villain

Chapter 277
A burst of noise alarmed Han Emperor Liu Xie who was listening and reading in Changle Palace.

Ma Rixun, who served as the emperor's teacher, stopped giving lectures and put down the Analects in his hands, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

Why is there more and more no rules in this big inner palace!

"Go out and have a look, who is making noise outside Changle Palace?"

There was a small yellow door at the door, and he turned and left in a hurry.After a while, he came back again, prostrating respectfully on the ground.

"Your Majesty, it is King Hongnong and the Queen Mother leaving the palace!"

In Ma Rixun's view, this is not a big deal.Unexpectedly, the nine-year-old Han Emperor Liu Xie suddenly changed color.

"Why can King Hongnong leave the palace? Didn't the Grand Master have an order not to allow King Hongnong to leave the imperial city?"

No wonder Liu Xie's reaction was so intense.

He is the emperor of Han, although he can't hold great power now, but anyway, he is also the emperor of the real dragon.He, the real dragon emperor, can only walk around in the deep palace every day, and can't walk half a step out of the palace gate.Why can the deposed emperor do it?
Although the voice had the immatureness of a child, it contained irritation.

Xiao Huangmen was so frightened that he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, it was Wu Zhonghou who spoke to take King Hongnong and the Queen Mother out."

Wu Zhonghou, that damned Dong Pi again!
Liu Xie couldn't help clenching his fists, a strong jealousy rose in his heart.

He was the emperor, but he didn't have a loyal person who could really use him around him.Ma Rixun is the emperor's teacher, but Dong Zhuo found him for him.Although it is said that Ma Rixun is the grandson of Ma Rong, speaking of loyalty, there should be no problem.But Liu Xie didn't like this man... What he needed was a tiger-wolf warrior like Dong Pi who could protect him well.

Although Liu Xie's scheming is very gloomy, he is still a child.

Deep in his heart, he really hopes to have a strong person to rely on, just like Dong Bi and Liu Bian, who will always protect him.

No matter how loyal Ma Rixun was, he was still a frail scholar after all.

Liu Xie bit his lip, crying in his heart: I am the emperor, Dong Xiping, why do you still protect Liu Bian?
But this thought cannot be seen by others.

He sat down silently, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, shall we continue?"

Ma Rixun saw that Liu Xie was a little absent-minded, and couldn't help asking softly.

Liu Xie took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his immature face, "Mr. Ma, let's continue the lecture."

With only this control, it is hard to imagine that this is a child who is only nine years old.

Ma Rixun sighed and picked up the book.But I was thinking in my heart: Your Majesty, if you can really express your temper, maybe Dong Zhuo will be more relaxed with you.But the more you control yourself like this, the more you will make Dong Zhuo scruples.

I want to remind you, but the Changle Palace is full of Dong Zhuo's people.

Ma Rizun was also powerless, so he had to continue to read the Analects of Confucius attentively.

******
At the same time, Dong Zhuo was also throwing a fit.

He slammed the document in his hand to the ground, his face contorted with anger.

On both sides, there are civil and military officials, looking at each other in blank dismay.Li Ru stepped forward to pick up the documents, walked up to Dong Zhuo and said, "Grand Master, please calm down."

Dong Zhuo sat down and tried to stabilize his emotions.

It is no wonder that Hua Tuo personally diagnosed and treated him, and he came to the same conclusion as Keats.As for the treatment method, apart from prescribing two doses of calming and calming prescriptions, the requirements are basically the same as Keats said, that is, peace of mind.

Dong Zhuo is also afraid of death!

After finally achieving today's achievement, he still wants to work hard for a few more years.

After calming down, he took the document from Li Ru, and said in a deep voice: "Han Fu misunderstood me, and under such a good form, he was actually killed by Yuan Shao. In this way, Yuan Shao occupied most of Jizhou, and sooner or later he would become my I'm in serious trouble."

Li Ru nodded slightly, and was also a little surprised by this.

It was originally thought that Han Fu could use the convenience of the landlord to eradicate Yuan Shao and avoid future troubles forever.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao would strike first and kill Han Fu and his confidants with the convenience of a banquet. With his reputation, he quickly integrated southern Hebei, northern Hebei and most of Hanoi, and his strength suddenly changed. It was very solid.

Li Rusu was resourceful, but faced with this situation, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

Hanoi……

Yuan Shao's occupation of Hanoi is equivalent to a tiger lying on the gate of Jingzhao, which may threaten Luoyang's safety at any time.

At the same time, with the deaths of the masters of Yuzhou, Yingchuan, and Jingzhou, and the captives, the seven counties of Jingxiang and the two counties of Yuzhou and the four countries became extremely chaotic.Bandits, bandits, and aristocratic families are all ready to move, and even the remnants of the Yellow Turbans are revived.

Yuzhou is next to Jingzhao.

Now Yiqueguan has not been repaired, if this continues, sooner or later there will be chaos.

"Everyone is the pillar of the country, do you have any good ideas to solve the immediate problem?"

The ministers were silent, and no one stood up to speak.

In fact, since Yuan Kai's death, there has been such an atmosphere in the court.Every court meeting is lifeless.

Dong Zhuo didn't care about it before, but now, he is a little angry.

Just when Dong Zhuo was about to get furious, someone stood up first, bowed and saluted, "Grand Master, I have something to say."

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru saw that it was Zheng Tai, the new Dahonghe.

This Zheng Tai was originally just a secretary, but he was valued because he analyzed the battle situation for Dong Zhuo when he was in the Kwantung princes' meeting.

The original Dahonglu Han Rong died on the spot because he participated in the change of seizing the palace.

Because of this, Zheng Tai ascended to the sky in one step, from a small secretary to a big Honglu in charge of etiquette, with 47 Zhililang under his command, he became the backbone of the court.

However, this does not mean that Dong Zhuo trusts this person.

The blow that Shi Sun Rui and Zhong Fu brought to Dong Zhuo was too great, so great that it was difficult for Dong Zhuo to trust another person.

The promotion of Zheng Tai to Dahonghe was because Dong Zhuo really had no one to use.

Even Li Ru only had a half-knowledge of court etiquette.I had no choice but to let Zheng Tailai take over.

In any case, from the current point of view, this person is very calm, showing no signs of abnormality.

Dong Zhuo said in a deep voice, "If you have something to say, just say it, don't hesitate."

Zheng Tai stood steadily, turning a blind eye to the gazes around him, "If the grand master is worried about Yuan Shao, in my opinion, there is no need for it. I have met with Benchu ​​before, and I know Yuan Shao's temperament well. Yuan Shao is tolerant and elegant, Happiness and anger are invisible. But in fact, the temperament is conceited and self-important. Although he has great ambitions, he only has small wisdom. He is fierce but timid, restrained but less powerful, and it is difficult to have a big climate."

Li Ru frowned, "According to Gongye, Yuan Shao is not enough?"

"Exactly!"

"However, Jizhou is rich in money and food, and there are many good and talented generals, which is always a hazard."

Zheng Tai said in a deep voice: "On the surface, Yuan Shao has won Jizhou, Hanoi and other places, and he is indeed full-fledged. But Yuan Shao is a man who can recognize people but can't employ them. He has many masterminds under his command, but the factions are also chaotic, and the open and secret fights are very fierce. "

Dong Zhuo couldn't help being interested when he heard this.

"Gongye, go ahead."

"If the grand master wants to destroy Yuan Shao, I have no idea. But if he just wants to contain this person, I have a plan."

"tell me the story!"

Dong Zhuo was more interested.

If Zheng Tai said brazenly that I could kill Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo probably kicked him out with one kick.This point of self-knowledge is still there, and Dong Zhuo still doesn't have the strength to destroy Yuan Shao.But he wondered, how to contain it?
Zheng Tai coughed, "A few days ago, Cao Cao wrote a letter to plead guilty?"

Dong Zhuo was taken aback, "It's true."

"Then Cao Mengde is quite prestigious in Qing, Xu, and Yu provinces. Although he was defeated by Wu Zhonghou in the battle of Xingyang, the princes owed him a favor from the boss, and it also showed that this man has high righteousness. Now , Cao Cao is in Peiguo, recruiting troops and buying horses, and his wings are gradually growing. If he is allowed to develop, I am afraid that one day he will become the second Yuan Benchu."

For Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo still appreciates it very much.

Although I only met him once in Yingchuan, I still have a good impression from all aspects.

Dong Zhuo still felt a little sad when he heard that the princes of the Guandong had Cao Cao participating.

Hearing what Zheng Tai said, Dong Zhuo thought of Cao Cao again.

Li Ru nodded and said: "Cao Mengde must be guarded against. He is now the first prince to write a letter to plead guilty. On the surface, he betrayed the alliance, but in fact, he was exploring the way for the princes. We pardoned him." If this person is not pardoned, the princes will be at peace for a while; if this person is not pardoned, the princes will start fighting again... Cao Mengde will definitely not agree to let him enter the capital, but letting him stay in Chenliu is tantamount to raising a tiger. It is the best strategy for the public business.”

After all, Li Ru glanced at Zheng Tai.

I didn't expect this guy to be gentle and quiet on weekdays, but he actually has such a strategy?Not to be underestimated.

With a thought in his mind, Li Ru suddenly gave a chill.

Is it...

At this time, Dong Zhuo had already understood the meaning of Zheng Tai's words, and nodded slightly.

"The public industry means that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will fight against each other?"

Zheng Tai said loudly: "That's the plan. You can order Cao Cao to be the prefect of Shanyang, and there will be a gap between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao."

Li Ru gave Zheng Tai a cold look.

But I also have to secretly applaud Zheng Tai's idea...

Why choose Sanyo?

That Shanyang was originally ruled by Yuan Shao's family Yuan Yi, how could Yuan Shao let this place go?

At the same time, Shanyang, Hanoi and Jizhou are in a tripartite confrontation.Going north is Dongping Kingdom, which is also under the jurisdiction of Sanyang as a whole.And this Dongping country happened to be stuck between Hanoi and Jizhou, breaking the connection between the two.

With such a boundary, how could Yuan Shao not feel scruples?

Li Ru glanced at Zheng Tai from the corner of his eye, but he was thinking in his heart: Zheng Tai's idea is of great benefit to my family.If he was a spy, he shouldn't have such an idea.You know, in this way, the grievances between him and the princes will be serious.

After thinking about it for a moment, Li Ru decided to observe first before speaking.

But Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing, "Gongye's plan is very good... Hehe, I didn't expect Gongye to have such a strategy."

Huang Wan's and Yang Biao's gazes were gloomy and cold, sweeping back and forth on Zheng Tai's body.

Even Dong Zhuo and Li Ru could clearly feel the cold murderous intent contained in that gaze.

Looking at each other, the two nodded in unison.

"Since this is the case, I don't know if there are any countermeasures for the turmoil between Gongye and Yuzhou and Jingxiang?"

Zheng Tai was full of self-confidence at the moment, ignored Huang Wan's and Yang Biao's almost murderous gazes, and said with a smile: "The chaos in Jingxiang is just ringworm of scales, so it's nothing to worry about. You can send someone with high morals and prestige. Serving as the shepherd of Jingzhou will naturally calm down."

"Who can take on the responsibility?"

Zheng Tai said in a loud voice: "Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng are well-known, and they are relatives of the emperor. He is one of the eight Gus, and he has a lot of friendship with the Jingzhou family. This person has a gentle temperament and doesn't like fighting very much. He is also loyal to the court. can take on this role.”

Liu Biao...

Dong Zhuo had a good impression of this man.

When he first entered Luoyang, Liu Biao's attitude towards him was very gentle, unlike the party members who were cold-eyed and even contemptuous.

Glancing at Li Ru, Li Ru nodded.

"Jing Sheng's talent, I have also heard that he can be Jingzhou shepherd."

Zheng Tai went on to say: "Although Yuzhou is close to Jingzhao, the more disputes there are, the more stable Jingzhao will be. The grand master can order a general to attack Yangdi and lock the gate of Yuzhou to Jingzhao. Luoyang will have no Worry, why does the Grand Master need to worry?"

Li Ru was almost shaken!
This person can't possibly be a spy...

Let Yingchuan and Runan be chaotic, and the four countries will also be involved.At that time, the internal instability of Yuzhou will naturally not pose a threat to Luoyang.

The most important thing is that Yingchuan is the land of scholars. Zheng Tai's idea clearly betrays the scholars.

Yang Biao and Huang Wan were furious, and they all stood up and reprimanded Zheng Tai.

But the more they accused Zheng Tai like this, Zheng Tai retreated to his original place, his eyelids drooping, as if he had fallen asleep.

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Just as Gongye said."

With the final word, although Huang Wan, Yang Biao and others were angry, they had no choice but to watch from the sidelines, smiling wryly and shaking their heads.

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After Empress Dowager He arrived at Cheqi General's Mansion, she went to talk to Cai Yong about the rhythm.

Liu Bian was a little nervous, and walked into the small courtyard where Yang Xu was imprisoned.

After Dong Bi saw him go in, he let out a sigh of relief.

Whether it succeeds or not depends on this time.If Liu Bian has no way to persuade Yang Xu, then there is only one way to go.

kill!

This is also impossible.

It can't be used by me, and it's better to kill it than to leave it to others to make trouble for me.

Dong Bi's attitude towards the gentry is not as gentle as others.

Sitting alone in the study, he picked up the scroll and flipped through it absent-mindedly.Cai Yan took Wen Ji's little hand into the study.

"Daddy, hug!"

Xiao Wenji opened her hands and ran towards Dong Bi.

Seeing her daughter, I couldn't help feeling relieved.Dong Bi forgot the troubles in his heart for the time being, put down the book in his hand, squatted down, picked up Wen Ji, let her sit on his shoulders, and walked around in circles, Wen Ji let out a happy laugh.

Cai Yan said with a smile: "If people see you like this, they will definitely say that you don't respect etiquette."

"Etiquette? That's for others to see. What kind of etiquette do you want in your own home? It's more important than anything else for a child to live happily. If anyone dares to say I'm wrong, I'll kill him with a hammer, see Who dares to speak."

"Overbearing ugly..."

"Why did you come here? Isn't the queen mother in the back house?"

"She was talking about female taming, poetry, and rhythm with her father... Ah Chou, I think something is wrong with the Queen Mother."

"Is something wrong?"

"I always feel that she is looking for something to say."

Dong Bi didn't understand the meaning of Cai Yan's words all of a sudden, but seeing the expression on Cai Yan's face, he suddenly exclaimed, "Sister, don't talk nonsense about such things. Queen Mother... how is it possible, father-in-law How old are you?"

Cai Yan pouted, "Is father very old?"

"That was not what I meant……"

Dong Bi was a little dizzy, Cai Yan clearly meant that the Empress Dowager to Cai Yong...

Just as he was about to inquire in detail, suddenly footsteps came from outside the door, followed by Liu Bian's voice saying: "Dong Qing, Dong Qing...Mr. Yang is here."

He hurriedly carried Wen Ji down and handed it to Cai Yan.

Dong Bi walked out of the room to greet her, while Cai Yan took Xiao Wenji out through the side door.

Although there are not so many rules in his own family, that Yangxu is a well-learned Confucian, so he must teach this etiquette.In ancient times, women were not allowed to be present when talking about business.Cai Yan naturally knew the rules, so he left first.

Yangxu is 49 years old, [-] feet [-] inches tall, with a dignified appearance, not angry and majestic.

Beside him was a little general in white robe.This person's surname is Xiahou, and the single character is Lan, which sounds a bit like a girl's name.

At first, Dong Bi thought it was a member of Xiahou's family in Peiguo.

However, looking at the roster records later, he was from Changshan County, Jizhou, and had nothing to do with Xiahou's family in Peiguo.

This person is just a small school, and he is not very famous.

But it was a person whom Lu Bu admired. When Dong Bi saw it, he naturally wanted to come over unceremoniously.

Originally, Dong Bi could ask Lu Bu for someone like Zhang Liao Gaoshun, but it was impossible for Lu Bu to refuse.But think about it, that would go against Dong Zhuo's original intention of letting him set up his own family.Moreover, these two people have a deep brand of the Bingzhou Army engraved on their bodies. If they are not done well, they will have conflicts with Dong Bi's headquarters. This is definitely not what Dong Bi wants to see.

A prisoner of Xia Houlan will not cause too much trouble.

As for Lu Bu, he has been so busy with Lai Yinger these days that he has long forgotten about Xia Houlan.

When Dong Pi sent someone to mention this person to Lu Bu, Lu Bu couldn't even remember who Xia Houlan was, so he readily agreed.

Liu Bian ran over and took Dong Bi's arm, "Dong Qing, Mr. Yang agreed!"

The dignity of the Han family really cannot be underestimated.

Dong Bi stepped forward to speak, but was stopped by Yang Xu.

"Wu Zhonghou, I know you, and I admire you very much. But, I have to make it clear first that I am working for King Hongnong, not helping you."

Dong Bi was taken aback, and said, "Naturally."

"Secondly, if you seek rebellion in the future, I will definitely not let you go."

Dong Bi nodded again: "I understand."

"I don't need you to give me any official position. My identity is a family order from King Hongnong's family and has nothing to do with you."

Xia Houlan also said: "Wu Zhonghou, I, like Mr. Yang, only obey the orders of King Hongnong."

He couldn't help turning his head and looked at Liu Bian.

But Liu Bian said aggrievedly: "I want them to help Dong Qing..."

Dong Bi smiled, "My lord, I also work for you, so how can I care about these things. What's the difference between helping me and helping you?"

"That's right, helping me is helping you, helping you is helping me...Mr. Yang, Xia Houlan, do you understand?"

Yang Xu and Xia Houlan looked at each other, bowed and said, "I understand."

Xia Houlan served as Liu Bian's family servant, and belonged to the military officer of Suwei, with a salary of two hundred shi.And Yang Xu's job as a family order is basically a false job.Liu Bian asked him to stay at General Cheqi's mansion to advise Dong Bian.

For such a result, Dong Bi had been prepared for a long time and had no opinion.

With the joining of Fa Yan and Yang Xu, Dong Bi's next work became very easy, and many problems were solved.

In order to show his loyalty to Liu Bian, it is also to make Dong Bi feel more at ease.

Yang Xu wrote a letter to his family and entrusted Dong Pi to send someone to take his family from Nanyang and send them to Anding first.

In this regard, Dong Bi naturally would not refuse.

On this day, the old lady's car had already passed Hangu Pass, and it was expected to arrive in Luoyang in a few days.

Dong Bi also became busy.

There are four or five people getting married at once, and their identities are not bad, so there are more things to do.

Dong Bi and Cai Yan were preparing invitations in the study.

But Dong Tie came in and whispered in Dong Bi's ear: "My lord, please see Fazheng."

"What's matter?"

"I don't know, I just said that I want to dedicate an army to the Lord."

"Oh?"

At such a young age, this Fazheng wants to dedicate a team to himself?It sounds interesting.

Cai Yan said: "Xiping, you might as well go and listen. Lu'er and I are enough for the matter here, so go ahead."

Dong Bi nodded, got up and walked out of the study with Dong Tie.

When I came to the meeting hall, I saw Fazheng holding a stack of documents in his hand, and after going forward to salute, he gave it to Dong Bi with both hands.

"what is this?"

"My lord, I have sorted out all kinds of information on the Han'an Army these days, and found that my lord has overlooked a major event."

Dong Bi was taken aback, "What did I overlook?"

"In the Han'an army, there is still a lack of one."

"Which one?"

Fazheng bowed and said: "Sun Wu's thirteenth article once said: Ming Jun Xian generals, so they move and win over others, success comes from the crowd, and they are prophets. A prophet cannot be taken from ghosts and gods, cannot be imaged by things, and cannot be verified by degrees. , must be taken from others, and those who know the enemy's feelings are also."

After finishing speaking, Fazheng stopped talking and looked at Dong Bi.

Dong Bi didn't react at first, but he quickly understood what Fazheng meant.

What Fazheng said was a passage from "Yongjian Chapter" in Sun Wu's thirteen chapters, and the implication was: spies.

Looking at Fazheng in surprise, "You mean using time?"

"Exactly!"

Fazheng said: "There are five kinds of time, cause, interior, reverse, death, and life. Why don't you form an army to use this way? I have written a statement, and you can refer to it. General Dong Tie's sword He has outstanding skills and is a confidant of the lord, so he can be the leader of the army. As for the deputy general, the lord can make his own choice, and I don't have a good candidate."

Dong Bi's heart moved, and he couldn't help but look at Dong Tie.

A long time ago, he had an idea of ​​how to use Dong Tie in his heart, but it was a little vague.

Fazheng's words immediately made Dong Bi's idea clear.If so, it would be great.

On the surface, the martial arts camp can be used as a training camp, but in fact, it can be used as an intelligence department.

Raising dead soldiers, training killers...

There is absolutely no problem with Dong Tie's loyalty, as long as he is equipped with corresponding manpower, it will definitely be of great use.

Externally, it can be called a martial arts camp, internally, it is called: Anbu!
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There is only one update today, and a friend came at home, so I owe [-] words, and I will make it up later.

Please forgive me...

(End of this chapter)