away Dong Zhuo and had just assumed power, so he needed someone to establish his authority.

This person must have great prestige and reputation, and he must also be the person he has always wanted to get rid of. Naturally, he will not let go of this opportunity.

Wang Yun just didn't expect that Liu Yu would stand up and plead for Cai Yong.

In his eyes, Liu Yu was extremely smart and it was impossible for him not to see his intentions. Their two families were old friends. After Liu Yu came to Beijing, it was with his recommendation that he became famous and finally had his own position.

Once he has secured this position, he will certainly reward Liu Yu generously.

"My dear nephew, this matter has been settled. Don't mention it again."

Wang Yun made the final decision on this matter directly in order to make Liu Yu go back quickly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu had no intention of going back at this time and continued to refuse to give in.

"Uncle, Bo Ji is loyal to Your Majesty and will never be a member of Dong Zhuo's party. I am willing to guarantee his life for this matter."