[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Dong Zhuo searched around in his mind, only to find Xun Gongda's name in the corner of his memory.

There is no way, too many enemies, against him/conspiring to assassinate him/pointing his nose and cursing in person/those who have drawn their swords at him in anger can go around Chang'an City more than ten times, and Xun You is one of the suspects , After he threw it to his subordinates, he turned his head and forgot.If it weren't for the fact that the Xun family was a big family, and Xun You himself was well-known, he really couldn't remember who Xun Gongda was.

"Then Xun You hasn't pleaded guilty yet?"

"Speak and behave calmly. Eat well and sleep well."

"It looks like he has a clear conscience?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise, "Could it be that he really didn't plan to assassinate him? If that's the case, why not... release him after a few more days?"

Now he is under a lot of pressure from the scholars. If Xun You is released, his situation may be improved.

"My lord, listen to me." Li Rudao, "Whether Xun Gongda is innocent or not is irrelevant in terms of the current situation. The important thing is that he belongs to the Xun family. Except for the dead Ciming (Xun Shuang), he is the only one in Chang'an today." It is enough for Xun Shizi to have a certain reputation among literati."

"Wenyou means..."

"Regardless of whether Xun Gongda intended to assassinate the lord, He Yong, who was arrested together with Xun Gongda, has committed suicide. We have the evidence of He Yong's rebellion, and we can forcibly drag Xun Gongda into the water. How to deal with Xun Gongda is not a word from the lord." what?" Li Ru was sitting upright, "As long as the teacher is well-known, no matter how annoyed and hated those literati are, they can't say no to my lord on this matter. And my lord, through Xun Gongda, I can find out the mastermind behind these rebels. .”

Dong Zhuo was a little moved, but said in his mouth: "However, in the sense of being talented, Xun Gongda is a grand master who must not be moved."

"My lord can only listen to half of Xi Zhicai's plan."

Dong Zhuo said without hesitation: "What's the meaning of this, isn't this Xihuan recommended by you?"

Li Ru was not frightened by Dong Zhuo's face, he calmly defended himself: "Ru admires Zhicai's strategy, so I recommend him to the lord, but unfortunately Zhicai is fine, except for one thing - too easy to soften his heart and act The time is a little more restrained."

"Xi Zhicai didn't want to move Xun Gongda. First, he was too cautious, fearing that it would cause a backlash from the scholars; The disadvantages are greater than the disadvantages, Zhicai must know this, but he is unwilling to do it."

Li Ru, who had never changed his face and persuaded Dong Zhuo to poison the young emperor, re-advised, "A man, planning a great cause, how can you be kind to a woman?"

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "Okay! Well said! It's Wen You who knows my heart!"

Li Ru then said: "What's more, Xun Gongda behaved too calmly. I let the jailer deal with the tortured people in front of his eyes. He tortured him every day. Amidst the horrible screams, Xun Gongda didn't change his face and showed nothing. Flaws. If he is really innocent, then that’s all. If Xun Gongda participated in the conspiracy... This person is too scary. Such a forbearing person will become a powerful weapon in the future. And he has a rebellious heart, and he will definitely become a great weapon in the future. My lord's heart is in serious trouble."

Dong Zhuo's eyes showed a piercing killing intent: "In that case, let this person be handed over to Wen You."

Lv Bu, who had been scolded by Dong Zhuo, angrily left the backyard and was about to go out through the back door.

"The servant girl sent the general off respectfully."

Moth eyebrows and gnat heads, fragrant wind lingers.Lu Bu was not in the mood to admire the beauty, and left with anger.

Ren Hongchang raised his head just after Lu Bu left, and let out a sigh of relief.

The aura of this general was comparable to that of the Grand Master, which made her feel involuntarily afraid.

Ren Hongchang was about to return when she saw her roommate, Jiu Ting, leading a man dressed as a scribe coming down the path.

She quickly lowered her head.

"Sir go slow."

Li Ru took a glance and recognized that it was Diao Chan, Dong Zhuo's maid.

...No wonder he has a good memory, it's because Dong Zhuoqi's name is so distinctive, it's all animals + insects, what kind of ghosts are eagleflies, goose grubs, leopard gnats, what are these, and the name Diaochan is more pleasant.

Li Ru secretly complained in his heart, shook his head and left.

Ren Hongchang bid farewell to Griffin, got his name from the housekeeper, and left through the corner gate.

For some reason, I felt an inexplicable flustered feeling today.

That day, after hearing Cui Song's warning, she immediately rushed home and told her father.

What she didn't expect was that her father knew this.It turned out that after Xi Zhicai left that day, he handed over a letter that night.The general idea in the letter is the same as what Cui Song said, but the analysis is more profound.

Even though he is a "miracle doctor" who is fine now, those big shots may not have the leisure to care about him, a little shrimp. After all, having such a reputation among the poor at the bottom is a hidden danger. Once there is a change, it will be a catastrophe. , it was too late to escape.

Xi Zhicai warned Miracle Doctor Ren to leave his current residence as soon as possible, and stop making visits in the name of Miracle Doctor, and it is best to take his family away from Chang'an.

Xi Zhicai explained it very thoroughly, and also listed the solution.The only thing he didn't expect was that Ren Miracle Doctor's daughter was a maidservant in Dong Zhuo's mansion, and it was not easy for her to leave.And her daughter is in Dong Zhuo's mansion, how can Miracle Doctor Ren leave alone?

Therefore, even though he was warned, Miracle Doctor Ren was still lucky and refused to leave.

Even if his daughter knelt down to ask for help, he only agreed verbally, and left after a few days, delayed by one day on the left, one day on the right, until now.

Ren Hongchang made up her mind that no matter what happens today, she must persuade her father to flee Chang'an.

But she did not expect that opportunities are always fleeting, and she will not treat anyone favorably.

On this day, Cui Song, who went out to check the spot again, picked up a crying girl in a hidden corner of Xicheng.

In Chang'an Prison, Xun You looked at the empty ground outside the fence with deep eyes.

Today, no confession was extracted, torture was not performed in front of his eyes, and no human voice was heard, which is really unusual.

Not having to face the cruel mental torture, Xun You not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but his heart became even heavier.

Things have changed, and for the worse.

If Dong Zhuo is impatient, tired of the endless forced confessions, and wants to kill him to vent his anger, then that's all, I'm afraid...

In this dead silent, dark cell, Xun You sat alone for a day.

When it was dark, he patted the straw mat under his body and fell asleep with his clothes on.

Half a mile away, in a warm and bright room, Li Ru put down the wine bottle.

"What happened to the Xun clan's traitor?"

"I've been sitting here for a whole day today, and there's nothing wrong... because no one changed the lamp oil, and the light source on the bottom floor just went out," the jailer's expression became a little strange, "Then Xun You..."

"How is he?"

"Then Xun You..." the jailer showed admiration, "He fell asleep peacefully. We checked again and again in the secret passage, and he was indeed asleep."

"Hahaha..." Li Ru laughed loudly, "As I expected, Xun Gongda will become a great weapon in time...it's a pity."

He stroked the bird and animal pattern on the wine glass, and said it was a pity, with a cold expression on his face, "I don't believe that Xun Gongda never had the intention to assassinate the lord. In this case, it doesn't count that I, Li Ru, killed you in vain."

After drinking the last glass of wine, Li Ru got up and took the coat that had been heated by the copper stove from the shelf.

"Let's go, don't make Xun Gongda wait for a long time."

Cui Song brought Diaochan to a small house that was bought some time ago and used as a temporary resting place.The original owner went out to take refuge, and because he left in a hurry, he left behind most of the furniture and belongings.

Cui Song asked Diao Chan to sit on the couch, and seeing her face flushed from the cold, he brought a clay pot to boil water.Speaking of which, he can use ancient firewood to make a fire, and he also benefits from the careful teaching of the all-round assistant Guo Jia.

Seeing him busy, Diao Chan stood up anxiously: "Let my concubine do the rough work."

Cui Song declined: "The guest is up to the master. Now you are Song's guest, not the servant of the grand master's mansion."

Diao Chan and Cui Song declined a few words, but seeing Cui Song's insistence, they had to give up.

After the hot soup was served, Diao Chan's mood eased, and Cui Song asked what happened.

Diao Chan looked sad, tried her best to restrain her tears, and spoke eloquently.

It turned out that Diao Chan decided to go home because of the uneasiness in her heart.When she got home, the house was a mess and empty.He asked the neighbors for news, and was told that Ren's father had been captured by Dong Zhuo's guards.

Diao Chan hurriedly went to the mansion to inquire about the news, and learned that the cause was a thief who had been healed by Ren's father.The thief was caught while stealing in Chang'an city, he was beaten up on the spot and threatened to kill him with a club.It turned out that the one he stole was the son of Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen's family.When the thief found out, he was so frightened that his legs went limp. He remembered the secret he had heard during the theft. The concubine of Mr. Hu was seriously ill, and many famous doctors were helpless.In order to please Mr. Hu in exchange for a chance of survival, he pushed out Ren's father, who had once treated him, and exaggerated his name, assuring that this genius doctor is Bian Que, who is alive and will definitely heal the concubine's room. sick.

Mr. Hu believed it was true and sent someone to find Father Ren.Ren's father, apart from being able to cure a little wind-cold illness, his skill points are all focused on the "Wang" - he can only see a doctor but not a doctor. How can he be able to treat such intractable diseases that even famous doctors can't cure? cured well?

Even though he could tell what disease the concubine had, he couldn't cure it. What's the use of knowing the name of the disease?That Mr. Hu is a willful and violent person, he doesn't care if Ren's father has real materials, he only needs the result, and he wants the medicine to cure the disease.Seeing that Ren's father could not be cured, Mr. Hu, who had high expectations for Ren's father after hearing the thieves' swearing words, felt that he had been tricked because of the huge gap, and couldn't help but get angry.

He boasted so miraculously, isn't he just a quack doctor?His anger turned to murderous intent, so he wanted to kill Ren's father to vent his anger.

Of course, this Mr. Hu is not a fool. His father has just suffered a defeat, so he is much more cautious than before.Fearing that Ren's father is a "relationship household", Mr. Hu deliberately went to find out whether Ren's father was backed by a big person to support him before making a move.After going back and forth, Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's counselor, attracted the attention.

After listening to the whole story, Li Ru asked Mr. Hu to hand over the man to him.

"Li Ru?" Cui Song recalled this familiar name carefully.He only remembered Li Ru's achievements in poisoning the young emperor in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but he didn't know anything else.What kind of person is Li Ru, and what is his purpose in taking Ren Fu away?

No way to know.

As the sky was getting dark, Diao Chan got up and said, "Thank you, my lord, it's time for me to go back."

It is still unknown what Li Ru's plan is. Cui Song told Diao Chan to stand still for the time being and not to attract Li Ru's attention.

Before leaving, he asked Diao Chan what kind of counselors Dong Zhuo had.Diao Chan replied that Dong Zhuo had many advisers, but most of them were decorations.There are only two people who are reused, besides Li Ru, there is another scribe in gray clothes.Asked about his name, Diao Chan said that he didn't know, the counselor was very mysterious, he would only show up at the Grand Master's Mansion when he was arranging affairs with Dong Zhuo, and he would leave after the conversation, and he would go in and out through the most remote back door, never participating in banquets.

Cui Song only thought that this was an expert who had never been recorded in history and was hiding behind Dong Zhuo.He asked Diao Chan about Lu Bu again. Although Diao Chan didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this person, she still said truthfully: "General Lu, brave and majestic, makes people daunting." It sounded like an ordinary statement, without the slightest charm It seems that the two people have no personal relationship.

Cui Song asked a few more questions, and found that it was not his illusion. Lu Bu and Diao Chan just met face to face, and the love at first sight in the novel does not exist.Not only that, but according to Diao Chan's description, Dong Zhuo has no so-called obsession with her.

"The grand master holds the power in the world, and there are countless beauties in the house. How can he fall in love with the willows of the concubine? What's more, the grand master... has a violent nature and kills him at every turn. The concubine is afraid that I will not serve him well. How dare I tremble every day?" Delusional?"

After Dong Zhuo became Emperor Xian, he had all the power, and he could have all the beauties he wanted. He even fished out the concubines and maids in the palace for his own enjoyment, not to mention all kinds of beauties presented by others.Although Diao Chan is Dong Zhuo's maid, Dong Zhuo has little interest in her because she is young and not Dong Zhuo's favorite type.

When Cui Song returned to the station, Xi Zhicai was not in the room, and when it was dark and the curfew was over, Xi Zhicai still did not come back.

The next day, after the morning court, a piece of news hit the hearts of the scholars like thunder on the ground.

Dong Zhuo has already grasped the ironclad evidence of Xun You's rebellion, and wants Xun You to honestly explain the mastermind of the whole incident.Xun Youning refused to die, Dong Zhuo broke his legs in a fit of anger, and was thrown into the darkest, dirtiest, and coldest cell in Chang'an Prison.

What is "five punishments"?This is a cruel punishment that follows the Qin Dynasty. First, the face is engraved with the words symbolizing the sinner, then the nose is cut off, the toes are cut off, and the whip is used to death, and then the head is cut off, and the head is displayed to the public. Cut it off and sell it in the market.This criminal law is extremely cruel, and it is a torture specially designed for those who have committed the serious crimes of the "Yi tribe".

As soon as this news came out, it was immediately opposed by all scholars.

"Xun You is not guilty of death, let alone such a severe punishment."

Dong Zhuo sneered: "The following criminals intend to assassinate the emperor. Isn't this 'crime not worthy of death'?"

The doubters were speechless. Everyone knew that Xun You was arrested because he was suspected of plotting to assassinate Dong Zhuo. What happened to the Holy One?

But Dong Zhuo said that if there is, there is, and he is used to being tough.Want evidence?No, do you want a fist?

"This is the punishment of the 'three tribes of barbarians'. It is against the harmony of heaven to have 'five punishments' without the three tribes of barbarians."

Dong Zhuo continued to sneer: This is a crime of treason. In your opinion, shouldn't I let Xun You's family go, and it's time for them to be exiled?

The questioner was dumbfounded.

I am not afraid that hooligans are educated, but I am afraid that hooligans are unreasonable.I'm not afraid that a hooligan is unreasonable, but I'm afraid that he will be a hooligan while being unreasonable.

No matter how people object, Dong Zhuo can refute them one by one.

Because of Dong Zhuo's consistent behavior, everyone is used to his toughness and rogueness, so although people think that Dong Zhuo's words are preposterous, they only think that he is eliminating dissidents and never think about it.

Some scholars continued to advise Dong Zhuo, while others chose to wait and see.Not long after, another piece of news came. It was thought that there would be three days to buffer, and the scholars who were thinking about saving the country could not sit still, nor could those scholars who were watching from the sidelines.

Anyone who participates in the removal of Dong Daye is in danger.

It is said that Xun You was tortured in prison, and his wound became pus-filled, and he developed a high fever that night and started talking nonsense.Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's counselor, proposed to Dong Zhuo that he wanted to take this opportunity to pry Xun You's mouth open, and wipe out all those who participated in the conspiracy. He also recommended a genius doctor to hang Xun You's life with all his strength.

When Zhong Yao brought the news to Cui Song, it was already the afternoon of the first day.

Cui Song was silent for a long time, and bowed to Zhong Yao: "I hope Zhong Shulang will introduce you to Song. Song, I would like to join Wang Wenhou's tent."

Zhong Yao and Cui Song were vaccinated and told what happened when Wang Yun summoned anti-Dong righteous men that day.

When Cui Song heard Xu You say bad things about him, he couldn't help being puzzled.

Xu You?Is it Xu You who betrayed Yuan Shao, helped Cao Cao burn Yuan Shao's food, and was finally killed because he boasted of his achievements every day and despised Cao Cao?

When did the original "Cui Song" offend this person?

Zhong Yao said again, Wang Yun is not a partial listener, and he will help Cui Song rectify his name in front of Wang Yun, so that he doesn't have to worry.

Before taking Cui Song to see Wang Yun, Zhong Yao hesitated and said, "Is there something old between you and Da Hong Lu Qing?"

...Who is Da Hong Lu Qing?

Cui Song felt deeply bald, and vaguely brought up this topic.

At the same moment, Liu Yao's mansion.

"Da Hong Lu Qing, there is a scholar surnamed Jiang who is asking to see you."

"I don't see you." Where is Liu Yao's mansion, and unknown people come to pay respects?

"The scholar said, it won't be too late to make a decision after Dahong Luqing has read this chi book."

Liu Yao didn't want to pay attention to it, but felt that it would be no harm to take a look, so he took the square-inch silk and unfolded it.

He lowered his face, threw the silk into the charcoal basin and burned it.

"Let that scholar in."

Under the guidance of the servants, Jiang Zun lifted the curtain and walked in. As soon as he walked around the screen, he met a pair of dark eyes.

"What is the purpose of your short book?"

There are only four words written on the ruler book.

——Jun and Cui Song.

Jiang Zun said calmly: "I believe that your lord has a deep relationship with Cui Lang, so I will give you an important piece of information.

"That Songlang of the Cui family is now in Chang'an City."

Liu Yao completely lowered his face, staring at Jiang Zun with sorrow: "So what."

"Your Excellency, don't misunderstand." Jiang Zun saluted slowly at this time, "Zun, I only came here to surrender."

In Dong Zhuo's mansion, Lu Bu was dissatisfied that Hu Zhen was not punished for losing the battle, and he was also praised for being a so-called "miracle doctor".

"I treat the grand master like a father, how can Bu be submissive if the grand master is like this?" He expressed his protest frankly.Dong Zhuo got impatient and asked him to ask Li Ru who was sitting in the corner where the old god was.

"This is Li Wenyou's plan."

Lu Bu turned his cannonballs on Li Ru: "Sir, could it be that you are kissing Hu Zhen and disrespecting him?"

Knowing that he and Hu Zhen are not at odds, but still want to help Hu Zhen to get credit and show favor to Hu Zhen, isn't this against him, Lu Bu?

"It's important to follow the first words." Li Ru was doing Tai Chi lightly, "I have no intention of helping Hu Wencai (Hu Zhen), and everything I do is for the great cause of the lord."

His attitude only made Lu Bu feel perfunctory and very hypocritical, which aroused his anger even more.

"However, this is unfair. How can Bu bear it?"

Although he tried his best to control his tone, Lu Bu still couldn't hold back his complaints.

Dong Zhuo was furious, picked up the hand halberd beside him and threw it away.

"Zhuzi, you want to ruin my career!? If you can't bear it, get out!"

Although Lu Bu had already dodged sideways, the halberd still brushed against Lu Bu's sleeve.

Lu Bu's expression changed suddenly.