[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Lu Bu, who returned to the mansion, made a big fuss. The servants were trembling, and they were all as quiet as chickens.

Not long after, the concierge came to report that there was a visitor.

Furious, Lv Bu was not in the mood to receive guests, and was about to refuse when the concierge handed him a famous card.

On the outermost part of the ranking, there is a seal, which is Dong Zhuo's private seal.

Lu Bu was even more angry, wishing to tear the thorn into two pieces, but after the anger, the remaining sliver of rationality allowed him to take the bamboo slip again, his eyes moved down with the calluses on his fingertips, and fell on the name of the visitor.

Play Huan.

Unheard of names.

Lü Bu was not sure why Dong Zhuo sent this person here, so he dared not be negligent and asked the porter to invite someone in.After seeing the person, Lu Bu recognized that it was a gray-clothed scholar whom he had met once outside Dong Zhuo's residence. Although he was afraid of Dong Zhuo's majesty, he did not take him seriously. Asking the servants to serve hot wine is considered to be a sign of etiquette.

Xi Zhicai has been looking at Lu Bu since he entered the door, until Lu Bu was about to lose his temper because of his impolite staring, he turned his gaze away and said seriously: "General Lu, you may be in great trouble."

Lu Bu's anger was firmly stuck in his chest. He remembered what happened in the Grand Master's Mansion, and then thought about Dong Zhuo's character, and he couldn't help but believe a little: "Please tell me in detail, sir."

Xi Zhicai said: "General Lu, do you know why Taishi Dong wants to test you?"

Probing?Lu Bu couldn't help being taken aback.What does this mean?

"Sir, you mean..."

"General Lu returned from the Grand Master's Mansion after a defeat, how could he not know what he meant?"

Lu Bu didn't care about the other party's verbal offense, and said repeatedly: "You mean... the grand master threw the halberd at me just as a test?"

"I heard that the general left the Grand Master's mansion in a fit of anger," Xi Zhicai asked without answering, "Did you hate the Grand Master for this move?"

Lv Bu was sweating coldly on his back: "Who dares to talk nonsense? I am loyal to the grand master and treat him like my own father. How can I hold grudges?"

"The general's loyalty is well known in Huan's heart." Seeing Lv Bu's expression softened, Xi Zhicai said again, "However, the treacherous and sycophantic tricksters are trying to make a difference. If the general is really taken in, disaster will come and bring disaster to the whole family." .”

After arousing Lu Bu's nervousness again, Xi Zhicai added, "The general's words and deeds today have already made the Grand Master suspicious, and the general needs to make amends."

At this moment, Lu Bu had no time to think about whether Dong Zhuo's "testing" was true. He didn't even care about hatred, and his mind was full of remedies.

"Please teach me sir."

"The general is very brave, and he is the number one general in the grand master's tent," Lu Bu felt at ease with these words, "It's just..." Lu Bu's heart tightened again, "Because of this, those who rebelled Focusing on the general, using poisonous tricks..."

"Report to the general, there is a man asking to see you."

"not see!"

Lu Bu was just in a state of distraught, so he didn't have the time to meet the scholar Lao Shizi.

Unlike the angry Lu Bu, Xi Zhicai didn't feel unhappy because of the interruption. On the contrary, he seemed to have expected it: "The general might as well see it."

Lu Bu was puzzled.

Xi Zhicai straightened up and stood up, "I will wait for the general behind the screen."

Although he is a literati who pays attention to elegance, the other party's words and deeds have a flavor that cannot be rejected.Seeing that Xi Zhicai went straight to the back of the screen, Lu Bu thought for a moment and asked someone to bring in the scholar who was begging for an audience.

Xi Zhicai knows what the visitor wants.

It was precisely because he knew that he encouraged Lu Bu to meet the man and hide behind the screen.

There was a faint, confident smile on his face, but when the visitor spoke, the curve of his lips froze suddenly.

"General, do you know—" Cui Song finished his salute and looked up at Lu Bu, "Is a catastrophe imminent?"

Lu Bu's forehead twitched.

What day is it today, one or two came over and cursed him to death?

Displeased in his heart, Lu Bu said in his mouth: "I would like to hear the details."

"What does the general think of Grand Master Dong?"

Alarm bells rang in Lu Bu's heart: "The grand master is wise and powerful, like a god descending from the earth, how can you and I put our beaks on it?"

Cui Song frowned.

wrong.

According to the information Diao Chan disclosed to him, Lu Bu was first insulted by Dong Zhuo, and then was thrown with a weapon, which almost injured his life.It is impossible for Lu Bu to have no grudges about this.

Even if Lu Bu was extremely vigilant and did not dare to speak ill of Dong Zhuo, he should not have praised Dong Zhuo to the sky.

This compliment was fake, as if Dong Zhuo himself was in the room.

Cui Song roughly glanced at the layout of the room, and paused on the multicolored screen in the northwest corner.

"General Lu is right, I overstepped the point." Cui Song quickly changed the subject, followed suit unscrupulously, flattering Dong Zhuo frantically.

Listening to Cui Song's "singing praises" to Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu was even more upset.

But he is not good at attacking, so he can only respond a few times in a perfunctory manner.

Seeing Lu Bu's reaction, Cui Song knew what he expected was true.

There is definitely someone hiding in this room.

He insulted Dong Zhuo a few more times, and resolutely resigned.

Lu Bu: ...Why did this person come here?

When Cui Song left in a hurry, Lu Bu realized that the other party seemed to have not announced his name.

Xi Zhicai stepped out of the screen, looked at the fallen bamboo curtain, and asked Lu Bu to resign.

If Lu Bu were a modern person, he might have to use the expression pack of [Black question mark] at this moment.

There is no one to interview on weekdays, and today, when two people come here, one will leave after half-talking, and the other will follow suit?

"I just had a lively conversation with my husband, but I was interrupted midway... Your words are so deafening, I hope you will give me some advice."

He also wanted to know how to build a good impression with Dong Zhuo, but he hadn't gotten to the point yet, so he couldn't let him go.

Xi Zhicai looked away, realizing how much Cui Song's appearance had affected him.He originally planned to direct Lu Bu's hatred to the anti-Dong people, and use Lu Bu as a bait to wipe out all the main members.He had thought about countless possibilities, but he didn't expect that it was Cui Song who first appeared to look for Lu Bu.

With Cui Song's character, he shouldn't have done this.

Xi Zhicai looked solemn, but he said calmly to Lu Bu: "General, don't worry, the current plan is to make up for the past and show sincerity to the Grand Master."

Outside Lu Bu's mansion, Cui Song circled around and returned to the foothold he bought a few days ago.

After confirming again and again that no one was following him, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", where the swordsman hides behind the wall coat and waits for an opportunity to chop people, otherwise it is really hard to say whether he can get away unscathed.

He was six-points sure of convincing Lu Bu, but the only thing he blamed was the unlucky timing of his choice, so he was caught first.

Just now in Lu Bu's room, there must be someone behind the screen.That person wasn't Dong Zhuo—Dong Zhuo didn't have the leisure time, and he didn't know how to do everything by himself—but he must be Dong Zhuo's confidant, so Lu Bu had such a reaction.

He could even boldly guess that the person hiding behind the screen is the mysterious expert who is behind Dong Zhuo's back.

He was really too impatient.

Cui Song reflected on himself, went into the room and boiled a pot of hot water, poured it into an urn, and covered his cold hands through the linen cloth.

He took out the big and small events of the Three Kingdoms and the relationship between the characters recorded in pinyin at the beginning of the time travel, confirmed it again and again, and put the cloth into his arms.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Cui Song carefully identified the three long, one short, and two long, it was Diao Chan.

Cui Song opened the door and led Diao Chan into the room.

Diaochan entered the door and asked, "How is the progress here, my lord?"

Cui Song shook his head and smiled wryly.

Although Diao Chan felt disappointed, she still comforted her softly.

Cui Song asked Diaochan about Dong Zhuo's recent situation, and Diaochan came one by one.Through these trivial matters, Cui Song can confirm that Dong Zhuo is indeed a suspicious person as the history says, so he feels at ease.

Diao Chan reported to Cui Song and asked if there was anything she could do.

Since she asked Cui Song for help and volunteered, Cui Song has been telling her not to be impulsive, but to be careful.Except for spying on some information that I don't know if it is useful, I never intervene.

It has been two days since her father was arrested, and her heart is tightly bound by worry and powerlessness. Seeing that Cui Song's side is not going well, Diao Chan can't help but feel anxious.

In fact, Cui Song was more anxious than her.Xun You is imprisoned, and his life is at stake. In this race against time, any failure will make people anxious and irritable.

But he also has his principles, he can't treat human life like nothing, and use all means to achieve his goals.

Asking Diao Chan to help inquire about information is already putting her in danger, how can she be involved in things that even he himself is not sure about.

He can only appease Diao Chan and try his best to look confident.

After finally persuading Diao Chan to wait patiently for another day, he sent Diao Chan to the entrance of the alley. After saying goodbye, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the front.

Cui Song stepped forward to investigate, and saw several scholars surrounded a wall with a notice hanging on the wall.

Several people discussed in a hurry, and Cui Song vaguely heard the words Xu You, traitor and so on.

Cui Song took advantage of his height to quickly read the content of the announcement while standing outside the crowd.

The main idea of ​​the first article is: With the help of the genius doctor, the rebel Xun You temporarily saved his life, and was lured into confessing to reveal the list of some of the traitors.Nanyang Xu You and the other three were among them, and they have been arrested by the guards. They will be sentenced to death together with the traitor Xun You after their birthday, as an example to others.

The second point is that Situ Wangyun has made outstanding achievements and made great achievements. He will be given a number of gold, silver and jade wares, and he will be honored as a reward.

Putting these two notices together makes people think too much.If Cui Song hadn't come here and understood the direction of history, he might have doubted whether the arrest of Xun You and Xu You had anything to do with Wang Yun.Now that these two pieces of information are juxtaposed, I don't know if someone did it deliberately, or it was purely a coincidence.

In addition, regarding the fact that Xun You was seriously ill and was induced to confess to the list of accomplices... Based on Cui Song's understanding of Xun You, Xun You's determination is strong, even if he is seriously ill, it is impossible for him to confess to his cronies just because of other people's two or three words.

So seeing this news, Cui Song's eagerness and anxiety cooled down instead.

He returned to the post house, and before he entered the door, he was pulled by the hem of his back clothes by a strong force.

Speaking of which, when Diao Chan returned to the Grand Master's Mansion, the housekeeper who was busy arranging the banquet saw her and scolded her head-on.

"Where did you go to come back now? If you delay the Grand Master's important matter, let's see how many lives you have." Seeing Diao Chan bowing her head and admitting her mistake meekly, the housekeeper who was in a hurry had no time to continue teaching, "Forget it, hurry up." Send this roster to Grand Master."

Diao Chan obeyed.

When she came outside Dong Zhuo's room with the tray on which the roster was placed, she happened to hear Li Ru's voice coming from inside.

"Grand Master, it may be of great use to save the little life of Ren Yaodao."

Then came Dong Zhuo's annoyed voice: "Wenyou, you are a step late..."

Diao Chan shook her hand, and the lacquer plate fell straight to the ground.