"A husband is loyal but knows the secret. He cannot choose a wise master, and there is no way for him to make great achievements in this era." [Record of Temple Reconstruction in Jiatai]
April 22, the third year of the reign of Emperor Han Dynasty.
After the continuous rain, the weather became hotter and hotter. Although the rumors had no legs, they could run faster than the wind. Although the emperor's unusual behavior in the past two days was deliberately concealed, it eventually reached Dong Zhuo's ears. Tian Jing listened.
At this, Dong Zhuo raised his eyebrows slightly and was surprised: "Listen to what you said, is this still the emperor I knew before I left? It seems like he has changed."
Shi Liu Ai, the governor of the Grand Master who was sitting at the bottom, heard the words and replied: "This is a good thing. Now that the world is in chaos, we need a wise and promising ruler. With the country like this, and with the help of the Grand Master, why should the world be uncertain?"
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Tian Jing, the chief registrar, then said: "The Grand Master is wise and wise. It doesn't matter that Your Majesty is a wise master. Even if you are a mediocre person, the Grand Master can help the world."
Liu Ai was dissatisfied and retorted: "Why did the landowner say this? In those days, the general Huo assisted Emperor Zhao and led the Ming Dynasty and the ministers were virtuous, which led to the ZTE era. The landowner's contempt for the country's words is really not what people should do.
for."
Tian Jing sneered and said: "Emperor Zhao has been in power for thirteen years, but has an edict or policy come out of the palace? The so-called ZTE is nothing more than the virtuous and upright General Huo. Emperor Zhao can only sit back and enjoy the success, so what is Ming?"
Liu Ai was about to refute, but was interrupted by Dong Zhuo at the right time. He stared at Liu Ai and suddenly said something else: "I remember that Liu Changshi is also a member of the Han clan. I wonder which line he comes from?"
Dong Zhuo was so powerful that Liu Ai did not dare to argue anymore, so he raised his hands and replied: "Master Lao, please note that Ai's ancestor came from Hejian, King Xian."
Liu Ai was from Hanoi, with a rare reputation for talent. He was filial and honest, and moved to Shaanxi. Emperor Ling died, and General He Jin secretly recruited Dong Zhuo to the capital. Dong Zhuo passed by Shaanxi County and garrisoned in Mianchi, and he met Liu Ai several times.
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Later, Dong Zhuo was good at specializing and promoted officials who were close to him. Anyone who was friendly to him would be promoted. Therefore, Liu Ai was included in the imperial palace and became the chief historian. The chief clerk and the chief historian were all close associates of Dong Zhuo.
The status of staff in Dong Zhuo's heart was even higher than that of Wang Yun.
However, Liu Ai prided himself on being a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Seeing Dong Zhuo's cruelty to the scholars and common people, and his persecution of Henan, Liu Ai's passion for assisting Dong Zhuo and helping the world gradually cooled down, and he gradually became willing to hang up his crown and leave. Fortunately, there were people
The person who persuaded him with his righteousness was Wang Yun. From then on, Liu Ai often communicated with Wang Yun privately to discuss plans to kill Dong.
Not getting the reply he wanted, the disappointment in Dong Zhuo's eyes was fleeting, but this could not stop him. Soon, he thought of a new excuse: "What a coincidence, Prince Ding of Changsha and Prince Xian of Hejian are both Emperor Xiaojing."
descendants."
This sentence is very interesting.
Everyone in the world knew that the ancestor of Emperor Guangwu was Prince Ding of Changsha. Dong Zhuo suddenly compared Prince Xian of Hejian, who was of the same lineage as Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, with Prince Ding of Changsha. His intention was obvious.
Liu Ai was greatly shocked. He didn't expect that Dong Zhuo, now at the top of the list of ministers, would still want to depose him? Since the young emperor was poisoned to death, he is now the only heir of Emperor Xiaoling. Who else does Dong Zhuo want to establish? And who else does Dong Zhuo want to establish?
Who can be called orthodox?
Liu Ai didn't dare to reply to this, so he simply pretended to be dumbfounded; "Since the founding of our country by our great ancestors and the resurgence of our ancestors, there have been countless clansmen with the surname Liu in the world. Talents like Emperor Guangwu are even rarer in the world. Even if they come from the same lineage,
No one can compare to Guangwu."
Dong Zhuo hit a soft nail and saw a flash of teasing on Tian Jing's face. He couldn't hold it in his face and couldn't bear to scold him. He suddenly lost interest in talking, stood up and waved his sleeves, ready to leave: "It's too hot today.
, I’ll go to the back to enjoy the cool air, you two can go and have a rest!”
The two quickly stood up to see each other off, and then left separately.
In a side room of the Taishi Mansion, the chief secretary Tian Jing looked at the disheveled Taoist in front of him, resisted the urge to ask someone to throw him out, and said in a calm voice: "How did you do what I asked you to do?
?”
The Taoist was old and thin. If he took off his Taoist robes, he would look more like an old farmer. He took out a piece of white cloth, wrote the word "LV" on it, and said to Tian Jing: "I followed the instructions and carried the
This cloth sings in the market, 'Bu
"Hu Bu Hu" and the arranged nursery rhyme "Thousand Miles of Grass, He Qing Qing" were sung by the children of Chang'an Church for three consecutive days. But yesterday Jing Zhaoyin said that he was ordered to arrest those who spread the message, so I didn't dare to stay any longer.
That’s why I hid.”
"You said you spread rumors in Chang'an a few days ago and the government didn't respond. Only today did Jing Zhaoyin hunt for you?"
"Yes, I heard it was the Grand Master's order..."
"I know better than you what Grand Master means. You don't need to say more." Tian Jing interrupted dissatisfiedly. He wanted to use this to frame Wang Yun and arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion. The main reason was not that he knew the plans of Wang Yun and others.
, it’s just a personal grudge between me and Wang Yun.
He was in the imperial shogunate and was deeply trusted. Dong Zhuo also offered to let him join the ministerial office. However, Zhao Jian, the elected minister, was an upright man and resolutely refused to obey Dong Zhuo's nepotism arrangement.
Dong Zhuo was disgraced, so he summoned Zhao Jian in anger and wanted to take the opportunity to kill him. Unexpectedly, when Zhao Jian responded, he was very calm in both words and demeanor. In addition, he was a great scholar in the country and the advisor of Zhao Qi.
The nephew was once appointed as a Situ official by Wang Yun. With these two relationships, Dong Zhuo had no intention of killing him after his anger subsided. He was only released as a punishment for Pingling Order, and the matter was regarded as a thing of the past.
This incident made Zhao Jian famous for being unyielding to power, but it hurt Tian Jing. After that, Dong Zhuo no longer considered him for promotion or dismissal in order to avoid suspicion. With his official career interrupted, how could Tian Jing not hate Zhao Jian?
Wang Yun and Tian Jing were both regarded as enemies. Through the close official of the Grand Master, he repeatedly exposed Wang Yun's faults to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo believed Wang Yun deeply and believed that Tian Jing was seeking personal revenge and never
Keep it in mind.
Tian Jing wanted to rely on the fact that Lu Bu and Wang Yun had been intimate in private, so that Dong Zhuo could attack these gangsters in Bingzhou. Unexpectedly, the rumors about his walk revealed part of the truth about Wang Yun's conspiracy. Unfortunately, Tian Jing
He still didn't understand, so what about Dong Zhuo? He turned to a Cangtou standing next to him and asked: "After the grand master knew these rumors, was he still the same as before?"
"Yes, I treat it as a joke, and sometimes I even talk about it to Cai Zhonglang." This old man is the old man who follows Dong Zhuo. He is older than Tian Jing, but he has no talent. He takes care of Dong Zhuo's daily life all day long.
Tian Jing snorted coldly and said: "Cai Bojie is outstanding in talent and learning. He knows the meaning of the rumors but refuses to tell the Grand Master. It seems that he is not sincerely assisting. These Guandong scholars are flattering to the Grand Master on the surface. In fact, they are not
They are all unreliable. The Grand Master still falls for their tricks. We old people have thousands of words of advice, but they are not as good as one quote from other people's classics."
The old Taoist knew that he couldn't hear Tian Jing's complaints, but he didn't dare to leave without permission, so he had to bury his head deeply and kneel on the ground like a turtle with its head shrunken. It was very ridiculous.
When Tian Jing saw the old man, he also smiled: "Go down and get the money. Don't tell anyone what happened today."
The old man watched the old man leave and let out a long sigh. He was just a servant, and he felt that there was no need to get involved too deeply, so he quickly found an excuse to leave.
In the afternoon, there is noisy cicadas, and the cool breeze under the shade of the trees beside the small pond is a rare treasure in this hot day. There is a beech bed under the tree, and Dong Zhuo is sitting on it, with his back against the big tree and a fishing rod in his hand. Lu Bu took off his armor and wore light clothes
He was dressed in fine attire and was standing behind him, looking tall and majestic and heroic.
The old man came forward, bowed to Dong Zhuo, stood up and said with a smile: "Yesterday, it was said that the fish in the pond saw that the grand master had not returned to Chang'an for many days, and he was afraid of people, so he left the pole empty. Today, the grand master sat upright for half a day,
I wonder what the harvest will be like?”
"Don't laugh at me. I was just unlucky yesterday. How can the fish and turtles look familiar to each other?" Dong Zhuo pointed to the half-immersed fish basket by the pond and said, "You can grill the fish here.
Roast it and bring it over to drink."
The old man smiled and turned over the fish basket, picked out two fish, took them to the kitchen and grilled them himself. He didn't add any seasonings, but just put a layer of salt on them. The fish smell was overflowing. Before they were served, Dong Zhuo smelled
arrive.
Dong Zhuo held the chopsticks and tasted a piece of fish, and ate it loudly: "Okay, after all these years, your grilled meat is the most important to me."
After saying that, he drank another glass of wine, then picked up a piece of fish, and started eating by himself, eating most of it in less than a moment. The old man quietly watched Dong Zhuo eat the fish and taste the wine, with a smile on his face.
With a gentle smile, he raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Bu, as if he had something to say.
Lu Bu stepped back a few steps consciously, leaving room for the master and servant to talk. He had a keen sense of hearing. Historically, he could distinguish the accents of soldiers among thousands of troops, and from this he deduced that it was Hao Hao from Hanoi.
Meng's rebellion is evident from this.
So even though Lu Bu retreated far away, he could actually hear clearly what Dong Zhuo and Old Cangtou said, which was unknown to Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo turned a blind eye to the private actions of Old Cangtou and Lu Bu. He was still trying to deal with the fish, but he said: "What does Tian Jing want to see you for?"
The old man poured Dong Zhuo a glass of wine and told him what had just happened. His voice was neither high nor low, but he was humble and calm.
Dong Zhuo's expression was solemn, and he finally put down his chopsticks. He turned around and looked at Lu Bu. Lu Bu stood far away with a low eyebrow, not sure if he heard him. But Dong Zhuo called loudly, and he immediately raised his head and responded.
"My son, what are you doing standing so far away? Come here!" Dong Zhuo greeted, and when Lu Bu approached, he said again: "Tian Jing told me many times that you are unreliable and unfaithful to me, but I didn't take it seriously.
. But this time he said that there was a nursery rhyme on Chang'an Street saying that you were dating Wang Yun in private and intended to murder me. Seeing that you have always been filial, I gave you a chance to argue. Do you have anything to say now? "
After speaking, Dong Zhuo's murderous intention was fully revealed, and it seemed that if Lu Bu disagreed with him, he would be killed and his head would be gone.
The weather seemed to be getting a little hotter, but Lu Bu didn't look away, and he used his old rhetoric, cupped his fists and said: "Under the Grand Master, the people of Bingzhou are looked down upon by the people of Liangzhou, isn't it enough? Whether in the army or in the Taishi
There will always be people around Master who make bad remarks. Did Situ and I come from the same hometown and comfort each other?
Have they all become faults? I heard that when executing a prison sentence, the person in charge must listen to two sides of the story to decide right and wrong.
If you have prejudices, why bother asking the child what he means? The child prides himself on being loyal and only values the Grand Master's wishes."