Chapter 079 The family is not as simple as you think
Deng Yu.
Nanyang New Savage.
The leader of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai is the Star Horn Wood Dragon.
Because they were the founding fathers of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Deng family in Nanyang was a well-known aristocratic family.
"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Deng Yu" once commented: "Deng has been favored by many nobles for many generations since the Zhongxing Dynasty. Twenty-nine nobles, two duchess, thirteen generals and below, fourteen who were awarded two thousand stones, were listed in the school.
Twenty-two people, including state pastors, forty-eight county guards, and the rest of the servants, generals, officials, and lieutenants, the number of people who paid homage is innumerable, and nothing can compare with it in Tokyo."
The Deng Yu family lasted for nearly a century and a half, passing through ten emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In a sense, the prosperity of the Nanyang Deng family almost coincided with the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After Deng Sui became Queen Hexi, the power of the Deng family reached its peak. Deng Zhao assisted the government as a general. Four of the five brothers were marquises, and five of his sons were marquises. The power was overwhelming in the government and the opposition.
Emperor Huan of the Later Han Dynasty made Deng Xiangnu his queen, and the Deng family ushered in its second peak of power!
pity......
In AD 165, the eighth year of Emperor Huan's reign, Empress Deng was deposed. The Deng family plummeted and has been in decline ever since.
It is also recorded in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "My father, Yin Wansi of Henan, and Hui were all imprisoned and died. The coordinator was also raped, removed from his official title, and returned to the county, and his property was confiscated by the county magistrate."
From 165 to now 189, it is only 24 years.
Has the dignified Deng family of Nanyang fallen to this level?
Not to mention the netizens in the live broadcast room, even the experts in the Military Advisor Alliance were surprised: "How is this possible? There was a person like Deng Zhi in the later period of the Nanyang Deng family, how could he become an assassin?"
Liu Bian looked even more disbelieving: "Nanyang Deng family, then how did you..."
Deng Zhan hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, please don't get me wrong. I am only a descendant of the Deng family, not a direct descendant. And because I have not liked reading since I was a child, preferring knights, I became a disciple of the family master."
"Oh, so that's it."
Liu Bian suddenly understood and nodded.
At the same time, netizens in the live broadcast room were also excited:
"There is a knight-errant in a wealthy family. He is indeed quite different."
"What's so curious about this? Isn't that what Xu Shu of Yingchuan is like?"
"Oh, yes, Xu Shu was also like this. In the end, he gave up martial arts and followed literature."
"Although aristocratic families have a monopoly on culture, not everyone can learn literature."
"The reason why the Yuan family is called the tumbler of the Han Dynasty is because he has everyone. If you don't believe me, go check it out. There is a guy named Yuan She in the Yuan family. He is a eunuch!"
"There are actually eunuchs in the Yuan family? This is the first time I've heard of it."
"Nah! It's normal for the Yuan family to have eunuchs and the Deng family to have eunuchs."
"The Yuan family also has rangers. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are rangers. This is normal."
"..."
Listen to the heated discussions among netizens in the live broadcast room.
Liu Bian once again felt the treacherous nature of history, which was far from being as simple as he imagined.
Along the way, without the help of experts from various industries in the Military Advisor Alliance, he might not be alive today.
Deng Zhan is a collateral member of the Deng family in Nanyang, which once again verified the terrifying strength of the military advisor alliance.
"Master Ben~~"
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "This time you have caught a treasure. If you can contact the head of the Deng family through Deng Zhan, as long as you can get his help, it will not be a problem to start an uprising in a short time."
"Um."
Liu Bian nodded: "I understand."
Military Advisor Alliance: "As long as we can get out of Shenyuan Pass, the current situation will be great."
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Luoyang.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Dong Zhuo came out after changing his crown uniform, frowned and asked: "Wen You, what do you think of this assassination?"
Li Ru seemed to have known that Dong Zhuo was going to ask this question, so he immediately answered: "He is definitely not an ordinary citizen, let alone an ordinary ranger. Judging from the equipment and personnel, he must be a dead soldier raised by a noble family."
"Do you still think it's the Yuan family?"
Li Ru had given the answer long ago.
but......
At that time, Dong Zhuo didn't believe it at all.
In his eyes, Yuan Wei was simply an old-fashioned person who had nothing to fear.
But when he arrived at Li Ru's place, he became a conspirator that he had to guard against.
The difference in views was too great for Dong Zhuo to accept.
"Um."
Li Ru nodded: "Except for the Yuan family, I'm afraid no one can organize such a large battle, but why the other party would adopt such an almost suicidal attack, Ru doesn't know."
Although the assassination was vigorous and caused a period of turmoil, Yuan Wei had no reason not to know the size of Dong Zhuo's troops, but he still risked his life to assassinate him, saying that Yuan Wei had no conspiracy, and he might not even believe ghosts.
"Is there any evidence?"
Dong Zhuo seemed a little moved.
The recent events one after another made him feel a little bad.
After all, the previous assassinations were at best organized by private knights and posed no threat to Dong Zhuo, but this time it was not the case. Yuan Wei was actually involved!
No matter how stupid Dong Zhuo was, he would never underestimate Yuan Wei again after this incident.
Even if it is just speculation and there is no substantive evidence, you should always be cautious.
"No."
Li Ru shook his head: "The Yuan family is extremely careful in their actions and never shows up in public. Even if they really want to accomplish something, they will do it through the hands of others and will never do it themselves."
"If you really get to the point of doing it yourself..."
Li Ru frowned slightly, and his voice was low, with a hint of sinister aura: "Then this matter must have reached the final moment, and they need to make the final blow."
Hiss~~~
Even Dong Zhuo, who had experienced hundreds of battles, could not help but be shocked by the gloominess in Li Ru's words.
He is not afraid of swords on the battlefield, even if a knife is placed on his neck.
But...
From the time he entered Luoyang, he was quite afraid of the insidiousness and cunning of the nobles.
Maybe he was smiling playfully at you the day before, but he can kill you completely the next day. The most important thing is that he hits you with one blow and won't give you any chance to react.
"Report~~~"
Just at this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
Dong Zhuo looked up.
However, General Li Jue walked up to the palace quickly, leaned down and said with his hands in his hands: "Prime Minister, the Flying Bear Army arrested a group of thieves outside the city. They kidnapped the servant Yuan Ji, and happened to be bumped into by soldiers and horses outside Luoyang."
"Yuan Ji?"
Dong Zhuo's taboo was touched, and the fear hidden in his heart arose spontaneously.
A second ago, he only slightly agreed with Li Ru's thoughts, but at this moment, he already had the intention of killing people and silencing them.
"That's right."
Li Jue nodded: "It's Yuan Ji."
Before Dong Zhuo could get angry, Li Ru hurriedly asked: "Why was Yuan Ji kidnapped?"
Li Jue shook his head: "I'm not sure, but according to Fei Xiongjun, they did see Yuan Ji being tied up, and even a knife was placed on his neck. If Wang Meng hadn't been good at archery, Yuan Ji might have died.
"
"snort."
Li Ru shook his head disdainfully: "General, do you believe this? Even if there are robbers, wouldn't it be better for them to rob Grand Master Yuan Wei? Why do you want to attack Yuan Ji?"
"this......"
Li Jue didn't know how to explain it.
"Just lying."
Li Ru made a quick decision: "Can you hide it from others, how can you hide it from me, Li Ru? Yuan Ji is still a bit young after all. If it were Yuan Wei, he would definitely handle it better than him!"
"Childlike."
"exist."
"Send someone to interrogate Yuan Ji and be sure to get the truth out of his mouth."
"Here."
"Wait a minute!"
Just as Li Jue was about to leave, Li Ru hurriedly stopped him: "Prime Minister, you must not be so reckless. Yuan Ji is the eldest son of the Yuan family and is being groomed as the next head of the family. If you attack him, the consequences will be too serious. I hope the Prime Minister will do it."