My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 21: Li Ma (asking for all kinds of votes)
"...A certain person entered Luoyang for the first time and was ridiculed by officials and made fun of his vulgar husband behind his back."

Perhaps he had to die once before Dong Zhuo could sit here and say these words to Su Chen, "When I was young, Dong worked very hard to manage the local security and fought several bloody battles with the barbarians, all of which ended in victory. But after all, they made fun of me and hated me. , shut me out, do you know what I was thinking when I left Luoyang?"

He raised his gaze slightly, and his ferocious eyes became more ferocious.

"That is, when Dong comes to Luoyang again, I will let these high-minded people kneel and tremble at my feet. I will do all kinds of evil. I will kill anyone I don't like, and kill anyone who dares to speak rudely, just to make them feel afraid... After killing for many years, we finally let them take revenge in Chang'an."

Su Chen knew something about Dong Zhuo, and he nodded: "If I suffer this injustice, I will take revenge, but I will never kill people indiscriminately like Mr. Dong. Does Mr. Dong know who will collect your body after you die?" ?”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, his originally ferocious aura weakened slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Who?"

"Cai Yong, the father of the Cai family. Dong Gong was killed that year. Wang Yun ordered him to light sky lanterns and expose his body in the street. He ordered no one to collect the body for you. Only Cai Yong allowed you to bury him in peace. Later, he offended Wang Yun because of this. He was thrown into jail and died in prison.”

"he……"

Dong Zhuo slowly relaxed his clenched fists on the table, looked at the flickering candlelight and murmured: "Cai Shizhong... He is so famous, but he lost his life for a vulgar person like me..."

"I have read some words from later generations. Some people say that Cai Yong has always wanted to guide you. If Dong Zhuo guards Xiliang conscientiously, he will be a powerful general who is famous in history."

"Then what will future generations think of me, Dong?"

"Powerful, ambitious, cruel and unkind."

When Su Chen said these words, Dong Zhuo showed no expression. He just sat there motionless, like a giant beast crouching in the light and shadow.

"Have a good rest, Mr. Dong."

Su Chen knew that he needed to be quiet, so he stood up and cupped his hands: "If Mr. Dong wants to truly live his life again, he might as well recall how you came step by step back then."

After saying that, Su Chen lowered his hand, opened the door and walked out.

Then, the door slowly closed, blocking out the slanting skylight outside. The room was quiet. Dong Zhuo looked at the candlelight, and seemed to see an old man in a coarse prison uniform standing in a dirty prison, with his pale hair in a messy bun. Looking at him with a smile as usual.

……

The skylight hangs on the eaves, and the rays of sunlight fall slantingly on the courtyard.

Su Chen walked out of the Crescent Gate of the North Courtyard and went straight to the atrium. Fang Xuejun had been taken away by the adults in the family. When he came over, Thirteen was guarding here with his sword. When he saw his third son coming, he hurried forward to greet him. .

"Marquis Yun Jin came here with his son, as well as the eunuch Sun Yi and his son. They want to express their gratitude to the third young master."

Su Chen nodded, lifted up his robe, crossed the threshold, and walked in. The hall was filled with gifts. Su Congfang was also in the hall. When she saw her son coming in, she called him over to see the gift.

"This is Marquis Yunqi. Just call Uncle Wu. This is Sun Yi, the prefect of Yunqi."

Su Chen bowed towards the man in the cloud-patterned brocade robe, while Taishou Sun on the side just bowed and did not bow. As for Wu Zixun and Sun You, they naturally knew each other, so he smiled at them and sat next to his father. .

After both sides sat down, Marquis Yunqi spoke first. He smiled and said:
"My dear nephew, I was talking about you to your father and Master Fang just now. If you hadn't helped me today, my son and Grand Administrator Sun's son would have been attacked by bad guys."

After saying that, he patted Wu Zixun on the head and said, "Go and thank Brother Su for saving your life."

Su Chen wanted to accept this thank you, so he did not stand up and be polite. After accepting the thanks from Sun You, the son of the prefect, he looked at Yun Qihou.

"Marquis Yunqi, I wonder if I can ask the assassin if he can confess?"

"What's not to ask?!" Compared to his son, Wu Huizhi was rough-tempered and a forthright person. "The assassin is old and can't stand the interrogation. He was already recruited in prison. Their identity They are members of the Wild God Sect, a sect close to the desert, that’s all we know.”

Aragami Sect?
If Su Chen's memory was correct, he would have remembered that the master he killed before had written a note on the note: "Get the picture of the general's night banquet and bring it back to teach."

Could it be that they all have the same identity?

The attack on my Su family was for the general's night banquet, and why was the attack on the family members of Marquis Yunqi's house?
Previously, Liu Xie, the Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, had prompted him to cast suspicion on the upper echelons of the Yan Kingdom, even the person with the Ninth Five-Year Plan, but the supreme leader of the country had linked up with Jianghu sects and committed crimes everywhere. What was the purpose?
and many more……

He remembered that Fang Xuejun had said before that the ancestor of Marquis Yun was also a founding general. Could he have been at that night banquet?
"Good nephew?" Marquis Yun's voice woke him up. "I see you frowning and being silent, but what's wrong with discovering something? Today, I got a piece of news from the assassin. This group of thieves also has a branch in Rongzhou. altar!"

"Then Uncle Wu, how do you want to deal with this matter?"

Su Chen glanced at his father, Su Congfang, intentionally or unintentionally. The latter was holding a tea cup and tasting it slowly, without any intention of interrupting.

"Hmph, you want to kill my son and bully my Yunqi County. You really think that after so many years, we and the Marquis are all fools." Marquis Yunqi had a tough temper and slammed the table, "Since I know the location, I naturally want to return the favor. By color.”

There is a branch altar in Rongzhou, and there may be one near Ding'an City. Otherwise, how would there be so many thieves traveling such a long distance?
Why not take this opportunity and follow along?
"Uncle Wu is going to send out troops to suppress bandits. I wonder if I can go with him?"

As soon as Su Chen said these words, Su Congfang, who was drinking tea, almost spit out the tea. He quickly put his hands around the water stains on his beard and looked at his youngest son with wide eyes.

What did this brat say to him in the car when he came here?

"Your ancestor, Su Qiaoqi, looked at you with disdain. You never thought that after so many years, you would see ambitious younger generations again. Zixun, you should learn this from Su Chen."

Wu Huizhi stood up and looked at Su Congfang, who looked unhappy. He thought it was Su Chen who made him unhappy by taking action on his own, so he smiled and said: "Brother Su, don't worry. No matter how bad Yun Zhen is, he still has thousands of troops. Why?" I won’t let my good nephew get hurt, so I’ll just go and gain knowledge here.”

After it was agreed upon, Marquis Yunqi took Su Chen and talked about meeting at the military camp in the west of the city tomorrow at five o'clock. He also talked about some military tactics before leaving with his son and Prefect Sun.

After leaving the hall, Su Congfang stopped Su Chen who was about to leave and took him to a remote place. An angry look suddenly appeared on his face.

"Have you forgotten what dad told you before? Don't interfere in the assassin's affairs!"

"Dad... I have not forgotten it, but I will not forget how my second brother's hand was missing. This time I borrowed the hand of Marquis Yun to kill the people of the Wild God Sect. Even if I am to blame, I, Su, can't be blamed. It’s at home, right?”

Su Chen looked at his father, then turned around and strode to the north courtyard with a loud voice.

"How can you be timid about avenging your loved ones? I promise my brother that I will cut off a hundred of their arms, not even one less."

Su Congfang looked at the back of the person walking towards the stone bridge, and was so angry that she punched the eaves pillar. After she realized what she was doing, she grimaced in pain and kept rubbing her hands. When she saw Thirteen looking over, she looked solemn and quickly raised her hands. He also turned around and left.

……

The next day.

Before dawn, Su Chen had already gotten up. Under the service of Thirteen, he put on the armor that Marquis Yunqi asked the soldiers to send last night. The chest protector was engraved with a pair of cloud patterns, and there were two animal heads on the shoulders, which were better than those in Ding'an City. Armor is much more luxurious.

With the rustling of armor leaves, Su Chen pushed the door open and a black horse was led by a servant. He glanced at the closed door next door and showed no intention of opening it, so he got on the horse and pulled the reins to leave. Outside, they met the soldiers and horses of Yunqi County.

"Don't wait for Dong?"

The door opened with a creak, and a plump figure walked out with a cloud-patterned sword. He reached out and pulled Shisan, who was riding next to him, from his horse and threw it to the ground. "Just stay at home." Then he turned over and got on the horse's back.

Looking at Su Chen with ferocious eyes, Dong Zhuo grinned and smiled.

"Look, Dong... I just don't want to disappoint Cai Shizhong."

After saying that, he slapped the horse's buttocks to encourage the horse to run.Su Chen smiled, turned around and told Thirteen to keep his father safe, and then followed him.

Outside the side gate of the north courtyard, twenty Ding'an City Qingqiu were holding torches and had been waiting for a long time.

Su Chen rode out of the courtyard gate without stopping. He reined in the horse and turned to run towards the street. His cloak ruffled and he shouted in a loud voice: "Follow me!"

"Haha, Dong is up to you!"

Dong Zhuo hung his sword on his waist and rode up, followed closely by twenty light cavalry, their iron hooves rumbled as they ran wildly along the long deserted street towards the outside of the city.

(End of this chapter)