"If you are tired of taking advantage of the situation, you will gain something; if you plan to use your power, you will have big consequences."————————[Guanzi·Light and heavy armor]
At dusk, Qin Qingtong climbed down from the high courtyard wall of Dong's Mansion and fell into a dark alley. In the darkness, he saw that many military tents had been set up on the avenue, with bonfires burning, and several teams
The soldiers were beginning to parade around Dong Mansion.
The Dong Mansion is really coming to an end!
This is the only thought in Qin Qingtong's mind. Everyone understands that such a big battle has torn away the pretense of calm, and there is no room for relaxation for all parties. Just like an ordinary home, the enemies have come to kill them.
Could it be that with a few kind words and a few boxes of money, we could just pass it by and nothing would happen?
Even Qin Qingtong, a servant of the Dong family, understood the truth. Dong Cheng and others were in the middle of the game, but they still wanted to make a last-ditch effort.
Touching the gold and silver in his arms, Qin Qingtong thought, at this time, why are you still working hard for the Dong family? Back then, when you committed yourself to the Dong family, didn't you just want to be rich? Now that you have the money, anyone can do it
You won’t be so stupid as to take risks!
Having made up his mind, Qin Qingtong turned around and walked deeper into the alley. Now Dong's Mansion was surrounded by people, and Bei Que Jiadi must also be under strict guard. How could he, a slave, climb over the wall of Jiadi?
?It's better to hide in a corner and wait until the matter is over before emerging.
Qin Qingtong just walked a few steps along the alley when suddenly a cold sharp object was pressed against his back: "Stop."
He was startled, his arms and legs trembled, and he raised his hands on his own initiative.
"Is this the Cangtou who ran away from the Dong Mansion?" The voice of the man behind him was particularly young, but the sharp weapon against Qin Qingtong was held firmly in his hand: "Turn around and talk!"
Qin Qing's childish heart was filled with despair, and he turned around tremblingly. Under the light of the fire on the street not far away, he saw a very young face.
Outside Dong's Mansion.
"The battle here must end as soon as possible, otherwise there are so many noble people in Beique Jiadi and they won't know how they will miss me." Cao Cao washed his hands in the copper basin, wiped them with a clean linen cloth, and went to the simple camp tent.
Zhong was pacing: "Gongren, what do you have in mind?"
"Now it's just a word 'wait'." Dong Zhao sat on the banquet and said softly: "Although the emperor was angry with the queen for being rude and overstepping her bounds, in the end he only allowed her to move to the side palace and had no words to abolish the queen. Although the emperor didn't know
Why are you hesitating at this time, but I still have to wait..."
"How can we wait and see when we are ready to ride a tiger?" Cao Cao turned back to sit on the table and said solemnly: "I have already broken my heart this time, how can I still withdraw my troops and pretend that nothing happened? I am not Yuan Benchu
, Now that what needs to be done has been done, it must be done to the end! What your Majesty is thinking about right now is nothing more than the emperor's heir..." He waved his hand, indicating to the soldiers that they could serve dinner, and suddenly said: "Wang is already here today.
I searched for me privately."
"Wang family?" Dong Zhao consciously avoided the previous unfinished topic, and quickly thought of the most likely 'Wang family': "Is it a brother or a younger brother?"
"Of course it's Wang Fu. Wang Duan doesn't have that kind of courage and courage." Cao Cao said: "He brought a few people to see me and revealed that Dong Cheng conspired with the queen to secretly send civilian women to Weiyang Palace.
, these folk women were arranged to take care of the queen's daily life in Jiaofang Palace, and one of them was even accepted by the emperor as a palace servant... I heard that the Du Palace man did not come forward to defend himself yesterday, so he fainted to the ground. Otherwise, the government and the public would have been
This has been discussed.”
"Send civilian women into the palace?" Wang Bi said excitedly from the side: "In this case, it is not unfair to say that Dong Cheng rebelled."
Dong Zhao said: "The important thing is the cooperation with the Wang family. This weight is not unimportant."
Cao Cao nodded and said nothing.
As evening approached, the soldiers began to serve various dishes one after another. In addition to the common meat and vegetables, there was actually a silver pot filled with peach wine.
"This..." Dong Zhao pointed to the dark red wine that Cao Cao poured into the cup, and asked doubtfully: "When did Duke Cao start drinking this kind of wine?"
"It was given by the Emperor." Cao Cao raised the cup in front of him, took a sip, and said unsatisfied: "After all, this wine is not as fragrant as rice wine. I have never seen this wine when I was in Liangzhou, and now it's here
Chang'an, but I didn't expect it to follow."
"If Duke Cao doesn't like drinking it, why not use his favorite Jiu Ying Chun Wine?" Wang Bi, who knows Cao Cao best, said at the side: "I remember when the imperial court implemented wine tasting, Cao Gong presented the brewing method of Jiu Ying Chun Wine to the imperial court.
Now, the country of Pei has brewed this song exclusively, and it has become famous for a while, which is also a blessing to Duke Cao."
Dong Zhao took the wine that Cao Cao poured for them both with his hands, looked down at the dark red wine for a while, then raised his head and said: "After all, it is the will of the country. Now the imperial court prohibits private brewing and does not prohibit alcohol, so the people only have the imperial court."
Only then can wine be sold, and the income from wine research in a year is no less than two to three billion yuan. In addition to strictly prohibiting private winemaking from grain, private individuals are not allowed to make their own fruit wine. This wine...maybe it is easily praised by the people?"
"Speaking of it, there has indeed been a trend among the people to brew their own fruit wine in recent years. After all, not all official wines are good wines, and private wine is too expensive, so it is better to make it yourself." Wang Bi said and suddenly laughed and joked.
: "Why are we talking about this? Now we have to discuss the matter of Dong Cheng, and the government is not in a hurry."
"Actually, this should be planned." Dong Zhaoruo pointed out: "Dong Cao borrowed this wine to think of the Western Regions, right?"
"Your Majesty has always held the whole world in his heart." Cao Cao took a sip of wine and said slowly: "Pyrrhum walnuts are easy to brew. As long as the people can enjoy this product freely, there will naturally be many businessmen traveling westward to regain the Western Regions and communicate with foreign countries.
It’s just a matter of these years.”
"Then I would like to congratulate Duke Cao first." Dong Zhao picked up the cup.
They all knew that as long as Dong Cheng was eliminated this time, Cao Cao would definitely replace him. After all, the only prime ministers in the Chengming Palace now were Zhao Wen, Dong Cheng and Wu Shuo. Once Dong Cheng died, Wu Shuo's value would be exhausted...
Cao Cao raised his glass and took a sip. The advantage of this kind of wine is that it is not easy to get drunk. There are still serious things to do in the past two days.
At this time, Dian Wei's voice came from outside the tent. After hearing the announcement, Cao Cao put down his cup and said with a smile: "Is it Boren? Let him in!"
The person who came in was a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old, carrying a spear, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance. This man was Xia Houshang, the nephew of Xia Houyuan, the general of Liangzhou Diannong.
Xia Houshang is a young hero who has been raised by Cao Cao since he was a child. He has close friendship with Cao Ang, Cao Pi and others. This time, Cao Cao officially brings him to his side to get in touch with affairs. He will be reused in a year or two.
"Mr. Cao!" After Xia Houshang bowed politely, he told him exactly what he had just discovered about Qin Qingtong in the alley and the machine maintenance Dong Cheng had entrusted to Qin Qingtong.
There was a lot of silence in the tent for a while, and Wang Bi looked sternly: "What a ruthless strategy, and he didn't even care about his daughter's life."
"If he succeeds and a prince is born..." Dong Zhao thought of the queen's witchcraft in the palace to pray for a boy, and the rumor that Dong Chengyan asked a sorcerer to predict the birth of a boy in the palace, and felt a little troublesome: "
Although it won't make His Majesty change his mind, at least Mr. Dong can save his life, and he will become a hidden danger in the future."
Cao Cao tapped the table lightly, already making a decision in his mind, but he still pretended to be thoughtful: "We will discuss this matter after Fengxiao comes."